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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06
Some Things for Housewives to Put
in Scrap-Books.

A poulticc of fresh tea leaves
moistened with water will cure q
sty on the eyelid.
For earache, dissolve assafetida
in water; warm few drops and
drop in the ear, then cork the ear
with wool.
The true physiological way OF
treating burns or scalds is to at once
exclude the air, with cotton batting
flour, scraped potato, or anything
that is handiest. Use fresh water
Water that has stood in an open
dish over night should not be used
for cooking or drinking, as it will
have absorbed many foul gases,
Mix little carbonate of soda with
the water in which flowers are i'm
merscd and it will preserve them
for fortnight. Common saltpetre
is also 4 very good preservative.
Take a new Hover pot, wash it
clean, wrap it in a wet cloth and set
over butter. will keep it as hard as
if on ice. Milk, if put into an earth
en- can, or even tin one, will keep
for long time, if well wrapped in a
wet cloth.
Flies may be efficiently disposed
of without the use of poison. Take
half teaspoonful of black pepper
in powder, one teaspoonful of brown
sugar and one tesspoonful of cream.
Mix them well together and place
them in room ON plate where
flies are troublesome, and they will
very soon disappear.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06
ANHARnoR 1N rnE OpEN Gr-r.r

AN HARBOR IN THE OPEN GULF.
Between the mouth of the Missis-
sippi and Galveston, about ten or
fifteen miles to the southwest of Sa-
bine Pass, is place in the Cult of
Mexico which is commonly called
the Oil Ponds by the captains of the
small craft that ply in that locality.
There is no land within fifteen miles
and yet such is the effect of the oil
thus cast upon the waters by the
lavish hand of nature that even in
the severest storms the sea in the
Oil Ponds is comparatively smooth,
and so well is this known that when
the small vessels that trade between
Calcasieu, Orange, Sabine, Beau
| mont and Galveston fail TO make
harbOr at Galveston or Sabine,
they run off for the oil wells,
let go their anchors and ride
out the gale in safety. The oil COW
ers the water in q thick scum, and
apparently rises from the bed of the
gulf, which at that point Is not more
than fifteen or eighteen feet below
the surface. No one, we believe, has
ever attempted to strike oil in the
Gulf of Mexico, but it is not extrav-
agant to expect that some day capt.
tai and enterprise will succeed in
securing the oil which now is wasted
in these wonderful ponds, and plac-
ing it on the market for sale. There
is here a chance for scientific inves-
tigation at least, and it may be that
the Calcasieu oil company, formed
several years ago, may find in the
gulf the oil they have not succeeded
in discovering, to any great extent,
OH land.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

CROP REPoRTs.-The September
report of the department of agricgl-
ture shows very clearly the great
loss and damage resulting from the
extreme drouth of the past summer.
The condition of the cotton crop has
receded 16 per cent. below an aver
age. This means a lessening of
nearly 100000 bales in the pros
pective yield. Tobacco has retro
gaded some 20 per cent. in the month,
the average for the whole country
beng put at IS per cent, against "a
at the same date last year. Indian
corn shows falling off from n per
cent. of an average on August LIST, to
60 per cent September LIST. This is
equivalent to reduction of 100000
600 bushels in the prospect for this
crop. The worst reports come from
Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. New
England, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
the territories show the least reduce
ton. The loss is mainly caused by
drouth, augmented by attacks of
chinch bugs.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06
Hinder the canton of a e Str,

Under the caption of a Strange
Story" tie st. Louis Repu6lscan tells
a Uery strange story indeed. 1t
seems that while prominent official
of New Mexico was visiting the cap
ital of the state of Chihuahua, a state
official of high rank made him pro-
posal to reYolutionize chihuahua,
carry it out of the Mexican Union
and call it republic. The "high
official" was, of course, to be presi-
dent of the new nation. After q
while the new republic was to be
annexed to the United States, and
the president would become the SELL
ator from chihuahua. The gentle
man from New Mexico declined TO
enter into the scheme, notwlthstand-
ing the "high officials wife i'm
plored his assistance in the most
pathetic terms. The story may be
true, and probably is, but we think
the gentleman from New Mexico
acted wisely in not meddling in the
affair. There is but one man in
Chihuahua-Colonel Terazzas-who
possesses sufficient influence over his
countrymen to carry into effect such
a scheme, and even he would most
likely fail, should he be reckless
enough to attempt it. But that he
would not, and no other Mexican
could, is the firm conviction of those
who know best.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06
How Washington was Doctored.

