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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-01-08

II
riously burned, one probably fatally.
AUGUSTA. Me-, January 6.-Gen.
Chamberlin has taken charge of The
police force at the Stat. House, and
guns from the Bangor arsenal have
been packed away in boxes. Beth par.
ties hOld caucuses this evening In hall
on Water street.
Thes. Swsn, Democratic member
elect Of the House from Menot, has
written letter TO the chairman Of the
Democratic and Greenback committees
stating that be will not participate in
The organization Of the House until il
shall decide to obey the mandate Of
the court.
WASHINGTON, January 6.-HoUsE =
The Speaker proceeded, as the regular
order of business, TO call the commit
tees for reports.
Scales, OF North Carolina, chairman
OF the Committee on Indian Affairs, re-
ported the resolution directing the com
mittee to investigate and report upon
the origin Of the recent outbreak Of the
Utes az the White RIVER Aeeacy. in
Colorado, and authorizing II 10 send
for persons and papers.
Elam, Of Louisiana, from G mmitiee
on Naval Affairs, reported the blll tx
tending the ports of Wilmington,
Charleston, eavannab, Mobile, New
Orleans, Baton Rouge and Galveston.
The act for the establishment OF
public marine schools passed.
Reagan, of Texas. chairman OF the
Committee on Commerce, reported
resolution, calling on the Secretary Of
the Treasury for . statement Of ell
moneys paid into the Treasury under the
act passed June z, 1872, By the respec-
tive United States Commissioner, which
was adopted.
The House then went into commit |
tee Of the whole on the report on the
on rules, bot on motion Of |
Cox, Of New York, Fose without con- |
siderstion thereof ID order 70 allow the |
members time 70 examine the report. |
Forneys Of Alabama, announced the !
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Calomel relieves: "BLACK-DRAUGHT"

jan decd WY
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-08-07
The apportpnme Of dele gates from the various
ties to the said Convention is fixed Us follows:

The rocxlns resolutions unanimously adopted:
Resolrei That Primary Elections for the choice Of del
egaJes said State Convention shall be heo later
than August 7. 1880.
Rssolped. That We recommend that Republicans in the
Several Election Precincts throughout the state form
themselves into Clubs for effective work during the ap
preaching canvass.
ResoZrei, That the test for voting said Primaries
sha be affirmation by the person ing that
he citizen Of the United States that he voted the Re-
publican ticket at the last general election in this State
would have done had he voted said eec ion and
pledge to support the National and State nonuess Of
the Republican party at the coling election =
Resolved That tho several County Republican Central
Committees throughout the State be requested provide
their respective counties the Republican State Con-
vsntion. ..-..t ....z. II, ;
l. f. REQUA,
Chairman Republican State Central committee.
ALI. DOZEN Secretary. jy15td
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-08-07
NICHOLS INFALLlBLE INJECTION
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.

Cuarantsed 70 promptly and permanently eveFyj
s.so OF GonOrh0a, 0ieet and Whites, matter
how long standing directions followed Internal
unedicinss Recommended necessaay A cure gusr
anlsod refunded For eals bv B. p Foster Di
sssAess II nnsSsh ersash, Spsrish Gsr1AA- uheen 4
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-08-07

in urs. Auy .4er dlseases that leea % INSANITY
and death.
DR.. MlNTIE will agree 70 forfeit Five HHnaTSd
ATIVc (under his specia advice and reatmen will not
cure or for anything impure injurious found IN II D1
MlNTlE treats all Private Diseases successuiy wNnous
mercury G0nsuitatiO f-~o. Thorough eXA1ina-
tion advice including analysis OF urine, co. Price
Of Vital H~steEatsve. $500 bottle, or four Tunes
quantity $10CO to any address upon receipt o.
price c. O. D. from observation and IN private
name if desired, by A. E. MINT1E, n. y:
III KearneY Street, San crAnc1sco. Ca.
DIR. MINTTE'S KIDNEY REM EDY. NBPA-
RE GIUT, cures all kinds Of Kidney and Bladder cam
plants Gonorrhea elect, LeucorThPa For sale by p
Foster and Geo. C. Thaxter Druggists, Carson CITY, WV
a bottle six bottles for $500.
DIR. MIN rIk'S DANDGLlON ElLkS ere the
best and cheapest DYSPEPSIA and BILIOUS cure
in the market For sale bv B. r. Foster and George T.
Thaxter, druggists. Carson City. mAA'ly
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-08-07
The GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY

Is 3 never.failins euro for nsr'
vous debility. exhausted Vital.
ity, seminal weakness, sPef.
matorrhGa, Los 4 MAN
HOOD, ,impotency, par1lysiAt
and AL the terrible effects q
self-abuse. youthful folliss and
and excesses in maturer yoafs
such As loss Of msmory, las
situde, socturnal emission, q
version to society, dimnsss Of
vision, Eoises in the bead, the
vital fluid passing unobserved
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Select 4oetrg.
MIDSUMMER MUSINGS.

