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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
THE COURTS.
JUDGE RoBERTsoN's COURT.


Louis Ferguson vs.. Emma Fergu-
son, divorce; dismissed for want of
pro .ecution.
F. M. McGown vs.. S. E. A. Nc
Gown, same order.
Willis Johnson vs.. Ella Johnson,
same order.
Lucy Moore VS.. Nixon Moore, con-
tinued for service.
L. Waldstein ct al. vs.. J. l.. Hume
ct al, set for Jan. 10.
New York and Texas Land COM
pany (limited) vs.. Terry o. Neill, set
for Feb. 20.
Annette A. Maggie vs.. Crawford &
Crawford, set tor Feb. q.
Mary E. Reagan ct al. VS.. Geo. w.
Strickland ct al, set for Jan. 16.
Nina d. Wright vs.. j. w. McClen-
don, dismissed for want of prosecution.
Scottish Mortgage and Land Invest
mept company VS.. Christian and Mary
M. Moerlin, set for Jan.9.
Nina d. Wright vs.. Orange Han
cock, dismissed.
Weave & Allison vs. A. Wyschetzhi
ct al, set for Jan. 20.
Henry f. Mustain, administrator,
ct al. vs.. H. g. and Sarah G. Stokes,
set for Jan. 25.
Fannie Lane vs.. David E. Lane;
Sidon Harris appointed to represent
the defendant.
Lille Davis VS.. w. R. Davis; dis
missed at plaintiffs cost,
Timonthy Burns vs.. G.. w. Allen,
administrator; dismissed at defend
ants costs.
J. H. Pope vs.. T. P. Marsh ct al;
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Tbs county commissioners were in
session yesterday and spent the MORN
ing examining aud approving bills.
All the warrants for appro Ted bills
are now ready and will be delivered
on application to the county clerk.
The commissioners will meet again on
next Tuesday morning for the purpose
of visiting and inspecting the poor
farm.
COUNTY COURT.
|State VS.. Brooks Haynie, permitting
gaming; set for 10 a. M, next Thurs
day.
State vs.. Dick Coon, gaming; verdict
of not guilty by jury and defendant
discharged.
State VS.. Frank Bodie, exhibiting
monte; motion to quash sustained and
defendant discharged.
JUSTICE JoHNsoN's COURT.
The hearing of the Hutchins case
was resumed in this court yesterday
morning and at the conclusion of the
hearing of the evidence the defendant
was bound over to await the action OF
the grand jury in the sum of $500.
State VS.. j. r. Davis, theft from per-
son; examination waived, bound over
in the sum of $500 and relnanded to
Jail in default.
State vs.. Dan Chamberlain, carry
ing a pistol; bound over to the county
court in the sum of 800 and remand
ed to Jail in default.
JUSTICE BARBoUR's COURT.
State vs.. Will Brydson, carrying u
pistol; bound over to the county court
in the sum of 500, and remanded to
Jail in defau t.
State VS.. Henry Calhoun, assault to
murder; examination waived and
found over to the grand jury in the
sum of $500, which bail was given.
RECORDERS COURT.
City Va. Frank Cernicoi, discharg-
ing firearms; dismissed.
City VS.. Mike Young, intoxication;
fined S..
City vs. John Farr, same charge and
order.
City Va. Bill NcLarrity, same charge
and order,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
SUGAR MARKET.
GALVESTON,

GALVESTON.
Plantation agents prices IN round lots by the
carload for Louisiana sugars:
Market closed firm aud unchanged
Choice white, 45Ic off VIII te, 4AC; fancy
yellow. 4Sc; choice yelloN, 31Ec; prime yellow
c; choice se,ords, SIC; prime seconds, sac;
fair seconds, 3hc common seconds. SAc
REFINED SUGARS
standard, graduated 49Oc; standard, con-
iech"ners' A, 4s'c; cubes, &c; powdered, Sc;
crushed and cHtloaf SIC.
Wholesale grocers' quotations. S@1c higher
Grades emitted not in market.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
Weather Forecast.

