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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Republican party, the Balti.
more Day remarks, is old and strong,
like cheese, and, like such cheese,
internally lively.
Ben Butler, the Buffalo Courier
asserts, is suspected of a purpose of
taking another political flop and OF
turning up an Arthur Republican.
IT the Republican majority, the
Philadelphia Press (Rep.) suggests,
does not reduce taxation, the people
may try the policy of reduction on
the Republican majority.
Robson is very modest, in the es-
timation of the Cincinnati COmmer-
cidI (Republicau), when he asks but
$15,O00,000 to start navy with. lie
could spend ten times the sum and
you could never see where it was
put.
A Republican, said to be Gin a
high position" writes TO the Pitts
burg Post, declaring the Democratic
ticket recently nominated in Penn
sylvania the best and cleanest that
has been nominated in that state by
any party for twenty years.
The stalwart organs, supposed to
be nearest the heart of Mr.. Arthur,
say that Minister has Lowell resigned
and that his resignation has been in
the hands of the president for sew
eral weeks. If this is so, Mr.. Lowell
shows remarkably good common
sense. He never was qualified to fill
a diplomatic position.
The galvanized corpses of the Re-
publican party are being taken down
from the shelves from where they
were placed long ago, and an effort
is being mrde to infuse new life into
them. Ex-senator Harlan, Secre-
tary Lincoln's father-in-law, whom
the people of Iowa retired long ago,
has been resuscitated by an appoint
ment on the Geneva award commits
sion.
The "great relief" from taxation,
alleged to have been received
through the removal of the match
tax by Judge Kelley, amounts to
seven cents a head, or $3,603, ,437,
while the judge looks on with pleas.
ure upon the people staggering be-
meath the burden of about ST. ,000,-
100000 tribute they have to pay to a
little sect of their fellow-citizens in
bounties.
1t is a repeated assertion of the
managers of the political assessment
machine, at Washington, that the
payments made by federal employees
are "purely voluntary" This is
false. If employees do not all re-
spond on the first call the delin-
quents are again notified, and if they
do not pay up, their names are
placed on the black list and they are
bounced one after another. The
federal emploYe knows well enough
that he places himself in jeopardy by
refusing to pay his assessment.
The most brilliant portion of our
navy, or rather, the only brilliant
portion Of it, is the long array of
prettily uniformed officers, twenty
five hundred in number. Gold lace
abounds handsome officers abound &;
bureaux abound to the number of
fifteen; but this grand display is
over only twenty-one ships fit to go
to sea, and not one of them abe to
maintain an action of an hour with
a Chinese steel cruiser. The Ameri-
can people are badly swindled as to
their navy. In personnel and
bureaux, it is imposing. In ships
and guns it is villalnous fraud.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20
Doctors, as Usual, Disagree.

An interesting case of disagree
mept among doctors has just been
developed in Allegheny City. Re-
Gently a family of German immi-
grants located in that city. Some
days after an eruption appeared OH
the face of one of the children. The
attention of the city physician was
called to the sufferer, and that official
pronounced him the victim OF small
pox. The child was ordered to be
confined in the house, and the build
ing was decorated with the usual
sign of infection. Subsequently an
other physician was called to ex-
anime the patient. This professor
of physic diagnosed the malady
as simple eruption of boils, caused
by bad blood, the result of con-
finement in the crowded steer
age OF the vessel crossing the ocean.
This marked discrepancy among en-
inent practitioners excited a conflict
of opinion in the community. The
friends of the theorist maintained
that if he was right palpable injus-
tice was being inflicted on the
family by keeping the sign of infec-
ton upon their humble tenement.
The result was that three other ply
sicians were called to investigate
the matter. After a careful exami-
nation these arblters decided in ia
yor of the boil diagnosis, and the
health department ordered the re-
moyal of the smallpox sign. This
was an important case, but happily
has been adjusted without serious
consequences.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20
A Decline i'm Prices.


