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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01
DEFINITION of bible Terms.

A days journey was thirty-three
and one-fifth miles.
A. Sabbath days journey was
about an English mile.
Ezekiel's reed was eleven feet,
nearly.
A cubit is twenty-five inches,
nearly.
A hands breadth is equal to tire e
and fVe-eighths inches.
A shekel of gold was 50 O9.
A talent of silver was 1888 80.
A talent of gold was $13,8 1909.
/ A piece of silver, or a penny, was
thirteen cents.
A Earth ing was three cents.
A garah was a cent. +
A mite was cent.
An epha, or bath, contains sever
gallons and FIVE pints.
A bin was one gallon and two pints
A frkin wa. seven pints.
An omer was six pints.
A cab was three pints.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01
Hot Weather.

From the records kept in Nurem-
berg, in Bavaria, We get the following
interesting facts:
SIN 1882 the earth cracked by
reason of the heat, the wells and
streams in Alsace all dried up, and
the bed of the river Rhine was dry.
In 1852 the heat was SO great that
sand exposed to the suns rays was
hot enough. to cook eggs. In 1160
great numbers of soldiers in the
campaign against Bella died from
the heat. In 1916 and 1877 crops
of hay and oats failed completely.
In 1903 and 1904 man could have
crossed, dry shod, over the rivers
Seine, Loire, Rhine and Danuba.
In 1893 and 1894 a multitude of
animals persisted by the heat, which
was so great that the harvest dried
up. In 1440 the heat was extraor>
binary. In 1888, 1889, 1910 and
1541 all the rivers were nearly dried
up. In 1856 there was a great
drough, which extended over nearly
the whole of Europe. In 1915 and
1916 there was, in Italy, France and
the Netherlands an oYerpOwering
heat. In 1913 there were SO conse-
cutiVe days of extreme heat. 1867
was very hot as were the first three
years of the 18th century.
In 1718 it did not rain single
time from April to October! The
growing grain was burnt, the rivers
dried up, the theaters (but wherefore
is not stated) were closed by COM
mand of the police. The thermome-
ter showed 36 degrees Reaumer,
equal to 113 degrees Fahrenheit.
In irrigated gardens the fruit trees
bloomed twice. In 1923 and 1924
there was great heat. The summer
of TAG was hot and and dry, the
growing grain being calcined. It
did not rain for months. Seventeen
hundred and forty-eight, 1854, 1850,
1767, ITS and 1888 were years in
which the summers were extremely
hot. In the famous comet year,
1911, Tie summer was warm, and
the wine produced that season was
very precious. In 1918, the theaters
had to be closed on account of the
heat, the highest temperature being
IS Reaumer or 112 Fahrenheit. Dur
ing the three days of the revolution
of July, in 1880, the thermometer
stood at SO degrees, Centigrade,
about 81 Fahrenheit. In 1882,
during the uprising of the 9Th and
9th of July, the temperature was
about the same"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

driving the enemy to the wall. This
is its mission; and no man is worthy
to fight under her glorious banner
who hesitates to fight simply be-
cause the battle is not to be deliv,
cred on the precise field he would
have selected.
The speaker then urged every one
to stand squarely on the Democratic
platform as announced in the State
Conventional register and vote,
and after a compliment to the ladies
present, concluded his address.
This was certainly one Of Major
Vests finest efforts-a full and com
plete success, and we only wish we
could give a more full and complete
report of his speech on that day.
We are satisfied we do not do him
half justice in the rough sketch
above, and we heartily wish all the
people Of our country could have
been present to hear him, and should
he again favor us with visit of this
kind, we are confident that all who
!. were present and heard him on last
Saturday, will not fail to be on hand,
and use every effort to bring all their
neighbors with them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