Tnmnllnous heating Of my heart
BE still, and let mine eyes behold
These summer glorics that no art
However bold,
Can print In tints that would not be too cold.
As on the tangled ferns stand.
With the eternal skies outspread,
And the calm beauty Of the land
And hills o'erhead
Earth softly seems TO say-Be comfor,edi
In undulating fields sec
The waving corn, the clover blown
Promise Of fruit on every tree:
The valleys mown
And hope Of earth's increase, in good seed sown,
Summer sits smiling with grace
20 dazzling that hesitate
Yet long 10 meet her. face 10 face.
Knowing how great
Her power 70 still emotion or create.
The dreamy days, half peace half pain
With evenings shade and mornings heat,
Bring something Of my youth again.
When life was sweet.
And the stirred pulses knew no aching beat
The pale wild roses grew up high
From the green wayslde eovcped with brake.
And the butterflies half drowslly
Their gold wings shake,
As 10th this Summer picture to forsakc.
Aud grander still, when Nature stops
For one hushed moment as TO know
When the great sun In glory drops
With overflow
bathing the whole world In mpturous glow.
uh, sweet Midsummer when close
Ny eyes forever, may wake
To pictures broader In repose,
Needing to make
Hut hlessfal step. Cons outstro,ched hand 10 tak
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Pertaining to 4 Pencil.

A lead pencil should never be wet. 1t
hardens the lead and ruins the pencil.
This fact is known to newspaper men and
stenographers. But nearly every one else
does wet pencil before using ii. This
fact was definitely settled by newspaper
clerk away down East. Being Of math-
ematical turn Of mind, he ascertained by
actual count, that of fifty persons who
came into an Office 70 write an advertise
ment or church notice, forty-nine wet a
pencil in their mouths before using, Now
this clerk always uses the best pencils that
can be proeured-in fact is connoisseur
in lead pencils cherishing good one with
something Of the pride soldier feels in
his gun or sword; and it hurts his feelings
TO have his pencil spoiled. But politeness
and business considerations require him to
lend his pencil scores Of times every day
And often, after it had been wet till it
was hard aud brittle and refused TO mark
his feelings would overpower him.
Finally he got some cheap pencils and
sharpened them, and kept them to lend.
The first person who took up the stock
pencil was drayman, whose breath SMELL
ed of onions and whisky. lie held the
point 10 his mouth and soaked il for sew
eral minutes while he was torturipg him
self in the effort TO write an advertisement
of missing bulldog. The next was q
man whose mouth oyerhowed with tobacco
juice, in streaks down each side, and who
wet the pencil each time he wrote word
Then sweet looking young lady came in
to the Office, with kid gloves that buttonet
the whole length Of her arms, aud hun,
in row of buttons and button holes hal
a yard over her shoulders She pickct
up the same old pencil and pressed it +
her dainty lips preparatory to writing al
advertisement for lost bracelet. Tn
clerk would have stayed her hand, even q
the risk Of box Of the best pencils eve
Faber catered, but he was too late. An
thus that pencil passed from mouth
mouth for week. It was sucked by pc,
pie of all ranks aud stations, and all d,
grees Of cleanliness and uncleanliuess. +
! nally the clerk who had now learned a
: ways to keep lending pencil with hin
/, went to see friend who was just reco
E ering from typhoid fever, and who bo
j rowed pencil to write his acknowled
= ments to kind neighbors who had watch,
q with him. Next day that pencil We
6 upon the counter, attached to pad Of ,
i per by string, and was in turn admit
's TO the mouth of every caller. Alas, it h
g absorbed the fatal typhoid germs, and o
t BY one those who sucked its poisoned poi
were brought low by the epidemic. B
We forbear. Surely no one who reads Il
viii ever again wet lead pencil. Let
l. be terrible warning g,-Deauer Times.
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Our 0lio.
The Dismal swamp.

