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Year: 1873

How YANKEES Cook BEANS writer of
the New York World says this is the way
the down-cast lumbernen cook them, who
eat them twice day for four or five months
each year: Take one quart OF beans; first
soak, if pea beans. until they arc swelled
full: it will take over night certain: if yell
low eyes, parboil until the skins crack open
when blown on with the breath; drain of
the water, put about two-thirls Of the beans
in the pot; put in about one and one half
pound Of Fat pork, then the rest Of the
beans. bake not less than twelve hours, first
covering the beans witt, hot water. These
arc genuine Yankee pork and beans. The
way they are cooked in the woods is this:
A hole is dug at the foot Of the fire, filled
around with hot Goals and covered with
hot ashes, where ii remains from OF clock
D. m. until breakfast the next morning
about fourteen or fifteen hours. There are
probably more beans eaten in Maine than
in the whole State Of New York.
Year: 1873

The postal card. SO successful with us
that the demand cannot be supplied fast
enough. has been failure in France. That
it has been abused is partly the cause, but
the fact is more owing to the high rate of
postage. To remedy the first drawback. 4
card somewhat like that first proposed for
Use here is t" hc adopted. The writing
will I've concealed. The address side will
be open. but the reverse closed. Perfora-
tions. however. while conccaling the writing
will permit the clerks to see that only
card is inside. The postal card is said.
nevertheless. to be unpopular.
Year: 1873


OFFICE COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,


AUSTIN, May z, 1878.
Editors Democratic Statesman


In reply to an article in the State Journal
of the 9Th inst, over the signature of Judge
VIM. Chambers, have to say, that article
1920, Paschals Digest, provides that the
Comptroller, 'shall draw warrants on the
Treasurer for the payment of all moneys
directed by law to be paid out of the Treas
ury; and no warrants shall be drawn unless
authorized by law and every warrant shall
refer to the law under which it is drawn,
and no warrant shall be issued in favor of
any person, or the agen- or assignee of any
person indebted to the State, until such
debt be paid"


Information was given me by the District
Attorney of Judge Chambers District, that
the said Judge had in his possession the
sum of seven hundred dollars belonging to
an escheated estate, and that said amount
had been in his hands for long time.


The law places escheated estates in the
Treasury of the State or provides that they
shall be deposited in the State Treasury.
Paschal's Digest, Art 1916.


have only discharged my duty in noti-
flying my accountant that .Judge Chambers
is charged with having received seUen hun
dred dollars belonging to an escheated es-
tate, until this matter is settled you will
not issue warrants on the Treasury"


With the question of vcracity between
Judge Chambers and the attorney have no
interest, and will not discuss


know of no authority which justifies or
excuses a Judge of the District Court in
taking possession of and keeping moneys
that belong to the State Treasury, under the
law.


The money, it is believed, should have
been paid over by the administrator to the
Treasury, through the Comptroller's Office.
And then should a claimant arise, the law
points out the mode in which he shall pro-
ceed.


1t is my duty to protect the public moneys
in the Treasury, and shall do so, as far
as the power is given me, whether it offend
one person oranother. am satisfied with
the correctness of my action in the premises,
and have no change to make in my rulings,
until ordered to do so by the Courts, whose
mandate shall obey.


A BLEDsoE, Comptroller
Year: 1873

There is a very general discussion of the
question Of compromise upon the subject of
the international Railroad bonds. Wednes-
day petition from citizens of Marion
county was presented to the Legislature,
asking that the matter be settled through
compromise instead of the suit progressing
longer. Other expressions of a similar
nature are coming from various parts of the
State. The general disposition seems to be
in favor of a final settlement of the ques-
tion in the manner above proposed The
ball is in motion, and for the well being of
theparty we hope it wiIl be earnestly taken
hold Of without delay.
Year: 1873

A legislator who becomes a weather
cock, shifting about according TO the Opin-
ions Of his constituency, is not fitted for
his position. If he follows the suggestion
of part of them he always comes directly
in opposition to the conscientious desires
of others.


