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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

THERE is talk of Gov. Ireland max
ing Judge Payne. of Goliad. secretary
of state. Judge Payne would fill the
place with credit. Besides being a
lawyer of distinction he is every
inch a gentleman. 1t is hardly prob
able, however, that a lawyer of stand
ing could afford to accept such place
unless his purpose should be to retire
from practice.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14
N1NErY-THREE years ago the first

NINETY-THREE years ago the first
congress of the United States attempt
ed to organize in New York City. To
begin with there were on hand only
eight senators and thirteen represen-
tatives. 1t took a month to get a
quorum. There are at present over
Ghree hundred members of congress
present, and after March there will
De a good many more, in great many
instances two men trying to take the
same seat. Chalmers will be making
as much noise out of his seat two
rs two dozen average seated members.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

1T Is expected that the Washington
series of gold certificates will soon be
ready for issue. Treasurer Gilfillan has
disposed of all the New York series
received, and upon which the name
of Assistant Treasurer Acton was
nrtptaI
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14
"a jury of PEERS,
[Cincinnati News. ]

The star route accused complain
bitterly that the administration per-
mits a leading Democrat to take a
part in the prosecution. They want
it kept in the Republican family. 1t
is clear from this that they desire to
extend the common law principle of
trial by jury of their peers, to en-
brace also prosecution by peers
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

GEN. SHERMAN is reported to have
said that he is satisfied with his mill
tary career, and has no ambition at
this late day to smirch it by dabbling
in politics even as candidate for the
presidency. That political cyclone, OF
November Z, caused the general more
alarm than he experienced at any
time during the four years war,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

ARABI was condemned to death by
the court martial, but at the solicita-
tion of England the sentence was
commuted to exile. He will probably
live in England, since not long hence
he may be needed to clean up the
khediva
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

PENSION payments i'll July, August
and September aggregated $23,OOO.00O.
The payments for the year will
amount to S420OOO,OOO, and it is esti-
mated that 20 per cent of the amount is
paid to fraudulent claimants. The presi-
dent warns congress that over $780,
100000 must remain the annual pay
ment. AS time gives more opportuni-
ty for perpetrating fraud, the annual
payment in a few years, as the soldiers
die of. may even reach S2O0.OO0OOO
annually.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14
Mad About Ii.
[Fort Worth Gazette.l

While the Gazette trusts that there
was no malice prepense in the manner
in which it was served respecting the
presidents message, no effort viii be
lett unmade To ascertain the cause Of
the delay in sending the message to
the telegraph office in this city. sharp
practice may serve a temporary pur-
pose, but no practice however sharp
designed to the special injury OF the
Gazette, and the upbuilding OF '' big
metropolitan daily" only thirty-fve
miles away, or even further south,
Will avail To prevent the final success
OF this paper. We now give notice TO
that pftect
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14
The Condition of the Currency.

