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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-11-06
The Texas Pan Handle.
Editors Democratic Statesman:

Editors Democratic Statesman:
As so little is known of the Pan
Handle in the interior of Texas, I hope
that few additional notes will not be
uninteresting TO your readers.
We are to-day, October 10, in Hartly
county, which touches New Mexico on
the west and is the second county
from the north line of the Pan Han
die, and al specimen of the produc-
tiveness of the soil will give you an
imperfect report of the crop raised on
Pomero creek by Mexican. There
was about twenty acres IN cultivation,
and you must bear in mind that the
farm was cultivated with a wooden
pillow and such other imperfect imple-
ments as the Mexicaus generally use
Corn and oats, %, 900 lbs. at Sc. 8 $50
Beans, IL, 900 lbs. at &c. ........ 11sO
Onions, 5000 lbs. at sc. .....~.. 25O
MELONS of various kinds. 1900. 100
Il ID pepper. "a
Total. $2365
Many smaller items, particularly Of
'tgarden tuck" have been omitted.
A ready market is found at his door
for all farm and garden products.
During our trip through portions OF
Dsllam, Hartly and Oldham counties
we passed over thousands of acres OF
splendid farming and pasture lands
with some springs and running streams
and many beautiful lakes. Some oil
the land is OF an inferior quality, roll
ing sand hills that can hardly be used
for any purpose, and, although the
Commissioner says nothing, am salts
fed that his mind is made up as tC
what he will do in regard to them
Still do not speak suthoritatively as
he keeps his own counsel.
From the top of the Crejs del Csnjo,
q mountain peak just across the line II
New Mexico, We could see into Kansas,
Colorado, the Indian Territory anG
Texas. These mountain ranges are q,
of ignious rocks, and show that they
have been heaved up by vast cenvul'
sions in ages past. May 1t not be thai
the people, the remains of whose cities
are found in the valleys adjacent to th,
Rocky Mountain slopes, were destroyed
by this means, and that the Mexican
civilization found here by the Euro
| peans was q remnant of it?
At Salinas, Q small Mexican town OF
the Canadian river, where we wer'
told we would certainly be robbed oil
murdered, but where we were kindly
treated, we met Padre John Guerin, o.
Mora, N. NJ, who gsYe Us letter o.
Introduction to q family several mile
down the river, who, upon the presen
tation of the letter, received Us mes
Hospitality, and although part of tn,
time We had no interpreter, We sue
ceeded in getting on admirably. No
thing Of special interest escapes Col
Ms notice, and after inspecting TIL
country league after leage, as he is do
ing, il viii be . wonder II he II no
fconpstent to make satisfactory re
port. c. c. C.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-11-06

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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-11-06
Races saturday.

