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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20
THE RAILROAD.
THE SCHEME To COOPERATE
WITH BASTROP FALLEN
THROUGH.

Yesterday, pursuant to call of the
chairman, the Railroad Executive COM
mittee met in the Washington Engine
house at 6 p. m. The following members
were present: Messrs. Walter Tips, chair
man, A. P. Woodbridge, Joseph Male, A.
7. Mexican, W. B. Walker, Judge Rector,
port of Mr.. A. G. Weeks, the gentleman
appointed to make the preliminary sur
vey, was then read by the secretary, which
is, in substance, as follows:
After stating the direction and location
the road should properly take, and dis
cussing the topography of the country,
exactly, through which it must pass, he
says: $40 sum up, believe that line
can be safely built, which would not re-
uuire more than 10000 cubic yards of
material per mile; that Walnut, VII
barger, and Piney would require iron
spans of 125 each; that there would be at
least 1000 feet of trestling required.
On large portion of the line there would
be no clearing from Webberville to
Austin-if the line was in the valley; from
Woods store to Bastrop the clearing
would be Eeavy.
II found the citizens along the pro-
posed line favorably disposed towards the
road. and received assurances that the
right of-way would be cheerfully given as
well as grounds, etc. for depot purposes"
He chen gives the figures quoted in Gen.
Walkers report and concludes: II have
placed the price of work and material at
what believe to be outside figures, there
being much work done in Texas at lower
prices. Still, taking the possibilities of
striking other classitications of material
into consideration, deem the estimate
safe one" Very respectfully,
A. G. WEEKS, Engineer, etc.
Next was received Gen. Walkers propo-
sition:
AUSTIN, Texas, May IA, 1886.
To Messrs. Woodbridge, Tips and Mexican, Kali
road Committee, Austin, Texas
GENrLEMEN-We herewith submit esti,
mates of COST made by Engineer Weeks
of the proposed railroad lines from Bias
trop to Taylor and from Bastrop to Austin
giving the sum of S97,245 as the differ
ence between the two proposed lines.
We will change the line of road to Aus
tin provided: =,
That the citizens of Bastrop will
consent for their subscription to be ap
piled to the new line.
2-That Austin will pay the difference
of cost between the two lines.
3-That Austin will assume the subscrlp
tions of Elgin and Taylor, $4,000, which
will not be available for the new line.
Respectfully yours,
r. l.. WALKER q Co.
Estimate of work from Bastrop to Tay
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20
INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES.

The following letter will prove of inter
est to the survivors and friends of the
Sixth and Fifteenth Consolidated Texas
regiment of Granbury's brigade. The
flag borne by this gallant body of men at
the final surrender was recently turned
over to General Bee, for preservation
among the archives of his department, by
Capt. w. j. Oliphant, of this city. Should
there be any so skeptical as to deny that
this was the identical flag, the following
letter from former member of the regi-
ment, now prominent lawyer in far-off
Oregon, will dissipate the doubt:
LAKEvIEw, Ore, May 8, 1886.
W. j. Olphant, Esq, Austin:
The flag to which you refer was the one
carried by the Sixth and Fifteenth Texas
I brought it back from Johnson's surren-
der, near Greensborough, N. c., and gave
it to D. A. Chamberlin, of Bolton, when
left the state. 1t was Hardee's "battle
flag" blue ground, white border, and
white lozenge in center. 1t had the blood
of poor Bob Bridges upon it; you remem'
Der he was carrying it on the 22d of July
at Atlanta, when he was shot through the
head and body and fell on its weather
stained folds. Scott Stuart, or Bruce
would recognize it. We lost three color
bearers that day. Poor Bridges 1 car
see his white, faxen hair, merry blue eyes
and frank boyish face through the smoke
of battle to-day. 1t is the same old baA
ner we followed to victory often and, alas
often to bloody death for SO many of ou1
brave comrades, and, thanks to the God o.
Battles, we carried it to victory in our las
charge at Bentonville only to fold it in
few days after, amid the clouds and gloon
of disaster and defeat. Yours.
MARK A. KELToN.
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Difference in favor of Taylor route ...." S S7,A
A.C. WEEKS, Engineer, etc.

