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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-09-29
From Bastr0p.
,AsTRoP, Sept. II.


EDITOR FREE Pass:
have Just received m answer to my
letter from the director of the ''Societe Fon'
cicra Il Agricole des Etats Unis", Paris,
France. lie explains to me the object OF
said society they hive capital Of Eight
Million Francs, which they intend to invest
in uncultvated lands and settle 1t up with
emgrants from different portions of Europe.
answered the questions propounded to me
az near as could in letter. Texas is too
large a State to be able to give fully CON-
prehensive idea in letter. Twill send them
descriptive pamphlets and newspapers to
give them clearer idea of Texas.
advised them to send M Agent over to
Texas to investigate for himself, for no plan
can be devised in Europe and proftably
carried out, without practical knowledge
of our country, and would have none de-
ceived. 10.
There are not very many German eini-
grants coming to Texas, and they scatter
mostly all along the Sunset soute. My agent
sent me a full list of those leaving on the
II inst
Money is so scarce and times SO hard in
Germany that thousands would come if they
had the means to pay passage, or could sell
out.
The survey from La Grange to Bastrcp
was completed a few days ago.
We get frequent showers now, but only
in limited localities heavy rains, '
Singular as it may appear, my business
Iapothecary] and crops have apparently q
great deal of connection, for example, very
dry years, bad crops, good health, little
prescription business; good crop, more
sickness, business brisk land by the by col
lections good] Rainy seasons heavy crop,
much business also more deaths. Now
prefer the medium, for in sickly season
some of my patrons may die = and then
have lost customer forever ea
1t is an old saying 'Misery loves compa-
ny, but think it is envy that makes many
dissatisfied because their neighbors do or get
better along. Now it is no comfort to Texas,
that in many of the Western and other States
they also suffered severely from drought; had
they made good wheat and corn crop then
we, who have to purchase for the next year,
could have obtained cheap -four, bacon and
lard. all of them the stats of life, as it is
II will take nearly all the cotton, which crop
is also short, to pay for -four, bacon and
lard. No comfort or consolation in that.
G. ERHARp
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Tv vEGxtISs RS-Iowest Rates
i advertising In iiNiO good newspapers e
tree. Address v EU. P. kOwELl.S CO. 10 spruce )
MY, -A't@
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Beautt6rr~.

ladies'. Won cannot make fair skin. rosy
'heeks AID sparkling eyes with all the cos
metics % France or beauiiiers Of the world.
while IN poor health. and nothing vii give
..Ol such good health. strength buoyant
spirits and beauty as Hop B;tiers A trial
i certain prof. See another column.
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ArALANrA, Ga. Feb. 4. 1S7.

ATALANTA, Ga, Feb. 4, 1879.
Nlessrs. Hutchinson and Bro Having
thoughly tested your 'Neuralgine" in my
case, can cheerfuly recommend it to all
who suffer from neuralgia and headache.
THos. NJ. WooD.
of Howard, Wood Il Co.
FOR sale by Reynolds Il Daniel
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as cr AyE,R and expenses 70 agents.
% ~ { EkY. AiGusTA. NE. -
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.Here lies the Youngest Of twenty

nine brothers and three sisters :"
Such is the inscription on tho stone
that MARKS the last resting place Of,
Gen. M,rston q. Ciark, at Salem
Washington county, Ind. He was q
brave man and good soldier, and
had as much to do with the victory at
Tippecanoe us Harrison himself.
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TO ARCHITECTS .
1891 b LAND CONTRACTORS.

,SpitHi g. t'ANDi CONTRACTORS.
II is ordered by the Court that plans
specifications working plans and bills OF
quantities complete viii be received to Oct
ober 10th, 1881, by this court, and consider
cd ON said date, of Court House to be
erected in Hays county, to cost not exceed
ing twenty thousand dollars and this court
viii pay the architect, whose plans and spec
iiications aforesaid are adopted by the Court,
the sum of one hundred and Fifty Dollars,
aud the second best Fifty Dollars.
Witness my hand, September lG1h, 1881.
ED. r. KONE, Co. Judge, Hays Co,
Attest. ED. J. L. GREEN. G. q. H. q.
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MANHOOD;
How Lost. How Restored!


