The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Among late fashionable arrivals at
England is a Zulu Princess. She Is
eighteen, pretty and agreeable in man
ners. She has not been presented at
court yet, but is receiving the British
pubic at the Brighton Aquarium,
where she is on exhibition.
The New York Times has been in
dulging In some cheerful reflections on
the growing longevity of the American
people. In looking over the death no.
tices il the papers of New York city of
the day previous, it found recorded the
death of 10 persons over 72-1 of them
was 70 and 9 of them were So years of
age. Nor has the Times found that an
unusual occurrence. 1t finds in almost
every daily record preponderance OF
old people-people of 65 or more.
Thirty or forty years ago sixty was con-
sidered old but when man of that age
dies now, 1t Is said che ought to have
lived longer; young man yet" Many
of the leading men of New York firms
and corporations are 70, or Whereabouts,
and they evince no disposition to re-
tire. The Times thinks it is mistake
to suppose that rural pursuits and re-
gions are more favorable to longevity
than is city life. Cities supply ease,
comforts and material facilities, while
the country wears with its monotony,
lack of interest and fatiguing round Of
small concerns.
The excess of the exports from the
United States to foreign countries for
1879, over the imports for the year
amounts to 1851, $50, ATT. Our entire
exports during the year in round num-
DeIs amount to $3.50, 900, 900, of which
some 5000, 600. 0000, or over so per
cent. consists exclusively of the direct
products of farms. OF this immense
sum, Missouri Is among the States fur
nIsbing the largest percentage in pro-
portion to her population. And yet
the machin. politicians, their organ 6
and their CT qles tell us the farm, r. I
Missouri have no right to have single
representative in our State government,
but should take back seat and leave
the ruling o ,wer in the hands of those
who have brains. Happily, however,
they are goodly number of theAhorny
banded plough-mea of Missouri, who
possess q g Cd deal larger average brain
than the average lawyer in the State.
us he honest, is be capable, is he faith
full TO the constitution" was the stand
ard which Jsfferson set up as qnalifics-
tions for official positions. Hen. John
Walker of Howard county has all these
qualifications for governor, and brains
as we'll. Tnen he is ''six feet four aud
well proportioped," which puts him q
head and shoulders above his pigmy
opponents, any how they may ix it.
Professor Cope, of Philadelphia, who
IS spending his summer leisure in CAL
itornia, gave the other day to the San
Francisco Academy description of two
fossil animals. One OF these was an
enormous yetebrae somewhat resemb-
ling an squatic kangaroo, named the
baMdfasaufts suPremus, whose neck
was feet in diameter, whose hind legs
were 20 feet long, whose spinal yerte-
brae 56 inches across, AMI which musi
have been 72 feet long by measurement.
carefully taken This animal could
walk in forty feet OF water and catch
its prey with its fore paws. He alsr
described another similar monste,
found, whose spinal yertebrae were {
feet acTos and whose hind leps vef.
80 feet long. with earniverous teetl
placed N. the upper and lower jsws l,k,
shears, 30 - 20 cpt up animal food b,