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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-01-03
Too VI ch of "The SOuh" And
of Southern"

As many of our very verdant writers
and speakers can never pen their
compositions for the press, or deliver
the speeches they get themselves call
ed upon to make, without dragging
in something about "the South" or
Southern sentiment" the Austin Re.
view commends to their notice the fol.
lowing extract from Southern paper
venturing to suggest at the same time
that, since a Southern pulpit orator
made use of the phrase some south
ern region of hell" it is generally
thought that we have had little too
much of che South and of Southern
The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution frank.
ly says:
Our poets are all Southern poets,
and our novelists-such as we have
are all Southern novelists. Does a
Publisher fill paper full Of trash from
the composition books Of romantic
school girls we must all applaud and
buy for the benefit Of Southern litera-
ture. Does Miss Sueetie Wildwood
get together a lot ofsickening dogger.
el 4; the newspapers must rush over the
gush. not onlv for the purpose Of build
ing up Southern Literature, but be-
cause Miss SEeetie is a daughter o
Col. wildwood. What IS the result
Why. simply this. that the stuE Ee arr
in the habit Of calling SOuthern litera
ture Is not OILY burlesgue on literary
art. bat hzrziliaiioa an1 Disgrace tt
the people whose caltsre il Is sEPpOs-
a TO represent.
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CHURCHES.

NETHODIST.-Preaching at the Methodist
Church every Sabbath. Rev. J. s. Gillett, Pastor
CHRlSTIAN.-Preaching at the Christian
Church, on the second and fourth Sabbathsi in each
month by Elder J.J. Williamson.
Observation-Disclosures at the Presbyte-
rian Church on the second and fourth SAY
bathin each month by the Rev. ". l.. Kennedy.
PROTESTANT Observation-Disclosures every
sourth Sunday in each month at lO1a O'Clock, A.
NJ, and 7 p. M, tat st. Marks Church.)
APTIST.-Preachng at the Christian Church
on the third Sunday in each month, by Elder
N. Burroughs.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.


OFFICIAL.
ooSaREssMAS--6ra DISTRICT:
Hon. Columbus Epson, Of Bexar county.
SENATOR R-3lsr pisrRIcr:
Hon. L. J. Storey, Of Caldwell Co.
lrPnEsESrATIvEs-64rH DISTRICT:
Hon. J. N. Holmes, Of GuadalupeCo.
Hou. W. +. Delany
DISTRICT uouRT-l5rH DISTRICT.
Hon. L. W. Moore, Presiding Judge, LAGRANGE.
TINES OF aoLDMa couRr.
HAys.-ad Mondays In March and September.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Ed r. Kone, Judge County Court,
&C. Hardin, District Clerk.
Ed. J. l.. Green, County Clerk.
o. +. Brown, County Attorney.
Jas. A. Wren, Sheriff. q. 8. Cock, Deputy.
9. y. Grooms, Justice Of the Peace Pre-. No. ]
W. N. Wyatt, y
z. Smith,
Ii. A. McNssns. County Treasurer.
A. Heaton, Assessor.
Joe. G. Eve, Surveyor.
D.P. Hopkins, c9%'r Precinct No. !.
Peter Schmidt, ..
J.B. Peal. 4.
John II. Patterson, Constable.
TINES OF HOLDING County AND PnrcINcr COURTS
Criminal County Court-lst Monday In each
month.
County Courtfor Civil and Probate business
lst Monday in February April, June, August, oc'
tober and December.
Commissioners Court-2d Mondays In February,
Nay, August and November.
Justice Court Precinct No. list Friday In each
month, San Marcos.
Precinct No. 2-2d Friday in each month MtCity.
3-3d - Wimberley's Mill
&" 9. 4-4th " Dripping Springs.
TOWN oTsIcERs.
Nayor-H. B. Cofield.
Council-W. o. Hutchison, T. R. Fourqurean. l..
W. Mitchell, D. P. Hopkins, +. X. turner.
Marshal-S. L. Townsend. :,
Council meets the first Tuesday In each month.
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A former slave of Mr.. Jefferson Da-
Wis. now the fourth 10 rank amOng the
planters Of Mississippi. has been elect
Treasurer Of Warren county IL tha;
State. lie got a very large Fote in
Vieksburg The negro elected eOuuiy
Treasurer in any NOrtherp State has
yet % Be heard Of.
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IL 70 "a WEEK In yosr o-n town. and no
Iol capital risked. TOu can give the
Nhh business q Trial without eIpsnse-
.NtNy yThe best oPpo-tuaiiy ever o1er.1 70;
u " " those wiling 20 work foa sholld
try uofhibE else until ysu see fo-
,ou-s.H -h.t y0u esn d, a. the bussnsss gs o.
Ter. RON 10 sNslaia here Yea ga c.Eote
al yorr tin. only your spsrs ti1as io ne sssi-
ness .na n.ke great pay Ter s-erg h0ur ihAi yol
work women Esks az uuca a. Eien- sens iof
sps.i.I private ter-as anI psrtioais-s. rsirs ~s
-.l free o. 1utsf free. DSs'. esapiHi1 -
b,-d ti.gs -hiis rsa hs-e s1-h cASsrs- Az
s-ss. \. HALLETT g CO. PeriHs., Eli.s-
scrs ISL
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MAILS.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES OF, TO AND FROM SAN
MARCOS P. o.
Austin arrives daily, except Sundays at Has
A. NJ.
San Antonio arrives daily, except sundays at
lP. NJ.
Luling arrives Tuesday and Friday at P. NJ.
Departs Wednesday and Saturday at A. M.
Blanco departs OH Monday at 8 A. II. Arrives
on Tuesday at 8 P. N.
seguin arrives on Monday at p. N. Departs
on Taesday at A. N.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Newspaper.
.CAy MARCOS FREE PRESS, l. n. JULIAN,
81 editor, Publisher and Proprietor. oiiioe cas-,
side Main Plaza, nearly opposite the Cour'
House.
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q "a JOYFUL News for Boys and Girls
AEAJ Young and Oldii A NEW N
y[fXyVENTI0s JUS patented for them,
for Hone n,e,
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Boring. Drilling ,GriSding, Polishing,
AU Screw Cutting. Price IS TO SO.
Send cents for 100 pszes-
KPHRAIx BROWN, Lowell, Nz.s.
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SEE What G0DErs LaDY'S BOOK WILL CONTAIN
I'm 1880.

