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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

Col. o. NJ. Poe, of the army, visits
Texas, Now Mexico, and such other
points as may be necessary, under
the special instructions of the gem
eral Of the army. Col. Poe will re-
port from time to time to the gen.
eral Of the army, and on his return
20 Washington will make CONSOLE
dated report for future reference.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

DRLEssEP's Panama canal scheme
has been flercely attacked in Con-
gress, and re-tociaration of the
Monroe doctrine is reafiirmed. 1t
looks awful on paper, and the Euro
peans may be scared out of their
boots, especially when they contem-
plate the power of the United States
navy
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

INFORMATION has been received
at San Antonio that Jay Gould has
bought all the privileges of the In
ternational railway from San Anto-
MO to the Rio Grande, and that ne
gotiations are pending for the pur-
chase of the road as far east as
Ailano.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

nAcox Ga March 81, 1879.
From having hem in innate = numb r OF years
with the prcprlsioTs OF ''sgifrs Syhilitic Speei.
hcS have known N sea r. it's mauuiac'u-e AZ d
use. The-e are men IN IEis c mmdnity-wel
Known citizsf s-who we're victims in elrly fe
10 syphilis, the m Ct terrible curse that ever
ffiicted the IN nsn family. and who have taken
the D. 8. :. medicine, ard are now. 20 ell sp.
pesrenees ard In Their own be isf, as free from
faint Of dLse0Se as the fret man. fresh from the
hands OF HE Maker. De.ieacs or course fOrbids
III ir pgbl c recernu endAtif rs o. this medicine,
bat An allowed 20 ref,I the sospfke Tyfc1teH 70
those WHO VIII eudors- everything tia; Can be
said IN tie favor. Being profes ionsly much
oppo-ed 10 endorsing or oommsno ing nostrt ms
or serIet Iepedies. 70 IL with hesirstion that
affach nv nsme 10 TIL a-tieis: but i fEctc
tcA>foof spsdk when sEy thar our .eIebee kSs
not made iuniie e. mhina-sC-a eq a. 10 'Swift's
Svph lite Sprcifc" ;or tie pufpo-e tnaicdea
The z eateft boon IN govern -Eent eo7ld 5estdw
on huuoi efs 81 N ~ussBce 81 't-ctz ms u oaid
se o. Iurchase THE 7. ce'pi OF ifs rropns;ofs
aud make rubie f.F the b. neft Of tie present
aac al comir z gen. .iiors.
T. l. NASSESBCRG. Pa g.
TnS SWIFT SPECIFIC coNPASY. PropEis
sod By Dr. J. ). TOblr. o. s&nosiE AID FL
dfaiers-
o.ll for copy Of ''Yozrg Meas EriszS,fv
Eo4
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23
ITHR San ANTONIO Es.pres sars

Governor Roberts emphaticaIlv
denies that he ever favored any
scheme to divide the state, and de-
clsres he was one Of the most impor-
tunate that work on the new state
capitol should be commenced as ear
ly as practicable. The denial was
scarcely necessary, no sensible per
son with any knowledge of the gov
ernor would have given credence 10
any such absurd story
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

SECRETARY THOMPSON, retiring
from his position on the Goth inst,
the President has appointed. Secreta-
ry Ramsey to take. charge of the
navy department in connection with
the war office from that date.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

SENAToR-ELEcT MALONE, of Vir-
ginia, has written to an old neigh
Dor of his, now settled in Minneso-
IA, expressing his wish that national
conventions might be abolished and
the president elected directly by the
people. ----
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

"OH that mine enemy would write
a book" saith Solomon, who is
counted the wisest man that ever
lived. Roscoe Conkling discounts
the assertion when he learns that
Ex-Governor Sprague is going to
write q book, in which he is to figure
as q prominent character.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

MAJOR PLUMnY is at Washington,
and he expresses The opinion that he
will be able to induce Congress to
allow the appropriation for improv-
ing Galveston TO remain as it is
100000.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

THE thirty-five Mescalero Apaches
left out of the Victoria band,
have sent word TO headquarters
that they desire to surrender TO
the United States troops. They are
afraid of Terrassas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

