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lcoNNuNIoATED.l
when VIII NOrthen Men Write Truth-
FULLY About TexRs7
BACK WOODS, February is, 1874.


Editors Democratic Statesman have
no doubt seen Scribner's Monthly for
February instant, and read the very inter-
esting and spirited chapter under the head
of ''Glimpses of Texas We .'rufians y
are always glad to see favorable mention
made of our soil and climate, ETC., which
our Northern friends seem to understand
and appreciate. But when they come to
the subject Of politics and State govern
ment. We invariably see some out-croppings
that show their teeth. The writer Of the
article alluded to, on pages AIS and 416,
after referring to a portion of Governor
Davis's last annual message, says: 1T
should be said 20 the credit of Texas, that
political bitterness rarely, il ever, has any
part in the scenes OF violence enacted in
certain counties; and that the rude char
acter Of the people. and the slow return to
organized society after the war. are the real
causes of troubles in those regions. Under
the reconstruction governments, law and
order had returned to the State; it is to be
hoped that subsequent legislation win not
hinder their continuance in the by-ways as
well as the highways Of the State. The
Democratic Legislature could i'll afford to
undo the wise legislation which established
a State police for the arrest and punishment
Of outlaws, y etc.
We, out here, are at loss to know
whether the ideas quoted are taken from the
message alluded to, or whetherthey are the
writer's own. AT least they seem to meet
his approval. What q sad commentary on
truth and honestly Could the writer with
S0utkeg7a eyes behold the crime and misery
foiste,l on Texas by the 'Fecons. raction
laws and Estate police under the
eform- of law, how different would
he allude to the tale Of woel Could
he have seen the spirit Of tyranny that OPP
pressed our State and wrung from our inn
pOverished people their very substance, 10
iat,en the rlbhlo and political drones, he
would at least have spared as tins allusion.
A good government, established By the in
tcllieence OF the people was destroyed BY
The reconstructioR laws, aud another
forced upon us by the power Of bayoncts,
that must forever stand - q reproach % re-
publican government. The theft bribery,
and corruption that nan not ia the State and
revelled over the destruction 81 every right
81 person and property, were the results
that call forth the commcndation of the
writer. TIE wsste 81 public funds, the
mountains oI debt cPaftily leaped upon rs
wcrc lost - his partisan vision. And too,
that horror az horrors. the state police.
meets With gracious recognition nom the
wf.cf an e6pionago established IN every
hooscI.nld TIE ri1't u sfFc. Cuanrtccd
bI Use mieht ni this band 81 partisan plun-
asfer the muriel os orr innocent. un-
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g reras Reminlseenee..''


Ism TOBY was raised in the wilds OF
Texas s.iui while he had keen intellect and
q .4rse sore ~ native good sense and mod
q iN Dr. Was entirely unacquainted with the
wdrS 81 the world, having never emerged
FROM ihe fasiness and primitive condition of
Frontier life Having accumulated a few
...,re hundred, Eson took il into his head TO
Visit Daiyestua ard New Orleans, and see the
World. Arriving At Galveston he beheld the
laiesf fashions. bni did not fully understand or
appreciate item. especially shOrt-tailed coats,
two zafy hats. i;,,.es, trsii dresses and double
Aeasls ,haIs,. Finally, John wearied himself
along nsiain- ssi.e and viewing all the
Wonders Of ~ attractive city, and would
probably have escaped scot free had he not
met q lady with an immense trail, camel back,
and tWOstory head John could not stand
this. He thought her insane, and all the
bowels of his compassion was moved. After
beholding her for some time, he boldly adj
vanced to her, pulled out a half dollar and
handing it to her, he exclaimed, ''Take this,
my poor woman, and if You are not better
before leave, i will give you more She re-
PEELED the insult with indignity, to Johns
great establishment, at the same time calling
policeman.
Rson slept in the lookup that night; paid
FIVE dollars and costs next morning, and was
released as hungry rs an alligator was told he
c Jul4 get Hne breakfast at the ---- Hotel;
went there at once; "A number of gentlemen
and latiics were at the table; John looked very
shy, but thought he would keep quiet and doas
he saw the others DO, but they all eat too slow
for bin; he became very impatient, which
was aggravated by his abstinence from food;
he seized his coffee, poured it in the saucer,
threw the napkins aside, tore up the bin Of
fare, swearing he would not pay for his break
fast until after he ate it, and not TO present any
more bills TO him; seized dish of baked cod
fish and potatoes, broke it half in two, thinking
it was corn dOdger, declared that il stunk worse
than any bread he had ever seen; tasted some
macarOni and cheese; swOre them ar chitter-
lings' were not half cleaned tasted an oyster
which came near vomiting him; seized the nut
Crdker, and taking cod fish ball, which he
supposed was potato, tasted it with dis
gust knocked over the fruit stand and castor
trying 10 wipe his mouth with the table cloth;
blew his nose with the sugar tongs, and left the
dining room amid the laughter and yells of
the whole multitude
Eson is at home now, under his own vine
and zig tree. His mind continually goes back
to Galveston, and he wonders where so many
hump-backed and dOuble-headed women
comes from, and what kind OF meal they
make bread out of, and why they do not fix
up things like the old woman does at home.
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received no consideration, has also left room
for misrepresentation but yet there Is no rea-
son why the bonds Of Texas, If properly
placed on the market, should not take posi-
ton as first class securities. The whole debt
Of the State is nothing compared 20 her re-
sources Texas Is just now in good OdOr with
financial and business men, and the status Of
the present administration has been made
thoroughly and favoably known in all money
circles, through the action Of President Grant
and the comments Of the press Of al parties
upon the same. -
Houst0n, February II, 1874.
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armed and unofending citizens committed
lsr Ibis band Of bighwaymen under the
colnr Of law and duty, the writer surely
never knew
Viii oar history never be Writtenl Has
justice forever fedl RuRAL.
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G. N. DODGE,
Pn1LApELrn1A. Feh. II. 50

