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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1882-02-23

Maguire's Code OF Ciphers. Price 81. AddresssO.
q. J. Mcguire Union Bank, Quebec. -,
ALIENS Brain Food-cures Nervous Debility &.
Weakness Of Generative Organs S1--all druggists.
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Paradoxical: When Julia tells her
slow sister ups 10 ,hgSTT Ra and
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years ago isvW ap
populods Weston oss
taking a so 8 week liyifg os
week salary.
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Harmless to The most iysIics sfs{
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CURED when other Rsnediea End Plxs
clans have failed to effect 9 ctre.sA e
saIarl

JEREMIAH WnIGHI;6f Mo-
writes us that hts wife had y
TON, and was profounced ISe1
sician, when the use of AllbnA
TGRELY CURED HER Her~r1te'
neighbors think II thebeSt mos
WM. @. DiGaRs, Merchatit q
writes, April A 1881. thnt h6LrS
the LUNG BALsASl HAS CuaED
SUMPTION, after the physician
incurable. He says othcrs, N
taken the Balsarn and been E<
afflicted should give 81 o trt1.
DR. MEREprTH, DentiBt OF Gu
to be In the Last 6TAaEs on u
induced by his friends to try
after the formula was sk0wnlS
ter that II at once cured hiR4
able to resume his practices
VIZ. A. GRAHAM &S Coz
Zanesyille, Ohio; writes JUS -ntS
Freeman, o. well -
afflicted with
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06
POLITICS AND WHISKY.

The papers are discussing the
question of whisky as applied to
politics, or politics to whisky, as one
may choose to have it. There has
been a prOverbialism that good
whisky and Democracy are the
best of friends, and 1t must be bad
whisky that thrives so on Republi-
canism. But Republicanism appro-
PIRATES everything, and now it dis
covered that it is getting away with
even q time-hOnored trophy Of
Democracy, and that when it comes
to "whisky straight" Republicanism
takes the pie. 1t might have been
predicted that when it had
monopoly of crooked whis-
ky" it was going just
this way, and the wonder
is how Republicanism ever took
stock in anything straight, except
that in this instance the use leads to
what is crooked. 1t is really so; the
statistics show more whisky is con-
sumed in Republican than in Demo-
cratic communities. The commits
sioner of internal revenue, from Of
fetal sources, publishes statistics
showing the number and location of
the retail dealers in liquor in the
United States, number of wholesale
dealers, the number of dlstilleries,
and the total production in gallons
for the year ending July l, 1881, to
which is appended the population of
each state and the number of per-
sons to each retail dealer, from
which the following table is taken:
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

THE Chinese immigration bill, as
it passed the senate, provides that
from and after the expiration of
ninety days after the passage of the
act and until the expiration of
twenty years after its passage, the
coming of Chinese laborers to the
United States shall be suspended,
and prescri6es penalty of impris-
onment not exceeding one year and
q fine of not more than $500 against
the master of any vessel who brings
any Chinese laborer to this country
during that period. 1t further pro-
vides that the classes of Chinese
excepted by the treaty from such
prohibition. such as merchants,
teachers, students, travellers, diplo-
matte agents, and Chinese laborers
who were in the United States on
the 18th of November, 1880, shall be
required, as a condition for their
admission, to produce passports
from the government of China per-
sonally identifying them and show
ing that they individually belong to
one of the permitted classes, which
passports must have been indorsed
by the diplomatic representative of
the United States in China or by the
United States consul at the port of
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06
THE ALLEGATION POLICY.

