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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1891-07-31

The town 0f5sSingtporc, near Nuuguiflti..
Mich, has been wiped out by sand boWl,
from the shores OF Lake Michigan
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1891-07-31

y young New Yorker has gone into TIE
business Of drvisiug catchy titles for
articles and stories Scnt him i'll nltnl~
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1891-07-31

But now Ohod. what AN empty place
My Wtt0lc heart is. OF the old embrace
And The i.i.s loved, there is no. "a trace
GoodlW, my loSer euUdby,
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1891-07-31

Life from Death.
I.ifc cVermore is fed by death,
In earth aud set, and Sky;
And that II rose may breathe lis breath
Something must die.
The falcon i,reys upon the h!icti.
Tile finch upon he NJ;
And naughl viii loose the hunger piG!c.
But deaths wild cry.
-Dr. j. e. Holland.
4 Farewell.
TO L.
My f,tircst child, have no song TO give yon;
No lark could pipe in skies so dull and gray;
Yet, il you will, one quiet hint I'll leave you
For every day.
I'll tell you how to sing II clearer carol
Than lark who halls the dawn Or breezy
down:
To earn yourself a purcr poets laure!
Than Shal:cspcare's crown.
BE good, sweet maid, and let who can be clever;
Do lovely things, not dream them, all day
long
And SO make life and death, and that forever,
One grand sweet song.
.. Charles Kingsley.
Death of the Richest Man.
He owned today a large and cleaning share
Of this carths narrow rim.
sigh-a Erohn-a gesture of despair
The earth owned him.
The richest one Of any cline or land
The old time lesson taught.
A human mine of gold! God raised his hand.
And he had naught.
Will Carleton.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1891-07-31

Ever since the death in l5.3 of -ldritn
VI, who wi,ss n native OF the Netherlands,
every occupant of the papai chair has bctn
an Italian,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27
AUSTIN AS 1T WAS.
Delights Of the Days When Money Could be
Had at 10 Per Cent.
To the Editor of The Statesman.

To the Editor of The Statesman
AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 81.
a small evening paper in it's yester
days issue asked the "Galvestor
News" how we got along in Texas
ten years ago, when no money could
be had from English and Scotch lords?
Why young man it was not neees-
sary to go to Galveston for informa
ton; anybody here could have told
you that we got along very well in
those days borrowing money from full
tleged American citizens, no lords
, about it, at Is per cent payable in adj
vance.
In view of the praise worthy and
enlightment efforts of the present adj
ministratiOn to free us from the
clutches Of those wicked corporations
that grind us down and are sucking
our life blood, it might be interesting
to revert in thought those days when
Texas was free from monopolies, rail-
roads, banks, gas, water and insur-
ance companies and last but not least,
the railroad commission.
In 1850, as far back as the writer
remembers, we had no railroads; all
the transportation Of goods was made
from Port Lavaca to Austin on mules
or OK wagons that made their trips
from the port in about twelve DAYS i'm
favorable season, but in wet weather,
when the roads were muddy and the
creeks swollen, it took thirty days or
six weeks to receive goods. At times
we would have a flour famine and pay
three or four prices for it.
travelling was very convenient and
comfortable. FISHER d Sawyer, con-
tractors for the Transportation of mails,
had established two lines of stages
supplied with all the modern improve
ments of those days. One line ran
between Austin and San Antonio
three times week, and the trip was
made in eighteen hours with break
fast at the Blanco creek, supper at
New Braunfels and arrival at San
Antonio sometime during the night,
weather and floods permitting.
The other line ran to Houston
in three days when the weather was
fine. But in wet weather on the riv-
er and creek bottoms, passengers
were requested by the driver, politely
or otherwise, to step out and down,
ana walk in the mud, packing rails to
help the stage out of the mud. Then,
tne trip was made in five or six DAYS.
Yer, we got along very nicely.
we enjoyed perfect freedom from
the Gas company. The moon had
kindly undertaken to light the streets
periodically and performed her duty
to the best of her ability when clouds
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27