The trotting match begun Saturday
was for mile heats, best three IN i've,
500 to frat horse, $50 to. sec ond
horse. The starters were Dsxter, Clip
sy Queen, Captain Runaer aud Sleepy
Baldy. Two heats Refe ran, Dexter
winning the first and Gypsy Queen the
second. Gypsy QleeB's driver had
failed to carry his wighrs, and row
was raised among the jockeys, when
the judges decided to rule the race of,
consequently the match was begun
anew Saturday with the same horses
as startere. The race resulted as fol-
lows:
Dexter ---.----.s.., l l
Captain Runner. ......-..
Sleepsy Badly. ........ ID
Time, 2 so 3 "a 3 4-2:53.
The next was a running race, two
and half dash, free for all; 5000 to
II first horse, $50 to second horse.
The entries were Ella Rowett, Maggie
May and ct. Marks. The only starters
were Ella R1wett and st. Marks. Ella
had the inside and led little at first,
but Sf. Marks soon took position st
her side and kept right along with her
through the second mile, when Ella
began to lead again, coming under the
string about three lengths ahead OF her
competitor.
Ti1e, 4 AS lie.
Tne tnird race was q running mile
dash, twO-yeaT-olds, for stallion pro-
duce stake. The entries were Pits
Miss Budson, Vests Mary 3. and the
Philips Oar Friend anu Mutual
Friend. Mary B. md Our Erie I'd
started. The latter came in TWO
lengths ahead.
Time, 1 40 2
The fourth race was running mile
heats for beaten horses; 800 to first
horse, $40 to secord horse. The
match was mot interesting ana re-
suited az follows:
Pnllips' Lila G...........1 |
Bachelor & l. l!y's Mattie Foo,e. 2 9
Time, l Az, l AS 4.
The fifth race, a handicap, citizens
purse, mile and a half, 5000 II frs.
horse, S75 to second horse, was the
most wonderful race run. The en-
tries were Jack Hardy and Tom Nc
Kinney and Lila c.. The two first
STATED. l. Was believed that Tom
Mckinney was in bad condition, hav-
ing strained tendon few days ago,
so that il WAS feared that he would
have to quit the turf. The horses had
a good start, but 1t soon became cyl
dent to all observers that Tom had the
worst of it. He dropped behind and
was declared to be beaten, but during
the last half mile he began to gain
upon his competitor, and coming
down the home stretch he passed him
and walked away from him in hand
some style, passing the string Thirty
feet ahead, and receiving loud plsudits
from the grand stand. Time, 2:42 1-2,
the best record ever made on the Capt..
tai State Fair course, or doubtless any
where else in Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-11-06

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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06
from the San Francisco Daily Stock Report.
SECESSION ON THE PACIFIC.
The Heather Chinee Must TO or Cal
ifOrnia May Secede.

This is most critical time in the
history of California Whether there
is to be blOOdshed and anarchy in our
fair State, riot, imcendiariSm and
murder; whether our green fields are
to be blackened and our garden spot
laid waste; or whether, rather than in
cur those dreadful evils, we shall
calmly, in the end, all other resorts
having failed, meet and sever our con-
nection with the national cOnfeder-
alton, making laws for our own pre-
SeTYatiOn and the preservation of our
children's heritage, the events of the
next two days may determine. Al
ceSSiOn from the Union, in the event
of our failure TO obtain the relief we
demand from the Chinese evil, is
broadly talked of in high circles. The
East has utterly failed to understand
our situation and to extend the aid
and sympathy we have right to eX-
pect from the sisterhOOd of States.
Leading men say that we have plead
ed, have exhausted arguments, have
cried aloud for relief, but our most
earnest appeals have been treated with
indignIty, and our sufferingS been
made mOckeTy. As a last resort We
will take advantage of the geographic
cal lines that surround us, the vast eX-
tent of soil within our boundaries, the
eXhaustleSS resources of wealth that
are ours, and will set up an Occiden-
tal republic. which, if it cannot rival
the old republic in its glory of the past
will ut least be a magnificent empire
of white freemen, whose heritage shall
be preserved to their children and
their childrcn's children forever.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06
Beecher and a Barber,

On one time Henry Ward Beecher
went down To Boston to lecture. In
the afternoon he went into a barber
shop of great tone and refinement to
be shaved. The barber WAS a gar.
Mr.. Beecher, while he lathered his
face, with intellectual conversation.
He asked, Are you going to the lee
ture this evening? Going to the lee
ture?'
oh" Mr.. Beecher replied wearily
as a man who didn't take much stock
in lectures, Il don't know; who's going
to Lecturer
why" the amazed barber exclaimed
~Rey. Henry Ward Beecher; Rev
Henry Ward Beecher, of Brooklyn
Going TO lecture tonight in Music
Hall"
Mr.. Beecher reused up with an all
of Indifferent interest. "Oh, we'll" hi
said. IF he is going to lecture, I guess
I'll have TO GO
Got your tickets?- the barber rat
tied on. Got your tickets? Got you
tickets?'
No. Mr.. Beecher replied; Il havt
no ticket"
The barber laughed merriIy. "Ha
Ia, ha," he shouted. You'll have tC
stand up; you'll have to stand up
Seats al gone two days ago; you'll
have To stand up"
well, nOw," said Mr. Beecher, Will
air of great YeXatiOn. do you know
that is just nv luck. / was in Brook
lyn, last Sunday, and went over u
L ., -, -.
fellow preach, morning and evenin!
and both times | had 10 stand nj
through the sermon"
And as he went away the still un
enlightened barber laughed at the maj
who would have to stand up at MI
Beecher's lecture.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06
She SeWed on His Buttons.

