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4 VERY CURIOUS CASE.
Wan Receivers After His Esrai, e..
Penetrated by a Knife.

Valentine Hemmorer . man nou
ployed at Frsckvu. Sob,yI,m 49,.
Pa, has apparently recovered from an -
Jury of the brain tba, no. ovo,,a5 m,a,
interest among the medical f,otornnn
While working in Nav York lse, go
mer he was stabbed in the head The noin,
Of the knife breaking OF and nera,re,ina
the brain. Since his recovery he r.Io,eo
how he wandered about in the
hood of New York unable 70 sn.ab an5
with his memory impairad He faou.
got on q train, which carried hi,, 70 RI
ing, Pa. The railroad officials :, s,rtvr,
to find his home. a~ctusIlv c,,,;ad hi,n
twice past the place where his family n,
el at Five P.,ints Deor POI, Ct, 4.
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IUsrIcE LATE nUT sUnn.
4 UuCh-HbHscG woman IustSued
ut Last.
From the Doas nicpafcb

- N"'n-H HhscG AusgsflCd
at last.
From the Post-Dispatch.
Socrates was a s~tonecutter by trade.
but too lazy to follow SO honest a calling.
He loved 90 talk 600 well, and spen, his
time loung'ug on stree, CO. ners and gath
ering young men as idle rs himself around
him. HIS personal appearance was Pis
gu.tinS in the extreme, and one has but
TO goz' upon the louvre cast ia the gal
lery OF which we are SO Justly proud to
straightway sympatbize with poor, abused
Ainuppe. lie bad a nat nose, thick lips.
prominent eyer, bald head, low. broad
figure, an awkward gait, went b~arerooted
and half clad, was a bitter enemy 10
cleanliness, and a mountebauk in manners.
lie married a m 20 whom be was
attracted by her singular conversational
powers, add although he believed him
sell oxcelled all hIs contemporaries in that
respect, yet he found that she far excel
lea MIN IN the command OF language. He
cared nothing Tor the welfare OF his wife
or children, lett them 10 support them
selves as best they might while he spent
the time he could spare from the curb
stone seances and wasted the treasured If
bis thought at the feet of Aspasia and
Iheodotc, whom he pretended to desire
to convert, that he might thereby add
lustre TO bis W ~name--sly old dog-and
IN addition TO All THE, he would invite the
lazy creatures who surrounded him 10
dine with him when there was nothing "a
the house to entertain them with.
Itis natural that this would be vcry
irritating 10 a procd spirited woman who
was struggling for herself and little ouea.
What woman in existence could have
borne her soul in patience under ouch
pcovoCation?
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= 0omance inmeaiLIgc.

Madame Laura Swci'z.r vas horribly
menG.'d eud instantly killed at Port Jer-
Wis saturday while trying to steal a ride
on the cars. Her life was 81 rem. rkabIv
romantic one. Laura Won Puru!;z Stein
burg wa' tho daughter Of Il ron Fredc--
lex Oto V1n Punui,z S,c'n-
burg. She wac born 81 Wismar. in Neck
burg, Germany, in 1919 She belonged 70
an old and distinguished to az old ana dis
tnsuishtd family, and no pains were spar
ed to give Der an education worthy Of her
position III society. When sixteen years
of ngc she fell in love with C,uut Feeder
ick Kolstedt Scheleswick Swoitzor. His
poverty made him objectionable to the
father, and the latter placed his DAUGHTER
in a convent. The Count followr her
thitheT, and hired himself to the Sisters
as q gardener. Steinburg's suspiciops
were aroused, and he surprised the couple
10 an arbor IN the garden Of the convent.
a duel followed, 10 which the father was
severely wounded, and the couple married
and Md TO America. They landed in Cas-
tie Garden, New York, in a destitute cor
dition, but The Count obtained employ.
ment, and they lived comfortably for
some years. His health failed, however.
and the couple moved 90 Port J,rvis.
where they lived Ia a shalty in q d,strict
known as ''Nigger Hollow" The frith-
tui wife supported her husband by selling
matches and other trflsa 70 farmers. and
by begging in the winter. While thus en-
gagged sne became a wonderful pedestrian
and recently engaged ion a contest where
she made 98 miles in II hours. ,araiug
considerable money. The Count died
years ago, and She has been buried
by bis SIDE in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
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An indian imitation Of cui,eau.

