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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03
A Letter or Jefferson,s.

A letter written by Thomas Jeffer-
son has lately come into the posses
sion of the New Hampshire Histori-
cal society, in which, after thanking
a friend for some pamphlets loaned
to him, he says: "They give a lively
view of the state of religious discus
sion now prevailing in the north,
and making its way to the south.
Most controversies begin with dis
cussion of principles, but soon de-
generate into episodlcal, verbal, or
personal cavils. Too much of this
is seen in these pamphlets, and, as
usual, those whose dogmas are the
most unintelligible are the most
angry. The truth is. that Calvinism
has introduced into the Christian re-
ligion more new absurdities than its
leader tha: had purged it of old
ones. Our Saviour did not come
into the world to save metaphysi-
clans only. His doctrines are level
ed to the simplest understanding ;
and it is only by banishing hero
phantic mysteries and scholastic
subtleties, which they have hickman
ed Christianity, and getting back to
the plain and unsophisticated pre-
cepts of Christ, that we become real
christians. The half information of
Luthur and Calvin did something
toward restoration of His genuine
doctrines the present contest will. l
hope. complete what they began and
place us where the evangelists left
u.s."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03
~ who TO support.
Washington Sentinel Louis Sclade's
papeD1

The German Republicans can
shake off temperance tyranny only
by defeating the party that imposed
the same upon them. That they can
do only by supporting the opposi-
ton party, j. e., the Democratic
party. If they cannot do that, if
they continue to support the Know
Nothing party, they debase them
selves and necessarily lose all re-
spect in the eyes of liberty-loving
people. To support Republican
papers advocating, for instance, the
election of that Know-Nothing
mucke, Townsend, no matter in what
language those papers are printed, is
simply giving aid and comfort to
the temperance fanatics,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

Many persons are not aware that
glass can be cut under water with
great ease to almost any shape by
simply using a pair of scissors. In
order to insure success, the points
must be kept quite level in the water
while the scissors are applied; and,
secondly, to avoid risk, 1t is better to
begin cutting by taking of small
pieces at the corners and along the
edges, and so reduce the shape grad
ually to that required. When the
operation goes on well the glass
breaks away from the scissors in
small pieces in a straight line with
the blades. The two hints given
above, if strictly followed, will al
ways insure success.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

Last September Colonel Blythe
and Joe Glover, of Bosque county,
purchased 800 merino ewes, paying
$4,000 for the lot. They have this
year realized from them 525 lambs,
for which they have been offered
$3.50 apiece, and 5000 pounds of
wool, worth 27 cents per pound,
making total gross income from
the investment of $3457.50 in con-
siderably less time than one year.
These figures show a net profit of
nearly so per cent of the amount in
vested, after liberal deduction is
made for the expense of keeping the
sheep and the losses in those that
have died, This is fair example of
the profit that may be realized from
sheep raising in Bosque county by
parties who understand it and at
tend strictly to their business.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

THE situation in Cairo, the capital
of Egypt, is said to be almost as ter
rible rs that of Alexandria. Up
wards of 5000 homeless and starving
persons have gathered in the Esbe-
khan place, the principal public
promenade. Hundreds have al
ready died of starvation; their bod
les remain unburied, and a pesti-
lence appears imminent. Nearly
every European has left the city.
Anarchy prevails throughout the
country.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

Every cook knows how disagree
able 1t is to have the nutmeg or Gin
namon which is added to cream and
sugar for pud ling sauce rise to the
top Of the sauce, and when 1t is
served to have the first spoonful
taken out too highly favored and
the rest without taste. To remedy
this mix the nutmeg or cinnamon
with sugar before pouring on the
cream il will then be gradually dis
tributed through the sauce. Pour
the cream on q little at time, and
the spice win tend to dissolve.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

THE Greenbackers of Colorado
will conduct a canvass this year,
Ex-Congressman De La Matyr is
now making a tour through the
state holding meetings and deliver
ing speeches. 1t is difficult to tell
what the party expects to accomplish
in a hard-money-producing state
like Colorado.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

