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Year: 1876

every industrial act Of life, each hour they
mandment of the religion they profess.
They may not lie or steal that human
laws may intervene and punish, but they
steal, in Gods eyes, when shirkIng work
and robbing employers. They violate an
engagement on the slightest provocation,
and forget that in this they rob and lie
and steal, and yet they sit within Gods
sanctuary this day and go through
all the forms and ceremonies defined
for Christians by Him who pro
nounced the marvellous sermon on the
mount. When man himself contemplates
with contempt the hollow mJckenes of this
sort of religion, consisting in empty words
and genufiectiOns and psalmody on Sunday
and of frauds and bad faith and idleness
through the week, it Is hardly to be sup
posed that just God looks on or listens
pit should teach Its listeners that violations
of contract are objectionable thefts; that
taking money without toll is larceny and
that the sufferer i'll each case is ''robbed''
of the proceeds of his toll and that
capital is only an accumulation of industry
represented by money. The lsbOrer of to-
day, if true to himself and employers, will
be the capitalist of the morrow, and his
surest and safest and most inexhaustible
bank account must ever consist in the char
acter and habits established while gaining
competency or wealth.


But We only proposed to suggest to the
pulpit of Austin, however filled, by whites
or blacks, that there is deplorable degree
OF loose moral thin king in reference to the
Ie e!ations between capital and industry
which should be remedied. The law can
not reach it; statutes can provide no ade-
quate remedy; politicians have other texts
from which to evoke pretty homilies af-
fecting society and government; and yet
the hourly comfort of each of US and the
beattude in this world and the next, of
rich and poor, depends to an infinite extent
upon thorough reforms in social relations
here defined. There are texts everywhere in
Coos book for those who would serve So
ciety and the church in this behalf, and the
STATESMAN has accomplished its task, if it
evoke sermon or two, based upon the
gospel, of honesty, good pay and hard
work
Year: 1876

There is subordinstion everywhere. None
are so uplifted by wealth or social or civil
position that they are not subjected to
others, and each member of society, FROM
the lowliest to the most arrogant, derives
support and happiness from contributions
10 the service of others. To render this
service fron love to our race was designed
to be the primary incentive to all human
action, AMI il this law operated universally,
As in many delightful homes, contentment
and peace would reign everywhere. But
men love their wages, and not their work,
and therefore the conditions of society


which all lamen', which all good meu
would reform, and for the Existence
of which all are alike cuipable. It is
in remedying these evils that the
preacher should intervene. Capitalists
and laborers alike should be imbued with
the idea, even from the pulpit, that the in
terests Of all classes are identical. The em-
ployer should serve those who serve HIM
and mutual good will subsist. When these
relations supervene the employer always
gains better service; it is given in better
spirit; and the laborer no longer tolls sim
ply to secure wages, but gains by giving
pleasure. To comprehend these plain facts
and act upon them seems impossible among
largs class recently relieved of conditions
of involuntary servitude. They have not
accepted new facts incident 70 changed
personal nights. They have not learned
that there is any connection between rs-
iigion, which Absorbs half their thoughts
and days and nights, and hard work.
Two-,hirds of the adult laboring popula-
lion Of the county rejoice in their rela-
tons to some church, and yet violate, in
Year: 1876

and is fast gathering in white masses on
Round and round and round the Cossacks
wheel, approaching nearer every moment-
vet not a hand is stirred in that human
citadel; not musket is fired, although
every shot might tell. At length the leader
of the Cossacks shouts, forward to the
charge" and with rush they ding them
selves upon the-dead. AT the first shot
the foremost rank of Frenchmen falls.
row of stiffened curpses on the plain. They
had been frozen to death, there where they
stood; and there, perhaps, they would have
stood until the next summers heat had
given relaXtion to their rigid muscles but
for the wild attack of the fierce desert war-
riors
Year: 1876

THE Courier Journal says that Capt. r.
n. Fitzhugh, of Mount Sterling, will go to
Texas in October to work up the Austin and
Pacific Short line. The captain is an old
army engineer and one of the best railroad
men in the State. Coming from Virginia
to Kentucky at the close of the war, he al
once identified himself with the railroad
interest of the State and almost single
handed pushed through the Mount Sterling
ooal road, as well as the now nearly CON-
pleted Harrodsburg extension of South
western road p"
Year: 1876

