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CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice, having
had placed in his hands by an East India mission
airy the formula Of q simple vegetable remedy, fol-
he speedy and permanent cure Of consumption,
bronchitis. batarrh, a.thms, and all throat and
lung affections, also positive and radical cure
for nervous debility and all nervous complaints
after having tested its wonderful curaiivs powers
in Thousands Of cases. has felt 1t his duty to make
IL known to his suffering fellows. Actuated BY
hi motive, and desire TO relieve human suffer.
pg, will send, free Of charge. to all who desire
It, this recipe, with full directions for preparing
and using, In German, French, or English. Sent
BY mail BY addressing with stamp, naming this
psder. W. W. sherar, l49 Powers Block. 70.
chester, New York. 4w
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A Word TO Mothers.

You haye children; you have strong
and enduring love for them; no one else
feels as you leel; to this love we appeal.
Nothing gives you 30 much joy az to look
upon your child rosy and blooming with
HEALTH. You know that most of the
eickness of childhood is caused by WORMS
they make the cheek to pale; the rose to
fade; they call the physician to the bed.
side; they dig the graves Of children;
they ring your fond and loving hearts
with anguish. But grieve no moro, PAR
KER'S SANTONINE WORM LOZEN-
GES will save your child, They expel
the worms from the stomach completely,
give health and vigor to the child. lussre
70 the eye and color to the cheek. Thous-
ands OF mothers all over the Land to-day
are using PARKERS SANT0NlNE
WORN LOZRNGES. Buy none bat
Parker's Santcnine. For sals by Reynolds
& Daniel, San Nascos, and By all drug,
sists. April 8 ION
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Chambers Brothers yesterday wrote

Chambers Brothers yesterday wrote
to force pump mandatory at the
North to get full information in regard
to the capacity, etc, of pumps.
With proper effort now the Colorado
valley could be irrigated and made to
blossom like . rose in . few weeks
time. The valley is nearly : mile
counties, and is level and fertile.
We clip the above from the Austin
Statesman. Itwould be much easier
to utilize the waters ofthe San Mar
cos as above, and bring it to every
house in our town, and there is no 9TH
er object to. day considered as to the
above beneficial effects, and:as q safe
qua I'd against fire, Of equal Importance
We commend the matter to individual,
or corporate capitalists, seeking prof
liable investment.
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We regret very much to learn that
Mr.. Manlovs is still very sick.
ID, D." is remind ed that We do not
publish anonymous communications.
We tender especial thanks to Mr..
Rogers and family for favors received
in connection with the picnic.
We notice our young friend A, NJ.
Belvin again in our midst. since the
adjournment of the legislature.
Rev Mr.. Roach and wife, among
others from abroad. were in attendance
at our Sunday school picnic. Glad to
see him looking in improved health.
We noticed the other day that Rev.
Mr.. Fisher was assisting Mr.. Rowland
in building the fence around the Insti-
tate. We learn that several Of the
Methodist clergy have lent hand on
the same work. but that Mr.. Fisher
is the only one who has manifested
the perseverance Of the saints" to
any very marked degree.
Prof. Lyons, formerly of this place,
but for over twenty years principal Of
m academy at New Brauufels, called
on US q few days since. He informed
US that his daughters were contempla-
ting visiting relations at the North,
that his sons were doing for themselves
and hence he contemplated quitting
housekeeping and leaving New
Braunfels. at least for time. He will
probably spend some time among bis
old friends Of this place and vicinity.
By the way, he gave an entertaining
lecture at tho College on Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. Huntington, the great railroad
king of the Union Pacific, and rival
of Tom Scott in Southern Pacific
route. was in our town on Thursday.
We learn he made the stage stand
of Mrs. Worsham on the Blanco. his
headquarters, and bought about $1,000
worth of wire of Mr.. Giesen to be us.
ed thereon. It is believed that great
plans have been laid with reference to
said farm as the site Of q future rail-
road town, and these movements Of
Mr.. Huntington would seem to favor
the idea. Mrs. Worsham is said to
be relation of Mr.. H.
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We are in receipt Of the first issue
Of Capt Josselyn's new paper at Aus
tin "The State Guard" 1t is very
handsome sheet, and leads all the Other
Austin papers as to the tone and char
acter of the contents. We fear it is toe
far above the popular taste to take
we'll with the average newspaper read.
er, but all the more therefore do we
wish it success as a public educator.
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The Picnic.

