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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-11-20
THE STATE AND THE UNIVERSITY.
What Other States Have Done to Promote
Higher Education.

What Other States Have Done to Promote
Higher Education.
Contributed.
The department of education at
Washington has made some very In
teresting publications, giving the his
tory of education in several States.
Among these publications is con-
siderable volume, entitled "The His
tory of Federal and State Aid to
Higher Education in the United
States" by Frank w. Blackmar, to
which ex-Commissioner Dawson of the
bureau of education refers as follows
"Many inquiries OF late coming from
statesmen and educators for in
formation on this subject, have
created a demand for work
of this nature. There is a
desire on the part of scholars of each
state to see what has been done in
other states, that mistakes may be
avoided by experience and the best
plans and models followed. There is
likewise general desire for q closer
study of school management and
school systems, based on wider infor-
nation and more careful comparison
of methods and results. The tinan-
,cial and legislative history OF educa.
ton furnishes foundation for such
study and comparison. The successful
management of the means of educa-
ton is of prime Importance; without
this there is danger of complete
failure. The control of the budget is
the control of the state; this principle
applies to institutions as well as
nations. State education has taken a
strong hold, particularly in the South
and West, but the problems pertain
ing to its management, its functic n
and its support, have not yet been
fully solved"
In addition to fifty leagues of land
granted in 1859 by the republic OF
Texas, the state reserved for the bene'
fit of the university every tenth sec
ton of land granted or that might
be granted to railroad companies or to
the Galveston and Brazos Navigation
company. 1t is estimated that this
grant, had it not been impaired by
the action of the convention of 1873,
would have reached the magnificent
proportions of 100000 acres situated
in the most thickly settled parts of the
state and worth perhaps on an aver
age So per acre. Unfortunately Tor
the university the grant of the tenth
section was withdrawn, and instead
100000 acres not near so valuable
and falling vastly short in quantity as
we'll as quality was substituted for the
grant.
But while the state even with 1t:
subsequent grants, lacks largely o.
making restitution to the university
Texas is not alone in this and Other
important respects affecting the well
fare OF state universities as will bt
seen by reference to Mr.. Blackmar';
interesting volume. In various ways
grants to universities are shown t.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-11-20
A British view OF Or. Holmes.

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Gays The
London Graphic, is bent on being
marian, and follows q strict regimen to
accomplish the desired object. He has
always taken great caro- Of himself, and
now at so years old he is wiry, bright
and alert as ever. His rooms are equip
ped with barometers, aerometers and
every precaution against catching cold.
During the winter he never rises till the
temperature is suitable nor takes bath
without having the water tested for the
required heat. His time is regularly
mapped out--so much for reading, writ
ing, recreation and exercise, while his
meals are studies of prudence and diges-
ton.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-11-20
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Railroad to the Dam Discussed, and
Other Matters.

The Railroad to the Dam Discussed, and
Other Matters.
The board of public works was in
session yesterday afternoon with the
following members present:
President Mcdonald, DR.. Swearin
gen, Frank Hamilton, Hon. A. P,
Woodbridge, Henry Hirshfeld, Capt
Walsh, Walter Tips, S. X. Morley and
DR.. Taylor.
President Mcdonald reported that
he had signed the contract with Mr.
Corrigan, and that it had been ap
proved by the city council.
Engineer Frizell reported that an
Office building would be needed on the
ground, and two estimates were sub
mitted, one for frame work at $500
and one for brick at $4,000.
The board decided to have the build,
ing of brick, and referred the whole
matter to the ways and means com,
mittee TO have the building erected.
1t will be permanent affair and
will be used by the city after the com,
pletion of the dam.
A resolution by Captain Walsh was
adopted requesting that the field notes
of the land donated by Col. Bracken.
ridge to the city be made out and a
deed transferring the property be pre-
pared for Col. Breckenridge to sign.
A letter from Contractor Corrigan
was read calling attention to the de.
lay in construction of the railroad to
the dam. He is expecting almost
daily a steel cable weighing $4,000
pounds and will have 200 barrels Of
cement here on the first of next
month, and he urges the city to COM
plete the road as early as possible.
The question was discussed by the
board, and resolution was adopted
requesting the city council to open
Fifth street from West Avenue to the
city limits Immediately, as this is the
only available route for the road
through the city.
Engineer Frizell was requested 70 re-
port to the board about what quantity
OF the work should be laid in Portland
cement.
Some routine business was trans
acted and the board adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-11-20
A MYSTERY SOLVED PERHAPS.
Discovery of the Real Cause and Effectiv
Cure of Snake Poison.