IT is said Jay Gould paid Tom
Allen 100000 for his interest in
the Iron Mountain railway. Mr..
Allen will devote himself hence
forth TO politics. He has already
been elected to Congress.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

SECRETARY THoMPsoN's resigna-
ton is presented because Of his ac-
eeptance of the presidency Of the
American branch of the Panama Ca
nal Company.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

SPEAKER RANDALL thinks the
Democrats, as soon as they get into
their seats and screw their courage
up. will pass the Morgan court
resolution.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

BRUSH PLUoILY's boast that his in
fuence would cause Congress to pass
the, 100000 appropriation for Gal
weston harbor has been discounted
so per cent. by the House commit
tee. B. Rush always did talk too
much, but Wash Jones told him
so. and he was this time excusable.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

THEGovernor'sp proposal to enlarge
the Insane Asylum SO as to make
room for the unfortunately diseased
of the state meets the approval of
all generous-minded people.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

1T is not stated in the furtherance
of female emigration to Mexico that
President Diaz separated from his
wife four years ago.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

GOULD is going to thoroughly
renovate the Iron Mountain railway
and new steel rails are TO be laid
upon the entire track.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23
NOTICE

- - .b.t -,rrlicstioa vii Be made
Is neSsgs go =. ~ slsture for the passage
~ .ae ie..sSst the Grad Looge, Indcpend-
- - 49,, = - Odd Fellows Of Texas, for the
-. - u n.nefy-nine yeerp, for the purpose Of
49, Z teEnpie thereon, the northeast Quarter
s.rsbiock 80. ~. situated On the corner Of Coz
--.ss Acme and Acsquit street
WILLIAM BECEG5KRHOFF.
And olhrrr-
Avs, fxas, Ds1.nbE - Isn- ls1s
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

GALUsHA A. GRowlooms up as the
probable successor TO Mr.. Wallace
in the United States Senate.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

MAYOR PRINCE, Democrat, has
been reelected in Boston.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

THE Orange Tribune wants Col.
Binlay made speaker of the House.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

THE House calendar is getting be-
yond control.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23
LIQUID LAVA.

ToseANlc EErrgipS ~ HAN Tf---TurSDEEING
R1YLoeloSs -wHTTI HoT ROCKS AND FIo~Tss
FLAMxs.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

GEN. WALKER is waiting for re-
turns from the first census district
OF Texas before sending to Congress
q complete census of each state and
territory. This should arrive by
the 25th, and the House can then
proceed with the apportionment.
ExcLAIMs the editor of the Hen
derson Times:
"Divide TeXas-never! To the
guillotine with the man who har-
bors such reasonable designs against
the integrity of Texas"
Shade of Robespiere wake up and
fake your place for job.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-23

Rothschild has a glass eye.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02

watched all this while, with my men
ready again and hot with battle, walked
deliberately in front of his command,
wholly unsupported, right on towards
our line, more than half way between
the two, and folding his arms looked
into our muskets, as if to say: 81 came
here to die!" For myself, 1 remember
no more but my meu have said to me
many a time that the last words that
1 uttered, when I was struck in the
face and fell with five wounds, were,
''Don't shoot that man. l never
heard of his fate and have never known
what was the regiment"
asked Senator Gordon ifthere was
any difference between the courage OF
Northern and Southern soldiers.
every little" he said: ''I have seen
t:le Northern men stand charges before
which any troops in the world would
would fiinched."
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02
Good Society.


