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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-11-24
RailrOGd Time.

We Lave no full schedule oftho late change
Of railroad time, sowe can only continue to
awe the time for this place. Southwark
oupd trains arrive at 1,40 p. NJ and 7.50 p.
H. Northwardat 9.42 a. NJ. aud 1927 Pm.
The /. 40 and 227 trims bring the mails.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-11-24

WINE or cARpUI" for Ladies only.
For sale By al Druggists. ~
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-11-24
SWINE OF cARDUI" cures i,

painful, OF difficult menstruation.
For sale by all druggists.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-11-24

BUSINESS not very brisk.
Don't give away your old machine, carry
IL to w. @. Digger, he make it new.
For the BEST needles, oils, attachments &c.
call on w, G. Digger, at FREE PRESS Office.
A GOOD Buggy and Harness for sale, en-
quire at Bales Livery stable.
W. G. Digger has just received supply
of sewing machines, attachments, oils, nee-
dies, and fixtures for oil kinds OIL machines.
CALL at The San Marcos Bookstore
aud see some Of those exquisite floral
motto cards.
FREQUENT new arrivals of groceries
in large iustalments ut Hinzie's whole.
sale and retail grocery store.
We hear of fine crop of sweet potatoes
raised on the farm of MIR. Reed down the
river. The largest weighed 14t lbs.
Gall OF McAllister's and gets glass lamp
wick and cave trouble in trimming wicks and
smoked chimnies.
Gov. Roberts Book on Texas.
Anew supply just received at the FREE
PRESS Book and News Stand.
SINGLE copies of the FREE PRESS for sale
at the Office. Also at the post Office News
Depot, Kyle.
NICE pictures of Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield
for % cts. each, ut the FREE PRESS Book and
News stand.
GOOD second hand copy of W clusters
Unabridged Dictionary, for sale CD cap, OF
the FREE Press Book and News stand.
STOVES.
A car lead of Cooking and Heating
Stoves Just received and for sale cheap by
GEO. H. HENNE.
Dentistry.
Recollect DR., Sincock is stopping at
H ofheinz Hotel this week, ready to at
tend to professional calls.
DEPUTY Sheriff Manlove. says there
is an outside pressure for admission in
to Jail. Reasonable groceries for the
prisoners are bought at Donaldson u
Cos.
"Hays City," the proposed new county
site, is % miles from San Marcos, 10 miles
from Kyle and each from Kimberley and
Dripping Springs.
WE hear that the idea of building Catho-
lie church has again been revived, with
almost a certainty of success. We are
pleased to note all indications of improv-
ment in our town.
JUST as we 60 to press we learn that
Rev. Mr.. Gillett has been appointed by
the conference to this station. Rev.
Joyce remains as elder. Rev. Mr.. Thall
goes to Luling.
Reduction in Prices.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13

travelling dress and bat were spoiled
but they wore soon replaced by dry
clothing. Her trunk had probabl,
oeen:under water, Is she had been. 5ut
. few moments. q, Il the contents were,
therefore, bnt little wet.
The farmer volunteered to drive the
stage to Peoria. Barbara reached the
town safely, found her friends, re-
plenished her warjfoI", and pnrsued
her journey. She proved equal to the
emergency in which che found herself
and not githstand; her natural timid
Try, had shown herself u "brave girl.
= Youths Companion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13
The Serious and the Funny.

1t is very curioas how in.ermiuC,ed ar
the serious ana the funny things OF life
Even a, fuseral, something may happe,
which will make you smile through YOU
tesrs, and at wedding something may maxi
you weep in the midst OF smiles. Hood
verses are wonderfully true
When l re fleet " it'll serious sense,
Vile years and years roll on,
How soon may be summoned hence
There's cook calling "Jobu!"
Our lives are built SO fraNl and poor,
On sand snd not on rocks;
IRE hourly standing at deaths door
sThere's some one double knocks,
All human days have settled terms;
Our fates we cannot force,
This h-sh Of mine will feed the worms
They've come to lunch, OF course.
And when my body's turned to clay,
And dear friends hear my knell,
Oh, let them give Sigh and say
hear the upstairs bell"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13
Monkeys.