I IlII-ALhIlIIIIAi 4 Gu u, Iotf,
Gen. G. N. Dodge, Marshall Texas:
Ny Dear GeaeTuJ-Inclosed | send YOU q
slip sent me from Galveston.
If any such order as this has been issued, it
was wrong thing to do, and it ought to be
rescinded
The public understand that our line is an
open highway, and the shippers may choose
their own route for getting their traffic to
market
Win you not see that this is done in some
form that win meet the statements made in
this article?
Very truly yours,
Thomas A. SCoTT, President.
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There ale class Of Southern bonds issued
nt Nofsn Carolina. South ('aroiina, Arkansas
and louisiana. which only have nominal
xefoo, and they are no c4itesion IS 10 TIE proll
tie price Tor Texas bonds.
northern state bonds ale very high. viz /.
-.'cAlHSn slxes t3, Kentucky skies 81; Illinois
SKIES SIS Indiana fycs lo0s Connecilost skies
oei Rhode island skies lels<. New York
utts ttl, ACw y ofk sixes i07 - no. Il viii
Re n from these fgnres thar i Is not the
'eci niclesi boi the RESOURCES and financial
sAsaei.r q sne state. which gives value 10
IS bends IeSas VIII Improve Der credit by
retiring az ,he eight sud ten per cent bonds
1c noW bai 81 t1t market
Ills Wei understood in m0ner circles ihaf
Nt Texas trcaSlIl has for sonc time been
ytt r1nc have doubted the "a.
G tat State - sos,aln = deb, far greater
tnA owing. one Ikzeon WHY
~ ere nol nlore lafozab'Y knoNsl
M I11rr< % wII11taw THESE
Nlh Williams Gnion
e Ir altk n us nrt1
tiIf 1ls taken Inv
I HtIt1 az lelt i
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TnE Waco Eraminer remarks,

The STATESMAN publishes a letter from H.
s. Woodward on the bill now pending to pro-
vide. for the protection of our frontier Mr.
Woodward's objections to the bill are well
put. 1t will not do to trifie with this subject
We must have ample protection, and in a way
that every dollars cost expended win bring the
the circumstances
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THE GADsHuL RoBBERY.-The Governor
of Missouri has offered reward of two thou
sand dollars each for the Gadshill highway
men, dead OF alive. The aggregate of the re-
wards already offered amount to $l7,500
This ought to stimulate the police to unravel
the mystery, the outrage being one which no
state of society can allow to go unpunished-
Neo York Herald
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$4,000 Cash Girts.
9 1,5 O O, @ O O


viii ,c distributed among the tickethoIders
The tickets are plinted in coupons Of tenths and
al fractional parts vii be represented in the drawing
lust as whole tickets are.
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NedIcaI
r YEL1 FoR rHE LADIES.


