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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

Mr.. Salmi Morse. who wants to pro-
duce the Passion Play in New York,
says: 1.-The scenes, and elaborate
ones they will be, represent the Gar
den of Gethsemane, the sabbatha
where Christ was tried, the temple,
and great street scene in Jerusalem
1872 feet in depth. l do not intend in
this production to give the scene of
the eFucifixion or any of the horrors
in the tragedy of the life of Jesus, but
only to depict, as man reverently and
lovingly may, the meekness, the good
ness. the greatness attending that
sublime subject. 1 mean to show
contemporary matters and things
of which little is known ex-
cept to students. / shall show
the sedition of the Jews when Pontius
plate placed the bust of Tiberius in
the temple. / shall show the disas-
trous consequences of the battle of
Aretas at the time of the death of
John the Baptist. / shall give the
plausible grounds of John the Bap-
fists decapitation. In nothing that
will do shall there be anything that
might justly shock the prejudices
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
A DELIRIUM OF DISHES.
The Mania for China That Is Deco
rated in All Sorts OF ODD Ways.
Detroit Post and Tribune


A fashionable table now looks as if
a dozen families had been called upon
to set it, and every color known to sci
ence Is represented lii an abandon OF
rainbow-hued disorder. A lady of this
city who had hired a new girl was
expatiating to her on a set of china
she had recently bought. Just think
OF it, Bridget" she said enthusiastic
cally, Its in hundred and fifty
pieceSP sure, mem, was it the cat 7"
asked Bridget, sympathetically. But
they are not really DISHES. The quaint
green basket, with pink lining and a
braided handle in nottled china, is d
sugar bowl, and that funny little
pitcher that looks as if it
mad the jim-jams is vinegar
cruet. Casters are out of style nova
days and all the available space besides
your plaque is filled in with stubby
bottles, individual pepper and salts;
the pepper usually comes out with d
rush, but the salt tearfully resolves it.
self into brine and refuses to be dis
lodged.
1t would be comfoIt to drink your
after-dinner coffee out of fine white
NuRg oSAAhoc OAAO o1uCo
of which the yellow waves of arOmat-
ic coffee would ripple softly; but you
lift the new cup by green lizard
handle, and as your lips touch the
wings of a variegated butterfly you
observe on the opposite side baked
tarantula, while in the bottom of the
cup-may your shadow never grow
less lis an Arabs head-hospitality.
The next design thrust upon us will
doubtless be literature in china; Tor
instance, the edge of breakfast plate
might be appropriately inscribed:
the early bird catches the worm"
First the grub and then the butter
fly" for the cream jug, Little pitch
ers have long ears" There are already
Shakespeare plates, Longfellow pitch
ers and Whittier bowls. A table set
in Emerson China or Carlyle clay
would very instructive.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