Just published. = new edition Of mr.. Culver.
Weli's Celebrated Essay on the radical
cure OF SrEBNATokKRoxA OF Seminal We; kness, In
voluntary Seminal LOSSES, Il POTENCY. Mental and
PHYSICAL ineapshity, lmrecments to Marriage. etc;
also, CoSsusFTioS, EriLsTsy AMI Frs. induced by
seli-indulsrnee or sexual ,xtr1vsgarce. &c.
The Celebrated auiLOr. in his admirable Essay,
clearly demonstrates. IRON thirty year, success
iui prsetice. ihst the alarming Consequences Of
sel.abnse NAV be rsdieaily cured: pointing out
oce ~ cure At orce simple. certain, snd efectusl
~ means Of which every sufferer. no matter what
bis condition may he. may cure himself ekeaply,
priraiely. and radically.
Is This eciure should be 10 the hands OF every
ytuth and every man In the Land.
Seat untsr seal. in plain envelope. 20 any sd-
t-sss. Tosf-Fagi on receipt II TX cents. or two
rc,tag- stamps. We have also a sure
crrc for TAPE Worm. Adir~s.
HE CCLNERWELL MEDICAL CO.,
"a Ann 81. New York. Ny.
Js'y =. iss, vl0-.3i-ly
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H WAC tres t. prove too much.
7'rOyes nothing.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-06-30
Two Brave Little Girls.

A long time ago, in the Indian country,
two little girls slipped away from the
Fort, and went down into a hollow. To
pick berries. 1t was Emmy, a girl of
seven years, with Bessie, her sister, not
six.
All at once, the sun flashed on some
thing bright, and Emmy knew that the
pretty painted things she had seen crawl
ing among the bushes must be hostile
Indians, with cleaning weapons in their
hands. She did not cry out. nor in amy
way let them know that she had seen
them. But she looked all about, saw
that some of the creeping Indians al
ready were between her and the Fort,
and-weht on picking berries, as before.
Soon, she called aloud to Bessie, with
a steady voice: Don't you think it's
going to rain:" So they both turned and
walked toward the Fort. They. reached
the tall grass. and, suddenly, Emmy
dropped to the ground, pulling down
Bessie, too.
What are you looking for?" asked
the little sister, in surprise.
Then Emmy whispered to Bessie and
both of them stole silently and quickly
OH udluS anu hHteS InFOuSn tne ioHS
grass, until they came to the road, when
they started up, ran swiftly to the Fort
dashed through the entrance, and had
the gate safely closed behind them!
Those girls are quite old now, but they
remember very well the day they saved
themselves, the Fort which their father
commanded, and the soldiers and other
people in it, besides.-"Jack-i k-in-the-P Pull
pit" ST. Nicholas for July, 1881.
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A Pen Picture of the Son of Abraham
Lincoln.

Personally Mr.. Lincoln bears little re-
semblance to his illustriOus father. He
has the same mild look in the eyes and
the forehead is something like his faith
er's but these are the only points of re-
semblance. Mr.. Lincoln has little,
well-knit frame.of medium height, with
quick, graceful action. He dresses fash
ionably and wears his clothes as though
he were sure of his tailor's skill He
wears full beard and. mOustache, which
are kept. His manners are extremely
affable well courteous, though quiet. He
has fashion of getting to the point OF
anything readily and is not disclosed to
waste time in delays and procrastina-
tions. When he reaches question he
decides it. He is always accessible to
those who have business with him, but
he is too busy himself to allow his time
to be wasted on prefaces and appendices
so to speak. In the department he is
very popular, not the less 50. am sure
because he expects every officer and en-
ploye to do his duty. His habits are
as modest and unpretending as his man.
ners and personal appearance.-(From
Ramsdall's Washington Republic.
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OBSERVATIONS OF REV. GABE
TUCKER.