The official statement of the physi-
clans who attended General Wash.
lngton in his last illness, printed in
Yesterdays Tribune, is a curious
document, as exhibiting the advance
which has been made in medical
practice since that time. years ago.
A perusal of it will show that he s1f-
Tered from too much doctoring. He
was suffering from pneumonia, for
which he was blistered, cataplasmed.
calomeled and bled to death. The
report of the treatment reads:
n blender in the neighborhood
took from his arm in the NIGHT 10 ar
IA ounces of blood. The family sent
tor his attending physician, who ar
rived at Mount Vernon about IL
O'Clock on Saturday. Discovering
the case to be highly alarming. and
foreseeing the fatal tendency Of the
disease, two consulting physicians
were Immediately sent for, who ar
rived, one at $3.50 and the other at /
O'Clock in the afternoon. In the
meantime he employed two pretty
coplous bleedings, q blister was
applied to the part affected. two
doses of calomel were given.
and an injection administered
which operated on the lower in
testines, but all without percepti-
Die advantage, the respiration be-
coming still more difficult and dis
tresslng. Upon the arrival of the
hrst of the consulting physicians it
was agreed, as there were vet no
signs of accumulation in the bron-
chial vessels of the lungs, to try the
effects of another bleeding when
about thirty-tauO ounces were drawn
without the slightest apparent allie
Walton of the disease. Vapors of
vinegar and water were frequently
inhaled; ten grains of calomeI were
given, succeeded by repeated doses
OF tartar emetic, amounting to five
or six grains, with no other effect
than cOpious discharge from the
bowels. The powers of life seemed
now manifestly yielding to the force
OF the disorder [ bleeding and tar
tar emetic]. Blisters were applied |
to the. eXtremities, together with n
cataplasm of vinegar and brand to
the throat. Speaking, which was
painful from the beginning, now be-
came almost impracticable. Respi-
ration grew more and more con-
tracted and imperfect till 11:3O Sat-
urday night, retaining the full pos
session of his intellect, when he ex-
pred without struggled CHICAGO
Tribune.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

Our Republican friends are ex-
hausting their ingenuity in trying
to find some way to prevent a Demo
cratic organization of the senate,
but the effort is vain. The sugges-
ton of the New York Tribune that
the Republican senators can prevent
the Democrats from doing anything
by refusing to vote and so prevent a
quorum, would be ineffective even
if attempted. The constitution of
the United States declares that q
majority of the senate shall consti-
tute quorum to do business, and
we imagine there cannot be any dis
pute that thirty-elght Democrats will
be a majority in a senate consisting
of seventy-five members. With
three seats vacant the roll of the
senate will show but seventy-five
members, and the three senators
elect cannot be taken into account
in figuring q quorum until their
names go on the roll.-St. Louis Re-
publican.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

Knoxville Tribune: One of the
most wonderful phenomena that
has come under our observation in
long time is a natural flow of gas
from the earth, that burns with a
brilliant flame when ignited. The
spot where this gas escapes is about
one mile from divers Springs, IN
Anderson county, and it impreg-
mates the atmosphere for yards
around with the odor. The gas
seems to come from a spring on
Coal creek, near the water, but for
yards up the mountain side there
runs vein about foot wide, which
has been fired, and at times burns
brilliantly. AT the end of the vein.
on the bank of the creek, the gas
burns with a bright yellow flame
and emits considerable heat. A
pipe is sometimes introduced in the
spring, and, at distance of several
yards, burns readily. A traveller,
passing a few days ago, stuck a
small pipe in the vein, put two
rocks, one on opposite sides of the
pipe, and boiled tea from the flame
that was produced on igniting.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

