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Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14
Beet Sugar.

The Sacramento Beet Sugarie is To- cated about three miles from the city. The main building, with it's adjacent buildings and enclosed ma chinery, has cost more than quarter of million of dollars. The total area of ground amounts to 1, ,450 acres, and 1000 tons.. Engines aggregating five hundred horse power, are used for operating the machinery, and one hun dred and sixty men are ordinarily em- ployed. Next year about 400 acres more will be put in tillage for the best crops. The sugar is stated to be of the best quality, and the refuse pulp is used for fattening cattle, md the sale of it affords an incidental profit to the establishments. It is claimed that the juice from beet roots grown on the lands of tho Sugarie yields twelve per cent. of sugar, 8 statement that we are somewhat disposed to doubt, for the average of Continental beet roots is but eight per cent, and ten per cent. is Q heavy yield on the best foreign beet root farms.
 But the success of the Sacramento works, with it's large capital and great acreage, is in itself enough to explain why, until different methods of manu- facture are adopted, the profitable mak- ing of sugar from beets will be imprac- ticable ill most portions of the United States. Sorghum proved measurable success because the outlay of a few hundred dollars would enable any one to enter into the business, for it is easier for thousand men with small farms to invest thousand dollars each on the crop that promises well, than to bring capital of million into the same field to contend with untried diff culties, or to attempt the working out of unsolved problems. Inlike manner, when there is possibility of making sugar from beets with profit on farms of eighty to one hundred and fifty acres, and with no greater outlay than would be involved in putting up, a first-class cider mill is demonstrated, the produc- tion of the staple will assume quite different complexion.
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14
An Actors Trick.

Stock actors in theatres when allowed benefit make the most of it. The req son is obvious. The actor whose regu- lar salary may be from $10 to $25 per week has, on this occasion, one-half of the entire receipts of the house. He is supposed, through the influence of his friends, to increase those receipts to double what they usually are. To do this they must, unless they have num- Der, rasort to expedients not ususually recognized as legitimate. An actor in the West being given benefit, issued couple of thousand tickets entitling the bearer to "free admission in the boxes on his benefit night" These tickets were assiduously dropped at every cross-road, tavern, and grocery for some few miles in the vicinity on the night previous to the benefit. The bait took; and fellows and their gals might have been seen advancing on the good old town ''ere evening shadows fell" The doors of the theatre were regularly besieged by the pleasure-seek- ing rustics. When the doors were open, and a stout policeman or two had been prudently picketed at the point of en- trance, rush was made in order to get the best seats in the house, as is always the case with your constitutional dead head.
 To portray the mingled phases of as- tonishment, anger, and honest indigna- tion of these liberal patrons of the rus tic drama when they were severally in- formed by the urbane and gentlemanly door-keeper that all those red tickets were .trauds (and, indeed, as the reader knows, his information was strictly true,) is beyond the power of my feeble quill. As most of the young fellows were accompanied by their sisters and sweethearts (for the supply of gratuitous pasteboard had been difftlsed on a most liberal scale), it would seem shabby to back out without seeing the show. So, with many rueful expression while fumbling for evasive quarters, and many whispered solicitations for temporary accommodations, they filed in pair after pair, and filled the little theatre to it's utmost capacity.
 To cap the climax of theatrical au- dacity, the beneficiary himself, between the pieces, stepped in front of the cur tain with pack of the rejected tickets in his hand, and in a most eloquent and indignant speech, denounced the con- temptible scoundrel or scoundrels who had attempted to injure him by such an outrageous imposition on the public. In the whole course of his professional experience, whether in England, Aus tralia, California or America, he had never been so grossly insulted, "and, " continued he, warming to his work, eff the cowardly blackguard or blackguards are in front of this house tonight, l dare them to meet me at the door of the theatre, and I will give them each and all any satisfaction for the language have used. Ave-" he concluded, shak- ing his fist defiantly at Q harmless me- dallion of Shakespeare that decorated the front of the second tier, "and at any time and in any way they may se- lect."
 This plucky demonstration won all hearts, and prolonged applause greeted the injured stranger as he proudly, de- fiantly and slowly bowed himself off. That young man has been financial gentleman"
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14
Peat.

