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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-13
POSSESSION OF ACRES.

The following letter from an es.
teemed correspondent shows up one
cause why farmers fail to make full
crops. He says:
We will relate what is happening
with a friend of ours, by way of illus
tration of his foolish greed. He is 80
years of age, has family OF six chill
dren, and has been badly in debt for
the past ten years; has lived hard and
worked hard to recover himself from
debt and has nearly managed it. He
has more land now than he can prop
erly manage but he is negotiating for
$4,000 tract of land on time. We
predict ten years more for his nose at
the grindstoue, and lots of misery be-
fore he RECEIVERS, if he does not make
an entire break up and lose what he
already has. Bad policy, we think,
but hundreds are already following it.
Under the present system OF labor we
consider it perfectly foolhardy in any
man. Better by far to have fewer
acres, cultivate better. with more i'm
proved implements and fewer .hauds
produce better yields per acre, enjoy
more peace, more happiness, sleep
better of nights and be more indie
pendent.
The merchants are to great ex ent
the cause of over-cropping. They
say: "Ill help you; III furnish you
money, supplies, team, tools or any
thing you need; just 60 ahead, I'll
see you out" Aud they do see him
entirely out and off the place. We
don't blame the merchants; it's bust
ness with them, and were we mer-
chants we might probably do the
same thing if we could find such soft
heads to work on. We hope the press
will begin to preach against the sin
of possessing too many acres, and be-
lieve if the press aud farmers organi-
cations will pull together they will
soon bring about change for the
better.
oKRA CULTURE.
The wonderful possibilities of tn
favorite Southern vegetable the okra,
have been discovered by w. Z. Sud-
low an English engineer now of Co
lumbia. He has had large experience
with textiles. For two years he has
been looking into the okra fibre ques-
ton and reached the conclusion that
it can be cheaply produced. aud that
the okra stalk is essentially different
from the jute, cotton and ramie in
this, that the wood surrounds the
fibre while in the others it is mixed
with it, and this is the key of the
problem of cheap production. His
last summer and fall
prove that the okra fibre and wool
are naturally separated. The mixing
of the fibre with the wood of jute,
ramie and cotton makes it necessary
to employ manual labor chiefly to de-
corticate and this is so costly that
only in India and China, where labor
is excessively cheap, is it possible to
produce the fibre at low prices.
The okra, on the contrary, can be
by machinery. Mr.. Sud
low declares that he can make ma
chine which will not cost more than
An ordinary cotton gin, which can be
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-13

Endorsed by all, DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup; 20 cents.
Beauty soon grows familiar to the
lover, fades in his eye and pals upon
the seuse.' But a bottle OF S .lvatiou
OIL will look well as long as people
suffer with headache, rheumatism and
neuralgia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-13
"a DANIEL COME TO JUDGMENT,

"a DANIEL COME TO JUDGMENT"
In the following editorial The Hous-
ton Post is severe to the extent Of
being personal and almost to being
libelous:
Sam Jones, the reverend slang
singer, is wrestling with the Philis-
tines of Tyler and turning his bat
teries loose on the infidel, the dance
and the devil. Sam says that the
round dance is more vulgar than any
thing he ever said in a sermon in his
life. 1t would be hard to find a
stronger comparison. Stripped Of
their vulgarity and slang Sans ger
mons would be jejune indeed. They
are of the "forcible feeble" school.
They have the same effect as bad
liquor; they create temporary en-
thusiasm to be invitably followed by
nausea and disgust. The future of
the christian religion rests upon the
shoulders of the local ministers, who
by word and act teach Gods love to
man, not an itineraut brawler, whose
harrangues but serve to stir up the
moral sediment, leaving the real work
of publication to men OF moral ability
and modesty.
THE STATESMAN is with the Post in
the belief that upon the home ministers
rests the burden of the christian vel.
fare OF the home people. But is there
not biblical authority that the pool
had to be stirred up to give a healing
virtue TO the water, that he who first
plunged in might be cured? Does
the "itinerant" teacher then, if he
but stirs Alright do aught that is
wrong? The sensational in every
walk OF life is to be eschewed. and
most of all in matters religious; but
"many men, many minds" and the
end of things may justify the means.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-13
CHEROKEE STRIP,