Already the new wheat from the
southern and southwestern states
begins to move toward the eastern
markets. Advices from Chicago
show that the Illinois Central road
is bringing new wheat from Ken
lucky and southern Illinois and the
prospects are good for a large move
ment of the new grain within a week
or two from northern Texas, Kansas,
northern Arkansas and Missouri.
The crops in all the above-named
districts are simply immense, and as
the bulk of il is safely harvested the
present high price will have the
effect 10 bring it to the points Of
shipment very promptly. The live
stock shipments also show a marked
increase within the past week. Taken
altogether, there are abundant pros
poets Of very large increase in the
business of the various railroad
lines arising from the grain and
cattle trade and it is to be hoped
there will soon be corresponding
lowering in the prices of meat and
breadstuffs.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20
An Anti-orinoIette Crusade.

lfrom the London Medical Press. j
The crinolette cannot, with pro-
priety, be called the thin edge of the
wedge of crinoline, but IL may, per-
haps, be directly described as the
the first elevation ON the ascent of
that mountain of absurdity which
was such a nuisance twelve or fifteen
years ago. The crinolette is simply
ludicrous excrescence which gives
an English woman the outlines of
Hottentot, aud must be highly in
convenient, being something in the
nature of Il bird cage stuffed under
the dress aud fixed in the region of
the archaic hustle, but 1t does not
IN any way interfere with
functional activity nor en-
danger health. With crinoline,
however, the case is far different.
That was not only a social vexation
of the first magnitude, tending TO
the dissemination OF nervous irrita-
tion by universal rufiling of temper
and creation of embarrassment, but
1t was cause of disease and dan
ger to life. By exposing the lower
half of the body to. currents of cold
air and chilling, it helped to set up
various disorders and to induce gem
eral debility, and by spreading out
the infiammable materials ofclothing
in such way that they were be-
yond control and almost beyond
cognizance, it kept up a constant
risk of conflagration whenever an
open fireplace was approached.
Many lives were sacrificed, owing
to crinoline-infated skirts catching
fire. 1t behooves all sensible women
firmly to set their faces against any
attempt at the introduction of this
pernicious fashion. Our modern
culture is not good for much if it is
not strong enough to put its foot
down Ito speak metaphorically and
in mixed metaphor, too), aud to
burst once for all this big silly
bubble of crinolette. Let the crino--
lette change its name, and be popu-
larly spoken of as the Hottentot,
and we predict that it will speedily
cease to offend the eyes of those
who, without any Grosvenor gallery
proclivities to the love of leanness,
still admire the human form divine
when unmillinered and detest un-
slightly protuberances.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20
The recent victory of the Tories in

The recent victory of the Tories in
Canada was due mainly to an adroit
gerrymandering of Ontario by Sir
John Macdonald, and doubtless this
American method of helping party
weakness will henceforth prevail in
the Dominion. The Toronto Globe
objects very strongly to the impor-
tation, and remarks:
"The latest, and in some respects
the worst, of American engines OF
corruption introduced into our poll.
tics is the gerrymander. This is an.
other distinctly American invention
but, the Americans themselves be.
ing judges, Sir John has put them
to7shame by his manipulation of it
The peculiar danger and degrade.
ton of the gerrymander is that it il
blow at the roots of representa-
tive institutions, while all the other
agencies are more or less of the ma
ture of attempts to girdle the
branches. AS to the general quail
ties of fmeanness, cowardice and dis.
honesty, there is little to choose
amongst them all. They are all
alike base and unworthy of free
and manly people,"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

1t is not many years since the
straight flush" was introduced into
the game of poker and given the
power to beat four aces. The his
tory of the development of the
straight flush" since the date of its
introduction affords a curious in
stance of the way in which nature
supplies every demand made upon
her. In 1856 straight flush" oc-
Cured once in every 1877 900 handsl
"four aces" occurring at the same
date once in every 9026 hands. With
the demand for straight hushes'1
the frequency of their appearance in
creased. until at the time of the fa-
nous transit of Venus. when scien-
tIfic parties we're sent out by the
government to the end of the earth,
the straight flush, according to the
excellent authority ofProf Harkness
of the naval observatory, could be
expected to appear once in every
100000 hands, in round numbers.
In very able paper on poker, read
at the meeting of the American sci
entic association last August, it was
asserted that the straight flush" had
so greatly increased in frequency
that it was commonly met once In
every 10,147 hands, thus being very
nearly as common as four aces.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20
Effect of Odors In MILK.

