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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18
AGO her husband gently passed from

ago her husband gently passed from
this TO world without end and now
as she lies side by side with her hus
band in the grave. neither with
care or worry. 'Tis better so.
The loss OF a father is hard to bear, ont
to have TO give up NocT truest and
dearest friend on earCh-6 Iuother-is
hard. As she breathes her last you
think that ii you could exchange
places with the dear soul, il Won could
only piilUw your head by her side and
place yoUc hand gently and lovingly
on her cold ami marble like face and
breath your last. il possible, you and
dear old mother could go side by side,
hand in hand to the golden gate of
heaven and knock for admittance, il
would be pleasure To you; but for that
dear, good soul to 60 before, aud clear
the path for the sons coming, does
seem hard. The parting of children
| from the mothers AT deaths door seems
forever. The good-byes seem as
! though they are forever more; but 10,
life in this world is only a fleeting mo-
menJ compared to life in heaven,
ard even If mother has proceeded sons
and daughters, you can live a lite in
this world so that you may join moth
er dear in heaven where there will be
no parting.
"A precious one from us has gone;
| A voit Q we loved is still;
place is vacant in our home
| Which ne er can be filed
God, in his wisdom, has recalled
| The boon his love ha given
And though the body moulders here,
| The soul Is safe in heaven"
The county road hands and surplus
teams furnished by the neighborhood
have completed the graveled road to
Bakers Crossing on Onion creek. The
hands will fix hill about five miles
below here Monday and Tuesday. We
thank the gentlemen of Austin who
have been kind enough to help us on
this road and we hope in the future
that it may repay. them for their kind
gift. Again we tender you our most
heartfelt thanks, gentlemen, and we
hope to see you drive out and see for
yourselves that your money has not
been thrown away, but put to good
use. There's another part of the
road that needs fixing badly.
1t is from the county bridge
to Pecan street, city, don't know
which county commissioner is "presid-
ing elder" over that part of the road.
but l think if he would name it to
Commissioner Jas. w. Best when this
Del Vale road is finished he would
agree with any of them that that was
the very place to send the county
teams.
Farming-plowing--is being pushed
quite extensively now. Everyone is
scared that we will have rain before
they complete blowing their ground
the first time. 1t is good to rustic
work and have it over, but no need
to be scared over rain, from all APP
pearances. God has torsaken this
neighborhood. have almost come to
the conclusion that rain is impossible.
Our prospects for crop this year
looks very gloomy at present. Wecan
not do with as little rain this year as
we did last. NOBLE JERRY.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18
Vick's Floral Guide, 1894

1t contains descriptions that de-
scribe, not mislead, illustrations that
instruct, not exaggerate. This year
it comes to us in a suit of gold.
Printed in eight different colors be.
sides black. Colored plates of chry-
santhemums, poppie and vegetables.
On the front cover is very exquisite
bunch of Nick's new viii branching
aster and on the back is the new
double anemone; l12 pages filed with
many new novelties of value as well as
all the old leading varieties of flowers
and vegetables. We advise our
friends who intend doing anything in
the garden this year to consult Wick
before starting operations. Send 10
cents to James Vick's Sons, Rochester,
N. Y, fol Vick's Guide, it costs moth
ing, as you can deduct the 10 cents
from first order. 1t certainly will pay
you,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18