From this mornings dispatches it is
evident that the scenes at the opening
of Oklahoma are to be re-enacted on q
much more exciting scale when the
strip and No Mans Land are turned
over to the landless boomers. The
latter are already collecting around
the strip in great numbers. They are
already selecting their future homes
and it looks as if, so greedy are they
to grab what was once the patrimony
OF the red man, these Ishmaelites will
hardly await the proclamation of
the president. On the contrary it
is announced that there has
been an agreement between the
different organizations of boom err
that a general invasion of the new
promised land shall be made April 90,
the anniversary of the wild rush into
Oklahoma last year.
And amid all this gobbling up of
lands in the Territory, where does the
poor Indian come in? Being driven
further to the wall, he is now prac-
tically facing the dilemma of annihila-
ton or absorption into the Caucasian
race, despoiled, cheated, as he has
been, out of his ancient birthright.
Fergus County argus., 1890-11-06

At n recent meeting of the French
Geological society a communication
from NJ. Thranschold of Moscow was
read on the non-lnvariabillity of the
level OF the ocean. 1t terminated
with the following conclusions: /. In
proportion as certain parts of the
earth's crust rise from the bottom
OF the sea above it's level the latter
must be lowered. 2. The surface OF
nearly all the present continents have
been at one time the bottom of the
sea. They rise from the water partly
because of the retreat OF the waters
Of the ocean. g. AS continents al =
formed, one part OF the waters Of seas
is transported to them in form OF
lakes, rivers, eternal SHOWS, glaciers,
and organized substances. Owing to
these actions the waters OF the ocean
have been constantly diminishing and
their levels lowered correspondlngly
1. In proportion as the earth cools
down, ice accumulates near the poles
and on mountains; water is taken
more deeply into the surface OF the
terrestrial crust, the formation oi
hydrated minerals being manifested
everywhere. The result OF all the~,
conclusions shows us that since all
the water that ever existed may still
exist in the form OF perpetual ice,
snow, hydrated minerals, etc, the
waters of all oceans have been grad
ually disappearing, and that tht
lowering OF oceans Is going on even at
the present day to "a greater extent
than ever before.
Fergus County argus., 1890-11-06
A Young Wifs's Mistake.

A stormy scene was enacted in "A
West end household which, while it
lasted, threatened to divide "a hus-
band and wife, but fortunately ended
in smiles and laughter. says the Gin
cinnati Enquirer. The cause OF the
conjueal storm lay in a letter the
young wife found in her husband :
pocket, which read as follow:
"My Dear Henry: have Mademoi-
selle at the office and she has been
with me for the last ten days. She j.
the most charming creature in the
world and ] envy you her possession.
Will bring her to you if you must
have her, but should do so wit regret
II you can spare her for week longer
let me know by telephone. My number
is l,l25. Yours truly, MAC"
The young wIfe's feelings on reading
this letter can better be imagined than
described. Visions OF blonde, bru-
nette and every other type of beauty
fitted across her Jealous mind and 10y
the time her husband came home she
had worked herself into a frenzy ol
jealousy. She met him at the door,
and from the threshold to the dining
room he was covered with an ava
lanche of upbraidings, followed 10y
tears, and as he stood dumbfounded
she thrust the fatal letter into his
hand. Henry glanced ut the letter
and, Immediately recognizing it. broke
into a loud peal of laughter, and this
is the explanation he offered: His
friend Mac had borrowed from him
the celebrated novel, Mad mselle de
Maupin," by Theophile Gauiian and
had failed to return it at the proper
time. The mad'mselle over which his
friend raved in his letter was none
other than the heroine OF the romance,
and the letter was an apology for
keeping the book longer than he in
tended. TO prove the truth OF the
explanation the book was at once
telephoned for, and its receipt dis
PEELED the Jealous fear of the young
wife.
Fergus County argus., 1890-11-06
The Largest Check Ever Drawn.