Must he then choose between one and
the other, OF should he not rather follow
the dictates of his own conscience, and do
what he conceives to be rightl MajOrities
rule, it is true, but history has proven that
they are by no means iRfaIlible. Majorities
have often brought nations to ruin, when
the principles of minorities would have
saved them.
Year: 1873

The international Railroad has let the
contract for p niles Of the road this
SIDE Of HeSrne. This contract embraces
che bridging OF the Brazos rivor. It viii
bring the road long distance this side Of
ss..se nver, and win settle the question Of
the intention OF the company TO build to
this place. When this contract IS finished,
however, the company intends to suspend
work in consequence Of the unsettled con-
dition Of the bond question. We sincerely
hope the matter viii meet with some kind
of settlement at an early day, and that the
road may yet be speedily built. If COM
promise can be arranged it had best be
done at once and let the matter be finally
disposed of.
Year: 1873

The election bill, heretofore passed in
the Senate, has been tabled in the House
and new one substituted, extending the
time Of election to December, and specify
ing that there shall be elected at that time
thirty Senator's and seventy Representatives
under the new apportionment. This bill
reached the Senate on Wednesday afternoon,
and was brought Immediately before the
body. The motion, however, to take it up
out of regular order was lost, and conse-
quently the bill lies over.
Year: 1873

Attorney General Alexander Eve are salts
fed of the Authorship reads the Democratic
members of the Legislature lecture in the
Journal, editorially, about passing the bill
for relieving certain frontier counties from
taxation. The Journal is a strange paper;
it takes position for frontier defense during
the discussion of the bill; the Republican
members of the Legislature vote for the
bin, while one of the leading Republican
Senators is the main spirit in working for
it; the Journal approves of its passage, and
now, just to please this queer Attorney Gen
eral, it takes position against its own
record, the record of some of its best friends
in the Republican party, and all to please
the chronic growler of its columns. Con-
sistency is a jewel the Journal has not
and never will possess. We under
stand well enough what the purpose
is. The writer is under the impression he
can yet defeat this bill, now in the hands
of the Governor, by raising hue and cry
about its unconstitutionality. One of Gov
ernor Davis leading qualities is infexibility,
ana if the Attorney General thinks he can
drive him we are satisfied he is much mis-
taken. If the, Governor has determined
his upon his course it is useless for this
wonderful law giver to grumble now or
again.
Year: 1873

Yesterday the bill to establish system OF
county poor houses and farms for the main
tenanee of the poor, was introduced in the
Senate by Senator Saylor. The bill is a
good one, and we think should be met with
favor. The experience of other States
show that these houses and farms are good
and wise institutions. AL most every State
in the Union has them in general operation.
We shall give synopsis of the bill proba.
bly in our next issue.
Year: 1873

The Journal reads the Democratic mem
bers of the Legislature lecture about pass
ing bill to relieve certain frontier counties
from taxation. Why does itnot extend the
lecture to the Republicans who also voted
for the bill almost in mass. Its cry during
the discussion of the bill was frontier pro-
lection at any price and on any terms.
Year: 1873

A new silver dollar win be coined on
the first Of June from the United States
mint. It's to possess at least as much
value as the Mexican dollar The old dol
lar Is now exceedingly scarce, and in this
State Mexican dollars are used instead
The dollar coin Is much needed.
Year: 1873

Major Cave Of Houston, that energetic
member Of the Direct Navigation Com
pany Is in the city His company is ask
ing the Legislature for a land subsidy in
aid of the Ship Channel to Houston.
Year: 1873

When people feel the need Of an acid, if
they would let vinegar alone and use lemons
or apples, they would feel just as well sat
istied and receive no injury. A suggestion
may not come amiss as to good plan
when lemons are cheap in the market. A
person should then purchase several dozen
at once, and prepare them for use in the
warm. weak days Of the spring and sum.
mer. when acids, especially citric and
maltic, or the acid Of lemons, are so CRATE.
full and useful. Press your hand on the
lemon and roll it back and forth briskly on
the table to make it squeeze more easily:
then press the juice into bowl or tum bier.
never into a tin; strain out all the seeds. as
they give bad taste; remove all the pulp
from the peels and boi! in water, pint for
dozen pulps. to extract the acid. A few
minutes boiling is enough; then strain tine
water with the juice OF the lemons. pu: a
pound of white sugar to pint OF the juice.
boil ten minutes, bottle it. and your lemon.
ade is ready. Put teaspOonful or two Of
this lemon syrup in glass Of water and
have a cooling, healtilfu! drink.
Year: 1873

