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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
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This, one of the most prominent most
frequently urged points in the doctrine of
protection, was alluded to toward the close
of Mr.. Sayers' speech in the house of rep
resentatives few days ego, as reported
in full in the Congressional Record. Com
petition, said Mr.. Sayers, is, under ordi-
nary circumstances, powerful agency for
the overthrow of exorbltant charges. But,
commended our representative from the
Tenth Texas district, an instrumentality
more potent than competition has arisen
within the last year or two-stronger even
than the law of supply and demand-and
which, he said, now has the consumers of
this country by the throat-a mighty
agency now developing into such power
as to control the whole commerce of the
United States.
1t is needless to say that Mr.. Sayers al
luded to the trusts" vast and prodigious
combinations Of capital, several of which
have been formed within the last year.
The view that our congressman takes of
these new agencies of capital is that
while, as claimed by tie republicans, the
manufacturers competing between them
selves keep prices down to the lowest
notch, when assimilated into the
"trusts" agree not to compete, and
thus, as held by Mr.. Sayers, have the
commerce of the country in their power.
This point in Mr.. Sayers' speech was very
clearly and forcbly presented. As to the
remedy for this new evil now meuacing
the interests of the masses of the people
of this country, neither Mr.. Sayers nor
anybody else has yet indicated a solution
of the problem. Like the physician, they
recognize the symptoms of dangerous
disease. But the cure-there is the rub.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
DAUGHTERS OF EVE.

oussn Victoria is learning Hindostanee
Queen Christina of Spain wears an eye
glass.
sIrs. Oscar Wilde is a most charming
hostess.
Mrs. Cleveland has a great fondness for
diamonds
Queen Olga of Greece usually wears dresses
Of blue and white silk.
Miss Louisa NJ. Alcott never answered re-
quests for her autograph.
Mrs Helen Campbell has gone to Paris &c
study the condition of the poor
The new empress of Germany has an indie
pendent personal income of SSO,OOO year.
Mrs A. H. Holloway has been given five
year contract to clean the streets OF Buffalo
Maria Mitchell, the celebrated professor of
astronomy at VaSsar college, is 40 years old.
Mrs. Ellen Keats Peay, who died in Louis
vile the other day, was niece OF John
Keats, the poet.
Miss Emma Abbott says thirteen is her
lucky number, and she expects some day to
be killed in a carriage accident.
took jubilee present to the pope from the
Catholic North American Indians.
Mrs. Sarah P. Bartlett, of Hope, Me-, is 90
wears old, and has Just taken her first spoon
ful of medicine. She has decided not to be o
centenarian.
Mrs. Mackay, writes a London correspond
emf looked remarkably we'll in white velours
frappe, sprinlled with tiny silver spots, at q
recent reception.
Professor Hattie Allen, who has just as
sumed an important chair in the medical de-
partment of the University of Michigan, is
only SO years old and is a VasSar alumne.
Mrs. Richie, the daughter of Thackeray,
has put up a memorial tablet in Holy Trinity
church, AYR, Scotland, to her fathers step
father, who was the original Col. Newcombe,
Nine. Carnot is said to have transformed
the Elysee having beautified the former cold
interior of the palace and made its receptions
more sought after than they were in Nine
Grevy's time.
Mrs. Mary E. Bird, colored, who died re-
Gently, was for many years missionary in
Africa. While there she several times had
as her guest David Livingston, the great
English explorer.
The actress Lolita attributes her youthful
spirits in a great part to her invariable habit
of taking a nap between 8 and 6every after
noon. She usually rises at o'clock, and, no,
matter how busy she may be or how much
there is to do during the day, she always
manages to set aside three hours for the GUS
tomary sleep.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, of Washington, who
once ran for president and is again spoken
of as the female suffrage candidate this year,
is giving out some idea of the policy Of which
she approves by publishing her views upon
the fisheries treaty, the foreign relations of
the government, commercial reciprocity and
international arbitration.
Nine. Patti contributed $4,000 to the hos
pital for children in Lisbon, and in return
received from the queen of Portugal full
length portrait, accompanied by an auto
graph note, reading: Greatly touched at
your having, with your great talent, come to
the aid of our crecheS, kindly accept this
souvenir. Signed, "Rainha, Maria Pia Bra
zanZa.n
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
Things Farmers Tell One Another.

