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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21
A GRAND CHANCE.

Is now offered purchaser or purchas'
ers of some means, to secure one OF the
most desirable farms, and stock ranch
es aud other valuable property in this
immediate vicinity. We refer to the
advertisement Of Y. l.. McGehee, to be
found in our present issue, and in this
connection wish to state, that having
given the property pretty thorough
personal inspection, we are prepared to
endorse the statements contained in the
advertisement as true. and rather under
than over the mark. As to the main
tract, we are ut u loss to conceive in
what respect it could justly be found
fault with. Although 30 elevated. the
soil is vastly fertile. not inferior to any
in the county. The pastures are cloth
ed with an abundant growth OF grass
notwithstanding the dry season, aud the
corn crop will still yield some 30 bushels
to the acre, which however is not over
half what it would have been had it not
been for the drought. The fences are
all Of the best quality, and the place is
subdiyided into Enclosures Of convenient
size. The orchard contains choice va
rieties of peaches and other fruits, with
which the trees are loaded, the elevated
locality securing sgaint frost--a great
advantage. From the mansion the land
slopes gently away, save towards the
river, where it descends somewhat
abruptly through some wooded rayines,
having valuable timber and picturesque
scenery. The dwelling is of the most
substantial character, with first class
domestic sppurtenances Of all kinds.
Besides the cistern there is we'll near
by Of pure cold water. The we'll is only
80 feet deep. and th,re is six feet OF
water. ,
The sitsation is higher than that Of
Coronal Institute, aud the perennial.
health giving breezes and splendid
scenery make il perfectly delightful.
The view over our town and the noun
tain scenery beyond is particularly fine.
The other tract offered for sale, right
opposite our town, must ever be one Of
great and peculiar value. 1t lies Just
opposite woolfclk's garden, and in
cludes the privilege Of the dam across
the river there. Some twenty acres or
more are susceptible Of easy irrigation.
The soil Is the best bottom land, and 3
livelihood could be made from Q small
quantity of it, raising garden vegetables.
small fruits. etc. The water power nsy
prove Of immense value.
A desirable residence 10 this place.
consisting Of . lot and o half with com
Portable house. is also offered for sale By
Mr.. McGehee. II lies Just opposite
coronsI Institute. ssd is pleasant
home.
For fall s.x1eulss ss TO spy or oil
a this property. call On Mr.. NeGehee.
or a tie FEE PREss ofsos.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21
The Peabody Normal Institute At San
NarcOs.

ine <cap0dy Normal lnsututc AZ nan
Marcos.
From the Secretary ws learn that tho
second week Of this Institute closed on
Friday last under very encouraging aus.
pices. Ia addition 70 The regular leo
tures Of tho distiasu ishsd President,
Prof. Baldwin, which srs highly 10
strnctiyo aud interesting, Prot. Rounsa,
vOll, Of Coronal Institute has delivered
several lectures on arithmetic -; Prot. H.
Carr Pritohett, Of tho same institute,
has leotured on physiology; Prof. Cody
Of Southwestern University delivered
two lectures on per oentage. and Prof,
Bryce Of the same institution has leo.
tured on the solar system, mathematical
geography and light. The attendance
aud interest havs Grown wonderfully
down to tho present writing. We ad.
wise al teachers to attend. None who
can possibly avoid it should miss this
iue intellectual feast. The number en-.
rolled to date is 6J, from ten counties.
We append the complete list:
j. BALDWIN Superintendent,
Kirksville Mo.
San Marcos-E. R. Kone. q. A. Wal
ters, Miss Nora U. franklin, Miss Katie
Rogers. Miss Eugenia Cooke, Miss Not.
| tic Il, Ziyley, Miss Kate A. Chenoweth,
Miss Adica Harvey. r. U. Rounsavall,
| Miss frankie II. Clifton, Miss Fannie
l.. Donaldson, Mrs. Adelia Duncan, Miss
Mary 8. Richardson, Miss Cara l..
franklin, Miss Annie It. Pesues, James
l.. Malone, Mrs. Ssllie Jordao, Miss
Bette Ellison, Miss Belle Sosllorn, Nliss
Ssllie Stanheld, r. Il. Sebring, j. Il.
Walters, H Carr Pritchett. j. A. Gillett
W. X. Dial, Wslter ellis, Miss Rose
p. Thrall, J. N. Richardson. j. P.
Green, Miss Willie Rowland, Bennett
Hatcher, Miss Laura s. Wilcox, Mrs.
NJ. j. Nantz, Jno. A Bishop,
Mary v. Jones. Mira. Laura V. Prescott,
+. Il. Gillett. W. J. Richardson, Miss.
| Mary j. Gillett. Miss Matte w. lively,
Lagarto-Miss Ollie Lea Wright.
Onion Creek-Miss. Susan F. Dick
.rson.
Bastrop-Miss Annie B. Thomson.
Kyle, Miss Lizzie Morreil, Mics Mary
i, Barhee,
New Braunfels-Miss Mary Crawford.
Friotown-Mrs. A. +. Coates.
Aust n-Mrs. Mary F. Smith, Mrs.
Emma Nelson Hood, G. f. Johnston,
Miss Julia Mccormick. Mrs. Alice NJ
Burditt, Miss Mary V. Jones, Miss
Fannie Hutchins.
Prairie Loa-A. A. Thomas.
Staples Store-Miss Hattie Scott.
Cuero-Thomas M. Colston.
Georgetown-Miss Nealie 2. Lane,
P. z. Bryce.
Fredricksburg-W. j. R. Thoenssen
San Antonio Miss Annie e. Beck
Z. NJ. Preston.
Mississippi-Jo ohm Hamilton.
Prof. Pritchet has been chosen Pres
ident and Prof. Bryce Secretary for one
year, having reference to continued
organization. Prof. Baldwin being Of the
opinion that the Normal schools now in
progress will DO made pc, mauont by
the aid Of the Peabody fund.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21
How to Get Manufactures.

