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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
Hints on Draft-Horse Breeding.

MIR. A. B. Allen, an able writer in
the Live Stock Journal, advocates
breeding horses of medium size, l6
hands, 1900 to 1,40O pounds. He says:
What use have we for horses IL hands
high, weighing 1000 pounds? Our
American breeders are very practi-
cal people, and always in hurry to
accomplish promptly any desired i'm
provement. Our native horses are
too small to be profitable to sell or to
use.
The draft horse cross of tie CLYDE
and Norman has proved a valuable
and successful cross. Then, in grad
ing up for the horse want, is it not
practical to use the heaviest horse
we can find? Other things being
equal, if we breed to a 1000 pound
or 1900 pound horse, while if
we breed to 400 pound horse, we
will be long time getting desirable
draft horse. That is the old cry.
"Who wants to plow them great
elephants ?" The heavy draft horses
have passed that argument. They
have won the proud victory of finan-
cial profit. There are many men now
breeding them that ridiculed them for
years, and the demand fol- the heavy
draft horse is such that prices are still
advancing, and all who are engaged
in breeding them find it profitable. In
a word, the draft horse interest is
grand success. If we were breeding
full bloods for use in the team we
might not want the heaviest horses.
but even then there are manufacturers
who are eager to buy the heagiest
teams at any price, while for breeding
to quickly reach the desired end we
must breed the heaviest stations to
get the heaviest colts the first crosses.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
AwoMAN OF NERVE.
Caring for a Farm for Over Twenty
Years.

Caring for a Farm for Over Twenty
Years.
From the Boston GloDs.
ayes. nv husband has been dead
fifteen years" said al oiG lady to youf
correspondent yesterday, "4nd ilSye
run the farm ever since myself, and,
in fact; j have had the whole care or
it for twenty-oi1e years. for within a
year of our marriage, niiy husband
had a stroke of paralysis that left ore
side entirely useless: and it Is over q
score of years since we moved here"
1t was an old lady Of kenntbee
county, Me, who made the above
statement to a Globe correspondent,
and she seemed to see nothing re-
markable about the fact that she. en-
tirely unaided; should be running a
farm of sixty acres, il spite of her
three score years and ten.
"Do you dc the whole work your
self"
Yes, almost ALL she replied. 81
never hire by the month, but in the
busiest season l hire man tt help me
by the day in haying and such work.
do you take care OF your stock
yourselff"
"Oh, yes; but I have not as much
stock as [ had formerly, having SOLE
many, including as fine stock bull a.
they had in the country"
do you take the daily papers ?"
"No, / can not find all the lies wan
to in the ordinary story and religious
papers, without Fostering my hea(
with fresh ones made up every day.
Are you not lonely in the winter 2
asked the reporter. 81 notice you
house is off the main road and yol
laust find it hard getting down to tn
village"
"Ye YOU are right there," responde,
Inc old but energetic lady, "Some
times l can't get out for five of 81,
weeks, unless my neighbors take Oh
trouble to come and shovel HE out
but 1 don't mind much, and manage t
get through all right. Howsomeyel
l don't see anything much about this
but there is a funny idea about 20
newspaper fellers, and people seem t
take anything they see in print TO
gospel For instance, l knew tW
neighbors who were always tightin
about the way to cultivate a field, an
they both declared the other was
fool. Finally, one got mis- notion
printed in a farming paper, and To
l other Teller saw the piece, and nc
: knowing whose ideas they was, b
thought he had learned something
and went home and followed the al
vice of the man he called fool, jus
because he had seen it print. Don
you want to come to see the farm?
don't amount to anything, though
she added.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

THE Philadelphia Record calls at
tention to the fact that the grand
schemes of Mr.. Blaine and others for
maintaining taxation by distributing
surplus revenues among the states
have never gained respectable hear
ing. Itappears. too, that Mr.. Blaine's
scheme for restoring the trade
and manufactures of the country
through reciprocity with South Am
erican states, has Deen dropped like
a hot potato, too decidedly hot to be
handled in this canvass. Now do tell
us, when both these propositions are
laid away, what becomes of Mr..
Blaine's statesmanship. In what is
any of il left?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
OLD NIEXICO.
Liberal Concession Granted to the Ameri
can Ostrich EARNING Co.