Discovery Of the Real Cause and Effectiv
Cure of Snake Poison.
The encouragement of India has
received q communication from Baron
Won Muller, an eminent scientific
authority of Melbourne, announcing
that he has discovered the real cause
and effective cure OF snake poisoning
Hitherto the mode in which the venom
of serpents pcoduced fatal effects has
been mystery. The elaborate series
of experiments carried out by the
Victorian savant, have, he states, not
only rendered it clear how the poison
operates in producing death, but have
pointed out remedy which, when
applied in time, will save the life OF
the patient. According to Herr Won
Muller the venom OF serpents does
not destroy the tissues OF the body but
has merely dynamic effect, suspend
ing the action Of the motor and vase
motor nerve centers. This discovery
at one indicated that the proper kind
of antidote would be something
which would "stimulate and increase
the functional activity of these nerve
centers." This remedy is supplied by
strycnnine, which is directly antago-
nistic in its action to snake poison.
Herr Won Muller has applied strych-
nine upon large number OF
persons bitten by the tiger snake
and other venomous serpents, and
with invariable SUCCESS. The way in
which he employs it is to inject ten or
twenty minims Of the drug under the
skin of the patient, and to repeat the
operation every fifteen minutes until
slight muscular spasms are produced,
these being an unfailing sign that the
patient is out of danger. Large doses
of strychnine may be injected into the
blood OF person who has been bitten
without producing any injury until it
has completely neutralized the effec
of the snake poison. The Importance
of this discovery, if confirmed, can
hardly be overrated. In India, where
over 10000 persons are killed by
poisonous serpents every year, Baron
Won Muller's communication has
naturally been received with the
deepest interest," London Standard.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-11-20
Fixing for Electric Power.

Col. Breckenridge has determined
to put electric cars on his dam rail
road at once and has contracted for
the poles and wires. The electric
cars will be operated during the day
time and freight cars conveying
material to the work will be run from
IL o'clock at night until 2 o'clock in
the morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-11-20
Gone by the Board.

TERRELL, Tex, Nov. Is. NJ. Lazerous
has executed deed of trust to B. F. Ward
in favor of the creditors named in the deed
to the amount of about $4,000. His stock of
dry goods will probably invoice 5000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-11-20

Notable weddings have taken place
recently in three great cities of the
United States-Washington, New York
and Chicago. All save the one at Wash
ington displayed the outward signs of
hope and happiness. The exception was
that saddest tragedy of life-a deathbed
marriage.
1t was to have been society event at
the national capitalize union of Mr..
Haughwout Howe and Miss Mary But
terworth, daughter of the well known
Ohio congressman. The two intended
going to the Friends meeting house, and
had planned there to plight their troth
after the simple manner of the Quakers.
A thousand invitations to the subse-
quent reception were out, and gifts from
friends had begun to pour in upon the
beautiful young bride to be, when Mr..
Howe fell sick of acute rheumatism.
He was in the prime of life-scarce 80
years of age-but the disease seized him
with a mortal grip and never relaxed
it's hold. The day before he expired
Miss Butterworth knelt by his bed,
placed her hand in his, and bowed as
sent between her sobs to the questions
of the preacher who made the sorrow
full couple one flesh. The sick man
whispered:
"Mary, you are brave girl"
Then he relapsed into delirium. His
wife took her rightful place at his side
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-11-20


