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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
wash Your Butter.


The difference between washed
and unwashed butter is analogous to
the difference between clarified and
unclarified sugar. The former con-
sists of pure saccharine matter, while
the latter, though less sweet, has a
flavor in addition to that of the pure
sugar. When unwashed there is
always little buttermilk adhering
to the butter that gives it peculiar
flavor in addition to that of pure
butter, which many people like
when it is new. Washing removes
all this foreign matter, and leaves
only the taste of the butter pure and
simple. Those who prefer the taste
of the butter to that of the
former ingredients mixed with
it like the washed butter best.
The flavor of butter consists
of fatty matters, which do not COM
bine with water at all, and therefore
cannot be washed away by it. The
effect of washing upon the keeping
qualities of butter depends upon the
purity of the water used. If the
water contains no foreign matter
that will affect the butter 1T keeps
the better for having the buttermilk
washed out instead of worked out.
Evidently the grain of the butter
will be more perfectly preserved If
the buttermilk be removed by care
full washing. The grain is such an
important factor in the makeup OF
fine butter that it is necessary we
should be very particular not to in.
lure it In any way If we would excel
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
A Change in the school Law.

To the Editor of the Statesman:
The law should be changed so that
every school in the state can draw
just proportion of the school fund.
If parents, on account of conven-
lence, or excellence of teachers, or
superior discipline, or even preju-
dice, prefer to send to a so-called
sectarian school, it is not the states
business.
And the law ought to be further
changed so that a particular month
can not be designated as free and
another month named as not free.
The child that attends in January is
as much entitled to a portion OF the
fund as one that attends in May.
1t is very desirable that Travis
county should elect men to the next
legislature who could be instrument
al in having such changes made.
How would Mr.. Woodbridge do for
the House? He seems to be gen.
tleman that might be very useful to
this county and the whole state.
And it is time to begin to quit elect
ing men that have not the capacity
to accomplish anything and only
because they are kind enough to
agree with every side of every cues
ton. w.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10

AT a socialistic meeting at Geneva
a Frenchman was discOursing on
the rights of man, the infamy of
kings and priests, and the sacred
duty of resistance to tyranny, when
a female voice shrieked out: "Get
down and come herew Dead ST.
hence. The dysmayed orator hesi-
tated, and the summons was repeat
ed. "Don't interrupt the speak er !"
said the president. "NOt Interrupt
himw said the citoynne; che is my
husband. l was dying in Paris; L
telegraphed for him; he never came.
L had to come to Geneva to look for
him; and here he is. Let him come
pown and come here" The cham
dion of liberty meekly succumbed,
and was walked away by his lawful
possessor.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10

An Italian paper tells the story of
a man at Leghorn Givorna), who
was cured of consumption by his
dogs, after every physition had
abandoned hopes of his recovery.
Fearing he would die in the night,
he would take a very favorlte dog to
bed with him. Presently the man
began to grow stronger, and the
dog, which was wont to curl up
against his masters breast, took sick
of consumption and shortly after
ward died. Another dog was pro-
cured for a bedfellow, and he, too,
soon died of consumption. Mean
while tie man was almost cured. A
third canine martyr, however, was
necessary, and by the time he had
succumbed to the pulmonary COM
plant, his master was strong in the
" below" as Sampson himself, in
which condition he is still reported
to remain.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
NIusurus Bey,s Bride.

Everybody recollects the roman
tic story of Mile. Blanche dime
court, of Paris, who ran away with
Musurus Bey, and after going
through marriage ceremony with
him and residing for some time un-
der the same roof in England with
her husband, was enticed away to
the French capital by the countess,
her mother, and immured in a
convent. Poor Musurus Bey in vain
endeavored to gain possession of
his bride again. The marriage was
pronounced illegal, as it had taken
place without the consent of the
young lady's parents, and Mile.
Blanche, Notwithstanding all her
supplicatiOns, could not make her
mother relent. At last the lady
seems to have forgotten all her love
passages with Musurus Bey, as she
is about to be married to Count de
Solms, Nine. Rattazzi's son.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
FLASHES OF DAKOTA ELO.
QUENCE.
How They Celebrate the Glorious
Fourth Out where the
Wind Blows.
[Pat. Donan's Grafton at Fargo.l

