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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28
Longevity that Doesn't Pay.

The question as to the length of hui
man life is recalled anew by statement
of the Superintendent of the Montgomery
County Infirmary. Within Il term of
management extending over ten years
there have been five well authenticated
cases of the inmates in that institution
passing their one hundredth birthday.
1t is accounted for by the Superintend-
ent in the fact that these aged people
have no care of themselves, nothing on
their minds to worry or annoy them;
their meals and habits are regular, and
with not cause to induce surplus ener-
gy, the light of life tlickers gradually
down till almost imperceptible, and then
dies out. Whether such a life as these
last days afford is desirable, is also
questionable. 1t is !" sans teeth, sans
taste, sans every thing" 1t is a mere
glmmer, spark of life generally with
out intelligence, wrapped up in a cage
of bones.
Two of the cases above referred to
are still to be seen at the intirmary.
One, Henry Croley, man whose hun
dredth anniversary occurred the Sth of
last month, is native of Maryland, and
his father and two elder brothers were in
Washington's army. He has OCCASION
al flashes of remembrance and reason,
but is pitiful, blear.e eyed reechy old
man, who will not keep his clothes upon
him. The other is still more remark
able picture of wretchedncss. 1t is a
figure like Il mummy, that was once a
L.. .,,,l
and bruised blue in places, stretched SO
tight the bones seem bursting through !;
mattery, SightleSS caverns Tor eyes, u
driveling mouth that will scarcely open
wide enough for food, or to emit an in
human grunt, and long, coarse and I'M
slightly hairs, growing like rank weeds
from the unhealthy looking skin. This
is the remains of one Mary Wambler
For ten years "Old Mary" rambled
about the town subsisting on charity,
till the lniirmary was established and
she was the first to avail of its privileges.
That WAS in 1887, and she was then sew
enty-siN years old She is blind, deaf
and dunno, idiotic with age. When she
attempts 10 walk she falls down, but life
still clingS To her rickety frame. Once
ar twice within the past few wears she
has been sick, and il was thought would
die, bur has recovered, and since the
last illness seems Ia have renewed some
OF her former yivacitv. 1t may be, il
she can pass particular period of sec
ond childhood, she will begin life anew
with fresh lease. IL will oe an uncer-
tain advantage If the progress of civil.
zaiiun increases the number of such
wretched beings for their posterity to
supPort.-DIgion co., Litter 10 CiHcin-
Hafl COmulsFctai.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28
FASHION NOTES.

-Tortoise-shell bangles, with very
tiny, tinkling bells, are new.
Ladies' white vests are made of
white corduroy or Turkish toweling
.-Undressed black kid gloves with
long wrists are the first choice in mourn
ing.
The most popular traveling-bag is
made of canvas, and can be richly
braided and embroidered.
"A unique design for a bracelet is
slender hoop of gold holding horse
shoe set with turquoise.
Ivory sets comprise comb, side
combs, hair-brush and dressing-comb,
and tiny purse, carved in an exquisite
manner.
Nothing is more popular or consid-
cred more stylish atpresent in Paris TOR
all dressy occasions than white bon
net.
In mourning, black onyx jewelry
is worn in long slender brooch or
scarf-pin, with small faceted balls for
earrings.
Among the choice bonnet adorn-
ments are frail blossoms of the lily
tribe, tiny blooms of the elder, and
such plants, with quaker grass and flag
leaves.
A new Partisan fancy is that OF
wearing the boutonniere, or small bou-
quet, not in the waist, but on the leit
sleeve between the shoulder and elbow,
and quite near the shoulder
The fashionable color for autumn
and winter has already been announc,,
ed. 1t is to be called "Bordeaux, " ana
it is of the exact hue of that well known
wine. Pale blue is to be worn with IL
as contrasting color.
Satin or velvet bodices, known as
Revolution bodices, are worn with while
muslin skirts. These are in coat snaps
with revers and cape covered with wniVe
lace, as, for instance, ruby SATIN WIN
Venetian point lace or the old VENICE me-,
guipure. There is first white si!k
petticoat, over which is white muslin
pleated skirt, and a washer-woman over,
skirt bordered broadly with ruby sa'ln
and white lace.
Another revival predicted for the
autumn is that of the pleated polonla,l:e
with yoke and very wide belt, lhls
has been introduced abroad under inc
name of the blouse casaque. Its ioo,e,
easy garment peculiarly adapted lo[
summer dresses, but is already oel,s
made up for cooler weather in lnulA
cashmere trimmed with Russian lace
and silk embroidery. There are a,so
shirred blouse casaques without pleas,
The white muslin pleatings once a
fashionable for trimming black SILK anu
colored dresses are coming INTO use
again. They are worn under oiaes
lace, or else they peep from oehe11.
ruffles of the dress material. a gIe~
deal of white lace of very open pattern
is also used on dark silk dresses; among
these are church lace Tor Irish Poihtl'
Honiton, Flemish laces, the open-ine,i.
ed torchon without any pattern ! pom ~
and Valenciennes of new open design
These are all modern laces, Yet they aie
given look of age b. being diPPt,SSi !.
weak coffee until they are quite yeliCN.
They are very much used on the PaIie :.
and Vatican dresses of damask anu u
foulard that are ordered for feies.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28

