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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
Will Austin be Left !?

H6OSs 1IOC!i0S, 1OCs hlu uAu, GOC'
Will Austin be Left?
The following note was lately re-
ceived at this office. 1t is self-explan
atory:
AUSTIN, May 5, 1885.
You are invited to meet with a
number of enterprising citizens of
Austin, at o'clock, p. m. Friday,
May 8, (next), in Representative Hall,
to discuss the ways and means of a
semi-centennial celebration of Texan
Independence. Such celebration is
a fixed fact, and the only question is,
shall Austin lead or be left OUT
In reference to the above, it may
properly be said that it is move in
the right direction. The idea,
based as it is, on pure and
exalted feelings of patriotism, is high
ly commendable and ought to receive
the hearty support of all cur citizens,
Of all the days that merit celebration
by the people of Texas. san Jacinto
stands out pre-eminent. There Hous-
ton and his dauntless band did ser
vice for their country and humanity
that shall be enshrined forever in the
hearts of men. They illustrated by
their deeds on that eventful day the
power of right over might in the
sacred cause of liberty.
"FOr freedoms battle once begun,
Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son
Though baff1ed oft,
Is ever won"
Let there be full attendance on
Friday evening.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
Too Much For the Tramp.

Detroit Free Press.
"Skipl"
The exclamation was uttered by a
citizen of Brady street and was d.
rected at a tramp who had called to
ask for dinner.
mot muchH
"You won't, eh ?"
"No, sirP'
"Then I'll make you'll"
SEQ aheadl"
Did the citizen pull off his coat and
spit on his hands and knock the tramp
into the middle of next week2 No,
sir! He put his finger into his mouth
and uttered sharp whistle, and his
wife came to the door with hoe
handle In her hand and inquired:
"What, anotherT Well, look out for
splintersi''
Her husband stood aside and she
made a rush, but when the weapon
came down the tramp wasn't there.
From the other side of the fence he
lifted his hat and gently but firmly
observed:
"Any woman who strikes man
save in the way of kindness, deserves
the gallowsl Keep your cold v1ttles
and go to Halifax
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
The slnton.rare boston Girl.
Boston Letter in San Francisco Call

Boston Letter in San Francisco Call
Two genuine Boston girls, near
whom the writer sat the other night
at symphony concert, knew the spe-
cial style of every man in the orehes-
ira, from the leader, Listeman, to dear,
departed Lichtenberg, of happy mem
Dry; they could tell If the oboe fell a
10Th part of a half tore from the pitch,
or if the farthest kettledrtiin WAS
shared an infinitessimal atom too tight
ly. When the andantino of
a Tsehalkowsky concerto was
fainting away in strain Of delicious
sweetness that you or would as soon
think of analyZing as an echo from
Paradise, it reminded one of "that
staccato study of Rubinstein;" when
the andante con fuoco began 1t re-
called to the other something of
Brahms. They discussed the relative
merits Of the Lang school and the
rival clique with a discriminating
justice that would not have shamed
Solomon; they gossiped in German
and translated the French song on
the programme; they spoke of one
woman'S back hair as "a study" and
another woman's bonnet as "a daisy"
so that they were human after all.
They knew the genealogy of every
one in tie hall, which is another es-
sentially Boston accomplishment,
and 1 found oft in the
paUses for intermission and breath
that they hammered brass work, wrote
essays, painted in oils, read Wagner's
music at sight, went to the theatre
every other evening, kept up an init
mate acquaintance with five hun
dred friends, and had their own
ideas on the subject Of housekeeping.
And yet, 1 give you my word of honor,
they locked as pretty and as artless
and as quiet as if they had not two
thoughts in their heads, and although
they whispered a great deal, they man
aged to do it without disturbing any
one but myself, who rather enjoyed it.
You think, perhaps, that / have been
sketching an isolated type. My dear
friend, my style is as plenty as peas
on the Fourth of July. It's you who
have been imposed upon by a false
semblance, base fraud upon the gen
uine Boston girl.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
"Night BLINDNESS" tn India.