In India, where the monkeys live
their children, tue Hindoos have grown
fond of them, and the four.iuhanl
folk participate iu all simple household
rites. In the early morning. when the
peasant goes ont TO yoke his oxen, and
the COW wakes up ard the dog strei chez
himself and shakes # the dust in which
he has slept all night, the monkey
creeps down the pectal tree, Only hal!
awake. and yawps and looks about, puts
a straw in his mouth AID stretches him
self contenplatively. Then one by one
the whole family come slipping down
the tree trunk, and they all ya~D ard
look about and scratch. But they are
sleepy and peevish, and the youngsters
get cnffed for nothing, and begin to
think life dull. Yet the toilet has TO be
performed, and whether they like it or
lot the young ones are sternly pulled
up. One by one, to undergo the pro-
cess.
The youngsters know their tnrn quite
we'll. AS each feels the moment arrive
it throws itself On its stomach as il
overwhelmed with apprehension, the
others meanwhile atitling their satisfac-
ton at the way" so-and.so is doing it, u
and at the instant the maternal paw is
extended to grasp the tail, the sui jact
of the next experiment utters piercing
shrek, and, throwing its arms forward
in the dust, allows itself to be dragged
along, limp and helpless carcass,
winking all the time, no doubt, at the
brothers and sisters at the way it is i'm
posing on the old lady. But the old
lady will stand no nonsense, and, turn
ing the child'right side up, proceeds to
put it to rights, take the kinks oat of
its tail and knots ont of ats hair, pokes
its fingers into its ears, and looks at
each of its toes, the irrepressible brat
all the time wearing on his face an abb
surd expression Of hopeless and in
curable grief. those who have already
been clesnsed looking on with delight
at the screaming farce, and those VIII o
are waiting wearing becoming aspect
of enormous gravity.
The old lady, however, has her joke,
which is to cuff each youngster before
she lets it go; and nimble as her off
springs are she generally, to her credit
be it said, manages to ".fetch them one
on the ears" before they are out OF
reach. The father. mean while, sits
gravely, with his back to all these
domestic matters, waiting for breakfast.
Presently the mats before the hut doors
are pushed down, and women, with
brass vessels ia their hands, come out,
and, while they sconr the pots with dust
exchange between songs the compli-
ments of the morning. The monkeys
by this time have come closer to the
preparations for food, and sit, solemnly,
household by household, watching
every movement. Hindoos do not
hurry themselves in anything they do,
bnt the monkey has plenty OF patience,
and the end, when the crowd bias stolen
a little, and the dog has had his morsel,
and in the children are sll satisfied. the
fragments OF the meal are thrown out
on the ground for the" blundsr orgue {"
(the monkey people) and it is soon dis.
cnssed, the mother feeding the baby be-
fore she herself eats London Tele-
graph.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13
Plundcred.

Inc mofpl paH-iot for carr - IF
mem nte' OF eminrDt person. =. IS.
one OF the lnexFli"abl3 human ,.-,ky
nesses. 1t easily becom 4 r, -,raI,us'
and the fact that it so u,icu ir.d- ~ The
commission of mischief an, acfraI
theft makes it positively ha.esuj, The
following possibly somewhat ,x.rger.
! sted account in Cincinnati paper illus.
trates what we have said. A telegram
from Cleveland says:
"Gen. Garfield was in the Ci.Y YES.
terday, shopring for household furui.
ture, sequel to recent visits t. M~ntor
of wholesale delegations Of enthusiastic
friends" The telegram does not men.
ton anything of the carry ing awry by
relic hunters Of bushels of corn, srptes
and turnips that were raised GU Gen.
Gartield's farm.
A reporter OF this paper. coDing
down on the Bee Line road few even
ings ago, fell in with three or four COM
mercial travellers, who had Just returned
from Mentor.
1t seems that none Of the party knew
that any one Of their number had been
there, and Que of them, wishing to sur
valise. On opening it, he pulled out an
ear OF corn, and said,-
Here is an ear OF corn raised on
Gen. Gartield's farm. l am going to
take it home down East and plant it
next spring"
Another of the party reached for his
valise, and said, {" will give you one
better. Here are two ears of corn that
picked while was at Mentor"
The third made dive into his over
coat pockets, and pulled ont two tur-
nips, three apples, an ear of corn, and
three large Ouions, which he said he
obtained at the Mentor mans farm
while he was over there paying his
respects IN TO Gen. Garfield.
If every visitor carried away AZ many
mementos OF their'trip to Mentor as
these gentlemen did, the crop Of corn,
apples, potatoes, and turnips must
be well-nigh exhausted by this time.
1t was said Of the Oberlia students,
who we're the first to visit Gen. q ,rfeld
after his election, that they carried
away everything they could get their
there was no chance to carry away any
thing, rs the visitors before thea had
stripped tho farm and flower beds.
Perhaps if the General had known that
the products of Lawntield" would be
in such demand. he would have put in
an extra large crop last spring.
These relic-huuters are on par with
the indianapolis nun who visited Gar
field with club of young men from
that city few weeks ago, and who. in
order to obtain more than the formal
recognition accorded his fellows, con-
venisntly got himself left when the
train departed, and was kept over
night by Garfield, AMI departed next
morning feeling 30 inflated thai the
City Of Cleveland was too small to hold
him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13
''At Home" and Receiving Days.

