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Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-10
State and Ceremony,

Gen. Badeau, the longtime friend of
Gen. Grant, is a choice raconteur, and
one of his stories is of the curious work
lug OF a law of Congress providing that
officers OF the United States volunteers
who had been mustered out of theseryice
might thereafter wear their uniforms on
occasions Of state and ceremony"
This was at once put to the test by an
ex-Brigadier General, who had enlisted
in the regular army as a high private,
and who, on the first parade day, APP
peared in the ranks in his old toggery,
%epaulets and all, but with his musket on
his shoulder. He logically remarked
that if that "wasn't an occasion OF state
and ceremony he'd Ike to know what in
thunder il wasl'
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-10
SPACE ~ANNIHILATED.
Talking and Singing and WhistIing
Over Wires for Any Distance.
Legislative Report of the Little Rock ARK

CHICAGO, ILL, February 5.-Three of
the new telephones invented by Webster
Gillette, of Ypsilanti, Mich in position
at New York, Meadville, Pa, and room
80 of the postal telegraph building in
Chicago, were ties ed tonight. The one
at this end was surrounded by Mayor
Harrison, DR.. DeWolf, several board of
trade men, reporters and others. Sing
ing, whistllng and talking in New York
and Meadville could be heard through the
instrument here. Phil Armour was call
ed, the price of pork and wheat asked,
and the decrepic joke about the size cf
Chicago women feet came over the wire,
In the Bell telephone there is only one
point of contact, while in this there can
be used from two to twenty wires, each
with a direct battery of two cells and sep
arate induction coil, acting IN a single
diaphragm. The sound from the wires,
is concentrated ON the coil, where it is
condensed and transmitted as one sound,
there being a continuous current of cleo
tricity. Conversations have been carried
on by means of these instruments between
New York and London, and experiments
have demonstrated that the capacity of
the instruments for transmitting sound
any distance is only limited by the mum
Der of wires used, and the strength Of
the batteries to which they are attached.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-10
Prospects ofGreat lrouing Matches,

Prospects ofGreat 1rottinG Matches.
Sportsman.
Mr., Cohnfleld with the spirit Of a true
turfman, says he will trot Msxey Cobb
against any and all horses that may be
brought forward to do battle for the su.
premacy of the stallion record. Further.
more, should a purse of this nature fail
to fill he will trot his team Maxey Cobb
and Nettie Medium, against any team at
our grand circuit meeting. Mr.. W. G,
France also makes a proposition that
gives assurance Ct an early return to the
good old custom Of stake racer. Should
Cohnfeld and Mr.. Case coincide, and the
grand circuit managers deem 1t advisable
Mr.. France will enter Harry Wilkes
against Maxey Cobb and Phallas in a
number of races, each owner to stake 81
coo on his horse in each race, winner TO
take all; each association to give what
they deem proper as added money, this
to go to the second and third horses.
The Florida agriculturist., 1885-03-18

Hoods Eureka Liver Medicine. A
faultless family remedy. At this season
and in this climate it is the perfection of
remedies for Torpid Liver, Dyspepsia,
and troublesome Constipation. Try it
once and you will never be without a
bottle of Hoods Eureka. For sale by all
druggists in DeLand and elsewhere.
The Florida agriculturist., 1885-03-18
a Husbands greatest Blessing

Is strong, healthful, vigorous wife with
a clear, handsome complexion. These
can all be acquired by using DR.. Harter's
Iron Tonic.
The Florida agriculturist., 1885-03-18
872
FLoR1D1ANA.

