The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-25

million soldiers. The reviewing Office r
would require an express train for several
days to go from one end of the line to the
other.
CALL HALT IN PENSIONS AND OTHER WAR
EXPENSES.
Waxahache Mirror
During few years since the war 191 $50
claims presented to the treasury depart
ment at Washington have been disallowed.
Sixty seven per cent of the claims adjudi-
Gated since 1870 proved to be worthless.
The examination and investigation of
these bogus claims cost the government
over S1,000,000. Assuredly, it is time that
stop was put to this expensive business.
THE OLD ADAGE ABOUT PRIDE.
Justice Field tells how his pride had a
fall. When he was young mau he was
particularly proud of his erect form and
fine, curling hair. Walking one day with
head well up, he ran against cart and in
jured his knee. The injury resulted in
permanent lameness and consequent
stoop in his shoulders. Afterward hard
study produced brain fever, and fly bis
ter destroyed his waving locks.
THE SOUTH IN TIE LIST OF PENSIONERS.
Lampasas Dispatch.
The southern states furnished 47,629
soldiers for the Mexican war and the
northern states 23,69S. This is the OK
PLANTATION of the hostility of northern
congressman to the granting pensions to
Mexican war veterans. What shame.
GREER COUNTY FOR TEXAS.
Dallas Herald.
When Texas secures that big slice out
of the Indian Territory she will be entitled
to lay claim to the responsibility of state
in area at least. That was one of the neat
est turns ever recorded when the Texas
commissioners, instead of claiming Greer
county alone, it went up in the territory
and claimed for Texas a tract of country
larger than the Panhandle. There is
nothing small or mean down here in the
Lone Star country, and when it comes to
defining boundary Texas is not going
to get left Col. Breckenridge, one of the
commissioners, must have had the old say
ing in his mind, "aspire for the gown and
you may get a sleeve.' The commissioner
would be satisfied with Greer county as
the sleeve, taking the Indian Territory as
the gown and he is going to get it if he
has to claim part of Kansas and Colo
RADIO.
Texas Star.
Out of all the women in New York who
work at the trades, only printers, cigar
makers and hat-makers receive the same
wages as men.
B. F. Butler, who loves to pose as the
workingman's friend, says the ballot and
not the boycott should be the laborers'
weapon.
San Marcos Free Press.
Texas would get $3,92O,91 in money
as an available fund to help her school
interests if the Blair bill passes.
RECORD HARD TO BEAT.
There died in Windsor, Ontario, recent
ly an Indian Spanish negro named Free
man Clark, who was born in Buckingham
county, Va, August 4, 1854, being over
121 years old. He lived in Virginia for
eighty years, working at his trade as a
cooper, and then came west to Ohio, af-
forwards settling in Detroit. He worked
steadily at his trade until five years ago,
and was still active up to within few
days of his death. He was married
twice, and had 1873 living descendants.
FIT CAUSE FOR LIBEL SUIT.
Williamson County Sun.
A Louisiana paper, to prove that sa
looms are respectable places, published
the names of number of prominent cit
liens of its town who frequent them. II
is not stated how many of the prominent
citizens got mad at the editor.
THEN WHAT MUST BE THE LIST FROM THE
LATE WAR FOR 100 YEARS TO COME?
Brennan Banner.
The war of 1912 was over seventy-one
years ago, and yet there are nearly 5000
surviving veterans of it still borne on the
pension rolls. If this be considered sur
prising, what will be thought of the fact
that 1922 widows of the soldiers of the
war of 1912 are borne on the pension lisl,
too?-all drawing So month with hearty
and thrifty regularity. The officers of
the pension bureau can't understand it.
THE BEST OF ANSWERS TO THE FOOLISH
QUESTION OF STATE DIVISION.
Waco Examiner.
Texas, in ten years, will have twenty
five members of congress. She will go
into future democratic national conven-
tions, with ring to her voice which will
be heard in the room of the committee on
platform. Her wishes and her policy will
be respected, her influence counted, and
she will be next after New York. In
twenty years she will have forty repre-
sentatives, and larger delegation in the
national convention than any state in the
union. In the face of future such as
this, wouldn't it be the supremest folly to
think of splitting her up into three or
four petty states, simply to hold the
senate?
San Angelo Standard.
The London mob attacked every man
they met that wore stove-pipe hat. That
used to be the custom in Texas.
Russia and the United States are said
to be the only countries in the world that
have a sufficient number of horses for
army purposes in case of war.
THE RIGHT KIND OF GRASS.
There is no danger of too much alfalfa
in Texas. 1t is the most profitable farm
crop that has ever yet been introduced in
America. While it is crop not suited to
all soils and climates, it is suited to ours.
Here it grows to perfection, and will yet
make this the richest pastoral and cattle
feedinp state in the union In time q