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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
THE ORIGIN OF COFFEE.
The Strife Which Was OccaslOned by
its Introduction as n Beverage.

From the London Times.
IL is well known that the coffee
plant is not indigenous in Arabia, but
was imported from Abyssinia at a
date which cannot be accurately
given. The taste for coffee itself had
hard struggle ut first to find a
general welcome among the more select
circles. Apart from the old legend
concerning Shadell's drink, the Nediua
Sheikh Abd-el- Kader is the oldest his
torical authority on the use of the
"blood-red-Kaweh," as the Tunisian
Ibn Walk named the beverage. In
the year 1851, not 800 years ago,
he tells us that in Yemen
people made use of a
drink which so enlightened
the night watches that the faithful of
the place were able to sing the praises
of God more fervently and cheerfully
than could be done anywhere else.
According TO him, the Mutt Dhabani
was the first TO introduce tire insignifi-
cant little bean on Arabian soil, having
brought it with them from Africa.
Certain il is that the districts of ShOa,
Euarara and Kaffa (whence the name),
in the south of the Abyssinian high
lands, form the original home of the
coffee plant. Dhabani was of q sickly
nature, and since he belonged to the
order of the Soft (Ultra-Panthists),
who believed that everything on
earth and all being emanated from the
Godhead. he regarded a means of eX-
citement of this kind a proViden-
tial gift. The Medinese and
faithful Meccans laid their turbaned
heads together in the public places
when first they heard the news; a
pious sheik in Alden was the first to
drink the "black juice" as "a sort OF
public spectacle. In Mecca itself
violent strife arose soon after its in
PRODUCTION as to the propriety of using
it. There were great meetings ot
learned and pious men, who at last
probably after extreme pressure from
the Mameluke governor. Khair-Beg
declared that coffee disturbed the
brain and intoxicated like wine" But
their opponents were of another opin.
ion, and adduced the authority of the
celebrated Bagdad physician, Avicen.
ma, in their defence, which, however
did not prevent the transgressOr OF
the edict forbidding the use OF
coffee from being publicly whipped.
III tnO ottlllN tiAO NNetAOlN vi
the HediaZ proclaimed that all
coffee-drinkers would appear before
the All-AIerciful on the resurrection
day with black faces. While the great
anathema was being pronounced at
Mecca, the brothers of the order at
Cairo, the very Mamelukes themselves
were already reveling in the newly
discovered luxury. y confirmation OF
the Mecca decree was, therefore, not
to be expected from the sultan, and
he, Kanfu Alguris, quashed the ordi,
nance of his governor and sent the
latter into exile. Then many holy
sheikhs Qor example, the celebrated
Mohammed Harife, founder of one OF
the four orthodox schools of Islam,
took the side of the coffee drinkers
Thus was the precious bean fully re
habilitated, in Western Arabia at least
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
LANGUAGE OF CIVILIZATION.
A Priests Conclusions After His Trip
Around the World.

A Russian priest, Father Alexander
Diligentsky, is III the city on his way
back TO st. Petersburg.
Il was sent To our church at San
Francisco," he said to reporter, "and
instead of going west through Europe
and over the Atlantic, went east by
way of Odessa and Nagasali to San
Francisco. | came from that city ly
way of the isthmus. Now, after two
years service at San Francisco, | am
going home, and thus completing my
Journey around the world"
"What has struck you most during
your trip"
"The lead that English-speaking
people have taken everywhere. Eng
language. With my limited knowl-
edge of English during my trip have
been far better off than any of my
occasional German and French friends.
English has glorious future; it is
bound to become the universal Ian
guage of science, trade and in
dOstry. There have been three great
epochs in which all the educated men
talked Greek, Latin and French re-
spectively. Now we are entering the
epoch of English. The Greek world
Was too limited in both area and age.
The Latin world was larger than the
Greek, but its field, politics, was too
narrow. The French epoch was dip
lopatic. Now the English, or rather
Anglo epoch will embrace
the whole world. The English-speak-
ing nations lead the world in the
higher politics and in industry and
trade. and they are unsurpassed by
any nation in scientific, religious or
Philosophical thought. Our German
friends object TO English ON the
ground that it is in their opinion not
an original language, being rather a
mixture of German and Latin. In my
opinion. this is rather an advantage,
for English is not quite foreign
tongue to Germans and to the nations
of Latin origin, and so much the mere
easily can be adopted by all OF them"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
The Wool Market

