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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-26
PEx AxD P1sTE-roz.

LuttrelRs Chinese bill IS fast gaiiail
friends IN Congress.
Bishop Morris has depsssd Rev Geo.
Burton from the ministry on account Of
his s.ugly doinss
Ben Payne Of EIko, Nesaaa,
Baker county, desiring 10 say 2soo5
steers from two yeas old upwards
Capt l. s seott. Of salem. lost t~s
children BY diptheris last week Uss
friend has our waraest syniaethy a -
afiietion.
Gold wAs only Of a cent above par
in New York lass Saturday This
the lowest figure 1t has ever reached II
II years.
The Portland dailies are mourning
because a team ran away With lsaa
of beer kegs, spiIling the Galn6siasss
nectar along the streets.
Rev. Bell pastor Of the IL E. Church.
South, at Roseburg, has recently cora
pleted improvements on tie church
building and parsonage, costing eFer
$500.
The Douglas County Read ess4Fany
have posted notices to the effect that
after the 10th of this month shey win
csIIect toll on the road through the can
on.
A Pendleton paper says: We At
tended the Indian races At the agency
last Wednesday. Coly, the eolanssia
river horse, beat Kaliten's lloFss about
fsrty yards. Distance. milss ti1aes
121 minutes Stakes. wagon lead q
blankets, etc.
Eugene Guard: A msn namssl
Augustine Hest, who owns ss0miH
on Long Tom, while asjass sease q
the machinery in the mill lsse tsesiaes-
day, was caught under the a4a = the
saw, inhicting glsastls wound ia lris
back about twenty-fTa Inches long
He died yesterdag mssaing a5out 8
o'clock.
o. D. Buck, one of the leaders Of The
Workingmen in Portland. pata head
on Edmunds of the Labor NogkI the
other day. The general sentiment Of
the people Is that Buck did right as The
dirty Edmands has been abusing him
in the most seaadalous terms through
his disreputable sheet.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-26
cuoosrxc nrssAsDa AND v,1vrs.

OF one thing girls may be sure, and
that is, that the young men who make
the best sons and brothers will also
make the best husbands. And young
men may be equally sure that those
girls who are the best daughters and
sisters will also, as rule, be the best
wives. IF young man, before he is
married, is destitute of those affections
and principles which come out in filial
obedience, fraternal courtesy, and con.
trolling sense of duty, he will be equally
destitute of them after he is married.
The mere fact Of wedlock will not change
the fundamental principles of his nature.
He will be essentially the same human
being after marriage -er, at least, after
the honeymoon-that be was before.
The same principles hold true with re
gard to women. The girl who is duti-
full to her parents, and industrious, un
selfish and truthful, will be almost Ger
tain to be blessing to him who gets
her for a wife.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-26

MANY of the eelds which people are
said to catch commence at the feet. To
keep these extremities warm, therefore.
is to effect an insurance against the a
most intermitable hst Of disorders which
spring out of a .'slight. cold. First,
never be tightly shod Boots or shoes
when they ct too closely press against
the foot and prevent the free circulation
Of the blood. When, on 1he contrary.
they fit with comparative looSeness. the
blood gets fair play, and the spaces lek
between the leather and the STOCKINGS
are filed with comfortable supply ef
warm air. The second rule IS, neTen
sit in damp shoes. It is often imagined
that unless they are positively wet It IS
not necessary TO change them. This IS
fallacy, for when the least darnpneza
is absorbed into the sole, il IS attractea
nearer the foot itself 81 the heat, ana
thus perspiration Is aangerousiy check
ed. Any person may prove this by
trying the experilnens ef negleetine this
rule. The feet viii become coiE and
damp after few moments, although on
taking of the shoe and warming them
they viii appear quite dry.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-26

SUCCESS IN SoCIETY.-The secret
of success in society is a certain
heartiness and sympathy. A man
whs is not happy in company cannot
find any word in his memory that
will fit the occasion; all his Informs.
tion is little impertinent. A man
who is happy there finds in every
turn Of the conversation equally
lucky occasions for the introduction
Of what he has to say. The favor.
ties Of society, and what It eaIls
swhole souls, are able men, and o.
moro spirit than wit, Who have nc
uncomfortable egotism, but who ex.
actly All the hour and the company,
centented and contenting.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-26