According to statement in the Coal and Iron Record the supply of peat fuel in America is one hundred and fifty times greater than that of Ireland. In Orange and Rockland counties, New York, the peat beds contain, at a low estimate, 225,000,0O0 tons. Beds are also known to exist in more than one hundred different towns in Massachu- setts. The Dismal Swamp of Virginia will yield five hundred million tons. There are thousands of acres of peat bogs in New Jersey; and there is bed in Westchester county, New York, which will yield nine hundred thousand tons. Long Island hns million tons. Along both sides of the Kankakee river, Indiana, extending from South Bend to the Illinois line, is peat bed more than ixty miles in length, with @ width of
 three miles. In some places it is over forty feet deep; but even though it av- erages only half or one-quarter of this depth, the aggregate amount of fuel it contains is beyond computation. This does not include one-fiftieth part of the peat bogs of the coutry.
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14

EFFECTS OF MEAT DIET. An experi- ment recently made in a factory at Tours, France, showed that when the workmen were fed on an almost exclu- sively vegetable diet they lost on m average fifteen days per year, but when an increased portion of meat was SUD- piled to them, the average of loss be- came reduced to three days per anuum,
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14

A NEW F1Aa.-The English Republi' cans have adopted flag, tri-color with horizontal stripes. The first, green, represents the fertile earth, which should be common property the sec ond, white, represents purity, to be the universal virtue in the coming republic and the third, represents heaven, il which all men shall be equal.
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14

A FUNNY FEL1ow.-At Nice there is a Russian who made many millions o
 roubles by his speculation. He now re- fuses to go into society, and receives at his house none but the persons whom he knew in the happy old days when he had not sou. To them he makes lit tie presents of thousand or two thou- sand roubles, and so on.
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14
"I Love, You Love-"

Old Jones, the village pedagogue, Tho grammar lesson called one day Young Bess, amaid of sweet sixteen, Began the well-known words to say. First person, love" first she said Sly Tom, beside her, whispered, "Me?" Second person, you love-" Bess went on. "Ay, that do !" said Tom" love 'hec r '' Third person, he loves," still said Bess. Tom whispers, Who the deuce is 'he?" Oh, Tom! !" said Bessie, pleading low, '' Do hold your peace, and let me be-" No whispering!" calls the master, loud, And drowned upon the forwerd youth. First person, ,ee love" :" Bessie said, By George!" Tcn whispered, that's tho
 truth"
 The lesson OCT at last poor lass, With checks all crimson, took her seat, While Tom, sly fellow, tried in vain The maidens soft blue eyes to meet. But when the recess hour was come Tom begged 8 walk with coaxing tone, And heath tho troes Bess said again The lesson oer-for hin, alo,es.
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14

A Cincinnati firm employed new drummer and sent him out to solicit orders. They didn't hear from him for about six weeks, when he made his appearance. "Did you get any orders?" asked the boss somewhat angrily. Yes, said the new man, deiectedly, "one man gave me an order" "What was it ?" "He ordered me out of his store."
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14

Special notices, unusual designs, and adver- tisernents set in double column, or to occupy fixed places, % per cent. additional to regular rates.
 Advertisements must be plainly marked tho longth of time desired, or they will be oontn- ued and charged for until ordered out.
 Notices of Marriages and Deaths frco of charge. All additions to ordinary announce ments 10 cents per line.
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14

When Cardinal Richelieu told De Mauprat that he must pay his debts, that youth promptly replied: "True, my Lord, but where shall borrow the money ?"
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14

The Quaker village of New Sharon, Iowa, charges $1 100 for license to sell liquor.
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-14
!" As the TMig Is Bent.N

