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Year: 1875

A b and 9 combine their means


and credits to make corner in Ju.
| ly. They therefore quietly began


in May to buy corn to be delivered


in July. They gradually buy all


the corn in the market, and, of me-


cessity, must buy all that arrives,


paying for the latter whatever is de-


manded. When purchase is thus


made, seller and buyer Put up u
margin, either in cash, or certificate,
or deposit. AS soon as the corner


becomes known, there is an effort
made to break it. The settlement
takes place at 3 p. NJ. on the last
day of the month. Those who have
sold corn to the corner and have no
corn to deliver, pay the difference
between the price at which they
sold, and the ruling price at the
close of business on the last day.
AS the corner has thus purchased
sometimes five times as much corn
as there is to he had, amounting to
millions of bushels, and the price
has advanced ten cents II bushel.
the profit is enormous. AS the pri-
ces advance, additional margins are
required. Those failing to put up
the additional margins, lose what
they have already put up. The
anti-corner factions seek to so crowd
sales on the corner as to exhaust
it's capital and credits, and render
it unable to buy ut the advance
prices. Thus, the corner is compel
led to send ont into the country and
buy for cash all the corn in sight,
to prevent having it rushed into
Chicago at the last moment. These
are exciting times. Corn at such a
moment may be purchased OF the
corner for shipment, from six to fif-
teen cents bushel less than it is
selling for or Change for delivery
during the month. Each time there
is a corner, there is crash, some.
times of the corner men, and at
other times Of the anti.cOrner men.
The whole proceedings are of such
questionable honesty, that the Leg
islature of Illinois has declared the
operation of a corner to be a felony.
1t is nevertheless still practiced.
Corners are attempted in wheat,
oats, barley, pork and lard, and
some of them have been quite sue
cessful in a pecuniary way 1t re-
quires nerve, audacity, and money,
or credit. Recently a bank
went into a corner, issuing its GER
tificates of deposit for margins; the
corner failed, and so did the bank,
and the certificates have never been
paid.
Year: 1875

o! trifing task so often done,


Yot ever to be done anew


o! cares which come with every sun.


Morn after morn the long years through
| We sink beneath their paltry sway
Tho irksome calls of every day.
The restless sense of wasted power,
The tircsomc sound of little things,
Are hard to bear, as hour by hour


Its tedious iteration brings;
Who shall evade or who delay
The small demands of every dayi
The boulder in tho torrents course,


by tide and tempest lashcd in vain,
Obey the wave. whirlcd pebbles force,


Aud yields is substance gain by gain
So crumblc strongest lives away
Beneath the wear of every day.
Who finds the lion in his lair,


Who tracks the tiger for his life,
May wound them ere they are aware,


Or conquer them in desperate strife,
Yet pOwerless he to seattle or slay
The vcxing gnats of every day.
The steady strain that never stops


Is mightier than the fiercost shock
The constant fall Of water.drops


Will groove the adamantine rock
We feel our noblest powers decay
In feeble wars with every day.
We rise to meet heavy blow


Our souls sudden bravery fills,
But we endure not always so


The drop by drop of little ills:
We still deplore and still obey
The hard behests Of every day.
The heart which boldly faces death


Upon the battlefield, and dares
Cannon and bayonet, faints beneath


The needle-points of frets and cares;
The stoutest spirits they Jismay-
The tiny stingslof every day.
And even saints of holy fame,


Whose souls by faith have overcome,
w no wore amid the cruel fame


The molten crown of martyrdom,
Bore not without complaint alway
The petty pains of every day.
All more than martyrs aureole.


And more than herO's heart of fire,
We need the humble strength of soul


Which daily tolls and Ills require;
Sweet Patience grant us, if you may,
An added grace for every day.
Year: 1875

CANNING FRUIT. Take any old
fruit can, only have it tight, no
matter how much the tin is off the
inner surface, and place one sheet
Of paper Commercial note size)
around on the inside. 1t can be
done very easily, and will, if done
right, stay just exactly where it is
placed. Then put the fruit in the
can in the usual way, and my word
for it, when Mrs. Jones or Mrs.
Smith comes to take tea next Win.
ter they will not stick up their
noses when tasting the fruit taken
out of one of these paper-coated
cans, and say that the fruit tasted
tiDny. On the contrary, they will
say that it is just as perfect as when
put up in new cans. know there
are thousands of farmers like my
self who have their garrets and cell
lars filled with old cans. Ifpaper-
coated they will be just as good as
new. The paper need not be past
ed in, as some may think, for. it
will remain in its place without the
paste.
Year: 1875




On Monday last snow fell on the
mountains East of US, ,mantling Mount
San Bernardlno and Old Grayback.