Miss TENNESSEE CLAFLIN. in a
manifesto recently Issued, threatens
to open "club for ladies' and gen.
tlemen on scale of magnifcence
somewhat beyond that of any of the
gentlemen's clubs in London and
New York." in fact, ga grand city
home such as the world has not seen,
where men and women of letters and
genius, great artists and the like, and
especially the great leaders of reform
of all sorts, shall be as much at home"
as herself.
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is not the only Radical that is likely TO desert
and denounee it--for, indeed, it is too plain
for doubt that the present Radical admins
tratiOn of Texas is based spOn HsuTpation
fraud, corruption and i0ill tCaste, of The people,
money.
We may hereafter have occasi to again
refer to this great mass meeting of the Gov
ernor, the Attorney General, the Secretary Of
State, the Commissioner of the General Land
Ofiee-in a word, the psrsonel of the famous
Davis administration.
Since the foregoing was written, we have
received from an eyewitness the following
AUSTIN, July %, 1871.
EDIToRs DEMOCRATIC STATESMAN =
Being present at what the Journal
calls "the Travis county mass meet
ing," on yesterday evening at the
City Hall, | will give you a brief re-
port of what / saw and heard on the
occasion.
did not get to the meeting in time
to see and hear the first proceedings
but When1 came in Judge Schntze was
speaking on motion to reconsider a
resolution which had been adopted.
NeWcomb followed in opposition, aud
the matter was finally settled by a
motion of Quick, who appeared to be
the moving spirit of the meeting.
The City Hall was filed with people
of all colors and "previous conditions, j."
but at least three fourths were colored.
The only white Radicals present were
the Governor, Heads of Departments,
about half the clerks and few other
officials, including the Mayor. A few
Democrats were there, and felt inter
ested in very much the same manner
as though Hasselmyer was performing,
But forgot to mention that the Comp
troIler, Judge BledsOe, was not pres
ent
After the delegates to the New
Braunfels Convention were elected
nearly all the nominations being made
by some colored men stationed near
the Presidents chair-Quick was
called for and made a speech; his
principal theme being denunciation Of
Democracy and enlogies on the Gov
ernor, who sat just behind the speaker,
and appeared we'll pleased with the
obsequious performances before him.
Quick stated, in substance, to the
mulattoes present, that they were all
illegitimate. But the poor innocent
colored people cheered the speaker for
the gross insult offered TO them and
their mothers.
Other speeches were made during
the proceedings by the Governor,
Newcomb, and at the close by Mayor
Glenn. The Governors speech was
of the most bitter and partisan charac-
ter.
Morgan Hamilton, w, B. Moore,
James B. Cassidy and the Reformer
we're insulted and repudiated by the
Davis Radicals. On
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01
Variation In the ''SIyIes''
Animal ArChifeclure.

Human beings apparently are not
alone in their alternate deterioration
and Improvement in the arts Of con-
struction. NJ. Pouchet, the director
of the museum at Rouen, aud a we'll
known naturalist, has discovered that
the new school of swallows are im-
proving their style \of architecture /;
building their nests with more regard
to sanitary principles, so as to con-
tain more room and admit more light
and air. The shape of the nest is,
We infer, more nearly that which will
include q maximum of inhabitable
space; and besides this, and still
more important, the entrance to it
has been changed from a small round
hole into a long slit, a sort of bal
cony, from which the young swallow
may look out upon the world and
breathe fresh air. What is more, the
new school of swallow architects ap-
pear to prefer the new streets, while
the old school still build the old
nests on the cathedrals and older
houses; perhaps from some sense of
artistic fitness, which scruples at any
change of style in adding extensions
to monuments so venerable.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

A WESTERN preacher explained
the passage through the Red Sea by
saying that the Israelites crossed on
the ice. An auditor interrupted,
remarking there is no ice under the
equator. "Sir," said the excited
preacher, "this happened thousands
ofyears before the age of geographers
and before there was any equator
1 think, brethren and sisters, I have
answered the gentleman completely"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

