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"Twas MY Mother"
New York Sun.

A company Of poor children, who
had been gathered out of tho alleys
and garrets Of the city, were preparing
for their departure to new and distant
homes in the wost. just before the
time for the starting of the cars. ono
Of tho boys was noticed aside from tho
others, and apparently very busy with
cast off.garment. tH9a
The superintendent stepped up to
him and found that he was cutting .
small piece out Of the patched lining
It proved to be his old jacket, which
having been replaced by . new one
had been thrown away. There was
no time to be lost. Come, john"
said the superintendent. what are
you going to do with That piece Of cal
leo p
"Pleasc, sir" said John, II am cut
ting it out to take with me. My
dear dead mother put the lining into
this old jacket for me. This was a
piece of her dress. and it is all l have
to remember her by" And as the
poor boy thought ofthat dear mothers
love, and Of the death bed scene in the
old garret where she died, he covered
his face with his hands and sobbed as
if his heart would break.
But the train was about leaving aud
John thrust the little bit of calico in
to his bosom, ITO remember his moth
er BY" hurried into q car, and was
soon far away from the place where he
had seen so much sorrow.
Many an eye was moistened as the
story Of this orphan boy has been told;
and many heart prayed that the God
of the fathcrless and motherless would
be his friend. He loved his mother,
and we cannot but believe that he
obeyed her and was n faithful child.
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Educated Women.

Educated women have wide sphere.
There is, indeed. some discussion as to
its exact bounds. Some doubt. for
instance, whether they haye lesiti-
mate function in the pulpit. Our own
view is that character and ability are
Gods chart Of duty. But whatever
may be decided in regard to the pulpit.
there is one field where educated wo.
men arc 10 demand. That is the hons.
The educated woman is the best wife.
the best mother. the best housekeep.r.
the. best economist. The coming
men" could afford to paw all the ex.
penses Of fall training for their fu-
ture wives merely for the greater good
they would receive from them. 10
these days We pity the ignorant mother.
Six years Of harI study are veil 10
vested. il for nothing more than to be
able to answer q Thousand questions
which curious youngsters viii be ask
iag 10 J few yoars
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Four Noted NIissourIa ms.