I'M 1880.
Nearly 1900 pages Of frst-class Literary matter.
l2 Steel Plate Beautiful Original Engravings.
- Large and Elegantly Colored Fashion Plates.
"a Pages Of Vocal and Instrumental Music.
900 Engravngs OH Art. Science, and Fashion.
IL Large Diagram Patterns Of Ladies' and Chill
drens Dresses.
70 Architectural Designs for Beautiful Homes.
400 or more Original Recipes for Family Use.
And the usual Original Department matters.
The January No. of the New Year will be issued
December first, aud will coutain the opening chap,
tiers Of one Of the Best Serial Stories ever printed
in an American Magazine. by
CHRISTIAN REID,
the author of "a Gentle Belle" "yalerie Ayl-
mer," morton House," etc., entitled
RoSLYN'S FORTUNE.
We have engaged Full Corps of Distinguish
ed Writers, whose Contributions will enrich
Godey's Lady's Book during the year.
Send in your Clubs at once. You can add any
names afterwards at same price as the
original Club.
TERMS-Cash in Advance.
POSTAGE PhErAIp:
One cong, one year, q 20
Three copies, one year,, 80
Four copies, one year, oo
Five copies, one year, and an extra copy
to the person getting up the club, o.o
making six copies, oo
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to the person getting up the club,
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Free Press.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY
ISAAC II. % Ii AN,
=. vboa MI Letters should be Addressed.
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-12
Good and Bad Breakfasts.


