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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-19
The Gold Certificates.
Farmer,
tilobe-Democrat.

The Government has, after some
delay, begun the issue of gold certif-
Gates, according to provisions included
in the act of Congress, the main pur-
pose of which was the extension OF
the bank charters. The law empowers
any one to deposit gold in sums of not
less than $40 with the Treasurer or
Assistant Treasurers of the United
States and to be given therefor certif-
Gates corresponding with the amount
deposited in denominations similar to
those of the greenbacks of $50 and
over. The gold is to be inviolably
kept in the Treasury vaults for the
sole purpose of redeeming the certlt-
Gates when presented, precisely as the
silver certificates are kept. Both de-
scrptions of certificates are receivable
for all public dues, may be counted as
the lawful reserves in banks, and all
national banks are prohibited from be-
coming members Of a clearing house
which does not impartially recognize
them. The operation of the last
mentioned provision, so far as silver
certificates are concerned, does not sp-
pear to affect the New York clearing
houses in the least, and it is stOuty
contended that the silver can not be
forced upon that institution, or upon
the banks composing il, for reasons
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-19

There is no use DENYING the fact
that Texas has raised great crop this
year. We have little doubt about its
being as large as that of two years ago,
and would not be surprised if it goes
beyond if it is all clearly gathered.
But pickers are scarce and bad weather
may destroy much of it later in the
season. We are one month later get
ting this work under way. 1t was
only last week picking commenced IN
earnest. Ordinarily Dallas receives
eight or ten thousand bales by the
LIST of October, but this year we have
not received two thousand.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-19
Scorpions.

II is wonderful that one doesn't hear
Of more scorpion stings, considering
how abundant these pernicious insects
are in nearly every tropical and sub
tropical country. They are fairly
hardy, too, and will survive in a much
greater degree of cold than centipedes,
One morning when / had Just returned
from voyage and was repacking and
arranging some things in my bedroom
at the hoted in Southampton, a'lively,
vigorous scorpion fell ont of shell
upon my bare foot; luckily it rolled
of, and the carpet received the empha-
tic tap Of its tail which was intended
as delicate attention 8 TO myself. A
bath sponge seem TO be theirs favorite
haunt, and it always behooves one to
carefully examine that article before
getting into ones tub in regions where
these little pests abound. / think that
over dozen were killed in my cabin
during one fortnight brought there,
no doubt, in box of Espirito Santo
orchids from Panama. Cargoes of
coir, bales of medicinal woods, branches
of bananas and other fruits and vege-
tables in bulk, often introduce them
on board vessels, and in old wooden
ships especially they viii remain, and
colonize the bulkheads apdinterspaces.
I got nip once, and only once.
Walking along the main deck of a
steamerlyingin Rio de Janeiro, loading
up with coffee, being barefooted, and
in the dark, l trod, as / thought, on q
piece of glass; but, drawing my foot
up instinctively, felt the tickling of
a scorpions feet on my heel. Itseemed
to have curled up after its fall. The
local symptoms were about equal in
intensity to the bite of the common
viper, or the sting of a maribunda. but
with less constitutional arrangement;
the ulcer was long time in healing,
however. There is CHASTITY story
told of gentleman in India, who,
pulling on his boots one morning, felt
a horrid, prickly object in one of them
With great presence of mind, instead
of withdrawing it, he forced his foot
violently down and stamped on it furi
ously, though enduring extreme agony
in the process. But it was not @ Gen.
tipede, only small backing brush felt
there by careless servant. The
Psylli of Pliny, and other historians,
as well as their modern descendants,
who swallow live scorpions, and carry
them in their caps next their shaven
crowns, probably deprive them first of
the means of doing harm, as they
serve the venomous serpents with
which they juggle, by bunting their
stings. 1t is, nevertheless, very easy
to hold a. scorpion, and possibly to
handle them freely, when accustomed
to them. See how some people can
pull about wild rats and bees and fer
rets without injury, though taking no
apparent precaution. Manipulation OF
snakes, too, only requires little OBJ
servance of their weak points and re-
spect for their prejudices, which once
glides into insensibly by habit. Lon
dom Field.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-19

