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WIN. GIEsEN has received part OF
his Spring Stock, consisting of :
Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Hardware Gig
srs Groceries etc. and his stock will be
complete 10 few days. Goods sold
for Cash as cheap rs the cheapest.
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To che Sireenback party efsle
With. Congre.sionsl Ditrtcs'

His Exell ucy U. NJ. Roberts hav;
ing ordered an election on the l5lh
April Ut n member Ut congress irom
this Congressional district. DO here.
by appoint Seguin Us the place and
the 2lst of March 1879 A. the time Tor
the holding Of u convention to nomin.
ate candidate Tor Congress.
Greenback clubs are entitled to rep
resentation on a 10 lis OF one u to Un
organized Greenbackers are cordially
invited TO attend aud participate in
the deliberations OF the convention
Texas P. DIMMITT.
Chairman EI. Com. 9Th Cong. Dist
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We respectfully call the attention of
our friends who owe US to the TACT
that we must have money. We have
waited in many cases as loug as We
can, and as much as we regret it, will
have to place our claims in the hands
Of officers for collection, unless early
payment is made. Save yourselves
costs.
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SILL aG Work.

Having received orders for more
work than could do last week have
taken out new license in order to
finish the same and will probably con-
tinue at work the remainder of this
month. Call and give me a trial L
guarantee satisfaction. G. ". JUDI,
Photographer.
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HEAVEN lies about us in our infancy
says Wordsworth, and heaven contin-
ues to lie about the Oldest and saddest
of us on lovely spring day such as
Yesterday.
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HUTCHINs & TURNER.

We were favored with fine rain on
On Wednesday night, and hope to have
good deal more ere the equinoctial
period be past. We learn it was much
heavier down the river.
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Our Clubbing List for lsas.

We IRE prepared to cub the FREE
Press to new or renewing subscribers
with the following publications at the
rates specified below, it ordered at
the same time with our paper, In the
first column we give the regular price Of
each publication siugly, IN the second
the price Of the same and tho FREE
PRESS together.
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Look Here d!

All who know themselves indebted
to me are respectfully requested t.
come forward aud SETTLE without fur
Their delay. l need and must have
money All who disregard this call
may expect to find their accounts in
the hands of an officer Tor collection.
So:come toward and save costs.
r. DUGGER'
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Court thus far has been pretty
much occupied with the case of Blount
vs.. johnson, involving the title of
real estate. The Grand Jury as we
write Friday is still in session.
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TIL. ELLISON has taken an interest
with 2. j. Y. Smith in the mercantile
business. See advertisement.
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D. CocREHAM& Co., wish every
body to know that they are selling
HATS and CLOTHING at astonishingly
low figures. No MISTAKE. Call and
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LARGEST lot of Queensware and
Glassware ever before brought to this
market at BRIGGS.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF SUBsoRIp-
TIoN.-The following persons have
paid the several amounts set opposite
their names on subscription to the
FREE PRESS during the month OF
Eahru,rr.
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A FULL line OF mixed paint ready
for use. KAYNoLDS u DANIEL.
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ALExANDER's medicines for sale by
Remer, druggist. San Marcos, Texas,
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BALLoU's and The Nursery for
March at this Office.
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Those desiring local notices or sd-
vertisments inserted, must hand them
in on or before Thursday evening In
order to insure their insertion.
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GeoD calf shoes at one dollar, at
DAILEY& Bros.
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Postage ia prepaid on al the ap3ve'
and premiums sent in some cases. For
particulars inquire at this Office.
We will also order any OF the above
singly. or any other paper or periodical
at publishers prices, free of charge.
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Tue best Goods at the Lowest
Prices, at .
DONALSON's.
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PHOTOGRAPHS J.