To eat Scotch breakfast, for example,
one requires to have passed some time in
mountainous air and in active exercise.
Given these conditions, the porridge,
the Finnan hadlocks, the ONE
lettes, the ham, the trout, the cold
grouse, the marmalade, the hot "scones,' y
the strawberries and cream, the tea anu
coffee, AID the rest, are all that n frugal
taste may desire. But Mr.. Hart thinks
that tea is not the right beverage at
breakfast. 1t is a stimulant to the
nerves, and the nerves should not be
stimulated so early in the day. To be
sure, q pipe afterwards sheuld make that
all right, but people who do not smoke,
if they would he truly wise, should avoid
tea at breakfast. The French take wine,
and n good deal of it, but how French
men enn breakfast as they do and achieve
any sort of work aflerward is great
mystery. They begin the day with a
roll aud some coffee (also, nerve "stimu-
lant," we fear) and get through much
business before noon. But how they
can attempt business for three hours
after their exorbitant second breakfasts
no Englishman can hope to learn.
Breakfast should be digestible, warm,
abundant, unexciting, nourishing."
Eggs, bacon and toast, day after day for
MI ones life, are abundant, and may be
nourishing, but are only too certainly
"unexciting.'
Mr.. Hart suggests porridge as good
for breakfast, and so it is if the other
items of Scotch breakfast are to follow.
BY itselfit is not very filing at the price.
Here hominy has slight advantage over
the northern dish, but hominy is still
less exciting. Like the buckwheat cakes
of distinguished artist, it "gets a little
monotonous." Hominy Is eaten with
milk and sugar, but it is still better with
salt and pepper, or anything that will
give it character. In breakfast we are
all too much the slaves of routine.
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Sewing for q Circus.

Up in the second story, in large par
titioned room looking out Oh Ridge ave-
nue., eight or ten women were engaged
on us many different articles. Some
were making saddle cloths with numer-
GUS small steel buttons like eyelets placed
there for effect. The cloth was OF
black velvet, with gilt fringe and with
many different-colored figures worked
upon it. Then there were coats for the
performers, black velvet coats, with
pulled sleeves and red silk trimming and
gilt buttons AL around the room were
huge stacks of material yet to be worked
up. Two or three sewing-machines were
in the room, and upon these az many
women were busily employed. Others
were sewing by hand One great wagon
is set apart, when the circus starts out
for the season, for the wardrobes. 1t is
arranged with shelves and in here all the
different articles are placed. In addition
to the wagons the circus has ten or twelve
passenger cars and upward of sixty fiat
ears, by which they transport the circus,
wagons and MI from one place to another,
when they are out for the season. All
the fine horses are kept in the stables
and given rest during the winter, The
draught horses and ponies are sent out in
the country to pasture. The animals are
kept in huge stationary cages, in one
part of the large brick bailding. In the
center of the room an immense circular
stove is always kept going. This heats
the place and keeps tho animals COM
Portable. During the winter they are
fed on beef and horse meat. The ele-
plants are not to be found in this place,
having house set apart for them on an
other part of the grounds.
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Stephen Aliens Pocket Piece.


In the pocket-book of the Hon. Stephen
Allen, who was drowned on board the
Henry Clay, was found a printed slip
apparently cut from a newspaper, OF
which the following is a copy. 1t is
worthy to be put in every newspaper and
engraved on every young mans heart.
Make few promises.
Always speak the truth.
Never speak evil of any one.
Keep good company OF none.
Live up to your engagements.
Never play mt any game OF chance.
Drink no kind Of intoxicating liquors.
Good character is above all things
else.
Keep your own secrets, if you have
any.
Never borrow if you can possibly help
it.
Keep yourself innocent if you would
be happy. :.
Make no haste to be rich if you would
prosper.
When you speak to person look him
in the face.
Do not marry until you are able to
support wife.
Live (misfortune excepted within
your income.
Save when you are young to spend
when you are old.
Avoid temptation, through fear you
may not withstand it.
Never run into debt unless you see a
way to get out again.
Small and steady gains give competen-
cy with tranquil mind.
Good company and good conversation
are the sinews of virtue.
Your character cannot be essentially
injured except by your own acts.
If any one speaks evil of you, let your
life be such that no one will believe
him.
When you retire to bed think over
what You have been doing during the
day.
Never b. idle; if your hands can't be
employed usefully, attend to the cultiva-
ton of your mind.
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SslgRCullure.