Much has been written of late
years with regard to the all-cotton
policy of the southern planters, and
now the Mississippi overflow is
proving, by an unhappy experience,
that the farmers hitherto have paid
entirely too little attention to the
production of home supplies. That
the past policy of neglecting the
grain and meat crops for that of cot
ton has been a ruinous one, is shown
by the fact that the excess of con-
sumption over production in the
cotton states is, 42,252,244 bushels
of wheat; 166,6S4,279 bushels of
corn 1892, ,108 bushels of oats; a
total of 2S6,69s,6S2 bushels of grain.
besides 4,011, ,15O tons of hay. These
figures are astounding, but they are
correct, and will amount to ultimate
impoverishment if maintained. They
show, says the Coau1er-Jo Journal, that
the south can keep not less than
$15O,OOO,OOO or $2O0OOO,O 900 at home
by deyoting a larger area of land to
food and forage crops, instead of
planting all cleared land in cotton.
One of the strongest arguments
which has ever been made against the
southern crop policy, and in favor
of diversity of crops, was present.
ed last year before the Mississippi
Valley Cotton Planters association
at its Memphis convention, by
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06
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me in gold, and am still paying with
no debt compromised or discounted
no bankrupt law taken, and the
$l501 20 held sacred by myself and
family. The question is asked why
L have not invested the funds. /
might reply, it is well l did not in
vest the monumental fund. did
invest my own means in Confederate
money and bonds, furnishing the
Confederate States with large sup
plies and putting il in bonds, and
after the war invested in insurance
stocks, bank stocks, beef packing,
etc., in all of which (perhaps owing
to my want of judgmenO / lost
heavily. With all my mistortunes
have safely kept the sacred fund
alluded to. Suppose had invested
the money in stocks or bonds, or
any other securities, deemed at the
time first.class, and they had depre-
ciated 80 per cent. or more, who
then would not have raised their
voices to reprimand my short-sight-
edness or to accuse me OF falsity TO
my trust.
Ihave time and again recommend
ed the money be expended as origi-
nally intended by the donors, and
am ready at any time to cooperate
with those who desire 10 see the
fund properly disposed of.
Very respectfully, etc.
Now Colonel, after giving in the
above, l will say that at the time
the trust was confided TO me deem
ed it quite compliment. it is true
L was then well off in worldly goods
and making money very fast. My
wife and son know and haye always
understood that / held that as sa-
cred trust confided TO me. Thank
God L have ever been prepared to
respond, and that l have the money
safe! Colonel, we are about building
a fine and large capitol. There will
be immense corridors and rotundas
to fill. L wish you to think of some
thing, if you favor the idea, that
would do to be placed in the capitol
where it would be preserved for all
time, and seen by the thousands
visiting the seat of government.
Would it not be better than to place
it at San Jacinto, where | fear very
few will even 20 to behold it. Please
let ms have your views ON the sub.
jcct. will esteem it great favor,
and l think you have a right, and it
will be proper for you to speak, for
you are one of the few who set the
ball i'll motion that now sojourns
among us. have thought some of
consulting the veterans when they
meet on the 21st of April next at
Waco. Suppose you make up your
mind to be present on that occasion,
and we can consult with those old
men and patriots as to what might
please them.
Colonel, L beg pardon for this in
Fiction. l write very hurriedly our
chief clerk and book-keeper both
sick, which throws much labor upon
me. Trusting you are well, am
yours very truly, f. II. LUBBOCK.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

Total. .17O,64O 4,11s 5,sOS 17,465
These statistics show that, taking
the population of the United States,
there is one saloon to every two
hundred and four people, while in
the states that voted for Garfield
there is one saloon to every two
hundred and sixty people, and
in those voting for Hancock
one to four hundred and eighty peo-
pie. The statistics also show that
the southern states have a much
smaller ratio of saloons than the
middle and northern states, and this
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

departure. It also provides elabo-
rate machinery for carrying out the
purposes of the act, and additional
sections to prohibit the admission OF
Chinese to citizenship by any United
States or state court, and construes
the words "Chinese laborers" to
mean both skilled and unskilled Ia
borers and Chinese employed in
MINING
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

Among the staunchest supporters OF
Governor Roberts for third term are
the so-called Independent and Republic
can papers Of the state.-Fort Worth DEM
ocrat.
The Democrat is ever ready W it'll
its opinions as to what a paper
should or should not be, butjudged
by the foregoing paragraph, it
should turn student for a ii me. 1t
should learn that one of the very
best, probably the best, character
istics of a newspaper is to speak the
truth.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

In editors, like politicians, will
write letters, they must be prepared
to stand results. Recently the New
York Sun found fault with Mr..
Conkhng for having addressed Mr..
Arthur as "His Excellency the
President" claiming that ~Mr. Pres
ident is the only title to which the
chief executive of the United States
is entitled. Whereupon the New
York World resurrects letter writ
ten by the editor of the Sun to ex-
President johnson addressed "To
His Excellency the President"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

THE anti Kelly Tammany Democ-
rscy declare the Kelly-Cornell alli-
ance 4" an infamous display of party
treason" and ask that the state COM
mittee be asseme bled to declare that
hereafter there will be "no coward
ly recognition of or compromise
with John Kelly" This Is what the
party should long ago have done. 1t
were better for the Kellyites, to be
out and out Republicans than DEM
ocratic disorgapizers.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

LATEST information from Rio an
nounces the important item of CON-
mercial intelligence that a bill has
been introduced in the senate pro-
viding for a reduction of the export
duty on coffee to three per cent.
ard a further reduction. of six per
cent. IN the railway tariffs on that
same product.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

Iowa has finally. abolished its Oc-
tober elections and Joined the No
vember states. A law to that effect
was passed at the recent session of
the legislature. AS Indiana has
made the same change, Ohio re-
mains the only important state vot-
ing in October.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