We would respectfully inioru fbe citizens Of
San Marcos and Vicinity that we have rented the
room recently oscapied By A. Fitch, and are nev
prepared TO make photograph and YasOtyp.s Of
every style asd sire, In neat and artistic nanner
and guarantee Satisfaction.
GENERAL REPAIRING.
We or. also prepared to make Gold aud sHv-r
RiLsS and do general repairing, including ewing
Machines Of all kinds, Cioefs, Watches and Jew
elry, Rsrors. Scissors. Locks, Pistels, tc.
Al ~ork warranted. A share Of public patroa-
az. solicited. AZ references. ~e osor the follow
ing named gentieneu:
Rev. Robt Y. wall, cSth.s., No; Rev. Mr..
Fsles csrthsre. Mo: Geo. Rsssr. P. n. Carthage.
No Geo. Bakery. ci.rk Of he cosr,y Co1rt,
Carriage, No. !. B. Tutile, Jurios of The Peace.
c.Fthsre. No: s. b. hcBrise- uty A stsrney. sar
Hsrccs.
W. & e. w. JUDD.
Dee. ~ in
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MosHER is still selling I'LL kinds Of
AZ lumber ut reasonable rates. ..H
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BEST and cheapest boots and shoel
in town, ut DALEY q BROS.
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HoME NEWS.

6lbs Prime Rio Coffee 81 ON
5lbs Choice 90
lllbs Choice La, Sugar on
Snuff, per bottle, $50.
Choice La, Molasses, 6Oc.
Pepper and Spice, per h., 25c.
BOYS and Mems Hats, al N, Y. cost
At G. W. DONALs0N's.
SIS advertisement, Wanted"
NEW Goods arriving at
81. HUTCHINs & TURNER'S.
BEST and cheapest boots and shoes
IN town, at DALEY & Bros.
AyER,s Pills are the sugar-shod
messengers that put oil pains to rest.
SUGAR, 10, II and l2lbs for 81 90
Coffee, 6lbs tor / 90
Ia, Molasses, Goo per gal, at
U.. HUTcHINs Il Turner's.
--- I.
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NEW Goods arriving at
49,. HUTCHINs & TURNER'S.
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AysR's Pills are the sugar-shod
MESSENGERS that put oil pains to rest.
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lODs Choice Brown Sugar for s1.0o
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DALEY & Bios are selling the
Wheeler and Wilson sewing machines
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-18
The Sabbath.

am more and more sure, by expe-
rience, that the reason for the observ.
ance of the Sabbath lies deep in the
everlasting necessities Of human ma
ture, and that as long as a man is
MANTLE blessedness OF keeping it, not
as a day of rest only, but as day of
spiritual rest, will never be annulled.
| certainly do feel by experience the
eternal obligation, because of the
eternal necessity OF the Sabbath. The
soul withers without it. 1t thrives
in proportion to It's observance. The
Sabbath was made for man. God
made it for men in. certain spiritual
state, because they needed 1t. The
need, therefore, is deeply hidden in
human nature. He who can dispense
with it must be holy and spiritual in
deed. And he who, still unholy and
unspiritual, would yet dispense with
it, is man that would fain be wiser
than his Maker.-E W Robertson.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-18
i Minister on COurtShip.

"There is too much slckfy, silly SEN
timentality among young people.
said Rev. Mr.. Gross at the Peoples
church, New York, speaking on Mis-
takes in Courtship too much small
talk between lovers. The subject OF
courtship is Of importance to every
body. There are seventy-three RET
erences to it III the Scriptures. God
has PIT on the pages Of His own
book repeated threats and commands
as to the right performance OF the
duty OF marriage. When we look at
the newspapers and see the divorces,
we know there is something wrong
socially. Now, courtship is the first
step to marriage, but lovers do not
regard it in its true light. AS lovers,
they talk too much. They are not
like the Indians, who think that this
gable is an evidence of weakness
in the head. Frankness, outspoken
advice, generous sympathy, must take
the place Of this small talk. 1t is a
disgusting fact that the palava OF
lovers is worse than the purring OF
cats. l denounce the senseless twad-
die which is now called counting a
man ought to straighten himself
up when conversing with the lady
he hopes to make his wife, and with
whom he intends sharing his joys
and sorrows. Women know thing
or too on this point, and even giddy
girls can admire a sincere, honest Tel
low who seeks there love. Lovers
should not go round the question, put
come to it in straightforward man,
ner. Don't insinuate things to each
other, but speak boldly Of all that
ought to be known. If you are
afraid to speak out squarely, 60 home
and read your Bible and learn your
duty. Oh, the tricks and traps OF
society, ard, above all, the traps
for catching husbands and wives.
why don't you let nature alone She
would regulate matters, and ali
would come out ri gh.. 1t would be
better, even, if parents would stand
back in this matter Even the church
has become great modern institu-
ton for catching wives; it offers so
MANY opportunities for social life, but
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-18
Freezing a Wife.