Old Hummer is tight-fisted. Several
DAYS ago he said to his wife: Maria, !
want YOU to look over that brOadclOth
vest of mine and put new buttons OH
it cause I'm going to card party to
night"
@But, Ety." answered Mrs. Hummer
81 haven't any buttons to match that
vest; and
Thunder" broke in Blummer, "the
idea of woman keeping house as long
AS YOU have, and pretendin' to be OuI
of buttons. BY GeOrgel l bIievC
you'll ask Inc for money to buy 'em
with next
That evening Blummer hurried
through his supper. and began array.
ing himself for the card party. Pres
emily he called for the brOadclOth vest
and Mrs B., with marvellous prOmpti
tude, handed it To him. He took it
hastily unfoldeI il, and then, as his
eye took in his complete appearance
he stood as one transfiXed. 1t WAS Z
siX-buttOn vest, and there were siN
buttons on it, and the daZed optics OF
Blummer observed that the first, Oh
top one, was tiny pearl shirt button
and that the next one was brass
army Overcoat button with L. S
cleaning upon it, and that number
three was an O1ydized silver affair
and that number four was horn but
ton, evidently from the back Of one oi
the Puritan fathers coats, and then
rs the dazzled eyes Of old Blummel
reached the bottom buttOn-a poker
chip found in Blummer's pocket witt
two holes punched through it-he gave
a snort that made the chandelier jim
gle. There is, after all, a fine sense Ot
humOr about Blummer. and he laugheS
till he cried. And there wont be any
button money grudged in that house
hold hereafter.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press.
Society In San Francisco.

An item in one of the newspapers 4
few days since called attention to the
fact that nearly 300 divorces had been
granted during the past year in this
city, averaging almost one divorce for
every working day. This, taken in
connection with the fact that suicide
is daily chrOnicled, would indicate Il
sad and depraYed state of morals in
this fair city. When we consider
that there are S.0l9 drinking
places, a number three times as
large rs in New York in pro-
portion to the population, that stock
gambling is indulged in by young and
old male and female of every business,
profession, occupation. and station,
and that the majority of the people
live in lodging or boarding houses and
hotels, thereby dishOnOTing our almost
national Home. Sweet Home" we
may perhaps find a reason for the
above disheartening statement in re-
gard to the matrimonial incOmpati-
bilities and ultimate separations of
those who have vowed To love, honor
and protect while life shall last. We
think it would be wise enactment If
the Legislature of California were to
follow the example Of South Carolina,
which, ut its last session. repealed all
the laws of the State relating To di-
vOrce, thus making legal divorces no
longer practicable for any cause. In Il
city whore there are tifty-Six public
schools, besides numerous private
schools and seminaries of a higher or
der, and 10 chapels, missions, and
churches, these things ought not to be-.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06
Uncle Richard Should Explain.