The FREE PRESS accords with the
Express in saying that the people Of
San Antonio might7learn lesson from
the course pursued by the city council
of New Braunfe.s in securing manufac
lures; and it will apply equally we'll to
San Marcos. The corporation of New
Braunfels owned certain property which
might become valuable in time, but the
town, like San Marcos, not growing with
amazing rapidity. the council proposed
TO devote q portion Of said estate d.
rectly toward enhancing the growth Of
manufactures. For nominal price they
sold some lots to a corporation on con-
dition that the purchasers erect or cause
to be erected thereon, or on adjoining
property. q substantial factory worth al
least 100000. tho factory TO be in ope'
ration within FIVE years. The said
council are 10 be commended for their
saeacity. Soon that city will have two
factories 10 operation, aud these will
lead to other enterprises. There are
manufacturing sites near San Marcos
tina, should be obtained for factories
and the water power is unsurpassed. IL
is a shame that such advantages should
remain undereloped, 1t will pay the
,osn to give a nominal lease Of sites snd
IL necessary 8 remit for . time OF city
t,x. for |, tabnery. cotton seed oil fsese-
~. or cotton aud voolsn msnufsetures-
Either or ,ll would be Of iDcsleulsble
beues, to the Town. The raw material
for these are at h.p3-hises. cotton and
rool-ouly awaiting for iadiciogs in
ves,nent Of capital to nske Ssu Mar
20, . prime GENRE for nsoutseisrins
oner,tiops. Let us bope tia; such =
portr n..y soos grasp the prize 20 val
ushle for The city ard cO7osy.
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PlAf0Cranhic.

Although Prot. Hillyer ia still ut San
Marcos taking those beautiful works Of
art, for which his gallery Is so distiu
guished. in every department, his ar.
engagements are such that he cannot re
main here much longer those desiring
pictures made by him will therefore do
we'll to call at an early day. See notice
Jelo,O. *
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21
SWINE OF cARDul" cures irregular,
painful, or difficult menstruation.
For sale by oil Druggists.
Comets.
flor thai Hlln pEasl, !

tFor thsJ Hsss PAsu,
As scientists disagree, as TO the sub.
stance and purpose Of comets, everybody
has right to form an opinion OF his
own.
Comets are divine inspection concerns,
travelling at regular Intervals TO inspect
the progress oil empires on the planets.
1t is reasonable to suppose that comets
consist OF legiops Of Invisible divine re-.
porters, capable Of recording even the
thoughts OF men and the deeds of dark.
ness. The northern hemisphere Of tho
earth passed review about the middle Of
last June, when comets tail reached
the earth; and the event must have
been Of such importance in the universe
that the planets arbitrarily moved into
line, like squad OF soldiers, which is
called to attention by an officer. The
phenomena has COMPOUNDED regular as.
trouomers. because, the fact that there
il something besides centrifugal, CEN
tripetal and attractive forces, to move
heavenly bodies, will refute the most
Of modern astronomical learning.
G, V.
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Wanted.