A party was given by the parents of 0 young miss of eleven years, at their sumptuous residence in Brooklyn, the guests being exclusively the compan- ions, male and female, of the daughter referred to. The party was full-dress affair, the hours appointed being from 8 P. M. to A. M. From 100 to 175 guests were present, who were received by their young hostess with as much ease and self-possession as a matron could assume.
 The dresses consisted of white, pink, yellow, lavender, and cell blue silk, elaborately trimmed and decked with spangles. The hair was dressed in the latest style-frizzed, puffed, powdered, and adorned with flowers. Four-but- toned white kid gloves were generally worn, while French kid boots, matching the dresses in color, encased the feet. Only one thing was lacking in the miniature representation of an adult party, New York paper observes, viz: enamelled faces. Powder, however; was freely used, but so artistically as to almost defy detection.
 One little girl eff she could be recog- nized as such) particularly engaged at tention. She could not have been more than nine years of age, and in addition to the powdered hair and dazzling COS, tunes she sported with true apprecia- tion pair of diamond earrings, gold chain, and watch studded with dia- monds. Upon each arm was bracelet of elaborate workmanship, which she held up for display, exclaiming as she did so, "There's no sham about these; they're the real stuff, for mother said so."
 Another child of seven summers was arrayed in rose-colored silk, $7 per yard, trimmed with three-point applique founces; agalaxy of diamonds and other expensive iewelry; e gold belt, the buckle of which was literally covered with diamonds; band of gold encircled the head, and from 0 pendent there from sparkled solitaire of great value. Her mother was heard to exclaim exult- ingly that the price of her child's outfit for that evening was $7,000. A jealous mother overhearing the remark, de- clared, "Upon the next occasion my daughter shall be dressed in tea-rose silk, which is by al means less common than pink. As for jewelry, she shall surpass Miss Nellie or I'm greatly mis- taken"
 A NEW CuRE.-A new cure for ague originated "out Vest" It is simply to crawl down stairs head-foremost. "You may laugh at the idea if you please, remarks the inventor of this novel remedy, "but do your crawling first you can then afford to laugh. Just as the chill is coming on start at the top of a long flight of stairs, and crawl down on your hands and feet, head foremost. You never did harder work in your life; and when you arrive at the bottom, instead of shaking, you will find yourself pufing, red in the face, and prespiring freely from the strong exertions made in the effort to support yourself. Try it. It won't cost you near as much as quinine or patent med icines, and if it fails it will only do what ] they do every day"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-07-31
SPEECH OF HON. JOHN IRELAND.
Delivered at SeguIn, July I2, 1873.

Felloto- CitizeRs-Having accepted high
trust at your hands, bestowed at the last
general election, and having endeavOred in
my feeble way, during the winter and spring,
to discharge the duty thus placed upon me,
l do not shrink from giving you an ac-
count of that effort, when called upon to
do so.
The last speech l made during the last
canvass was made ii this house, three days
before the election. then pledged myself
to you and to my country that would make
the effort to repeal
1. The police act.
,. The enabling act.
3. The school bill.
4. The election bill.
3. The registration bill.
8. The printing bill.
And that / would contribute my mite to-
ward giving you a constitutional convention.
The first six of these were accomplished.
That the seventh failed, was not the fault
of the House of Representatives nor mine.
The bill calling a convention passed the
House, but failed in the Senate.
The great, and might say inexcusable,
mistake made by unthinking persons, and
by those who feast upon subjects over which
to complain, is, that they have looked to
the House Of Representatives as the Legisla-
ture, when, in fact, 1t is but one-third OF
the law-making power. Had the House
met Senate at Austin in accord with the
people and the House, the necessary laws
could have been passed in comparative
short time. But we found the old Radical
Senate and the Radical Governor; and
many of our bills were passed this morning,
to be defeated in the Senate this evening.
Or, if perchance we could get bill through
the Senate, It would come back to the
House tomorrow with the Governors veto.
But, have heard some say, why did you
not pass your bills and come home, If the
Senate refused to pass themi
This we could have done, If the House
could adjourn when il chose to do so; but
you must be aware, that It could not adjourn
for more than three days, without the con-
sent Of the Senate. But the House did not
propose to adjourn. so long as there was a
hope Of doing anything.
What we finally accomplished, yOu know
We have given you fair registration law
We have restored to you your voting pre-
cincts, thus enabling you for all time, to
control your country, II you are wise and
prudent. This, to you, IS worth more than
millions.
We repealed that curse, and relic Of dcs-
potic and kingly governments. the police
law, again throwing upon your civil officers
the necessity % performing that duty Tor
which they arc created.
We have given you 3 school bin. that
gives to the people Of the districts and sub
districts. the power to uanage the education
Of the youths although interested parties
say. that the people complain 81 the new
y. =
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-07-31