Special to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, Jan 3.-T.ocal forecast
for the twenty-four hours ending Jan.
4, for Texas east Of Tooth meridian:
Fair, warmer except stationary tenn
perature over east district, variable
winds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
AUSTIN PRICES CURRENT

The following quotations are on basis of jou
lots uuless otherwise specified. on carloads OF
rounl lots shade better than quotations can
be obtained.
FLOUR
Best patent e. Is per 100 lbs; half patent
t20G third grade; 81 80
sUNDRIRs.
lStsrch, pearl, 4Ac; Jumps, 4Ic. Conce ntratcd
ye, per case, doz., $500. Jugs, glazed, iOc per
gal cro1ks. glazed l0s per gal. indigo, 7So per
ID. Bluetng. S0c@Sl0l per doz Coleman's mus
ard, ID 81 Is per doz Maccaroni, I'm ported
lldl2Hc per 10: merican, per half box, Ssg
Tuos, No, /, oak grain. 81. CO. No. 2 $3.50 No. o
500 per DOE Buckets, two hoops, 81 IS per dol
Baking powder, 1A140c Vermicelli small
boxes Sc; Rope, grass, ss-inch basis, 9Xc: cot
ton lic Butcher paoer, 2Hc per ID.
vINHIAR. CIDER PICKLES.
fickles, medium, per DBL, S. So small per
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
Stop

How could you spend the same
amount of money to as great an adj
vantage as by purchasing one of those
Special Scholarships, to be sold dur
ing the holidays at such a low rate by
that live aud progressive institution,
Walden's Texas Business College
Call on them or write for particulars.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
DEPARTMENT DOINGs.
Record Of Yesterdays Transactions at the
Capitol,
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.


EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
Governor Hogg yesterday appoint
ed Mr.. Geo. w. Littlefisld of Austin,
to be one of the trustees of the blind
institute In place OF Mr. w. H. Tobln.
resigned.
In this connection The STATESMAN
notes the fact that DR.. II. l.. Hilgart-
iner has been selected by the board of
trustees OF the same institution to fill
the position of optician made vacant
by the resignation of DR.. Il. j. 1yner.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Chartered - The Bryan Compress
company capital stock $4,000 Direct
ore: Mason ID. Cole, William Hoppe,
J. w. Howell, J. Il. English and A.
Harbers, residents of Bryan and s. J,
Webb Of Shreveport, La.
Congregation of "Ahavath Sholom"
of the city of Fort Worth, the associa-
ton has goods, etc., valued at $l25
Trustees l.. Miller, l.. G. Gilbert
and j. b. Cotton.
The Palestine Manufacturing Co. of
Palestine, Tex, for the canning of
fruits and vegetab les ana the buying
and selling of farming and agrlcul.
cural implements. Capital stock $50.
600. Directors: j. w. Cement, II. A.
Jenkins, w G. Campbell, II. j. Wal
lace and j. b. Huff.
Permission to do business in Texas
was granted to the Walter A. Wood
Harvesting Co., Incorporated under
the laws of Minnesota. Capital stock
50. b00, 900
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05

SECURITIES.
BosToS Ian. 3 Mexican 4s. 70 to 74"; stocks,
! TO 23c.
BRITISH CoNsOLs.
LONDON, Jan. 3-Bank rae closed this day
Mt 3d:yersterday Sd. oliver cos d 80 Hd;yester-
day 3S 5.l6d Consols 81 sed 9S3lOc; yesterday al
"a l5-l6c.
NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
NEW RK Jan. 3 sterling bank 60 days,
4s51f@is6c; commercial 81 6eys, 4S5H6DLS51s
reichmarks, commercial 60 days, 9j 3-lG0-;
francs, bank % days s5.l7a@5 lilo; commercial,
co days, 5lSh@5 H.
NEW OBLE.N' EXCHANGE
NEW ORLRAN-, Jan 3-S,erling. 60 days, S4Si|
a. C; francs, commercial, GO days. S5.l9M;
New York sight bans 100 prem, nominal
commercial, par.
GALvE-ToS EXCHANGE.
GALvBsroN, Jan 3.--Sterlng 60 days, A.S2;
New York sight &c discount: New Orleans, &c
Discount; American silver &c discount
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
Garden Seeds.

We have received our new garden
seeds and onion sets, and can give you
close prices on same, Call and see us
before buying. PETERSON BROS,
Roach Old Stand,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
Martha J. Lamb Dead .

New YORK, Jan. 3.-Martha J.
Lamb, editor ofthe Magazine Of Ameri-
can History, died at her apartments q
the Coleman house yesterday of pneu-
monia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
D,lLY MovsN AT INTERIOR TOW rs.
COFFEE MARKET,
GALVESTON.

Coffee closed strong as revised, with an up.
ward tendency.
Ordinary, IKE; good ordinary, lS4c; fair
lgAc; prime, l9kc; choice, 2OSc; psaberry, 2S0
23kC.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
WOOL MARKET,
GALVESTON.

