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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
AROUNO THE CAPITOL.
Matters and Things Picked Up in
Tour of the Departments,

Matters and Things Picked Up in
a Tour of the Departments.
The governor yesterday issued commits.
sions to the following officers:
Il. B. Littlepage, captain Dallas Light
Infantry.
Eng. Ardinger, first lieutenant Dallas
Light Infantry.
j. W. R. Smith, second lieutenant Dallas
Light Infantry.
s. j. Vanhook, first lieutenant Brazos
Night Guards.
Frank Brown, second lieutenant Bra4os
Light Guards.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The following charters were filed yes
terday:
The New Birmingham Electric Light,
Power and Street Railroad company I;
capital stock, $5O,OOO. IncorporatoIs
VIM. j. Needles, OF Phila-
delphis, and Capt W. D. Mather
and d. L. B. Wicks, of Austin.
The object of the company is to light
New Birmingham and Rusk with cleo
tricity, and to operate an electric street
railroad between Rusk and New Birming-
ham.
The Bowers and Piney Greek Railroad
company; capital stock, $4,000. Incor-
porators: A. W. Morris, W. P. McComb,
of Montgomery; @. M. Putnam, Kansas
City, Mo-; VIM. Wise, of Beaumont; W. W.
Dawson, of Trinity; q. H. Morris, J. T.
Hufham, j. I. Park, j. Valentine, of
Bowers, Tex, and w. T. Carter, of Barnum,
Tex. The object is to construct a rail
road from Bowers, Polk county, to the
mouth of Piney creek, a distance of ten
miles.
| The Rusk and New Birmingham Street
Railroad con- pany; capital stock, $4,000.
IncorporatOrs: s. Bergman, @. Beiner,
sr, A, j. Owen, W. B. Slosson and II. E..
Holmes. The cars will be operated by
Electricity, steam or horse power as may
be determined.
| CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT..
Williamson county redeemed one 81 700
bond yesterday, and Potter and Cameron
Pounties paid interest on their bonds.
In reply to certain questions made by
the morning editor of the Philadelphia
Enquirer, Hon. G. H. Cooper wrote as fol-
lows:
Dear Sir-Replying to yours of the 25th
slant, permit me to say that there is no
distinctive southern question SO far as 1
Rm aware. Thea difficulties incident
20 the adjustment of the rela-
lions of the two races of people who are
fnd will remain socially distinct in the
bouth are being met and overcome in each
locality as all similar difficulties are met
by the common sense of the good people
bf the locality. Interference from with
put will only obstruct the action of the
hatural agencies which with the progress
bf education and industrial necessities
Fill establish equilibrium. Very truly
tours, OSCAR III. COOPER,
| State Superintendent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
Did it Elect Harrison ?

The following appeared in a Minnesota
paper: members of the democratic party
have been using all subterfuges to account
for their overwhelming defeat, and numer-
Gus are the causes alleged.
II was talking with several of the van
pushed on Fourth street the other day,
opposite bill board, and one of the party
exclaimed: IF it had not been for the
closeness of the national committee in the
expenditure of money, we would have
elected our man. The republicans adver-
tised their man like a circus Several of
the party remarked that no advertising
was done except small announcements in
the papers, and a few hangers on the
dead walls.
"Hsngers?" said our in formant, "what
do you call that but a circus poster ?"
pointing to a twelve-sheet medicine poster
on the bill board bearing the cut of Gen
eral Harrison and his grandfather.
eff the democrats had advertised like
that Cleveland would have been re-
elected"
The poster referred to was one of the
familiar black and white Log Cabin Sar-
saparilla posters sent out by an enterpris-
ing firm engaged in the manufacture of
old log cabin home-cures under the name
of Warmers Log Cabin Remedies, and,
among other equally valuable articles, in
cludes the famous Log Cabin Sarsaparilla,
which is everywhere recognized as the
best of all spring medicines and stands
without a rival for the cure of all dis
orders which are the results of impure
blood.
The spring time of the year is the sea-
son when the system needs renovation;
the long winter has caused the blood to
become filled with impurities.
There exists no better means to aid and
strengthen the system at such an urgent
period than the use of Warmers Log Cabin
Sarsaparilla, which speedily restores the
blood to pure and healthy state, which
insures health and happiness.
The reputation of the firm putting out
the medicine is above reproach, and is
the same firm which manufactures War
ners Safe Cure, the standard remedy for
the cure of all those diseases peculier to
the kidneys, as we'll as those which are the
results of disease in those organs, and
which has met with such phenomenal sue
cess for the past ten years.
We understand that the posters referred
to made their appearance in many parts
of the country sometime prior to the Chi
cago convention which nominated Gen
eral Harrison as candidate for the presi-
dency-hence the use made of the por-
traits of the Harrisons, father and grand
son-was either the result of remarkable
political foresight or in accordance with
the historical association of the old Log
Cabin with the name of Harrison.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL.
An Austin Enterprise That is Meet
ing With Marked Success.

