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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-04

This department yesterday received the
usual number of applications asking for
pardons. all of which will receive attention
in due time.
The governor yesterday appointed Chas.
l.. Kettler to be district attorney of the
Twelfth judicial district, vice N. G. Kit
trell, lately appointed judge of the dis
trict.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-04
UNIVERSITY OF TEX. S.

By request of the professors, Col A. j
Peeler will deliver lecture to the law
classes this day, at 11:3O a m, upon the
subject of 'The practice of law in the
United States courts" These lectures, by
the distinguished gentleman, always in
sure the attendance of every student in
the law department.. They will profit by
his wisdom in law and equity.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-04

so.
Republicans may intend to get Dakota
into the union to freeze out the south,
but the south knows what cold weather is.
Nearly all the Texas papers endorse the
Posts suggestion of canvass by candi-
dates before the meeting of the state con-
vention.
The best way to promote railroad build
ing in Texas is to refns to Cypress those
already in operation.
Waco Examiner.
Reciprocal commercial privileges be-
tween the United States and Mexico would
make Texas rich, indeed. Petitions should
be circulated over the state asking con-
gress to pass Hewit''s bill at once, SO that
there might be no further delay in put
ting the treaty of '83 into effect.
Fort Worth Mail.
Men with records can brighten up;
there will be need of argument or e1pla-
nations.
Texas is getting big share of immi-
grants, and they are the independent,
working sort.
1t seems tight squeeze for the Dallas
folks to raise the money for the north
ward extension of the Santa Fe; Fort
Worth will lay the iron rails into the In
dian territory and with but little fuss.
The republicans are accusing Miss
Cleveland of Jealous church work in urg-
ing the appointment of her Presbyterian
friends to fat Offices.
Floresville Chronicle
M. t. Brown, of Tyler, has patented a
cotton compress which, on recent trial,
compressed heavy bale of cotton to the
space of ~ inches.
SIX HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
Mr.. r. E. Moffitt, of San Marcos, has a
clock which was brought to Mexico by
Cortez, and which is supposed to have
been made in the 18th century.
THE MoRMoSs MUST GO.
Navasota Tablet.
1t seems to be pretty well established
fact that the Mormon settlements in Ari-
zona are in partnership with the Apache
Indians, and that Mormons disguised as
Indians have been dong most of the
numbering and robbing in that section
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-04

The state land board yesterday received
a bid to lease one section in Hardeman
county and bid to lease one section in
Cottle county. There are bids in to pur-
chase something over 100 sections. The
board will convene next Tues day to make
awards, and from indications just now it
will be the lightest months work yet had
Very little money was received yesterday
and none was turned over to the school
fund.
Yesterday the land board was rendered
payment for seven sections of land in
Preside county, but refused to accept the
money. Mr.. Newt. Walton also rendered
$1,000 as first payment on land but it was
refused.
The state land board was in regular ses-
sion yesterday and awarded 120 bids to
actual settlers in the following counties;
Zayala, Wichita, Val Verde, Scurry,
Shackelford, Roberts, Preside. Palo Pinto,
Medina, Mitchell, Lampasas, Knox, Jones,
Chambers, Crockett, Clay, Coleman, How
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
WashingtOn's Temper.

Washington was human, though his tory has so idealized him that he seems but '1ittle lower than the angels" He had quick temper, which he generally controlled; but occasionally it broke loose, and then there was collision.
 One of these collisions was witnessed by Gilbert Stuart, while he was painting Washington's portrait. One morning as the artist was ascending the steps of the Presidents house, he looked through the open street door and the inner doc into the parlor.
 Washington had man by the collar and was thrusting him violently across the room. MT. Stuart, not wishing to enter the house then, passed on. After going short distance, he returned, and found Washington sitting in a chair, quietly awaiting him.
 ''Mr. Stuart" said the President, after the morning salutation, "when you went away yesterday, you turned the face of the picture to the wall, and gave directions that it should remain in that position, to prevent it receiving any injury. When I came into the room this morning, the pictures face was turned outward, as you now see it; the doors were open, and here was fellow raising dust with a broom, and know not but the picture is ruined"
 Little harm was done to the picture, but the incident gave happy thought to the artist. He had tried in vain by his wonderful powers of conversation so to excite the self-controlled president that his eye would flash and his con- posed features be lighted up.
 Knowing that Washington became irritable when kept waiting five minutes beyond. the appointed hour, he got everything ready for sitting and then left the room, just before tho designated time for the presidents en- trance.
 Going into an adjoining room, he waited until he heard loud exclama- tion of impatience, and the puck steps that told of an angry mood. Then en- tering, he sa.uted Washington, and seized his palette. The salutation was coldly returned; the president seated himself in the chair, his face flushed with indignation. The painter hastcned to catch the expression.
 After few touches he ceased painting and, with smile of satisfaction, apolo- gized for his want of unctuality by frankly confessing the ruse he had prac. tised.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
Too Much of a Good Thing.