A. B. Allen says: The first thing in the
morning is to water the horse, which
should be done before feeding. otherwise
it might work more or less of the food
just eaten undigested from the stomach.
A Vermont maple sugar maker SAYS that
the great point is to keep the sap pure
and clean SO as to retain its original color;
this once lost or lessened cannot be re.
gained.
A Connecticut farmer claims for com.
mon unbleached muslin, that it makes
satisfactory covering for hot beds, and at
a much less cost than glass.
A Maryland farmer tells that low
wagons with wide tires make easier vorl,
in hauling out manure.
John NJ. Stahl believes that no improve.
ment in southern agriculture would be of
greater advantage than making sheen
rearing an important industry. No ami.
NAL is so well adapted to the purifcation
and enrichment of worn out lands that
are given over to noXious growths.
As soon as young seeding plants Of
any kind show third or fourth leaf thew
should be ''pricked out" in a bed, with
suitable heat for their needs, says w. D..
Philbrick
A New York horticulturist reports hav.
ing applied liquid manure to a peach or.
chard las year with excellent success.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
Give Milk Cows Plenty of Water.

Milk stock are averse to any great
amount of exercise and do not ordinarily
take any more than is necessary in sup
plying themselves with food Give them
plenty of food and ain easy access to
water and they will quickly fill them
selves and spend most of their time at
rest, When water is situated in out of
the way places on farm, cows will often
go thirsty for a considerable portion of
the day rather than make special jour
ney to obtain it, This has been observed
by all practical farmers, and yet it is
curious that many who are conversant
with the fact neglect 10 take proper adj
vantage of this peculiarly in the habits
of the animal. 1t is an important object
with the dairy man who desires the high
est success to promote, as far as may be
(without resOrting to artificial means), the
taking of an abundant quantity of water
by his herd. Milk cannot be made with
ont water, and when it is secreted largely
large amount of water is absolutely re-
Quired.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
THE LATEST FROM BLAINE.

A week or two ago it was announced,
apparently on authority of the Maine
statesman, in order to make assurance
doubly sure, to put himself absolutely be-
yond the reach of the convention, he
would, during the assembling of the re-
publican ssnhedrim at Chicago, be cross
ing the Atlantic, where no telegraph
wire could possibly reach him.
Now a sudden change comes over the
scene, which, like dissolving view in a
steroptican, melts away from a dark and
dreary aspect to light and cheerful hue
In the dispatches this morning We are
told that Mrs. Carnegie invited her friend,
Mrs Blaine, and Mr.. Blaine to accompany
herself and her distinguished husband
on their usual summer jaunt into the
highlands of Scotland. The Blaines have
accepted. Now the journey begins
Upon the 9TH of June, that fatal day.,
as Lord Byron says somewhere in
Don Juan. Hence, it is safe to assume
the plumed knight will not only not be
tossing on the mid Atlantic at the date of
the convention, but somewhere in Scot
land, and as closely connected with Chi
cago by wire as he would be in Maine or
New York.
Putting this aud that together, it begins
to look more and more every day like the
nomination of Blaine by reclamation at
Chicago and his acceptance by cable are
neither of them impossible events. 1t
isn't at all improbable that Blaine and
Cleveland will run the race of 1884 over
again, with the chances of Grover snow
ing him under below the resur! ection
limit increased hundred per cent since
he "downed" the man from Maine four
wears AGO
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
AMERICAN METRODISM.

According to the statistics given by
Bishop Morrill,, in his address before the
annual general conference of the Methodist
church of the United States, now in ses-
sion at New York, that organization is
rapidly increasing in numbers. Within
the last four years, says the bishop, nearly
half a million persons have been added to
his church, and the total membership has
increased during the period mentioned
from LES, 534 to 2OS4, SS5.
All other branches of the anne church
in the United States aggregate about one
million seven hundred thousand. This
includes the Metho dist Episcopal church,
south, which has probably in excess of
one million members, and the African
Methodist Episcopal church about half a
million. Bishop Morrills figures, there
fore, would make the total membership of
American Methodism foot up three mil
lion seven hundred thousand. This ex-
ceeds the Baptist denomination, which
aggregates in the neIghborhood of three
millions, and very largely the Presbyteri-
ans, whose eggrCg gate membership is little
in excess of one million in this country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

FROM the way in which the question
was disposed of in the senate, there would
seem to be 10 probability of any change
being made in the convict system at this
session; at least, no UGH change as that
proposed in the bill favoring the purchase
of convict farms at cost of three hun
dred thousand dollars. The convict 1ues-
ton seems to be well adjusted to existing
affairs; everything is moving smoothly,and
the legislature has enough on hand with
out going into this question, especially
since there are grave doubts about its
being included in the call of the governor
The senate has ruled 1t was not so in
cluded, though a forced construction of
that call might decide otherwise. There
will be plenty of money in the treasury,
we think, when the Twenty convenes,
TO broaden out the convict system, should
such action at that time be deemed ex-
pedient or necessary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

satisfy himself that he ia correctly
representing or well serving those who
have sent him to the Legislature: Does
he not know that from all quarters of the
state where the question has been agitated
and intelligence prevails, the demand has
come up from the people for a geological
survey of the state? Is not his county
as intelligent and as keenly alive to the
neces sity and advantage of such survey
as any in the state? He did violence to
its will and to its reputation when he as
sumed TO the contrary and voted against
the bill
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
MAJOR b. RUSH PLUMLY.