and ministered to him till he breathed
his last. The end came within fifteen
minutes of the hour originally set for the
quaint ceremony at the Quaker church.
Mr. Howe belonged to the family from
which sprang Elias Howe, the inventor
of the sewing machine. He owned de-
lightful place at Sudbury, Mass, which
was formerly a tavern and which figures
in Longfellow's poem "Tales of Way
side Inn" His first wife was Miss Marie
Vandycke Charlier, daughter of Profess
or Ellie Charlier, to whom he was united
in 1881 despite the bitter opposition of the
brides father. Mrs. Howe secured di-
vorce while a resident of North Carolina
in 1888, on the grounds Of desertion and
cruelty, and then welded Mr.. Frederick
Brown, New York broker Mr.. Howe
was in the employ of the United States
government at the time of his death.
The New York marriages referred to
were solemnized in the sunshine of Joy
and not in the shadow of despair. The
principals to one of the contracts were
Mr.. j. Frederick Talcott and Miss Frank
Vanderbilt Crawford. Both are young,
handsome and intellectually gifted. Mr..
Talcott recently finished the classical
course at Princeton, and his wife is an
art student of remarkable talent. I'M
mediately after the ceremony, which
took place at the Church of the Stran-
gers, the young couple sailed for Eng
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-11-20

Wen BABY was sick, we gave ner Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoris.
Fhen she had Children. she gave them Castorie
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-18

Here y'are, gents! Here y'are"
yelled the street fakir. Here y'are.
gents. The real genuine otter of roses,
right fresh from the otter. the only
living animal beside the musk-ox that
gives up perfume for the hankychif!
Here ware! Otter of roses, fresh from
the otter. Five cents a bottle!''
4 young man in the crowd became
seized with an idea, says the NY. San.
Ne went to the nearest drug store.
How much is altar of roses bot
fie:9" he asked of the druggist.
It'll cost you S100 an ounce" said
the drug man. The genuine India
altar of roses is worth 500 an ounce.n
"Got any?n asked the visitor.
':Not to-day" said the druggist.
We're are just out
What makes it cost so much?"
"Weil, one reason is,'' replied the
druggist, ''it takes $4,000 roses to
make single ounce Of altar. If you
can buy $4,000 roses for less than 500,
then maybe you can knock the price of
altar down. Altar of roses, young
man, ant MIXED out of COWS. It IS
made in India, although, if they only
know it, they could make it just as
well in California. The san9> rose
grows there from which tbs altar is
distilled in India. l have seen huge
hedge-rows near Samona,in California,
so dense with these roses that the odor
from them. on a warm sultry day,
caused q feeling Of peculiar faintness
and oppression. 70 the passer-by. This
is the effect Of the altar, which is dis
titled by the heat and moist air, and is
held suspended. as it were. in the at
mosphere-
There is money in that cause Of
faintness and Incidence, but in this
country not only the sweetness, but
the great value OF the flower, is wasted
on the desert air. In northern India
The roses are regularly cultivated.
They are planted in rows in the fields,
and require no particular care. When
they begin to bloom they are plucked
from the bushes before midday The
work is done by women and children,
who seem to regard it more as a pleas
lre than pursuit of labor. The rose
leaves are distilled in twice their weight
of water, which is then drawn of into
open vessels. These are allowed to
stand over night, being covered up
with cloths to protect their contents
from dirt and insects. IN the morn
ing the surface Of IT, water will be
covered with thin oily film. This is
the rare altar OF roses. 1t is skinned
off with 3 fine feather ard dropped in
to via!s. This process is continued
daily until the roses cease to bloom. I
don't see why any essence or oil that
requires the distilling Of - 90 roses
to till an ounce bottle has. int to
have {. good price set W *nn't
You think so?.'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-18
SAVED BY TRANSMISSION.
Thc Blood of II Man Introduced into tn;
Veins of Il Woman Giving Per Life.