Now we know Governor Bishop will
be renOminated. Not because he has
stolen anything out of the State Treas
ury, for he has not; not because he
has appointed nincOmpOOps to Office.
although he has done this To Il very
large extent; not because his barrel Is
empty, for we imagine he has a little
left; not for any or all of these things,
but for 4 crime which in Democratic
eyes there is 10 palliating. Among
the contingent exp nseS of the Cover
nor in the Auditor of States report for
1878, appears the following item:
"Wah Hing, washing towels, SG.32.
Now it is very evident that no Irish
waSherWOman answers to the "hIy-
thenish" name of "Wah Hing" III fact
the presumption is inevitable that Mr..
Bishop has been pItrOniZing one OF
those almOnd-eyed rdScals which his
party in Congress is trying to legiSlate
out OF the country. We are not sur
prised, therefore, to notice that some
of the organs of the Governors own
party are giving him some very Sc
we're raps and practically telling him
that his goose is cooked Governor
how could you ?-SteuJeH1iiie HeTdid
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06
Lunaties DO Not Shed Tears.

One of the most curious facts COL
nected with madness is the utter ali
Sence of tears amid the insane. What
ever the form of madness, tears are
conspicuous by their absence, as much
in the depression of melancholy, or eX-
cltement of mania, us III the utter
apathy of dementia. If a patient in Il
a lunatic asylum be discovered in
tears, it will be found that it is one be-
ginning to recover, or an emotional
outbreak in an epileptic who is scarce
ly truly insane, while actual insane
persons appear to have lost the power
of weeping; it is only returning reason
which can once more unlOOSe the fOun-
tain of their tears. Even when Il luna
tic is telling one in feryid language
how she has been deprived of her chill
dren, or the OutTages that have been
perpetrated to herself, her eye Is neYel
even moist. The ready gush of tears
which accompany the plant of the
sane woman contrasts strangely with
the dry-eyed appeal of the talkatiye
lunatic. 1t would, indeed, seem that
tears give relief to feelings which
when pent up, lead to madness. II Is
one of the privileges of reason to be
able TO weep. Amid all the misery OF
the insane they find no relief III tears
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06
How Men Get Ahead.

\ son Of Maine who went West in
early youth, and has there attained
wealth and an honorable position. re-
turned last summer to visit his old
home. At the village store he saw an
old man whom he had known in his
younger days. He accOsted him, but
was not recognized. so you don't re-
member Inc" he said; I'm John r."
-YOu~ exclaimed the old man, you
don't mean to tell me that you are
John r." Il certainly am" said
the visitor, shaking him by the hand,
-and I'm very glad to see you again
WELL persisted the old man, Il necer
did. To think that this is you. They
tell me you've grown awful rich, John"
John admitted that he had saved
something. ~And they say you're the
President of railroad, and get a big
salary" Again John had 10 admit
that TumOr spoke truth ~I'm glad on
it, John. I'm glad on it, my boy; II
beats all what circumstances and
cheek will do for man"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06
A Strange "Bed-felIer." !"

During the late cold snap, one of our
farmers chose a certain day To Kill his
hogs, which was To use his own Ian
guage, "a leetle too cold The hogs
frOZe on the pole as fast they were
hung up, and after all were killed the
boys took several hot tO,ldieS, ami the
old man who was already staggering,
tumbled off into back room and was
soon fast asleep in the wrong bed.
About eight O'Clock a neighbOr, wlrD
had been helping, concluded to %
home, and rs he went out stopped to
examine the hogs OH the pole, which
he found as cold as stones. Taking
one of the smallest down, he lu@ged it
around the house To the back door.
carried it into the old mans room and
| throwing back the bed clothes, laid il
snugly mp to the old man, spoon fashion,
then covered them up and left About
| IL o'clock the old man awOke, and in
stantly yelled out, "DIye. Dave, .,
Dayem Dave was still busily engaged
at euchre in the other rOOm,- but
answered, What the devil DO You
want with me-" Come here quick
with a light-run herel Your poor
mother is dead and cold Is icer'
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06

L OF IA, sg3 and GQx2Q2 feet New house
II Ave ROOMS fruits Of all ksnds. Situated
ou tle south side of Adams street, near the g.,
n. & Q. depot. Price reasonable and terms
easy. Owner wishes 10 remove 20 Toledo.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06