Many parents who have sons and
daughters growing up are anxious for
them to go into good society. This is
an honorable anxiety, if it interprets
good society after some lofty fashion.
Parents, your daughter is in good
society when she is with girls who are
sweet and pure and truehearted; who
are not vain and frivolous; who think
of something besides dress, or flirting,
or marriage; between whom and their
parents there is confidence; who are
useful as well as ornamental in the
house; who cultivate their minds, and
train their hands to skillful workman
ship. If society of this sort is not to
be had, then none at all is preferable
to worthless article. See to it that
you impress this on your children, and
above all, that you do not encourage
them to think good society is a matter
of fine clothes, or wealth, or boasting
to be somebody. AS you value your
chiId's soul, gaurd her against these
miserable counterfeits; and impress
upon her that intellieence, and SIM
plicity, and mOdesty, and goodness,
are the only legal coin.
The same rule holds for boys as
well as for girls. You would have
these enter into good society. Do not
imagine that you have accomplished it
when you have got them in with a set
of boys whose parents are wealthier
than you, who dress better than your
boy can afford to, and who pride them
selves upon their social position.
Good society for boy is the society of
boys who are honest and straightfor-
ward, who have no bad habits, who
are earnest and ambitious. They are
not In hurry to be men. They 1re
not ambitious for the company of shall
low, heartless women, old enough to
be their mothers, and are not envious
of their young friends who fancy there
is something grand in dulling all the
edge of their hearts hope upon such
jade@ favorites. There is nothing sad
der than to see either young men or
women priding themselves upon the
society which they enjoy, when verify
it is Dead Sea apple that will choke
them with its dust, when they need
some generous, juicy fruit to cool
their lips and stay the hunger of their
souls.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02
Facing the Music.

There is no quality the world ad-
mires so much, applauds so much, and
rewards so richly as courage; and when
man is ready, in our phase, to 'face
the music, that is to meet any emer-
gency, moral or physical, with resolu-
tion-there is scarcely any honor in
the gift of his fellow-citizens to which
he may not aspire. 1t was the rare
combination of the different kinds of
courage, which finally crowned the
career of Gen. jackson with complete
success through the severest trials of
political opposition.
To few men is it given to unite all
the attributes of courage, and to face
moral responsibilities with the same
equanimity as physical dangers. Nay,
a man may even be brave in one sort
of physical danger, and timid in an
other. Frederick of Prussia could
face battery, but was afraid to snuff
a candle with his fingers. Many a
navy hero who has trod his gun deck
fearlessly amid the roar of battle, has
trembled like a leaf when put astride
a horse. One of Napoleon's bravest
marshals was so frightened at the idea
of going up the side ladder of frigate
| that he had to be hOisted through a
port-hOle by a rope. More than one
soldier who has led a charge upon the
battlefield, has entirely broken down
in an attempt to address a popular
assembly.
One of the finest exhibitions of true,
calm courage on record was that OF
Louis PHILIPPE, King of the French, on
the 22d of July, 1885, the fifth ami
versary of that revolution which had
placed him on the throne. On that
day he had determined, accompanied
by his splendid staff, and. surrounded
by his three sons, Nemours Orleans
and DeJoinville, 20 review The Nation
al Guard and the regular troops. All
business was suspendeG-all Paris was
in the streets.
1t seemed one vast camp. Wherever
the eye glanced, banners waved in the
sunny air, and the tall stone building!
gave back continually the roll Of
drums and the blare of trumpets. The
Boulevards, from the Place de la Bas'
tile to the farthest extremity of th'
Champ Elysees, were lined on boti
sides with National Guards and regu
! laP troops, cavalry, infantry, anC
municipal authorities. The king, witt
his sons riding, beside him and sur
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02

rounded by nearly all the general
officers of France, rode along between
hedges of bayOnets, polished like mir
rOrs. Every window was crowded
with spectators, as well as the balloon
les, the roofs, and the very chimneys.
Shouts of applause welcomed the
monarch at every point; for he was
still at the height of his popularity.
All at once, as the glittering group
entered on the Boulevard of the Tenn
pie, an awful explosion was heard,
and in an instant the pavement at
the kings feet was drenched with
blood, and strewn with the dead and
dying-the assassin Fieschi had fred
his Internal machine.
The king was ON that occasion
"every inch a king" He raised his
hat to show that he was unhurt, and
to dispel the fears of the peo-
pie. He next sent word to the queen
that he and his sons were unhurt.
Then, though tears gushed from his
eyes at the sight of his slaughtered
and mutilated friends, at MOrtier, an
illustration of the empire, lying dead
before him, he gave the order to move
on. 1t was gallant and glorious eff
fort that by which he. mastered his
feelings. He continued the march
and went on with the review, leaving
faction NO opportunity of triumphing
over a single moments weakness. It
was by sucli acts of dauntless courage
that he retained his position eighteen
years. What pity that the lustre
Of his character was dimned by grave
mistakes. and that he could not have
remembered that he held the throne
in trust for his people, and not the ad-
vancement of his family.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02
CuriOsities Of Life.

