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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
A Small Fire.

About 2:30 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
an alarm of fire called out the department.
1t proved to be the burning of a small
stable on the premises of Mrs. Caroline
Koppel on East Seventh, opposite the res
idence of Judge Lee. The boys were
prompt in arriving upon the scene and
soon had the flames extinguished.
After the fire had become so much sub
dued as to cease to interest all of the boye,
some of them engaged in friendly fight
with water and some of them got so thor
oughly doused that they have sworn to abb
stain from its use for thirty days.
Some of the hose proved decidedly de-
fective during the fire, one piece bursting
and throwing a good sized jet of water
about fifty feet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
A Suggestion.

The county bridge at Moptopolis ford,
under its original contract will be com
pleted in few days, but as the contract
for an additional span of 100 feet will be let
on the 9Th of April, it is not probable that
the bridge will be con pleted within the
next four months. The heavy investment
the county has made up to date should be
made to bring some returns, and the
building Of short wooden span on the
banks of the Colorado would enable the
county to utilize the bridge at once.
The timber used for the construction Of
this temporary span could be taken Of
such dimensions as to fit the iron span,
so that the expenditure thereupon aoruing
to the county would be merely nominal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

from the board of trade to consult witt
the physicians Of Austin in reference e
the matter, and try to see what oan rrac
tically be done. Carried.
The chair appointed Messrs. Mcdonald
Woodbridge and John Bremond. Upor
| motion of Mr.. Brush, the president was
added to the committee.
The secretary then read the followin 9
communication and petition, which ex
plain themselves.
FoRT WORTH, Tex, March 26, 1889.
To the Secretary Board Of Trade, Austin.
Dear Sir-I forward to your address
this day some petitions which explain
themselves, as the matter is important &c
all the towns along the line. trust you
will procure the necessary signatures and
forward direct to the postmaster genera al
without delay. Yours, DO,
MAX ELsER, Secretary.
P. S.-Please kindly notify me when
petitions are forwarded to Washington.
PETITION.
To rhe Hon. John WAnamaker, Postmaster Gen
Your petitioners would respectfully repre- emit
that they are citizens Of the city of -, state
Of Texas
That there is now a great public necessity for a
double daily mail eervice on tue Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railroad between the cities Of Denison
and Taylor, and wonld respectfully petition that
roate agents be placed on trains No. / and be-
tween thoee two points;
That there is now running to Denison, from the
north, double mail service, and from Taylor
south the came;
That some of the largest cities in the state, to-
wit: Fort Worth, Denison, Whitesboro, Denton,
Alvsrado, Waco, Hillsboro, Bolton, Temple and
Taylor are on the line.
The citizens are dependent on this line for their
mail to and from the capital of the state and San
Antonio, as well as the immense amount coming
from the north.
This petition is at the Office of the score
tary, Mr.. Geo. P. Warner, S22 Congress
Avenue, and everybody interested in this
subject is requested to call at that address
and sign the petition. As this matter
calls for prompt action the public is
urged to attend to signing it at an early
day.
Relative TO the m after OF the write n p
of Austin to be issued by Frak Leslie's
publishing company, Secretary Warner
stated there had been hitch somewhere;
that manuscript for the writeup and
photograph of the city had been for
warded that company but returned to
Austin by Its agent, Mr.. Patterson, with
out explanation. He had looked into this
matter on his recent visit to New York,
that new copy had been sent the publishing
company and the publication would now
be hurried up as rapidly as possible. The
board then adjourned after very inter
esting meeting. -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
AROUND THE CAPITOL.
Matters and Things Pick ed Up IN
a Tour of the Departments.

Governor Ross yesterday signed the fol-
lowing bills, which now become laws:
An act amending the city charter OF Dali
Ias. Il creates the oity court, presided over
by Judge and with criminal jurisdiction
and having concurrent jurisdiction with
state court over misdemeanors against
state laws. Appeals lie to the court OF ap-
pesls. ,,o,;es 10
keep and maintain permanently snei s
general offices, machine shops ana rounu
houses within the state and proVloln8
penalties. AZ .,,,a 30
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe haiway
company to the Central and Montgomery
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
j. W. GREER,
R. EGGLING,
ANDREW MASSEY,
w. P. MILLHoUsR,
Committee.

