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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28
FOLLY OFF NATIONAL BANKS.

The national banks, it is stated, have
organized to make gold the only ac
cepted currency and sole standard of
value. They propose to take no other
notes save those payable in gold.
Very well. Let the issue be made
sharp, short and decisive. By the
same majority that enacted the silver
bill will the law creating these banks
be repealed. The silver bill itself Gre
ates paper and a metallic currency to
supplaDt that of the banks, and now
if the bankers have made this agree
ment, as proposed al their meeting at
Saratoga, it only results in the instant
consolidation of popular strength
against that of the banks, and the
next struggle will involve their disso-
luton. The conflict can have but this
one end, and bankers and bond
holders might as we'll under
stand to-day, as at a later period,
that popular revolutions never go back
wards and the bankers must make
terms and peace with the people or
convert the Federal into a consolidated
government in which plutocrats may
be absolute masters. The substitution
of greenbacks for bank notes has been,
for some years past, the purpose of
multitude of people, and if national
banks have concocted the scheme here
defined there will not be one of them
in existence twelve months from to-
day. Eastern bondholders and bank
ers have governed the country So long
and so easily, and the people have sub
mitted to outrageous eXactions so pa
tiently, that the heads of The oligarchs
are turned. They have not yet learned
how impotent, when the passions
of the people are aroused, become
the lordly aristocrats who finally
coined the country's griefs into
glittering gold and made the story of
its woes eloquent of gold bearing
bonds. They are good people, these
hondholders, who, having made their
property golden, sought to destroy all
else that had value. If the people and
press had not interposed these grasping
spectators in popular misfortunes
would speedily have owned the whole
country and the Union would be simply
a receptacle for tramps and beggars.
The populace were aroused ct last, and
IN the first conflict in Congress the
bondholders have been thoroughly
beaten. This disaster to banks should
serve as an invaluable lesson. They
may still exist, but not if they under
take to defeat the purposes of the law
which becomes the law with or with
out the sanction of the President. The
people not only mean to have the sill
yer dollar remonetized, but will not
suffer the banks to effect combination
to defeat this result, and if it have
been made, as stated, the sooner they
announce their withdrawal the better
for the innocent stockholders in these
institutions.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28
Fashion Notes.


Seal fur trimmings are much used in
Paris and in England, but are not in
favor here. Feather trimmings also
vie with fur borders in imported gar
ments.
Turkish drawers Of flannel the color
of the stockings are worn, aud the fan
nel skirt is usually colored also, or else
1t is one of the crocheted petticoats
now so much used.
Light colored robes are now most
used inside carriages, while darker ones
are selected for the driver, though
there is nothing handsomer for a car
riage than the colored beaver robes
that so closely resemble seal skin.
Fur trimmings on the midwinter cos
tunes are wider than they have been
used lately, measuring from four 10
eight inches. Chinchilla is the favorile
trimming fur, especially for black and
dark colored velvet overdresses.
Mats to spread on the hard wood
floors of halls are made OF the entire
skin of leopard, white fox, or black
Russian wolf, with the natural head,
and the limbs and tail spread on gay
colored cloths that are finished with
pinked edges.
The black cashmere, or camel's hair
dresses, worn in the daytime by young
ladies, are frightened by vests Of car
dinal red silk. The waist is a habit
basque, with square pleated position
behind, while the black fronts are
sloped away gradually from the throat
to the sides, disclosing the red silk vest
below.
The fur robes used over the lap when
driving in midwInter have become most
luxurious articles. The latest novelty
In robes for ledy's coupe is not fur II
all, but feathers, as it is made entirely
of ostrich feathers stripped from their
quiils, and in their natural gray and
creamy white shades. The price Is
S75.
The polonaises with broad belts in
front will become more generally worn.
At present they are most used in very
rich materials, but will soon be adopted
for plain woollens. The back will re-
main in princesse shape, but Tor their
materials the front will be slightly
gathered, giving the full blouse effect
that is so becoming to the figure.
The satin dresses that have been
gradually coming into fashion for
several winters are now considered
very elegant for full dress toilets, and
indeed rival velvet. Black dresses are
made of satin and trimmed with panels
and vests of white lace, and there are
transparent lace sleeves. Other black
satin dresses are embroidered with cut
jet or with the blue gray clair de IGne
beads.
For spring wraps light gray, brown
or dark blue twilled and basket cloths
will be made up In jackets very similar
to those just described, though without
vests. They will have rolling collars,
and will button thence to the waist,
there will be u seam at the waist line
on the sides and back, and the pocket
flaps will be sewed in this seam, which
extends horizontally. A silk braid
binding or else stitched edges will give
the simple finish.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28

