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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-03-04
Productive Machinery

The census act authorizes the census
bureau to report the kind and amouht of
power employed in establishments of pro-
ductive industry, and the kind and number
of machines in Use, together with the maxi
mum capacity of such establishments
where the superintendent of census shall
deem such inquiry appropriate The in
formation which this inquiry will bring out
will be of great value and Importance, and
the superintendent is taking measures TO
make ii thorough and searching. In 1870
there were reported 2,707, 42l persons in
the United States employed III manufactur-
ing, mechanical and mining industries, and
!, 1922, 900 employed in agriculture-mak-
ing total OF 1929, 42l persons engaged In
productive pursuits. But this piece OF in
formation is incomplete without a knowl-
edge of the aggregate power of all the
steam-engines and water wheels harnessed
to the work also. Very little labor. COM
paratively, is now done without the aid of
power machinery, and the human muscles
contribute but small portion of the power
employed. 1t is estimated that the steam
engines in France give an aggregate force
equal to that of 81, 900, 600 men and it has
been asserted that the power machinery in
Great Britain has force equal to that of
800 900, 900 men. To know what the pro-
ductive capacity of our country is, there
fore, we must inquire, not only how many
persons are employed in productive pur-
suits, but how many steam-engines and
water-wheels, with the horsepower they
represent, are employed also. 1t will
throw some liuht on that very Interesting
and much disputed question, whether the
world is able to consume all that it is able
10 produce.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-03-04

When the barbarous practice of stuff
Inc ones guests shall have been abOl-
ished, social gathering will not ne
cessarily imply hard labor and dyspep-
sia. Perhaps, when that time arrives,
we shall be sufficiently civilized TO de-
mand pleasures of higher sort. True,
the entertainments will then, in one
sense, be more costly, as culture costs
more than cake.
The greater the difficulty the more
glory in surmouhring it. Skilful pilots
gain their reputation from storms and
tempests.
That plenty should produce either
covetousness or prodigality is a perver-
sion of providence, and yet the gener-
ality of men are the worse for their
riches.
tits a distinguishing feature of Chris
tianity that its God is God ofslove.
Christianity tells us that "God is Love" "
This is both His nature and His name.
There is no greater sign OF mean
and sordiG man than to dote upon
riches; nor is anything more magnifi-
cent than to lay them out freely in acts
of bounty and hberality.
There is a game or cardS very popu-
lar in Ireland called "SpOiled Five"
Any number of persons greater than
two can participate in game, but with
three contestants the best points are
drawn out. Each player looks excllu
siyelv after his own interests. Each
trick counts five, and to win game 1t
is necessary to get fifteen In single
hand. But as only five cards are dealt
to each player, this, it will be seen, IS
not an easy thing to do; and with good
nlavers the battle has often to be fought
again and again, with increasing stakes
and interest, before victory is scored.
AS soon as the player has looked at MS
hand and calculated his chances, he is
guided by this golden rule: III you
can't win the game, spoil 1T"
Truth DISCOVERIES the evil; grace puts
it away. Truth unfolds what man is ;
grace unfolds what God is. Truth
brings out into the light the hidden
workings of evil in the heart of man
grace brings out. in contrast. the rich
and exhaustless springs of grace in the
heart of God: both are needful. Truth
for the maintenance of Gods glory
grace for the establishment of our bless
ing. Truth for the vindication of the
divine character and attribute; grace
for the perfect repose of the sinners
heart and conscience How blessed to
know that both grace and truth came
by Jesus Christ.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-03-04
SW eet Courtship.

They were sitting on a stile-Sary and
Steve He at one end. solemJv GGgpaw-
ing his tawny moustache, she at the other.
solemnly knitting Gotten lace. He smiled
She smiled. He slipped up close TO her
side, took big sweet potato out of his
pocket and wiped it carefully on his sleeve.
LESS swap, said ne, in deep, rich tones,
as he handed her the potato, and taking
the dlngy cotton lace from her hands, he
coquettishly wrapped 1t around his hat.
'Well, less, she replied, gnawing at the
raw potato. Ten minutes of dead sIlenc9.
Then from another pocket he handed bun
dlt tied up in handkerchief.
'Gues what I've got, said he, archly.
Mo taters?"
mo"
Ginger cakes:
NO.
Shinkyplnsf
NO.
Marnutsf"
NO.
'Goobers"
=" ! Aas! Now guess who they're fur. !"
Eur yo' mari"
mo.
10 par
No
fur that sarcer-eyeded Cath you'se
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-03-04
Where does the Day Begin?

