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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07
A Tidal Wave ind the Scrlb
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ner Magazines.
The success of the Scribner Maya
zines (Scribner's Monthly and st.
Nichoias) during the present season is
without precedent in the history Of
periodicals. A fourth edition of the
Christmas st. Nicholas, tho demand
for which still continues. has been is.
sued, and the entire sales will fall lit.
tie, if any, short Of 100000 copies. II
has been necessary, also, to reprint the
January st. Nicholas.
The Midwinter Scribner edition 1876.
0O0) has a unique cover design by
George Inness, Jr., a double fronts.
aiece "a portrait of Peter the Great
with his Aag,) and begins the magnifi.
cent series Of illustrated historical
papers by Eugene Schuyler, so long in
preparation, on Peter the Great, which
it is believed will surpass in popular
interest the greatest works of fiction
In this series valuable historical paint.
ings and original sketches by Russian
and French artists will be produced.
A New Novel by Mrs. Burnett, the
author Of That lass O. Lowrie's,' en-
titled Louisiana, begins in this mum.
Der, which, with the serial story of
Creole life by George W. Gable, The
Grandissimcs,' will fully sustain the
reputation of Scribner's Monthly for
publishing the best works Of fiction by
the best American writer's.
The first authentic, fully illustrated,
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by Bicyler; besides other articles OF
great importance, The Political Out
look, by we'll known political writer;
Sunday school Work, by Rev. Ed
ward Egrleston, a biographical sketch
of John Bright, and a short story OF
Norway and Chicago by H. Fl. Boye.
sen, etc etc. This issue, in briiliancy,
as in number of copies printed, is be
yond doubt the Greatest Number of
Scyihnar ever issued.
For sale by all booksellers and news.
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BAsrRopJ Jan 9th, 1880.

DAsThOFouu -ttu, icoV'
EDITOR FREE PREss:-In your pa.
per Of tho 9th inst, that letter Of Mrs.
Gen, Andrew jackson was really
beautiful. Lot mothers train their
daughters to make such loving and
intelligent wives, aud who could resis,
their influence? Indeed it would be
q brute Of a man who would not under
such conditions arise to noble aspira.
tions.
Again, "The Rivers aud Water.
Power Of Southwestern Texas" is an
excellent article, and a perfectly cor.
rect description. Such articles as the
last will give more information to the
foreigner, and offer more inducements
to seek Texas as a home, than any
Land agent or other Company who
own much lands in Texas could offer,
for the latter would be considered an
interested selfish party. Sir. after read.
ing articles ia the FREE Press"
which are Of interest to those not con.
versant with our climate and soil, l
send them to friends or relatives
abroad to give them a correct and I'M
biased description of Texas.
The Galveston News deserves great
credit for publishing chart of the
dimensions aud resources of Texas in
German as we'll as in English.
I am also glad that tho only German
paper Of Galveston published a trans
lation Of your description Of Hays Go.
All such articles not only benefit the
Texan, but especially those far from
here, who desire to get q correct infor.
nation Of our Lone Star State" Let
our newspapers accomplish the task
to induce immigration. which a Legis-
lature in duty bound failed to do. If
we get an intelligent immigration,
they will insist in future for the State
to maintain and support Free Schools.
Yours truly.
q. ERHARD.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

A bill is now before Congress which
provides for giving kilograms the same
protection from legal seizeur and search
that sealed letters now have under the
law. The bill should be passed at the
present session. 1t is in consonance
with tho spirit and demands of the age.
The business of the country is now
transacted, to a great extent, by tele-
graph. and messages intrusted to the
care of the telegraph company ought
to be just as sacred, in every respect, as
sea led letters in tho mails.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

Miss Ida Cook, daughter Of Judge
Gustave Cook, was married to Mr.. f.
w. Kyle, at Houston, Tuesday. The
bride is a grand daughter of George
Randall Jones, a leading defender Of
the republic Of Texas. Mr.. Kyle is a
grand. son of Gen. Edward g. Burleson
one of the soldiers of the republic un
der Sam Houston. The marriage pos.
sesses State interest as uniting these
two distinguished families.,-[States
man
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