THIS thing of a"wslk over" in
conventions or before the people is
often great delusion. For in
stance, the friends of a candidate
tor state office at Galveston boldly
asserted they had carefully counted
the relative strength of the candi-
dates, and that their man was going
to walk over and distance his COM
petitors. That candidate was de-
feated by decided vote.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03


THERE was demand at Calves
ton, and there is demand all over
the United States, for less taxation
The war tariff is brimfull of unneces-
sary taxation. The governments
income for the last fiscal year was
$40S,000, 900. 1t viii be $4,000, 900
larger this year. and the expen-
diture viii be about $S50,O00,O 900. In
this connection, the Coarier-Jousnal
asks :eWin the Republican congress
reduce this unnecessary taxation ?
Is 1t necessary to levy taxes more
than sufficient to pay the expenses
of the government and the interest
on the public debt? Is 1t necessary
to continue to wrench q big surplus
from the people to be Filtered
away in useless expendituresf The
common sense or the country is
against such policy. Cut down
taxation TO the level of the actua
needs Of the government"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

Mr.. GLADsToNE's peace of mind
is to be destroyed again by parlia-
mentary motion for a vote of censure
on the government for its dilatory
action after the Alexandria massa-
cre
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

THE Virginia papers publish ru-
NOR that the Hon. Alexander Rives
judge of the United States court for
the western district of Virginia, has
rendered his resignation, and will re-
tire from the bench on the first OF
August, on account of .healtb.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

THE United States minister to
Italy, Hon. Geo. P. Marsh, died sud-
denly in Rome, yesterday. Mr..
Marsh was appointed by President
Lincoln, in 1861, from Vermont and
has never been disturbed in his po-
sition since-over twenty-one years.
His salary was $12, COO per annum.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03
midshipman. signing himseIl

A midshipman, signing himself
sMidshipman Uneasy" has written
letter to the New York Herald,
complaining of the slowness of pro-
motions in the American navy. He
saws it is enough to crush the spirit
out of any young MILDLY to think
that he has to wait until heis thirty
seven years old before he can be pro-
NOTED.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

THE death of Miss Fanny Parnell
removes from the land league cause
Q supporter who had already done
much tor it and promised a great
deal more. She was an enthusiastic
acherent of her brothers theories,
and was ever ready to defend them
with pen and voice. She was a ready
writer. and though less prompt as a
speaker, was never unwilling to
mount the platform, where, to i'm
pulsive Irishmen, the charm of her
sex and her name was enough to
atone tor any deficiency In speech.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

THE fact that Robson is making
a desperate effort to be reelected to
congress would in itself prove that
there is money in the treasury. 1t
has been several years since he had
the pleasure of getting it, but, un-
daunted, he labors because he knows
there is congeniality between HIM
self and the secretary of the navy.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

COUNT DE LEssEPs has tele-
graphed from Alexandria to Paris
that immediate action is necessary
to protect the Suez canal, and that
awaiting the result of the confer
ence Ia ridiculous.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03
Stains of oil paint NAV be removed

Stains of oil paint may be removed
with bisulphide of carbon; many by
means of spirits of turpentine; if
dry and old, with chloroform. For
these last, as well as for tar spots,
the best way is to cover them with
olive oil or butter. When the paint
is softened the whole may be re-
moved by treatment. first, with
spirits of turpentine, and then with
benzine.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

THE man who indirectly caused
the Long Branch railroad accident
is 10 be tried for msnslaughter. Les
sons of this kind are badly needed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

IT Is estimated that the corn crop
of Texas will reach 14O,0OO,OO0
bushels. The value of the states ag-
ricultural products is placed at
800. 600, 900.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

The London Builder attributes
the marvellous durability of mortar
in Italy to the fact that the lime re-
mains in pit covered with water
for two years before it is used,
whereas in England lime is slaked
and used lie s64y# Most building
specifications even require newly
slaked lime.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

