The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-21

STEELE & PRICE, Manfrs., CT
Mr.. Tilden has pointed out, prevent
people from seeing his fitness for any
other place.
Mr. Gladstone is to be taken back into
the liking of Englishmen. The other
evening he went with his wife to the
Haymsrket Theatre, and on his entrance
the guidance fairly rose, and round after
round Of applause testified to his re-
stored popularity, one or two Kisses
only serving to increase the epthusi-
asm. Boxes, pit and smphithestre APP
peared to vie with each other in the
hesItiness Of their greeting. Mr.. Glad
stone, who appeared somewhat sur
prised at his reception, was sfterward
evidently interested in MISS Missions
rendering of the character of Juliet,
which he was observed repeatedly to
applaud.
Cincinnati has q society for "The
Promotion Of Marriage" and under Its
auspices picnic was lately given, at
which it was announced that one hun
dred couples, beneficiaries of p. NJ. A.,
would be publicly given in in bands Of
holy matrimony. First catch your rab-
bit; you csnIOt marry people unless
you tiud pairs to marry and instead of
one hundred, the society could only
induce three mene and three women to
GO though the performance. Those
who went to the picnic to witness q
gigaItc and multitudinous marrying
were disguised, aud uttered loud ex-
presslons of discomfort. This failure
of piece of wholesale vulgarity Is de-
cidedly encouraging. Doubts may
well be felt OF the happiness of mar
rage solemn lied in balloon, a circus,
q gift enterprise concert room, or at
picnic.
The recent dismissal OF four West
Point cadets for hsZing has stirred up
a great excitement, and strong efforts
are making to secure q mo LITIGATION of
of the sentence at Wa hington. 1t sp
pears that the original order OF dIsmis
sal included six cadets, four OF whom
were corporals, but the other two were
finally relieved from expulsion and
punished by being put back year
with the "plcbec" whom they had
hazed. The friends OF the four corpo-
rails are nov working hard to get the
same terms for them, and it is thought
most likely that the President will so
order. Curiously enough Gen. Shco-
field, the present superintendent of the
Academy, got into trouble for hazing
when he was cadet, and Phil Sheridan
was turned back year for the same
offense.
II farm of one hundred aud sixty
acres is divided by fence into fields II
10 acres each, says the Turf, Field and
Farmer, there are miles OF fences. II
each fence low is one rod wide, no less
than 10 acres OF land are occupied by
them. This is equal to 4 per cent.
of the farm. and the loss OF the use of
the land is exactly equal to charge Of
6 IA per cent. on the whole value Of
the farm. But nearly every fence row
in the country is made a nursery for
weeds, which stock the whole farm and
make an immense amount OF labor De
cessary to keep from smotherIng the
crops. Much damage always result, 10
the crop from these weeds, and II these
expenses are added to the first one, the
whole will easily sum up 10 90 per cent.
or q tax OF one-fifth the value of the
farm. To remedy this, have fewer
fences, or clean and SOW down the fence
rows to grass or clover, and NOW them
twice q year.
The watering places seem all OF them
to be doing good and paying business
this year. The old established favor
ties and the new and less known places
have equally shared in this increase in
business. 1t Is interesting to know
these facts, for the increase Of summer
travel and recreation Is q fair measure
Of the increase of general business.
Hotel keepers and proprietors Of water.
ing places have suffered severely since
the panic OF 1878, and to see them re-
covering good spirits once more Is a
very encouraging sign Of the times.
When people make money, or think
they are going to make il. they ere
willing TO spend more freely, aud hepce
the hotel registers at the springs and
seaside are in measure symbols Of the
return Of popular confidence and indus
trial and business vitality.
Men can get accustomed to anything.
Il Is said that in Memphis, with the
number Of NEW cases" still increasing,
there is more or less cheerfulness, and
that jests are not entirely unknown.
An animated newspaper, at such q pes
tilential crisis, must be invaluable; and
there is one in the stricken city which
announces, with little joke, that It
must consign an original 'spomer TO
the wsste-paper basket, one stanza Of
said ''pome" being: 'Dnr streets are
full Of ghostlike figures. with blsnched
cheek and Bonded head and II il were
not for their hurried movements. you
would think that they were already
dead" Il is rather CHASTITY. however,
TO read Of q threatened MT st Camp
Marks, 70 which 90 many have fed for
safety, and the consignment OF several
persons TO jail Tor disorderly proceed
ings. Nothing can sober some people
into good behavior, OF prevent them
fiom writing poetry"
Mr.. Lincoln, in September, 1859.
made political speech in Cincif ~,
and after il WAS over, est far info he
morning with Governor C0rgirf 1nd
Judge A. G. w. Carter, al threeI taik-
ing politics and tellisg stories. ne
thing was saId Of nominating Lihcoln
for the Presidency. s.So," he f1fd,
s'you really think there u chsnlce Tor
met Well, Mf. Corwin, / don't!think
there Is anything in il. and the ! e, e.
| / dou't encourage the idea, and shall
not encourage idea, for have no an-
bssson 70 be President Tbat neFersn-
te-sd nv head. Indeed, Mr.. C0fBin,
T a. cot think that am &c b be
President Of thsse United Siaten. I
have not the Ffquisite ability. am
not competent 20 all the Presidency.
I can net compare in aDythlae With /
Chase and Seward NOV, III tn Won
whaf-I an willing 70 sun fof Vice
President. II the convention nIll nom
innts ne for that. and the HeD1bIicsn +
party Il willing. ] think thsi With