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For the FREE PRESS.
of Agricultural In DIFF
ferent Ages Of the World.

The condition of agriculture and the
position held by its patrons has varied
in different ages of the world. And
you will find by examining the history
of this occupation from the beginning,
that people and nations fourished in
proportion as they made this occupa-
ton predominant over others. Thus
we find that the nations that flourish
ed most from the flood to the Chris
tian era, viz the Egyptians, Persians
and Grecians, were the nations that
paid the most attention to this occupa-
ton. While we notice the adjoining
nations living during the same period,
who neglected this occupation as being
too laborious for their lordly hands,
and occupied their time in the less
toilsome pursuits, such as tradine,
stock raising, and others, consequently
living great portion of their time in
idleness. and as idleness is the moth
er of SIM" they consequently were no
ted only for sin and its concurrent
miseries, i. e. pride, voluptuousness,
Incidence, and finally poverty. 1t is
true that the farmer feedeth all, then
how can a nation expect to flourish
unless great portion of her citizens
follow farming, and that energetically
and scientifically?
After Christ, agriculture held an
honorable position during the sway OF
the Roman empire; for we find the
great statesman CincinnatusA called
from the very handles of his plow to
enter the legislative hal'sand right the
affairs of the government, which we're
declining under the direction Of vo-
luptuous idlers. Further on in the
advancement of this great empire we
find some of the greatest men OF the
nation, the most refined writers, such
as Pliny. living upon farms and i'm
proving this rural occupation.
Let us now advance to the next
stage oil history, which is during the
dark ages which succeeded the Roman
empire. During these ages OF profil-
gacv. misery and bloodshed we find
that agriculture waued and its patrons
were discountenancei By the so-called
nobility.
Let us come down to our own time
and our own fair country. We have
no idle, titled aristOcracy, but every
NAE who has not a profession or use
| full trade, employs bis time in farming,
and is respected in so doing. The
red man of America Is too proud OF
of his title Of sO-called lord of the
forest" to spend his time in cutting
down the forest and turning them into
fields, and making said fields bring a
-
#Our correspondent is in error here,
lCiucinuatus hourished 10 the fifth cen
turv before Christ.-ED. FREE Press.
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Horace Greeley.

A Delaware literary society, in turn
ing over its papers preparatory torepair'
ing its hall, found many valuable anto'
graph letters from distinguished men--
nearly all being responses to notifca-
tions of elections to honorary member
ship in the society. One Of these dated
1S49, was written by the founder Of the
Tribune. 1t runs thus: My attainments
anywhere near the boundary of scholar
ship are so very meagre that l dislike
to receive such compliment as your
society has paid me. never spent a
day in any sort ofa seminary above q
common school (Which was exceedingly
common in my time J Since | was eight
years old I have only seen the inside of
school house in WINTER since IA, not
at all; and our terms did not average
five months per annum in those days.
| know little newspaper Latin and
French, and might have mastered
little Greek the same way if the bar
barlans had known enough to use an
Ineligible alphabet. Ofmathematics,
| learned what is contained in Adams
Arithmetic; of grammar, just enough to-
see clearly that Lindley Murray knew
very little and blundered shockingly.
As to chirography, mine speaks for It's
self, not clearly as to matter. but quite
distinct as to manner. However, L
know a little Of what may he tished up
on tolerable busy and rugged journey
through tie world, having always lov'
ed books better than play, and devour-
ed newspapers with insane avldity'
Thanking your society for the honor
intended me, and meaning to justify 1t
by afaithful obedience to the MAXIM
live and learn, l remain yours truly,
HORACE GREELEY"
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10 Pilgrim, Comes the Night 80
Fast ?'
NJ CELIA TnAxrEs.

NJ CELIA THAxrEn.
o Pilgrim, comes the night so fast
Let not the dark thy heart appall.
Though loom the shadows vague and vast,
For Love shall save VS. all.
There Is no hope but this to see
Through tears that gather fast and fall
Too great to perish Love must be,
And Love shall save US all.
Have patience with our loss and pain,
Our troubled space Of days so small;
We shall not stretch our arms in vain,
For Love shall save US all.
o Pilgrim. but moment wait,
And We shall hear our darlings call
Beyond Deaths mute and awful gate,
And Love shall save US all.
-[Scribnor for March
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See who endorses the Genuine