A young man with four or FIVE hund
red dollars--to learn the Photographic
art, and buy my travelling outfit, as my
business at home will require my con-
slant attention. There is q good open.
ing in San Marcos for permanent gal
lery. To young man who IL honest
sober and industrious, with moderate
amount of talent and small capital rare
chance is now offered.
II. B. HILLYER.
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MALoNE's CHEAP STORE.

CAMP MEETING closed on Sunday,
with quite thin attendance. There
were teu additions to the church altogeth
Grand as many conversions. Some twenty
ministers wore in attendance during
the meeting.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

st Sandy Point Terss. ,vo nero
women 4usrrtlled. fo1ght AID were pm
ished. Soo, after q 80 ~ the vonss
who VS. ~hirysl. took tie other no
rnsn's ehili o1i. broke ifs perk tn5 thea
tsIr5'el i, Parties z-e DoE N jsil
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

In an item last week from Msrtindale,
names became mixed, as 1t Was Matt
Kimble, colored, who stole money from
Clay ton McClelland, little white boy.
The shoe is on the dark horse, and Matt
was bound over.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21
SWINE OF cARDUI" for Ladies only.
Sold by all Druggists.

THROUGH inadyertenco We last week
ran short of papers. so that we had to
omit scn1ing to good many of our ex.
changes.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

Miss Gentry Love. sister Of Mrs. Al
len Mccoy. Of Palestine. has been very
i'll with typhoid fever st Mrs. Loves,
her mothers resideoce. fifteen miles
west Of BIspco. Miss Gentry. eonvs
lescent She is cousin Of the Me-srs,
Love Of dis place. Mr.. sod Mrs Ne.
Coy have beth visited her during her
severe illness
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21
ATLANTA. GA. Feb I, 1879

ATLANTA, Ga. Feb l, 1872,
Messrs Hutchison q Bro I: Gentle-
men-I have used your Neuralsiue,"
and have been relieved by II. All who
suffer from neuralgia will do we'll to give
you call. II IL useless TO su6or when
we have a remedy e our door.
m. H. W. THOMAS,
or Ives 4 Thomas, Furniture Dealers.
For sale by Reynolds & Danial.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21
Ladies Should Remember

That our large assortment OF ladies
misses and children's shoes is equal to
anything to be found in large cities
The best goods for the least money
is our motto in this. as in all other de-
pirtmeuts.
MALoNE's CHEAP STORE.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

A new Geographic line for CONNER
cial purposes is icing placed along the
l, e. u. n, R R., from Palestine to La
redo. Mr.. Hcaly. who was among the
wounded at the late disaster west OF
San Antonio, superin,ends the work,
though yet unable to act personally
Repairs are also in way along the route.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

SHEPHERD. ILL, Dee. q, 1851
tried the FEVER Tonic aud there is no
question but that it will break Ague.
1t did on me. A. Z. BENTLEY.
Il ] mo
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

o. Tie ]. 4 Q. n; ,sss.tl!y, ~ ~
ardmtk. II u learned that b hes y.
moved his oAlce 70 Dallas. and BIZ H.
sraIy paper b meeting With >zssllsst
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

OFFICIAL authorities inform US that
Of late the San Marcos court house
is if possible in a worse state Of tumble
down dilspidation. new assures having
opened in the walls. Some authorities
declare that the building is unsafe and
liable to sudden destruction. 1t is time
that q movement was made for new
courthouse in size aud style commensu-
rate with the wants and dignity Of this
city and county.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21
Something New.

THE MARRIED LADIES are respect.
fully solicited to call and examine our
Urockery and Glass Ware.
IaLEHApT & BLACK.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

Ayers Arus Csrs should hs 10 every
househo5 IN ryRisns who're Fever ard
Aras rrsvsh u .hSald be taken ss =
prsvsn,i-e ~ srsry rsside1t and trtv-
.s-lsy 10 rr.lriL districts.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

Goods at Your Own Prices.
To make room for our fall stock.
MALONE's CHEAP STORE.
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HOME NEWS
Never mind the sirocco,.

WANTED, a few bu-bels Of corn an
tbreshed oats, at this office.
THE rain WAS by no means general
A few miles down the river there was
but little.
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Ncw Goods !!