IF newspaper be IMMORAL and vi
ciOus it is easy enough to show it. Such
a newspaper should be essailed AID by
public opinion suppressed. This may
be well doEe without attacking the
person who may or NAV not write foi
it. or the printer who publishes it.
Bat a weak assailant is personal or
nothing. He cannot construct au ar
gument against the policy and conduct
o newspaper, but knows how to deal
in vulgar epithets and how to prefer
charges against an individual. Pc =
sonal journalism, the Times should
know, is the journalism of ignorance
and incapacity, and never sccomplishes
good, and only evil.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28


THE Brenham Banner wisely con-
demns the lawgivers of Texas and
those county courts which sell lands,
on any terms, that belong to institu-
tions that never die. That ignorance
becomes criminal and selfishness dis
graceful which disposes of the fee
simple of realty to crafty an ephemer-
81 necessity. The Banner says that
when Missouri was admitted into the
Union in 1920, liberal provision in land
was made for the benefit of public
schools. In the now great city OF
st. Louis vast amount of property
was appropriated to the use of public
schools. These lands were held as a
sacred trust, and leased for long terms,
running from twenty to ninety-nine
years, but in no case disposed of in
fee. The consequence is that st. Louis
is now in receipt Of puncely revenues
from school lands. The earller leases
have long since expired, and the prop
erty has been relet on much more ad-
vantageous terms. The same facts ap-
ply to the school lands of Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28
THK Presldent,s refusal 10

The Presidents refusal TO readopt
Grants policy and violate the country IS
organic law by sending an armed force
to overturn the government of Louisi-
ana Is a fact that should have its infiu-
ence ia inducing the South to do moth
ing that may initiate against the sue
cess Of Mr. Hsyes's administration. 1.
was in anticipation of this conduct of
the President, even when misrepre-
senied By Washington letter-writers.
that We questioned the policy of pros
ecuting the members of the LouisIana
Returning Board. 1t is now proven by
Congressman, and accepted as . fact,
that there was no bargain and sale of
the presidency, and Mr.. Hayes is only
executing the policy defined in his
letter accepting the nomination for the
presidency.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28
Home and Farm.

BAKED AMPLEs. Take half a dozen
nice, firm apples Cor as many as you
wish) pare and core, CRATE teacupful
of stale bread crumbs, fill the hollow
Of the apples and sprinkle the balance
with half teacupful OF sugar over
the top and piece Of butter the size
OF walnut, cinnamon bark or any
havoring you desire; bake until nicely
brown; serve with cream 2sziust SO.
EGG OIETMENT.-Tbe oil obtained
from the yelks OF eggs is credited with
wonderful healing properties in cases
of cuts. bruises and the like by some
of the Eastern nations. The eggs are
first boiled hard, when the yelk Is
easily removed. Crushed and care
fully stirred over a hot fire, the oil
separates, when il is ready for use.
The eggs of water fowls have the most
oil, but that obtained from the eggs OF
the common and guinea hen is coBsid-
cred best, 60 says the Druggist Cireu-
lar.
NEW JERSEY HAMs.-Take 1 10 lbe.
table salt. 12 lbs. light brown sugar,
OF. saltpetre, OF. black pepper.
ground; mix altogether, first mashing
the saltpetre very fine, then working
in the salt and sugar. This Is to be
applied TO 30 lbs. of ham within 4e
hours after killing. No pickle Is used
the preparation is applied by hand,
pasting over the entire surface, except
ing the rind, say about half an inch IN
thickness. Let them lie IN q cool
pla for IS or 20 days, then smoke.
A NICE CAKE. - Take l ID. -four,
10 sugar, 4 ID. OF butter, 5 eggs, l-s
Id. citron and the same OF raisins, the
grated peel of 2 lemons and IL nut.
meg, / cup Of sour cream and tea
spoonful of soda. Beat butter and
sugar "a a cream; then add the sour
cream, then eggs, beaten separately,
and stir the -four in gradually, adding
the fruit afterward. and soda last. dis
solved 10 9 tablespoonful Of warm VA
ter. The citron must be cut fine aud
thin, and rAisins stoned.
CHICKEN Oh VEAL LoAr.-cuf m
the chicken as for stewinR, and put on
only wafer enough TO cover il, adding
very little more. boiling bot, il if
gets too dry. Let IL stew until IL falls
from the bones. then take them all oct
4nd chop the meat fine, adding salt,
pepper ana herb 10 the taste. II the
chicken Is not fat add q lump OF buf-
ter tie size of . walnut. having just
enough Of the water IL was boiled IN
10 m0isten IL thoroughly; then turn it
into deep dish or mold and set IL in
= cool place. A tough chicken can be
used 10 this way, when IL wousd be
pslafabie 10 M other. Veal il excel
lent made 10 the same way.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28

