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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-01
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-01
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benefited by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla.
Lizzie W. DeVeau, 262 10Th ST., 9th ave-.
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l commenced using Ayers Sarsaparilla
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-01
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUC
TION.

DR.. John Collier is the Dallas Mercury s
candidate for the above Office. 1t says
the charge that he is opposed to the uni
versity is certainly farfetched, because:
"He has always been an ardent free
school man, and aided in preparing the
very bill that created the state university,
and therefore whatever he has said at any
time has been in its true interest, with a
feeling akin to that father entertains for
his child"
1t is we'll known that this man Collier
was an active opponent of the university
during the session of the Nineteenth legis-
lature, and that he was lobbying in favor
of the Pfeuffer bill, which contemplated
the destruction of this institution. That
he should now pose as the ardent friend of
the university, as it's father, $50 to speak"
is supremacy ridiculous. We venture to
say such another political somersault is
not on record. However, it is Dr. John
Golfers business, not ours, to reconcile
his former position with his present atti-
tude. All that remains for us to do is to
congratulate the university on the fact
that even its bitterest foes are now clam
oring to be recognized as its friends, as
Its sisters and its cousins and its aunts."
In A speech in the senate lately, Mr..
VOORHEES,, of Indiana, made a vigorous
attack on the civil service law and its eff
fects in embarrassing and njurlng the
administration. AT this very hour" he
said, there is not Il confidential COM
munication or transaction in any of the
departments. that was not betrayed to
the leaders of the republican party. The
very papers demanded by the senate
were familiar 20 eager republican eyes.
Every paper. every drawer, every closet
in the departments was daily and hourly
under the espionage CT republican chief
clerks, republican private secretaries and
republican shorthand writer's. Those
who opened the letters of heads of de-
partments were known as malignant op-
ponents of the democratic party, infamed
with desire for the overthrow of the adj
ministratiOr." Which is absolutely true.
The difficulty in the civil service is, that
spies infest the departments to betray its
most secret causes of action on the part
of the president to discharge inefficient
employees.
On the New Orleans division of this
Texas Pacific, at least, the Knights of
Labor have been utterly defeated and
completely whipped out by Uncle Sam.
General Manager Wheelock, according to
dispatch this morning, has more men to
work than he wants, and is so independ-
ent of the strikers that he announces that
the rules of the Knights of Labor will not
be allowed, and that all who don't like this |
regulation can leave at once, and are
requested to do so. This will GER
talnly be carried out, as Uncle Sam is able
to carry it out and abundantly able. He
Is backed by the power to make his be-
hests respected, and they will be re-
spected even by the Knights of Labor.
boss will carry Dallas county. Waco
Examiner.
One county for Ross heard from. Look
around and try and find another county
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-01

Ross will carry Dallas county.-Wa
Examiner.
One county for Ross heard from. Look
around and try and find another county
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-01

SEND FOR DITsoN Il Co.'S LARGE LIST OF EASTER
Music: CAROLS, ANTHEMS, QUARTERS, Sci
, 1886-04-09

When we hear Of v little thing by
Raphael half a foot square. fetching
si25. 900 we are amazed until we refieci
hat this little triHe has = monumental
significance MS marking the point where
the great master, and with him one
might say the art OF the world, forsook
the early tradition and under the guild
ance OF the newly-discovered antique
fragments turned to the study OF nature
alone.
That Raphael picture will never 60
out Of fashion, and the same may be said
Of all the great names which have sur
yived through many centuries of change.
But when such sums are paid as we have
seen paid a few weeks ago for modern
work we can not but wonder what will
be the worth Of those same ~canvasses a
score Of years hence. Any n who can
look back a quarter Of a century will re-
member how many changes OF fashions
there have been in art, as in everything
else. A dozen fashions have followed
one another. each for a brief period, as
the manipulators have found 1t to their
interest 10 Observation-Disclosures Times.
, 1886-04-09