Deer are said to Ee plentiful in the
foothills, the recent storms having
driven them from the mountains.


Arizona freight is now heing for
warded to the end of the track. A
number of San Bernardino teams
have just loaded at that point for
Prescott.


The friends of Cotton are in good
spirits and believe that their embryo
city is destined to become q place of
Importance.


There is much talk of an opposition
stage line from the terminus of the S.
p. Railroad to Arizona and New Mex
leo.


Wheat and barley for sowing is in
great demand. There is rarely an idle
plow in the country and the amount
of grain which will be sown this sea-
son will far exceed that of any other
year.


Valley Lodge, No. q, Knights of
Pythias was established little more
than year ago and is now one of the
most fiourishing Orders in our COM
munity. There are others which have
n larger membership but none which
can boast of more intelligence and de-
votion to the Order.
Year: 1875

The long talked Of and highly in
fated Tom SCOTT railroad convention,
which met at st. Louis few days
since, has made its speeches, "reso-
luted" and adjourned sine die. That
is to say, the manipulators adjourned
from st. Louis to the lobbies at Wash
ington, where they have gone to do
all in their power and all in the power
of money to push through a bill
which, if it succeeds, will cost the
people of the United States more than
double the amount necessary to build
q double-track road from one side of
the continent to the other, The reso-
lutions adopted by the convention
were drawn up with OH eye single to
the interests of Tom SCOTT'S Texas
Pacific scheme, and government aid is
invoked with an earnestness worthy
of better cause. No bill ever before
Congress was more strongly supported
by the lobby than will be this bill this
Winter. The people of the South
have been deceived and hoodwinked
as to the purpose of the managers of
the Texas Pacific. They have been
made to believe that the road will be
a Southern road in fact as well as in
name, and their representatives in
Congress will support the most ex-
travagant proposition that SCoTT may
make. The scheme is to use the Gov
ernmonts credit in an indirect way to
the extent of probably $4,000 per
mile of the road But however indi-
rect the process by which it will be
attained, in the end the people will
be compelled to pay both the interest
and the principal of the bonds issued.
We are told in sort of patroniMng
way that theGovernment is only aske d
to become security for the payment
of the interest on these $4,000 per
mile bonds, and as guarantee
for the repayment of the inter. st, the
Government is to have the first mort
gage bonds on the road. The bonds
are to be sold of course, but as the
purchasers must accept the second
mortgage as security for their pay
ment, it seems doubtful if capitalists
can be fonnd willing to invest their
Year: 1875

Everything relating to the develop.
ment Of our water supply is particu-
larry interesting to those of our citi-
Zens who are obliged to resort to arti-
fetal means to get it. But the preva-
lence of boulders and the want of ma
chinery to go through them have
hitherto been the great obstacles in
the way of deep well boring, though
there is little doubt artesian water
can be had almost anywhere in the
valley. Everybody wants an artesian
we'll, but few care to risk their time
and money when n stray boulder
might cause the loss of both. Hence
it is with pleasure that we learn that
Mr.. j. Ii. Pierce, who has been bOr-
ing deep wells for the Central and Un-
ion Pacific Railroad Companies for the
last eight years, and has besides u
reputation throughout the State as 81
successful operator, intends locating
among us, and in company with one
or two other experienced men, pro-
poses to carry on the well business in
all its branches. Having tools for
both surface and artesian wells, and
steam power to work them, rocks and
boulders will be thoroughly 'Piercedn
whenever encountered. We have no
doubt Messrs Pierce q Co. will have
their order book well filled by the
time they are ready to commence op-
erati0ns. We wish them every sue
cess.
Year: 1875

money on such insufficient collateral.
Congressman and the people may rest
assured that however fair and plausi-
BILE the bill may appear on its face, it
will have u hidden meaning which
implies nothing more nor less than
the holding of the Government for
the payment of all the bonds issued.
1t is hardly probable the bill which
this st. Louis Convention was called
to support will pass, hut if it should
the people will be victimized to the
tune of millions and millions Of dol
lars. The Southern Overland road
will be built sooner if SCoTTs bill is
defeated than it will if the great sub
sidy scheme succeeds.
Year: 1875