JAcATRo, the famous Indian guide of
Commodore Stockton in the old days
of California, died in a Jacal, near
San Pascual on the 9th June. He
knew every mountain trail in more
than half of California, had partici-
pated in more than thirty Indian
battles, and never raised his hand
against but one white man, whom
he killed for striking him with the
butt of his musket. He appears to
have been the original and veritable
"hOnest Injun," and prided himself
on the faithfulness with which he
kept his word. At the time of his
death he-Was about sixty-seven years
old.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

added, but it il q luxurious, not q
beneficial, ingredient, nor a safe one.
1. Buttermilk.
2. A pint of molasses to a gallon
of water.
8. A lemon to a half. gallon of
water and teaspOOnful of molasses,
or as much sugar.
4. Vinegar, sugar, and water are
substitutes, but the vinegar is not a
natural acid, contains free alchohol,
hence is not as safe or healthful. *
5. A thin Cruel made of corn or
oats, drank warm, is strengthening.
6. A pint of grapes, currants, or
garden berries, to a half,gallon of
water, is agreeable.
Cold water applied to the head is
very refreshing to hsrvesters. Wad-
ing in water abAtes thirst. Persons
cast away at sea will suffer less from
thirst if the clothing is kept wiring
ing wei, with salt water. A piece Of
silk fitted in the hat, at an equal dis
lance from the hair and top of the
hat, is a great protection, to the
head against sun heat; it is an abso-
Lutte protection if one side is well
covered with gold leaf. As there is
always q space between the top of
the head and the crown of the hat,
hatters should practicable this idea.
Good Health.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

COMMISSIONER PLEAsANTON has
expressed his determination, in view
of the decreased duties devolving
upon collectors of internal revenue,
to reduce their salaries accordingly.
This is a cOrnmendab1e resolution ;
but the Commissioner can, without
danger to the public service, go
further, and discharge host of USE
less tax gathers, whose main employ
ment has been to fatten upon the
peoples money.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

SUNNY RoOMs.-EVery woman is
wise and careful enough to secure
for her house plants every bit of
available sunshine during the cold
winter months. Great care is taken
to get southern exposure for them.
Indeed if one can secure no other
than a north window for her plants
she has too much love for these un-
conscious, inanimate thing to keep
them at all. She would rather leave
them out in the cold to die outright,
than linger out a martyr existence in
the shade.
Folks need sunshine quite as much
as plants do. Men and women who
have a fair degree of strength and
the use of their legs can get out into
the world and get a glimpse of the
sunshine now and then, and if they
choose to do so let them live in rooms
with only a northern exposure; but if
it is possible, let us secure rooms into
which every ray OF sunshine that falls
in winter may enter for the babies
who are shut in the house, invalids
who cannot leave their rooms, and
aged people who are too in6rm to
get out doors.
Let us reflect for a moment that
these classes of persons if kept in
rooms with only north windows will
suffer just as much from the absence
of sunshine, as green, growing plants
would do in the same ROBINS, and
their suffering is of account in pro-
portion as human being than a ge5
ranium or a fuschis. Every body
knows how a bright sunny day in
winter gladdens every one who is
situated so as to enjoy it. Let US
make some sacrifices if need be in
order to give the little ones their
measure of sunshine.-LaVs of Life.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

The RUSSIAN PRINCE ALEXIS, at
the head of a splendid squadron,
will leave Cronstadt about the last of
September for the United States.
His suite will be composed of the
most illustrious youths of the Rus
sian nobility very interesting
item of information to American
ladies ambitious of Russian aristo-
cratic alliances and imperial distinc-
tions.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

DR.. HALL has written a long
article to prove that it is unhealthy
for a man and his wife to sleep in the
same room; but the Rome (Ga. }
Commercial knows ofsome wives that
would make it unhealthy for their
husbands to sleep any where else.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

A YOU'VE man living in Lafayette,
Indiana, is humility personiGed
The other day he asked a young
lady if he might be allowed the
privilege of going home with her,
and was Indignantly refused; upon
which he inquire very humbly if she
would permit him to sit on the fence
and see her 90 by.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01
UNsATIsFAcroRY.-"Are YOU al