Liberal Concession Granted to the Ameri-
can Ostrich Farming Co.
From the Globe Democrat.
CITY OF MEXICO, August 12.-Mr.
VIM. Zimmerman, of San Francisco,
Cal. leaves here for st. Louis, Chica-
90 and San Francico on the 10Th of
August, having completed his bust
ness here in reference to tie estab-
lishment of extensive ostrich farms
in Mexico. Mr.. Zimmerman has OBJ
tanned a concession from the general
government, signed by the minister
of Fomento, granting him and and
| associates not only O,OOU
acres Of excellent land, wei
| adapJed for ostrich farming and Iocat'
ed within ten miles of a ral,way me me
but also $500 apiece for the hl.st 2Oe
birds introduced by Mr.. Zimmerh, am
company into this country, or a SUI
| of $4,000 cash in all. This American
company is not required to begin op-
erations until twelve months from
date of the confirmation of their con-
cession by the senate and chamber OF
deputies of this republic, which it is
expected will take place in the month
of October, as the two parliamentary
bodies open theiF session on the 10th
| of September next.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

An English soldier was about TO be
brought before his commanding Off
ceT for some. offense. He was an old
offender, and had been often punished.
''Here he is againl" SAID the officer, on
his name being mentioned; "sogging,
disgrace, solitary confnement-eVery
thing has been resorted to with him. y
Whereupon the sergeant stepped for
ward AID, apologizing, for the libetty,
said: There is one thing which has
never been done with him yet, sir."
What it that ?" asked the officer.
well, sir" said the sergeant,
che has never been forgiven y
"ForgiYenp' exclaimed the Colonel
surprised at the suggestion. He
reflected a few minutes, ordered
the culprit to be brought in, and then
asked him what he had to say to the
charge. Nothing, ST." was the re-
ply. only am sorry for what 1 have
done" Turning kind and pItifuI
look on the man who expected moth
ing else than his punishment would
be increased with the repetition of his
offease, the colonel addressed him
saying: "Well, we have tried every
thing with you, and now we have re
solved to-forgive you" The soldier
was struck dumb with amazement
the tears started in his eyes and b,
wept like child. He was humbleC
to the dust, and, thanking his officer
retired-to be the old refractory, in
corrigible man? Mol From that day
forward he was new man. He whC
told the story mad him for years undel
his eye, and better conducted maj
! never wore the queens colors.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
Shakesneare,s PIagiarism.

From Notes and Queries.
The story of King Leir, or Lear, is
taken by Shakespeare-name and all
from Old Godfrey of Monmouth's
fabulous history of Britain. The
names of the daughters are slightly
altered in the spelling; they are Co
himself lived lived in the reign of
Henry /. and Stephen; but, with his
quaint assumption of perfect accu-
racy to the chronology of his legends,
he finishes the tale of King Leir and
his three daughters thus: "At this
time fourished the prophets Isaiah
and Hssea, and Rome was built upon
the eleventh before tbe Kalends of
May by the two brothers Romulous
and Remus." The real Cordella,
therefore, lived about 2,130 years be-
fore her namesake of Blackheath.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
A Difference In Bibles.

From he Pittsburg lie der.
" hen John Sullivan was called on
the stand by the defense in the Bow.
ser murder case to-day it was found
that Catholic Bible was necessary
as he was of that denomination. A
Protestant Bible was the only one
available, but the tlpstave overcame
the difficulty by forming cross on it
with the placing of gum band over
the book lengthwise and another over
its breadth. The witness then raised
the volume to his face and kissed 1T.
Judge Collier reprimanded the clerk,
and said that Catholic Bible ought
always to be at hand so that it could
be used by such witnesses.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

From the Washington Post Dem
The republican campaign committee
is beginning to suspect that it. was
egregiously imposed upon ~ a few
West Virginia republicans who pro
fessed to see chance ofcarrSipg that
state for Blaine After Il careful snr-
vey of the field thai chance il :1y ii
bic to any member of The commits &c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
An Intelligent RAT.