The Tallahassee "LGnd of Flowers"
as now published semi-weekly.
The Kissimmee Bitter Sweet, on ac-
count of the continued i'll health of Mr..
Harney, its editor and publisher, has
suspended.
The Tampa Lumber Co. has, within
thelast few days, shipped fifty thousand
teet OF lumber over the South Florida
railroad, part of which was for the new
depot at the Barlow junction.-Er.
A daily hack line has been established,
running from Indian Springs to Eustis
and returning the same day. Itarrives
mere In time for passengers to take the
train south and leaves directly on the ar
rlval0fthe train going north in the after
noon.-;Semi Tropical
There is mule in Gadsden county
supposed to have been one of the wagon
mules belonging to Jackson's train when
he laid out the government road from
Pensacola to st. Augustine. Although
very gray and quite toothless, the mule
is yet able to pull a plow and assist in
making acrop.-1ropical Paradise.
To Mr.. III. G.. Burnet, of Alva, our
thanks are due for dish of green peas
and some very fine honey in the comb.
A prettier specimen of honey could not
be exhibited. When we speak of green
peas our northern friends who are wad-
ing through snow banks can appreciate
what difference exists between their
climate and olrs.-F0r Meyers Press.
We accept the consolation of the Press
and friends in the loss of our subscrip-
ton book, by theft, but neither brings
our book back, nor causes us to remem-
Der the names of all our subscribers We
again ask our exchanges to publish our
loss asking our subscribers failing to re-
ceive their paper to write us and have
their names replaced on our subscrip-
ton list.-Lice Oak Bulletin.
The new double line of telegraph wire
is being extended south of Orlando,
along the line of the S. +. Railroad.
Each month brings some new improve
ment to South Florida, advancing it's
material progress and increasing its fa-
cllltles Tor communication, travel and
commerce. The world is opening it's
eyes to the splendid opportunities here
offered, and sending its best people from
every section to assist in this wonderful
development.-Orl Reporter.
One man who has been in the habit of
standing on the street and making indie
cent remarks about ladies who happened
to pass by, was given a lesson YESTERDAY
that he will probably be some time in
forgetting. Several days since two young
girls were walking along the street when
this fellow tried to attract their atten-
ton, and failing, made several remarks,
which bystander reported to the faith
er of the young ladies, who has since
been on the lookout for the would-be
"masher." Yesterday, about noon he
was caught on the wharf, and the faith
er proceeded to give him thorough
thrashing with cowhide. The gentle
man laid the blows on vigorously, when
the fellow began to yell and took to his
heels, making such excellent time as to
soon get beyond the sting of the cow
hide. He attempted to get warrant for
the arrest of the gentleman, but was ad
vised to let the matter drop.-Palatka |
NeWs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19

North Carolina: Two hundred aud
wenty-SiX. with S4,1l0,000 capital.
South Carolina: Fifty three, with
S2,174,0O0 capital.
Tennessee: Two hundred and fifty.
with $4,000 capital.
Texas: Two hundred and twelve,
with S10,77S,000 capital.
Virginia: One hundred and eighty
eight, with S13,45e,0G0 capital.
West Virginia; Seyenty-seven, with
81 1892 900 capital.
In Kentucky, Alabama and Virgin
ia some extensive mining and iron
companies with large capital were Or
gained, which runs up the total of
investments in those states, though
they also added many of the
smaller industries. The first
shows that almost every branch
OF general manufactures is represent
ed Cotton and woolen-mills, ma.
chine-shops, boundaries, blast-fur-
naces, ics-faCt lrieS. saW-mills, pain
lng-mlllS, building-material facto-
ries, furniture factories, car
riage and wagon-factorieS, han
dle-factOr etc. are very numer-
Gus. There are many flour-mills anC
more tobacco-factories and larg,
number of cotton seed oil mills, a
well as mining enterprises of all kinds
gold, silver, copper, mica, ore, coal
etc, The noticeable feature is tn,
amount of northern and western cap
ital going into the south, though
the southern people are themselve
showing a remarkable energy in de
velopinG their resources.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19
THE TENANTS BILL.

The Marshall Herald obj cts to the
tenants bill, because its obligations
do not bear evenly on tenants and
landlords. If the bill become law
in its present shape it is insisted it
will become an instrument of oppres-
sion to tenants who, through ignor-
ance, might subject themselves to its
very harsh provisions. The Herald
presents an illustration of the bill
as follows: A farmer renting land
in Harrison county near the Louisiana
line may have mortgaged his crop to
merchant in Marshall, or rented
from a Marshall landlord, and yet
that farmer may do all his
trading at Shreveport. II
he should ship or haul his cotton or
other produce to Shreveport he would
be liable to arrest, and under the pro-
visions of this law wonld be charged
with theft and punished according to
the value of the cotton or produce so
taken out of the state. The present
law is believed to be as efficient as is
needed, and the proposed law is prop
erly condemned because it makes a
penal offense out ofsthe violation of
a civil contract. The holder of the
mortgage is secure, if he use proper
diligence, by legal process, having per
feet recourse Hereunder. 1t bis prop
erly urged that improper removal of
the crop is violation of the contract,
amounting to breach of trust, but the
proposed law would make such re-
moval theft in the degree fixed by
the value OF the crop moved.
In such event, if the cotton so re-
moved out Of the State, or sold IN
violation of the mortgage, is worth
$40 or over, it is a felony case, and is
punishable by confinement in the peni-
Tertiary. BY the provisions of the
bill all dishonest tenants are declared
to be thieves and are to be pun
ished according to the amount
of the produce stolen, and on the other
hand, all landlords are recognized as
honest men, who have nothing to do
but to hold mortgage or deed of
trust on tenants growing crop,and to
watch any chauce to have the tenant
arrested and jailed as common thief
who attempts to sell his cotton or 9TH
er produce without the consent of
the landlord. We agree with the
Herald that it is violent stretch of
legislative authority, to pass a bill
that would make the violation of
civil contract, or breach of trust,
felony of the grade of theft and pun
ishable in the same degree.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19
how to obtain Pure Water.

