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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

Not long ago we addressed the far
mer upon t. subject of coming DOL
lars by means of thorough cultivation.
1t is a subject for unceaSing comment,
especially IN Texas where dry seaso- s
creep in upon the unprepared farmer
aud rob him of profit upon labor.
That he is thus robbed is the result OF
his own want of {recaution. Were he
to plow early and deep, plant early
and cultivate well, granaries would be
filled, cotton bales would be plentiful
and the canvas bag would be swelled
out TO its fullest capacity with gold
and silver coins. Since the farmer can
not regulate the summer seasons ne
must guard against contingencies in
such a Way as will insure success I'M
der any but the most extraordinary
circumstances, Humus is the lite of all
soils, and to preserve this there mnst
be. during the winter season, a deep
oyerturniDg of soil, with as much veg
etable matter and ether manure mixed
with it as it is possible to utilize. AL
the decaying stalks from the crops OF
the past season, all the grass and
weeds. and what else in the shape OF
manure that may be applied to the
surface. should be turned over into
the deep broken soil to produce hui
mus-the nutriment for the next crop
1t is the real life and existence of soil
Without it, it will not retain moisture
without it the chemical elements o.
soils are eliminated into vegetable
production. Deep blowing and decay
| ing matter in the soil creates humus
and humus, with good cultivation
produces good crops and salts
factory returns for labor. Rotation
in crops may be most successfully EN-
! ployed in the production of humus
and to supply the material for its pro
duction there may be employed small
grain stubble and straw, pea-vines
corn-stalks, cotton-stalks, weeds, gras
and spread manure anything in fact
which will rot, andthus liberate case
within the soil. The plow, and decay
ing matter, when literally used, vii
contribute to the soil all the element
necessary, under ordinary circum
stances. to make growing crops laug
at ordinary drouths. OF course tn
dlligent farmer, who prepares his Ian
so as to produce hdmus, will plan
early, and thus make his crops befor
the summer drouth comes on.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
Sweet Minded Women,

So great is the influence of sweet.
minded woman on those around heI
that it Is almost boundless. 1t is tc
her that friends come in seasons OF
sickness and sorrow for help and com
fort. One soothing touch of her kind
ly hand works wonders in the fever
ish child: few words let fall from
her lips in the ear of sorrowing SIS
ter do much to raise the load of grief
that is bowling its victim down to the
dust in anguish. The husband comes
home worn out with the pressure OF
siness and feeling irritable with the
" I'D in general, but when he enters
the osy sitting room and sees the
blaze of the bright fire and meets his
wife's smiling face, he succumbs in a
moment to the soothing influences,
which act as the balm of Gilead to his
wounded spirit. We are all wearled
with combating with the realities of
life. The rough schoolboy flies in a
rage at the taGnts of his companions,
to find sOlace in the mothers smile:
the little one, full of grief at It's own
large trouble, finds a haven of rrst on
its mothers breast; and so one may go
on with instances of the influences a
sweet minded woman has il the social
life with which she is connected
Beauty is an insignificant power when
compared with hers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

Walter Wilcox, OF Austin, and Miss
Jessie Driskill.
AIessrs. C. l.. Condit and E. S. Nor
ris were the usheTs.
The brides dress was of white raZ-
miere silk, with elegant Modjeska
train. embroidered with white silk
Nal ese lace. TIL rtabliere was of the
same elegant embFei3er,,, i..cgGG gas the
train, the basque was cut zen couer''
with Marie Antoinette collar, finished
with real Brussels point.
Miss Maggie CastlemaD, SIS Tor
of the bride, was the first lady
attendant, and was beautifully dressed
in light MORE antique, trimmed in
oriental lace, square cut neck. Miss
Jessie Driskill, the other bridesmaid,
was dressed in Nile green japanese
crepe, with panels of Ottoman velaur.
The groom was ia full evening dress,
in a suit of regulation black.
Succeeding the ceremony some sixty
invited guests repaired to the resi-
dence of the brides father. where
The most sumptous and tempting re-
freshments were offered them. A
more liberal and artistic spread of
delicious yiands has rarely been seen
in Austin, and right well was it ap.
preciated by the joyous assemblsge.
The affair was one of the most
suspicious hymeneal happenings that
has occurred here in a long time, and
The STATESMAN j ms hoS5 OF
friends in congTatulatlng the young
couple just linked for life. and pre-
diets for them q brighS future OF
welded happiness,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

