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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT LAW.

REPRESENTATIVE Maftln Ol NIhHcN mas
a bill pending in the house that makes
several radical changes in the Australian
ballot law and practically places that
law ON II more permanent ana ShtlSla"-
tory basis. The most important changes
are as follows:
The following safeguards ana reguld-
ton shall be observed to secure the voter
from interference while casting his pal
lot nt said election. viz: The polling
places in the several precincts III eacl
county shall be fixed and be provided with
II guard-rail, made of board pallng or
uickcts, with wire stretched, or any othcr
mntrrnI sufficiently strong, to serve as
such guard rail. and so constructed ana
placed about said polling place that per,
sons not on the inside of said guard ran
can approach nearer than forty (4O) teet
nf tho ballot boxes or compartments OF
|hooths Mt which electors are preparing
thnir hololts for voting-and it shall be
sn constructed that those inside or the
ruard.rail. when voting, cannot approach
nnnrcr Than six feet of the tables OF III"
iudprs and ballGt-bOXcS. Ihe electors
are to be- permitted by the officers Oh
nlnction. one ut II time, unaccOmpanled ny
INV nrrsou. TO enter on the inside OF Salu
Guard rail, approach the Judges taDle'
receive the official ballot, hereinafter
nrnvidrd for from the election officers
rntrr one of the booths and prepare lhe
snmc-or have the same prepared lor MN
by one of the Judges; A., ,I,.,,,
And after casting his vote, the Glcct"i
shall retire the same way II" "hlcr'"' pr"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07
GATHERING GENERALITIEs.

II seems as though the members OF the
bonse who have for several weeks PAST
been engaged on special comittee work
along the line of retrcnchment mapped
ont in Governor Culberson mSSs"Tr,
struck snags at frequent intervals III
his message. dealing with giitterlns seh,
raIties ms Il did. Governor Culberson made
aanarons swipcs at all the departments IN
the way of cutting down expenses. Inc
Committee who were appointed to m
ye.tigate the various departments win
a view of making the necessary cuts an
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07

Sebastian offered an amendment. winch
was accepted. inserting the words Cocoa,
Russian thistle or Bermuda grass and the
bill was yesterday passed with this amend
mcnt. 1t is contendcd by many that the
insertion of the word Bermuda grass
is very Objectionable in that It is calcu-
lated to work II great hardship ON the
nronlc if il is enforced. 1t is II general
acknowledged fact that Bermuda grass is
one of the finest sod grasses we have III
this state and to prevent its planting Is
likely to raise II vigorous kick.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07

RRAMI ETTES BILL \ GONEk'
Representative Bramlettc took his anu
roilroad consolidation bill before the rhll-
road commission yesterday tor appro'al
Inv that body, and the bill was very hatlF
cat unou The commission holding thot
the bill was entirely toe sweeping III us
provisions, and calculated TO do more hnrH'
thnn good The commissioners holu lhal
The massage of the bill would prove OF great
damage TO both the interests OF the Stalt
and the railroads inasmuch as 'n'tr nllEn
arise certain conditions in when IL Woun'
be absolutely necessary Tor T1lltuHuS :"
consolidate. vet this bill of Mr. BMmlcitr ;
,,,lcs no nrovi.ions therefor. They hold
that the bill is entirely too anu
,rngrnssivr to meet the support
~ any one and that III us
nrcscnt shape it is dangerous, unSn,us-
factory and highly unconstitutional; ms
practically settles the fate OF the PM Us
The committee in whose charge II IS WI
certainly stick the knife III IT. me ptll
WINS presented To carry out CulncrSoh
suggestions in his message ana inc Iu'S
marked out 10y him were followed i" ~" y,
letter. Int Notwithstanding the tact lhal II
,yns uudrr executive championship, me
r,ilro1d commission have minced no WORDS
I'm Innonncing il, and the legislators aiV
likely 10 do the same. in fact there is noth,,
inc else left for them TO do. As pointed
ont in The Statesman at the time the Oh,
was introduced it is Il dangerous measure
in thai is a direct infringement upon per
sonal ANA corporate rghts-in ulre'l Gun
dict with the federal Z, Institution, .
a. snnn as REPRESENTATIVE Bramlettc
found thnt his hill was no good he hicd
LinsnIf ia Governor Culbcrson and these
two gentlemen were in close contab yes
terloy for II number of hours, which
lends TO the conclusion that they are try
ing TO bring the hill around 10 proper
bnsis of equity and justice.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07

said Judge shall not retire into any booth
or compartment to assist said voter in pre-.
pairing the ballot, but the same shall
be prepared, as aforesaid, in the pres
cnce of the entire board, and to the
satisfaction of the voter.
There are number of other amend
ments to the law, but the above are the
most imnOrtaut, ..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07
GALVESTON BAY BRIDGE.
Contract Let by the Galveston, Lapor:c
and Houston Railway.