Young husbands, as soon as the
matrimonial moose is tied, leave off
by degrees all those nice little civil
ties and attentions which made you
so pleasant and agreeable 10 your
lady loves in the days Of courtship.
Do not fail to mention every fault
and impertection you discove" in
your wite's disposition, which, OF
course, you must give her to under
stand you did not know she pos
sessed or she would never have be-
come your wife; and, when in com
pany, pay more attention to every
other lady than you do to her, Ex-
patiate largely on the beauty and
merits of a certain lady friend OF
yours whom you once thought of
addressing. In after years. as your
household treasures increase, leave
all the care and worry OF them to
her; never once offer to tighten her
burdens by amusing the little ones
when you are about the house. but
take to your book or paper and re-
quire each little child to keep quiet
and let you read. If they fail to
obey, scold, fret and whip them
soundly, and wonder why she does
not teach them to mind when spoken
to. When baby is teething or
James has the Group, retire carly to
rest, leaving her alone with the wide
awake sufferers; and while she adj
ministers medicine, (spilling half for
want OF some one TO a>sisD then
walks with it in her tired arms up
and down the floor until nearly ready
to faint, then rocks it and rubs il,
while its screams continue to pierce
her mother heart like arrows, You
sleep, sleep on, unmindful OF its
physical sufferings or her WEAKNESS
and anguish even If she calls you
anon, more loudly each time, until in
despair, she gives up ali hopes of
arousing you. Continue to follow
these instructions ten years, and if
your wite's heart is not as hard as an
iceberg toward you ut the end OF
that time, you may rest assured that
she has spark of insanity in her
composition.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-18
Over and Over Again.

Over ard over again,
No matter which way l turn,
l always find in the Book Of Life
Some lessons have to learn.
/ must take my turn at the mill.
must grind out the golden gran,
l must work at nv task with resolut'
will,
Over and over again.
We cannot measure the need
Of even the tiniest flower,
Nor check the flow of golden SANDS
That run through a single hour.
But the morning dews must fall,
And the sun and the summer rain
Must do their part, end perform IL all,
Over and over again.
Over and over again
The brook through the meadow flows,
And over and over again
The ponderous mill-wheel goes.
Once doing will not suffice,
Though doing be not i'll vain;
And blessing falling once or twice,
May come. if we try again.
The path that has once been trod
Is never 50 rough to the feet;
And the lesson we once have learned
Is never so hard to repeat.
Though sorrowful tears may fall,
And the heart to its depth be riven
With storm and TEMPEST, we nee0 them al
To render us meet for heaven.
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THE. FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT

"that's not quite the right sort OF bust
ness for to-day, is it ?"
II d'no," said the woodsman, wip-
ing the sweat from his brow, cts a
darn tough one to cut; l guess l can
fetch it by dinner"
bat It's the wrong day to work,
isn't it? ?"
1t don't make much odds bout
days in here"
But don't you know it is forbid
den to work on the first day OF the
week :"
Il wouldn't care eff It's forbid to
work on any OH 'om # Iwant obleeged
too"
do you generally work on the
Sabbath"
mo, sir. / tackle these big telIers
OH the fust day Of the week arter
that"
Are you seventh day Baptist ?
Seventh day wat ?"
Baptist"
Not much"
Are you an Israelite?"
Il han't quite gone back to that
nuther."
"What is your belief"
"Well, I've forgot what they call it
but it teached me to go to meet'n
Sunday, anyhow, and yesterday
went for the tust time in ten year
and the priest that lives out here in
the woods by the fsh-pond, didn't
come The house was chuck full
They say he is rouserw
Mr.. Beecher took in the situation
He had worked and sported all day
Sunday, and came out to preach on
Monday.-H, IN tie Exponent.
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One Day Behind.

