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A Decorated Dress.

According to the St. Louis Times a
painter named Gutherz has been unit
ing the beautiful and tho useful by
decorating "a dress for a lady Of New
York. Thc Times says: The front OF
the dress-a marvel Of robins egg
blue" silk and gau3e, trimmed with
wonderful lace-was ornamented by
Mr.. Gutherz in the highest STYLE, OF
decorative art, with figures printed in
all the colors on the palette. One piece.
of satin, shaped by painting the front OF
the corsage, is decorated with forget,
me-nots, arranged around the central
figure of a cupid's bow, with bees on
tie lower border. The waist is Laced
back and forward with a wreath Of gold
cord, the interstices filled in with but
terfies. On the skirt proper is cres-
cent moon, in which are seated two
cupids, holding in their clasped hands
a chain, which crosses to the left OF the
skirt, and is caught by ythe hands OF two
similar cupids, also seated in a cres :
cent moon. In the place where the
scarf is ordinarily worn are painted al
the colors of the rainbow, from which
to the lower left hand corner the space
is filled in with representations, in oil;
of shells and coral around the central
figure of gold fish.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-21

Professor Church says that withered
leaves, having the yellow, brown or red
autumnal colors, can be made green
again by stepping them in water with a
little zinc powder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-21

There talk of constructing a
crystal palace in the parks of St. Cloud,
near Paris. The ruins of the old palace
would be removed, and on its site would
arise handsome structure surmounted
by costly dome and containing con-
servatories, gigantic aquarium. a
panorama, museums Of science and art,
and theater. Model farms would also
be established in the immediate neigh
borhood, and there would be pigeon
shooting and other pleasure grounds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-21

Measure 200 feet on each side and you
have square acre, within an inch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-21

Would it be supposed that anything
could have less value than an lncuraole
idiotp There are, however, many
things less valuable. In fact, an IDIOT
if he be strictly first-class. has consider
able pecuniary worth, and is SO market
able as to be an object of competition.
John Rouss, oil Randall's Island, New
York, is an example. He is the most
aggravated case of idiocy known to the
medical profession of the State; he mas
the smallest head on record in the
country; he can hardly utter any intel
ligible sounds; he does not know much
more than Il decayed carrot. Neverthe
less, he is in demand, and in active de-
mand. 1t is showmen who want him,
want him sorely and continually. AS
much rs Ss, 1000 has been offered for him
again and again, and not long ago
very enterprising caterer to puolic
credulity proposed to purchase him out
right for 800, 900. As he is in the asylum
on The island, the physicians who have
charge of it would not sell him. OF
course, and they have been afraid, IN
the active rivalry 10 possess him, that
he might be kidnapped.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-21

According to Professor Won Schultz;
Germany has more decorations and
confers more upon individuals than all
the rest of the world. All other coun-
tries OF the globe have 100 orders, with
NOT more than 2l0 variations; of these,
about rs orders, with perhaps ITO vari-
a,ions> are found in Europe outside OF
Germany. In the other States there
are nearly 50 orders. with more than
SEQ degrees. variations. decorations,
etc. Prussia has nine or ten orders;
Bavaria, nine; Saxony, live; Wurtem-
berg, tour; Baden, three: Hcsse, three !;
Reuss, two; and several other States
one each, The number OF decorations
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-21

French dyer in business in Moscow
has charming daughter, but she is as
cold rs she is beautiful. She not only
will have nothing to do with any, OF the
legion of young men who would pay
their court tn her. but if hey write to
her she shows their letters to her father,
who has not the best of tempers. rs may
be understood from reading what fol-
lows: A Russian lieutenant fell IN love
with the young lady, and asked for a
rendezvous. When he went to keep the
appointment he met the old gentleman,
WHO forthwith dipped him into large
tub of blue dye. He. brought the dyer
into court, and there that parsonage
swore that the blue was preparation
cfhis own invention and could not be
removed. He expressed his willingness,
however, to dip the lieutenant again IN
some other color, which might or might
not take effect, giving him his choice OF
shades, but regretted that it was en-
tirely out of the question 10 restore the
natural hue of the average man. Inc
lieutenant has the severest attack OF the
blues ever reported.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-21

A Norwegian. Ernest Frolich. thinks
he has found in the Indian rice of
American swamps a living proof OF the
truth OF Snorre Sturlson's history OF
Left Ericsson's visits to America nearly
nine hundred years ago The voyagers
reported finding in Vineland not only
an abundance of wild grapes, but also a
kind of grain which Mr.. Frolich believes
to have been the Indian rice or wild
rye. 1t grows plentifully in swampy
localities, as did the grain described by
Ericsson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-21

