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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16
Especial Correspondence


RICHMOND, August-The Capitol at Rich
mond is one Of the Oldest buildings in this
country. 1t stands in the center of the CITY
and is surrounded by rolling park filled
with fine old trees in which the gray squirrels
chirp and the birds sing. These squirrels
run about over the walks by hundreds
They crawl into the baskets of people who
set them down for moment while they chat
with their neighbors; and saw lady feed
ing one as walked about the grounds She
stopped down and held bit of cracker in her
hand which the squirrel nibbled as though
it had been accustomed to the society of ladies
all its life. The Capitol building was laid
after model selected by Thomas jefferson,
and it looks somewhat like the old Roman
temple at Nismes, France, known as the Mai
son Caree. Its corner stone was laid nine
years after the Declaration of Independence
was signed, and it now contains some of the
Oldest records in this country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16

made a great deal
of history. He was
a represe II t a tiv e
from Virginia in
the United States
congress at the
opening of the war,
and during the re-
bellion he was a
member of the Con-
federate congress.
He is u man of fine
education and orrpat
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16

John Randolph was an intidel during the
greater part of his life. During another part
of it he was an enthusiastic Christian. Part
of. the time he was apparently insane, aud for
a long time he was am opium eater. His
whole life was made up of queer acts and
strange eccentricities. He will always re-
main riddle to the historians.
FRANK GEORGE CARPENTER.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16
ADVICE 10 MOTHERS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain, cures wind collie, and is the
best remedy for diarrhna. 25c. a bottle
INTERESTING FACTS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16
Hills Business College

Has the best equipments the most practical course
of study, and the largest faculty In the South.
Book. keeping s taught by actual practice Adyant-
ages in all the departments far superior to any
students from Louisiana last year. No vacation.
SEND for Illustrated Catalogue and specimens of
Penmanship. IL. ii. HILL,
Waco, Teas. President,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16

lht CAGlIOl Al hlCHMOND.
In its halls Jefferson, Madison and Monroe
have spoken, and nearly every noted Vir-
ginian has sat in them as member of the
state legislature. During the war it was the
capitol building of the Confederate states.
The Confederate congress sat in it and every
atom of its old masonry is filled with history.
Walking up its front steps you enter a sort
of rotunda, i'll the center of which there is a
statue of Washington by Houdon, and this
statue is said to be the best ever made of him.
Lafayette called it the fac-simile of Wash
ingtons person, and it is the most lifelke
marble representation have ever seen. 1t is
just life size and Houdon prepared his sketch
for it at Mount Vernon. He took a cast of
Washington's face, plastering the head of the
Father of our Country over with paste and
then removing this carefully enough to get
mold. He also took a cast of the upper part
of Washington's body and infinitely meas
ured his person and then went to Paris to
make the statue. He took these casts at
Mount Vernon in 1885, before Washington be-
came president, and the statue was erected
three years before he died. 1t was paid for
by the legislature of Virginia The forehead
of this Washington is not so high as those of
Stuart's pictures. 1t is receding rather than
full, and the whole man does not seem to be
the giant represented by other painters
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16
THE RICHMOND CAPITOL.
WASHINGTON STATUE-THE ORIGIN
OF THE CONFEDERATE SEAL

Told by Its Inventor-Gossip About
John Randolph of Roanoke and His
Drunken Eccentricities-His Granite
Tomb in Hollywood Cemetery, Etc, Etc.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16
AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN THURSDAY SEPTEMBER IS 1885,

