The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-12-21
W. H. Smith, ESQ.,, who has sold

others will hear him he WAL snow how
there happens to be more money IN u
cotton mill, as he knows, than in any
investment to be made in Texas.
And no 2 they tell US that the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas road Is not
going to Sherman at all, bu: TO Choc-
tow. on a line drawn from Denison TO
Minneola. LIS the poetry in that last
word that draws Bond and those
other genial fellows 10 Choctaw and
Martin cooperate: with all the forces
of native ugliness TO repei and divert
the railway from Sherman.
If all the divers races and colors of
San Antonio were melted in:n one big
fellow he would he considerably
striped. There are in the ancient
town: Americans, English and Irish
5415; Germans, including A.saclans.
$3.50; MexicauS 395c; SpanIards IL;
Italians 10; French l2S; Swiss as;
IIungarlans ); Dutch 6; S~edes ana
Belgians s Poianders 1913; ChiHese4;
Africans 9O75; total population 17,3l4.
"We don't like brass buttons and
clubs aud pistols with which public
servants disport themselves as II they
were the Fublic's masters. We do not
like the forms and insignia of despotic
foIce, and these should not be tolerated
among n liberty-Teving and free Ieo-
pie" We find the above in the Aus in
STATESMAN. 1t speaks our sentiments
exactly. Our citizens have seen de-
cidedly too much of the evils spoken
of, but VIC hope and believe We are
henceGorth 70 see reform In this direc-
tion. -Dehis0a Meas.
When the steamship Mary, of Nor
gan'S line, foundered few days ago
on the Arkansas bar, she struck the out
er bar and then passed to the ipner
one. As strong tide WAS running out
with a heavy sea, she let go both an
choIs to. keep from drifting ashore.
She was discovered to be leaking bad
", and in thirty. five minutes had set
tied down TO her upper decks. The
passengers were all saved by Capt.
MERGERS boat. The vessel was valued
at 1925, 900, and was uninsured.
The Gan Antonio Herald says: "We
are gratified to learn that Gen. Joseph
L. Johnston is expected 70 visit San
Antonio. We know of no one whose
presence wonld be more cordially well
coined. It was in San ANTONIO that
he cast the first vote he ever polled,
and it was for the Democratic party,
of course. The army then numbered
notable Democrats in Worth, Twiggs,
Harvey, S. W. Kearney, Persifer F.
Smith, A. Sidney Johnston, Joseph
e. johnston, and host of worthless
too numerous to mention"
There arc in San Antonio 1928 tax
lpayers-1990 under the amount of
$4,000; 40 over the amount of $4,000 4;
So Apver the amount of 10000; 81 over
the Samount of $4,000; - over the
amoA lnt of 100000; six over the
amot ant of $4O,O eight over the
amodSnt of $4,000; two over the
amoura t of $50, 600; one over the amount
of $7A. 600; one over the amount of
$50, 900; Oorc over the amount of 500,
900; three eovcr the amount of $500,
600; three over the amount OF 1926, 600
one over the Amount of $3.50, 600; one
over the amount h of $175, 900.
Mr.. .Pettigrc ~, of Denison, wasn't
pretty as he grew, and, to get his nose
Strengthened, hie pecked a saw-horse
with 1t, and SAW stars, he says, and he
then got the queer organ straightened
out by tying fsour-pound weight to
the remOtest end of the facial promon.
tory, and to,ing it around. for eight
weeks. 1t now swings around like an
elephants snout, in q very graceful
manner, and Pettig. anNl the town are
nightly pleased with IT, Murray is
proud of Pettigrcw's charms, because
he thinks that with Pettigreyw he can
get Martin down, who totes o1H all the
prizes for matchless beauty at all the
fairs in Northern Texas.
Tine Dallas Commercial wouy Td so,v
the riddle 10y having all partic Mod O
| themselves to abide the rcs MI o5
"let Hayes and "ilden draw s. traws
Decent, Industrious people ar "a bns
ness men everywhere are grow. NO va,
impatient and rather for a SO ,tIsmor
than success of an individ% III III
opinion prevails. however, tSbat Tildr
was tho peoples choice, asud ,.art;f
are growing up: one, of pNi.cohoIda, r
and their "sin;" and the ,b henO of 81
people. But the DallasSfeIIows wont
prefer the straws. Th.v nse the,
over there in suck5tSq in their drink:
and they likssft and therefore til
Con m, rTeasseesssSS neat little suggestion.
Inc Victoria -1dgocdte discusses tn
orthoS graphy of the adjective derive
from the word Texas, and says tn
~oro Tcxiean is a word preferable t
leA%an, both for case and precisenes
Oh Vocalization and euphony of sound
ines use of TexdR. however, is niue
MORO IN consonance with the tendenc
u the English language to dispens
with unnecessary letters. 1t accord
, with common usage as seen in appe
, latives bestowed upon citizens of mos
, of the other States, usage which wi
. one day develop into an exact rule
The Adrocatc, after thirty years strus
gle with the word, renders it TEXAN.
Let youthful journals heed the vcic
? of age and experience.
Already the express company's mar
ayers complain that everybody await
, the dawnlng of Christians before the
) ship packages of dynamite, fire crack
, ers and stuffed turkeys with which /
crafty and otherwise blow up thei
many friends as gracious assertions o
the fact that thesenders still love ther
tenderiy. The cars of the express com
pany are overlooking and it's agent
Over:axcd and despite this fact peopl
still await the actual presence of SAINT
CiaLs before they transmit evidence
Of affection and tender memories
Mike O'Brien. who has persona
charge of every package thus sen
abroad, is already regarded the impeI
sOnation of him who swells aroun,
over land and sea driving team O
reindeer. He is the veritable St. Mich
olas of whom every child in all thi
broad land is dreaming even now, ant
it is Mile O'BFien who asks us to urg
the people to ship to-day and no
hyatt the coming OF the morrow. D
y NJ overcrcwd the cars OF the expires
cofpany.
4 A phdering letter-writer says: 9TH
= Corl river rises from copious spring
abnt three miles above the town o
q NV BraUnfels and affords sn abun
d ,ance of pure water. 1t becomes
3 Ieep stream Immediately at the Coma
Springs. In this stream, at the YER
spring from WHICH it is formed, Sc