HHU HOUStOn runway.
Galveston, Feb. 5.-(Special)-A con
tract has been closed with j. l.. Smi oi
Kansas City for the construction of u
bridge across Galveston bay to be com
pleted about August I. The bridge will
be the property of the Galveston, Laportp
and Houston railway. The bridge con
tractor also received the contract Tor
filling up the gaps between Houston and
LapOrte and also for the construction Of
16 miles of track from the terminus Of the
North Galveston, Houston and Kansas
City railway to Laporte, which, accord
ing to the terms of the contract, must be
completed by May 1. This will give new
line of railway between Houston ard
Galveston and afford the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas and otherrailways that ma
seek tidewater an outlet and inlet to
Galveston.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07

a Chicago man owns a genuine auto
graph of Avon's Immortal Bard. The city
of the inland sea, likewise has Prices
Cream Baking Powder Co.'s great plant,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07
RINGING NOISES

In the cars, sometime a roaring hUz2-
ing sound. are caused ny catarrh, hat
exceedingly disagreeahiG and very Com.
mon disease. Loss If smell or heo,lDg
also result from catarrh. Hoods SGrsn
parilla, the blood purifier, is the reu
for this disease, which 1t cures ny puri-
flying the blood.
Hoods Pills are bysl alter dinner pill.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07
A. COUNTY BOUNDARY DlSCI )
SION

The house committee on counties ANA
county boundaries at their session yestcr,,
day decided to report favorably the bill
to make new county out of the eastern
half of Brazoria county. There will he
report, however, signed by Kep,
rcscntativcS Duff, Langhammcr ana
Moore of Lamar. The following gentle
men were before the committees yesterr-
day asking the division: David Russell
l.. NJ Disney. l.. Il. Carleton, II. j. =.
Cash, Y. NJ. Edwards, X. II. King. W..
H. Nash and G.. 4. Bush.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07
CI'TTJ\G THE MILEAGE.

The House committee have decided to
set down the mileage question OF the
Thomas bill cutting the mileage from 20
to 10 cents.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07

There is no place like home when
the food is prepared with DE frlce
Baking Powder,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07

There is only one baking powder t. ask
for when you want the best-Dr. Price,.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07

Mr.. Reed. the leader Of the minority,
then took the floor. He was given close
attention. This bill, he began, might
exhibit the science of craftsmanship, but
if did not exhibit the art thereof. In
order to accomplish anything it was nee
cssary that a bill should pass both houses
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-11-28
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1875.
THIS. THAT AND THE oTHEl

THIS. THAT AND THE OTHER
Born, to Mrs. L. W. Taylor, @
daughter.
Born, to Mrs. James Nelson ON sun
day morning, son.
Ask for the new delicious Pepsin gun
called "Have q chew"
Buy yeur Christmas raisi ~, currants
nuts and candies at Peoples Co-ol
last.
Peoples Coop Inst has the largest
and best stocked lumber yards in the
county.
For all kinds of building material and
com bisstion fence go to Peoples Co-oI
Inst.
The snow storm on Thursday night
was a severe one aud very bard on cattle
and sheep.
Three Crown spices are stronger and
better than the imported because they
are gr, und TO order fresh every day.
Halls Vegetable sicilian Hair Re
newer is, unqustionably, the best pre-
sentative OF the hair. 1t is also curative
OF dandruff, letter, and all scalp al
fictitious.
alt goes right to the spot, - said am old
man, who was rubbing in Dr,J IL. Me
Leans Volcanic Oil I.iniment to relieve
rheumatism Sold by 7. J. Wads-
worth.
To allay pain, subdue Inflammation
heal cuts, burns, cores and ulcers, the
most prompt and satisfactory results
are obtainsd by using that old reliable
remedy, DIR. J II. McLeon's Volcanic
Oil Liniment. 25c, 50c and 500 Sold
by T. J. Wadsworth.
The Laurel upoiiiye claims, owned
by Butt Bros, Chiffon Bros, Yates and
Sabey, and situated in the Sunshine
country, was this week transferred to
Chapman and others. OF American Fork,
on bond The price runs high in the
the, .nds, and there was nice cash
payment.-Mercury
A cup OF muddy coffee is not whole
rome, neither is bottle OF muddy
medicine. One way TO know reliable
and skiltully-prepared bood-purier is
by its freedom from sediments Ayers
sarsaparill9 is always bright and spark
ling, because it is an extract and not q
detection.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-11-28