The reports of the comptroller of
the currency and the treasurer of the
United States have just been given to
the public. The fnancier and bust
ness man will find several very impor-
tant suggestions in these reports
which are worth noting. The first of
these relates to the amount of capital
invested in the banking business in
the United States. There were 2239
national banks, with a combined cap
ital of S477, ,l84, 800, and 5O63 savings,
state and private banks, with capital
OF 1924 .929, ,9o6, making a total of 1902
banks, with a capital of S712.114, ,346
and deposits aggregating S2.S50,67S.-
17S.
The next important statement con-
talned in the comptroller's report re-
lates to the AMOUNT of Circulating
medium in the country. This is
made up as follows Treasury notes
outstanding, S346,6Sl ,0l6; national
bank notes, 1852, ,727. .747; gold in the
treasury, less certificates outstanding,
Sl4S, ,43o, ,473; standard silver dollars in
the treasury, S92,4l4,977; subsidiary
silver coin and bullion in the treasury,
$50, ,76l ,93o I; coin in the national banks,
SlO2 ,362,O6 coin in state and savings
banks, 81, ,S92, 500; estimated amount
of coin in the hands of the people,
S38I ,o62, 1913 /; total coin and paper cir
culation, 81 ,488, ,83S,554. For the first
time in the history of the coun-
try there appears to be a real
coin basis for the paper circulation.
with a margin to spare, the green
backs and national bank notes amount
ing to $7O9, ,408, 1853 and the coin in vari-
Gus forms to $779,429,791. The aggre-
gate circulation is the largest ever
known in the country and disposes
etfectually of any fears of a panic OF
serious business depression because
of lack of money.
The third important topic suggested
by these reports relates to the rapid
payment of the bonds and its conse-
quent effect upon the national bank
ing system. Last year the surplus rev.
enues were $145,OO0000. If this surplus
is continued and applied to the cancella-
tlon OF bonds, it will in three years
compel the retirement of about $780,
OOO,OOO of national bank circulation,
unless the banks deposit greenbaeks
or gold to secure their notes or go into
the open market and purchase four or
four and half per cent bonds at a
large premium. II the notes are re-
tired, or other money put up as collate-
raj, the volume of currency will be
necessarily contracted to that amount.
The proper remedy for this prospective
evil will be to reduce the revenues and
leave the money in the pockets of the
people, instead Of paying off the bonds
at such rapid rate.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

Lord Macaulay met Mrs. Beecher
Stowe at Sir Charles Trevelyan's, and
rallied her on her admiration of
Shakespeare. (Which of his charac-
ters do you like bestP" said he. .Des-
demonia," said the lady. "Ah, of
course" was the reply, for she was
the only one who ran after black
man"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

WHEN anyone declares figures do
not lie we naturally reflect upon the
Houston Posts tabulated statement,
showing that George Washington
Jones was elected governor of Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

MAY we not hope that the day is
not far distant when no insane person
in Texas will be confined in a county
Jail, because the accommodations in
the insane asylum are inadequateY ?
Large additions are still required for
this state institute.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14
The MidoM,s Criticisms.

A "Mier Prisoners Widow" writes
to the STATESMAN criticising the cere-l
monies incident to the laying of tha
corner stone Of the state university.
The Texas veterans, who won the
broad heritage and made the grand
university possible. were ignored If
not excluded from the ceremony. The
widows criticism is not undeserved.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

IN spite of the unmistakable
protest of the people at the late
elections against public extrava-
gance, the several departments
at Washington ask for larger
appropriations for the next fiscal
year than they got for the current
year. And, yet. the secretary of war
asks for no additional river and har-
bor appropriations. He is said to be a
presidential candidate.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

STEPHEN w. DORSEY, in a lengthy
card to the public, reCites that Presi'
dent Garfield ordered Postmaster Gen.
eral James to select commission to
examine into the star route charges,
and that full information was furnish
ed by Dorsey, which was afterwards
given to detectives to secure testimo-
ny for the trial in court. After III
dulging in considerable abuse. Dorsey
offers to pay $1,000 for every dollar it
can be shown he took from the treas
ury. He made enough out of the bus
mess to pit.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

CoMPTRoLLER KNOX reports that
but three national banks went into
hands of receivers during the year
and that but 100000 has been lost
by creditors of the banks since their
authorization.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

THE press report about state rangers
being placed aboard the trains be
tween Fort Worth and Ell Paso must
be mistake. 1t would be a stretch
of executive power to so apply the
fOrOa
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

THE Democrats of Michigan elected
Begole governor by 4754 majority, but
the Republican candidate for ieuten-
ant governor was elected by 1889.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14
His Creatures.