Ex-CHIEF JUsTICE LocHRANE, of
Georgia, expressed his views in
Chicago recently on the politics of
his state. Mr.. Stephens, he thought.
was not the free choice of the De-
mocracy, but they took him up on
account OF his strength with the
people. "If he is elected to the
governorship," said Mr.. Lochrane,
1--WE will have during his admins
tration fresh crop of national feel
ing, We will have bonest ballots and
honest counts, and for this the Re-
pubhcon party will rally to him and
stand to him like men, and for this
they recommended him as governor
some weeks ago, before the Demo-
cratic party dreamed of taking him.
Mr.. Stephens and Judge L. are old
chums-almost political.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

The American Bankers Associa-
ton holds its annual meeting at Sar-
atoga on the sixteenth and seven
teenth of August. The object of this
association, now several years old, is
to secure such authentic information
on banking questions as will pro-
mote sound financial legislation in
congress and in the legislatures.
The annual meetings have been
largely attended, and with each year
they grow in general IS well as per-
sonal interest. A number of the
bankers Of Texas belong to the asso-
ciation. 49,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

perfect conduct of the common
schools. The two must go hand in
hand, and the eighteenth legislature
will see that a full measure of JUS
tice is extended to both.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

IT HAS been stated that the furbe-
lowed attorney general is to be
made minister to the court of st.
James. Brewster denies it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-03

THE Republican state convention
meets in Austin, as before stated, on
the Esd of August.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-01-12
The Lost Guild.

In Uvalde, Texas, the little three.
yearold daughter of Mr.. Sam johnson,
living on the Sabinal, wandered off
after flowers. It's absence attracted
attention before it had been gone an
hour and the family began to look for
it, but not finding it on the place at
once reused their neighbors to assist in
the search. California Brown, who had
stopped over night in the place, Ben
White, Henry Shane, several Mexicans
and the distressed parents hunted all
that day and night, and at about l
o'clock on the next day the dim t. ack
of the child's shoe was discovered by
the practiced eye of Mr.. Brown. The
party, bouyant with hope, followed the
trail with great difficulty until night,
when fires were built up in the hope OF
attracting her attention. On Friday
morning the search was resumed and
fresh tracks found, which were followed
by Mr.. Brown, Mr.. Shane and Mcxi-
can, the rest of the party having divided
and keeping up the search in different
directions. About 10 o'clock the little
one was discovered on a high hill by a
hole of water, three and half miles
from home, with its clothing torn to
shreds by the thorns and prickly pear
through which it bad worked its way.
On the approach OF the hunters the
child commenced crying, and the first
remark she made was that she wanted
to go to her mamma" Signal guns
were Immediately fired, which soon
brought the balance of the party to the
spot, and the feelings OF the oyerjoye6
but heretofore frantic mother at the
finding Of her living child, instead O.
its bones, can be better imagined than
described. It was out two days and
nights, without any food Whatever, ant
where the tracks of panthers, and wolves
and wild cats are found thick by th'
hunters.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-01-12
RecreatiOns of Some Eminent Men,