Major Allan CUNNINGHAM.
There is defect of eye-sight COM
mon among the natives of India,
known as "ratandhi," or might blind
ness" Persons affected with this have
either ordinary powers of vision by
daylight or else powers so little less
affected than ordinary as to feel no
inconvenience, so that usually no de-
feet is noticeable; while in feeble twi-
light their sight fails in the most ex-
traordinary way, and in the dusk they
become On bad cases. practically blind.
OF course there are all degrees of this
affection, but the strongly marked
cases alone are likely to attract at
tenJion.
By medical men in India this affec-
ton is said to occur most among men
living on a low diet Chiefly OF cereals)
and the palliative treatment is to pre-
scribe meat diet. This affection is
rarely noticeable among Europeans in
India, though 1 have sometimes no
ticed marked differences in clearness
of sight among them, almost amount
ing to slight might blindness"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
How Vaccination Works.

Prof. Tyndall IN Popular Science Monthly
Pasteur had little difficulty in estab-
fishing the parasitic origin Of fowl
cholera; indeed, the parasite had been
observed by others before him. But
by his successive civilizations he rem
dered the solution sure. His next step
will remain ever memorablein the his
tory OF medicine. / allude to what he
calls virus attenuation And here it
may be well to throw out few re-
marks In advance. When tree, or a
bundle of Wheat or barley straw Is
burned, certain an1otnt of mineral
matter remains in the ashes-e1treme-
" small in comparison with the bulk
of the tree or the straw, but absolute
ly essential to its growth. In SOIL
lacking or exhausted of the nccessaiy
mineral constituents, the tree cannot
live, the crop connot grow. Now,
contagia are living things, Whien de-
mand certain elements of life just %
ineXorably as trees or wheat or
barley; and it is not difficult to see
that crop Of given parasite may so
far use up constituent existing in
small quantities In the body, but es-
sential to the growth of the parasite,
as to render the body unfit for the
production of a second crop. The soil
is exhausted, and until the lost con-
stituent is restored the body is pro-
tected from any further attack of the
same order. such an explanation OF
non-recurrent diseases naturally pre-
sents itself to a thorough believer
in the germ theory, and such
was the solution which, In re-
ply to a question I ventured
to offer nearly fifteen years ago to an
eminent London physician. To ex-
haust soil, however, a parasite less
vigorous and destructive than the
really v1rulent one may suffice; and if
after having, by means of a feebler
organism, exhausted the soil without
fatal result, the most highly virulent
parasite be introduced into the system,
it will prove powerless. This, in the
language of the germ theory, is the
whole secret of vaccination.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

ways, they have still good deal to
lesrp as to the means of attracting
goods traffic.
We have commeftedup upon this already
in connection with the Tekio-Maye-
bashi road. That line traverses eo1q
try which supplies fully three tourtfis
Of the vegetables used in Toxic, but as
yet the farmers do not appear to have
discovered any advantage in steam
Carriage as compared with cody la
Dor. Hundreds of heavily laden hand
carts and carriers still wend their way
to the capital IN the gray of the
morning, while the locomotive puffs
along within sight, as though it were
more for ornamSht than for use.
The agricultural classes sre eonserva-
tive all the world over, but less 30 in
Japan than anywhere else, perhaps.
1t Is solerably certain that if proper
arrangements we're made to attract
the gooGis traffic-as, fsr example, by
multiplying the number CT stations
and building plenty OF feeding lines
the Nippon Railway Company you'd
soon be in position to pay a dividend
very different from 10 per cent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
A MERRY PICNIC.
And Turnover In Which Nobody
Got Hurt

And Turnover In Which Nobody
Got Hurt
The picnic party that left Mrs. Nor
ris' yesterday morning at 8 o'clock,
created quite an imposing appearance
as it passed down the Avenue. The
celebrated Sam Houston stage, drawn
by six fine horses, with Monroe Mil
Ter to hold the lines, and Maj. Seth
Mabry seated at his side as master of
ceremonies, was crowded inside and
out, to its utmost capacity.
The PARTY consisted of, Mrs. W. A.
Morris, Mrs. w. L. Williams, Mrs.
Chambers Gooch, Mrs. G, S. Morse.
Mrs. George w. Little6eld, Mrs. Mary
Conkle, Mrs. E. A. Morris, Miss May
Mathis, Miss Lucy Carpenter, Miss
Alice Dowell, Miss Keepers, Major
Seth Mabry, Monroe Miller, Mr.. Keep
ers, Chas. s. Morse, John D. Mccall,
A. IL. Belven, Will Starlight, F. A.
Chapman, Mat Smith and Wade
Morris.
3 The party passed through town and
turning eastward on Live Oak street,
crossed the ferry and were soon near
the foot slopes of Pilot Knob, on the
classic shades" of Onion Creek.
oOOuO ANC LII OAOOO1uR
fishing, rope-danciDg, eating, ETC., the
party started homewards at o'clock
1t is said by those who ought to know,
that there is not person in the State
that can turn over stage coach as
neatly, as expeditiously and complete
ly as Monroe Miller, and no per.
sons can assist ladies to climb up
through the upper windows of
an upturned coach more gracefully
than Mccall, Keepers, Belven and
Morse. All unite in saying that the
least said about this turnover matter
| the better. Suffice it to say that not
the slightest harm resulted therefrom
not even to the children, and all who
participated say the upturning of a
stage coach with so careful driver az
Mr.. Miller, when attended with such
happy results, is one cf tha most en-
joyable portions of pienic's pro-
Qramm(
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
A Point to Watch.

