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Year: 1873

There is too much lying. On every
hand we meet with exaggeration, equivo-
cation, deception. We call it lying,
and every man or woman who varies one
iota from the strietest fact or truth, is
indeed liar.


The expressman agrees most solemnly
to deliver a trunk for you at a certain
hour. He delivers it day after the
hour promised. The grocer promises
to send you the best tea in the market.
He takes the first his hand falls upon
without any care for the quality, and
dispatches it to you without q twinge.
The tailor agrees to deliver suit of
clothes without fail by six in the even
ing. You get them in the morning.
The dentist pledges his word that your
teeth, as filled by him, will be all right
for a dozen years. The filling comes
out in six months. A man over the
way is in need of a temporary loan.
You lend him q small sum, which he
promises to retun at given time. He
keeps it month over the time. An
auctioneer tells you that certain
picture is by master artist, when he
knows it was painted by fourthrate
painter. He is not worthy of trust. A
salesman lies about his goods. A boot
maker lies about your boots. The
jeweler lies about your watch. The
gossiper at the dinner table tells exag-
gerated stories to astonish the ladies,
and is nothing more than liar. The
florist assures you that his flowers were
picked in the morning: when they are
two days old. He lies, and will lie
about anything. The book-publisher
advertises that his book is selling by
the tens of thousands, when he has not
sold thousand. He is liar, and not
one door from the murderer.


Everywhere, everywhere we hear
lying, lying, lying. Men and women
who would knock you down Il you call
ed them liars, lie every hour. Decep-
tion is the rule rather than the excep-
ton. Canvassers lie about insurance
companies. Brokers about stocks.
Editors about politics. Exaggeration
and misrepresentation lule the hour and
are it's curse.


Gentlemen-ladies-why cannot the
truth be told always and ever? Why
all this deception and lying? Why sc
much falsifying and cheating? In the
name of all that is good we beg you tc
do as you agree
Year: 1873

A lady writer recommendeda cosmetic
of tar and olive oil for beautifying the
complexion. Some who tried it found
that the application brought out fear
full crop of pimples and turned the skin
yellow. The writer now declares that
the ointment has been friend to them,
in detecting a state of the blood that is
anything but safe. People of sedentary
habits, who pay little attention to their
food, are not aware in what vitiated
state their blood may be for want OF
sunshine, good food, and exercise. Its
torpid current leaves no visible mark of
disease on the surface; the morbid hui
mors concentrate in the vital organs,
and finally appear in the form of chron-
ic disorders. Consumption leaves the
skin clear and brilliant, because the
foul matters which ordinarily pass off
through the skin are eating away the
life in ulcers beneath. The tar brings
these morbidities to the surface, and
one application leaves face in a sorry
state sometimes. The writer knew three
ladies of different families who tried
the recipe Mt the same time with fright
full results. The reason was, they were
all in the state when dose Of blood pu-
rifer would have had the same effect.
One of the party kept on using the 10,
tion, and her face became smooth ana
improved after trying it three OF four
times.
Year: 1873

The Atlanta (Ga) Herald gives the
following account of a terrible double
murder recently committed in a school
in Banks county, in that State:


"Tbe teacher of the school was Mr..
Alfred Alexander, aged forty years, and
the student, Mr.. John H. Moss, aged
about twenty -one years. Mrs. Alexan-
der, wife of the principal, was; we
learn, present of her own volition, but
not in the discharged any regular duty
as teacher or in any other capacity. Her
custom, however, had been 10 observe
the conduct and department of the pti-
pills and when she considered them
guilty of any breach of decorum, to re-
port them to her husband for reproof or
other punishment. On this occasion
the subject Of her reportorial capacity
was the young man referred to; MI.
Moss: When his attention was called
to the matter in Question he denied the
charge made by Mrs. Alexander, which
led to an animated and angry dispute.
Alexander became enraged at the young
man for the part taken by him in the
controversy, and, advancing towards
Mr., Moss, drew his knife and stabbed
him in the breast. Ross in turn drew a
dagger and plunged it into Alexahdet's
heart. This was fatal wound and the
man fell. just then Moss turned to
leave, but Mrs. Alexander, who was at
the side of her husband; wrung the
knife from his hand and administered
one or two severe cuts in Moss's back,
near the region of the spine. The re-
suit was that both lay mortally wound
ed on the scene of the conflict and both
expired in a short time, the one within
three minutes of the other.