EMR R0IDEEIES,
HOSIERY,
NoTiUNs, &C.,
Just received at MALoNE's CHEAP STORE
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21
Our Fall Stock
MILL Be IMMENSE

WILL Be IMMENSE,
But it will not be here before Sep
TENDER. So do not wait, but come NOW
and buy what you need in the Dry
Goods line. We have $4,000 worth Of
nice. fresh goods for you to select from
OUR PRICES ARE ALWAYS THE Low
ESrl MALoxE's CHEAP STORE.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

JUsT received car load Kansas end
Caliuell WaFous. wsFon sheets. Bous
etc also ier fns rood Top BaEgies
Tor ale very loz for each or cheap on
s5,es. Give u 4 e,ll ,Bd let rs make
ySa feel sSoi Llrge lot fancy and
sitpie Foods 20 s-Tive N , Few dAys-
Thea lo0k cut FIR h.rEsins.
p. II. TUkxEH / Co.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

We sre glad 10 note that the truck Of
Of our hook and ladder coopsuy arrived
on Tuesday. II was provided BY sn
appropriation Of our town council. sup
pleneBted By contributions on the part
Of our citizens. We learn the company
will p,r,de Saturday evening or night
nett. aud that nsne for the company
rillbe adopted. We learn further that
tie Internstionalrntd charged no freight
90 The machine" and the Iron NOM.
tain only half rates
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

The music of the steam thresher Is
still heard on the farms 10 the San Mar
COS valley, aud makes cheerful notes in
the farmers ear. As If to compensate
for small crop Of corn, this year, oats
and wheat are unususlly good; oats aver
TsRe sixty TO sixty Eve, and wheat IRON
fifteen to eighteen bushels per acre, al.
though the latter on some farms yield
twenty to twenty-five bushels, and Ind
ready sale in market
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

DAILY papers for sale at the FREE
PRESS Book and News Stand:
New York Sun and Tribune. St
LOUIS Republican and Chicago News:
Weeklies-The Great West (Briek
Pomeroy's psper); New Orleans
Democrat; San Francisco Argonaut
New York Observer, Home and
Farm and many Others.
Also choice selection Of MrscELLA
sEoUs Books. nes and second hand,
VERY CHEAP.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

Constable Lyell south side of the
piaz, on Saturday last sold abduction
the remnant Vt goods left from Parson
Kerr's stock. They went OF fast and
cheap,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

10 be16-acse CT b1cf-aess for lasse.
Who drink WINE or casoU.-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

MT. CARMEL, LII, Dec Is, 1885,
KREss FEVER Tonic cured ine Of CIills
after taking other remedies in vain.
July 2l.lm. GEO Is. GRAY. 8
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

The late rains have restored the cot
ton wonderfully, and 1t bids tair to give
a fine crop. We never saw cotton 10 q
nicer fix than it is along the line OF the
|. a. u. N. h. H.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

SEE notices OF Prof. Ilillyer in our
local columns. He will remain but y
short time longer-nO mistuke so all
desiring the services Of an artist OF nc
knowledged superiority, had better call
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-07-21

soli ~ al D-assSss
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-29
Stacking.

The season has again arrived when
that kind Of work is done on the farm.
from which there is more loss
from botchiug than from any other
class of work of the same amount. Ii
from bad stacking was really known
and tabulated before the commercial
world, it would be frightful. II is not
so much the total loss OF the grain. but
its reduction in grade. In too many
cases it is a total loss. And yet there
is no excuse for it but ignorance and
carelessness. Stacking is a plain
and simple operation. If the bundles
are so placed that the butts are lower
than the heads WREN the stack is set
tied. the whole work is accomplished.
It is no mystery tn make a stack shed
the heaviest and longest rains. Keep
the middle full enough So that there is
no possibility of the straws shedding
inward instead OF outward, and there
will be no wet wheat or oats in stack.
The great error in stacking is neglect
ing the fact that the middle of the stack
will settle twice as much as the out
side, and stacking must be done in
view of this fact. Neglect it and all the
expense and toll of the production of
the crop is lost. Wet wheat in the
stack proclaims ignorance. or inatten-
ton to the business in hand. And the
latter is more criminal than the former.
Bad stacking is one of the most general
and crying evils of our system Of
agriculture. In strictly wheat grow
ing regions it has done more harm than
drouth, flood, chinch bugs, Hessian fly,
rust. blight. smut. blast. mildew or
storms. And all we regret is that we
have no power of expression sufficient
to awaken all stackers to the immense
waste and damage they are guilty Of by
their carelessness.-Iotca State Register.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-29
A PICNIC.