Keeps firm and hopeful. The wool is
mainly out of producers hands, and
there is no need of soaring holders
with tariff changes or some other bug
bear. But it will be about next April,
so that the clip can be bought low.
The profits of wool growing in this
country seem destined to go to COM
mission men. They claim them, and
work the tariff and other schemes to
get hold of the wool at cost of produc-
ton. Unless we are mistaken the air
will be full of tariff music by the time
fleeces are ready again. Wool grow
ers are better posted that they
used to be, and understood the situa-
ton as well as anybody, and hold or
sell as they choose. There is need for
thorough reformation on this subject
now. Sheep men should do a little
more than common, to learn and
guide public sentiment and legislation
on economies pertinent to wool mat
tiers. We shall do well to hold our
own. We have much at stake, and
need to be posted and at work. Wool
growers associations should be CEN
tres of strength and effort.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Mr.. Beck's Treat.
Courier Journal. ]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Senator
Beck met Tom Ochiltree in the lobby
of Wizards hotel to-day. Hello
Tom" said Beck, / am glad to see
you" They shook hands while there
was a crowd around. by the way
Tom," said Beck, John Chamberlain
wants to see you. He wants to name
a promising two-year-old colt after
you. He thinks that may possibly
make the colt run as fast you can.
Everybody laughed, and Ochiltree
cooked his game eye on the big Ken.
lucky senator and said: "No matter
Beck, whether 1 run or lie, nobody
ever catched me-" Everybody yelled
and Senator Beck had to "set 'em up y
for the crowd.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21

twenty-four pairs are used in making
the fine grades of flour. 1t is this
method that is coming into use in our
country, and our hard northwestern
wheats are made by it into fine, nu-
tritious flour, rich in gluten, with its
grain-cells intact. readily converted
into the finest of bread, and of making
80 to 10 pounds of loaf per 100
pounds Of flour. The great Roller
mill" at st. Paul, Minnesota, has a
capacity of production of 500 barrels
per day, and the hard wheat of the
northwest supplies it with uneXcelled
GRAIN
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Elbow of Population Shnth.

The Baltimore Journttfr of -6em-
merce calls attention to the fact that
the sale of government lands in the
southern states is assuming large pro-
portions. OF the S.650,21 acres sold
in 1879. there were 4.Sl0,174, or 90 per
cent of the whole, LOCATED in Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama
and Florida, the only southern states
in which the government still owns
lands. In 1890 dthe total sales
amounted to 9,166,9lS acres, 916,S15
acres, or 100 per cent being in the
south. The total sales in 1881 reached
10,759, l07 acres, of which 1,517 1876,
al per cent, We're in the states named,
In the year ended June 30, 1882. the
total sales were 15,699,S49 acres, and
the sales in southern states had III
creased to 1,305,764 acres, OF 10 per
cent of the whole. In three years the
sales in the sovth have increased
nearly five-fold. Part of these pur-
chases are doubtless speculative, but
another and a large part are due to
the large flow southwark of people
migrating from the north in recent
years.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21

him on an uncertainty, and having
bestowed my vote well, / guess / will
go for him for president That idea"
said MacMahon, " if nothing else in
tervenes, will make Cleveland the can
didate" Up to the last campaign
Gen. MacMahon was understood to
have been in favor of Hancock's re-
nomination.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21

Gen. Mcmahon says that cleveland
Is very hkeable man, with good
hnmor, geniality. bachelor instinct,
and cool head. The general saws
his prospects are far ahead of any
other candidate. Referring 20 a prom
inent candidate in western state.
whom he did not directly name. Mr..
McMahon said: II think il cannot be
expected of the Democratic party to
make its whole tight again on the
skirmish line. as It did in 1880 IN Indi-
ana The Republicans can concen-
trate on any October state and carry
y. and throw us into CONSERVATION
before the November battle comes.
They still possess the funds. the gov
eminent. and majority Of the capt.
tai interest of the country. III they
could take Indiana out Of our hands
In October. 1880. they can GER
fainly make n powerful show to get
Ohio the remaining October state. in
1854 So we must fall back on a No
Member state with determining pow
tr like New York. and that is why j
think Cleveland is the hope of the
Democrats everywhere. We may say
L1 round numbers that 10000 Repub-
IcIns voted for him for governor. If
ne makes q good governor very large
portion Of the 10000 win say: We'll.
&n Justified in my vote; voted for
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21