AS matter of fact, the day begins all
around the world-not at the same instant
of time, but just as the sun visits success
sive portions of the earth in his journey
from east to west. But the traveller who
crosses the Pacific ocean can give another
answer to the above question; that on the
18th degree of ongitude-one- half of the
circumference of the globe, starting from
Greenwich east or west,-these is an ar
bitrary change or dropping of day, and
that at this point, if anywhere, the day
may be said to begin. 1t was with strange
feelings that the writer crossing the Paci-
fic, having gone to bed on Saturday night,
leaving everything pertaining to the alma
nae, in satisfactory condition, awoke on
Monday morning Sunday had completely
dropped from our calendar, for that week
at least. Every one knows that in travel
ing round the world from east to west a
day is lost, and in order to adjust his rec
koning to that of the place he has left, one
must drop day as if he had not lived it,
when in reality the time has passed by
lengthening every day during the journey.
For long time 1t was the custom for sal
lors to effect this change pretty much
where they pleased; but it has now become
settled.rule among American and English
navigators that at the 160th degree day
must be passed over if going west, and one
added if going east, in which latter case the
traveller enjoys two Sundays or two Thurs
days, as the case may be. 1t is most likely
that this particular degree was decided on
from the fact that, except few scattered
islands of Polynesia, there are no large COM
munities, with their vast commercial and So
cial transactions, to be affected by the
change.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-03-04
Keep to he Right.

In the cities, the custom of keeping to
the right-hand side of the sidewalk should
be invariably observed; anyone who persists
in taking the left hand may be deemed
ignorant and rude, unless there are very
special reasons for his conduct For vehic-
cles, the right: hand side is the right side,
alike in town and country. Some of the
States have statute laws commanding this
In others the rule upon customs.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-03-04

"What? Twenty-Five cents a pound
for sausages! Why, can get 'em down
at Schmidt's tor twenty cents !" "Vell,
den, w, didn't yer?" "'Cause Schmidt
was out of 'em." "Vell, NV was out
of 'em sell 'em for Twenty-cents too. :"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

THEODORE Cox, leading Demo-
crst of Cincinnati, has lately visited
Mr.. Seymour st his home in Utics,
New York. Mr.. Cook says that Mr.
s ymour is satisfied il wise co2nsels
prevail at CINCINNATI and 9 nomination
and platform is made that will unite
the party and command the confidence
of the country, Democrats viii sue
ceed. That the real interests Of the
country demand change. be hss no
doubt; bus he said ss plainly as man
could say It, 'nnder no circumstances
can l sccept q nomination. My age
and health both forbid it; but even If
these were not in the way am no. the
man to perfectly unite and harmonize
the party. trust. my friends, the par
ty all over the country will have no
question IS to my sincerity in this en-
pression.n Governor Seymour then
said, IN reply to Mr.. Cooks remark
that to those who saw him - he did
then hO would have dificulty IN plead
ing want Of health, though his aD-
pearance was that Of health. he could
Only maintain this and hope for con-
tinnsnce Of life BY avoiding excite
nsnt, both physical and mental; that
he rarely vsntured to appear in .
crowded room on this account, and
that fron any violation Of this rule be
alWss experiences bad effects.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22
A TRADING DsLkGATIoN.

