The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24
TEXAS TIDINGS.


still have left about 100000 people and
the material for any number of presi-
dents, vice-presidents, cabinets and con-
gresses-HOuston Age.
And postmasters.
In reply to J. B. of Rockdale, Texas, T.
L. will state that the subscription price of
tae Weekly STATESMAN is only one dollar
a year, and that considering its merits, it
Is the cheapest paper published in the
state. Over 800 new subscribers for it
have sent in their names during the past
eight days, and to-day's mail is. not yet
opened. December Is, p. m.
The San Antonio Express extra edition
shows enterprise and progress. Success
to all its endeavors.
Mr.. Randalls head is about to drop
with dull thud And Mr.. Randall is on
the verge of dropping the same way
Fort Worth Gazette,
The sooner it drops the better. He is a
stumbling block in the way of democratic
progress.
The following special was sent to the
Fort Worth Gazette:
DALLAS, Dec. 15.-Ihere is a small blue
hawk about the size of a jay bird which is
playing sad havoc with the canary birds.
1t watches and whenever cage is set i'll
window or hung out to give its occupant
an airing, straightway his hawkship comes
down on it, and introducing one of its
claws draws the bird out, and flying off
makes meal of it. In the last few days
quite number of canaries have fallen a
prey to this hawk.
What will the Fort Worth people send
to Dallas after that F. W. hawk has caught
all the canary birds? Perhaps toads and
frogs. Who knows?
The Post favors deep water for Texas,
and thinks the most available point should
receive attention frst.-Houston Post.
That is very sensible remark of yours,
Mr.. Post, because it agrees beautifully
with what the STATESMAN has often said.
Yes, go for the most available point, and
afterwards secure deep water in as many
places on the Texas coast as possible.
There are several candidates in the field.
to-wit: Arkansas Pass, Velasco, the mouth
of the Brazas, Galveston and Sabine Pass.
Others yet to be heard from.
Houston has more railroads than any
three cities in Texas combined; it has
more miles of side-track, more miles of
telegraph and telephone wires, more miles
of water-mains, more electric lights, than
any city in Texas. It has the finest hotels
and more of them, the best street railroad
system, more foundries and shops than
any city in Texas. It has more business
push, clever people and more hospitable
citizens than any city anywhere. In fact,
it is the best town on the road.-Houston
Post.
It also has more mud in its streets even
at times than any city in the state, big or
little, and the oldest editor in the world.
number OF distinguished German
scholars have been engaged for several
years in revising the German Bible, which
mas been III use III that &C hEtry -eRe4l lEnces
Luther's time, and which that great re-
former translated. It will soon be issued.
It is said that some five thousand errors
in the translation will be corrected, only
two or three hundred of which, however,
are important. The appearancet of the
new revision is awaited with great Interest
by Germany.-HoustonP Post.
If this work of revision continues to go
on, how long will it be before all the IN
SEPARATION is revised out of the Bible? y
They have already got the word 'hell'' out
of it, and the signs of times are that the
next generation will revise 'sheol" and
shades" out of it. Then where will we
be?
Another Georgetown Record, of the 9Th,
came promptly to hand to-day, the 18th.
Query: Does Nat @. lock his Office and
take the key with him when he goes on a
tour?
AS mixologist the BRENNAN Banner can
lay over them all. It's "ads" and reading
matter lie as snugly together as pigs dur
ing cold night.
A general and stringent road law is one
of the requirements of the times. We
would make more in this way, with a little
than if we spent a dozen SEES
sions on lease laws, fencing questions and
free-grass vagaries. Let us make the
roads of Texas passable, at least, in win
ter.-Waco Examiner.
There has been a heap of legislation
about public roads in this state, and still
the roads are not much better now than
they were years ago, and they never will
be until every man is compelled to keep
the road in good order that runs through
or along side of his property. In case of
non-residents let the county keep the road
in good condition and hold their property
as security until all lawful improvements
are paid for. Then, and not till then, will
we have good roads.
The Austin Daily STATESMAN came out
on the 1st inst. in new dress and as
fve-coulmn quarto. 1t is one of the neat
est dailies in the state and Is ably edited.
-Granbury Graphic.
The Graphic is with the majority, and
several counties yet to hear from.
The quantity of food required by an
animal is estimated at about three per
cont of tho live xuaioht dailv This mere