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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

WE wish to give notice, that during
our occasional absence from home, our
printer, Mr.. Mofitt, is fully author
lied, aud will be found entirely COM
petent, to transact any business con-
nected with the Office, such as estimat-
ing job work, receiving and receipting
for money, &C., &c.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

MAD DoGs,-See notice of County
Commissioners action in another col
umn. A panic of this sort will prove
good thing in Kidding the country Of
supernumerary dogs or worthless ours.
Many have already bit the dust. But
few days notice before beginning the
work Of general killing would have
seemed only reasonable.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

Mr.. OBAN1oN gives us the following
items from his recent experience in
bee raising. He has had twenty-three
new swarms this spring. One hive
swarmed five times. He has fourteen
old hives, some of which have not yet
swarmed, and three swarms were los:.
He has lots" of honey at 6 lbs to the
81. We call upon him to put it on the
market 80 body may get some.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

As rather striking illustration OF
the decline of theological aud sectional
bigotry vevill mention that we casually
overheard while at the Mountain City
pic Dic, a venerable Presbyterian divine
and q veteran Of the Texas revolution,
joining in praises of DR.. Claiming,
the great Unitarian and Humanitarian
writer aud preacher Of New England.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

AMERICAN CYCLoPBDIA.-We in
vite special attention to the prospectus
of this Invaluable work, to be found
in our columns this week. We need
add nothing to the statements contain
ed in the prospectus, which we believe
to be entirely true. We should be
pleased to receive subscriptions for
this work.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18
The Laborat tory Of the System

The stomach is the laboratory Of the system, in
viii certain mysterious processes are constant.
ly going on. These result in the. production Of
that wonderful vivifying agent the blood which In
a state Of health PUSHES laden with the elements
Of vitality to the remotest parts Of the system.
But when the stomach 10 semi paralyzed BY dys.
pepsia, blood manufacture is carried on impsr..
feotly, the circulation grows thin and sluggish, and
digestion reacts upon the liver and bowels, rem.
dering the fret sluggish and the latter constipa.
ted. The brain also suffers by sympathy, and sick
headaches, sleeplessness and narvous symptoms
are engendered. Hostetter's Stomach Bitter. re-
forms this state Of things, gives permanent tone
and regularity to the stomach and its associate
o, gaps, the bowels and liver, and ensures com
plete nourishment and increased vigor OF the sys.
tenn. 1t is the most popular as well a. the most
efficient anti .dyspeptic and tonic in America.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18
WE have been favored with report

of recent local incident as follows:
One of Mrs. II. M. Eichelberger's
tenant houses was burned to the
hround about 2 o'clock on the morn
ing of the 18th inst. The other house
although not over four feet from it,
was saved by the exertions of the col
ored people living on her farm and
those living on Mr.. Herndon's and
Mr.. Hutchins' farms. The colored
mar who rents her farm is Metho-
dist preacher. On being aroused by
his wife with the cry, "the house is a
fire." he first shot of his pistol and
gave the alarm, and then seeing that
the burning house was past being saved
he sprang upon the burning roof and
commenced pulling off the shingles
next to the adjoining house, all the
while praying earnestly to the Lord to
have mercy upon him and save the
house, but knowing that God helps
those who try to help themselves, he
worked earnestly as we'll as prayed
earnestly, and so the house was saved.
The fire was the work of an incendiary.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

DIR. G. w. BENsoN's CELERY AND
CHAMoMILE PILLS are prepared ex-
pressly to cure Sick Headache, Ner-
vous Headache, Dyspeptic Headache,
Neuralgia, Nervousness and Sleepless.
ness, and will cure any case. Price ut.
ty cents box, 80 pills, postage free.
Sold by all druggists. Office, No. lO6'
N. Eutaw st., Baltimore Md,
April q ly.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

CLIFroRD's FEBRiFUGE, OR FEVER
AND AGUE CURE.-This preparation is
obtained by newly discovered process,
and contains all the active medicinal
principles of East India Cinchona
bark, grown on the Neilgherry hills,
from which all the irritant properties
have been eliminated. 1t is natures
own remedy for all diseases arising
from Malarial poison. Palatable,
Powerful, Anti.periodic and Tonic, it
meyer fails to cure Fever and Agle,
Dumb Chills. Copgestive Chills, Bill.
lious Fever, Periodical Neuralgia, and
all diseases of Malarial origin.
j. c. RICHARDSON, Proprietor.
st. Louis.
For sale by all Druggists.
April 27-4w
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