When he had sufficiently recovered from
his surprise to give expression to his SEN
timents, Doctor Tobin replied in few
neat and appropriate remarks. He feel
ingIy expressed his gratitude for the mark
of appreciation, but felt more keenly than
he could convey in words the kindness
and sympathy which prompted it. He
said that he was not prepared to speak
nor could he do justice to the occasion.
He could only accept it with the same
feeling with which it was given, and e1-
pressed the hope that the same friendly
relations that had heretofore existed be-
tween them and him might continue be-
tween them and their new employers, and
that whatever employment they may
bore after become engaged in, his best
wishes would follow them individually and
collectively throughout their lives.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
Attention, Farmers !

We beg to call the attention OF every
farmer in Travis county to the fact that
we are sole agents at Austin for the ceie-
brsted Garden City Flows and Champion
Corn and Cotton Planters, which we viii
sell at special low prices this year
Respectfully, GERHARD HARDWARE TO-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
Obituary.

Died, yesterday morning about 10
o'clock, at Manohaca station, Mrs. Eliza
beth Driskill, in the seth year of her age.
The deceased lady was the mother of
Col. J. L. Driskill, of this city. The fu-
neral will take place this morning, and
the remains will be taken to San Marcos
on the International and Great Northern
train for interment there by the side of
her husband,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

The walking delegate" has outdone
himself in Brooklyn. The other day he
stopped a funeral because one Of the
coach drivers was not a member of the
delegates union to do so. This is pretty
tough, but to show that the world is not
revengeful, it is to be hoped that when the
walking delegate shufiles off his mortal
coil, nobody will be 80 vindictive as to
stop his funeral.-Boston Transcript.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
Consumption Surely Cured.

To the Editor-Please inform your read
ers that have positive remedy for Con-
sumption. By its untimely use thousands
of hop elsss cases have been permanently
cured. shall be glad to send two bottles
of my remedy FREE to any of your readers
who have consumption if they will send
me their express and postofice address.
Respectfully,
T. A. SoLocUM, M. c.,
181 Pearl street, N. Y.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
SWEET CHARITY.
A Timely Donation to the Con-
federate Home.


federate Home.
TIE STATESMAN is glad to give publicity
to the following letter, received yesterday.
The generous donor, Col. Ed. Fl. Cunning
ham, served during the war on the staff
of General Hood, and no one more than
the gallant colonel knows the wants and
conditions of these manned and disabled
old veterans in the Confederate home, and
for them The STATESMAN thanks him for
his contribution.
The following is the letter:
SARTARTIA, Fort BEND COUNTY,
March %, 1889.
Colonel Win Lambert, Adjutsnt John B. Hood
Camp, G. V.
Dear Sir-Herewith I beg to hand
you bill lading for one barrel sugar and
one barrel syrup, which ship you to-day
for the Confederate home. Yours truly
E. H. CUNNINGHAM.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

Female Friend-Young Smithers, who
is paying you attention,is one of the most
promising young men in this city. Miss
Liyely-Yes, 1 know him. Female Friend =
He is ambitious, too. He'is man who
will always aim higher than the mark.
Miss Lively-Aim higher than the marks
Well, l don't know about that. He has
never kissed me on the nose yet.-Te1as
Siftinps,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

We recommend the use OF. Angosturs
Bitters to our friends who suffer with dys-
pepsia, but only the genuine, manufac-
tured by Doctor Siegert d Sons. At drug
1ista.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

Mrs. Cumr,tover-"How are the chill
dren this norningf" Mrs. Lovitt-"Well,
Tommy and Susie are better, but Puggie
is still sick dog."-Epoch.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
IRON FRIDAYS DAILY.1
Saengerfest Decorations.

The committee having in charge the
raising of money to appropriately deco
rate the city during the occasion of the
saengerfest are meeting with excellent
success. The amount subscribed up to
yesterday evening is about $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
A GAMING AFFAIR.
DR.. w. H. Tobin Presented With G
Cane by His Old Employees.