Rev. James c. Beecher, one Of the
peculiar family, has for several years
isolated himself in a park, consisting
of a mile square OF the deep forest
away toward the western foothills OF
the Catskill mountains. He was at
tracted there by the deep, solemn
forest, a clear, beautiful lake, abound
ing i'll trout and pickerel, and his taste
for seclusion and his worshiped com
munings with nature Here he builds,
cuts wood, takes care OF his horse and
COW, and hunts-for game is plenty
aud fishes. His nearest neiyhbors are
about four miles away. He goes out
to the school houses of these plain
people every Sunday and breaches
and teaches them the Word One day
last Fall, he spent Saturday in busy
manner preparatory to his Sunday
service. He chopped and hunted and
fshed all day. On the morrow as he
neared the neighborhood, he encoun-
tered man with his coat off telling a
large tree. Halo p said Mr.. Bcecher,
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Yes, He Could.

New bonnet, new bonn+t-$12
for new bonnet exclaimed Mr..
Slick, the other evening, as his wife
suggested change from the winter
styles.
ayes, only s12," she humbly re-
piled.
Twelve dollars for bonnet is a
contounded outrage, and / know it y
He went on: why, | can buy two
silk hats for that money and have
some strawberry change left It's a
dead swindle to osk ST. for bon
net"
We'll, I can't Slo any better, Mr.
Slick. That's the price. and l must
pay it or 90 without
"You don't know how to buy
that's what ails your ne growled.
''I'll bet money l can buy Sl2 bon
net for IS. It's all in knowing how
to handle the statesmen"
II wish you'd try 1t, she suggested.
Il wildly George 1 will I'll
bring you up new bonnet in the
morning, and I'll get it SO cheaper
than you dare to-"
Mr.. Slick was as good as his word.
He went into a millinery store next
forenoon, with his eye-teeth all sharp
ened, and with the idea in his mind
that every bonnet in the store was
priced S12. He looked around lit
tie, selected bonnet that pleased
him, and pointing his cane at It and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-18
VARIETIES.

By these things examine yourself:
By whose rule am acting? In
whose strength? In whose name?
In what spirit? To what end? For
whose glory?
Better fail thousand times, and
fail in everything else, than attempt
to shape for yourself lite without
God, without hope in Christ, and
without an interest in Heaven,-'SeaSs.
"See here, friend, you are drunk y
"Drunk To be sure l am, ana
have been these three years. You
see. nv brother and l are on a tenn
perance mission. He lectures, while
/ serve as frightful example
Three.fourths of the successful men
OF the day owe much OF their pros.
perity to their wite's help. The load
of life is so heavy that it takes
team of two to draw it. The ship
not only wants a captain, but first
mate.
Serve God by doing common ac-
lions in heavenly spirit, and then, II
your daily calling only leaves you
cracks and crevices OF time, fill these
up with holy service. To use the
apostles words, " As we have oppor-
tunity, let us do good to all men,
Spurgeo'a.
A friend of ours was once on
board of schooner wind-bound In
the Bay Of Fundy. Speaking OF it
afterwards to an old lady friend, she
exclaimed: wind bound, were you?
Why didn't you take some saffron
tea? It's the best thing in the world
for wind "
The pedestrian fever has even ex-
tended to the most secluded pre-
cincts of the family circle. We hear
of young ladies OF highly respectable
parents in this city who are training
to walk, and nearly all OF them are
under two years of age.-AI6dmy
EaoreSS.
Josh Billings philosophy When
I was a young man l was always in
hurry to hold the big end of the
log and do all of the lifting. Now
/ am older / sieze hold of the small
end and do all the grunting. Wise
men make the mistakes and fools
make all the blunders: and this is
about all the difference between
them.
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RECIPES.

