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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16
MACHINE PRODUCTION AND
HOW NEW ENGLAND MAY
RENEFIr ITSELF.

No period in the worlds history has
been so replete with valuable inyen-
tions and Improvements in machinery
as the nipeteenth century. In this pc
riod the substitution of machine force
for human labor has revolutionized the
world, each year adding something
new to the catalogue of improvements
until it would lead one to imagine,
by the ratio in the past Gfty years, that
machine RoEer must within another
fifty years almost entirely usurp the
place of human labor. The following
table, taken from the st. Louis Rspub
icdn, and compiled from the last has-
sachuse,ts report on labor and manu-
factures, gives some idea of this ques-
i'm
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16

duction per hand having doubled in
The ten years. In 1865 90, 9l4 hands
7roduced SEA, 2S5. s62 worth of cloth
'g, or SS07 per hand; in 1875 49,
, hands produced $40, $40, 962,
IL S210o per hand, showing
ow the sewing machine is doing
he work Of taiIors and sewins women.
In 1865 "a, Isl hands produced ia, =
SIS, OC0 yards of cotton cloth, or 1928
yards per hand; In 1878 GO, l7G persons
produced s74, 7sO, 900 yards, or IA $40
yards per hand. In 1865 IS, 753 hands
produced DC. 0Os, III yards OF wooden
goods, or abou: So, 500 yards per hand
in 1875 1906 hands produced 80.
aOs, ESQ yaris, or abAut Al, 47d yards
per hand. In 1885 lO,Tss hands pro-
duced $ls 707 worth of metallic goods,
or about $3.50 per hand; in 1875 H.
59s persons produced sS7, ss4, S7S, or
about $2sss per hand. In 1886 357S
hands produced rs, ,45l, 7sl worth of
paper, being at the rate OF Ss3d2 per
hani; in 1878 6493 hands produced
SIS, ,602, $50, being at the rate of $2400
per hand.
1t is also ntated tEat while there has
been an increase in the ratio of pro-
duction TO each person employ ed, the
number of employees have also slight
ly increased, but while the sabsti-
tuition Of machinery is steadily
going on with the incEeaac of popula-
ton aud eonst quent demand for
products there Is not corresponding
increase in the employment If human
labor, and the question arises, what
is to he done with the unem-
ployed of the country The
idle thousands Of New England
should know that TEX 5 has room in it
for the last one of them. Massachu
setts supports a population of 1S6 to
the. square mile, while Texas has only
six to the same area. It's coil is
naturally more productive than that of
Massachusetts, and the mesas of sup
port are more easily obtained here
than there. Its climate, with ex-
emptiqn from many months of Sc
we're cold, makes the expense OF main
tanning both man and beast much less
than in Massachusetts, and the ordi-
nary New Englander's energy, no mat
ter what has been his labor training,
can find plenty in Texas, if he will but
apply himself in the right direction.
Any industrioua man may iind
remunerative labor in Texas if he
avoids the cities and towns that have
become the haunts of loafers and the
homes of idleness. There is any
amount of unemployed capital in Mass
achuaetts, and if this could be induced
to engage in colonization schemes IN
Texas not only would this capital be
enhanced, but Massachusetts, would be
vastly benefited, for in finding profit
able homes for her surplus population
she would decrease the demand 1iade
upon profits at home, and open
the way for better paying manu-
factories, and better paid and better
,ontented isborers. Let the capitalists
AID philanthropists of Boston take this
estinn INTO confederation The one.
ny gain wealth. while the other could
benefit friends and advaAce the ciYili-
ltiou of State, that they have been
pleased to regard good field for mis-
sionary Lahore.
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PILING UP THE DERT.