Diamond Coal is the best Inquire
OF Will Vaughan at the U. p. depot.
Born, 70 Mrs. Heber Austin on
Wednesday morning, daughter
Mother and child doing we'll.
viii Vaughan has the agency Tor the
Diamond Coai-the best in the market.
Cal and give tia trial. Car at the U.
? depot
Councillor VIM. Clark has been quite
sick Tor the last few days. His many
friends will he pleased 10 learn that he
is much better.
Here's one for you: II is claimed
that six drops Of olive oil poured upon
pinch Of mustard and taken internally
just before retiring will prevent snor-
ing
Dan Glenn came over from Mercur
Sunday on his way to Provo where he
is witness in murder case. Dan
owns and is "onto" some first class
property in the Mercur district and as
an Ohio boy we wish him success.
Married at 8 O'Clock Wednesday after
noos at the residence OF the brides
parents by A. J. Evans, VIM. Thornton,
Of American Fork, and Miss Haydee
frame Of this city The BAssER wishes
the happy young couple long life and
much happiness MS they sail together
over the matrimonial sea.
Noah Baker Of this city died on Sun
day night, Nov -, Of old age He had
reached the age OF 81 years. He leaves
wife and - children. The funeral
soryicea were held in the meeting house
at 10 o'clock, noon, on Tuesday. The
speakers on the occasion were Mr..
Freeman, OF Pleasant Grove. a. X.
Anderson, WIN Yates and r. A..
Bushman, Of Lehi, all OF who,o spoke
in the highest praise Of the deceased
The children are now crowding our
district schools and the cry will soon be
heard, give us more room" TIE
trustees will have to tit up the north.
east school house at once to make the
needed accommodations One OF the
rooms viii have to be set apart for the
high school. Tho want Of fiuance has
b en- draw back to the trustees or
they would have had the house in con-
ditiou by this time.
There were at the wedding Of Charles
$. Taylor and Miss Nina Jacobs large
gathering OF relatives and friends on
Tuesday night. The rece ption was held
at the residence Of the brides parents
Bishop T. Il Cutler performed the
marriage ceremony. The supper was a
most lovely and delicious one. At the
head Of the table sat the happy young
couple The bride was dressed in n
beautiful dress made of albNtross, which
caused her TO appear most charming
The BANNrR wishes this young couple
much joy as they travel over the journey
Of lie.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-11-28

Sold by ID. Il. Elp Sson
Money made here reans money spen
here. Forty.one employees engaged in
putting up the new high grade Three
Crown Baking Powder, spices, etc. foi
Hewlett Bros Cans, boxes, labels, etc
are also made n horne by other work
men
81 escaped being a confirmed dys
peptic by taking Ayers Pills in time.
this is the experience OF many Ayers
pills, whether as an after-dinner pill or
~ remedy for liver complaint, indi-
destion, hatulency, water brash, and
nausea, are invaluable
Patriach Lorenzo y Young, brother
Of the late President Brigham Young,
passed from this life TO the great beyond
on Thursday ase. He was SO years, ]
month aud days o'd. lie was one Of
Utah's pioneers. OF his life the Deseret
News gives quite a lengthy article.
Quite an excitement is aroused in
Lehi over the Mercur and Sunshine
Boom and all the men who ere able are
rushing to the sccne. George Evans
and Thaes Edwards went over to the
district yesterday to doassessmcu. worl;
aud Frank Knight, Campbell Il Whit
man, Jas. L. Ross, Ja'k Davis, and
others have secured valuable claims
there.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-11-28
~ Most Fatal Hour Of work.