An Indian Imitation oF Guiteau.
A correspondent Of the New York
Herald writing from Denver, Colorado.
OF the Southern Utes, tells the following
characteristic story, which bears a s,rru-
lar resem5lance TO the case now on trial
in Washington whether the crank
system is being introduced in these say
age tribes along with other customs of
the whites, or whether the spirit of chi
teams evil genius has flown Yves: ward il
a question; but last week an affair occur
red among these savsges that takes rank
with the action of Gaffeld's assassin. and
singular Ia relate, the Tudian who com
United 8 foul murder claims that he was
but acting as an instrument OF tue Deity
For some days 10 the carly part of las,
week Alhandro, n Of the PRINCIPAL p,or
OF the Sou'hcra Ute tribe, who cccnpies
Toe position OF L'eutcnent Of The Indiso
police organized By Colonel Page. and win,
as sub-Cnicf ranks second to Ignacio, was
very hi-in fact, 20 nigh unto death that
his demise Wa hourly expected. A conn
ell Of medicine men was held, and il was
decided That IL was a case o. .Par-s-can
~ the Ute word 'bcwitched.' This dc
c sioB rendered, Tsr-aab, tho bosom friend
of Alhaudro, proclaimed that he had q
pesssge from the Grea, Spirit that Chief
osvanach, The author Of Aibandro's mail
ady. must die by his Tsr-sah'sl hand. in
order that Aluandro eh0uld live. The am
announcement having been made. Tsr.,sb
mounted his horse au.. rode as rapiJrv ne
possible 70 S~ly,nacn's 'epse, and Then
Without a word, and in toe presence Of
oayanach's wife and two sisters. fired ,ygo
shots through the head OF his brother
Chief, sillig bin Instantly. The sfpgu-
Tar result OF this action was The simo.t
in-'allaneou7 cJnytlesceuca Of AIB.rir,
The mnricrr gacs about Ono reservation
Che INSTRUMENT Of the Groa, Spirit and
Page fays hc proposes % ~ bic success
sor take up his case as bic G-st D~erp.ey.rv
10 The management Of Indians
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Notice to take DepOsi-
tons.

Mr.. y. L. Young and all others inter
csted will please take hottie that / will.
on tho ODD day of December, 1881. at the
office of William g. WOrioy, in the
Town q kingwnud, Preston County.
West virginia, proceed to take 'he dep-
Ositlons of john -. Murdoch. ESQ and
others in relation 10 the execution OF q
deed executed by Israel Baldwin and
VITO 90 the undersigned about tile year
1915 Tor "A small t-,ct OF land, supposed
10 niiin eightv-scyou acres. lying
northwest oi kingwOod, adjoining the
land. OF George Moon en- the southeast
cprneroilOt MOI ofthcC laybourusurvey
aut which deed WAS destroyed by the
burning o. the Clerks ONCE, the same TO
bo taken before the said Worley. Com
Ini>-ip4cr TO- take evidence ion nc alton 10
burned records. II such evidence shall
mot bc ttacn or completed ON that day.
the taking thereof VIII o.. continued
from day o. day tll completed.
WM. O.. BROW y.
December 2, 1851. dc9It.
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R.monb.r Thar orr facilities for doing
job wor. me very beer. ara Thar w.
pledge ourselves Co duplicate boo uuslity
character and eoat The bills Of any Other
printing house ST home or abroad.
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suJCa05 for Tue AesOs,
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Mr. @. Garim %, the business mann
ger Of he EvenIBg Dispatch, ofYork p,
was cured Of neuralgia By three sr1.rs
lions Of 81 Jacobs OIL Bosom mac
Saturday Evening Express.
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Farms for Rent and
Lands for Sale.

The undersig cd has several farms for
r mt. lie also offers 90 soil his uuim-
proved lands in lots 10 suit purchasers,
al ~" Hsures au ON liberal credit.
u-ILI wv q. NOW
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23
When TO stop Advertising.