Bread Padding Soak the bread in
cold water, then squeeze 1t very dry
take out the Jumps, and add boiling
milk, about half pint 10 pound of
soaked bread beat two eggs. sweeteu,
add little nutmeg, and bake the pud.
ding slowly until firm II desired a few
raisins may be added to the pudding.
Tomato Preserves Seven pounds of
sound. ripe. yellow tomatoes and six
pounds of sugar, the juice of three
large lemous Peel the tomatoes and
let all stand together over nighc drain
off the syrup aud boil it, Swimming well
then put in the tomatoes and boil gent
ly for twenty minutes take out the to-
matoes with skinner, and spread on
dishes to cool. Boil down the syrup un-
til it thickeus put the preserves in jars
and fill with hot syrup.
Blackberry Cordial.-One quart Of
blackberry juice one pound of white
sugar one-half ounce grated nutmeg
and the same of powdered cinnamon
one-quarter ounce of allspice, the same
of powdered cloves, and one pint of
best brandy Tie the spices in thin
muslin bags; boil juice, sugar and
spices together for fifteen minutes.
Swimming well add the brandy and set
aside in closely-covered vessel to cool.
When perfectly cold, strain out the
spices, and bottle, sealing the corks.
This Is an excellent remedy for diar-
rhoea.
Keep Lime Water "A handy thing
to have in the house is a jar or bottle of
lime water. Ponr water over unslacked
lime, (the quantity is not important, as
only certain amount will be slacked).
and cork up for use. A spoonful of the
clear liquid stirred into milk, cream. or
bread sponge in danger of souriug. pre-
vents that catastrophe. 1t also cleanses
bottles, ETC., that have au unpleasant
odor. A person who needs milk, but
whose digestion is SD weak as not to
manage it, will find no Inconvenience If
iuto glass of the tactical fluid is stirred
wiueglass of lime water. The differ
ence in taste is not perceptible.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-18
Chinese Remedies.

Some of the singular remedies
which the Chinese use in diseases were
exhibited at the Paris Exposition.
Among them are the following:
The larvae of grasshoppers, dried
and roasted, are prescribed for head
aches, dried fowls guards for indi-
gestion -, a glutinous decoction of
donkey's skin for pulmonary diseases,
and powder Of elephants skin for
rheumatism. One OF the stimulants
is a tincture of scorpions, and the
most recommended tonic, tritura-
ton of tigers bones. though it is
very costly. A remedy possessing
much virtue in restoring persons SUIT
tering from fainting fits or hysteria,
is snuff prepared from flour mixed
with the saliva of toads and dried.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-18
care you asking s12 for that bon

onirad - III
care you asking s12 for that bon
net ?"
The woman flushed, looked from
the bonnet is the man, and was try
ing to reply, when ne said:
These are not times for outrage
Gus prices, and all buyers realize it.
III give you IS for that bonnet, and
not cent more"
"That-that, bonnet
eight dollars, and no more :" he
interrupted; and she put the article
in a box and took his money.
"What'd / lcll my wife, eh ?" he
whispered, as he went out. II tell
you it takes man to buy goods, no
matter whether it's fence-posts or pa
per cambria !"
When he sat down at home and
took the cover off the box and held
up the bonnet, Mrs. Slick inquired:
How much did she charge You ~
Eight dollars, madam while you
would have paid Sl2"
Richard p said she, as she tried
to laugh all over at once, IL was with
the lady next door when she ordered
that bonnet for her cook, and the
price was to be 81 p
He held up his finger, counted three
fives out of his wallet and lett them
on chair for her.
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scratched his head, scrutinizing the
article he had been perusing, and
took a graceful survey of the paper.
Il declare, wife," said he, tits curl
Gus, but really the paper don't say"
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Was the Man Killed !

Mr.. Slocum was not educated in a
university, and his life had been in
by-paths and in out-of-the-way places.
His mind is characterized by the lit
eralness rather than the comprehen-
sive grasp Of great subjects. Mr..
Slocum can, however, master print
ed paragraph by dint Of spelling the
hard words in a deliberate manner,
and manages to gain few glimpses
OF men and things from his rocky
little farm, through the medium Of a
newspaper. 1t is quite editylng to
hear Mr.. Slocum reading the village
paper aloud to his wife after hard
DAYS work. ~ few evenings since,
farmer Slocum was reading an ac-
count of dreadful accident which
had happened at the factory in the
next town, and which the village
editor had described in a great many
words.
81 declare, wife, that was an awful
accident over to the mills" said
Mr.. Slocum.
What was it a ,out ?"
:" I'll read the count, wife, then
you'll know all about it.
Mr.. Slocum began to read:
HORRIBLE AND FATAL ACCIDENT.
1t becomes our melancholy and
,A;n4,, sN7,--reg. roo0rd tho mort an re,