Lay your finger on you pulse, and
know that at every stroke some inn
mortal passes to his Maker; some fel-
low-being crosses the river of death;
and if we think of it we may we'll
wonder that it should be so long be-
fore our turn comes.
Half of all who live, die before
seventeen.
Only one in a thousand ever lives to
be hundred years old, and but one
in hundred reaches sixty.
The married live longer than the
single.
There is one soldier to every eight
persons, and out of every thousand
born only ninety-fve weddings take
place.
If you take a thousand persons who
have reached seventy years, there are
of clergymen, orators, and public
speakers, forty-three; farmers, forty;
workmen, thirty-three; soldiers, thir-
ty-twO; lawyers, twenty-nine; Profes-
sors, twenty-seven; doctors, twenty
four
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02
Boys.

Get hold of the boys heart. Yon-
der locomotive with its laundering
train comes like whirlwind down
the track, and a regiment Of armed
men might seek to arrest it in vain.
1t would crush them, and plunge I'M
needing on. But there is a little lever
in its mechanism that, at the pressure
of man hand, will slacken its speed,
and in a moment or two, bring it
painting and still, like a whipped span
lel, at your feet By the same little
lever the vast steamship is guided
hither and yOn, upon the sea, in spite
of adverse wind CT current. That SEN
sitive and responsive spot by which a
boys life is controlled is his heart.
With your grasp, gentle and firm, on
that helm, you may pilot him whittier
you will. Never doubt that he has a
heart. Bad and willful boys very of
ten have the tenderest heart hidden
away somewhere beneath incrusta-
tions of sin or behind barricades of
pride. And it is your business to get
al that heart, get hold of that heart,
keep hold Of it by sympathy, eonfding
in him, manifestly working only for
his good, by little indirect kindnesses
to Lis mother or sister, OF even his pet
dog. See him at his home, or invite
him to yours. Provide him some lit
tie pleasure, set him to some little
service of trust for you; love him,
love him practically. Any way and
every way rule him through his
heart. .
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02
How to Build mp a Town.

I. Sell your building lors at reason
able prices.
2. If you can afford to do 50, donate
building lot for some large business
enterprise, and thereby enhance the
value of town property.
3. Induce business men to locate in
your own town.
4. Patronize the business men Of
your own town.
8. Always sum up your expenses
when you visit places outside your
town to buy goods.
6. Speak we'll of worthy public en-.
terprises.
Z. If anything should be undertaken
that may benefit the town, do not
speak Ill of it to others because you
happen to be prejudiced against it.
8. Speak well to strangers of your
town and people.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02
The Life Of a SuLmarine Cable.

The Electrician says that the life of
a submarine telegraph cable is from
ten to twelve years. IF a cable breaks
in deep water after it is ten years old,
it cannot be lifted for repairs, as it will
break OF its own weight, and cable
companies are compelled to put aside
a large reserve fund in order that they
may Be prepared to replace their cables
every ten years. The action of the
sea eats the iron away completely, and
it crumbles to dust, while the core of
the cable may be perfect. The break
ages of cables are very costly, and
ii is very difficult matter to repair
them in comparison with a land line.
A ship has to be chartered ct $500 a
day for two or three weeks in fixing
the locality and in avoiding rough
weather, as cables can only be re-
paired in calm weather. One break in
the Direct cable cost 100000.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02
TUE LONG AGO.

