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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

Months have passed. The postman, so
seldom seen IN tn } old time so common
now-hss braugh loving letters full OF
hope. | am sure they we're full of hope.
/ never read a word of them, but old and
faded out, they still HE in gradma's stand
drawer within reach of her hand.
So seldom do we realize that the hands
that strangers folded and laid away out
of sight will never more clasp ours, and
the lips that strangers kissed not in dying
will touch ours in love no more. So sell
dom do we realize this, that there is no
unexpected football aud1ble to our dream
ing ears even, that DOES bring before US
our lost one whose grave is in foreign
soil, and causes Us to start awake with
disbelief of his death.
know mother of strong sons and
matronly daughters, whose one son did
not come back from the war, aud whose
sepuicher no man knows. To this day
she springs up from sleep in the dead of
night If strange football near the
house.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09

q long, long scroll to unroD before you
year by year. It has painted upon it
sweet homescenes, and green dropping
willows, alas, dot it here and there.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15
SUMNER TTEMS.

We are sorry to hear that our post
master has resigned his office.
Sickness, sickness, everywhere,
especially among children. Letters
from Chicago state that fully as many
funeral corteges pass now as in the
month of August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richards celebrated
their 18th wedding anniversary in
good style last Monday, and were as
sisted by numerous friends.
The Helping Hands paid Mrs. Jas.
Griffin the second visit week ago
Wednesday; the society is still -four
ishing as proven by the extra mum
bers attending. At one of the meet
ingsa new member said she had heard
the society did not do much work,
but she new better now. They con
vene at Mrs. Richards the Doth, so
ask the guide mon' to take you, and
If as usual he says ''what do I want to
go for? reply smiIingly ''to tend the
baby if you can't sew"
Great interest is being awakened
by protracted meetings both east and
west Of us. NJ
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15
$3.50 IN ADVANCE
PLEASANT YALLEY

The fruits Of the protracted meet
ing recently held here were fifteen
converted, eight of whom have al
ready united with the church of this
place, and viii receive baptism the
18th Of this month.
Our Methodist friends Rev NTnx-
low and Rev. Goodrich are holding a
protracted meeting at Union Dale
school house. May the good work 90
on and their effort be truly blest
Rev Hall, Imard and others have
been lending a helping hand.
Several of the young men Of this
vicinity braved the storm all the wav
to Rising Sun school house to witness
the wedding Of Miss Churchill and
Mr.. Tucker, returning with a glowing
account of both sermon and ceremo-
ny, evidently wondering if some one
else wouldn't soon give Elder Sim
mons and themselves a like invita-
ton soon.
MIR. J. Tomberlin has disposed of
his personal property at public sale.
and IS rapidly preparing to bid adieu
to Kansas and take up his abode IN
the more genial climate of central
Arkansas. While we deeply regret
the loss of our old neighbors and
friends we realize that he and his es-
Unable wife will be duly appreciated
in the social circles of their new
home.
Miss Libbie ShrIver, who has been
visiting with old friends the past two
weeks, returned to her home near
Clyde, Kan, last Thursday, the 9TH.
Misses Annie and One, Thomas, Of
Prairie View, were visiting their rel
atives, Johnsons, last week.
A large number of the young PEG
pie spent a pleasant evening at the
home of L. P. johnson, Wednesday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson
know just how to entertain the young
folks and make them have a Jolly
time, and if it had not been for the
sudden illness of Elder I. johnson,
which called his family home, ali
would have been merry as a marriage
bell. At this writing the Elder is
some better. ELENA.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15

Here IS an interesting problem, get
out your pencil and figure: A man
dying made his viii as follows: IF
his herr should be a daughter, his
wife should have twO-thirds of his
estate; but il his heir should be a son,
the widow should have one-third of
his estate. His heirs were both a son
and daughter, on account Of which
the widow received in equity $500
less than she would have received If
there had been only a daughter.
What would have been the widows
portion If the heir had only been a
SOM
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15

from acquiring real estate in this
country. Congress and the legisla-
lures OF nearly every state are hot at
ter the trusts and other Ubiquitous
combinations seeking to rob the PEG
pie, and the clearer thinkers are ad-
dressing themselves to the serious
consideration Of the taxation and free
land problems. We believe that
sever the truth comes uppermost and
ever Is justice dOne'' In due time.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15
OfTntareat.

The Nebraska house has passed
bill to prevent aliens and foreign cor
pOrations from holding real estate
Except such as may be necessary to
carry on railroads and manufactured
and providing that real estate now
held by aliens cannot descend to their
heirs but shall become the property
Of the state on payment Of its value
to such heirs.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15

Subscribe for the HERALD, the
oldest paper IN PhillIpsburg.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15

An anti-Pinkerton bin was intro
duced IN the Illinois Legislature yes
terday, making It unlawful to import
into the state any person or persons
for the purpose Of discharging the
duties Of police officers and imposing
a fine Of s., 600 for violations.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15

Sincere prayer may purify our
minds and make Us better, but it can
not cause God to alter his purpose
toward Us. Why? Because the laws
Of our existence, as pertain to physi-
cal, mental and spiritual natures, are
perfect They are not susceptible Of
q change for the better, as human
laws are, and hence remain ever the
same.-EF.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15
Oregon and Kansas.