The annual Sunday school picnic
in McKie's grove on Thursday was moi
so largely attended as on some former
occasions, but there were a goodly
number present, and the occasion was
unusually interesting. Rev. U. A,
Fisher made the Speech very good
one-and there was plenty Of music
Dinner revealed a profusion of good
things, sufficient we should think fol
twice the number present. We zig.
ured" on the occasion in an agreeable
circle represented by the families oil
Ar. Rogers. Capt. Storey, Mr., Bell,
Judge Fisher, and perhaps Others,
We found their spread" q most ap,
petizing array of edibles iu great vari'
ETY., to which we did ample justice.
After dinner amusements were the
order of the day. Our young English
mend, Mr.. Hutchings. inaugurated q
new feature. viz: foot-races Of boys
and girls, which elected much interest.
We noticed that the ice-cream Ia
Dies Of the Church Workers we're one
q the centres Of attraction.
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SAFE, PERMANENT AND COMPLETE are the
cures OF intermittent diseases performed
by CLIrroRD's FKBRIFUGE. Dumb Chills,
Fever and Ague. and all bilious disorders
are speedily eradicated from the system.
health and vigor are obtained more rapid
" and more permanently by the use OF
this great natural antidote than by any
remedy heretofore known. 1t disinfects,
cleanses and eliminates all malaria. As
a Tonic, it acts as an Antiseptlc and
Blood Purifier, bringing renewed energy
and vitality to the body worn down by
disease.
j. G. RICHARDSON, Prop'r.
For sale by oil druggists. st. Louis.
April Paw
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l,escriptle. Of Hays County, 81

Description Of Hays County, etc
We have struck off several hundred
COPIES of our revised and enlarged ed
ition Of the above, in the form Of an
extra of the FREE PRESS, and are now
able to supply all reasonable demands
for copies. 1t gives full and truth ul
account of the county with reference
to History, Area. Location. etc. Popu.
lation; Climate and Health; Price Of
Lands and Improvements; Politics;
Natural Wonders; Different Sections
of the County; Adjoining Counties;
Terms of Renting Land; Exempt
Property, etc., Together with much
interesting supplementary matter.
In view of the labor and expense in
volved in their preparation and publ
cation, we have concluded to offer
these extras as follows: Single copies
ten cents each; three copies for 25
cents; seven copies for 80 cents; twenty
copies for 81. Copies will be sent
postpaid to any address at the above
rates.
We need not suggest the convenience
and saving of time and labor in send
ing such a paper in answer to inquiries
concerning the county, rather than at
tempt to answer by letter. tt.
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AT the picnic the other day, as on
many former occasions. We heard gen.
eral complaint of the lack Of seats.
These should be supplied at once. The
grounds are very nice, and will proba.
bly, continue to be used on public 90.
casions- thence tho necessity Of seats,
We hope to see them on hand by the
proposed celebration of the 4th Of
July.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-05-03
Magazines for May.

Scribner's has articles on The New
Museum in Rome; The Pastoral Bees,
by John Burroughs; A Story Of Paris,
by Frances H. Burnett; A Day on the
Docks; Village Lawn Planting; Bra.
iii, (the first of a series of interesting
artlcles); Richard H. Dana; Oliver
Wendell Holmes, with portrait; and
many others. with profuse illustrations.
A splendid number. st. Nicholas
ditto.
The Atlantic treats of Labor and
Natural Forces; Witchwork; To Lead.
vile, The Abolition of Poverty; Our
Florida Plantation, by Mrs. Stowe;
&c., &c.
Lippincott's has the following among
other good things: Why We Like
Paris; From Norway to New York;
The Tramp in Four Centuries; The
Home of the Two Widows; Beach.
birds; &c.
Appleton's has the following: A
Seat in the Chair of Destiny; The
Golden Mesh. Tale; Position and
influence of Woman in Ancient Ath-
ems; A Comedy of Superstition; On
the Cho,ce of Books. and Others,
Popular Science has articles on the
Origin of Worlds, by Prot. Daniel
Vaughan, just deceased; Growth Of
the Will; Clews in Natural History;
Bodily Conditions as related to Men
tai States; Dangers of Darwinism;
Disease of the Body as Mental
Stimulant; Autobiography Of George
Combe; and others of frst-class in
terest.
The Eclectic opens with fine por.
trait of President Grevy of the French
Republic, and has also an article on
First Impressions of the said Republic.
1t also has articles on Psy-
chometric Facts, Goodwin and Shelley;
Cremation in China; Charles Lamb ;
A Romance of Royalty, and several
Others. A charming Magazine.
The chronological Journal has illus
trated articles on President Grevy of
France and Elihu Burritt the Learn
ed Blacksmith !" Life and Character
in the South; Wells for School Houses;
Tendencies of Tobacco, etc.
Ballou,s has 9 leading illustrated ar
ticle about the monkey men of New
Guinea. followed by its usual nice
stories, poems. and attractive miscell-
any.
The Nursery continues to main
tain its time-honored position as the
prime favorite of youngest readers.
A-We will order any OF the above
at publishers prices, or club them
With the FREE PREss atreduced rates,
See our Clubbing List
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"THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. Right
glad are We to state that, as we learn,
some of our old, leading citizens,
whose political orthodoxy cannot be
questioned, are proposing to have a
good old. fashioned celebration of the
4th of July at this place. Let us
have it by all means, and not remain
80 far behind all our neighbors.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-05-03