cit is not definitely known whether
Moss died from the wounds received
from the wife or husband, as all were
severe and reasonably sufficient to pro-
duce death. The whole school and en-
tire community were thrown into the
deepest CONSERVATION and excitement
over the horrible affair which, though
short, was so decisive and terrible"
Year: 1873

While an old hen and chickens were
scratching vigorously on a pier, at
Richmond, Va, the other day, a rat
ftealthily approached from the wharf,
ond seizing one of the brood by the
J g, attempted to drag it to his retreat.
In an instant the old hen pounced upon
tie back of the invader, trampling him
ferociously, while another hen Joined
her, and with two successive strokes of
the beak, expeditiously piled, succeeded
in cutting the rats throat as cleanly as
if it had been done with knife. A
number Of persons saw the contest and
applauded the result.
Year: 1873

The ship in the desert story, which
has heretofore been attributed to a
travellers lively imagination, is verified
by the James expedition explorers. In
the Colorado desert, fully twenty miles
from the Gulf of California, they found
the mast of vessel, doubtless cast
there by some terrible storm. Another
wonder was water running up hill.
When the Colorado river is at its
height, its waters are propelled through
the natural canal known as New river
up and over high "divide."
Year: 1873

The brown fields forget their bloom,
Lost in a solemn trance
Golden leaves 60 to their doom,
Torn by the winds, perchance.
No more buildings of June


Show on the naked stem:
No more birds, just in tune,


Echo the joy after them;
No more fluttering wings,


Eager to put to the test
Whether, among other things,


Home life or travel were best.
Nowhere now may we find


The white-weed's silvery star;
There's not a rose left to remind
Wherefore the sharp briers are.
Yet where we miss the clover


The windfalls lie, ripe and red;
And patient eyes may discover
That Summer is sleeping, not dead.
Year: 1873

BERLIN, Feb. Is, 1873.
During the session OF the Chamber OF Deputies
to-day Herr Laska announced that he accepted the
royal message appointing commission to invest
gate the alleged official corruption with respect to
railway interests, and withdrew the motion which
he had made for the appointment of an invest
eating committee.


THE CAUSE AT ISSUE.


One OF the latest Prussian budgets contained an
item OF 72o 600 thalers for interest on a railway oan
which the Chamber disaiowed The money was
nevertheless paid, and the matter raised for de-
bate on the report OF committee. Count Bismarck
urged State reasons why the Chamber should con-
done the offence. After a long discussion 1t was
resolved not TO sanction the item; and it was fur
ther agreed to appoint committee to report on
the attitude which the Public Debt Department Of
the Berlin government had taken IN the matter.
Year: 1873

operations by the Spanish troops against the Car
lists In those provinces.


POSITION OF THE BOURBON PKINCE As DEFINED By


HIMSELF.


His Highness Don Carlos defines his position and
claim to the Spanish throne by the circulation OF
proclamation which he drafted some short time
since. In this paper he says