THE Dallas Herald says that Texas
"should have press association that may
contract on some living terms for telegrs-
phic news. AS it Is, all papers are at the
mercy of an appalling monopoly. The
Herald is now taking the dispatches ria
New Orleans, but they do not begin to com.
pare with the Western dispatches in any
sense of the word" If the Herald will
define plan by which we may secure dis
patches from St. Louis, and if cooperation
among the daily papers of Texas will assure
the preparation of proper news for Texas,
such as the people would have and our
newspapers care to print, there is no OBJ
stacle to the organization of local associa-
tion and the STATESMAN will go with that
newspaper that goes turthest and does most
TO accomplish the end proposed to be at.
tanned
Year: 1876

BRowNwooD will send a delegation to
Austin to learn what are the chances for the
narrow gauge. If they can't connect 10y a
branch road) with Austin, they propose to
get out into the exterior world through
Waco. Why not have big meeting OF
citizens and have this matter settled; and
WHY won't some OF our multitudinous ora
tors speak on this question:
Year: 1876

THERE will be a grand narrow gauge
railway meeting during the fair in Austin
People will be here from Burnet Lampasss
Williamson, Bell, Bosque, Hami ton, Brown
and Comanche counties, and representa-
tives should come from the Houston Narrow
Gauge and from along the Morgan road.
Let there be grand rally on the third day
of the fair, November 16, and the ball will
at once go to moving, and the Lampasa'
Narrow Gauge will become q reality.
Year: 1876

The Erie Railway furnishes section mast
ers with thanks TO I'LL out 10 case Of acci-
dent, So that the utmost accuracy may be
had in following up the case. A COW was
recently killed and the section master in
filling up the blank came 20 the words,
What disposition" After chewing his
pencil a while he wrote, mild and gentle. =
Year: 1876

That a doorkeeper to the House of
Representatives should be man of high
culture-at least of grammatical attain
ments-is not positively necessary. We
suppose his duties pertain rather to open
ing the door than to spelling the word,
and he might spell it as he pronounced
it, "doah," and yet remain first-class
official of that sort. We knew Senator
once who spelled "Jesus" with little
"g," and when he got on the atmospheric
condition of the hour, gave a friend OF
his very bad spell of weather by writ
ing it "weaghther." He was good sort
of Senator for all that, carrying as much
dignity to the square inch as Senator
Conkling, SO that no one would suppose
that under his lofty bearing he hid dis
regard of orthography that would have
startled spelling-bee out of all pro-
priety. He told us once, referring to his
defect in his early education, that he had
tried to correct the difficulty, and to this
end had purchased Webster's Unabridged
"But it's no good" he cried. 81 spent
half a day looking for the word physician
it isn't thar. DOM Piatt.
Year: 1876

Somnambulists frequently perform
feats in their sleep which they shrink
from during waking hours. In part Of
France where men are much accustomed
to walk on stills, over swampy ground,
somnambulist one night walked across a
swollen torrent on stills; on awaking,
hs found himself too much afraid to re-.
cross the same torrent by daylight. An
other man was in the habit of rising in
the night I; he dressed while asleep, wenr
down to the cellar, drew wine from a cask,
walked back, undressed, went to bed
again, and knew nothing about it in the
morning. Once, when he did this, he
woke in the cellar, and found more diff
Guilty in retracing his steps in the dark
than he had when asleep. Simply walk
ing in sleep is a common phenomenon !;
but working, acting, or doing, as well as
walking, is more rare. A man dreamed
that he saw child fall into a river; he
got up, threw himself again on his bed,
as if in the act of swimming, seized hold
of bundle of clothing at the end of the
bed, treated it as if it were the drowning
child, held it with one hand, while SEEM
ing to swim with the other, and. put it
down as if safely landed on the river
side; he began shiyering and teeth-chat-
ting, and said out audibly: "It is freez-
ing cold Let me have little brandy"
and finally returned to bed again. A
young military officer in the citadel Of
Bernstein was seen by his brother officers
to rise from bed in his sleep, go to a
window, open it, Chamber to roof by the
aid of the window cord, seize hold of a
magpie's nest with its young, descend to
the room, wrap the young birds in q
cloak, and go to bed again. An Italian
apothecary frequently rose in his SLEEP
and compounded medicines. A very re
markable case is that of an English stone
mason who was told by hisemployer, one
evening, to go the next morning to 6
neighboring churchyard and measure the
quantity of work done to wall. Wax
ing in the night, he was astonished tt
find himself dressed, in the open air, anc
in the dark. The church clock strucl
two, and then he knew he was in tn,
churchyard. When gleam of summe
daylight came. he found that he hat
measured the wall accurately with
measuring rod, and properly entered tn
items in a book. This is one of the fe,
cases where a somnambulist "caugh
himself in the act"
Year: 1876