Hon. Alex. II. Stephens,
H. Rev. Jno. W. Beckwith. Bishop OF ua.,
Gen. Jno. b. Gordon, U. 5. Senator,
Rt. Rev. Bishop Pierce,
Hon. Jpo. Gill Shorter,
J. Edgar Thompson,
Hon b. II. Hill.
Hon J. G. Breckinridge,
Prof. David v ills, d. d.,
Chief Justice Hiram Warner, OF Ga,
Lewis " under, ASST p. NJ, Phila. Pa,
and thousands Of others from whom we have let
tiers Of commendation and recommendation.
Testimonials are received every day from per-
,ons Of education and prominence from all parts
OF the country and all that is asked is iair triai.
1t is eminenty Family Medicine; and by being
kent ready for immediate resort will save many
an hour OF suH-ring snd many dollar IN time
and doctors bills.
Send for an Almanac and convince yourself that
simmons Regulator is one Of the few medicines
thet can be kELIED UPON AS SAFE ASD EfFicA-
crors FAMILY MEDICINE. But Beware, Be CaEelul,
Re on YOUR Guard tor Frauds. limitations ana
Substitutes are numerous, they lay in |AlI TO prey
upou the publ and to pirate upon the G2EArEsI
LiyrR MEDICINE in the world.
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A LOT of important planets, Jupiter
Mars, Uranus and some others, VIII
be simultaneously in perihelion some
where in 1881. This is an event which
has not occurred before in the memory
of man, or in the records OF proiane
history, and as the perihelion OF any
one of these planets has in the past
given rise to peculiar atmospheric
conditions and generally disturbed
this worlds economy, the conjunction
of several Of them may be expected to
produce some startling effects. AT
the concurrence of any two perihelions
in the past. pestileuce, war and tenn
pest have always been rife, but we
have never had 20 many u them at
once as we are promised in 81. In
this connection We would quote the
last two lines Of Mother shiptons
prophecy:
III. World to AZ end rsn cone
In Issi."
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THE population of the United States
in 1870 was 3. 10000 Ii is now esti-
mated at 45.OOO,OOO. The present
populs,ioa Of New York City Is set
down at 10000. aud probably e1-
ceeds that.
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MAILS.

Austin Stage arrives at 10 O'Clock NJ; San
Antonio Stage. arrives at IL O'Clock NJ. Both
Daily arrivals. Mails close ot II A NJ;
Gonzales arrives Tuesdays and Fridays at b p. MI
leaves at 8 A. M. next morning.
A. VoM STEIN, P. N.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
One square, one insertion 81 90; each addition
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL.
ooxoREssxAN-6 DIsrRicr:
Hon, Gustave schleicher, Of Dewitt Go.
SENATOR -3lsr pisrRIcr:
Hon. L. J. Storey, Of Caldwell Co.
RrpRssrSrArivrs-64Tu.D DISTRICT:
Hon. J. v. Hutohins, Of Hays Co.
Hon. W. N. Rust, Of Guadalupe Co.
DISTRICT couRr--l5rH DISTRICT.
Hon. L. W. Moore, Presiding Judge, Lagrange.
TINES or HOLDING COURT.
HAys.-2d Mondays in March and September.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Sterling Fisher, Judge County Court.
r. j. Manlove, County Attorney.
Ed.J. l.. Green, Clerk.
9. W: GrOoms, Justice Of the Peace Pre-. No ! !
I'M. Breedlove, :, =. :
H. G. Little.
L. Smith.
H. A. McMesns, County Treasurer.
A. Heaton, Assessor.
Ben. c. Hardin, Surveyor.
d. ?. Hopkins, Coni'r Precinct No. J.
d, II. Moore z.
J. r. Burleson, 3.
J L. Bazemore. 4.
Geo, II. Ward, Constable.
TIMES OF HOLDING County AND PREcIYcr COURTS
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.
Commissioners Court-2d Mondays In February,
May, August and November.
Justice Court Precinct N o. list Friday In each
month, San Marcos.
Precinct No. 2-2d Friday in each month MtCity.
" 3-3d " Wimberley's Mill
" '' 4-4th Dripping Springs.
TOWN OFFICERS.
Mayor-A. B. F. Kerr
Council-W. O. Hutchison, W.B. Fry, L. W. Mitch
ell, D. P. Hopkins, p. Il. Turner.
Marshal-A. B. Daley.
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HOW TO TELL
Genuine Simmons Liver Regulator.
Al. LE.ssa;oo
or Medicine.