The results OF the Russian level sur
yeys between the Euxine and the Caspian
show a considerable modification Of
former estimates, the difference being
reduced from 400 to So feet. The sur
face OF the Caspian is certainly a little
below the ocean level, but It's subsistence
Is subject to strange fluctuations. 1t
slowly rises and hen slowiy sinks each
alternate thirty years. The inhabitants
Of the rocky south shore have a special
name for this phenomenon and explain
1t by a variety of the absurdest theories.
The Caspian is nearly as salt as the Med
it~erranean, and its former connection
with the ocean seems probable from the
fact that it abounds not only with sea
iish but with seal, which the harpooners
Of the last hundred generations have
failed 10 exterminate.-Dr. Felix l. o.
valid.
, 1886-04-09
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Tho Gamers Has Battered into soari,
Every Profession and Buainess-
He is wrong who thoughtlessly sup
poses that in the reproduction Of tie
human face alone ia photography doing
important and considerable work. 1t
has gone far beyond that field, to which
1t was so long confined, and nov has n
tered into almost every profession,
science and business. For the lawyer il
doe moro work thai most people dream
of, in proving the genuineness Of sigma
lures, in establishing identity, and in
copying important documents. For the
surgeon it gives exact reproductions OF
wounds and operations. to help students
Of surgery who can not see the originals.
The physician finds 1t OF the greatest
help in giving him photographs Of dis
eases, sores, monstrosities and all the
other things in which the true NJ. d. de-
lights, as well as a perfect record Of the
progress of a cure.
In the astronomical world the camera
has beenof great value on such occasions
as the transit Of Venus and eclipses Of
the sun and moon. To scientific stu
dents it has given benefit in the way Of
more accurate illustration of books and
lectures. To the student Of art espec-
tally has it been OF value by enabling him
to study at his leisure the works Of the
old masters in copies exact in every par
ticular except that Of color, and with an
advantage Of ease Of comparison that no
gallery Of originals could give.
1t is the camera that has made the
s~tereopticon a power for education,
whether it be used in the college class
room, the public hall or the private par
lor. All over the and pictures OF for
eign scenery, buildings and works Of art,
as they are thrown on the platform
screen, are educating the Masses; in fact,
there is no better educator than the illus
trated lecture. In the same line pho
Biography bids fair to do grand work in
the columns Of the newspaper work
not to be sneered at because 1t is in its
infancy.
To the business man the camera is OF
great help in the preparation OF adver-
tisements, circulars, catalogues labels,
designs, plans and many other things.
Every one knows how the rogue's gal
lery helps the law enforcers. Not least
of all its good works, the amer has
given the world a new recreation-one
both SO attractive and beneficial that it
has secured in less than a dozen years
thousands upon thousands of devotees.
In other respects the wonderful .devel-
opment Of photography has far o sig
nifcance, for while it has gained great
commercial Importance both as a work
factor and a p~lay-factor in the worlds
life, it has made itself a factor in the
soul Of the world by establishing its right
to rank as n Of the fine arts. When the
camera and the chemicals replace the
brush and the paints, art does not fee.
In the guise OF the muse of photography
she lives, ever though we nave no Greek
name for her.-Robert Luce in Boston
Globe.
, 1886-04-09
rn.russrs1 y .nlss c.l..ti.,.

Hu-1ow-Tpi q great Chinese specu-
lator, and probably the richest merchant
in the e~nrpire, died recently at Hang
Chow. His progress through life may
have been IA rrosy and uninteresting as
that Of amy other common millionaire,
but his funeral wa the loudest and one
OF the grandest on record At the head
Of the procession . number OF coolies
trudged along carrying little scraps Of
paper upon which short sentences full Of
wisdom and sound advice were traced in
pencil Then folIowed a crowd OF lam
tern-bearers.a the lanterns fastened at
the end. Of long bamboo canes About
them came "A small army OF musicians
with gongs, cimbals and trumpets, max
ing noise enough To scare all the sulphur
and birthstone out Of all the wicked
spirits within range. Next came a few
hundred little boys each holding in his
hand sone weapon of strange form in
tended for the slaughter Of evil-disposed
devils. The bearers OF the family tablets
with the names Of the ancestors Of the
deceased marche~iasfter the boys.
Next in the procession altas on wheels
appeared, loaded with choice fruits, the
the last one bearing the portrait of the
deceased. After these affairs two groups
of priests presented themselves, the first
dressed in white robes, richly en-
~broidered, and the second in scarlet and
yellow. Between these two groups there
was a crowd bearing lanterns, flags,
parasols and fans, together with all sorts
Of queer things. The master Of cere-
monies rode ON horseback, and wa
dressed from head to foot in white, the
Chinese mourning. Behind him was a
large white tent, carried along by strong
men, and in this their relatives concealed
their W o AT last the coffin came In
sight mounted upona magnificent hearse
ornamented in the most gorgeous style,
and borne along on the shoulders of 20
men. A large number of mandarins,
dressed in their official robes, and carried
in Japanese chairs, closed the procession.
New York Sun. i-''n
, 1886-04-09