A Virginia paper tells some things which
are not generally known about the Dismal
Swamp. II Is act vast bog, sunk low in
the ground, into which the drainage ofthe
surrounding country flows. On the CON
trary it is above the level ground some
fifteen Or twenty feet, as was demonstrated
by actual surveys. Instead Of being re-
ceptaele into which rivers aud streams en-
ter aud flow, il is ia reality an immense
reservoir that, in its vast sponge-like bulk,
gathers the waters that fall from the heavens
and pours them into the FIVE different
rivers which flow onward to the sea- Any
Que would imagine that the Dismal was
veritable charnel house that spreads its
miasmas throughout the country Ga the
contrary, it is the healthiest place on the
American continent. The swamp isentire-
ly Of green timber. There is absolutely
no decomposed wood one secs trees lying
around the forests and swamps. The two
principal woods that grow in the place are
the juniper and cypress, which never rot
They fall prone on the ground like other
trees, but, instead of the wood deeompos.
ing, it turns into peat, aud lies indissOla-
bic by air or water for ages perfectly
sound. There is nothing in the swamp to
create miasmai no rising Of the tides and
decomposition Of rank vegetables; no
marshes exposed to the burning rays of the
sun. All is fresh and sweet, and the air
is ladened with as sweet odors as the
fragrant woods in May, when the fragrance
Of the flowers mingles with the pung.
ent scent of the pine and dogwood In
the ante-bellum days all planters were anx.
ious to hire their slaves to the shingle
makers 10 the swamp on account of it.
heathfulness Mr.. Riddick, well known
contractor, says he worked gang of fiftj
hands in the Dismal, getting shingles, ant
in all that time there was not a single cas-,
Of ague aud fever, | have seen numer
Gus affidayits Of oyerseers aud agents VIII,
have lived in the swamp their whole life
time, and they never knew a death cause
by miasma or a solitary instance Of agu
and fever. The air is pure and swee
and the water, tinged to a faint wine hu
by the Juniper, is as potent medieini
drink as is to be found at the famous wi
tering places Of the Virginia mountai
spurs. Il is oftened used by vessels goiu
on foreign cruise on account Of its hcaltl
ful properties, and also because it keel
fresh and clear for years. It is slron
and inyigorating tonic, with pleasar
, taste
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Cotton Raising in Texas, &c.

WEEsArcHE, TEX, July II, 1880.
Dear Adroeate Feeling somewhat
inky / wish to inaict letter upon you.
The weather for several weeks has been
dry, very dry; yea, even unto thirstiness.
That, no doubt, viii account for the dry
ness of this opistle-thoughts evaporate as
fast as they are conceived. But, l delight
to diyulge secrets, and that is one reason
why |, with pleasure, write occasionally
for the ADVOCATE, and its readers, many
Of whom | know in the flesh. l know
twice as much on some subjects as the boy
did He knew that millers have fat hogs,
but didn't know whose corn they ate. |
know both, having for two years been one
of the fraternity, with "one hand in the
hopper and the other in the sack l
ground several bushels of new corn on the
3rd instant.
To those who have never been in the
South, perhaps a few remarks on the sub
jeet Of cotton aud cotton ginning would
be interesting. Full grown, but unopened,
cotton balls are about the size and nearly
the shape Of guinea eggs. After opening
they resemble skbwballs, but if not rapidly
picked it falls but and drops to the ground,
rendering it unsaleable or worthless. To
gather 100 pounds is an average days
work. Cotton raising, like all other earth.
ly pursuits, has its drawbacks, The far
mer is always apprehending visit from
his merciless enemy, the cotton worm,
which, like other thieves, may come at a
timewhen ye think not, and partially or
totally destroy his fair prospects. Siren
uoas efforts have been made to save cotton
from tho ravages Of these pests, but 50 far
as my knowledge goes tho attompt has
been only partially successful
During the ginning season the farmers
are all excitement, hauling and selling the
valuable commodity. II takes about 1900
pounds of cotton ia the seed, as it is ex-
pressed, TO make bale Of 500 pounds Of
lint.
The essential and principal part Of gin
is the cylinder Of City or sixty circular
saws, ten inches ia diameter, and they are
splendid for relieving person of any sa-
perfuous hands or fingers he may have.
Few gins that have been run long are un.
stained with human blood, but, ike the
famous "dida't think it was loaded fire.
arms, 1t Is always by carelossness that nc
cidents happen.
Much Of the corn Is dry enough to
gather. It's always cribbed in the husk
here. s
Thrce cheers for Hancock -aot chains
the United States win furnish one next
Marcia big one. PErER BARNES.
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Charcoal and its Uses.