[Pat. Donan's Grafton at Fargo.l
No softer moonlight bathes in
floods of silver sheen the orange
groves of Andalusia, or lures the
gushing gosling to amatory SQUASH
swapping with his adorable only
ownest one. No balmier breezes
sigh over Araby the blest, or the
gardens of Gui in her bloom, than
the sweetness surfeited zephyrs that
llnger in. loving dalliance amid
our rOse.beds and pig.styes,
japonica thickets, honeysuckle
arDors and sewerage-soaked
garbage piles. No bigger mosqui-
toes were ever boiled and served in
fashionable restaurants down east
as snipe on toast than those that in
dustriously ply their profession
along all our romantic streams and
lake sides.
No sharper, nobler, wide-awaker,
straighter-tobacco-spitting, more en-
terprising, whole-souled, generous.
true-hearted and public-spirited
men than ours ever left their sto0a
footprints on the golden sands of
time And no brighter, dearer, love-
lIer creatures ever fitted through
Oriental poets raptest dream of
paradise than our blessed dim
lty dlvlnities, our homemade
calico seraphs, our patent infiat-
able-crinolined darlings, our Dakot
sWeethearts, wives, mothers-in-law.
grandmothers and Mariannes, who
are Creations special pets and
prides, fitted to bear queenship in
any realm.
Ofthis resplendent national fabric.
fellow-cltizens, our own Dakota is to
be no ordinary part. God and ma
ture have made her, in MANY re-
spects, the garden spot of all it's i'm
perial domain. Cast your eyes and
your imagination over her $4,000
square miles of area, from the Red
River Eden of the north to the crys-
tai ripples of the Belle Fourche, from
the borders of the romantic Yellow.
stone to the pasture land of Yank
ton and ermillion. On all
the beauteous, pendent globe
no fslrer, richer realm un-
folds itself to tempt the an
gel down. No broader, grander,
golden grain fields ever gladdened
the heart and pocket of sun-browned
husbandmen with hundred-fold har-
vests. No greener pastures ever
easted the frolicsome mule-colt or
fatted the festive gentleman-calf. No
mightier treasure-houses of royal
ore rear their proud heads heaven
ward i'll any land or zone. No bluer
skies bend their sapphire arch above
the far-famed, begger-hemned and
1ea-girt Bay of Naples, or the Lake
OF Como, on whose enchanted shores
lay the bogus ranch of Claude Mel
notte, whom John McCulloch night
y murders on the stage.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
The Science of Dreaming.

A somewhat eccentric French
savant, M. Delaunay, has been in
vestigating the subject of dreams,
and fancies that he has laid the
foundations of a science of dream
ing. He finds that he can control
the character of his dreams by stimu-
lating certain portions of the brain
by means of heat. For instance, by
covering his forehead with layer
of wadding he obtains sane, intelli-
gent dreams; but he also finds that
the position of the body is an i'm
portant factor. Thus he finds lying
on the back is productive of sensori-
al, luxurious dreams, while those ex-
perienced while lying on the right
side-the most easy and natural
position-are full of exaggeration,
absurd, and refer to old matters. On
the contrary, these experiences when
lying on the left side are Intelligent
and reasonable, and relate to recent
matters. These latter are the dreams
i'll which one often speaks. M. De-
launay's investigations have thus lar
been purely suggestive. Ifhe should
go further and found a school of
dreamers, it would not be the only
one in existence.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
The Initiative Heather.
CPhiladelDhia Press1