BRANDY SMAsH-0r t may have been ,cAisky, at any rate there a sraash-up on the Plaza on Sunday afternoon. Two inebriated individu- als driving, rather allowing span of horses to run at full speed with buggy attached, came dashing up Montezuma street to the corner of Goodwin where they took turn 10 the left and ran up to Cortez; here they stopped, and one of the animals-not of the horses-rOlled out on the ground. Being assisted to his seat again by his companion they turned about and had not gone far before they came in contact with pine tree, breaking the tongue and some other parts of the vehicle and ending the days sport Fortunately the horses were unhurt, and if the carriage had escaped as we'll it would have been little matter what breakagcs had bcfallcn the cargo. Such reckless disregard for the lives and limbs of others is entirely reprehensibIe and ought not to be permitted, to say nothing of the matter of cruelty to animals which itself should be punished
Year: 1875

MAY-DAY.-Thc first of May will soon be here and it is time some arrangements were being made to celebrate.

 The easiest way 10 raise means to defray ex- penscs is to nominate two more girls as can. didates for May Queen, charge two bits a vote and allow everybody to vote as often as they will put up. Last year we happened to be where they got excited the election and raised several hun- dred dollars more than WAS needed, But that was useless and foolish, let each vote the amount he feels like contributing, say from one to four times, and the funds will be ample to give the children a good time.
Year: 1875

SPLIT HIM IN WEE STRKET.-A horse that evinced more good judgment than his rider dumped the latter gear the N. w. corner of the plaza, on Sunday afternoon much to the satisfac- ton of those who witnessed the performance. If the city government Ss powerless to prevent reckless riding and driving iu The streets where men, women and children are exposed to the danger of being run over and killed, it is time the horses should take the matter in hand and break the necks of fa few riders and drivers The Marshal receives us pay and of course can't af- ford to risk his fife for fun or glory.
Year: 1875

THE RACE TRACK.- The survey of the Prescott Jockey Clubs mile track in Miler's field was completed yesterday and will be ready for use in about two weeks.

 We are informed by officers Of the Club that they expect to have three or four days racing about the 25th of May.

 There is talk of several pretty good purses be- ing put up in order to attract racing men from abroad. Say Club purse, then a saloon purse, a merchants purse and perhaps citizens purse to which al! will be invited to contribute.

 If ar pull together and manage the thing prop erly no doubt very fine spring meeting will be the result, ther all will depend in future on the satisfaction given this time If strangers are used with liberality they will come again in the fall and bring others with them.
Year: 1875

HENRY CoLQUETTE since he has assumed the responsible position of school trustee has gone 10 work in earnest to increase the census report u a very practical way the details of wtiich will be seen under special head In another place. The other trustees should immediately follow the example set by Mir Colquette, and iuculcate the same spirit among their Reighbors in order that Yayapai may in few years bc able 10 claim her equal share in the distribctioa of the Territorial school monies
Year: 1875

J. L. FISHER advertises to sell on the 21th inst. by public auction, the household effects of Col, Mason, who is about to leave the Department. Also melodeon, which Is very fine instrument, and would be desirable acquisition to our church or Sunday School. The carriage and horses to be sold constitute an elegant turnout. The sale will be held at the Schroeder building on Montezuma street, where every body ought to attend.
Year: 1875