THE extra Empire State" edition
of the Galveston News, containing a
comparative view of the size Of Texas
and other countries of the world, and
brimfull of information concerning the
State and interesting to immigrants
and Others, is the best possible thing
to send to inquiring friends abroad.
A few copies for sale at the FREE
PRESS Office. Price ten cents.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

The Central trains now arrive al
$50 D. nd. and depart at lilo a. m
Psstexpres. train on the Information.
al Railroad leaves at $50 q. m. sud
arrives at 900 a. m. daily; aecommoda.
ton train leaves at Ais a. IN. and ar.
rives at 10 a. H-
The through train frog Georgetown
arrives Of 6:I5p. m. add departs at ~
p n.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

The cattle drovers of Texas. who
have been making annual trips to Kan
sas City for some years past. will regret
to learn of the death of Col. l.. V.
Morse. superintendent of the stock
yards of that city, and also Of the death
of Capt. J. A. Boarman, long connected
with the stock yards bank, bat more
recently book. keeper for Thompson.
Payne & Co. Col. Morse died on tine
tweuty-uinth ult., and Capt. Bosrman
on the FIRST Of January.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

Postage is prepaid on all the above.
We will also order any Of the above
singly, or any other paper or periodical
at publishers prices, free Of charge.
The many losses caused by failure,
robbery Of, and petty thefts out Of the
mails, make it absolutely necessary to
send by postal order, registered letter
or draft.
The safe arrival Of all publications
guaranteed.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

Trusses 2rMsses!! TRUssEs !!
I have just received DR.. Jones nickel
plated ventilated" Trusses, the best
in the market.
Ask for Circulars. j. BENsCH.
At Otto Gramm's old Stand. 1.-The
Corner Drug Store.
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a 1GousehoIA Need

A book on the Liver. Us Diseases d.
their treatment sent Free IBcIsaInE
treatises upon Liver Complaints. To-
I'D Liver. Jaundice. Biliousbess.
Headache. eonsiipsfion. Dyspepsia.
N.l,ri. &c. ,ddr~ss Dr. Sanford. I62
q rosdzsy. NeF Yoik Ciiy. NCs York
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A due-bill for SIS. good for that
amount on the purchase Of one Of
Bcatty's sG5 Organs, which we will sell
for cash, or exchange for dry goods,
groceries or furniture. Inquire at the
FREE PRESS office.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

Though this is the shortest month in
the year, it will be hard on the clergy,
there being FIVE Sundays. Five Sun
days also occur this year in May. Au.
gust and October. Five Sundays &C.
cur in February only once in twenty
years. This is the year in which the
Sunday law gets its work in"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

We had another gentle, steady rain
al last Saturday night and Sunday.
lthas been wintry ever since, but not
cold enough to freeze. A good time
to kill hogs.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

DR.. l. S. johnson J. Co., of Bangor
Me-. proprietors of johnsou's Ano-
dyne Linimeut. will send free to all
who will write for it reliable informa-
ton how to prevent diphtheria. the
most to he dreaded Of all dreadful dis
eases. Write your name. post Office
address. county and State plainly.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

LUMBER, shingles, etc may hereafter
be had at Rau's old stand. Special
attention given to filling orders.
A. G. MOsHER.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07
Our Clubbing l.Iss for 1850.

We are prepared to Cub the Face
PRESS to new or renewing subscribers
with the following publications at the
rates specified below, II 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 tho same aud the FREE
Press together:
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07
Valen tines !!

"Hit-em. hards" and other new
style Comic Valentines for sale at the
Book and News stand of
G. R. JULIAN.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

An English Veterinary Surgeon.
now in this country, says that Sheri-
dau's Cavalry Condition Iowders are
are superior to any he knows Of in
England a. they are absolutely pure.
He denounces the larger package fraud
and warns people not to buy them.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

IHE dir has ''smelt OF snow" for
week past, but none has appeared in
these diggins." At Dallas we notice
thy had it eight inches deep, and more
Orless all over the northern part Of
~ State.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

w A Few MORE LEFT!
Ladies kid Gloves @3o
MALoNE's CHEAP STORE.
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Charm baking Powder.
Unsurpassed for purity and excel.
lence. TRY IT.
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Notice |!