A correspondent writes to Nature:
81 venture to publish an instance
which came under my own observa-
ton last month, OF extraordinary in
telligence IN rat. / was standing IN
the doorway of large shed, the fur
ther end OF which had been Partition
ed off with bars to forplsa fowl-house,
when was attracted by a gnawing
and scraping H3fse; turning round
| saw a rat run from large
dog-biscuit lying on the floor,
and pass through the bars.
Being curious to watch if he would
return, kept quiet, and presently
saw a well grown specimen of the
common brown rat, Mus decumanus)
come cautio usly forward, and after
nibbling for a short time at the bis
cult, drag it toward the bars, which
were only two inches apart, and
would not allow TIE lis uit TO pass.
After several uDsucce ssful attempts he
left 1t, and in about five minutes re-
turned with another rat, rather small
er than himself. lie then came
through the bars. aud pushing his nose
under the biscuit, gradually tipped it
on edge, rat No. pulling vigorously
from the other side; by this means
they finally succeeded in getting 4
inch biscuit througha 2-inch aperture.
Not feeling blessed that my dogs bis
cults should be used as food for rats, l
threw a hammer at them, and picked
up the biscuit.
al think the conduct of these ami
mails showed wonderful amount of
intelligence; it was evident that the
first rat saw that to get the biscuit
through the bars it was necessary
that it should be on its edge, and, not
being able to tip it and pull it at the
same time, he gained the assistance
Of a friend.
The short space Of time during
which he was absent, and the con
certed action, show also that they
must have some wonderful y faci]e
means of communicating IDEAS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
TERRIBLE NIGHT AT SEA.
The Crazy Captain Sets Fire to His SHIP
and Attempts to Shoot the Crew.

The Crazy Captain Sets Fire to His SHIP
and Attempts to Shoot the Crew.
From the New York Herald.
The crew OF the German ship Mar
garethe, Cap ain Hilmer, which sailed
from New Y ork with a cargo of crude
oil June and arrived at Bremerhayen
July II, Lad terrible experience on
the voyage and a narrow escape from
fire. ] he crew consisted of f. Wig
gers, first mate; p. Fischer, second
mate; w. MeinitZ and r. Luschnat,
sailors, and L. WertZen, a boy. The
following story is told by First Mate
Wiggers. According to the ships
journal, kept by Mr.. Wiggers, the
captain was unwell from the time of
the departure of the vessel. He
complained Of pains in his bowels and
was always in a very bad temper. He
could not sleep and scarcely took any
nourishment. On June 8 be did not
come out of his cabin at al, but told
the first mate not to say anything
about his illness in the journal. On
eat anything, only drinking few
cups of tea. On the 10Th he was out
of bed, walked about in an excited
state and scoIded continually. To-
ward evening he was better and ate
On June IL his state was
very bad. He suffered visibly the
most terrible pains In the bowels,
and after he was treated with
i. OF sand bags he &c better. To-
ward evening he took L drops of
iaudanum and a couple u st.pS of tea.
On the 18th hot plates and hot stones
...,--.. <,,,,,Iiod br1r rvffh0uf offoof LIZ
took supper With the men and again
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

ARCHBISHOP RYAN was received
with Catholic honors at Philadelphia
on the 10Th instant. He is the new
head of the Roman Catholic See, of
Philadelphia. The train which bore
him from st. Louis to Philadelphia
was honored with ovations all along
the line
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
Successful Growth of Young Colts.

