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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. g.,
Dec. 3, 1877.


The result of the long contest Of the
last week in the Senate is the admis.
sion Of Butler and Kellogg and doubt.
less Of Eustis. This gives Democratic
gain. With three doubtful Senators,
Davis, Patterson and Conover, it is
manifest that the Senate cannot block
the way of any reform the House may
inaugurate. ?
Among the interesting incidents Of
this memorable contest none have Gre
ated worse impression, aud none will
ultimately have more damaging effect
on the Republican party, than the bru.
tai attacks of Edmunds aud Conkling
on Patterson, Conover and Butler.
Without the courage to attack David
Davis, who was equally non partizan,
they hurled ut lesser men their inde-
cent intuperation. 1t is not of much
permanent consequence that Edmunds
should have done this, but in the case
of Conkling something better was to
have been expected. But the AFRO.
gance OF nature and habit was given
iull sway. The man Patterson may
have deserved all that was said ofhim.
Senator Conkling, however, had no
right to say it of Senator Patterson.
Patterson. by the way, in his apology
in the Senate for his course. bitterly
attacked Mr.. Hayes and his Southern
policy, yet the next day Saturday he
voted with the Democrats and against
his own party, to coLfrm certain Dem
ocratic appointments Of Mr.. Hayes.
Senator Conover's votes were erratic to
degree, and threatened for time to
prevent the admission of any of the
contesting Senator'S.
On the whole the verdict of common
sense people must be that the Senate
has done itself discredit. and that to
the Republican Senators most Of that
discredit is due.
Our old friend, the bill to authorize
the Government to buy the Freedmen
Bank building in this city, reappeared
in the House on Saturday. This time
one other building. In Florida, was
added. This has long heen known as
a scandalous scheme for saddling upon
the Government the debts of the bank
rupt institution, taking therefor its
worthless or deprecated PROPERTY.
At very large meeting of Mexican
Veterans in this city on Saturday night,
further discussion was had Of the plans
to be adopted to secure pensions for
service. The petitions sent to Congress
on this subject are numberless. One
from Norfolk, Virginia, is an exceed
iugly numerous document, and was
printed in full 10 the Record. 1t is be-
lieyed by many that the bill will pass
at this session.
The DAILY Posi-. Democratic morning
paper, will appear this week. Ii pro-
mises to be lively as well as able. and
ought to have a good support.
RENO.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.

f.or OFFICIAL. t .A..if
ooxaRsssnAx- Ora pisrxc1: .
Hon. Gustave schleiehsr, OF Dewitt %.
sxSAroR -3lsr pisraic1; H., ,t.
Hon. L. J. Storey, Of Caldwell Co.
Sxr~xsEsrArlvEs-e -e4rn.plsrsicr:
lion. J. v. Hutchins, Of Hays Co. 4p
Hon. W. n. Rust, Of Guadalupe Co. OF
DISTRICT 0ouRr--l5rH DisrRior. .t
Hon. l.. W. Moore, Presiding Judge. LaGrsnss.
TINES OF HOLDING couRr.
HAys.-2d Mondays In March and September.
COUNTY osrosns. j'9,
Sterling Fisher, Judge County Court. Hae
F.J. Aanlove, County Attorney. ,f ..t
I'd. ]. L. tireen, Clerk.
Jas. A. Wren, sheriff. G. s. Cock, Deputy.
9. "; Groom.. Justice Of the Peace Pre-. No. !
]. n. Broedlove, .
II. G. Little. IS
l.. Smith,
h. A. McMesus, County Treasurer.
A. Heaton, Assessor.
Ben. c. Hardin, Surveyor.
u. r. Hopkins, Con,'r Precinct No. !.
n Rnrlsson /" 5h
j. l.. Baxemore, 1. bad
Geo. II. Ward, Constable.
TIMES oy HOLDING CouSrY AND PREoiSor CouRrs-
Criminal County Court-lst Monday In each
month.
County Court for Civil and Probate business
lst Monday In February April, June, August, Oc'
tober and December.
Commissioner Court I'D Mondaysi In February,
Nay, August and November. l
Justice Court Precinct No. list Friday In each
month. San Marcos.
Precinct No. gid Friday in each month MtCity.
" SD '' wimberIey's Mill
g. g. 4-4th Dripping Springs.
TOWN orrIcEhs.
Mayor-A. B. Kerr.
Council-w. %. Huichison, W. B. Fry, L. W. Mitch
ell, d. r. Hopkins, p. Il. Turner.
Marshal-A. B. Daley.
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MIexlcnn Cookery.