An Irishman, fresh from the cold
counthry," saw a turtle for the first
time, and at once made up his mind
to capture it. The turtle caught him
by the finger, and he, holding it at
arms length, said: s'Faith, and ye'd
better loose the how'll ye have, or I'll
kick We out of the very box ye sit ia,
he iabers 70
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-26
from our regular correspondent,
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Art AZ the National Cnpltai-A life school
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. American Artists Zeal.
ous Of their Foreign Brethren-rhe supe.
rlOr Excellence Of Foreign Plctnres-Ger-
olne's Dead Csesar ''-ss The Death or
Mosess" By Cabanel-An Attempt 20 Paint
Deity-Churehs Great syaterscape-A Pie.
turc with History Etc, Rtr.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-26

SNoDGRAss says that young ladies of
eighteen are like arrows. They can't
get along without beau, and are all in
a qasiuer till they get one
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-26

ACTRESSES have their pictures taken
when they are young, and when they
ars old their Autographs do not part
from them.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-26
kals s.

Business notices III TIA ;.;..|i f|s.t,.s.. {.
20 cents per line.
For legal and transicnE IA esfl lEe..fsss7Sf.
81 90 per square, for tho first 4 81
90 cents per square for each ssslss 81
sertion.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-16
TuELAKEsIDE LIBRARY,


About three years ago the first num-
ber of THE LAKESIDE LIBRARY was
presented to the reading public.
1t was a novelty 10 publishing, and
as is generally the case with novelties,
its reception was rather cool one.
The people had grown accustomed to
connecting unqualified worthlessness
with cheapness in the matter OF books
and could not be expected to at once
examine and understand our new de-
parture."
The trashy, pernicious literary slop
served up under the name OF Dime
Novels" and "Ten Cent" novels had
wholly disgusted the better class OF
readers with any thing and every thing
called cheap literature.
But in little while the merits oi
The LAKESIDE LIBRARY cheap edi-
tions of the Best Books of the Great
est Authors created q more extensive
demand, and it continued to increase
aud multiply, until it has now assumed
proportions far beyond our most san
guiue expectations when we modestly
put forth the first experimental issue.
The influence of the LAKESIDE soon
began to make itself felt in various d.
rections.
Readers who had formerly bought
the Dime Novels" and "Ten Cent
Novels" only because they must have
reading OF some kind at cheap price,
and there was nothing else to choose
from, now bought The LAKESIDE in
stead. For years previously, countless
articles had appeared in all the better
class Of newspapers and magazines pro-
testing against the pernicious and
trashy character of the Dime" and
.'Ten Cent" Novels, but their publica-
ton continued unabated. Scarcely
minister in all the land but set the seal
of his condemnation upon them from
the pulpit, with equal lack Of effect.
The cause of failure was very simple.
1t was not enough merely to point out
the harm the trash was doing; it vas
necessary to furnish q substitute.
This The LAKESIDE LIBRARY Of
fered. The reading public soon dis
covered that our ten cent editions were
not only Of a vastly higher order Of
literature, but that for ten cents the
purchaser actually obtained from four
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-16
NO. Is.

to SIC times the amoant Of reading in
THE LAKESIDE LIBRARY that he
would have received in the Dime"
and "Ten Cent" Novels.
Therefore the days of "Dime Nov
els" and Ten Cent Novels" were num-
bered. They became as thoroughly
dead as Mark Twain's mu mmy. Their
publishers no longer Sound them liter
ally gold mines Of profit. Indeed, it
would be hardyman'who should now
venture to enter their sanotums and Of
fer new Blood. and. Thunder. Indian.
Border Rufian. Wild. Bill.of. the. Prai-
ries Romance, to them for publication.
The stock of useless copies lefton their
hands are q fortune to the "old paper
man." and the quantities of dusty cleo
trotype plates will supply the melting
pot" for a long time to come.
There was another discreditable
branch Of publishing that soon felt the
effect of TBE LAKESIDE LIBRARY.
We refer to the horde of miserable
sensational dreary weekly STORY Pa
pers." Similar in the character Of
their;contents to the Dime Novels"
they built up enormous circulations
upon the principle Of advertising ex-
tensively, and paying little or nothing
for their literary (?) contents, which,
indeed, would be dear at any price.
How enormously their circulatons
have fallen off since the publication of
The LAKESIDE LIBRARY is one Of
those uncomfortable facts their pu b.
fishers dislika to talk about.
But the shrinkage can be imagined
when we remember that, with o single
exception, not one Of these weekly
(weakly?) story papers contains the
writing of even one author who pos
sesses the slightest reputation among
literary men. Not one OF their Corps
of Writers" is ever mentioned in liter
ary society. Not one Of che names in
their published STAFF Of Contributors"
could be found in the biographical die.
tionaries of the day.
In word, the great mass of their
articles are by Dovices and amateurs in
the profession Of literature. They are
the product Of veritable penny IA Ii
ners."
And when we add to the worthless
ness of the contents OF these weekly
story papers, another fatal element TO
success-the continuance of the lead.
ing stories from week to week, and
from month to month-we find ample
explanation of the rapid and mortal
decrease in their patronage.
The whole case may be summed up
in nu tshell: Literary refuse, dished
up in ito be continued" doses. can not
compete with Good Books published
complete in one issue. alta cheap price,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-16