14nACRES, three miles from Tifin, of which
lOU l30 acres are IN good cultivation; bal
ance nne timber. Running water, supported
u 4 M. SnrlpS two orchards, l.OJl bushels
Uf wheat harvested Iu ISIS. Will suil for the
HOmnal sum Of SG2- - per acre, on reasonable
time.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06
THE GENUINE
DIR, G. MoLANE'S
Celebrated American
WORM SPECIFIC
VERM..TFUGE.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

THE countenaECe IS pale and leaden-
L COlored. with occasional fushes, OF
I circumscriJed spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull; the pu-
pills dilate; an azure semicircle runs
along the lower eve-id; the nose IS II
ritat-d, sweIs. and sometimes bieeds !;
4 swelling Of the upper lip; occasional
headache. with kumming or throbbing
OF the ears: an unusual secretion of
saliva; slimy OF furred tongue; breath
very foul, particularly in the morning;
appetite variable, sometimes yOraCiOuS,
with . gnIWIng sensation of the stom-
ac1. II others, entirely gone; feeting
pains n the stomach; occasional
aaIsea and vomiting; violent pains
throughout the abdomen; bowels IT.
Regular, AZ times costive; stools Shiny;
not Un!rcquently tinged with blood /;
b-ly swollen and hard; urine turbid;
respiration occasionally difficult, and
accompanied by hiccough; cough
sometimes dry and COnvulsive; uneasy
and disturbed sleep, with grinding Of
The teeth temper variable, but gener-
al irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
Dr. {. ACLANE'S VERMIFUGE
viii certainly effect a cure.
IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; 1t Is an innocent prepara.
ton, Eof rlbH5t cf d0iHg tie slightest
i,JH,r 70 tie most hlzaar infant.
The genuine DR.. MCLANE's YER
HFuGE bears the signatures Of c. Nc
LANE and FLEMING Bros. on the
wrapper. -:O:-
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06
For the Tribune.
MY OLD HOME.

I When shall ] see ms hoIac again"
That dear Old home OF ours rw.s sweet,
For she who dv-elt within its walls
Was Gods best giit a true help-meet-
How changed is Al, my home no In0re--
Other roofs will shelter me instead,
For one whose smiles made life 50 bright,
Is numbered nov among the dead
! An earthly nOIRe may pleasant be.
With anecti0uate ones 10 share,
The cares Of life with pleasure meet.
Each Others burdens help 70 bea..
The dear old place, who can f0rgct
4 pleasant home, endeaTed by years,
And kindcst friends, whose kindly acts
AMI sympathy in ey'ry thought appua=s2
Ny dear old home stIll can see
Thy roof eInbOwered in shade,
Choice plants in bloom adorn tie room.
No winters frOsts nor cold invade.
Ny dear Old home, with lingering look,
see those days, bat forbear
What might be now, We can but know,
II sin had never entered there.
But must bear tle chast ming TOd,
In mercy held by hands Divine,
Whate'er my LOT through life may be-.
To learn cOntcntiuent, nor repine.
Our dear old home o may live,
While here on earth, a lite Of love,
And daily walk in faith and hope,
To find a better home above.
J.l
CRAWFORDsvIILE. INB.. FeB. 1873.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-03-06
A Speedy Cure for Hog Cholera.

The Lewiston GLzstte, published in
Fulton county, ILL.,, contains the fol
lowing:
Every paper in the United States
ought occasionally To keep the fact be-
fore its readers that burnt corn IS a
certain and speedy cure for hog cholera
The best way is to make pile of corn
on the cObs, efTectually scOrch it
and then give the affected hogs free
access to il. This remedy WAS dis
covered by f. L. Locke, Esq, at the
time his distillery was burnt in this
county, together with large lOi
Of store corn, which WAS 50 much
injured as to be unit for use
and was hauled out and greedily
eaten BY the hogs, several Of which
were diving daily. After the second
day not a single hog was lost, and thC
disease entirely disappeared. The
remedy has been tried in number Of
cases since, and never failed.