I am DOW as always, prepared to do
all kinds Of work in my line and at
reasonable rates. Hereafter my terms
will be CASH. All indebted to me
will please settle at once.
P. THOMPSON,
Jan. "a I'm Blacksmith.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

0NE week from to-day is st. Valeu.
discs. There will DO q ball at Har-
poe'e Hall on the night Of the 18th,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

MARRIAGE licenses issued during
January:
David Lindsey, Annie Blackwell
&. w. Snowden, Emma Perkins
John w, Wighap, Annie Williams
Anderson Wallace, Leathe. Day
Howard Thomas. Lucy Gilbert
Joseph Stephenson. May Williamson
George Williams, Peggy Durham
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07
Life of Cant. Fry.

The Life of Capt. Joseph Fry, the
Cuban Martyr, a beautifully bound
and illustrated volume Of $50 pages of
absorbing interest, for sale at this Of
fee.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

We givea fuller and better paper
this week, and hope to keep it up to
tho,msrk hereafter.
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Wanted!

Twenty or thirty good heavy COW pc.
MES d. s. COMBS.
Jan. II I'm
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We are prepared to furnish some OF
the best periodicals and newspapers OF
oil sorts by the year. or for shorter Pc
RODS. Call aud see specimens.
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For Sale !!

III best hand scroll-saw made. Speci.
mChs of work done with it may be
SeIn at the EREE PRESS Office.
G. r. JULIAN.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

FoR something new and nice to read
10 to the Book and News Stand Of
C. r. Julian, in the editorial room of
the FREE Press.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07
m,lyann Cigars.

Messrs. Faris a. Shipman have just
received choice lot of Havana to.
bacco, and are now prepared to furnish
the smokers of San Marcos with fine
Havana cigars.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

koY Dry Goods are still going al
below New York cost.
n MALoNE's CHEAP STORE.
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ceiling. out! s sooTs' below cost
HIT Brogans 81 80 per pair.
G. w. DONALDSON.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

JUsT Received:
Five Hhds La. s ugar,
Is Barrels La. Molasses
% Sacks Coffee,
and other Staple
aud fancy Groceries which I offer cheap
for cash. VIM. GIEsEN.
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.OME NEWS.
WAnrED.-A good sign painter could
I'D vork in San Marcos.

A. the advertisement Of H. s
a peed 4 Co.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

Canvassed Hams and
Breakfast Bacon, Lard, Molasses and
La. Sugar, prunes, Canned goods and
other Groceries in variety. Low prices.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-07

New GooDs:
Pickles.
RdisiHs,
CANDIES.
Jelly,
0st meal,
Buckrheat.
Curants.
Cocoanuts,
Pie Peaches.
Sugar,
Gsoe,
-Four,
CORN :
&e- &c, e.
FsEsH AND CgEAP.
NALONE'S CHEAP STORE.
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III ga DO II AR Il Err Is.

II E A D Q U A r I E s.
for Fancy and and Staple Groceries
60 to "headquarters"-G. W. Don
slson's N. E. corner Plaza.
Just received
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GrOceriex!

FLOUR!
CORN!
BACON!
LARD!
HAMS!
Good goods and LOW prices!
NANCE'S BOSS FLOUR,
guaranteed to surpass any St. Louis
-four. Try it aud be convinced.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON.
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Jan. "a I'm
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-08-26
Jersey Butter in New York.