To adjust and settle claims under
the arrears of pensions act, 800 more
clerks will be necessary in the pen
sion bureau. The cost of maintain
ing this new regiment of office hold
ers will exceed $1,OOO,OOO annually,
and their services cannot be dis
pensed with for five years, at least.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

GENERAL Clay Green who was
once minister to Spain, but who is
now a planter at Bolivar, Miss, says
that the floods will cause thousands
to emigrate from the Mississippi
valley. They should come to the
rich alluvial lands OF southern Tex
as, where sugar may be produced as
profitably as in Louisiana.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

TWENTY-FIVE years ago United
States vessels carried over eighty
per cent of the imports and exports
to and from America. Now the
case is exactly the reverse, eighty
three per cent. of this commerce be-
ing carried in foreign vessels.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

THE Brennan Banner finds fault
with Treasurer Lubbock for buying
state bonds at $40. Let the Banner
now take it's pencil and calculate
the difference between paying seven
per cent. interest and five, and if
this calculation produce sum less
than the premium paid, then we
would like to see the Banner un-
earth the treasurer, and the STATES
NAN will lend helping hand in the
i..h
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

Cows on the prairies get accus-
toned to the noise of locomotive
bells and whistles, and do not al
ways clear the track until thrown
off by the cow-catcher. A patent
device is described in the Scientific
american for squirting hot water
twenty rods ahead. 1t is calculated
that this would stimulate the LATEST
into action.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

THE new comet recently discov-
cred is approaching the earth at a
rate of 100000 miles day, and will
show forth in great splendOr to the
naked eye in July, when it will
have approached the earth to dis
tance of sO,OOO,OOO miles, when it
will begin to recede.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

THE Kansas City Times says
Henry Ward Beecher is about to
become a Democrat. The party has
borne good deal in the past, and
borne it brayely, but this latter afllic-
tion is too much almost for human
endurance.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06
PennsyIyania Republicans.

AS for Pennsylvania, everybody
knows what position its part Of the
Republican party is in. II could not
well be in any worse condition OF
disrepute. 1t has rather more dan
gerous foes within than without.
and, unless a miracle occurs to recon
cile the factions Of the party. II
promises to be as divided two Wears
hence as now.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

San Antonio Light: The Volks
Fest committee of this city might
might do well to pattern after the
Houston association. The prizes
offered to military companies
amount to $3.50; fire companies,
$3.50; best decorated wagons, $500,
and 500 for the best singing club.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

THE ong.looked-ior Brown letter,
it is said, is forthcoming. Though
this statement has been authorita-
lively made, heretofore, this time it
must be true, fol- now or never is
the rule which commands the situa-
tion
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

THERE are great many American
citizens, it is stated, in the City of
Mexico, the hotels being filled with
them. 1t will not take long, when
the railroads penetrate there, for
this ancient city to become fully
AmericaniZed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

THE Woman's Art exchange OF
Texas will hold its first annual art
loan, in Austin, from April Goth to
May 1st. Every encouragement
should be given to make it a success.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

AT the presidents late levee Mrs.
Grant was extended the position OF
honor, which otherwise would have
been held by Mrs. Frelinghuysen.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

THE Greenbackers want a new
leader; they have lost confidence IN
Weaver.-Brenhdm Banner. The
BaRneris mistaken. Votes are wha.
the Greenbackers want.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

THE harmony in the Republican
party, just now, is terrific; but the
trouble is il is only to be found
about in spots.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

THE president is reported to be
opposed to the twenty year clause
in the Chinese bill. He wants it re
duced TO ten.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06
TEXAS LAND MEASURE.

The following is from the records
of the general land Office. The orig
inal titles to Texas lands commonly
expressed the quantity in Spanish
measurement, viz: leagues, labors
and varas, which are as follows:
334 inches, l vara; 100 feet, So
varas 100 yards, 108 varas l mile,
1900I varas; l acre, 5645 square
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06
The WEEKLY STATESMAN.

REAGAN's railway bill is reported
from the shades of the committee
room as very dead.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

RAILWAY commissioner Arm
strong favors vigorous prosecution
of the Pacific railways.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06
Prussia's King and Parliament.