There are points in regard to the re-
monetization of silver which have not
been properly considered. The force
of this question doea not present itself
ss much at this time as it will seven
teen months hence, when resumption
is to go into effect. At this time near
ly all private debts are due in green
backs, which are of the same value as
silver, and less valuable than gold.
Unless Congress repeals the act of 1875
the government will resume specie pay
ments January /, 1879, and other debt
ors, public and private, will have to
resume at the same time. Webster de-
fines specie as ''silver or gold,
coined and used as a circulating me-
diura OF commerce; hard money;
coin;" and this definition has held
good through all time, until calcu-
lating bondholders and the great
ey-lenders conceived the plan of
increasing their proRta in Investments
bY haEiug the government require the
payment of all debts tXclusively IN
gold. Silver had value about equal
to gold until the. act of 1878 sus-
pended the coinage of the silver dolA
lar, and this, and the fact that debts
of over S. are not now redeemable
except at tne option OF Inc creditor
in silyez, has operated towards Great
ing the difference between one and
the other kind of specie. Such
belAg the case, all existing debts on
the fist of January, 1879, will have
to be paid In gold or its equivalent,
for all debts, public and private, will
then ae raised to the value OF gold.
Just now gold commands premium of
five and half cents over silver, the
latter being on par with greenbacks.
All this has been the result of deliber-
alton and cunning ON the part of CAPT
talists, who have leftno stone unturDed
by which they may calculate their cent
per cent. # the act af lST1 were not
in existence the government would be
coming large amount of silver dol
lars with which debts could be paid af-
ter resumption without the increase
of five and a half per GENT: over
and above what is now due. A cur
rency debt of $1,000, secured by bond
and mortgage, now contracted, but
due after resumption, must be paid in
gold, unless silver is remonetizea.
With the right to pay the debt in sill
yer dollars the debtoy would lie called
upon TO pay only what be has con
tracted for, principal and interest, but
without repeal of the law he will be
forced to pay $55 more than the prin.
cipei and interest, in gold at premium
The principal On this debt would alone
amount to $lO55 beyond its present
value of $1,000. IL has been estimated
that the public debts of the country
reach $4. 600, 900, 600, and it is Feasona
ble to suppose that the private debts are
IN excess of this sum; but let us sup
pose the whole debt to be SIS, 600, 000
900 and the failure to FeRQnetize silve
would cost the couatry, at presen
rates, between gold and currency, $40,
600, 900. Will Congress take posi-
ton in favor of piling this enormous
debt upon the people, that its member
may receive the plaudlts and favors o
the few who control the HoaeY OF th'
oo,n.rra
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gster for Ihe Human syssem.

The F0rtnigh!l2 Resiep gives the
compact and excellent statement of
facts and suggestions on this subject
found below. Cleanliness within and
without is health, and water affords IN
doubtedly the. sure means of obtaining
1t. But we will let the Mrisn speak
for itself. 1t says;
No one can exist without consuming
4 certain quantity Of water, which is
the essential basis of all drinks. 1t has
been calculated that the body Of man
weis hing eleven stone contains sixty
six pounds OF solid matter and eighty
eight pounds oil water, anil that b,
loses in various ways about six pounds
of water every twenty-four hours, and
this loss of water muat be supplied in
his food and drink. In the ordinary
physiolo- goal processes, nothing passes
into the blood, and nothing passes out
of IL without the Intervention in some
way or gtber of water rs u solvent.
It will thus be seen ihat the water
plays most important part in relation
TO animal life and nutrition. IL is also
the agent by which the body Is
cleansed lnwsIily as well as outwardly,
and it Is as necessary, though not
quite so obvious, that the interior OF
Jur bodies should he washed and made
as clean as the exterior. In the pro-
cess of nutrltion-in the physical and
chemical changes upon which life de-
pends-eTete waste products are con-
stantly being discharged into the
L. a l. zF Aa
and these have to be got rid of; for il
they are permitted 10 accumulate in
the blood, the body becomes poisone
by them and lite is destroy ed as GER
tainly as il large dose OF prussiC
acid or opium were Introduced from
ithout.
Men do, indeed, frequently die,
poisoned by toxic agents which they
manufacture within their own organ.
isms. One of the uses of water, taken
into the body as beverage, is 10 dis
solve these eGste products OF the work
OF the organism, and 30 10 convey
them out of the body through the
action Of the secreting organs. Water
is readily absorbed into the blood
and is rapidly discharged from
it. In its rapid course through
Ebe body it washes, so to speak, the
circulating fluid and carries away,
through the chann :ls OF excEetIon, sub
s auces the retention Of which in the
blood would prove in the highest de.
gree harmful. Il may readily be i'm
agined that pure unadulterated wateI
| performs this function better than any
modification Of it which We may drink
as beverage. II is. however, quite
true that some slightly mineralized
waters pass through the organism with
even greater rspidity than others, OF
account Of the stimulating action the
most OF them exercise on the exeretoiI
organs.
Mild alkalines uasy also, under Ger
tain oifcamstanees, prove more cleans
ing than pure water on account 0l
their greater solvent action on sons
substarees- The quantity OF water VI
need IN the form Of beverage depend
greatly on the food. With dietarl
composed largely Of Eucealent yegeta-
bles and fruit. very little Of any kine
Of beysrlgs Is required. Much ala
IdepEnds On the manner In which on
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LANIPASAS FEUDS ENDED.