IA correspondent lately sent us :
ira anslation from the German about
Turkish cookery and table-mauners,
from which he " branched out" upon
Mexican habits 10 the same depart
meuts, with which he became quits
familiar loug ago as q prisoner in Mex,
leo. We fiad this part Of his article
the most interesting, SO give II to the
exclusion OF tho other. .-ED, FREE
Press HI a Hof rs aa.R .-an
About eating meals without knife,
fork or spoon. This indeed my ap-
pear strange to the descendants Of the
Auglo Saxon race, tut let me assure
your renders, that in the greater por.
ton of Mexico you find no table, chair,
bedstead, knife or fork, and yet these
people don't starve or suffer. Permit
me to inform your readers that the
principal food Of nearly all classes Of
Mexicans is beans, next mutton, goat
meat or beef, also cheese made from
goats milk butter they 90 not know
how to make. Hogs are there only
iattened to make lard, for all dishes 10
Mexico are beans, a sort Of hash Of
goat or mutton, but all SO much pep.
pered that it is an old saying of Texas
that buzzard will not consume dead
Mexican. In lieu Of u knife, fork or
spoon, the Mexicans tear of pieces Of
Tortillas, that is bread made from In
dian corn, baked in pancake shape
and not seasoned with salt. The curl.
GUS reader may, perhaps, be interested
to learn how the Mexlcuus prepare
that bread. 10 the first place the
ahelled corn is boiled in lime water
till the husk comes of, then it is washed
and rubbed up and smashed between q
fiat stone aud kind of stone rolling
pin to 6ne pulp,a portion OF which
the women thea Aatten in their hands
iu round shape like pancake. bake
it in a square iron plate, 90 salt or any
lard or butter to it. Cake after cake is
piled up to keep them hot, for cold
they are tough and unfit to cut. Now,
as stated. these cakes are torn in pie
ces, in each hand you take slice of it,
form it into scoop fashion, dip up the
beans or meats. the latter all cut fine,
and all dishes in Mexico are seasoned
and fried in plenty Of lard, and with so
much red pepper that every dish has q
red appearance, and hot as hill, to
one not accustomed to it..
1t keeps woman, who has to prepare
bread in this tedious manner. busy
from morning till night to furnish o
good sized family. And the Mexicans
would not do without their tortillas no
more than We would eat meal with.
out our bread. They make, also, ex.
celleut -four bread. but that is rather
more used for breakfast or for the
sick. HH
l also will mention here, that the
Mexicaus have no bacon, ham or pick.
led pork. They have small and in-
terior breed Of hogs, and their whole
aim is to fstten them SO much that they
can make as much lard of them as pos
sible, for all their dishes, beans, mutton,
beef or goat meat, SO to say. swim in
lard, and is seasoned to death with red
pepper. The leaner portions Of the hog
are made into sausages, also peppered
to death. This singular diet must at
least be healthy, for they seem to be
healthy and enduring, and men and
women of great age are frequently to be
met with in Mexico. Z. Il.
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EFFEcTUAL SPECIFIC
COLIC IN CHILDREN.

For children complaining cf
collie. beadsehe, or sick siom-
ach. a tesspoonful or more will
give relief. Children, ss well
as adults eat sometimes too
much supper, or eat some
tbiag which does not digest
we'll, producing sour stomach,
Heartburn. or restlessnets;
good dose Of Liver Regulator
will give relief This applies
20 persons OF all ages. IL lie
the cheapest, purest and best
Family Medicine in the vorloi
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IlaE WORKlNGMAN.
r. o., =. @s Gaissston lhdspsedsn'.

