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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25
A MILKMAID in BOOTS.

Nashville .Americnn,

e'h'tht ->hhtIlVtD.
A wealthy farmer In Rutherford
county not long since was applied to
by good looking lad for work, the
boy saying that he preferred to drive a
harvester or a wagon, or do any light
work about the farm. The applicant
looked so delicate that the
farmer refused the request,
but gave the lad.the name Of u farmer
In an adjoining county who wanted a
boy TO milk cows. The situation was
sought and the lad taken on trial. The
two farmers meta few days since In
Nashville and got TO talking about
tina lad, Said the employer of the boy:
He's the best mixer / ever saw, and
can get more milk from the cows than
anyone ever had before hlm. He
attends strictly TO business and suits
me first rate, but I'm afraid he is 20
lug to create sensation YETI
Being pressed by his friend. the
farmer was compelled to admit tina,
his wife had discovered, through the
merest accident, that the supposed boy
he had employed to milk the COW was
u woman. When found II out 1 told
my wife the girl would have to 20, NJ
1t would never do to have our neigh,
bors know we had woman par
aiding around the farm in top-boots
My wife told me she didn't think any
body else would ever find Il out and /
was worth while taking the chances
on it. rs the lad suited US 80 well. j
liked George and took my wife,
advice. and think she will be able {,
stay and wear mems clothes as long a
she wants TO. Ft.
"She lived up In Indiana and ha.
heard of Middle Teunessee, where yo,
could throw your hat ON the ripenin
wheat and 1t would bear II up, Ii wa
so thick and strong; so she determine,
to come down here and get work ON
farm where she could work In tn
open air nearly all the year round.
was then she determined to carry on
a long-chtrished plan, that of assuu
ing the garb of a man, whic
added 80 much to her independent
in seeking situation. Aud yo
ought to see her-my mixer. She's
dandy, can tell you. She weigh
about 40 pounds, is large for w
man. being five feet eight Her ha
is black land the parts 1t on the sic
and wears II very short. She has lars
feet and hands, and wears kip boo
, two siz' $ too large for her. She has
, round face and roguish twinkle
her large black eyes, and her coar
! shirt is always kept buttoned clio
round her well-shaped neck.
a When tell you she wears wild
brimmed, coarse straw hat on the ba
OF her head, and tight-tit:ing gre
r jean pants, thrust loosely In the top
her coarse boots, always has XII
word and joke for everybody, and
4 very much liked by my wife, I lea
v you nothing to add TO the picture, "
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25


superseded the wagon teams, the
steamer the sailing vessel, the steam
boat the iiatboat, the telegraph the
mail coach, just that sure Will the
sending dressed beef take the place of
sending the live Texas animal to mar
ket. Economy i'm transportation de-
mands 1t, unjust discrimination
against our live cattle urges 1t, and
necessity ere long will compel 1t. Self
protection will call for II and the true
prosperity and future support of stock
raising in Texas alike depend upon
home killing and foreign market. We
can raise beef cheaper than any other
part of this continent, and can send II
TO Liverpool and London dressed a.
cheap as we can put 1t into Chicago
then the markets will be steady, prices
uniform, the business more profitable
and the cry OF Spanish or Texas fever
cease to be hurled against onr cattle.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25

LuNpsR--Rough lumber, boxing, N incnss
and undcf, nnt-class 20, stripping. rss, 81;
boxing and flooring, clears, w. thick ooafa
Ia and ~, tyI. rough lumber. second class
Sl7; ioiHt and scantllnE, cullz, tlh
HIDtN0-Fifnt common whitc pine rgl 10
second do, $50; third do, e:N poplar. yls 0cS
~ so nstiye pine VI 81 60 do X, fss; native
rough, $40 90.
Dnrssnp LusnGa- Boxing " inches sno
under, SO 0Oep2s 90 do kie, 81 O0m% %
naantllug, Jolat or any common lumber
S2S vovaS ~; boxing over ~ inches, s30,0os
81 ON thick clears, " tol,sand 2. 80 Ooaey1 50
second class. any kind. t2l %,
DRnaaEp AND MArCuKD fi.ooRiro-First
GLASS. tls; second class, e2i,
WuIrkPfNE fuRNisIffNo luMnnN-lN, IN
and inch white Pine, SO | tnch do, Us.
CNtLfNQ--liKADkD or Pi.Afs--first com.
mon white plne, x, Es2. 80 I'd do, so, 81 do, syS
poplar, ". sSa O,tS27 80 poplar, W. gs3.ba. Us oo
nntivepine ", ssl,5o; do, Y, saq 10.
POPLAR LuspHs.--lA. ~, and9 inch, ssai
do Inch, go.
brand, sS; do No. 4. N.sG 40 Nc.S Sa.5c nail "
sawed heart, tt,St saps, tl.sB.
square or nat, d yellow pine do. u. iath
LIMx. CEMENT, Eru--Iims, Austin, g12s
per Dbl. Cement. Louisville or Roaepsie, ta7,
per bbl.; Portland. N1S per bbl. Plaster Paris
New York or Michigan. " 10 pcr hbi. PiAsts'
BnIox.- -vire-proot. n 80 per n.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25
NOTES.