New MEAT MARKET.-Mr. Akin
son last week opened new meat mar
ket at the stand erected by Dailey's,
where he will keep on hand the staple
articles in his line of the best the
country affords. at reasonable prices.
@r His market will be open late on
Saturday nights, but will not be open
on Sunday morning.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-05-03

DIR. O. w. BRNsON's CELERY AND CANo.
E1LE Pills are prepared expressly to cure
Sick Headache, Nervous Headache, Dys-
peptic Headache, Neuralgia, Nervousness
and Sleeplessness, and will cure any case.
Price so cts box, 30 pills, postage free.
Sold by all druggists. Office, No. l06, N.
Eutaw street, Baltimore, Md.
April 27-ly
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PosrpoNED.-A letter received on
yesterday from Prof. Gomert, states
that owing to the death ofa daughter
Of the Sunday School at Mountain
City. the celebration of their May fes.
tival has been postponed to Thursday
next the 9th inst
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We arc prepared to club the FACE
PRHss to new or renewing subscribers
with the following publications at the
rates specified below. if ordered at
the same time with our paper, In the
first column We give the regular price OF
each publication singly, IN the second
the price of the same and the FREE
Press together:
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Lakeside Library.-A fresh arrival
Of choice numbers Of this popular pub
lieation, also other Literary novelties,
at the FREE Press office.
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A report reaches US that Elder
Williamson, who resides on Onion
Creek, and has, been sick for some time
Of pneumonia, has died Of that disease
We have no positive confirmation of
the truth of the report, and trust it
may turn out to be unfounded,
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A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and in-
discretions Of youth. nervous weakness, early Dc.
cay, loss Of manhood, &C., will send . receipt
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This
great remedy was discovered by q missionary In
South America. Send sslf-addressed envelope
to the Rev. JOSEPH T. IxSNAH, Station D, Ee.o
YaeE OYtu janis u
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Fifty PEI. cont OF.

In order to work off the chemicals I
haye in stock. I will make pictures for
one week at the following prices; Gems
Is cts each. Photographs, card size
800 per half dox, $500 per dozen /;
Cabinets $500 per doz, $l.00 per half
doz, @. w. JUDD.
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MALoNE's new building will be "a
by 81 feet. The foundation, now near.
" complete, is massive and substan.
sial, being over q feet in thickness.
The main walls are to be two feet.
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Postage is prepaid on all the above
and premiums sent in some cases. FOL
particulars inquire at this Office.
We will also order any of the above
sipgly, or any other paper orperiodical
at publishers prices, free OF charge.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-05-03

MARRIAGE LICENSES issued during
April:
Alfred 5. Lyons. Maggie NJ. Kyser.
G. R. West, Ella Steele.
Ed. G. Massey, Maggie Hill.
X. T. Lewis, +. 9. L. Walker.
Charley Grant. Texana Scott.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-05-03

FRESH FISH (black bass, known
here as trout wanted at this Office:
The highest market price will be paid.
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QUEER. ISN'T 1T,

How fast all smokers are learning that
the Duke of Durham" Smoking To-
bacco is the best? Ask your dealer for
it, and take no other. Feb. 15.ly
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Mrs. s. Il. Driskill's San Marcos
Wash Blue is the best in the Market.
For sale by San Marcos Merchants
generally.
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HOME NEWS.