The Prairie Farmer has often
called attention to the effect of odors
on milk. and especially to its SEN
sitive character in this respect. Upon
this question, Professor Arnold, in
the work American Dairying,"
says: "The London MiEE Journal
cites instances where milk that has
stood a short time in the presence of
persons sick with typhoid fever, or
been handled by parties before fully
recovered from the small pox,
spread these diseases as eff
fectually as if the persons them
selves had been present. Scarlatina,
measles and other contagious dis
eases have been spread in the same
way. The peculiar smell of a cellar
is indelibly impressed upon all the
butter made from the milk standing
in it. A few puffs from pipe or a
cigar will scent all the milk in the
room, and smoking lamp will soon
DO the same. A pail of milk stand
ing ten minutes where it will take
the scent of strong smelling stable,
or any other offensive odor, will i'm
bibe taint that will never leave it.
A maker of gilt-edged butter OBJ
jects to cooling warm milk in the
room where his milk stands
for the cream to rise, because he
says the odor escaping from the new
milk. while cooling, is taken in by
the other milk and retained to the
injury of his butter. This may seem
like descending to little things, but
it must be remembered that it is
the sum of such little things that
determines whether the products of
the dairy are to be sold at cost or
below, or as a high priced luxury.
If milk is to be converted into an
article of the latter class, it must be
handled and kept in clean and sweet
vessels, and must stand In pure,
fresh air. such as would be desirable
and healthy for people to BREATHE
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

"The very essence of a free gov
ernment," declared John G. Calhoun,
consists in considering offices as
public trusts, to be bestowed for the
good of the country, and not for the
benefit of an individual or a party ;
and that system of political morals
which regards offices to be used and
enjoyed as their proper spoils,
strikes fatal blow at the very vitals
of free institutions" The words
might be studied with profit at the
present day-especially by the Re-
publican party.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20
Influence of Sensible women.
1Bulwer.l

1t is a wondrous advantage to a
man in every pursuit or vocation to
secure an adviser in a sensible wo-
man. In woman there is at once a
subtle delicacy of tact and a plain
soundness of judgment, which are
rarely combined to an equal degree
in man. A woman, if she be really
your friend, will have sensitive re-
gard for your character, honor and
repute. She will seldom counsel
you to do a shabby thing, for a wo-
man-friend always desires to be
proud of you. At the same
time, her constitutional timidity
makes her more cautious than
YOUR male friend. She therefore
seldom counsels you to do
an impudent thing. By female
friendships mean pure friendships
those in which there Is no admix.
ture of the passion of love. except
in the married state. A mans best
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20
Knows How it Is.
TEnrf Worth naunnoraf

Their can be little doubt that the
charges preferred against ex-Mar-
shall Russell, and their vigorous pros
ecutIon, are but the outgrowth of re-
venge or spite. AS far as handling
expense accounts is concerned, it is
gener ally known to be in practice
among most United States officers
AS i'll the case with ex-Marshal Rus
sell, it would be well for the author
tiles TO inquire into such practices
on the part of all government Of
ficialS, and where found to exist
prosecute them with the same zeal
and Vigor.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

IL this railway interest, which is
being talked OF, assist in naming a
candidate for governor, Coke will
be called upon to vscate his seat in
the United States senate; and if it
were not that we are against all
trades in politics, this fact would
make us feel like seeing the plot be-
come an ACCOMPLISHED result.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