Here is the pretties. romantic story ma:
ever was told. In wild solitude near st.
Helena, California, lives an old man with a
daughter. pretty and nineteen. who never
saw young man until Father Prospero
took his Miranda for holiday to San Fran
cisco. For the first time she was prettily
dressed, and what with silks and ribbons
and gay sights. her dear little head was
well nigh turned. But the most charming
ght OF all to the damsel was that Of the
young men: and so much did they fasci.
n ate her that she made several attempts to
get away from her venerable papa. that she
might cultivate the acquaintance of these
miraculous youths. The suspicious guar.
dian believed it quite time to take the limo.
cent creature back 20 unsOphisticated st.
Helena: but while on the voyage to Val.
lejo he thought he would 90 to the bar for
jus: one drink. OF course he stayed and
took several. There were, alas: two
sprghtly young men on that boat, and.
not knowing any better. miss agreed to
elope with both of them. She was discov.
cred by the old gentleman just on the point
of departing in smoking Car. was whirled
out OF that Car in the liveliest way by the
paternal hands. and is now safe once more
in the desert all alone with the unsatist lac.
tory old guardian.
Year: 1873

A GENTLEMAN was endeavoring to
enjoy an evening in the company of a
young lady upon whom lie called. but
found q serious obstacle in the person
Of her Stern father, who at length VEN
tured to very plainly intimate that the
hour for retiring had arrived. Il
think you are correct, my dear sir, "
returned tho unabashed young man
eve have been waiting to have you
70 to betlf0r over an hour.
Year: 1873

| have been very fortunate in worldly
matters; many men have worked much
harder, and not succeeded half as we'll
but | never should have done what !
have done without the habits OF pune
tualiiy, order and diligence; without the
determination TO concentrate myself on
one object at a time, no matter how
quickly its successor should come upon
its heels, which | then formed. My
meaning simply is that whatever ! have
tried to do in life, have tried with all
my heart to do well; that whatever ]
have devoted myself TO, ! have devoted
myself to completely; that, in great
aims and in small, have always been
thoroughly in earnest. / have never
believed il possible that any natural or
improved ability can claim immunity
from the companionship Of the steady,
plain, hard.working qualities, and hope
to gain its end. There is no such thing
as such fuliillment on this earth. Some
happy talent, and some fortunate oppor-
tunity, may form two sides Of the ladder
ON which some meR mount, but the
rounds Of that ladder must be made Of
stuff to stand wear and tear, aud there is
no substitute for thorough-going, ardent
and sincere earnestneSs. Never TO put
one hand on anything on which | could
throw my whole self, and never TO affect
depreciation Of my work, whatever IT
was, find now TO have been my golden
rule.-Darid COpperfeld.
Year: 1873

N. Y. Cor. Washington Chronicle.


/ have made effort to gain some ink.
ling for you OF the peeuliarity of the
Leggo process, by which scene Of the
morning-it may be fire, an execution,
an accident, or a solemnity-is not only
photographed, but transferred TO stone,
or photo.lithographed, in so short time
as 10 be ready for printing and sale in
the regular afternoon editions Of the
same day. The Iproprietors of the i'm
provement keep its nature strictly Sc
cret, and allow nobody least of all the
tell'tale press, TO go inside OF their
works. IL may interest some who have
not kept the run of the progress Of pho
TO engraving to understand roughly the
general principle here applied, with
notifications which, il is claimed, give o
much finer result and in much less time
than any process heretofore employed.
II a sheet covered with the oleaginous
transfer ink (such as will set off on and
sink into lithographer's stone) be
coated, over the ink, with preparation
such as will be decomposed by the action
of light, then, on the exposure of this
sensitive surface to light passed through
Photographic negative, the image in
the negative will be traced in the sensi-
tive surface or coating in conse-
quence OF the decomposition, and wash
ing away the soluble portion Of the
coating will reveal the image on the
transfer ink beneath. The latter being
applied to the stone, sets and becomes a
ithographic engraving, i. e., a liked
tracery in the surface of the stone, hav-
ing the oleaginous quality Of repelling
water and taking printers ink. Being
wet with sponge full of water, the stone
can be passed under the linking roller
without receiving particle of ink on
its blank surface, while the tracery re.
ceives the ink in its minutest lines, and
gives it back to sheet of white paper
under strong pressure.
Year: 1873

