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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-11
Personals,
A. NJ. Belyin is in town.

A. NJ. Belyin is in town.
w. o. Thomas has retured from horse
drive to the northwest
Charlie Brown has been quite sick lately,
but we are glad to hear is better.
We hear it intimated the death Of Mr..
Jacks, noticed in cur Last may not have been
accidental.
Rev. Mr.. Gillett has favored as with an
aatobiographic sketch which will appear
in our next.
An infant child of Rev. T 8. Garrett Of
Lockhart, died last week ard was buried st
the family cemetery at StringtoTn.
Bascom LyeIl was in town the first of this
week He is travelling for New York
clothing house, his territory lying IN
Texas and Louisiana.
w. c. Dugger having become surfeited
on ''g rden truck" has undertaken 20 do
the sam by the FREE PKEss. We notify
him that he has q big contract on his hands.
Thanks 10 Horace Storey for some very
nice vegetables He is running an irriga.ei
grrden in connection with q dairy AZ his
place. known ~ the Patton rsnch- By q
vay we learn that IL IL he and not Capt
Storey Who ssIls butter st San Antonio. -
recently stated by IA The old adags has it
that one ssoTy . good until anothsr y tod
and our friend t6s Captain suesD from nt
''Dsu vsrBoa-"
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MARCH, 1879.

/. Mr.. Rogers didn't work today. Went
down town; got Mr.. Shane to make me
retort Victor made a fower-bed. Mr..
Stein hurt himself last night.
3. Got my retort Got our [sewing] ma
chine. Nellie planted some flower seed.
4. Papa made me a garden. planted some
lettuce. Seburn took away some rocks
from the house. Papa gave me some seeds.
Sidney Smith gave me twelve eggs to set
the hen with them.
5. My lettuce seed came up. Mr.. Rogers
didn't work on the fence to-day. The COW
didn't come up in time for supper
6. Had to throw some of the pig away /;
put some charcoal and saltpetre on the rest
Of it. Mr.. Rogers got good deal done.
z. Papa gave me some apple. They got
the fence done. One of my radishes came
up.
8. Seburn filed up the cracks under the
fence. Cherry didn't come up till after
breakfast. Nellie had to milk her. Two
more radishes came up. Laura and me
went down town.
9. Dug some. Planted some lettuce
Nellie washed me, Some beets came up.
A man went after Haw -haw and got him.
10. went down town with Papa. Papa
bought me some Seeds 72o. Papa hurt
his finger. Mr.. Rogers fixed the gate some.
II. Papa dug up some ground for me. I
planted some radishes and soaked some
other seed Victor received his lily he
sent for. Papa got new bucket and some
scissors. 70.
u. Papa planted some onions and l
planted some beets and peas. TO- Q. Rained
little last night.
49, 1 went down town. Mrs. Nance gave
me some pie. The cow came up early.
IA. Planted some peas and satisfy. Papa
dug some for me. A little cherry came on
that blossom. I went down town gotsome
mosasses.
15 Victor made some fower-beds Mel
lie made some ginger-snaps. Nellie and
Laura went to Mr.. Rogers. l made some
cutters to cut cakes for Nellie.
16. Laura planted some things. Papa
planted the jessamines. Nellie and Inc rode
On Haw some.
II. Was pretty cool. Had to take Wake
in the house.
18. Papa got some lettuce and peas and
shallots Nellie and Laura got tooth pull
ed. Papa cut down the cedar tree in front.
10. Papa went to see about getting
pump. L went with him. Went to Mr..
Ragsdale's new house he showed us all
around and gave us some wine. Mr.. Rogers
made the top to the cistern. painted the
inside of it.
90 Papa brought Laura pup, and got
Nellie saddle. but it wouldn't do, SO Victor
took it back and got another. Went down
town and got my watch.
q. Went down town with Papa and got
some beans Papa gave me a little table
and dishes. That Judd boy painted the
outside of the top [ of the cisterm- Some
girls were here.
q. Went down town. Got some ca H5
K o6 to make baking powder. / made
some. Got aunt Lizzie'sletter Nellie went
10 Ella Denton's Cow didn't come up till
Gftsr supper
q. LAura burnt her fingers. Made some
more baking powder. Nellie made some
plea
75. Some Of the chickens hAtehed All
my pes are mp. The beans I got from
Alex are growing
e. Ibs beans Papa planted sreuP With
ths cora- uAds o picturs of soDe fovsrA
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At GALVESTON.