Four NOteO NAlSSOurAau uSs
The St. Louis Republican off recent
issue publishes an interesting paper that
was read before the st.. Louis Histor
icle Society by Gen. Firman A. Rozire,
of St. Genevieve, relating to four for
mer residents of the latter place who
have become eminent in public life,
We publish that portion relating to
three Of the gentlemen. Gov. Dodge,
Senator Jones and Gen. Dodge. OF
the fourth, DR.. Lewis F. Linn, we
need only to allude to him here as a
former U. s. Senator from Missouri
who acquired tho honorable appella.
ton of the model senator" DR..
Linn was grandson of Col. William
Linn who served under Col. George
Rogers Clark. His Father, Asael
Linn, married the widow of Israel
Dodge, and his son. Dr. Linn, was the
half brother of Gen. Henry Dodge,
who supervised his education with
great care. He was in the United
States senate from 1888 to 1843, and
contemporary with Buchanan, Clay and
the Dodges. Concerning the other
characters portrayed in Gen. Rozier's
sketch we quote the full text:
HENRY DODGE.
was born at Vincennes, Indiana, on the
18th day of April in the year 1882,
whilst his family were removing to the
town of st. Genevieve. Coy. James Viii.
kinson, of upper Louisiana, appoint
ed him sheriff of St. Genevieve district.
This was the first Office Gov. Dodge
had filed, and he acted in that capaci-
ty some fifteen years. During the war
of 1912, he raised at st. Genevieve a
mounted rifle company destined for
the protection of the inhabitants
against the Indian depredations in
the then territory of Missouri. and
was afterwards major of the territor.
ial militia, and served until the year
1914. He furt her continued in the
military service with the rank of lieu
tenant colonel, and commanded an
expedition up the Missouri river
against the Indians. In the year 1882
he was commissioned major Of the
United States rangers and on the 4th of
March, 1893, was promoted colonel of
the first United States Dragons. In
the Black Hawk war he served with
distinction and courage. When the
territory of Wisconsin was organized
President Jackson appointed Colonel
Dodge governor and he continued ik
governor until 1871. Gov. Dodge was
elected delegate to congress from Wis
consin and served in that capacity en-
til 1917, when Wisconsin was admitted
as a state into the Union and he was
elected U. s. senator aud reelected in
1851 until S57.:Gov. Dodge was in fig
ure tall, strong and muscular, of digni
fed deportment being bold and brave
man. For half century he served
his country in various capacities with
distinction and usefulness. His life
and character in the civil and military
ields has become a pirt of the history
of the west. Gov. Henry Dodge died
the 18th day Of June. 1861, much re-
greited by the people; he died and
vas buried west Of the Mississppi-at
Burlington. Iswa.
GEORGE ". JONES.
George W. Jones was born at Vim
eeooe.. Isdians. April l2. 1904
He removed to 81 Genevieve. No.
-. tLc v-o.- 1-gf- or Ism Sen.tor
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ing the troubles arising out Of the seix-
ure by Spain of the steamer Black War
rior. He was the FIRST minister to Spain
who addressed the court in the Spanish
language in his valediotory address to
Queen Isabella. Senator Dodge ID
yet strong. active and vigorous man,
and still resides at Burlington, Iowa.
II was but few days ago that he was
visiting the scenes Of his boyhood,
and receiving the congratulations Of
his relatives and friends.
Besides the two Dodges, father and
son. DR.. Linn. half brother of Gov.
Dodge, and George w. Jones, the
little French village Of st. Genevieve
had also the Hon. John Scott as dole.
gate and representative in congress for
fifteen years. He was o brother.in'law
Of Gen. George w. Jones. Hon.
Lewis V. Bogy, deceased, also served
with distinction as senator in con-
gress from st. Geneviove for six years.
When boy he said his highest ambi-
ton was to become q senator in con.
gress, and he was elected thereto
thirty-five years sfterward. Also Hon.
James F. Relf, once livedat st. Gen.
evieve, who was sent to congress from
Potosi. Washington county, Missouri.
DR.. Rolf was the brother of Mrs. DR..
Linn. Hon. Andrew SCOTT, who was
appointed U. s. district judge for the
territory of Arkansas, went from
St. Genevieve at the organization Of
that territory.
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chimes, and perfect thread can be made
without them. f
The reason Why the card will do fye
times as much, using seed cotton and
the Same amount Of motive power - It
did by the old process, using baled
cotton. because the 6laments are not
permitted to leave tho machinery. ay
or become tangled. but are kept straight
and parallel, and oarding is but the
strengthening Of the cotton filaments.
The saving Of one.half the usual waste
is because fresh, live cotton is used.
and half the usual machinery ID dis
pensed with. The extra strength Of
the thread and skein 10 owing to the
working Of the cotton fresh from the
seed, the oil'of which has keptit alive,
light, elastic and flexible, with all its
attending qualities perfect; and the
fact that il has never been nap, out or
tangled by the gin, pressed, compressed.
or permitted to become dry, seasoned
and brittle in this tangled condition,
nor has it been injured by the vii.
lower, Topper. double Topper, breaker
and cards. where the damage done by
the gin, press and compress, are sought
to be remedied. But these advanta-
ges. great as they are, are not half that
claimed for the new process"
The ginning, baling, baggiug and
ties are saved; the seed inure to the
manufacturers; no loss from falsely
packed cotton, NO strikes among ope-
ratives, for it is the poor mans factory.
and his daughters are the operatives.
The cost, The entire capital necessary
for tho smallest size now process mills,
including building and motive power.
is only $500, and will pay net profit,
Of 80 to 5Oper cent per annum. Bee
report Of Westminster mills, West
minister, Is. O.) Itsaves oil expense,
loss. waste, drayage. perquisites, gene
raj average, stealage and speculation,
etc, on cotton in transit from the field
to the factory, be that distant 10 or
1900 miles.
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CHURCHES.

METHODIST.-Preaching at the Methodist
Church every sabbath. Rev. A. A. Brown. Pastor
CHRlSTlAN.-Preaching vt the Christian
ChurchIon the second and fourth Sabbathsin each
month by Elder J.J. Williamson.
Observation-Disclosures at the Presbyte-
dan Church on the second and fourth SAG
bathin each month by the Rev. W. L. Kennedy.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.--Services every
sourth Sunday in each month at l0h O'Clock, A.
n. and D, m, tat st. Marks Church.)
BAPTISr-Preaching at the Christian Church
on the third Sunday in each month, by Elder
N. Burroughs.
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The Clements Attachment.