High-grade Jersey heifers are being
raised in Vermont and Southern New
England for the Western market. Sales
at $35 to 500 are repor
Ebert and Douglas counties, Col,
have Jointly 5000 dairy cows. The two
counties have to-day the grass, the
water and the shade to maintain 90
600 and not be overstockeG.
1t is said that men who drive bands
of horses up from Mexico are causing
considerable trouble through the
country which they pass; as they in
variably fail to return horses which
go in the herd along the route.
The mammoth grass. sled Galloway
OK, taken into the Chicago market last
wear by DIR. III. b. Tuttle. from his
Republican river range, In Colorado
has never been approached as to size
by any other CRASHED brute In the
world.
The Colorado Springs Live Stock
company have, or will In few days,
start 5000 sheep ON the march to Kear-
new Junction, in Nebraska, where the
animals will be fed on corn, after the
corn ripens, and then be shipped by
rail into the Chicago market.
At the coming Colorado exposition
the Wyoming Hereford association
will show their great white-face "Ru-
dolph,n whose ponderous form turns
the beam at more than $500 pounds.
while Mr.. A. Mathews will present
his famed Polled Angus brute-said "a
he the finest in the world-that also
| tins the beam at $500.
The remark has often been made
that "any fool can farm, but u takes
a man OF brains to succeed ut farming.
There are ssme men who are 10 blame
FIR The truth in the old sayiug. They
are men who will never try TO dignity
their labor and who do not study their
work intelligently. They will live 10
tnmbiedow n houses because they dc
NOT know how or care to fix them up.
They will not learn.
w, Gettys says in the Southern
live. Stock Journal that the merino 4
easjIy fenced. herds well, stays IN
large fiocks, and is, either In Its purity
M crossed on the native or other sheep,
1 halter adapted to the Southern climate
and grasses than any other, doing well
on scanty. rough pastures where tnt
| heavier breeds would go down, tnriv'
ing equally we'll among the mountains
and valleys of e. st Tennesseeor on the
level lands of the lake region Of the
South. whose wool, known - lake
wool.p has become famous.
The Thompson Cattle company, IN
tho southern part OF Colorado. Will OK
one of tile mammoth concerns OF Lns
new West. An item says that MI.
George W. Thompson, the protector Pre- saoa,
has lately returned TO Trinidad IRON
the East. where he mas been to ma as
arrangements for importing ID tns
near future 1000 thoroughbred ouil,
from Europe. That seems 70 be rAlnel
= large number Of bulls for ranc.
having only Is. 100 cattle, incindlng
fair number Of Hereford ana 1iuG /,
bulls On hand. Perhaps w ouns =
meant. !. : : ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25
The Peoples Friend.

1Ig SPrIIIKh i stITVHSIUFH'
In its Mondays issue the Fort
Worth GAZETTE announced the at
tachment of its Office for debts of the
Texas Investment company. 1t says,
however, that the publication of the
paper will be continued, and nothing
will "disturb the ever tenor of its
way.n And ADDS that, LEST there
may be some misapprehensions in the
public mind, it is stated here that
THE GAZETTE is still unalterably OPP
posed to land lease law in any shape u
We hope The GAZETTE may soon re-
cover from this embarrassment and
forever wave triumphantly as the
"peoplesn friend.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25

