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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

CcL. LANG has starred out on his
tour among the Changers ostensibly to
teach them how to perfect their organic
zatio1, and TO do more perfect farming.
and 70 produce more abundant crops.
How well be performs this duty nay
be judged Of By the following report
Of his speech At Mexia, taken nom
Fishburn's Ledger.
Mr.. Lang attempted to show Wherein
lack Of sfstesmanship on the part Of
his excellency, Governor Roberts, had
caused him 20 nnderrate the recent,
Of the government, and to recommend
the eultailment Of the appropriations
for public schools.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29
CONTINUOUS CONNECTIONS

NON1lNOOOo SONNhCI1ONS
AT LITTLE Rock, Ark, and At COLUMBUS, KY,
(via Poplar Bluf), for the Southeast and In the
UNION DEPoT, ST. LOUIS, with MORNING Ex-
PRESS TRAINS In all direct ons.
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING Cars between
Il custom and ST. Louis without change.
DINING CARS between Houston and Willis.
ST. Louis AND TEXAS FAsr FREIGHT LINKs,
Through Cars No Trans-shiPment Quick
T1mel Special Inducements 10
IMMIGRANTS.
They will find II 10 their interest to see the
country along this line before deciding 10 settle
elsew here.
H-FOr Through Tickets and information
apply to
J. Il. MILLER Ticket Agent. corner Tremsnt
and Market streets, Galveston.
j. s. LANDRY, Ticket Clerk, Union Depot.
Houston.
. j. II. SKINNER, Ticket Clerk, Hearne
7. j. LAwLEss. Ticket Clerk, Austin.
j. M. BORN, Jr., Soliciting Freight and Pas
seDger Age Mt, Houston
r. B. aAYEs, President.
II. NJ. hoxIE. Vice Prerident and General
Superintendent.
ALLEN Mccoy, General Freight and Passen-
ger Agent.
General ofiices-PALssTnSE, TEXAS. mGrSo
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

THE Williamson County Sun PFC
poses as State ticket Roberts and
Lang, and then the Houston Post
speaks for the latter, and says he is
too good man to play second fiddle to
anybody. The Post has. gone all
around the compass, naming men with
whom to defeat Roberts, and now if
some little convention would assemble
and nominate E. j. Davis, in its delight,
In discovering a subject in which was
reflected Its own first principles, it
would kick Lang into a political
cooked hst.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

THE Brazos Pilot keeps on insisting
that there is a combination between
Sayers and Throckmorton, OF whom
tho Dallas Herald says they "carry
West and North Texas respectively in
their brooches pockets" all of which,
in the sTA~RsMAN's estimation, Is sheer
nonsense.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

THE Post has at last concluded that
Col. Lang may be the very man to
place in the executive chair. Will the
Post please inform its readers in what
kind of style it is going to hsbilitate
him. II he wear Democratic harness
the Post must necessarily refuse to ham
do him
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

BLAINE, it is said, has captured the
Georgia Republican delegation to Chi
esgo. They were for Grant, and 1t
would be the part of wisdom tor the
members of the Texas delegation to
write to Gould and ask Of him intro
duction into the mysteries of these very
sudden changes as to the political pre-
ferences of delegates.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

Carr. W. W. MERRrrF's friends
desire him to be again elected to rep
resent Collin county in the legislature.
There was no man in the last legisla-
ture who took higher ground for econ.
,1my and reform in state affairs
than Capt. Merritt. Always bold and
ousspoken in what be believed to be
right, be Was respected even by those
who differed with him. and Collin
county, 10 sending such aman to make
lave, would do herself honor, for this
gentleman is honest and faithful to
Texas and his constituents.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

THE Sherman Chronicle says Lang's
innocent diversion, just now, is watch
ing the granger plov, but this has no
direct connection with the ''plowing
underp he will experience himself, in a
very short time.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

Ex-Governor HENDRICKS thinks
that Grant would be hard man for
the Democrats to beat, and SO expressed
himself in a recent interview. 4 great
CIVILIAN is the only man who can do 1t,
and that CIVILIAN is Thomas F. Bayard,
who would carry New York and Ohio.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

The Telegram says carload of lawn
mowers for clipping mossbacks is need
ed at the Mansion, and it thinks one
machine might be proftably employed
at the STATESMAN Office. The lnno-
cent solicitude of the Telegram is COM
q UeJUer IaTe EIfsu u Ue uurIcI; srs-1r
will be, beneath the rich harvest that
may be spared at Austin.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