Pail Mall Gazette: 4 minor contro-
versy has arisen about the "largest
check that ever was written. 1t was
announced that To the one drawn the
other day 10y the Great Indian PENN
>ular Railway company on the Lon
don and County Bank for Il 25O. 600
belong, the distinction II was at
the same time stated that One drawn
10y Vanderbilt for t.OO, 900 had
hitherto headed the list. The state
ment. however, j. inaccurate, says
the Buliionl>t. At least iour of the
London clearing banks have pad
checks for considerably over - .OoO,-
600 on more than oHc occasion 4
few years ago the Manchester Ship
Canal company. when buying out the
BrldgeW1tcr trustees. 'lrcw one check
for Il, .IO,oUo on Glyn x Co., and
this document caH still bc seen at the
offices of the snip Canal company.
Deansgatc, Manchester, where it is
framed as a curiosity. \ check for an
enormous amount PASSED through the
mouse IN 1879 or 1850. The
amount was upwards of - 2.2JO,O 900.
and was in sett tlcment of an arbitra-
ton award. When the Alabama
claim was settled. and tine Halifax
fisheries question was decided. large
amoun,g of money changed hands.
Fergus County argus., 1890-11-06

Omaha Bee: As long as James G.
Blaine lives he will always be accounted
q possible becandidate for the Presidency.
Neither his ardent friends nor his
bitter enemies will allow his name to
have rest on that subject. Faith
ful admirers will continue to allude to
him always as "the next President"
Relentless opponents will continue to
weigh his every act and speech as a
bid for the office.
In spite of all that the Indications
are that Mr.. Blaine does not desire or
intend to again be n candidate for the
Presidency.
lie declined the nomination in SSS.
and recently there have come from
two different sources evidence to
show that he is still of the same mind
4 personal friend has given the press
"a report OF u conversation in which
the Secretary of State said he had
entirely recovered from the PresI-
Dental fever and that he had not
the physical strength to live through
a term if elected.
IIc ulSO sam W lllt spokesman
of an Eastern Club, who urged him to
give them an address on the ground
that it would help his chances: IL am
past all that. My only ambition is
to do certain work ! have laid out
and leave some footprints behind me-"
lie knows that the Presidency would
add little to his fame. lie knows
that he will he remembered when
most men who have filled the Office
are forgotten. But he appreciates
the Importance OF associating him
self to the last day OF his life with
useful public affairs, and he hopes to
make the footprints that remain TO
be trodden the most notable OF his
career.
These are the fair inferences to he
drawn from what is known OF Mr..
Blaine's expressions. They are sen
sible and honorable.
Fergus County argus., 1890-11-06

Philadelphia Press: \ Traveller in a
backwoodS community, attracted by
a noise in "A cabin not lar from the
roadside, stopped. and, addressing a
boy thai sat on n fence. ~aid
"lou live about here, suppose
"Ncp: Just about
"Well. can YOU tell me what makes
that peculiar noise up yonder III that
cabin ~
"Iep; it's pap an mann"
What are they doing = beating n
carpet ?"
Mop; beatin' one 'nuther."
"lou don't say so''
"Who said didn't"
II mean is it possible
That : what IT l..
What are they heating each other
ior?'
"'Cau~e they re tightin."
"Is 1t possible that you sit here so
quietly and see your father beat your
mot herr
II don't see him beatin her
"les. but you know hc j. trying to.
II you're here To pity anybody. mister.
you'd better ride on. Mann the boss
up thar, I'll tell you that. lIol' ON
did you hear that thump? Wall, that
wuz dad coming down on the punch n
tlo. Nam Int him. but she lct> him
drap himself. Reck'n you'd better 90
on or stay an pity pap awhile.
Fergus County argus., 1890-11-06
REED IN CHICAGO.
The Speaker Of the House Greeted by a Great
fhrong Of Chicagoans.