BLACK JACK, at the Cougar mine, has sent several ounces of silver bullion to Ned Hutch, accompanied by note stating that he desired it made into Silver Cup to be presented to the first son born unto the recipient, and the boys gre afraid it will be wasted.
Year: 1875

not only among the friends left behind but
among the friends an1iously awaiting
them. The painful scenes y reported
by the telegraph to have occurred in
New York viii be repeated in Germany.
This fact adds still more intense poignsaoy
to the grief which must be oocasioned So
far as the details are known, however, no
one seems to have been to blame. It ap-
pears to have been one Of those catashophes
against which no provision could be made,
and which no foresight could have ayerted
We hopa this will prove to be thesease, and
that the additional regret will not be felt that
this sacrifice Of Life might have been pre-
vented
Year: 1875

Influential men are such because they are
commonly supposed to b men Of judgment.
Popular estimation frequently places them a
notch above this, and suppoaes them to be men
Of strong moral purposes. So it frequently hap
pens that the influential men do an immense
deal Of harm in the mere matter Of selling bad
and foolish books. 4 country minister has just
called attention to this evil in card publshed
in ono Of the Eastern newspapers. Ho has been
looking over small volume OF "Instructions to
Agents issued By firm OF subscrption-book
publishers, aud has found in it such golden
aphorisms AZ these "AlHays secure the most
influential men first The getting Of
leading names is the great turning point Of
success in canvassing. II any Of these
leading people are unable to buy or assist rs .
helper, then ask for their names to hesd your
list for the sake Of their influence; the condi-
tion being that they are at liberty to take tho
book OF not, when you bring it," This looks
very much to tho country minister ike coz
spiracy between publishers, canvassers and
these important Influential men" to obtain
money under false pretenses from the general
public.
Year: 1875

praise too much the energy displayed by
you in giving the expenses of govern
ment As q workingman and taxpayer /
have derived much food for contemplation
by their perusal. | am in favor of a school
fund if it is well managed. / belong to a
class never represented in the halls of legis-
lation, and if the workingmen of this coun-
try are not educated it will be the worse for
the ''almighty dollar" aristocracy. Look
back at the various revolutions (and no one
knows their causes better than youl recorded
in the pages of history, and it does not re-
quire any large amount of foresight to tell
what will be the effects of class legislotion.
But are our finances to be thus managed
fOrever2 Are not the taxes at presentlevied
sufficient to defIay the expenses of govern
ment2 The people will bear any amount of
taxes if they think they are wisely expended
that they are all consumed indefraying
necessary expenses. That is the reason why
your efforts TO expose the city administra-
ton of Austin have met with such. sue
cess-and | am sure there are few taxpayers
here that do not uphold you in your course,
and who will not condemn these corrup-
tionists. We cannot see that all the expen-
ditures are necessary. A wise mayor might
have persuaded the people that it may all be
right, but the upstart mayor of Austin
boasts of it through his organ.


But in connection with this subject, /
wish to say few words in regard 60 the
condition of the working class. l don't
think you are prejudiced against US as
class, but your sympathIes are naturally
with the privileged class.


DON'T you think the strikes in Pennsyl-
vania show which way the wind blows,
and isn't 1t becoming necessary to pay some
attention to the needs of manual laborers


Respectfully, s.
Year: 1875

enough, and that the old salary in good
money is enough; aud that ninety members
in the Legislature is enough, and five dol
lars per day sufficient pay. The State debt
should be limited.


am afraid that lawyers, who charge such
fees as they do for a little work, won't
favor retrenchment, and will want to pay
large salaries. Where the carcass is, there
will the eagles be gathered. / do know,
from near sixty years of experience, that an
increase of salaries has made a large in
crease of thieves in Office, for the love OF
money Is the root Of all evil Now, with
out pledge of a mans course in the con
vention, our side of the river will not sup
port candidates. We want honest, thought
full men, that will lay down and carry out
4 good, plain foundation of government
We don't want demagogues or buncombe
speakers, but deep thinking men and smart
enough to tell their thoughts in plain
words. think good constitution can be
made in twenty or thirty days at most, and
that the Legislature should only meet once
in two years; and that a three months ses-
sion is long enough. Changes in laws, so
much, keep farmers and mechanics in the
dark. 1 could say much more but think il
unnecessary; but if the substance of what
l have written is not attended to, we shall
vote no convention; and if constitution
is formed not on these principles, when
submitted we will reject it.