I'M would nave private riding be-
hind him, would he not?n / asked.
mo, sir. Ifhe had a servant he
would be dressed like groom. No
soldier would hold an officers horse.
Why, many of our rich privates keep
grooms themselves
I.thought.of the many times / had
seen our American officers using SOL
oilers for servants, and how different 1t
Is here, where a private will not even
tie or hold an officers horse; in fact,
where he will do no mental work. /
noticed this morning when officers
were riding in the park that they took
their own servants, dressed like
grooms, but no soldier uniform was
thus degraded. 1t is this one thing
that makes the Prussian army the
best in the world. 1t was this one
thing Gen. Sheridan thought that
made the victory at Sedan. Gen.
Sheridan! stop the use of our soldiers
as servants, aud our army will be a
different army.
| | asked Carl Salbach, one of the
leading merchants of Berlin, If his son
would have TO go into the army too.
Have tor" repeated Mr.. Salbach,
why, / want him to go in the army.
He Is anxious to go himself He is
only afraid they will reject him on ac-
count of not being strong enough. He
is In college now and can finish the
army In a year. Ii he makes good
soldier he may get q lieutenancy; it is
worth trying for.n
A TALK WITH BISMARCK.
/ wrote history of the Franco
Prussian war, which was published by
Carleton in 1872. A copy of this
history with note to Bismarck
brought an invitation to call at his
house, which is opposite my hotel (tht
Kaiser Hof. Bismarck has princely
residence. He is much respected by the
Russians. His photograph is In every
! window, and his bust, with Won
Moltke's and Won Rooms, Is in every
gallery.
Bismarck received me In his privat,
: library. He was surrounded will
books, and his big dog, ever present
lay at his feet. After talking som,
time about the late war, / asked
Prince Bismarck what was the trouble
about the importation of pork from
America.
! There is nothing the matter" sal
the minister. Pork comes to Gel
!. many from America as easily as
comes from Posen, or Austria, O
: France. We have law tha
d pork must he examine
: for disease. If America will ON
II examine her .wn nori. o,,iciaIIv hafo,
Z sena,nv il hare there will he n
n trouble Onr neonle eat ham r,u
o and IL shonld he exnmined. Onr ow
e norlk ia axanined before n can no sol,
d \We treat Americans nreciseIv 90 "
IS trea, onr own neonIe u mid Hi . va
n low this humhnooI
1 "What is the matter with Min;st,
N Sarcentpn I asked.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25
srocsrsss.

ur0certsa.
MrAu--very excited and higher. sugar
S SasSn 1 s, .s,s A'0" i''' b. Q.
FIsn--Machersi. lnib kii., No. 4, ei.ib. NO.
2, yi.0b; half bbls... Nc. no No. q MOO;
S Mh sh No. p.a so ss g. 5oa s Ill.,
90 cans. sss.; 10 cans. s S % e rs;
Co.. s.s:i sss Common TO-; orain.ry, NE;
government lava. sos.c.
Egalneip: sSs sSS sSn SS: s ss o
stxs. isrd e.: fountains sisnSistsd. 7Ec.Ss--
s.an@ n 4; 5Ac;; choice white, mo- yellow
RiGs-i oaisiSna. su7o.
sAIr-Cosrss, IN Bags Si.Xei,tG nns n
bsss, -; i4es. Ia dat hoop bbis'. saio
pe c1ss.D Go1cna-pness psr sossn, Pins
apples, standard. el:gy reechs1. stAndard.
n; ~ IA, a: Z S Is rSSss es . ;;sSsna =
ocrn, 's Si.iSSi.ss: drssn p:ss, G.ss dcoss'
S S;s. il w.IsS @ 8, Wis., SHi HI &
S;agst ~ &C. = w s ss.%sin E. Z.
aSS ss s9s !. Ams1 &. GSo 80 8
S ~ :! Ssss:a.:d Mix SO; $50 ssssss
n.2b swiss. $40. -
Per ao.cS. % I. .Hs: 49,. jio; ID. a., 2 y
b. do, n: 81, DO, el2.
y. SSs German sSs. "a ssSss sss
sl1sin 1870 s % dSssn co.s'sans S sss!ssd
d. 80 dossn. Masosroni. imported. lee1
A %s dossn: ~, ibSSfsss q q Se.en. nrncss;
5i.766oa.Bdesau. brilliant oil bbls.s Ne -
pion. DO, sIs-; 40. rs easss, . VI nEillissl
%ss n e ri Ss;; ~ fc oss sPslsu,. 8
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25

