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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-14
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Especial to the Cincinnati CONNER

Especial to the Cincinnati Commercial. !
Acting Postmaster-G General Hat
ton has received from Bill Nye the
following characteristic letter of ac-
ceptance of the position of postmas-
ter at Laramie City, Wyoming ter
ritory. Nye was commissioned to-
day:
LARAMIE CITY, w. T., Aug. o.
My DEAR GENERAL-I have re-
celved the news by telegraph of my
nomination and confirmati as
postmaster at Laramie, and wish to
extend my thanks for the same. l
have ordered an entirely new set of
boxes and postoffice outfit, including
new corrugated cuspidores, for the
use of the female clerks. I look
upon the appointment, myself, as
triumph of eternal truth over
error and wrong. 1t is one
of the epochs, as L may
say, in the nations on
ward march toward political purity
and perfection. l don't know when
l have noticed any stride IN the af-
fairs of State which so thoroughly
impressed me with its wisdom. Now
that We are co-workers in the same
department, I trust that you will not
feel shy or backward in consulting
me at any time relative to matters
concerning the postoffice department
affairs. Be perfectly frank with me
and feel perfectly free to just bring
anything OF that kind right to me.
Do not feel reluctant because may
appear at times cold and reserved.
Perhaps you think 1 do not know
the difference between a general de-
livery window and three-em quad,
but that is a mistake. My general
information is far beyond those of
my years. With the profoundestr re-
gard, l remain sincerely yours,
BILL NYE, Postmaster,
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Drought ana Prayer In 1915.
New Haven Register

William Hubbard, of Ipswich,
Massachusetts,, in his " History OF
the Indian Wars" printed in 1877,
gives the following quaint story of
drought in Connecticut in August,
1876. The writer of the narrative
was Mr.. Fitch, the minister of Nor
wich:
Concerning the drought, the true
narrative of that providence is this
In August last, such was the
want of rain that the Indian corn
was not only dried and parched up,
but the apple trees withered, the
fruit and leaves fell of as in autumn,
and some trees seemed to be dead
with that drought the Indians came
into towu and did lament their want
of rain, and that their Pawawes could
get none in their way of worship,
desiring me that l would seek to
God for rain. L appointed fast day
for that purpose. The day being
come, it proved clear day without
any clouds until nigh sunsetting,
when we came from the meeting, and
then some clouds arose, the next day
remaining cloudy then Vncas with
many Indians came to my house.
Vncas lamented there was such
want of rain. 1 asked whether If
God should send US rain he would
not attribute it to their Pawawes.
He answered no, for they had done
their uttermost, and all in vain; re-
piled, if you will declare IL before all
these Indians you shall see what God
will do for us; for although this
year he hath shown his anger
against the English, and not only
against the Indians, yet he hath be-
gun to save us and have found by
experience twice in the like case,
where we sought him by fasting and
prayer he hath given us rain and
never denied us. Then Vncas made
a great speech to the Indians
(Which were many confess
ing that if God should send
rain it could not be ascribed to their
pawawing, but must be acknowl-
edged to be an answer to our pray
ers. This day the clouds spread
more, and the next day there was
such plenty of rain that our river
rose more than two feet in height.n
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ed, for as the brilliant sunlight
brings to view the bright green of
verdant fields, and paints with gor-
geous hues the summer flowers, so
a hopeful, sunny disposition will
flourish only in sunny atmosphere.
A person who is habitually cheer
ful. who hopes where others despair
and smiles where some would frown,
has an enduring shield against mel
ancholy. have neighbor-a Wild
ow with two children, who tolls
hard to earn livelihood, and yet
she is far happier, apparently,
than many who possess abundant
wealth and leisure. She whistles
ana sings from morning till
night, and her sewing and laundry
work is noted for its thoroughness
and neatness. Do you think she
would work so swiftly and so well
II she went to her task with a sober
lace and made the day wretched for
all around her by gloomy complain
ingsI Farmers wives should be
careful to devote themselves to So
clety and self-culture sufficiently to
lighten and brighten the oft-repeated
duties of kitchen, poultry-yard and
dairy. Clean pleasant fancies from
our best authors and cultivate that
well-spring of good cheer-a cheer
ful disposition.
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VIM. Wade, of Trumbull county
Ohio, tells of an experiment of his in
sowing oats to cut green and cure
for hay. He says:
"Neighbor S. came along just as
had commenced moving them, and
advised me to let them stand until
they got ripe, and have a good crop
of grain and straw, too; saying, that
if 1 cut them then while the grain
was just coming into milk l would
lose the grain and the straw would
be no better than if the grain had
ripened. AS he was an old man
listened to his advice meekly, of
course, and then tried to explain to
him my theory, that as the oats had
now got their growth, the sub
stances or juices that form the
grain were in the stalk, and
if cured, what L did not
have in the head would have in the
straw. But he said that looked too
much like book farming for him.
Another neighbor came along and
wanted to know what in the world
was moving those oats for. 1 told
him to make good feed for my COWS
in winter. He thought 1 would
make more feed for rats than cows.
But 1 cut my oats and put them in
the NOW, and now have the satisfac-
tion of seeing with what keen relish
my stock eat them. Permit me to
advise my brother farmers to SOW q
piece of oats to cut green and cure
for hay; prepare the ground thor
oughly and SOW from three to four
bushels 10 the acre, and cut when the
most forward grains come in the
milk.-Grd1lge Bulletin.
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As Others See HIM.