night was walking in company with Mr..
Preston past the statue of Washington in the
capitol grounds at Richmond. We were
talking of the seal and coinage, and when
Preston made some remark about the statue
it struck me at once that Washington was the
ideal cavalier of America, and that his figure
would make an appropriate design for the
Confederate seal. had an artist of Ricn-
mond draw design from it, and this design
was sent off to London to James NJ Mason,
who was the Confederate minister there He
had the seal made by Wyatt, the man who
has for years made the great seals of Eng
land, and it was sent back to the Confederate
government"
Judge Boteler tells me that the scrap book
of designs which l spoke of about yeer ago
as existing in the war department, contain
ing ideas for Confederate flag, comprises
only a small amount of the large number
which were received Said he; 1--WE received
very many designs at Montgomery, and when
it was found that the first flag was not dis
tinguishable from the Union flag in battle,
and second one was proposed, designs came
i'll by the hundreds daily, and we had alto
gether as many as would have filed a packing
box big enough to hold piano top. A great
many of these designs came from England
Many of them We're by ladies, and some were
made of satin and silk of various colors
Some were very ridiculous, and out of all
symmetry or propriety. Many bad the idea
of the rattlesnake with the words, Don't
tread on me, it is certain death, and others
were made up of the moon. stars and all the
signs of the zodiac put up in different shape
and FORMS"
John Randolph of Roanoke, now reposes
in the Hollywood cemetery at Richmond. l
visited his tomb the other day. 1t is i'll the
new part of the cemetery, far away from
those of Presidents Monroe and Tyler. 1t
consists of an immense slab of granite, five
feet wide and seven feet long. This slab is
about foot thick, and it rests upon base
fiat upon the ground. A smooth granite wall
round at the top and about eight inches high
surrounds the lot in which the monument lies,
and on the slab is the inscription:
JOHN RANDOLPH, OF ROANOKE,
Born June ,, 1773,
Died March "a 1893
His remains were removed from Charlotte
county, West Virginia, to this spot Dec 10,
1879.
And this is all that is left of John Ran
dolph. Descended from Powhattan through
~O his several times
EL%S> great grandmother
&E POcahOntaS he
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16

NNIANTED TO PURCHASE-Corn In bulk and
w in large quantity, either delivered or at the
crib, Apply 10 DR.. Cummings, Austin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16
NAILS.
SIZE LENGTH NUMBER IN
INCHES. A POUND.


lbs. Id, common nails, will lay 1000 shingles.
"a his, Sd. common nails, will lay ,O0l shingles
"a his 3D., fine nails, wi put on 900 aths, four
nails to the lath.
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INTERVENING FACTS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16

STRAYED OR STOLEN-About Eth of June,
= one sorIel mare mule, heavy made, Spanish
der lip drops-harness marks plain on withers, not
safe to ride. but works fine. Five dollars reward
will be paid for her return. w. X. Bowling, New
ton place. North Austin, joining Lacye's soap fac
tory.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-16
Table or Weights Showing Estimated Number of
Pounds of Barb Wire Required to Fence Space
or Distance Mentioned, with /, , or Strands
There are Required for Each Strand of Wire for
One Mile of Fence.

WHEN POSTS ARE PLACED - LBS. OF Lbs OF
EVERY '''' STAPLES WIRE
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-09
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THE sun from the FIRST day ofits foundation
has been in the front rank of progressive journ-
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become national. 1t may be sid with entire
truth that there is NO newspaper upon which
more pains are taken than spoa THE Sun to
secure accuracy of statement ia the news it
contains and the opinions it expresses. The
intelligence it presents TO its readers from all
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with the peculiar interest which its. reliability
inspires. The political and industrial word is
now entering upoa = stirring period Of its his
tory, the events of which q, they occur THE
sun will present with its usual promptitude.
Abroad events Of unusual consequence
are anticipated, while in our own country thu
work Of the sessions Of Congress, the LegisIs-
lures of Maryland, Virginia and other States,
together with the acts of various municipal
bodies, will demand more than ordinary atten-
ton Upon all affairs Of national importance
and Of current moment in the busy world Of
trade and manufactures, as we'll AZ upon those
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instruct or amuss the general reader, THE
SUNS large corps Of correspondents at Wash
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-09
Treatment of Young Colts.