iongings, for the things which their
early upheayal has rendered impossible
OF attainment, in town or country.
Especially is this so with the daugh-
tiers in America, where womanhood,
by an injurious custom which is en-.
feebling the human race, begins ten,
nay fifteen, years too early. The up,
roofing of their first habits of life
changes into a chaotic melange what
would in time have become a we'll
ordered life. New desires and fresh
hopes are grated on the broken
stems of those which never reached
fruition and the whole character is
weakened, and thrown out of their
course. 1t usually ends in the daugh-
tiers marrying some town-bred youth
OF feeble physique and more feeble
morals, and they add their quota of
bandy-legged and short-lived children
to the general mass of unhealthy ba-
bies who live little while, suffer a
good deal, and if fortunate, die early,
else reach maturity which is bad for
themselves, unwholesome for the ma
ton, and a living protest against forced
maturity and disordered lives. ..ao
The sons nine times out of ten be-
come the hangers on of places where
excitements of various kinds are re-
tailed in various forms; and the useful
ness of lives, spent in cultivating their
nature along with the soil, is changed
to an aimless leisure of wild license of
a life, which prefers city slums to
country purity. The very widest of
city youth are those who, all unaccus-
toned to city sights and opportunities,
come within their influence and drink
of the stagnant cup it offers to youth
of all descriptions. Truth is, one need
not look for the gardens of Circe; they
and the swine are to be found in every
city in the world.
1t should not be SO? Oh-but it is.
Then we repeat, Let the women of
the farm keep themselves abreast with
all the profitable culture of the soil;
and should they be left without hus-
band or father, stayupon the farm and
cultivate it to their own growth and
good, and to that of the whole world.
In this way many women best show
their independence, their ability to
stand alone.
Nor does this life preclude the fulfill
ment of every aspiration. For the
BYE of her who would model the hui
man form, or paint the clear hues Of
lower and sky and bending foliage,
what higher tutoring could there be
han the smart forms; stepping freely
over grove and hill, and the glorious
of a summer day in the wide
reaches of the country.
They have the very thing that poor
city ARTISTS tramp hundreds of miles
20 gain, and surely the very soul of
music lies in gurgling brook and bird
song, in the sigh of the wind, the
rustle of corn blades, and the tender
of insects in the grain.
The duties of a household leave, or
should leave ample leisure for these,
md the very physical labor that wea.
cies the body prepares the soul for all
such influences. Stay, then, where
;he nature of all things shows clean on
heir surface, and where ito be" and
to grow" are Synonymous terms.
Stay there until manhood and woman
hood be complete, then into the cities
f you will to make them cleaner,
sweeter, stronger, instead of adding
10 their weakness, and vileness, and
disorder.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-19

EASILY PPovES.-It is easily proven
that malaria fevers, constipation, torpi-
dity Of the liver and kidneys, general
debility, nervousness, and neuragic all
ments yield readily 10 this great disease
conquerer, Hop Bitters. It repairs the
ravages Of disease by converting the food
into rich blood, and IL gives new life
and vigor 10 the aged and inhrm al
ways
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-19
A Brave Little Girl.

Two miles south of Waco, on Geo.
w. Jackson's farm, lives with her
parents, Miss Mallie Bowen, little
Miss of fourteen summers. The fam
lily, while thrifty and Industrious, are
not well-to-do, and at the outset of
the year Miss Mallie concluded she
would see what she could do for her
self in the way of working to make
some money, her ambition being to
earn enough to pay for the years
schooling. To this end she has cultiva-
ted two acres of cotton and is now
picking it out. She expects to get
quite two bales, and when ginned and
sold her father will give her the pro-
ceeds to aid in carrying out her cher
ished educational designs. Miss Nal
lie is brave little girl and we honor
her pluck. 1t is not creditable comen-
tary, however, upon our civilization,
that in Texas, nearly twenty centuries
after the birth of Christ, little girl
should have to do field labor, that
belongs to robust men, to receive edu-
cational facilities. By this time the
light of intelligence should be as free
is Gods own warm sunshine or pure
air. But we honor the little girls eff
forts, all the same. Some day, if she
lives, she will prove a prize to the
man who wins her for a wife.-Waco
Examiner.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-19

The Chicago Herald has discovered
that it takes longer 10 make good
barkeeper than it does good book
keeper, and the chap must have
smarter mind to begin with.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
COURIHOUSE NOTES.