Hon. g. w. Jones, of Texas, who
allied himself with the Republican
party during the last session of con-
gress in support of all that Robson
and Keifer cared for, is now on the
stump in Texas a Greenback candi.
date for governor of that state. Mr..
Jones is not great man and it NAV
be said with equal truth that he is
not sincere one. His sympathies
are not with the body of the people
of that state. He is a co-laborer in
congress, as he would be In
the executive chair, of a party,
and above all, of party lead.
ere who have a deep antipathy
for the rullng element of Texas.
They are, besides, beyond all exam
pie the most INSCRIPTIONS. reckless
politicians known to public life.
The impartial observers of Mr.,
jones' career in the fellowship he
has chosen do not regard him as
worthy of trust. BE is a soured
enemy fhis own people and for sell
fish reasons is in company with a
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-14
Mr.. Blaine In Maine.

The campaign of Mr.. Blaine in
Maine is carried on for the sole pur-
pose of keeping Mr.. Frye, Mr.. Hale
and a few other leeches in office, and
for promoting the presidential aspir-
ations of Mr.. Blaine. The Inde-
pendent Republican ticket in Maine
is what makes Blaine feel very badly.
Said one of these Independent Re-
publicans the other day: owe go
into the fight on our own RESPONSE
bility as free Republicans, not for
the purpose of beating Robie or
electing Plaisted, but to do what we
can to kill bossism and to restore to
the Republican party the good name
it had before Blaneism brought it
into disrepute and made it a stink
in the nOstrils of the party at large.
Therefore, not being in any sense
Office-seekers, we can afford to trans
act our business in our own way;
secondly, no one unacquainted with
the proscriptive policy which
has been and is now enforced in
this state by the bosses can appreci-
ate fully the situation of many of our
members. They would prefer to
come out openly and take an active
interest in the movement, as few of
US can afford to do and are doing,
but they dare not do so. They
would be ostracised socially and life
made miserable tor their families
every effort would be made to ruin
them in business, and, in short, every
thing, save personal violence, would
be resorted to as punishment. There
are among us quite large number
who are in position to snap our
fingers at the threats of the bosses,
but the majority are more or less
dependent upon them or those who
support them. Thirdly, it is less
expensive to conduct our canvass on
the still hunt plan. We have no
funds from Hubbell and no rich
teats to milk"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-14

BEFoRE the tariff commission, sit.
ting at Buffalo, recently, members OF
the American association of dealers
in pottery made thorough exposi-
tion ofthe pottery trade, and urged
a reduction of duties. By the calcu.
lations OF Mr.. Wright, the president
of the association, the present duty
avowedly imposed as a war duty,
and designed to be temporary
amounts upon the whole--all charges
breakage, etc., considerable an
advance of lie per cent upon the
price charged the importer by the
English manufacturer under the
twenty-four per cent duty. The for
eign manufacturers have advanced
their prices from from eighteen TO
twenty-four per cent under our
present tariff. Mr.. Wright says
tthst the high cost greatly restricts
consumption, and makes luxuries OF
necessary articles. 1t should strike
most people that many more neces-
sities are in pretty much the same
fix as pottery.
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Ree Culture.