Yours, A JEFFERSON DEMoCRAT.
Year: 1875

The Rusk Observer is wise and just
and expounds popular opinion, as de-
fined by the press of Texas, when it says it


would gladly have the sphere of operation
of the exemption laws enlarged rather than


restricted. This will be done. The time
may come when children will be reared with


the distinct conviction that while they are
honest and truthful their credit Is iIlimita-
BILE. Then the country's laws will proffer a
premium to honesty, and civil courts will
constitute no refuge for rogues. Men will
pay, everywhere, as in cities, as matter of
honor, and none viii have credit unless
known to deserve it. The moral tone Of
society will be elevated by the credit sys-
TEN as it will then exist, and mans word
will at last be as good as his bond. There
fore, until Rsdicalism shaped the policy of
the law, it was directed to the repression
and prevention of litigation; now, that
courts and sherifFs and constables and judges
and witnesses and idlers may be multiplied
and the people compelled to MAINTAIN them,
these costly courts are multiplied and the
gateway for fools to enter is widened and
people spend time and money in suits cost
| ing the industry OF the country infinitely
/ more each year than all SUMS collected b.
sheriffs and paid over in ten years 70 plain
I ttiffs. In practice and in morals the whoh
Year: 1875




Would it not be we'll to authorize the
Governor, in the new Constitution, to veto
any clause in general appropriation bill,
as well as the whole billG The President
of the United States has not this power, and
the consequence is he is forced to approve
confessed frauds in order to keep the wheels
of government moving. The spirit OF re-
form is most exacting, and since it is de-
manded that sessions of the Legislature shall
be few and brief, nothing will be more dan
gerous or rujnous to the people than the
hurried legislation of the last days Of each
session. Kentucky's Constitution compels
short, very short, legislative sessions, and
it therefore happened, at the last Of these,
that fifteen hundred bills were left undis-
posed of, and those passed went through in
unutterable confusion. The Governor, in
view of these facts, should have the un-
restricted veto power.
Year: 1875

Though the communication published be-
low was not written with that object, still
it comes from source representing class
which we desire shall be heard. The es-
TEEN in which the STATESMAN is held by
the writer, and many others of his class, is
fattering, and twill give US much pleasure
to hear from such correspondents oftener.
The writer misapprehends our position. 1t
is in no wise antagonistic to the honest la
boring classes, and, if well considered, it
will be acknowledged that it is in most per-
feet harmony with the interests of honest
working men. They are among our best
citizens. They are sure to rise. If not to
wealth, st least to competence and respecta-
bility In society, and hence they are, at
all stages in their lives, interested in
good government and in its honest
and economical administration. The fol-
lowing letter is evidence of what we say
Opposition to miserable rabble, exercising
the powers of government to the detriment,
and even destruction, of oar local interests,
is in no wise antagonism to honest labor.
We respect the honest labOrer. The best
and most worthy men in the land have
sprung from among them; and all we de-
sire is for these good people to help our
friends on in the good cause We have been
bold enough to advocate. And If the con-
summation is gained, no doubt remains but
the laboring men Of Austin and the State
at large will thank the day that these vital
questions were so thoroughly Agitated in
these columns:


AUSTEN, Texas, July 10. 1875.
Editors Dsnoorat5c Ssatsnan--I cannot
Year: 1875

THE Telegraph man suffers his temper to
get the better of his discretion, The pub
lie is apt to crown him victor who main
tains his good humor. But when fellow
gets to be an ''organ" his feelings have
double force and it can hardly be expected
that he would maintain perfect equanimity
when his honest pocket and honest opin-
ions are both assailed. The extravagant
zeal and nervous sensiIiveness of the Hous-
ton Organ overleap themselves. 1t resorts
to epithets, and none are more intolerable
to Democrat than to have that of ''Radi-
cal' applied to him, and thus the Houston
Organ, when sorely puzzled and maddened,
calls the STATESMAN Radical and in
doing this confesses its consciousness of our
devotion to Democracy. If the man were
not crazed with passion, ana because of
thwarted purposes, he would have thought
of this. But Ireland's luck and this finan-
cial fog raised about the State Treasury
have crazed the Telegraph.