Major Jones's course in I4ampasas
county has resulted, it is to be hoped,
in much good to that community. The
desperate feud existing between the
Horrells and the Higgins clans has final
ly been brought to close by the par
ties signing solemn agreement that
they would no longer prosecute their
quarrel. It will be rememered that
since the killing of Merritt Horrell last
year by Pink Higgins, from six to ten
IN number of each of these clans have
been armed against each other, and
that they have had two or three open
conflicts, while two len have been
killed on both sides and several
wounded. For month past Ma ior
5unes has b1-u rnuvasu usiHs ia Amy
this strife, and besides having brought
the parties hefa-e the authorities and
secured their bonds to answer charges
brought against them, he has succeeded
in arranging an amlcable adjustment
of their differencea, as set forth in the
following documentary evidence OBJ
tanned By our special reporter from the
Eecords at Lampasas
LAMPAsAs, TExAs, July 80, 1877.
Mossrs Pink Higgins, Robert Mitchell and Wm.
Wren:
Gentlemen From this standpoint,
looking back over the past with its
terrible experiences, both to au selves
| aud to you, and to the suffering which
haq beeh entailed- upon both of our
| families and our friends by the quarrel
IN which we have been involved, with
its repeated fatal consequences, and
looking to termination of the came,
aud q pesceful, honorable a2d happy
ad ;ustment of our difficulties, which
shall leave both ourselves and you all
of our self reapect and sense of unim.
paired honor, we have determined To
take the initiatory in move for re-
Cancellation. Therefore we present
this paper, in which we bold ourselves
in honor bound to lay down our srps
and to end the strife ia which We have
been engaged against you, and exert
our utmost efforts to entirely eradicate
all enmlty from the minds of our
friends who have taken sides with us
in the feud hereinbefore alluded to.
And we promise furthermore to ab
stain froR insulting or iniuripg you
and your friends; to bury the bitter
past forever, and join with you as good
citizens in undoing the evil which has
resulted from our quarrel, and to leave
nothing undone whisk Ne can effect
to briGg about complete consumma a
tion OF the purpose to which we have
herein committed ourselves; pr0pjded
that you shall, on your part, take up
on yourselves 9 similar obligation a.
respects our friends and US, aud shal
address paper to US with your sigma
tures thereon-suoh paper as this
which we freely offer you.
Hoping that tins may bring abou
the happy result which it aims at, We
remain, yours respectfully,
THos. +. Ho8RE+L,
6, NJ. HoRRELI,
]. Ii. HORRELL.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16

Mr.. B. III. HoBBY stands charged
with issuing fraudulent land certif-
Gates. He it is, as was stated In yes
terday's STATESMAN, who has had
charge Of the business of Hobby &
Post, of Galveston. He was also city
auditor of Galveston, and being called
upon to explain these charges or re-
sign his Office, he sent in his resigna-
tion on the ninth. These certificates
were counterfeits upon the Oyster
creek certificates, issued about eigh-
teen months ago, and are said to have
been executed by the above named
Hobby to save the credit of the house
ne was conducting They were depos-
tied with various money lenders in Gal
weston, as collaterals, to be held for
redemption. Upon Col. A. NJ. Hob
by learning the strait to which his
brother had proceeded, he made an
attempt to rectify the matter with the
parties concerned. Two out of seven
were in favor of accepting a PROPOSE
ton, bat the others objected on the
question of compounding felony,
and the matter was then brought be-
fore the public and creates stir in
Galveston business circles. The fraud
,.la.A ---t:G~-e~s hz1rS aNUIaTnS " ~
with those lately issued from the Land
Office. with which they haYe already
been confounded. The Caney and
Bernard certificates are an entirely diff
ferent thing. these having been issued
from the Land Office, while the others
are purely counterfeits. The counter.
felt matter is being Investigated by
the authorities, and we understand
that some of the Galveston money lend.
ers concerned will be in Austin to-
day,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16