For the npt time Eate upon the ssa-
Aud my nrst though, 10 oi my noble shlld.
whose mind the pleasant prssp"ei OF essaiisd
To Witt aud to view this seeps With Ne;
th,nh how gladly. how exultanily
He would have marked those fosmy surges weep
Now sii alone stand. and case. and weep.
And my heart cries, ''rha bey--oh where hh ~
I call up other pleasant chores which lie
Beyond ths mighty ~a before me sprssds-
Bu, vastsr 10 the aood DER which hs's sped
Its further strand unseen BY mortal ere;
Yet through God's sraes-ssr,h's storms and tenn
pests DER
| hope to stand with him upon that hsisJon shore
April 7s. 1889. l. J.
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The new addition to st. Marks Episcopal
church was commenced yesterday by car
penter Hill.
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The splendid rains since our last have
gladdened all hearts with the assurance Of
good crops this year. Heavy thunder and
wind prevailed also, doing some damage.
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INKLINGS OF LIFE IN A WEST
TEXAS VILLAGE.
A Little Boys Journal.

Passages from the Diary Of CLAUDE Rxsr
JULIAN, late Of San Aareos, 7eras. Born
at Richmond Ind, Oct. Z, 1S66-Ded
April 20, 1881.
CONTINUED.
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and others) by Buel, for sale at this Office
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THE building of the Baptist church 10 At
last progressing with. vigor.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-09-14
The Discovery Of Diamonds il Brazil.

Often, down to 1923, the gold hunters
had noticed in the bottoms of the bowls
in which they washed the river sands
little bright crystals to which they at
tached no value. The brilliancy of
these crystals, their hardness and their
regular form, as if shaped by the hand,
had indeed attracted the attention of
the miners, and many had saved them
to use as counters in play; but gold
alone had any value in the eyes Of these
adventurers. At this epoch, according
to the least uncertain tradition, monk,
who had taken part in thesearch for dia-
monds in India, recognized the nature
of these counters. He told his discov-
cry toa certain Bernardo da Fonseea
Lobo, who made it known in his name
to the Portuguese government. The
king Immediately took possession Of all
the lands where the presence Of dia-
monds had been recognized and where
it could be suspected.
Bernardo received as his reward the
title of royal notary and the command
of the militia of the most important
city of the region. The name of the
monk was forgotten. I do not believe
the name Of either could have been
popular at Minas, for their discovery,
which threw hundreds Of millions into
the treasury Of the kings Of Portugal,
was the origin Of one Of the most des-
potic rules that ANY country ever had
to endure.
The first diamonds were found in the
sands Of the brooks, and these sands
or to use the Portuguese expression,
which has passed into nearly all Ian
guages, cascalhos, still constitute the
beds that are principally worked. But
beds Of an entirely different nature,
situated, like mines Of metals, in the
midst Of the strata, and Of correspond.
ing depth, have been brought to notice
in later years.-PopatIar Scienc.
Monthly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-09-14
FasI,ion Note..


