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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-23
HUMOROUS.

season as usual.
What is the spot most dear 10 na"e?
Their fodderland.
1t don't take very fast hor
the cpizootic.-L0lceH Ci,izcn.
Said he: " Let Us be one"
was won.-B0stOH IranScup
woman who goes to church TO -.s
her scalskin suck is sack religious.
AT -Htna Prince Alfred sat Or
The edge ci the crater tor fua.
When a hornet stung him,
And he cried with vim
Great Scott, the eruption's bcEll
As with = woman, 50 with tha .g-a
His back hair is his name troub.c.
The prevailing vice among tho ..aaa.
smiths is AN iron one lire Pres.
A strain Of music-Tightening ,-o
strings of a violin.-NeD Toyk Nom.
A half century ago tomatocs wy.
called love apples and considered po.-a.,
ous.
The girl who bangs her hair os.a
makes the wife who bangs her A1s-
bands.
The man who missed hi, footing yro.-
ably had his boots stolen. - Bo..r
Transcript.
Form Of telegram TO your sh'o-
Make me another pa.
my las..-Fusci. ,',,.r D,n
Macbeth never g, lho.rgugh
went about crying: Fl" HencS,
had-ow. hence
She may dress in six, or rqay dress IN satin.
May know the languages, Greek AMI Is,1.
May know fine art, may love and Sigh
But shes not worth much it she cant raals
pic.
A young manEwho had been 20 tie
circus spoke OF his girls cheek as a
splendid side show.
Windows are unfortunate things tor
they always have panes, and most Of
them are blinded. S1DleTUrle Jo,.77yq.
"Oh. dear wish | was dead - II.
claimed a neglected maiden. Sic 1As
heard that matches are made in heaven.
A Gems OF Thought writer So
No star ever rose and set without
iuencc somewhere" 1t is the same
with the hen.
There are ~, 600, 600 people who s.
the English language, and out OF
rur,Nr- - Ooo 400 ,rrc,,,... a.
marfs when they stub their toes.
II punish you.-" said mamma TO
her little girl, you don't suppose I 90
so for pleasure. do you?" Then vi,
pleasure is it for, mamma?"
A Boston man has invent
word, " ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
already there are six men in the coa
who can pronounce it.-Boston P5st.
When boy walks with a e
though he were afraid some one
see him, the girl is his sister.
walks so close TO her as 10 nearly cro,,,
her against the fence. it is the sister O..
some one else.
The writer for the press always has
two chances. One is that his matter NAV
be crowded out for want of room. and
another is that il may 60 in for want Of
| something better in its place.-Eczr
Orleans !toayaae.
A young man who went TO Colorado
TO grow up with n gold mine writes 70
his parents in the East that he wi.
leave for home As soon as be can borrow
pair OF pants; he still Las his vest and
necktie.-Atddiotosca Transcript.
Why, Polly" said her mother.
what time you've been. Where is
the cotton I've sent you forP" Polly
(who has lost the money!: You
shouldn't send little things like me 10
buy totten."
Thus, with kind words, PAiriaoe caiolei H.,
friend,
Dear Dick, on me. thou mayes, assured Dc.
pend;
| know thy fortune is bat very soant,
But never viii sec my friend in want
Dick, coon in jail, believed his iricpd wonld
free him;
Tie kept lis wori--in want he ne'er would see
him
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11
EsTRAY NOTICE.

October Is, 1880.
state OF Texas, County of Travis--ro the Hon
orahle County tlcrk OF Travis County:
The undersigned wonid respectfully Announce
the following estrays, to-wtt
high. hrsnded on the len Jaw, spanish brand
Que sorrei mare, IS ycars old, Is hands high.
branded 10 With nearly fall circle underneath
on the len shoulder, - on the thigh
Que bHy n0rsS. if hands high, branded q },
connteresendee, and 1--WE.
One brown mare mule. 5 hands high, 10 YEAR,
old. BRAIDED Us, counter hrSn3ed 6 under IL
on the len shoulder, Spanish brand On thigh, h
on Jaw.
With : over Il, counter brAnaed on the len
shoulder, u oa the neck.
one broFB msre mule. branded w'sh = from
top and bottom on ihiga, oloieh e-sid oa sao1l-
Que bay esidhss, . years cid. branded AL on
ono das mare. branded Hs on shoulder.
One gray mase. branded with : over II on
Two ssy eesdinSs. svsrs OLD branded OF
One bay mare, g0tch eased, branded same Hs
one sorrel mare, years old. u hands high.
branded X On shociter, 1 On thsEh.
One eogrel mare. 3 yesrs Old. n hands hisA,
BRANDED = - ieo thigh, ssoteA brand on
shoulder.
oranaed CO On tae 4eli eAaal6cr.
one eex eoress yeare ei7, = hanae high,
hfaHaed leS conrccted c1 l. s saoaldcf
One black horse, years cI,t IA hs.rSs hlrh
hrented y with Sfrosz eoston snd m
nlrr cp frnsc Il on len thigh.
one black seAre. yesss ODD essn1ed Ew
one bar Aorze, years old, "A haals Alss.
hfsndcd s1R conacctc1 On Shoulder.
one gray bcfee. y yo4rs oles - hanes hisa,
branded 1xI. On Ghcclde-.
One gray msre. Il yeers cid. Is hands hieh.
hrsadcd n. On len ahauiiSr.
Ono rrsy sc1rlinc. no brand.
X sSWSf GRO. u HBiSSSER, %. co1a'r-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