LIZZIE Cunningham, q young shop
GIL, was found unconscious IN bed
or tic morning of January 6. Beside
her lay her friend, Mary Fallon, a
sca.nstress. dead The unljShted
gas jet was wide open and the room
was full Of gas. Miss Cunningham
WIS taken in a comatose condition TO
the New York Hospital. She faile. |
to rally after receiving the asual
treatment. SO or January : her physi-
clan decided to tr'y the TRANSMISSION Of
blood.
In two operations forty ounces Of
blood, poisoned b. the inhaled gas,
had been drawn from her Amos L.
Lincoln, a big. healthy telegraph
ineman, under treatment for /. mus
cular affection OF the arms, yolIul-
teered to give the blood needed to
FL her veins About twenty-five
ounces were drawn from his right
arm intoa basin containing phosphate
Of soda; which was intended to keep
the blood from coasulating.
\ little rubbe, pipe terminating
in glass tube was attached to the
bottom Of the vessel,wjlich..was ciaya-
ted several feet above the girls body.
The glass end of the tube wat insert
ed in the raaial artery in her wrist,
anl Amos Lincoln blood Was let
into her veins. Miss Cunningham
remained unconscious until January
9. She then revived enough to speak
a little, but soon sank back into un-
consciousness, from which she was
revived during the next four days
only occasionally y aid with great dif-
ticulty.
On the 18th she began to show
symptoms Of improvement, although
her body was totally paralyzcd and
her mind was inactive and clouded.
Tne paralysis continued until Feb
uarv l. when Miss Cunningham be-
gan sitting up in bed and occasionally
leaving it. She continued to conTa-
lesces lowly, and a few days ago was
sent. home with only q slight halt IN
her gait and general stiffness OF her
movements to tell Of her rarrow es-
cape from death. Dr. Robert i.
Wen, the attending physician, sad
that despite the unusual length and
strenuousness Of her struggle for
life she was just about IS sound as
ever in mind and body.--Ecw York
Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-18
REPUBLICANS AT S. 4.
1t Looks as Though, they Could not Agree
n,, 4 Fed nral Election Law.

1t Looks as Though they Could not Agree
on IA Federal Election Law.
WASHINGTON. June 12.-Tile Re
pubicans in the Senate and House
are still ut seaas towhctncriti IS good
policy for them to pass q Federal
election law. After their experience
in trying to caucus over the question,
it begins to look as though they
would fail altogether unless Mr..
Reed takes the matter in his own
hands. Thus far everything that
has been done of general Importance
has been accomplished By all eXhibi-
ton of nerve on Mr. Reeds part.
When they have got into on incytrl-
cable tanglc he has cut the knot and
gathered up tic loose ends OF the
web in his own firm hand. There is
no doubt that Nh Reed feels that the
Immediate future Of the party depends
upon their passing i general Fed:
eral election law, which thcy- have
been agitating at their conventions
tor q number Of years. At the same
time. if anything i; done he wants
TO be complete and effective. 4
hallway measure would be worse
than nothing. He does not favor
the RoTell bill. but therc IS !; strong
Western contingent Which does favor
it.and which will rather have 10 leg
islation than to pass the Lodge bill,It
is believed by the advocates OF this
more conservative measure that it
can be adopted i'll caucus. IF it
should hc it IS probable that tie
Radicals would be Indifferent IS to
it's passage. and an adjournment
might find the bill unactcd upon.
The delay of action by Tie caucus
warrants the assumption that the
conservative clement IS still strong
in the party, for it is certain that tic
Radicals would strike II once If for q
moment they got control. II the
speaker determines that a Radical
ill must pass, whether or 10. his
past record iustiiies the belief that
he will succeed. The silver question
hung in CAUCUS just about as this
matter now hangs, and Mr.. Reed
took the bit in his teeth. The bill
has passed tho House without any
material amendment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-18
The Late John Jacob :Astor.

The following story, Illustrating the
Astor philosophy in money matters, is
told of the late John Jacob Astor, saws
the n. Y. Erenjng Sur, by the man
who was the other actor in the scene.
= went to Mr. Aston" he said. with
a business proposition which demanded
al investment OF 100000 on his part.
While listening to the plan he kept
cropping and feeling about on the tioor
for something he seemed to have
dropped. When I had finished he said
readily: All right, go on with the
affair; II furnish the money At that
instant q lGan entered to tell him that
one of his buildings had just burned
down.
That happens nearly every day
he said, with the utmost uHconcern, and
went on feeling about with great care
for that something on the carpet.
Il finally asked him what he had
dropped
Why he said, raising his lead and
looking rs woebego1e rs . small boy.
i dropped 10 cents here i few moments
ago and I can't find it. If mans
buildings burn down. they are gone
and he can't help it and he is bound to
let them so. But man who dcliber-
ately throws away 10 cents because he
won't take the trouble to find it is not
to be forgiven"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-18
RUSSIAN HEBREWS.
Snn.c OF the Trials They Suffer in ms
Z3r's Empire