Unsecured wdol--Market closed steady.
spring, II months dip, fine, l76lSTc; medi
UNI. l7S9l9r: fall WOO, and months fine
l5Gl6Sc; medium l6Gl7c; Mexican improved
l2G l3hc Sales, uone.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05

A T CosT-I shall sell all my fancy goods
IA and toys at cost for two weeks Gully. C.
r. Rumpel
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
A CLUB

VI HVH 1VWHB HUH UHU HVH IVUHB
Women
From our city should take advant.
age of the special holiday rate offered
by Walden's Texas Business College.
A course in this school Is stepping
stone to future success. No such in.
ducements ever before offered. Are
you ambitious? Have a son or daught-
or to educate? If so, don't miss this
opportunity.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
FARM NOTES.

Edited by John c. Edgar Duval to whom all
communications for this column should be ad-
dressed
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
EW ORLEANa.
GALVESTON.
Spot cotton closed quiet and unchangt
COTTON FUTURES.

LIVERPOOL.
Cotton futures closed quiet | to points
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-15
The Tragic Side of Alpine Life.

These heavy crosses, each covered
with narrow, pointed roof and dec.
GRATED with rude picture, standing
beside the path, or on the bridge, OF
near the mlll-what do they mean?
They mark the place where human
life has been lost, or where some
poor peasant has been delivered from
great peril and has set up memor.
ial of his gratitude They tell of the
danger THAI turks on the steep slopes
of grass where the mowers have to &c
down with ropes around their waists,
and in the beds of the streams where
the floods sweep through in the
spring, and in the forests where the
trees fall and crush men like flies,
and on the icy bridges where a slip
is fatal, and on the high passes where
the winter snow storm blinds the
eyes and benumbs the limbs of the
traveller, and under the cliffs from
which avalanches slide and rocks roll.
They show you men and women fall
ing from wagons and swept away by
waters and overwhelmed in land
slips. In the corner of the picture
you may see peasant with the black
cross above his head-that means
death. Or, perhaps, it is deliverance
that the tablet commentaries
then you see the miller Kneeling be.
side a mill with flood rushing down
upon it, or a peasant kneeling in his
harvest field under an lnky-black
cloud; or landlord beside his inn in
flames; or a mother praying beside
her sick children; and above appears
an angel or saint, or the Virgin
with her child.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-15
Determining the Purity Of Metals.

The liquefylng of oxygen proved so
fruitful and interesting a topic at
Prof. Dewars wonderful lecture at
the Royal Institution, London, which
was recently mentioned in this col
umn, that little time was left to dis
course on the possibilities opened out
by Prof. Dewar's Investigations in the
electrical conductivity of metals at
extraordinary low temperatures. 1t
would appear that the conductivitv
OF perfectly pure metals increased to-
ward absolute non-resistance as the
temperature falls in such wise that
all the curves Of temperature resist
ance would, if produced, pass through
a zero Of absolute temperature. In
other words, if wire of any pure
metal could be imagined as stretched
through interstellar space, electricity
would pass through an infinite length
without loss, and without producing
any of the thermal effects insepara,
Bile from resistance in ordinary con.
ditions. But if there be the small.
est impurity, even slight alloy OF
some allied metal. this law of di.
minishing the resistance does not
hold good. A method of unapproach
able delicacy for determining the
purity of metals is thus provided.
For example, nickel, chemically pure
so far as ordinary tests can discover,
does not conform to the law, but
nickel deposited oy the new Mond
process from lis combination with
carbon monOxide obeys the law per,
fectly, thus providing that all other
nickel, however carefully prepared,
retains some traces of impurity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-15
The New 'sIdee."

The "Institoot" folks hev ben Up here and
Turned things upside down,
Preached up such newfangled things, they've
nearly crazed the town
Analysis and chemicals and lots OF other trash.
As how we'd got to learn by heart, and they'd
fetch us in the cash;
N1ots Of other things they told, ez they styled
the new ~idee,"
But haint no larnin, there's the stick, n of
course it amt for me.
They told us to make slices, en- how the things
were made;
How to improve our cattle, both thoroughbred
All other kinds were scrubs, they said, an didn't
pay their salt,
rNwould ruin us sure as guns, il we didn't
call halt
IN MANY other queer notions in their new idee,
for me.
They talked about leguminous plants, that
partly fed on air,
IN how IL we'd raise EN- to pillow in, we'd have
manure to spare;
They said as how there's potash CROWN in the
hay.
IN ammonia in the manure pile, n it's flying
all away:
The greatest lot OF notions they had in their
-idee,"
But of course 1 didn't have larnin', and SO it
amt for me.
Nitrogen. carbonates, albuminoids, IN SIGH
You'd got to buy or beg, or steal, or you never
could get rich;
F ed carbohydrates to the critters-now what
do you think of that?
Put thingumbobs into the milk to find the
butter fat;
tell you what it beat the world, these fellers'
new "idee,"
But not being a college chap myself, of course it
amt for me.
Country Gentleman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-15
whv He Did Not Subscribe.