Native Egyptians appear to have
been rs greatly puzzled during the
late war by the dress of the Highland
soldiers as were the East Indian ma
tives in the time of the mutiny, and
the conclusion reached was very much
the same-that they were the wives
OF the English fighters. Distance en-
couraged the natives in this delusion.
as did also the fact that the Highland
ers samped by themselves. as If they
constituted a harem. 1t is reported
that party of Bedouins resolved to
60 into this camp with view to rob
bing the English soldiers of their
wives. and that a number did actually
90. with the result that the supposed
British harem turned out with rides
and bay0nets and very soon killed
thirty or forty OF the Bedouins.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21

A governmental decree has just been
issued in France containing six arti-
cles relating to the employment of
children in French factories. 1t is all
solutely forbidden henceforth to en-
ploy children in the manufacture of
certain dangerous chemicals, or to let
boys under sixteen or girls under
eighteen years of age do hand work at
mills. 1t is also made illegal to allow
boys or girls under certain age to
draw any trucks on the public streets
or highways, or when inside themanu-
factories to draw any vehicles which,
with their load, shall weigh more than
one hundred kilogrammes. Neither
must children be employed in manu-
featuring bone, horn or mother-of-
pearl articles, the dust from which is
Injurious to the lungs, nor in bust
nesses involving risk to life and limb,
as, for instance in stating roofs. Proper
ventilation of the factories is, more
over. made compulsory.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
LAWYER And PUeILIsr o1-TrNrs,


CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Gen. Stiles, in a
case before the supreme court, has, by
means of challenging the jury for ir-
regularity, developed the fact that the
provisions of law for the selection of
juries is being utterly disregarded in
Cook county. One judge admitted he
had not had valid jury before him
for fourteen months. All informal
provisions had been ignored. :
Judge Gary, before whom the ques-
ton was brought, to-day decided to
overrule the challenge of Stiles. He
did not want his court left to issue a
venire for each case, which would
make complete blockade.
1t is believed there viii be no pugil-
istic encounter between Elliott and
Allen, both apparently preferring to
fight by mouth.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
7 DeY ST., New YORK.
ooie Agents Tor America. luw1y

I oSr-rhe following named Confederate
IL land certificates irsiled by the commission.
er Of the general lnud Office 20 the following
persons, viz: for 1850 acres:
No p issue S. l.. Harris July 10, 1881
1881 '"'' -
No 30I issued p. NJ. Mathews August is. 1881.
No. 495 Issued NJ. @. Utz August u.s. 1881.
No. $50 Issued W. A. NJ How August %, 1881
No 1852 issued Nancy Homa September IL,
No. 1901 issued r. C Edney October 4. 1881.
No. 1912 Issued J. @. Robinson October 7,
1881.
No. 1861 issued C. b. Carleton October II,
1891. -
No. 1912 issued j. C. Rogers November 81,
No. 1929 Issued s. A. Glass November es, 1881
No 1876 issued ID. g. May November 2s 1881.
1881.
No. 1874 issued Mrs. r. cafey December IL.
1881
Nc, 1879 issued Mrs. S. W. sutphen December
No lbss Issued Leonard @. Gee, February 4,
No; 1871 issued J. WIN Hamilton February
Is, 1882.
No lb74issued Martha J. Anderson cbruary
%, 1882
No. 1724 Issued j. r Skinner March 4, 1892.
No. 100 Issued VIM Cleveland March 8, IS z.
IL he above named ccr'ihratcr are no; h. prd
ron In the time required by law application Will
be made to the piOpc' Huthofitie, for dupl cntee
ocl73m MADDOX b. S. g. ANDERSON.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Splendid Farm.

l offer for sale my home tract of land in Bias
trOp county, II miles south of the town of Bas-
trop, consisting of 400 acres, IS in cultivation;
dwelling, four rooms besides kitchen, dining
and store room; good outbuilding, two els
terms; orchard, with good variety of fruits;
large, spacious gin house; two gin stands,
with feeders and cOndesers two presses, saw
and grist mill, a 15-horse power Ames engine,
wagon scales; in good community, and
good school near by. VIII take 5000
cash and the remainder on terms To
suit purchaser. with 10 per cent in
terest. The cause OF my Offering so great
bargain is, nature requires me to change my
business. For further particulars address,
WILLIAM SHAW,
Hill's Prairie, Bastrop county, Texas.
de7W2m
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21

The counsel for the defendants in
the star route cases have not aban-
doned their little game of buster and
bluff. Their attempts yesterday to
secure postponement of the trial
were as bold and impudent as any of
their preceding moves. But they re-
ceived merited rebuke, and narrowly
escaped being called to account for
contempt of court.-Hartford Courant,
Republican.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
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ESTRAY NOTICE-Estrayed by w. c. Good
u win before w. Won Rosenberg, j. +. I. c.,
December 4, 1882, a sorrel Horse about years
old, about II hands high, white in face, one or
two white feet; branded with a stem over
it, on right shoulder; appraised at $50.
FRANK BROWN,
de7w3t Clerk G. c. L. c.
ESTRAY - Estrayed by Henry Rambo, be-
u fore d. c. Pace, J. r. I. c., December 4,
about years old, branded V l. on left Shout
der; appraised at SIS.
FRANK BROWN,
de7W3t Clerk g. T.. L. &.
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,EARS FOR THE MILLION !
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-29
Blaine On the stump.