Four years ago Doctor Smoot deter
mined to open school of theology here
in Austin, with free tuition to any young
man who might choose to come here to
study. In this movement he was most
heartily sustained by Doctor Dabney, of
the University, and they opened their
school with three students. They secured
teacher in GreekSand Hebrew, becoming
personally RESPONSIBLE for his salary,
Friends both here and in the older states
came to their relief, and they bought from
the late Colonel Ed Christian beautiful
lot on August street, just west of the Uni
verslty,for which they paid $500 cash. The
money WAS contributed by friends, both
here and in the older states. Since the
purchase of the lot they have been able,
by contributions, to build neat, substan-
tial and commodious lecture room and Ii
brary building at cost of about $4,000.
About 1000 volumes of valuable books
have been acou nulated, and this year they
have twelve students enrolled. The pres
bytery of centla al Texas will convene here
in May to examine this GLASS in the vari-
GUS branches of theology. The Greek and
Hebrew teacher; the Rev. Mr.. johnson, is
one of the ablest teachers in the south.
These gentlemen deserve much praise.
They have managed to keep out of debt,
but they need money to make further i'm
provements and endow the chair of Greek
and Hebrew, and our people ought to be
ready to move in the matter with liberal
hand.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

work of grading the grounds and con-
structing the drives and walks around the
new capitol building, under their contract
made with the capitol furnishing board
aud under the supervision of the engineer,
Mr.. W. M. johnson. No more will be
done in this direction unless further ap-
preparation is made, and we hope that the
legislature is not willing to let this fine
piece of work to remain in an Incomplete
condition for the next two years or more.
All unfinished work if allowed to remain
so for any length of time, rapidly dete-
riorates and requires much larger ex-
penditure to perfect it in the future.
If the weather proves fair this morning
the walks and drives ar ound the grounds
vii to-day be thrown open to the public,
30 all may see how very great an improve
ment has been made. The graveled
drives have been pronounced by compe
tent whips'as "iust perfectly splendid"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
The Spring Palace.

At the mass meeting held at the Must
cal Union hall Friday night a county Or
ganization was formed for the purpose
of having Travis county suitably repre-
scented at the Fort Worth Spring Palace.
The organization is to be known as the
Travis County Spring Palace association,
with the following officers: A. 2. Woold-
ridge, president; d. o. Dunn, first vice
president; j. 7. Breckenridge, treasurer;
E. @. Bartholomew and Geo. P. Warner,
secretaries. There were whole list of
other vice-presidents selected and COM
mittees appointed for accomplishing the
purpose of the organization, whose names
and duties will be published in full Tues
day morning,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
How to Regraft Old Pear Trees.

Fig. represents a tree with dozen
gratis inserted into the lower branches
for forming a new rounded head. To
prevent the upper branches from reduc-
ing the vigor of the newly started CRAFTS
broad ring of bark is shaved from the
stem just above the inserted CRAFTS. The
next season the portion of the tree above
the ring may be sawed off, and the
wound covered with grating wax or
shellao varnish, and the CRAFTS will soon
take possession and form well rounded
head. The new trees bearing from half
bushel to a bushel of handsome pears
the third year. If the whole of the tree
were to be headed back and grated the
same year, many water sprouts would
spring up among the gratis and check
be given to the tree.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
AeRIcuLTuRAL. COLLEGES.
Facts of Interest Which Are Not Gener-
ally Known.

