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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
Intelligent Feeding.

An old superstition says that the
body of man passes off and is entirely
renewed once in seven years. But
this is not correct. 1t is more likely
it is renewed once in seven months or
thereaboutS. So the learned say. Now,
if this be true, what must result from
the feeding OF an animal exclusively
upon corn diet which affords literal
ly no bone? A bone disease must en-
sue, big head and breaking bones re.
suit, and various other diseases. 1 re.
fer readers to a book in common use
Physiology and Hygiene. by Hux-
ley and Youmans, chapter 6, para
graph 167-17O. There the foods are
divided into four classes. Proteine
Amyloids. Fats and Minerals. Pro-
teine contains carbon, hydrogen, oXy-
gen and nitrogen with sulphur and
phosphorus.
Fats are carbon, hydrogen and oxy-
gen only.
Amyloids are the same, but differ.
emily combined. They are starch, SUI
gar, deXtrine and gum.
Proteine are albumen, gluten, fibrine
syntonine, caseine, gelatine end chon.
drin.
There Is no absolute necessity fol
any other food stuffs than protene
and minerals. If these are withheld
the body must perish because of loss
of nitrogen,
An animal begins to starve from
the moment its vital food consists OF
pure amyloids or any mixture of them,
IL suffers from nitrogen starvation,
and sooner or later will die.
But with prop9ricombinations with
amyloid food there is great economy
in using the proteine, saving OF
waste and other advantages.
An animal confined to the amyloid
food begins in fact to devour itself. 1t
will grow fat and look well, but dis
ease is set up forthwith.
Corn contains more fat than any
other grain; the remainder of it is
starch and sugar. There is scarcely
any other material in it. 1t is, there
fore, almost, if not totally, amyloid
and fat. Animals confined to it will
die of nitrogen starvation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
s.. ia. ss4. SCI s,1S2 lie Is:


The increase in southern wealth
during the year then has
been $22S,Uj0,000, more an half
Of which has been in Texas values.
While the aggregate increased wealth
of the south WAS gr' afer last year than
in any previous year. tie increlss of
rHF''h IN Tex was retardeI as COM
parod WI = Tic var before, being. in
1883, SAT, 100000 less thansin 1882. No
section of the Union can make a
more favorable showing than the
south, while none can present any,
thing as favorable as Texas. These
twelve states have increased in wealth
in one year to an amount almost equal
to the entire cotton crop of the coun-
try. A prime cause for all this in
creased wealth has been in the con-
struction of railways. In max
ing an estimate on the increase in
railways periods must be compared
according to the fiscal year, beginning
September LIST. and ending August 81.
For the year, ending August 81, 1884,
we have the following results as to
miles of POrl n1ofa6 rood.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
HOUSEHOLD RECIPES