Par.s Letter in New Orleans Picayune.
A great many horses were formerly
imported into France every year, but
in 1883 the excess of imports over ex-
ports was only ,942 head. The army
alone needs from 5000 to 10000 a year
in order to keep up its stock, which
now numbers close to 100000 A;
if it was placed on a war footing it
would require 10000, a number
which would have to be doubled if
the reserves were called into active
service. There are 2,S4S,Q00 horses in
the country, one-third of which are
fit for military service; about $4,000
over $2,000,0G0 to the government;
81, So, 50, and 81 in the country,
according as the locality is more or
less populous. Carriages and carts
are taxed also, and there are all sorts
of vexatious formalities which have
to be attended to when you move
from one commune into another
where the tax is higher or lower than
the one you are leaving All of this
would seem to be solely intended to
disgust people with owning horses
and carriages, but as a matter of fact,
the government does a good deal to
encourage horse breeding. The ma
tlonal haras, or breeding stables,
owned by the state, now contain the
full complement of sires fixed
by law, that is to say, 430 thor
oughbred, Arab or Anglo-Arab, 1854
blooded aud $50 draft stations. There
are 1922 other stations, owned by
private breeders, to which govern
ment certificates have been awarded,
and LAP of these are of quality to
entitle them to premiums. [ do not
know if there is horse in France
able to perform the feat of Mahomet's
favorite mare-the one which, car
ryins a load of $50 pounds, made
28O miles in three days; but, during
the maneuyTes last year, the sixth
brigade, with all its camp equipage
and artillery is said to have marched
1O4 miles in three days and on the
fourth 3715 miles in fourteen hours.
During the same maneuVreS one regi-
ment of cavalry marched 81 miles
and another 60 miles in nineteen
hours. The introduction of horse
racing and the development of
that sport has had not little to
do with the producing of these results.
No doubt the sport has greatly deviat
ed from it's primitive objects, and the
spirit of gambling and speculation
which have taken possession Of all the
race tracks of this country have given
rise to dishonest practices, but the
fact remains that nothing but racing
will keep up the stock of horses tc the
number and quality needed to meet
the requirements of the great wars Of
modern times.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
SENT TO THE JUG.
~ Young Man Plays Sharp Prank +:
Gets Into the Sherman Jail.

~ Young Man Plays Sharp Prank and
Gets Into the Sherman Jail.
Special lie egram to The Statesman.
SHERMAN, Dec. 4.-This morning a
young man came into town on horse
back and put up his horse at a livery
stable. This evening he went to an
other stable and hired a horse TO go as
he said, to Denison to collect some
money due him. The proprietor let
him have the horse, and as he could
not give the name of the party he
Was to collect the money from, the
livery man concluded to watch him
The young man proceeded on the
hired horse short distance on the
T ad to Denison, and then got down
and hitched him and footed it back
to town where he got his
own horse and went back and
started on both for a short distance,
and then turned eastward toward
BoDham. The livery man let him go
about eight miles, and then rode up to
him and made him turn back to Sher-
man. When arrested he gave his
name as Ransom Isaac Hobbs Norton.
He is supposed to be related to l. *.
Hobbs, former sheriff of Cook coun-
ty. He was put in Jail instead of be-
ing permitted to skip to the Indian
Territory
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11


so well of him; certainly he would re-
spoud to the call; but he, too. was in.
tereSted in a certain ehsrch which
needed subscriptions, aud counting
upon his correspondents weiI-known
liberality. he mad put her down for
600, and So, he concluded, mo
money need pass between u.s."
A Chinese philosopher of the fourth
century Is. c., who dissented from
Confuc'aniSm, put this utterance into
the mouth of a dying man: What
have | to fear? Ere long L shall be
decompoSed. My left shoulder may
become cock, and shall erald the
approach of morn. My right Shout
der will become a croSsbow, and
shall be able to get broiled duck. My
buttocks will become wheels; and,
with my soul for a horse, shall be
able 10 II le in my own chariot. l am
now working ont my destiny on earth.
| shall then be completing it in the
inevitable. Content with the natural
sequence of the states, joy and sorrow
touch me not"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
Domestic Virtues.