Facts of Interest Which Are Not Gener-
ally Known.
In submitting his foarth annual report
to the president, Commissioner Colman
briefly recapitulates the work done by
the various divisions of his department
in applying the latest results of scientific
discoveries to agricultural practice. The
aim of the department is practical one
and in the direction of economy and va
riety in production, through the union
of science and experiment. The past
year has been one of activity, and new
sections and branches have been organ
lied, the work of which will prove Of
great value to the future agricultural
operations of this country.
The appropriation by the national
government of $4,000 per annum to
each Of the states and territories which
have established agricultural colleges or
agricultural departments of colleges,
in accordance with the act of
congress approved March 2, 1887.
has led to the establishment of new
stations or the increased development of
stations previously established under
state authority in thirty-seven states and
one territory. In several states two or
more district stations are in operation;
in others the stations have several
branches under one head. Counting these
latter as single stations, the total number
at present is forty-two, but counting the
branches separately this total number
would be not far from fifty.
Readers and the public in general can
hardly fail to be surprised at the rapid
growth made by this enterprise for ele-
waiting agriculture by the aid of science,
when it is remembered that the first ag-
ricultural experiment station in the
United States was established in Con-
necticut in 1875, whose example was
Slow y followed elsewhere until in 1886
some seventeen of these institutions had
been organized in as many states. Since
then, under the impetus furnished by
the liberality of the general government,
separate state stations had increased to
the number before stated. Most of the
new stations are now in actual operation,
bulletins and reports are being published,
and the investigations cover very wide
range of topics of interest to the farmer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
No Time to Talk Advertising.

No one in town seems to be as busy as
Dick cunningham, agent for the old relia-
BILE Milburn wagon. He has at present all
he can do to fill his orders with that
proptness for which he has reputation.
de turned out thirteen jobs during the
past week and has enough ahead to make
this weeks business equally as great.
Straws show which way the wind blows
and the wind is now stiff breeze and car
rying along with it the Milburn wagon to
every farmer in the state. tits the wagon
that on its own merit recommends itself to
the farming people and 80 long as there
are farms and farmers so long will there
be the Milburn wagon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
Across the Continent

From the Atlantic seaboard daily Journey thou
sands Of immigrants, hosts of enterprismg
tourists for pleasure, occasional European
seekers for material for books on America,
multitudes of hardy native and foreign agricul-
but all unaccustomed to the new climate of the
frontier, and all unflt-unless protected with
medicinal safeguard-to encounter malaria, the
chief foe TO health in regions newly cleared and
opened up for settlement. These western bound
travellers will find in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
the safety from malarial infection they might
parts of the world, under exigencies the best
fitted 10 show its value it has failed nowhere
under the most eXacting conditions. In so many
lands is itin request that the demand for it may
well be termed universal. = Not only malaria,
but constipation, dyspepsia, biliousness, rheu
matism, debility nervousness and inactiou OF
the kidneys, are thoroughly relieved byit
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
Federal Court Matters,

United States Marshal Rankin yester-
day received telegram that the depart
ment would forward the funds necessary
to continue the sessions OF the court at
present, for which very potent reason
Judge Maxey did not go to Ell Paso yes
terday as he had intended, but will re-
main here until matters are Strengthened
out. Whether the failure of the depart
ment to remit is due to the falling short
of the appropriation or because of the
recent appointment of Marshal Rankin's
successor is not stated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
Real Estate Transfers.