THE election of Garfield is the
triumph of COnkling, Logan, Gamer
on and the other Grant champions,
and itmeans more than anything the
election of Grant in 1884, and even a
lifetime presidency if these mana
gers desire it. The money and pow
er of the government, with the aid
of the money power of the North,
can secure the adoption of any con-
stitutional amendment desired by
these men; who already control the
american republic more completely
than did Alexander ever control the
Russian empire.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

THIS EAmerican Bible revision COM
mittee have completed the revision
of the English version of the New
Testament and transmitted the re-
suit of its labors to the English
British committee. which viii meet
in November for final action: and
the university press of Oxford and
Cambridge expects to issue the re-
vised New Testament in February.
1881. The Old Testament will be
Published two or three years after.
American reTisers have given their
time and labor for eight years.
without compensation, necessary
expenses having been provided for
by voluntary subscriptions. Any
friend Of the great work who will
contribute towards the expense ten
dollars or more before February
next win receive q memorial copy of
the first universify edition of the
revised New Testament, handsomely
bound and inscribed. Money must
be sent to the president. Rev. DR..
Schaeiis or the treasurer. Mr.. Andrew
Taylor, in the Bible house.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11
RO 600 ACRES OF
Capitol Lands for Sale

Sealed proposals will he received until tht
10Th day OF December, 1880. st ie NJ, for ths
purchase OF nfty thousand acres OF the lnnd re-
served, located and seryeyed for the purpose o
paying for the construction OF new public build
tngs for the state OF Texas under an act OF tbs
Legislature, approved February -. 1879.
These lands comprise three millions aud FITS
Thousand acres OF fine farming and grazing
lands, situated In the following counties: Das
lam, Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Farmer
Castro, Bailey, Lamb, Cochran and Hockey, the
section known Rs the panhandle OF Texas, and
have been selected and surveyed under the di
rection OF Col. ". l.. Norton, Commissioner o.
the State, into league tracts, maps and plats o
said SURVEYS can be seen No the General Land
Office In Austin.
This ffty thousand acres is offered for sale Il
pay the expenses OF the location and survey
OF the whole reservation, aud bidders musi
specify the boundaries Of the hfty thou
sand acres npon which thcy bid, which
must be selected from the whole in ono contig-
uous compact body a. near as possible, and q; :
price OF not less thnn hfty cents pcr acre in
.eash.
s Proposals must be addressed 10 Hon. W. G
Walsh, Commissioned General Land ofice,
Austin, Texas, and endorsed 'hids for pnrchase
OF hffy thousand acres OF apitol lends:" masi
be accompanied with the written guarantee OF at
2 least two responsible parties that in case the
bidder Is awarded the land at his bid, he will
comply With the terms thereof and pay the
price bid within twenty deys after the award BY
The Capitol Land Bosrd.
The Board reserves the right TO reject any and
all bids, and TO make the award to that bidder
selecting lande, the sale of which msy be
deemed most advantageous to the state
w W .LSH
Commissioner General Land OFice and Secle-
tary OF Board. noa d4wttldeelO
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

A VAST deal of force and some
money is spent by Southern people
in presidential elections, and in the
canvass preceding them, without a
dollar given IN return. Will this
folly be continued. or will the South
eschcw federal politics and choose
electors with the determination that
valuable considerations in the adj
vance of our material prosperity
shall be paid for their votes. Here
after electoral votes of the South
have been used alone at Northern
dictation without thanks and with
out remuneration. Now let us turn
the tables, and let the South secure
position and wealth by giving sup
port 10 that candidate who will most
advance Southern interests. We
have occupied the position of serfs
long enough. Let us enter the po-
litical market and make the most
of it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

