The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-08

IucfC NGtc dOOuI lOIly tcdC1cIs pIGe-
emit at the Mexia convention. There
were two organizations developed, one
headed by DR.. Malone and the other
by DR.. Crane. A compromise was eff
fected and the two united under the
former a. president. Governor Rob-
erts made 9 speech, in which he re-
viewed his official acts regarding pub
lie instruction.
A writer in the Express Gays: "a
safe and sure way to avoid the cotton
worm is to catch the miller which lays
the eggs. This is easily done by tax
ing common soap or candle box, in
vert it and nail legs on it SO it will
stand Just above the cotton plant
smear the inside of this box with tar
or rosin and lard melted together,
hang q lantern up in the box so the
hight will be just below the box. The
miller will go to the light, and in its
frantic fight about tine light it will
strike the tar and stick fast. One fe-
male miller thus caught is equivalent
to killing hundreds of worms. Do not
poison. The dust of the Paris green
or other poisons used are very injurious
to the cotton, the picker and the gin
ner, and the little dust which falls
with the seed renders them unfit for
stock food. A dairyman of San Anto-
MO was trying TO contract with me for
cotton seed last fall, but must be as
sured there had been no poison used.
He said he had three cows poisoned to
death the year before by using such
seed"
at the closing of the late annual ses.
sion Of Hollin's Institute, in Roam
oke county, ", honors were extended
young ladies of Texas. A newspaper
says: Miss Bessie D. Anderson, of
Austin, was the recipient of the medal
for excellence in vocal music. She
also received diplomas in English Ian
guage and literature, and having re-
ceived other diplomas at previous ses-
sions, was declared graduate IN the
literary course. Miss Anderson charm
ed all hearts with her graceful rendi-
ton of Cssta Diva, and when, in obe-
dieuce tn;the call of the audience, she
returned to the stand, raised the enthu-
siasm Of the audience to the highest
point by singing in most exquisite style
The Last Rose of Summer. 1t noticed
other Texas girls, as MISS Laura Bryan
of Galveston, who graduated in Eng
lisE literature and history; Miss Libbie
Mitchell, of Richmond, in English
literature and mathematics; Miss NJ AIRY
A. Hand, of Galveston, In English Int
erature; Miss NJ. E. Betterton, of Dali
las, in Latin; Miss Helen Halbert, of
Austin, IN natural science and history !;
Miss E. Fannie Gary, of Tyler, In Eng
lish language, German and history,
who was also the recipient of the d.
ploma of q fall graduate, the highest
honor bestowed by this institute.
The Herald, comments upon the
fact that large amount of commercial
business men in Denison, and it prints
the list of names aud the amount of
the bills from q house in Dayton,
Ohio. The paper comments Upon this
fashion of merchants having work done
out of the state. in this wise: "We
can view it in no other light than
those who send away for this printing
do not want to pstronize home print
ing offices. There is not a name in
the above list that is not indebted to
the two newspapers here, not only for
favorable local mention but for the
efforts the press has made to build up
the town. No other agency has
worked as faithfully for the
best interest of Denison and her mer-
chants as the press, ana thus we are re-
paid. When they have little print
ing to do they give it to some inter-
loper who never spent dollar in the
town outside of his board bill. There
are connected with the Herald thirteen
persons. All they earn is spent or in
vested in Denison. They never think
of sending away for anything. There
are names on that list who are receiv-
ing monthly from employees of the
Herald from $40 to Spin cash. There
is not name on the whole list but re-
ceives patronage from some one con-
nected with the Herald, and we doubt
not that the same may be said OF the
Nesos and Its employees. And you may
rest assured that what Is purchased is
we'll paid for. There is not one of the
men named on the list that can say
that the firm who did the printing re-
ferred to patronized them or ever will
to the amount of a penny. This is
plain business proposition, and we ask
every one named IN the list If it would
have been more than fair for them to
have got prices. ETC., from either one
or the other of the offices before send
ing swsy9 We mean what we say. and
will back the assertion that the Herald
will duplicate every job delivered here
at o reasonable margin above prices
paid" And the evil complained of by
the Herald applies to the business men
Of almost every place in the state.