Yesterday afternoon, at the street rail
way stables north of the University, was
Witnessed very pleasant incident. DR..
W. II. TobiD, ex-president of the company,
was waited upon by committee from the
employees of the company and presented
with a very handsome gold-headed cane.
1t Is needless to remark that Doctor Tobin
was completely taken by surprise, and for
while could herly fully realize the situa-
ton. Mr.. R. Eggling, as spokesman for
the employees addressed Doctor Tobin in
a short but well chosen speech, referring
feelingly to the ever pleasant relations
that had existed between employer and
employees during the time of their asso-
citation as such, ard voiced the regret
they felt in parting the ties that had
bound them in the past,
Accompanying the cane were the follow
ing
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS:
At a meeting of the employees of the
Austin City Railway company, held
March &C. 1889, the following preamble
and resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, Many of US have been en-
80
by DR.. w. Fl. Tobin; and
Whereas, We have always received at
his hands uniform kindness, consideration
and thoughtful regard for our welfare;
and
Whereas, He has seen fit to dispose of
this road and retire from its presidency;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is with feeling of
profound regret that we see the ties sew
cred that have 80 long bound us together;
and be it
Resolved, That, in whatever business he
may engage, or path in life pursue the
best wishes of all of US for his prosperity
and happiness attend him; and be it
Resolved, As mark of appreciation
and respect we present to him a gold
headed cane suitably inscribed, together
with copy OF these resolutions; and
be it
Resolved, That The STATESMAN and
Dispatch each be furnished with copy
of these resolutions, with request to
publish the same.
J. W. GREER,
R. EGaLING,
ANDREW MASSEY,
w. P. M1LLHoUsE,
Committee.
4 f.NW,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
Description of Our Safes.

The walls filled with the concrete the secret
heated which that fills all The the
the oude plate the
outline safe The
which entirely the old handle throwing the bolts The
dial combination mbler the bolt
tumb lock and set three numbers and operating the dial knob in certain
his numbers of selection that will the
nicely painted bottom
o
country
the
The illustrations exactly ofr
jamb removable three wheel combination
patent, IL,
Of
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No Safe @nd the Weekly Statesma" forone gear $2sC0
No. 9 Safe S25@
ADDRESS
The AUSTIN STATESMAN
Austin, Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

0'h"V"D DfEo Never EdlI Alpa ys surel
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
BOARD OF TRADE.
The Question CT Better City Sew
erage Discussed.
What Our Physicians Think of
This Important Matter.

The Board of Trade held a special
meeting Friday afternoon TO consider
the memorial presented by the ply sicians
of the city upon the question of a better
system of underground sewerage. The
calling of the roll and reading of the
minutes of the last me Getting we're dispensed
with.
Secretary Warner then read the follow
ing comm unication
To the President and Members Of the Board Of
Trade of the City of Austin.
We, the undersigned physicians, having
been informed that you contemplate the
publication of some facts regal ding Aus
tin and its surrounding country; the oil
mate, fertility of the soil, purity of the
waters and the general healthfulness Of
the place, take the liberty of suggesting
to your body the desirability of calling, in
that connection, special attention to the
fine natural drainage of the city and the
facilities offered by the several systems of
sewers now in practical use for making,
with but small and comparatively mex
pensive extensions and addi-
tions, Austin one of the best
drained cities in the world. Although
Austin is naturally well drained, it is still
generally supposed to be without sewer
age. A little investigation, however, VIII
show that such is not the case. We have
the United States government sewer, with
many connections in the heart of the CITY;
the state government sewer (the outfall of
which is below the city,, which serves the
state capitol and other public buildings;
and the Brush sewer, in the most popu-
lous part of the city, occupying the de-
preston between the elevated grounds on
each side of Congress avenue, sending
arms around those elevations and extend
ing to the county court house and Jail,
the temporary capitol and the governors
mansion, and far beyond, with ample ca
pacity for extension over the upper part
of the city as far as desired. We think
the question of sewerage and drainage one
deserving of special prominence in pub
LEGATION such as you contemplate, and
since, as we have said, but comparatively
slight additions or extensions are needed
to meet the wants OF those parts of the
city where there is now no artificial sew
erage, thus rendering our sewer system
(which, with its extensions, ought really to
be under the control of the city itself)
complete, we have thought it not mop
perfume at this time to direct your atten
ton, and through you as proper channel
the attention of the public at large, and
particularly of the city authorities, to the
subject, with the hope that the system of
sewerage will be promptly perfected by
not only the Utilization by the city, under
corporate control, of what has already
been so we'll begun, but also by the ex-
tension of the sVstem 40 as to embrace
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-07-16
SEALED PROPOSALS.