THE platform of the Indiana Democ-
racy Is an extreme one in many respects,
aud Mr.. Hendricks, who rode behind
Tilden in 1876, was its presiding Off
Ger. 1t shows how the world moves,
and that what was violence in 1876 is
conservatism to-day. Mr.. Hendricks's
legs are of respectable length, but his
stride, if that of political colossus,
would not enable him to have foot at
the same instant on the platform of to-
day and on that on which Tilden was
wrecked. Events are occurring, our
readers will observe, which must be-
get results for the consummatlon of
which the STATESMAN has never ceased
to pray. The South, as political par
tisan idea, ceases to exist. 1t Is not
referred to IS such in this Indiana plat
form. In fact, the adoption of this
extraordinary Gree nba -ker's creed by
the Democracy of Indiana is the signal
for g revolution which, if it could re-
suit in financial disasters, will, never
theless, promote the highest interests of
the Gulf States. Sherman, only few
days ago, with infinite partisan tact
and shrewdness, sought to reproduce
sectional issues. he cares nought for
Wells OF Cassanave or Anderson, but
owes riches and honor and power to
RadicAlism. When the South, as dis
tinctive political idea, ceases to exist,
RadicAlism is extinct and Sherman's
occupation gone. 1t has enriched him
for quarter of a century and when
the President refused to obey his pArtI-
san mandates and when Democracy re-
solved itself into the Greenbackers
party at indianapolis last Thursday the
hnal blow was stricken fatal alike to
Sherman, to Northern and Southern
sectionalism and to the intense Radical
parry which plundered and desolated
the South.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28


WE neither condemn nor approve
the contents of the letter in another
place, written by an excellent gentle
man, Mr.. Dixon, and have only to say
that the matters discussed, sooner or
later, must demand legislative atten-
ton. Austin is the proper site for a
proper State University, and if the
people of Austin make known the
attractiveness of the spot and perfect
what nature has done DY making the
beautiful city accessible from the grow
ing Northwest, the Legislature may not
only provide for the construction of a
proper Capitol, but utilize the endow-
ment fund of the State University.
Why may not Mr.. Crane serve the
commonwealth and the children of the
commonwealth forever by promoting
the establishment of an institution
which may gather here the great schol-
ars of Europe and America. The re-
sources, when financial prosperity is
reproduced and when the country has
finally escaped from the clutches of
the bondholders, will not be wanting.
The site for Roman Pantheon, in its
architectural outlines, was never more
wisely chosen than when University
Place" was dedicated to learning by
the founders of the capital of Texas.
Governor Hubbard, we are told, has
put period to the operations of spec
ulators, who, not long ago, were rob-
bing the State and posterity of the
university domain, and he who will
serve most the commonwealth is the
educator who will consolidate the re-
sources Of that university for the
creation and an endowment of which
the fathers of the republic provided
with muni6cent generosity and wisdom.
Just now, and for present purposes,
and in the present educational condi
ton of Texas, Bryan agricultural" (2)
College is wisely managed, and when
the university proper goes into opera
ton then the terms mechanical and
Agricultural" applied by law, may be
rigidlY enforced. To day the institu-
ton may be dong better for the State
and people than if the law of the
schools creation were literally exc
cuted. But we do not propose to dis
cuss this matter. 1t will be time
enough when the Legislature Is con-
vened. We would only suggest that
they who would elevate the standard
of scholastic sttainments in Texas to
the plane occupied by the scholars of
Oxford and Edinburgh, should begin,
even now, to devise plans for the
foundation here of the richest institu-
ton of learning In America. The re-
sources are not wanting and only wis
dom and love of country.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28