Mrs. BELLA FRENCH did not reach
here this week as she expected to do,
but now thinks she will arrive on
Monday. AS we have several times
mentioned, she is engaged in prepar-
ing and publishing THE AMERICAN
SKETCH Book, a monthly magazine
devoted to historical and traditional
narratives of various localaties, show
ing up their business, and various at
fractions. She has just issued num-
Der devoted to Austin, which the press
of that city pronounce quite interest
ing and valuable. In its preparation
she derived important assistance from
several of the early settlers Of that
city, Mrs. French proposes, 1t she re-
ceives sufficient encouragement, to do
a similar service for San Marcos, and
hopes to receive similar aid from our
old citizens and others. We are not
personally acquainted with her, but
know her to be a very prolific and
graceful writer. one capable of show
ing ND our town to the best advantage.
We presume she will soon present her
business in person, and commend her
to the favorable hearing and co-opera'
ton of our people.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

Mr.. PoAGE wishing to break up
housekeeping on account of continued
ill health, offers for sale, one fine heat
ing stove and Charter Oak cook
stove, both bought new last fall; bed
steads and mattresses; new safe, and
other household goods, at low figures;
also, a good buggy at bargain.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

DUNLAP is fitted up for the summer
campaign with soda fount and appro-
pirate ice-cold beverages. Give him
a call.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

ABOUT one fifth Of the land in Cald-
we'll county has changed hands during
the last twelve months, and where the
land is uDimprovei at from double. to
10 three times tie valuation Of the pre-
ceding year.-Eeko.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18
ANNOUNCENl ENTs.
ELECTION, NOVEMBER B, 1873.

COUNTY PROSECUTOR:
We are authorized to announce +.
]. MANLOVE as a candidate for re-
election TO the Office of Prosecuting
Attorney for Hays county.
SHERIFF:
We are authorized to announce DA-
VID A. BARBEE as a candidate tor
Sheriff of Hays county.
We are authorized to announce
CAPT. FERG. KYLE as candidate
for Sheriff of Hays county.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

COMMISSIONERS Court met on Mon.
day. The principal business done was
the making of several allowances. We
may give a fuller report in our next.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

D. R. LOCKE has retired from the
firm of Bates & Locke, advertising
agents, New York. j. H. Bates will
continue the business, and has remov-
ed to Al Park Row, into the premises
heretofore occupied by Geo P. Rowell
& Co.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

WE had some very heavy rains this
week. Purgatory and Sink Spring
were higher than for some time before.
No very serious damage done to the
crops as yet, so far az we have learned.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

THEY have Beecher case at San
Antonio-Rev. Gossweiler, an OLD
preacher, having seduced a young girl
who was living in his family.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

We have just copied our subscrip-
ton list into a new book. If our pa
irons should detect any errors or omis-
sions, they will please notify us.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

The slight injury done Thompson s
mill has already been repaired, and it
is again in complete running order.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

WHILE we continue to receive fire..
quent compliments on the enlargement
and improvement Of the FREE PRESS,
we have also had intimations that Ger
tain parties, presumably not very
friendly to it, are predicting that the
enlargement was made only for tenn
porary purpose, and will not be kept
up the year round. We wish simply
to say that this is a mistake. Nothing
but absolute necessity would cause us
to take any such backward step, and
we are happy to be able to say that we
anticipate no such necessity. We hope
no friend of the paper, therefore, will
relax his interest or efforts in promot-
ing its circulation in consequence of
any such unjust and unfounded rumor.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

OUR Dramatic Amateurs are pro-
posing to repeat their late Performance
'es at Luling tonight.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

SEE advertisement of K. D. Keith
& Co., the enterprising lumber dealers
of Luling. We think their claims
fairly entitle them to a trial by our peo-
ple.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

The wife ofRev. Mr.. Denton, OF
Caldwell Co., died at this place last
week.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

FRESH arrival of a large stock o.
seasonable goods, at BRIGGS.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

OLD newspapers, etc., for wrapping
paper, for sale at this Office, at 30 cts
per 100.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

QUERY: why will men smoke
common tobacco, when they can buy
Marburg Bros. Seal of North Caro-
Ina at the same price" eb.2.ly
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

FRESH Groceries, just received, at
DONALDSON Il JOHNSON.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

NJ orRyryg VOTE PAPER EyvELoPEs
vi T,-s-ipr Page. Cards and Cara Board. &c al
-. FEgF PRFss BOOK STAND
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

BY special invitation we attended the
Inauguration ball" at Hofhelnz new
hotel building on Friday night last,
and spent an hour pleasantly as a look.
er on. 1t was quite a nice and eujoya-
BILE affair. The music was made by
Messrs. Gehren and Kuse of New
Braunfels, and was first class. Some
Of the loveliest ladies and most graceful
dancers we noticed were from the same
place. The beauty and chivalry of our
own town were of course largely repre-
sented, and we learn the entire occas-
sion passed off delightfully."-. The pop
ular proprietor Of the house won many
favorable opinions for his liberality.
We learn his house will open as ho-
tel in a short time. We wish him suc-
cess equal to his most sanguine hopes.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

NORTHERN Flour at reduced prices,
at DONALDSON & JoHNsoN's.
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Ice cold soda water and lemonade
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HOME NEWS
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For sale by all Druggists.
April 27-4w
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-12-12
Poor and Proud.

