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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
A Word to Parents,

See that your child never leaves any
task half done or slovenly finished /;
and, therefore, give not too many
tasks. Thoroughness is the corner
stone of success. There is no place in
the world now for smatterers. who
know little. and only little, of
everything Under the sun. There is
always an honorable place for those
who can do any kind of honest work
in the best manner. Show the child,
from the experience of others, that
little or no progress is made by spas
modic and intermittent effort. The
world is now so advanced and COMPETE
ton so keen that genius must ally it's
self with patient, persistent work, and
with the dizziness which comes only
from continuous practice. The young
are prone to dream OF what they will
do in the future. The history of
others proves that they will never do
much, unless they are doing their
present work thoroughly. They do
not realize this, and mere arbitrary
assertion of the fact usually makes
but slight impression. Biographies
of successful men, whether read from
the libraries, or furnished from your
memory of neighbors, establish the
truth in their minds, and such biogra-
plies should be freely read by chill
drpn.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
Practical Recipes.

ICED COFFEE-Make more coffee
than usual at breakfast time, and
stronger. Add one-third as much hot
milk as you have coffee, and set away.
When cold put upon ice. Serve at
dessert, with cracked Ice in each tum-
bier.
APPLE TAPIoCA PUDDING-Soak
one cup of tapioca in one pint of
water for two hours or more. Pare
and slice six sour apples and fill a
buttered pudding pan with layers of
the sliced apples and tapioca, sprink-
ling in on each layer of apple little
sugar Zone cup alp and pinch of
Glove and salt. Have the last layer of
tapioca. Bake two hours, stirring
now and then. Eat with sugar and
cream.
CUCUMBER PIoKLEs-Pick and
wash clean with a cloth, put them in
a wooden tub or pail, make strong
brine of rock salt, enough to cover
them well, and pour on scalding hot.
LIST stand "a hours, then take out and
put them in good, sharp cider vinegar;
add a tablespoonful OF pulveriZed
alum to a gallon Of vinegar; spice to
taste. Never cut or bruise cucumber
for pickle.
APPLE TEA-CAKE-To be eaten
warm. One egg; one cupful of milk;
one of sugar; four Of flour; table
spoonful of shortening; three tea
spoonfuls OF good baking powder; four
tart apples, pared and quartered,
added the last thing before putting in
the oven.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
A New Theory in Politics.

From the Louisville Courier-JournaI.
The plous Dawes, whose homilies
have so often afflicted the American
senate, a party man as true as steel
and as gifted as the best of them in
making the worst appear as the bet
ter reason" has discovered a new ar
gument for the republican ticket. Ia
great speech" delivered The other
day at Englewood, n. J., he argued
very strenuously that the campaign Is
an issue between parties instead of
men, and that the official is a compare
lively insignificant circumstance in
comparison with the party. We cite
the senator's argument in order to
illustrate the fact that the expo lures of
Blaine are telling in high quarters,
and that there is tendency to make
diversion in respect to the true ISSUE
The senator differs widely from Chan
cellor Kent and many other political
sages, who have taught that the sue.
cess or failure of American institu.
tions depends chiefly upon the charac
ter of the men whom we elect to ad.
minister them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
Food for Fattening Pigs.

Professor Samson, of France, has
been experimenting on the relative
value of carbonaceous substances for
the fattening of pigs. He selected a
Windsor pig, aged ten weeks aCd
weighing sixteen pounds, and
Yorkshire, aged eight weeks, weight
twenty-tour pounds. The first was
fed from December 10, 1880, to April
II, 1881, exclusively on barley,
amounting to pol pounds, when it
fifty-two pounds, thus representing
net augmentation Of twentyesight
pounds. The Yorkshire was fed on
farley, potato starch and sugar from
Nov. II, 1881, to Feb. 20, 1882,
in the total proportions of seventy
five pounds of barley, sixty of starch
and seven of sugar. AT the end of
the experiment it weighed tifty-four
pounds, or an augmentation Of thirty
pounds. In 12S days the Windsor
gained Jwenty-eight POUNDS; i'll 100
days the Yorkshire had put up thirty
pounds of flesh, or, respectively, an
augmention at the rate of three and
one-half to four and three-quarter
ounces per day. The Professor con-
cludes that, for young pigs a highly
carbonaceous food is not that which is
conducive to their development he
even most favorable to the production
of fat, though, the latter, he main
tains, be formed from the hydrates
of carbon, and not from the protein
compounds, as German scientists
maintain. The principal inference
is that the pig, being an omnivorous
animal, it stands in need. when
young, of an alimentation that will
develop the body rather than produce
flesh, and that, during the period of
growth, the food ought to contain a
large portion of animal matter, as
dairy and kitchen refuse, and the
cooked debris from slaughter house
and packers yards. These adjuncts
will supply the protein compounds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
.Protection Catechism.