The Victoria -idrooate says the organ
and It's clique haze done more to destroy
the Democratic party in Texas than ali other
causes combined II the STATESMAN is
meant by the ''organ, viii the Adgooate
be kind enough to specify what we have
done to destroy the Democratic party We
have been anxious to keep it alive, and have
labored very hard to prevent its division and
destruction by extreme zeaIots, who would
'.rule or RUM We ask for specifications,
not ill-natured general charges like this.
win the Adoooats also, explain about the
clique Who compose the ''cliquef
Give Us names. We scarcely know Of three
Democrats in Austin, who agree in all things
.of political nature Not a Democratic
meeting has been known in Austin, as yet,
since the last election. The county con-
yention has now been called. Is that the
'cliqueln Is the State Gazette the ''cliquer'
Is the STATESMAN the s'cliquegp They
don't s'cIique" together very well, as it
seems to US. In short, is not the Victoria
Adoooate ashamed to repeat this stale Rad
ical cryl It ought to be.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-07-31
WIT OF THE STATE GAZETTE.

Capt. j. G. Chew has been appointed
Centennial Commissioner for Texas. We
like that name. Emigrants come here on
purpose to chew. All hail Mr.. Chew, may
you never want a chew nor bit TO buy one
-iState Gazette.
The above is charming little specimen
of the exquisite wit and humor of the
court journal. Immigrants come here
on purpose to chewl" That is funny,
to be sure, and the foreign residents of
Austin and Texas will doubles have
a hearty laugh over it, and be much
obliged to the editor for the information.
And Capt. Chew will feel highly compli-
mented at this witty play on his NAME
''All hail Mr.. Chew, may you never want a
chew'-0, this is side splitting, we must
stop writing.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-07-31
Us ID POssIBLEf

A late Waco EraMiaer has letter from
Houston, containing some suggestions of a
most startling character. Many of our
readers must have been struck with sur
prise and modification at the number of
" Jail deliveries which we have had occa-
sion to report, all over the State, since the
adjournment of the Legislature. 1t seemed
as if the criminals were escaping from near
ly all the jails of Texas, and we have been
loud in our censure of the condition of our
iails and the carlessness of their keepers.
The letter alluded to, suggests that this is
no accidental matter, that it has been the
result of concerted plan, on the part of
the Radicals, to injure the reputation of the
State, and to produce condition Of dis
order and criminality, out of which
they could make capital against the
Democratic party for repeating the
police law, and which would fur
nish a pretense for Federal interference.
In other words, that the Radical sheriiTs
and jailors have been secretly instructed to
promote these escapes and '.jail deliveries, y
ana It is asserted that nearly all Of them
have occurred where Radicals were the OIL
Gals This is almost too horrible for be
lief. but there is no knowing what the Rad
icals might not do in their desperation.
They see the government Of Texas depart
ing from them, and feel that the opportunity
Of pillage and plumber win soon be lost to
them forever, unless something can be done
to savo them and prolong their reign Of OPP
preston. It is singular that all these Jail
hrcakings commenced and have been con
tinued from the time Of the repeal OF the
police law. The charge Of disorder and
crime in Texas has been one Of the
strongest cards played by the North
crn Radicals The Radical papers Of
this State have exhibited great zeal
and energy in getting up terrible sto-
res Of crime and outrage for republica-
ton at the North. No matter how much
injury to the State might result, in retarl-
ing immigration and lessening its credit
abroad. 50 the Radical party could be lene-
fitted. We know all this s.as been DONE
but IS it possible thai human depavity
could reach the depth Of infamy, which
this heiiish scheme would indicated We
hesitate 10 credit IN fun the suggestions Of
this Houston letter. ansl -, there are cir
eonstances, II must be confessed, that lend
great plausihirty 70 them. Let az our good
people Is On the watch 10 detect and pre-
vent say slcret schemes Ter their injury.
i.e+ them be law abiding themselves, and
give pgonpi eid g secure the arrest q 81
criminals sad % keep them safely. when
arrss,ed. 4 All % their duty as the comins
el1ssi9as i Win not he long before we can
have fiil - 81 Dcmoentic officials. and
can then reliro ioopr beds with romior,a-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-07-31