The STATESMAN, always to the
front In enterprising journalism, VILE
shortly publish complete epitome Of
Austin and Travis county. 1t will be-
the most complete epitome and grand
est special edition ever published in
this section. The business season ie
opening up-let US bring our county
to the front. We are growipg-Why
not let the world know it, Few eoun-
ties indeed have so many public spGi-
ted men as our own county. Let IL be
said that she leads-never follows,
and thus show the outside world that
she now occupies the top round of
prosperity. Travis county is rapidly
growing and developing; strangers
have come in and many of our citi-
zens are none too well known TO each
other. The STATESMAN would intro
duce them, not only one TO the other,
but to the world 70 placs our citi
zens and our unsurpassed natural re-
sources fairly before the people in an
attractive manner, we will issue
GRAND SPECIAL EDITION OF THE
STATESMAN.
The extra edition will be ssued in O.
few weeks and comprise ten 100000
thousand copies. A paper WI II be sent
to every voter of Travis county. The
residue will be set tJ the counties of
Burnett, Williamson, Hays and Bas-
trop.
This will give the issue over 10000
readers. The edition will be prepared
insuc h style that will attrs ct attsn-
ton and compiled In euch manner
that it's columns will find eager read
ers, who will he anxious to obtain the
information contained therein. To be
thoroughly complete, II should contain
brief mention of every city official,
each member Of the bar and medical
fraternity, and in fact, every profess
sional and business mac in the city
and county.
1t will certainly afford rare oppor.
tunity for our merchants to reacn the
people with their stocks.
Mr.. Hal David the expert southern
descriptive writer, whose reputation
has become national, has been secured
to do the work. The many favorable
comments by the press OF the South
| anu Webb upOu uls WIltiuESi ucoPooR
their popularity. And we say that his
work for Austin will be up to the
standard. He thoroughly understands
the business and syou can rely upon
any statements made by him. he
will be ably assisted by Mr.. Geo. J.
Moss, we'll known in the journalistic
arena OF Texas, who will do the coun-
ty work. BY means Of this grand
special edition, we will accomplish o
good, that could not be done in years
by any other method. Let all join
and help the work to an excellent end.
We beg in conclusion that you give
Mr.. David or Moss patient and re-
spectful hearing when they call to ex-
plain to you the nature Of this work
and to ask your good will and patrons-
age.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18
7S4, against s,556,O4O last year, or an
inaraasa IF AKA eQ4

1874, against 2,556,040 last year, or an
increase of 556. 694
Northern mill takings during the
past seven days show d, crease
of 1880 as compared with
the corresponding period of
last year and total takings
since Sept. 1 have decreased l42, OS69
Total takings of American mills North
and South and Canada thus tar for
the season have been 1875, 0O0 against
l,6O5, 73l last year. These include $685.
95j by Northern spinners against |, lao,
99l. 1t must be remembered that
week. y, monthly and seasons compari.
sons in Secretary Hester's reports are
made up to corresponding dates last
year and year before Comparisons to
the close of the corresponding weeks
are misleading, as totals to close oil
this week last year would take in 135
days OF the season and to close of this
week in 1892 includes 1877 day, whereas
to close of this week, this year, covers
only 1874 days.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18
Protecting Vegetables in Winter.

1t does not seem to be generally
known that light in the winter time
is the chief agent in the destruction of
vegetables otherwise hardy, and es-
pecially light shining brightly on the
plant when frozen. A cabbage or
turnip that is exposed to the light
rots readily, but will keep perfectly
sound if but slightly covered with
earth. This principle should be re-
membered when collecting vegetables
together in large masses for protec-
ton. 1t is often customary to cover
such sets of vegetables with some
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18
The Columbian Peace Pillow.

The plowshare was made of the
surplus historic implements of war
fare contributed for the cas- ing of the
new liberty bell. When it was made
known that the voluntary contribu-
tions OF cherished momentoes of past
wars to be cast into the new liberty
bell had exceeded the amount needed,
an offer came from Moline to turn the
remainder of the metal into peace
pillow, in fulfillment of the prophecy,
"And they shall beat their swords
into plowshares and their spears into
pruning hooks; nation shall not lift
up the sword against nation, neither
shall they learn war any more" The
offer was accepted, and the pillow now
becomes one of the permanent his
toric creations of the spirit of the Co.
lumbar year.
Two of the swords beat into this
plowshare came from three children
of the same family, with the state
ment that their grandfathors were
killed in the civil war, one on the
Union side and the other on the Con-
federate. They contributed these
priceless relics with the hope "that
little children might not hereafter find
themselves without grandfathers as
the result of war" And thus this
implement of the tiller of the soil,
ennobling symbol Of honorable indus
try and the arts of peace, typifieS that
time when the nations of the world
shall be united in the "parliameMt of
man. "-Breeders Gazette.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18