FoR all the purposes Of . family
physio use Ayers Pills.
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SHEET Music at Remer's DRUG
Store.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-08-28
"a Seasonable Remedy"

"SwAYNE's BOWEL CORDIAL,
A Sure Cure for Cholera Morbus, Diar.
rhaea, Dysentery. Cholera Infantum, or Sum.
mer Complaint, Pains in the Stomach and
Bowels, Vomiting, Sick Stomach, Water
Brash, Sea-Sickness, and all Relaxed State
OF the Bowles. Every Family should have
bottle of it in the House in case of Sudden
Attack in the night. CHOLERA INFANTUM,
disease almost peculiar to the United States,
Is extensively prevalent with young children
during the warm season. The very best
preventive and cure for this so commonly
fatal disease is DR.. SwAYNEs BOWEL Cor
DIAL. In adults or children, it will give
Immediate relief.
Prepared only by DIR. Swayne & Son, $50
North Sixth street, Philadelphia. Sold by
leading Druggists.
Neither failing teeth, nor the peepng
wrinkles Of time, 80 iorcibly tell of advancing
years as your gray hairs. Ayers Vlgor re-
stores its color and makes your appearance
more agreeable to others, as we'll as yourself
With fresh, luxuriant hair, the infirmities of
age are far less noticeable.
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A Medicine Chest For Is Cents.

Perhaps no one medicine is so universally
required by everybody as good cathartic.
SwAYNE's TAR AND SARsAPARILLA PILLS
are prepared expressly to meet this necessity
being composed OF purely vegetable ingredi-
ents. They stimulate the liver to healthy
action, cleanse the stomach and bowels of all
impurities. Curing sick and nervous head
ache, dyspepsia or indigestion, bilious or
intermittent, remttent and congestive fever,
ianguor drowsiness, aching pains in the back.
head, slight chills with flushes of heat, female
Irregularities, and for bilious and costive
habit, no medicine is SO prompt and effectu-
al as DIR. SwAYNE's TAR AND SARsAPA-
RILLA PILLS. If your druggist or store
keeper has not got them, or will not procure
them Tor you, we will forward them by mail
on receipt OF price lin currency Or postage
stamps, % cents box, or five boxes for 81
Address letters, DR.. Swayne & Son. No. $50
North 9th street, Philadelphia.
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commissioner Sale ola
" Valuable Farm on Long Meadows,

t1udule EdIm vi AuuS MeduOWS'
Rockingham County, Ia.
By virtue of decree rendered by the Circuit
Court of Rockingham county, on the 18th day OF
July. 1879, in the Chancery cause of JOS S. Shoup
vs.. Henry L. shopp,s admir-, the undersigned
Commissioner, will offer for sale, privately, until
Saturday. September 18th. 1879, and on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 1879.
if not sold privately before that time. at public
auction, on the premises that VALUABLE FARM
belonging to the estate of II. L. Shoup dec :,
lying on Long Meadows. Rockingham county,v
about ~ miles southwest OF Lacy Springs, and
containing l26 or 1877 ACRES Of LAND, With a
good DWELLING HOUSE, outhouses, and two
line ORCHARDS, (best in the county, thereon.
TERMs:-Enough to pay costs of suit and sale
and $500 cash in hand, and the residue of the pur
chase money in one, two and three years respec-
lively. Purchaser executing therefor his bonds,
bearing interest from date with approved secur-
ity, lien to be retained additional security or
such other ermS as the Commissioner and pur-
chaser may agree upon.
So Sale to begin at O'Clock p. m.
WINFIELD LIGGETT,
aug 2l-tds Commissioner
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aug lids
r AND SALE.