Dallas Democrat.
The greatest danger of cholera
reaching our country, If quarantine
and rigid sanitary measures will keep
it out, is through Mexico into Texas.
The Mexican Government pretends to
have inaugurated vigorous system
of quarantine and sanitation, but the
Mexican idea of vigor and complete
ness is very vague and indefinite.
Texas will have to watch the Rio
Grande border with intense vigilance,
else the dread scourge will find
its way into our midst by that
way. The State Health Officer cannot
be too wary or too extreme in his eff
forts along the Rio Grande for an
sffective quarantine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

ADVICE TO MoTHEks.-Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing syrup should always
be used when children are cutting
teeth. 1t relieves the little sufferer
at ono it produces natural, quiet
sleep by relieving the child from pam,
and the little cherub awakes as bright
as baton" It is very pleasant to
taste. 1t sooths the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, relieves wind,
regulates the bowels, and is the best
known remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teething or other causes.
Twenty-Five cents bottle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
YOUNG MENNmEs., THIS,

The Voltaic Belt Co., of Marshall. Michigan
offer to send their celebrated ElectrO-V Oltaic
Belt and other Electric Appliances, on trial
for thirty days, to men-Young OF old afflicted
with nervous debility, loss Of vitality and
manhood. and all kindred troubles. Also for
rheumatism, NEURALGIA. paralysis, and many
other diseases. Complete restoration to health,
vigor and manhood guaranteed. No risk is in
Cured, as thirty days trial Is allowed. Write
them at once for Illustrated pamphlet free.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14


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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
TIE DOCTORS.
A Pleasant Meeting of the Travis
County Physicians.

A Pleasant Meeting of the Travis
County Physicians.
The Travis County Medical. Society
held its monthly meeting last night,
President Bennett in the chair. It is
gratifying to note the great interest
the profession is taking in the Socie-
ty. A full attendance, with lively
discussion of subjects, is certainly a
pleasing feature, and the kindly feel
ings shown In these discussions speak
well for the Society. DR.. r. Steiner
read very interes sting paper on CABS
dominsl Surgery" in which he as
sailed the present system of antiScep-
tics, especially as applied to
abdominal wounds. The paper was
well discussed and received by the
Society with thanks.
Drs. Swearingen and Smith will
open the discussion at the June meet
ing. Drs. Weller and Wooten were
appointed for July.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
Patriotic Opposition

fnllauelpnld htcoru.
M. De Lesseps touches the real
spring of opposition to the Panama
Canal when lie says: "Your great
railroad Companies seem to dread the
facilities that will be secured to navi-
cation bet ween the two shores of the
Union. They understand that
they will be obliged to re-
duce their rates, which at the
same time are likely to become more
stable" The interest and fears of the
Pacific Railroad monopolies have in
spired much Of the patriotic opposi
ton to the Panama Canal that is mani
tested in this country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
The Esthetic Name for Roller
Skating.
New York Evening News.