We have a remarkable account of
three maiden sisters in Jessamine
county, KY, who were born together in
1927, and are now fifty-three years of
age. Such has heen the affection OF
these three sisters for each other that
they have gone but little into society.
and have resolutely maintained life OF
celibacy even unto this day. When
just verging into womanhood their
father (who is now dead) exacted from
them q VOW never to marry and never
to separate until death. And this prom
ise they have religiously kept.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-21

Everybody knows that OF late there
has been extraordinary activity in rail-
way construction in the United States,
but the magnitude of the movement has
not been very definitely determined Un-
til now, and the result is such rs may
we'll create astonishment. The New
York Bulletin has statement showing
that from the first of September nearly
5000 miles have been constructed, and
1854 miles projected. Total construc-
tion and projection 1862. These enter
prises, it is calculated, will absorb $685.
COZ, 900 of capital.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14
How 10 BIS Nobody.

1t is easy to be nobody, and we will
tell you how to do it. Go to the drink
ing saloon to spend your leisure time.
You need not drink much now; just a
little beer or some other drink. In the
meantime, play dominoes, checkers, or
something else to kill time, so thatyou
will be sure not to read any useful
books. If you read anything. let it be
the dime novels of the day; thus go on
keeping your stomach full and your
head empty, and yourself playing time
killing games, and in few years you'll
be nobody, unless you should turn out
IL drunkard, or a professional gambler,
either of which is worse than nobody.
There are any number Of young men
hanging about saloons just ready to
graduate and be nobodies.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14

THE February Atlantic is notable
number, containing, in addition to its
new quota Of l44 pages, a Supplement
giving full account of the Holmes
Breakfast, with the speeches, poems
and letters of that very interesting &C.
casion, Several new chapters are Civ.
en- of Mr.. Howell serial, 1.-The I'm.
discovered Country" and it is safe to
say that any one who fails to read it
loses some OF the most delightful of
current reading. Mr.. Longfellow' s
poem, Helen of of Tyre" in the
measure of 'Sandalphon," is one Of
the most pleasing poems Mr.. Longfel-
low has ever written. Richard Grant
White has curiosly interesting arti.
Gle on "Antonious SIMULTANEOUS and
the Violin" Goodwin Smith contrib
utes striking essay on "Pessimism,"
which is sure of wide reading and lib
eral criticism G. p. Cranch, the poet
writes an interesting and instructive
essay ou:"Wordsworth." Miss Wool
son has short story, 1.-The South
Devil" which no lover of good short
stories should miss. There is an uD-
signed paper worth reading on 1.-The
Strong Government Idea There are
in addition to other poems aud essays,
criticisms of Mr.. Fiske's new Essays,
Dickens Letters; and a varied collec-
ton of bright things in the Contribu-
tors Club. An excellent number at
the regular price.-the publishers Civ
| ing their readers the Holmes Break
/ fast"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14
Mountain City Items.

Mr.. James Michal and his wife both
died last Sunday morning, and left
number of little children orphans.
They died of pneumonia. Mrs. Mi
chal's mother, Mrs. Bunting, and her
brather. Dorsay Bunting had died of
the same disease only few days be.
fore. Mrs. Bunting and her son kept
house together on the prairie. Their
house is now entirely vacant.
Mr.. Perry Day, it is said, has sold
his place. Mr.. A. R. Young sold out
some tina since to Mr.. w. j. Good,
and will probably 60 West when
Spring opens. sa
Rev. &c. King, of Mineral Springs,
Ark, who lately visited Mountain
City and San Marcos, has determined
to move to San Marcos, and Will take
charge of the Cumberland Presbyteri.
an congregations at San Marcos, Noun.
tain City and Live Oak.
1t is said by those who have tried it,
that St. Louis flour is not superior ia
that which Maj. Nance's mill is now
making. He has three sets of stones
running at once. ALEXIS.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14

tanning paper, supplementing aud cor
recting an article on the
Bopaparte family in a recent number
of Harper's Magazine. Under the Il,
tie of'The Peasant Land OF Lorne,'
G. N. Lamont gives a pleasing sketch
of some OF the Hebridee Islands, the
scene of Mr.. Blacks Princess OF Thule
and Macleod Of Dare, aud part OF the
future inheritance OF tho Marquis OF
Lorne. wildwood Studies" isa sim
liar but more amusing sketch OF lite in
the backwoods of Virginia.
adam and Eve" the new serial,
by the author of Dorothy Fox, intro
duces in the present number scenes
and characters which will be new
to American readers. There arc al
so two very agreeable short stories by
MargaretBertha Wright and the au-
thor Of "The Clifton Picture" poem
by Elnine Goodsle, and the usual var
icty Of reading in the Monthly Cos
SID" and Literature Of the day"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14
Valuable Faran for Sale.