NELl FOR THE LADIES.
We vrre askcd re other dsv vshv Il 49,. ,s.s,-s.a
- "a saisie iiiefs - highy. our sness,r 49,
a-e :. tts ~ n-Ne personal evidence 81 IL rr,-f
a-iat iA tA- "a nifef4 s. pnl GOOD NJ,
IA - i2'i te.n sid 10 cur draeelsf sRet
4e- - tsases = ess ,.ts ne hesl female ragiirirs
t egg s-sg p tsthtis tNissl fsag ~
attle tt,srs = tehly recommended A.,
Nis' = isssisn BY 10 flatc aad sn4Fonr,iir-
- Af.ei ff.ii 8. - fet11irit
z e-es-l't tls . cinaie Bltlors n nv rr,s.
e, - as"-9s niin sAsizsactsry results
=. DALE, n D.
CarFoliton Nira
nedieine contains Iron and powerful vereisf,s
% ieH.cs - aiaeh needed by an sickly females
DR. J. T. DRoMGooLR.
Louisville. ~.
!. wonan's Medical Advises, only IS cents. Adde'S
- sold IN Austin. Texas, wholesale and Rssai IS
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No FuRTHER PosTPoNEnrENT.

No doubt is entertained Of the sale Of every ticket
before the drawing but whether al sold the
concert and drawing VIII positively and unequivOczly
take place on the day now liked and II any remain
unsod they viii be Cancelled and the prizes win be re-
ducedin proportion 70 the unsold tickets.
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1AAcCcAA0itUuos
7->---'S--~-~-N>>->-
y. O. COLEMAN 81. NuyOS
w Q. COLEMAN s CO,
MACHINERY AGENTS,
Corner East Avenue and Pecan Street,
AUSTIN, TEXAS.
nEALEhs X
MILL, PLANTATION
AND
IRRIGATION MACHINERY.
60 -


HEALD : sTscoE's IRRIeArISe FUNP.
HEAI.D 3 sIscOE's oscTLATuSG ENGINE Az
IRIlIGATING PUMP, CONFINED OK slS0i.A
BID FRAME,
BuRDoS's STEAM PRESSURE AND VACUUM
PUMPS.
UTICA STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS.
ROOTS WROUGHT IRON SECTIONAL SAFETY
BOILER
BURNHANs TURBINE WATER WHEEL
L1TTLEs sKLF-REeuLATlNs WIND MILLS.
McHoLs's sELF-REGULATNG WIND MILLS,
FARQUEHoE's HORSE POWER AND THREsH-
Frs,
PHOENIX AND EMPIRE SAW MILLS.
ooLElLANs CORN AND WHEAT MESS,
DUBoIs's COTTON GINS,
snIMoNs's COTTON PRESS.
BRooKs's COTTON PRESS,
NoRDYKE MARAoN co.'s FIGURING MIL
MACHINERY,
HUBBARD's MOWER AND REAPER,
BoswELL's ROOM HEATER
CowNe's WELL AND cIsTERN PUMPS.
PEORIA STEEL PLows.
LONE STAR BLACK LAND PLow.
PRAIRIE BREAKING PLows.
PREMIUM WALKING cULTIvATOR.
jai5 lyw
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Miscellaneous.
THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD.

Makes its own Coffee makes its own hot water:
saves y per Of coffee; extracts the aroma by steam
saves time and labor; pays for itself in one month;
makes coffee as clear amber. DE Witt G. Brown Of
New York city, inventor
No limit TO the field OF Improvement Perfection in
the art of making COTE az astattainedl
IL matters not how great or how small the article may
be- II IL be one that Is Of any the public, some
genius grasps the idea and invention is produced
that Is far IN advance OF the original that at once
true with the new
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CARRY THE NEwsl

The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway having
completed and opened for business their North Kstern
Bt@1sion Eissour DivisIon) from sedalla TO Hanni-
bal, are now running their Elegant Equipped Trains
through 70 Hannibalwithout charge.
Passengers for points in Northern Missouri, Iowa
Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Upper Mississippi region
Northern and Central Illinois, Chicago Michigan and
the Great Northeast wiz ind this the Shortest Cheap
est and Quickest Route Through Cars tDW continne
to through 10 st. LOUIS without change, ria Sc
dAlia as heretofore.
For fun information as TO time, and correct map Of
this line and its connections, address,
JAMES D. BROWN, THoS. DORWIN,
sedaha, No. St. Louis, No.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway,
With its connections is the Shortest Quickest and
Only Direct Route from al Points in 1exns, the In
dian Nation and Southern Kansas 70 St. Louis Hanni
bal, Chicago and all prominent Eastern Points. Rates
market. All claims for loss, damage oVercharge
promptly settled Merchants ordering goods from the
East win save time and money BY consgning care n.
D. A. FRFER.
Gen7 Eastern Agent, $40 Broadway n Y.
ID. K WILLIAMS.
Agent, IS Clark street, Chicago.
GEO. W. LlLLEi
Contracting Agent 10i Walnut street, St Lonls No.
W. CAGE,
Agent Hannibal No
J. ". BURCH
Contracting Agent, Dallas Texas
w. p. ROBINSON,
janis WY GcnT Freight Agent, sedalia No.
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eREAT AMERIGAN epEFEE pom.