some of the varieties already men,
toned, has large, strong stalks and
limbs. The stalk is of conical shape,
foliage dark green and very heavy,
leaves very broad, bolls very large
some of them even more than six
inches in circumference-thirty-four
of the largest making one pound OF
cotton.
This cotton is grown by Mr.. Dun
can, of Dallas, Georgia Mr.. Duncan
claims yield for this cotton of from
20 to 90 per cent over ordinary varle-
ties. An official test was made at the
international cotton exposition at At
lanta, in 1881, of twelve plats. One
was planted in Duncan's mammoth
prolific. The result was Duncan's
mammoth prolific came out ahead of
the next best 20 per cent, and over the
lowest 7S Pr cent, and an aver
age over all of AZ per cent. This
was very fair comparative test, as
these plats were adjacent and had the
same seasons. The one coming out
next best was Jones long staple i'm
proved. Mr.. Duncan claims yield
for this cotton as high as $3.50 pounds
seed cotton per acre.
Hon. L. +. Livingston, of Coving-
ton, Georgia, has one acre, this season,
in this cotton, from which he has
gathered, to date, two bales, and is sure
he will obtain one more. He thinks
the yield will be 400 pounds seed cot
ton, or 1900 pounds lint. He has one
stalk with $40 bolls, or ten pounds OF
cotton.
All who have cultivated this cotton
claim that it has wonderful properties
of resisting drouth, and that it is free
from rust. 1t is also storm-proof.
Its large, strong stalks and long
spreading limbs, render it pre-eminent-
ly the best cotton for planting IN
checks.-Southern Cultivator.
The Herlong is next, and ranks very
high, rs giving long, fine staple.
This variety is little late, and Is
better suited to latitude below AT.
lanta.
Dixon's Improved is another very
excellent variety. 1t has a strong
stalk, short limbs, large bolls, lint
good. Some earlier than the Herlong
Another variety, called the Little
Cluster-identical, perhaps, with Eel
ner's Cluster-has a moderately large
stalk, short limbs, bolls small and yer!
thick on the limbs. This variety is
quite early, and is highly appreciated
, In those sections subject to ravage:
, by the caterpillar, as it natures mucf
J of its fruit before that dreadful
! enemy of the planter appears.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The New York Times comments on
the appearance of Conkling before the
supreme court, beginning thus: MIR.
Conkling has at last made the greatest
effort of his life, and Il remarkable eff
fort it was. 1t was no more nor less
than an attempt to stretch the four
teenth amendment of the constitution
of the United States so as to shield
corporations from the taxing rover
of the states. 1t will puzzle any in
telligent citizen who applies him
self to the study of that amendment,
and recalls all he can of its history
and purpose, to conceive what appli-
cation can be made of it to the ques-
ton of taxing the property and fran
chiSeS of railroads in the several
states. But Mr.. Conkling has strained
the powers of his mighty intellect to
make such an application, and labored
for some hours one day last week to
enable the supreme court of the
United States to see it."
One of the most prosperous and
thriving of all the new industries of
this country is the canning of fruits
and vegetables. The figures given in
recent census bulletin show how
fast this important industry has
grown within the past decade. In
1870 there were 81 persons and firms
engaged in the business; in 1880 the
number had increased to Sill. The
value of the products of these estab-
lishments has increased from So, AGO.
coo in 1870 to S17,690,O00 in 1880.
Every year shows a considerable
IN N Of ~
cles to which the canning
process is made applicable.
Nearly every sort of fruit, vegetable,
meat and fish are now the subjects of
the canning method of preservation.
There is one improvement very much
needed in connection with this in
dustry, and that is a can that will not
be affected by the acids contained in
the fruit. Cases of poisoning from
this cause are quite frequent, and it
will be of great advantage to the par
ties interested in this industry to lind
some substitute for tin which shall be
both cheap and proof against the
action of the various fruit acid.
The failure of Kate Fields cooper
alive dress association is another of
those things concerning which people
will express wonder that it did not
happen long ago. The institution
was incorporated in May, 1881. and
was founded on the model of similar
association in London, which has been
in successful operation for several
years. 1t was founded on the idea of
lowering the cost of women's clothing
by reducing the number of middlemen,
and thus dealing more directly with
customers. But like the majority of
cooperative enterprises, it was not
managed by business men or in bus
mess way. Miss Field, the leading
spirit in organizing and car
rying it on. was absolutely without
experience in this or any mercantile
enterprise, and drew salary of S10,-
600 year for giving her name to 1t as
president A building was rented at
$4,000 a year and large salaries were
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
Farmers should Cooperate.

If the farmers in a single township,
or even neighborhood, were thor
oughly organized for the purpose, with
but little expense to each they could
procure the finest blood horses, the
most snowy and graceful cattle, the
heaviest-heeced sheep or the purest-
bred hogs. and the gain would more
than compensate for the effort. They
would be enabled TO command higher
price for their farm stock. the cost of
transportation will be lessened from
the ability to market in bulk, the most
costly agricultural implements could
be procured, and the advantages of
schools, churches, and libraries be
available to all Cooperation does
not interfere with the ordinary busi-
ness of the farmer. 1t does not mean
communism, nor does it teach immor-
atty. 1t is not necessary for them to
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
To Cure Cold Feet.
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.l

People who write or sew all day, OF
rather those who take but little exer-
else. may warm their cold feet with
out going to the tire. All that is
necessary is to stand erect and very
gradually to lift ones self upon the
tips of the toes, SO as to put all the
tendons of the foot at full strain. This
is not to hop or jump up and down,
but simply to rise-the slower the
better = upon tiptoe, and to remain
standing on the points of the
toes as long as possible, then
coming to the natura
position. Repeat this several times.
and by the amount of work the tips
of the toes are made to do in sustain
ing the body's weight a sufficient and
lively circulation is set up. Even the
half-frozen car-driver can carry out
this plan. 1t is one rule of the "Swed-
ish movement" system; and. as motion
warmth is much better than fire
warming, persons who suffer with
cold feet at night can try this plan
Just before retiring to rest.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
THE STOLEN CUsTAeD.