From the Nashville World.
Stranger, what is the occupation of
those men over yonder where see
that smoke?
They are ta1-gatherers.
thought at first they were making
iron.
Well. SO they do, but their real occu-
patton is that of tax-gatherers, with
incidental iron," that is, they make
the iron to get the tax.
All. I Sc! they collect this tax for
the government, L suppose.
No; there you are mistaken; they
collect it for themselves.
Well, surely they collect it off for
elgn nations, and not from their
neighbors, do they notT
No, sir! as none of their iron goes
abroad they can't collect anything from
| the foreigners-allt their tax levy comes
from our own citizens.
Well, surely they must run the year
round with such a bounty?
No; they run about two months,
and then apply the protective princi-
pie.
What is this protective principle
Why, you see, after they have been
III UldSG dUOuU GWO mOuIuo Guey Cdu
| make more iron than they can sell in
four, so they put out their fires, dis
| charge their workmen, and wait till
we taxpayers can earn enough mon
| ey to pay them more taxes.
Well, surely I have heard the tariff
| is for the benefit OF the working
man?
Now see here, my friend, how does
the workingmen get any benefit from
it, when the iron he makes belongs to
the owners Of the furnace, and while
the iron is protected his labor is not /?
All he has to buy is increased in price
by the tariff, and is continuing ex-
pense, whether he has work or not,
while his wages run only for the time
he works, and as we have only a home
market for our wares he gets work
but half the time. While the govern
ment fixes the price of iron, which
belongs to the owner, it never yet has
attempted to fix the wages of the
Workingmen.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
The ParnelI Scheme.

The proposition made by Mrs. Par
nell to turn over the Irish vote of the
United States to that party which
will agree to admit free of duty GER
tain kinds of Irish-made goods, is an
insult to Irish-Americans. 1t is said,
that in making this proposition she re-
presents the sentiments of her son,
the Irish leader in parliament. But
while such a proposition is made, the
denial comes with it, that it has no
connection with politics. This
is absurd, for the proposition
is plain that the Irish vote will De
given to those who pledge themselves
to its adoption. OF course no politi-
cal organization can afford to dicker
with the Irish lady, and individuals,
thus selling themselves, would when
discovered, find themselves in very
ugly condition to expect votes of
other people; they would, in fact, fail
to get large body OF the
ltish vote. Irishmen as well
as other people understand
the injustice of class legislation:
they know that it is against the spirit
of free institutions, though. it is in
line with the practices of the repub
lican party. The democratic party
in part, in favor of gen.
eral policy, like the one proposed by
Mr.. Parnell; it promises reduced rates
of duty, but to make reduced rates
apply to one country and
operate against another would
be the height of folly
No party could live under such prac-
ices, and rightfully any party would
cease to exist in adopting them.
Quite desire exists in this country to
aid the Irish peoplein laudable under
'akings. but the monstrosity of such |
trade is too great to make it SUBJ |
ect for earnest consideration. Mrs.
Parnell does herself injustice, and if |
he represents her son she does him in
mite harm in the eyes of all Ameri-
AN citizens. She should recall what
las been thoughtlessly proposed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
STATE NEWS.

