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Ingor.on on chud whipping.

The children of poverty! Ny heart
bleeds when think of them; the chill
dren simply covered by a rag; the chill
dren of famine aud of starvation; the
children OF drunkenness, and the chill
dren Of crime, fiotssm and jetsam upon
the wild, rude sea of life; the children
in alleys; the children that crouch in
corners when they hear the unsteady
stepoi drunken brute of father; the
children, little babies with drinking
mothers; the children, too, of the rich,
that have po liberty-these little chill
dren that are crushed, that are trampled
upon, that are frightened. l pity them
all from the bottom Of my heart. What
right have you to tyrannize over q
child! have very little respect for q
man that cannot govern a child with
out brute force. Think OF whipping a
child Why, they say that children
tell lies; yes, cowardice is the mother
of lies. Tyranny is the father of lies.
Suppose man who is as much larger
than five year old child, should come
at you with pole in his hand: "Who
broke that platter" You would tremble,
your knees would knock together, and
you would swear You never saw the
plate, or that it was cracked when you
got it.
Think of a member of tho board of
exchange whipping one OF his children
for prevaricat:ng. Think of lawyer
beating his own flesh and blood because
he evaded the truth, Think of dealer
in stocks Furnishing his child for setting
at1oat false reports, what an iuconsis-
tency! Think of It If you should
hereafter whip your child, l wish you
could have photograph taken in
doing so, with brows corrugated with
anger, your cheeka red with wrath, and
the little child shrinking, trembling,
crouchlng and beggingl If this child
should happen to die, wouldn't it be
sweet in the autumn, when the maple
leaves are turning gold, and when the
scarlet vines run like sad regret out
OF the earth-wouldn't it be delightful
to go and sit on the mound that covered
the flesh you had beaten, and look at
the photograph of yourself in the act
of whipping the child9
l have known men to drive their own
children from their doors, and then get
down on their knees and ask God to
watch over them. will never ask God
to do q favor for a child of mine while
/ car do it. Never. Another thing:
There Is nothing in this world like be.
ing honest with these children. Do not
pretend you are perfection; you are
not; and if one happens to tell story,
do not let on as if the whole world was
going to burst. Tell them honestly
you have told thousands of them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-17

DEMOCRATS should beware of CO.
operation with the enemies of the ad.
ministration. Hayes is just the sort
of man, who, finding that he can no
longer serve the country because of the
selfish lust for power betrayed by Sen
ators, and because of the crszed par
tiranship Of those cooperating with
ConkliDg-Hayes, finding himself i'm
potent for good, may resign his Office.
Wheeler would succeed him, and then
we would have Grantism over again,
and States would be ruthlessly put to
death. However Hayes be forced to
yacste his Office, Wheeler must be bis
successor aud Msxey and Eaton, and
they who propose to vote for investi-
cations preliminary to impeachment, are
only voting for the substitution of
Wheeler for Hayes, and the former is
the most malignant and violent of Re-
publicaus. To install Wheeler is the
aim of the bondholders, of the ex
treme Radicals, of Butler and Blaine,
and each Democrat who lends himself
in anything 10 the purposes OF Hayes's
enemies is the worst enemy of the
South and of the whole country.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-17