Sugar-toothed Dick
For daintles was sick
30 he slyly stole into Tire kitchen,
SnaichCd 1 cup from the pantry
And dartgd Out quick,
u-lnn0ticed by mother or Gretchen.
whispered he There's no cake,
For tomorrow they bake,
But this custard looks rich aud delicious,
How they II scold al the rats,
Or tile mice OF the cats;
For OF me don't think they're suspicious.s
"They might have filed up
Such "a mean little cup.
And Tor want 0t spoon must drink u;
but Ills easy 10 pour
Harkl who's thai at the door?"
And the custard went down ere you'd think II.
With a shrek he sprung up;
To the floor dashed the cup;
1hen lie hOwled, tuInbled, splutterred and
clustered,
Till the terrible din
Brought the whole household in
He had swallowed \ cuptul vi mustardl
lnr title Onaa
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
Some of the Texas MUNICIPALITIES

Some of the Texas municipalities
have a heavy bonded Indebtedness.
Galveston's goes high up-nearly a
million dollars, but it is limited by
legislative enactment to $l,50O,0OO.
HOuston's is an unknown quantity,
but is, we believe, now being gotten
in tangible shape. Dallas confesses
to nearly half MILLION, while San
Antonio halts at $4,000. Fort
Worth has nearly a hundred thou
sand and Austin about the same.
Waco, Sherman and Denison have
comparatively small debts.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
weaken the antagonism

or weaken the antagonism of
the most devoted religionist.'
The religious papers of New
York are united in opposing the pro-
posed production of the " Passion
Play" The Jewish Messenger, the
last to take ground against it, says
There is positively no demand, as
there is no necessity for the presenta-
ton, and the exhibitor may do posi-
tive injury, in way probably not
imagined, without adding any treas
ure to his Golfers. If, despite the OBJ
jections of the press and the better
portion of the public. he insists on
producing the play. the best form of
rebuke will be for all people to refrain
from patroniZing him."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

paid to a number of persons besides
the president. An experienced man
ager was imported from London, but
Miss Field quarreled with him in a
few months, and his place was filled
by more obsequious but less compe-
tent man. Instead of beginning in a
small way until the public was tried,
the concern started out at once as a
Ilyal of the largest and best estab-
iShed houses in New York
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

Out from yonder beifry yelling
Comes tire every elcOille chime,
With gentle prelude telling
OF the ceaseless flight Of time
Kindly telling how our days are dying,
How our years with restless speed are Tying.
Men who delve till shadows darken
Feel tile hours are sooner gone;
Thoughtfully they stop and he;lrkenl
As they pass ut early morn.
When the weary night goes slowly creeping
Pleasant sounds the music TO the weeping.
Just rs sweetly rolls the measure
Where the weary are ut rest:
Where the Reaper hides his treasure
And the pure In heart are blest;
Where tile solemn yew tree and the willow
Stretch their arms above the drealnless pillow
When shall come the hour OF dying,
BY some arrow shot at noon,
On a bed OF anguish lying,
Or when age shall seek the boom,
May my sinking spirit catch the ringing
Notes that ransOnied souls IN heaven are sing
Inc
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

Ex-senator Paddock, of the Utah
commission, is in favor of radical
measures. He thinks there is no hope
of suppressing polygamy as things
now stand. He would make all the
officers of the Territory appointive by
the governor, to be confirmed by the
commission. He would also put i'm
migration into the territory under
surveillance.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

Illinois papers are discussing the
propriety of Gov. Cullom's election to
the United States senate, in view ol
the provision of the state constitution
that neither the governor, lieutenant
governor, auditor Of public accounts,
secretary of state, superintendent of
public instruction nor attorney gener-
al shall be eligible to any other office
during the period for which he shall
have been elected"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
A Railroad Session.
New York Evening Telegram. ]