Three quarters of the highest
priced butter used in New York
and New England to-day, is made
from jersey cows. l. brings from
forty to eighty cents per pound,
and the demand is greater than the
supply. The bulk of the butter
dealers do not handle this, and it is
not known to the newspaper marke
reports. AS a rule, It goes once or
twice a week directly from the dali
nv where it is made 10 the dwelling
house, OF club, or hotel, in which it
is eaten; it has less than one quarter
of an ounce of salt to the pound, and
thus none of the finer or aromatic
odors are lost. IL is made fl ON the
milk of healthy Jersey cows who
eat the sweetest food, drink the
purest water and breathe the clean
est air; are carded and brushed and
carefully bedded, and are always
treated with gentleness. 1t is made
from milk which is Immediately re
moved srom the stable, though the
stable is daily sprinkled with gyp-
sum, and has no manure cellar I'M
der or near it; it is made from
cream which has risen in less than
thirty-six hours in clean tins and 10
Il clean atmosphere; it is granulated
or washed in the churn, and work
ed with the greatest care; it is al
ways kept cool, but never touched
with ice, even en- the table. The
COWS, the milk, the cream. the salt,
the tin>, The butter, all are kept
clean and in an odorless atmos-
phere i Country Gentleman.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-08-26
The Question Of Food.

Fish as food, for all classes,
weight for weight, has nearly as
much sohd nutrimeht as butcher S
meat, game or poultry; which, con-
tanning a substance called iodine,
which Is not found in land animals,
it has a tendency TO correct a scroi-
ulous and consumptive habit
Fishermen, who naturally live very
largely on fish, are especially stout,
healthy and prolific. In 20 classes
are there found larger families,
handsomer women. and greater ex
emption from human maladies. To
what extent these results follow a
fish diet is as yet matter OF con
lecture. But iodine is the univer-
sal remedy up to this time for
scrofulous diseases. Meats contain
the most nitrogen; the heterogeneous
portions of our food make flesh,
and 60 to supply the wear and tear
and wastes of the body; these are
ultimately passed from the system
in urine. Ii more heterogeneous
food is eaten than is needed to sup
ply these wastes, nature converts it
more rapidly into living tissues,
which are, with corresponding ra-
pidity, broken down and converted
into urine. This is when the food
IS digested; but when so much is
eaten that il cannot be digested, ma
ture takes alarm as 1t were, and en-
deavors To remedy the trouble in
one of three ways. The stomach
rebels and casts 1t off in disgust by
il i worked out of the
system by an attack oil diarrhea, or
the human beast is made so uncom-
TO, table generally that he cant be
still; if he goes To bed, he losses
and tumbles half the night; ii he
don't 60 To bed, be is takeu with
the idgets and can't be easy in one
position for half a minute At time,
SO that in one way or the other, he
is compelled To do an amount OF
effort necessary to work
of the surplus; and as a further
punishment, his appetite is more or
less destroyed for several meals al |
serward. Little or no nitrogen is
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-08-26
poured off with the perspiration,
breathing or faces.
Milk and Lime Water.

Milk and lime water are now fire.
quently prescribed by physicians il
cases OF dyspepsia and weakness OF
the stomach, and in some cases is
said to prove very beneficial
Many persons who think good
bread and milk luxury, frequently
hesitate to eat it for the reason that
the milk will not digest readily
sourness of the stomach wall also
follow. But experience proves,
says the Journal of Mat sria Medi
ca, that lime water and milk are
not only food ami medicine at an
early period of life, but also at a
later, when, as 10 the case Of in
fants, The functions OF digestion
and assimilation are feeble and
easily perverted. A stomach taxed
by gluttony, irritated by improper
food, infiaued by alcohol, enfeebled
by disease, or otherwise united
for its duties-as is shown by the
various symptoms attendant upon
indigestion, dyspepsia, diarrhea.
dysentery and feyer-will resume
its work, and do it theoretically, on
an exclusive diet of bread and milk
ana lime water. A goblet of cows
milk may have four tablespoonfuls
of lime water added to it with good
effect The way to make lime wa
ter is simply to procure few Jumps
of unslaked lime, put the lime in a
stone jar, and add water until the
lime is slsked TO the consistency of
thin cream; the lime settles, leaving
the pure and clean lime water on
the ton.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-08-26
Origin of some Nursery Rhymes.