The newest short dresses have three
kilt pleated flounceS crossing the back
breadths from belt to foot. Sometimes
this short apron takes the washer-wom-
en- shape. and sometimes 1t is merely 8
pleaied scarf.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28

Sleeves in the latest imported
dresses are much larger than usual.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-11

This morning we were shown very
peculiar gold coin, the property Of Col.
=. Carroll Hicks, Of New York. which
coin was presented to him by Mr.. Bel
KNAPP, the President Of the San Antonio
Street Railroad Company. Mr.. Bel
knap's father was present AZ some cxca.
vations that We're made on the site az
the ancient city Of Thebes, during
which this coin. among other things.
was unearthed, so there can be no doubt
a. TO the genuineness Of the coin. II Il
not much larger than dime, pure gold.
more oval than round, being an irregu-
lar circumference, and very thick for the
size, being as thick, if not thicker
through, than an American quarter. II
y also slightly concave on one side. The
coin had never been much in circula-
ton, as the image and superscription
are perfectly clear. as ii fresh from the
stamp On one side is the profile Of
Phillip Of Macedon, the father of Alex
ander the Great. On the reverse OF the
coin is two-horse chariot, driven by
and underneath an inscrip-
ton that was Greek to US. The chariot
and horses are wonderfully clear cut.
Phillip reigned, il our memory serves
as, 800 years before Christ.-.San Anfo-
mo (Itza) Express.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-11
Haps and Mishaps.

At Providence, X. l., Michael
Laughlln's 6-year old daughter wa.
fatally burned by. her clothes taking
fire.
An unknown man went to sleep on
lime-kiln near South Boston, Mass
and was suflocated to death.
a one year-old son Of Patrick Burns
OF Springfield, o., fell into a tub Of hot
water, and was fatally scalded.
At Sandusky, D., little child of
Mrs Dlekman was scaldcd TO death by
me upsetting Of kettle of boiling
water.
Herman kolestein, aged Is. LIVING
near Lincoln, Neb.. was fatally burned
blythe husk mattress on which he was
sleeping catching fire.
AT Paschalville, Pa, Mrs. Jane
lumbs was fatally burned by the upsef-
ting Of ccal-oil can, the contents of
which took fire.
Mrs. M. NJ. Ridgeway was person.
ating Santa Claus for the amusement ~
some children at Ripley, o., when her
clothing caught fire from candle on n
Christmas tree and she was badly burn
ed. '''"'
Shotgun and pistol victims: VIM.
Coburn, aged 20, Of Higginsport. o..
was accidentally shot and killed by AL
bert Young while fooling with a revolt
ver.-James Clark, Of Cardington. a
was fatally wounded by the discharge ~
ms own gun. a man named O'Cunncr
was shot and killed BY companion
named Brown, while hunting for deer
above Marietta, O.-Rolla Sterreft was
shot and killed at New Albany. Ind.
during scuflle between two colored
boys Tor the possession Of "A shotgun. -
Al Milwaukee, Christmas Day. Pauline
Kramer, aged -, was shot and killed
py her cousin, John Kramer. AGED II
The boy and girl were playing, and the
boy TOOK rom bureau drawer AN old
pistol that he supposed was unloaded.
ne cocxed the weapon, pointed il Al the
yrl,. pulled the trigger. and the girl fell
lead, with bullet through her head
Vim. Wordcl was killed ~
ne accidental discharge Of his
'wn gun while hunting near Grand
edge, Mich.-A 7-year-old son Of Ben
'eville Derr, Of Lchigh County, Pa..
'ot hold Of a loaded gun during the AL
ence Of his parents, and shot himself
cad.--A D year-old child Of George w.
thompson, Chief-of-Police Of Little
Washington, Pa, got out OF bed and
Dok his fathers revolver from his over
DAT which was hanging on a chair. The
lstol was in some way discharged. the !
ullet passing through the chid's head.
Hing II almost instantly James Fry ,
as killed by his own gun while hunt.
Y IN Potter County, Pa.--Edward !
landreau was killed while knocking a !
oxen apple from a tree with his gun
ear New Milford, Pa.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-11
The Worlds Dirtiest City.