Adrion( Ala) Standard; A Perry
county. woman, whose arms are cut
off just below the elbow, threads her
needle by sticking it in her dress
and taking the thread between her
two stnmps of arms and forcing il
through the eye of the needle. She
does neat sewing, hoes corn well,
and can pick fifty or sixty poppds Of
cotton per day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

There is no doubt that Senator
Beck will be reelected, and he de-
serves all the honor that Kentucky
can give him. He is thorough GO
ing, pugnacioqs and unsWerving,
and his retirement from the senate
would be loss to the country as
well as to the Democratic party.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

Secretary Blaine's face is m
changed in its expression of force
and acqteness, but his hair and
whiskers have whitened so rapidly
during the past summer that he looks
much older.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

Mr.. Peter Bogart and wife, of
Townsville, Penn, celebrated, ON
the 18th inst, the 10th anniversary
Of their marriage. They are each
90 years old, and both are in excel
lent health.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

Miss Margaret Hicks is said to be
the tirst lady who has adopted the
profession of architecture. She was
graduated recently from Cornell
University.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

CRACKING WHEAT INTO Flour
Minnesota millers no longer grind
wheat into flour. They "crack" it,
and the people of the northwest
claim that the new process makes
their hitherto inferior wheat the best
in the world. Burr stones are things
of the past, and Hungarian steel roll
lers have taken their place. These
rollers are about thirty inches long
and eight inches in diameter. 1t
takes five sets of-these rollers to fin
ish the flour. Each set of rollers run
closer than the preceding. After
the wheat passes each set of rollers
it is bolted or sifted through
coarse cloth. This cloth let's
the dlslnterested particles of
wheat through and passes off
the bulky and larger pieces, which
are run through another and closer
set of rollers and cracked again.
The last rollers have little else but
wheat bulls and waxy germs of
wheat which do not crack up, but
mash down like piece of wax. The
germ or kernel OF wheat is not good
for food. 1t makes flour black. By
the old milestone process this wax
germ was ground up with the
starchy portion and bolted through
with the flour. By the new system
of cracking wheat, instead of grind
ing it, this germ is not ground, but
flattened and sifted or bolted out,
while the starchy portions of the
wheat are crushed into Dowdered
wheat or flour. All the big mills
of Minneapolis now manufacture by
the new process.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

HEALTHFULNEss OF MILK.-Ii
any one wishes to grow fieshy, q
pint of milk taken on retiring al
night will soon cover the scrawniest
of bones. Although we see a good
many fleshy persons nowadays
there's great many lean and lank
ones, who sigh for the fashionable
measure of plumpness, and who
would be vastly improved in health
and appearance, could their figures
be rounded with good solid flesh.
Nothing is more coveted by
a thin woman than q full
figure, and nothing will so raise the
Ire and provoke the scandal of
the "clipper-build" as the conscious
ness of plumpness in a rival. In case
of fever or summer complaint, milk
is now given with excellent results.
The idea that milk is feverish has
exploded, and it is now the physi-
clans great reliance i'll bringing
through typhoid patients, or those
in too low state to be nOurished
by solid food. 1t is a mistake to
scrimb the milk pitcher. Take more
milk and buy less meat. Look to
your milk man, have large-sized,
well filled milk pitchers OH the table
at each meal, and you will have
sound flesh and save doctors bills.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

Popular illustrated book tao,
MANHOOD WoAiANHooD MArsfacEf
Impediments TO Marriage; the cause and
cure. Sent sNrzf,ely sealea, postpaid. for &,
cents, by DR. c. WHITTIER, or St.
Charles Street, St. Louis, Mo. the great
ERseiaist . Read his work
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-13
4 Hot Wafer River.

