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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-22
Austin COlGgiatG Female Institute

The twenty-seventh year, divided into two
sessions OF fine months each, begins September
2, 1875, and ends June6, 1873. This is an estab-
Gated in Austin, city famed for iezIt and re-
nned society. The conEso Of studies IL varied
and thorough, comprising Latin, Greek, French,
Mathematics, Botany, astronomy Music Draw
ing, Painting, Fancy Work. etc. Each boarder
must furnish her own toilet articles, towels, a
pair or blankets, pair Of sheets and q pair of
pillow cases. Board, Tuition, Lights and Fuel
instrument, $50.
For particulars address
REV. B. j. SMITH, Austin, Texas.
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Bob Ingsrsoll,s last.


Col. Bob 9ngersoll leaned against
the rail of the quarterback of the
steamship Rhein, yesterday afternoon,
placidly smoking, and contemplating
the hurly-burly of preparation for
sailing. he wore an easy fitting suit
Of blue flannel, and white beaver
was carelessly pushed back from his
forehead. Mn. Ingersoll and the
Misses Ingersoll, blooming maidens,
The youngest being an exSct
koftoned and colored likeness of her
father, sat on a bench near by.
II shall not lecture he said, sin
Europe. Most of our time will be
spent IN Scotland, for go to Europe
principally to inquire into the life Of
Robert Burns. regard him as second
only to Shakespeare in poetry. Shak-
Hpeare was the palace, but he was the
cottage Of poetry, and the houses be-
tween were not worth much. Then.
probably, Burns was the grestest enemy
CalVinism ever had. His Holy VIII
he's Prayer Is the best argument
eEainst Calvinism. I don't like Cal
Flnism; il is hide-bound and a deal
49,. $50 ~~%ttS t1AL NA&uQttClcll, WulCQ
= was designed to sapersede. Cathol-
'cism Is willing to let you have a good
time here below il you pay for It: but
Calvinlsm is not. whether you paw or
pot The pithiest opinion that was
her expressed Of Puritanism is attrib-
ete8 to Macauley, when he said that
The Puritans objected to bull batting.
not because il was. cruelty to the
bulls. but because the spectators liked
=. Now, believe IN enjoying this
life reasQnably, according to the means
disposal, and don't take stock
- any creed that keeps as worrying
4oouf what IL beyond. No one can
<n0W what Is to come afterward. Whv..
= would be just es reasonable for me
. worry myself about the future state
- Il would Be for ne to rush ashore.
sy II heavy stock Of tales about an |
eelhaR shipwrecks and the suiferincs !
- thipuTecked men while elinging for /
IheIr hYes 70 spars and heacoops, and |
.11e all the enjoyment that expect to |
derive from the voyage in reading them. |
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-22

A New York letter of Monday says
''The Liverpool cotton market is en-
Joying another holiday, but New York
ls moving now irrespective of the for
elgn or any other market. Prices
again advanced this morning from
three to five points, and some of the
bulls talk of thirteen cents before they
are through with the present seasons
crop. One thing may be stated as a
fact: that the position of the cotton
market to-day is as strong, statistical
ly, as was ever before known, and
those who have control of the light
stock remaining unsold intend to make
the most of it."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-22

This is sound and trim ship, and
there's plenty of beer aboard, though.
by the way, the only beverages that
enjoy are champagne and claret-and
y don't propose to make myself miser-
able. / intend to learn German, and
be able to ask for whatever / want
whenever l land. OH yes, we intend
10 visit the Exposition. y
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oils, window glass, varnishes, perfumery, toile
articles SCANS and -
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GIT St. Charles Street,
Treats all forms of Neneral Diseases, Semi
nal Emissions and Sexual Debility. with
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call or write; pamphlet or consultation free.
Can refer 10 the medical profession in all
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DIR. PIERCE,s MEDICINES.
DIR. PIERCE'S MEDICINES.
P. p. p, p.
DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant
Purgative
Pellets.