We stopped at a station to take up
a couple Of men, and as they came
into the smoking carriage, all saw
that they were handcuffed together
1t was easy enough to identify the
prisoner. He was a gaunt-faced,
long-haired man of detected de-
meanor, and he seemed embarrassed
at the sight of so many of US
II reckon yo' can't run from me
now," said the officer, as he removed
the irons. ''Sorry to hev to put 'em
on We at all, Jim, but Pm lame, and
can't take chances"
'1s the man going to PRISON." was
the natural inquiry of one of the
passengers.
Eyes, SIR" answered the officer.
s'For what crIme?"
cit wasn't much of a crime. be-
lleve he stole bread to feed his stavin'
family on"
"And what is his sentence?"
"Well, the jedge fined him S25. or
fourteen days He couldn't pay, of
cos'e, and so he'll serve out his time,
if he don't die. Say, Jim, yo' sot
yere by yo'self while I 60 into the fur
kyar to see Tom Jackson a mint"
He had no sooner departed than our
spokesman stood up and said
Gentlemen, this is an outrageous
shame. Here is a man being sent to
prison because he stole a loaf of bread
to keep life in the bodies of wife and
children. I'll give a sovereign to-
wards paying his tine and giving him
4 fresh start"
'Soll l."
SOIL Ir
There were six OF US In the carriage.
Five of the crowd finally chipped
in their Sovereigns. The sixth
man brusquely refused to give a shil-
ling. The officer soon returned; the
money was given him. and at the
next station the pair got off. The
prisoner thanked US over and over
again, and all felt amply repaid. The
attitude of the sixth man nettled US
He sat reading and paid no attention
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-15
Clover seed On the Snow

AS good a time as any to SOW clover
seed is a still day when the snow is
On the ground, in either February or
March. The tracks can be seen then,
and there is less danger Of tapping or
making bulk by missing a strip
The seed will not lie on the surface
very long. 1t is dark enough colored
so that it holds warmth from the
winter sun, and this sinks it down
through the snow, so that if sun
shines all the seed sown en- three
inches of snow will be in contact
with the soil the second day after
seeding. 1t is then in the best pos
sible position for terminating and
taking root. AS the snow melts it
washes a little fine soil over the
clover seed, enabling it to get hold
so soon as it puts out root
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-15
Cartlng Out the Manure.

Many successful farmers cart out
the manure, as made in the winter,
upon the fields where 1T is to. be used.
They claim the following advantages.
The barn is kept free from foul odors,
which assists much in keeping the
stock in good health. The labor is
done at a season when there is ample
time, and consequently the carting is
cheaper. The manure, being on the
fields when wanted, enables one to
plant the crop earlier than he other.
wise could. The fields across which
the manure is carted are not so badly
cut up as in the spring. Though
there may be a slight waste by some
OF the volatile elements escaping into
the air, yet this waste is not very
great because the manure heaps are
frozen so as to prevent the greater
part Of this escape. At the most al
downright waste to be as great as any
one claims for it, the advantages
greatly outweigh the disadvantages.
The farmers Of our acquaintance
who do this are certainly very sue
cessful ones and wisdom is justified
Of her children"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-15
Dairy GranuleS,

SWEET cream needs less care in the
handling Of it than is necessary with
that that is to be ripened.
THE well-kept cow that has given
milk through the winter is wonder
fully stimulated in her milk flow
when she comes to grass, and her
milking period is prolonged. The in
creased flow for the year is valuable
consideration.
AN exchange tells of a butter
maker who filed his tubs with nice,
sweet hay, poured boiling water on
the hay, closed the tub tightly and
let it remain so until the tub had alb
sorbed the aroma of the hay which it
impaired to the butter packed in it.
THE trouble of close stables is that
the cows consume the oxygen of the
air faster than it is supplied, and this
means refusing the vitiated air again
and again, and each time it is more
largely charged with gas, and then
each breath means a gradual ap-
proach to some form of disease.
41O" MAN l1C1 ulC dSh-
ing which is the best breed or which
is the best separator or churn or other
thing to be used in the dairy? Ma
ture does not seem to admit of any
absolutely best in this world. There
are so many points to cover that no
one breed, animal, or machine can
possibly compass them all.-Ameri-
can DairYman.
STARCH, sugar, and fat. while es-
Sential as food, are worth nothing
for manure. If we need additional
fertility for our land land who does
not?) it is economy to buy it IN the
form Of linseed or cottonseed meal.
We thus kill two birds with one
stone. We make our homegrown
feed more valuable and more nutri-
tious, and we greatly help the land.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-15
To Prevents Land Washing.