Charcoal, laid fat while cold on burn,
causes the pain to abate Immediately; by
leaving it on for an hour the burn seems
almost healed when the burn is superficial.
And charcoal is valuable for many other
purposes. Tainted meat, surrounded with
it, is sweetened; strewn over heaps Of de-
composed pelts, or over dead animals, it
prevents any unpleasant odor. Foul wa
ter is purified by it. Il is a great disin-
fectant, and sweetens offensive air if
placed in shallow trays around apartments
1t is SO very porous in its aminnte into
rior, it tabsorbs and condenscs gasses most
rapidly. One cubic inch Of fresh char
coal viii absorb nearly one hundred inches
of gaseous ammonia. Charcoal forms an
unrivaled poultice for malignant wounds
and sores, often corroding away dead flesh,
reducing it to one-quarter in six hours.
In cases Of what we call proud flesh it is
invaluable. IL gives no disugrecable odor,
corrodes no metal, hurts no texture, in
jures no color, is simple aud safe sweet
ener and disinfectant. A teaspoonful Of
charcoal, in half glass of water, often
relieves sick headache; it absorbs the
gasses and relieves the distended stomach
pressing against the nerves, whish extend
from the stomach to the head. 1t often
relieves constipation, pain, or heartburn.
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to crown the whole, Aunt Browne said
Cedric must give me away; he was the
only male relative, the head of the family,
so to speak, and he could do it so admira-
bly,.
1--WE shall see, said he. "I'm afraid
should make poor figure at giving Ad-
rienne away" and he stroked his triste
moustache as he spoke; and looked At me
just as he looked that day when we gath.
cred the laurel for Susette's fete--I could
have sworn he did. | didn't answer for
fear my voice would be husky, and the
tears would start.
The wedding was to be quite private
only relatives. Aunt Browne arranged
everything to suit herself and the pro-
prieties; it didn't become a clergyman S
bride to make a great parade. At the
church, | remember, my veil caught ia
the carriage door, and an orange blossom
tumbled from my wreath, which Cedric
picked up, and wore in his button hole.
Then he drew my lifeless arm within his,
and directly the wedding march pealed
forth in great resoundiBg waves Of melody.
My grandmother's India muslin blew out
in abundant creamy folds behind me, and
Cedric and ] were standing before the
altar, aud Mr., Amherst was reading the
marriage services
believe that Aunt Browne fainted OF
she would have forbidden the banns.
"You see it was impossible for me tc
give you away, Adrieuue," said Cedric
later, when we were steaming out of town
"Amherst is trump; and may he find 0
wife as sweet as Mrs. Browne! Ifit hadnl
been for him, should have been of al
men the most miserable to-day. What dt
you think he did? Why, he wrote me al
that sad little story you thought right t,
tell him, and added that he would no
deny that he was making sacrifice; tha
in renouueing you he renouneed all tina
made life lovely to him except his work
yet he felt it was better one should fail o
heaven on earth than two should suffer
and thar il loved you, as l had one
said, would take his place at the marri
age, and allow him to solemnize it2
was whim of his to have it SO, "to avoi
explanations, he said. couldn't believ
in my luck, you know, Adriennc. W
banded letters to and fro, canvassing til
the subject. fear he had made a mi
take, as | had renewed my offer some Ii
tie while before, but had received no rt
ply still dozen things happen to letter
r every day"
ayes, aud something happened t
Q yours" said.
Years after, when Susette and Ami
were married, when Adele's husband ha
: the children home to a new mamma, an
, Aunt Browne had gone to "the land
the hereafter" when Cedric was repairiu
the old house for n summer residence,
ripping away the ancient dado in Il
music.rOom, which had always warpe
away from the wall in warm weather, lea
= ing a little crack, the carpenters unearthe
Q my lost letter. Had it slipped down ther
{ or had Aunt Browne given it a push W
give her the benefit of the doubt.
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The four great coffee countries Of the
world are Brazil, Java, Sumatra, and Cey.
lon. Hitherto 250,OOo tons have been
considered as good yearly figure fol
Brazil, but last year the export alone
amounted to 273,Oo0 tons. But the con.
sumption Of coffee 10 The country itself
now amounts to $4,000 tons, raising the
total yearly product Of Brazil to 333, 600
tons. Fortunately for the planters ia other
parts Of the world, coffee has grown into q
necessity iu the United States, aud its
price has risen Although the soil Of Bra
zil, especially for coffee culture, Is very ex-
teusiye, yet the difficulty of obtaining labor
daily becomes greater, aud this renders il
doubtful whether the above figure can be
much exceeded. The crop in Java and
Sumatra was estimated at $4,000 tons fot
export; the consumption Of the inhabi.
tants, although the population is double
that Of Brazil, is not half Of that Of the
latter country. The production in ueylon
though greater than that Of 1878, shows
falling Oft when compared with former
years; there were ia all Al 200 tohs ex
ported from the island, the native consu.np
ton being very small,
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A subscriber wants 70 know chow to
prevent wrinkles" Tho only sure remedy
is to commit suicide before you are thirty
years old. When mentioning this RENE
dy 70 yeur friends. add that yoa saw Ii in
this paper.
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NOTICE.