Every mother ought to teach her
daughter practically how to keep her
house in order; how to make bread
and do all kinds OF cooking; how to
economic so as to make little go a
great way; how to spread an air of
neatness and comfort over her house
hold; how to make and mend her hus-
bands clio hes; in word, how to be a
good housekeeper. Then. if she has
no domestics, she can make her family
happy without them; if she has
domestics. she can effectually
teach them to do things as
they ought to be done, and make
them obey her. She can then direct
her domestic affairs, and be mistress
of her own house; which, sad to say,
too many in these times are not. Do
mestics soon ascertain whether their
mistress knows how to do things, and
# she does not, they have her in their
power, and almost always take ad-
vantage of it. But do not get the
false notion that the domestic virtues
of a woman preclude the highest and
most accomplished education. Some
of the most intelligent, refined and
finished ladies IN the land have been
the most excellent housekeepers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
Sh@p Answers Made by Noted Men of
Quick Intellect

I Sh9p Answers Made by Noted Men OF
Quick Intellect
Firm Cassel's Magazine.
4 very clever reply to a somewhat
sairical remark was that given to
LiuisXV by Cardinal Richleieu, who
WIS nobleman as well as a priest. A
celebrated archbishop of Paris was
appointed preceptor to his majesty
Ole day he preached a notable sermon
Hsore the court of France
Which touched principally upon the
dfties of the nobility. "Ah," said the
Ang to Richelieu, the preacher has
tfown vast quantity of stones into
var garden to-day" "Yes, Sire
answered the cardinal, "and few
lave fallen into the royal park" A
o1rtly etiquette of expression is OBJ
srved in this answer, with which we
hay presume that even royalty itself
buld in nowise be offended.
| One Of the most distinguished Incl
ents of Zimmerman'S life was the
luminous which he received to attend
Frederick the Great in his last illness
of 1856. One Gay the king said to
This eminent physician: you have,
Il presume, sir, helped many man
fnro another world" ANY ordinary
person would, doubtless, have been
Scared by so momentous an inquiry,
and it was, in fact. a somewhat bitter
pill for the doctor, but the dose he
gave the king in return was judi
cious mixture of truth and flattery:
mot SO many IS your majesty, nor
with SO much honor to myself"
As all classes of the individuals,
from the highest to the lowest, are
liable at times to meet with Roland
for an Oliver, we must not even eX-
empt those shreWd men Of the world
termed lawyers. A Seafaring man
was called upon the stand as a wit
ness. We'll, sir" said the lawyer, "do
you know the plaintiff and defend
ant?" After moments hesitation,
Jack declared his inability to compre-
head the meaning of these words.
"What! not know the meaning of
plaintiff and defendant ?" continued
the energetic inquirer. can intelli-
gent fellow YOU must be to come here
as witness! Can you tell where on
boSfd the vessel it was that that man
struck the other one?" Certainly
can" replied the sailor, ut was abaft
the pinnacle" "And pray" asked the
lawyer, what do you mean by that p
"Weli, that's good" responded the
witness, ''you must be pretty fellow
to come here as lawyer and don't
know what abaft the pinnacle
means?" At another time a lawyer,
in cross-examining a witness, asked
him, among other things, where he
was on particular day, to which he
replied that he had been in the COM
pany of two friends. "Friendsw ex-
claimed his tormeDtor, "two thieves,
suppose you mean" "They may be
So" replied the witness dryly, "for
they are both LAWYERS"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
Something let TO be Invented

A scientific gentleman in this city,
speaking recently to a Graphic repre-
sentative, said: 81 believe that before
long an instrument will be invented
which will do away with the steno-
graphers in our courts and offices. They
were badly scared when Edison iu
vented his photograph, which would
faithfully record the sounds of the
human voice as well as those of mu-
steal instruments. That idea only
needs to be developed to produce a
machine that will answer all purpo.
SEES of the modern shorthand writer,
and in fact be more faithful recorder
of all that takes place within its range
sounds such as laughs, signs, means
ETC., that stenographer cannot write
it being alike susceptible to. Another
advance in this line would be ma
chine which would automatically
write out these recorded sounds, as Oh
q Typewriter, and thus every mar
suld be his own amanuensis. Invent
ors are now looking into this matter
New York Graphic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
GkAND PRAIRIE.
Robbers Arrested.