Fashion and etiquette require that
the society lady shall give a certain
number OF hours every week to the
friends and acquaintances numbered a
her circle. This courtesy to others is
an imperative duty, but one that has
certain privileges. for one can entertain
their friends making the occasion rs
formal or informal rs they please. If
tho cards have in the left hand lower
corner "At home" on Tuesdays, this
wording is meant to convey that the
lady is quietly at home, where she will
be glad to welcome any OF her friends
in . sort OF family style. No extra
finsry is worn. no display is shown, no
exertion to please and crowd of time is
perceptible. All Rotations, superior
music, and marvellous singing are not
expected; the time is passed. over in a
social, friendly manner, light refresh,
ments psrtaken Of, and il anyone
wishes to execute piece OF music,
vocal or instrumental, they are at lib
erty to do so, but no particular one Is
invited for this purpose.
When there is marked on the left
hand corner of the card, Receiving
day, Thursday, p. NJ. or 8 P. NJ, the
occasion requires full dress, aud the
entertainment is brilliant with fashion,
jewelry, precious stones, costly laces,
and the graudest productions OF the
loom are all seen--and there is cold
formslity, court manners, rivalry in
talent and personal appearance. The
viands are served by caterer, and o
magnificent "spread" is gotten up, wine
is served, and band discourses sweet
strains. Carriages roll up to tho door,
and no one il expected TO come in any
other conveyance. There are proIet.
sional singers, musicians, poets, writ
ers. readers, each and all expected to
favor the company by displaying the:
particular gifts of genius. A leader O
fashion says that the afternoon reception
was happy thought, inasmuch as it is
formal enough for an invitation to it II
be sufficient to pay social debts. anG
informal enough not to be dreaded
Very elaborate toilets may or may no
be worn; at recent afternoon recep
ton were seen many toilets that initiated
furniture effects IN the style of goods
and also in the modelling OF the cos
tunes. The " bell pull " festoons are
certainly odd and devoid of all beauty
yet they tihd favor simply because they
are 80 novel in character. All seem t.
enjoy these receiving days" yet they
are more informal than the Eat home
days, or tive O'Clock" teas. As a gen
eral rule the forms of ceremony--law
instituted by etiq uetts-crowd ont the
cheer and kindlineas of home-lik,
sociality. y
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13
Love Loading to the Gallows.

In 1868, at Williams port, Pa, Cathe
rine Agnew, pleasant girl of 10, Wa,
living with her father, sbiftless bu
mercena-y man. She and George Smith
of the same age, were ardent lovers. but
the father oompellei Catherine to sacri
| fee her .ffections and become the wife
of Andrew Miller, o man OF As, OF
three times rs old 40 the poor girl.
Three daughters came to this ill-nsted
pair, and they are now IL, 8 and years
old. The infatuation of George and
Catherine did not end with this com
pulsory marriage; they continued to
associate freely, their friendship being
a matter Of Indifference to the stolid
ss-grained Miller. Bot year by year
they learned to long Cor each others
society, and wish for Miller's death that
they might be united. Finally they
grew go desperate that they planned the
removal OF the old man by violence.
At length, with the woman's collision,
Smith carried out the plan, but in a
bungling manner, representing the VIC
tim as having hanged himself, but leav-
ing on him marks of preliminary vio-
lence. He was then insane enough to
tell the children that he had killed their
father, and to threaten them unless
they shoald keey the secret. Of course
they soon began to talk. Suspicion,
arrest, trial, conviction, followed In
quick succession.
The culprits were ordered for execu-
ton Jan. 9th, but to give their friends
full opportunity before the pardoning
board, the Governor granted respite
till the 81 inst. Their friends wers
faithful to them, and the misguided
wonsn's children were full of affection
for her, but nothing could be offered
why the law should not take the usual
course. One Episcopal clergyman
vainiy exertet himself for a com muta-
ton on the ground that the execution
having boon fixed for Thursday in
stead of the traditional Friday, its in
fiction would be denial of the death,
and consequently the resurrection, of
the Savior. As the day approached,
the poor wretches showed none OF the
hardihood sometimes counted as hero.
ism, but each confessed, endeavoring
30 far a. possible to lay the chief blame
on the other. Wednesday they made
their wills, Smith giving his few chat
tells to his two sons, and Mrs. Mil Ter
leaving her silver watch to her eldest
girl. The children took q hesrt-bresk-
ing farewell, the entrsaty to stay over
night being refused by the sheriff.
The next day ut IL .. NJ, Smith
walked oomposedly to the scaffold, but
his partner in guilt was conducted'
there while muttering pitiful moans
and cries. At length they stood on the
drop, side by side, shivering violently
from the intense cold. This WAS the
union of fortunes attained by their n
love. After barbsrous del ny
that the chaplain might read Smiths
confession to the 159 sight-ssers whom
oficiall partially it had selected from the
host OF applicants, the drop fell.
At least death had been merciful, for
both died instantly from broken necks.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13