White Marble Cake-Two cups OF
white sugar, one and half cups of
butter, one cup of sweet milk, five
cups of flour, the VII tes of seven eggs
one-half teaspoon OF soda and one tea
spoonful of cream tartar.
Dark Marble Cake.-Two cups of
dark brown sugar, one cup of butter,
one cup of molasses, one cup of sour
milk, five cups of flour, the yoIks of
seven eggs, two tablespoonful of Gin
namon, one of cloves, one of allspice,
one nutmeg, and one teaspoonful of
soda.
Chemical Washing Soap.-Take one
gallon and a half of water in a vessel,
and as soon as the water boils add two
pounds of opodeldoc soap, four table
spoons of turpentlne; boil until dis
solved, and set off to cool. It is then
ready for use The preparation makes
fifteen pounds of good soau.
Sponge Cake-Beat three eggs tho
roughly, add one cup of sugar and one
of -four, stir these well together, and
add one teaspoonful of cream of tar
tar and half teaspoonful of soda, the
latter to be dissolved In very little
water, Bake quickly, taking, much
care that it does not brown tov fast on
top. This can be remedied by laying
over the pan a sheet Of letter paper.
Coffee Cake.-To make one good
sized loaf take one beaten egg, one
half cup of molasses, two-thirds of a
cup of brown sugar, one very small
cup Of butter, same sized cup of very
strong cold coffee, one teaspoonful of
fff orfo Cnonf fn0CnnOnfnl
of saleratus, one cup of rais1ns; favor
with nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice;
put in enough flour to make as thick
as pound cake.
Oyster Soup.-Rinse the oysters in
cold water, drain off all the liquor
brought from the market, have the
milk with a little water in hot on the
stove, then pour in the oysters, and
season with butter, salt and pepper.
Let them just come to boil; if you
have any doubt whether they are
cooked sufficiently, try one with a
silver spoon; if you can cut it in
] pieces easily, it is done.
Cream Cake-Boil one pint of sweet
milk, two tablespoons of corn starch
or flour; beat with little milk; add
two eggs when the milk comes to a
boil; stir in slowly with small cup
of white sugar; when almost done
add one-half cup of butter and one
teaspoon of lemon. TO make the cake,
take six eggs, two cups of white sugar,
two tablespoons of water, one cup OF
flour, one-half teaspoon cream of tar
tar; bake In piepans, and place the
above cream between each cake when
| tie cream is cold.
| Fried Cabbage-Cut the cabbage
very fine on slaw cutter, if possible;
five minutes. Have an iron kettle
smoking hot, drop one table spoonful
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
Where The Fire is Ont.
Magic No More Mystery Seen From
Across the World,

"Haroun of Aleppo,' said Sir Philip Derval,
chad mastered every secret in nature which
the nObler magic seeks to fathom. He dis
covered that the true art of healing is to assist
Nature to throw off the diseaSe-to summon,
as it were, the whole system to eject the en-
envy that has fastened on n part. His pro-
cesses all included the reinYigorati0n of the
principle of lfe."
In this the Eastern sage merely anticipated
the practice Of the best physici sof to-day
What life Itself IS, mob knew then
nobody knows now. But we have learned
something of the reasons why the inysteri-
GUS tide rises and falls Provi ed the
great organs of the body are not rrepar-
ably destroyed, medical science can slWays
relieve and Of IN save. Yet no reputa lie ID Y
sician now ar 'teres to the barbarous and stu
pid proceSsf II depletion, such as bleeding,
by whichit va attempted to cure disease ~
reducing ths pa tents ability to resist it Now
a days we do nc tear down the fort to help
the garrison-w6 strengthen it.
In this intelligent and beneficent work, is
conceded that PARkER'S TONIC leads all
other medicines. AS an invigorant it acts i'm
mediately and powerfully ubOn the cir eulation
and the organs of digestion, thus giving Ma
ture the assistance she calls for 1t follows
that all ailments of the stomach, kidneys and
liver are at once relieved or cured. No other
preparation embodies the same qualities or
produces similar results. 1t is delicious to use
and the beSt known ant--intoxi5 ant. Price
soc and 81. HIsCoX & Co., New rk- =
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

work for him; enough of them would
stay in place to hide the hideou5 re-
cords of twenty-five years. They
would prevent the turning of Menios
through Augeian stables to dissent
nate the filth of years. In this they
will not succeed. March the fourth is
coming, and then we may expect to
see these place-men march forth IN a
steady stream, until the body polite
is renovated and properly purified.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
HOME, FARM AND RANCH
Points Gnnd Cow