The following reports of the weather
IN Oregon and Kansas for January
1889, are furnished US by Clark Nc
Kee for publication. u. A Huling,
of Medford, jackson county, Oregon,
kept the record for Oregon and Mr..
Mckee for Kansas. The observa-
tons were made at noon each day.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15

81 expect to pass through this
world bat once. Any good thing,
therefore, that I can do, or any kind
ness that I can show to any fellow
human being, let me do It now. Let
me not defer or neglect it, for i shall
not pass this way again
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15

Mr.. HUling remarks that ''the tenn
perature was noted within thirty min
utes Of the time. The thermometer
hangs on a northeast porch. On the
18th snow was one inch deep; on the
Goth one and / inches deep. Passing
or feeting clouds are designated as
clear It is very muddy, especially
in the country. The mountains, eight
to fifty miles distant. are covered
with snow. Mt Pitt looks like a big
white cloud; it is probably IS miles
distant.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-15

Report Of school taught IN district
30 for the month ending Feb. LIST:
number Of days taught 20; number Of
scholars enrolled 81; number Of
scholars present every day ID; total
number of attendance in days sos;
Average daily attendance 25.
Il. AIIcE BOOK. Teacher.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07
WHAT SHALL WE DO ABOUT TIP

The Montopolis bridge, for which
the county has given her bonds for
nearly fifty thousand dollars, lies
prone at the bottom of the Colorado.
1t is miserable wreck; pitiful
monument to mismanagement or in
competency. 1t boots not now to in
quire who is responsible for thus alb
solutely throwing away the money o
the tax payers Of Travis county. A.
the case now stands the county is the
loser to the tune of forty-seven thou
sand dollars. She now occupies the
position of the individual who has been
outwitted and whose money has
ound its way into somebody else's
pocket with nothing, actually nothing
OF value, to show for it. What is to be
lone? Why, investigate and see ifany-
thing can be saved from the wreck
The commissioners court should
at once employ competent engineer
to inspect the ruins and determine
what can and ought to be done. The
commissioners should do another
thing. The bridge company, previ
Gus to securing the last payment by
the county, gave certain guarantee
bond. 1t seems about time to test
the value of that bond. If good in
law. enough might be recovered at
least to pay for such repairs as will
make the bridge safe route across
the river The county cannot be any
worse off than at present, while prompt
action may prove she still has some
rights in the case.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07

home Thursday night, and that he re-
manned with her in the thicket She
heard them calling her the night she
left when only short distance OH,
but was afraid to return. Her object
in leaving home, she asserts, was to
seek aplace where she could make a
living. She maintains with all the
earnestness in her power that she is
innocent of wrong, and that her honor
is unsullied.
The young lady has the profoundest
sympathies of the officers of the law,
who some how seem to think she
is "more sinned against than sin
ming"
Mrs. Laura Whitehand, her mother,
called at THE STATESMAN Office
yesterday and desired that
the paper say this morning
that she did not brutally abuse her
daughter on Saturday as reported, but
simply whipped her with Timber
switch on the legs while her uncle held
her, because she wanted to leave home
again.
twill be observed that the state
ment OF the negro Jefferson and Miss
Della do not correspond at all.
The whole matter will be investi-
gated by the grand jury, but what
earthly object there is in the investi-
CATION no man knows.
Miss Della Whitehand, the principal
in the case, declares, and will declare
under the sanctity of an oath, that her
womanhood and all that crowns and
forever blesses true woman is unfair
nished.
This being the case, what is the use
of an investigation?
From all The STATESMAN can learn
and it has learned great deal, the
thing the district attorney ought to
do is to promptly dismiss the whole
business and order a car load of pad
locks and forever close the mouths
of some very busy people
whose chief delight just now appears
to be making mountains out of mole
mills and adding distress to young
lady, whatever her faults or into what
ever errors she may have fallen, is to
be profoundly pitied, and is en-
titled to the kindest consideration and
heartfelt sympathy of honorable men
and women everywhere.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07
Young Benedict,s Luck.