tee or other influential Congressman
can be found or can be induced to 60.
1t is said the most accomplished Of lob
byists was in the habit Of losing large
sums of money in gambling with for.
mer Chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee. He did not dare
to offer bribe directly, and he gave
the Chairman this way Of pocketing the
money of the individuals and oorpo-
rations to be benefited by legislation
When either party has large undis-
puted majority in House or Senate
as the Republicans had from 1861 to
l873-the Committee presents legisla.
ton and the two Houses adort it. The
Chairman prepares it for the Commit
tee. Unless there is something pro-
posed which is too clearly extravagant
or plainly out of the line Of previous
legislation, there is hardly any dissent
on the part of the lay members. Most
likely, if he is disposed to be rebellious,
something for the benefit of his con-
stituents or friends is thrust into the
obnoxious measure, and his consent Sc.
cured. This control Of the Commit.
tees is necessity, if Congress is to
legislate, as it always has done, not
only upon subjects of general import.
ance, but upon every conceivable SUBJ
ject of sectional. party and personal in
terest, for there is no time to consider
in open House thousandth part OF
the measures proposed. But it gives
tremendous power to the Committee
and its Chairman and reduces really
scientific lobbying to comparatively
quiet and unostentatious affair. AS l
said before, the late vote of the House
does not touch it. though the guileless
gentleman who introduced the resolu-
ton and the members who voted it
through no doubt believed that an era
of legislative purity was at hand.
REX.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-16
CHURCH IIS.

METHODIST.-Preaching at the Methodist
Church every Sabbath. Rev. ]. 8. Gillett, Pastor.
misunderstanding at the Christian
Church on the second aud fourth Sabbaths in each
month by Elder J.J Williamson.
PRESBYTERIAN.-.Preach at the Presbyte-
rian Church on tie second and fourth Sab
balhin each month by the Rev. W. L, Kennedy.
PROTESTANT Observation-Disclosures second
Sunday in each month at l0K O'Clock, A. NJ, and
7p. m, at St. Marks Church.)
BAPTIST.-Preaching at the Christian Church
on the third Sunday in each month, by Rev. Mr..
Wright.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-16

Mr.. Beecher told, on last Friday
night, how he was dragged into the
church, and started on the road that
ended in Plymouth pulpit In 1927,
he said spasmodic movement, called
a revival, struck Mt Pleasant, where
be was at school. and ran like fire
through the students. He thought
that he had got religion, but yet it SEEM
ed to be more the pastors notion than
his. In four or five weeks he had for
gotten all about it, and was having as
much fun as ever. He continued Il
then was astounded to get letter from
my father telling me that / was expect
ed to come down and join the church
with brother Charles on the next Sun
day. Well, if had been condemned
to be hung, | shouldn't have felt worse.
| went down there, however, and had
the regulation examination, and was
pronounced to be all right. But | re-
member as | went down the aisle that
Sunday how the carpets danced. was
excited to the bottom OF my shoe. IL
was pitevus time. | had not had
word of instruction. was told that
| must make up my choice, and | sup
pose dld choose something. spd | got
into the church. Itwas not my fault
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. g.,
Feb. z, 1878.