Mrs. Young came into San Antonio
the other day from Medina creek suf-
feTing intensely from a bone felon on
the thumb. She came in to have the
ab5cess lanced.
Fort Duncan; near Eagle ass, is
Torrent.
4 big rain fell at Pecos On the 10Th.
Henry Field has been served with a
citation to appear in the suit of Lud-
wig Gutman against the Fort Worth
and Mexican Mining company for the
loss of his arm while fooling with a
circular saw. He wants $4,000 dam
ages.
The Jasper Texan says: The sandy
hollow crossing the Bevilport road
west of DR.. WINS. highlands place,
which seldom ever has constant run
ming water after the month of May
has had a bold clear stream running
through it this season, notwitbstand-
ing the long drouth; so has the '1ong
hollow" north Of town, which crosses
the Hemphill road near the old race
track, along the bed of which the road
has run for many years and which has
always been dry and firm at this
season, is now SO wet and DOGGY as TO
be impossible and travel forced to go
further up on the hill side.
The San Antonio Medical society is
working faithfully to have a law
passed at the next session of the Texas
legislature regulating the practice OF
physicians in Bexar county. This is
to protect regular physicians and the
public from the impositions of quacks
T. F. Simpson, indicted in Austin
county for assault with intent to muir
der, was placed under a $500. bond
When wanted he was not present
Sheriff Lewis caught him in Mont
gomery, Ala, and brought him back
lie is now IN BellVille Jail.
There are five insane prisoners in
La Grange Jail.
Greenville is preparing to rise out
of her ashes, and work of rebuilding
has already begun.
Commerce street, San Antonio, is
to be paved with blocks.
A Longview negro has a trained
dog; whenevera stray chicken appears
the negro gives the dog wink, il
then catches the chicken and brings ii
! TO his master, who twists its neck and
carries it away.
Henry Filler, a boy aged fourteen,
near Mckinney. pointed gun at his
brother, aged eleven, and the gun dis
.charged and killed the little fellow
he thought it was empty.
At Gainesville, Frank Morgan,
charged with rape upon his six year.
old step-daughter, eta Waldrow. was
brought before District Judge Potter
yesterday on a writ of haDeas corpus
There being no positive evidence
against the accused he was released
on $1,000 bond. The child was ad
judged incompetent to testify and the
mother could not, being the wife Of
the defendant.
At Gainesville an attempt was made
to rob a man by the name Of Whaley
a carpenter, on California street, II
was early in the night, and the attack
was considered very bold one. He
was Knocked down, but as he had NJ
money on his person he escaped with
a few bruises.
Georgia Munroe; who stabbed and
killed another negress, Maude Wood
bas been denied bail.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
Trotting stations Needed for Texas

Being neither prophet, nor son
of one, the handwriting on the wall is
50 plain that it impels us to state that
the future development of the coming
horse of Texas requires, unmistaka-
bly,, strong infusion of trotting
blood. We have in plain and unbiased
language given to our readers facts
and personal views in regard to the
class of new blood needed to work ND
the leaven into palatable loaf that
will give the best crosses and bring TO
the front the best horse from our
Texas mares to meet the wants of
the public, as the future horse TO
come from Texas. We have in for
mer articles showed that the cold
blooded Norman or draft horse is too
slow and lethargic to combine with
our Texas mares to give us the road
ster or roundup horse of the future.
He cannot become the road horse, the
gentleman's riding horse or the cow
mans combined saddle and driving
81 eed our country and the markets at
which which we are to find sale de-
inand. A horse that will give size
and speed as well, and more level
headed movemen without detracting
more hardihood and aptitude for rough
and tumble life is needed. The Per-
cheron or heavy daft horse cannot
Ioeet this demand SO full and COM
plete as the trotter. Neither can the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
THEWORLD's EXPOSITION.
Important Points of Information Inter-
esting to Texas Exhibitors.