Young men out of business are
frequently tempered by pride. Many
young men who 60 West take more
pride than money, and bring back
all the pride, and no money at all.
A young man who works for his
board. no matter what honest work
he does. has no reason for shame.
A young man who eats the bread of
idleness, no matter how much mon
ey he has, Is disgraced. Young
men starting in life ought to aim
first OF all to ind place where
they can earn their bread and but
ter with hoe, axe, spade, wheelbar
row, currycomb. backing brush
no matter how. independence first.
The bread and butter question set
tied, let the young man perform his
duty so faithfully as to attract at
tention, and let him constantly keep
his eyes open for a better chance.
About half the poor, proud young
men, aud two.thirds of the poor,
discouraged young men are always
out of work. The young man who
pockets his pride and carries an up
per lip as stiff as cast iron door
step scraper need not starve, and
stands good chance to become
rich
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-12-12
What it Pays to Read.

Ones physical frame-his body,
Ills muscles, his feet, his hands-Is
only a living machine. IL is the
mind, controlling and directing that
machine, that gives it power and eff
ficacy. The successful use of the
body depends wholly upon the mind
upon its ability to direct the will
Ii one ties his arm in a sling, it,
becomes weak and finally powerless.
Keep it in active exercise, and it
acquires vigOr ard strength, and is
disciplined to use this strength as
desired; just as ones mind, by &C
tive exercise in thinking, reasoning,
planning, studying, Observing, &C
quires vigor, strength, power of
concentration and direction.
Plainly. then, the man who exer
cises his mind in reading and think
ing. gives it increased power and
efficiency, and greater ability to di-
rect the efforts of his ply steal frame
his work--to better results than
he can who merely or mainly ases
his muscles. ii II man reads book
or paper, even one he knows To be
erroneous, it helps him by the effort
to combat the errors. The combat
inVigorates ms mind.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-12-12
ADJUSTMENTS for Children.

Don't forget the children in your
plans for amusements. Because
you happen to be tired and thank
tul to sit down and rest Tor an eve
ming, it is no sign that the children
of the household are weary. or that
they should not be skipping and
dancing about till bedtime. II
they happen to be a little noisy,
don't checR them harshly, if you
must check them at all--your COM
mand will seem SO unjust To them,
and the marring of their evenings
play will be laid at their father s
door. Happy the father at whose
door the children, when they are
grown, do not lay the cause of any
OF the pleasure they have missed in
their lives.
Let us see, isn't it about time for
you to have "candy-pull'' in your
house, friend, all for the children s
sake? And if you will become for
that evening a child yourself, you
will get nearer the kingdom of
heaven than you will at yOur club,
or pouring over books, or doing in
chair, arousing yourself occasion
ally, to calculate, "Do stop that
COMPOUNDED noise there" The
candy-pull is the thing, friend In
vIte a dozen or twenty of the chill
dren in on the next cold evening
and don't forget the poor mans or
the poor woman's child, the socially
neglected ones of your neigborhood
and send me an invitation, and l
will come if | can.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-12-12
Behavior in Church.

There is no sight more pitiable
than that OF people who hayn't good
breeding enough to behave in
church. Sad, indeed, must that pa
rent feel whose daughters or sons
go TO the solemn sanctuary of the
Most High to indulge in levity and
disgusting disrespect of not only
the listening portion of the congre
CATION and the minister, but of the
Almighty Himself. Church is the
place of all others where opinion is
formed of character, and no man or
woman can escape the severest crit
icism who disregards the sacred
nesk'of the place ana tbs proprieties
OF conventionalism. II people can
not conform to the laws of God and
to the conventions forms of society
when they attend church, they have
no business to insult their Maker
and to CONTEMPORARY disregard
the ordinary demands of refined So
cletY,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-12-12
Attachments to Newspapers.