About a quarter or half mile N. E.
of the Burleson homestead, and about
one and halt miles from the Stage
stand on the Blanco. Consists Of &c
acres good title; II or ID acres un-
der fence, ready for cultivation peach
orchard of about So or go bearing
trees; nursery of plum trees, the
same bearing quarter acre garden
spot, good cedar fence around it;
dwelling log cabin, gallery and shed
room attached, stone chimney; smoke
house, corn crib. stable, horse lot; COW
lot; wood lot of about or s acres. The
remainder of the land is well timbered
outside the field with Live Oak, Elm
blackberry and little Cedar. Can be
bought for less than SlOper acre. APP
ply to CHARLES BROOKS.
San Marcos, Feb. 9th. 1880.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14
Personals.

A. F. Harvey is no longer with MIR.
Robbins in the watch and jewelry
business.
A negro named johnson lectured on
the subject of the exodus at the Court
House on Thursday night. The meet
ing we learn was not very successful,
We learn from recent copy OF the
Union Springs (Ala.) paper of the
safe arrival at that place OF Mrs. II.
Is. Frazer and her sister, Miss Ella
johnson. -. ...i
We sympathize deeply with the
family on the death Of Il. W. Gotten,
son of the late Judge Gotten, Of this
place, which occurred at Fort Worth a
few days since.
Des. Hopkins intends bdilding q
large two.story stone building on the
site of his furniture store this season
provided the coming OF tho railroad
becomes fixed fact. p
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14

A Herald reporter had a lengthy
conversation on yesterday with Col.
Goodwin and Maj. Hunter the survey
ors of The International route, In re-
lation to the proposed location of the
depots of the road in this city they
were like the mystic lady in Pinafore,
decidedly shady, and gave as their
reason for being so that it would not
do to tell where they intended to To-
cate them, because if they did it would
give real estate in these proposed To-
calities such boom that the road
could not purchase land sufficient to
locate them on, the price would become
so exorbitant. Speaking Of the bonus
of fifteen thousand dollars to the mile
which the International officials are
seeking to secure from the government
for the extension of the road to Lare-
do, Major Hunter stated that if the
bonus was given to Gen. Blrnes' road
and the Barnes road was built from
here to Laredo there would be no in
ducement for the International road
to come to Can Antonio at all, as it
would be fifty miles near to the Rio
Grande for the road to be built, as it
would be on an air line from Austin
at Eagle Pass. In this event the road
would pass through Boerne and leave
San Antonio thirty-two miles to the
south.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14

The idea SO industriously kept in
circulation, that Grant will not accept
nomination for the presidency. un-
less it be unanimously rendered him
carries no weight with it and influences
no thinking mans judgment. 1t was
started by the friends of the ex-presi-
dent simply as piece of political STRAIT
egg to pull the wool over the eyes OF
the credulous and relieve Grants can
didacy as far as possibly from the APP
pearance of partisanship. The asser.
ton may safely be made, aud the ac-
ton of the Harrisburg convention
clearly proves it, that the nomination
is not only part of programme, long
since preconceived. but that it will be
accepted, no matter how bitter the
struggle or by how narrow margin il
may be secured. 1t will only remain
to nominate by acclanation, accor ling
to the usual formality, and the whole
case is covered.-[St. Louis Republi'
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14
Lippincoti's MagazIne.