Important Points of Information Inter-
esting to Texas Exhibitors.
The worlds Exposition at New Or
leans reaching from December 1884,
to Nav 81. 1885, promises to be the
largest exhibition of its character ever
hell. Capitalists seeking channels
and locations for investments, from
all over the world, will be in attend
ance. searching for information as to
the best locations to place their money
for good returns. 1t is highly import
ant, therefore, for the interests of
Texas that every branch of industry
to which it is adapted should be fully
represented.
The managers have arranged de-
partment Of agriculture, embracing
the following divisions, with offerings
of prizes aggregating the sum given
in connection with each, to-wit:
Fat stock, $4,000.
Cattle, $4,000.
Horses and mules, $4,000.
Hogs, 81 900.
Sheep, $1,000.
Dairy products, $4,000.
Farm and garden products, $4,000.
Humane inventions, $4,000.
Poultry and pet stock, 5000.
B6lCQ SHOW, tSO,UOO.
The premium lists will also include
liberal cash prizes ($16,O0O for dairy
products, as well as for farm and gar
den products of all kinds.
The display of farm and garden pro-
ducts, that of farm machinery and i'm
elements, and that of humane inven-
lions, will open with the exposition
and continue during its entire term.
The exhibition of fat stock will
take place between December 10 and
January 10; poultry and pet stock,
between January 10 and February 10;
sheep and goats, and bench show, he
tween January % and February %;
horses and mules, between February
10 and March 15; cattle, between
March Is and April Is, and swine, be-
tween April 10 and May Is.
The time for holding the exhibition
of dairy products is not yet definitely
settled, but will probably continue
lduring the entire term of the eXposi-
ton.
The above data is from a circular
issued by Col. Gammage, U. S. commits
sioner for Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
Political Points.

The political soIidity Sof the south
is like coal mine. The further down
you go the harder it becomes.
Gen. Chalmers Of Mississippi will
not he candidate for congress again
at the approaching election; but he
has good chance of being nominated
for governor next year.
The Virginia repudiator is making
himself heard again. Having scaled
down the debt to the Malone idea, il
is now proposed to repudiate the bal
ance of the debt along with Malone.
'ULlesS we are mistaken" says the
Boston Globe, 1.-The events of the next
few weeks will either cause Mr..
Blaine to withdraw or make him wish
that he had never accepted the nomi-
nation.
And the day of the ballot comes on,
AS come it most surely will,
When, oh, for The touch of the vanished barlS
And the sound of the boOms that are still !
There are some very nice, secluded
trout streams in the vicinity of Burl-
1ngton, VT, and Senator Edmunds is
renewing his acquaintance with them
with an assiduity that prevents his
taking much interest in politics.
Whatever 1ammany proposes to dc
as between Cleveland, Blaine and But
Ter, it is not disposed to give much aid
and comfort to st. John. One divis-
ion of the society went to picnic
Wednesday, taking along $50 quarter
barrels of beer
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04

Climbing The Spiral Stairs.
Invisible Architecture in a New
England Parsonage.

YES" The said, our children are married
and gone, and my husband and / sit before
our winter fre much as we did before the lit
tie ones came to widen thu ci' Gle. Life is
something like a spiral stIircase: we are all
the time coming around over the spot we
started from, only one degree further up the
stairs"
"That is pretty lu.tration," remarked
her friend. musingly, gazing ino the glowing
Goals WhNh radiated pleasant heat from the
many-Windowed stove. ''YOu know we can
not stop toiling up the hill, thought
''Surely we cannot, and for myself / don't
find fault with that necessity provided the
advance IN life is not attended with calamity
or suffering. for have hadny share of thar.
Not lOug since my health utterly broke down.
My system was full of malaria. My diges ton
became thoroughly disGrde ed and my nerves
were in wretched STATE. l was languid, ate
little and that without enjoying it, aud bad no
strength or ambition to perform even my light
household dulles. Medical treatment failed to
reach The seat of the trouble. The diseas--
which seemed to be weakness of al the vital
organs-progressed until al several attacks
.whi b my physicians pronounced TO be acute
congestion or the stomach. he last OF these
was desperate struggle and was given up to
die. As the crisis had partially passed my
husband heard of the merits of PARKER'S
TONIC as an invigOrant in just such cases as
mine. took it and felt its good effects at
once. lt appeared to pervade my body, as
though the blessing OF new life had come TO
me. Taking no other medicine continued to
improve, and am now in better health than /
have been for long time.
Extract from interview with the wife OF
Rev. P. Perry Pastor, Pastor of BAPTIST
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
Applying FERTILIZERS at Intervals.

