The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31

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of self-preseivstion.
a TsylOrsville letter published in
New Hampshire says: IAN average
house here would only be considered
lit for pigs pen there. they make
box houses more than any other kind !;
| $3.50 WILL make splendid house They
/ ride in big wagons with two horses,
| and, in summer, draw over them white
coverings, like market wagoDs-but
the sun always shines and the flowers
| ALWAYS bloom, and the Southern
breeZes always blow and we dream
away 8 charmed life here"
The sweetest picture of perfect bles-
sedness seen in everyday life in Austin
may be discovered when the sversge
countryman, his wife. three daughters
and son SIT in 8 road wagon while the
male members of the family dig with
their fingers into one and the females
into the other half of ffty-pound
watermelon. Streaks of dust washed
into black lines by melon juice give
the children spotted faces, while the
old man rivals the fat wife in the ex-
travsgsnt protubersnce of his swollen
person.
The people of Sherman, somehow,
seem to think that the longitudinal
editor of the Register is a sort of drom-
edary. The Courier, speaking of Mar
tins purpose to remove 10 Gainesville,
| says: AYE, go west" and he COED
sud he stopped to grsZe while in
Sherman, and the grass giving out. he
| goes further Cd, and he sill enter upon
fresh pastures OF clover at Gainesville,
| and while he lives he will live in clo-
yer snd when he dies he viii die all
over. Who can stand it in the hour of
partln' TO blubber goodbye to long
Jack Martin? Crooks is crying HIM
self 10 death.
Miner II. Prown correCts grievous
errors into which the public has fallen
when he says that ian editor can't live
on old exchanges and paste. An edi-
tor wants clean socks every three
months, and square meal every -four
days. Some INSCRIPTIONS scouudrel
would deprive the editor of well de-
served patronage by asserting that the
Headlight, under its recent manage
ment, had amassed an immense for
tune. If ocean steamers were worth "A
cent dozen we couldn't make the frs
payment on a canoe"
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, with
her daughter, the most accomplished
young lady who has appeared before
the public for years past, proposes to
visit Austin In November and lecture
during the fair. Both would gladly
visit different cities of Texas, and
those having public halls and theaters
to rent or having charge OF lyceums
and library associations should adYise
her at Tenetiy, New Jersey, of terms,
etc. Mrs. Stanton requests Texan ed.
Itors to make her wishes and purposes
known in this behalf. She is woman
of great ability, and speaks earnestly
ami elCquently.
Mr.. Schaeffer, the wine manufacturer,
says that the United States internal
revenue code provides that no special
tax shall he imposed upon winners
who sell wine of their own growth oil
manufacturers who sell wine from
grapes produced by Others at the place
where the same is made, or at the gen.
eral business office Of such vintner OF
manufacturer who shall have more than
one Office Tor the sale of such wine
that shall. be exempt from special tax
under this act; nor shall any special
tax Je imposed upon apOthecurles as
to wines or spirituouI liquors which
they use exclusively in the prepare
ton or making up of medicines.
The Methodist district conference
has been in session for some time in
Cambridge, Elder w. II. Moss presid-
ing. Ministers present: Revs. L. 2.
Smith, William Robbins, ]. d. White
head, NJ. w. Shearer, J. G. Roberts,
r. n. Brown, N. Hamilton, E. S Will
liams, ]. w. Lively, A. r. DIXON, w.
W. Bridwell, ]. A. Crutchfeld, s.
| Crutchfield. These ministers repre-
sented nine circuits and two stations,
having lay membership of $500.
Since they cannot kill chickens now of
Sundays, they have to suspend services
of Saturdays, such is the uproar and
cackling in the hen .roosts in and
around Cambridge.
Ex-Governor Brown learned from
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statistics In the ComptrolIer'a office of
his State that the people of Missouri
paid out annually, for liquors alone,
no less than $50, 900, 600, against $685.
600 paid to the State as revenue de-
rived from the sale of liquors. The
Ze1aS Northeast says that no one, so
far as we know, has had the boldness
to collate such information in Texas,
but since Texas has less population
than Missouri, we place the amount
paid out in this State for the same pur-
pose at $50, 900, 900, against $500, 900
paid to the State revenue from that
source. Should we throw away $780,
600, 900 in order to create revenue to
the State of $500, 600?
The Cameron Sentinel says: eff there
were more papers like the Telegram in
our Safe there would be less crime,
better officers and more intelligence
among the people," We infer that the
Telegram is good-natured and doesn't
tote pocket on the hip; it would be
the daddy of all the constables and
sheriffs, if 1t hal chance, and thus
prevent crime; and it would run a
high school ten months in each year
and thus perfect popular intelligence.
But newspapers can't do these things
or preach the gospel, and therefore The
-SSs7sttrer fsys IL on rsthdef thick, but the
Telegram of to-day will contain this
choice extract from the Sentinel and
give the Sentinel a big boost and
thus two souls, by contract, will be
made happy.
A private letter from Paul Bremond,
now at IL 1-2 Wall street, asserts his
qualification that the property-holders
and merchants and mechanics of Aus
tin are at last waking up, aud propose
to build q yard wide road. We are
carrying ten tons against twelve of the
standard gauge roads. All that is re-
quired is to add sixth car and we
carry as much as the Central at less ex-
pense. No tire should be lost. The
ST. Louis folks have taken hold of the
Tyler tap, aud will be running from
Texarkana by January, and another
season to Waco. and bye and bye to
Austin. Your people should lose no
time in meeting them. Our road has
reached Trinity, and is working north
east to Moscow. Our trains will be |
running to that point In January, M
less the quarantine prevents our getting
rails through.
hr. A. p. Eckman, writing from |
Texas, to the New Hamp-
SHIRE Neles.. says: When you come in |
contact with the old alaYeozracv- IL Ia |