New YORK Evening Ielegram.I
Texas is preparing for railroad
session" of its legislature. Some OF
the corporations are FESTIVE under the
three-cents-per-mile law passed last
winter, and an attempt will be made
to do away with state regulation en-
tirely or make it merely nominal.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

The Philadelphia Press describes
Arthur as man who likes agreeable
men about him. and his idea of an
agreeable man is a man who agrees
with him.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

Any person shooting deer in Texas
between the 1st of December and the
LIST of June will be guilty of viola
ton of the law.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

On the 1st of January the Texas
Express company transferred its bust
ness from Ell Paso to New Orleans to
the Wells, Fargo & Co. express.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

Cotton seed Oil is now regularly
kept in stock by nearly all the first
class retail groceries in Texas, and it
is rapidly taking the place of the so
called lard brought from the northern
pork houses.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

Ex-Governor English, of Indiana,
says he lis permanently out Of poll
tics" He has been out since 1880.
A man who cannot carry his own
state. and that q Democratic state, too,
ought never to have been in politics"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

The Little Rock Gazette says that
the great. good and glorious Green
back party will not have enough
strength in the next congress to raise
q point of order.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
BRADSTREET'S:
A jour al of Trade, Finance, and
Public Economy.
Published Ri Tux BRADsTREEr COMPANY,
Nos. 21s. 2sl, 26a Broadway, New York.
Splendid Farm.

l offer for sale my homt tract of land IN Tsas-
trop county, ~ miles south OF the town Of Bas-
tr0p, consisting OF 400 acres. 30 Ia cultivation;
dwelling, four rooms besides kitchen, dining
and store room; good 0utbuilding, two els
terms; orchard, with good variety of fruits,
with feeders and cOndeseTs; two presses, saw
and grist mill, 11-horse power Aines engine,
wagon. scalesj In good community, and
cash for the whole, Dr $3.50 Hne-fhird
cash and the remainder on terms 70
suit purchaser. with 10 per cent In
terest The cause OF my Offering 80 great
bargain Is, nature requires me to change my
busiaess. For further particulars, address,
WILLIAM SHAW,
HIS Prairie, Bastrop county, Texas.
de7w2m
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
An experienced farmer recommends

All cApCIItHCtu TIT I6CUIHnltIIuS
that oats be soaked sufficiently to
swell them before feeding 70 stock
Ground oats are in proper condition at
all times, but millers airs not partial to
grinding oats, and many farmers feed
them unground. When soaked the
husk is party torn away, and facility
of digestion increased. Poultry viii
carefully pick out the soaked grains
from the dry when allowed prefer
ence in the matter.
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Ae ss;s5 rs %4sER a9R MOTHER HOME gHEAVENi

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CO.. TaSSs ~ ISei Sa
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-04-05
No Complaints from the Bearders.

A Detroit milkman some time since
secured customer whom he soon d s.
covered meant to pay in promises, but
he realized that if he quit serving her
he stood no chance of collecting the
debt already contracted. He therefore
planned to oblige her to dismiss him.
and began by adding one-fourth water
to the milk. No fault being found he
put IN fifty per cent Of water. Three
days passed witho complaint, and the
amount Of water rose TO seventy-five per
cent. In three or four DAYS more he
served her with two quarts of water col
ored by gill of milk. Next morning
he expected to hear from it. but as tho
servant girl made no complaints he
asked:
How does the family like the milka"
pretty welL guess"
"No complaintsp"
"Eot as I've card. Missus is q
widow. you know. and doesn't drink
tea nor coffee on account of the dyspep-
sia. and the boarders have all they can
do te complain of the butteri"
The man gave it up as bad job
DeroI Free Press.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-04-05
What He Drinks.