You may notch it on the plains as a
mighty risky plan
To make your judgment by de clo'es dat
kivers up man;
For hardly needs to tell you how you
often come ercross
A fifty dollar saddle on twenty dollar
hoss.
An, wukin' in de low groun's, you dis
kiver as yeg go
Dat de fines shuck may hide de meanes'
nubbin in row,
l think man has got mighty slender
chance for heben
Dat holds on to his piety but one day
out of seben;
Dat talks about de sinners wild heap o
solemn chat
An nebber draps nickel in de mis-
sionary hat;
Oats foremost in de meetiH' house fol
raisin' all de chunes,
But lays aside his 'ligiOn wild his Sunday
pantaloonS!
L nebber judge O. people dat ! meet:
along de way
By de places whar dey come fun an dt
houses whar dey stay;
For the bantam chickens awful fond Of
roOsrin' pretty high,
An de turkey-buZZard sails above de
eagle in de sky;
Dey ketches little minn5rs in de middle
OBJ de sea,
An you finds de smalles' 'pOssum up dt
biggest kind O. tree.
[Scribner's Monthly for July.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-06-30
POETRY.
The New Love and the Old.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Thers. speak in whispers; fold me to
thy heart,
Dear love, for have roamed a weary,
weary way;
Bid my vague terrors with thy kiss
departl
Oh, / have been among the dead to-
day,
And. like a pilgrim to some martyrs
shrine,
Awed with the memories that crowd
my brain,
Fearing my voice, 1 WOO the chaEm of
thine;
Tell me thou livest. lowest, yet again.
Not ameng graves, but letters, old and
dim,
Yellow and precious. have l touched
the past,
Reverent and prayerful as we chant the
hymn
Among the aisles where saints their
shadows cast;
Reading dear names on faded leaves
that here
Were worn with foldings tremulOus
and fond,
These drowned in plashing of a tender
tear,
Or with deaths tremble pointing ''the
beyond"
And, love, there came flutter of white
wings,
A stir of snowy robes from out the
deep
OF utter silence, as | read the things
| smiled to trace before | learned to
weep;
And hands, whose clasp was magic long
ago,
Come soft before me. till yearned to
press
Mad kisses on their whiteness; then the
The sting of death, the chill of moth
ingness!
One was afar, where golden sands made
dim
The shining steps of the poor trickster
Time.
And one was lost. All! bitter grief for
him
Who wrecked his manhood in the
depths of crime!
Another, beautiful as mornings beam
Flushing the Orient. lay meekly down
Among the daisies, dreaming loves glad
dream:
And one sweet saint now wears a
starry crown.
And thus, thsre stole delicious odors
still
From out those relics of the charmed
past,
Sighs from the lips omnipotent to will
And win rich tribute to the very last /;
But death, or change, had been among
my flowers,
And ali their bloom had faded, so
that l
Yield my sad thoughts to the compell-
ing powers
OF the bright soul worship till | die,
Nay, never doubt me, for. by loves
divine
And fearful past, / know my future
thine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-06-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
mantle youth, rheumatic age.

Romantic youth, rheumatic age.
Motto of the amateur bicyelist-"DC
not talk to the man at the wheel"
The Boston Post says that girl with
fairconplexiOn likes to keep it shady
Santa Barbara farmers poison the
quail to protect the grain crops.
When things go to d X how C D they
B come-N. Y. News.
I'm consol-ing myself as the thief
said when stealing the English bonds.
The syllable "leo," in oleomargarine
means that it is as strong rs lion.-
Puck.
Ravens fed the prophet Elijah in an
cient days. but golden eagles feed the
prophets of the present day.
Young ladies and elephants attain
their growth at IS. But here analogy
ceases. One trunk is enough for an ele-
phant.
Never address your conversation to a
personengaged in footing up a column
of figures. There's nothing so deaf as an
adder.
A California town has achieved a
strawberry three inches in diameter and
seven and three-quarters in circumfer-
ence.
The son of London banker is one of
the most distinguished performers in
the Madrid bull ring.
Chicago girls have the esthetic craze,
and are getting up their hair so that it
looks like pile of rat traps struck by
lightning.
President Porter, of Yale College, has
declared his intention of using the re-
vised New Testament in the college
chapel.
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A Liberal Reward

In the way of pleasure is assured to all
persons purchasing excursion tickets on
July I'd, Sd and 4th, 1891.
Apply to nearest agent Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati & st. Louis Railway pan
Handle Route,l lie has cheap excursion
tickets to hundreds of cities and towns.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-06-30

SCRIBNER FOR JULY.-The subject of
'Art, which the public expects to find
treated, in some form, in every number
of Scribner, is represented in the July
number by two papers, by Mr.. w. 9.
Brownell. One of these is the third of
the series on "The Younger Painters of
America" illustrated. The other dis
cusses the much talked of Decoration
in the Seventh Regiment Armory." Pol
itics is represented by first paper on
"The Peoples Problem" by Albert Stick
ney, Esq, author of "a True Republic. I"
In fiction there are-the concluding parts
of Mr.. Cables Madame Delphine" and
Mr. Howell's Fearful Responsibility" )"
and second installment of humorous
folklore of Georgia, under the title IA
Rainy Day with Uncle Remus." "Dr.
Dollinger and the old Catholic Move
ment in Germany" is treated candidly
by Prof. George p Fisher, of Yale Col
lege. An illustrated paper of special in
terest is "The Sea-Horse" (walrus) by
Henry w. Elliott, who was the first to
discriminate the Atlantic from the Pa
cific species, and who writes from init
mate personal knowledge of his subjec:.
"An Old Virginian," by John Esten
Cooke, is study of the courtly type of
f. +. ", which, he says, is rapidly pass
ing into history. Railway, Church
yard, and Cemetery Lawn-Planting" is a
brief and suggestive illustrated paper by
Samuel Parsons, Jr. Perhaps the most
popular paper in the number is Mr.,
Murfrees account of THE Leyees of the
Mississippi"-a topic which is just now
of special moment The departments
hive the usual amount and variety.
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Administrative Notice.