Smyrna has the reputation OF being
one of the most unclean cities in the
world, and its whole arrangements. in
deed, are such as would shock even n
local authority of the most boniohted
provincial town in Great Britain. An
attempt IS now being made to put mat
ters upon better footing. During the
past year, amid the pressure Of other
business, municipal affairs have been
allowed 70 stand over altogether. The
result Of this -go-lucky system has
been that the state of the city has be-
come almost unbearable The streets
contain huge collections Of the bodies OF
departed cats, dogs, poultry. and rats in
ever, stage of decomposition. besides
refuse Of all sorts; and the only step that
i sometimes taken to cleanse them il
inc hanging Of the carcases Of the ami
mails on the window-bars OF the houses
in front Of which they have been de-
posted. This proceeding has led to
nelglborly quarrels and the wider diff
fusion 81 horrible smells, and is for the
Inture TO be discontinued as far a. nos
'lole. In the meantime the Governor
GENERAL has chosen nine . notables.-
hree Of whcm are European gentlemen,
. constitute the new Municipal Council
or Smyrna The notables are to begin
he work Of cleansing the Augean Sta
,les without further delay: and as some
y them are known to be persons Of en-
srgy, hopes are entertained that better
lays are in store for the city. and that
strenuous efforts will be really made 10
improve is sanitary arrangements be-
ore pestilence Is added to the horrors
Il the situation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-11

a correspondent Of the Chicago Tr,b-
nne says: Did you ever happen to see a
chinese trunkP Chinaman rarely
travels any great distance without one.
y differs from those used by us in this.
mat every thirg Is packed on the out
side q Il. Nothing goes inside. II
consists Of a pole six or seven feet long.
which the proprietor carries on his
shoulder, one end in front and the other
behind On this pole he hangs bundles.
baskets, tin-paHs, ropes and perhaps a
cooking-stove and n wheel-barrow.
Loaded with such miscellaneous cargo
= this, John will make his way through
the most crowded street without knock
ing any body down.
There are ileas in California. "A good
many Of them inhabit San Francisco.
They are not commonplace little bugs,
but well developed fellows, active and
industrious in their habits, and possessed
Of great capabilities -f'eas, in short.
that Californians are proud OF. Their
presence and influence are felt and ac-
knowled by persons in all grades Of So
ciety; and am informed that II il not
an uncommon occurrence for q gentle
man or lady in the midst Of a social
or at a table 10 suddenly stop
speaking, look queer, and, exclaiming,
/" Excuse me, I've got flea on mc,M
to hasten to retired place for the pur-
poses OF search and ejectment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-11