There Wa . picnic in Farmer Blake's
attic. The farmer and his wife had
gone to the village, and left little Dick
and Fanny to take are of Baby Ben.
So the children thought they would
have q picnic. 1t was Doll Drinks birth
day. Doll Dinks wss . black baby. six
months old. and he squeaked. He had
q birthday twice . month. Doll Midget
had blue eyes and yellow curls- She
was invited to the picnic. Dick got 3
great milk-pan and filled if full Of water.
This vas Boston Bay. The dolls we're
first to be taken out to sail. and then
they were to have lunch The lunch
was . large piece of spice cake and two
jam tarts- Fudge, the fat kitten. was
invited to the picnic. too. To begin
with. they put her IN . small table.
close to Boston Bay. 80 that she could
look On There vas no room in the
boat for three of them
The lunch was laid BY in an old wood
box. As soon IS the boat was ready.
Doll Dinks and Doh Midget went on
board The boat was one of Grandpa
Blake's old slippers Ikeu they set
sail. Dick made the wind blow with
the bellows. and Fanny pulled Out her
rosy cheeks with al her might But
the trouble was that Baby Ben wanted
to help With Q FIRE shovel So the chill
dren told him he had better be the fairy
eodmother. Tho fairy godmother Al
ways hid In the wood-box, and popped
Cut ut just the right moment Baby
Ben thought he liked best 70 blow the
boat with the IRE shovel. Bot Fanny
promised togive him . bite of her share
Of the cake.
This coosoled Ben, and they made .
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-29
Salt or Lime on Hay-Whichi

This is the substance of an inquiry
from one Of our subscribers. The use
of salt has long been practiced by farm
ers here and there, and may or may
not be done without very startling re-
suits. There are farmers, however. who
discard it because they claim that it
creates moisture. Now, il is . WELL
known fact that salts absorbs moisture
or takes it up. and if hay is put in the
NOW before it is properly wilted or
cured, or, in other words. is heavy and
contains too much water, the use of .
peck of salt to the ton will take up
superfuous moisture and thus be of
benefit in preserving the hay. and pre-.
venting its heating. In the event of
getting wet after cutting. and before it
is put into stack or NOW. the use of salt
is no doubt beneficial. Moldy hay. &C
cording TO Professor John-on, put TO-
gether with salt, from eight to twen-
ty-fve pounds per ton. was better
relished by cattle, and did them more
good than sound hay stacked without
salt. The idea that salt creates moisture
in the NOW or stack is q mistake.
In regard to using lime. we have very
little information s. to its effects Il
has not been used much in he West
and il it has been much employed else
where. in the hay NOW or stack. we are
not aware of it. Some years ago the
agricultural papers in New York and
New England occasionally contained
some reference to the use Of lime in
putting mp hay. but we have seen moth
ing lateriy about il, save q communities
hon in the Chatauqua Farmer recently
in which . farmer says he has pr.c-
6ced it for fifteen years and is never
troubled with mow-burned hay. He
uses six quarts to the ton.-Hrairss
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-29

There is in Guadalajara an American
missionary named Watkins who has
told some very foolish stories shout the
local preachers that they in turn have
sought TO create n prejudice against
Americans. They. in retaliation and.
no doubt, instigated by those whose in
teres, j: is to keep Americans out OF
Mexico. have openly preached agains,
our people. and. strange rs j: ma. seem.
have actually made the mor ignorant
believe that the Americans steal and
eat the children OF the country and ad
wise parents to guard well their little
ones. One OF the effects Of this wa.
seen the otherday in Guadalajars. where
arrived . party o. engineers for "a OF
the railroads. They sailying out from
their hotel in the cough dress tbey as
sumed. big hats. pants in their boots.
red sashes about their waists that open
at the neck with wide collars, we're OBJ
served by the people. who gathered
about them to the number OF 20.
When IL was 500 whispered that thes
were . partF IT the chiideaiers shey
had been told Of. stones were thrown.
and had il not been thxf . conxidenfs
party took them into his store. shut the
doors and sens for the police, who 10
turn sent for the troops. who dispersed
the mob, lives would have been lost
The same report has come 70 Topic, and
just now the American residents are
looked upon - cannibals, except BY
the more intelligent. Indeed. in pass
ing through the streets l have seer
m6thers gather their children close I'M
til l passed b. - though ! was N ogre.
instead Of the benign-iookinx old gea-
tleman ! supposed myself TO be. and
upon rsturning to my home I have been
forced to exclaim. ike yieodemux
How can these things bs:'-Tyk
(1G5oe) Letter.