THE circulation of this report
about the proposed combination in
which Mr.. Reagan figures, leads one
back to the selection of Senator
Maxey for his second term. A trade
was made by which dr. Reagan's
name was suddenly withdrawn from
the list of candidates Tor the sena-
torship. 1t was openly stated then
that trade had been made involv-
ing future political movements, and it
is known that a prominent rail way at
torney, who was state senator, act
ed for Mr.. Reagan in thai instance.
There was one representative from
the eastern portion of the state, Mr..
Denman, opposed to Mr.. Maxey,
who voted for MIR. Reagan, because
he said they could not trade off his
vote. 1t was said then that the trade
meant movement against Coke in
the eighteenth legislature, and SO it
begins to look as though there was
remarkably good guessing at that
time rs to the intents of the trade.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20
THE TOOTHSOME WEED.
You Must Pay for HOmesDun as
Well as store Tobacco.

WAsHINGToN.-S Since there has
been some doubt as to the extent
and proposed effect of the Mahone
tobacco amendment, it may be well
to give it in full. ItprUvides "that
on and after the first day of January
1888, there shall be levied and
collected upon all snuff manu-.
factured OF tobacco, or any sub.
stitute for tobacco, ground, dry.
damp, picked, scented, OF
otherwise, of all descriptions
when prepared tor use, and upon all
chewing and smoking tobacco, twist
ed by hand or reduced into condi
ton to be consumed, or in any man
ner other than the ordinary mode oi
drying and curing prepared for sale
or consumption, even if prepared
without the use of any machine or
instrument, and without being press.
ed or sweetened, and on all fine-cuts
shorts and refuse scraps, clippings
cuttings and sweepings of tobacco q
tax of ten cents per pound"
1t will be adopted without serious
opposition.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

THIS little muss over in Egypt
will spread the influence of England
and also of France In Africa, and
these enlarged influences must be
counterbalanced by good shares of
something tor the remainder of the
powers. Turkey will most probably
be in the dish they will conclude to
indulge in to satisfy these demands.
Turkey has strutted around often
sively to all the rest of Europe for u
hundred years or more, and Russia
would espescislly like to dine off Its
Dest parts. Austria and even Greece
would not be opposed to having a
wing or drumstick or the neck of
the bird, and thus it may be gob-
bling its last gobble, while the hun
CRY make ready to partake of the
feast. Of course Russia cannot &C
squire portion of Africa, nor would
Austria be benefited by any such
acquisition, and since Turkey
Is inviting and exceedingly pol
'atable to both, they will conclude to
be helped, without even saying
thank you. Along with France and
England, Italy has an ambition to
take in some of Africa, after the
fashion of the forefathers, and she
must be satisfied. If Egypt go to
England, France must be likewise
recompensed for her ambition by
extending her power as far down
the Atlantic coast as the "Guinea
nigger" region, and Italy
will want room to wallow
in the upper sands of
the Sahara Desert. Russia will con-
tend that the balance is kept up only
by her complete command of the
Bosphorus, and should Austria not
be satisfied with slice of the upper
Danube region, then it may be de-
clded that she does not deserve any.
and Greece may be made more
greasy. What the kaiser will say is
yet to be found out. He may even
conclude to help the downtrodden
Africans, since Queen Victoria has
married of her last daughter, and
the king of the Belgians may lend
a helping hand, and even Spain may
stick in its poniard at the opportune
moment At this date only a few
forts have been demolished at Alex
andria, but before the thing ends
there may be one less nation in Eu-
rope, and big expense all around
among the powers, sustained in
maintaining balances with an ex-
pense Of blood and treasure.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

THE Baltimore american says
that 600 tons of sugar from the
Sandwich Islands were brought
into New York on the 9th instant.
1t will be interesting to notice the
effect of such importation upon the
market. They come in practically
free of duty under the reciprocity
treaty, and if the experiment prove
profitable it may seriously interfere
with the business of the refiners'
ring that now monopolizes the trade
and forces nearly every pound of
sugar consumed in the United States
to pass through their establishments
and pay them a tax.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20
How TO quiet a Nervous Texan.
TBroOklyn Ea0le.1