Swift relieved his tense and tragic
moods by harnessing his servants with
cords-on one occasion he insisted on
harnessing his learned and respectable
friend DR.. Sheridan-and driving them
up and down the stairs and through
the rooms of his deanery. Peter the
Great sought to unbend himself by
being wheeled over the flower-beds and
neat parterres of his hosts garden in n
wheelbarrow, as poor Sir William TEN
pie found to his cost. That accom-.
plished diplomatist appears to have
felt his chagrin at the failure of the
triple alliance mere child's play to his
feelings at beholding the Russian mon
arch riding roughshod over the priceless
tulips of Moor park. Glover, the
once famous author of "Leonidas and
the Athenaid," had the same dis
agreeable weakness, though, not being
safe in the divinity which doth
hedge king" his plebeian back re-.
ceived on more than one occasion infuli.
ated cudgelings at the hands of i'll
suited dhorticulturists. Cardinal Mazarin
is said to have been fond of shut
ting himself up in room and jumping
over the chairs, arranged in positions
varying according to the degrees of diff
Guilty in clearing them. OF this weak
ness on the part of his excellency an
amusing anecdote is told. On one
occasion, while engaged in these ath
letics, he forgot to lock the door. A
young courtier, inadvertently entering
the room surprised the great man in
his undignified pursuit. 1t was an en-
barassing position, for Mazarin was, he
knew, as naughty as he was eccentric.
but the young man was equal to the
crisis. Assuming the intensest interest
in the proceedings he exclaimed, with
well-feigned earnestness ~ will bet
your eminence two gold pieces I Can
beat that jump" He had struck the
right chord, and in two minutes he was
measuring his leaping powers with the
prime minister, whom he took care mol
to beat. He lost his two gold pieces
but he gained before long miter
Samuel CLARK relieved his theological
pursuits in the same way, and on one
occasion seeing a pedantic fellow ap
preaching, said to the pupil who wal
sharing his amusement : "Now We
must stop for fool is coming in" Ole
Burton, the author of the "Anatomie o
Melancholy" the only book which 60
DIR. johnson out of his bed two hour
before he intended to rise, found hi
chief recreation in going down to Foil,
bridge, at Oxford, and listening to th,
ribaldry of the barges, (which dii clear
away his vapoures and make him laugl
as he would die."-7 emple Bar.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-01-12
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

Thir;y-four species of insects new to
science have recently been disc overed
in the Sandwich Islands
1t is maintained that il meteors did
not fall into the sun the temperature of
the earth would sink to 200 degrees or
300 degrees.
Sulphurous acid is rare among the
products of vesuvius and the volcanoes
of equatorial America ; more Common
in Htna, and abundant in the volcanoes
of Iceland and Java.
A paper recently read before the
British association contends that coal
must have been formed from o compact
mass of vegetation, and could not have
arisen from large trees.
After experimenting for quarter of
century on the variation of plants,
Doctor n. Hoffman innlines to the opin-
ion that variation takes place in def
mite directions, and that its cause is in
preponderating degree internal.
Last summer, says the Journal of
Science, some common hive bees built
comb against the fiat wall of house
in Dorsetshire, England. A few pieces
of the comb were exhibited at the No
vember meeting of the chronological
society, London, and they had evident
ly contained bee grubs This is an un.
exampled departure from the habits of
the species.
Adamscobite stone is found in only
one place in the world, and that is in
the State Of Missouri. The company
which now owns the whole quarry will
transport the stone quarried to Win
chester, N. h, where it is to be manu-
factured into such articles as are deemed
salable. The stone is very peculiar in
its structure and properties. It's cutting
power is diamond-like, cutting. away
steel very rapidly and still retaining an
exceedingly fine edge.
The general experience of observers
has been that the removal of forests re-
suits in diminishing the size of rivers
and smaller streams traversing the ter.
ritory. This effect is often very marked
small streams disappearing entirely
and large rivers dwindling to mere
brooks. Quite a different experience is
reported from New South Wales. A
tract of land embracing the watershed
of three creeks was partially cleared IN
1870. Soon after, these creeks-which
had been dry water courses for years
became permanent streams, and have
so continued to the present time. The
explanation offered to account for this
phenomenon is, that largo proportion
of the rainfall formerly taken up by
the gum trees and evaporated now finds
its way to the streams.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-01-12
Why Some are Poor.

Cream is allowed TO mold and spoil.
Silver spoons are used to scrape kettles.
The scrubbing brush is left in the
water Nice handled knives are thrown
in hot water. Brooms are never hung
up. Dishcloths are thrown where mice
can destroy them. Tubs and barrels
are left in the sun to dry and fail apart.
Clothes are lett on the line to whip to
pieces in the wind. Pie crust is left to
sour instead of making q few tarts for
tea. Dried fruit is not taken care OF
in season and becomes wormy. Vege-
tables are thrown away that would
make good dinner. The cork is left
out of the syrup jug and the flies take
possession. Bits OF meat are thrown
out that would make excellent hash fol-
breakfast. Coffee, tea and spices are
left to stand open and lose theil
strength. Pork spoils for the want O
salt and because the brine wants scale
ing.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-01-12
4 Iramn,S Philosophy.