Some one who sc IN Ia know
paper to the family. writes as fol
lows: 1.-The strong attachment of
subscribers to well conducted news
papers is fully confirmed by pub
fishers. Stop my paper, words of
dread to new beginners in the bust
ness, lose their terror after a paper
has heen established for term of
years. So long as a paper pursurs
a Just, honorable and judicious
course, meeting the wants of its
customers in all respects, the ties of
friendship between the subscribers
and the paper are as hard to break
by an outside third party as the
link which binds old friends in busI
ness or social life. Occasional de
fects and errors IN a newspaper are
owe looked by those who have be-
come attached to it through its pc
rusal, for years, they sometimes be-
come dissatisfied with it on account
of something which had Slipped into
its columns, and may stop taking
it; but the absence of the familiar
sheet at their offices and homes a
few weeks becomes All insupporta
BILE privation, and they hasten to
take it again, ahd possibly apollo
gize Tor having 1t stopped. No
friendship on earth is more constant
than thFt contracted by the reader
of u journal which makes a most
honest and earnest effort To merit a
continued support.
"Hence, conscientiously con
Quoted paper becomes n favorite in
the family"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-12-12
An unspotted Character.

Money is good thing, especially
in these hard times, but there is
something . thousand fold more
valuable. 1t is the eharapter-the
conscience of q pure and honorable
life. That it should be mans first
aim to preserve at any cost. In
times of commercial distress, while
some are proved and found wanting,
others come forward as tried by fire.
Here and there one comes out of
the furnace far more Of a man than
before. Amid the wreck of his for
tune he stands erect noble speci-
men OF true manhood. We have
occasionally witnessed an example
of courage in such crisis, of moral
intrepidity. that deserved all honor.
Let it be the aim of every business
man, above all things else, to keep
his purity unstained. This is the
beet possession, this is the capital
which can never be taken from him
this is the inheritance which he can
leave to his children.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-12-12

MADE Up FROM THE BEST CLIPPINGS.
Our Young People.

The valuable contributions of DR..
Rivers under this heading have
been universally admired and COM
mended. Ard having a partial
promise from him to renew them
after Christmas, we have determined
to keep up the department in the
interim by means OF miscellaneous
selections suitable for young people.
Older people might read many of
them with profit, too, by the way.
OF course we do not promise 10 fill
it near so we'll as it has been filled
by DR.. Rivers, but we beg the in
diligence of our readers until such
time as he may find opportunity TO
renew his faYors
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-12-12
Grumhlers.

There are men in the world who
are in such a chronic state of ILL
humor that one suspects them of
living exclusively on sour apples,
which have set their teeth on edge.
They are in society about as valua
bic amt cheerful as a grumbiing
toothache. They chew away on a
luscious bit of scandal with as much
satisfaction as boy who has got
hold OF his first piece of spruce
gum. They go round throwing Wit
rIol on peoples clothes and pepper
into peoples eyes. II there Is any
thing in this world that makes
man wish that the experiment of
creation had never been tried, or
convinces him that so far it is a
signal failure, it is the presence OF
that human chestnut burr-the con-
stitutional grumb!er.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-12-12
LADIES COLUMN.
HARoLINE HAROLD, EDITOR.
Reading Aloud.

1t is strange that in "a country
whose language is stored fulI of the
choicest works of che human mind,
and whose population is, as a whole,
so well educated, reading aloud as
source of amusement and means of
enjoyment is SO little resorted to.
There are many families-even in
hook loving New America there are
scores of families-where a book
or a chapter of book, is never
read to the family circle from one
end of the year to another. The
individual members of the family
read, but all reading done in the
family is silent reading. Father
his paper, mother her tract, Mary
her novel, Johnny his story of wild
adventure. Reading there is,
enough of it, but each one reads to
himself. There is no reading for
the whole, and no grouping of the
family into an audience for an eve
ning's enjoyment, such as comes to
people who hear a good bit OF read
ing well read.
Only those who have visited in
families where the gift of reading
was cultivated as source of fami-
ly enjoyment, and the custom of
reading aloud practiced, can imag-
inc what help and blessing TO the
family life such habit is. Music
is well enough in lis way, but its
range OF expression s far more
narrowed than that OF reading
and for that matter, far less prac
tical in it's adaptation to the family
wants. Then, too, singing requires
an instrumental accompaniment, too
much practice on the part of the
performer to be available for the
many. The art of reading well is
acquired and cheaply taught, and
the expressions Of literature are
abundant and varied.
How coy those home readings
may be made. Warmth. compan
ionship, culture, happiness, are all
included in them How much you
are missing, good people, if reading
is not cultivated as one of the
means of happiness and pleasure in
your family Gil Gle; for In such an
exercise there is quickening for the
Imagination, appeal to judgment,
elevation of feeling, opportunity
for criticism, which shall teach the
children more of literature in three
hours than they learn at school in
three weeks. Next to the impulse
of love as a means of drawing fami
lies together, is the influence Of in
tellectual companionship. Guilt
vate this, good friends, and sec
how satisfactory will be the result.
Il Golden Rule.