Special to the Statesman.
BELLS, Tex, Jan. 16.-Yesterday
afternoon the Katy through freight
south had two cars of horses and
mules in its train, and when about
one-half mile south of, town one car
was found to be on fire. The train
was stopped as soon as possible and
every effort made to save the horses,
but five were burned in the car and
four or five others were so badly
burned that they will have to be
killed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18

light material, such as leaves, hay or
straw, the result of which gener-
ally is simply to form hsrbor for
mice, which is more destructive
than the frost itself Water has, OF
course, to be excluded, and If TIE veg
etable plants are set closely together
and covered with boards To keep out
the rain, it is generally all that is re.
auired. Water must DO excluded OF
else rotting may result. For this pur'
pose it is good practice to invert veg
eta bles at times; the cabbage espsci-
ally must receive this attention. They
are almost always inverted when
placed together under boards or COW
ers for protection and in fact, where
no covering at oil is used they will
keep perfectly we'll when inverted =
Meehan's Monthly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18
A STRANGE CASE.
How an Enemy was Fooled.

The following graphic statement will be
read with intense Interests: 81 cannot describe
the numb creepy sensation that existed in my
arms, hands and legs. had to rub and beat
those parts until they were sore, to overcome
in measure the dead feeling that had ken
possession of them. In addition, had
strange weakness in my back and around my
waist, together with an indescribable gone
feeling in my stomach. Physicians said 10
was creeping paralysis, from which, accord
ing to their universal conclusion, there is mo-
relief. Once it fastens upon person, they
say, It continues its insidious progress until
il reaches q vital point and the sufferer dies.
Such was my prospect. l had been doctoring
a year and half steadily, but with no par
ticular benefit, when saw an advertisements
of DR. Miles Restorative Nervine, procured a.
bottle and began using it. Marvellous as IL
may seem, but q few days had passed before
every bit of that creepy feeling had left me-
and there has not been even the slightest
indication of its return. [ now feel as
we'll as | ever did and have gained ten
POUNDS in weight, though L had run down
from 10 to 1877. Four others have used Dr.
Miles Restorative Nervine on my recomen-
dalton, and Ii has been as satisfactory ia their
cases as in mine. flames Kane, La Rue, o.
DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine is sold by all
druggists on y positive guarantee, or sent
direct by the DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart
Ind, on receipt of price, 81 per bottle, SIX
bottles for 50, express prepaid. Ii Is free rom
Opiates or dangerous drugs.
FOR SALE BY MORLEY BROS. AND J.J. T0BlN
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18
Seed Potatoes AID Onion Sets

Stiles & Rife, Austin, Tex, have just
received car of the famous Bliss Fri
umph sweet potatoes; they are also
cow receiving daily cars of the New
York Early Rose, Early Ohio and.Peer-
less varieties of seed potatoes and
onion sets. We would advise you to
see them before you buy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18
Plant an Orchard.