SALE OF HEREFORD STOCK.
We desire to call attention TO our grand
combination sale, to be held at Des
Moines. la. April ~, Of Hereford stock,
include imported and native thorough
bred cows, heifers aud bulls; also will be
included about 100 grade yearlings, bulls,
and heifers. Contributions from some OF
the most famous herds in the country
have been promised and Others respect.
fully solicited, and should be received not
later than April IS, TO be promptly cata-
logued. Entries of grades can be-made OF
shipped M TO April "a. by sending par
t~iculars TO the ~auctioneers. Bennett,
Boyd 4 Co, who will esteem il a favor.
Every accommodation for stock consigned
for sale. Sale to be held at our barn 81 and
2l3 Locust street. at 1880 O'Clock sharp.
This being the first public sale Of thorough
bred Hereford cattle ever held in Dcs
Moines or neighborhood, the auctioneers
will spare neither time moi expense to
make it q grand success.
Terms will be announced on the day Of
sale. For terms and particulars write to
or call on the a%uctioneers at their office.
sol West Walnut street.
n. B.-Sales of Hereford stock a special
". Prompt attention given to all farm
stock sales. Stock bought on commis-
sion.
, 1886-04-09

Vinegar can be made to take the place
OF ice in the preservation OF meat, and
also improve its quality, II msrinade is
a marinsde il prepared in this way: Sim
mer for twenty minutes in a pint Of
water two or three bay leaves, a bunch
of parsley and lemon thyme, an onion,
three cloves. a teaspoonful each Of whole
allspice and whole black pepper, and a
small piece of ginger; add a ~teacupful Of
brown sugar and two teacupfuls OF vine
gar. Stir until the sugar Is dissolved and
the marinade at boiling point, Pour into
a shallow pan that will just hold your
neat. The above quantity is for a shoul-
der Of mutton. When II is cold put the
mutton in it. For a larger piece OF meat
increase the quantity of marinade- It il
not to float about in it. remember; but
the meat mus be tarned and basted with
the pickle every day. II you have the
shoulder boned Beforehand II win keep
better. Three or four days 4 viii be
perfectly safe; but the dish should be
covered to keep away fss.-Philadelphia
Record.
, 1886-04-09

The new English ironclad just launched
from the Pembroke dock-yard, the An
son, in n twin-screw, armor-plated bar
bot ship. Her principal Dimensions are:
Length bewecn perpendicular, $50 feet
extreme breadth, 05 feet 8 inches; dis
placement, 10000 tons; engines, 300
horsepower; and indicated speed, 10
knots. Her complement of officers and
men will be 400. Her beltod nrmor will
b. IS inches in thickness and she is to
carry four 03-ton guns, six 8-inch broad
side guns, ten Nordenfeldts. and twelve
6inch q%uick-hring guns. Chicago
Tribune.
, 1886-04-09

Feminine subservience to fashion is the
greatest enemy to our native birds. To
minister to this vanity an army Of men
and boys are employed throughout tho
country TO murder these innocents, that
their stuffed skins may decorate a lady's
bonnet. Travel a hundred miles along
our coast and you may not see a gull
where five years z there were thou
sands OF white breasts flashing in the
sunshine. In many places meadow
larks, bobolinks and orioles are almost
extinct.
, 1886-04-09
Proposals for Subsistence stores
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE |
PLATTE, OFFICE CHIEF CoMMIs-
sApy op Sr-psIsTpNcp