In pursuance of authority vested in the under
signed as Admir- C. t. OF Christian Staubus
decd and as commissioner appointed by DEGREES
OF the Circuit Court of Augusta county, Va, en-
tered June' 18th, 1877 and June, 1879. in the
chancery cause pending therein, under the name
and style OF Staubus Admir- VS.. Lamb &C., will,
on SATURDAY, AUGUST Both, 1879,
proceed to sell. at public auction to the highest
ron the premises, tract OF land containing
I49 Acres. 1 Rood, and IL Poles,
situated in Augusta county, on North River,
about one mile north of Mt Scion, known as the
"Christian Staubus HomeSFarm.'
This land has on it good FRAME DWELLING
HOUSE, Barn. and all necessary outbuildings.
The land is of excellent quality, and in a good
state OF cultivation; about 80 acres cleared, and
the balance well timbered.
The attention OF land buyers is called to this ad
vertisement, and they are requested to examine
the land before day of SALE There is BARGAIN
in it.
Land TO be Sold at risk and costs OF Oh. C. Stau-
bus.
TERMS OF SALE-Ten per cent. OF the purchase
money cash in hand; Is per cent in months from
day OF sale and the residue in three equal install
ments at LIZ, and years from day of sale-for all
which deferred payments the purchaser will exc
cute bonds with approved personal security.
bearing interest from the day OF SALE The title
will be retained as ultimate security.
Admir- C. t. a. &C., and Commissioner SC.
July 3l-tds
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CHERRY HILL FARM,

CHERRY HILL FARM,
June 24th, 1879.
have made full test of the SIBERT CHURN,
and recommend it to all who make make butter.
have had thirty years experience in churning,
and do not hesitate to say that the Sibert Churn
performs all they claim for it, Try the churn it
will prove its own merits.
Mrs. JOS. E. HOUFF.
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Price Is Cents and ST 90
Land Sales.
Gale of q Valuable & Highly
~ Productive Valley farm.

Land Sales.
Gale of a Valuable & Highly
NJ Productive Valley Farm.
We offer for sale privately that excellent and
highly productive plantation, situated two miles
Staunton.
The Farm Contains ESQ Acres
of as fine land as can be found in the Valley The
soil Is naturally fertile has been carefully cult-
vated, and the greater part is now covered with
heavy sod. All Of it is smooth, free from rocks,
being on soap stone formation. an d easily titled
by machinery. Some sixty acres are in timber,
and the entire place is well watered with running
streams The improvements consist OF
Brick Mansion House.
containing IL rooms and arranged with all con-
ven1ence &C. In addition there is also frame
building, large barn, stable and all necessary out
houses.
This place is susceptible OF division, and would
make two excellent farms OF 100 and 1873 acres.
We also offer the following tracts, adjoining the
above:
No. 1. containing IL Acres of choice sofl.wel1
Watered. with comfortable improvements.
No. .. containing 12O Acres nearly ali cleared.
and in fine condition.
These lands are situated in an excellent neigh
Dorhood, within two miles of Fishersville Depot,
convenient to churches. schools sc.
TERMS liberal, and can be ascertained by ap-
plication to the undersigned.
FIN BELL,
j. C. BELL,
DAVID 8. BELL.
IeDT Fishersville. Va.
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commissioners Sale.

~ commissioners Sale.
By virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court of Au-
gusta county in the case of Baylor VS.. Mcmahon
and others. will proceed, in front of the Court
house. in the city OF Staunton, on
SATURDAY, SEPT EMBER 9Th, 1879,
to sell at public auction, that desirable property
we'll known as the Pasture Lot, purchased by Ed
ward Mcmahon of NJ. G. Hartman, containing OK
Acres. This property will be offered in lots Of
about one-fourth OF an acre each. and about "a in
number, each of which will front on a street of 40
feet in width and a number will front on Coalter
street and Skinner street, already opened-all Of
these lots are very desirable for building purpo-
ses The plats can be seen at the office OF Sheffey
Bumgardner.
TERMS:-Cash in hand sufficient to pay costs of
sale, and the balance upon credits OF one two and
three years from the day OF sale bearing interest
from day OF sale-the purchaser giving bond with
approved personal security. waving the home
stead exemption, and the title retained as ultimate
security JOHN ECHOLS,
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR
aug lids commissioners
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gssa Read the fozlowing CERTIFICATES,
they speak for themselves

LONG GLADE, Augusta county, Va.
June 9th, 1879.
Messrs. L. SIBERT & Co., Staunton, Va.
it with my old dash churn, using one gallon Of
cream in each, your churn made two pounds of
prime butter to my old churn's one. The butter
made in your churn would bring in any market 5
cents more a pound than from mine. would not
have believed there was such difference in the
cchurns. but weighed the butter and measured
the cream, and it being all from the same COW.
there can be doubt it is all in the superiority
ofyour churn. Very Respectfully,
ELLEN B. WILSON.
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SPECIAL NOTICING call upon all who ar,
in our debt to come forward and settle withol
further notice. jy IL