tetic, political pawnbrokers, reveling
in partisan strife and upheaval and
pocketing pay as professional wind
TANNERS which is wrung from honest
unsophisticated toilers, will come tC
the conclusion that they have been in.
dulging in Utopian dreams and at the
same time trampling on true Democ-
racy.
The subtreasury scheme and the
alien land law are not only I'M
democratic, but the farmer will
also find that the alien land
law has injured and will injure Texas
more than all the vicious and hurt
full legislation combined which has
been enacted in this state. What
hurts Texas hurts the farmer. What
retards Texas prosperity strikes first
at the basis of it's wealth, the product
of its soil, and sooner or later the
farmer will lift up his voice for it's re-
peal.
1t were the part of wisdom for the
man with the hoe to eschew Third
party saviors and wild schemes of
ranting demagCgues for deliverance
from financial bondage and stick to
straight Democratic principles and
rely upon the party that has ever
been and will ever be the party of the
poor man and the people.
Let them vote for and elect Demo-
Gratis of business sense, who possess
no yaulting ambition for political pre-
ferment, and with their induction
into Office will come needed reforms
and hoped for relief.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27

THE Henderson Times asks TIL
STATESMAN what it is going to dc
with the homestead law. Nothing
dear Times; nothing at all. If Texas
wants it Texas is entitled to it. If she
wants the alien land law it is her in
alienable right to borrow money at
II per cent. If she wants law makers
who do not know an economic thesis
from trace chain, The STATESMAN
will not say her nay. Let Texas tap
the bell and give her order. We are
all Democrats-sometim
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27
Yet, we had no

did not interfere. Yet, we had no
right to grumble.
The collector of the Water compa-
ny never came round. Cisterns were
but few in those days; but it was
the easiest thing in the world to pro-
cure mule, car and "nigger" to
drive it, place good, staunch barrel
on top ofsthe cart, send them to the
river and get a bounteous supply of free
water-sOmetimes mixed. But, what
was the odds. Potatoes, onions, eggs,
butter and apples, when to be had,
came from "the States" as what was
not Texas was then called here. Gar
den and orchard products were yet
unknown.
Sometime after 1850, an industrious
and venturesOme baker placed an ice
box on wagon, sent it to Port La
vaca for a provision Of the frozen liq
uid, and actually made ice cream.
Fifty cents cup was considered very
cheap, and the girls, some of whom
had never seen the thing, had a great
time over it, the two days it lasted.
However, the baker, little satisfied
with the result of his venture, alb
stained from renewing it.
Those days are far behind us now;
yes, we were young, happy and merry
and needed but little. If the en-
lightened and progressive policy of
Governor Hogg could, as it seems to
be trying, bring us back to that
happy period and revive the days Of
our youth, we, the old ones, would
sing its praises and bless it.
AN OLD ONE.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27
DEMOCRATS ENDORSING UN-DElMO-
CRATIC SCHEMES AND LAWS.

CRATIC StHEMES AND La WS'
AS predicted by The STATESMAN
the sub-treasury scheme has beer
unanimously endorsed by the Farmers
Alliance convention at Dallas. TIL
STATESMAN also predicted that the
Third party would not be endorsed
Up to the time this is written no action
has been taken on Third partyism by
the convention, and it will possibly
have adjourned before this is pub
lished, without taking any action. At
least the Alliance will not endorse it,
and TIE STATESMAN'S predictions
will have been verified. The Alliance
in Texas may have some men at the
head of it whose regulations are I'M
savory, but the Alliance as whole is
composed of honest, true men who are
earnestly trying to do something to
alleviate the financial distress of the
agricultural class and make life less
a burden and a drag. These men are
honestly mistaken, however, in be-
lieving that the subtreasury scheme
will bring them relief and also mis-
taken in their endorsement of the
alien land law. The STATESMAN be-
lieves they are Democrats and that
they must soon see that both the sub
treasury scheme and the alien land
law are undemocratic.
The subtreasury scheme is class
legislation per Sc, and therefore OPP
posed to Democracy, which teaches
"equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to none" The alien land law is
paternalistic in that it takes charge of
a mans business affairs and refuses
him the right, the privilege of doing
as he pleases with his own land and
also denies him the privilege of Dor
rowing money to develop or i'm
prove his lands in the market
where he can get it cheap
est. This is directly opposed
to the principles Of Democratic gov
eminent, which guarantees to the in
dividual the greatest amount ofliberty
consistent with the public good and
the public cannot possibly be inter
ested in the business of the private
individual.
Upon a sober second thought, those
members Of the Alliance who are
Democrats and who are not peripa-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27
TEXAS DEMOCRACY AND THE SUB
TREASURY.