Wooi~-Brlght Hight, hno and medl UNI J
months, 1870 X; heavy nne, " months, isep,,
buck wool, sole; low grade medium. iD@h,
uiDrs1No. heavy mint, dry r n nc, No.
q heavy flint, dry, v h ile. so Light nint.
N i2e No. y light hint, y bci bulls ana
heavy, damaged, y .. CALI SKINS anu vsu,y
damaged. n NJ "a; green, sailed, sonnu' ~
bu tchers. green, v % b1c,
PKLTnIEs-- Deer skins, D lbetIE snin ;opo
skins, y N l0aiSc. goaf skins. cach, iyga
sheep pelts, according 70 ainon ~ ~ ~ ros -
wool, fCpiO Moaican sheep pclts, y sgioe;
Mexican sheep pclts, improved, ll@i2c; ms1'
lean sheep shearIiDgs. Dc.
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new York.
es,vesvor.

GALVESTON, Aug. sa--oorros-- spo, closed
quiet.
Receipts, we,
Sales, t0t.
Exports, none.
stock, lggS,
Ordinary sIs Good Ordinary W; Low
Middling 10; Midilins VA; Good Md
ding ios; Nthdlinr Fair i0A
Futures ruled barely steady, closed steady
at 10 & points lower; August 4 points lower,
April polnts higher, May points higher.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25
Best in the State.
Donison Gazetteer.

The Fort Worth GAZETTE is in the
hands of the sheriff We hope the
paper is not involved In any serious
tinsnclal trouble, as 1t is certainly the
hest paper In the state, and deserves n
long aud useful life.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25

We have lust received the most COM
,,lsts line Of light weight stin hass level
brought to Fort Worth.
o'o MURPHY 4 DANMANS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25
new Orleans.
PRoymIOHs.


NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 3-FLouR-In good
demand, but AT lower rates; high grades 4 %
go
oars Western quiet choice Uj9N; Texas
firmer anu quiet Abs.
CORN MEAL--in moderate demand at 2gJee
29h
HAy-Quiei: prims lt9lG: choice new IL.
PoHK-in good demand but nj lower rates;
iI.AaD-stronger; fierce refined. 81; keg.
SuLx MEArs--In fair demand: shout
ders, packed. lower w; long clear and clear
rib II.
BAcos- IL, good demand; shoulders .; long
clear ny; GEAR rib ii3z.
HAas-Choiee sugar-cnred canyssed
Arm nj H.
WHISKY Steady and unchanged
CorPkE Dual; Rio cargoes common To
prime 7<9il. -
4 l.ial 6-s prime Us, .s
MoLAssEs-- Dull: common 20; refining 20
6W.
to prime 4ezH5Jf.
BRAH--ffigher a. rs.
COrroH bEED OIL--No supply.
COTTON MARKETs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25
live stock Market,

.Fastorn TeIas and Southern TeKRs itoch
cattle about two dollars Yer head less than
The above prices ARC for herds Of 1000 head
and upward, delivered on tho trails. aud for
embraced In the following territory west
OF theT Central Railway north OF y lins
drawn cast and west with Waco, and cast o.
q Hue drawn north and south with Baird ano
south OF Red Rive.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25

NEw YORK. Aug. 2s-Money llSa2}s closed
?@B; prime mercantile paper 6heo6N;
sterling exchange. u. b.. quiet, az 81;
sight IS5.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25
Kansas city.

Special To the Gazette.
KAasAs CITY, Aug. 2s.--There is no
change to note In meats. The demand ia fair
aud prices frm.
Texas cattle in light supply and slow; in
quiry light,
Shcep--Dull.
whcat--Hlgher.
PRODUCE.
KANSAS CRY, Aug ~ wnEAT-6iS
| cash; !1{tDg2lt september; 6ill October.
| coRS-I2 cash; i054 bid september; SO}s
| bid October.
OATs-2iIs.
LIVE STOCK.
| live stock Indicator ropo'ts:
CArrLR--Reneipis. iAs; native steers OF
| 1907 10 1900 pounds 5000 30; stockers aud
feeders 3 n0e6t so; cows 1908 10; grass Tex
rs steers 3 1O0u3 ".
Hoes Rece pts. 400. sos -.
SHEEP-R Receipts 800, quiet and unchanged.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25

NEW ORLEANS. Aug, 95.-Sight exchange
sterling exchange b. Il. 4 81.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25
Amnuniiiop,

Powder ilsstius. p Ieg, 2! 30; nm. = y ?,
% %; Rifie, y i2x bs..3 10; Rine, pa bssu III
shnt--xl " naaf: Knox shot D..
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25

