The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-02
GATHERED UP.
LITTLE THINGS AND BIG
FROM THE CAPITOL.
THE STATESMAN TAKES THEM ALL
IN AND PUTS THEM ON
INSPECTION.
School Children-MOney Matte rs-Legal
Affairs-New Companies and Cor
porations-ImpOrtant Militia
Notes - Other Note
worthy Items.
Gathered Up.

There are lots and lots of interest
ing subjects for thought in this tenn
ing world of ideas, but think as yol
may there will never mingle with you
meditations more pleasant memories
than those which will creep in at thu
windows of your soul when you pusf
back the blinds Of worldly care ant
look out at the gambols Of childhood
on the play ground of the past.
AS a man grows older he grows
harder. With the departure of child
hood goes from him many an innocent
characteristic, and when he becomes q
man and puts by childish
things, though he may have
gained much in wisdom and
experience, yet there is a loss which
all the profits of the change can
scarcely compensate for. "As little
children" the Great Father asks that
all mankind may come to him, and as
little children the happiest and hottest
hours of life pass over the heads q
men.
1t seems that God in his goodness
gives little children to the world that
in the magic of their presence the
world may grow young again. Let q
mans heart be ever so cold, let con-
tact with the world harden him as
much as it may, let disappointment
and trouble sour him as it will, the
coming of a little child into his life
will warm his heart, soften his ways
and distill a sweetness into his very
existence which he would otherwise
have never known.
With his child the man renews his
own childhood. and God be praised
thati is SO. The eyes grow dim and
the heart throbs as human nature
opens wide it's arms and Heavens most
precious boon earth, childhood, is
gathered up" to nestle there.
Department of Education.
Abstracts of school census received
yesterday show up as follows:
Stephens county reports G23 white
boys of school age and 6S2 girls. The
report also show one lone colored boy.
Roberts county 20 boys and II girls,
all white.
Pecos county $50 boys and 115 girls,
all white.
King countyL3s boys and 2S girls, all
white.
Knox county 1873 boys and 155 girls,
all white.
Henderson county 1,249 white boys,
1,1O1 white girls. 403 colored girls and
406 colored boys.
Goliad county, 4SS white boys, AT
white girls, 217 colored girls and 265
colored boys.
Stephens county, 80 white boys and
1870 white girls. One colored girl.
Cities report as follows: Stephen
vile shows 4 girls and 4 boys, all
white.
Walnut, iii white boys, 1870 white
girls and three colored girls.
Ell Paso, 500 white boys, 507 white
girls, 25 colored girls and 20 colored
boys.
FarmersvilIe, 1903 white boys, 1877
white girls, Is colored girls and ID COL
ored boys.
Decatur 2O7 white boys, 172 white
girls, 10 colored girls and 10 colored
boys,
Austin, 1850 white boys, 1916 white
girls, 7O1 colored girls and FOG colored
boys. There are 1866 white children
in the public school and 957 colored,
42O white children in private schools
and So colored, 4S0 white children in
no school at all and 461 colored. Aus.
tin also has one mute, a boy of Is.
The Comptroller.
K. H. Faulkner, eX-coIlectof of Wal
Ter county, settled yesterday, his state
taxes for the year being $1,6e5 AZ, oc-
cupation, 81, 089.60.
Revenue deposits for the day
amounted to but 500.
Military Matters.
AS the days 60 by more and more
interest is manifested in the forth
coming military encampment. Pre-
oarations are progressing rapidly and
everything is in excellent condition.
Lieut.. j. T. Dickman, of the Third
cavalry, United States army, stationed
1T San Antonio, who was detailed to
assist the officers of the volunteer