sARY OF SUBSISTENCE,
OMAHA, Neb., March |, 1886.
Proposals in duplicate, in sealed envel-
opes, addressed TO the undersigned,
marked proposals for subsistence stores. -
and subject TO the usual conditions, will
be received at this Office until u O'Clock
noon, central standard time, April 10, 1886,
at which time and place they will be
opened in the presence of bidders for fur
nishing and delivering, between May ]
and 20, 1886, at the subsistence store
house in this city, or on railroad cars at OF
near place of manufacture of the following
articles, viz
$4,000 pounds of -four, high ground.
to be made from good, sound wheat
The bids will state the price in new,
strong, single cotton sacks, and in double
sacks; the outside sacks to be burlaps, well
| sewed and corners tied. each sack to con.
tain 100 pounds net of -four.
4,440 gallons vinegar, 35 grains strength,
10000 pounds laundry soap, pound
bars, in cases holding 60 pounds, cases
strapped.
5000 pounds salt. 3 1900 pounds fam
lily four winter wheat, best quality. in
double sacks of 100 pounds net.
3.2l6 five pound cans lard, choice fam
lily, II cans to case
Proposals will also be received and
opened at the same time by Maj. w. Ii.
Bell. Z s., Denver, Col, for delivery Of
the above at Cheyenne Depot, Wyo.. OF
at Denver. Col, or on railroad cars at oil
near place of manufacture. Proposals
must in all cases state the place at which
i, is proposed to make deliveries. :.
Proposals will be received and opened
at the same time by the acting commits
sary of subsistence, at Fort Douglas,
Utah Territory. for delivery Of l30, 000
pounds -four, 700 gallons vinegar, and
5000 pounds salt of the above qualities,
at Fort Douglas, and by the acting com
missary Of subsistence at Fort Mckinney,
Wyo.. for delivery Of 10000 pounds Of
the above -four at that post
Samples Of the articles to be sent with
the proposals.
Proposals for less quantities will be re-
ceived. The government reserves the
right to reject any or all proposals. Blank
proposals and full information as to the
manner Of bidding, conditions to be Oh
| served by bidders and terms of contract
and payment. will be furnished on appli-
cation to this office, or to the officers Of
the subsistence department at the places
named. John p. HAWKINS,
Major and q g
, 1886-04-09

New York Town Topics says that. nc
cording to a letter from London, at a re-
cent social event there Canon Farrnr,
who was M Of the guests, was asked
how he found America as a country TO
travel in. Excellent" he replied. Il
can scarcely conceive how IL could be
improved in any way. The better classes
there are really 50 civil and attentive
that n could almost do without a
valet
, 1886-04-09

The Famous 1890 ''Peachblow Vase
Attracting much more attention than
either OF theseAmore even than the
smudges of paint by Corot, for which
Mrs. Morgan paid $50, 600 apiece, they
SAYS the famous ~~peachblow vase 50
called OF account Of its color. 1t is eight
inches high and two inches broad at the
bulge is as plain as the p~lainest COB
let. and Mrs. Morgan paid s15, 900 for it
$40, 900 to the Chinese mandarin whose
property it was, and $1,000 to the agent
who went all the way to Pekin and
wrestled with the leather-colored prince
for its possession. What gives the vase
its value lit has just sold for $18, 600 Is a
puzzle u me: There is fun in standing
near the little vase where it is housed
and hear the contemptuous comments Of
those who come up to inspect it.
Il wouldn't give s15, unless I could
sell it, pos aaiTiDi I4Hri
That thing. 1t isn't worth IS cents.
(which one is ii. Jennie? Not that lit
tie cloudy bit of pottery up on that stooli
Why, the woman must have been in
sanei- tN
at may nave some curious historical
value suggested Professor Newcombe,
some interesting antecedents during its
centuries Of existence"
That's all very well,- answered a by
stander. "but If nobody knows what its
history is, how c=n it add anything to its
value?- al
perhaps it as Mohammed's demi-
john said one.
perhaps it was Abraham's canteen.r
was the next irreverent guess.
1T might have been Confucins' nurs-
ing bottle" shyly limited a third-Crof-
fut's New York Letter.
, 1886-04-09

A first class feeding farm in Iowa for
sale or exchange Tor ranch and cattle in
terest. This farm is situated ~ miles
from the town of Spencer. on the Chicago
Milwaukee x St Paul railroad and con
sists of 1000 acres in all, 500 of which
are fenced and improved as under, 400
acres enclosed pasture with creek, $50
corn land, 1863 hay land. 4 acres shade
trees, 3 acres ornamental lawn and garden,
two very gooddwelling houses, first class
barn and cattle sheds, 3 big corrals with
windmill waterpower. scales, etc. Apply to
Il. SHIvEs, Spencer, lows.
, 1886-04-09