In the hip pocket of an old vagrant
pulled in by the police t'e other night
was a memorandum book iIll of his own
writing with pencil, and some of his
philosophy is good eI ough to be pre-
served. His first parag graph reads:
Drinking bad whis( y because it is
offered free is like getting in the way of
bullets purchased by an enemy"
A second reads:
Honesty is the best policy, but
some folks are satisfied with second
best. 1t is hard to be honest on an
empty stomach"
"a dry plank under rain proof shed
is better than feather b. d in Jail, and
one isn't annoyed by tie jailer bringing
in are breakfast"
A fourth says:
"Pay as you go. If you haven't any
thing to pay with dot go. If you are
forced to go record cry Indebtedness
and let your heirs settle bills"
The fifth explains:
"We should have charity for all.
When the winter winds blow cold and
drear we vags should pity the poor fell
lows in India who are having red hot
weather."
A sixth is recorded:
"Politeness costs nothing, but it is
not expected that you will wake a man
up at midnight to ask permission to go
through his hen house. 1t is more
courteous to let him enjoy his needed
repose."
The seventh and last was noted down
as follows:
"Wben you pick up an apple core do
not find fault because it is not the apple
itself, but be satisfied with the grade
Of descent. Do not be ashamed of
your occupation. We cannot ell be
lords, nor can we all be vagrants. AS
[ cannct be lord l should not lament
at being a vagrant. Be truthful ar d
outspoken-thati is, tell 'em you are n
Chicago fire sufferer. Keep seasonable
hours or some other vags will get your
plank first. Be hopeful, cheerful and
good .natured. Growing won't cure a
sore heel"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-01-12
A Mexican SalutatiOn,

Mary Hallock Foote, in ga Provin-
cial Capital of Mexico" in the Century,
says: AS the white mules pace sedately
down the roughly paved streets the
ladies keep hand ready to make the
customary signal of greeting from the
carriage windows to their friends at the
windows and balconies of the street. 1t
Is an indescribabIy fascinating gesture
so swift and subtle, almost like q
feeting expression across the face. 1t
is made by quick futter of the second
finger, the hand being raised, palm in
ward, to level with the eyes. How
much it's charm is enhanced by the
beauty of those dark Southern eyes it
half conceals it would takea very stolid
observer to decide. 1t seemed to me
excessively intimate; in Morelia, I be-
lieve, it is kept for ones friends only,
but in the capital it is the usual greet
ing at a distance between acquaint-
ances. have seen nothing prettier in
their social customs, except the way
the ladies meet and lean their cheeks
together, and pat each other softly on
the back of the shoulder.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-01-12
The Best That l Can.

u cannot do much, " said little star
ITO make the dark world bright
Ny silvery beams cannot struggle far,
Through the folding gloom of night
But I'm only part of Gods great plan.
And I'll cheerfully do the best can p'
What is the use" said a fleecy cloud,'
"Of those few drops that hold?
They will hardly bend the lily proud,
Though caught in her cup of gold
Yot am part of Gods great plan,
80 my treasures I'll give as well as l can ?"
A child went merlily forth to play,
But a thought, like a silver thread
Kept winding in and out all day,
Through the happy golden head;
Mother said: Darling, do all you can,
For you are part of Gods great plan |"
She knew no more than the cleaning star,
Nor the cloud with it's chalice full,
How, why, ant for what, all strange things
were
She wac only child at school
Bnt .he thought cit is part OF Gods great
That even should do all that 1 camp
80 she helped younger child along,
Whtn the road was rough to the feet,
And she sang from the heart a little cong
That we all thought passing sweet;
And her father, a weary, toil-worn man,
Said ], 81, too, will do the best 1 CAM
Our best All children, the best Of us
Must hide our faces away
When the Lord of the vineyard comics to look
At our task at the close of the day!
But for strength from above, tits the Masters
plan,
We'll pray, and we'll do the best that We can