DIR. LEFrwITCH's Presbyterian church
at Atlanta suspended a rich member
because he ptrnitted waltzing and
round dancing at his house. The
facts beget social excitement in Allan,
ia and the case will be taken to the
highest ecclesiastical court. ''Hell, y
al a subject of serious thought and
contemplation, in Atlanta, is sup,
planted by round dancing. Meanwhile
the graces and minuets of Martha
Washington's time, in which she azd
G. w. figured, aud round dances cou.
stitute the chief delight. of graceful
children who are pupils of the Sunday
schools of the Texas capital.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28
UI. hIMBAIIt
President =. & II. X. Il. Co
Church Debts.

We have already written what we
think Of church debts, and only allude
to the topic again for the purpose Of
enforcing the moral of an event which
has recently taken place in this city. 1t
is known to good many people that
there is a new ''evangelist" abroad,
who assists in paying church debts, not
by contributing of his own money, but
by organizing efforts for getting it from
the men who owe it. He goes into a
pulpit-this very good and very sensi-
bic Mr.. Kimball-and usually, before
he comes out OF it. the debt Of the
church and congregation which he ad-
dresses is all subscribed for. How he
does it we do not know; but be has
done It again and again, in San Fran
cisco, Chicago and elsewhere. He has
now invaded New York, and the first
trial was made upon the Memorial
Presbyterian Church, OF which Rev.
DR.. Charles S. Robinson Is pastor.
This church had built large house,
in a fine location; but Unforeseen cir
cumstances had initiated against its
prosperity, and it found itself burdened
with great debt. The best that could
be done, after many sacrifices by q
noble pastor and a generous people,
was TO whittle this debt down to one
hundred and ten thousand dollars.
But the debt was q killing burden 10
carry, ard Dir. Kimball volunteered to
see what could be done with it. II
took two Sundays to do the job, but It
was done; and to-day the church,
which WAS nigh unto death, is not only
alive, but stronger than the most of its
neighbors, in the fact that 1t owns ali
its pews. It has been lifted out Of
position of harsssIng adversely into ore
of assured prosperity; and We very
heartily congratulate its pastor and its
psople on the success they have
achieved.
Now. the moral of this operation Is
not very far TO seek. II the Memorial
Presbyterisn Church Of this city, after
the great sacrifices it had already made.
can pay its debt, any church in this
city can pay Its debt. The experiment
could not have been tried in = harder
place. aud IL has settled tbs question Of
ability for every church in New York.
Il has proved that II these church
debts, which are disgr.ce 10 the
church DOT only. bot . hind ance 20
the progress OF Christianity. ase not
paid, they will remain thus Dscsnss he
churches that owe them are DO. hsnest,
OF in earnest enough to psy thsm-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28
SECRETARY SHERMAN AND
POPE Plus.

The wise and generous Pope Plus
caused three hundred negro youths to
be thoroughly educated that he might
send them into the Sodth as teachers
aud priests. The Rev. Methodist NJ.
W. Taylor, in his sermon last week in
Cincinnati, referred to these generous
deeds of the good Plus TX, and said it
was the Pope's purpose to Gift up the
colored race from the depths of ignor-
ance and degradation into which
slavery had plunged it," Will not the
Rev. Taylor ask Stanley if he, Taylor,
is not deliberately lying9 Did Ameu-
can slavery elevate or degrade the
blacks, Mr.. StanleyG Is not the Ameri-
can negro infinitely superior to him of
Africa2 There can be only one response
to these inquiries, and while the
American negro looked upon his
countrymen freshly imported by the
Wanderer, some years ago, as ridicu-
lous carlcatures of African perfectibili-
ty, wholly unworthy of association
with ''cullud gemmen," this blessed
saint of Cincinnati tells his innocent
hearers that African degradation in
America came of African seryitude in
America. While these deliberate
liars occupy the country's pulPits and
use catechisms as false as this sermon,
and perpetuate these sectional hates
and misconceptions of fact, how is it
possible for the people, when cursed
with such pulpits, to accept les
sons of nationalism" inculcated
and practicea by the Presidenti
Stanley found it difficult, in some in
stances. to distinguish men from the
upper classes of monkeys in Africa.
He found it more necessary to shoot
down the savage than the man-brute,
and here IN Texas there are 40, 600 of
these Africans, as changed by two hun
dred years Of slavery" that became
servitude with progressive years and
with steady negro advancement, abso-
luatelY shaping political events and
defining the conduct of political or
CARNATIONS. In the presence of such
facts lying priest occupies Cincin-
nsti pulpit and tells 8 great multitude
that the colored man and brother
of the South would be little
lower than an angel, if the savage
mastery Of Southern whites had not
repressed African native instincts.
Why condemn = Louisiana court for
its prosecution Of four trading politi-
clans who have speculated in Offices
and negro vstes for twelve years past
and plundersd = State remorselessly
and committed every crime. involving
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28