New York Evening News.
"Can you tell me where the skating
rink is ?" asked a man on Springfield
avenue car of the conductor.
"The charioteer will inform you,'
was thereby.
The passenger sought the jehu by
the brake and repeated the inquiry.
await until the postillion attaches
the third horse and then 1 will have
time to answer" said the lynx-eyed
headlight on the car, referring to the
boy with the superanuated nag who
is posted opposite the court-hC use.
"The colosseum where they rotate on
coasters is just at the brow of the
activity" he said moment after
ward.
81 am going to stop there myself &c
revolve an hour or two"
"To what?" asked the passenger
cycling the victim of rinkomania Curl
DUSTY. ITO revolve. That's the a5
thetic slang for skating, said The
driver. as he threw the lines to his
relief aud made break for the rink
l
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

There is resurrection of natures
latent v1gor every spring. Like the
world around you, renew your com
plexion, invigorate your powers,
cleanse the channels of life. Ayers
Sarsaparilla is the means to use for
this purpose.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
Business of a Japanese Railroad.

Japan Mail.
From the sixth report of the Nippon
Railway Company, we learn that the
net profits for the latter half of 1884
were LA, 437 ,623 yen, and the interest
on the shares sold for the construction
of the second line amounted to
63,617, 080 yen. The total of
these two sums or 207 ,044,-
703 yen, apportioned to the shares
subscribed for the first and second
lines, amounting to S974.7l6 yen,
gives profit OF about 10 5 per cent.
This report shows how greatly the
goods traffic upon the Company's
lines Is subordinated TO the passenger
traffic. The total receipts, on account
of goods only. amount to
1888 yen, while those on
account of passengers amount to near
! " four times that sum. 1t seemf
pretty plain that, although the Japan
csc have learned how TO build rail-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
ARELIABLE ARTICLE.

For enterprise, push and desire to
get such goods as will give the trade
satisfaction Alexander Bros, the
Druggists, leads all competition. They
sell DR.. Bosanko's Cough and Lung
Syrup, because its the best Medicine.
on the market, for Coughs, Colds
Group and Primary Consumption
Price 50cents and Sl.00. amples free
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
BIG BANQUET.

"a Feast of Reason and a Flow of
soul- Among the Lawyers Last
Might.
The lawyers banquet at the Pearl
House, last night, was one of the rare
occasions of unalloYed good-fellow-
ship and social enjoyment that mere
words can in no wise do justice. It
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

A pale and haggard woman, with a
wild and weird look and faded cheeks,
is reclining on couch suffering with
female trouble. English Female Bit
ers Will cure her.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
Leland Stanford to Aid the Grants.

Leland Stanford to Aid the Grants.
an Francisco Chronicle.
1t is well understood that Senator
Stanford has made provision where
by the Grants are to resume business,
and that everything was arranged to
that General Grant and his entire
family will go to California shortly,
giving up the promised summer pro-
gramme in the Catskill Mountains.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
CROUCH ON PAM PLAsTEK;

Porous and strengthening, improved,
the best for backache, pains in chest
or side, rheumatism, neuralgia. 25c.
Druggists or mail.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
ROuGHON ITCH.

Trough on Itch" cures humors
eruptions, ring-worm, letter, salt
rheum, frosted feet. chilhlains
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
PRETTY WOMEN.

Ladies who would retain freshness
and vivacity, don't fail to try "Wells
Health Remover"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

Mr.. Guy Min, a Celestial Temporal
ily permitted to reside in San Francis
co, remarks upon the inconsistent. of
sending missionaries ard " as
money to- Ghi1a, " pr '4'-
PIE for the King om OF ileavr y
/! fusing them FesTdepee in tue Jui-sS.
States.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

"For the Immediate cure of female
complaints and arrangements, En-
glish Female Bitters is decided sue
CESS"
Dig A KENNEDY EnffaavillA Miss
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

CATARHH DE THE BLADDER.
Singing, irritation, inflammation, all
Kidney and Urinary Complaints, cured
by "Buchu-Paiba,"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14


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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

Some men wake up with headache.
Bailey's Saline Aperfent will cure
VOu
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
"RoUGHoN Cough

Ask for Rough on Coughs" for
Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Hoarse,
ness. Troches. 15c. LIQUID. 25c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
A SPECIAL OFFER.