fidelity and courage of Packard ana Cham.
berlsin and their devoted followers. and
down.
I'm further pursuance Of the bargain
msur Win The southern Democrats the new
Administration has adopted a so-called
southern policy; iirsf, entirely contrary NJ
the announced principles OF the Republican
party; second. which has been carried out
~ the Abandonment 81 all Federal intention
ana effort 10 protect life, property. or suf-
rag =. TIE south, or 20 enforce the con~fi-
lutinnai amendments; and third, which has
Resulted IN the enforced dissolution ~ ira
Republican party az the south, and ~ de-
North.s ~ '"'
The letter j. thcnceforward mainly deyot-
~ 70 recapitulaticn Of President Haves,s
acts ana n'teranccs In the line u the 90
caieu southern policy Mr.. Chandler says,
A. the policy Of the Democratic marty
Was 70 De carried out al the south, Soufh-
crh confederate General, Mr.. ID. NJ. Kew
VINO mad opposed Hayes election. and IN
lne senate denounced his title a. fraudulent.
va appointed Postmaster-General, and
commenced the distribution OF the southern
post-oiiices 70 real Democrats. The negro
huIurrer- q Hamburg and Ellenfon had
been indicted In the Federal courts ~ Son,h
Carolina The great and good Hampton au-
pcaied inr Their Release, and il was accorded
~ tne PRESIDENT IN letter OF May IL grant
ihg general amnesty 10 negro murderer a.
political offenders To make immunifv
more certain, the policy of appointing ~
Distrlci Attorneys and Marshals men agre.- Z
able t. the white people OF the south. Thar
y, Democrats, was determined upon. % The
appointments OF Northrup rs District At
.urney Tor South Carolina. and W aldron a.
Marshal for Tennessee, are referred ~ .nd \
extended comment Il made on that III Fifz 4
simmons a. Marshal for Georgia ssin nI.ca
q smythe, a competent and honest Repub-
ncan, which was confirmed by the Demo-
sra'ic SENATOR votes, and the votes Of stan
etter 10 w. A. HUI on this su,iecf Il aIso
al length :" ~''o
NJ. Chandler, in the concluding portion
u MS address says: " In view ~ those Ia-
nentable facts, Il i the duty Of true Repub-
icAns p take prompt and courageous &C
VI. shehct y crime; acquiescence and
naction are political death. Can the Repuh-
lean party ~ heroic achievements ~. hs1nd
an Administration which il not 4 free
cent, but j. bound BY bargain ro Cen ;
'ordon, l.. q. G. Lamar, Wade Hampton.
"a other Southern Democrats now IN hirh
lnoe, vnN through The blood Of murdered I
'epuniiran>s Does not every voter ~ ia
ma know that HAYES and Packard were
'.cted simultaneously and held ~ the same 4
ne. and that when HAYES abandoned ana &
'ampied down Packard he pu; an irremnv- +
rs stain upon hiS lille. The Republican ;
ar,s M iseu long. and survived many az !.
snlts and many treasons. only bccau-e II !
= been = party founded upon high princi- h
les' animated by lofty sentiments. courage il
lsly acting up 70 noble convictions. III II \
pw disgrsces ~ record, and indor.es IN |,
~ 70 repudiate the Hayes surrender. it, \
'ters VIII leave Il ~ thousands: it, dav. 4
e numbered; i will die deserved ana Il
nhonored death.v
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-11

isiana and the country defeat Of the elect
oral count and q new election under Conk-
ling, may be revived with view Of opening
The electoral question, but think II impos-
sible.v
INTERVIEW WITH IIEUT.-GOv. wILTz.
Lieutenant- Governor Witt. The real rep-
reseniatise Of the great element Of Democra-
cy In the state. and who. as Chairman Of
me Senate, was At this end OF the line when
Burke was in Washington, I'm 4 conversation
on the same subject said: III HAYES had
made any such promises. then Packard
should have been smart enough to know il
was impossible 70 have kept them. IL such
a matter a the Returning Board actually
counting In Hayes occurred, Packard must
have known that the Presidential title was
weak, and with such title he could not az
ford such a conflict as would have inevitably
taken place. The people here know the en-
tire legality OF the Nichols Government.
and II Packard had been sustained con-
Met would have ensued which would have
shaken the foundation Of the Nation.
ana caused even the North TO io;n
H. Perhaps whoever represented HAYES
uid promise 70 sustain Packard, but See
Tue danger ne himself ran In suPpor(ing
what was VIGOROUSLY rotten. he not only
saved himself and the Republican partv. but
the whole country from disaster. for il the
country had learned TO appreciate the fact
NAT HAYES was no more entitled TO his place
Than Packard, there might have been no end
70 the trouble.
Northern Republicans don't appear to
Understand this, but they should. They
may, by showing Hayes up, and his title 10
rave no more substance than HAYES. satisfy
heir spite and work his ruin. but they can
lever seat Packard. Indeed, II the subject
: opened anew there will be no one who can
&c where the matter will end.-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-11