Purely Vegetable. No care required
tchiLe using them.
The Little GIANT CathArtlc, or MuItum
In ParvO Physie, scarcely larger than mus
tard seeds, and are sugsr-coated. They emoye
the necessity Of taking the great, crude d, Sstlc
sickeninR pills, heretofore so much in use
AS g remedy for Headache, Dizziness, Rush of
Blood 10 the Head, T1ghtness about the Chest
Bad Taste in Mouth, Eructstions from the
stomach, Bilious Attacks Jsundice, Pain IN the
Kidneys, Hlghly-colored Urine and Internal
Fever, Dr.. PieTce's Pleasant PurgatiYe Pellets
are unsurpassed. Furthermore, ! would say
that their action lie universal, not gland es-
Gaping their sanative impress. Age does not
impair the properties Of these Pellets. They. are
sugar-coated and tnclosed in glass bottles their
virtues being thereby preserved znimpaired for
any length OF time, go that they are always fresh
and reliable. This is not the case with those
pills which are put up in cheap wooden or paste
board boxes. The oaily use Of two Pellets has
cured the most obstinate cases Of scrofala,
letter, Salt-rheum, Erysipelas, Boils Blotches
PInplcs, Sore Eyes aud eruptions. They arc,
however, recommended to be taken in connec-
ton with the Golden Medical Discovery, In
order TO secure the best results.
ID r.. PIER CE'6
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

CARE OF SToCK-Carc Of stock, so far
as their proper bedding, feeding and vcnti-
lation are concerned, is too important mat.
ter for the thrifty farmer to neglect attending
to himself However trustworthy his assis.
tants, judging from our own experience, it
will pay him well at the close of the season
to see, each evening, that his CATTLE sheep
and hogs are we'll bedded, fed and watercd
Scarcely less important is the proper venti
lation of the buildings in which his stock
is winteTed While the entrance OF
draughts and cold is TO be carefully proven.
ted, it should be borne in mind that domes.
ticatcd animals, like man himself, need
fresh, wholesome air, and, if compelled by
ignorance or carclcssncss to breathe q foul
tainted atmosphere, it is at serious risk
of health and consequent profit. A visit
to the barn, stable and pig pen early in the
morning will at orcc warn the observan
farmer of defective ventilation Moore
Rural
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

TO CATCH Rats.-A novel method of
catching rats and mice which takes into ac.
count the social characteristics of the pes
titerous rodents was recently described in
the Germanto,on Telegraph. The CORES.
pondent says. 81 90 not think it is gener.
ally known that rats and mice will 90 into
a trap much more rapidly if piece of look
ing glass is put in any part of the trap
where they can sec themselves. They are
social little creatures and where they see
any of their tribe there they will go. 1 am
quite sure of the effect the loos ing glass
has, as properly 'baitcd my trap for a
whole week without being able to coax one
of the depredators in it, but the first night
after putting in the looking glass | caught
two-one very large and one small rat !;
and every night since this device has made
one or more prisoners. The American
1Dicuhurist recommends mixing plaster Of
Paris with meal. The rats cat it and the
plaster sets in their stomach and kills them.
so it says.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

Coal AsHEs.-Coal ashes as u fertilizer
are said to be very beneficial for tomatoes
and potatoes, and to less extent peas and
beans. Moreover, they improve the me-
chanical condition Of the soil, and are there
fore especially beneficial to clayey and rigid
land generally. They should be worked in
deeply and uniformly in the proportion of,
say, one part Of ashes to two of mold ..1
it takes long time to decomposo them,
their fertilizing properties are slow in action,
but continuous. To obtain tho best advan-
tase from their use, somo other kind OF
manure should be applied in conjunction
with them. AS there arc seldom enough for
field culture, the garden is the best place in
which to use them, and inasmuch as they
arc generally considered mere inconvenient
| refuse, all the advantage secured from their
use will be clear gain.-Rvat " Yorker
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CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.