- Most Fatal Hour OF Work.
I One Of the inspectors of mines, with
n view of testing the period at which
accidents generally happen after the
beginning Of work, has hit upon the in
gcnious design OF arranging all the
fatalities for the year under the hour
at which they took place. out of
forty-ono accidents no fewer than nine
are reported in the first hour of work
more than at any other hour-while in
tho sixth, seventh and eighth hours
there were eight, five and two acct
dents respectively. The figures seem
to point to lack Of proper precautions
before the work is begun. ~,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-11-28
Something New.

VIM. Vaughan has taken the
agency for Diamond Coal and
would like the patronage OF all
former customers and all others
who wish an excellent article at
lowest market rates, The coal
VIII be received and delivered
from the u. p. Depot. All inqui-
ries should be addressed to
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-11-28

When the liver aud kidneys are
diseased it produces a feeling OF
dependency and gloom Of mind that il
is impossible to shake Off The victim
needs toe help ola remedy that will
restore the deranged organs to their
normal healthy condition. DR.. j H..
McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm will
bring about this result. by stimulating
them to increased activity in removing
the waste OF the system, it restores
health and vigor OF mind and body
Price 500 per bottle. Sold by T. }.
Wadsw nth,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-11-28

Pride OF the West. The new high
grade Three Crown Baking Powder.
Highest OF all in leayening power,
Hewlett Bros. new high grade Three
Crown Baking Powder.
can make you as nice set Of teeth
as you can find on the face OF the globe.
DR. Merrihcw.
Buy your furniture and stoves a
People'e Coop Inst, and get the benefit
OF low prices on goods, before advance
A cup Of Parks Tea at night moves
the bowels in the morning without pain
OF discomfort II is a great health
giver and blood purifier.
Sold by d. Il. Eli gson
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-05-24
THIS WAS A SMART CAT.
How lie Convinced Himself That Ii Was
ui- Own Image


The late DIR Romanes. In his Ami
NAL Intelligence gives two stories Of
cats. which. on seeing their own retiec-
tion in looking glass convinced tienl-
selves that the reflection was an illu-
sion. In the ease of a very intelligent
cat Of mine he went, l think, step be-
vond this-namely. he satisfied himself
that IL was in some way his own Image
Even If my deduction Il wrong, the first
part Of his proceedings Was 80 sinEularly
like those in DIR. Romanes' accounts,
that II seems as though II were a uni
form law Of eat nature to act in this
way. and 80 far II may not be alto
gether uninteresting-
i put the cat on a table, in front Of
a small toilet mirror After looking at
his reflection for short while. he went
behind the glass; then he returned to
his seat IN front, and again watched II
attentivcly. After a few moments he
rapidly dashed behind 1t He again re
turned to his seat in front Of the glass,
and. while retaining his seat and keep
ing his eyes fixed on the image, he
struck about behind the glass with his
paw in different directions.
His next action. was. l fancy Sur-
.rcsted 10y seeing the image apparently
strike with its paw also Keeping his
seat and retaining his eve id a the
image. he proceeded to If l may use
the word posture IN front OF the glass
He raised his paws alterna tely. licked
them. touched the glass, moved hIs
head. etc. l have tried To simply de
scribe facts and a. far as possible avoid
drawing conclusions"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-05-24
INCREASING LENGTH OF LIFE.
Modern Heroines at Least Are Much
Longer Lived Than Jane Austrn's We're

Modern Heroines at Least Are Much
Longer Lived Than Jane AuStrn's We're
Is the human race becoming longer
lived despite the fret and fever Of mod
ern civilization? 1t Il an interesting
question. and 1t may very probably Toe
answered some day by science in the
affirmative The longevity Of profes-
sional men Is now generally considered
to be greater than that Of farmers and
mechanics. In other words lntellectu-
al activity. although in many RESPECTS
more exhauSting than physical. has in
the main a Salutary effect upon the
human frame. II may Ice the nerves
rather than the muscles upon which we
mainly depend. after all. II II q com
monplace of observation that the big,
hearty men are constantly dropping
out of the world, while those OF far
more fragile organizations, apparently,
live on to a ripe old age.
As to the increasing longevity of the
race generally. there is no little Incl
dental testimony on this head TO be
gathered from various sources Some
of the early heroes and heroines Of ro-
nance are old before they reach what
we should call middle life And at the
beginning of our own century Jane
Austen. whose testimony i ALWAYS mn
impeachable. speaks Of the healthy and
contented woman Of forty as having a
| good prospect of twenty years Of lif,
vet. Twenty years, What woman oi
| to-day. asks the Providence Journal
thinks of herself aS falling into decrep
| itude at sixty? Elsew here in Miss Aus
| tens pages we run across people wh'
are old with the passage Of half cen
| turv of life. But now we have Glad
stones at eighty and over, and thinl
| nothing of II.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-05-24
1hE DREAM OF CHEMISTRY.
Hopes In Time to Produce FalHtshle Reef
steaks out OF the Elements