From the Farm, Field and Fireside.
We are satisfied that the growth of
young colts, in the early stages, de-
pendS upon the dams. Much is attrib-
uted to the sire, especially if the colt
partakes of his form and characteris-
tics. but we have noticed that some
mares always raise fine colts, no mat
ter what kind of {; horse the sire may
be, but such mares always give the
colt plenty of milk from the start. A
mare that does MT afford sufficient
nourishment will II It succeed in rails
ing good colt. Even the small ma
tive mares, if carable of giving sui
ficient milk, have no difficulty
in supplying colts sired by the
heavy Clydesd 4les and the Per-
cherons, and it is often the case, on
the other side, that the heaviest and
strongest mares produce colts that
make but little growth. The princi-
pal point, therefore, in selecting a
brood mare is to be satisfied that she
is one that gives 4 large quantity of
milk, and in order To be governed in
the matter mares should be sele tied
that have previously borne colts and
had no difficulty with them. The first
six months of the life of the colt is |
the most important. If it receives no /
check in is growth during that period |
it will secure a start that will place it |
eyond doubt as it becomes older, but
+, from insufficient noIIiShment 1t is
while very young, we venture
% affirm that no matter how it is bred
lor from what size, the colt will be
mailer in size than the average and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

AND again, the French premier is
understood as saying that the firing
on Kee Lung and the warlike demon
STATIONS by Admiral Courbet were
only to advance negotiations with
China. If it is to scare Lii Fong Pao,
or affect his imperial mistress, the
empress of China, the orders to Celes-
tial troops to invade Tonquin don't
look much like it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

GEORGIA dispeptics take pure sand,
and say they find in it certain cure
for their distressing disease. Gener-
ally speaking dispeptics are already
supplied with good amount of send
In their gizzards.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

A WACO special says 1T is quite pos
slble that Gen. Ross may be presented
to the Houston convention as a CUB
ernatorial candidates; that the course
of Gov. ireland as to the Francois case
has built up determined opposition to
f.fr,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

Iris singular that while 1t was re
ported yesterday the French legation
had left Pekin, and the flag lowered at
Shanghai, the Chinese representative
had not left Paris. Furthermore,
Tsung Ii Yaman had, 1t is said, tele.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

He must be temerarious man who
would enlist now for polar expedi-
tion. To become food for ravenous
comrades is not one OF the most agree
able of CONCENTRATIONS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

UNDER the operations of the high
est tariff in the memory of man, the
KembIe coal and iron company, OF
Reddeburg, Pa. has failed for $780,
GOO. Protection don't protect, as the
wool growers begin to see.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

PoLITIes would be more lively were
the crops better. The average citizen
is thinking about making other than
political ends meet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

SINCE the Indian lands have come
into requisicion for grazing, poor Lo
: is beginning to pnt on princely airs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

GOVERNOR CLEvELAND's private
secretary has the following to say in
regard to the Blaine scandal: 'In his
absence from Albany it is due that l
should say, in answer to your letter,
that Gov. Cleveland has most earnest
~ and persistently protested against
the publication of the matter to
which you refer. In respect to any
proposition of the sort that has come
to his knowledge he has insisted that
he and his supporters might better be
defeated than succeed by attacking
the priyale life Of the opposing candi
date,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
Ho1rsToN. TEX. M

HOUSTON, TEX, March IL, 1884.
Mr.. A. X. Hawkes.: Dear Sir-I have now
been wearing your glasses for nearly ten years
and cannot see that my sight has failed in
the least during that time. Respectfully
JAS. A. BAKER.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
THE STATESMAN.
AUSTIN. TEXAS.

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

BUTLER wrote a very long address.
He felt that he would never be able
to send a message to congress, and
therefore he took time by the fore
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
HOME, FARM AND RANCH
Points of Excellence in Jersey.