! c;;liot;s :,,:,i important anp..,:
,,i,:;. has liii:,t5 Deem .i:ci,;v,: by .jia
c3uE; oi ic;tss;,tion oi t;;1c 'Scnlt". winch
affords a striking example Of lie
complicated disabilities of t:c Jews
N Russia. s;,;s The LoE,:on .i';;lnt..
\ law student 81 Jewish tacs cxr.H't
~,i Il deed Of ilansfcr hy :H;!:cii :le
made over his property il, ii!cii:: con
sistirs of house and land, to his wife
in her o"-I right. but the notlry
public refused TO lcgalize Il: on the
ground that the wife. who was also
of the Jewish faith, had 10 right TO
acquire landed property II ilieil,
whatever might be the rights OF her
husband.
The matter went to court. and it
was decided that. although a Jew
possessing 4 diploma Of either of the
three learned degrees had the right
to reside in ali parts OF the empire,
and in virtue OF such right might ac-
q,ure property il the district Of his
residence, yet this right to acquire
property was the result OF an cxcep-
:iun to the law granted in favor of the
Jewish doctor OF master OF law orarts,
as the case might be, Individually.
! and was not communicable to his wife
or children.
The decision was upheld and Of
tirinea on appeal to the Senate at
st. Petersburg. Possibly we shall
soon hear of the wives and families
Of Russian Jews not having the right
to reside with their husbands and
fathers in districts where the stand
:;rd OF their education gives; then
| ,,riyilerc TO live.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-18
JUST LIKE WOMEN.
How Two Innoccnts Struggle Over Sim
pic Telegraph Message.

One was perhaps twenty-five the
o.ber :. little Younger. They were
pretty and stvliShlv dressed. a car
Iria"c stood at the Fourteenth street en-
trance of Wizards Hotel. awaiting
their pleasure 1t could only be sup
posed that they were in very distress
ful financial straits.
They sat 1T 4 table in the reception
room of Wizards, devising, concoct-
inc and inStituting telegraph mes
sage to send to some friend. The elder
one did the writing and scratching and
rewriting, which used up six or seven
Western Union blanks. The younger
one leaned closely over the scriyener
tear up blanks.
we will be there tomorrow.
That was what they wanted to say.
That was what they did say in the very
first writing.
But" said the younger, IF we say
we ure coming home we shall both
have to sign it.
Carrie and I will be there to-mor-
row
That was the result OF much men
tai effort spent in composing and
much physical excrtion spent IN eras-
ing.
Il guess that will do" said the
Younger, and two seemed to breathe
with that freedom which tells OF great
responsibilities unshoul.lercd.
Hold on said the elder. at the
door.
..What?r asked the other.
Carrie and will be there to-mor-
row. One, two, three, four, five, SIX,
seven-only seven words"
"Wellr'
Why we have TO pay rs much for
seven words as we do for ten.
Here was more difficulty. It would
never do pay for ten words and send
only seven. That would be 4 reckless
and wicked waste. They proposed
many ways to lengthen it, but each
time they talked Of q new message on
their fingers they found they had either
too few or two many words.
..Pshawr' said the younger one:
why didn't think Of it before?
have it.
Have you? Have you?"
Why, Of courser' Leave it just as
it is and add Yours. very truly" J"
II the young lady had had an inspir.
alton she could not have looked
prouder Of it; and as for the older one
She simply looked on the sweet face
before her as that of wonderful be
ing.
Carrie and l viii be there to-mor
row. Yours, very truly" was the mes
sage that went through some operator
hands yesterday afternoon.
ALTAR OF ROSES.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-18
Cannibu!is!n in Egypt.

LoSDoN, June 12.-The mos: &p-
palling accounts are received OF the
suffferings OF the people in Upper
Egypt and along the scene Of the
expedition for tie relief Of Gordon,
tits sad that the inhabitants, driven
desperate by starvation, feed on
each other. while al kinds CT ami
mails, however loathsonc. arc eager
ly sought for food. The wTctcLed
people fight with e&ci. other for Nor
sells, anl hundreds are peiisll!ng
daily. Failure OF OF crops Is said 10
cause this awful misery, though Tic
wars in which British ambition for
territory has prominently figured
have doubtless had them influence III
causing the failure of the crops. iu
deed, it is said that most c$, The male
population left the devastated &c
sion without sufficient ncn labor to
raise crops.