Revolution, which in 1893 placed child on the
throne OF Spain afterwards destroyed WITH its own
hands the work which it had founded Alter hay
offered the crown OF Philip " 10 q Prince OF the
House OF Savoy. Charles Albert. King OF
mate King OF Spain. Before taking the title
august uncle. the Count de Aontemoiin, az legiti-
mate King OF Spain. Prince Ameaee accepted the
the traditions Of Che ancient House Of savoy. he Ne
not even dared to insist upon the observance
OF the modes OF procedure OF new Italy. pro-
test, IN my own name, in the name OF my family
and even In the name OF all legitimate Pow
ers, against the violation Of the fundamental law
conjontly made by the Cortes and Philip ", by
which the order OF succession to the throne was
fixed among the Legitimate descendants OF the
Prince-a violation which involves. directly or in
directly, the violation OF the treaties corea-
tive to this law, the objects OF which were
to maintain the European equilibrium, and to pre-
vent the recurrence OF bloody warR In the name OF
the spanish people OF 1905, in abe name OF the
Spanish people OF all times--fOr in a times our ma
lion mas Deen Catn0nc ana free-I protest against
the Insult which has been offered TO their noble
pride by factiOus and armed minority which
already imposed on them king. and foreign
King protest against the outrage which Is
effected on the faith OF Spain. | protest in q
word, against revolution, which, in the same act
by which 1t found in royal house OF Eu-
rope new auxiliary or new instrument,
has inst made q new stride and towards new sue
CESS. II this were not question OF an implous
conspiracy; II 1t were merely question OF per-
sOnal right, and that in giving up vhs right l
could contribute to the happiness of the Spanish
people, that remuneration would not be for me
. painful sacrifice, but q blessed fortune. And
even If 1t were a sacrifice, that sacrifice would
freely make for the sake OF my beloved Spain-but
in this case right ana duty united. The cause OF
Spain u my cause as the cause or Legitimate kings
ought to be that OF peoples The Spanish revOu-
tion is only corps OF the grand army Of the
mOpolitan revolution Of which the essential princi
pie Is the denial OF the rights OF God in the govern
ment or mundane AFFAIRS and OF which che object is
the complete subversion or the foundation sprung
from Christianity, upon which human society is
founded and rests There Is not in the world legiti
mate Power which is not menaced III Its rights when
Christian peace, justice and civilization well as
true liberty, are menaced. 1t IL for this raise my
voice and protest before Cod before the legitimate
Powers and before the Sanish people,. implore
that people with which am identified in blood, in
ideas III feelings, and even in common Affections,
to have confidence in me, as have confidence in.
them.
Year: 1873

/ have known morbid people to specu-
late as to how they were going to look
in their collins. / have known grown
people who were full of imagination
about the grave. Death is not only
heathenish, but bsrbarous in their
thought.


never think of dying except with
pleasure, as Iwonld of translation. To
me the mere passing through is nothi ng;
it may be, little longer or a little
shorter. / have always hoped it would
be very short. / may horrify some peo-
pie by saying it. but l pray God will
give me sudden and instantaneous
death. / would rather die by being
struck by lightning than die with con-
sumption. If it be Gods will that !
should become old and tot.ling, and
grow feebler and feehler before die,
am willing that it should be so; but if /
were left to my choice should like to
break off short and die strong man, in
the middle of battle; but that is for God
to decide, and not for me.


Dying, to me, is not all the humilia-
ton of the body. 1t is the exaltatien Of
the spirit. II is the emergence of the
soul from this outward form. 1t is our
development out of this sphere into
higher one. 1t is not the nshering Of
men into state Of weakness and gloom.
1t is the Inauguration of a condition of
power and joy. 1t is the moving Of the
soul n the direction Of amplitude and
glory. 1t is the endowing Of the soul
with the riches of immortal life in It's
highest forms and in its greatest beneh-
cenees.


do net know that a nightingale sit
ting in the twilight and singing with all
its little soul, has the least idea that the
whole neighborhood is charmed with its
song; but can conceive that q soul may
be in such blessed state Of experience
that it may, like the nightingale, charm
the wide circles in Heaven with inspir-
ing music.


The apostle did not care 10 be un-
clothed; he did not care to get nd Of his
burden, except by overcoming IT through
divine grace; bat be desired 10 be clothed
upon. BE desired a better manhood
spiritual manhood, heavenly manhood.
he did not take 3 gloomy vieE Of suffer
ing and death Some men think Of dying.
DO not think Of anything black OF
smirching when / think about death. 4
think Of gold and precious stones and
flashing wings. Some men think Of an
Year: 1873

iron gate with an ugly, grim jailer, who,
with big key that is not rusty, turns it
often. think of "pearly gate" as
Milton calls it, which turns on golden
hinges. Some men think of dying as
they think of disease. l think of dying
as the fight of bird-higher and higher
into the pure ether.