THAT must have been an exciting
scene in the Brooklyn Academy of
Music the other night when Robert
Ingersou and Henry Ward Beecher
appeared on the stage together
and tickled each other in public
Ingersoll was to speak. OF course
Beecher did the Introducing. He
said that Ingersoll "had done valu-
able things for the right without va
risbleness or shadow of turning" !"
and in the "name of common hu-
manity and true faith aud true lib
erty" he gave him the right hand of
fellowship. Then taking Ingersol!'s
hand he ssid: Here Is the most
brilliant speaker of the English
tongue in any land on the globe =
That's how Beecher sslopped over,
again. Ingersoll had TO saw something
in reply,and said: sThe worldwaited
thousands of years for Henry Ward
Beecher, and viii have 10 wait a long
time for another" This was sufIi5
ciently indefinite, but later on Inoer-
soil turned TO Beecher and said ~
want 10 thank you that your INTEL
lectual horizon is large enough, your
sky broad enough and studded with
stars enough to enable you to grasp
the hand of a man in the cause of
humanity however much he disa-
grces with you.n At the close Of the
speech Beecher obtained vote of
thanks for lngersoIl, and Ingersoll
moved and led three cheers for
Beecher; and the tickling business
Was done
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

IN the North the Republican party
is the rich mans party. It's most
powerful appeals have been made in
the late canvass to what are called
the moneyed interests. In his New
York speech Mr.. Conkling declared
that the issue in this campaign WAS
sectional-an issue between the
North and South, in which the North
should of right be victorious, be-
cause it is the richer section. The
party legislates for the wealthy man.
ufacturer, and it relies upon him for
money to conduct cenvass as well
as to control the votes of his opera
tives
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

\ SPECIAL TO the New York Sun
from Narraganset. states that ex-
Governor Sprague has made specific
written charge against his wife OF
infidelity with Senator Conkling at a
Buffalo hotel. He has obtained a
warrant for the arrest of Senator
COnkling for trespass on his grounds
at Canonchet, and special from Buff
falo says that Senator Conkling and
Kate-Chase Sprague were at Pierce's
Hotel, Buffalo, on Thursday before
the election. 1t is not only his intel
lect, but his moral character that
makes the New York senator so
powerful.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

THE ST.. Louis Times of Novem-
Der 2 began its leader in this wise
"The Democracy of the United
States goes To the polls to-day with
an overwhelming preponderance OF
popular sentiment and numbers un-
doubtedly in favor of the peerless
gentleman. patriot and statesman
whom the party has placed before
the country for the high Office OF
president" Tho balance of the ar
ticle is good reading, but the terri
bic change in the political climate
makes it impossible TO place it on
exhibition just at this time.
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A Washington special to the St.

"A w tVh SpCCldl W tfo ~
Louis Republican says:
All Republicans are not content.
Many of them fear that their victory
has been too sweeping, both for the
good of the party and the country.
It-occurs to some of the more mod
crate men of the party-those to
whom this administration has given
prominence-that the result of the
election is to place power in the
hands of men whom the people re-
pudiated six years ago. The Grant
Conkling element of the party is
made too prominent for the satis-
faction of Republicans who have an
interest in the decent administration
of the government. There is q
shadow over the victory that has
been gained; and occasionally a Re-
publican rejoicing pauses to think of
the complexion OF the next cabinet.
The "better elements" do not look
forward to the pending change
with anything like pleasure. To the
Independent politicians who voted
for Garfield there is already appar-
ent hard fight within the party.
Government clerks are rejoicing
and spending their money in the
Washington bar-rooms. But there
is d good deal OF sober thinking in
dulged in By the men who have
given Mr.. Hayes administration its
character. There is apprehension
as to what the future shall bring
forth. The basis for the claims that
will be made by the Grant men is
recognized as uncomfortable strong.
There is no organization TO contend
against them, and if there were.
Garfield has always shown himself
too ready TO be the tool of that ele-
ment to permit the existence
of a hope that he will now
break away from its influence.
The Hayes cabinet is not cheerful.
There il no hope for its continn-
ancc. There is really no rejoicing
In Washington, except among the
department clerks and Republican
office-seekers. Now that the election
is over, those Republicans who
think. admit that the Democratic
loss in the Senate will be a serious
one to the country. Said one Of the
leaders of the successful party to-
day: I'VE can not replace Thur
man. OF Kernan. or Mcdonald. In
New York. Conkling will control /:
and no man he viii name viii ap-
proach his present colleague. So
far as usefulness in administrative
work goes, he does not himself sp-
proach him.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