Judge Rector then moved that they
regard Gen. Walkers proposition as i'm
practicable and decline it, and that the
committee be adjourned. Mr., Male then
stated that road to Bastrop seemed i'm
practicable to him, as he had been in
scheme before to build one to McDade.
Judge Rector's motion seconded ana
carried.
Mr.. Woodbridge agreed that the COM
mittee had better adjourn than dissolve,
so that they could take any further action
necessary.
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-08-07
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REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COM
MITTTEE MEETING.

4 MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY
"A Central Committee of Lyon county will be
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YOUNG MEN
MY HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE

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DAYTON.

On Saturday, the 7th day Of August, 1885, for the
purpose of naming time and places for clecting
seven delegates to the Republican State Conven-
tion to be held ct Carson, Nevada September oath.
for the calling OF q County Oonve ntion namipg
the time and place for holding the same, sppor.
tioning del egates thereto and time aud places for
holding primaries for the election of said dele.
gates and the transaction OF such other business
as may properly come before the meeting.
w, pOVEY Chairman.
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06

Down i'm the basement of the Treas
ury Department, writes correspondent,
is room in which about dozen girls
sit and sort over the waste paper which
has accumulated from the work Of the
day before by the twenty. five hundred
clerks in the rooms above. All OF the
waste paper in the department Is trans
ferred to this room by the sweepers at
the close OF each day. Then the girls
90 over it carefully, piece by piece, and
they frequently make very valuable
discoveries. Not long ago ten thousand
dollars worth OF bonds were found In
waste-basket in .he Office Of the Comp
troller Of the currency, and there was
great howl about 1t at the time, but In
the end nobody was punished for tie
gross carelessness; but such large sums
as this seldom find their way into the
sorting room. Fhe principal discoye-
ries are pen.holders and stationery
which has been accidentally dropped
into the waste-basket. Sometimes a
valuable document disappears in an un-
accountable manner from the files OF the
department. The rooms are ransacked,
and every one connected with the di-
vision becomes well-nigh crazy.
Asa last resort the waste paper room
is appealed to. In nine chances out Of
ten, IL the paper has been disposed Of in
that way, the girls will find IL. They
have become remarkably expert In sort
ing over this rubbish. A girl will take
a mass Of IL in her hands, and In less
than the time it takes TO tell IL, her
sharp eyes will have seen all the different
pieces, and IL there is even scrap that
looks a. though It might be valuable, 1t
is carefully laid aside for future exami-
nation. Experience has convinced the
treasury officials that these girls annu'
ally save many times their salaries to
the government. The sale Of the waste
paper Is one Of considerable importance
and the revenue each year is, Ia the
course of business. turned back into the
treasury, where it belongs.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06
Cost of Cars.

People often inquire as to the cost OF
the cars on which they ride and as to
the expense of running railroad. Of
course the latter is enormous and varies
with the conditions Of the road, etc.,
but the following clipping on the cost
of rolling stock is very interesting. GA
first-class standard eight-wheel Ameri-
can locomotive, with automatic train
and driver brakes, is worth about ST.
900. A modern sleeper, with 42-inch
steel-tired wheels, six-wheel trucks and
steel ankles, is worth about $40 600. A
parlor car with 42-inch steel-tired
wheels and steel axles, toilet-room and
upholstered chairs, is worth about $5,-
500. A first-class coach with toilet
room, patent car-warmer, 42-inch steel
tired wheels and steel axles, is worth
about $500. a second-class cosch,
with 33-inch steel-tired wheels and
steel axles and patent car-warmer, Is
worth about $4,000. A postal car, Of
modern design, with 4S-inch steel-tired
wheels and axles, is worth about s. 900 {.
A 5O-foot baggage car, Of modern de-
sign, with same running gear, is worth
about $500. A standard 34-foot box
and stock car, with swing motion trucks
and cast wheels and iron axles, is
worth about 800. A coal car, with
same trucks, is worth about $500. Ca
booses are worth from $500 to 81 200,
owing to their build.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06
The Colonel lse me em bered.