Special Telegram to The Statesman.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Decent Der g.
About O'clock this afternoon some
tramps entered the residence of Messrs.
Morris u Willer and appropriated
jewelry to amount Of $3.50 and asked
for food, which was given them. They
then took up the line of march for
Dallas. Before they had gone far the
articles were missed and dispatch
was Immediately sent to Eagle Ford,
where they were apprehended by the
operator at that place, and one of
tht m brought back TO this place. The
other two escaped. The one in custo-
dy gives his name as Tom Flood
from st. Louis. His right arm is off
The watch was found on the person OF
Flood. All the jewelry was recov
cred
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
THE SOUTH.
Notes and Happenings in Various Sections
of the Southern States

Notes and Happenings in Various Sections
of the Southern States.
There are 1868 children of scholastic
age in Searcy county, Arkansas.
The Cahaba Alabama, coal mines
are being rapidly developed.
Silver ore N Marion county, Ark,
has assayed % per cent.
Kentucky has a coal area of over
II, 700 square miles, and its output for
1882 Was 1,260,0C0 tons.
Boone county's, Arkansas, personal
property this year is SSI2, 800 as
against $73S,S71 for last year.
At the general election East Fell
ciana, louisiana, voted in a separate
ballot box upon the legality of a wire
fence.
The walls and mansard roof of the
new courthouse at New Iberia, La,
have been completed, and the build
iug will be entirely finished in time
for the February term of court.
The Greenville (Ala.) Advocate says
the vein of iron ore recently discover
ed near Fort Deposit, is the vein which
extends through the southern part of
Lowndes and into the northern and
northeastern part of Butler.
A number of the citizens of Tampa,
Fla, are organizing land and i'm
provement association. There will
be one Thousand shares of stock in
the association, at par value of $40.
No member can take less than five or
more than twenty shares.
Lake City (Fla) Reporter: Those
familiar with the phosphate rocks of
South Carolina say that the rocks
found in the southern part of this
county, near Fort White, Mikesville
and Leno are similar, and that in time
they will be eagerly sought for, In
South Carolina on same land cotton
has been made to increase its yield 400
per cent. by applying phosphate rock
pulveriZed.
The Cotton Exchange and leading
citizens of Little Rock, at a recent
meeting, adopted resolutions to the
effect that Notwithstanding the col
lection of the maximum tax on val
uation of $8,500,C00, in addition to
state, county, judgment and school
taxes, the streets were in bad condi-
ton, poorly lighted and inadequately
policed. La short, the municipal gov
eminent was sadly Inefficient.
Below is some gold mining news
from the Dahlonega region, of Geor-
gia. Work on the new plant at the
Columbia is progressing inely-mill
building completed, sluice-way being
constructed. The Ivey is running
twenty stamps at night. Water is
too low to run mill and plant at the
same time. The Gordon mine will be
ready for operation as soon as there is
a sufficiency of water. The mill is to
be run by water from high pressure
wheel. The Bast is running mill in
day time and pump at night. the water
being too low to supply mill with ore
for full time. At the Rawlston the
mill continues on full time, and the
yield continues to increase. The net
profits for last month were over 81 ,3C0.
In Marion county, Florida, there are
2,771 youths who cannot read, and
3,7S9 youths who cannot write. There
are in the county 5,773 children be
tween and 81, of which 3,078 are
males and 1867 females. There are
292 youths between 4 and 81 in Ocal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