The DOCTRINE OE NO HELL.-It is cor
tain that the greatest of infdels have at
tackled the existence Of He'll as a prelim-
mary in getting rid of the tremendous idea
of God. 1t is only too apparent that in
spite of all assaults from philosophers and
philosophy, there is fixed in the human
mind the dread belief that if good deeds
shall merit hereafter a place Of refreshment,
light and repose, the works of evil will
bring upon their authors scclusion from
happiness, Punishment from the abode of
virtue, and confinement to place where
the wicked never cease from troubling and
the weary never are at rcst What appears
complex proposition may be reduced t.
very simple formulation. If men are des-
peratcly and deliberately intent upon evil
in this world, without repentance or amend.
mcnt, they will carry into another world
what they harvested here. IF they hated
virtue here, they shall hate it hereafter
If they preferred association with sensual
ity here, they cannot expect to keep compa.
ny with the pure hereafter. They would
not be happy in such an atmosphere, if ad.
mitted toit They 60 to their places-placcs
oftheir own selection. What those places are
may be conjectured but they cannot be
paradisical.-Augusta Chronicle.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

How TO GET RID OF WARTs-Warts
are very troublesome and disfiguring The
following is perfect cure, for even the lar
gest, without leaving any scar, and has been
tested by many. Take small piece of raw
beef, steep it all night in vinegar, cut as
much from it as will cover the wart, and tie
1T on if the cxcressence is on the forehead,
fasten the beef on with piece of sticking
plaster. 1t may bo removed in the day and
put on every night. In one fortnight the
wart will die and peel off. The same pre-
scription will cure corns.
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Very respectfully yours.
JAS. EDWARD CALHOUN.

AMMoNIATED MANUREs.-Lct farmers
beware how they purchase ammon lated ma
nures. When we who live in wooded and
cotton.-growing country buy aurassaia, we
commit as great folly as buying coal to
carry to New Castle. This ingredient in
the manures We use is costly and constant
ly escaping. We have the material with
us to produce it in sufficient quantities and
at cost far less than what we now pay for
it. TO do this requires some management
and industry. Let us inquire how much
of this costly ingredient is necessary for a
good fertilizer. Experience il this, as in
most matters pertaining to our calling, is
the best guide. n few years since VIC were
told that sixteen per cent. of ammonia was
necde1 to make q first class manure now
two and half to three per cent. next,
will answer, none-that is, buy none from
tho manufacturer. | do not mean to saw
that no ammonia is necessary to the growth
and development of plants and their fruit,
but that We should not buy it. We have a
better and cheaper way to get it than that
We have been taught by experience that
corn requires different manure from cot
ton ; that one manure is not adapted for all
plants. 1t bchooves us, then, to study
carefully this matter, so that we may apply
our means and labor to the best advantage,
that nothing may be wasted.-'L" in An
dersOn Inteiiycncer.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

Next to rooster in rain storm or a
man with his mother in law on his arm, the
most wretched looking thing in the world
is candidate who has just overheard some
friend wanting to bet three to one that he
won't be elected.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25
TEA CULTURE.
TRoTTER's SHOALS, SAVANNAH RIVER,
November 20. 1877.