The story is told of good Methodist brother, an itinerant, who sought shelter for the night at a certain farmhouse. The woman demurred, but there had been a long drought, and when the minis ter suggested that his prayers might move the Lord to send the rain, she consented to let him stay. During the night the floods came, and when the good woman came down in the morning and found her fences and chickencoops had sailed off for parts unknown, she was muck cast down. "I might have known bet ter," said the poor woman, as she cast a rueful glance out of the window; '1 might have known better than to let a Methodist come into my house, for they always go into everything with all their might, and I don't want any of lem to pray any more for rain fer my benefit no, never-if the land dries up till it cracks open. .n-Harpers Basar.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
The Car Sends for His Uniform.

When Prince William of Prussia visi- ted tho Russian Emperor on the occasion of the recent imperial hunt at Brest- Litovsk, the Czar found himself with out Prussian uniform, and the conse- quence was that a messenger had to travel all the way from St. Petersburg by special train to repair the deficiency. The Czar discovered his loss the after noon before Prince Williams arrival. Sending word to his valet to have 8 Prussian uniform in readiness for the morrow, the man appeared to say that by his imperial masters orders all uni forms had been left at St. Peters, burg.
 An aide-de-camp was sent for. "A Prussian uniform must be here by 7 o'clock tomorrow morning." It was then o'clock. The aide de camp des- patched two telegrams, one to the mas- ter of the imperial wardrobe at St. Petersburg, and the other to the rail- way authorities, and about 6 o'clock a locomotive set off from the Russian capi- tai carrying the messenger entrusted with the required dress. Fresh locomo tives were in readiness at Dunaberg and Wilma, and the distance of $50 kilo- metres was traversed in thirteen hours, a rate of 73 kilometres per hour, so that the uniform was in readiness for the Czar at the time fixed.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Hints to Dyspeptics.

Much of the value obtained from nut. ton depends upon it's cooking and previ- ous tenderness. It should be kept till tender, and the time will depend upon the weather.
 The tenderness of meat and it's cook ing cause the flores thereof to be more easily broken up in the stomach; it is thus digested without delay. Beefsteak should be most tender before being sub- mitted to the process of cooking. It should always be done-or rather under done-over clear fire of coal cinders or coke, which is better still.
 The dyspeptic will do we'll to give hashcs and stews wide berth, unless they are exceptionally we'll cooked.
 Tripe is an easily digested and most succulent supper dish.
 Now as to pork. For man who is in good health, and has the opportunity of taking constant exercise in the open air, this food is good and nutritious, but the invalid and dyspeptic must bewar of it. Ham or bacon, with eggs, in the morning, however, is tolerably easily digested. So is pigs liver with bacon ; and cold pigs cheek is good either as supper or breakfast dish to those in ordinary health.
 After pork comes veal in the scale of indigestibility, so that, on the whole, my best advice to the dyspeptic is to leave both alone, with the exception of frizzled ing.
 Sweetbreads, whether calves or sheep's, are very nutritious and assist in the digestion of other foods.
 On the whole, the health-seeker will do we'll to make the flesh of the sheep and OK, in moderate quantities, his staple, so far as albuminoid feed is concerned, but he must vary this constantly with chicken, game and fish when in season.
 He will hardly need to be told that beef and mutton, when good and proper ly cooked, give him life and energy, and therefore comfort, and to great degree happiness; but may remind him that an undue proportion of animal food ren- ders1aim more liable to infammatory | troubles, whether acute or chronic; and again, if subject to rheumatism or other blood complaint, he must be cautious in | the use of such viands. - CasseH's Naga.. sine
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24

