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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-15
Making a Forest into Paper.

You may perhaps read items from
part of 2O,OO0 acres of timber land from
Pennsylvania before long. This extent
of timber in Somerset county will soon
be converted into paper. a large gang
of workmen has been sent to the tract
to begin improvements There will be
erected shanty fifty feet in length,
twelve feet in width and eight feet high.
The shanty once completed, work will
be begun ON a large store building,
thirty dwelling houses and an enormous
digester for the cooking and steaming
of wood in the manufacture of pulp,
and a huge building TO be used in the
manufacture Of paper sacks and wrap
ping paper. All these preparations ar, are
preliminary to reducing these 2D,OOO
acres of forest 10 news. book and fine
writing papers
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-15
THE COTTON CROP OF 1881.

The Planters Journal Vicksburg
publication, has the following about
the present cotton crop:
"The season has been thus far most
propitious for the growth of our great
staple. 1t is also far advanced, and
our reports are SO accurate, that it is
we'll assured what the extent Of the
crop will be. Many persons estimate
it at'nesrly 100000 bales, and this
furnishes text on which, though it
be futile to discourse, yet it may serve
to teach lesson Of wisdom and COM
mon sense on the part of our planters
in the future. Mr.. F. G.. Morehead,
president of the National Cotton
Planters Association, Col. Killebrew,
and many others who have given the
question much study, have stated as a
warning that the crop of this size
means impoverishment and ruin to
cotton.growers. Edward Atkinson
and other writer's of note have shown
very clearly that an excessive pruduc.
ton of the staple causes lessening OF
the prices for best grades, and almost
total rejection of inferior qualities.
In the first place there will be no
100000 bales this year. Well, we
intended to say more but after that
it is not necessary. Il have forty rea.
sons for not betting on draw poker,
said fellow. "The first one is |
have no money" He didn't state the
other thirty-nine. Nor did his audience
require him to.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-15
How to Get a Certificate.

Andrew Jackson Davis, a long haired
reformer of New York, is trying to get
a law passed that will raise the very old
Harry. He, with other lunatics, me-
moralizes the Legislature to prevent
the continuance Of "the present I'M
scientific and vicious system by which
any two of the opposite sex, however
ignorant, or however diseased, and how
ever incapacitated for the responsibili-
ties OF parentage, may obtain the sane
ton of priest or squire to consummate
what should be deemed the most holy
and delicate of all relations known to
human nature" Then they ask the
Legislature to provide for the appoint
ment of Board of Commissioners OF
Hypiene. Morality and Benefcence, to
consist of an equal number of officially
and medically educated men and wo-
men. who shall have power to invest,-
gate the antecedents of the individual,
and shall examine the present condi-
ton. physical and mental, of each can
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-15
An Old Transfers Treasure.
Cofreyville Kansas journal.

Robert Chestnut, an old wagon-mas-
ter on the plains, who came to Cotfey-
vile about eight years ago with consid-
cradle money, and who, as every one
had supposed, had gone through with
it, surprised the natives last Saturday
night, by digging up $4,000 in cash
that he had buried when he came here
in Mrs. Crittenden's lots, next block
north of the Eldridge house. When
Bob came to Coffeysvlle he deposited a
considerable sum of money in the bank,
and drew from it as often and as much
as was necessary to meet his expenses.
He was addicted to strong drink, as al
most every man of his class is, and went
through with quite sum in several
years. During the last year he has
made several attempts to reform in the
matter of drinking, but whiskey had
such strong hold upon him that as
long as the stiff was to be had he could
not keep away from it. Since the new
law went into effect Bob has appeared
different his carriage is more erect and
a new and brighter CLEAN is in his eyes.
During the last year he was strapped
most of the time. Last Saturday night,
in company with one of his friends, Bob
went to the house (where he once lived)
mentioned above, with aspade and gained
permission to do some digging. in the
garden. He measured of from the
place where he had buried the money,
and dug hole a number of inches
deep, reached his hand down and pull
ed up large roll of something, which.
after taking the wrappings of oilcloth
off, was found to be fruit jar. Open
ing the jar Bob took from it couple
of wallets, which were filed with green
backs. The money was counted by one OF
our business men, and there was exactly
s., 600, mostly in 100 bills. tits said that
when Bob buried the money hcresolved
that he would beg for living before
he would touch it SO long as be was
drinking whisky, and he faithfully kept
his resolve. On last Tuesday morning
Bob started for the Territory to pur-
chase cattle for shipment.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-15