The following from the San Antonio
Express contains food for serious re-
Election:
Turn about is fair play The IIogg office hold,
crs and Office seekers VINO met III fort nui VII
elected Alliance members who indOrse inc SID SUD
treasury The Alliance who met III DaiIas
elected the anti b-treasurytes who m I, ~ IT, !.
Worth And the last thud was more uuiI tlhh
the first For the benefit of DuncDhpe Denlo-
cratic organs which make habit of refusing to
look the truth in the face, The Express mas
pointed out the fact that the vast Dulk Oh
Alliance men in Texas favor the suOtrcasury
nroposition heart and soul If the Democracy Is
willing to deny its parcntage and go back upon
the principles that are the very lie Oh IT, the
Allanccrs will vote with me party. otheTwiis9
they will vote for the nominees OF the Third
pnrty II is an i'll wind that blows nobody good,
and through the detection OF the farmers me
useless, deterrent cumbersOn ana lndeienslDlc
10000 majority has gone TO the dcmmtloh DOW
vows never TO return.
While The STATESMAN cannot
entirely agree with the Express
in what it says concerning Demo-
cratic majorities, for the continuation
of good government in this country
depends upon Democratic majoritles
of some size; yet, under certain cir
cumstances, the Express has about
"called the turn" on the political sit
uation in Texas one year hence.
If the national Democratic conven-
ton is held next year previous to the
state Democratic convention the num-
Der of Alliance men who will leave
the ranks of Democracy for the
Third party savior will not be so
great. There is no doubt there Will
be an attempt made to place sub
treasury plank in the national Demo-
cratic platform, and there is no doubt
that the attempt will be attended
with conspicuous failure. Then we
will see how many Of the Alliance
men love the sub-treasury
idea better than the prin-
ciples of Democracy. Those
who do, will at once give their ale
glance to the Peoples party and no
doubt there are great many in Texas
who will do so. AS THE STATESMAN
has before remarked, however, it be-
lieves that the great majority OF ALI
ance men in Texas who now favor the
sub-treasury idea, rs an eXpedient to
obtain relief, are Democrats, and will
not leave the party because it repudi-
ates the sub-treasury and offers relief
to the farmer within Democratic lines.
There is no reason why a demand
should be made to place sub-treasury
plank in the state Democratic plat
form, as this question is wholly ma
tional one, but it will be made if the
state convention is held first, be in
sisted on and be carried, and thus
hopelessly split the party in Texas.
1t would seem, then, that the wisest
policy for the Texas Democracy to
pursue, is to wait until the national
convention has spoken on this subject
before calling the state convention.
Every man who then participates in
its proceedings will be Democrat,
sub-treasury or no sub-treasury.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27

A GREAT deal is being said about
Roger Q. Mills feasibility. Col.
Mills is a gentleman. He treats every
body with proper courtesy, and de-
mands courteous treatment in return.
He has no use for shams, no liberation
for men with nonpareil brains and
long primer mouths. He is an indie
pendent American. He should be
speaker.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27

THE Farmers Alliance swallowed
the sub-treasury scheme and split in
twain. If the Democratic party in
Texas swallows it it too will bifurcate.
There are good Alliance men and good
Democrats who believe there should
be limit to folly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27