It was very meet and proper for the
house of the Twentieth legislature to
honor, as it did last night, the memory of
ts deceased member from Galveston, the
Hon. B. Rush Plumly. Though republi-
can, he exercised in the legislature a
greater influence than nine-tenths of the
democrats. He was by nature endowed
with broad and liberal mind, and his
training had expanded the range of his
vision and placed him far above all that
was petty or circHmscribed. He was
an honorable, courtly gentleman; a
man of excellent education, being
especially versed in literature. He
was fluent tGlker, his diction
being noted for its elegance. He
was an easy, graceful and convincing
writer. His manner was quiet and I'M
ostentatious, but he could always be
counted on to view questions in their true
light, and to vote his honest convictions
without fear or favor. He was polished
and refined in his tastes, and Poetic in
disposition. In the death of Major
Plumly the house lost an excellent men,
Der, the state hard working and efficient
legislator, his friends congenial and
esteemed companion, his family fond
and generous father. Peace to his mem
DRY; the noble old gentleman sleeps the
long, untroubled sleep of death.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
A Convenient Cattle Stall.

Among farm conveniences recommended
at one of the western farmers institutes
is the cattle stall here illustrated. The
Minnesota Farmer describes it as follows:
Each animal requires a space three to
four feet in width, according to size. The
platform upon which the animal is to
stand should be about five feet long, in
Guiding space of one foot in width
Slated, for the hind feet to stand upon.
The spaces between the Stats should not
be more than three fourths of an inch in
width. Every Stat should rest edgewise
upon end supports; that is, the wide way
of the Stats should be in vertical direc-
ton. Under this grating a space four to
six inches in depth is left open as far back
as the solid floor. All that is liquid falls
beneath, and can be scraped out with
hoe or some tool made for the purpose.
Behind the stalls trench of eighteen
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
FARM AND GARDEN.
FACTS WORTH KNOWING ABOUT
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

An Unpatented Device of Easy Construc-
ton for Holding a Cows Tail in Fly
Time, That Promises to Lift Burden
from summer Milking.
There are numerous patent devices for
holding cows tail while milking. There
are also many ingenious ones, and equally
effective, for which no patent has been
taken. In Ohio Farmer is described and
illustrated the simple plan shown in the
cuts
The device represented in Fig. is sim
ply stout cord with loop at one end
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
MODEL CATTLE STALL.

inches Or two feet in width, and about
eight inches in depth, is left for collecting
the manure. Next to this again is left a
walk of convenient width through the
stable. If desired another set of stalls
can be arranged in a corresponding posi-
ton to this walk. The use of stanchions
of course is optional. Many prefer strap
around the stall fastened to a chain or
rOpp
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
BoYCoTTING THE MINISTER'S.

The general conference of the Metho-
dist church, in session at New York, de-
clined to receive women delegates sent up
by some conferences. This seems to have
aroused the ire of the Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION at Washington. resolution
was adopted by that body yesterday say
ing it was the duty of every woman in the
Methodist denomination to withdraw from
any church whose pastor upholds the ac
ton of the general conference. here is
trouble ahead for the preachers, provided
the Methodist ladies are all of the same
mind as their Washington sisters. But it
is safe to assume they are not, and that
they will deliberate a long while before
going into the boycott business as recon-
mended by the Washington Woman Suf-
frage association.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

To PLACE raw wool on the free list and
manufactured wool ON the protected list is
an unjust discrimination in favor of man
ufacturers and against producers. 1t is
contrary to the principles of democracy
and is unfair and unpatriotic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

and a small wire
hook at the other.
The cord is just
long enough to go
twice around the
tail, then around
the thigh and then
hook. If this is
too simple, ge t
two pieces of steel
wire 8 or 10 inches
long, of the size
of a k Knit tin e
needle; bend and
loop them to-
rether as shown
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

TEXAS is making reputation in con
gress by her speakers. Mills opened the
pail with mastery exposition of his
views of the tariff, then Lanham and
Sayers have followed, and each have done
admirably, scoring signal successes and
receiving hearty congratulations from
their colleagues. Texas is great in more
ways than one.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
TRAVIS COUNTY Is FOR THE GEOLOGICAL
BILL.