A correspondent of the American
CultivatOr tells how to prevent soil
from being washed off the fields To-
Gated on the sides of hills. In billy
farm countries spring freshets do an
incalculable amount of damage, and
even in places where the land is
slightly rolling. Good rich soil cam
not be retained on such land as the
running water washes it away in
gullies, and as the water cannot leach
through, and collects in small ponds,
it must find some outlet. 1t is quite
essential that work to prevent severe
damage from running water early in
the spring should be adopted. We
cannot prevent the water from run
ming down the hills, but we can so
direct it in its flowing that the dam
1t is this question which must be
considered by more than one farmer
this spring. To stand by and see
enormous gullieS with the main angle
at the lowest point on the hillside
Make the bottom firm by filling in
with stones, and wherever the water
has tendency to flow over the top
of the gully, form a breakwater of
boards or stones. BY making the
burrows properly they will last great
many years, and with little repair
ing each winter they can be made to
answer for a life time. From the
point Of the lowest angle then run a
deep gully either filed in with
stones at the bottom, or with bricks
or sewer pipes, down to the point
where the water can do no harm.
The water will rush through this
gully with tremendous force, as it is
the outlet of the basin above, and
naturally it must be built firmly, and
carefully repaired every year. From
the sides of the hills ether drains can
be run into this main drain so as to
collect the waters from either side as
they fall upon the ground. By COM
pletely draining the field with such
gullies one can conduct the water
from the hillside farms without any
great loss to the soil. Each field,
however, must be treated separately,
as any general descriptive account of
one farm drainage would not apply to
another. Many Of our hillSides could
be converted into valuable fruit and
grain farms If such system of drain
age was arranged so that valuable
soil would not be washed away every
spring.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-15
PINT the blame where 1t Belongs.

1t is Of importance to correct at
this time the false impression which
Democrats have persistently labored
to create regarding the condition OF
the Federal treasury as 1t is handed
over to the new Secretary. President
Harrison's administration found on
it's advent to power large and need
less surplus piled up which was daily
augmented by governmental receipts
far in excess Of necessary expenditures
This surplus was applied to the re-
duction Of the national debt and the
revenues reduced to basis Of eco
nomical expenditure.
So long as the Republican party
was charged with the expenditure OF
the revenues there was no talk Of in
solvency. But the Republicans Of the
Fifty-flrst Congress could not foresee
the river and harbor bills and the other
reckless appropriations with which
the Fifty-first Congress has charged
the treasury. The fiscal year ding
June 30, 1892. was the last for which
Republican appropriations provided.
E1at year has been passed, and the
current fiscal year, with the enor-
nous obligations saddled upon it by
the first session of the Congress just
expired, will end With safe surplus
in the treasury. Not until the gov
eminent is called upon to face the
tremendous appropriations of the last
session will there be danger Of
deficit.
The Republican administration
promptly met every dollar of obliga-
tions incurred by its party, and safely
weathered the first year Of Democrat
ic extravaganza. The attempt to
shift responsibility upon the Repub-
lican party for whatever embarrass-
ments may appear three or four years
after Republican control Of the public
purse ended is cowardly and dishon-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-04-15
Sailing Into q Tree.

AS illustrating the safety with
which vessels can pass in and out
through the straits forming the en-.
trance to Puget Sound and run right
close to the shore without danger of
stranding, Capt. George w. Bullene
told the following story to a Seattle
Intelligencer man the other day about
Capt. Farnham, formerly master of
the Dashing Wave: Several years
ago the Dashing Wave was beating
her way in through the strait in a
thick fog. Suddenly the lookout
sung out "Woods! Woods!" and the
next moment branches of trees could
be seen from the poopdeck.
"Put your wheel hard aportw was
the command of the captain to the
wheel.
But before the ship could be brought
around the jibboom and the jib sheets
were touching the branches of the
trees on the bank.
~ s:Pull in the jib sheets!" came the
next command, but before they could
be hauled in they stuck in the branches
of tree.
''Get out there quick and get them
loosew yelled the captain at the top
of his voice, and no sooner was the
command given than two active sail.
ors were out on the boom and had
the sheets freed. at the same time
a sudden breeze sprang up the ship
swung out and the two sailors were
left perehed in the branches of the
tree.