This machine consists of o 36 inch
top fiat, self.stripping card, the attach
ment (Which is q diminutive gin, 1Sx.
1896 inches.) is substituted for the
licker.in and feed rollers Of the card;
its saws are seven inches in diameter,
with IA teeth to the inch. and revolves
from 100 to 200 times per minute. The
brush connected with the saws is q
cylinder covered with bristles, its per.
iphery revolves little faster than the
saws, and has also traverse or hori-
zontal motion. The periphery of the
card travels little faster than the
brush; a feed table is placed above the
card and connected with the attach
ment by chute, and gives regular
supply Of seed cotton to the attach
ment. A stop motion is used to save
waste in case of accident. These, with
small drawing roller between the doi.
fer and calender rollers, to reduce the
silver to the ordinary working size. and
commotion to receive said silver. are
all the changes and additions made to
the card, and there are none made
elsewhere.
The seed cotton is spread upon tho
endless apron of the feed table, and
passes thence through the chute into
the attachment. where the lint is re-
moved from the seed, and while on the
fine saw teeth (after passing the ribs)
passes through set Of combiug plates,
which removes all extraneous matter,
and delivers the filaments to the brush,
which delivers them to the card. and
thence through the doffer, small draw
ing and calender rollers, are delivered
as perfect silver into revolving can.
BY this process only four machines
are necessary to convert any given
amount of seed cotton into perfect
yarns-viz: card as changed, drawing
frame, seeder and spinning frame. II
is true cleanser of seed cotton is used
as preparatory machine. Its size is
22x28x44 inches; cost, $75; capacity.
600 pounds of seed cotton per day;
power necessary to drive, one.half of
one horse.
The new process dispenscs with full
ly one.half the building of machinery.
motive power aud operatives hitherto
necessary to convert any amount of
seed cotton into yarn; causes the card.
with the slmc amount of motive power.
to do five times as much work; saves
oae-half the usual waste. and pro.
duces stronger silver rove and thread
than can be made Of bslcd cotton
which. on account of their extra
strength, seldom break or ler down,
thereby enabling operatives to attend
more machinery. and each machine
to do more work. The thread is equal
in every respect to that made Of baled
cotton. fifty per cert stronger, and
more sheeny.
The attachments slpcrscie the gin.
press and compress. because they are
intended and only used to render cot
ton trausportable; the wiIIoser. lOp-
per. double Topper. breaker. and four
ffths Of the cards. because they are
only used to try TO remedy the injary
done by the gin. press and compress;
it supersedes the railway drasing head
also all jsck-frames. shubbers, mules.
t-isters. eyeners. etc, simply because
they arc costly aud ssneeeesssry IA
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-21

IL - "a WEEK ia your own toun. and no
Io capital risked. Iou can give the
q trial vitbout errense
.NiH Irbe best eppertuni'y ever offered for
" " W. those wiling TO work Tea should
try nothiug else until ysa zee for
,orrssy -h-f yoa can a AZ the busnsss ne of-
fsr xo rcsrn 70 s1plsi1 here. Yes can oeroie
AZ yo-r tin. oziy yeur spsrs time 70 TIE b0si-
cess, ara make rrss; pty fer even hour thti Fo1
rork- wonsn make ss mDch a. men- seno ior
s.r~i,l r-ir,,e terms ss4 particulars. shieh us
NIL f-e. o. Bufst free Don'. eSnplsia -
h.r1 ti-nes rtfi. rsu have sDch ehru--- Id
srss, ". HALIETT CO.. Po-tlssd. Esins-
E--@ GS-l-
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MAILS.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES or, 70 AND FROM SAN
MARCOS P. o.
Austin arrives daily, except Sundays at HAS
A. H..
San Antonio arrives daily, except sundays at
lP.M.
Luling arrives Tuesday and Friday at NJ.
Departs Wednesday and Saturday at Z 4. IL.
Bsnco departs oil Monday at A. N. Arrives
on Tuesday at 6 p. n.
seguin arrives on Monday at5 r. N. Departs
on Tuesday at Z A. N. =,
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL.
cosaREssxAs-6Ta DISTINCT:
Hon. Columbus Upson, OF Bsxar county.
SENATOR -alsr pIsrsicr:
Hon. L. J. Storey. Of Caldwell Co.
ssPasssxrAfivEs-earH DisrRicr;
Hon. J; n: Holmes, Of Guad.lupscc;
Hon. W. y. Dslany
plsTsIor couRr-l6rH pIsrRior.
Hon. L. W. Moore, Presiding Judge. LAGRANGE.
TINES or HOLDING COURT.
HAys.-2d Mondays In March and September.
COUNTY osnosRs.
Ed. r. Konc, Judge County Court.
b. y. Hardin, District Clerk.
Ed. J. l.. Green, County Clerk.
O. T. Brown, County Attorney.
Jas. A. wrcn, sheriff. Q. 3. Cock, Deputy.
9. v. Grooms. Justice Of the Peace Pre- No. !
v. y; Wyatt. :: t" "" +" {" :
II. A. Mcaeans. County Treasurer.
A. Heaton, Assessor.
Joe. C. Eve, Surveyor.
D. 7. Hopkins, CCsi'r Precinct No.
Peter Sci, Schmidt :: {" I. :.
John II. Patterson, Constable.
'Ifurs or HOLDING County AND PREcIxCr COUNTS
Criminal County Court-lst Monday In each
month.
LIST Monday In February April, June, August, Oc'
tober and December.
Commissioners Court-2d Mondaysin in February
Nay, August and November.
Justice Court Precinct No. list Friday In each
month. San Marcos. :,
Precinct No. 3-2d Friday In each month MtClty.
SD :. wimberley's NH
q {. 4-4th Dripping Springs.
TOWN oTyIcERs,
Mayor-H. B. Cohield.
Conncil-W, O. Hutchison, 7. r. Fourqursan. l..
W. Mitchell, D. P. Hopkins, P. X. Tur uor.
Marshal-S. l.. Townsend.
Council meets the first Tuesday In each montn'
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ResOlsalIon.