Look for clean neat WHITE WRAPPERwith the
red symbolic letter stamped upon II In the Ioin oi
r;hIon gracefully curved in to the let er EN-.
brncing the emblems OF our trade, Spatula, Nor
tar ana Graduate with the worps A. Q. slMMONS'
LIVER REGULATORS or MEDICINE thereon, also
observe the signature OF J. Il. ZElLlN CO., IN
red ink ON the side.
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TAKE NO OTHER.

Beware OF those who know nothing of Medical
Compounds who put out nostrums known to sour,
and being analysed prove worthless ana only inaue
to fleece the public, and to pirate on the well
earned reputation OF Zeilin d Co.'s medicine;
These frauds have no reputation to sustain and
will cheat you ior few pennys every way they
can. . .,,zo -,
Look carefully to the medicine you are induoed
to TAX for much suffering, permanent injury and
eve n death has resulted from improper treatment
and from taking unskillfully prepared medicine.
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One inch in space constitutes square.
Ioro, and transient advertising payable strictly
n advance.
Local notices, 10 cents per line each insertion.
Announcing candidates for office, county, . '''o
For District or State Offices, s,...........' Ao'''
obituary notices OF over ten lines chargea a'
dvertising rates.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Newspaper.
han kera,
Bankers.
,,tToHELL, GLOVER CO., Mitchell's Building
nry Goods md GrOcer'es'

Dry Goods md GrOcer'es'
DoNALsoN b JOHNSON, North side Main
u Plaza. ..
v. aUrCaINs & CO., West side Main
y. Plaza. .,.
m p.uAILEY Il BROS, West side of the Main
L Plaza.
,,TElN " GIEsEN, South sde of the Main
y Plaza.
briggs c. H., North side OF the Nam
Dplazu.
lN BFRY, South side Plaza.
u &C. SMITH, North Side Plaza.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28
Silver Dollars In Circulation.

II will probably DO somo months. be.
fore silver dollars get into general cir
c~ulation. At present the Secretary ~
exchanging them only for gold coin. par
TO par. Very few will ever get out IN
that way. because there would DO no nd.
vantage in the exchange. but q great In.
convenience. In point OF weight, gold
IL nbout sixteen times more valuable
than silver. In the amount OF space
occupied, there IL n difference Of about
twenty-five per cent. For instance. the
wooden trays used by bankers and bro.
kers here hold $40, 900 In double eagles.
while the same space will hold only $500
in trade dollars. II Is not likely that
silver dollars will enter much into cir.
culation In the larger cities. They will
DO run into the Sub TREASURES through.
out the country, and certificates In.
sued which will pass from one hand
to another like demand notes. Very
little gold is used In the East, notwith-
standing the large amounts daily re.
quired in the settlement for duties on
imports. The receipts at the New York
Custom. house vary from s2OO.OOO to
$500. 900 per day, and yet the amount Of
coin actually used is only from $40, 600
to S25,OOO per day. and this Is In small
amounts. For instance, during the
week ending March 10th, the duties
paid In at the New York CUSTOM house
amounted to 80, 0G2. 600. but only Sll0..
800 was in coin. including $500 In silver
dollars. It is probable that these were
coins just finished at the Philadelphia
Mint. Az soon m silver dollars get into
the hands Of brokers importers will be.
gin 10 use them moro freely.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28

USpER the plea Of legislation "by
the people," Congress has virtually
ceased to be q deliberative body. On
all important questions the majority as
sumo to decide that ''thepeople demand"
certain things. to be done. draw mp bills
to carry the assumed popular will into
effect. and rush them through without
giving time for any consideration Of
their merits. and with scarcely more
sense OF responsibility than would be
felt by an equal number OF puppets
moved by wires. Partly rs the effect.
partly as the cause. OF this, We are
forced to recognize a marked decline in
the character and capacity OF u Rep
r~esentatives in Congress. Csasins to
lead. they have become incompetent to
leadership.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28
Washoe County.

