The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20

| plOIlt WeuG lDuO Tue puDllC treasury,
they raised the cry for ''free and I'M
limited coinage" which would transfer
that profit into their pockets instead
of the strong box at Washington.
Every conceivable and many incon-
ceivable arguments were urged to
show the public the advantage they
(the public would gain by Unlimited
free coinage. Many we'll meaning but
weak financing mortals were misled
by these specious arguments and
joined in the hue and cry. Those
not in the silver business
are now waking up and
rubbing their eyes and showing all
the symptoms of having passed
through a passion of night mare.
When fully awake they will wonder
how they ever fell victims to the epe-
demic.
1t is impossible to understand why
silver miners and a certain class of
spectators should demand the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. There
IS method and profit in their madness
but for the cotton, corn and wheat
raiser to support their demand is be-
yond understanding.
IL would truly be good thing for
the silver producer to take his crude
metal to the mint and have 80 cents
worth OF 1t transformed into a coin and
stamped 100 cents and all at the pub
llcs expense. That is just what free
coinage means. Silver is at this writ
ing worth 62 cents an ounce, so that
III round figures there is only 80 cents
worth OF the metal in one of our cart
wheel dollars.
Silver producers are in exactly the
same position as those raising cotton.
Ihey have both been producing too
much and consequently the price fell
But unlike the long suffering farmer,
the silver miner seeks to get ont of the
government what his produce will not
supply If disposed of in the open mar
ket. The farmer has as much right to
ask the government to weave his cot.
ton into domestics. as the silver miner
has to have his metal coined at the
public expense Even if the resultant
coins contained 100 cents worth of sill
yer in all stamped one dollar.
1t is well not to prophesy unless YOU
know, and it is hard to tell what
may be the a, ton OF any legislature,
put II common sense and sound finance
nave any influence over our represen-
tatlves when they meet in Washing
ton next month, they will not only re-
peal the Sherman act bat do it so en-
phatlcally that the free coinage of all
yer cranks will get their quietus for
the balance of their lives
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The horn fly is making itself motor
ious over the whole country and prom.
lses In short time to be first class
pest. correspondent living at Bel.
view, In this state, writing to the Dial
las News, says they worry his cattle
TILL they become thin and weak, and
take special delight in massing in
thousands and thousands all over the
entire body of week and defenseless
animals, as said animals become pow.
erless to oppose them. And in another
way they will, or may, cause the death
of thousands of stock. 1t is in this
way: They eat or suck blood about
in spots on cattle-on the neck, dew
lap, back of the shoulder blades and
under the belly of the animals. The
spots when first discernable have a
dry, scorched appearance of the
cuticle, with the hair eaten off short
and stubby close to the skin as if
burned off. These spots may be about
the size of a nickel or as large as a
dollar, but more often of the smaller
or intermediate size. The cuticle is
next eaten or dissolved away, and a
raw bloody sore results, which the pest
continues to modest.
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AS reported in the daily press, the
COW boy race from Chadron, Neb., to
Buffalo Bills Wild West show at
Chicago Was finished at $50 a. Ill. on
June %. The distance travelled was
estimated at over 1000 miles and the
journey was made by Cow boys" (0
mounted on bronchos, each rider to
have the use of two horses. The race
caused much comment and consider
able Indignation amongst lovers of
the horse and haters of cruelty to
animals. 1t was pronounced a piece
Of shocking barbarity to ride horses
such distance in a race, and plans
were laid to lay the principal actors in
limbo when the course was finished, as
it was considered certain that much
cruelty would be exercised in the &C
complishment of the journey.
But the most careful inspection
of officers of the humane societies who
examined the horses at the various
registry places failed to detect any
evidence of illtreatment. The win
ners came in we'll ahead, having
made the astounding distance of
$50 miles in the last "a hours and be-
lieved to be good for another 100 miles
tack ed on. This is proof of the won
derful endurance of the American
horse and not the less of the rider, but
there was no proof needed of either of
these facts and the race was of no
p actical value beyond adding another
drawing card to Col. Cody's show.
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1t is reported that Secretary Morton
will do his part to abolish the practice
so long in force of sending out seed for
the alleged purpose of testing their
adaptability to different sections of
the country. 1t is time this outrage
came to an end. While nominally for
the benefit of farmers and horticulture
it was worked practically for the ben
eft of politicians. Every year tons
upon tons of seed were scattered over
the country and not one recipient in a
thousand ever made any record of the