To understand the quarrel be-
tween the king of Prussia and his
parliament the reader must bear in
mind that the Prussian local gov
ernment is a thing entirely separate
from that of the German empire.
The Prussian monarchy is one of
the youngest in Europe. 1t dates
only from the 1701. The first king
was Frederick Ill of BranGenburg,
the "great elector," who caused
himself in 1701 to be crowned king
of Prussia under the title of Fred
erick L. His successor was Fred
erick Wilhelm, the father of Fred
erick the Great. Including the
great elector down to the present
king, Wilhelm l., there have been
but seven kings of that country.
Their reigns lasted as follows:
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06
THE United States census of 1880

THE United States census of 1880
shows that the states of North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas
Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee
planted in that year 14,347,OOO acres
of cotton. The yield was 5,7O6, ,452
bales, or an average of third of a
bale to the acre, while the value of
the crop was nearly $3OO,OOO,OOO, or
nearly $22 per acre. The same re-
port also represents that the states
mentioned planted in corn that year
18,285,000 acres, which yielded about
fourteen bushels per acre, or total
of about 25O,OOO,OOO bushels. The
value of this corn was not above
S125,OO0,0O0, or about 81 per acre.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06
April 21, 1856

A writer having asked: /" Why has
Governor Lubbock merely banked
his money? Why was it not placed
at interest, by this means insuriDg
its duplication by this timer l re-
piled to the above, and, among other
things, said: In 1861 the war came
upon US. Twas in the service of the
state of Texas and the Confederate
states during the entire sodr, and did
not get back to the state of Texas
until about the first of January,
1866, having been kept in Fort De-
laware from the surrender until that
time. returned to my home to find
my property and means scattered
and most of it lost. Never, however,
have forgotten my creditors.
From that day 10 the present time
over $4,000 debts have been paid by
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

would be true even with the saloons
in southern states credited alone to
the whites. The southern states
have less saloons than the New Eng
land states, and Texas has one saloon
to Massachusetts three. 1t is gratify-
ing to be able to make this compar-
ison, but the facts on the whole are
not creditable to this country.
There appears to be one saloon to
about every fifty adult males in the
United States, and when the proper
ton between drinkers and those
who do not drink is considered it
will be seen what tax is entailed
upon the country through this
trade.
1t seems that even the Miller bill
does not satisfy the people of Cali
fornia. n correspondent of the
Sacramento Record Union points to
the fact that, while the new law will
stop the direct immigration of the
Chinese, it will not prevent them
from coming indirectly from Mexico
and from the British possessions.
lie expects TO see Guaymas becom-
ing the port on the American coast
TO which tha lpmigrant ships will
run and new immigrants swarming
across the whole southern border.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
From ThursdaY,s Daily ]

From Thursdays Daily
Nothing of public interest trans
pired yesterday in the executive
Office, attorney generals office or
general land office.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06
CORRESPONDENCE.

The following correspondence,
which took place in January last,
will explain itself, and be appre-
ciated by all interested in perpetu-
ating the memory of some of the
noblest heroes of Texas:
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06

GENTLEMEN-ln reply TO your
favor of the 28th inst, L have to in
form you that the Knickerbocker
Life Insurance company is not now,
and, as far as the books of this de-
partment show, never has been au-
thorized to do business in this state.
If any agent is, to your knowledge,
soliciting business for said company
in your section of the state, you will
render a service to the public veal
by giving me the nameg of such
agents, and the names of one or
more witnesses to the fact.
Let me urge you to aid me in my
earnest efforts to stamp out illicit
insurance and evasions of the reye-
nue. laws. Very respectfully,
A. w. SPAIGHT,
Commissioners.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-06
From FRIDAYS DaIly.1

IVH T IIuil DHIIy.I
The governor Is very busy pre-
pairing for the legislature, which
will convene on next Thursday. He
yesterday in the forfeited bond cases
of a. 5. Kanan, of McLennan couD-
ty, two cases, $500 each, remitted
half in each case.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-17
Suurual arO Oolltier :.
Monday MOrnlng, July r. 1882.
Fresh Air for Children.

A Car Load of Waffs Sent from New
 York to GuiIford-Nind Hearts Enter-
Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-17
An UnheedeGi Warming.
From the Bridgeport Standard ]


 Forty or fifty years ago the doctors were warning the women of their day that by tight facing and wearing thin shoes they were undermining their own con- stitutions, and that their daughters would suffer from their persistence in those unnatural fashions Scientific journals, health journals, and numerous other publications added their warning to the wo- men. Engravinsg were published showing the female form as it grew under the ancient modes of dress as illustrated by the best specimens of the female form handed down to our time in such sculptures as the Venus de Medici and others and these were placed side by side with the form as distorted by tight lacing But no medical opinions no illustrations of perverted beauty in figure, no pleaaings for the sake of the unborn off spring, could avail for one moment against fashion, but the corset and thin slipper held sway. The next generation is now in middle life and the number of sick and broken down women is enormous. We believe the Ameri- can who has healthy wife is an exception and that invalid w1ves are the rule. Half the enjoyment of married life is destroyed when the wife is an invalid for series of years especially when there is nothing but hope, with no prospects, of recovery. Yet this is the condition of myriads of men to-day who bravely bear the burthen laid upon them by the silly imprudence and persistent devotion to the folly of fashion half cen-