The statement has been made by
Prof. Tindall, before the royal insti-
tuition, that the purest water he was
ever able to find was obtained by
melting block of pure ice; but that
even this required extreme caution to
insure success. The water of the
chalk districts of England he pro-
nounces remarkably pure, and but for
its hardness, or the amount of car
Donate of lime held in solution, would.
be unexcelled, In some places the
water is subjected to special prepar-
alton that causes a deposit of the
lime, namely, by adding clear pre-
pared lime water to the chalk water,
thus c3using precipitate Of carbon
ate of lime to the bottom of the reser-
voir; this reduces the salt percentage
from II to 3, leaving water OF ex-
traordinary baauty and purity.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19
THE REcoMPENsE OF BLOOD.

Just as England promised that the
relief of Gordon and the end of Ell
Mahdi's career in upper Egypt were
things to be accomplished in the very
near future, the results of overwhelm-
ing defeat and of one of the bloodiest
massacres of modern times startles
and shocks the civilized world
Gordon went to Khartoum promising
that he would at once establish peace,
but there wasno peace with the veng-
full prophet who looked upon Chris
tan invasion of Egyptian soil
as an insult to Islam. He
represents himself as the last prophet
the one whom the founder of Nohami-
danism foretold. OF course be remains
Under such circumstances the de-
Gender of Mohamedan soil. Gordan
reasonably reckoned without his host
and he fell. The effect in England has
been no more than could have been
expected. Though wrong may have
been at the bottom of England's move,
frst against Arabia. which led by
complication to that against Ell Mahdi.
she. has but one course left to defend
noZ and maintain reputation In
=
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19
THE SOUTH.
List OF Manufacturing Establish
ments put up last YeaF-Capi
tai Invested.

The Baltimore Manufacturers Rec
ord publishes list OF all manufacture
ing and mining enterprises organized
in the Southern states in 1884, giving
name, location, and character of bust
ness of each. The list shows 1865
new eBt srpriseS, with an aggregate
capital reaching the enormous sum of
sos. 1853, 500, divided among fourteen
southern states, as follows:
Alabama: One hundred and eighty
seven new establishments, with cap
ital of S16. 920. 600
Arkansas: Forry-six, with capital
of S2,040O00.
Florida: Ninety-fve, with $2,323.-
900 capital.
Georgia: One hundred and ninety
six, with So, 455, coo capital.
Kentucky: Ore hundred and thirty
seven, with $2I. 762 600 capital.
Louisiana: Fifty-three, with S5,-
$4,000 capital.
Maryland: One hundred and Eve,
1S1 III 800.
Forty, with 81, 92E. 900
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19
Fashion. Derived from the Stage.