NOTICE. is hereby given that In the Probate
lNCouri OF Belmont county, Ohio. the under>
signed was appointed and qualified as Ad-
ministrix with will annexed uf the estate OF
John Barry. decd, late OF said county.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quesled TO make immediate payment, and
those having claims against said estate will
present them duly authenticated for settle
ment. MARY A. MILNER,
62-3w Administratrix.
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Rely on the Druggists.

Malt Bittcrs are the best bitters.
rrhey promote sleep and allay nervousness.
Best liver and kidney medicine we SELL
They knock the .chills every time
'Consumptive people gain flesh on them.'
Malt Bitters have no rivals in this town.
Best thing for nursing mothers we haye.'
we like TO recommend Malt Bitters.' { in
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-06-30
Union Soldiers for Appointment in the
Pension Office.

A Washington special to the CinciE-
rati Gazette says:
1t is reported that Col. Dudley. when
he assumes his duties as Commissioner
of Pensions, will remove all Democrats
and ex-rebels, and put Union soldiers in
their places. This is, of course, in ac-
cordance with the existing law, which
says, that other things being equal, hon
Orably discharged soldiers and sailors
shall have the preference. The Repub-
lican, in calling attention to this, says:
"As matter of fact there is not a
single. bureau in any department in
which there are not to he found men
who not only were never in the Union
army themselves, but whose sympathies
and those Of their relatives, were de-
cidedly upon the other side. and in many
cases they now find comfortable clerk
ships, while Union veterans are in vain
begging employment. So too as to fe-
male employees"
INSTEAD OF THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
of deceased soldiers, women whose rela-
tiYeS never SAW the army, or, if they
did, fought against the United States,
and those who only hold positions TO fur
nish their own spending money, having
good homes with their parents, are the
occupants of the desks that many a
widowed mother struggling to educate
the child that her soldier husband left
behind when he gave up his life on the
field, in the hospital, or in Southern
prison would be glad to fill. In the Pen
sion Office, of all others, ex-soldiers and
their widows and orphans should be spe-
cially cared for, and it is to be hoped
that Mr.. Dudley has heen correctly re-
ported as To his intended action when
he shall assume the duties of Commits
sioner.
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r. III. Drake, ESQ, agent for Harper & Bros.
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SALT RHEuM.
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SKIN DISEASE.
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-06-30

THE July number of the NORTH AMER
ICAN REVIEW bears the usual character
istic of timeliness. Carl Schurz leads
off with suggestive paper on Present
Aspect of the Indian Problem" IN which
he discusses the Indian obstacle in the
way of the eOuntry's development, occu-
patiOns and interests of the red men, the
necessity of educating their youth, the
making of tie men themselves small
land prOprietOrs, and the Offering of in.
dncements to them to sell for a fair COM
pensation the lands they do not cult
vate. Next a caustic, writer gives the
views of "a Yankee Farmer" on "The
Religious Conflicts of the Age" to the
discontinue of the modern AgRostic,
Moralist and EvOlutionist. Another
trenchant article is Power of Public
Plunder," 10y James Parton. Mr.. Henry
George dwells on Common Sense Taxa
tion." "The Cost of Cruelty" is present.
ed by Mr. Henry Bergh, and "A Study
of Tennyson' comes from the pen of Mr.
Richard Henry St0ddard.
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when physicians and all other
methods fail.
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For 1881 is an Elegant Book of 100 pages, Ohe
Colored Flower Plate, and 600 illustration,
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The Floral Guide will tell how to get and
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pages 6 Colored plates. 500 engravings. For
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n Colored pate in every number and many
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DARNESyIIIE fUHfNI
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The only living full grown Giraffel
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Only S25,OOO Willis Cobbs Miniature Circus!
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Children under 9 years, half f-price.
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Indians. April iIth Is-The remedy II vorkrg perfectly.
2 spsIspsJ from weakzess, for eight yezrs past

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Trol1s Lefte,-s r-ecefued frosIs PEtronSs