1t is said that the chief points
which distinguish prime dairy COW,
and are at the same time compatible
with an aptitude for fattening. are a
long and small head, a bright and
placid eye, thin chops. small horns,
neck thin towards the head, but
thickening toward the shoulder; dew
lap small; the breast neither immod-
ePately wide (as is remarked in cattle
with great tendency to fatten), nor
yet narrow and projecting before the
legs; the girth behind the shoulder
deep, the ribs wild, and gradually dis.
tending more and mere toward the
loins; there Should lie ii good breadth
across the hips nd ioinS; the thighs
should be thin, ana legs not too long
and inclined to yrb0ki IleSs; the uddeI
should be capaCl US. bat thin, and not
too coarse AT, lleshy, and nearly OF
equal size, wIl., moderately sized
teats, equally distant from
each othtr, and the mill
vein large. The tail should Ibe thick
above and taper downward, and the
skin fine and silky. A doctor of some
note, gives the following rythmlcal
enumeration Of the qualities of gooC
COW:
"She's long in her face, she's line in her horn
She'll quickly get fat without cake or Iccrn;
She's clear in her jaws, she's full In her chine
She's heavy in flank, and wide in her loin;
| She's broad in her ribs, and long in her rump,
a straight and fiat back, with never, a hump;
/ She's wide in her hip and calm in her eye,
Shes firm IN her shoulders, and thin in he
thigh;
| She's light In her neck, and small in her tail;
| She's wide in her breast, and good at the pail
! She's fine In her bone, and silky of skin,
She's a graiZer's without. and butcher
| within -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

of lard into it, then the cabbage
ring briskly until quite tenderl
TO table Immediately. An agrfS
change Is 10 put one half a cup<1
sweet cream and three tablespoonsful|
of vinegar-the vinegar added after
the cream has been well stirred-into
the cabbage, and after taking from the
stove. When p. operly done an invalid
can eat it without injury. and there is
no offensive odor in cooking.
Snow-ror DE. serJ.-.A quart of
rich milk, four good tablespoonfuls of
corn starch, whites of four eggs, a
cup of powdered sugar, spoonful of
butter, lemon or vanilla, aud little
salt. Bring the milk TO boil. stir in
the starch which has been wet up to a
thin paste with little cold milk. cook
until it thickens, add sugar, (be care
full not TO burn the bottom of the
dlsh). draw to the back of the
range and stir all the time. let
stand five minutes longer, turn out
and beat in the butter. Stir occasis.A-
nlly until cold. then beat in the whites.
which should be whipped to stiff froth,
flavor, turn into wet mold and SET in
a cool place. Make the day before YOU
wish 1t.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
THE sroosD ENANoIpAr1os

The negroes will now find out that
the republican leaders have been de-
them. No less a man than
Blaine has been teaching them gross
falsehoodS, and, of course, when he,
the chief leader, has done so. it may be
reasonable to presume all others have
pursued the same course. They were
taught to believe that the purpose of
democrats was to "seize" the govern
ment, and re-establish conditions ex-
isting before the war, to re-establish
African slavery. Very many of the
negroes accepted such statements as
true. and every four years they have
believed every federal contest involved
no question of Importance except that
of slavery, In this manner republic
ans have absolutely controlled the
political support of the negroes of this
country. AS said, the negro will now
see how he has been deceived, and his
political emancipation will follow.
He is before the law the equal of the
white man. His rights will be as jeal-
ously cared for under the rule of the
democratic party, as under republican
influence. In Texas the negroes should
long since have learned that this IS
true, for here they have been
particularly cared for by the
democratic state government, un-
der which they have had
liberty, protection and education, lib
orally extended. Under the new fed
eral order of affairs the negroes will be
more efficiently befriended than here
tofore. They will be free to vote as
they please, without intimidation of
any kind. In this right they will be
protected. Their schools Will not only
be continued, but they will be i'm
proved. AS to a new slavery, it is
preposterous; they would not be taken
back by their old masters, even if they
went voluntarily. The whole situa-
tion has changed in the past twenty
years, and to-day the white man of
the south Is as much opposed to
slavery as the negro himself. The
negro has no more staunch defender of
his rights of citizenship than the
democratic party. The same sort of
campaign lying has been used among
the laboring classes of the north as
among the negroes of the south. The
former have been told that democratic
ascendancy meant lower wages and no
work, and worse than slavery-starva-
tain. Reason will soon assert itself;
the workiDgman and the negro will
soon see that they have been held in
political servitude by the basest of
men. Democrats will allay all this
false excitement, and general prosper
ity will ensue. The law of demand
will control labor as well as trade.
There is nothing political in either
except where governments overstep
popular rights, and the democratic
PARTY is the real party of the people
Workingmen and negroes will soon
find this out. We are going to have
good and economical government, and
hence peace and glneral prosperity
Before four years pass by the negroes
of the south will rejoice that Demo
Gratis have achieved for them political
enfranchisement.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
aN PROSPERITY.
Increasing prosperity is