Now, it seems to me that no thought
of death is valid or right which does not
leave you stronger, more joyous, hap,
pier. am not going to die downward. l
am not going to die toward hell. | mean,
by the grace of God, to die toward
heaven. And / am going to think of it
60 as to take some comfort Of it before
hand. / am going to shake the tree Of
life so that if do not get the golden
fruit here, some leaves will drop down
for the healing of my heart.
Year: 1873

I The following story is told in the inns
of court: The late Chief Justice Maule
had brought before him a poor sailor
cha rged with bigamy. The sailor pleaded
guilty, and, on being asked if he had
ANYTHING to say why the usual sentence
should not be passed, said; May it
please your lordship, my wife ran away
with another man, and left me with a
family of children whom my duties as a
British sailor hardly enabled me to take
care of without another wife. What
ought | to have doneT Prisoner" "
said his lordship, sternly, I" will tell
You what you ought to have done; you
ought to have employed posse of po-
lice to pursue that eloping wife, and to
have established case of Grim. con.
against her; you ought then to have gone
M to the House of Lords and secured
from their lordships divorce and then
married again. You may say such a
proceeding would have cost you five or
six hundred pounds, whereas yeu have
not so many pence; but, sir, that makes
no difference. 1t is my business, sitting
here as an English judge, to inform you
that this is not a country where there is
one law for the rich and another for the
Door" The story represents bit OF the
IRONY under which the costly machinery
of the lords court in such cases made
way for the divorce court
Year: 1873

A correspondent accounts thusly for
the wearing OF the wedding ring on the
fourth finger of the hand. He says it is
put on that finger because, in the origi-
nal formula Of marriage, it was placed
first on the top of the thumb, with the
words, In the name of the Father"
then on the next finger with, And Of
the Son." then on the middle finger
with, And Of the Holy Ghost" and
finally on the fourth with the Amen.
Year: 1873

1t is now the middle of September, and
the time is approaching when all who have
been absent during the summer months for
health or pleasure, viii be returning to their
homes. In the pleasant days before the
civil war, thousands of Southern people,
whole families together, were accustomed
to annually visit the Northern cities and
fashionable places of resort, and remain
there during the hot season, spending large
sums of money for the benefit of that sec
ton. Since the abolition of slavery and
the general arrangement of affairs, public
and private, in the South, consequent on
the war, the number of these visitors
has, of course, greatly decreased, but, there
are still many, having the time and means,
who still leave their cherished homes, in
the land of the sun and the breeze and 90
Northward to spend few weeks for recrea-
tion and health. During the past summer
between twenty and thirty of our Austin
people have been absent, the most of them
at Woodstock, pleasant town in Canada,
on the railroad, running from Detroit to the
Suspension Bridge near the falls of Niagara,
where, we believe, they have generally en-
ioyed themselves and been profted in mind
and body. The time has now arrived for
their return, and, indeed, some of them are
already at home, and, no doubt, glad
to be so. After all, there is no place
like home. It is well for us to go
abroad, occasionally, that we may have a
more realizing sense of this fact, but it is
not good to go away too often or to stay
too long. Some of our friends, perhaps,
have felt this, while absent the past sum-
mer, and have had longings for the breezy
and sunny heights Of Austin, where their
comfortable homes are situated, and around
which cluster the warmest and best feelings
of their hearts If amidst their wander
ings, or fixed abodes temporarily, their
thoughts have thus often turned back to
the scenes, the friends and the enjoyments
behind them, so we, too, who have re-
manned at our posts of duty and business,
have kept them all in remembrance, wish
ing them much pleasure and renewed health
and strength, and looking forward with
hope and desire to the time when all would
be safely back to their old haunts, their old


friends, and their old enjoyments. The
hour is now near at hand, when all will be
home once more, and the golden circle of
friendship and social intercourse, for
awhile sundered, will be again united.
They are all coming home.
Year: 1873




On the return Of Judge Coke to his home
in Waco, as we learn from the EramfaeS, he
was welcomed by his friends and neighbors
with an ovation Of which any man might be
proud. On Monday night the city was il
Illuminated with bonfres and torches, and a
fine .band discoursed sweet music on the
public square. Notice having been given,
to some extent, in the country, numbers of
both sexes and Of all ages came trooping in
to Join in the large procession, which was
formed aud proceeded to the residence of
DR.. Wallace where the Judge makes his
headquarters; and where he was presented
70 the crowd by Col Gerald who made a
very neat speech appropriate to the occasion.