y s:'" o. 81 no 70, s1'''s'0" !"d'''fa'"'' dv
lie. parasites Of place and power go
i, strii bend the supple knee 4; p Yl
The instincts Of tho slave are thsirs,
They care not 10 bs tree; Ng,stl. ..n
But hssdom's sturdisst champion stiil
(Deery him sllyou CAM. iss
10 the horny .hsnosd son of toll.
Tbs noble Workingmaul i1'to
The hand that guides the gliding plow,
Or makes the turnsce glow; ID,
That eurbs the fiery Iron stsed,
Or strikes the sledges blow, q
Is working out, through all Its toll,
lie Great Creators plan.
And earning honest bread tho while
Godsbless the workingnsn!
The throbblng pulse Of labor keeps
The worlds machine In play,
And drives the car Of Progress on
More rapid every day. fr1
Rob not the toiler Of his need.
Let Justice lead the van,
Well does he earn his scanty need.
The honest workingmsnl
The Shylocks and the Shoddyites
Still press the worker down
And clustering, call him Communist
when e'er he asks his own.
Though g ilded frauds may smirk and sneer
At labor when they can;
No purse proud snob was ever peer y.
OF an honest Workingmani
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BIBLES.

Mr.. stevens, who has arranged and
catalogued in chronological order the
numerous Bibles and parts Of Bibles eX-
hiblted at the CaXtOn Exhibition, being
fully qu,liti ID for the task by the atten-
JiOu lie has paid 10 the subject during
more Lhan il quarter of a century, as the
result OF his IabOrs tells us that lie has
now at hand il printed list Of some thu =
ty thousand Bibles, representing about
thirty. live thousand volumes, published
between the Invention of printing anu
the present lime.
He aIso tells us, what will astonish
most readers, that between the discOy-
cry Of printing in 1870 and the discovery
OF America il l492, she editIons OF the
Bible alone and Lhe paris thereof, in
many languages and countries, will sum
up not Jar less than one thou and, and
the most OF lhese Of the largest and cost
Ilest kind" We are Inclined to think
tuat there Is eXaggeration i'll this STATE
ment. Stlll me activity of the early
prlnters in Bible production was great.
anG it soon extended itself to trans la
lions in the Yernacular languages OF
Europe.
"Prlor TO the discovery of America -
says Mr.. Stevens, "no less lhan Twelve
grand palrlarchal editions of the Bible,
being OF several different trausIations,
appeared from Time to time in the Ger
man language; 10 which ada the Two
editions ny The Otmars, OF Augsburg, OF
lDUI anu lllS and we have the Total num-
DeI or no .esS than fourteen distinct large
l0ilO prt-l[5i0rmItlOn or ante-Luth .rtu
Bibles. No otAer language except the
Latin can boast OF anything like this
uumber."- Ine AthenHum
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TIE QUEEN NOT so VERY RICN.