Phils del i Ledger.
A few years ago the dress of
"star" was mere matter of cost. 1t
was cut from the most expensive stuff
that could be founa and it was ex-
hibited and bla2 "a away in the
newspapers as li.,s most attractive
feature of a peri ormanee simply be-
cause Of an extravaganza amount eX-
pended upon it. AL that, however,
has been relegated to the past. Mary
Anderson finds a robe of erin
kled Arabian" cotton bought
of Liberty Il Company in
London for perhaps 1 shilling
and 6 pence (English) per yard, better
suited to her purpose as Galatea, than
China crepe at Sc or IS. Artists are
| employed to reproduce historic forms,
and they have revived for us upon the
stage the grace of the old Venetian,
and the noble simplicity of the Eng
| lfSh dress of the seventeenth century.
Many of the ideas have been borrowed
by lacies and intelligent modistes,
and Incorporated into evening and
dinner costumes. There is a general
and very sensible tendency TOW ard
dark, unobtrusive, eonvel.J ion-
allied dress for the street, which
adapts itself to wear and weather,
and attracts no attention; but the
indoor jrsS is becoming more and
more lid rtalized with the special
| needs %Js'i Is 5 of t g Wearer. We
have alnlus. g0tter rid of overskirts
and drapery, eXcepGin connection with
tulle, and some of the short walking
dresses, gathers, bOX-plaits, clusters of
tucks; more and freer workmanship.
and less shipping and cutting into in
significant parts; these are the obvious
tendencies, and successful workers in
the department of fine attire for gen
tleWomen viii be found studying pict-
ures and natural combinations of col
or, in order to satisfy the growing
taste of their best customers.
Ellen Terry has adopted the double
dress as the basis of nearly all her cos
tunes. The reintroduction of the hip
girdIe and the ribbon belt, tied in
front, the ends reaching low, upon the
middle of the skirt, nearly to its foot,
all these, together with the pretty
outside (chatelaine) pockets suspended
at the side, the pulled elbow sleeve,
the berthe, the pelerine cap. the open
heart-shaped bodice, and the soft
puffings used instead of fiounces are
fragments possessing historic signifi
canoe, which have been put
to modern uses. If any young
lady wants pretty dress of en-
broidered muslin. of tint ed cotton, OF
! linen bastile, she may put all alternate
: clusters Of fine upright tucking, with
close insertion put in lengthwise fol
: the front of the skirt, gather tn,
: tucker, edge it with a fine plating
make belted bodice, and place owe
it b1oad, soft sash tied in huge bow
, with long ends behind. This is one
f and very pretty form of the popula
{ "housemaid," and it will be fashion
| able during the coming summer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19
Where The Fire is Out.

''Haroun Of Aleppo," said Sir Philip Derva,
had 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 of the diseaSe-.O summon,
as 1t were, the whole system to eject the en-
envy that has fastened on part His pro-
cesses all included the refrigeration Of til
principle OF life"
In this the Eastern sage merely anticipated
the practice of the best physic' sOf to-day.
What lie Itself IS. mob knew then
nobody knows now. But we have learned
something OF the reasons why the nysteri-
Gus tide rises and falls. Provi led the
great organs of the body are not rrepar-
ably destroyed, medical science can always
relieve and Of snsave. Yet no reputa lie D; y
sie.an now a6 ceres to the barbarOus ard stu
pid proeessf depletion, such as bleeding,
by whichit va attempted to c1re disease by
reducing the pa tents ability to resist It Now
a days we do ut tear down the fort to help
the garrison-wt strengthen IL.
In this intelligent and beneficent work, II
conceded that PARKER'S TONIC leads all
other medicines. AS an invigorant it acts inn
mediately and powerfull3-l on the circulation
and the organs Of diges lion, thus giving, Ma
fure the assistance she. calls for. 1t fellows
that all ailments Of the stom ach, kidneys and
liver are at once relfessd or cured. No ether
i,ronees similar rslts II Is de licins ~ ,is1
dttiu TIC Dc5k 4Ay- = -ut- x tito
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19
STATESMAN.
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AUSTIN. TEXAS.

kwill be stopped when the term OF
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4 old as well as new address.
the time to subscribe for THE
ID WEEKLY STATESMAN. The Daily
only morning paper published at the
win contaln each day during the SEES
= legislature, full proeeedin s. OF that
his fact, added to our increased faeiii-
living the latest news from all parts OF
ldwlll make our Daily equal to any
the state.
gjce Of our Weekly has been re-
q one dollar per year, which makes
cheapest weekly paper giving the
Mount Of reading mater in the state
| the coming session Of the legislature,
sekly will contain each week. In con-
form. full proceedings OF the legislature
ht responsible agents in every county
Rate, 10 whom we make the following
ofier:
tery person who will send US a
II ten subscribers for our Weekly or
oU Daily accompanied by the cash
send the paper free one year, and VII
resent such person with a fine oltiela
Texas handsomely gotten up on rollers
lowing in bold type the name OF every
bee In the state.
pie copies sent free on application.
ress STATESMAN PUBLISHLrI ",
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19
Personal.