didate for matrimony. Without GER
tificate from such board no one is to be
permitted to marry. Well. such law
as that would depopulate New York of
all except married people in Ave years.
There Is not one marriageable couple
out OF Ave hundred thar would 20 be-
fore board to be examined TO see
whether they know enough to get mar
ried. Don't people who have spanked
and been spanked know whether they
are competent to marry as well as
board composed of old back numbers,
who sit around asking conundrumsP
Such board could be bribed to furnish
a diploma to parties that were incom-
petent rs well as our boards of medical
officers are bribed to give certificates TO
pork packers to practice surgery. No
refined woman would want to go before
board and answer questions as to
whether she had ever had the humps,
or worms, OF. what she would give
child that kicked up a row at night be-
sides q spanking You couldn't get
bashful young man to 60 before the
oooAu ouo oOhA WuCbuCA lIO auu oNOA oVCAa
exposed to matrimony before, and
whether he thought he know enough to
get married without the assistance OF a
guardian. No, when people are ready
to get married. no board Of hygiene
chaps Can tell them anything. They
know it al. sIt would kill them dead
to go before Supreme Court and have
their cases sat on by Coroner's Jury
to see if they were compos mentis.
They would put off getting married un-
til it was everlastingly too late, before
they would submit to such interior
ence, or get married in defiance of
law, and after they had got settled ask
the board what it was going to do about
it. There are some people, of course,
who should be dubbed for thinking
about getting married, but take it on an
average, and the marrying we get now
adays averages pretty well, and tits best
to let well enough alone. Peck's Sam.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-15

~You sit on your horse like a butcher,
said pert Young officer, who Mapped
to be Of royal blood, to a veteran Gen
eral, who was somewhat bent from age.
1T is highly probable responded the
old warrior, with grim smile; 1T is
because all my life I've been leading
young calves to the slaughter :
YAwcoB Strauss says Guiteau does
not need a Gordon Of police for his pro-
lection. A simple cord on his neck is
all that he required
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-15
TIE wAY oRTuE WEST.


THE WAI VI THE WkSTs e..
tewl Started .. The Blsek HilIs wilderness,
three days cd with Daily Pspsr.
DEADwooD, Dakota, Aug. lS.-This
section Of country has been undergoing
its annual stampede spasm during the
past three or four weeks, and the attack
seems to show no signs Of abatement
up to this time. n ~
Some time ago an old prospector
named Redpath found some fioat.rock
on the hills about ten miles from this
city which he thought was pure carbon
ate. He brought it to the city, had
it assayed, and found il went up to the
thousands of ounces of silver to the
ton. He also exhibited some specimens
to old Colorado miners, who pronounced
it the pure stuff, and were very anxious
to find out where it came from. There
was a great deal Of mystery at first, but
in very short time II, took possession
of everybody, and the stampede of the
season was inaugurated. 86.y
The ground on which the fipd was
made was in q wild portion of country
about ten miles from here that had
apparently never been prospected
There were no roads to the point, and
the first crowd of treasure-hunters
made their way on horseback or afoot.
They came back laden with specimens
of marvellously rich rock, and with
tales of the beauty of this section of
golden, or rather silver, promise. in q
few hours the towns of Deadwood, Cen
trail, and Lead were almost depopulated.
All had gone to the new camp.
A town was laid ont, lots drawn for
by all present, rules for the government
Of the new district agreedto, town re-
corder elected, and the Eldorado given
the name or West Virginia City. In
forty-eight hours West Virginia City
contained q population of from five
hundred to one thousand people in
quest of wealth. Nine saloons were in
operation on the third day, supplying
the thirsty multitude with corn-juice
and "sich )" acouple of faro-banks were
open to amuse' the boys; restaurants
were started, and, to, cap the climax,
on the fourth day newspaper was is
sued, called the Carbonate Reporter,
by Dolph Edwards and the Pinneo
brothers. At the time write the city
has reached almost metropolitan pro-
portions more than fifty buildings hav-
ing been erected. AS high as $500 has
been paid for lots to build on, and
everything looks as if the town would
last.
About dozen .mining companies
have been organized here in Deadwood
for the purpose of developing the
country and finding out just what their
is init before inviting inEastern capital.
Very high prices have been paid for
claims with scarcely any development
whatever. A third interest in the
Jefferson mine with a hole only ten feet
deep was sold for $4,000, which will
give some idea Of the richness of the
prospects. The largest body of ore
yet nncovered-a fonr-foot ledge-was
located by two printers named N. HI.
Parks and William James, who were
among the first on the ground.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-15
HOW SOUTHERN FACTORIES
Pay.