THE Morgan Journal. judging from
the feeling of the people of Its section,
concludes that those who depend
upon combinations in the approaching
state canvass to procure Office, will meet
with worse fate thsn Lazarus, with
no hope of resurrection from political
death.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

TaE B.az1s Pilot rs opposed to CIV
ing Hon. Roger Q. Mills any more
terms in Congress, objecting to him on
sceount of his unsound financial poll
icy. He was, certainly, very soft.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

Co.'s. LANG and Fred Chandler were
logrolllng together the other day at
Georgetown. At least so says the
"Gnat Curious" Record, and everybody
knows that whatever it says should be
implicitly relied on.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

A VERY strong interest is displayed
in Houston as the place for the assem-
bling of the State nominating conven-
ton. Were the Democracy OF Texas
70 select the Bayou City as the place
for the meeting OF its great delibera-
tive body, 1t would certainly be no
moro than tribute to the worth Of
those Democrats who have so lately de-
tested Rsdicalism there by so large a
vote, and established a city govern
ment second to none inallthis country.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Times asserts that the fifty Southern
cadets at West Point have bulldozed
and corrupted the remaining members,
some 220 in number, and hsye taught
them to hate negroes. The Courier
Journal thinks this a fair sample of
The breadth and length of the average
Northern mind, and the charge must
be a very humilisting one to Northern
Republicans who are In the habit OF
Boosting of the superiority of North
ern young men over those of the South.
Here, however, this individual admits
that fifty young Southern fellows can
whirl two hundred representatives Of
the ''f1ower of Northern culture"
around their thumbs. Truly Northern
bigotry resorts to strange methods to
present preJudices.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

LOVERS of Tree and pure government
should net fail to read the able paper,
from George w. Julian, on the 'tAbuse
of the ballot and Its remedy, in tho
May number of the International
R1riean-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

PESs1oSEss who are not promptly
paid should understand that Secretary
Sherman has an arrangement with the
bureau to delay payment 90 that he
may make his monthly statement show
. reduction Of the public debt.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

FIFTY THOUSAND immigrants have
resched this country through New York
alone this year, and the people of Eu-
rope, in view Of the general dissatis-
faction with increased taxation and
liability to active military service, are
arranging to come to the United States
in greater numbers. One batch Of 5000
Magyars Is announced as about leaving
Hungary, and there will be not lees
than 500, 900 Europeans seeking homes
on this side of the water before next
January. These immigrants are not
paupers. They all have some money
AN average probably of one or two
hundred dollars esch-snd 1t would be
well for local immigration societies IN
Texas to take steps IN the direction OF
comforting with some of these people.
The constitution prevents the state
from doing anything In this direction.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

SEYMOUR keeps on declaring he is
not a candidate, and it is reasonable
to suppose 80, since he has not been en-
tered as one. Tilden has been seeing
To this.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

AND now, while Moody and Sankey
are here, can not our wayward people
DO prevailed upon to get INTO a sancti-
fed mood.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

GARFIELD Is charged with the non
action of the Committee on Ways and
Means in the direction of reduction OF
tariffs en- paper, sals and iron.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

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=. J. RYAN.
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

While the senior part of the young
Democracy Of Austin were away last
week attending TO Gubernstorial booms
the junior portion devoted itself to per-
fecting scheme for increasing pop
ulstion, which has the merit Of being
expensive 70 the State.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29
THURSDAY ........ APRIL 90. 1850

THESE Texas dark horses are simply
running mates. They fill up and wi l
draw no prize.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

subject OF taking seat Ff.- IN PfssGsfdassHntt
Hayes Cabinet and positively declined
TO do so.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21
The Earth's Magnetism.