There are bur few inventions that possess as much
merit as this new coffee pot. Its construction is per-
feet and upon purely scientific principles and is en-
trely unlike any other yet produced its adoption
as The standard coffee pot Of the country by an appre
ciaTise public Is alone question of time.
Ifs OPERsTION-Whei the water in the pot bOils
the steam and heated water collect under the false bot
tom and force their way up the cOnca tube against the
of the strainer thence being dashed over the
shower they descend through its perforated bottom in
shower % steam and boiling water upon the coffee
contained IN the straner, and passing through Il and
extracting It's strength the liquid descends into the
reservoir above the false bottom thence through the
drain pipe into the lower reservoir TO Gil up the partial
caused by the boiling over through the eonica
shaped tube.
The same process Is repeated as many times AZ de
Sired until the strength and of the coffee are
thoroughly extracted. Thus
Twenty-Five Per Cent. Of ebe strength Of
Ihe Coffee Ia saved.
This coffee pot actually paws for itself in less than
one month. 10 Is perecten IN simplicity and economy
BY this ingenious device the cesrest the purest and
the most delicious coffee Is produced ever yet enjoyed
by the public Hence openly declare Il 10 be the
very best coffee pot ever invented and we challenge
comparison with any and an Others
The Great American Coffee Pot r. decided luxury
and perfect household wonder and offer It to the
public with confidence IN its decided merits to give full
and entire satisfaction.
No. / family size one gallon, 81 90; No 2, family
size, three quarts, 81 %; No. 3, family size, two
Orders solicited and perfect satisfaction guaranteed
10 every family On receipt Of price the Great Ameri
can Coffee Pot viii be promptly sent to any address in
the United States Pinted directons accompany each
Wanted general aren't with capitol. for the State
Of Texas; or would sell the right OF the State rea-
sorahlc terms
Call on % address
DE WITT C. BROWN & CO,
Sole Manufacturers,
opposite Grand Central HOtel, New York city.
de25 dSwly
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We copy the following from the Waco Er-
Gmiter.
BRYAN, February 17-The entire block
from Fowlkes & Co to VOLTS, was destroyed
by fire last night. The fire originated in
G.. W. Smith & Co.'S store. The safe of
that firm, on being opened this morning, was
found TO be robbed of all the money that was
in it, except few dollars that were in a small
drawer. The safe contained about five hun
dred dollars in gold, silver and currency.
The robbers also tried to break open the safe
of J. II. Burt, but failing to succeed, they set
fire to the store of G. W. Smith & Co, about
3 o'clock in the morning. The fire spread
very rapidly, and comparatively nothing was
saved. Everything was well insured The
total loss by the fire is about one hundred and
thirty thousand dollars in stock, besides the
buildings. The following are the sufferers by
the fire: Ii. Richenbaum, Mr.. Wolfe, Frank
Clarke, Julius Paris, Peter Amatoo barber
shop, Erwin g. Hurne's billiard saloon and bar
room, J. T. Burts hardware store G. w.
Smith & Co., w. H. Webb's book store, J. w.
Hunter & Co., J. G. Horner's drug store.
Barnes's saloon, j. S. Fowlkes & Co. and Car
rayon's jewelry shop,
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Circus and sEIl,podronie Arena