November 30. 1877.
Hon. Wm. G.. LeDuc, Agricultural DE.
pdrtmcnt:
DEAR SIR: At my last visit to Rio de
Janeiro, treatise on tea culture written in
Portuguese, was presented me by the author,
the priest superintendent of the Imperial
Botanical Garden. was travelling in com.
pany with the Governor towards Greenville
District, when the death of Junius Smith
was rumored. l urged the Governor to de-
fleet from his route TO inspect the tea plants,
and if it'might be, in his official capacity,
atyt,,ss enipaAns
Instituted by MIR. Smith, promising Il ssi0d
case, to make n translation of the treatise
and send it to him. No steps however were
taken i'll that direction. In acknowledging
your communication, l reiterated the
promise to make the translation, for YOUR
department. A prolonged, unsuccessful
search among my papers for the treatise has
been one cause of the delay of this my an
swer.
Eighteen years ago some half dozen tea
plants, brought from China, were sent IN >.
They were set in soil friable Of medium
quality, unmanured. The war and its con.
sequences supervening, have contented
myself with merely SECURING. supply of
tea for my HOUSEHOLDS Nothing has been
done beyond keeping down, weeds with the
hoe. No protection has been given the
plants, although during tho ~ pmper,
sesdlipgs hads samo sheltar> &1et, there
has been nosdnmage from bligh Or from in.
sects. Frequently leaves are clipped in
moderation, from every part of the bush,
care being taken not to denude, They are
parchcd in an iron vessel, at the kitchen
fire, constantly stirred, and Immediately
afterwards, packed in air-tight boxes. TO
prepare them for infusion, they arc ground
in a coffee mill | enclose leaves, plucked
to day, measuring from three and half to
live inches, and as you will perceive, exhi-
biting three varieties.
The capsules of the tea nuts afford the
most pleasant of bittcrs They were saved
and given to the matron, an item in her
materia medica, for my people long before
heard that physician in Georgia had care.
fully tested the ''tea-hull" and found it to
possess all the properties of the cinchona.
I4s plants haYe buds, blooms and frlit.
tho remainder, kept in brown sdgzE, hfe fe.
served for planting in mid winter. They
are ornamental and of marvellous fecundity
The axil of every leaf has bud, often two,
often three buds. They would be iuvalu,
able to the apiarian. On the 18th ult. frost
stopped the blooming of cotton. Honey
bees in swarms still visit the fresh blossoms
Of the plants; bumblo bees and yellow
jackets also, present themselves the latter
feeding differently from the others, fall to
the ground, gorgcd.
This is the perfect climate for the tea
plant.
Very respectfully yours.
LAS EDW ARN CAIHOIIN
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Nothing is so fatal to the romance of a
kiss as to have your girl sncczc at the very
climax Of osculation.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-03-28
A Memorable Convention.

The old French Convention lasted
three years, one month and four DAVIS.
1t had 749 members, and passed II so
DEGREES. Of its 749 members. fiftv.
eight were guillotined- June 2S
1873, being the first to look through the
little window, and Bishop Huguet's head
the last to fall, Oct, 6, 1885, into the
basket eight were assassinated and two
shot; fourteen committed suicide: five
died of grief six persisted in abject mis-
cry three died on tho highway, to be
eaten by dogs one, Armouville, the last
wearer of the red cap, persisted in a
drunken fit; four died mad two were
KILLED In the army one was carried away
by the Prussians and never heard of :
three died suddenly /; one expired in
prison one fell dead of Joy on learning
that Bonaparte had dlsembarked at FREE
jus ; 138 persisted in exile or in penal set
Elements twenty three never were heard
of from the date of the Eighteenth Brui-
marie sixty five vanished after the coro-
nation of Napoleon, and twenty five died
IN obscurity and poverty. The Conven-
ton had sixty-three presiding officers, OF
whom eighteen were guiIlotined and eight
transported twenty-five were outlawed
and six sentenced to Imprisonment fo1
life four died in madhouses and three
committed suicide.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-03-28
A Big Tusk.

Bear Tooth was described by those
pioneers of Western exploration, Lewis
and Clark, and has always been regarded
as tie most conspicuous landmark in
Northern Montana. It can be seen sixty
miles away, and is in full view from
Helena. It is at the end of the canon
known as the Gate of the Mountains.
through which the Missouri river flows,
and in photographs of Northern scenery
two tusks rise, black and grim, from it's
crown. Not long ago party of hunters,
who were encamped near the base of the
mountain, heard a rumbling sound and
felt the earth tremble beneath them. It
was not an earthquake, for, when they
continued the chase and reached clear
ing where they could look up, they saw
that the Bears Tooth had lost tusk.
An immense mass of rock and earth, 800
feet in circumference at the base and $50
feet at the top, and 500 feet in height,
had been dislodged, and, sliding down
the mountain side like an avalanche, had
swept through forest of big trees for
q quarter of mile. -a
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-03-28
Stock of Whisky in the Country.