The people Of Iowa spend $4,000.
VOO year on school taxes.
The "weck of prayer as appoint.
ed, Will commence Jan. 6.
The new Diocese Of Quincy will
nave 70 elect another Bishop, DR.. Harris
having declined
The new Methodist hymn-book i
beng put in type, and will be issued
shortly in seven editions.
The revision of the Authorized YER
sion Of the New Testament has been
carried 70 the 23d chapter Of the Acts.
MIR. Moody is 40 years Of are. and
Mr.. Sankey is 81. The two have work
ed together successfully for seven wears
The English Baptists are about ID
send mission TO the region watered by
the Congo River. recently explored by
Henry M. Stanley. -
A Bible class Of 200 members .,
Charlotte, N. G., is taught by Cen. ID
II. Hill, late of the Confederate Army.
and brother-in-law Of Stonewall Jack
son.
Mr.. Thomas Spurgeon, son Of the
kev. Charles ii. Sturgeon, Of the Lon
don Tabernacle, Is preaching very suc-
cessfully IN Australia, where he has gone
to recruit his health.
Mr.. Moody will labor in Hartford
IN january, try 10 convert Springfield m
February. work IN Boston for two weeks.
and IN New Haven for the same length
OF time IN March, and then rest for The
summer.
As an inducemcnt TO the unrodly
70 enter upon a life Of religious observ-
ance, an Edgartown Mass. man offers
chrome % any person in that place
attending church service every Sunday
morning for The next six months.
--Beccher's congregation was incrcas-
cd last year by the accession OF "a men,
bers, and the membership numbers o.
545 The contributions, however.
amounted 10 only $l0,429, but the
amount raised from pew-rents was $40
600.
New Haven, with &C, 900 inhabitants.
has 90 churches. The Congregational
lists have ID, the Mcthodists IL, the Epis-
copalians 10, the Catholics seven, the
Baptsts six, the Jews two, and the Luz
'herans and Universalists one each.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-11

"'@-f" Hh' AouusIEys
-finc oranges that grow near Talla
hassee sell IN the streets Of tina. city fol
81 80 "A hundred.
An Iowa farmer recently sold O.
hogs which averaged 433 pounds.
The exports Of meat and live stock
10 Great Britain this year are nearly
double what they were in 1876.
The seasons catch Of salmon IN
Oregon has been over 100 600, and 8. 900
cases has been put up for the market.
In 1876 the United States cultivated
o4u,43I acres in tobacco, with WELD of
~ ,Vo2,o00 pounds, valued at S2s, Pop
The United States utilizes in cul-
ture 10 per cent. Of its area; Great Brit
am, 90 per cent, and Holland 20.
The Paris Exposition will devote a
special division TO electricity, in order
that all the systems Of electric light ming
may De tested comparatively.
-Jamaica began quinine planting in
1850, and now has 81, 200 trees. Of " hich
experienced chemists report most ,ayor-
ably. The experiment, made bv Gov
eminent, Is regarded as complete sue
cess.
The farmers near Maquoketa. Iowa.
are doing profitablebusines in raising
roots and herbs containing medicinal
properties and shipping them to manu-.
facturers of drug.
The best aud simplest test Of wine
Is said 70 he TO drop little ball Of cot
ton INTO the suspected liquid, then
wash the cotton, when, if the wine i
pure, u will become white again, other
wise il will retain reddish hue.
An article has been published IN the
Monitenr Unirersel on the manufact,rs
o. hardened glass types for printing. 1t
= Saia that the new types have been
found to work admirably on the i'm
proved revolving press for continuous
paper.
a novel movement on the part ~
colored persons in Augusta, Ga. i the
formation Of q company with a capital
81 100000 To establish a cotton factory
there. One Of the reasons for This
project Is explained to be a desire III /
provide place Of employment for col
pred youths as soon as they cease going !
% school
A neat and useful little contriyance
.hown as q chrono-metric governor or /,
has been invented. II i
constructed on the principle Of an alarm /
lock, and enclosed in a small metallic !
'ox, which is attached to a perpendicu- !,
ar rod placed in close promimitv TO /
lther stove or furnace. The instru- +
nent, after being wound up, il connect :
q with the stove damper, which il can
e set 70 open at any hour desired. :