Equllling in gorgeousncSs and peifecOl the gladia-
tofal ptmcs Of ancicn: 'one Or the Oriental glory
OF the East
Startling eqgigstion. hercucan fcais Of strength,
daring acts OF Cymnasic excellence life vaulIing
and pusturng. enivcred with
lest, Song and Story.
The whole underneath lighted ciiy ~ pavilions
construc ed in sHcn manner tAa the visitor can be-
hold the graRd d. play.
a 800 o'clocS every day, magnificent
street PAGEANT and Procession
VII occur. which viii give the public some idea Of the
sub m ia nor Of ;h!s cally g-eat of all Worlds
La-s Ions Iie.'s i'rnihtrs Ieopald~, Elephants
Cam IS. E~>. NAMED Ponies aad Horses, viii seen
in the ~G'-yrons Inc g MOAN p'rador. long and
imp0s ~ OF ladies al' scrli,iHeH back
Emerald, e. mson ard G,ieen Fa1s. Dcns and Tab
leauS Car@, aat "n 81 cap' Gomez Hand. dawn by
dozen span ~ thoroughbred hor-es, a a gittering
chariO,, De- wio 90 owed by ti.e nips u curiosity
the gres AMI On S'e7In Piano, te hewl,chng music
OF NhicrCAa be hrefd iOer miles.
Grand Re 70 mance.a Pm, and another AZ p
". Doors Open an hour r-c' na-.
Admissions 81; ci:lisei. under years - cents
Hemnstcad -..,.,.-.. Thursday March g.
Breuam ....-..-... Friday, March 6.
Mclle0e.. Saturday, March T.
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Ts ~ l Issss s.. e a. .as 3. mn ! A.
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MARSHALL, Texas February Is, 1874.
Etts. Asscs-I received to-day, the inclosed
letter from Mr.. Scott. The order to which
you refer in your article was issued while was
absent, and without my knowledge. As soon
as | saw it. I ordered il countcrmanded
The record and policy Of This company have
been, and will be, the same as indicated in
Mr.. SCOTS letter.
am, very respectfully,
G III DnnnF
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FOURTH GRAND GIFT CONCERT
FoR TUE BENErn OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY !
success Assured J
A Full Drawing Certain
ON TUESDAY, MARCH 81, 1874.

In order 10 meet the general wish and expectation OF
the public and the tckethoders for the full payment
Of the magnificent gifts, announced for the Fourth
Grand Gift Concert OF the Public Library Of Kentucky
The management have determined to postpone the
Concert aud drawing Until
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WE copy the following from the Galveston
Nslrs
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cEcTloN + The Judicial power Of
this STATE shaH - vested IA one Supreme
NeNIh - ris,7lcs cearts. ana IN sech inie-
lIor ernIis end magistrates IS may be
create. b. ths Consii.nlion. ar llr ne Leg
,n1e onte, is anltoilg ca The
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-18
CENTRAL ROUTE.

CENTRAL ROUTE.
| @slfTgHSgsgsr
HOUSTON &YEYAS CENTRAL
r A I L w A Y
ASDCONSEtgrIONs.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas r. R..
Atlantic and Pacific R. R.,
Missouri Pacific R. R.,
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy R. R.
Missouri River. Fl. Scott & Gulf r. R..
Offer the best routes from the Gulf OF
Mexico, via Red River City, to all points In
the
NORTH, EAST AND WEST!
Passengers have choice of routes via
vinita, Springfield, Mo-, and St. Louis,
Sedalia and St. Louis,
Hannibal and Chicago,
Fort Scott and Kansas City.
PuIIman's Palace Drawing
Room and sleeping Cars
Run Through From
Houston to st. Louis and
Chicago
without Change.
Tickets can be procured and baggage
checked to all prominent points In the Uni.
Stations on the line Of the Houston and
Texas Central Railway
Houston, Hampstead, Austin,
Bryan, Hearne, calvert,
Waco. COrsicana, Dallas,
Mckinney, sherman.
Condensed Through Time Gard
To points North and East via the
Houston and Texas Central MY
AND CONNECTIONS.
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IN his sermon on the death Of The
late Senator Sumner, the Rev. Dr. Tai
mage, Of Brooklyn, New York, after
eilopy on the deceased, said:
"Herc was a nan--a noble, generous
pure man--who had at one time to put
the ocean between him and his SLAM
derers who was charged with knaw-
ing ambition; who was set on by all the
rabid dogs from the political kennel.
II such q man could not escape calum-
ny how could others hope to escape?
His advice to young men was TO shun
politics and fix their aims Oh heaven"
Ion which the Louisville Courier
Journal most fifty and sensibly COM
ments us follows:
"But the reverend gentleman did not
seem to realize the necessity of some
body being in politics, and since we
must have politicians is 1t not better to
have the. Summers than to have the
Butlers?, Ifall good men shun politics
It Is clear those who enter the field will
be all bad men. Mr.. Talmage should
remember, too, that criticism Is not d.
rected solely against politicians; clergy
men come in for their share, and Mr..
Talmage has come in for his share.
He has caught It thick but Is that q
reason for stunning the pulpit? If
christians are attacked, Is that any
reason, why people should avoid being
christians? Nay, verify. Let them
so arm themselves in the armor Of
righteousness that the shafts Of the
wicked will be broken aud TALL at their
feet. Socrates, when urged to fly to
avoid death, replied: 'gfell me where
is the country In which men do not die
and will go to It," Mr.. Talmage had
better point to some profession where
the crafts and assaults of the devil are
not known, before he urges every man
to quit politics and leave the affairs of
the government to be run by the bum
mers and BEATS"