The County Commissioners of Elko county
will, on the 20th day of July, A. d. 1889. re.
ceive sealed proposals for the erection of one
large, substantial, lumber bridge, capable of
sustaining fifteen l5) tons and covered with
four ~ inch plank, tsaid bridge to be sup.
ported by Ave t5l sitingcrs thirty-6ve (33) 10
forty t4o) feet long and ten or twelve inch at
small end) across Lamoille Creek. and one
smaller lumber bridge, similar to the above,
across the slough on the 3outf-east side of La.
noble creek, about one hundred (1rel yards
FROM where said creek is TO be bridged. The
road tp be graded froiu one bridge to tho other,
and good approaches made 10 each bridge.
The County Commissioners reserve the right
TO reject any and all bids.
BY order Of the Board Of County Commits.
sieners,
Attssts L.o. HENDERSON.
c.ork..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-07-16
SUMMARY STATEMENT

Total Receipts. las, 735 43
Amount laid from
q n RAJ aud spe.
Cial Funds. ......... $40, O33 %
Amt pd. from School
Funds. ...S ...,..... 6,efO 40
INIT paid iroin koad
Fluid. ............ AZ GO
Total Disbursements 1871 Al
BAL. In Treasury. .$if 364 -
Cash IN Treasury April, 80. to
the credit OF the various funds -
follows:
General County Fund. ........... 1.222 u
CHs Contnp cut Fund............. 2lTI 63
10 iRent SICK Fund............... 2,I2S ~
Salary Flu. d.. ..............-. $40 ~
County school FUND.-. '.......... 14l ~
State Fund D. D-............... 1850 90
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-25
Various Hints concernihe piot.

-, solnu 0hliaren, especlaly young girls, are
,aeiy pI0Perly aieeed. ihere Is almost
,ina.ea,Iy nl...eisaiy a repegnance 70 meat and q
,s.etica. ;:ut,t ilAihg @ 1or sweets OF aciqs that
.Se 10 unneai1ny. When nerves cry f9r ICED,
.ne .ney ne gwen , stone, ana reoei an con-
sI1ueiIe sId.,1l a PientEul supply 9 meat
suiu thio ~ De aaI eaien ae ieast once dary,;and
baiS..; t,is ~ DieahiasI' s when tne oodg needs
tS uo,sseluls s:ls loI 1he Gays Work, anu when
un:, .ite sest,Ve tracO Is empty.le Iaken then,
m.e,r ,'ro,,,t,I lnooera.e exercise, such 1000 Is
plonip.iy pn assii9iia!eo ana goes where II
ooII nios: soou, uirectiy into the piood.a%
on, ne,,y "a,,ai. aPprove @ ot ia,e suppers, and
M ILL o'eH ot,,oru silaS .ie human ANIMAL
t,ne LIN otheIs, sleeps DesC upon u stomach
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-25
The Recall OF the Hawls.I

The recall was interesting an6 forms
one Of the most wonderful features in
hawking. 1t was achieved by the fall
coner calling out several times with O
loud, far reaching cry, "coomabeel coom-
abeeP' an evident corruption Of "come
(or coome) my bird" The falconer's s.
voice at once arrested attention as being,
from long practice, what authorities de-
clare it ought to be, ''full, clear and loud''
if not "tremulous;" whence he was des-
iSnated as "the sonorous falconer. -
These qualities were more than once re-
quired that day when the hawk flew
afar; but Peters voice never failed to
reach her and secure her return. 80,
| The cry varied with different men and
in different places, being with some q
long drawn "hoI hol" and with others
.'hool ,ha-ha-har ~ all, however, being
known as the '.hollowing" of the fall.
coner. In this first encounter The recall
was quite successful, for, iii spite of hel
disappointment and hovering watchfully
for the temperance of the lost Iquarry,
the hawk at once, obediently returned to
the falconer's wrist. She was ther
snartly hooded and set upon the. cage,
for both the falconer and the laird sue.
cessfully achieved this rather difficult
feat. There she took her place in silence,
and apparently without disccmposure
among her fellows, who had betrayed
not the slightest excitement during this
clamorous passage Of arms. - Good
Words. i,fi7S sS'Nief lt ~ MI.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-25
An Immense Paving stonc.