Chicago.
Special 10 tho Gazette.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2i,-ro-day's trading nj
the boaru OF trade was the dullest In weeks,
there was no life whatever, aud prices of
wheat and corn fiuctnated but slightly. and
there wore but few buyers and hardly any
sellers. Wheat declined -
Corn declined X.
No pork futures.
Lard dull.
Meats active aud higher.
Cattle slow, under small receipts; demand
light nad prices weak.
sheep steady.
CuIcAoo, Aug. 2s.-FLouH-Quiet and I'M
| changed.
| WHEAT August II lA95s.<, closed 55.zesT51 x:
september 1sitepiels closed 7S}s; october Wikco
0osS = Cash. Ssj.@5aM, August sai<@Aa,
clo,ed a2ss; september Siasa5SNS closed %:
october SOsk@bIss. closed t0is,
rRovIsIoNs.
PopK-Cash Is bo@le o.. August % 90; Sep
TENDER 90 %.
September hbet7 10; October C51T ~.
BULK MEAIs-Shouldors Op; short Ill
10 -; short clear ~ 81
LIvH STOCK.
| Drovers' Journal reports
Hoes Receipts e,UO 8 t0dg 6S.
CATTLE Receipts 800; export gradci
q lSa1 90: good To choice shtpping Nia0 ~
common Ia medium coos 30; range cattl'
stepdy. wyoming 4lhdi -: grass Texan
; 3lai lc; Nwiniered Tex ms SHocpi ~,
5HEEi'-Receipts 6Os Inferior To hir a2ba
3 90 medium TO good 0OepS 20; choice To oA
ira 3 mot 10, lambs per head uuGtS b,
Texas sheep . bodS ~.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25

,n wnss. az, en s,r Gu, 'ss saism wessk
rye. b)c ~"rn. ~ hay, lccre u,,r' ,rS
wnxo,, - oo@6 % per ton haic hav' ~ an
M nrsn' voc. per To-; cnops, ii ccaI ss
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25

MoLAssFs--Quiot and unchanged
RIcE--Steady with moderate demand,
TALLow--Qu iet and weak; . 'lD9dH.
HosIS-Firm.
PoRK--.Quiet
CUT MEATS Nominal.
LAID Weak, spot ~.
TUnpENTISE dull.
WOOL.
Wool Firm aud in good demand: do
nestle fleece 300: pulled 1904 Texas
1If :.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25
LIVE STOCK.
new York.
PRODUCE.

HBw YoRR. Aug ~ --FIouR--Dull,
WHEAT spot grades signify In buyers IA
voE options opened Y. TO y better, lhon fell
red 81: No rod Sgl46ojI No. rod septem-
Der soh6Dsg,<. closing s0j.; October pl@piN.
closing ".
CoRN spot lots unsettled h@k lower;
OPTIONS opened nriner, afterwards declined
ItdK, closing easy; No. August ~ Sepicm.
Der 6l60Bl,S, closing 81; October 0Ok9Blts'
closing 60J6.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25

pa,h Cinnamon D. r b u: Peruvian, 492S
I,oyas lac. DI carbona Y Of noda, Enxiim
80. Copperas, Ssi. Cinchinsdis, ~ srs Ia
49,, CASTLE .oss, pe s.hslf lump psr 10 aSS
tie Included ls'el rs .hioral I!ydrais ySris
b, eOi 70. thlorofor. per Y Ss p.', psr y Al
povS a,;m peru nj per is u 7G dana Cam,
phor pcr ID %Sss scrphins g r. ~ q s. sse
) 90. oil, tastos, mac.ins; SssnI =" w;ntsr'
s sra, ssaic ssss s 4. su,SS S.
s.@s. Alum. 8-s5h rs.etpt,on vsa's p
case 90 psAo en- sssss Il ! Il prices Rsbs'4
Ertrac,s. n Der cent ~. 7. y yis,s =,
tracts. u pcr csn- on. s' go
Louis Isl, ,Arrrx.
stvictly pure white lead. = a. sp''i's ~
penun rns se ss,'sse,,,xAr.v,bLIAns colosa
livery crop D'r ~ Is TX lamp plsck. y. ,c'
Sl%rE paint, l., u; sPru.sls9 bsns. ~: SSsiat
Ssc; uiirsTsrlas blue ~. y ~ t Sls pa as.
as ;a 1sw I r. r. rss is:s 81
h I'M itsiisn sjenna, u, ~ vsnkyss ysoo
H. 20; Paris grcsp, u, ~ vp a,lo. Il. ~: IN.
e;o ~ iyc hmssf, ass,. sss. II, g. ~ y.
Yellow low ocl,rs, W s.. ls,5s. ~ w.
~" rnErHikp orA,, ~ H.s u%.s wsjnut, No;
Bark oak, leo; Aah. ~ p'Hs>
MAPLE i'c' ptsrrnpsr COLOR u .ub.u
Ivory drop blsek, - s.s t ~ Italian
~ barn. r., T rsfss ,r| nIsas lssss ~ vss
dy Prso Ss1 ~ asoss nsds = 1..'t e ~. Is
v, and ID cans. s1sos' & - sssost. 4.
ans: hs!ancs e l ~, ~ q 80 y "a.
;;s x X .. S;, q Z Y ~ r.: =
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-11-14