Mr.. Smith, of Travis, has been consist
ent in his votes against the geological
bill; he again yesterday voted no when
that bill was on its final passage. In this
connection it might be well to ask does
Mr.. Smith represent himself in the legis-
lature, OF does he represent his county !?
The wager is laid without fear of taker
that if this matter was submitted to the
voters of Travis county, that a verdict for
geological survey would result by a
four-fifths, if not larger, major
ity. How, then, does Mr.. Smith
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
SILVER PENCILED HAMBURG HEN.

As show birds there are several varie-
ties recognized, among which are the gold
penciled, silver penciled, gold spangled,
silver spangled and black. The silver
penciled variety represented in the cut is
an old one-one of the best known, in
fact, to fanciers. The black Hamburgs
are considered the best for commercial
PURPOSES
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

DEMOCRATIC congressman who oppose
protection as principle, to be COL sistent
and true to the interests of their country
and their party, should vote to place Jaw
wool and manufactured wool upon the
same basis or else vote against the entire
tariff bill of the ways and means COM
mittpp
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

The STATESMAN is informed a number
of gentlemen who have failed to secure
salts factory accommodations for them
selves and their families during the week
of the drill and dedication, have chartered
Pullman sleeping cars and will live in
them while they are in Austin. These
cara can be had at forty dollars per day,
and, where several gentlemen and their
families combine together, the exper ses
will be comparatively small.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

The scene in the senate, IN which Voor-
bees made Irgalls swallow the lie will go
far towards killing off the rabid Kansas
statesman. The sycamore" has got de-
cidedly the best of it,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

AND Reed, of Maine, has been noml-
mated and will probably be in the Fifty
first congress. A bitter partisan, he is
one of the ablest leaders of the ke-
publican party in congress.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

The Iowa democracy, in their platform
adopted yesterday, say President Cleve.
lands message voices their views on the
tariff question.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

PoLITIcs is busine 5. Men attach them
selves to particular party because they
believe that party will be beneficial to the
country generally, and to their local inter
ests specially. Men do not join political
parties from sentiment, but from bust
ness interests. Yet, though this be true,
it cannot be denied that political associa-
tiors and party affiliations of long stand
ing will cover multitude of party Gins
and 20 long way towards keeping the
individual within the party traces.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

Conspicuous among all laying breeds of
fowls stand the Hamburg, for they are
exceedingly prolific layers. Their eggs,
however, run small as regards size, and
the fowls do not bear confinement as well
as some other breeds. These fowls are
remarkable for their beauty, and this fact,
along with the drawback of small sized
eggs, has had its influence in placing the
Hamburg as fancier's fowl rather than
a common purpose bird.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

TNoR DISTRICT ATTORNEY am demo-
10 cratic candidate for district attorney.
JOE ii. STEWART.
WE are authorized to announce Hon. Geo. W.
w GlassCOck, Cf GEORGETOWN, as democratic
candidate for state senator Of the Twenty-fourth
district.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

The open letter to the people of Texas
this morning from the pen of Mr.. John
Willett is we'll worth reading. 1t treats of
a subject in which he is deeply interested
and of which he has made careful study.
His reasoning is logical and his conclu-
sions ar. so clearly in the interest of the
state that comment is unnecessary IN in
dorsing them. He is right in claiming
for private enterprises prompter and
more assured results than from public
patronage or governmental aid. The
Arkansas Pass project is backed by a re-
sponsible private corporation and good
results will surely flow from it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

Mr. JosEPH d. SAVERS evidently has the
confidence of this part Of his congress
sional district. Every ward in the city
but one according to the published report
voted unanimously to indorse him for
another term in congress. 1t is recog
nized that he has done good and faithful
work for his district, and the desire
seems to lie, siLce they have good man,
TO keep him in Office. Mr.. Sayers has
reason to feel proud and grateful be-
cause Of the way in which Austin honored
him last night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10

The Dallas News has this to say on the
policy of cutting up our state institutions
and distributing them over the state. The
squib is essentially ironical and points an
excellent moral. The state does not i'm
prove upon the effectiveness of its sys-
tenn of administration by multiplying the
number of its officials. The squib is as
follows: every state institution, educa-
tional or eleemosynary, ought, by sll
mears, TO establish branches at every
town in the state. There is so much
ability laying around loose, and so many
eminent gentlemen out of comfortable
positions that the establishment OF
branches is the only way to provide for
them and prevent their talents 'from fall
ing into a devastating desuetude."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
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