The president of the Graniteville
Cotton Manufacturing Company at
Augusta, Ca, submitted a report at the
annual meeting, which must prove to
all who have at heart the success Of
manufacturing enterprises in the South.
The Graniteville and Vancluse facto-
ries are under the management of the
Graniteville Cotton Manufacturing
Company, with an aggregate of 1904
spindles and $50 looms. The product
of goods for the year ending March LIST,
last, was, in pounds, 4,6o9,663, and
in yards, i O, S03,569 in which l2, 1888
bales of cotton, averaging 450 pounds
to the bale were consumed. The pro-
fits were $l37,l96 and the expenses,
including insurance, taxes, schools,
churches, interest, &c., $46,383, leav-
ing net profit Of nearly $9l, 700, be-
ing net earning of over Is per cent
on the entire capital stock. of this,
$4,000, or s per cent, was paid in
dividends, and the balance, $4,000,
carried to the surplus fund, which now
aggre gates $l6S,543. The loss, of run
ming time during the entire year was
only 10 days, and this was on account
of low water. The requisite machine
ry has been introduced in the Vancluse
mill for making and printing flour
sacks and other kinds Of bags out Of
cloth manufactured in the mill, and
the president says the experiment has
proved a complete success, giving good
promise Of becoming valuable source
of profit and an important market for
the consumption of large portion Of
the products of the mill. e-EET ~
Tie attention of southern people is
called to the items above, that from
l2,303, bales of cotton, the market
value of which is say $4,000, there
was manufactured $l37,l9 worth of
cloth, or nearly three times more than
raw cotton sells for. Suppose we had
the mills and the machinery to turn
all our cotton into cloth! Our annual
receipts from that source would amount
up to ten or twelve hundred million
instead of three or four hundred as is
now the case. We would quickly be-
come the wealthiest and the mostin de-
pendent people on the whole face of
the earth. -
There is a feeling abroad all over
Che South to establish and to encourage
their growth. They are springing up
all over the South Atlantic States.
Let us give them unanimous welcome.
And, yea more than that; let us put
our surplus capital into manufactures.
They pay better than anything else,
directly in Is and 20per cent dividends,
and indirectly in keeping our money
at home. We will in the next five
years have all the railways we want.
The next grand move will be in the
above direction.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-15

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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-15

THE Atlanta Cotton Exposition,
which comes off in October is being
we'll advertised. There has always
been good deal of humbuggery and
blow about that town. Her press and
people are distinguished for great en-
mitv toward Texas. We don't see
wherein Texas is specially called upon
to help out this show. The delegates ="
drumming it up didn't come here, al
though they went everywhere else
pretty much. Texas will not be rep
resented there either by representative
men and women nor by productions.
Its none of our funeral and we are not
even specially invited to it. Were
Texas to send there few specimens of
her farm productions accompanied with
facts and figures it would result in a
hegira from Georgia's worn out and
worthless lands. And that's what the
manipulators of the Atlanta show are
afraid of.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-15
Red.Headed Girls.