There is a new paving stone come
to town which breaks the record fo2
size. The stone forming the sidewalk
before the Vanderbilt mansion, in
Fifth avenue, has hitherto held tile
record, and the honor will still be in
the family, for it is Frederick Wander
bilt who has had tho new one brought
to New York, and it will be placed in
front of his house. 1t is fifteen feet
wide and twenty feet long 1t was
quarried at Oxford, Chenango county,
and transported to this city on q spc
cial car. Superintendent Willam
Buchanan, of the New Yorl; Central
road, designed The car, and, according
to an account published yesterday,
showed great ingenuity in overcoming
the many difficulties Of his task. Moth
ing can be carried on the Central that
is wider than ten or higher than four
teen feet, but Mr.. Buchanan applied
mathematics TO the puzzle of handling
mass fifteen feet wide. He put tho
stone on edge at such an angle that its
breadth and height accommodated
themselves to the limits, brought it
in safety to the city, and received the
well deserved congratulations Of his
friends. New York Tribune. lr'nA
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-25
Getting Around tho Law.

y The secrecy of grand jury cham
ber'' is another legal fiction that is
easily penetrated An instance is as
follows: A justice of sessions was GU
rious to learn whether the grand jury
in q noted case had been unanimous
in their finding of the indictment.
He asked mo whether. I had learned
concerning it. ! replied: "No, but II
san readily find out for you from
Mr.. -, your townsman," indicating
lgrand juror standing on the oppo-
Ete side of the street 'Oh, no, you
must not ask him." rcioined the anx-
ious member of the court; ''it would
s be an indictable otfenso for you to ask
him, or for him to tell you" II don't
propose to ask him, but to get him to
tell you, replied. Il will pScs over
and engage him in conversation, and
then you come up and call mo aside
And repeat your question loud enough
for him to hear" a"
4 It took but few minutes for me to
Engage tho rural grand juror in con-
versation regarding the crop prospects
of bis neighborhood for an Argus"
item, and then the magistrate beck
bned me full off q few and repeated
his part Of the, play.
III Ircplied that ]. had heard two verA
sions; One, that they were unani-
NOUS, and another that they stood
nineteen TO four. ctis s-
You're right the first time" broke
In the bucolic grand juror, 1--WE were
unanimous about it., and don't you
forget it, / have not ALBANY Ar
gus. egag ysPj ,s5g ~
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-25
WHAT IS FARMI NG..-It is something

WHAT IS FARMI NG..-It is something
moro than living on farm Ttis some
thing mora than-skinu;ng tho soil.
1t is something more than selling
hay. or potatoes, and bulky crops unani-
maiked. Farming is business, pro-
fession, practical and scientific opera
tion whereby the soil is used for profit
and improved under the operation The
process of nature must be understood
and worked iu harmony with tho chem
istry of the earth and air. The process
sesof the elements must be understood
IT not in their technical terms and lang
uage, in that sensibla understanding,
that common-sense way, and that their
own advantage and capabilities may be
turned to best accounts. The LAWYER
works by law and precedent the phySi-
claims by symptoms and indications, the
merchant by rules and observations, the
mechanic by measurerS aul capacities.
The farmer must work by a!l-by rules
laws, observations and experiment. He
must be practical lawyer, doctor, mcr-
chant, mechanic Of the vegetable, the
animal and the trade-world about him
He must be skilled work man in the
productive, operative aud commercial
circles in which his business lies and his
sphere of circulation extends.