Abstract of title and real estate office of Bergen
Daniel d Gracy, los East Pecan street. Austin
Texas List of Travis county real estate transferred
for the week ending March 80, 1889:
James II. Raymond, jr., to Mrs. Elizabeth
Goepf, sr., n lot IL, and part lot II,
block 5. outlots Is, IS and II, division D,
Austin; warranty deed ..................-S 500 90
A. 5. Wear and wife to r. s. Caperton and
deed encouragement. 1900 90
100 acres survey 45; warranty deed. 80. rs 90
A. e. Bradberry to W. j. McGahan, 100
acres Sarah Ames survey; warranty
Joseph Jones and wife 10 Il. W. RsgIin, wv W
half interest Sarah Ames survey; war.
j L. Driskill and wife to W. W. DriskiiI,
lots 4, 5, % and 49, block 8, Whitis addi-
ton; warranty deed ,..;.....:..;...... 5000 90
j. j. Parmele and wife to L. Eek, lot 2,
block 8, South Austin warranty deed $50 90
j. A, McCuistion and wife to Louis Davis,
56feet off west eide lot Is, block 2,
Groom's addition; warranty deed. ...... 175 90
T. j. Houston and wife to John Dougher-
ty, lots and 6, block 81, AUSTIN quit
claim deed. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 80 so
d. M. Harrell ct al. to Mrs. M. Balm, lot
6, block 10, Austin; quit claim deed -. / 90
j las. ID. Raymond ct al. to j. j. +. Brunow,
lots II and IL, block 5, Whitis addition,
Austin warranty deed -. ............... 400 90
+. Rosenquest TO Clans Rosenquest 201M
acres Isaac Lindsey survey; warmly
dee1.............. 1900 90
A. s. Kincheloe, by attorney, to Geo. F.
Pendexter ct al, 123 acres A. Klncheloe
y % league: warranty deed. ................. 90
A. s. Kincheloe, by attorney, to Jehn e.
Linn, 1856 acres A. Kincheloe e league;
warranty deed :. -, 80
Mrs q. w. DOnnan to j. C.. Hamilton
al d wife, 6 2-5 acres l. Decker league;
warranty deed ..............,.......... 1000 90
j. G. Raymond snd wife TO F. Ii. Raymond,
lot l, block 8, Whitis addition; also lots
and 4, block 10, outlot IL, division z;
warranty deed, Austin 100 90
X. X. Smith and wife to Andrew Hamil-
ton, acre, Webberville warranty deed so 90
L. u. Hill and wife to X r. Smith, acre,
Webberville; warranty deed .......... 30 90
L. d. Darlington 10 X. 4. Darlington ct
Austin; warranty deed...:........ ....' 10 90
VIM. NJ. Saunders TO Jas. A. Killen, 80
acres VIM. Hornsby survey; warranty
ueed. l9S w
= And nthar cnnahie rafiOna
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
SWEET CHARITY.
The Touch of Nature that Makes
the Whole World Kin,

The Touch of Nature that Makes
the Whole World Kin.
Mr.. H. E. Shelley, of the board of man
ayers of the Confederate home, received
yesterday the following communication
with the enclosed, as stated, from Church
d Co., manufacturers of the Arm and
Hammer brand of soda;
New YORK, March %, 1889.
The National Confederate Soldiers Home, Austin,
Tex.
Gentlemen-Being in full sympathy
with you in your efforts to maintain the
National Confederate Soldiers Home at
Austin, Tex, we enclose you herewith our
check for 500 for that purpose. With
the best wishes for the success of your
undertaking, we remain yours truly
CHURCH g. Co.
Mr. Shelley also received S. bill from
O. W. Alexander, of Philadelphia, with the
laconic message without quallfcative re.
marks, but simply with love-"
DR.. r. Rutherford, state health officer,
subscribed $50 yesterday for the Home.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
Catarrh Cured.

A clergyman, after years of suffering
from that loathsome disease, Catarrh, and
vainly trying every known remedy, at last
found recipe which completely cured and
saved him from death. Any sufferer from
this dreadful disease sending a. self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope to Pfof. j. A.
SS Warren street, New York
City, will receive the recipe free of charge.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
Visiting the Veterans.