The great physical problem of terres
trial magnetism has engaged the atten.
ton of numerous physicists lately, and
it is well known that several ingenious
solutions of it have been prnpounded.
Professors Ayrton and Perry, for exam
pie, conceived the happy thought that
the earth was charged with static cleo
tricity, which being carried around on
the surface by the diurnal rotation, act
ed like circulating current and magne-
tized the core. A severe blow was
dealt to this hypothesis, however, by the
mathematical criticism of Professor
Rowland, who pointed out that the sur
face charge required was competent to
send a spark from the earth to the moon.
A theory based upon the existence Of
elactric currents flowing in the atmo-
sphere around the earth was promulgat-
ed later; and now, says Engineering, we
have another supposition, which has a
better claim to serious attention than
any of the rest, because it is supported
by direct experiment. Starting from
the idea of NJ. Edlund, that an electric
current is really an ether current flow
ing in the circuit, and that electrostatic
effects are due to rarefactions and con-
| densation CT the ether, M. Selim Lem
strom considered that he might produce
this ether current by mechanical action.
He therefore made paper tube having
two concentric walls and mounted on an
axle. A core Of soft iron was placed
within the tube, and on rotating the lat
ter the core was found to be magnetic,
as demonstrated by two tine astatic
needles. Reversing the rotation re-
versed the magnetic poles; and NJ. Lem
stron concludes that the relative mo-
ton Of the ether in the revolving tube
and the stationary core was the cause ct
the polarity. 1t follows that if the
tube be stationary and the core re-
volved similar effect will be produced;
and hence if magnetic body like the
earth be rapidly rotated around the axis
in an insulating medium like the air, it
will exhibit magnetism. Pursuing this
idea into mathematics, NJ. Lemstrom ar
rves at an expression for the magnetic
moment Of the earth, which agrees very
well with the formula of Gauss
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

tines, when the meat having thawed and
the sinew digested the whole bone would
open out and produce the most agonizing
death. If anything were bad enough
treatment for wolves, these devices of
Equeesik's might be so classed
Toolooah was out hunting on the Odd
of February, when pack of about 20
wolves attacked him. He jumped upon
a big rock, which was soon surrounded,
and there he fought the savage beasts off
with the butt Of his gun until he got
sure shot, when he killed one, and while
the others fought over and devoured the
carcass he made the best of the oppor-
tunity to get back into camp.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

The Princess Mary, Duchess Of Teck,
has always been held in such high esteem
that 1t would be impossible TO Aatter hel
Royal Highness with any Of the ordinary
phrases of the courtly vernacular, but
happened tohear of charming little in
cident that sets the Princess's gracious
amiability IN "a very pretty light. A lady
of rank had received the honor of an in
vitation to dinner from the Princess for
a day when she was engaged to dine with
an old friend. She wrote two letters,
one to the Princess, in hersweetest man.
ner, acknowledging the honor, &c, and
another to her friend, beginning: "Such
bore, dear Fat Mary has invited me
to dinner on our day, and ofcourse must
60" To her horror, she learned by the
next post that her friend had got the
letter for the Princess in her envelope.
The mischief was done, and she went pre-
pared to throw herself at the feet of her
royal hostess, when the Princess met her
with open hands and smiling face, as she
said: "Fat Mary is very pleased to see
you, and hopes you won't find her a bore. "
Probably the story is not true, but if SO,
it ought to be-
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

The theory that man who has given
up some Of his early convictions ought to
leave the church would infict severe
hardship on many Of the best minds. 1t
is not everybody who can abandon one
career and take forthwith TO another.
In most cases the change results in fail
ure, and in every instance it is attended
with a vast amount os conflict and mis-
cry. The church itself certainly does not
benefit by excluding its most active in
tellects. If religious society insists on
all its members being Of one opinion on
every great question, history shows clear.
~ what must be the consequence. It's
leaders become pedants, and the mass Of
its adherents learn to look upon the ex-
ercise ofindependent judgment asa crime.
1t falls. therefore, behind the rest Of the
world, and, losing its hold over the i'm
agination and feelings, ceases to have an
elevating moral influence. For this rea-
son, if for no other, it would be desirable
that the more intelligent members Of a
church should remain in il until they are
driven away.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

The first American inscription pu. up
on the obelisk will be Post No Bills
A young lady resem bles ammunition
because the powder is needed before the
ball.
Woman is like the reed which bends
to every breeze, but breaks not in the
tempest.
Jerky minds say bright things on al
possibi subjects, but their zigzass rock
you TO death.
Saratoga is paradise Of old maids"
says an exchange, which must have Q
queer idea of Paradise.
A woman who has fonr sons, all sail
ors, compares herself with a year, be-
cause she has four seasons.
The roses of pleasure seldom last long
enough to adorn the brow OF him that
plucks them, and they are the only roses
which do not retain their sweetness af-
ter they have lost their beauty.
Georgia" said a devoted Young
mother OF our acquaintance to her very
iuvlnile son, ''yon cannot have another
cookie till Won ask for it properly
please, for Christ sake, amen, amen,"
said little innocence VITA immediately
folded hands.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21
Anocdote of Andres Capture.