Reno CARTE. Mirch 90. - Messrs.
Jones. Kinkead aud probably u few
others have determined TO erect a curola
furnace at this place. and to-day work
was commenced Oh the same. II Is a
furnace which is In use In a number Of
places In this State, and does satisfac-
tory work. When this furnace is com.
pleted the Schively process will, In all
probability, DO used In connection with
II to reduce the oros found In this
county.
Mr.. j. T.. Jones says that the Jones 4
Kinkead mine looks we'll. He will sink
u stump and bail the water from the
lower part Of the shaft, allowing II to
collect first In the sump. which is merely
the lower part Of the shaft, and in this
mine will be Immediately below the 100
level.
Mr.. l.. W. Lee yesterday shipped
twenty-five carloads OF beef cattle, for
Grsyson, Harrell X Co., OF Oakland.
The cattle were from q. II. Bailey /; also.
three cars for Frank Aumer Of Dutch
Flat. from Surprise valley.
Reno Journal, March "a. All the
snow has been removed from tho Geiger
Grade. and that highway il new in a
passable condition to Steamboat Springs.
The P~ostonico at Psavine has been
discontinued. Reno IL the nearest Of
fee to that community now.
Rye Patch was the scene OF some
lively shooting among several Chinese
on Monday last. As near as va could
learn four Mongolians hal u contract TO
do q certain piece Of work. Another
child OF the sun succeeded in getting
the work away from them. which was
cause enough for them to 60 to war.
The four went for the single man aud
cmptied about twenty shots ut him with
no effect whatever. The solitary QUE.
however. returned the shooting. send.
ing five shots into their ranks. one Of
which hit q John In the side. but the
leather money belt stopped the force Of
the bullet aud but 9 slight wound was
received. All wal quiet at last advicss.
Reno Ga,etis. March ga lot Of In.
dams yesterday disinterred the remains
Of the recently murdered Indian, and re-
moved his remains from its burial casket.
placed his body In the bottom Of the
grave. nearer than II had been to the
bosom OF mother earth. They then
placed the county's cofiu upon his car
cass. pronounced n few solemn primo.
genital rites, and covered the deceased
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28

ALExASpkR DUMAS. in going through
his fathers papers, found a piece in
Ave acts. written by the dead man.
and founded upon 'Balsamo." lie
showed to n. Duquesnel. who thought
that the subject might have received y
greater development. SO II. Dumas
set to work. cutting. extending and re-
arranging. but respecting the novel and
the piece as much as possible. He
says: ITO know the author OF the piece
Is therefore not easy. but one means eI-
ists for settling the point: the public
shall decide. II the play succeeds. II
will be my fathers; II ii fails. 1t is
mine"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28

MrRcrpks. Queen Of Spain. AS a little
school girl at n French convent. was q
pretty. gentle. modest, industrious
creature. A fellow pupil writing Of her
at that time. in letters printed in the
April number Of Seribar's Magazine, de-
scribes her as having q 6ne. clear CON-
p~ls,ion. pleasant features, dark gray
eyes. and splendid thick and glossy
black hair. All the other little scholars
we're obliged to call the Madame. and
little Madame Was always most amia-
BILE. jolly. and p~lay.lOving.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28

IT appears that injustice has been
done To Canon Farrar in representing
him as teaching that the future OF the
finally wicked is uncertain. or rather
Uuiversalism under another form. Mrs.
Mary d. Dodge. who heard him. writes
to the Congrsgationalist that he taught
that. though legal punishment might
not be inflicted. yet the sinner. unre-
strained and unchastensd, could not but
grayitate into q state worse than the
figurative hell Of the scriptures. and
lose thereby forever the power OF
heavenly enjoyment.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28
Humboldt County.

Whnemucca Silver STATE. March 90
Tho authorities Of washoo county write
to District Attorney Harding that they
have another bill amounting to Sl,9Oo
against this county for boarding Rover
from the time Of his trial up to the time
Of his death, aud for executing and bu'
rying him.
The weather is unploasantly cool.
and though the mercury has not been
down to the freezing point lately. the
air is chilly. and apparently colder than
in January.
District Attorney Harding has gone
to Carson to present to the Court q
statement for o new trial In the case oil
washos Va. Humboldt county.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28
THE A-syRIAN GoBHLRR.