A recent edict issued by the Emperor
Of China shows how tenaciously the Chi.
nese still cling to their old customs and
prejudices. Orders have been given for
the erection of three memorial gateways
to commemorate the virtues of as many
noble ladies who lately died by their own
acts, and also to degrade Li-Kwongliao,
Mandarin, and uncle to two OF the
ladies, for acting contrary to the time
henored customs of the Empire. The
Mandarin older brother, after marrying
a lady Of great worth and beauty, and
living happily with her for number OF
years, suddenly died, leaving two daugh-
ters, both betrotked. His widow was in
consolable, and wept so necessarily that
her health failed and she became quite
blind. Then Affections began to null
tiply. The daughters were stricken
with grief at their mother calamity, and
resolved to devote their lives to her in
fasting and prayers that her sight might
be restored. The young men whose brides
seemed on the point Of being lost to
them forever, sought the intercession Of
the uncle. He urged them to fulfill
their vows already made, before taking
others that should render it impossible
to do SO in future, bat they persisted in
sacrificing everything to their mother,
though she besought them to heed their
uncle. The unfortunate woman, feeling
that she stood in the way of her daugh-
ters' happiness, and the happiness of
those to whom they we're betrothed,
killed herself. This only made matters
worse, and when the Mandarin bade
them prepare for their marriages, they
resolved to complete their sacrifice, and
hung themselves in their bedroom. The
decree concludes Therefore, let the
Board of Rites award to them the high
est honors, and their uncle, the Manda-
rim (Li-Kwongliao) who preferred for
his nieces fortunate marriages to lives OF
flial devotion, let him be Immediately
degraded from all office of trust and
honor, that others, seeing his disgrace,
may tremble and beware"
Year: 1873

Z A MODEL AUTOBIOGRAPHY The
following letter was received at the post
office department recently from special
agent in answer to request that he would
inform the department as to his BIRTH
place, and also give short sketch of his
life: -,....n-e.r arn


Descended from one of the spirits of
'76,' was born, at very early age, of
American parentage, at Fredericton, in the
county OF York and province Of
New Brunswick, in the year 1921, MAY
26th y am consequently SO years Of age.
Removed at tender age to Massachu-
sets, subsequently, to the west. l had
the honor Of holding ten-dollar postoffice
under President Buchanan, and suggesting,
through Hon. l. N. Morris, change in
the mode of money conveyance, resulting
in the present money order system, also Of
serving three years and eight months in the
late war; also, ofrunninga political county
paper and hoisting the name of Genera
Grant while my respectable compeers were
deliberating. l trust this brief notice of q
youth ito fortune and to fame unknown will
be sufficient and not offensive
Year: 1873

ALL kinds of fruit are on an impressive
scale in California, including erolites. One
of these heavenly productions lately came
whizzing down through the trees at Mays
vile with an impetus sufficient to bury it
eight feet deep, in the astonished ground.
tt took an hour to dig it up, and even then
it was so hot that it set fire to the cart in
which it was conveyed to the town.
Year: 1873

COULD NOT NAvIGATE.-A poor fel-
low, who had evidently liquidated too heavy
to sustain his equilibrium, CAME to halt
on Main street, near our front door this
morning and stretched himself, we presume,
for quiet repose, though apparently
oblivious to passing events. Hewas not al
lowed to block the public highway long, for
a policeman and wagon soon appeared
upon the scene, and the last seen of him he
was being conveyed in the direction Of the
First station-house.
Year: 1873

By THE LATE CHARLES DICEEN6-
When the lessons and tasks are all ended,


And the school of the day is dismissed,
And the little ones gather around me,


To bid me goodnight and be kissed;
o the little white arms that encircle


My neck in a lender embrace;
o the smiles that are halOes of Heaven,


Shedding sunshine of love on my face.
And when they are gone, sit dreaming


Of my childhood tOO.lOvely to last;
OF love that my heart will remember,


While it wakes to the pulse of the past,
Ere the world and its wickeduess made me
A partner of sorrow and sin,
When the glory Of God was about me,


And the glory Of gladness within.
O my heart grows weak as a womau's


And the fountains Of feeling will flow,
When L think of the paths steep and stony,
Where the feet of the dear ones must go:
Of the mountains of sin hanging DER them,
OF the tempest of fate blowing wild;
. there's nothing on earth half so holy