The population of London now exceeds
every other city, ancient or modern, in
the world. New York and all its ada
cent cities combined are not equal to
t%wo-thirds Of it. Scotland, Switzerland
and the Australian colonies each con-
tains fewer souls. while Norway, Servia,
Greece, and Denmark have scarcely half
so many. Yet, at the beginning Of the
present century the population of all
London did not reach 1000, ooo.-Chi-
caQo Herald.
, 1886-04-09

Here is his frank summary of the
situation: Il had neither resolution to
see Adele, the courage to do without her.
the sense to consider what was at last to
come of it all, Of the grace to think how
disagreeable l was making myself at the
time to everybody about me. There was
really no more cepacity or intelligence in
me than in a just fledged owlet, a just
open-eyed puppy, disconsolate at the ex-
istence Of the moon. Pail Mall Gazette.
, 1886-04-09

w. N. Hunt can always be rdiedupou,
not only 10 ~nyainssto0-ske best cs
everything. but to secure the agency for
such article as have well known merit, and
are popular with the people, thereby sus
tanning the reputation of bainf always
enterprising, and ever reliable. Having
secured the agency tr The celebrated d.
Kings New Discovery fot consumptioa,
viii sell Il on a postiva- guarantees II
will surely cure any and every affection of
throat, lungs and chest, and to show you
u condolences, we invite you TO call and
get a trial bottle free.
, 1886-04-09
frososals Tor Plans and Specifications
for University Building

Plans and specifications will be received
by the university building commission, at
the Office of the secretary, Mr.. LeRoy
Grant. in Laramie, up to II o'clock noon,
Monday, April &c, 1886, for the building
of the university OF Wyoming.
The amount Of money appropriated to
be used in purchasing the site, and in the
erection. furnishing and equipment Of the
said university building, is fifty thousand
dollars $3.50. 000). and all plans and esti-
mates submitted must be based upon the
amount of said appropriation. No COM
pensation can be allowed for rejected
plans. The commission reserves the
right to reject any and all plans.
By order of the University Building
Commission.
john W. DoNNELLAs,
Chairman.
Attest; Leroy GRANT,
Secretary.
, 1886-04-09

The ancient Roman bedsteads were
of considerable height. requiring a foot
stool or set OF steps to get into them, and
were made like our largest sized sofas
with a headboard, sometimes a CORES
ponding one against the foot and a high
back at the further side, but entirely
open on the one on which the occupant
entered. The frame was strung with
girths, which supported a thick mattress
IN which were supported a bolster and
inflow Budget.
, 1886-04-09

Money Lender Among BabyloniAns-
The greater part of the so-called Egibi
tablets are agreements for loans in which
the borrower binds himself to return the
amount together with interest prescribed
in the contract. Some of these contracts
are really statements recording a loan,
which were drawn up when payments
became due, in order to levy execution
on the borrower. When : Babylonian
wanted TO begin business he often bor-
rowed upon his own property so as to get
the necessary capital Several tablets
record the agreements OF I'VE parties
mortgaging their houses with the stated
intention of creating u capital and Of
starting business. M Ia
The system of taxation in Babylonia
also made money lenders indispensable,
especially to agriculturists, who had to
pay their taxes before harvest, and were
therefore obliged to borrow on their
future crops. Interest was generally,
though not always, paid by the month,
and capital was paid back by install
ments; the interest was about one-sixtieth
per month, or 20 per cent. per annum.
But what increased the profit of a money
lender most was the system, which is
still in use in Asia Minor, Of paying taxes
in kind. The agriculturist had to buy
grain when the price was high, and
when the harvest came to realize at a
low price. Hence a money lender was
often also a corn and grain lender; many
contracts records loans Of corn and
money, and the time mentioned for re
, 1886-04-09

JOSIAH Davis. North Middletown, Ky.
writes II am now using a box of your
Henry's Carbolic salve upon an ulcer.
which for the past ten days has given me
great pain. This salve is the only rene
dy | have found hat has given me any
ease My ulcer was caused by v~arieose
veins. and was pronounced incurable by
my medical doctors. / find. however,
that Henry's Carbolic is efecting a cure. :
Beware Of limitations
, 1886-04-09

Save money and doctor bills Relieve
your moth,n, wives and sisters by the
timely purchase Of DR.. Bosanko's Cough
and Lung syrup, best known remedy FOR
coughs, colds, Group and bronchial afec-
tons Relieves children Of Group in one
night may save you hundreds Of dollars
Price so cents and sl.00 Sold by W. N.
Hunt