UNsATIsFACToRY.-"Are you an
Odd Fellow"
"No, sir, I've been married for
q week"
81 mean, do you belong to the
order of Odd Fellows?"
ono, no; I belong to the order of
married men,"
"Mercy ! how dumb! Are you
mason?"
"No, I'm carpenter by trade"
"Worse and worse. Are you
Son of Temperament"
"Bother you! no: I'm son of
Mr.. John Gosling."
The querest went away.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

MARRIAGE.-A man who passes
through life without marrying is like
a fair mansion left by the builder IN
finished. The half that is completed
runs to decay from neglect, or be-
comes at best but a sorry tenement,
wanting the addition of that which
makes the whole useful.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

Pho NINo, though so advanced in
years, is said to be most excellent
singer and most eloquent orator,
having retained all the depth, rich
ness and sweetness of his voice, and
speaking to-day as clearly and sono-
rously as he did in the fullness of
his youth. His admirers sincerely
regret that he so rarely breaches or
chants the mass doing the latter
only on Christmas day and Easter
Sunday.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01
Who Make Good Wives.

To. be good housekeeper requires
education and practice; but if a Wo-
mans heart is in the work she will
soon learn, if necessity places the
duty before her.
When the comfort and prosperity
of a loved husband render it neces.
sary 20 economic and live to the
best advantage with small means,
devoted wife turn her thought and
care to the duties of her home.
The help of a good, careful, pru-
dent housekeeper, enables a man to
advance his business prospects more
than anything else woman can do.
The superficial accomplishments
of boarding school miss are nothing
compared to a practical education in
all that pertains to making home at
tractive, and sensible men know it.
1t is very imposing to witness the
majestic sweep of yard upon yard of
expensive silk hounces and laces into
a parlor, but young man, it requires
a large income to support such style.
1t is delightful to talk with young
lady who knows French, and all the
latest novels, and to have a divine
creature dispense her best skirmishes
of flirting with her eyes, smiles and
fan, but, young man, there oft is but
little heart or sincerity in such prac-
tised charms. A girl who has only
a common school education, and the
accomplishments taught her by a
Loving mother, of cooking and all
other domestic duties will be more
likely to make you a good wife.
She may not have the most polish
ed address. She may not be able to
entangle you with battalions of arts
and wiles with which petted FASH
ionable belle surrounds and captures
beaux, but she will prize the love of
an honest heart more, and in truth
and sincerity devote her life to re-
quitting the love and kindness given
her.
If your income be only few hun
dred year, fashionable de0Otee of
style and heart smashing will in a
few years fret herself into a misera-
bic disconnected wreck, and be a
dead weight upon you; while a
fresh-hearted, domestic girl will de-
VelOp into blooming, matronly wo-
man of sense and responsibility.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

IT is said that women now lecture
on every subject but washing, darn
ing and the economy ofthe household;
all these things are sealed books to
the strong minded.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

BRIGHAM YOU'VE must become
the recipient of a "new revelation"
if he would be comfortable among
the hordes of Gentiles who have so
suddenly invaded his mountain
walled paradise. Evidently govern
ment officials will give him no peace
until he lays aside his assumed au,
thority and conducts himself as be.
comes citizen of the United States.
Brigham thought to try the temper
of territorial authorities by ordering
out the Mormon militia for parade
on the Fourth. This being in direct
violation of the proclamation of the
late Governor Shaffer, acting Gov
ernor Black audaciously snubs the
President of the Mormon Church
by forbidding the assembling of the
sanity militia, and gives Brigham to
understand that he had better abb
stain from playing President in
future.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

MExICo.-Our intelligence as
sures US of the fact that Juarez
has been reelected President, beat
ing both Lerda and Porfrio Diaz,
which last declined the contest at the
eleventh hour. All apprehensFons
of a pronunciamento appear to have
died away, in consequence OF the
precautionary measures adopted.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

THERE is hope for Virginia. Its
best papers are ridieuling the ''tour-
namsnts, }" and telling the young men
to stop foOliug and 60 to work.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01
PARTING WORDS.