Elk ttJy 3 -gole Of Michigan, of red
book aud fa5tun nOtoI, ty, is "lnen-
toned fog 4 cabinet place, but the
day viii uc begoled when he gets it,
as it were.
The Ja!e Schuyler Colfax read every
novel he could get hold Of-Indian
stories and all. Il never read one so
worthless, but | could not get some
good ont Of il" be explained.
The Wfi,ings and Speeches of
lished in New York. The editorial
low, who is understood also to be ed
iting MI. Tiiden's memoirs.
John Esten Cooke, whose "Scenery
of the Eagles Nest" and other books,
were much read Immediately after
the war, is about to remind the forget
full world of his existence by publish
ing new novel, "My Lady Poca-
hontas."
An Oneida On. Y } paper editorially
rejoicing that President Cleveland has
given a local dealer an order for his
inauguration Shirts" says that
"every body feels proud # tbs ..''
that tina product of Ole u uur tnri,
| ing industries will be nearest tflt
heart of the president on the approach
ing event"
Gen Grant writes letter to G. W.
Childs, of the Philadelphia Ledger,
| telling him that the soreness at the
root of his tongue, caused by excessive
smoking, is much better 81 have not
smoked cigar since the goth of No
vember," adds Gen. Grant, as If a
century had elapsed since the last
smoke.
Mr.. Edward st. John Brenon, in
Tinsley's Magazine, endeaVors TO
prove that instead of being possessed
| Of the heavenly innocence shown in
her picture in all the art store win
doWs, Beatrice Cenci was as cool, as
deliberate murderess as any that
ever eXpiated similar Srimes at the
stake or on the scaffold.'
prof. Rogers" the New York but
ter rectifier, beaten nearly to death
the other night by unknown asSail-
ants, is, beyond all doubt. as the New
York Tribune supposes. MeZZeroff, The
Russian chemist, nihilist and .manu-
facturer of dynamite. Rogers, how
ever, giVes denial in broad Scotch
and says that he was born in Edin,
buIgh.
A beautiful newspaper story is trav
cling around to the effect that Ed
ward Everett Hale. "Who has never
touched rum i'll his l1fe," is the only
survivor of seven newspaper meT
who reported Webster's speech at tbs
laying of the cornerstone of Bunkel
Hill monument. That event having
happened some sixty years ago, Mr.
Hale could not have been more thai
three years old at the time, but thi
| does not affect the moral of the story
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19

AS before stated, Col. A. J. Peeler,
some days ago, addressed the governor
as to the Mercer colony case. His re-
port is long one, but exceedingly in
teresting, containing, as it does, nee
essarily concise history OF the long and
tedious'trial of agreat state case. That
the state won its cause is greatly due
to the energy and ability of Col. Peeler,
who, single and alone, was left to
struggle before the supreme court at
Washington, in its behalf. He was en-
gagged to enter upon the work by Gov.
Roberts, and the sequel SHOW that
confidence reposed was well placed. AS
is known, the title to hundreds of thou
sands of acres of land are involved in
this celebrated suit, and years of toll
begun and prosecuted by other law
yers before Col. Peeler was engaged
n its service, were expended
upon the case. The homes of
thousands of settlers were in
volved in the trial. The labor per-
formed has been inadequately paid
for, and Col. Peeler now asks to be
more properly reimbursed for his ex-
pense and toll in this serv ice. Had
the suit resulted differently, thousands
of people would have been thrown
into great distress, and the states
pledges to hundreds of thousands
of acres of land would have been de-
clared worthless. Additional pay for
service asked for Will certainly be
granted. 1t would simply be proper
recognition of invaluable successful
service.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-19

ter he Ieit. : ;diJg that he ha,l traded
his holSes and wagon for pair of
mules. Since that time he has never
been heard of, neither have the men
who left Abilene at the time he. did,
and it's feared he has teen foully
dealt with.
Toyah Mirror: The junior editor OF
the Mirror met with quite a painful,
thOngh MT serious mishap this
week. While on a wagon, load. d
with greip IN sacks. and going from
the dep to Ms Young floods store,
the fore Wbe,!s OF the wagon struck a
large piece of iro0 which threw the
junior forward, causing him to fall
between the mules feet and the wag-
on, becoming tangled l. the trace
chains, the mules all the while keep
ing up lively kicking, huU fortu-
nately missing their aim.