Continuous rows of souttache braid
trim the newest cloth jackets.
English gloves have a small pocket
in the palm for holding silver change
Shoulder capes Of guipure lace ar
the most stylish black fchus now worn
Small bonnets and large round bat
are announced for the next season.
Very curious effects are produced in
the sporting style of broeaded hand
kerchiefs.
Gold straw, gold beads, braid and
cording trim many Of the new imported
bonnets.
The newest ribbons for trimmings AIR.
velvet on one side and corded-like sic-
ilienne on the other.
Printed stuffs will, it is said, super
sede those with brocaded figures that
appear to be raised from the surface.
The old fashioned dolman mantle
with pointed sides is revived for
jaunty wrap for walking and travelling
suits.
Coques' plumes and small birds win
rival ostrich feathers as trimmings for
autumn hats that are half Of velvet anhi-
half Of straw.
Pepper-and-salt mixtures, mottled
cloths, and underlined stripes and plaids
are the rule in the new woolens fol
travelling dresses.
Elastic cloths like those used for Jer-
seys are made into the straight pellsse
that is the rage Of the season at Euro
pean seashore resorts.
Wool embroidery in bright red shades
is the novel ornament Of large square
crowned straw hats imported for late
summer and fall wear in the country.
Iandkerchiefs that were formerly
tucked in the front Of ladies' New
market coats are now thrust in asingle
pocket made across the back of such
garments.
Repped plush, resembling corduroy,
is used for skirts of checked wool
dresses imported from Lendon. Dark
red suits Of plush and cloth are very
fashionable.
Demi-season bonnets and round hats
are made with the brim Of dark straw
and the crown entirely of velvet Of the
same shade as the straw, and put on
almost as smoothly as if it weremolded
| there.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-09-14

"A great deal has been written On The
subject Of boring the ears for The
sake Of the eyes" says the London
Lancet. 1t is always easy to find ex-
cuses for any practice which ministers
to vanity. That the counter-irritation
set up by boring the ear and wearing
ring may, during the few weeks fol-
lowing the operation, have some effect
upon the eyes, supposing these organs
to be the seat Of any low form of in
hammation, is just possible; but that
permanent good should be done Ny
wearing rings in the ears after they
have ceased to irritate is inconceivable.
The test for motive in the recourse 70
this device would, therefore, bewilling-
ness on the part of the applicant for
this form Of " treatment to allow the
healing process to be delayed, say, by
wearing rough ring dipped in some
irritating appIcation--in fact, 50 pre-
pared as to act like seton. This, in-
deed, might do good, but in such A
case probably recourse to q few bIiE-
ters behind the ears would be better.
1t is nonsense to suppose the wearing
Of earrings can be Of any service t9
the eyes unless they irritate, and II
they do irritate. the process by which
the result attributed to them is OBJ
tanned is circuitous. and from sur.
rical point Of view awkward in tIsa
extreme.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-09-14

to the treacherous nature OF both coun.
tries, they began the assault again. This
time the Chilians tore away the barri-
cade only to leave a holocaust Of death
In its stead, SO hot had been the fire.
Up they clambered, each forming a
dead stepping-stone for his follower,
until the top Of the hill was gained
here a fierce hand-to-hand fight en-
sued, but the Peruvian troops, never
brave in battle, had caught the ma
tional fear, and were clambering down
on the opposite side, leaving their de-
fenseless countrywomen a prey to the
Chilians. Then began "the bloodiest
picture in the book Of time" The
Chilians shot and stabbed indiscrimi-
nately women and children, rich and
poor, churchman and layman, and, to
crown their demoniac achievement,
five sisters Of charity were found
among the slain. Having vented their
satanic temper, they ceased, and a
parley was held with the few who were
unhurt, but the bounds of reason had
been passed, and the heroic band Of
priests and soldiers made last plunge
for God and country, and fell victims
to the unerring rifles of the infuriated
Chilians.
The sun was just above the horizon,
rising in all his glory in a bright clear
sky, and looked down upon this ghastly
scene as if to mock the inhumanity of
man. A stray newspaper man present
was reminded of the grand line 'Corio-
lanus" Act ", Sec. I, where his
mother comes to plead for Rome.
"The heavens do cpe, the gods look down, and this
unnatural scene they laugh att
1t was a victory for the Chilians, yet
what puny thing it was to the i'm
mortal victory achieved by the godly
men and women who laid down their
lives for the defense of helpless women
and children who were forsaken by
their natural protectors.
The history of the Chilian war has
many blots, but none SO damnable as
the massacre of San Christobal.-Cor-
respoaadesce Baltimore Saturday Night.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-09-14
A MiIIionaire,s Pets.