The 81. Louis Times is faceclous as
to the character of these Texas Repub-
licsns, who met the other day in the
capital and declared their preference
for Gen. Grant, and came very near in
structing for him, and we will tell the
Tinse0 that they would have instructed
for him, almost unanimously, had
not Ex-Governor Davis left the chair
and paved the way for q
trading delegation. It is claimed
now, says the Times, that B'aine's
friends say they havo secured the dele
cation and the ofice-holders in Texas,
under the wing of Mr.. Sherman, have
tried to make it appear that the dele
CATION is ready to turn over Its sixteen
votes to the present lord Of the treas
ury. The fact about it is that the Tex
as Republicans are the best set OF ira
ders ever known II, these parts. They
have managed to exist for years on
this kind of business, and they will
not be smart unless they all make q
spec ut of the Chicsgo business. The
delegation is just as the leaders up n
sober second thought would haveSt,
but there are men in the delegsti N
that will not be led ar uud by the nose
by Governor Davis unless there be q
fair divide in prospect. The Times
says Mr.. Gould is for B sine, and that
it Ia pretty fair to conclude that
through bim Blaine will Sc
cure some of the votes, that,
according to the expression Of the
Austin convention, ought to be given
to Gen. Grant. II would seem as
'hough the Times has reason to con-
clude that some OF the delegates have
been corresponding with Gould when
il says, "probably Mr.. Gould could
already tell exactly how the delegation
stands" and row, If the unsophisti-
Gated do not take the hint, 1t will be
M fault of the STATEsNAS, nor Of the
Times.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

MR. RIDES PAsCHAL, late of Corpus
Christi, and now of Laredo, has been
telling the San Antonio Express what
he knows about railroad matters in
the west and southwest. He says Mr..
Lott represents Kings ranch and the
Corpus Christi railroad interest, and
continues:
Mr.. Upson had not pursued course
Of an acceptable nature to the Corpus
Christians interested in the construc.
ton OF 8 railway to Laredo, but bis
course has been acceptable to the peo-
pie of Webb county and to the people
of his district, generally speaking.
The bill before Congress was of the
nature Of q military necessity, and the
road proposed to be built would con-
meet the United States by rail with
Mexico-s contamination Of nstioIat
interest, and one which Mr.. Upsoa ss
the representative Of American lnteres g
was bound to support. The little en-
icslly urging was local in its ma
ture, and would rebound to the
benefit of but Q few, and MT
to the needs and convenience 8
Of the many and of the country gen.
orally. Ar. Lott was evidently p qled
because Mr.. Upson did not give all his
attention to the success Of the Corpus
Christi road, q spirit not very COM
mendable. The people Of Webb co1uty
wanted connection with deep water,
even IL they had to 60 to New York T.
fnd 1t. The Corpus road could not
give them such connection. They
wanted connection with the great truDk
lines Of America, ana the people o
Mexico wanted TO meet an American
road on the border which would give
them the best possible connection with
the great central markets OF the 9 lited
States. The bill which Mr.. Upsop
hkd supported, and not the Lott enter
prise, would meet their wants In thes,
respects. Mr.. Upson's course, Mr..
Paschal thought, was just such as IT
should have been, and had made him
more friends than enemies All who
were not personally interested, or WIN
were not governed by selfish local de-
sires. had been pleased.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

TIE representatives OF the country
precincts come TO the convention to-
day with no cut an6 dried propositions
and plans. II those who have assumed
to represent the u .mocrscy of Austin
have proper regard for the interes'
and welfare of the party in Travis coun.
ty they willextend the country delegates
that respect due them, in consideratioD
of the fact that when election dsy
comes the country Democrats are found
true to their political sffilis,ious, while
msny of these city Democrats are sad
y deficient in adhesiontr party. Trsv-
Is county has always gone Democratic; /;
the city OF Austin has preferred r pub
licsns, Gseenosckers and Independ-
ents. and when its.Dsmocrsts by their
gal hsye shown their faith. then they
may reasonably dictate to the country
delegates.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22
ATTORNEY GENERAL MccoRs

ATTORNEY GENERAL MCCORMICK
does not think the off :e he holds
should be considered a political one,
and be 10 satisfied the work of the Office
should be done strictly IN the nature
OF an employment irstead of ss it now
is. His theory Is most correct one
when he declares tbst for sAe good of
the state this employment should be
more permanent than it now Is, and
not subject TO the den.orslizing ten
denotes of the bsllot-box. "Espe-
cially." /" says he. "would it be better il
prosecuting officers could be retained
on good salaries, for as it now il, by
the time one learns what be has to do.
he must 20 out or 20 through the trou-
ble and expense Of q new election. and
1t Is impossible in some sections Of the
state to get competent cfiicers.n
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