THE falsehood originated by the
Houston Post that The STATESMAN
approved the egg throwing incident, is
still on the travels Malicious mendac-
ity is harder to kill than joint snake
or the Odor of d skunk.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27
Exceedingly Healthy

And chills, fevers and other malariag
diseases are unknown.
There are good roads in all, direc-
t'ons that do not get Doggy even in
winter time, and all the iipportant
streams have been brldged. The farm
er' can haul their surplus crops to the
nearest railroad station with the
greatest ease and realize the highest
market price for them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27
Public Free Schools and
Churches

Are conveniently located in every
neighborhood. every
The people living in the Ab;loro
G ioor Try are almost exclusively Amer
lcan porn white people, and a more
1e a, industrious, intelligent and
anywhere. ioonu
Inc country is settling up fast val.
yes are rapidly increasing, and the at.
1en1lon OF nome seekers from sonth
line Country. " 'iie ADJ
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27
"Man5With the Hoe"

Has taken possession, and it is be-
lieved that with proper cultivation the
farmer in the Abilene Country can
make more clear money than in
any other sect jon of the state, for the
lands are easily cultivated, improved
far ming machinery is in general use
and the great diversity of crops en-
ables the farmer to plant, cultivate
and gather a much larger acreage in
crops than in any other section of the
state. Besides, the Abilene Country is,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27
ABILENE COUNTRY,

But during the last four Years four
good crops have been raised. Up to-
that time the cattle interest was the
important one, but now the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27
Family Supplies, Farm
ing Implements,

Lumb Der for building and everything
else that the farmer must buy are az
cheap in Abilene and in the other
towns in the Abilene Country as in
Dallas. Austin, Bastrop or any other
town in the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27

IVINI a
OF the above, there are about 5000
certificates barred. The H. and o. B.
Ry. Co., the $. A. and M. G. Ry. Co.,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27
ABILENE COUNTRY,

than in any other section of
Texas. Farming is compare
lively Il new thing in the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27
Cotton, Corn,
Oats,

aud other small grain, besides
all the forage crops. And we
believe that greater diversity
of crops can be successfully
grown in the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-27

The following from the San Antonio
Express contains food for serious re-
Election:
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-01
4 GENERAL ROW.
Men shoot and the Women Pull Hair
and Throw Rocks.


Men shoot and the Women Pull Hair
and Throw Rocks.
The colored excursionists that went
10 HoIloway's station yesterday had
quite an exciting day Of il. Some Of
the crowd from here started q game
a bah with nine Of the country Oar
kies, and they had not been playing
long before some dispute arose about
the game. Pistols, knives, razors,
haze. ball bats and other things were
used and there was a general row.
one II the fellows from Durham,
name William Garter, was shot
through the shoulder and one q the
country negroes had an ear shaved
OH with q bat.
There were several fuses during
the day aud in one o. them the NO.
men got 10 fighting. They pulled
hair and threw rocks and screamed
until the men Quilted things down.
II II told by some Of the darkie'
from here that the country negroes
were put In an old house and guard
ed by some d the Durham crowd u
iii the train arrived 70 bring ,'ein
back 10 this city.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-01

We learn from the Newborn Jour.
nal that Rev. TN. n. George, rector
of Christ Church IN that city, has
not yet accepted the call 70 Raleigh.
II says. We would BE- very sorry Il
have Mr.. George leave. lie 4 an *.
cellent minister and pastor honored
and beloved by his congregation, and
highly esteemed by all our citizens,
lie Is not mn extremist in his views,
and he i clever, social and unassum.
ing ID manner, and these qualities
have endearcd him 20 our people
generally.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-01
AI,rIlIIan, German

IL
The german at Hotel Ctiporn ias'
night was quite a briva.li. success'
The young men never looked = manu-.
soncr. and the ydng ladies' were
me-, beautifully dried IN the love.
-. = a,.an,ns, jstumes and never
looked prctt There were about
.wen,v eovics present and quite .
,,,,a,.r stays. The german was
,'s,,, ]. q. Engclhart, Of this
- ID Miss Fan Burwell Of Char.
~. who carried The may dancers
Tough many beautiful and new
.s,lres o. the popular dance. The
music was furnished by a col0red
band from Raleigh.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-01
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-01
DURHAM RECORDER.
=. b. HACKNEY, Editor. Pro.
! WEDNESDAY, April |, 1891,
TILE LAST DECISION.