When every man has become 80
thoroughly a creature of habit that
he will certainly buy this year where
he bought last year.
When younger, and fresher, and
sprinkler concerns In your line cease
starting up and using the newspa-
pers in telling the people how much
better they can do for them than
you can.
When nobody else thinks ''it pays
to advertise"
When population ceases to multi
ply and the generations that crowd
on after you, and never heard of
you, stop coming on.
When you have convinced every
body, whose life will touch yours,
that you have better goods aud
lower prices than they can ever get
anywhere outside of your store.
When you perceive 1t to be the
rule that men who never do and
never did advertise are outstrip-
ping their neighbors in the same
line of business.
When men stop making fortunes
right in your very sight, solely
through the discreet use of this
mighty agent.
When you can forget the words of
the shrewdest and most successful
business men concerning the main
cause of their prosperity.
When you would rather have
your own way and fall than take ad-
vice and win.
When you want to go out of bus
mess with q stock on hand.
When you want to get rid of the
trouble of awiting on customers.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23
GENERAL GRANTS IIYSTERI-
Gus COURSE.

A Washington special to the Chi
cago Times tells how utterly unre-
liable General Grant is becoming.
Several months ago he was an earn
est advocate of the Nicaragua canal
scheme, and he wrote long article
for the North Aaericdn ReUie,o in
its favor. He also went to Washing
ing and induced Admiral Am
men and General Beal and a mum
Der of his personal friends to invest
their capital in the enterprise. No
one at the time suspected that he
would be the first to desert the pro-
ject, after having asked his friends
to invest in 1t. 1t is said also that
he induced number of his personal
friends, New York capitalists, to go
into the canal scheme. All at on ce,
and without warning, The general
abandoned the canal scheme and
came to the front as a warm sup
porter of the Eads' ship railway,
which he had earnestly opposed,
and he and his agents absolutely
went to those who had been induced
by them to engage III the one
scheme to abandon it for the other.
The subscribers to the canal made
oi-crvnvTaI 4rant, by whom they
had been led to engage in the oppo-
sition to Eads, but these protesta-
tons had no effect upon the once
silent man." who has now become
a stirring stock broker A
friend of General Grants, who
lives in New York, says that the
eneral is becoming strongly ava
ricious of late years, and that he is
going into every kind of speculative
enterprise.\ He has become so care
less about the use of his name that
almost any one can secure it for any
sort of company. His name has APP
peared upon nearly every billboard
in New York as a director. The
result has been to lessen his in
fluence, and to withdraw from
HIM the confidence of his
friends, At the outset of his admin
istration he was very influential
with Mr.. Arthur, but to-day he ex-
erts no more influence than any
other prominent Republican. 1t is
he who attempted to bull ioze the
president into appointing Chaffee
secretary of the interior. Had he
been alone in this matter, he, Of
course, would have made no I'M
preston, but, being backed by Don
Cameron and an association of pow
erful stalwarts, he has been able TO
defeat Sargent, but that is all he has
been able to accomplish in his
course. How the mighty tall
Grant descended from the presiden-
tial chair to wraugle in the politics
of the country, and 10 at last become
the employed lobbyist of those sche-
mers who pay the most for his SER
vice. while poor Hayes is
remembered no more, except as the
embodiment of great national
fraud. How lucky it may have been
for Mr.. Garfield's record that Gui-
teau's bullet put an end to his life.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

THE sen us returns show that the
pine forests of Texas are embraced
in a strip of territory about 100
miles wide and 200 long, lying just
south of the Red River and Just west
of the Sabine river. During the
year ending May 81, 1880, there were
cut in the state 66,45O,OOO feet (board
measure) of long-leaved pine, 146.-
100000 feet short-leaved pine, and
61,570,O00 feet of loblOlly pine. The
estimated amount of merchantable
pine, standing in the Texas district,
includes 26,O93, 100000 feet of short
leaved pine, 20 508. 100000 of long
leaved pine, and 20,9O7, 100000 feet
loblolly pine.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

The only states whose representa-
ton is thus decreased are Maine,
New Hampshire and Vermont, their
lack of increase in population plac-
ing them in the lower ratio as to
population. Texas, having the
prospect of eleven members under
this bill, there is an increased ratio
of joy in the minds of the many dis
tinguished patriots who stand ready
to immediate themselves on the altar
of their beloved state. 1t was this
bill which the kilograms have told
us the house passed by party vote
1t has been reported to the senate
aud adopted by its committee, and
may by this time be a law. 1t will
meet with no opposition from the
president
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23
FORESTRY AND TIMBER.