OoTICE Is hereby given to all persons
IN indebted TO the firm Of Frixell 4 Nam
ming. that the Notes, Judgments, &C., due said
firm. may be found at the Union National
Bank Of Westminster, whafeihey are request.
cd 10 call and make immediate settlement.
All Indebtedness not paid prior to August !,
1880. will be collected according 10 law.
WIN. p. MAULSBY,
CHAS. v. WANTZ,
JOSHUA w. Herring,
may -, lss0tf Trustees.
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4JIPIJAPA,p the material from which
the well,known Gaayaquil or Panama bat
is made, is the unexpanded leaf Of plant
Of the palm species, cqrdulouiea paimata,) J
which abounds on the Isthmus Of Panama
and in many places on the western coast
Of New Granada and Ecuador, its southern
limit being Salango. This palm is ter
restrial plant, preferring shady places, and
growing about fourteen feet high. For
purposes Of fplaiting, the leaves are plucked
before they unfold, all the ribs aud coarse
veins are taken oct, Ond the leaf is shred
ded lengthwise, 80 as to preserve as much
as possible the continuousness Of tho fibre.
They are exposed to the sun for day,
then tied in knot and boiled till they be-
come white Then, after process Of dry
ing and bleaching, the pqja Or straw Is
ready for use. The hats are plated ID a
single piece, commencing at the crown.
They are made over block, which is held
on tho knees An ordinary coarse hat
may DO made in two or three days, but
there are finer ones which require several
months to plait them, and these bats often
fetch as high as 500 to $3.50 apiece.
They are beautiful specimens Of handicralt,
light and easy % wear, lasting forever, and
SO soft and flexible that they may be fold.
ed up and carried ia a waistcoat pocket
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Boys Do Something

Boys, do not be a burden to your pa
rents, compelling them to support you,
Do somethiDg-no matter what, so that il
is honest. Look around and obtain en-
ployment; then off with your coat and de-
termine TO work your way up The ladder
of prosperity is within reach of every one
inclined to use it.
Perhaps your father is rich, and there
fore you think there is no need for you to
work. What senscless excuse. Your
father may be rich now, but next year, or
next month, some bad investment may ab-
sorb his riches and leave him in a condi-
ton worse than pogerty-ih debt There
are hundreds of probable misfortunes
which may reduce his means; illness may
lay him low, and his business lacking his
supervision, may go to ruin. Then you,
his son, not having been taught the ncces.
sity Of labor are unskillful in the use Of
hands or brain, and can do nothing but
fret and worry. Your condition is worse
than the most humble workman in your
fathers establishment; for his experience
will recommend him to another situation.
Besides poverty to you, who have never
known the waut of anything, becomes
doubly aggravating, Brought up in luxa-
ry and idleness, plain food is nauseous to
your dainty palate, and common garments
seem the livery Of shame. You shun a
meeting with the associates of your better
days, and they pass you with chilling
nod as much as to say, tYo ou are poor now,
ard Of course cannot presume to reckon us
among your acquaintance
Boys, strive to be independent. Learn
to be useful in the world--to be able to
paddle your own canoe, as the saying is.
Then if trouble comes to your father, he
will have at least one friend TO assist him
in regaining bis former prosperous cOndi-
ton -an aiTectionate, industrious, and
energetic son.
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WESTMINSTER SEMINARY.
F. r. BUELL., Principal

A FAMILY School for Young Ladies and
a n Gentlemen, limited to about Thirty
pariis. The course includes a Thorough,
Practical, English Education, with Vocal