Certainly there is no more
propitious time for fortune to knock
at a young mans door, as the Irish
man asserts it does once in the life OF
every man, than just after he has
taken unto himself a partner to share
his veal and woe in this life. A wind
fall of few thousand of dollars at
this period of mans life is very Of
ten the keystone upon which he may
erect fortune and achieve success
Among the rare instances of this
kind of recent occurrence we mention
the case of Mr.. p. +
Pearson, a rising young merchant OF
Harland, Fort Bend county, who pur'
chased one twentieth of ticket No.
1896, which won the second capital
prize of 100000 in the drawingof the
Louisiana State Lottery on Tuesday,
September 10, 1889, and as conse-
quence is today $4,000 better off in
this worlds goods. Mr.. Pearson is
the son of Colonel p. E. Pearson, OF
Richmond, one of the most prominent
attorneys of this section, and is Il
young man highly esteemed by all his
acquaintance. As previously limited
Mr.. Pearson has only recently been
married, and his good fortune is there
fore doubly welcome.
He will utilize the amount received
so unexpectedly in building up his
business.
The ticket was cashed through
Messrs. Dyer & Moore, bankers OF
Observation-Disclosures (Tex.) News,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07
SOME MORE CORRESPONDENTS
In Which Mr.. Harrison, Office Assistant to
the Attorney General, Figures.

the Attorney General, Figures.
The following correspondence needs
no explanation, and is probably the
last between Attorney General Hogg
and Land Commissioner Hall:
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFgIoE,l
AUSTIN, October %, 1889.
Honorable r. NJ. Hall, Commissioner Ct
General Land Office:
Sir-I see in this mornings STATES
MAN what purports to be a cOmmuni-
cation from yourself addressed to the
attorney general, in which it is stated
substantially that you consider the
attorney. generals protest against the
issuance of patents upon certificates
issued to the Houston and Texas
Central Railway company and the
Waco and Northwestern Railway
company as being withdrawn.
In the absence of the attorney gen
eral, it becomes my duty in his be-
half and in behalf of the state to
hereby notify you that the request
heretofore made, not to issue any
more patents on account of said GER
tifcates to the Houston and Texas
Central and Waco and Northwestern
Railway companys, has never been
withdrawn. While no such com
munication as appears in The
STAT sMAN has reached this Office,
and WINE, ordinarily, matters appear
ing in the public print would
not receive official notice
and attention, yet the recent novel
methods adopted by your department.
of communicating with this depart
ment through the public prints con-
strains me to believe what it purports
to be. Hence feel it my duty to call
your attention to the fact that the re-
quest OF this department has never
been withdrawn.
Very respectfully,
RICHARD H. HARRISON,
Office Assistant.
On same date is endorsed on the
back of the communication as fol-
lows:
Respectfully referred to James S.
Hogg, attorney general, for attention
and advice"
On October % the letter was re-
turned to the land office with the fol-
lowing:
A letter addressed to your depart
ment in my absence by Mr.. Harrison,
my assistant, which you return here
for attention and advice, was in all
respects authorized, and is hereby
adopted as the act of myself.
TSigned1 JAMES S. HoGG,
Attorney General.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07
MANY CHANGES DEPENDENT ON THE
RIVER DAM.

Mr.. McDonald's platform is before
the people for their consideration. One
paragraph OF it strikes us with peculiar
force. He says:
Let us do those things which will
build up a city and bring to our peo-
pie a lasting prosperity. Let us trst
create necessity and demand Tor
paved streets and an extensive sewer
system, and we will then Mind the
means with which to provide these
things.
And as the first means for creating
such necessity and demand" he
names the damming of the Colorado
river. Through such plan he hopes to
invite to Austin new enterprises and
larger population, besides giving those
people now here the two great COM
forts OF water and light at one-fourth
the price now paid for them. Mr.. Nc
Donald favors good streets, but he
does not favor issuing at this time any
large amount of bonds for the purpose
of securing them. He thinks they
can be had by proper expendi-
ture of our present income as 1t
will be augmented by the re-
ceipts flowing from the dam project.
Let us test the feasibility of Mr.. Nc
Donald's plan by the estimates made
by Engineer Pope OF what may be ex-
pected from dam costing Sl5O,OOO
and yielding three thousand horse
power. According to rates as they
obtain in the north, such water power
could be sold outright for net profit of
100000, and there would also be anet
annual income from rental, amount
ing to $4,000 If these 100000 were
let out at six per cent the town would,
in addition to cheap water and lights
and increased business and population,
have $4,000 year net income from
the dam. Or it could put the extra
100000 at once in improved streets
and sewers, and have the $4,000 year
to help keep them in good repair.
But if the power is not sold, but
leased, it is estimated the city would
have net income of $4,000 a year
direct from the dam, and the city would
also save three-fourths of what it is
now paying for water and light, or
about $15,0 900 year. This would make
total increase of $57 900 a year in
the citys income-or sum about five
times greater than what was spent on
the streets in 1888. 1t looks reason
able that such handsome sum yearly
carefully expended would, in very
short time, give us excellent streets
and sidewalks. Or, if the need re-
quired immediate extensive street i'm
provement, that income would furnish
interest and sinking fund for a very
large issue of bonds. AS Endorsed by
the figures of engineers does not the
dam project furnish solution for the
majority of the troubles at this time
bothering Austin? Mr.. Mcdonald
iavors the construction of that dam.
Does Mr.. Male also favor it?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07
LIBERAL TRADE RELATIONS WITH
MEXICO.