BE-. Carroll writes the Ieras Far
naer as follows:
My big colony is still making
some honey, and l may reach 800
pounds before the close of the fall
harvest. This and next month are
the most critical with bee keepers,
on account OF moth. They have
attacked the black bees around me
and are doing much damage. i have
not seen one in my 10 hives yet; in
fact the Italians, Syrians and Cypri-
ans are very near moth proof Well,
| guess you would like TO know my
plan of destroying the moth in box
hives. Perhaps this may be hard to
do, but it can be done very effectu-
allyby drumming out all the bees in
a small box a Ia transferring, and
set the old hive over a birthstone
match aid thoroughly fumigate il.
After taking off the birthstone pit,
let air about two hours and return
your bees clear the bottom of hive
and use plenty wood ashes and
fine salt, this will assist to keep away
the moth as the alkali will destroy
not only the egg of the moth, but
will destroy the Larvae also aud will
keep away ants ; but, friends, with a
good movable comb hive in reach of
every one, that without having to
pay nickle for a patent right to
use (and il a man comes around
wanting to sell you patent hive,
set your dog on him)-the old
Root Simplicity, and the
Van Dusen Nellis simplicity hives
are of the old standard Langstroth
fame, and are easily and cheaply
made, especially the latter you need
not fear the moths, for you have per-
feet control over your bees, as much
so as you would over a pen of pigs.
In cutting out honey from box hives
use plenty of corn meal to soak up
the leaking honey and wood ashes
on the floor and this will greatly
lessen the ravages of that terrible
pest to agriculture.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-14
The Printer.

1t has been the habit of writers
TO represent the printer as making
extraordinary blunders in compost
tion, substituting one word for an
other, and thus altering the sense OF
the whole article. To those who are
familiar with the sort of manuscript
received in newspaper offices, the
wonder is that the printer makes so
few mistakes. If he had not more
than average intelligence and pa
tience he would probably make as
many mistakes as he gets credit for,
He does occasionally try to i'm
prove on what the editor has
written. He thinks that the edi-
tor certainly could not have meant
it that way, 30 he drops in a word OF
his own selection "tO make sense y
as he expresses it, which subsequent
ly causes the editor to use harsh and
unfeeling language.
The printer is one of the indis.
pensable adjuncts of civilization and
progress; and, in the United. States,
from the ranks of the army of print.
ers have risen more brilliant men in
literature and greater number OF
statesmen, whose names will be set
up in large type in histcfy's pages,
than have risen from the ranks OF
any other trade, calling, or profes-
sion,
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Marriage I'm the West.
rChIoo1n Tfrnoa

An Idaho bachelor having written
to the editor of the San, asking him
to give the lonely men of that far. of
territory the names and addresses
of some of the surplus girls of New
York, an interesting discussion has
sprung up. The Idaho man says
there are plenty of bachelors out
there who would marry any indus
trious and Yirtuous girl who would
consent, and he thinks somebody
ought to organize q movement to
bring the old maids of the east and
the old bachelors of the west to-
gether. This proposition has been
made before, but no attempts to
carry it into effect haye as yet
been heard of. In response
to the plant of the gentle
man in Idaho, a New York girl
writes, expressing unbouned ad-
miration of the honorable intentions
entertained by the Idaho man as re-
CARDS her sex, and voicing the wish
on behalf of herself and numerous
other marriageable females, that the
young men of the metropolis were
similarly inclined. To this, q clerk,
receiving $3.50 per annum, says the
single men of the east are as strong
ly inclined to matrimony as are their
brethren in Idaho, but that their in
come is not sufficient to permit of
such a luxury. A New Jersey
widow comes up smilingly, and with
an air of business requests the adj
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-14