From the Farmer and Fruit-Grower.
The following will give any one
who contemplates buying Jersey cat
tie the points Of thoroughbreds, as
established by the Jersey Agricultural
Society. These points will also
greatly assist judges at our coming
fair.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
Hanid Nnf 10 "a

From the 3 fillmore Herald.
Governor Hubba d, of Texas, did
not invent the Hub ard dress. He
has done good many wicked things,
but nothing so bad as that
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

BLAINE is developing, it is told
into a great hand shaker. InNoyem-
Der he will get the grand shake.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

CONGRESS, in refusing to extend
the time for paying the, whisky tax
has forced the distillers to send their
whisky on voyage of avoidance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

Mr. A. X. Hawkes.: Dear Sir-Since wearing
your glasses for the past two years, my sight
has grown stronger, and can see much better
than when FIRST procured them.
W. X. SHANNON,
Senator, from Weatherford.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

LOGAN continues on his travels
Zuni Jack Will do Chicago this eve
ming. Let him slide.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

IT is said that Mr.. Hendricks is
much mortified at the publication OF
the Blaine scandal by the Indiana
polls Sentinel. So are all right think
ing men.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

SOME of them said Blaine would be
strong in the south. We are waiting
to see some weak evidence of such
strength.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

In the opinion of some of the emf
nent bankers present at the Saratoga
convention, the monetary depression
of the present has passed its worst
phase and times will steadily improve
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

THE men to elect to Office are those
who faithfully and consistently exc
cute honorable pledges. When parties
nominate other men their candidates
are in danger.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

THE departure of the French lega-
ton from Pekln looks like business.
The orders to Admiral Courbet looks
more like it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

THE platform, adopted at Houston
is good, and nominees should be re
quired to stick to it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

THE Worlds fair at New Orleans
promises to be very grand success.
The managers are beginning, however,
to advertise catches, one being that the
Great Eastern is to be on exhibition
on the Mississippi river, another that
Bartholdi's statue of Liberty will be
borrowed to be placed on exhibition
The Texas commissioners will have to
hump themselves. How would it do
to take over the Alamo?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

THE international movement of
gold for the first six months of this
year may be studied with interest.
Europe added to the general stock of
gold $2,775,OOO, and reduced the stock
of silver by $4,O25,OOO. Asia increased
the boards of gold by $3,54SO00 and of
silver by SOL ,O95,COO. This total of
1924 643OOO shows that the Orient still
maintains the strange faculty which
has prevailed since the days of the
Caesars of absorbing the precious
metals from the Western World.
America shipped to Europe in that
period So, OO7, 900 in bullion, of which
$1S, 723,GOO consisted of gold and the
remainder of silver. Australasia
took from Europe balance of $780,
600 bullion, mainly gold.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
Infant Eaucat ion in France.

M. Levasseur recently read to the
French Academic DIES Sciences an in
terestiDg report upon the progress
made in primary education through
out France duriag the list five years.
The annual ordinary expenditure
has increased during that period by
81 per cent. from 92,9S8.696, in
1877, TO e4690,402, in 1882, while
the extraordinary expenditure Pro-
vided for by the law passed in 1880
for equipplng and endoWing primary
schools mas been between GS,00000O
and 99,000,00O during the same Pc
Rod. The number of primary schools
has increased during the five years
from II SAT to 75,635, the increase be-
ing chiefly in public and lay schools.
The number OF pupils in the public
and free schools has risen from
4,716,935 in 1867 to 5,341,-
2l1 in 1882, and of this latter
total 4 1853, 256 were students in the
public schools. The progress in pub
lie education has been entirely confin-
ed to the lay schools, which have
gained 584,963 students since 1873,
while the public religious schools
have lost 208,514. But in the free
schools the reverse has happened, the
religious ones having increased by
140,337 students, while the lay free
schools have lost 1867. The number
of pupils in the infant schools has
increased during the same period
from 532,077 to GA 1874.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

BUTLER has apr arently soured on
reporters. He refused to see any of
the gang, yesterdiy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

THE captain OF the schooner Lowell,
lays the blame on the Tallapoosa, of
course. That is natural, and, perhaps,
he is correct. 1t is admitted by some
on board the Tallapoosa that the
schooner's lights were seen and re-
ported to the officer of the deck, fif-
teen minutes before the collision.
That settles it. What was the officer
of the deck about?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

The San Marcos Ii sen deserve
great credit for savius Psrty from
the flames at the recenI Il
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28
H AWNGS'
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No Irritation caused by their use. Demand
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