Cinderella or the Glass shipper,
is very old story. Thousands o
years ago it was told boys and gIrls
The original read that an eagle
stole the slipper of very pretty
Egyptian lady and bore IT off
The eagle dropped it, and some one
carried it TO the King who made il
known all over the kingdom that
he would marry the lady whose ii.
ny foot it would fit. And so Gin
derella, the cider girl, became
| Queen, In France, Germany and
this country the story has taken
several shapes, and has always been
a favorIte.
Little Jack Horner has the fol-
loving history: In England in the
reign of Henry Will, there lived
MIR. Homer. Henry, the King,
wished To tear down all the fine
monasteries and Gbbeys to sell
their lands and pocket the money.
This Mr.. Homer was butler, or
something, to an old abbot, who
thought he would gain favor with
Henry by giving him twelve of his
very best and richest monasteries
So the abb, sent deeds of them to
the King by this John Homer.
Bnt Horner thought, as he sa; in
the corner of the carriage on his
way to the King, that he would see
what all these great papers which
he was carrying should mean. "He
put in his thumb and pulled out a
PLUM. e., he opened and read
the deeds, put the one for the larg
est piece OF land in his own pocket,
gave the rest TO the King at Lon
don, aud came home and told his
master that Henry VIII, for his
ideHty, had made him a present of
one OF the largest tracts of land.
Blue Beard, too, is very old. He
is supposed to be Giles Delaval,
Lord of Rails, and was Marshal of
France in 1929.
Jack, the Giant-killer, came from
India. He breaks forth in all sorts
OF doing all over the ory-books of
the young. And SO of Jack and
the Beans talk.
Babes in the Woods is a very
touching story. | think the origin
OF this may be considered a very,
very old ballad which tells of Rich
ard III. numbering his own dear
little nephew~.
The story of Little Red Riding
Hood is found in the German, but |
not exactly as we tell it in En-
glish.
The Germans have a great varie-
" of young folks lore, or stories
for little ones.
Mother Goose was a real person.
She lived in Boston. Her daugh-
5er Elizabeth married the printer
Tom Fleet, @ho gathered up the
lursery melodies OF his motherin-
aw and published hem.
must now tell you of the mean
ng of an old nursery rhyme: "Four
and twenty blackbirds made into a
pie" these are the four-and-twen-
" hours OF the day. The pie is the
pace between the earth and the
'ky-ihe fat looking ground being
he bottom crust, the birds in be-
.ween, aud the sky being The con-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-08-26
Marriages Of Great Men.

Shakespeare loved and welded q
farmers daughter.
Humboldt marriedsa poor girl be
cause he loved her. Or course they
were happy.
Robert Buns married farm
girl. with whom be fell in love
while they worked on farm to
gether
Peter the Great, of Russia, mar
ried a peasant. She made INN al
excellent vile and sagacious en-
press.
John Adams married the daugh-
ter OF a Presby terian minister. Her
father objected on account of John
being a lawyer.
Andrew jackson married a wo-
man whose husband was still living.
She was an amIable woman, aud
was most devotediy attached TO tic
To the la warrior and ststesma an,
Washington married widow
with two children Ii is enough TO
say she was worthy OF him, and
they lived as married. people should
1--we, in perfect armony with each
other
Prince Albert and Queen Victo
ria were cousins, a rare example in
the long line of English monarchs,
wherein the marital vows were
sacrcdly observed and sincere a
tection existed
Milton married the daughter OF a
country squire, and lived with her
bus short time. He was an aus
tere, literary recluse, while she was a
rosy, romping country lass who
could not endure the restraint I'm
posed upon her, so they separated.
subsequently, however, she re-
tu-ned, aud they lived tolerably
happy together.
John Howard, the great philsn
thropist, married his nurse. She
was altogether beneath him in so
cial life and intellectual capacity,
and besides she was fiity-two years
old, while he was but twenty five.
He wouldn't take No" for an an
swer, and they were married and
lived happily together until she
died, which occurred two years af
terward.