THE world is full of asses, and they
are chIefest, who cannot understand
how we may differ from man at one
time and agree with him at another,
and how, at no period, have we failed
to admire his genius or concede his
personal worth. We differed from Mr..
Throckmorton in reference to the plan
of building the Texas Pacific by Col
Tom Scott, but never dreamed of i'm
pugning the purposes of Throck-
morton. But the STATEsMAN's as
sertions and reasoning in reference
to this matter are now very generally
approved, and we do not know that
Mr.. Throckmorton ever differed wide
ly from the newspaper. But in no
event does the fact OF difference or
concurrence affect our opinions as
to his fitness for the highest
position, involving most arduous
duties, and the least proportion
ate compensation In Texas. But
simple difference of opinion be-
tween NJ. Throckmorton and the
STATESMAN, upon work of internal
improvement, has nothing to do with
our opinion of him as the proper
person to he made Governor of Texas.
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ted that we as q nation were subiects
OF Great Britain. franklin said thst
the money of republic or of q nation
ought not TO have value outside of
her own limits. Il creates an indie
pendence Of other powers and is bond
OF national union when its creation
aud uses are in the hands Of the proper
class of society. used to be with the
WorkingmaD's party, but / see that
you cannot. fortunately, divide capital
and labor. Labor must have money.
and the creation OF currency should he
with the mass of business men and
their Representatives The rights of
the laboring people can only be OBJ
tanned by breaking the yoke of the
money power. The control of fnan-
cial affairs rests in the hands of the
directors of the American bank and
those of the Bank of England.
If the Bank of England leaves the
door open, all the American banks
sneeZe. Take the creation of currency
out of the hands of capitalists and put
it in the hands of the true business
men of the country. Every Tory-and
too many men are unconsciously Tories
-clings u capital, but every American
who digests the Declaration of indie
pendence sails in the bost which JEFF
ferson launched. Trust the intelli-
gepce and virtue of the masses, and
don't hide behind the supposed virtue
OF caste. Henry Wilson was, not
long before his death, discussing the
financial issues, as presented in Ohio,
the greenbsck question, aud he struck
the keynote precisely. 1T is sad, very
| sad, said be, this Ohio business
Yes, said his companion, the Demo
| Gratis are making a great blunder in
following this greenback theory ooh,
no, said hr. wilson; 'on the contrary,
the mist, X is on the part of the Re
publIcanS IN letting them get ahead of
US on that subject. We should have
seized that post and held 1t, for it is
| one of great importance Mr.. Will
sons chief merit was in feeling the
public pulse at finger-eHds. He saw q
year, or indeed years, ahead, and he
saw that the Ohio Democratic doctrine
of national greenback currency was
the great need and the gam by its
advocacy very great"
But what of the silver question:.
''It is entirely side issue, sir. Its
agitation, however, shows loosening
of the rivets Of the letters in which
capital has bound u, and Is good
omen. II it is help to the coming
of the great necessity, paper currency,
1t should be accepted; if not, not"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-17
ObseI vance OF SUNDAY.

A correspondent writes: The sew
enth day is every year regarded less
in New York as the Lords Day. We
are steadily approximatIng towards
Partisan habits and manners as regards
the Sabbath. 1t was only a few years
ago that good people would not per-
NIT Sunday papers to come into their
dwellings, and can well remember
the surprise and pain which were &C.
casioned in many religious circles when
| the Times appeared with Sunday edi-
ton. Now, all the leading deilies of
New York, with the exception of the
Tribune, have their Sunday editions,
aud, what is more, put special la
Dor upon these issues. The Sun
day Sun Is marvel OF good
original and selected reading mat
ter, while the Sunday Times and
World vie with each other in catering
to the tastes of the best class of news
paper readers-those who are fond OF
literature and the fine arts. The issu-
ing of a Sunday edition by the Times
in war times was palliated by the fact
that people were every day anxious to
hear from the front, but religious peo-
pie warmly applauded the course of the
Tribune in announcing that it should
publish no Sunday edition. Now
about everybody in New York, saints
and sinners, church-goers and nom
church goers, take the Sunday papers
or have access to their reading. Twelve
years ago it would have been, about
as much as q minister's reputa-
ton was worth TO have adver-
tised his -Four and place of service in q
Sunday paper. Now, many of them
systematically do it. Formerly, many
religious people would not patroDize
horse cars on Sunday, and signed petit
tons to have them debarred from run
ming upon that day. Now they are
crowded with people going TO and COM
ing from church, and in q few Sundays
more the steam cars on the elevated
railroads now building will be thunder
ing up and down Sixth Avenue, and
on many Of our principal thorough
fares, from Sunday morn till
Sunday night. Fifteen years ago
New Workers would have been horri-
fed at the idea Of our public places
OF amusement being permitted to re-
main open on Sunday. Now, under
the head Of ''sacred concerts,n etc,
some Of the theaters and amusement
halls are giving performances regularly
on Sunday evenings, and It now looks
As If ali the theaiers might be in full
blast in few years time with Sunday
afternoon mAtinees and Sunday even
ing ''fuIl biils-r Whatever compunc-
TONS OF conscience proprietors pos
sessed were Quoted on the ground that
thousands Of people had no time on
week days for witnessing the .'moral
and instructiver entertainments given
on the theatrical boards.
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death, why must We insisr that there is
9 literal beIl7 But this is a question
fer the pulpit and not for the secular
press TO discuss. Men who deYote their
whole lives to inquiries of this charac-
ter are much more capable than the
dis:ursive writer of ola POdrida edi-
torials of giving the world accurate
aPrrehensions Of the physical peculiar
titles Of ''kingdom come" Therefore it
is that they were peculiarly unfortunate
who failed to hear DR.. Chaplin Sunday.
he, like DIR. Philpott, accepts the
Bible in this behalf as asserting the
simple literal truth and believes that
unbslie7ers are sterna1y damned.
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Wendell Phillips Discusses the sil'
yer and Paper Money Question.