JOHN c. New says the house of
representative of the forty-seventh
congress will stand, Republicans 156,
Democrats 1872, Grcenbackers 5. The
net Republican working majority in
the house will be 10. The senate is
q tic. All Northern States except
ing Nevada will give their electoral
votes to Garfield. The Democratic
majority in Nevada is 40. Florida
is conceded to the Democracy, but
the full result of the election is yet
unknown.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

DEMOCRATIC principles are the
only Safeguards for the country
When these are entirely abandoned
the government established by the
forcfathers will be no more, and a
new dispen5ation will be established
The question is to be decided by the
people of this Union, with whom the
South, as the politics of the country
now stand. is powerless.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

CAPT EADs has gone to Nicsragua
to present his plans for ship rail-
way between the Gulf OF Mexico
and the Pacific Ocean. Heproposes
to show great advantages for his
scheme over the DE Lesseps and the
Menocai canals. II will take $780,
100000 to complete the scheme of
NJ. dc Lcsseps, while that of Mr..
Menoeal would costS75.00o,0O0 Be
sides difference In cost of construo-
ton It iasaid that q hundred miles
in transportation Fay be saved by
adopting the Nearagus instead
of the Pamams ssronte. 1t il
also shown that. the profit on
one investment could not ex-
cecd one and half per cent,
while on the other it would reach
eight or ten per cent. 1t is said that
for years Capt. Eads has given this
subject profound study, and he has
now succeeded IN celebrating his
plans so as to be able 10 succeed in
convincing even those who were at
first the most skeptical that rail-
way for the transportation of ships
across the isthmus is not only feast
BILE, but that ii presents no great en-
gineering difficulties; certainly none
that can not be easily overcome by
the man who conceived and built
the magnificent structure over the
Mississippi at St. Louis. This ship
railway is the real opponent of the
Nicaragua canal, and if it is con-
structed, as is now proposed by
Capt. Eads. over the, TehuantepeC
isthmus, it will have the advantage
of greatly reducing the distance be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific States
and of bringing New Orleans and
Galveston several hundred miles
nearer to San Francisco than will
the Nicaragua route. Capt. Fad
claims that his railway will cost less
than any possible canal; that it will
be less expensive to maintain in re.
pair; that it will transport.vessels
much more rapidly. securely and al
less cost; that larger profits can be
made upon a much less outlay; that
an exact estimate can be made oi
the cost of the road, which presents
none of the serious difficulties of 6
canal, and that all necessary capital
can be raised in this country to build
it at once.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

IL New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut, thousands of employed
men were coerced into voting for
Garfield. When employed men
dare not vote with freedom at the
ballot-box, it begins to look rs
though the ballot-box were useless.
Its abuse has made it farce, ana we
may expect 1t TO be abolished. The
last pretense of a presidential cleo
tion NAV be held in 1884.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

IN reply to the statement that af-
ter the Maine election the Republi-
can party changed its mode of can
vass, the Anaericdn, stalwart organ,
says:
The Republican party have not
abandoned the Southern question
If they were 10 do so they would
make their success a matter of little
interest 10 great bodies of their most
stalwart supporters.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11