70. Moffct in st. Louis G,obe-Democrat.
This is one of the many items which
appear to be of little consequence, yet
where there is help III the family to
attend to such things, its culture can be
made profitable, besides inducing habits
of economy and thrift in the family.
Many man who laments the want of
more land and capital to enlarge his
farming operations could, by making
use of many little things in detail, and
the facilities already ut hand, make as
good and perhaps more comfortable a
living, if not get rich so fast, while by
trying to reach too far or wade too deep
he gets swamped. Last spring I sowed
an ounce of sage seed, costing 20 cents,
from which now have about l 900 good,
strong plants. These, if planted next
spring in good, rich roll, with good cult
walton, will give three good pickings
each year for several years. have so
far always found a good home market for
this with the butchers and grocers, at
from 25 to 40 cents per pound, and if
picked properly is much superior to that
usually put upon the market by large
growers. as it is free from coarse stems.
The picking should be carefully done by
hand, pulling off only the leaves, leav-
ing the stems to produce moro leaves.
1 planted in rows about three feet
apart and two feet i'll the row, used the
pillow and hoe freely, with good mulch
late in the fall to prevent freezing out in
winter, and l know of no crop more
easily managed, or more profitable in a
small way.
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remarked: st am a very patient man
and can bear music for long time" A
friend of his at the dinncr-table, stirred
by Renaissance of the punch anecdote,
said that he once remembered entertain
ing country cousin who never in her
life had tasted ice cream. A dish OF su-
perb cream was served up at the close Of
dinner, and he noticed that his country
cousin touched upon it very daintily at
the same time without any particular ex-
preston of surprise as though she were
not going to be put down or impressed
with anything which city people might
offer her. Finally he asked her: "Sal-
lie, how do you like thecream?" "The
cream ITSELF" said she, "seems to be
fetched with frost"
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Stage Anomalies.
[From Macmillan's Magazine. ]

From Macmillans Magazine.
The story is perhaps sufficiently we'll
known of the celebrated English actor,
Powell, who sought i'll vain one night
for supenumerary named Warren,
who dressed him, but who on this ecca-
sion to play the part of Lothario's corpse
in "The Fair Pcnitent." Powell, who
took the principal character, called out
in an angry tone for Warren, who could
not help from raising his head from out
of the coffin, and replying: "Here,
SIR" "Come, them" continued Powell,
not knowing where the voice came from,
cor I'll break every bone in your body"
Warren, believing his master to be quite
capable of carrying out his threat, sprang
in his fright ont of the coffin, and ran
in his winding sheet across the stage.
A distinguished tenor, the late Signor
Giuglini, being much applauded one
nj, hit for his singing in the Miserere
scene of "II Trovatore," quilted the
dungeon in which Manrico" Is suppos-
ell to be confined, came forward to the
public, bowed, and then, not to cheat
the executioner, went calmly back to
prison.
~ mUVu ihOft uiOtSTu etoiN VI titcVSh
fusion of facts with Appearances is told,
and with truth, of n distinguished mill
tary amateur, who had undertaken, for
ono occasion only, TO plny the part of
"Don Giovanni" In the scene i'll which
the proiligate hero is seized and carried
down to the internal regions, the princi-
pal character could neither persuade nor
compel the demons, who were represent
ed by private soldiers, to lay hands on
one whom, whatever part he might tenn
ponrily assume, they knew well to he II
colonel in the army. The demons kept
at respectful distance, and when order
ed in load whisper to lay hands on
their dramatic victim, contentcd them
selves with falling into M attitude OF ut
tention.
Mrs. Farrell, after being Missed in the
part of "Zaira," the heroine of the
:" Mourning Bride, especially in the dy-
ing scene, rose from the stage, and adj
vancing toward the footlights, expressed
her regret ct not having merited the APP
plause of the audience, and explained
that having accepted the part only to
ollige friend, she hoped she woald be
excused for not playing it better. After
this little speech, she assumed once
more recumbent position, and was
covered by the attendant with black
vail
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AT a Funny Lecture.


While / was lecturing at Washington,
/ saw o lady with an intelligent, pretty
face, and bright, eloquent eyes, that were
rarely lifted toward the speaker, and
then only for flash oftime. They were
bent upon her husbands hands almost
constantly. Brilliant and accomplished,
a few years ago, she had gone down into
the world of voiceless silence, and now
all the music and all the speech that
comes into her life comes through the
tender devotion of her husband, and as 1
talked I watched him telling off the lee
ture on his nimble fingers, while Der
eager eyes glanced from them to his
sympathetic face. 1t was pretty pic
ture of devotion. They were 30 young
to have this cloud shadow the morning
skies of their lives, but as I glanced from
the voiceless wife to her husband ]
thought how beautifully the sunlight OF
his devotion was breaking through these
clouds and tinting even their afiictions
with tender radiance. This discipline
/ of attending upon suffering is a good
thing for man. II rounds out his life
it develops his manlier, nobler qualities
IL makes his heart brave and tender and
strong as o woman's.
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Old.Time Politics.