A good many papers are now saying
that the state university regents were
the creatures of Gov. Roberts, and OF
course the appointment of the O. a. as
chancellor. etc.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

turn; that they desire to force this
matter now at the outset in the elec-
ton of speaker of the next house; and
that the southern men will insist
upon taking revenue reform posi-
ton, although they know that it may
cost them the support of some of their
northern allies. Carlisle is the favor
ite with most of them, as he is with a
great many northern members.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

FIVE hundred naval officers are un-
der waiting orders, drawing pay for no
service.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

JAY GOULD has bought lot of one
acre in Woodlawn cemetery, paying
100000 therefor.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14
NO. 10

In the sixteenth chapter of that lnys-
terious symbolical scroll an angel is
represented as pouring out his vial
upon the great river Euphrates, and
the water thereof being dried up" In
scriptural imagery, such expositors
say, people, multitudes and nations
are represented as waters, and the
river Euphrates having its course
directly through the Turkey in Asia. {"
is looked upon by them as significant,
and the present aspect of Turkish
affairs as affording belief that the
fullness of the predicted time has
come.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

THE only tin mines yet discovered
in America are in Clay county, Ala
hama
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-14

STEEL rails. delivered in Liverpool,
cost S25 per ton.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10
'"Homs, Sweet Home"

In The spring Of 1868, two great ar
mics were encampe,l on either side oil
the Rappahannock River, one dressed
in blue aud the other in grey. As
twilight fell the bands on The Uniun
sile began to play"The Star Spangled
Banner" and Orally Round the Flag"
and that challenge oi music was taken
up on the other side, and they respond
ell with "'rhe Bonnie Blue Flag" and
"AwayDown South in Dixie" 1t
was bou in upon tha,suul of single
soldier in one Of those bands Of mu
sic to begin sweeter and more ten'ler
air, and slowly as he played it they
irinel in a sort ofchorus Of the instru-
ments upon the Union side, until flu!
ally mighty chonrs swelled up and
down our army--"liome. Sweet
Home" When they had finished
there was no challenge yonder, for ev-
sery band upon the that further shore
had taken up the lovely air SO attuned
to all that is hottest and dearest
ami one great chorus Of the two great
hosts went up to God; and when the
had finished, from the boys in grey
came challenge. "rhree cheers fol
home!" AND as they went resembling
through the skies from both sides o
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10
The Secret Of Genius

"They talk" said Tom Marshall tc
an intimate friend, "of my astonish-
ing bursts of eloquence, and lonblles,
imagine it is my genius bubJling over
1t is nothing Of the sort. l will tell
you how | do it:
81 select a subject, and study il
from the ground up. WhenI have
mastered it fully | write a speech OIL
it. Then | take a walk and come
hack and revise and correct it. In a
few day, ISubject it to another prun.
ing and then re.copy it. Next add
the flushing touch, round it on with
graceful periods and commit it t.
memory. Then | speak it in The
fields, in my fathers lawn, aud be-
fore my mirror, until gesture and de-
livery are perfect. lt'spmetimes take.
me six weeks or two months TO get Vi
n speech. When | have oneprepareC
| come down town, generally Sc
lect oourt da, when there is sure t,
he a crowd. ! am called on Tor l
speech and permitted to select my owl
subject. speak my piece. 1t astoo
isles the people as intended it should
and they g. away marveling at my
power Of oratory. They call it genius
but it is the hardest kind OF work.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10

, $50 women can't practice law il
Massachusetts, said Mrs Good:ngton,
looking up from the paper over her
spectacles;' "for my part, don't zee
what they want to for. AS Daniel MS
ed to say, poor man, it women would
consent to be women and do their own
duties contemptuously, and leave pub
lie affairs TO the men folks, there would
be much less implicitly in the marriage
revelation than thereis now. What a
woman,wants to be an anatomy-at-
law Tor, disputing with judges, sher-
IFS, constables, and all sorts Of vile
characteristics, is beyon my compress
sion!" AMI the old lady stared sto-
ny stare at the newspaper as though
it were a would. be lady lawyer, whom
she wonld annihilate with her reprov.
ing gaze. But let us not Judge Mrs.
Goodington too harshly, and let us
try and forgive her antlquated prejr-
dices. Il Boston Transcript.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10
The Iron Egg.