THE Bszos Pilat has been in a
seeance. Is saw fhrocknorton with all
North Texas in HE great, long, big
hreeches pockets; It saw him turn the
whole thing out into sAyers, lap, and
il saw sayers turn over to him therefor
aa night and title to the Uaited States
Senatofship; and il saw Senator Maxey,
snd Hons. John h. Reagan and r. O.
Mills shedding big tears at the very
head OF Salt river, aud poor Charlie
Stewart in the distance sucking his
thumb in sadness and Mccoy, the
Greenbacker, was down on his back
rolling oyer in the dust and holding
hIs brsadbaskek which slways hurts
when be sees politicians mixed Up.
The Tsgspaens was presens and watched
the awful throes Of the Pix. and Il is
dcmoralizsd because it can not zee
things IS the supernatural Pix saw
them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

THE Brszos Pilot Is opposed to Civ
ing Hon. Roger Q. Mills any more
terms in congress. 1t does not think
he is sound on the financial question.
The Telephone seems to have its eye
on some dark and fiery charger when
It replies: "He cannot be dislodged
from the position he now occupies un-
til the new apportionment of congress
sional districts, based on the census re-
turns of this year. is made" Probably
the Telephone means Coke, who will af-
ter awhile retire from the senate anu
may desire still to be heard in the
councils of the nation. But the STATES
NAN doubts his ability to beat Col.
Mills.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

THE Sherman Chroa,ele leans ironi-
cally towards Lang becsuse he has
promised, If elected, to carry out the
policy Of Governor Roberts. The
Chronicle wants him to take it all the
way out of the state, but it is doomed
to disappointment, for the people of
Texas are determined that the policy
iusugurased by the Old A'oalde is the
only one that will pay of the state
debt and reduce taxation. They are
not crazy upon the idea, as claimed by
the Two-bit 'Progressives, while the
people are burdened with debt
and oppressive taxation, that there
must slwaSs, for the ,xceeding hon !
OF the great S,ste of Texas, be spent,
more money han IL received.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

The iron manufacturers of Pennsyl.
vsnis went to work in the most efec-
tual way to kill the goose that laid the
golden egg. With the REVIVAL of busi.
ness activity, and the building of rail-
ways and the great increase in con-
sumption Of iron came an immessurabls
combination by which the price of iron
was put up at most reckless rate. and
the result has been thst high prices
have now seriously arrested vsst in
tended improvements and new enter
prisss by which. with reasonable profits
on labor, the manufacturers might have
yielded large returns. Nov the West.
ern Iron Association hss reduced the
price of manufactured iron from -four
to three and cne-hslf cents per pound,
aud with tins evidencs Of returning
reason in one quarter there may follow
such srtion - may again make it pos
able for those desnng 10 carry outin-
provensnts. 10 Be able 10 undertake
them
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

SUBsCRIP lions are the nfe of a news
paper, out wnen q bonus comes in t G
shape of $50 each from tive Auetin
lawyers, and all this wealth on psper,
it is too much for the mcst accom-
plished collector to contemplate, and
collapse follows And that is what
is the matter with daily paper that
ran two weeks with the svowed pur
pose of superseding the STATESMAN,
and of bre. king down D 'mocracy.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

THE B.ton Journal says Hon. D. Z.
G ddings has much t. recommend him
for Governor He ought to have the
money with which to conduct vigor-
Qua canvass since he made more out
"f Texas in q trip of few weeks
across the Atlantic than a Governors
-alary would amount to in eight years.
Bat This was graciously presented to
him, and it IS presumsble he did right
In accepting -
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

DR.. THOMAS MOORE, Of Waco, Is
asked to be candidate for the state
senate from the McLennan county dis
trict. He is one of the ancient land.
marks of Democracy, q true and chiv-
alrous gentleman, who would stoop tc
no underhanded act, and who would
be an honor to . legislative council
Of Texas. He will long be remem-
bered by those who witnessed the pro-
ceedIngs of the state convention ai
Austin In 1873.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22
MA. UPSON IN HIS OWN DIS
TRlCTs