Portland, Maine, 2S.-Ex-Senator
Blaine delivered a political address
tonight, IN the presence of large
and enthusiastic audience. The
speech was devoted mostly TO state
politics. In abiding to the con-
test between the governor of
Maine and the state council. he
said: Ny particular personal ex-
cuse for making this issue publicly
with the governor, is that he say
he is doing precisely with the coun-
Gil of Maine what the lamented
President did with the United
States. that is: Prest. Garfield had
a great issue with the Senate, so he
has one with the council. Now, to
begin with, Prest. GarGeld never
had an issue with the Senate Of the
United States; there was never any
difference between eacheSeSpected
power and the other; each ket
within it's own power. What the
President of he United States OBJ
jeeted to was That senator of the
United States, outside of the Senate
chamber, should be a dictator of ap-
pOintments in his state. To make
comparison worth anything, Gov
ernor Plaisted would have to
present these seven executive cOun-
cillors, each as demanding that the
appointments in his councillor dis
trict belonged to him. Then we
would have a parallel case. But the
President of the United States,
when there grew upa dispute about
the one nominated, he accompanied
it with the repeated declaration
that the Senate had as clear a right
to confirm or reject, as he had to
nominate; that each was absolute
within its own sphere. What the
President asked was, that in a
certain nomination, which
became of great interest through
out the country, the Senate would
either confirm or reject it, but 1t
was demanded that it should be
withdrawn. The President de-
elined to do this, and said: The
nomination is before you, senators,
and is within your discretion. l
have no right to ask you to con-
firm, [ have no right to ask you to
reject; but l have a right to ask
you that you will do one or the
other, because the Constitution
gives me right to ask that zap
plause).
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Paying Work for Women

A remunerstive work for women
has been found in the use OF the type
writing machine. It is not al I'M
usual thing for very expert msnip-
ulstor Of the machine to earn $40 Cr
SIP. or even more, in q single day
in copying legal documents. The old
fashioned method of producing copies
of legal papers by manuscript was
long since partly supplaDted by the
work Of the copyir 8 press and other
mechanical devices for copying. But,
by the failure OF chemicals, the IN
skilfuiness of the operators, or other
causes, it often happens that the
copying press not only fails to pro-
duce q good copy. but spoils the
original. Judge Blatchtord once
issued az order that no copying press
copies should be received in his
court. He had got tired trying to
decipher the blurred and shadowy
pages. The type writing machine
has proved a bC On. 10 lawyers srd
Judges in furnishing l,g' bic copies of
official documents Fhe old farniuned
carbon paper, or something akin to
it, is put in the machine, an! several
copies may be printed at once. The
operation OF printing i. much like
that OF playing on the piano.
There is keyboard Of the letters.
and the facility Uf printing lie mea
sured by the dexterity of the operator
Il has been found that the delicate
touch OF women is psrticol larry
adapted to this work. Some of shem
osn write with type writing M A.
chine as fast as the most expert
penmsn, and they will keep tug
longer than ls customary with thp
pen. 1t is now quite common .o5
stepogTapbeIs in lhe law courts 10
dictate their notes of the testimony to
type. writers, who at one operat on
produce copies for both counsel and
the court. The sWiitness and exact
ness with which the work is done is
marvellous. Preliminary education
above all the capacity to spell we'll
and promptly-is requisite with the
| DCIb ~ AtO4a AuOI6 hl6 n
number OF firms of women who do
type writing for lawyers and Others.
There are also considerable numbers
of women who combine type-Writing
with stenogrsphy. Clerks possessing
this double skill are employed by
many merchant. The moment a
letter is received the reply is dictated
to stenoSrspher, who reproduces it
on the type writer. taking a copy at
the same time, and in few moments
the printed answer will be in the post
office and the printed copy IN the
letter book. The Young Wopen's
Christian Association saw the new
field for furnishing employment to
women some months ago, and has
aided . considerable Der to be.
come self-supporting in this way
Nel0 York Sun.