Afthufs experience in buying live tur. keys, and I was paraded before papa Hornbeck.
 "I declare" said he, refectively, "that looks like handsome turkey that old man Tomkinson had; pet of his 1t. tie boy Freddy, who called it some out. landish name. Hos been stolen, proba. bly,"
 The kind old gentleman actually made inquiries the next day, and meeting Fred dy first, his symyathies were enlisted and I was sent home. was very happy and glad to be at home again, though the fate of my comrades and my own hair breadth CSC pes made me changed bird.
 Kitty and Freddy pamper me great deal, but life is very uncertain thing, especially with turkeys at Thanksgiving time.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
Japanese In America,

The first Japanese to settle in San Francisco were eleven persons, who ar rived in 1870. Now there are more than eight hundred Japanese in the city, of whom about forty are women. Of these forty twenty are married and their children attend the public sc. ols. These Japanese have come to San Francisco to learn English and partly to escape military service in Japan, and they are generally well educated. They are mostly engaged in house service in San Francisco, in which they are proficient. A few of them are nominal Christians, while the rest are atheists ''The torturss of hell, they say ''are graded according to the amout of money one has," When asked why more Japanese women have not come over one of them said: "The less women the better; woman's tongue three inches long can kill man six feet high. ."-NeU York Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
Love Me, Love My Dog.

''Will your dog bite, Johnnie?" asked Johnnie's sis CTS beau of that youngster, as he met him with an ugly cur tied to a string.
 ''Nary bite," replied Johnnie, conf- dently.
 The young man put out his hand to pat the brute, and the result was a a snapped finger. He jerked away his hand in a rage and exclaimed:
 ''Why, you miserable little rascal, you said that nasty cur wouldn't bite."
 'Oh, no," said Johnnie, coolly.
 t'Yes, you did; confound you."
 ''No, I didn't. You said, twill your dog bite Johnnie?" and I said he wouldn't, and he won't. He never bit Johnnie in all his born days and it wouldn't be good for i'm if he did. Bet your life that dog knows what to bite" and Johnnie went off whistling, with the dog trotting along at his heels, looking back over his stump tail at Johnnie's sisters beau. - Zid-Bits.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
No lndpaper.

Detective John Webb was passing the Bates Street end of the vegetable market three or four days ago when a stranger accosted him with: '-
 "Say, came in town the other day to git my boots fixed, and I was looking around this place little and lost a silver dollar out of hole in my pocket.'
 s'But you didn't come back to look for it, did you2"
 "Yes, did. think lost it right over there, where I lodged a wagon. Have you heard of any one pickining up dollar2'
 "No, sir"
 "seen any advertisement in the paper9'
 "No. You'd better save your time. :"
 "Why?"
 "Why, man, you aren't green enough to expect to get that dollar back, are you9"
 "Of course I am! Wasn't it mine9 Didn't lose it?' "Well! We'll! Some ono ought to sandpaper your head!"
 'They had, chg queried the man as he searched around the street. 'T lost it just about here, while was jumping out of the way of wagon. If anybody tries to rub any sandpaper on my head Pll--w He made a dive into the dirt and fished up silver dollar, and as he held it between his thumb and finger and danced around he cried: 'Here she is-this is the very onei know it by the nick cut on the edgel Ought to have my head sandpapered, had I! Well, you just bet know my gait, and Pm dollar ahead It's lucky for me, though, that you didn't find it. You look just like man who'd have chucked it into his pocket and let me go to ruin. Sandpaper! How would you like to bite file!" And the abashed detective couldn't say word in his own defence.-Detroit Free Press
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
Where Beer Runs in Rills.