: In the museum at Berlin is a iron
egg, of which the following beautiful
stony is told:Many years ago a Prince
became affianced to a lovely, Princess
to whom he promised to send mag
niicrnt gift as a testimonial OF his al.
lection. In due time the messenger
arrived bringing the promised gift,
which proved to be an iron egg. The
Princess was so angry to think that
the Prince should send her so value
less present that she threw it up.
on the floor, when the iron egg opened,
disclosing u silver lining. Surprised
at such discovery, she took the egg
in her hand, and while examining
closely discovered a secret spring.
which she touched and the silver lin
ing opened, disclosing golden yelk.
examining it carefully. she opened,
disclosed within the golden yelk ru-
by crown. Subjecting that to an ex-
animation, she touched a spring, and
forth came the diamond ring with
which he aflianced her to himself,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10
a Lovers Predioament.


A very laughablc incident took
placcin Monroe county u few weeks
ago, as we learn through letter from
MIR. w. l.. B. of that county: A
young man called on his sweetheart
and spent pleasant evening with
her. At the usual time, he retired to
his room to sleep and dream of the
coming events which the evenings
conversation with his Angelina lore
sh .lewed. Alter nndressin he placed
his pant5 in the window with the
legs hanging out. The window was
low. In the morning his pants were
gone. lie peeped out Of the window
and there stood the pet calf with the
young mans pants in his mouth,
"Chawing" as il his life depended up
on the rapidity and thoroughhess OF
his work. The Young man stood the
picture OF despair. What to do, wha'
to say, how to make known his pre-.
dicamant, was problem he GOULD not
solve. He bemoaned his fate. lie
sweated like a race horse. He cursed
the hour he was born. He wished he
had never seen woman. lie wished
he had never had sweetheart. He
pceped again. There stood the drat-
calf, "chawing and chawing," and
whisking his tail and rolling his eyes
around as if he was perfectly happy.
The young mans distress was increas-
ed fourfold by the remembrance that
not a single man or boy lived on the
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10

place. There were nopants there to
borrow. His loved one was an only
daughter of widow. lie was in
trouble, sure BY this time, the
bright morning sun had risen and its
golden rays were greeted by all ma
tnre with songs Of joy and gladness
Birds were singing, aud the rustic Of
leaves in the large and beautiful trees
that shaded the front yard made mu-
&c that called the Young lady to her
Emorning task ofwaterins her charming
flowers. She bounded out of the front
loor gayly and happily. singing "Mv
Love Lies Dreaming" She had no,
gone far before her attention was al.
uacte.! to the petcalf She saw what
he was doing She recognized the
pants and took in the situation in d
second. The watering pot dropped
rom her hand like 1t was red hot and
with an explanation of "6reat Good
ness" she ,lar,el back into the house.
The young man saw and heard her.
"fe dropped ON the bed IN inter despair.
How long he land there he 4 mt know,
He was dreaming then, sure enough
Within an hour, another young man,
Nm acquaintance aud neighbor,, whr
had been sent for by the widow, enter
ed the room with pair of pants
He got into them without saying :
word slipped out. caught his horse ami
left without looking back. lie diln'
smile or say a aord until he had got
ten mile from the house, and then h,
cnrseti the Whole COW kin,l and swor,
he would never drink another glis.
tf milk or eat another bit Of butter :
Princeton Banner,
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South Kentuckian.
FFICE: Briddr NJ. bet. Main ind h'rcr
UOPkINSVILLE Ky.
EXCHANGE soINT1LLATIoNs,

CONSISTENCY lis a jewel" Yes
but there are Int few women who
wear that kind OF jcwelry.-[Di
Solomon wasthc wiscst man Of hiS
time. vet he couldn't tell how the
small hoy cnull get a gallono' stolen
apples in his pockets of only two
qnarts capacity.- Dittoc. =
"Every cook praises his own stew, y
says anpld proverb. We know one
Cork WIN doesn't praise the stew he
made Of it running for governor IN
this s'a,e.-TGruellc
Hey dlddlc ditllic. Malone and heidelberg I
Jumped over the Virginia moon.
President Arthur laughed tn see tho sight
And his party ran away with the spoon. y
- Gruelle.
When voung man. is alone with
his hes, girl. he IL generally supposed
10 be "holding his own > Stamford
Journal.
Ex Governor Moses is the tool
Prsi lent Arthur needs for 'readjnst'
ing" South arulina, but unforu-
nately for the success of the scheme
Mes : voice at present is bark from
the Tombs-ol New York city
Gruelle.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10
Good for the Women.