The Cincinnati Enquirer says that
Wendell Phillips, the orator, the
statesman, the exponent OF advanced
thought naffairs of the nation, said to
a reporter:
"You want a talk on national af-
fairs; where shall we beginf'
Wherever you please, Mr.. Phillips.
Perhaps the subject of finance is most
eDgressing the attention just now-the
silver bill, resumption, the greenback. I"
1.-THE question of paper money,
based upon the credit of the govern
ment, is only one of time. 1t is GER
cohesive power 10 the formation Of our
nation. Constitutional bounds must
not be overstspped in bringing the
matter about, but it can be done in
time and by proper steps, and is ne
cessity. The South, in its impover-
ished state, needs, even demands,
it, and the West, in her crippled
condition, also needs it. In re-
gard to resumption, l prophesied be-
fore the Social Science Association in
1875 ttat the country would never re-
sumo by statute. This theory was re-
ceived with considerable ridIcule by
many newspapers OF the East, but
time is showing that it is correct. Il
is no more right TO resume by statute
than it is to put your hand into every
tenth mans pocket and take out a SOW
ereign. When the nation was IN the
emergency of war the paper money was
issued. 1t changed the relation OF
debtor and creditor, it is true, but 1t
was necessity then, and was right
il could not be avoided. Resumption,
If 1t came as a natural course of BUSH
ness, would be all right, but antIci-
pated by statute it would upset busi-
meas affairs. Il is not justice TO or
der the man who has borrowed
ten dollars TO pay back eleven IN
less it is to save the life Of the ma
ton. To do this would be as much q
cheat as when the HenFYs or the Ed
wards Of England debased the coin.
As I said. the South, in her impov-
erished coalition, must have money.
Il may seem strange to sec me elsspiDg
hands with the South, but this - her
great need. More paper money Is 70
be the great bond Of strength 70 hold
our countries together and make ne
independent of other countries and ma
tons. Paper money Is q second Dec
lsration Of Independence. When Mr..
Boutwell, said, . few years ago, that
the Bank Of England had forbidden
him to move fOrty millions OF money
which he had purchased there. sad
which was then in her vaults, when
be admitted that be was obliged q be
held By this demand, be tacitly admit
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uKkL.

argued by many that hell means
ms, the dismal depository of dead
Of men and animals, foul val
Il Jerusalem, and that the word
ted s'eternalp means only q
bd,' or an sage These people
say that Milton and Dante crea-
IL modern hell. Until they wrote
Is vas no place of future punish
/. worse than Hades, to which the
and evil alike were temporarily
.inned. There is 3 peculiar hell.
are told. for the punishment of
\ peculiar sinner. Socrates, who
never heard of Moses or the
nhess, and died before Christ came,
vet was almost Christian, has
r been consigned By any priest or
81 to the lake OF ire and hrim-
and, IL he escapes the inevitable
'.tone hell IS no mere. Everybody
Is that the story about = city
with gold, its lamp-posts set
abies and It's towers aud min
leaming az snperaal glory, is an
Grated fiction bora Of the orien
Of expression and fancy that
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-17

THE bankrupt act should be modified
and not repealed. When q merchant
or other person becomes insolvent he
should be at once, when he has sur
rendered everything, released. Other
wise idlenes, and vagrancy would
orsrtake every individual out of whom
Shsrnan's thumbscrew Of contraction
sqdeezes the likelihood. Insolvent acts
often do harm, but the South would
have been desert to-day if the bank
rupt act had not enabled insolvent
debtors to ger even and go to work.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-17

THEY now call the Democracy IN
Memphis Looney-tics. It may be
proper to say that the chairman of
the Democratic Central Committee OF
that blessed town is The eloquent and
excellent Col. r. +. Iooney.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-17