OH wonderful stream, is the River Of Time,
As II runs through the realms of tears,
With fsultless rythm and musical rhyme,
And a broader sweep and "a surge sublime
And blends with the ocean Of years.
How the winters are drifting, like fakes of snow,
And the summers, like buds between
And the years in the sheaf-hOW they come, and
they go,
On the rivers breast,-with its ebb and flow
As il glides in the shadow and sheen.
There's magical isle, in the River of Time,
Where the sOftest of airs are playing
There's a clOudless sky, and tropical cline,
And song sweet a vesper chime,
And the JuRes with the roses are straying.
And the name OF this isle is the "Long Ago."
And we bury our treasures there
There are brOws of beauty, and bOsoms of snow,
There are heaps of dust and we love them 50,
There are trinkets, and tresses Of hair.
There are fragments Of song that nobody sings
And a part of an infanI's prayer;
There's Lutte unswept, and harp without strings,
There are broken vows and pieces of rings,
And the garments she used TO wear.
There are hands that are waved when the fairy
show,
By the mirage is lifted in air;
And We sometimes hear thru' the turbulent roar,
Sweet voices heard in the days gone before,
When the wind down the river Is fair.
Oh! reInsm bered for aye, he that blessed isle,
All the days of life till night;
When evening cUmes with its beautiful smile,
And our eyes closing in slumbeT awhile.
May that greenwood of soul be in sight.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02

Do you know flies play "tag?" you
watch "a cluster of them some drOwsy
afternoon as they circle and dart about
under the chandelier and you will see
them at the game. They play just as
boys do. They keep going pretty
much all the time, and -lunge forward
to rap each other, or dodge aside to
avoid each other with marvellous
rapidity. Once in while one will
go and sit down for a moment, too
tired to play any longer unless another
fly should happen to get pretty near
him with his back turned. Then he
will dash forward and hit the unwary
one rap that takes away his breath
and then sail off and laugh like a
iunatic over it. Then some one of the
number will get his back up and go
off in huff: The whole performance
is dreadfully natural.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02
The Suffering Corn.

The condition of the corn crop
southern Ohio is distressing to the
farmer. One month ago there
was great promise of corn crop.
The corn was of good color, even
on the ground and generally
clean. To-day it is shriveling up,
much of it fred up to the ears.
Corn raisers are anxiOusly look
ing for rain. But it is too late
for rain to make a good crop. 1t
would do much good, however, in
causing the ears to fill, and pre-
vent any further decline,
Many farmers are wisely max.
ing the best of fodder. Some are
cutting mp the corn and feeding
it to the hogs.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02
agricultural.
Profits of Sheep Raising.

Profits OfSheep Raising.
Minnesota Farmerl
-Four years ago Mr. Fleet bought
ten head of sheep, says the Mankato
Review for which he paid 81 each or
$40 for the lot. The first year the
wool crop sold $18; the second
S38, and the third $50, or total of
s142. He has killed six head, which
have netted him more than the origi-
nal outlay, and still has fifty head of
old sheep and thirty young ones, from
which he estimates that ne will sheer
at least S160 worth of wool. This
will give $500 for wool in four years,
and his flock is worth $3.50 more. Of
course their keeping has been a
source of expense. but the benefits of a
flock of sheep in keeping down weeds
and brush OH q farm almost compen-
safe for their care. A farmer of sx-
perience in wool growing has well
said that there is more money in
growing wool at 20 cents a pound
than to loan your money at 10 per
cent interest.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-02
The SOuth.

For the past year the best esti-
mates make the cotton crop of the
South 100000 bales, worth at a
fai- estimate not less than 1925,
100000. The extent of cotton plant
ed this year embraces an acreage
probably ten per cent. greater
than last year, and the ten
Southern States will derive a
revenue from this one staple,
when harvested and marketed, of
some $3.50, 900, 900. Norfolk is now
second in Importance as cotton
port. The receipts of cotton at the
principal ports, since Sept. ] places
Norfolk second on the list with
727, ,754 bales, New Orleans lead
ing with l Az, ,387, and Savannah
following with 725, 554; Charleston
40, ,347; Galveston, 47O,239; and
Mobile, 352, ,I10 bales Of Norfolk's
receipts 252,1lO bales. OF Norfolk
receipts PSI, 1S5 bales were ex-
parted direct to Europe.