Many ladies suffer from an extrcms
nervous, seini-hysterical condition
They have disturbing dreams. exciting
muscular startings, peculiar painful
symptoms Of nightmare. They Ii,
awake and suffer the brain to be
Eighty when that weary organ ought
according to nature, to be asleep
Browns lion ,Bitters give sweet re-
pose and quickly remove all such ncr
vous disorders.-(II Home Physician.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10
A Woman's Experience,

Mothers and Daughters should feel
alarmed when WEAKNESS constantly
expressing them. 'af i ain frctiul
from exhaustion OF vital powers
and the coloSis fading FROM my lace,
Parker's Ginger Tonic, gives quick
relief. II builds me mp and drive
pain with wonderful certainty"
Buffalo lady.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10

Precaution: "Sce here, where are
you dragging that bulldog TOP" said
an agent of the Society for the Pre-,
vention of Cruelty TO Animals yes.
ierday morning, 81 ain't a dragging
him; he's coming along all right, only
he wants 10 be sociable with all the
other dogs, that's ALL" 81 insist on
knowing where you're taking that
dog" said the agent, firmly. swell,
I'm taking him down TO have hi>
teeth filed. Seasons coming on now
for fellers to come around and sci,
trees aud sewing machines
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10

There is gentlemen living in this
city whose parents given names are
the same spelled backwards asior-
ward. Noticing this the parents de.
cidcd TO endow their children with
similar names, and as there were ten
OF the latter some research and inSe.
nuity were necessary 10 get enough
to go round. The given names of tho
family are as follows: Asa. Aziza,
Anna, Alta, Alila, AKA, Emne, Han.
nah, Iri, Numun, Zerez-Rochestcr
Herald &
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10
Kidney Disease Cured.

CHRISTlANsDURG, Va. 1881.
Suffering from kidney diseases, from
which | could get no relief either
from medicine orthc prominent ply
sicianS Of our country, Itried Browns
iron Bitters, which cured me complete
ly, a child of mine recovering from
scarlet fever, had no appetite and did
not seem to be able TO eat at all; !
gave him Iron Bitters with the hap
piest result.
"a i. KYLE MONTAGUE.
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VICES
ILLUSTRATED FLORAL GUIDE


For 1882 Is an Elegant Book OF 1870 Pages, two
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VICk'S SEEDS are the hest In tho world
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Weeks Illustrated Monthly Magazines
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tddress, JAMES WICK, Rochester, MY.
Occ. goth,
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Elagance and Purity.

Ladies' who appreciate elegance
and purity are using Parke.'s Hair
Balsam. 1t is the best article sold
for restoring gray hair to its original
color, beauty and lustre.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10

On the make; Flows business
been with you, Brown?' asked his
friend Pipgrey. mot very lively"
said Brown. "But you have made
something, ] suppese?" "Oh, yes;
made All assignment"
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INVENTORS address ,,,s,,., !, EDISON ;; n n

Patent Solicitors, Washington, u. G., for ri
fercnces and advice, sent FREQ. We attend OK
cluslvely tn Patent business. Reasonabl
germs, Reissues. Intcrfcrcnces, and cases no
iected In other hands a specially Caveats SO
iciteh. Send model or sketch and descripti0
Tor opinion Ms to patentabiity, free Of charg7
We refer to the Commissioner OF Patents, all
~ In commissioners. Established lSC6.
Dec llJtllsSl,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-01-10

If you desire a true medicinal tonic
that will positively rid you Of all your
ailsments and general i'll health,
Browns Iron Bittrrsis the hest. :