The forests of the country, their
protection and the enlargement of
the timber interests, attract atten-
ton, and now a convention is talked
of, to be held in Cincinnati, the pur-
pose of which is to organize prOtec-
ton for timber. The proposition is
TO invite the general government
and the states, scientific and
agricultural societies and other
associations interested in the pro-
lection of timber, to send delegates
to a convention in Cincinnati to
discuss the whole subject of
forestry. Certainly the subject is
one of very great Importance, for
the timber of the country has been
and is being subjected to most I'M
necessary wastes. Forests are being
felled, burned and destroyed. In
many cases the destruction is
wanton, and unless protection is en-
forced the loss to the country must
be incalculable, and productive in
the future of great distress. The
loss of the timber is only one of the
evil consequences of this wanton
destruction, against which we have
so often cried out. The proportion
of woodland in many regions is too
small for the proper protection OF
agriculture. The lessening of the
forests is having an in furious effect
on the climate, and it interferes
with the farmer in many ways.
When once the trees are felled, we
may wait generation before new
growth of equal size will take their
place, while the new growth will
be OF much inferior timber; aud
where forest fires have occurred the
calcined soil, as may be seen in
many regions, will support only the
poorest and meanest of scrub oak
and underbrush. 1t was the fire brand
of the red man which made wide
treeless wastes in the west, and it is
growth and protection of timber
which must redeem them. The al
kali waters OF the vast treeless re-
gion go to prove that this is true,
for directly beneath the surface of
the earth there are pure waters,
while out ofthe subterranean streams
may be procured pure and unadul-
terated water. No people should
feel deeper interest in encouraging
and protecting timber than
Texans. Our timber forests
are superb, but they are
not inexhaustible and should be
protected. Resides, there is wide
area of treeless country in the west
that should be trained TO produce
wood and water, and il scientific
consultation may lead to beneficial
results. Texas needs a share of profit
from the investigation, and there
fore ought to be a party towards
pushing Inquiry. Civil and penal
statutes must be the adjuncts of sci
ence in protecting timber produc-
ton, for without them science will
struggle in vain. In the mean
time, should this convention be held,
Texas should be properly repre-
sented in its deliberations.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

The text of the apportionment
bill, which appears in the STATES
MAN this morning, is in language
almost unintelligible; but is ac-
cording to the telegraphic copy
The matter is referred to here in
order that the public may have
some idea of the telegraphic service
for which the papers are exhorbi-
tantly taxed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

II the governor intends to yield
70 all the demands made upon him
in calling the attention of the legis-
latnre TO certain special subjects, it
win be well for him to send his proc
lamation to the printer at the earli-
est possible moment. 1t win require
an immense amount of type-setting
10 get Il before the public.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23
WEAVING THE WEB.

''This morn will weave my web, size said,
As she stood BY loom in the rosy light,
And her young eyes, hopefully glad aud clear,
Followed after the swallows flight.
As eoon rs the day first tasks are done,
While YET am fresh and strong, said she,
i" will hasten 10 weave the beautiful web
Whose pattern is known TO none but met
al will weave IL fine, l will weave IL fair,
And, ah! how the colors will glow" she said,
$50 fadeless and strong will weave my web
That perhaps II will live alter am dead
But the morning hours sped on apace,
The air grew sweet with the breath OF June.
And the young love hid by the waiting loom,
Tsngling the threads az ne hummed time.
"Ahl life Is 80 rich and full.' she cried,
And The morn Is short, though the days are
long!
This morn / will wesve nv beautiful w-b:
will weave II carefully, dne aud strong
But the sun rore high in the clOudle1s sky:
The burden aud heat Of the DAY she bore;
And hither and tnither she came and went,
While the loom stoOd still, as II stood be
fore.
"Ah. life is too busy at noon, she said;
My web must wait till the eventde,
Till the common work of the day II done,
widei"
So one by one, the hours passed on,
Till the creeping shadows had longer grown;
Till the house wac still, and the breezes slept,
Aud the singing birds to their nests had
flown.
"And now will weave my WEBB she said,
Aud she turned TO her loom ere the set of the
sun,
And laid her hand on the shining threads
To Get them in order, one by one,
But baud was tired and heart was weak;
I'm net go strong as was, sighed -b6.
''And the pattern l. blurred, aud the colors
rare
Are not so bright or fair 10 see!'
"I must wait, think, till another morn,
must 90 TO my rest with my work undone;
II IL growing too dark to weave" ste cried,
AS lower and lower sank the run.
She dropped the shuttle; the loom stood still;
The weaver slept in the twilight gray.
Dear heart! win she ever weave her beautiful
web
In the golden light of longer day;
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