Resolailon.
II you've any task to do,
Let mo whisper. friend, to you.
Do H.
II you've anything to say.
True and needed. yea or nay,
Sayit
II you've anything TO love,
As q blessing from above.
Love II.
II you've anything to give,
That another'sJoy may live,
Give Il.
II some hollow creed you doubt,
Though the whole world hoot and shout,
Doubt IL.
II you know what torch to light,
Guiding others through tho night,
Lightit.
n you've any debt to pay,
Rest you neither night nor DAY,
Pay II.
II you've any Joy to hold.
Next your heart, lest II grow cold,
Hold Il.
II you've any grief to meet,
At the loving Fathers feet,
.. Neetit.
II you're given light to see,
What child OF God should be,
See Il.
Whether life be bright or drear.
There's message sweet and clear,
Whispered down to every ear,
Hear II.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

,t Newspaper
~ MARCOS FREE PRESS, I. Il. JULIAN,
- Editor, Publisher and Proprietor. office east
xU Main Plaza, nearly opposite the Court
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TETTEn. car AxD EILL F1PERs. Ervs'u7ts
l. Le. AN. FEEF fsESS E00E -g2SD-
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GOOD NEWS FOR THE TRAV,
ELING PUBLIC,

The large and increased travel via the "SUN-
SET ROUTE" renders necessary ADDITIONAL
ACCOMMODATION for Its patrons. The Manage
ment have therefore deemed IL necessary to place
a Night Train on their schedule. which leaves
Houston for San Antonio at 535 p. n. Sundays
excepted;) arriving at $50 o'clock A. N.
Cn this train will be found Sleeping Cars aud
elegant Day Coaches, which have been fitted up
exclusively for this run. Berths in Sleeping Cars
have been placed at the moderate price Of 81 SO
and 81 90. according to location.
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$500 :: {: =; :;
above. No one can fail 10
make money fast Any one can do the work.
You can make from 30 cts to y an hour by de-
voting your evenings and spare time TO the bust
ness. Il costs nothing to try the business. Moth
ing like IL for money making ever offered beiore.
Business pleasant AID strictly honorable Read
er, ~ you want TO know all about the best paying
business before the public. send US your sddress
and we will send you full particulars and private
term. free. sample worth IS also free; you can
then make IN your mind for yourself. Address
GEORGE sT1NsOS CO.. Portland, Maine.
June 2sly
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GEORGE W. JONES.

George W. Jones was born at Vim
ceooe.. Indians. April l2. 1904
lie removed to St Genevieve. No.
abeut the year lS0S OF $50. senator
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-08-14

What became of the Republican
party in Alabama in 1878? Is it said
that they ran no ticket because DEF
feat was inevitable? Are parties in
the habit of doing this? Do Demo-
Gratis give up voting in Vermont, or
Republicans in Missouri? 1t was
because the Republicans of Alabama
had been taught by midnight muir
ders and whippings, by social ostra-
cism, and by the tyranny of employ
ers, that the less they had to do with
politics the better. This is the kind
of "free ballot and fair count" the
Alabama Republicans have enjoyed.
1t remains to be seen how much
better they have Jared in the election
just held, under the new system
which prefers cheating to bulldozing
as being easier.
Take the case of Mississippi, where
bulldozing was invented, and was
made known to the world as "the
Mississippi PLAN" These are the
votes of the State from 1873 to the
last election of a State ticket:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-08-14
SATURDAY AUGUST IA, 1880.