My last words to you, admonitiOn
or warning. as you please to term
them, are to preserve the COnstitu-
ton of your country. In preference
to anything mortal give me written
Constitution. If your servants vio-
late it, hurl them from power.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

THE old style of presenting each
guest at a wedding with a box con-
tanning a liberal slice Of wedding
cake to take home and dream on,
has again come in fashion, and. is
much more sensible and agreeable to
all parties than having a very elabo-
rate cake in the center of the table
for every one to look at and be
aggravated by the smell oft.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

KINDER is the looking glass than
the wine glass; for the former re-
veals our defects to ourselves only
the latter to our friends.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

THE Navasota Tablet asks the fol-
lowing prize conundrun: How can
Legislator, without scarcely enough
money to carry him to- Austin, and
whose expenses there consumes his
per diem, in two years buy a seven
thousand dollar farm, and have q
$500 bank account?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01
" BUTTKRED THUNDER. Y

"BUTTERED THUNDER. We
have often heard and read of "greased
lightning" but never, before to day,
have heard of "buttered thunder.
If, however, We may believe the Gin
cinnati Commercial, Of the 9th inst,
they have the article occasionally in
Ohio. In giving an account of a
frightful storm at Dayton, that paper
says it commenced with a pleasant
breeze, then there we're a few drops
of rain, sharp fash of lightning,
and a rumble of buttsred thunder,
succeeded by sudden rush Of wind,
which bent and twisted the limbs of
trees. unroofed and demolished many
buildings, killing five persons and
Wounding others"
There are sixty thousand workmen
engaged in removing the debris and
in rebuilding the places laid waste
in Paris by the incendiaries of the
Commune. To repair all the DANA
ges resulting to the city and its inns
mediate surroundings from its two
sieges since September last one
hundred thousand men will probably
be required for Eve years, and this
will be something to the unfortunate
Parisians.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-01

Labor, Mechanism and COnstI-
tutIOnal government.
Ex-President johnson, delivered
an elaborate and eloquent address
at Knoxville, Tenn, a short time
since, to the mechanics, from which
We extract the following salient
points:
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NEW MAP OF THE
Hawaiian Islands and North Pacific.

KUST RECEIVED. A MAP OF THE HA-
- waan Islands and Islands Northwest Of this Group far
as Midway Island, with all the Reefs Issued by the
Hydrographie Bureau, Washington, and for sale by
jyI 3m II. WHITNEY.
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~ residing the Eastern United states,
pay cards by enclosing Greenbdcks United
Postage snch they wish to
and their cards will be inserted per above table, fer the time
paid for.
IL Business Cards. when prepaid for year, allowed
rates. which transient advertise
ments when paid or charged quarterly.
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The Merchants Manual,

CONTAINING THE HAWAIIAN TARIFF
~ and Port Regulations treaties with foreign powers and
other useful information foreign correspondents Pre 40
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-03
pailp Argue.

1T seems that the radical offceholders of
Washington have exhausted the recognized
plans for official peculation, and in their
Unsuitable greed have committed themselves
to those which may be originally construed.
This seems to be demonstrated by the forged
document which wss used for the pur-
pose of drawing funds out. Of the treasury
without any appropriation. The c'feum-
stance shows pretty clearly the extent OF the
moral depravity into which radical politics
may betray men. It used to be that these
people were satisfied with forcing unnecess-
AIRY, premature, and exorbitant appropria
tons through congress. But this process
has evidently become too slow for them.
They not only insist upon their right of
stealing now, but time is of essence to the
contract, and they claim the right just when
and how they please,-even if they have to
cultivate forgery for the purpose. Burglary
aud pocket-picking will come next.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-03

IN severe spasm of economy, congress
only appropriated SIS 900 for the expenses
of the investigating committee appointed
to look into the Southern States. 1t ia not
expected, of course, that anything new will
will be revealed BY tho work Of the com
mttee and as everybody knows all he
wants to know about the south already, and
the printing of the report, if made, will
cost large sum, would it not be as well if
the members were to draw the $4,000 put
i. in their pockets on an equitable division,
let the south alone, and go on with the legi,
innate business of legislation?