Mrs See, an old woman living on the
Bedford road, about two miles from the
Tarrytown depot, tells a picturesque
tale of events succeeding the capture of
Major Andre, as it was tod her by the
participants. Mrs. See, Familiarity
known as "Aunt Betsy" says tina, the
party Of "skinners' with the prisoners
went directly to the Mug Tavern
near White Plains-a hosiery presided
over by Aunt Polly Reed. Aunt Polly
was notorious for her curiosity and ina
bility to keep a secret. While the ham
and eggs were sizzling in the pan for the
hungry "skinners," Aunt Polly was
struggling to ascertain the identity of
the melancholy yong stranger, who was
so handsomely clothed in blue over
coat, claret-co,ored Goa, and nankeen
waistcoat and breeches Fipally Pauld-
ing seized her by the wrist and drew her
close to him.
Can you keep secretl'
"Yes +" s.ammered ,..4e old woman,
with hardly suppressed eagerness.
we We ~. DiiIiSu sFN
In three min ties the old woman had
lntrusted her household cares to Ter
girl, saddled her white horse, and was
galloping of to the next house, in a
place then called "Twitchings." But
the fences ard brush proved an obsta-
Gle, and Aunt Polly was forced to make
long detour by the road. The skin
ners" finished their meal and departed,
making straight cut across the county
toward "Twitchings" As they ap
preached the house they caught sight Of
Aunt Polly flying up the road on her
white horse, daylight showing between
herself and the saddle at every leap.
Her hair streaned out behind. In one
hand she swung her huge poke bonnet
by the strings, while she shIieked in a
shrill, quavering voice.. They've got the
ID spy They've got the ID spy p
There are several persons in Tarrytown
| who knew Andres captors.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21
Pinned Right Down.

A grocer doing business on Michigan
Grand avenue was yesterday asked to
trust colored man one day for quart
OF Strawberries.
"Can't do it--you'd never pay" he re
piled.
"Tll pay de money afore eight o'clock
in de mawnin'," earnestly continued the
colored man.
perhaps you might, but l don't he
lieve it. If you have no money now,
how will you have any then ?"
"Don't ask me boss-I'll have the
cash suah. lie just perspiring to death
for de want of strawberries
docs any one owe you?" asked the
grocer.
"No, sah."
"Then how do you expect to got any
money ?"
ooh, de pay will be all right"
81 guess not. You'll have to try
some one else"
"Boss, you hez pinned me right down
to cole facts" said the customer 81
wants strawberries and deg hez got to
come, an derefore, let me say dat l
wasn't going out tonight to steal chic
kens an sell EN- to get money"
"Ah, You wasn't q
"No, sab, cause dun pulled EN- in
last night an dey'll be sold to q butcher
dis evening OATS de cold fact, mister,
an now wrap up de strawberries an
doan abuse my confidence.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

A sea captain who was asked by his
wife to look at some pianos while he was
in the city, with a view of buying her
one, wrote home to her IL saw one !
thought would suit you-black-wslnut
hull, strong bulk-heads, strengthened fore
and aft with iron frame, sealed with white
wood and maple. Riggng-steel wire,
double on the ratlines, and whipped wire
on the lower stays, and heavier cordage.
Delaying pins OF steel and well driven
home Length of tatirail over all, 6
feet inch; breadth Of beam, 5S inches
depth of hold, IA inches. Matches can
be battered down proof against ten-y year
olti-boys and commercial drmnmers, or
can he clewed up on occasion, and sheet
ed home for a hrst-class instrumental
cyclone.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

THAT'S all right" responded the IN
blushing editor; sit is not likely to en-
tighten the public any more, anyhow.
That partner l mentioned is the sheriff.
l am open to an engagement. Couldn't
you secure me position as Galveston
street car driver l"-Galveston News
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

ONLY ONE.-There was but one crack
in the lantern, and the wind found it
out, and blew out the candle. How
great mischief one unguarded point of
character may cause US One spark
blew up The magazine and shook the
whole country for miles around. One
leak sank the vessel and drowned a.! on
board. One wound may kill the body,
one sin destroy the soul
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

What a monotonous life i. must have
been in Eden without those cheering
apLorisms that now everywhere brighten
up the landscape, making every rock,
tree and fence to bourgeon out into such
natuituous advice as Purify your
blood" "Chew Spherical Fine. CutY
"Consumption can be curedT' etc.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

To make anything very terrible, 90
security seems in genera 70 BE- necessary.
When we know the full exten. OF any
danger, when We can accussog1 cur eve
20 it. grea. deal Ct apprehension van
ishes
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-10-21

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