The advantage of applying fertiliz-
ers at stated intervals instead of max
ing single application at The time of
sowing seed cannot be gainsaid. If
the fertilizer is applied after the land
is plOwed and no after-application be
made, the crop not only is put to
greater exertieu TO derive plant food,
but the natural result will be that not
only will the rains dissolve and carry
it Off but many of the substances are
either dIspelled in the atmosphere or
become. by chemical action, partly
inert. The plant will thrive better
when fed on small quantities often
than on large quantities less frequent
| ly, There is similarity in that re-
spect between plant and an animal
| that is surfeited at times and sparing-
ly fed al others. The food must al
| ways be within easy access, Instead OF
gradually diminishing as the plant adj
vance5 in groth.
In some experiments made with
corn, using guano at the rate of 2Ol
pounds per acre, in connection with
the same uuantityof superphoSphate
ard kainit, a farmer last season fertil
ICED his corn, for comparison, by tive
different methods. On one acre he
applied the mixed fertilizer at the
time of putting in the seed. On the
other plot he applied one-third at thu
time of seeding, one-third when thu
crop was about three feet in height
and the other third after the corn haC
begun to tassel After each applica
ton, except the last, the cultivate
was used between the rows, the corr
having been planted wide enough t.
admit of good cultivation both ways
But little difference in growth was OBJ
served at first, though the field which
had received the three application
| gave a greener tinge when the corr
was about to tassel. 1t also filled on
better, grew taller,Igaye a larger pre-
portion of fodder and yielded 20 pc
cent, more corn.-Philadelphia Re
. | cord
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
Decencies of Journalism
From the Dallas Herald.

The Austin STATESMAN, says "the
amenities of journalism are among
its most pleasing features" and at
will be the last to indulge in anything
but pleasant references to IT'S cctem-
poraries." The Herald commends
these remarks to the newspaper fra
ternity generally. There are, or have
been, papers in the state that have
said hard and uncalled for things of
contemporaries. Any writer can use
the lie, scoundrel, falsifier, coward.
and other like expressions, but in do
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
A Versatile PARTY

From the Washington Star (Ind.l
The greenback party seems to have
principles as soft as the money it ad-
vocates. They can be adapted to
anything that political expediency
suggests. In Iowa the greenbackers
fuse with the democrats against the
republicans; in West Virginia they
join with the republicans to defeat the
democrats, and in New York they
unite with the anti monopolists
against both the other parties.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04

ing SC he but resorts to the weapons
of the blackguard. Pleasantries,
amenities. repartee and humor, may
be INDUCED freely, but an editor should
never forget that he is a gentleman
and descend to vulgarities and per-
SODal abuse.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
Not Entitled to srmnathr

From the ST. Louis Republican (Dem)
Blaine is now an indignant victim
to the act of his friends, and is enti-
tied to no more sympathy than the
man who kept vicious dog to the
annoyance of his neighbors and was
finally bitten by the brute himself.
We knew a campaign of dirt throw
ing was unavoidable when Blaine
was put at the head of the republican
tieket.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04

"THE political bolt" says the Gaz.
cite, sis more to be dreaded than any
of the bolts of Jupiter" Figurative-
ly speaking, the bolt would, therefore,
be bad thing, but Jupiter has been
too dead to kick, 10 these many
apfurioS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
How The Bets are Made.

The New York Times, republican,
but supporting Cleveland for the
presidency, has been collecting mass
OF statistics regarding bets made on
he approaching presidential election.
la b ,.t5n he's have been made 10 to
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04

The Dallas Herald asks, with Writ
uous Indignation, "what is the ma
ch1ne?' 1t ought to know; it helped
to turn the crank that ground out of
its editorial rooms very excellent
state officer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04

ALL the Irish-American papers, now
supporting Blaine, have heretofore
been the enemies of democracy. The
Irish. World, which leads them, was
for Weaver, the presidential greenback
candidate, four years ago.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

A Bari Campaign in Connecticut
Hartford Times Dem.)
1t has come to be pretty well I'M
derstood that this is 10 be, especially
in Connecticut; money campaign by
the republicans. The better men in
the party are protesting in caucus.
but they are voted down every time.
The men of brains must stand aside
for the bari.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-04

THE Massachusetts, republicans hold
their state convention in Boston, Sep
TENDER 3, and the democrats at Wor-
cester, September 8. IL seems proba-
BILE that that the latter will nominate
Judge Abbott for governor.