The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-10-28
EDITORIAL NOIES.

In round numbers, the wool crop
OF the world is shout I, 800. 100000
pounds. Half century ago il was
but 320,00O,O00 pounds. THE in
crease in fifty years in Australia has
been from 100000 to 350,OOOOOO
pounds. Sheep increased there to
the number of 10000 last year. In
the last fifty years the clip of the
United States has increased from
100000 to 20S,00O,0,O.
Cremation has become so fire.
quent ut Milan that ii has been de-
cided to build by the side ofthe ere
nation furnace in the cemetery a
cinerary temple or ash house, in
which the remains of the dead NAV
be deposited and labelled off in jars
made like the old Latin urns. The
Milan press is in favor of the new
temple. The architects have handed
in their plans, and they have been
approved by the city authorities.
The Cathedral of Cologne,
whose completion was celebrated
Friday, was commenced about the
year 1850. Ii is 51l feet in length,
23l in breadth, and the towers are
511 feet high. 1t is said TO be the
largest specimen of Gothic architec-
ture in the world. The repair of
the building was commenced in
1880, under King Frederick William
I'LL, and its construction was carried
forward under Frederick William
Nv. Large sums were appropriated
by the government and money was
also raised by private subscription
and by an association called the
Sombauverein, with branches
throughout Europe. The nave.
aisles and transepts were cOnsecrat-
ed in 184S, and the whole interior
was thrown open in 1868. The pres
ent emperor has taken great inter
est in the final completion of the
cathedral, and has pressed forward
the work energetically for some
years. To-day it stands complete. a
direct connecting link between the
present and the dim past. The cele-
bration the event seems to have
b. Ell worthy of it.
Swiss lawyers, upon their admis-
the following oath: Il swear be-
fore God to be faithful to the Re-
public and Canton of Geneva; new
er to swerve from the respect due
to the tribunals and to the authOri-
ties; not to advise or maintain any
cause which does not appear to Inc
just or equitable, unless in the de-
Tense of an accused; not to employ
in order to maintain the
causes which shall be cOntided to
me, any means contrary to the truth,
and not attempt to deceive the
judges by any artifice or by any false
of facts or of law; to alb
stain from all offensive personality,
and not to advance any fact against
the honor and the reputation of the
parties, unless it be Indispensable to
the cause with which | shall be
not to encourage the COM
or the carrying on OF
any process from any motive of pas
sion or of interest, and not to refuse
from any personal considerations
the cause of the feeble, the stranger.
or the oppressedH. How would it |
do to elevate the profession by hav-
ing such an oath prescribed by Tex
rs statutef a-.
1t is whispered that the public is
soon to be surprised with anew and |
discovery in the art of |
that will throw the in
ventions of Morse and Edison into
he shade. Some bookworm, in pc
using the writings of Il Jesuit |
monk of the fourteenth century,
Ound a treatise on the properties
md wonders of the lOdestone and |
1t is there incidentally |
that If two magnets are
exactly alike, the action
,r motion of one will cause SINH
ar and sympathetic action in the
,ther, although not in contact Acf-l
ng upon this theory. it is said, a
chemist has actually succeeded to
uch an extent that he believes the
heOry will become practical and
Iselul. After many and repeated
rails, he has succeeded in construct
ng the two magnetic needles ex.
lctly alike. which is the great diff
ulty. Each is inclosed in case
imilar to watch, having the alpha
'et instead of figures on the dial.
By moving the needle i'll one with Il
icy or otherwise, from letter to let
er on the dial, the needle in the
'ther will take of the same motion
nd assume of the same position,
hus spelling out word for word. 1t
5 claimed that actual experiment
confirms the feasibility of the dis
overy even where the instruments
re miles apart. 'i.. 'rI'