LCOs = AOsO'
Slowly the silver bill approaches
final vote in the Senate. 1t will 60
back to the House, amended, within a
week. and probably be speedily acted
on by that body. There is no good rea'
son why it should not 90 to MIR. Hayes
for his action sometime during the next
ten days. 1t ought to be disposed OF
soon, for until that is done there is
disposition not to go on with other i'm.
portant business.
Every appropriation to be recommen.
ded by the appropriation Committee OF
the House will be less than the sum
expended for the same object last year.
If the Democratic House will support
the Democratic Committee there will
be great and needed reductions In the
expenses of Government, but l am
sorry to say the indications of such
support are not many.
One of the early scandals of this re
form Administration was the evident
puspose to put appointments to office
where they would do the most good.
Sometimes an effort was made by such
distribution to heal breach in the
Radical party, sometimes to spite
Radical Congressman, sometimes to
please a Radical Congressman, and
sometimes very often, in tact-to pro
vide positions for the personal friends
of Mr.. Hayes. The small motive was
always apparent, and l don't know of
a single instance in which the Admin.
istration, always preaching reform, has
given high Office to person because
of his eminent fitness for it. There is
no such case. The Federal Offices in
Baltimore were the subject for months
of disgusting dicker among the Mary
land politicians, and delegations of
them crowded the White House until
they became nuisance and an obstruc-
ton to the public business. The places
were finally given to the political hacks
who, as they themselves claimed, could
"electrify the State" with Republi-
can victory. Apparently this squab-
BILE is to be repeated over the Boston
Custom House, now managed by Sim.
mons. The two Massachusetts, Sena-
tors are opposed to to his re-appoint-
ment when his time expires, which will
be soon, and there is also strong par
ty favorable to him. Delegations"
are coming here. Why cannot Mr..
Hayes ascertain whether or not Sim
mons has done his whole duty as Col
lector, and, governing himself by a rule
be himself laid down, re-appoint or re-
fuse to re-appoint the man solely on
that ground =? If reform is meant that
is what he ought to do.
The House meant we'll in its late
vote that Ex- Members should not be
allowed to come upon its floor until
they had certified that they were mot
in pending legislation" but
it accomplished little. Most lobbying
is not done on the floor Of the House
or Senate, but in Committee Rooms,
on the streets, in hotels. at private
houses. or on railroad trains-in short,
wherever the Chairman Of q Commit
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-16
JOY CONlErla IN THE MORN.
lNH.

Oh, deem not they arc blest alone
Whose lives peaceful tenor keep,
For God, who pitiss mas, hath shown
A blessing for the eyes that weep.
The light Of smiles shall all again
The lids that overflow with tears;
Ard weary hours Of voc and pain
Are promises Of happier years.
There Is . day Of sunny rest
For every dark and troubled night,
And grief may bide an evening guest,
But Joy shall come with early light.
Nor let the good mans trust depart,
Though life its common gifts deny;
Though with pierced and broken heart,
And spurned Of men, be goes to die.
For God has marked each sorrowing day,
And numbered every secret tear,
And heavens long age Of bliss shall pay
For all hi. children suffer here.
L William Cullen Bryant.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-16

When a man detects n missing but
ton after getting on clean shirt, no
one in the bo.se Is aware Of the fact
He takes of the shirt and puts on or.
other. quietly smiling ell the while. He
never, never speaks Of il to . soul.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-16
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL.
ooNaRkssMAN-GTm DISTRICT:
Hon. Gustave schleicher, Of Dewitt Co.
SENATOR R-3lsr pIsrRIcr:
Hon. L. ]. Storey, Of Caldwell Co.
REPKxsENrArIvEs-64rn.DI
lion. J. V. Hutchins, Of Hays Co.
Hon. W. NJ. Rust, Of Guadalupe Co.
DISTRICT CouRr--l5rn DISTRICT.
Hon. L. W. Moore, Presiding Judge. Lagrange.
TINES OF HOLDING COURT.
HAys.-2d Mondays In March and september.
COUNTY oryiosRs.
Sterling Fisher, Judge County Court.
FL. Manlove, County Attorney.
Ed. J. L. Green, Clerk.
Jas. A. Wren, sheriff. Q. s. Cock, Deputy.
q. ": Grooms, Justice Of The Peace Pre-. No. !
]. n. Breedlovs,
H. @. Little.
L. Smith.
II. A. McMeaus. County Treasurer. ...
A. Heaton, Assessor.
Ben. c. Hardin, Surveyor.
D.p. Hopkins, con,'r Precinct No. J.
ID. II. Moore ..
J. X. Burleson, 3.
J.L. BRzemore. 1.
Geo. H. Ward, Constable.
TINES OF HOLDING County AND PRECINCT CouRrs-
Criminal County Court-lst Monday In each
month.
County Court for Civil and Probate business
lst Monday in February April, June, August, DC.
tober and December.
Commissioners Court-2d Mondays In February,
May, August and November.
Justice Court Precinct No. list Friday In each
month. San Marcos.
Precinct No. 2-2d Friday in each month MtCity
" 3-3d g." wimberley's Mill
A-ath Trimming ynrinRe.
TOWN OFF IcERs.
Mayor-A. d. F. Kerr.
Council-W. o. Hutchison, w..B. Fry, L. W. Mitch
ell, ID. P. Hopkins, P. Il. Turner.
Marshal-A. B. Daley.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-16