The Hartford Times of a recent date
says: w. Fl. Vanderbilt's great trot-
ting pair, Maud S. and Lysander, are
domiciled at Charter Oak park. They
are in charge Of w. w. Bair, under
whose guidance Maud S. was developed
and by whose driving she has made
her most wonderful performances. The
stalls occupied by the pair are very
large. Opening out of them is a large
shed in which the horses may be al
lowed still further room for exercise.
Maud S. presents very handsome ap-
pearance in the stall and when her
blanket is stripped off her soft chest
nut coat and exquisite sym
metry show to perfection. Since
last year she has fattened
up considerably, and now weighs eighty
pounds more than when at Charter Oak
park last year. She receives the atten-
tion of visitors as a queen should, sim
ply deigning to raise her large HAM
bletonian head and push forward the
ears for which the scions of this line
are noted. In the next stall to her is
her companion, Lysander, a superb
chestnut, fit mate for the great mare.
He has proved himself one Of the finest
horses to pole in the country, and al
though when Mr.. Vanderbilt pur-
chased him his record was only 2.20a,
on many occasions since he has gone
much faster and can trot away down in
the teens.
The stable equipments which accom-
pany the horses are admirable and at
tract the attention of all horsemen who
see them. Mr.. Bair has brought with
him the Caffrey sulky which was pre-
sented to Maud S. when she made her
great time Of 2.101 at Rochester. 1t is
marvel Of the carriage-maker's skill
and weighs but f0rty-seyen pounds
The wheels are almost like webs, and
the fastenings are light and strong.
There is also trotting wagon in which
the pair will be exercised and curious
vehicle, the first that has ever come to
these parts. It's what is known as the
Chicago driving cart. The running
gear and shafts are similar to those Of a
village cart In front and between the
shafts is a purse-like arrangement in
which the drivers feet are placed. The
seat swings back Of the axle, and is so
arranged that the drivers weight just
balances the shafts, making the cart
very easy on the horse. It is for use
On roads, and cannot be overturned.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-09-14


So John comforted his wife, but her
grief grew silent. She was gentle to
him, but her thoughts were with the
dead child. She told herself that it was
better that he should be with the angels,
and he would sing hymns and perhaps
play in the golden streets; but she had
hurt feeling, for he would never be
her'own baby again. Mothers hearts
are hungry things, and she felt that
she had nothing left. Her husband
OWNED this mixed feeling, but in the
shyness of his new love could not pene-
trate her silence.
After a while her strength failed /;
and, in great anxiety, he brought her
back to Cloyerleigh, to the old rooms
that had been powered by the apple
blossoms but the blossoms and birds
were all gone now. Here Margaret
grew restless; her thoughts turned
from little Jack for the first time, and
the afternoon after they came she
wandered out by herself to the woods
above the house. The sun was shin
ing, and there were one or two late
daisies in the grass. She stopped and
gathered them. Her baby had been
fond Of them, and she had made him so
many chains Of them in the past sum-
mer, and he had broken them, with his
little COO just like bird.
She went on, dry-eyed and desolate.
She started. Here was the place
where John had asked her to be his
wife, and with pang she remembered
the intensity of her joy. Ahl how the
petals had fallen from the flower. 1t
had been unjust of John to take her
without loving her. He had sought
her and wooed her, and now she was
50 lonely.
She heard his step and turned to hide
AAOu1 A14u, OlAU Ollc u CCo WOI0 UdI0 HOW.
Half curiously she looked at him. He
had not seen her yet, for his eyes were
bent on the ground. Unconscious of
her presence he took no pains to hide
his dependency, and she could see how
grief worn was the handsome, kindly
face. Contemplating him thus she for
got herself, and the old strong love shone
in her eyes. He looked up and saw her
pale and slim in her black dress, but
there was that in those eyes which drew
him to her to murmur in her ear how
much he loved her, and she turned to
him as she had never done before. "I
am not worthy, DEAR" she said, having
also learned the divine humility.
So the bitter changed entirely into
sweet; not suddenly, for it took some
time for Margaret to lose her jealousy
Of the angels. And that time was
chronicled in her soul as 'the winter
our baby died, and first knew how
dear was to John. ."-Argosy.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-09-14
The Razor.Bask.