The checklist. most persistent. mos I
Unsuitable gobbler on the face OF the
earth il Adolph Sutro. Not content
with claiming q royalty" OF two dol
lars a ton from all the ores ever taken
or to DO taken from the mines OF the
Comstock, whether from the depths or
the surface, he now goes in for . sweep Of
the whole thing. He opens his eapa-
ciou. nav and makes . cool. deliberate
attsmp, to gobbls up the whole concern
dips. spurs. angles and all. We refer
to the following item which We copy
from the Carson Tribune Of yesterday:
1.-THE indomitAble sutro-Adolph the
Assyrian- is about TO make . bold strike
% become possessed Of the richest mines
In the world. viz: tho Consolidated VIZ
GINA and California IL would appear
that the owners Of these famous mines
have but recently applied for United States
patents. and the proper authorities 81
Washington have the matter under consid-
Grafton. Now Sutro. Win IN Do
lection duly filed. forbidding the granting
Of sAid patents. claiming thai the grouna
now being worked by the BONANZA compA-
ME. belongs 10 the Sutro Tunnel. by reason
on said tunnels grant by Congress. allow
ing the Sutro Tunnel Company LOU feetoi
ground ON each side Of the tunnel. not pre-
viously located under the mining laws.
Sutro claims that the ground a. present.
worked by the BONANZA companies Was NOT
included In their original cAuo anu
per consequence IL the property OF the
Tunnel Company. As We understand
tho matter. this action 10 but the forerun-
ner Of q mining suit OF arg
proportions. wherein Sutro Will sue tof
not only the recovery OF the ground. out
for all the ore extracted from the body N
dispute. In comparison TO such . suit we
legal controversy going on between the
Eureka Consolidated and com
panies would pale into insisniheance. we
understand that tho case will DO bronght
before tho United States Court immedi-
Ately."
After readiug. the above item. let every
good. square highwayman and bank
robbsr In the land take of his hat aud
bow in humble alteration before the
great old Jack sheppard OF them all.
Even as a joke ON the part OF Adolph 1t
Is a brilliant and dsshing one. while As
a blackmailing move, nothing could e.
eel il. All rights and privileges con-
veyed in tho Sutro Tunnel gran,
as connected with the Conistoek
were forfeited years ago through
non-fulhlment Of contract on the
part OF the Tunnel Company. and
such a bold attempt to seize upon OF
sven lay claim to tho hsrd-earued prop
erty OF our leading miners, Is. to say
the least. the sublimity Of solidly frozen
check and villainous impudsncs. Hell
has been abolished too soon.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28
Etko County,

Tasodrora Tines .rietc. March &c.
The Rock Creek. Squaw Valley and
Battle Mountain toll.road. which was
located and surveyed last November. has
been purchased by Curlsss. Hamilton &
Co.. and q large force will be put to
work on 1t Immediately. and In q very
short time we will have q good road that
can DO travelled at oil seasons OF the
year. between this place and tho
railroad,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28

GENERAL BUrLER is prancing around
Congress with a bill for the relief Of the
rag baby, trying to get the floor long
enough to present II to the House. He
wants the subsidiary silver currency
called in. and the old fractional paper
currency revived. The General 10 m
restless rs a colicky baby. lie seems
to think that the way to cure financial
ills is to change the remedy as often as
possible.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28

The aborigines Of Victoria. Australia,
who. when the colony was formed. some
forty.avs years since. numbered 5000.
have dwindled down to 1000. and are
decreasing at the rate Of thirty-hvs per
cent. wear.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28

DoorxrErKn Polk doesn't believe
that the House will abolish either his
Office or him. He is quite surs that the
Democratic party can't get along with
out him. Mr.. Polk has made II pretty
evident that the party can't get along
with him. unless ii starts . branch
treasury for his benefit.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28

Tux 81. Petersburg Gdsehs celebrated
its l52d anniversary last month by pub
fishing q fac simils Of its nrst finmber.
The language OF the initial number was
a mixture Of Russian and Slav. and Is
found difficult OF comprehension by
modern Russians.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28

The Astor library. at New York. has
been recently enriched by tho accession
OF a large number Of rare and costly
works. The Trustees have made pur'
chascs Of books during tho past year To
an amount exceeding $4,000. The MI
ditions. though embracing many
branches. have been o particularly
marked in the departments Of art. arch
itecture. archaeology, numismatics, gen.
eral history aud American history. nat
urnl science and linguistics.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-28

Tnx result OF the attempt to restore
the models in the patent Office. dam
aged by the late fire. bids fair to more
than realize expectation. About 5000
models have already been restored. and
from present indications the whole num-
Der capable Of being put in good con-
dition will reach at least 5000 more
than the Commissioner's estimate. OF
about 1900.