THE st. Paul, Minnesota, Pioneer
Press, a most influential Republican
paper, says: "This is a community
where the effects OF the spoilation OF
ultra protection are severely felt,
while the benefits are comparatively
unknown. AS consequence, there
is no such thing as high tariff
party, and the action of the Repub-
lican congressional conventions OF
the state shows that the people are
strongly in favor of intelligent rev.
enne reform, with the reduction OF
the taxes which have now become
unnecessary and almost prohibi-
tory" This applies equally to
Texas and 10 the entire south ami
west, to all sections in fact, where
the people are not in the hands of
the barons. daring not to speak
against their will, which is supreme
over all, powerful because the people
have been subdued by the balance of
mower thrown against them by the
government, through special grants
and privileges, concessions and gifts
extended limited class.
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schools themselves can receive
their teachers, their methods
and standards by which their
own work can be carried forward
only through the influence of tie
former that the general conf
munity can be inspired with that
true sense of the public value of
education which can make them
willing to bear the burdens necessa-
ry for the support and Improvement
of the common schools. Such is the
promise. 1t is pleasant 10 contem-
plate, and when the Democratic
party makes SO solemn a pledge it
will carry it into execution, despite
the party purpose of Davis, Jones
81 Co. to defeat these ends that are
aimed at.
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The Suez canal, which is now en-
tirely in possession of the British
troops, is about one hundred miles
in length and exteads from Port
Said TO Suez. The surface width is
about three hundred and twenty-five
feet, with a width of seventy-two
feet at the bottom, and a water depth
of twenty-six feet, with no locks.
The work of construction was begun
in 1854, under a charter from the
viceroy OF Egypt, and was
completed in 1869, when
the waters of the Mediterranean
and Red seas were connected. The
enterprise was originally French,
and the work was done with French
capital, but in 1875, through the
Rothschilds, the British government
purchased from the hhedive a ma
jority of the shares, paying therefor
$2O.OOO,OOO. England furnishes about
eighty per cent of the tonnage and,
IN 1881, 2727 vessels passed through
"De Lessep's ditch" while the re-
ceipts far the same time were $1O,-
254.8OO.
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Malone and the Negroes.
TPhiladalnh1a Timaa

The Virginia freebooter is evi.
IDENTIFY worried. His fears that some
of his colored allies will slip away
from him is not without cause.
Dawson, the straight-out Republi-
can candidate for congressman-at-
large, who is himself a colored man,
is developing considerable strength,
and few thousand votes polled for
him would put Massey's victory over
Mahone's man, Wise, beyond doubt.
Malone sees his danger, and, as
usual, is working the colored voters
through their preachers. The preach
ers are warning their flocks not to
support Dawson and to stick to Ma
hone. 1t Is by such methods as these
that the Virginia freebooter has
risen into power, but a man who
will appoint a superintendent of
schools who cannot write a dozen
consecutive words correctly will do
almost anything.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-14

CONGRESS appropriated SS5, 900 to
be paid to Garfield's physicians, and
of this the blissful Bliss demands
$4,000, which if allowed would leave
only $4,000 for Doctors Hamilton
Agnew, Reyburn, Boynton, and
Doctress Edison. But Drs. Hamilton
and Agnew ask $4,000 each, and
DIR. Reyburn $1O,SO0. DIR. Reyburn
charges 800 for each day he was in
attendance, and 800 additional for
each of the alternate nights that he
was on duty. DIR. Susan Edison was
at the bedside of the president al
most all of the time, day as well as
night. Of course, the commission
having the settlement of the bills
can reduce them to suit themselves.
The commission has, however, de-
cided that Drs. Boynton and Edison
being technically nurses, they cannot
receive anything under the appro-
priation. They will therefore have
to appeal to congress for such pay as
may be given them.
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Gentlemen OF Austin.
rs. A. Express. ]