General Superintendent Dudley Evans,
OF the Wtlls-Fargo Express company, with
headquarters at Omahs, Neb., visited the
Confederate home yesterday and talked
over old war "reminiscences with the vet
Grams. Superintendent Evans was lieu
ltenant-colonel of the Twentieth regiment
Iof Virginia cavalry, @. s. A., during the
late war.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

W. S-OlAO PEAh TREES REGRAFTED.
Fig. 4represents tree of that excel
lent but crooked growing variety, the
Winter Nelis, grated at standard height
on straight stem, and Is thus trans.
formed into a shapely tree; varieties Of
slender and feeble growth may be placed
upon such beautiful growers as the Buff
fun. Fig. shows pyramidal dwarf a
few years old, from which all the
branches have been cut, except those
into which thrifty gratis have been in.
serted quite near the main stem in order
that the bearing portions may be near
The center. The appearance of such q
tree, after years growth, is repre-
sented by Fig. 6,the shoots having already
grown two feet or more, and require tho
same care and skill as would be needed
foD other dwaffs, says Country Gentle
man. from which the above was taken.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

NO. 1-oLD PEAR TREES REGRAFTED.
Grating at the top of the tree to pre-.
vent undue shading of the newly started
gratis would do for tree of horizontal
growth like the apple, but in an erect
growing pear tree it would throw the
new top too high. AS represented in
Fig. 2, where the dozen inserted gratis
would be seven or eight feet from the
ground, if the lower limbs were worked
the following year the larger gratis
above would shade and abstract the vigor
from the new ones. Fig. 8. with a nat
urally horizontal growth has enough of
smaller shoots sufficiently near the
ground for forming a new top in the CEN
ter above the lowest branches, to allow
portion Of them TO remain till the next
year, when the grating Of the whole
may be completed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
CITY AND COUNTY.
IRON SATURDAYS DAILY.1
Appointment,

DR.. ]. D. Fields, of Manor, prominent
in the State Farmers Alliance, has been
appointed on the board of directors of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college at
Bryan, vice Judge Garrett resigned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
TFROM SUNDAYS DAILY. I
Died.

Yesterday morning at 6 O'Clock, of dyp-
IBERIA, Leader Brown, jr., infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Brown. The fu-
heral took place from the residence, on E.
Beventh street, at O'Clock p. M, yes
|erdey'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

A conceited lecturer in Chicago ad-
vances the idea that the true religion for
the world is yet to come. 1t certainly has
not yet appeared in Chicago.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

Texas has no boom towns. They would
be lost over there in big and prosperous
state that is getting along very well with
out booming in spots.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
a CCORDING TO- A PARA

A CCoRDING TO A PARA
\ graph in the American Guilt
vator of Boston, Consumption is
gradually decreasing in New
England. This is.a gratifying fact,
and much of the credit of this.
condition of things is due to the
extraordinary popularity in the
past 50 years in New England of
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup.
To this wonderful remedy more
than all others combined is due
the credit of decreasing the ravages,
Of Consumption.
JULIUS BOYDEN,
No. 574 N. Main ST. Providence, R. T.
Was a Soldier, and was discharged from the.
U. S. Army as an incurable Consumptive..
His discharge reads advanced stage of Con-
sumption of the Lungs" He writes:
"In September went to see Dr. Schenck,.
and soon after began to use his Medicines.
Inthe following April was entirely well and
went to work. From that time to this have
notspent one dollar for doctors or medicine"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

1t is when the birds nests are safely
lined that the little birds nestle down.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
JULIUS BOYDEN.

DIR. SCHENCK'S Book on Consumption,
Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia, sent Free.
DIR. ]. H. SCHENCK & SON, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
Deaths for the Week.

City Sexton Sa1del reports the follow
hg deaths fos the week ending Saturday,
March 80:
March 24-Marrle Haynie, aged 81
tears; consumption.
March 90 John Kennedy, aged Y
ears; consumption. -
March 81 Cloma Vernon, aged 26
ears; typhoid fever.
March 30 Leander Brown, ir., aged
months; dyptheris.
The Capitol Grounds.
The contractors, Messrs. Flume, Rox
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
SUBJECTS RELATING TO FIELD AND
GARDEN CROPS.

Novelties in Vegetables That Are Attract
ing Attention-A Promising New and
Early Potato-A New Early Onion and n
Fine Bush Bean.
The catalogues of nurserymen, florists
and seedsmen abound in novelties, for
which many merits are claimed. While
it is q sensible rule for the average