Colts should be kept growing from
the first, and tau hit 10 eat oats at an
early age. When weaned at FIVE or
six months old, the milk of = good
Ayrshire COW for six months longer
would give the colt very good start.
Besides this, he should have a few
quarts of oats daily, with a plenty Of
good, sweet, early-cut hay Glover,
timothy, or red top, with an occasion
al feel of good straw. There should
be rock salt accessible at all times,
aud good running or spring water, and
an occa ,ional feed of carrots. This
treatment, with good, warm quarters
and plenty Of room for exercise. with
out bsing too much exposed to the
rigors of a Northern winter, would
give the breeder yearling Of which,
providing his breeding is all right, he
need not be ashamed, and an animal
worth much more than the average
twoyear olds, being both larger and
finer. Oats are most excellent food
for colts, as they give muscle, size and
style. An occasional feed Of carrots
in winter 10 almost essential to the
animals health. AS substitute for
carrots, boiled flaxseed is very good ;
in lack Of either, an occasional bran
mash is almost indispensable, as the
bowels require to be kept gently open.
When the mare is worked or driven
while sucking the colt, great care
should be used to prevent it from
sucking while the mare is overwarm
from sxertloa The mare may be
used, but should always fully cool off
before the colt is allowed to suck The
colt should be handled at very early
age, and taught while quite young
that man is its master, but 1T the
same time its friend. The young colt
should be taught to like and not fear
his master, and be we'll halter broken
(if practicable when but few weeks
old, as young colt, well halter broken
is much easier handled and cared for
than ono that is not. He should be
taught to stand hitched by the halter,
in or out of the stable, while quite
young.-American Agriculturist.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-09

A pound of bananas, it is said, con-
tains more nutrimsnt than three
grounds Of meat or as many pounds
Of potatoes, while as food it is in
every sense superior to the best wheat
en- bread. Although it grows spon-
taneously throughout the tropics,
when cultivated its yield is prodigious
for an acre Of ground planted with
bananas will return as much food
material as thirty-thrss of wheat or
over fone hundred acres of potatoes
1t is not generally understood that
bananas fried, baked or roasted are
very appetizing, and that sliced and
placed in dish, with alternate slices
of orange, they make most delicious
dessert.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-09
ARE LARGE
InP0lfIls J0BBEaS & RETAILERS
OF
DR1GOODS.

Have on hand a, oil time. 4 splendid stock Of
DRESS GOODS. SILKS. MOURNING GOODS,
LADIES' AND MISSES WRAPS. JERSEYS,
SHAwiS. LINEN FABRICS. FLANNELS.
BLANKETS, QUILTS. GOODS ron MEN Axp
BOYS WEAR, GENTS RSlSHlx
GOODS. DOMESTIC GOODS. GiNGHAMS.
PRINTS, SATINES, HOSIERY, UNDER
WEAR. LACES, &c.
We Offer only such goods as We think will
prove of COOL value for the price pail. The
price in plata figures marked on every article,
rom which there is no abatement.
Hsviag heea established in business in B,iti-
more TO. SIS yeats. and built up large trade
by fair dealing, courtesy and attention TO the
wants of cusionsr.; we think il will be 10 the
advantage of the readers OF this paper 10 deal
with US. Samples will be sent 10 select from
when We receive plain and explicit directions
Of what is probably wanted.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-09
G. A | Err b ACH, C)2asc 9Th all \ Straits
'sxt door AUER8 Ftrqsi:J
Agency for Celluloid Colla.s AMI CUTS
V!VtI n VIT TFIiI! sIOp, HNu IE
$500. $1,000 and

Every machine Warranted 10 lie in
7 no sr'e Call earl as the suppls
{. AUERBACH K BRO.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-26
MILES cIrY.

co;d Hi Perkins; "Butte is the wick
odest town in the west; Miles City would
like TO be-" Eli is wrong. Miles wishes
i he the most orderly town in Montana
ond would succeed if it were not for the
,r;de.onenness of the Bad cowboy.
Tbere are very few of the old-timers
still at Miles; their places have oeen
taken by new corners FROM the eas',
This il at once evidenced by fhe manner
u which business is conducted. u Is
also apparent by the modern style
which characterizes the architecture OF
,ha many new stores and neat cottages.
Miles CITY needs city charter and its
acco-npaniments, if such corporation
would clean and besutify the streets lay
sidawalks and otherwise enhance the
heautv Of tile substantial business blocks
.haraby snbstantiating the frst impress
M, one receives Of the town, Miles has
.soson to be proud Of its hotel. Il Is
~ '' host IN Montana. Three years have
~ asa,. ! wonderful difference in the APP
n nas Of Miles City. its citizens
sove confidence III its future; they are
antsrprising and composed Of that kind
of.stuff that makes cities. Success %
j them,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-26
A SUCCESSFUL FAIR MEETING.