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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

SPEND fifty cents for one bottle of
Baiiey's Saline Aperient.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

For sick headache and habisual con
tipatiop try Bai1eY's Saline Aperient
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-29
COURT HOUSE JOITINGs

Legal and General New Gathered Or
Yesterday.
Two deeds of trust were admitted to
record yesterday.
Assessor Phillips Is rapidly getting his
books into shape.
August keith and Louis Frick, citizens Of
Germany, took out their first papers yester'
day.
The Board of Commissioners Committee
on Poor House and Farm, and Court House
and Jail, met yesterday.
The hearing of testimony in the Kerr
Lunstord will case was concluded yesterday,
the witnesses examined being George J.
Mathison, Charles Hall, John Il. Rinehart
DR.. Caddle and Mr.. Kennedy. Mr.. Russell,
of counsel for the defense, opened the argu-
ment, and he was followed Colonel White,
for the contestants.
1t was announced by some Of the Com mis-.
sioners, yesterday, that the fixing of the
county levy would be deferred for another
month. The matter was discussed at the
meeting of the Finance Committee, yester'
day, at some length and it was generally
conceded that the levy would not heless than
sixty cents, as against fifty. five last year.
This figure will enable the county
to not only meet current, expenses
but pay off about $4,000 Of the $4,000
of floating debt now existing. The matter
of postponipg the levy was mentioned to a
county official last evening, whereupon he
stated that the Board was by law compelled
to make the levy at its June meeting, which
occurs on Wednesday, and that laying the
matter over for month was out Of the
question.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-29


Bob Ingersoll has been asking the ques-
ton: What shall we do to be sayed?'
Now. this very peculiar question, and can,
not be well ans Esred without first inquiring ::
What's the matterT' Have you had bad
luck2 or what are you suffer NJ with
Probably be refers to the remarkable winter
we have experienced, and he is suffering
with severe cold. II the latter should be
the case, we would refer him to the Rev. Mr..
n. B. Grub, Of Sehwenksville, Pa, who
wrote US the following few days ago: Il,
is now nearly two years since commenced
TO use DR.. Bulls CougbSyrupin my family,
and / feel frank to say that it saved me
many dollars for doctor bills. Our big and
little children take it, aud it n yer failed to
give relief and effect 9 cure. For Group IL
cannot be over valued. / have never been
Backward in recommending it to my friends
and neighbors.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-29
PERSONAL POINTS.
Movements OF Wheeling CITES, and the Com
ing and Going of Strangers.

Movements of wheelingites, and the Com
ing and Going of Strangers.
j. B. Lockhart, Of Bethany, is in the
city.
R. A. Parker, Of Cleveland, dashing and
debonnair, is at the Mcclure.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. fancy aud wife Left
last evening for Charleston.
Mr. A. F. Wilmoth, late of the Superin-
;erdent of Free Schools Office, arrived in
me city yesterday.
W. W. McYay, delegate from Typograph.
ical Union No 70 of This city to the Inter
national, left for New York City yesterday
afternoon.
John T. Grindall Of Baltimore, an old
ard respected citizen and father in.law Of
). NJ Howard, of This city, died last week
Deceased was dealer in real estate aud q
prominent citizen.
Prof |. c. White, of the State University,
passed through the city last evening. Prot
White reports the trip Of the geological
class at an end, and says the tour has been
. most interesting one.
Francis f. Carroll OF Pittsburg. general
agent of the National Labor Tribune, Of
that place, is in the city in the interest of the
above paper and intends to stop in the city
few days. He is generally known as the
"Puddler Correspondent"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-29
An Epitome Of N ews Concerning the Boats
and Boatmen.

An Epitome of ews Concerning the Boats
and Boatmen.
The Ella passed down light at Z p. m.
The marks indicated feet and falling.
The Louis A. Sherley is due up for Pitts
burg this morning.
The Chancellor passes down early this
morning for Charleston and the Kanawha
river.
The steamer Diurnal, coming up last
night, broke her mud drum, but will be re.
paired by Saturday.
Passed down with coal: Comet 6:30 q.
m; X. II. Speed, 1870 a. m. Nellie Wal,
ton, 1880 a. IN. Mark Winnett, 1880 a. m
Annie L., 9 a. m; Monitor, 10 a. m. ;
Mount Glare, ll:2O q. IN; Gle. W. Stone, |
.. IN.
CINCINNATI, O., May 28.-River l6 feet
6 inches and rising Weather rainy.
EVANSVILLE, May 2S.-River 8 feet
inches and rising slowly.
CAIRO, May 2s,-River 20 feet Weather
cloudy.
LOUISVILLE, May 28.-River rising, with
3 feet II inches in the canal, and 4 feet 9
inches on the falls; warm weather, with
hesxy rain.