AS the innocent heart of child
They are idols of hearts and of households;
They are angels of God in disguise;
His sunlight still sleeps in their tresses
His glory still CLEANS in their eyes.
o those shouts from home and from Heaven,
They have made me more manly and mild!
And know now how Jesus could Hken
The kingdom Of God to a child.
ask not life for the dear ones,


All radiant, as others have done;
But that life may have just enough shadow
To sleep in the glare of the sun
l would pray God to guard them from evil,
But my prayer would bound back TO myself
All seraph may pray for sinner,


But a sinner must pray for himself.
The twig is so easily bended,


have banished the rule and the rod,
1 have taught them the goodness of knowledge
They have taught me the goodness of God.
My heart is a dungeon Of darkness
Where shut them for breaking rule;
NV power is sufficient correction;


My love is the law Of the school.
shall leave the old house in the autumn,
To traverse its threshold no more;
All how shall sigh for the dear ones,
That meet me each morn at the door
i shall miss the "'gOOd-nights" and the kisses
And the gush of their innocent glee,
The group on the green, and the flowers
That are brought every morning to me.
I shall miss them at morn and at even
The song in the school and the street;
shall miss the low hum of their voices,
And the tramp Of their delicate feet
When the lessons are all ended,


And Death says, % The school is dismissed"
May the little ones gather around me


To bid me goodnight and be kissed.
Year: 1873

Hope is charming trait in men.
There is something very admirable in
conscientiousness in its depths in its
endurance in the acceptance of unwel


come labor and duty which it carries
with it. There is also in the stringency
of fear much that is to be admired. 1t
carries with it great activity and intense
provocation. But, after all, commend
me to the sW eetness and the inspiration
of hope. Men who have this faculty
largely developed, though they have
but little education, are children of the
daylight. They are perpetually alive
to that which is sweetest and best in
life. 1t is true that hope itself has its
own peculiar dangers. The whole gen
Grafton of what are called schemers are
children of hope. They are not bal
anced by suitable caution, reflection,
and development. Schemers are PiO-
neers of success. We always laugh at
them, and never recognize how much
we are under obligation to them. If
you are starting in an unknown channel,
you are not glad of any mishap to him
that goes ahead of you; but if he run
upon a sandbank he is a buoy for you,
and you do not go there and if another
strike some obstacle on the other side,
you take note of him, and avoid that
obstacle. You profit by the misfortunes
of the two men, and go between them.
You take the channel which they both


meant to take, but missed. The men
who go ahead concoct new schemes,
seeking something better, laying the
foundation for valuable results, though


they do not reap them. To be sure, the
/ inventor, in his day, received nothing
from his invention; but then, that in


vention bore fruit in another mans
hand, little later. 1t is the function.
then, of schemers to go ahead to be
pioneers : to find new paths to break
up the wilderness ; to prepare the way
for those who come after them. We


speak of them slightingly; we crown
their memories with contempt, almost


we say of them, ''Well, they had nc


ballast; they never succeeded. If sue,
cess means to freight ones own pockets,
they did not succeed but if a man has
succeeded whose life has been a benefit


to his fellow-men, whether it has bene,
fitted him personally or not, then they
/ did succeed.-H W. Beecher.
Year: 1873

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph Cthus) mean that your sub
scriptior is out or unpaid, and that
you are requested to pay up at once.
We would take great pleasure in extend
ing credit to our friends and patrons.
but cash alone viii pay. expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to n strict cash
rule. We hope you viii comprehend
and appreciate the necessity OF such q
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit yOUr favor.


Is We enter no new names on on
books without the money 10 a1vI' &C.
Year: 1873

A LADY was much beset by her negro
cook for permission to attend the fune-
raj of some relative but, to compensate
her for the deprivation, her mistress
said. d" Rose, really feel very sorry
for you, but you shall lose nothing by
staying at home. I promise that you
shall go to the first party that is given
by any of your friends, and stay all
night long" Rose, tossing her head,
replied, Law Miss Susan, how kin
you talk like dat? You know I don't
set no vally on parties. Forty parties
couldn't pay me for de sight of one
corp !" She saw the " corp"


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