A Texan stepped into a Philadel-
phia tonsorial saloon to have his
hair cut. The officiating artist, hav-
ing enveloped his victims neck in
towels and.compressed him securely
in the chair, opened the conversa-
ton by saying: "You are little
nervous, sir, l perceive. Allow me
to say that our 'Capillery Elixir not
only covers bald heads with luxuri-
GUS growth of hair, but calms the
mind and restores the whole nerv-
ons system to healthy equilibrium.
What do you do for nervousness in
Texas?" The representative of the
Lone Star state looked up serenely
and answered: ~We usually get
out and kill barber"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

THE Raleigh, North Carolina,
Ne,os, in view of the Independent
and Republican coalition in the Old
North State, would draw the color
line. 1t calls upon the Democratic
convention to "declare in unmistak-
able tones that blood is thicker than
water, and the civilization of our
white forefathers shall never in any
part of North Carolina sink beneath
the black flood of the colored race.
In that contest he who is not for us
will be against u.s."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

This work OF progress may have
powerful aid through the De-
mocracy of Texas, and next week,
at Galveston, we hope to see it take
that decided stand which the people
exnect of nolitical ORGANIZATIONS.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

From the Paris American Register.1
The Kaefernburg "willkomm''
furnishes ample evidence of the de-
generacy of the art of drinking in
Germany. That willkomm is tank
ard in the shape of a huntsman's
bugle, capable of containing about
four quarts. Whoever visited the
castle of the counts of Kaefernburg
lone of the three -Gleicnen, near
ArnstadD was invited to empty the
drinking-horn at one quaff. The
names of those who attempted the
task were put on record, which dis
tinctly stated to what extent they
had succeeded. Until AID. 1856
only such drinkers were mentioned
as actually emptied the horn. From
that year until 1908 only one half OF
those who made the attempt achiev-
ed the feat. From 1908 to 100 not
one of the visitors was able to ac-
complish it, and since then no one
appears to have even attempted it.
The drinking horn and the record
are preserved as historical curIosl-
ties in the So o-called Princes house al
Arnstadt.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

IL should be a matter of pride
with our southern farmers to sustain
the Southern CultiUdtOT, because IL is
their representative, published alone
in their interest, and is by far the
neatest, most reliable and best filed
agricultural publication in the south.
The publishers are certainly spend
ing large sums of money, in making
it the best of all journals of a like
kind, Judging from the fine paper
used, the handsome engravings that
adorn its columns and from the men
of brains employed as contributors.
1t is sold for the low price OF 81 80
per annum.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

THE repeal of the New York
usury law upon call loans restores
the quotations of money to a nor
NAL form-that is, 6, z, 8, 9 per cent
or higher; the old form was per
cent and 1-64th, or 1-S2d per day,
commission.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20


Since the threat of Bishop Gil
mour, of Cleveland, to to excommu-
nicate from the Roman Catholic
church and communion all Catholic
women who joined the Irish land
league, or attended league meetings
after his letter to that effect had
been promulgated, the women's
branch of the land league has
thrived better than before. No
woman was scared of, great many
have since joined. The league
now numbers sixty, most of them
Irish women and members of
the church. For some reason the
accommodating edict was not en-
forced, and the bishop has since kept
silence on the subject. A woman
speaker of the league lately referred
in bitter terms to some 'learned pre-
lates" who had tried to crush their
Irish nature out of them, but had
not succeeded, she was happy to say.
Her address was defiant Of the pre-
lates, and full Of Encouragement TO
the friends of Ireland. The address
was printed, and from 1t the bishop
will learn the possibilities of an Irish
woman's indignation.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

The Rev. Father Julian Benoit,
vicar general of the diocese of Indi-
ana, at Fort Wayne, was severely in
jured by falling down the stairs at
the episcopal residence on the
morning of the 9th instant. His in
iuries are not considered necessarily
fatal, but his advanced age is greatly
against his recovery.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20

THE state bar meeting assemblies
at Galveston on the 10th. If these
lawyers will just take less stock in
state nominations than in bar regu-
lation. they will secure less adverse
criticism