The eer or spirit-drinker is wont to
look with ill-concealed contempt upon
the water-drinker, and as he tosses of
the glass he has just paid his money for
lima ines that he has swallowed some
thing far better and performed an action
far more sensible. Yet, if he would stop
but for a moment to ask what he hal
just taken. he might think quite difler-
emily. ct us see. A barrel of beer
contains abo t 100 glasses. The seller
gives about 50 for it. an sells it FOR five
cents per glass. or $2a. His profit is 215
per cent The dr,nker drops in ten
times per DAY and takes his glass OF beer;
in fifty days he has consumed the 500
glasses and pal $25 therefor. hat has
he swallowed2 Scientific men say that
in the 500 glasses of beer there were AGO
glasses of mere water. 20 glasses of pure
alcohol. Is gla ses of extract and gums
So the beer-drinker has paid S23 Tor AGO
glasses of water, and imp re at that.
which he couli have had at the near st
spring for nothing. and pu:e as nature
made it. He has had in addition, 20
glasses of pure alcohol. which is poison
at enmity with every function OF the
syst IN, no food, nor heat producer
and besides all this. he has taken l5
glasses OF extra Is of malt. sugary mat
ter. indigestible gains, etc. etc. Surely.
there is no absurdity so absu d. To pay
s2s for 460 gla esof impure water. when
he could have it pure for nothing. and
50 for 10 glasses of poison and mostly in
digestible drugs. but it pays the b ewers
and the saloon keepers to sell water at
lis per cent advance on all their trouble
of barreling and bottling it.-Prof. q.
Il. Foster.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-04-05
: A Wonderful Child.

Ths Trenton IN. j. Times US that
Percy F Crisp, the lad of nine y, ars
whose death. was published recently.
was in every re pect q most wonderful
child He possessed mind far in ad-
van of his years, and was never
ha: per than when debating o. dis
cou sing upon sone scientific subject
with persons four times his age, For
the last month or two this child had
studied an old translation of the
"Ili d." story-books Of light litera-
ture had no attraction for him. On
matters of ancient history. astronomy,
physiology and geo graphy he stoo in
a position to be envied by many of the
teachers of those studies. Only the
other day this child-sage was looking
with his mother at picture of At
lanta' Race in State street window.
His mother inquire of him as to the
history of it and withou hesitation the
child related the incidents which the
engraving illustrated Even on his
sick-bed he insisted n being read to.
and would glance under the spoon or
glass in which his medicine was being
siven. in order 70 read whatever might
be on the stand by his bed. His death
was caused by severe attack of diph-
iberia
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-04-05

waited in feverish impatience. Sud-
denly there was crash, AMI one panel
was stove in by the foot of one of the
men.
"Ahar' he grinned, with his leering
face at the aperture. 'You see We
mean business, don't you? What are
you going TO do when we get in, eh?''
l didn't know. Die, supposed. if
they took an idea to put an end to me
into their heads. Why didn't George
and the help he had promised ome' 1t
seemed TO me that they had had time
enough to MAKE a ten mile tramp.
.'We've got the second panel almost
ready to stave in." said the other man,
chuckling horribly over the cheerful i'm
formation. "Then, l guess, TomCcan
crawl through. You might as we'll be
opening that box o your n, an git out
that bundle we're ater. tell save all
on us considerable trouble an time"
Crash came his foot againstthe panel,
and it burst into splinters; and my
heart fairly stopped beating when / saw
one of them thrust his head an shoul-
ders through the opening. l seized the
poker, and struck him over the head
with all the force | could muster. He
rolled out a volley of terrible curses.
but was master Of the situation at that
particular moment
Suddenly there was n sou I'd " voices,
and then the man outside t"iei out that
they were ''Dabbed," and tried TO ma ,e
his es ape. b, But I knew by the sound
that he was caught, and was struggling
with his captors. There were several
pistol-shots fired. and eager cries, dur
ing which the poor wret b in the door
made no effort to escape, but lay there
limp and motionless. l began to fear
, had killed him. drew hac the bolts,
and got the door open just in time to
see the other one overpowered, a
prisoner in the hands of half-a-dozen
of the boys from town. Then we got
the man out of the door. He WASH t
dead, but he was insensible; my bio VS.
with the po' er had been too much for
him.
bought me a pistol the first thing
next morning. and was on the lookout
for robher and adventurers after that;
but that was the only adventure of any
account that happened to me while
stayed there. lit hadn't been for that
telegraph which George and / had put
into operation, | rather think | should
have finished up all my earthly advent
ures that night Farm and Fireside.