General Spinner has written an inter-
esting letter to the Hon. Clinton L. Mer-
rian published by the Utica Hcrald),
in which the following political reminis-
cence is given: "SOme time during
Governor Marcy's administration of the
political affairs of the state of New York,
the Legislature of that state, with his APP
proval, passed an act to restrain the then
safety-fund banks from issuing notes Of
any denomination less than SIS. A year
or two before that time the assembly had
passed resolution to dispense with
prayers at the opening of the daily ses-
sion. The government of the state and
of the nation as well, in all branches,
was then Democratic. What the effect of
the assembly's resolution WIS upon the
people and politics of the state is not well
known. But certain it is that the imme-
diate effect of the restraining law upon
the state banks was to almost paralyze
the business of the people of the state.
You can't but recollect the financial
troubles of 1887. All manner of expe-
dents were necessarily resorted to carry
Oh the ordinary traffic of the country.
Checks of individuals and firms OH banks
and certificates of deposits for small
amounts, together with the small notes of
Wildcat banks Of western states be-
came the very announcement and more
hazardous currency of the people of the
state of New York. The business situa-
ton became desperate and so also the
voters. In 1888 the Democratic party
renominated that excellent and very pop
ular statesman, Governor Marcy, having
not doubt of his triumphant reelection.
The Wing party nominated in opposition
William III. Seward, with the rallying-
cries of Bill Seward and small bills, md
for small Bill Seward against ing Bill
Marcy" and TO everybody's astonish-
ment it made clean sweep of the Demo-
cratic party, and its financial policy in
regard to small bills. Hence came the
name of 'Small Bill Seward, by which
Governor Seward was 80 Familiarity
known. Being ut that time an ardent
Democrat, believed in the doctrine of
that party. A day or two after the cleo
ton, and after the result had been known,
meeting an enthusiastic Wing, / said to
him: 'Now that you have the whole and
sole control of things, what are We to
have? His answer more strong and ex-
pressive than devout and polite, was:
'Small bills and prayers, 10y -, and
we got them too. The then elected leg
islature then passed the general banking
law, which authorized the issuing of
small bills, and made them measurably
secure to the bill-holder."
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Novel Wedding Tour.

John Gilpin was thin, callow and awk-
ward; Ella Sanford bonnie, buxom and
loving. They worked ON neighboring
farms at Middletown, Conn.,, and last
Wednesday they went before the Squire
and were married. The next thing ON
the programme was the wedding tour.
Neither had money. Both had good,
stout shoes. Keeping excellent step, rs
both hearts bent as one, they set out to
walk to Woodbury. to visit Johns old
folks. Wednesday night found them on
the road pushing through the snow. AL
day Thursday they pressed on, and as
night fell they stopped at q little inn by
the roadside. John was very much used
up on Friday because of the long walk,
but Ella lent him shoulder, and so the
wedding tour was continued. As thetwo
approached within four or five miles of
Woodbury. John gave out, and persons
who kindly asked what was the matter
heard only from Ella arequest to borrow
wheelbarrow. At Inst, when a neigh.
boring farmer learned that the pedes-
TRANS had just been married, he lent
them q wheelbarrow, and tenderly plac-
ing the groom in this, the bride wheeled
him in triumph to the old folks in Wood
bury.-E1,
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WIN. BURGER, who nearly score OF
years ago was a prominent oarsman Oh,
the Upper Hudson, died at his residence
in West Park, N. Y, recently, from
rheumatism of the brain. He was q
member Of the Old Stranger crew OF
Poughkeepsie, his companions being Z.
Beneway, Homer Wooden and William
Stevens. The last race of importance in
which he engaged was that in which said
crew were beaten by the Samuel Collyei
crew of New York city-Denny Leary
and the Biglin Brothers-for SO, 900 and
the championship, at Poughkeepsie, July
IL, 1865
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Washington Dinner.Table Anecdotes

A veteran statesman at recent dim
ner, told an unpublished anecdote of the
late Senator McDougal, of California.
Taking dinner once with some fellow
senators in Washington, Roman punch
was served during one of the courses of
the dinner. A statesman asked Senator
McDougal how he liked the punch.
"Well enough" said McDougal, but
you have to eat altogether too much ice
to get any liquor" The same statesman
who is something Of wag in quiet
way, made at the same dinner a rather
brilliant remark upon the subject Of
music. He said that he was not educat-
cd enough to appreciate music. He
believed he might probably know the
difference between "Old Hundred" and
"Yankee Doodle" At the same time he