The Chinese have wonderful
powers of imitation, and they rely
mainly upon these for their success
in service, and upon these it depends.
They give their best endeavors to
initiating exactly the mode of their
instructor. AS an example of this, L
was once teaching a Chinaman in
my employ to make biscuit, and in
cutting them in form there was a
small bit of paste left, which Iplac-
ed carelessly III the corner of the
pan. "John," during a service of
two years, never missed the bit in
the corner. The same boy was par
tlcularly anxious to learn stocking
darning, and at length consented
to instruct him in that delicate
art. The stocking selected for the
first lesson chsnced to be brown in
color, L gave him a needle threaded
with blue, and he ever after believed
that brown hose were to be mended
with blue:
The Chinese will also often imi-
tate the voice and manner of the
people with whom they live, and
that, l am satisfied, without any in
tention of impertinence or humor.
The Chinaman in my employ gave
curious illustration of this. One
member of the family was musical
young lady who was near-sighted
and somewhat given to vanity and
affectation. L had seen "John"
watching her with considerable
quiet interest, but was not then
aware how closely he had copied
her young lady airs. One morning
"John" was sent to dust a
room in which were several musical
instruments. AS l passed the door,
which was slightly ajar, L heard a
discordant twanglng of guitar
strings. Peeping in, l discovered
him in approved troubador attitude,
with a sheet of music before him,
and attempting to sing Schubert's
Serenade." He could remember
no more than "Thlough the Tlees !"
then he would begin again.
He looked and acted so much like
one who was accustomed to sing it
that l stole away to call some of the
others to participate in my enjoy
ment. When we reached the
post of observation, "John" had
given up the guitar and was
seated at the piano with stiff
back and elevated wrists, pretend
ing to play an accompaniment. He
would stop playing and settle his
imaginary skirts, then pretend to
readjust his eyeglasses, then turn
over the leaves of music, and peer at
them with his nose almost buried In
the pages. After striking a few
more discords, he daintily stroked
his imaginary "bangs," toyed CO.
quettishIy with the "bangles" which
were not on his wrist, then raising
his face toward the gentleman sup
posed to be standing beside him, and
putting on what was intended for a
captivating smile, stuck up "Take
Back the Heart that thou Gavest."
We could endure no more, but burst
into hearty laughter.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
What a volcano Can DO.

Cotopaxi in 1888 threw its fiery
rocket 5000 feet above its crater,
while in 1854 the blazing mass, strug-
Cling for an outlet, roared so that its
awful voice was heard for moro than
ter IN Tungurangua, one of the
great peaks of the AndeZ, flung out
torrents of mud, which damned up
the rivers, opened new lakes, aud in
valleys 1000 wide deposits 600 feet
deep. The stream from Vesuvius.
which in 1887 passed through Tore
del Greco, contained $4,000 cubic
feet of solid matter, and in 1908,
when Tore del Greco was destroyed
a second time, the mass of lava
amounted to 45,000,000 cubic feet.
In 1760 Etna poured forth food
which covered eighty-four square
miles of surface, and measured 1,000,-
100000 cubic feet. On this occasion
the sand and scoria formed the Mon
te Rosini, near Nicholosa, cone of
two miles in circumference, and 1000
feet high. The stream thrown out
by -Etna in 1916 was in motion, at
the rate of yard day, for nine
months after the eruption; and it is
OH record that the lava of the same
mountain, after the terrible eruption,
was not thoroughly cool and con-
solidated for ten years after the
event.
In the eruption of Vesuvius, A. ID.
70, the scoria and ashes vomited
forth far exceeds the entire bulk of
the mountain; while in 1860 Etna
disgorged twenty times its own
mass. Vesuvius has sent its ashes
as far as Constantinople, Syria, and
Egypt; it hurled stone eight pounds
in weight to PompeiI distance of
Six miles, while similar masses were
tossed up 1000 feet above the sum-
NIT. CotopaxI has projected block
of 100 cubic yards in volume dis
tance of nine miles; and Sumwabo,
in 1915, during the most terrible
eruption on record, sent its ashes as
tar as Java, three hundred miles
away.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
Victor Hueo,s Daughter.