One inch In space constitutes square,
Legal and transient advertising paSao'e s'r'''S
n advance.
Local notices, 10 cents per line each insertion.
Announcing candidates for office, county, o'eo
For District or State Offices, es,............ lo''0
Obituary notices Of over ten lines charged !"
dvertising rates.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-16
EFFEcIuAL SPECIFIC

FOR CONSTIPATION, HEADACHE, PAIN IN
THE SHOULDERS, DIZZINESS, SOUR STOMACH,
BAD TASTE IN THE MOUTH. BILIOUS AT
TACKS, PALPITATION OF THE HEART, PAIN
IN THE REGION OF THE KIDNEYS, DESPOND-
ENCY, GLOOM AND FOREBODING OF EVIL,
ALL OF WHICH ARE THE OFFSPRING OF n
LIVER
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-01-04

are weird as any tale Of the Dismal
Swamp; while all about and under
meath grow the daintiest fowers-ten-
der things that wither in the bright
sunlight, trailing vines, delicate
MOSES and often an immense live oak.
bent by some whirlwind until it leans
at quite an angle, has the trunk and
spreading limbs covered with lichens,
air-plants, resurrection ferns, and is
itself thing of wonder and beauty.
Wild fowl feed and rear their young
upon the wide prairies that stretch
along the river and lake shores; birds
of plumage find homes in the thickest
hammocks and deer flee before the APP
proach of civilization, farther and far
ther rs the Seminoles to the everglades.
If snakes are neglected it is because
so little seen, and from long residence
here, little dreaded still upon occasion
they are captured. But almost any
sunny morning can hear tho below
ing of aligators rs they sun them
selves in Lake Jessup-two miles OF
more away, and often when crossing
there, our slender boat almost touches
their great ugly backs as they heavs
themselves under water
In this balmy atmosphere it is ditli-
cult to realize the season of the year
and reconcile the good wishes we as
sociate with frosty air and cracking
fires, and all the well remembered and
loved accomplishments of childhood's
holidays. If Fairy tranfers were pos
sible, | would gladly be spirited North
ward, shake your hand, and never
mind the glove. AS wish You Hap
ply New Year.-See the Old Year lie
in state under the drifting snow, and
again, as every year Of life, thank God
for northern birth-right with the
advent of the New.
With cordial wishes
M. l.. =.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-01-04
Local Items.
Go way mud.
Our roads arc better.

Our roads arc better.
On Wednesday and Thursday even
inEs OF last week, the ladies of the Nj.
Il. church. Mt Linden, held tea
meeting, which was well attended, and
passed Off pleasantly.
Round about New Years, turkey
shooting became such fever that
some Of tho boys could not resist
taking pistols in the night and
shooting some turkeys that were stored
In cellar on High Street.
A former resident Of this city writes
III very interesting letter from
Florida, which we publish in another
column. The letter is of special in
forest ut this time. Midwntcr in the
Orange Country is different from mid
winter In the North.
Tho blacksmith shop of Henry Horn
who lives on Dukes Prairie, was
broken into on Thursday evening last,
and all the tools stolen. About II
week previous TO that time. Andrew
Kearns, who lives near Henry Horns
place, had Il wagon load Of potatoes
stolen from the field where they were
IL pits.
Tho card of o. &. Smith. attorney at
law, Dodgeville. Wis, will DO found
IN another column. Mr.. Smith is
good lawyer and one Of the ablest
writer's in the State. He will practice
in tho circuit courts Of the state, and
attend to probate matters in the county
court, lle surely deserves success.
by reference to our card column oul
rSldcrs will note the change in thu
card Of Alex Wilson, Esq. Charles Me
llhon, who has been foI several years
4 student in Mr.. Wilson'S law office
becomes u partner of Mr.. Wilson. Mr.
Mcllhon is to be congratulated upon
forming 80 dcsirahlea partnership. Ill,
ia young mnn Of good ability, M,
viii without doubt make his mark ii
the profession.
Mr.. +. Sylvester, VI Ogden Iowa
1olnerly NJ Minliu, passed through
lhs city on last Friday III compan.
with ! y, Johnson, on i visit to oil,
tSHcn,l, III this section. The two gen
t.einrn mentioned, met IN Chicago
Nay ing each Skipped stock ut the sam
stuc q that busy mart. Mr.. s. is Il,
sus,ll shipper and Toe claims 10 be tn
npi,l exporter u this region. hayini
Aialod iuUi. tht stocA From
.,..ulri wi II, tasi ac,h.