We are su. prise I'd to tinu 50 llelIgent a
Engilshman us j.. j. Jennings writing
| from London to the New Yotk World
that "When the Prince ConsOrt chose
South kensingJOn as the size for tue
great exhibition he invested a large
amount OF money in lanus lhereabOut,
and that money has by this time in-
| creased forty or nifty fold, ana brings in
Il revenue adequate i'll Itself 10 cover
! tue expenses o. a gOOi-sized X ngdom.n
| rne TACT was, Prince Albert mad no in
lelesJ personally in the South kensi =
ton stale lie recommended, AS GUAR
man OF tae Cummi=s =sIon, tue inves tmenL
| Uy the original crystal Pa ace Commis-
| sIOners Of the surplus from the tXuIbl-
| Llon OF said lands, aud any profits III in
| crease OF value would 20 to them, and
has, and not to PrInce Albert or his
helrs. Again, he says: "The Queen re-
ce4yes $3.50 COO IL yea from the nation,
about + 49, 0U0 more from the Ducny OF
Lanc1s .ef, ANA not less than E2UO,0UO
| from ner iayestm+ +nts-or $o lZ5 wv Il
year." But ne u0es not say LuaC the
/ $500 iuciuUe5 The whole OF the civil
ust, settled by Parliament on the
Q GEMS accession, and tnat the only
yOrtiOn over which she mas any control
/, E0J, 900 per auuum appropriated to her
ouA prIYa,e use! All tue rest IS stlcth
appropriated 10 specific eXpenu tures "l
IL puDlIc nature ny act OF Parliament. U =
70 tue accession oil " IllIam the Fou lu
Tue Crown derived considerable iuc me
from croWn-ldnus aud other sources
Wnlcu had always been con- iuered the
property of the X ny or z leen Ior the
Time beng, and over WnlCu ParlIamen.
mad none or very little control. mat
monarch surrendered everything of CAe
KIND to the nation, and from that time ii
nxed amount has Ueen voted as civil
list at the accession Of a new sovereign.
Inc Q teen's income from the nation,
G6O 90 is not eq laI to thai of many OF
ner suDjec Tuese facts are all patent,
and easily accessible W any Intelligent
Writer.- Boston commonwealth.
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that jehovah is great, and that there is
no other God
Now whatever may be the specula-
| tiOns OF modern scientists about the cre-
alton OF the universe, whatever may be
! the dreams OF that class of rationale IS
who call their ideas the most advan ced
about the source OF all light and love, it
| is evident the most enlightened OF tn"
great characters Of the Bible, like Mo-
ses, David and Solomon, recognize in
Jehovah the everlasting persona! GOD
who created the universe; and so long
as the Bible remains as the accepted
guide and oracle OF men, the thesauruS
| Of all theOlOg cal truth, then must the
Jehovah oil the Jews be Always recoE-
nIZed AS the personal and OmnlpUtent
God and the Intelligent Creator oil all
| things. Deny the personality of God,
and you sweep away the whole author
ity OF the Bible. When solomon had
dedicated to the God of the Jews the
magnificent temple on which was Law
ished the treasure OF forty years sue
cesstul wars, he sacrificed twenty-five
thousand oxen and one hundred and
twenty thousand sueep. A least of the
whole nation followed, which lasted
seven days. What eXultation! WHAT
Singing! What rejoicing! What music
ana dancesl Never had there been sueA
scene as this. But the glory OF Solo
mon did not end here. TNe pal ICE he
built Tor himself in extent anu magniti-
cenCe was Scarcely inferior to the tenn
pie, and IL LOOK fourteen years to build
it. 1t was here he deposited his treas
ures which he exhibited to the q teen OF
SueUa.
Here was his glorious throne, and be-
siue this palace was the one he erected
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p masters. The result is that
large quantities OF stamps have flowed
into our cities from the country, much
to the detriment OF city Postmasters,
who find their receipts correspOndingly
diminishing, and who have entered such
vigorous complaints to the Department
that the law is likely to be repealed at
the next session OF Congress. In that
case the commissions OF fourth.class
Postmasters will probably be limited
entirely to the stamps that are Cancelled
in their Offices.
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GEN. JOHN NC oMD, managing editor
of the Alta California, is one of The
ablesU journalists in the country, as well
as one of the most genial OF men. Not
long ago, it will be remembered, man
went into the office for the purpose OF
cowhiding the General, but retired with.
out making any encouraging progress
Prompted by the necessities of the pro.
tession, we presume, the General, since
that little occurrence, has been practic.
ing the use OF firearms, as he is now in
New York, captain OF the California
Team tnat will contest for the prizes in
the Interstate Rife Association con-
test. If McCOmb's men can send their
bull is with the unerring aim that char.
acterizes the Generals paragraphs, Cal
Dornia Will carry of her share of the
A0nors.
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Everybody Is wondering why it is that
Mabley, The Clother, does such an immense
business. The reason is very simple; he sells
better article made up in better style for one
third less than other dealers. lie does Just az
he adyertIses, thereby gaining the confidence
of the people, who have begun to think that il
is impossible for them to trade anywhere else
In all of the cities where he has stores it Is
just the same. 1t will amply repay you tC
make an examination of his elegant store and
immense stock, where you will find gentle
manly ana attentive statesmen to show you
through
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l.0l1 West Jefferson street.
Safe and Sure.