The fate of Victor Hugo's daugh-
ter, Adele, is, perhaps, even sadder
then the fate of poor Leopoldine
Hugo, who was drowned with her
husband, Charles Vacquerie, while
the young couple were on their we'd
ding tour. Adele, is, aud has been
for many years, in an asylum. A
French Journalist who saw her re-
Gently, states that she resembles in
the most marked way Victor Hugo's
wife. The portrait of Nine. Hugo,
which is widely known, and which
will now be recalled by many, was
painted by Tony Johannot. Adele
is described as short and slender,
though highly distinguished in ap-
pearance. She has a pale face,
strong features, and a beautiful pro-
file. Her eyes are large and black,
her hair is abundant, and her fore
head is without a wrinkle. At a
distance she looks like a young girl.
Yet she is fifty years old. Adele
takes pleasure in relating the mourn
full story of her love affair with a
young naval officer, who abandoned
her many years ago. Her misfor-
tune upset her brain. She retains,
however, a certain lucidity of mind.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
How japanese Babies are We'll
coined.
Yokohama Cor. of the San Francisco
Chronicle.1


One curious custom in vogue is
the exhibition of a fish on every
house where boy has been born to
the family during the year. This
showing is made during the month
of May, and on the 5th Ofthat month
there is a high festival held; the
relatives aud friends of the family
making it the occasion of presenting
gifts and toys suitable for boys as
well as giving clothing fitting for the
little chap. All sorts of child's gear
is to be seen on exhibition at this
time, and no boy is neglected. The
boy is the pride of the household.
the parents testifying their joy in
feasting all corners who honor them
by their remembrances. The girl
babies are not forgotten, but they
are accorded another day and
separate festival time, this being the
third day of the third month-the
third of March. Then, instead of
the fish floating as a symbol, the
doll is to be seen IN abun-
dance, and all the toys known to
the girl world are layishly display
GU. lAOLO 10 fOA iAuCA Vi pilOO
exhibited in both of these child festi-
walls, as the gifts presented are os-
tentatiously displayed by the fond
parents for the admiration of their
friends. Diminutive suits of armor,
tiny swords and bows and arrows,
toy horses, with full suits of trap
pings-in fact, every imaginable
thing that goes into the makeup of
the Japanese warrior of the olden
time are on parade on the fifth of
May; while the third of March
rings forth all that is representative
of the life and fancies of the feminine
gender. There are many who are
not content to await the full advent
of the time for the display of the fish
emblem, so that during the latter
part of April it is no uncommon
thing to see an immense fish, some-
times two, so constructed that it is
filed by the breeze, floating from q
bamboo pole, heralding the glory
that has its lodgment in the house
from which it is exhibited.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10

How often do we hear women
who do their own cooking, say that
by the time they have prepared q
meal and it is ready for the table,
they are too tired to eat. One way
to mitigate this evil is to take, about
half an hour before eating, raw
egg, beat it until light, put in little
sugar and milk, flavor it and "drink
it down." 1t will remove the faint,
tired-out feeling, and will not spoil
your appetite for dinner. Plenty of
fresh air in the kitchen does a great
deal to remove this trouble, and you
do not then take your dinner in at
the pores," as Dickens old Joey de-
clared he took in the wine.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10

THE tendency to draw the color
line in politics crops out among the
colored people in many places. They
hold that they have been giving SOL
idity to Republican movements long
enough in Texas to merit places on
all the tickets. 1t is understood they
will demand three places on the
state ticket, and, this being so, the
Republican wire-pullers, with Mr..
Davis in the lead, propose to defeat
Republican nominations and to turn
the colored vote over to white Inde-
pendents.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10

EX-MINIsTER WAsHBURNE was
asked recently what he thought of
Republican chances in the coming
congressional campaign. He is re-
ported to have expressed the
opinion that the Republicans would
lose congressman in New York
Pennsylvania, Ohio and other north
ern states, but would gain several
from the south. In the meantime
we would advise Hubbell to make
repeated desperate demands upon
the officeholders. 1t is said he Is
going to send money to Texas, and
it is evidenced by the candidacy of
Mr.. Davis in the tenth district that
there is truth in the statement.
1t is well enough. There are
a heap of people here who think
they deserve the emoluments of
Office, and it is well enough to make
the successful divide with them.
They need the money badly, and un-
less little cash is distributed among
tnem occasionally they may lag in
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10