=
.ksSd by all the sister southern
1ates. The census year seems TO have
been turning point in the material
advancement of the south, the begin
ming of new era, during which
twelve states have added TO their
aggregate wealth &650,0OO,OOU, an av-
erage increase OF Sl60,00n00 per year.
The remarkable fact is presented in
this connection of Texas adding to
this aggregate wealth for the year,
ending December 81, 36S2. SI20,000,OOO
The following year, 1889, shows an
increase of $73,C00OO0. As 10 the
growth of the south in wealth, during
the past year, we are enabled to give
mostly approximate figures, which
however, may be accepted as quite
accurate. A comparison presents as.
sessed wealth as fellows:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

CLEVELAND is a hard worker, and
everybody who holds office under him
will be expected to attend to du-
ties. Chiefs who employ loafers and
drinking clerks will not stand much
of show for holding places.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

FRAUDULENT entries of public
lands during the last year amounting
to over 100000 have been reported at
Washington.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

IT is .straining Barney Gibbs too Sc
verely to use him as a priseto lift Coke
from his senatorial chair.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

THE official vote of Kentucky is:
Cleveland, 152,757; Blaine 1854; St.
John, JOG; Butler, 1865. Democratic
majority over all. 1892.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

IT is said the republican campaign
managers are $4,000 short on cleo
ton obligations and nobody wants to
pay. Why does not the committee
call on Jim Blaine. He was the cause
of all this republican trouble, the
basis of all this tribulation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

THE foundation stone of the WASH
ington monument was laid by Jas. K.
Polk. It's caption will be put on by
Grover Cleveland. This is a good
omen for democracy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

IT is thought the United States SEN
ate will take up the land forfeiture
bills, adopted in the house, and pass
them. Among them is involved the
Texas & Pacific railway grant, trans
ferred to the Southern Pacific.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

AT the close of the last fiscal year
there was on the federal pension
books 1922, 1855 pensioners. The aver
age annual value of all pensions is
S106.75, making up an aggregate OF
$34, 456, 60O85, while for the last year
the payments were $50, sos, 597.6O.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

a TELEGRAM from Chicago tells
how the republicans are at work, put
ting on majority so as to control the
senatorial election. Talk about keep
ing the rascals in. From Dan to Beer
scheba they should be kicked out.
When the fourth of March comes
march them forth.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

THE receipts of the patent office for
the last fiscal year were $1.145, 43S.1O;
expenditures 1901 ,413.29. The total
number of patents applied for was
45.2O4; granted, 22,8S2.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

THERE were five heavy shocks OF
earthquake in eastern Europe Thurs
day. What has aroused the prodigious
and mysterious earthquake force in
the northern hemisphere so much,
lately? Let the philosophers answer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

LONDON editors are admoDished by
the government that they must not
write so much about Egyptian affairs
The Madhi reads their utterances that
great regularity.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

THE STATESMAN attempted to
build UP an interest in a semi centen-
NAL celebration of Texas irdepend-
ence. 1t urged that the people of
Austin take hold of the fair associa-
ton interest and use it in this connec-
ton. 1t could be made big thing.
Why can it not be done?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

Mr.. CLEVELAND is the youngest
man but one, General Grant, who
was ever elected to the presidency.
He is forty-eight years old.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

THE papers continue to want to
know where the military arm of the
state government was the other day,
when the Indians raided Preside
county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

AT last there has been direct news
from Gordon. His messenger has ar
rived at Merwai.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