steaks Out OF the Elements
The electrician has one dream and
the social philosopher has another
But the chemist has also vision Of the
aIchemist Of the dark ages This ls
how he would solve the problems of
comfort and happiness which have been
put to the human race:
The chemist hopes for a synthetic
beefsteax, for a chemical loaf, for
cup of coffee made, like his sodawater
extracts. out Of inorganic matter He
wants To see the day when q synthetic
climate shall envclop the earth. when
the rainmaller shall be a prophet and
man shall hold the string To the unruly
bags of Aeolus-
I'm that day the food and raiment Of
mankind Will be produced ia the
crucibles of the chemist. Once more
verdure will clothe the fields now de
faced by human toll. and the shaggy
woods will spring anew on the de
spoiled slopes of the hills There VIII
be no tilling or harvest, no slaughter
ing of tame beasts Out of the original
elements chemistry Will compound
chops and outlets, knead the dough
and brew ale
The battle has already been partly
won in the case of medicines and drugs.
The wine at the table d'hote never saw
the vineyard. The prize fruit flowers
| of the drug store are innocent of the
| orchard and garden. Synthetic chem
| istry Is yet young. It has made great
| advances in the production of ClycerIne
| and sugar. 1t has four thousand devo
tees in this country who hope to make
| the dream reality"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-05-24
THE HABIT OF NAiL-BITING.
1t Is a Mark of Degeneration OF the Serv-
system.

system.
There has just been issued from the
Paris press a brochure which is creating
:. large amount of interest in French
medical circles. both on account of its
originality and the experimental re
suits which IL embodies 1t Is from the
pen of DIR. Edgar Berillon, so well
known in the surgical world by reason
of his prominent connection with the
dead Charcot in the latter's hypnotic
experiments. and at present Secretarie
General de la Societe d'Hypnologie ct
de Psychologist of Paris and medical in
spector of the state lunatic asylums-
The work is a scientific treatise on ony-
cophagie, or fingernail biting, and con
tainS the results of series of obserya-
tions in the public and private schools
of France. and extending through a
period of more than seven years. AT
the congress of the French Association
for the Advancement of Sciences. held
at Nancy in 1856. Berillon first an
nounccd his observations on the habit
of nail-biting. and since that time has
been in almost continuous experiment.
In his thoroughly scientific treatment
of what the world has never before con
sidered worthy of prolonged or special
study Berillon has arrived at results
really remarkable. His experiments
lead him to pronounce the habit far
more widespread and pernicious than
others promptly treated, and force him
to conclude that. if not a disease itself,
it is an unfailing mark of incipient de
generation of the nervous system,
which. unrecognized, may be productive
of the most evil results.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-05-24
HOW HE WAS ACCEPTED.
Here Indeed Is a New Way 30 Win
Woman.

The New Orleans Picayune has this
interesting story of two literary celeb
rites in recent issue: The late Prof
Aytoun was uncommonly ditfident
when making proposals of marriage to
Miss Jane Emily Wilson, who after
ward became his wife. The lady re
minded him that before she should give
her absolute consent il would be neces-
sary to obtain her fathers approval.
You must speak for me-" said the
suitor, for | could not summon cour-
age to speak to the professor on the
subject"
Papa lis in the library" said the
lady.
Then you had better go to him,
said the suitor, and l will wait your
return"
The lady proceeded to the library, and
taking her father affectionately by the
hand mentioned that the professor had
asked her hand in marriage She add
ed: shall | accept his offer, papa?
He is so diffident that he won't speak
to YOU about it himself"
Then we must deal tenderly with
his feelings said the hearty old
Christopher. IN write my reply on a
slip of paper and pin it to your back
'.Papa's answer is on the back of my
dress said Miss Jane, as she entered
the drawing room. Turning around
the delighted suitor read these words:
with the authors compliments"