\ STEAMSHIP company has been
formed, with capital of S10,000,000,
for the introduction of Chinese la
borers into tho United States. 1t is
stated that facts touching the opera
tions ofthis company have been kept
secret, because it was thought they
might affect the candidacy of Gar
field, whom the rich employers OF
the country desired to SEQ elected,
not on account Of the man, but be-
cause they believed the Republican
party would protect their interests.
The company is So much in
earnest, it ia asserted, that
one year hence the Chinese popula-
ton in this country will be increased
four-fold, and FIVE years hence there
will be a million Asiatic mechanics
and skilled artisans ut work among
tho factories and mills OF tho At
lantic coast The six coolie CON-
panies Of San Francisco some time
ago made arrangements with John
Roach, the great ship builder, to
build twenty iron ships. each OF
which will pack and convey three
thousand Orientals to this country,
who will work for twenty-five or
thirty cents a day. Desiring to en-
large. their field of operations, they
sent their agents East to interest
silk, cotton, stove and other manu-
facturers in their schemes, and the
result has been the formation
of this company, which already
has six ships under contract
Under the Burlingame Republican
treaty these MongoIians are allowed
to come into this country without
becoming citizens, retaining alIegi-
ance TO their own imperial govern
ment, and yet have all the benefit of
the laws of tho United States.
1t is a Republican scheme for re-
ducing the value of skilled labor,
and while Garfield paves tho way
for Grant in 1884, this personal gov
ernment will be strengthened by a
Systematic degradation of labor.
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lfs j. !. StrickiGrd, befSre J. =. White. J. 2.
- -. oa TIC e,fS dar - September. A. p ~,
80 r,nror. one sQrrcl reare. or 10 wears old,
tszn111 "a lei shoulder Q 4, about Il hsnds
~. <<1r |r forth nd, ecin On ncse. y.si1ce. q
Nt ~ c<her dark sofrel n&-o, BANDED y K
.1nrtt+4 VITA = over them a. I'm ehc0lecr,
eo4t - 1t1ls blrh. abort yeSrs old, saddle
t'trk o. cH< z111Il1r. ralrc1 a SIS.
sertHft FRANK hRONN. elk {. {. T. c.
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TsDeci,I . he slafssmsu.l

BLASco. November s.--The vote
in BIanco county indicates 200 ma
ioritvt for Moursnnd over Loe.
Roundtreey azdepeadeDt, receives
about 70 votes, Fontaine 8, Trigg ).
The vote for 1Eoursnad is sbdif
3S5; for I.oe lS6. ~ ~
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.rsn.c,.f % ,he s,.,ennnn. 1.

BnowswooD, November 4.-The
fnss counts not made, but tit Is ssrffl-
eientIy well known 20 show that
Shepard viii have a majority OF
462 in Brown county. AcGalloch
giVes him msjorityof l5l.
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f.rsyct esfoFe Is.sc ffsii..Ich. J. =.
- J !. i.atfefsQo> .s@ icIie1s ~ s-.i---iS Il
VII: ooe esy mars, or4nte1 II. exfs-riss., ~,
rftnct1 1T oxiErelon On tttIcn a. 81 - tteS-ss.,
"a Il one ttcvn nars. bsac1t1 1-l.i- ,>l1S
~ Slrcie ctrr t4p. SD one t.y tcrt>. fs>f'ss-,i
Frank BROWN. C.. c,,-,-
rc2 vs. ~ Jea. Rroun. Dep CO..
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rsnecial % he siatesmsn.

GALyEsToS, November 4.-The
county gives shepard 1861 majority.
Brazoris. Aatsgorda and Wharton
are rut down 4 abcpt probably
100 for Josss. 80.
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NEW York gaTe Garfield. for
Conkling and Grant, something over
i4.OOo majority.
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s eNeDY,s uNIyFpSAI
ESTRAYED.

Estrayed hetira P. q. Leech, J p. T. c. T., by
II. J. Nodor, toe following animal, to-wit: One
bay horse braided HN on lef; shoulder and q On
dght hip, years old. Valued st as
PRANK BROWN. Co. Clerk
oel3 w3tS BY JstI. Brown, Dep. Clerk.
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fspeci.l N iha .state,mau. !

GIDDISos, November A. Lee
county gires Shepard Is9 majority.
In 1898 Jones had 6s2 in this county.
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fsuecisl 70 the ststesmau.

BuFsFF, November 4-The vofe
Of this county shows 50 najoriis for
Shepard.
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COLEMAN. November 4. Put
Coleman. county down with a major
ity OF S6s for Shepard.
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Isneeial. 10 the siaienn,n.

CALDWELL, November 4.-Iones'
majority in Burleson county isabout
153 against 59i in 1873.
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Especial 10 The Statesman.l

! BRgNHAM, November THE ma
jorities for Shepard, so far as heard
from here are: Washington 155.
Austin 80, Coleman estimated at 400,
Lee ~iss. Jones majorities: Bas-
trop 400. Burleson estimated at $50,
Colorado 76s. There are no other
reliable returns.
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e Especial tosAc Statesman,
8fbDAbIs, November Bastrop
comfy gives Jones = majority esti-
mated ~ l400.
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LAs,PAsAs, November 4.-Full re-
turns have not been made, but 26l is
a fair estimate of shepard's majority
in this county.
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The crop of cotton in Goliad coun-
~ is grsatsr than ever bafore-