The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01

AHN NA4AN'HS t'tNtAG N4ACQErcN WIN |
The Journal the ignorant and non read
ng class opposed it. Blu, the efTec,
went beyond this. Those mos, bitter
" opposed 20 the course Of the paper
were most anxious TO see what it said.
ana when they vailed ont sg,inst the
policy of the y5hwEGl they succeeded
in advertising it. The jour
nal now has access to the Intelligent.
moral people of its county,
ana these are they who buy and con
sumo and pay, and therefore the JcHF-
nal is the paper for advertisements.
The news OF the robbery OF the up
bound Concho stage, at Jaeksou's
crossing, north of Menardville, raises
the suspicion that the james brothers
have returned to Texas. The expecta-
ton was to get the paymaster of the
United States army, bur he did not 60
up on the FL Paso, but the Eagle Pass
stage. About two months ago, 1t will
be remembered, Mrs. James sold out
her interests in Missouri and left for
Texas. Her sons, who were in Kansas
City recently, were, no doubt, squaring
up their accounts to come To Texas
also. So Mrs. James and her two lin
nocents" may now be living not more
than two hundred miles from San An
tonic. II they sre about, paymasters,
as well as other travellers, had better
keep their eyes open.
The editor of the San Antonio Err
press is a handsome young gentleman.
He has, OF course, pretty sweetheart
and never fails, wherever his ultimate
destination, To pass her home an reach
ing the desired point. He hired Il
bronco last week and went by as
usual to doff his hat az the fair face
pressed against the window pane. He
lifted his hat but was himself lifted
out of his saddle and out of his boots.
The hat-liftipg was the signal for the
performance in which the bronco was
made an adept by Mexican of this
city. Long, the livery man, bought
sixty of these animals at once and sent
the largest, the editors steed among
the rest, to San Antonio, and the per-
Torrance, as above recitod by the En-
press, gives the first account of the
first appearance of Longs bucking
bronco IN San Antonio.
Gentlemen of the city who are Bent-
diets propose to give the fair danes
of Austin a splendid entertainment.
They, too, should beware. The good
women gave their guests faultless cot
fee and oysters on this occasion. Will
the men be swindlGd Why may they
not take one quart of liquid oysters,
put the liquor-a teacupful for three
in a stewpan, and add half as much
more water, salt, good bit of pepper,
a teaspoOnful of rolled cracker fol
each. Put on the stove and let it boil
have your oysters ready in a bowl
The moment the liquor begins to boil
pour in all your oysters, say ten fol
each person, or six will do. Now
watch carefully, and as soon al
1t begins to boil take out you
watch, count just thirty seconds, anC
take your oysters from the stove
You will have your big dish ready
with one and u half Tablespoonful o
cold milk for each person. Pour YOU
stew on this milk and serve immedi
ately. Never boil an oyster in mill
if you wish it TO be good.
The Express says, and justly, of Ger
man farmers everywhere in Texas tina
Comal and Guadalupe counties, por
tions of which are adjoining to Bexa
and of the same kind of soil, are nov
thickly settled by Germans, who hav,
been emlnently successful as agrcul
turists. In nearly every instance TIL e,
began as day labOrers, and have nov
comfortable homes, fun grain houses
and (as is often the way with Germans
barns finer than their residences. TIL
eastern part of BeXar county, so far, ina
been more developed, and along tn
Clbolo there are a number of splendid
/ farms under successful cultivation
The large ltracts in which land is hel,
should be divided up and made avail
able to men of small means. Two an
, three hundred acres in 4 tract is u
large as the average farmer will need
: 1t will be both better for him and tn
!, country, if he will purchase only wha
be absolutely requires and place tina
, under thorough cultivation, instead c
holding large area of land not uti
lied.
! Much is being said of Fishburn
t hoofs. The Dallas Herald says thu
s Fish's abominable abdominal roiundit
D is such that he has not seen them
forty years. Fish says that the Leo
q Cabinet fellows pedal appendages d
not need to be seen, but only smelle
| fa in
: cabinet" of that sort, and Fish is III
just. The whole truth about the ma
u ter is that Fish often gets lost. II
starts to one place and hauls up at al
other. Not long ago, he was comm
south, and walked up in Norther
: Texas, was turned round by somebod,
and is now in Mexia. 1t seems thu
{ when Fish was created and he was s,
i up on his pins and his '1air, roun
belly, with good cspon lined" put o
top of his dlminutive legs, these la
/ were thrust down forcibly into the vel
g middle of his feet, and he was tie
S years old before he knew which wa
e to walk. Give him three straigl
s links of chain lightning, and he is
d apt to 20 north as south, and the sure
i wayto get him to q desired point IS
d attempt to drive him in the opposi
:. direction, moral quality growing Of
J, of the central position of those legs
t screwed into those hoofs.
r The Rockdale Messenger, laudir
the matchless elogucnce of Gov. Hu
bard, says he is full of magnetism, an
that when body of Texans in 49,
visited Atlanta, they were received
= the board of trade, a cold-blo ode,
:! skin-and-bones set OF fellows in who
= veins there was no blood 10 be stirrt
by imprisoned utterance. The on
eloquence that could move them,
seemed, was the eloquence of the mu
: tiplicatIon table or q rise of an eight
Z in cotton. The party of Texans fe
the dampeniDg influence of the col
calculating eyes and close set lips, ar
I became anxious for the fate OF the
graf brother before such grim trib
nal. But the Eagle Orator" had har
ly warmed into his subject before the
n eyes began TO sparkle AS he pr
o ceeded, the blood rushed to the
It cheeks, and when, speaking 0. Texs
L with uplifted hand and form towerin
IS like prophet, he seemed to tear asuI
Al der the deep veil of the future and e'
/, claimed, "See there Ia twenty yea
d the tread of Texas in the halls {
J. Congress will be the tread of giant
J. the blood of the Georgians tIngled {
z their finger tips and the enthusiast
d crowd raised their voices and way,
n their hats in honor of this silve