The following, from the Cincinnati
Commercial, may possibly have some
foundation in fact, but the details appear
to be rather highly seasoned: Mr.. Eras-
tus Pipes, who lives in the West End,
where burglaries have been numerous,
went into the country on business few
days ago, intending to remain away a
week. The next day his wife became
nervous about burglars, and got her
father to come and stay at the house one
night. The same day Mr.. Pipes, after
reading city paper, became anxious
about leaving his house unguarded, and
started home. He reached town late at
night, and not wishing to disturb the
family, thought he would slip into the
house slyly, and snooze on the parlor
sofa until morning. His wife's father,
who was on the alert for burglars, heard
the front gate squeak and the door softly
open, and believed the time had arrived
for action. He pulled on his pantaloons,
armed himself with horse-pistol, and
braced his nervous system for a good
battle. From the top of the stairs he
|slet drive with a bullet about the size of
walnut at Mr.. Pipes, who was about
to enter the parlor door. The ball
grazed Mr.. Pipes head, and crashed
through the front door, tearing hole
something like circus rider makes in
papered hoop. Of course Mr.. Pipes
was taken by surprise. He felt assured
that his home was invaded by burglars,


but with the courage of a resolute man
in defense of his estate, he dashed up
the stairs and grappled with the person
at the top. They fought in mad fury as
they rolled over one another to the bot
tom, biting, kicking, gouging, wrestling
in total disregard of che Gr@co-R Roman
style of art. They fought along the hall
and into the parlor, where the battle was
hot and desperate. Furniture was over
turned and broken, the mantle shelf was
swept of its fragile ornaments, the mir
ror was shattered, pictures were torn

down-in fact, the sumptuous and peace
full room of few moments before was
turned into bowling place of blood and
confusion. Meanwhile Mrs. Pipes was
wildly screaming murder" from a
second-story front window, the watch
dog in the sitting room was barking
sayagely, and the cat was tearing up and
down stairs in mad fright. Mr.. Pipes
and Mrs. Pipes father kept at their
work regardless of surroundings, as if
engaged in war of mutual annihilation.
When the crowd of policemen and neigh
bors, attracted by the terrible midnight
noise at the house, had broken down the
front door, rushed into the parlor sad
turned on a light, Mr.. Pipes was found
on top of his father-in-law, under the
piano, hammering at him with the coal
scuttle, while the father-in-law had Mr..
Pipes by the hair and was gnawing
away at his ear. With difficulty they
were pulled apart. Both were awfully
used up. Late the next morning two or
three doctors were still at work ON them
with court-plaster, leeches and arnica.
Year: 1876

DR.. CONNER, at the regular meeting
Of the Academy of Medicine, Cincinnati,
read paper of great interest on the case
ofthe boy Miller, whose parents lived on
Plum street, between Fifth and Sixth
streets. and who was accidentally shot by
a playmate, in 1873. About fortnight
age he died; just three years and two
days after receiving the wound. His
body was examined, and it was found
that the ball passed through the heart
longitudinally, trayersing four chambers
and, if we remember rightly, shattering
one valve. This case is regarded as q
solitary one, the like of it not being Of
record or tradition. The heart itself and
drawings of it were on exhibition, and
they attracted great attention. The case
will interest surgeons the world over.
Year: 1876

Building Stone I am prepared
to furnish builders with any quantity
from one to five hundred cords of as
excellent building stone as can be fur
nished from any quarry in Wood Coun-
ty. Apply to