For land grab stories and frau1u-
lent land transactions we refer to the
Galveston Meas. 1t has been attacked
with these matters on the brain, and
needs little doctoring to prevent soft
ening of its tolcrably we'll organized
organ. The General Land Office, from
its inception, has been fruitful source
of Irregularities, but this is no reason
why every body, in and out of Texas,
should he led 10 believe that it is i'm
possible to obtain any genuine right to
the public domain. People in the old
States are too ready to believe that life
and property are never safe in Texas,
and if they oaos take q scare on land
certificates, which have lately been in
good demand, all classes of certificates
will become a drug upon the market.
Let people not be led to believe that
the very air is filled with bogus certifi-
Gates, and that It Is dangerous to in
vest a dollar in State land obligations.
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TEXAS SECURITIES IN NEW
YORK.

The New York Daily Bulletin of
August 4 contains very compliment
tsry notice of Texas finances. 1t will
be remembered that the Fifteenth Leg
islsture passed Law, authorizing the
redemption of certain ten per cent.
State bonds. Under this law $780,
900 of SIX per cent. bonds were pre-
pared end introduced In the New York
market by State Treasurer Dorm about
SIX weeks ago. Col. Darden but late
ly went to New York to negotiate
these bonds under arrangements
then commenced, and we are
now in receipt of the gratifying
news that these bonds have been
paced without much trouble. Col.
Darden is acting as the States finan-
cial agent, and it is gratifying to
know that his services are costing the
State nothlag more than his personal
expenses. Two years ago bonds were
sold at low figures, and regularly
commissioned financial agent, loaded
down with credentials, was finally sue
cessful and pocketcd two per cent.
upon 81, 600, 600 of bonds. This de-
Ightful berth has been done away
with, and in this last transaction the
State has been saved on this item alone
$40, 900. But read what the Bulletin
has to say about Texas in the New
York bond market:
The State of Texas has consummated
a very creditahle financial operation in
negotiating a loan of $500, 900 at six
per cent gold and calling in an equal
amount of ''pension bonds" bearing
ten per cent. This saves the State
$40, 900 year. 1t is well deserving
the consideration of other States, in
good credit and yet paying over six
per cent. interest, whether, in these
times of low rates for money, they
should not attempt to reduce their in
terest charges.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16

The st. Louis Times knows what it
is talking about when it says "there
are millions of acres of the best land in
the world in Texas to be had at low
prices and on easy terms. The man who
owns farm is sure of living, and is
not dependent upon any person or
corporation. The farmer never strikes,
nor does he think of demanding an
eight hour law for himself or his
hired help"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16
OLD AND NEW BUREAUS.

Ii is a lamentable truth that national
and State legislative assemblies have
been and can still be controlled by
capital. All matters coHisg before
such hodies, and backed with plenty
of money, are very apt to find ma
jorlty IN favor OF whatever scheme may
be proposed. At first great opposition
may be displayed to measures thus sup
ported, but gradually and aersistently
means sfe applied until capital Is
triumphant. Money, in such mat
ters, as in all Others, make
the mare 90 oil lively in
the end, but 1t is to be seen now
whether Congress will not, once at
least, maintain its dignity, and not
msddle with the question of labor.
such interference is not only wrong,
but becomes dangerous, for the same
Question was once taken in hand al
the South, and under such Intervention
IndnstrAs N these Atatss lAagaished
and labor became worthless, while IN
reasonable animosities were engen-
dered between employers and enploy.
ses. This, heveEer. vas 9 different
phase Of the question from the one
now under consideration. It was in
favor Of the employee and against the
employer. and though . legitimate re.
suit IS was claimed, Of four years'
bloody war, and conquest. IT q less.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16

JuDGE WEST, of Ohio, the Republi
can Candidate Cor Governor, is making
some absurd expressions on the money
question. Sometimes he is and then
again he isn't, and his friends are after
finding some way to contine his tongue
at one end at least.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16

Thus it is seen, that, with mari
pro rata reduction abb re-
engaged in the L sct' c
boots and shoes in
years the production B ose
increased, In 1865 the, wers 81
persons engaged In this industr-
1875 only As, ge0, decrease of 2s. 'S7
yet there were Il, ,os6, ,ess more pairs
Of boOta and shOes Aade b7 the Il, oea
persons in 1875 than By the f7,saf per
cons in 1855. In 1895 there were 2, 1s4,-
els yards Of caFpsting produced b.
17sS hands. CT about 1900 ysrds to
the hand; in 1875 there were 8. 507, ss5
yards produced By sis hAndAA or 81
600 yaras to the hand, the rate o. pro-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16