The opening article in Lippincott's
Magazine for February, "a Day with
the Ottawa Chantier Men by Frederic
q. Ma her. gives a lively account of
the lunbermen and much information
about the resources and prospects OF
the great Canadian forest lands, with
many good illustrations. odd aud
New Rouen' is the first Of two illus
trated papers. by Edward kiug, de-
scribiue in his usual flowing and graph
ic style the most picturesque and
interesting OF French provincial towns.
The eighth chapter Of DIR. Oswald's
.Summerland Sketehe, also illu-trat
ed carries the reader to the Delta Of the
Sumasinta River.
"A Future Capital Of the United
States" Is short. well written paper.
discussing the claims for Kansas City
to occupy this po.ition at some future
time. 10 the first Ct two carefully
written pspers on Decorative Art
and iis D0zmas." The writer. VI. g..
Vaa Rensselaer,. while acknowledges
the great iInprovcmentsi our interior
embellishments dEring recent years.
psia,s on, the dagger Of treating the
rrincis,rs 20 which this PROGRESS i
roainIv due ~ snal and unive-ssl
axioos. The Bonsos-'es ~ Exile.
by Ar;hxr VeBEs-. i veTy eng
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The PHYSIOLOGICAL JOURNAL tor
February contains sketches and por-
traits of Rev. Elijah D. Murphy, pas.
tor of the New York Port Society and
William Lowe, Senator from Alabama.
Also articles on Comparative Phre.
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THE extra Empire State" edition
of the Galveston News. containing a
comparative view of the size Of Texas
and other countries of the world, ADD
brimfull of Information concerning the
State and Interesting TO Immigrants
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pers copies of which I am prepared to
furnish by the year, or for shorter per-
iods on accommodating t,rms, or sin
gle numbers of which have for sale I:
DAILIEs.
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Sun
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Leading Texas Dailies.
V wEEKLIEs.
New Orleans Picayune
Atlanta Constitution
The Sunny South,
Detroit Free Press
Saturday Night. Philadelphia
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Youths Companion @ ..r, ala
Indianapolis Sentinel
Prairie Farmer, Chicago
Colman's Rural World, st. Louis
American Stock Journal, Chicago
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MoNTnLIEs.
Lippincott's Magazine
Library Magazine
Godey's Ladies' Book r
Peterson's Magazine 8
Southern Cultivator -.I.
American Agriculturist ..' .ar
Demorest's Magazine
Erich's Fashion Quarterly
Smiths "..-
chronological Journal
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And others.
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14
THE LIBRARY MAGAZINE Of Select

THE LIBRARY MAGAZINE Of Select
Foreign Literature" for February con-
tains articles on Landlords and Land
Laws; Justinian; Herbert Spencer
on the Data of Ethics Character aud
Writings Of Cyrus the Great; Health
at Home /; Colorado; Rejected MSS;
Handel; Russian Nihilism Cervantes,
Voyage to Parnassus; Old Fashioned
Gardening; Prayer among All Nations;
An Autiquary's Ghost Story, etc. 81.
year. lOcts o single number, We
will order it.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14
Bible Meeting.

The anniversary meeting OF the
Hays County A,uxilliary Bible Society
will be held at the Methodist church
in San Marcos on to morrow Sunday
night at the usual hour. All interest.
ed in the Bible cause are invited to
attend.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14

The Central trains now arrive a
$50 D. m. and depart at lilo a. m.
Fastexpress train on the Information
al Railroad leaves at $50 a. m. and
arrives at 900 a. M. daily; accommoda-
ton train leaves at 4:l5 a. III. and ar
riyes at 1:30 a. m.
The through train from Georgetown
arrives at 6:45 p. m. and departs at 1:2O
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14
More False Reports About Mr.
Tildeu.

SCRANTON, PA, Feb. 3.-It is re-
ported here that Samuel j. Tilden will
be married to Miss Fanny Ranck Of
Lewisburv, Pa. this week.
NEW YORK. Feb. 3.-Mr. Tilden's
secretary furnished the following re-
garding the report Of the approaching
marriage Of Mr.. Tilden to Miss Ranck
OF Lewisburg: MIR. Tilden says the re
port i. as true as about nine-tenths Of
the statements concerning him daily
published-ihafis. not at all. lie pre-.
sumo. that the authors of the rumor
have acted on the maxim Of equity ia
risprudence. that what ought to have
been done hes in fact been done: bui
unfortunately he never had the pleas
ure Of knowing Of the existence Of AM
such lady"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14

Postage is prepaid on all the above
We will also order any of the above
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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
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or draft.
The safe arrival of all publications
Guaranteed.
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Our Clubbing List for 1850.

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LU. j. DALEY respectfully invites
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Barbee's corner, ..g
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For Sale

A due-bill for SIS. good for that
amount on the purchase of one OF
Beatty's sD organs, which we will sell
for cash, or exchange for dry goods,
groceries or furniture. Inquire at the
FREE PRESS office.
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Notice

| am DOW as always, prepared to GO
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.
Z. THOMPSON,
Jan o4lm Blacksmith.