The Wachter am Erie, the most in
f1uential German paper in the north
ern part Of Ohio, has deserted the
Republicans and will support the
Democratic national and State tick
cts. So has the Pittsburg Volks6Iatt.
Democrat, last week. ....
These papers have both been for
years always found on the Democrat
ic side. but being published in locali-
ties somewhat anti~Democratic, tho't
it business to hide their real senti-
msnts. by being recorded as "Inde.
pendent" Their Democratic brethren
should not expose them in this man
ner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-08-14

pox and yellow fever in the north as
the instrumentalities of civilized war
was Democrat.
The Republican party possesses the
great prestige of conducting the ma
tional government safely through the
desperate struggle for its existence,
and cannot be robbed of it by any
statistics of how many loyal Demo.
Gratis fought in the Union army. The
proportion of ancient rebels who are
Democrats to those who are Repub
licans, is at least twenty to one. 1t is
vain for Democrats to attempt to
hide these facts by now claiming
"that the Democratic party has ever
been true to the Union"
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Every one Of these States-and

Every one of these States-and at
least one other, Northern Carolina
would be Republican upon full
vote, free ballot and a fair count.
General Hancock knows it. Every
Democrat knows it. But simply to
serve the purposes of the illustration,
let US say that these five States are
fairly Republican. They give, all
told. 80 electoral votes, which viii
honestly belong to James A. Garfield
The South could then give General
Hancock only SO electoral votes at
best, and he could never by any pos
sibllity be President of the United
States. By all means, let us have
"a full vote, free ballot and fair
county,. Y. Tribune.
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"A Free Ballot and Fair Count"

One of the best sentences in Gen
eral Hancock's letter of acceptance,
which left upon the mind the same
impression of neatness and vacancy
as a school-boy's copy-book, was
that in which the candidate of the
Democracy demanded "a full vote,
free ballot and far count" 1t was
an excellent sentiment. to which
every Republican would heartily
subscribe. But General Hancock's
letter professed to be a statement of
Democratic principles. With the
platform to which it was a response
it was an appeal to the country
to trust the $4,000 Offices of the
Government in the hands of the
Democratic party. The question
for voters therefore Is, not whether
the declaration is sound one, but
whether. being put forth by the
Democratic party, it is an honest one,
or is a fraud and cheat. The answer
is easy.
1t is in the South that the Demo.
cratic party does its perfect work.
There are no steadily Democratic
States north of Delaware. In the
South the party has gained complete
control. In the South, therefore, it
has had a noble opportunity to put
into practice General Hancock's
motto of "a full vote, free ballot and
fair count" Has it done so? What
are the facts? Let us look for a mo-
ment at this dark page in American
history.
Even Democrats will admit that BY
the year 1872 the Democratic party
was well organized in every Souths
ern State. In Alabama, for example,
in that year, the Democratic vote was
only 10000 less than it was In the
election of 1878, two years ago. Yet
this is the way in which the Repub-
lican party has prospered under the
rule of the party of "a free ballot
and fair count" the figures being the
votes cast in the years named:
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LOGAN.

Gen. Longstreet was as true to the
South as the needle to the pole during
the war. No drawer man nor ADLER
division commander was intrusted
with duty, or performed it more
faithfully. After the war was over
he recognized its results, and de-
clared his purpose to honestly live
up to them. No sooner was this de-
termination announced than his COM
rades in arms, and those whose homes
he had defended, turned their backs
upon him. and never was a man so
persistently and perseveringly perse-
cuted. He was denied all social rec
ignition, anil the bare mention of
his name in Southern circles was re-
ceived with scornful sneer. His
only fault was that he believed duty
as well as policy demanded that the
people of the South should accept the
situation and adjust themselves to the
changed condition of affairs. The
same class OF men VINO so cruelty
prosecuted Lopgstreet are now throw
ing up their hats for Hancock, the
Union General, who is willing to lend
his name to the followers ofthe cause
for which Longstreet fought and
bled. If they are sincere in their
support of Hancock, with his letter
of acceptance, declaring the results
of the war finality and the amend
ments to the Constitution inviolable,
why was it that they denounced and
ostracized Longstreet, who had de-
clared for the same, and no more?
This does not lock exactly right, nor
should the masses of the Southern
people be misled by the pretense.--
Stanton valley VirgiQjaal, Aug. 6.