IF HENRY OsTERMAN.
Year: 1876

The following proclamation has been Is
sued by President Grant: " Whereas, A joint
resolution of the senate and of the house of
representatives was duly. approved OH the
18th day of March last, which resolution is
Is follows: BE 1t resolved by the senate
and house of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assembled,
That it be, as hereby recommended by the
senate and house of representatives to the
people of the several states, that they assem-
Bile in their several counties or towns on the
approaching centennial anniversary of our
national independence, and that they cause
to have delivered on suCh day an historical
sketch Of said county or town from it's for
nation, and that copy of said sketch may
be fled, in print or manuscript, in the clerk s
Office of said county, and an additional copy
in print manuscript, be filed in the office
of the librarian of congress. to the intent
that complete record may THUS be obtained
of the progress of our institutions during the
first century oftheir existence and whereas,
it is deemed proper that such recOmmenda-
ton be brought to the notice and knowledge
of the people of the United States, now
therefore ], U. 3. Grant, president of the
United States, do hereby declare and make
known the same, and hope that the object of
such resolution may meet the approval of the
people of the United States and that proper
steps may be taken to carry the same into
effect,


Given under my hand, at the city OF
Washington, the 25th day of May. in the yeaI
of our Lord 1876, and of the independence
of the United States the enc hundredth.
BY the President. U. S. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State,
Year: 1876

FISH THAT BUILD NEsTs.-AmOng the
curiOsities in Fulton Market, New
York, is a stickleback, comfortably living
in an aquarium. The popularity OF this
little fish is its custom of building nest
of bits Of vegetable matter, in which the
female deposits her spawn. The nest is
fixed at the bottom OF the stream, among
the aquatic plants. The male watches
over it with jealous care, tanning it with
his fms to secure purity Of the water and
exclude sediment. II any one of the
young escapes, he takes it in his mouth
and replaces it in the nest, as other sickle.
backs are prowling near, ready u deYoul
the helpless young The horned Poul
| and sunfish of American streams also
build nests along the margin of ponds


and the care and watchfulness which
they bestOw upon their eggs aud young


show a seeming intelligence rare among
] fishes.
Year: 1876

Crops prospects in almost every section
appear to be looking as favorably as
could possibly be wished, though we
notice throughout the southwest there
is more or less complaint of a lack of
rain. Corn and cotton are both suffer
ing from this cause, particularly in
Texas. In some portions of that state
we also observe the inevitable chinch
bug has made its appearance. The
farmers, however, are in the habit of
making altogether too much of this mis-
chievOus little insect, and the public
have learned by this time not to esti-
mate too highly its antiCipatory powers
of destruction. From the northwest we
have no information that is not iavora-
bic, if we except some reports from
northern Illinois and Iowa, where it Is
said but little small grain is in sight as
yet. In the middle states the preva,
lence of unreasonable cold weather is a
drawback; 50 far, however, it has not
been attended with any very serious
result.-N Y Journal of Commerce.
Year: 1876

NEW Y oRK correspondence TO the n
o. Picayune, dated May 11th, reports
some pretty severe losses on cotton.
Parties who bought on a margin have
put up and up with each material decline
until many of them can do so no longer,
and they are now being sold out-some
of them at loss of / cents per pound.
Thus, July deliveries, for which 144
cents was agreed to be paid, were closed
out at 12s. OF course no one dreamed
of such fall, and the best minds on the
exchange have this season been at fault
That prices are near bottom, however,
is pretty generally conceded; for with
cotton but a fraction over sixpence in
Liverpool and - SIG cents in this
market. IL would seem to be about as
low as anyone could ask it. There is
but one explanation of this condition of
the cotton trade, and that is the dullness
in our own and the manufacturing in
terests all over the world. The sterling
exchange market-so far as the amount
Of business is concerned-is very similar
10 that of cotton, and where few years
AGO an importer would order 100000 to
100000 of exchange, he now orders
$4,000. Seldom has there been greater
complaint of inactivity among our ster
ling exchange men than at the present
me.
Year: 1876

Editors Montgomery Adrertisey =
Among the possible, il not probable
duties of the present General Assembly
will be to fill u vacancy In the United
States Senate from Alabama. The
Legislature need not pass its own por-
tails to faithfully discharge this import
ant trust. And with due regard for
the founded claims Of others, sit
in the lobby and look upon one
the voice of the party and OF the people
one whose delicate frame bears
the scars OF hundred political
battles and party triumphs


one who in peace and In war, in politi-
cal sunshine and In shadow has ever
been true to principle, and whose tren-
chant pen has done more to marshal
tho forces of the State and of the
South than any other this side OF the
Potomac-one whose innate mOdesty
not only never asked for office at the
hands Of the people he has served so
long and SO well, but who seems totally
wields over the truly loyal hearts OF his
countrymen.