A lady correspondent who ought to
know, writes from NewYork to say that
red-headed girls are all the rage. Those
who have fiery heads by nature now &C
count themselves lucky. Lemon blones
have lost their grip and black heads join
them in envying the reds. Red hair is
attainable, but with considerable trouble,
for bleaching must be followed by dye
ing, and the process requires frequent
repetition. Moreover, the peculiar
complexion that usually accompanies
red hair cannot be simulated. It has a
clear, pallid hue for groundwork (and
this might by itself be counterfeited,)
but on it appear pale, reddish freckles,
and to paint them in would be too deli
cate an operation to undertake. Red
hair is becoming common on the street
and in public assemblages, but the real
is SO easily distinguished from the false
that the fashion is not likely to last long.
In the matter of hair dressing, while it
is no longer correct to wear the hair
high on the head and in voluminous
pufs, braids and frizzes, as was fash
lOuuDlO OLly J O"h "6os ~ AZ ~ ~ oAAS
less evident that the close, fiat style Of
couture is going out of date. Curls
and loops are added from week to week,
and gradually we are returning to the
elaborate style of hair-dressing, which
is really the only one suitable for the
complicated details of the general toilet
of to-day, When done in red hair the
business is effective. Women with red
hair are called "rossas." When attired
with taste they are bewitching-if they
have fine compilations, good features,
animated and intelligent countenances,
and eyes blue, gray, dark, brown or
bronze-tinted; they should dress in
either very dark or very light colors
Grays, drabs, yellows, bright blue,
bright green, mauve, lilac and rose do
not become them. They may wisely
wear black, dark blue, dark violet, pearl
and cream white, water blue and the
palest tints of Nile green.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-09

than to imagine the swamping of Alneri-
cans under a flood of foreign immigration.
Let ii only be continuous and dense
enough. and such swapping might occur
in twenty five years. And as The Chinese
in point Of fact never have assinilated
with Americans, the danger of swapping
in their case is necessarily very much
greater than in that of European immi-
grants. But IN truth Mr.. Beecher mas
never talked scnsibly on this subject. He
has been to California. lie has had the
situation explained to him. He has been
shown the arguments against his old posi-
ton, and has been unable to meet them.
Yet he has gone back to Plymouth Church
without any access of intelligence, aad has
continued to utter TIE same vapid twaddle
about the Chinese as ever. II would seem
from this that Mr.. Beecher has passed the
age when new ideas can be assii1ilated,
and that he is doomed to tread the old
mill-round of his earlier impressions to the
end. OF course this is equivalent to the
assertion that Mr. Bsecher is intellectually
superannuated, but there seems no escape
from that conclusion.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-09
BEscaER ON CHINESE ASSIMILATION.


Beecher's remarks on Chinese immigra-
tion IN his recent lecture were particularly
foolish. His theory appears to be that the
United States are a sort of chronological
stin' into which all races os men can safely
be poured, and from which thew are spre
to emerge in the form of thorouohbred
American citizens Mr.. Beecher has lived
long enough in Brooklyn to learn by this
time that the process of assimilation Of
which be talks so glibly has not thus far
produced the best results even in the case
OF foreigners whose capacity for it is infin.
itely greater than that of the Chinese. He
has had ample opportunities of observing
the extremely Glow progress OF education
in American ideas evidenced by the politi.
cal environment of his own home. How
then he can suppose that the same pro.
cesses will in any reasonable space of time
convert the Chinese into desirable citizens
is one of those puzzles which sentimental
ism is constantly offering for solution. 1t is
also to be observed that this republic does
not really possess any patent for making
Americans out of foreigners, and that in
fact it is only question OF time and
extent of immigration for the new
corners TO convert Americans into
their own likeness. Nothing is easier
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-09
tbs LEGISLATIVE DEADLOCK.