The preliminary meeting held at
spieth & Krug's hall last Saturday after
noon to form permanent fair organiza-
ton for Gailatin county, was attended
nv n number of farmers and many citi-
zens Col. Ed F. Ferris was elected
chairman and H. C. Cockrill secretary.
Fl. A. Pease explained object OF meet
ING. which he said was to form an associ-
alton to benefit the farmer, miner ranch
man and stockgrower, and to take in all
the varied interests of the county.
AL. Corbly expressed strong inter
est in the enterprise.
Mr.. Wisner was anxious TO see per-
manent organization effected,
Mr.. C. w. Hoffman and others Of the
old association expressed disposition to
make any reasonable arrangement that
would be to the advantage of perman-
ent fair organization.
Mr.. u. " Bogert. secretary of the old
association, presented a statement show
ing a total Indebtedness, which was
S2,q27. represented by the present
grounds. the improvements thereon, and
the stock issued--in the stock issued is
about 12s shares at Saa. each,
Mr.. Pease moved that the chair APP
point committee Of five to confer with
the old directory May % and make per
manent arrangements for organization
and report at a meeting 70 be held on
cali Of committee. Carried
The chair then appointed H. s Pease,
A. L. Corbly, H C. Cockrill. Dr. Foster
and p, W. Mckenzie as such committee.
Mr.. Cockrill requested that Col, Ferris
name be placed upon the committee IN
stead of his, which was finally granted.
Adjourned.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-26
cHiLpDRowNEp.

On Monday afternoon about two
O'Clock DR.. Foster was hastily summoned
to the house Of J. w. Eastman who in
reply to the SECTORS inquiry said that
Mrs. Eastman had ran 10 where he was
working and said that their baby had
been drowned IN Bozeman creek. The
doctor at once went to the house of Mr..
Eastman, where he found the little child
cold in death. He exercised every
known means of resuscitation, but with
out avail, the pure little soul had passed
beyond. From the sobblng, distracted
parents it was learned that Mrs. East
man was busily washing clothes, while
the child was playing in the back yard,
through which runs Bohemian creek,
swollen and rapid from the fast melting
snow OF the mountains at its head. Mrs
Eastman says that the child had been in
the stream bat an instant when rescued,
while Others informed us that it WAS
floating on the surface. which would
indicate much longer period in the
water The child, girl, was two years
old. This makes the second child
drowned in Bozeman creek.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-26
A DISASTROUS FIRE.

Livingston was again visited by fire on
Sunday evening last about 9 O'Clock, sup
posed to have had its origin bv the ex-
pIosion OF lamp in the drug and notion
store of Merrill & McInemey. 1t is by
far the ni,.-t destrg cfiy. fire that has
ever visited the lre-tated town of Liv-
lngston, leYeling as it did in a short time
the very heart of the town and its main
business block. Starting at Merrill d
McInerney's on Main street, 1t spread in
both directions, burning an adjoining
brick building on the north, where, by
almost superhuman efforts it was
checked, and the buildings occupied by
Brownlow Gray, Geo. Carver, the Enter
prise, saloon, j. Orschel & Co, and
many Office renters, were saved. The
dry timber buildings on the south blazed
with the fury of pitch pine, and the
combined efforts of the citizens was
powerless to lessen its strength. On and
on it leaped, until it reached the end of
the block at Dan Donavan's gre Gerry
there it stopped for lack of fuel and soon
after went out, leaving where once was a
busy mart of trade, blackened mass OF
timber and ashes-a discouraging
blank. Fourteen buildings were totally
DESTROYED, and from our meager reports,
we mildly estimate the loss at $4,000.
Among those whc LOST buildings and
stock are Merrill & McEnerney, drug
gists; Geo. T. Chambers, hardware; N. c.
Matheson, groceries and fruit; Wells,
Fargo & Co., express; Jas Mintie, drug
gist; Niblock, ieweler; Otto Lauk & Co..
saloon; Phil Mercer, restaurant; Frank
Loring, saloon; S. c. Robinson q Co.,
saloon; B. C. Rodgers, restaurant, Chas.
Manley, tobacco and pipes; Miss McClat-
chey, milliner; Mrs. Stevens, milliner
Nick Imo, the contents Of two barber
shops, one of which he had purchased
the day before: Ian Donavan, groceries.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-26
Size In Dairy Cows.