cially studied,
profoundly STU
Him."
Recent figures :
sumption Of EquSz<7 ~
| States has far outStripps4
of population.
! Prof. Max Muller maintains IT,
man has had senses from the first
which contemplated the infinite. The
action of these senses has been called
faith.
One of Sidney Smiths recipes
against melancholy was always to
keep "a teakettle simmering on the
, hob This witty canon was partial
to hot whisky punch.
Pct him down as friendly-"How
do you feel regarding the Christian
religion ?" asked an interviewer or a
rich but very cautious man. "Well-
er-" he heSitated, not knowing what
might be behind the question. ~ GU
can-er-put me doWn-as friendly, L
think"
The rayahs of Macedonia are de-
Scribed as the most miserable people
in Europe. The Albanians, who are
the Turkish police, cut the throats OF
! the Christian peasants, assault their
women, and burn and plumber their
villages.
The late Willard Dalrymple, OF
| CharlestoWn, Mass beQueathed So,OtO
to the Winchester Home and So,OO0 TO
the First Parish church OF that city;
5000 to the Oxford church in Groton
and 5000 to the town Of Groton Tor
the public library and the poor.
The largest organ in the world has
Just been completed by Walk, OF Luo-
wigsburg, and placed in the cathedral
church at Ria. The Instrument
measures So feet in width, % feet from
| back to front, and is 20 feet high It
contains 6,826 pipes, distributed among
124 sounding stops.
When some celebrated pictures OF
Adam and Eve were seen on eXhlpl-
ton. Mr.. McNab was taken to see
them. 81 think no great things OF the
painter" said the gardner; why,
man, tempting Adam wi plppip OF
a variety that wa-0a known uhLll
about twenty years :: or
The Only organized church among
the ZuluS OF South Africa has adopJ1
ed as one of It's rules: mo memDef
of this church shall be permitted tG
drink the white mans grog. or natIva
beer, or touch it with his lips" I'M
first ship sailing from Boston anf
carrying out missionaries to tn
heather carried cut grog also. ID
Experience may be deaf teacherI
remarked a clergyman, as the contr1
button box was returned TO hll
empty, "but the members of this pal
ticular flock have experienced rellgl9
at very trifing cost. The choir w
sing the seventy-ninth hymn, omt
ting the first, third and fourth verso
in order to save unnecessary wear i
the organ.
Harmony has hardly yet b4
reached on the instrumental mug
question in the Irish Presbyterian
| church. The recent general Assembly
has left it in the same position as ~
the assembly in 1883. The chufa
has not sanctioned the use OF 1nsfl-
mental music in public worship, PIT
it refuses to discipline the few ~
gregations which at present INSIST m I
using organs or harmonious. He
ministers appear to be more muslcfy
inclined than the elders.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
Oounterfeiting a Valuable Article

The publisher OF the Madison coun-
ty Record writes from Huntsville,
Ark, as to the effect of Browns Iron
Bitters on his wife. Mr.. Daugherty
says: "Iy wife has been using the
Filters for some months; the effect il
her case is remarkable" He also
writes that owing to counterfeiters
and limitations, it was difficult to get
the genuine article. That difficulty
has now been remedied; imitators
have now been exposed and put to
flight. There, as elsewhere, Browns
Iron Bitters can be had of all the
respectable druggists at a dollar a
bOttla
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
A Druggist's Story.

Mr.. Isaac c. Chapman. druggist,
Newburg, n. Y, writes us: 81 have
for the past tea years sold several
gross of "Dr. William Halls Balsam
for the Lungs" L can say of it what
| cannot say of any other medicine.
have never heard a customer speak
of it but to praise its virtues in the
highest manner. have recommended
it in great many cases of whooping
cough, with the happiest effects. 1
have used it in my own family for
many years; in fact, always have a
bottle in my medicine closet ready for
ucp -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
SKIPPED OUT.

Dr. Pierce Vamosed for Parts Unknown.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
DALLAS, December Cdr. Pierce
prominent homeopathic physician
of this city, who came here from Iowa
two years ago, and who, with t, w.
Wampler, late of Wisconsin, were ar
rested few months since OH charge
of obtaining large bodies of school
laud in Howard county by fraudu
lent methods, has disappeared, leaving
his bondsmen responsible to the extetl
of 81 900. The case was to have come
up in Austin at this term of the
court, but an attachment has failed &c
fir d the doctor.