To the traveller through Texas one
Of the strangest and most peculiar
features Of landscapes is the razor
back hog. He is Of Swiss cottage
style Of architecture. His physical
outline is angular to a degree unknown
outside Of a textbook on the science
of geometry. The country razor-back
prowls around in the woods and lives
on acorns, pecan nuts and roots /;
when he has time he climbs under his
owners fence and assists him in
harvesting the corn crop. In this
respect he is neighborly to fault and,
when his duty to his owners crop viii
allow, he win readily turn in and assist
the neighbors, even working at night
rather than see his crop spoil for want
Of attention. Crossing be -azor-back
with the blue-blooded stock makes but
little improvement. The only effective
way to improve him is to cross him
with railroad train. He then be-
comes an imported Berkshire or
Poland-China hog, and if he does not
knock the train off the track the rail
road pays for him at the rate Of one
dollar pound, for which they are
allowed the mournful privilege Of
shoveling the remains off the track.
The ham Of the country razor-back is
more juicy than the hind leg of an iron
fre-dog, but not quite so fat as pine
knot. -Teras Sistings.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-09-14
from Tandem to Nesrwinden.
VOLUME v.

The sacred cross of England shone;
Ehe lilies white of France were blown;
The battie-stesds were given rein;
Was heard the trumpet's wild refrain
From Landen to Neerwinden.
The polished swords flashed out and crossed
The field of blood was won and lost;
And thro' the twiight's dusky vail
The victor-lilies glimmered pale
From Landen to Neerwinden.
Breast-high were piled the corpses there;
From dark till dawn the heated air
although no bell was heard to toll)
Was thick with many passing soul
From Landen to Neerwinden.
For twelve long months the slain, at rest,
Lay underneath the earth unblest,
And then the blood from every heart
From out the dust began to start
From Landen to Neerwinden.
For there began from friend and foe
A million scarlet flowers to grow,
And every flower poppy red,
Until gorgeous garden spread
From Landen to Neerwinden.
-Minnie Iruing, in the Century.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-09-14
NUMBER g..
LADIES, COLUMN.



The Mexican women are wonder
fully graceful This Is partly due IA
their manner Of carrying baskets and
bundles, begun in early childhood
I watched q Mexican girl carry an
immense basket Of clothes home " ba
laundried. First she selected from tha
basket towl, and twisting it tightly.
wound it round and round
until the circumference was the size Of
her head, on which she placed it; then.
helped BY a companion, she lifted tha
basket, weighing atleast thirty pounds
on top Of the roll. She balanced IL by
touching it lightly, first with One hand
and then the other After she haa
gone short distance she folded heT
hands in her shawl, walking with the
greatest ease and inconsistencies.
Philadelphia Times
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-09-14

The very names Of Eliphaz the
Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and
Zophar the Naamathite, carry US back
in thought to the worlds dawn but
their modern antitypes are to be found
everywhere in the fullest perfection
among women, sad to say, and more
perceptible in a country town than in a
city.
And when poor Job-feminine Job
especiallyis sitting in the ashes Of
desolation, then do they, softly seated
on the cushion Of self-righteousness,
proceed to comment disparagingly on
the sufferers past behavior.
Now, Eliphaz & Co. were not want
ing in Marlborough society, and in the
case Of John and Margaret soon per-
ceived sthe rift in the lutte = and being
low, mean souls, they set to work to
find low, mean cause for II, having