Hartman says in hisn book: "What would Munich be without beer?" As a ship stranded. The capital of Bavaria fl ats on an ocean of foaming beer. Peo- pie do not in common conversation spec ulate over the weather, but ask at once |: "How is the beer to-day?" The Bava- rian does not drink beer because he is thirsty, ''but because he enjoys it, and because he enjoys it he drinks much
 Every man in Munich guzzles his fou quarts per diem. There are thousands who swallow their eight quarts and many who will swill their ten and twelve quarts. I knew one man who told me he had been drinking sixteen quarts daily for years. A stulent will manage at one sitting from ten to six teen quarts, which would fill about six ty of our g a ses. A congress of staid scientific fellows met at Munich festi- val and each one drank 3 6-1O quarts during short sitting.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
is next to impossible to secure a

It is next to impossible to secure good second growth of pine trees in the Sierra Nevadas as long as sheep are per mitted to range unrestricted over the mountains. They trample the young sprouts of two or three years growth in to the ground and kill them. They feed on the tiny shoots the first year they ap pear. Even if they survive the first few years the sheep men frequently set fire to the underbrush in order to clear the ground for feed. Fires are also started carelessly from the camp fires of the herd CTS. All in all, the trees have 8 tough time to attain maturity. TEose who are interested in the subject of forestry would find it to their advantageto study this means of destruction of trees, which we firmly believe to be greater than all others, and see remedy by which such destruction can be prevented.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
Near Tahlequah, Indian Territory,

Near Tahlequah, Indian Territory, is an immense wild pigeon roost. There are millions of birds, and at night when they come in to roost they make noise like mighty thunder. Birdmen say there arc only two droves of wild pigeons now in North America. This is the larger one. A great many people are encamped around the roost engaged in trapping, netting and killing them for shipment, which they arc doing by the thousands.
 New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St.
 Louis and other pla' es in the States of less note, are represented at this roost.
 For dead ones the slayers get an average of $2 per 1C0; for live ones the netters get $4 to $6 per 100, as great many of these are used in the East and ordered for shooting matches by sporting clubs.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
The Farmers Boy.

The country boy or girl is face to face with practical realities. He sees how slowly money is made on the farm; he is taught from youth up the need of economy; he has the nature of saving first explained to him every day in the week; he is not exposed to the tempta- tion of the saloon or ball-room, and he is not so much of lady's man before he has occasion to use razor on his downy cheeks. He may be trifl, rude; he may not feel easy in company, but in the long, closely contested race of life it is the chap that trudges to school barefooted in summer and stogas in winter, whose mother cuts his hair with the sheep sheers, who leads the chap that goes to the city school with the starched shirt front and fancy slippers, and whose head is shaved with lawn mower at the barber shop. Such has been our obse. vance, and we think we know what we arc talking about I0aca U0D1este id
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
Messrs. Walsh and Tweedy, of t

Messrs. Walsh and Tweedy, of the United States Geological Survey, were caught out in an electric storm, while sketching from high peak near Dixie Butte, Ore, recently. First there was a bnzzing sonnd, apparently coming from under the drawing table that Mr.
 Walsh was using. He pu his hand under the drawing sheet, and received a severe shock. Tw, edy, who was lying down, was disturbed, and jumped to his feet, but went down again quickly, for where he stood the electric fluid entered in such quantities as to produce an al most unbearable pricking sensation. Both men felt tremendous shocks, their hair stood up like bristles, their muscles tw.tched, and in all respects they felt as if connected to powerful electric bat tcry. Through it all the projecting rocks gave forth musical humming sound.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
1t has been said that rabies is aim,

It has been said that rabies is almost unknown in Constantinople, notwith- standing the great number of dogs which infest that city. This is on account of their curious and we'll known customs. The dogs seem to be divided into groups, each group occupying certain quarter of the city. If any strange dog appears, or if any dog strays into the wrong sec tion of the city, he is immediately set upon and ,devoured by the inhabitants of that section. So that, as dogs belonging to strangers have to be jealously guarded, there is not much danger of the intro duction of rabies.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
The Cry of the Dreamer.