A Dstroiter who had honestly won
the title Of "Colonel" during the war
was in a town in the western part OF
the state the other day, and was talk
ing over war times with several friends,
when a stranger joined the group, held
out his hand TO the colonel, and said:
"You are Colonel Blank, ofDetro!t"
"Yes."
"well, I'm glad TO see you. Colonel,
do you remember the battle,of South
Mountain?"
az do"
"You led us in charge there on the
afternoon Of the first day. Confed-
crate bullet hit me In the shoulder and
| fell. You picked me up, propped me
against a stone wall and then let the
boys pass on. Colonel, God bless you|
They shook hands again, and when
the stranger had moved of Que OF the
group said:
"why, Colonel, you were not at
South Mountain"
"No."
"The man Is entirely Mistaken 7"
"Yes."
"And why didn't you tell him soF
"Becanse / did not want 10 hurt his
feelings. Such incidents occur almost
daily, and am always careful TO fall
into line with the man. Sotbing
would hurt an old veteran worse than
to discover that his colonel not only
did not pick him u on the battle field,
but that he never even heard Of him By
name ."-Detroit Free Press.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06
Here and Hereafter.

1t is 10 use for a man to get religion
if he doesn't quit lying.-Rer. Sam
Jones.
He that is born but once, dies twice.
He that is born twice shall never die
Henry Varley.
You may gain knowledge by reading;
but you must separate the wheat from
the chatf by thinking.
Christianity is not an insurance op-
Grafton, simply to take care Of man
when he dies. Ii is to teach us how to
live.-Rer. Dr. Meredith.
al have doubts" says one. Well.
you just quit your meannsss, and you
will quit doubting.- Sam Jones.
The star was born under tells me TO
look up. II we didn't come into this
world TO better ourselves, we might as
well have stayed where We !were.-Jer-
rold.
While reason is pulling herself about
the mystery, faith is turning it into her
daily bread, and feeding on 1t thank
fully In her heart Of hearts.-F. ID.
Huntington.
No mans credit can fall so low but
that, IL he bear his shame as he should
do, il is in his own power TO redeem his
reputation. Therefore, let no man de-
spair that desires and endeavors 10 re-
cover himself again.-Lord Nottingham.
If throw stone into a crowd Of
dogs, and one runs yelping. you know
that is the one that is hit. When you
hear one OF these fellows on the street
yelping at me, you may know he Is the
dog that is hit.-Rer. Sam Jones.
Water is no use unless taken. To
have it near, to talk about It's refreshing
qualities, To praise il will not quench
thirst. The one thing for thirsty soul
to do is to drink it. SO with the grace
of Christ; we must be partakers Of itin
order to understand It's virtues.
Absalom, who was fool, wished
himself Judge; Solomon, who was
wise man, trembles At the undertaking,
and suspect. his own fitness for 1t. The
more knowing aud conslderate men are,
the better they are acquainted with their
own weakness, and the more jealons OF
themselycs.-Henry.
To run few steps will not get man
heated, but walking an hour together
may; so, though sudden, occasional
thought of heaven will not raise our AZ
fections to any spiritual heat, yet medi-
tation can continue our thoughts aLd
lengthen our walk till our hearts grow
warmer .-BdrteT.
The sadJest evidence of depravity IL
the treatment which sinners bestow
upon Christ and his gospel. The iriend-
ship OF the Lord Jesus II the most es-
sential thing to human happiness both
here and hereafter, and men In their
blindness and madness scorn aud hate
IL.
Prosperity has this property: Ii puns
up narrow souls, makes them imsgino
themselves high and mighty, aud look
down upon the world with contempt;
but truly noble and resolved spirit ap-
pears greatest In distress; and then be-
eomes more bright and conspicuous.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06
Faithful as the Sen.

A young man and young woman lean
over the front gate. They are lovers.
II is moonlight. lie Is loath to leave. as
the parting is the last. lie Is about TO
20 away. She reluctant TO ace bim de-
part. Tbe5 swing on the gate.
an never forget you" he says, "and
II death should claim me. my last
thoughts will be OF you"
"I'll be true 70 you" she sobs: "Ill
never see any body else or love them a.
long as live."
They part.
Six years later he returns. His sweet
heart Of former years has married. They
meet at aparty. Between the dances
the recognition takes place.
"Let me see, she muses., with her
fan beating tattoo on her pretty hand,
"was It you or your brother who was
my old sweetheart
Really, 1 don't know he says.
"Probably my brother.
The conversation ends.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06

The humor Of the Irishman is always
broad and rollicking, and often heavily
charged with the keenest satire. The
following little incident is, however,
simply funny.
Going down town in a Fourth ave-
nue. car Thursday, big Irisbmsn arose
from his seat, and gave the bell strap a
sharp pull. The conductor angrily ex-
claimed: "Herel don't do that, you're
ringing the bell at both ends of the car
"That's all right" was the reply, "an
7 want both inds OF the car to stop"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06
How Women 60 10 sleep.