The address of Judge Coke, as reported
in brief by the Examiner, is worthy Of the
man whom tho Democracy of Texas have
selected to be their standard bearer in the
next election. Abiding, with much feel
ing, to his native State, Virginia, and to
ms early days, when he came to Waco, then
mere village, and cast hislot among them,
and to the Joys and sorrows which had
there befallen him, he proceeded to speak
Of the high Office to which he had been
nominated by the partiality Of his Demo
cratic friends, and pledged himself, if
elected, never to bring the least taint of
dishonor or blot Of disgrace upon it. He
intended to do his whole duty and canvass
the whole State. The Democratic party
had been the guardian on the watch tower
OF constitutional liberty from the days of
Jefferson, and he rejoiced that here in
Texas, it was now again coming into power
with the time honored maxim, that officers
were the servants not the masters Of the
people. He gave most scathing review
Of the abuses of power and the corruption
of the Radical cffice-holders in Texas-ex-
tending through every department, even to
the judiciary-and rejoiced that their day
was fast drawing to close. He urged for
cibly the Importance of registration and a
full vote of the people. If elected, he
would be ''every inch a Governor, :"
and not go to Washington to lay
DSAOIC lliC 0lliCA LASCullNG
there, as Governor Davis had done.
A Democratic Governor would never suffer
the people of Texas to witness such hui
initiating spectacle He would not be the
tool Of any ctque-no ring master should
ever crack his whip over him. He would
watch faithfully over the peace and honor
of the State, and as far as was N ms power
deal out even handed justice to ALL With
thanks to his friends and neighbors, who
had honored him on this occasion, Judge
Coke concluded amidst perfect storm of
applause.


BY this brief abstract of the address, as
given in the Examiner, it will be seen that
our candidate for Governor is made of the
right stuff, and that all have great reason
to rejoice at his nomination. All honor to
the Waco Chief, and let us put him in the
big wigwam at the capital by majority
larger than any Governor ever got before
/ him,
Year: 1873




The object Of this company, whose ad-
vertisement win be found in our present IS
sue, is to accept and execute all manner Of
trusts, and In the establishment Of the
4" Real Estate Trust Fund, " they propose
to furnish Texas land owners with an avail
able credit based upon real estate held in
trust for that purpose exclusively, and at
the same time to secure to the owners Of
lands the full benefit Of the increase in the
value Of such lands. A movement Of this
kind has long been needed in Texas, and i
this enterprise is successful it viii afford
means FOR the development Of our country.
The Trust Company viii accept in trust
real estate OK money to be invested in real
estate, and give in exchange certificates Of
shares in said fund, available to the holder
as sound personal credit. The company
have adopted adequate means 70 establish
and sustain the value Of these certificates in
the open market. We have no reason 70
doubt the success Of this great enterprise,
and VIC do earnestly hope Tor is early con.
summation.
Year: 1873

When we first heard of the nomination of
William Allen by the unterrifed Democracy
of Ohio as their candidate for Governor, we
naturally supposed that it was the son of
the gentleman of that name, who did such
yeoman's service in the good old days of
jackson Democracy. But it turns out that
the candidate is the worthy veteran himself,
who has been persuaded to come out from
his long retirement in private life and once
more lead on the old Democracy to victory.
William Allen is the only surviving member
of the United Senate Senate, who voted fol
the celebrated expunging resolutions Of
Tom Benton. His record is unimpeachable,
his private character without the shadow oi
STAIN lie is one of the true grand men o.
the better days of the republic, still left
among us. Can the people of Ohio do les
than to elect him?
Year: 1873

that anything Of a political nature is in
tended, and declare that they viii not be
used for that purpose, but what Of thatl
We know the history and working of them
elsewhere, and these declarations amount to
nothing. If gotten up to any extent here,
they viii, in the END, become mere political
machines and be used to advance the de-
signs of certain political men. What do
we want Of them in Texasg What are they
to accomplish We have now the good old
Democratic party, which was always and is
now the friend of the farmers, and it viii
protect all their interests. Let US keep out
of the State every new-fangled Northern
political invention, calculated to disturb
this party and impede its progress and ope-
rations. We advise all Democrats to let the
Oranges alone.