An exchange accuses the STATESMAN
OF former hostility to Throckmorton
and questions our sincerity when; We
would make him the next chief magis-
trate of Texas We never uttered one
word that questioned Throckmorton's
purity Of purpose or devotion to bis
district. Il does not follow because
we may differ from Governor Throck-
morton on ore question that we deny
his worth or wisdom.
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The daughter OF James Robb, once
a 1ch banker of New Orleans, is the
wife of grsndee of Spain. Is Robb
hYIngl His home in New Orleans,
more than twenty years ago, was the
seat of splendid opulence and ele-
gance, and there was not in America
a more tasteful gentleman than James
Rohb
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In all cities lists of those making as
signments are pablIshed. An enter
prising printer talks of getting out a
book containing the names and term.
of settlement of the bsnkrupts of Tex
as. Shermsn's thuubscrew has made
them infinitely numerous.
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THE Denison Ne,cs seems to think
that the scheme of salvation and eter-
nal damnation involves infinite reward
for finite punishment. DR.. Chaplin
must look after the Nesos. It is surely
preaching heterodoxy.
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II people really want to know
whether there be q hell, and are not
particularly impatient about finding
out, they should keep quiet till
Beecher, after stepping down and
out, 4" is beard from.
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Two hundred and fortv-three pairs
were divorced in San Francisco last
year. Chicago rarely does worse. But
women are in such demand out West
that fellow cannot expect to keep one
very long.
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WE are taking Mexican dollars at par
for subscriptions to the STATESMAN.
Where clubs of five remit from one
postoffice $40 will foot the bill for FIVE
copies of the weekly STATESMAN. A
single subscriber must pay $3.50.
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CoNsTANTINoPLE is in immediate
danger and almost helpless against
overwhelming advancing forces of
Russia. Therefore the eagerncss Of
the Turks for cessation of hostilities.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-17

TuE bondh,lders and spectators, in
order to divert popular attention from
practical doll,r and cent questions aud
in order 10 pelpetuAte the governments
banking and bond-seliing schemes OF
robbery, now propose 70 produce an
unparalleled popular excitement BY
sealing Tildeil and dethr0ning Hayes.
Rmsy be agl,cd thing for Tilden and
the s'ouss.n ind for the bondholders,
but i rufnons to the people nnd 70 The
best interests OF the United States.
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FL IRIS.

Alaska Seal sacques, from sos 90 up.
Alaska Seal Muffs from $500 up.
Alaska Seal Boas, from 5000 up.
Mink Nuts and Boa, from S1s.50 a set, upward.
SILK Fur-lined Garments, from $500.
Alaska Sable Sets, from $50.
good set Of Furs as low as $500.
az SET OF FURs Is A SUITABLE AS WELL
AS SEAS0NABLE HOLIDAY PRESENT.
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SINCE the state Grange subsidized at
Bryan, chickens are worth fifty cents
each. The State Grange is said to be
more ruinous to hen roosts than cy-
clone or Methodist conference.
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Ladies', Misses, and Children's Hosiery from
81 80 dozen, up 10 the finest goods. All the
newest and prettiest designs in Hosiery repre-
scented In our stock In silk, Cotton and Merlno.
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THE Ciottian heads an article, "Let
US have cremation" as if it never took
drink of modern whisky.
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IN DRESS GOODS

there Is richer display OF colorings and brilliant
effects this season than for many years past.
The mixed COSTUME CLOTHS range In price
from SOC. yard to $500, and on low-priced DRESS
GOODS, from Ice. yard up, many Of them being
a. effective as the heavier fabrics.
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Judge BrAmlstte u mentioned ~ =
it msn to take charge Of the General
Land Once after Ar. Groos's term ex-
pires-
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Ladies' and Children's Suits and
Fine Under Clothing.
HOSIERY.

These departments embrace everything pertain
ing to Female Costume, suited to all ages and cir
cumstances. For full particulars see catalogues.
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CENTS FURNISHING.

DRESSING GOWNS, SMOKING JACKETS AND
Nm nTHPp pTI1r Fs rnp ASH TI EI,rSS'
SUITABLE FOR THE HOLIDAYS TO WHICH
THE ATTENTION OF LADIES IS INVITED.
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THE New York World chanted, in
poetlcal prose, the best requiem that
hallows the sad memories of 1877.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-17
GLOYES.