Among the first to appear before
the tariff commission to demand a
continuance of protection for Amer
can labor was a committee of drug
gists asking for the restoration Of
the protective duty ON quinine.
Not many years ago the duty on
quinine was removed by Demo-
cratic congress. Now let us see
what course this Republican COM
mission win take in its recommen-
dation as to medicine in which the
people of the whole country are
interested as to price.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10

THE monitor swindle, which Kei-
ser and Robson have been working
so hard to get through congress,
was, by the adoption OF Mr.. Beck's
amendment, cutting down the ap-
propriation and providing for an
investigation by an advisory board,
frustrated in a very decisive way.
The attempt to get congress to au-
thorize this swindle, which has al
ready cost this country $4,000, 900,
shows the confidence Mr.. Robson
has in his ability to organize raids
on the treasury through his party.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10

THE protective organs have been
declaring for some months that 1t is
anti-republican to keep up the in
ternal revenue taxation, war meas.
ure, in time of peace. 1t is remark
able that these organs never say a
word against that other and far
more Objectionable and oppressive
kind of war taxation in time of peace
embodied in the protective tariff.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10

1T Is said that while Don Gamer
on is intensely partisan in political
matters that socially he selects his
mosts intimate friends from among
Democrats. He is the earnest per-
sonal friend of Senator M. Z. But
Ter, and is very angry with Repre-
sentative Miller, of Pennsylvania,
for reviving Buffers alleged con-
nection with the Hamburg massa-
ere. He threatens to prevent "the
cur'sn denomination.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
Mr.. BLAINE is said to be hopefully

Mr.. BLAINE is said to be hopefully
looking to 1884 under the persistent
encouragement of the fiery Gail
Hamilton, who is at present his
leading defender. Blsine's mighty
programme of foreign war and an
nexation of foreign territory and
the construction of 100000, 900
navy to maintain San aggressive
foreign policy" has vanished in
smoke. That card having failed he
will join his forces with the jobbers,
as they generally shape the purposes
of the Republican party.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
'HE Influence of M. DeLesseps

THE influence of M. DeLesseps
over Arab Bey and the Egyptians
is wonderful. Arabi Bey has
pledged himself not to touch the
Suez canal unless the western pow
ers occupy it with their soldiers and
fleets, or attempts to do so. DeLes-
seps is desirous of saving the great
work from destruction or injury,
and he consequently stands up bold
ly against the attempt by England
or Franse to tortify the canal. The
count in his zeal is actuated by very
proper and benefcent motives, but
it is hardly possible that he can keep
English gunboats and troop ships
from occupying the canal as line of
aggressive warfare.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10

GENERAL j. b. ROBERTSON having
shoWn to his entire satisfaction that
the Democratic platform adopted at
Galveston, is not exactly the proper
thing, is now pretty unanimous in
favor of being elected governor on
an independent ticket.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10

The roof being off the jail at Jacks
boro, the rain last Friday night
thoroughly drenched it. Sheriff
King took the prisoners to the court
room, and had them chained to-
gether. Just after dark Sunday
evening, M. L. Holman picked the
lock that fastened the chain around
his neck and made his escape through
the window, and is still at large.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
On Wednesdny Pat Miller and

On Wednesday, Pat Miller and
two companions were riding home
from Lampasas in the night. In a
defile several miles from town the
party was fired upon from the
brush. Miller was seen to fall, ex-
claiming that he was shot. His COM
panions ran away without knowing
whether he was killed or not. They
returned to the spot, where Miller
was found dead, riddled with buck
shot. He lived in Coryell, near the
line of Lampasas. His reputation
was bad, and indictments were pend
ing against him in Coryen and Lam
pasas counties.