MASTERS AND SERVANTS. Sir, ther
is only ono way to have good servants
that is, to be worthy of being wei
served. All nature and all hum anity
will serve good master and rebe
against an ignoble one. And there i,
no aurer test of quality of natior
than the quality of its servants, fol
they are their MUSTER shadows, ant
distort their faults in u ilattened mimic
ry. A wise nation will have philoso
piers in IFS servants hall; % knavisl
nation will have knaves there, and
kindly nation will have friends there
Only let it be remembered that "kiad
ness means, as with yonr child, s,
with your servant, not indulgence, bu
care. Raskin.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13
Moorish Rage.

The Moors are impulsive. Sudden
changes sweep over them. An anus
ing scene once exhibited this impul.
siveness to an English traveller in Mo
rocco.
He and his escort were passing
through valley, which had, not long
before, been the scene of much fighting
between the government troops and the
hill people. 1t was country of rob
beers, and tho one soldier who guarded
the party asked all to keep together.
After several hours ride, Souci, 6
servant, and the cook. were missed. A
halt was maize, but they did not come
"They are robbed and murdered; ali,
my new garment exclaimed Moham-
mod, the drsgoman, whose pack was or
the cooks mule.
He and the soldier became very anx-
ious. The more practical EnglIshman
rode off to the top of the nearest hill,
and fired his gun two or three times
though the dragoman declared it would
bring the robbers upon them.
AT len 9Th the loiterers were seen com
ing quietly along the right path. The
dragoman's fears aud the soldiers anx.
iety changed into rage.
They rushed up to the cook and the
servant, livid with anger. The drag.
oman held a stick and an umbrella
He aimed both at them, b they
lodged Linn. He was unable 10 artic.
ulate, so great was his fury. But h.
tore off his fez, robe and walstcoat, and
throwing them on the ground, danced
upon them.
Tho soldier was equally mad. He
suffered out Impressions, drew ont
his sword. as if to put them to death
the nglishman, surprised at the SUD-
den change, could not move for laugh.
ing. At length the poor fellows few
to him for protection, explaining that u
broken girth had delayed them.
Peace was restored, but the two 1oi-
terers we're compelled to walk for the
rest OF the day III front of the party.
AN ENGLISH CRITIC ON BRYANT.-His
rank as poet is readily fixed, as not
the greatest, indeed, but tho first-that
is, the eariiest-of genuine American
poets. One only wonders what he
might have become ss poet if cir
cumstances had favored his development.
As it was, after the early days of man
hood, he never had leisure. He wrote
nothing better than Thanatopsis and
ITO a Waterfowl" and the first of
these he wrote at eighteen, and the
second at twenty. Aftef that come nine
years work IS lawyer, and more than
fifty years work as the editor of q daily
newspaper. A man might be lawyer,
ond yet u poet, hut IN Adi'or!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13