TuE Boston Post desires TO know
what business the working organiza-
tions of the United States have in form
Ing alliances with similar ones in
Europe; To which the Cint innati
Enquirer replies The same that the
capitalist hsG TO form alliance with the
money wolves oi Europe"
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solid feoa is cooked-xhe,hsr.

solid food is cooked-whether, e
case of animal food. tse :
ural jaices OF the flesh are e
tanned in it or not; much, too, will ae,
pend on those atmospheric and other
conditions which determine the amount
of fluid lost by evaporation from the
surface OF the body. The sensation Of
thirst is the natural warning that the
blood wants water. may here re-
mark, incidentally, that it is not wise
custom to take excessive quantities Of
any fluid, even simple wster, with our
food, for by so doing we dilute too
much the digestive Juices, and so re-
tard their solvent action on the solid
food we have consumed. A draught
Of fluid, however, toward the end Of di-
gestion is often useful in promoting
the solution and absorption Of the resi- !
dunn of this process, or in aiding its
along the digestive, tube.
Hence the custom of taking tea few
hours after dinner, or seltzer or soda
water little before bedtime.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-16

A correspondent writing from on
board the General Lytle--a popular
steamer on the Ohio river--recails the
details OF the gallant officers death.
for whom the vessel was named. at
NAV not be generally known" he
says, THAT the author 1i Il am dying,
Egypt, dying, become general in tho
Union army, and was killed ut Shiloh
while calamity leading his men in n
charge. His frightened horse, bear
ing the dead body Of its rider, dashed
into the Confederate lines, and its
strange burdep. the dead soldier, reeog-
nized AS Gen. VIM. II. Lytle. This
was sufficient for the Confederates.
A guard of honor wSs Immediately de-
tailed and the poet-warrior's remains,
tenderly and reverently raised upon
the shoulders OF those bsttle-scaTred
veterans, were borne back IN silence
and sorrow TO his friends and con-
signed TO their keeping" The c0rre-
spondent, it appears, is mistaken, Gen.
Lytle having fallen at Chickamhnga.
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THE question is beiBg raised in
Pennsylvsa:s whether the State shall
or shall not assist in paying the debt
imposed upon Allegheny county. Its
collection would bankrupt lts people,
and hence the press Of Pittsburgh is
appealing 70 the people of the State to
assist in paying the losses; and it is
nothing more than right that this
should be done, for bad State legisla-
ton and neglect Of p1bhc duty on
the part Of the States executive has
broagkt or al this trouble.
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IEIlNoos
JouS B. JONES, Maj. Front. Bat.

LAMPAsAs, Texas, Aug. Q, 1877.
Messrs. Mart, Tom aud Sam Horrell:
Gentiemsn-Your favor, dated the
thirtieth ult., was handed 90 us by
Major Jonea. We have carefully noted
its contents, and approve most sincere.
ly the spirit Of the communication. II
would be difficult for US to express in
words the mental disturbance to our
selves which the sad quarrel, with its
consequences, alluded to in your letter
occasioned. And row, with passions
loaled, we look back with yeu sorrow-
fully to the past, and promise with
you to commence sc once, and instant-
ly, the task of repairing the injuries
resulting fEom the difficulty as far as
Cur power extends to do.
Certainly we will make every effort
to restore good feeling with those who
armed themselves in our quarrel, and
ON our part We lay down our weapons
with the honest purpose to regard the
feud which has existed between you
and Us rs bygone thing, to be remem
bered only TO bewail. Furthermore, as
you say, we will abstain from offering
insult OF injury to Fog O. yoIrs, and
win seek &C bring ell Of o9r friends 10
: complete conformity with the agree
ment herein expressed by Us. As we
hope for future peace and happiness
for ourselves and for those Who look
TO us for guidance and protection, and
as We desire 10 take pozition a. good,
law-ahiding citizsns and pfsaervers OF
peace and order, we subscribe our.
selves. Respectfully. etc.
J. p. HIeGISs,
r A. NTzestELL,
". r WFEs.