There is an article going the rounds
entitled "How the Girls Go to Sleep"
The manner in which they 60 to sleep,
according to the article, can't hold s
candle to the way married woman
goes to sleep.
Instead Of thinking what she should
have attended to before going to bed,
she thinks Of it afterward. While she
is revolving these matters in her mind,
and while snugly tucked up in bed, the
old man is scratching his head In front
of the fire and wondering how he will
pay the next months rent. Suddenly
/ she exclaims:
James, did you lock the door,"
(which door," says James.
"The cellar door," says she.
"No," says James.
"well. you had better go down and
lock it, for heard some one in the back
yard last night"
Accordingly James paddles down the
stairs and locks the door. About the
time James returns and is going TO bed
she remarks:
"Did you shut the stair-door?"
"No," says james.
"Well, if it i. not shut the cat will
get up into the chamber"
"Let her come up, then" says James,
ill.naturedly.
"My goodness, no." returns his wife,
"she'd suck the baby's breath"
Then James paddles downstairs as Jain
and steps on tack, ard closes the stair
door, and curses the cat, aud returns to
the bedroom. Just as he begins to
climb into his couch his wife observes: !:
"I forgot to bring up some water.
Suppose you bring up some in the big
tim"
And so James, with muttered curse,
goes down into the dark kitchen and
falls over chair and rasps all the tin
ware off the wall in search of the big
tin, and then jerks the stair door open
and howls:
"Where the deuce are the matchesF'
She gives him minute directions
where to find the matches, and adds
that she would rather 60 and get the
water herself than have the whole
neighborhood raised about it. After
which James finds the matches, pro-
cures the water, and comes up stairs and
plunges into bed.
Presently his wife says: "James, let's
have an understanding about money
matters. Now, next week I've got TO
pay"
az don't know what you'll, have to
pay and don't care" shouts James, as
he lurches around and jams his face
against the wall, call / want is sleep"
"That's all very well for you," snaps
his wife, as she pulls the covers Vicious
ly; "you never think Of the worry and
trouble have. And there Is Araminta,
who, believe, is taking the measles"
"Let her take 'em," says James.
Hereupon she begins to cry softly, but
about the times James is falling into a
gentle doze she punches him In the ribs
with her elbow and says:
"Did you hear that scandal about
Mrs. Jones?"
"where2" says James, sleepily.
"why, Mrs. Jones'"
"Where?" inquiries James.
81 DECLARE" said his wife, "you are
getting more stupid every day. You
know Mrs. Jones that lives at No. 22f
Well, day before yesterday Susan Smith
told Mrs. Thompson that Sam Barker
had said that Mrs. Jones had -"
Here she paused and listened. James
is snoring in profound slumber. with
a snort of rage she pulls all the covers
off him, wraps up in them, and lies
awake until q. m. thinking how badly
used she is.
Ind that is the way some married
women 60 to sleep.-Erchange.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06

A m mister who had received a num-
Der of calls, and could scarcely decide
which was the best, asked the advice OF
q faithful old African servant, who re-
piled: "Massa, 20 where the most
debble is ="
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06
We All Might DO Good.

We all might do good,
Where we often do Ill
There is always the way,
II There be but the will
Though 1t be but word
Kindly breathed or suppressed
1t may guard Off some pain,
Or give peace to some breast.
We all might do good,
In thousand small ways
In forbearing to fiatter,
Yet yielding due praise;
In spurning Ill rumor,
Reproving wrong done,
And treating but kindly
The hearts We have won.
We all might do good
Whether lowly or great
For the deed is not gauged
By the purse or estate;
lit be but cup
OF cold water that's given,
Like the widows two mites,
II is something for heaven.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06

Little Neddie was talking to bis
grandma, who was something Of skep-
tic. "Grandms, do you belong - the
Presbyterian Church ." "No" "well,
grandma, don't you think its about
time 10 get in eomewhereiv ~
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06

Bald men out OF employment ought
20 be able to make q living by rening
themselves out to sit 10 hotel dining
rooms with the tops Of their skulls luz
bricatcd with molasses Tor hy.traps.