prise and On abiding respocf for Law ard
order that might well rs for their 700.
initiated by morc proicnfioue co,nnnSifi 10.
and when permitted - infiulr,e IN r,-.F-
mai condition. there Is no ciass al noonIe
tnat can oiler more prominent EXAMPLES 81
long periods Of reposo from crimeor mfstre.
-, Unfortunately, the frontier poonlo 81
western Texas arc subject In eor1|.,.n Nth
All irontler settlements Of an conntrioe fo
lnteriopers from older Communities. nccce-
sions are derived from the dsnscr settle
menfs Of that class Of society that may lie
termed its debris, constituted bv naen Who
yearning Tor excitement, have induced ir
adventure and Its hazards, men who k.einq
energy without employment, but ntither
property nor character 70 lose DO not ct
Their own lives q pins Zee. /" end think
the lives Of others are as WorthIes IS their
eWns having no reverence for Law or order.
OF Tor that sin higher restrictive authority
which controls the Christian, which. Ia fne.
1ney have thrown OF, and are totally def
Gent IN any check or restraint upon tbs re-
sistiess and unresisted propensity 10 rob.
10y ana violence. Il Is, in fact a tide Of
oaLp.tisn thrown OF from older centers Of
PoPuiA.aon' ana sometimes acts as a tidal
wave, destroying frontier communities with
ruthless feroeity.
Il was gang Of such wretches. who
had gathered IN the mountain recesses az
Kerr county, in such numbers thal thew
deemed they were irresistible. which
commenced a career Of crime with a reck-
lessness and remorselessness that could only
have been panlleled by the Indian Of the
reservation.
But the law-abiding people Of Kerr
county arose in their majesty, and with an
the solemnity Of justice, executed its de-
crees, and eradicaied the evil. And who
shall dare say them nay. Nor is their labor
at an end. They cannot yet enjoy the
sweets and comforts Of home in peace and
quiet. The smokes Of peace; the war dance
in fun war paint; the Indian feasts on
the reservations, and pow-wows with the
Indian agent, commissioners, and what-nots.
only terminate to bring the Indian better
armed and better supplied with ammunition
to raid on the frontier Of Western Texas.
The tables are turned. It is no longer
the Indian that is driven from his haunts-
TO suffer from hunger. Oh, no. to save the
lives of self and family, it is the frontier
settler that is driven from his Homestead.
too often to witness it, us he crests the dis.
tant hill in his fight, cnveloped in flames.
It is now the frontier settler that IS robbed
by the government Indian. II is the set.
tier who is subjected to hunger and to rob.
berry by the government whether by hispel
Indian or the tax-collector. -Saa Antoais
Herald.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-07-31

We would call attention to the able az
ticle, which VIC republish from the jefferson
7imes on the subject Of the relative value
Of young and old men as politicians. All
this stuff about throwing aside all the old
politicians and calling the young men to the
front is not worth the paperit is written on.
The old and young are both good in their
proper places. There IS an old prOverb,
which says, ''old men for counsel, young
men for action, and proverbs have been
happily called, by some one. '.the con-
densed wisdom Of ages"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-07-31

1IR. Jonx d. MoRRIsoS has sent US a long
communication, declining to be candidate
for superintendent Of Public Education,
and recommending DR.. Crane, ahighly quail
iiiei gentleman. for that position. Wecan-
not publish it. as we have declined to pub
lish ether communications recommending
other gentlemen, equally worthy, for the
same position. Any announcements or
special recommendation can. Of course, 60
IN IS advertisements to b paid Tor. ANY
other courss would "a up our pa7er with
communication, lsuding this or that man
for this ar that office, and make Il uninter.
esling 70 the general reader. We give
this notice to prevent communications q
he Kind from heipe sentns.