The great Sulro tunnel, cut 10 re-
lieve the celebrated Comstock mines
at Virginia City, Nevada, of the vast
quantity Of hot water which is en-
countered in them, affords an outlet TO
10000 tons every tweniy-f0ur hours,
or about 100000 gallons. Some Of
the water as it finds its way into the
mines. has temperature Of 1875 de-
gress, while four miles from the mouth
of the tunnel the temperature ranges
$50 TO l35 degrees. To obviaie the
inconvenience which would arise from
the vapor such a vast quantity Of
water would give of, the flow is con-
Quoted through the entire tunnel, four
miles, in a tight fiume made Of pine.
At the point Of exit the water has
lost but seven degrees of heat. Sixty
feet below the mouth of the tunnel
the hot water is utilized for turning
machinery belonging TO the company,
from hence it is carried off by a tun-
mel LOO feet in length, which serves
rs 4 waterway. Leaving the waste
way tunnel the water flows 10 the Car
son river, mile and n half distant.
This hot water is being utilized for
many purposes. The boys have ar
ranged several pools where they indulge
in hot baths. The miners and others
use it for laundry purposes, and ar
rangements are being made whereby
a thousand acres belonging to the
company is to be irrigated. II is pro-
posed TO conduct the hot water through
iron pipes, beneath the surface of the
soil near the roots of thousands Of
fruit trees which are TO be planted, and
in n similar manner give the necessary
warmth TO number Of hot houses to
be used for the propagation Of early
fruits and vegetables.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-13
A MARRYING WIDOW.

An Erie special the Cleveland Lead
or says that n genuine comedy in real
life was played here yesterday. Mrs.
Frances Kennedy is buxom young
widow twenty. FIVE years old. Her hus.
band died about a year ago from a
fall. Six months ago William Cum.
ming came courting her, and his at.
tentions not being distasteful TO the
widow, she finally consented TO marry
him iu twelve months and iay from
the date of her first husbands death.
The happy day fell on Wednesday,
aud the ceremony was to take place at
the brides house. A magnificent we'd
ding feast was prepared. and about
sixty guests were invited to partake Of
ii. The hour appointed for the mar
riage was set for q p. n. In the fore.
noon the bridegroom-elect arrayed
himself in his best and went off to in
vite few friends in the country who
had been forgotten. The afternoon
mail brought postal card from him,
stating that he had conscientious scru-
piles about marrying q woman 80 re.
Gently widowed. He would make il
a matter Of prayer, and would abide
the result Of his feelings when through.
She was not to take this as a positive
declination TO marry, but If he did
not arrive at 6 o'clock =. NJ, she might
consider the marriage of.
Mrs. Kennedy did not faint or 60
into Mysteries. but che decked herself
in her bridal robes, and smilingly re-
ceived the guests bidden 10 the feast.
When the minister and all those with
wedding garments had arrived, the
lady called the meeting to order and
read the recreant Cummings card.
Loud and prolonged we're the de-
nunciations Of the absent groom's con-
duct.
This need not prevent the feast,
said Mrs. Kennedy, and the guests
fell TO banqueting Immediately. After
supper the room was cleared for dane
ing. and Mr.. Washington Williams,
an elderly bachelor, lei the german
with the bride. lie became 80 enam-
ored Of her that within an hour he
proposed and was accepted. The min
ister was recalled, and at II ?. ~,
Mrs. Kennedy was made Mr. WASH
lngton Williams. The marriage had
scarcely been performed when the
door bell was rung violently. and in
! stalked the conscientious Cummings.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-13
Gen. Grants Presents and His Family.

From the New York Fun.
Mrs.l U. S. Grant is busy in this
city uDpacking the numerous cases
containing President Grants presents.
When Gen. Grant gave up his house
in ! street, Washington, all the pres.
ents be had received at that time were
packed aud stored. He has now
eighty.two cases of valuables 20 be
unpacked. Mrs. Grant recently said
that she did not really know how
much the family had. The magnif-
cent service Of silver presented by
Mexico 10 Gen. Grant, about the time
he became President. and by him
transferred 10 his wife, has been order
ed from the vaults of the bank where
it was deposited, and will be used for
the fret time in what is termed
Grants New York palace" The
service of silver il said 10 be finer than
that owned by G.. w. Childs, A. NJ.
Gen. Grant will have in his new house
a sideboard that will arouse the envy
Of all lovers of unique furniture. Il
is made of Mexican onyx. and was
presented to him by Mexico. 1t is
the rarest aud costliest buffet in New
York. The parlors of the new house
will be crowded with presents. some of
which will be kept 10 a burglar-proof
safe. Col. and Mrs. Fred Grant, with
their two children, will reside with
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses
Grant, Jr., will reside in the Chaffee
mansion. Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Grant
reside in an elegant fiat Mr.. and
Mrs Sartoris aud their three children
are expected in New York next month,
and it Is probable that they will also
make their home here. The value of
the presents contained in Gen. Grants
treasure boxes is fixed by the gossips
at fabulous sum.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-13