am tired of planning and toiling In the crowded hives of men; Heart weary of building and spelling And spelling and building again. And long for the dear old river, Where dreame my youth away; For ii dreamer lives forever,
 And toiler dies in aday. am sick of the showy seeming, Of life that is half lie; Of the faces lined with scheming In the throngs that hurries by. From the sleepless thoughts endeavor, Iwould go where the children play; For dreamer lives forever,
 And toiler dies in a day. I feel no pride butpity
 For the burdens the rich endure. There is nothing sweet in the city But the patient lives of the poor. Oh, the little hands too skilful, And the child mind ceoked with weedsl The daughters heart grows wilful, And the fathers heart that bleedsi No, no! from the streets rude hustle. From the trophies of mart and stage, Iwould fly to the woods low rustic, And the meadows kindly page. Let me dream as of old by the river, And be loved for the dream alway; For dreamer lives forever,
 And toiler dies in day.
 John Boyle OReiuy
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24

The number of newspapers published in the world at any one time must be more or less 8 matter of estimate, as official or reliable statistics from every country cannot be obtained. According to the authority of the German Secretary of State and Postmaster General, Dr. V. Stephan, there existed, in March, 1886, throughout the world, ''about 34, ,000 newspapers with an aggregate circulation of 592, ,ooo,oo copies within year, of which papers 1e,ooo were published in Europe, 2,000 in North America, 600 in South America, IT'S in Asia, and the rest in Australia and Africa.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24

A strange variety of taste, says Lon- don maga inc, has prevailed in various countries in regard to mushrooms. In them. They are hung up to dry in the roofs of the cottages, like oat cakes in Lancashire, and form greatly esteemed relish to all sorts of dishes. In some parts of Germany, also, they are largely preserved in brine for cooking purposes, but in England it is only lately that they have come at all into general use.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
HUMOROUS,

A sole stirring subject-A nail in your shoe.
 A hard thing to sharpen--The waters edge.
 The old chaps who wore armor were the first mail carriers.
 A turtle is lazy fellow, and yet he doesn't have soft snap.
 A man of short stature gives as a rea- son for his stunted growth that he was brought up as child on condensed milk.
 "Waiter, this fish certainly is not fresha" 'It must be, sir. I know, sir, there has not been bit. of salt near it, sir."
 Many man who thinks he is going to set the world afire finds to his sorrow that somebody has turned the hose on uim.
 "Bah, :" he said, bitterly, ''all this that we call love is cant" ''Say 'won't' rather," she answered softly, and he left her forever.
 Frogs legs are said to be unusually high. This is not on account of the French influx, but because the legs were always on the jump.
 Prof. Wigweover: Robert what was it that made the Tower of Pisa lean9" Little Robert Rocket: "A famine in the land made it lean, sir"
 A noted pcnman of Vienna has written a letter of forty French words on grain of wheat. He is the only man who has ever made an oat of grain of wheat. An exchange gives long list of req sons why you shouldn't snub a boy, but omits the principal one, which is that nine times out of ten it's waste of time to try.
 A phrenologist says that "fulness un- der the eye denotes language" When the fulness is caused by another mans fist it denotes very bad language, gen. erally.
 On first glimpse at the sca.-'As- tonishing! Who would have thought there could be as much water as that2" ''True; and remember you only see what's on top.
 A great many mothers, in teaching their children not to eat with knife, permit them to eat with their fingers. It is better, however, to eat with the mouth.
 The sting of bumblebee contains only a tiftieth part of drop of poison. You can't get the average boy to be- lieve that. He'll insist on at least fluid ounce.
 A Pittsburgher has taken out patent for Q machine to crimp flour bags. That's all right. Why shouldn't the flour bag wear crimps so long as the flour barrel has hoops9
 Astronomers tell us in their own sim pie, intelligiblc way that the gradual lengthening of the days is due to the "obliquity of the ecliptic of the ter restrial horizon." This ought to set at rest the foolish idea that the days are longer because the sun rises earlier and sets later.
Connecticut western news., 1886-11-24
A Noble Arrangement.

"It's solemn thing, young man," said the broken hearted father, Ito come into the home of an old man and take away his only daughter, the light of his household, and the prop and solace of his declining years. But you have my blessing, and wish you every joy and
 But won't take her away sir" in- terrupted the young man inexprcssibly affected. "We'll both stay right here" -New York Sun.