TIE Stockmen's convention adj
iourned yesterday, after a pleas
ant, harmonious aud, it may be as
sumed, profitable session. The
STATESMAN INDUCES the hope, also,
that its members go home carrying
with them favorable impressions OF
the Capitol CITY.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

THE Alcalde seems determined
that the "chilGren's lands
shall be protected, and to read his
speech before the stockmen, Thurs
day, one cannot avoid being inn
pressed with the idea that he is not
so much of an anti-public school
man as SOME of his enemies would
fain have il appear.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

THE public debt, less cash in the
treasury, is seventeen hundred aud
nifty millions OF dollars; but that ar
rears of pensions bill has created
another debt of fourteen hundred
was carried, but the Democrats are
at last on record as preferring water
70 whiskey, while the Republicans
are pics verso.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23
Philadslphia Times.

Philander Henderson, aged thir-
teen, committed suicide at Hender-
sons Mills, Marshall county, Ken
lucky. The act is attributed to
grief over the absence of favorite
brother who ran away from home
and was not permitted to return.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

Bowers, of the Pamela Waterman
in reply to the complimentary notice
of the STATESMAN, admits that he
is ready to serve his people in the
state senate or to take the place of
Mr.. Reagan in congress. There is
any amount of patriotism in eastern
Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

They are talking of celebrating
the one hundredth anniversary OF
the first landing of the English on
the side of the Atlantic. Roanoke
Island, North Carolina, and July IA,
1884, is the day upon which this fact
may be celebrated.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

PRESIDENT ARTHUR is trying to
do something for the Independent
movement in Kentucky. He tried
the same thing in Texas, and now
when the populace do not enthuse
over the proposed appointment of
the STATEsMAN's "Gnat Curious
to federal position, the president
hesitates, and decides ON giving the
movement a real boom at the bare
suggestion of Col. Tom OchiItree
or the lieutenant governorship.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

The house passed the appor-
tionment bill yesterday, after =
warm discussion and vigorous fight
by the Democrats. AS the bill is a
Republican production, it will
speedily pass the senate and become
n law.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

THE school lands should be sur
veyed and described and val led, and
the records should then be placed in
the general land office, and the pur-
chaser should be required to deal al
together with the land commits
siOner. There should be no county
rings encouraged, and the designa-
ton of land and entry into contract
should be made such simple mat
ter of business with the commits
sioner as to be readily and imme-
diately disposed of at any time.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

The Courier Chr0nicle wants the
Wash Jones monkey to be stirred,
iustto make the show lively. All the
stirring it may be given with the
hottest political poker could not
now Quick ken il to animation.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

II THE legislature will take the
advice of the governor, regarding
the disposition OF school lands, in
ten years the people of Texas will
be entirely free from taxation for
free school purposes. 1t is TO this
end the STATESMAN has worked.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

The WEEKLY STATESMAN, of the
Esd instant, will contain the full re-
port of each days proceedings of
the stockmen's convention. Parties
desiring extra copies should send in
orders early.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23
Small POX
RA D lCA TED

Contagion destroyed.
Sick Rooms purified
and made pleasant.
Fevered and Sick Per
sons relieved and re-
freshed by bathing
with Prop hylactic
Fluid added to the
water
Soft White Complex
ions secured by Its
use IN bathing,
Impure Airmade harm
less and purified by
sprinkli1g Darby's
Fluid about.
To Purify the Breath.
Cleanse the Teeth, IL
can't be surpassed.
Catarrh. relieved and
cured.
Erysipelas cured.
B urns relieved in
staDtly.
Scars prevented.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

can party in the north and to divide
the Democratic party in the south.
If he does this the man has not yet
been named who can beat him in
the next national convention.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

THE observation-disclosures is opposed
to Tarrant county being placed III
the same congressional district with
Dallas. There are aspirants in Fort
Worth who do not want to be con-
fronted with others in Dallas.