The name OF John Forsyth Is historic
his fame is national-better known
and more revered, perhaps, than any
other in the land, save that OF Alexan-
der Stephens, Of Georgia. Occupying as
he does seat in the House, almost by
protest, it is, indeed, gratifying to see
the homage already manifested for Col.
Forsyth by the representatives OF a peo-
pie who can never fully and effectually
repay the debt they owe party leader
without peer, nay, political
ly and personally, sans peur ct
sans reproche. II the people
OF this State verify owe him anything
for a life time Of unflinching service ex-
clusively devoted to the public veal,
now Is the time to pay it. The people
are ready. believe from obvious
manifestations that the peoples Rep
resentatives are ready, then let the
press Of Alabama, and Of the South,
rally to this standard and to their
merited champion in the possible
contingency. II party service, party
| fealty and party triumph ever claimed
anything as the just need Of victo-
ry, let them claim it now. II
| Is through the press, and from
the press, that this should come, and il
is to me, verify. passing strange, tina,
other class, trade or profession, has
and assert its own esprit de corps in al
hour 50 oppottune.,in a cause SO just
In triumph so we'll earned-in a meet
SO we'll bestowed as would be the voice
Of the people speaking through theil
representatives Of the General Assem-
bly, In sending to the United States Sen
ate, John Forsyth, OF Mobile.


i An OLD MEMBER or THE PRESS GANG
Year: 1876

The Selma Times contains the follow
ing very hattering notice OF Mobile,
coupled with good wishes, which we
heartily indorse:


We found Mobile alive with visitors
from every portion OF the country.
Thousands had focked there to witness
the parade on Friday night, and the
streets were thronged. IT was with
great satisfaction that we saw many eyi-
dences OF a great revival In business In
Mobile and apparent prosperity, which
subsequent inquiry demonstrated to be
substantial. The long, dark night that
rested upon Mobile has passed away,
and trade in all departments has reviv-
ed and is increasing. We could not,
without extending this article to an un-
reasonable length, enter into details,
and we simply refer to the fact that sew
erai ships were in port loading for Liv-
erpool and the Continent, and that the
several years. This condition OF things
is gratifying to the writer and should
be to all Alabamians. Mobile Is our
natural seaport and she should have
the good will OF all OF our people. We
should rejoice to see her population
doubled and to see her grand, pros
porous city.


The Centennial fever Is spreading in
Alabama. The State journal alluding
to it says:


We understand that number OF
prominent ladies OF Montgomery will
soon organize a "Woman's Centennial
Association for Alabama, and that
they will endeavor to secure without
delay all articles of interest bearing
upon the great event. There are. no
doubt, relics of the Revolutionary days
in Alabama, and those having them IN
possession will be glad to have them
exhibited at Philadelphia. 1t Will
require some funds to carry OUT
the objects OF the proposed organiza-
ton, and we understand that commit
tee will wait upon our citizens and ask
those who feel SO disposed to contribute
! to the success Of the movement. The
ladies Of all the leading cities OF the
country have already Centennial as
sociations in active operation, and they
are contributing no little to the success


OF the Philadelphia exhibition. In this
| great country, where woman Is free, no


scheme Of any significance can succeed
unless assisted by our noble ana patri-
otto women,
Year: 1876

He Had THE MORAL COURAGE TO
SAY Yo.-As rule, one should al.
ways refuse TO drink with a straI ger
in saloons, but one should also exercise
great prudence in the matter of the re.
fusal. The other day Mr.. Ny
ham had some business TO transact in
saloon on Market street, and while
deeply engaged he was accosted by
an inebriated individual with an invi.
tation to partake ola beverage. My.
ham declined saying that he did not
drink. The stranger renewed the in.
Yitation, and Myhsm again declined
TO imbibe. Then the intoxicated
stranger, evidently thinking that kind
ness was no longer a yirture, went
down in his pocket for a five shooter
with a remark that he would shoot
any man who would not drink with
him. The pistol was pointed at My.
hams breast, but Myham caught the
mGzzle in time to push it aside and
take the ball in his forefnger. The
stranger during The excitement slipped
out, and has not been heard of since.
Mr.. Myham will probably take lem
onade the next time he is asked to
drinks. +. Bulletin.