CHICAGO, Oct. ~. Speaker Reed
reached here this morning from Water.
loo, Iowa. lie was met at the depot
by officials of the Union League club
who escorted him to the Grand Pacific
hotel where an informal reception was
held. This afternoon the speaker held
u reception mt the Union League club
to members of the club, and was
afterwards banqueted there. Accom-
motlatiOns for one OF the largest lsoliti-
cal gatherings in Chicago had to he
doubled tonight to make room for he
throny that attempted to hear him.
The doors were closed at battery ID
armOry fully an hour before the begin
ming Of the meeting and over six thoIs-
and people were then inside, while
hundreds were patiently waiting in the
Second regiment armOry, next door,
where an overflow meeting was held.
When several hundred members OF the
Union Veteran association, with ban
ners flying, entered the hall rs escort
to Reed, remarkable enthusiasm was
ubl0ulicStcu IIo was accompanied DN
Senator's Farwell, Cullom, Congress
man Mason, Adams and Butterworth
and many other we'll known gentle
men. Mr.. Reed spoke at length on the
election question, Mckinley bill and
the work OF the present congress.
Contrasting the two great parties, he
said the Republican party achieves,
the Democratic party finds fault.
Not having anything to do, it follows
that the Democrats are not under the
necessity of being consistent. The
Democratic platform has the advan-
tage over the Republican in it's method
of argument-that OF simplicity. They
simply have to pass on what the Re
publicans do and account for all the
misfortunes OF the world by means of
the acts OF the Republican party. The
speaker further asserted that there is
not a single thing that the Republican
party has done that has not, within
from two to five years. received the
tacit or vOciferOus approvaiof Democ-
racy. In view Of this he thought we
need not tremble for the future. The
speaker also addressed the overflow
meeting briefly.
Fergus County argus., 1890-11-06
PAY OR 90 DRY.
The County Treasurers Suit Against the
Montana Club.

HELENA. Oct. 21.-The suit OF Il. =.
Bar'len. county treasurer of Lewis and
Clarke, against the Mont ana club, was
up in the district court Saturday.
This ease is to test the legality of a
social organization selling liquors to
its members without taking out a
license. 1t was originally before JUS
tiee Sanders, on suit of Treasurer Bar
den to recover the amount OF the
license, and was decided against the
club. An appeal was taken to the dis
trict court. Judge Hunt, being mem
ber oi the club, declined to sit on the
case. so Judge Milburn came up from
Miles City to decide the case, which he
did saturday. Counsel for the club
moved to non-suit. This was over
ruled aud an exception taken. Judge
Mllburn then decided the case against
the club and in favor OF the county
treasurer. The matter will now 20 up
direct to the supreme court on the ex
ception.
Fergus County argus., 1890-11-06
Aerial Navigation.

IN q recent number of the Forum
Prof. u. II. Thurston. director of the
schools OF mechanical engineering OF
Cornell University. discusses in an en-
tertaining way the "Problem OF Air
Navigation" After reviewing many
interesting experiments in aerOnaut-
les, Proi. Thurston thus speaks OF the
probability OF the ultimate solution Of
the problem:
"The researches of Langley have
shown the power demanded for fight
to be about = per cent of the amount
once supposed n minimum. We know
that natures energy can he directly
converted into useful power through
the production OF elect ricity, rs IN the
mechanisms. We know that modern
st orage batteries are ten times the
weight that science indicates to be the
limit of perfect efficiency; both steam
engines and elect ric accumulators have
been made light enough and powerful
enough to raise their own weight, with
something to spare.
The flying lemur, the flying squirrel,
the rude sust aiming membranes that
inventors have constructed, have sus-
tained their heavy weights in drifting
many yards. Man has initiated such
animals. His predecessors, the bats
and the great ptero actyls, have flown
on membranes. Why may not he hope
some time to combine the highest
products OF his inventive genius in
some contrivance which shall enable
him to drive his fusifOrm balloon n
hundred miles an hour, defying wind
and storm; or why not hope to learn
from the albatrOss and the condor and
the eagle the secrets OF flight. and, like
them, to soar aloft and above the
clouds, 30 glide hour after hour on
widespread, mOtionless wings with the
speed of gales that vex the earth he
low, and as far as the wild goose or
the carrier pigeon or the migratory
eagle can fly, crossing continents and
oceans. as certainly and even possibly
as safely as do railway trains or
steamships to-day? 1t would be rash
as yet to assert that all this is even
possible hut it would be still more
rash to assert the contrary. Man has
accomplished hardly less wonderful
tasks. Who shall say that the limit
OF his powers OF invention and con-
struction has been reached or even
approached? The engineer, like the
man of science. has an infinity OF op-
portunlty still before him. And it is
to the combination OF scientific knowl-
edge and constructive talent OF the en-
gineer rather than to the haphazard
operations OF the hand and brain OF
the ignorant cOntriver Of Olden time
that we are to trust, il at all. for the
accomplishment Of this, the most stu
pendOus of his tasks. Scientific re-
search. exact computation, precise ad.
lust ment OF means to well underst OOd
conditions. are the lines which lead to
| final success"
Fergus County argus., 1890-11-06
JESSE yAMEss LITTLE SON.
An Elevator Boy in Kansas City-His Mothers
Support.