This matter Of size in dairy cows is not
likely to be settled until some expert
ment station in this country shall test
sufficient number of each grade under
precisely the same circumstances, care
fully noting the food eaten and milk
produced by each-the test being made
upon cows of equal merit according to
breed This would be a valuable ex-
pertinent and should be carried out
with absolute impartiality. The be It we
can do is to mention some experiments
carried out IN Europe. Baron Ocket of
Frankenfelde experimental with Ayr
shire and Holland cows; the former had
an average weight Of BOG pounds and the
latter 1.0l6 pounds The Ayrshires ate
3.3 pounds of hay for each 100 pounds
live weight, while the Holland cows
consumed 2S pounds. The Hollanders
required only 16 of their live weight as
food of support, while Is was required
by the Aryshier. He then tested the
effect of the size on the same breed
selected two Holland cows weighing q
I12 pounds and two lighter ones weigh
ing / ,537 pounds. He then placed each
two in sepfate stalls and fed them sep
arately for sixteen days, weighing an the
food consumed. Theirliye weIghtIemaln-
cd the same. This proves that the same
rule holds with cows Of different weights
of the same breeds as in different
weights Of different breeds. Casparl
made some eighteen experiments in
feeding mich cows for the purpose If
ascertaining how many pounds Of hay u
its equivalent il required IT. make 100
pounds pf milk Kentucky stock Farm.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-26
Five DAYS In The Mountains.

I
On Saturday last says tie Independent
Mr.. VI. f. Downs was driving out to his
jay Gould mine When about the top
of the divide before going down into
Gould creek he discovered alongside the
road ahead of him strange looking
object which upon approaching it he dis
covered to be man. worn, haggard and
unable to raise. Mr. Downs stopped and
the object of his scrutiny in feeble
voice asked him where he was going.
Being Informed he requested that upon
his return Mr. Downes take him to the
nearest ranch Mr.. Downes did not
p postponed assistance in so pitiable a case
bur got the unfortunate man in his buggy
and took him to ranch about two
miles distant During the ride Mr..
Downes learned that the young mans
Che was about % years old name was
Simpson or Stitson and that he was
working with team on the Montana
Central. On Sunday his horses had
strayed away and ON Monday morning
he heard of some estrayed up in the +
mountain and started to look for them. I
He had not been out many hours when /
he became lame and his legs began 10 /
swell. In very little time he was
totally unable to walk and his legs were
badly Tolen aDove his knees and ex-
tremely painful. This vas on Monday, /
it.should be remembered, and from that
time until he was found by Mr.. Downes
on Saturday, about II O'Clock, he had
lain helpless on the ground in the
mountains, with the sky for his blanket
without morsel of food and suffering
severe pain. On Friday he had recover
ed the use his legs sufficiently to make
an effort To- reach help and he had
crawled about two miles Un his hands
and knees t. the road where he was
found What fearful aeonles Of mind
and body he must have suffered during
those days of helplessness and while be
was dragging his swollen limbe toward
the chance of rescue are incOnceivable.
He is a gentlemanly spoken young fell
low, not long since from Iowa and came
over here from Butte Mr. Downes stop
ped at the ranch to see him as he came
back ON Sunday, intending to bring him
TO town, but found him improving and
disposed to remain where he was. His
nalady was probably infammatory
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-26
POINTED A PICTURE.

Capt. Carlin of the land Office received
a pointer dog froia Ohio last week, that
in intelligence has few equals. The dog
is highly bred and has All excellent pedi-
gree. He is very well trained and obeys
every command. The day after the
CAPTAIN got the dog he let him in the
house. Missing him, he went to the
dining room, where he found the dog at
a full point looking straight at a very
natural picture of mountain grouse,
painted by Miss Walker last summer.
It was a compliment to the artist as well
as to the animal.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-26
WHO CAN SOLVE TIP

Tho following problem ID agitating
A noconda. "a sells his farm to B for
az slt 200 900 n sees where he can make more
~ ',eny,o, nv Investing elsewhere Sells it
hacL Il 4 for 5000. Then A sells it
a oosoH for 81 300 What profit does A
make on the transaction ?" Who can
answer it 2-Inter Mountain.
Answer: A ma lie $500 by the transac-
ton. Give us something hard next time.
Courier,
The Courier's mathematician had
better try again before he yells for some
thina harder Orr devil says the proper
I'M .nl,,t;on would be 81 500 instead Of $500