A recent investigation of the records
of the Internal Revenue office at " ash
lngton, with reference to the condition
of the stocks of whisky in the United
States, shows that on the LIST of January
last the amount Of tax-paid spirits in the
hands of wholesale dealers and rectify-
ers was, II, 145, 279 gallons, but there
were several districts throughout the
country from which reports were needed
to give the exact amount It will be
within bounds to say that the quantities
returned from these districts will not
augment the number of gallons In the
hands of wholesale de alers and rectifers
beyond Is. 000,0O The department is
as yet unable to approximate in salts
factory manner the stock IN the hands of
156, coo retail liquor dealers throughout
the country, though it is probable that
there are about 10, 600, 600 gallons thus
distributed. The entlre stock In the
country, exclusive of that In bond, will
scarcely exceed $4,000, 900 gallons.
The quantity in bond is about 49,
600, 0CO gallons. which would bring the
stock In the country to about As, DOC, 600
gallons. This is very low as compared
with the amount ascertained to be held
ID previous years.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1878-03-28
The Oldest Human Relic i'm the World,

Ia the Etruscan Vase room of the
British Museum is to be seen the skele-
ton of one Pharaoh Mykerinus, decently
incased in its original burial clothes,
and surrounded by fragments of the
coffin, whereon the name of its occupant
can be easily read by Psychologists, af-
fordlng conclusive evidence that it once
contained the mummy of King who was
reigning in Egypt more than century
before the time of Abraham. The proof
OF this is thus explained in the Gentle
mans Magazine, April, 1896:
about two years ago, Herr Duemi-
chen, German explorer of the monu-
ments of Egypt, following up the indi-
cations pointed out by M. Mariette, a
distinguished archeologist, discovered
on the buried walls of the temple of
Osiris, Abydos, a large taslet containing
the names of the ancient Pharaohs, from
the time of Mizraim, the grandson of
Noah, and founder of the Egyptian
monarchy, to that of Pharaoh Set l.,
the father of the well-known Rameses
the Great, including thereby the chro-
noloey of nine centuries-viz., from B.
G. 2300 to B. G. 400. This tablet, by
lar the most important yet discovered.
has been compared to the sculptured
figures of the Kings of England at the
Crystal Palace, from William the Con-
queror to her Majesty Queen Victoria.
Astronomical evidence, moreover, en-
ables US to determine the time of two
important epochs in the history of
Egypt, one of which is connected with
our present subject Sir John Herschel
has fixed the age of the Great Pyramid
of Gizeh to the middle of the twenty
ne foh 1o% o.
Abydos shows that the Pharaoh whose
bones we now possess succeeded the
builder of the Great Pyramid with only
two intervening Kings. We are there
fore warranted in assuming that the re
mains of Pharaoh Mykerinus belong to
the age to which we have assigned
them -
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Peace in Cuba.

The instruction in Cuba has come 20
an end. 1t was overcome by an offer of
amnesty, which reached the insurgents
when their resources were exhausted
and their cause seemed hopeless. They
might have fought on for years perhaps
even until they had obtained recogni-
ton from the United States the mer-
CHESS policy which formerly animated
the Spanish Government had continued
in force; but the prospect of pardon
and restoration to their political priv
1leges was too much even for their stern
patriotism, and they succumbed when
they were nearest the realization of
their hopes. 1t is unquestionably true
that every year which passed and left the
instruction unsubdued added to its
moral force. The spectacle of brave
people struggling against frightful odds
TO assert their independence appealed
powerfully to the sympathies of free
and enlightened nations. These SYM
pathies could not be repressed by con-
siderations of diplomatic relations or
the presidents of international law. It
was not sufficient to say that the insur-
rectlon had been unsuccessful or that
the republic had no seaports and no
navy. The simple fact that the insur-
rectior had been maintained for ten
years was enough. People saw that the
Cubans, whether they had a national
existence or not, had strength enough
to keep the Spanish Government fully
employed. In ten years they used up
100, 900 Spanish soldiers and $50, OOO,-
600 of Spanish treasures. They occu-
pied the mountains of the central and
eastern provinces, and were in their own
territory practically invincible. They
had at least the semblance of State
Government, including President and
Congress. They had also true patriots
among them-men who had sacrificed
princely fortunes and imperiled their
lives in the cause of independence.
These men resisted to the last, and were
overpowered by the mutiny of their
followers, who clamored for the brides
held out by the Spanish Government
Chicago Tribune.