Kid, silk, Isle Thread and Merino Gloves Of the
new colors and shapes, In great variety.
Lord Taylor's Kid Gloves, buttons. warranted,
at si.eO per pair, price last season 81 30.
ALSO,
Lace, Cambria, Linen and SIX Handkerchief, and
beautiful Neckerchiefs, all prices from 25c upward
and all kinds Dress Trimmings to match our goods
ER- Our Goods are all frst-ciass. We make n
point to all all orders exactly and TO the interest Of
purchasers. We guarantee an purchases to be salts
factory 10 buyers, and stand ready TO remedy an
errors. We invite ORDERS convinced that first trial
viii insure US the regular custom hereafter
Catalogues Of our entire stock 10 any address
on application.
All orders for Goods TO be accompanied by the
money, or where parties wish Goods will be sent
by Express, O. o. ID. Where the remittance Is too
large, We always return the difference
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r osT OR MIsLAID.

IL
The following land scrip. issued TO william
Bryan By the Executive at Columbia, on thu
tenth day OF December, 1896, Nos. g. 30, 81
los, ITO, l13. 1l4, u.s. 125 Ira I32 154. 157, 100
49, 1865. 167, ITO, 1sI, 1871, 1888 and ig7, for ca
acres each.
Also, Nos. 2 &c, % 20, 81. ss, IS. ~, "a, a. a.
so 81 So 5s, co. SO, 81, Is, u, 20. 49, 81, aud s.
each for 800 acres.
Also, issued 10 David White, on the fourteenth
day Of December, 1896, in conformity 10 the law
OF Congress OF December TO- 1896. Nos. ]. 3, ~,
10 IS, co. Go. y, 70. "a, 70 n 49, a. So 81 81. s.
S. So, 81, SO, 50, 90. 81. o. a. 49, II3 126, 20e
2os 2ls. 2z5 s31, 2SS, 234. 2s5, 2as and Isl, each
for go acres OF land
Also. Nos. l. O. II, IS, IS, 90 IS. sc, 81, Is, %.
81, 81 102 lo3 1O4 1906 107 100, no. Ill, lI2. ia,
lis, 123 I32, 1873, 134. f35 1876, 1870. no. 49, IC6
l67 andJ1G8, for $40 acres Of land rach.
Also, Issued to A. Huston by. Thomas Toby.
on the eighth daY OF October, 1896, Hos 146, TS7
and 74S, each for GO acres Of land.
U not found within ninety days application
VIII be made TO the Commissioner Of the Gen.
eral Land Once for duplicates.
de99w j. II. coLLKTT.
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ShawIs. Mantles and Wraps.

India Valley Cashmere Shawls from 10000 up.
India Filled Centers at $1,000 and up.
Real Dacca, Chedda and Striped India Shawls,
new designs, from $1,000 upwards. Also, full lines
British, French and German Shawls In beautiful
new styles, of the best and most reliable manu-
facture. Paris Nantes and Cioaks Of the latest
modes from $500 up, and Berlin from $500.
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THE delights of the silver wedding
made the President relent. He will
not veto the silver bill.
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Broadway & Twentieth St.
Grand, Chrystie & Forsyth
Streets, N. Y.

osT.
First class headlight certificate No. -, fos
one-third of league, issued TO John W. Seal
Fayette county, dated at LA'3range, June s.
1873. II not heard OF within ninety days VIC
viii apply 70 the proper officer for a duplicate.
STEWART, L0WDAY q HABlCHT,
dec2oW Auenfs Tor nrrr,nr'
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PLAIN COIORED SILKS

new shades, commencing low As T5c. per yard,
and at 90, quality OF last season At u 20
Fancy Broche and Damasse Figures OF the new
Paris shades, from 90 upwards. Trimming SaItns
at 81 90, worth 81 40.
THIS PRICES AT WHICH WE OFFER OUR SILKS
ARE 0NE-QUARTER TO 0NE-THIRD LESS
THAN LAST SEASON.
t- SILK DRESS is A HANDSOME HOLl-
DAY PRESENT.
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cinee, No -. " nD1 htnrd frcn ~ rl1tlJ r4t4
applic1iio1 Nh te made fot frr,[cz.s
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