Mr.. w. B. Morrow of Calvert con.
tributed the following excellent arti.
Gle to last weeks Farm and Ranch,
While his structures Oh fruit tree ven-
doris are quite severe, we reproduce
them, hoping that it will put Cur
readers on their gua1d and induce
them to patronize our central Texas
nurserymen of known probity and re-
liability:
PLANT FRUIT TREES Every one
who owns and lives on pla OF land,
even though it be small lot, should
plant trees and vines. Almost every
one can find a vacant plat not GOV.
cred by buildings, even in town and
city, where q few choice fruit trees
and vines can be grown, yielding
both pleasure and profit to the grower,
while the resident of the country can
Away ind room for an orchard and
vineyard. 30 other plat of land on
the farm, except the vegetable garden,
pays as we'll as carefully selected
and we'll kept orchard, besides being
a constant source of pleasure.
WHEN TO PLANT.-January and
February ia suitable time in nearly
every section of Texas, and those who
have not already planted, or made ar
rangennents to plant an orchard, or
enlarge their present one, will have
ample time to plant.
WHAT TO PLANT. - The climate,
soil and humidity of the particular
plat to be planted must govern in the
selection. 1t is automatic in horticul.
ture and viticulture that all climates
and soils are suitable for some variety
of fruits and vines, while no one eli
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-18
HONE ENTERPRISE
OUR COMING SPECIAL
EDITION.
AUSTIN AND HER sURROUHINGssEN-
TERgAININaLY T0LD-AN ABLE
SOUTHERN WRITER HAS
BEEN ENGAGED TO DO
THE WORK.
THE STATESMAN TO SPREAD ITSELF

Ten Thousand Copies to Be Sent Through
out Travis County and the Counties Of
Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, and
Burnet-Every Professional
and Business Man Should
Be Represented.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

Edward Bellamy shudders whenever
he hears the name of 'Lookina
backward" " If you wish to make a
friend of Francis Bret Harte don't
mention "Ihe Heather Chinee." Will
Carleton wonders how people can read
"Over the Hills to the Poor House, 4"
which he considers one of the poorest
poems he ever wrote. Mrs. f. Hodg.
son Burnett does not wish to hear
Little Lord Fauutleroy" praised in
her immediate vicinity. Charles
Heber Clarke has taken Il very strong
aversion to his once famous nom de
plume of "Max Adler" Bat no one
recognizes him as anyone else, "The
Opening of Chestnut Burr" by E.
P. Roe, was considered by him to be
an inferior work.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

One of tho most peculiar wills ever
drawn upin Suffolk County has recontly
been filed. The property involved is
on Longwood avenue. ut Longwood.
BY the terms of tho document the
widow is to receive tho use and in
come of tho real estate during her life.
At her death tho property is to 60 to
tho three children under the most
carefully drawn provisions. The whole
property is to bo divided into three
equal parts by imaginary lines drawn
from the front to the back boundary.
One daughter is to receive the woster.
ly third OF the celler and the attic und
the three rooms on that end of the
house. The second daughter is to
have the centre third OF the garrett
and cellar and the middle and easterly
thirds of the first floor. The son will
draw the eastorly third of the base
ment and loft and the middle and
easterly thirds of the second floor.
He is to be allowed the use OF the
steps inside the house until reasonable
time has elapsed for him to build
stairs on the outside of the house.
The expense of keeping the house and
yard in repair must be equally divid-
ed among the three. Boston Tran
script.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

like somersaults, was OF the most sat
isfactory description. AS late as
1884 Governor of a province on the
Gank- Kiang tested his troops in
shouting, and affirmed that their
performance was past all criticism"
while "in gong beating and trumpet
blowing" he never had heard their
equals. "They also ran very swift
ly."
While the last named military ac-
complishment may be greeted with
smile by those unfamiliar with Ce-
lestial tactics its usefulness, particu-
larly to troops whose highest merit
on the field OF battle is an ability to
beat the gong, to shout, to turn
somersaults and dance the tight rope,
cannot be questioned, and the astute-
ness of its Chinese officers in training
their men to speed is as deserving of
compliment as the trumpet blowing
of the soldiers themselves. But the
Chinese see nothing absurd in such
performances, for one of their great
est generals long ago lad down the
maxim that when an enemy comes
and breaks down the wall of a Chi
nese city the army ought not to stay
and fight, but should retire as speed
lily as possible and await an oppor-
tunity TO harass the movements of
the enemy" Another grave author
ity declares that "the chief point in
offensive or defensive movements is
TO frighten the enemy, and to this
end the faces painted on the shields
are of the greatest value, and next to
these is the ability to shout well, to
beat the gong and to turn somer-
saults, all of which are inexpressibly
terrifying to outside barbarians.
The Chinese army has been lately
remodeled, that is, an attempt has
been made to remodel it, though how
far this has been successful is an open
question. A number of European
officers were appointed to teach the
tactics employed in the armies of
more civilized states, and some de-
gree of efficiency has, it is said, heen
attained in the use of civilized
weapons How far this statement is
true will doubtless soon be made
manifest 1t is certain, however,
that only ten years ago, during the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