Another thing, gentlemen of Aus
tin Don't lecture the western DEM
ocrats on duty and fealty 10 party.
Don't do it. They know that duty
and will perform it. They might
appreciate advice and suggestions
from a source they have confidence
in, but they do not want to be lee
tured by men claiming to be DEM
ocrats and to represent counties that
in 1873 gave the Democratic state
ticket a majority of 1856 (Dar-
den's) over all opposition, and
defeated the regular Demo-
cratic nominee for congress (John
Hancock) by giving his opponent
(Jones) a majority Of 1929; that in
1880 gave Gen. Hancock a majority
of 1862 over all opposition, and de-
feated the regular Democratic nomi-
nee (Shephard) by giving Jones q
majority of 742.
The western Democrats will sus-
tain the party banDer at the polls If
they are not too badly handicapped
by misiudging co-laborers who fear
to trust their cause to fairness, hon.
esty and Justice.
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THE Courier-Jomndl says: "The
public school fund of Texas, when
the public lands of the state are
sold, will amount to about $4,000
600, which, If safely invested, will
place Texas far ahead of every other
state in the magnitude of school en-
dowment The educational move
ment referred to by the Press cor
respondent has been going on for
some years, but northern journals
have hitherto endeavored to give
the impression that the whole popu-
lation is growing up in illiteracy
Throughout the south there is a
growing interest in the cause of
public education, but it originates
with the people of that section. The
late Republican congress turned its
back on two or three bills for aid
ing that cause by congressional ap-
preparation. There does not exist in
the strongest Republican state in the
north such interest in public educa-
ton as exists in the state of Texas,
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so ready to champion the cause
of those who wear the official
cloak, should be warned. Let
them learn that the STATESMAN
is looking after public matters; docs
not propose to "persecute" Indi-
vlduals, but that it engages to look
closely to the public interest; and
that, unaided by official heads, it
does not consider them first and pub
lie interest last.
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Editing a Newspaper.


There is one editor who has
achieved the feat of running a news.
paper to suit everybody. Occasion.
ally, to be sure, he has complaints
but he never fails to satisfy the com.
plainants that they are in the wrong
1t was not always so with him. He
only adopted the system after he
had received seven complaints that
he tried it. A man came in and
said:
Why in Tophet didn't you print
the whole of the proceedings of the
Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Hogs, instead of brief alb
stractT
The editor replied: "Oh, you
made speech that wasn't IN the re-
port, eh?"
Then he went around the counter.
The dust flew for a few moments
and then it became more quiet. The
editor relaxed his grip on the mans
throat sufficiently to let him sneak.
and he SAID that he guessed the arti-
Gle was all right, and he had only
come IN to renew his subscription
He was let up, paid the money and
left, and as he went out he colIided
with a man who had an ugly glare
IN his eyes, and who danced up TO
the editor and said:
What dye mean, sir? l pay for a
sensible newspaper, and here | got a
lot of stuff about cruelty to hogs,
You ought to be put in Jail for
printing such rot"
The editor went around the eoun-
ter again, and again the dust flew.
and cries OF "Take your teeth from
my ear ~ Let go O. my hair !" etc.,
were heard.
1t was tull five minutes before the
editor could get the mans coat torn
OIL and put him on the floor with
his head in the coal scuttle; but he
did 1T at last. Then he jumped high
In the air and sat down upon the
mans stomach, and the yell the man
gave, echolng in the coal scuttle,
sounded awful.
The editor was about to repeat the
operation, when the man said: " We
needn't prolong this agony. Your
paper is the best in the world. II is
all right. Pll take it for ten years
IN advance"
Eight more visitors mad the same
experience. Then came one the
editor couldn't thrash. 1t was a
woman.
"What dye mean by publishing
fashion articles from q three-year-
old magazine?" she asked. al made
a bonnet according to your direc-
tions, and its three years behind the
style. Oh, you wretch! you mean,
horrid, insignificant-oh-hin
"My dear madam" he said, "you
are right. Pm not fit to run PAPER.
III stop at once" (To a reporter.)
~ ohm, don't send up any more copy.
Kill that article saying that this lady
was the belle of the ball last night.
'StopP' she cried. "Your paper is
a household treasure. 1 don't care
about the bonnet, and came to ask
you to our house to tea tonight"
The editor says he wouldn't drop
the rule for anything. Everybody
leaves satisfied with his paper.