The recent duty imposed on Amer
lean cattle by the Mexican govern
ment is a disastrous blow to Texas
stockmen and cuts off growing
market for our cattle and beeves. 1t
also hurts the cattle interests through
out the west, and is a remin Ter to
Uncle Sam that somebody else besides
ourselves can play the protective
game. The United States minister
to Mexico saw the effect of the new
duty in advance of its enforcement
and he reminded his government to
adopt the most "liberal trade rela-
tons" with our Mexican neighbors,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07
General Maxey Endorses Doctor Waggener's
University Speech.

university opttcH'
The following letter was received by
Doctor Waggener yesterday and is
self-explanatory:
PARIS, Tex, october &c. 1889.
Leslie Waggener, LII. D., Chairman Faculty
University of Texas. Austin, Tex:
Dear Sir-On yesterday evening !
had the pleasure-of reading the Gal
weston News of Oath inst, contain
ing your address to the students OF
the University at the opening of the
present session. l endorse every
word of it. Your distinction between
self-reliance and self-conceit is admir-
ably drawn and furnishes a solid
basis upon which your conclusions in
respect to protective tariff and the
Blair bill rests. The criticisms upon
the address because you expressed
your opinions upon these measures
are unworthy of notice and emanate
from men who have no conception OF
the real purposes of a university
/ not only endorse what you say,
but l believe it the bounden duty OF
the University to teach political
economy, and to teach the truth bold
ly. 1t is something new under the
sun that political economy should be
taken out of the schools and relegated
to the tender mercies of men who have
not the slightest conception of the
momentous Importance to the Ameri-
can people of sound teaching of these
great questions. l am rejoiced that
the ponderous battle-axe of Professor
Sumner is welded for the right.
am rejoiced that President Eliot has
ranged himself on the side OF truth
and justice on the tariff question; and
should have but little respect for the
faculty of our University if it was too
cowardly to stand out fearlessly on the
side of right, and too timid to teach
the truth. With best wishes,
Yours truly,
S. b. MAxEY.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07

WITH all the discouraging reports
coming from old Virginia, we believe
she will be true to her history and the
demands of her prestige and vote an
eternal no against the claims of the
contemplate wire pulier and political
trickster, Malone. Virginia deserves
not the contumely of having such a
pnyernnr.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07
Cnnsnmntinn surely Cured.

To the Editor Please inform your
readers that l have a positive remedy
for consumption. By its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases have been
permanently cured. l 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 postotiice address.
Respectfully, 7. A. SLocUM, NJ. c., Isl
Pearl St., N. Y.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07

THIS might be considered very ap-
propriate time to remark that the Of
flee of county commissioner is one Of
vital Importance to the county. The
commissioners court stands in loco
PARENTS to the county-its word is
law and it is charged with the con-
duct of all the business affairs of the
county, all internal Improvements,
the custody of eleemosynary institu-
tons, etc, etc. AS great or greater
care should be observed in electing a
county commissioner than in choos-
ing an alderman-there are nineteen
other aldermen and only three other
commissioners to correct mistakes
Travis county has work to occupy the
time and attention Of the very best
officers she car secure.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07
A Prevalent Fungus.

Galveston Tribune: Galveston
needs few frst-class exits. There
are some old fellows here that have
made scarcely any improvements on
the property they got hold of in the
early days. They just sit here and
let other men work all around their
property and make it valuable.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07

THE waters have subsidized from the
late Hall-Hogg churning. Are Texas
land titles any better off for the temp
est, or have they come out from the
blast with broken spars and tattered
sails? The sooner the vessel gets into
port for substantial repairs the better.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07

ANOTHER bloody murder in the
Mccoy Hatfield vendetta is published
this morning. This time the victim
is Mrs. James Brown who was killed
1T would be good thing for West Vir
ginia if both sides we're exterminated
Peace seems impossible while there
are any OF them living.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07

IF there were no live Austin issues
at stake upon which to elect men to
the city council and the mayors chair,
the STATESMAN would feel like propos-
ing the test-let the honors go to
those who contribute most to the Con
iederate Home fund.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07
Rnoklen,s Arnina salxe.

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sale by J. J, Tobin
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-11-07

For boils, carbuncles, old sores,
rheumatism, Bright's disease, indiges-
ton, constipation, take DR.. Thur
mond's Lone Star Blood Syrup. A
sure cure. For sale by Alexander d
Cornwell, 10 Eas Pecan street.