With all that has been writer
about that famous Missouri outlaw
Jesse James, little mas ever been sait
about his family or domestic rela
tions. BY those not familiar with hi.
history, it is generally supposed that
when the Ford boys did their das
tardly work the great bandit was
single, and that, save his brother
Frank, his race was extinguishsd with
him. This impression is wrong, how
ever, for Jesse was married and was
the father OF one child, a boy, who
was an infant when his father was
killed. This boy now lives with his
widowed mother in a modest little
house on Troost avenue, in Kansas
City, Mo. lie is called Jesse, Jr. lie
is now about 13 years OF age, and
is an elevator boy in the American
National bank building, i'm that city.
lie is steady and industrious lad,
and his small earnings are all that his
mother and he have to exist on.
Young james has been fairly well
educated for IL boy OF his age and
opportunities, but he is q great
student and has learned many things
himself. lie is an omniverOus reader,
and nearly all OF the standard authors
OF romance and history are familiar
to him. When his father was killed
young Jesse was too small to under
stand what kind OF life his parent
had led, but since he has attained to
boyhood's estate he has read every
thing that has ever been written
about the train rObber.
lie is not only familiar with every
detail OF his fathers life, but he is also
familiar with the history OF every
other outlaw that ever existed, and
he can talk as glibly about the
daring deeds of Robin Hood and
other bandits Of ye olden time as he
can about the more recent exploits of
he Younger boys and Jim Cummings.
Moreover, the dates and localities OF
every historic robbery that has ever
been committed are at his tongues
end, withal. though Jesse, .Ir., is very
reticent, and is 10th to talk to stran-
gers
The boy has also many interest ing
relies in his possession that are con-
nected with his fathers life, such as
old revolvers, spurs, masks, favOrite
brides and saddles of the dead out
law, and a great scrap-book that
contains clippings OF nearly every
thing that has appeared in print
about ms father. To those who
happen to know his identity, the son
oi the famous outlaw is an object OF
great curiosity, and among the boys
OF the city he is regarded with awe,
and Wherever he goes young Jesse
always commands their respectful
homage.
Fergus County argus., 1890-11-06
WHEN THE WAR BEGAN AND ENDED.
The Secretary of War Fixes Upon tine Dates
April Is, 1861. and May l, 1865.

| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 2i.--The
Secretary of War has fixed upon
April Is, 1861, and May I , 1s65, as
the dates respectively of the war, for
the purposes of the recent act which
allows enlisted men OF the army and
marine corps to count war-service as
double time in computing the thirty
years service necessary to entitle
them to retirement. The former is
the date OF the Presidents proclama-
ton calling for troops; the latter the
date fixed by several acts of Congress
in measures for the relief of deserters.
In considering this question, the Secre-
tary OF War found several conflicting
points to overcome, owing to decisions
made by the courts, rulings OF the
Pension Office and other Departments,
but after mature deliberation it
named as the most reasonable for
the purpose intended. In some in
stances it has been held by the courts
that the war commenced with the
bOmbardment OF Fort Sumter April
12, 1861 and ended with the procla-
nation OF President Johnson OF April
2, 1866, declaring hostilties with all
the States except Texas at an end.
His subsequent proclamation of Aug
20, 1866, was issued declaring war
with that State at an end. The first
retirement under the new law occurred
today. It is estimated that some
300 more will soon follow, or at least
that is the number OF soldiers now .in
the army who have thirty years to
their credit by counting war service
as double time and who can retire if
they desire to do so.