A case In which Durham Ii Deeply
Interested--some Facts About IL.
The last railroad decision OF the
Supreme Court the one of the Town
OF Durham vs.. the Railroad, involv-
ing Peabody streets not generally
understood by the public from the
brief notice given at the time the
same was rendered.
It is a case of vast Importance TO
our citizens.
Under the decision in Chatham,
the Richmond & Danville Railroad
Company were at liberty to COM
pletely obstruct Peabody street, and
il there was occasion for it, ruin the
improvements put upon it.
On the trial in Chatham, the Judge
allowed the Railroad Company to
read and comment TO the jury the
charter of the North Carolina road
without introducing 1t in evidence.
This gave to the Railroad Company
the last speech to the jury, and they
fully awaited themselves Of itby q
fierce and violent assault upon the
Town Of Durham and every one con-
nected with it. The verdict OF the
jury can only be accounted for on
the ground that they were carried
away by this unproyoked and unau-
thorized assault upon the good char
acter Of the town The counsel for
the Railroad Company would not
have INDUCED in this gross abuse q
the town II counsel for the town
could have replied. The decision Of
the supreme Court puts the case back
lust where II was before the last trial
in Chatham. and we now confidently
expect that the town viii be success
full.
We shall always be thankful that
our ease was tried before such up
right, able and impartial Judges as
now compose our supreme Court, for
n decision adverse to the town would
have been disastrous 10 the entire
community and ruinous 70 some Of
our best citizens. The Town Of Dur
ham i not alone interested in this
suit. for almost every town built on
n line 81 4 railroad has streets in the
same condition as Peabody street.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-01

Hoods SarsapariIla is on the
food tide Of popularity, which
position II has reached by its
own intrinsic, undoubted merit.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-08-27
MUNICIPAL NOTES.

City Engineer White, assisted by Engi-
neer Hartmann, began this morning estab-
fishing the official grade on the principal
streets.
The water problem is one that IS agtat-
ing the citizens just now, and there seems
to be an idea prevalent that the city
council will have to wrestle with the
question before long.
There is some talk that City Marshal
Martin Quintana threatens to resign be
cause the city dads are piling too much
work upon him. Later-He has sent his
resignation to the mayor, much to the
regret of large number of friends.
Mayor Thornton was in Albuquerque
yesterday taking pointers on the cost OF
water to residents of the Duke city, and
examining those splendid concrete pave
ments. The cost of water there, how
ever, will scarcely serve as a criterion for
Santa Fe, Mr.. Mayor.
The city attorney is drawing up the
contract with the Electric company for
street lights. The matter will have to go
before the board again, however, as the
number and location OF street lamps is as
yet undecided. Some of the representa-
tives of the outlying tax payers demand
some recognition in the premises.
The city aldermen forgot very impor.
tant requisite in planning to have the
streets cleaned and bridges repaired. They
have set aside all funds derived from Ii
censes for the exclusive use Of the police
department, and they have not provided a
cent for cleaning the streets. The matter
should be rectfed at the next meeting.
Much confusion exists in the minds of
some relative to the real intent and pur-
port of many of the ordinances lately
adopted, and people who have been called
upon to construe their wording also seem
to have been in error in some cases.
Chiefly because of this misapprehension OF
the facts public meeting to ask moditi-
cation of some of the city laws has been
called to take place at the court house on
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. 1t has
been suggested that, in their capacity as
citizens merely, the aldermen might at.
tend this meeting and clear up many of
the questions that seem to vex the souls
of some.