THE papers very generally agree
that the Studebaker wagon must 60.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

views; the deficiency is apparent and
the legislature must now be called
upon to attend to a matter which
this officer long ago warnea the
governor and the legislature to onard
against"
The public records prove What was
thus said and the nineteeth legislature
viii have the knotty question of pro-
vidlng for deficiency as & proof of
all that was then said. The public
documents of a year ago prove what
was stated; and they further prove
that the declarations of the states
financial officer. concerning the then
certain legacy of a deficiency were
questioned by the states highest
authority Why the people should be
deceived we cannot understand, They
should know all pertaining to public
affairs, and any public agency
which attempts to hide facts
grossly outrages them. THE STATES
MAN may be permitted to say now
that this efficiency has been unneces-
sarily created. 1t ought to have been
guarded against, and it could have
been prevented. Though not '700p00
or $4,000" it is a Considerable sum.
The people will have to pay it: why
should they be deceived in regard to
| it? a.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
STATE CLAIMS FOR INDIAN DE
- TENSE.

The act of June q, 1882, authorizes
the examination of the claims Of Ger
tain states and territories for money
expended and Indebtedness assumed
by them in repelling invasions and
suppressing Indian Lostllities. The
first section of the act authorizes and
directs the secretary of the treasury
with the aid and assistance of the
secretary of war;" to investigate the
claims; but section two directs that
no higher rate shall be charged than
was allowed and paid by the United
States for similar services, supplies,
etc., "and no allowance shall be made
for the services of any person in more
than one capacity at the same time, or
for any expenditures for which the
secretary of war shall decide there
was no necessity at the time and IN
der all the circumstances" The duty
of deciding upon the rates to be
allowed and the necessity of all ex-
penditures charged by the states and
territories is devolved upon the secre-
tary of war. No provision was made
by congress for carrying the legisla-
ton into effect, and the secretary's
report announces much difficulty
in the examination of claims as far
as prosecuted. The following claims
have been received at the department:
Kansas, September 8, 1882, $349, 32O95;
Nebraska, November 81, 1883, $27.641.-
43; Nevada, June 3, 1884, $372OO3.11;
Texas, first installment, July 9, 1884,
$671, 4O0.29; and Oregon, November 3,
1884, $369, 1910. 1t is presumed the
first installment for Texas wi be
passed upon in short while, when it
will be paid. The other Texas claims
will be taken up in their order. and
probably before another year passes
all will be adjusted and paid.
OHIO is now the single remaining
October state" West Virginia having
decided at the recent election by
vote of 66,181 to 25,422 to hereafter
hold its elections of state and county
officers and members of the legislature
in November. Ohio now left alone
is what was always an inconvenient
and vicious custom, will probably fall
in with the current of reform, and
thereby take out of the presidential
contest one of its most disturbing
features. Were there no other reason
for the change. it will be favored by
politicians of both parties for the ben
eft that would accrue to them. As it
is now, the states October vote has
such an undue influence that both
parties fight shy of selecting a stand
ard bearer from its limits, as in such
case a local disaster in October
would be irreparable. September is
little further off from November, and
hence the fall election in Maiue has
not such direct bearing on the gen.
eral vote, but it would simplify mat
tiers to have this election also pushed
forward, so as to take from it any
barometric influence.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

THE coming session or congress
bids fair to be marked 10y little beyond
routine legislation. y vast nuHber
of reports stani on the calendars, but
experience has .hown that few of
them will sct say attention. The
session before the holidays amounts
to little OF nothing so far as legisla-
ton is concerned, and after the recess
the few weeks remaining before the
fourth of March are chiefly devoted to
the work on the appropriation bills
Congress, therefore, will be little more
than board to audit the accounts of
the treasury, and the real interest will
center on the personal and political
changes which are involved in the
coming in of democratic administra-
ton
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

THE report of the commissioner of
the General Land Office at Washing
ton shows that sales, entries, and Sc
lections of public lands under various
acts of congress embrace 26,S94, O41.O3
acres, and of Indian lands 697, 1887
aggregating 27.531,17O, an increase
over the year 1883 of s, 1O1, 1920. The
receipts for disposal of public lands
are $11 $780, 93.07; Indian lands, $685.
1926, or total of $12,779, 1908, an
increase over that of 1883 of $1,073,-
364.6S, to which is to be added &c.
276.76 received for certified copies of
records, making total of $12,769,-
4O5. 90.
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