now being made by Barbedienue Of
Paris. Vanderbilt has two Of Her
ter's men securing Europe for what
ever may be unique in furniture.
Cost is said 10 be Of no importance
whatever THE more the house costs
the better" Vanderbilt IL said 10 have
remarked to an old friend disposed TO
lecture him upon the sin Of extrava-
gance. From careful estimates il is
thought that the three houses on that
one plot Of ground will have cost
when ready for house warming about
$4,000, ,000-not one years income Of
this same Billy Vanderbilt, who TWEEN
ty.fve years ago was hard pressed TO
pay taxes on his farm, and, perhaps,
wondered why poor man like him
had ten children to support.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-13

makes anything we bring TO God, or do
for him, pleasing to him.
1. God lays no oppressive nuraehs
upon US. lie accepts the turtle dove,
if that is all we have TO bring. but he
is not pleased with small gifts II We are
able 10 give more.
:. All these transactions at the altars
of sacrifice mean nothing IL man is not
a sinner in Gods sight, and without
hone. save as somehow atonement IL
made for his sin.
6. Nor did these sacrifices mean any.
thing If it is not in Gods heart TO save
the sinner. This great and cheering
truth is doubly plain TO US, since, Ia
Jesus Christ his own dear Son, God has
himself provided for us spotless lamb
of priceless value, and by his one offer
ing on the cross has made an atone
ment adequate for us all.
7. In the ancient sacrifice every man
was to bring his own OK, or lamb, or
pigeon, and offer it for himself. The
sinner has now only to make the one
perfect sacrifice of Christ his own by an
act of nppropriating faith. But this he
certainly must do.
s. Atonement for sin and selfsurren'
der to God went together in the burnt
offering. SO they must in our approach
es to God. BY appropriating faith in
the blood Of Jesus. and self dedication
of body, soul and spirit. we come into
relations Of peace and newness of life
with him. But this is not an act done
lust once for all. The burnt Offering
was morning and evening sacrifice.
Daily we have need to plead the work
of Christ. for the pardon OF daily sins.
And there is no day when we do not
have occasion TO renew our self surren'
der to him.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-13
Weather Wisdom.

When you wish TO know what the
weather is to be, 90 out and select the
smallest cloud you see. Keep your
eve upon il, and If il decreases and
disappears il shows a state of the air
which is sure 20 be followed by dry
weather; but if it increases in size,
take your great coat with you if you
are going from home. for falling
weather is not far of. The reason Is
this: When the air is becoming charg-
ed with electricity you vii see every
cloud attracting all lesser ones to-
wards 1t, until Il gathers into a show
er; and, on the contrary, when the
fluid Is passing of. or ditfusing itself,
then a large cloud will be seen break
ing into pieces aud dissolsing.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-10-13

will take the whole of the personally
and a life estate in the realty. If the
intestate leaves no relations whatever,
the widow or surviving husband will
take everything. This answer covers
several other inquiries by different
correspondents.
an" desires to know how the estate
of woman who dies intestate will be
divided, and what effect it will have
if mortgages are in the husbands
name for convenience sake.
Answer.-1. Her husband will take
the real estate for life, with remainder
to her children, and chiLds share of
the personality. If she leaves four
children, for instance, he will get one.
fifth if but one, he will get one-half.
2. If the mortgages can be proved to
be in his name for convenience only,
they will be distributed like the rest
of the personally; but this must be
clearly shown.
"R. S. T." asks whether a married
woman can make will cutting off her
husband from all interests in her prop
erty.
Answer.-No. He can take against
her will just what she could take
against his, that is, if there be child,
one.third of the realty for life and
one-third of the personally absolutely :;
or, If he prefer, he can take the whole
real estate for his life. We have ex-
planned just above what he would take
if shc died infesinte