The annual report Of Hon. Walter
Evans, Commissioner Of Internal revenue
FOR the fiscal year ended juno 80, 1884,
has been Submitted 10 the Secretary Of
tbo Treasury. Total receipts, from all
sources, from internal revenue taxation,
tor tho year, sl2l, ,b90,039, as compared
with sl44 6bS,s45 for the year 1883,
sl46,b23.273 for the year 1882, and
sl35,220,9l2 for the yeAr 1881. II 10
estimated that sllG,0o9,ooo will be
collected tho present fiseal year. Pay
msnt Of tax on . large production Of
spirits in 1881 Is . material factor in
collections during the past year. The
Commissioners says the falling OF an.ic-
ipated the present. year win follow from
the diminished quantity Of bourbon and
rye whiskies producsd In lss2,on which
Il viii mature during the current fiscal
year.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-11-14

10 the unsatisfactory and pstiicus device
Of an election by the House Of Repre-
ssnlatives, voting BY States as provided
by the existing Constitution.
The Maiah amendment would have
rendered Pennsylvania elections In form:
er times, when she was pivot State.
comparatively upright, pure and Of good
repute, and would have produced the
same result more recently and now Ia
Indiana, Ohio, New York, New Jersey
Connecticut and other States. Judging
Of system BY its fruits, according 70
the admonition Of the great Master, % ur
present system stands condemned and
The change proposed Is recommended to
ua by conAideratiops tho most weIehty,
decisive and commanding.
OBJECTIONS TO DIRECT VOTING.
Il is idle TO resort, as some persons
have proposed, 10 o popular vote plan,
pure and simple, dispensing with cleo
toral votes and returning popular votes
in mass, with the plcrality rule applied
to the returns. Independent OF mos.
weighty and grave objections 10 such =
plan upon its merits, II is impracticable,
because the smaller States and those oi
medium size viii not agree 10 surrender
. large part Of the electoral power
which they aow posseas under the Con-
stitution. A constitutional amendment
must be adopted by three-fourtas oi
the States. but majority Of them
would lose from two-thirds TO about
ons-luorth Of their electoral power by
substituting popular in place Of electo'
raj votes.
Nor would Colonel Bsnlon's plan oI
dividing the States into electoral dis
tricts DO acceptable or tolerable, for u
would give rise 10 gerrymandering on
fearful scale throughout the country
aud would produce inGuitely more mis-
chief than Il would correct. Nor woult
the plan Of George Tieknor Curtis, con-
tanned in the recent number Of th'
Century magazine, reach and amend th
principal evil In our great elections
namely, the corruption Of tho popnla
vote. He would have ell tho elector
of the United States meet together .
one body, with power TO decide contea
ted seats, and confer together a. 10 thei
ultimate choice Of Chief Magistrate
We must strike deeper than this plai
proposes IL We w,uld reach the sourc
Of evil and secure sfsctual amendment
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-11-14

The 0regoaiaa reminds rs of the
Berlin street hummer, who, on his
death bed, lamsnted bitterly that he
was about 10 die. His attendant, with
the view Of cousoIing him, told him he
should not worry 50 much as he had
bat one time TO die anyway. The
hummer, unconsoled and in tears, re-
piled whimperingiy, that that was the
reason he regretted it 50 much, for
II he had ten times to die be cauld
stand this once, bat this one would LEI
him out This one seems TO let the
Orsgoaidz out.