The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-21

Burnett County. She warns persons
against harboring her property. VIC
men are the ID when they take
notion.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
1t is said that Prince Bismarck
drinks quart of brandy every day
but, then, his income is $4,000 a
year.
You Americans" said an English
man to young lady, "you have no
ancestry to which you can point with
pride" THAT is very true," she
assented; most OF our ancestors came
from England, you know"
THE Oregon pines are the wonders
of Americans forests. They stand
from 250 to 800 feet high, with a
diameter of eight to ten feet near the
ground, tapering gradually to the top,
and overlooking all lesser growths.
Green posts are not lasting, The
best of timber placed IN the ground be-
fore seasoning will decay in few
years. Sap in wood causes decay sooner
than rain water, and when green
posts are set in the moist earth the
sap cannot readily escape.
Victor Hugo, upon being reminded
on starting out for ride not long
ago, that he had forgotten his over
coat, replied: my overcoat! [ haven't
any, and never had one; and l dress
just the same way in winter as do
in summer. My overcoat is my
youth"
Long warts on COWS teatS can be
cured by clipping them off close to the
skin, then coat the wound with pow
dered sulphate of copper. If the warts
are broad and fiat, moisten them daily
| with stReng solution of suIphate of
| copper. Before this application, rub
| the corrcded surface with sand-paper,
| which prevents soreness. Warts are
said to be contagious. After milking,
then, wash your hands thoroughly BE-
| fore milking another cow.
A society of yorng women for the
suppression of slang has been formed
in Cleveland, Ohio. For every vlo-
lation of the rules fine is imposed,
which is paid over at the end of each
quarter to the associated charities.
This is good movement If it will
but eliminate that which is senseless
and vulgar. There are, however,
many words and phrases that, while
they might be classified as slang, are
expressive and by long usage have
become part and parcel of the English
language. We cannot afford to part
with these.
It is well and truthfully said by an
exchange that the trade in draft stall
lions has never been better than this
year, and that the man in this business
who complains of dull times can
blame himself for not conducting
his business properly or not advertis-
ing his goods. Three, four, and even
five years ago, many of the faint
hearted breeders imagined that the
business would be overdone in another
year or two at most. Instead of this
being the case, the demand has always
kept in advance of the supply, and
probably will for many years to
come.
This is the difference between jersey
and Alderney COWS: The former has
been kept pure bred ON the Channel
Island of that name for long time.
No foreign cattle have been permitted
to be imported into Jersey for over a
hundred years. In the Island of Al
derney, importations of other cattle
have ever been permitted. The Al
derneys have not been kept pure, but
are made up mainly Of cross of the
Jerseys and the Guernseys on their
original stock, They are not so fine
as either of those two latter breeds
have now become, and are more IN
even in their makeup. The term. AL
deruey was applied by mistake by the
Feglish to Jersey cows when they first
began to import them, many years ago,
but it is not used now, each breed be-
ing distinctly classed by itself.
Farmers are beginning to realize the
Importance of growing small fruits.
One or two acres of the farm devoted
to Strawberries and raSpberries will
yield more profit than fifty or even one
hundred acres Of grain. There are
many who have a hard struggle to
make both ends meet, by growing or
binary farm crops, who, by planting a
small portion Of their farm in small
fruits, would soon be able to realize a
considerable profit.
In speaking of minor ailments con-
nected with digestion, DR.. Lander
Brunton said recently that headaches
were usually dependent either upon
the presence of decaYed teeth or of
some irregularity in the eyes, more
especially in tine difference of focal |
lengths between the two. AS persons |
who were subject to headaches in their
youth grew older, bilious headache
was very apt to be replaced by giddi-
ness, and this change came when peo-
pie needed spectacles.
Rheem, of the Smithsonian Institute
has contradicted much Of the popular
belief concerning snakes. The Ven0-
NOUS hoop snake, which takes its tail
In its mouth and rolls along like a
hoop, and the blow snake, the breath
Of which is deadly, exist only in 1magi-
nation. Theid that serpents sting
with the tongue is erroneous. An i'm
preston prevails that the number of
poisonous snakes is great, but in North
America there are but three species
he rattlesnake, the copper-head or
noccasin, and the coral. Snakes do
lot jump; they reach suddenly forward
perhaps half the length of their bod
eS.