TIE New York Weekly Sun of the
seventeenth publishes a sensational
story, entitled Deaf Smiths Famous
Duel" In the first place, Deaf Smith
never fought duel. He wasn't of the
chivalric sort, and was neither sensitive
nor quarrelsome. The Sun states that
the duel was fought during the ''Ar-
chive war;" when Deaf Smith died in
1888 and the archive war &C.
CURED IN 1912. There is
but one truthful statement in the
whole column of sentimental balder-
lash, aad this i, the simple statement
that Judge James Webb was an ele-
CANT gentleman. No such man as
Morton. whom Deaf Smith is alleged
to have fought, ever lived in Austin.
The san has been imposed upon ana
should correct statements that consti
tute gross perversions of personal char
acter and local history
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28

THE production of gold AMI silver,
however greAt of recent years, has not
kept pace with the demand for these
metals in the mechanic arts ard as used
as currency by more than one thousand
millions of the people of the world.
Only $50. 450, 600 people have an
exclusively gold currency. OF these
the greater number are citizens of the
British aud German Empires and their
capganers and dependencies.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28
THE STATE OF TEXAS.

y a persoas Interested IN the estate o; Lsura
etttl. miner
SeAa A. Green. guardian Of sad. minor has
Aiee d application in the County Cours of
49, SS,.olts PRAYING for q sale, Al private
es.s 2. - ~. q land granted 20 Thomas b.
ctte coenfy, Ter IN sarpors ~, - ~
sad minor en As< os31lS which viii be heard
= Ne nsSt ss,n =. sz.a court, 70 Be held az the
tag IA March. ts5& phtn aud uhere Al rsr-o-s
lnleress Cd nay appeer and show cans WV rrrS
nase ehaaid not Be made.
Wflness Frauk HrONn Clcrk az "a
ffa1 court and TIE seal thereof slfschei Hei-
rearf Is. ISIS. FRANK BKOVN
ftb1l u1t Cieskc. Q. I, Q.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28
EFFoRrs are made in Hous

EFFoRrs are made in Houston to put
a period to Sunday gambling. The
police made descent on big "hell "
there last Sunday, and We suppose the
job was an easy one. Virgil SAID 'Jael
is est deseensus Acerni," and Virgil
knew what be was talking about. BE
visited the land Of the "Pharaohsr
and was familiar with the "keno" OF
the Greeks, derived from the word
''gnOskO." He EHee it all.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28

IT Is certainly no more strange, an
old philosopher said, that we should
live again than that we lave lived. An
erratIc modern genius said of this: -
SIN aboard a great ship. ] do not
know what port she left or whittier she
is bound. She may 60 down with all
IN board or reach some sunny port. ]
do not know
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28

THE alleged combination of the ma
tIonal banks for the purpose of making
all discounted paper payable on Its face
in gold will cause the people, as repre-
sented in Congress, to redeem with le
gal tender United States notes the
bonds deposited by the banks as secu'
rity for their paper. United State,
notes will then supplant bank notes,
and the people will: be absolved from
the necessity of paying about thirty
millions annually to the banks wher
paying coupons of bonds held by these
institutions.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-28

THE city government, under its
charter, licenses and taxes dramshops.
The method or measure of taxation is
not defined, we believe, and there May
be o'legal reason why the bell-punch
would not operate as well for a bibu-
lous city as for whisky-guzzling com.
monwealths like Virginia and Missls.
sippi, the two States that accept the
bell-punches, while the people take
puncheons of whisky and whisky
punches