Mr.. II. r. STEVENS: In 1872 your Vegetinc
was recommended to me, and yielding TO the
perSuasions of n frenl, / consented to try it.
AT the time | was suffering rom general de-
bility and nervous prOstratlon, superinduced
BY 0verWork aud irregular habits. It's won-
derful Strengthening and curative properties
seemed TO affect my debllitatel system from
the Ii st dose, and under its persistent use
rapidly recovered, gaining more thsa usual
health and good feeling. since then~I nave
not hesitated to give Vegetine my most un
qualified inIors ment as being safe, sure
and powerful agent in promoting health and
restoring the wasted system to now life and
energy. Vcgctine Is the only medicine | use,
and us long as | live | never expect to find a
better. Yours truly,
W. II. CLARK,
100 Monterey street, Allegheny, Pa.
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IT can not be that, as nation of let.
ter-wrlters, we are degeueratiug, hut ii
is rather remarkable fact that the re.
ceIpts Of the Post-9flice Department
from the sale OF stamps have very mate.
rally decreased within the past year.
fiscal year, there was an average
annual increase in such receipts OF
about six per cent, and it was
only natural to anticipate contin.
uance OF this increase, but the returns
Of last year show falling off of nearly
E0OO,pOO. This may have resulted partly
from the general depression in business
and partly from the increased sale and
use Of postal cards, but it is mainly at
tributed by the Department to the pres
ent system Of allowing country Post
masters suoh an eXLrayagant commits
sion on the stamps they dispose of
Under this system the Postmaslers re.
ferred to are furnished with stamps to
the full extent of their official
bonds, and as they receive COM
mission OF say so per cent. on all sold g,
they exert themselves in divers ways to
get rid OF them. In many cases they
exchange them for m erchandise at their
face lue, and as most Of the fourth
class Poslmasers are also merchants,
they have been enabled to turn them to
god account. The law has been lately
taken advantage of by individuals in
our larger cities, who make it a
special feature of their business to
solicit trade Of this kind from rural
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HowtotcII Genuime Florida Water

a little pamphlet wrap pcd around each bottle,
and in the paper OF this pamphlet are -the
words, " Lanman a. Kemp. New York." waite +
marked, or stamped i'll pale transparent let
tiers. Hold leaf uD to the light, aud ii gen
ulne, you will see the ab we words. Do nor
buy if the words are not there, because it is nor
the real article The water marx letters may
be very pale, but by looAing closely against
the light, you can not fail to SEQ them.
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VEGET INE.

The following letter from Rev. G. W. Mans
| field, formerly pastor of the Methodist Epsco-
| pal Church, hyde Park, and at present settled
| in Lowell, must conylnce every one who reads
| his letter Of the wonderful curative qualities
| OF Negctine as Il thorough cleanser and pllri-
| liGr Of the blood:
HYDE PARK, Mass, Feb u, 1876.
MIR. Ill. Il. sFEVENS-Dear Sir: About ten
years ago my health failed throug the de-
! pletug effects Of dyspepsia; nearly year
| later was attacked by typhoid fever, in its
worst form; it settled III my back and took the
form of large deep seated abscess, which
surgical operations by the best skill in the
StaUe but received no permanent cure. / suf-
| fereu great pain at times, and was constant y
| weakened by a profuso discharge. l also lost
small pieces of bone at different times.
Matters ran on thus about seven years, till
May, 1874, when friend recommended me to
20 TO your olice and talk TO you OF the virtue
| of VeSctnc. did SO, and by your Kindness
passed through your manutaGtOry, noting the
ingredients, &c, by which your remedy is
produccu.
BY what | raw and heard gained some con-
hdGnce in Vpgcline.
| commenced taking it soon after, but felt
worse from its effects; but still | persevered
ana soon felt it wa benefiting me in other re-
spects. Yet did not see the results desired
Till | had taken it faithfully for III tie more
than Il year, when the difficulty in the bick
was cured, and for nine months | have enjoyed
he best OF health.
Ihave in that time gained twenty five pounds
| in flesh. being heavier than ever before in my
life, and never was more able to perform Ia
Dor tnan now During the past few weeks
had q scrofulouS swelling as large as my fist
gather on another part of my body. | took
Vegetne faithfully and it removed it level
with the surface in a month. 1 think should
have been curcl Of my man trouble sooner if
mad taken larger doses, after having become
accustomed to its effects.
Let your patrons troubled with scrofula or
kidney disease understand that it takes time
to cure chronic diseases, and If they VIII pa
tlently take VegetLne, 1t will, in my Judgment,
cure them.
With great obligations am, yours very truly,
q. W. MANSFIELD,
Pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
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lieve, and a little perseverance cure
you. Sold by JOHN hEEsHAN, Sixth
ami Walnut streets, ". IL. Adderly,
Sixth and Mound streets, and IL. f..
Reum, corner Firth and Broadway.
Also Agents tor Prof. Parker's Pleas
ant Worm syrup. which is sure death to
worms. Pleasant to take and requires
no phYsLC. Price 252. Hrv it.
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HARLEM, New YORK, exhibits turnips
Iwenty-~iX inches in circumference, and
the local paper remarks that even these
monsters are nothing to the 'beets. !"
The latter it observes are offered in the
political market with few purchasers
this year.