The RockPort 7raHseript referring to
the attacks made upon Col. Upson by
Mr.. Lott and the Corpus Christi Ga.
sette. says: The duties of represen-
tative are manifold and require fret: /:
that he represent his state; secondly,
his district and third, his locality. In
advocating the construction Of the San
Antonio and Laredo road, he certainly
more nearly represents the interests Of
his state, coincident with those OF his
district from the more nearly central
location of the proposed road, than he
could have done by the advocacy of the
Corpus Christi road. In the second
place and first duty, whether with such
intention, or not, he has consulted, the
greatest aggregate benefits that could
inure to the Sixth congr, ssional dis
trict by. advocating the building of the
said road, than be could possibly have
done by urging any other route, that
wss possible, practical and feasible, for
there can be no doubt, that so far as
the general interests of this district are
concerned, the construction of 9 mill.
tary road under the suspicies of the
government, from San Antonio to
Laredo, or other point on the RIO
Grande, would be the Inauguration of
series Of natural contingent internsi
improvements, that would give the
sixth district, prominence it has never
before enjoyed.
As for the third reason, We dispose
of it by saying SIMPLY, that we doubt
If Corpus Christi, or any otner place,
could send q man to Congress who
would not naturally be disposed to
work for his own locality.
1t is not in evidence that Mr. Upson
has openly, or secretly attempted TO in
jure Corpus Christi, except IN 80 far g.
his advocacy OF u railroad from his own
city, would initiate against the CO q CT
Ing interests Of a rival, and with the
reasons existing as at present, for the
early construction of such a road, had
he acted otherwise, San Antonio could,
with great deal more of reason and
justice, trump up the same charges.
Perhaps Mr.. Upson reasoned on the a.
sertion 80 loudly made by the friends
OF Corpus Christi that she could and
would build her own road withou,
government help and reasoning from
analogy, sought government help that
the people of his district might enjoy
and be blessed with two in portant IN
dependent roads to the n -xican frop-
:ier, and that great necessity exist
for both, is beyond the assumption of u
doubt.
1t is true beyond controversy, that
he has strIven hard to secure sppropris.
tions for the improvement of Passes
Brrzos Santiago, Arsnsas and C.vslIo !;
that he has worked energetically to
give our exposed frontier, that protec-
tloD, its wild and unsettled condition
,mperstiYely demands; that he has urR-
ed for Texas, a reimbursement by the
general government, for expended
moneys, and such being the case, we
fail to see wherein Mr.. Upson has prov
ed unreliable and trickster, simply
because he advocates a subsidy, or loan
from the general government, for line
of railway from San Antonio to Laredo,
instead of urging that from. Corpus
Christi to the same point.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

SILAs BAoGETT, OF Ball county, will
not run Tor the legislature, and there ia
-ome apprehension that the Dow broth
ers have turned the brains of patriots
of the state of Bell. They are now
residents of Austin, and if they will just
work out such a result here the Demo
cratic party will be everlastingly In
1ebted to them. The trouble with
Democracy here Is tina. every fellow
who makes a fuss wants something,
and the country Will be ruined if they
do not all succeed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

The Victoria Adcocate tHInks in the
gubernatorial contest Tom Bowers
may be the successful dark horse, and
this may be true, since Bowers candida
CT crowds of the track John H. Rea.
gao, and since Hubbard owes support to
Bowers. And row VIC nominate the
Qurious Gnat for Lieutenant Governor.
Let Il be 3 ,wara snA Henderson.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

THE Bceunam BIaRer thinks the
Travis county Democratic convention
was anything but credItable TO the
party. We might have the face to rem
der an excuse for the conduct of every
body in that convention, had the tally
sheet upon which were the votes OF
members of the Austin delegation, not
b ,en spirited away out of the reach
of Investigation.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

A DECIDEDLY new sensation is devel-
oped In the Callisburg neighborhood
in Cook county. One F. NJ. Greed, a
pedsgogue, it appears, hiss for some
years been enjoying with the husbands
full knowledge and consent, the love
of Mrs. Watkins, wife of Rel. l.. G.
Watkins, a Methodist preacher. A
church investigation was had when the
scandal had spread widely. Creed
confessed sll before the church com
mlttee, when Watkins was called on
to explsiu. He, too, broke down and
confessed his completely in the moral
fraud, and he was suspended Tor one
whole year. Such terrible punishment
should teach Christian men their duty
to society.