GAVE 'EM AwAY.-A certain fashion.
able lady il San Francisco, whose
lovely daughters ere regarded as the
most elegant bellies of the city, having
become disguised with the arrogance,
lies. and neglect Of the colored gem
man" who deigned to wait upon them,
suddenly discharged that perssnage and
employed Celestial, who had been
strongly recommended to her for his
strict attention to his duties and perfect
truthfulness. Soon after his installa
ton, his mistress determined to give an
informal hop" and on the afternoon
OF the day on which the party was to
take place told Lung to say Not at
home" to any one who called. As
chance would have it, one of she young
ladies' most fastidious beaux, and one
on whom they all wished to make a
favorable impression, came to ask per-
mission TO bring friend with him in
the evening, and on inquiring for the
ladies was told by the truthful Lung:
They tell nae say all going out, but
old woman she in kitchen washee dishee,
the young misses, they up stairs paintoe
faces" Il is needless to say the Young
man did not pnt III his Appearance that
evening, and the truthful Lang is seek
ing another situation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13

A tramp, ia stage Rance, is wall
ing gentleman.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13
Taken for q Beggar.

It 10 good advice concerning dress
which Shakespeare makes Polonius
give to his SON:
"Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy.
But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy
For the apparel yet prcclaims the man."
The value OF the advice is illustrated
by an incident that once happened to
De Quincy, the English essayist. He
was very careless about his dress, and
hsbitually went out in clothes which
gave him the appearance OF poverty
stricken man.
A clergyman, DR.. R., had invited De
Quincy when in Glasgow to visit him
in Ayrshire. One day the renowned
essayist arrived at the minister's lodg
ings when the minister happened to be
away from home.
The landlady, leat, particu, =,
maiden lady, was checked by the untidy
appearance Of the visitor, who asked for
the Rev. DR.. II. She took him for a
wandering bugear. and when he re-
questal So be shown to DR.. r. 3 room
that / . might wait till the minister re-.
turned the next d. she refused point
blank. She Dula not even let him
CROSS the thr"sneid to write line tell
ing DR.. r. that he had called.
FINALLY she did allow the servant to
bring the MINISTER'S writing-desk to the
doorsteps, that De Qainoy might pen
his note there. When DR.. II. returned
hume he found ga Indignant note from
De. Qniucy.
NE good minister was Mortified to
ri Lat his il,ustrious visitor had
be II 81 away frcm is door. We
dount, !lo@o,o.. when he learned of
De Qnincy's appearance, if he blamed
the particular landlady for thinking
him wandering beggar.
We should not judge by appearances
has no right to tisguise himself in the
garments of tramp"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13

ACCOMMODATES CAKE. Half cup OF
cream, sweet or sour, half cup OF
butter, one cup of milk. two cups OF
sugar. three cups of flour. four eggs,
one teaspoonful of soda, if the cream
is sweet TWO teAspooniuls of cream OF
tartar.
There is but one kind of Invo, hut
there ere thousand different copies of
it.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-04-04

Our Speciality, everything in the grocery
line, the best that we can buy. d. W. Scott
Il Co., 3t
D. w. Scott & Co., still continue the baking
business. Their bread was never better. st
FOR SALE.-A new Singer Sewing Machine
and new Davis Machine, for sale on time.
For particulars call at this office.
Cows FOR SALE.-I have eight good young
mich cows for sale. w. j. DELPEUCH.
Horn Brook, 2-23. Bears Den."
Ten ribbed umbrellas only 80 cents at c. p
Welles crockery and 99c store.
Rhode Island Greetings and Newtown
Pippins for sale cheap. JOHN E. Fox.
For rent-a good house on End street. Con-
venient to business. Inquire of Mrs. E. H.
Mason.
Bargains in Glassware at C. p. Welles'
Sweet potatoes at George Ridgeway's,
Bridge street. 1877
Being about to break up housekeeping, Of
fer my household furniture for sale at bar
gain. Call at my residence on Ward avenue
before April 1st. j. IL. KENT.
Best galvanized slop jars only 81 at G. P.
WelleS CrOckery Store.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-04-04
WAN rs.

Under this head zoe uiH insert FREE, notices OF
situations or help toGated.
Dressmaking and plain sewing at home or
away by the day, 65cts or $500 week will
be found at j. M. Sill on Cherry st, or address
Miss JOSIE HANNA, TOwanda, Pa.
Care of j. M. SILL.
An experienced girl, competent to do gen.
eral house work, can hear of permanent sit
uatio1 and liberal wages by calling at this Of
fee.
A good tailor-coat hand-wanted to work
by week or piece. Good wages.
FRANK GRADY.
A good girl for general house work in a
small family where there are no children.
Inquire ut this office.
A good girl to do general housework. Also
a" second girl" Apply to Mrs. w. q. Ira
cy.