parade is commanded. Even then
there is no little ditiiculty in making
them presentable.
The cavalry of the Chinese service
does not differ materially from the
infantry, save in the fact that the
men are mounted on scrubby ponies
much given to falling down. The
drill, or rather lack of drill, is the
same, and the men are armed with
the same kind of weapons, except
that the cavalry carry bigger gongs.
The artillery, however, constitute an
entirely distinct branch of the service,
and by their inability to hit any
thing are a wellspring of joy to the
enemy. For of all cannon that were
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

1t appears that England is the great
est railway-traveling country on earth.
In 1889, the extent of lines in Eng.
land being then about 1870 miles {;
the number of passengers was nearly
SOL, 100000. In 1890, by which time
the railway lines had increased by
about 1875 miles, the number of travel
ers had grown to nearly SIS, 900, 900.
No other country in the world comes
near these figures. Even the railroads
IN the United States, which measure
the enormous length of 15S, 75O miles,
carried in 1890, only rather more than
520, 600, 600 passengers. In Germany,
in 1880, 2l5, 900, 900 persons travelled
on 20, 1856 miles Of railway in 1890 the
number of passengers was over 426,.
OOO, 900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

Our pestiferous friend, the bicycle,
continues to grow IN favor, and it is
being put to very practical uses, note!
the Chicago Record. In the German
army estimates for the present yeaI
the sum of $25, 900 is included for thu
supply of bicycles to the infantry.
Two wheels are assigned to each bat.
TALON and an instruction has been is
sued dealing with tho bicycle service
These machines are to be ased foJ
communications between columns OF
the march and for communication,
between advanced guards. Wher
troops are in quarters bicyclists are tt
fulfill the functions of orderlies, es
pecially where mounted orderlies ar,
wanting; they will also relieve th'
cavalry from relay and intelligence
duties. In great fortresses all the
duties hitherto devolving on cavalry
ms me ssage-bearers are to be trans
ferred to bicyclists. In the military
service of our own country the bi
cycle has already begun to figure con
spicuouslv with admirable results
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22

The war between China and Japan,
though not of vital interest to Ameri.
cans, will yet be watched with keen
interest by all our military leaders,
remarks the New York Times. There
has been no great war since the intro
duction of what we believe to be i'm
provements in the mode of warfare.
and it remains to be tested whether
the greater advance has been made in
weapons of attack, such as guns,
smokeless powder and torpedoes, or
IN means of defense, such as armor
plates, new turrets, and possibly
bullet-proof coats for soldiers, and
this war may teach us many things.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-22
field. 1t has never yet happened in

field. 1t has never yet happened in
the history of the world that ma
tion of meat eaters was conquered by
an army Of grain feeders, and until
the Chinese alter their diet Europe
has nothing to fear from them.
Nor need the japanese be greatly
alarmed at the prospect before them
OF horde of Chinese being poured
into Corea from the plains of China.
for the Chinese idea Of military drill
and tactics is of the most primitive
description. Only ten years have
elapsed since the Governor of Shan.
tung reported the results of grand
review and declared "the perform
ances of the soldiery were found
worthy of high commendation, as
we'll in shield and spear practice as
in posturing, tight-rope dancing and
other military exploits" A little
later the Director General of the
Yellow River forts also had review,
and in his report to the court stated
that "the performances Of the sol.
diery in evolutions, spear, shield and
archery practice, and in turning war.