A square issue on question of personal
verscity has split the Committee on Free
Conference hopelessly, The Senate mem
bers have made a report to their chamber
which the Assembly members have charac-
terized as untrue, and The makers of this
report have reiterated it. This is very I'M
fortunate, for enough causes Of dissension
existed without it. 1t is, however, very
apparent that all this trouble had It's origin
in the so-called Sears amendment
of the most impudently unconstitutional
devices ever framed. The extent to
which hot controversy can blind mems
judgments and even obscure their moral
sense has been illustrated in the
current treatment of this amendment
No man in his senses, and possessing suf-
ticIent knowledge 20 form an opinion worth
consideration, could have entertained the
slightest doubt as TO its utter iliegality.
The very men who have approved it
would most certsinly have been the first to
denounee It had its intent been different.
Ii, for instance, such a proposition had
been introduced by the called "Slick-
ems members, we are very confident
that Senator Sears and his supporters, both
Legislative and Journalistic, would have
instantly condemned it, and that they
would, one and all, have raised an outcry
to the effect that the Slickens element
was audaeiously endeavoting TO trample
the Constitution under foot But because
this interruptions aud Aagrantly illegitimate
endeavor TO evade the plain provisions of
the Constitution has been made in the in.
terest OF a" Anti-Slickens, it has either
been openly approved, or shufllingly con-
doned. The present deadlock is entirely
attributable to the Sears amendment
That amendment ought not to have been
introduced. There is rot and cannot be
any apology for it. 1t is in downright de.
fiance OF the organic law, and no impartial
observer can question this for a moment
II therefore there is any failure in legisla-
ton owing TO the present deadlock it will
be attributable solely and entirely TO the
Sears amendment, and to the lawless aud
INSCRIPTIONS spirit which tarough that
amendment has undertaken to wrest the
extra session to the coasummation of OBJ
sects which it was never intended to deal
with, and which in fact it was constitu-
tionally impotent to consider. 1t is noces.
sary that the actual truth about this should
be made clear, and then the public will
know where to put the responsibility, what.
ever happens.
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Pacific Coas, ros,a, cham, Is.


WASHINGTON, May Sth.-Postsl changes
Tor the Pacific coast: 0sfces established
McAdams, Siskiyou county, Cal. James &.
Tonkin, Postmaster: 0sgood, San DIEGO
county, Cal. John Il. Stan wood. Postmas.
ter; Quilcere, Jefferson county, Washington
Territory, james Hsradou, Postmaster ;
L.akeview, Washoe county, New, S. Il. Ew.
ing, Postmaster; Skull VALLEY, Yavapai
county. Arizona. Mrs. Mary j. Dickson,
Postmistress. Offices discontinued Hadley,
Humboldt county, Cal; Cambridge, Esue-
ralda county, Cal. Postnasters appointed
Mrs. Astoria G. Goods, Highlands, Lake
county, CAL; John C. Byrnes, Wayo, Men.
docino county, CAL; Gustavus Linderoos.
Punta Arenas, Mendocino county, Cal (;
Louis Stern, Hike. Lincoln county, New. (;
john Rose, Park Valley, Box Elder county,
Utah; Ii. NJ. Hughes, Walker, Ysvapai
Arizona
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EMioRAsr SHIP DrscomroRrs

Miss 0'Brien has visited an emicrant
ship, and has been dreadfulS shocked at
the prominently necessitated by the nature
OF the accommodations for the steerage
passengers. No doubt the tendency of
this kind of travelling is anything but ele-
waiting in a moral way but il Miss 0'Brien
Rad extended her researches che would
have found that there are great difficulties
IN the way of reform 1t might seem a
simple remedy to separate the sexes, but
this would involve the separation Of hus-
bands and wives, aud neither Of these
would regard such proposition in the
light of improvement To put all the I'm.
married women by themselves would not
solve the problem much more satisfactorily,
for in most cases this would be to separate
them from friends under whose protection
they are, and SO to increase their alarm and
discomfort. 1t may be feasible to improve
the accommodation ON emigrant ships, and
we believe that it is; but it is probably
not possible to make them either comforta-
BILE or wholly free from dissereeable con.
tiguities, and this because you cannot pack
thousand people into ship without com.
polling them to submit to many things
which are unpleasant, and perhaps some
which are still worse
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-09
WHY IN We prnnn

The vicissitudes of climate, the wear and
tear Of business, the grisfs, cares and anxi-
cites that beset us in every walk OF life, suf-
Gciently account for the premature debility
and decay so common among all classes in
this country. Strange, very strange it is,
that with that potent vegetable invigorant,
Hostetter Stomach Bitters, within the reach
of all, any one Of US should folego the
health, vigor and vital activity which its
regular use imparts. Its effect upoa the
weakened stomach, the relaxed nerves, the
torpid liver, the corrupted blood, the de-
pressed spirits, is more ssiutary, refreshing
and cheering than words can express. 1t is a
medicine alike for the body and the mind,
pure and wholesome in its composition,
harmless in its operations, and permanent in
its restorative results.