License to marry was issued to-day tc
Jack Brown and Mrs. Lucy Simmons,
Margaret Dolan has brought suit in the
Circuit Court against the Louisville and
Nashville railroad 10 recover S20OOt
damages for the killing Of haF husband
IN November 26, 1881 by the cars at thf
depot yard in this city.
In the Criminal Court to-day r, j.
Morgan, for assault and battery upon 4
5. Nichols, was anel $50 Martha Wash
ington, assault and battery, 60 days mary
Richards. retailing liquor without licensp
fined $50; Celia Turner keeping bawdy
house, continued to next tormi Lilly
Lewis, keeping bOwdy house, fined $50
remitted during good behavior
In the case of Mat Smith for retailing
LIQUOR without license, Anthony Isabel
one Of the witnesses for tho State swor'
this morning that he bad never boush
anv liodcy from Smith and did not belieyl
he ever sold any. The record of tn
Grand Jury shows that tho same witness
who is an old colored man Of venerable
appearance, swore before that body he bal
bought whisky by the drink from Smltl
ON several occasions. 1t looks very mucl
like . cssc of subornation of perjury
There is said 70 bes good deal of the sam
thing 10 the courts ut present and the cyl
. Il growing one.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
Personal.

W. W. Brooks, dentist, 23O Main.
Ladies, ask your dressmaker for the
machine buttonhole. S8
Ex Governor James D. Porter and
son are registered at the Peabody to.
day.
Mr.. W. II. White, agent for Clark's
20. N. T." thread, has been in the
city day or two on business visit.
Thos. Il. Wilson, cabinet maker
aud upholsterer. All kinds of furni
ture repaired at short notice. 43
Jefferson street, next to Fuchs market
The Rev. S. A. Steele, the new pas
tor Of the First Methodist church 10
this city, will preach in that church
tomorrow. Mr. Steele went from
that church twelve or fourteen years
ago to Emory and Henry College, Vir
ginia. After graduation he was elected
chaplain OF the Ubive sity of Vir-
ginis; was then sent to Broad street
church in Richmond; afterwards
transferred to Columbus, Miss, and is
now among bis old friends OF the First
Methodist church of this city. Mr
Steele is said to be one Of the very
ablest and most eloquent preachers In
the South. He is the proper man for
q large church like the First Metho-
dist.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Second Presbyterian Church, corner
Main and Beal streets -Sa bbath-s -soho ] al
$3.50 am. Services AZ il am. by Rev.
Eugene Daniel. ID, D., and 1880 pm, by
Rev. j. M, Rose, pastor A congrega.
tional meeting will bV held after the
morning service,
Alabama Street Presbyterian Church
Services II am. and 1880 pm. Seats froe.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Court
s,reet-ServiceA at II am and 7.30 pm
II. A. Jones, pas,,1
Third Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
Fourth and Looney streets, Chelsea -
Sabbath school and preaching at 9 p 10.
Laudordale Street Pres yterian Church
Preaching at II am and G30 pm.
by Rev, s e. Caldwell, tho newly elected
pastor Sundays, hool at $50 o, n.
Central Methodist Church, Union street
--Rreashing AZ II am and 7 m. BY the
pastor, Rev. X. II. Mahon Sunday ayhool
al $50 am,
First Baptist Church. corner Second and
Adams streets-Sunday-school at $3.50
am.; preaching at IL am. and service Of
song at7;S0 pm. r. A. Vensble, pastor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
THE CHICAGO BUDGET.
Specials from VariOas Far and
Near Points.

CHICAGO, December IA Standing
Rock special says that the Sioux Com
missiOners, after four councils with
the Indians Thursday afternoon, Sc.
cured the signatures required to the
agreement making the northern boun-
dairy Of the reservation the Cannon
Ball river, the eastern boundary the
low water line Of the Missouri river,
the southern boundary the Grand
river, aud the western boundary the
l02nd meridian, making about sixty
miles Of river front. Thirty-6ve hun.
dred Indians are now here, and 1900
more are expected from Sitting Bulls
band and the Crow Creek Agency.
Each man, woman and child gets a
COW. Aid will be given 10 building
houses and machines will be furnished
free for ten years The govern
ment is to m ,intain schools for twenty
years, and the annuities will continue
until they become self supporting.
A similar agreement has been made
with the Indians at the Pine Ridge
and Santee Agencies, and an immense
acreage will be thus thrown open to
white settlers.
Webster City (Iowa) special; Pack
ard Il Mattie's elevator has been
burned, together with its contents.
Loss, $4,000.
Erie (Pa.) special: W. L Scots
famous hotel at Msssasauga Point has
been burned. Nothing saved, the oc-
cupants barely escaping with their
lives. Loss, $4,000.
Advices from Northern Wisconsin
say that loggers, encouraged by six
inches Of snow, are doing lively work
in the woods.
Indian Territory special At the
joint session OF the Cherokee Senate
and Council the Hon. Samuel BiRbee
was elected Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court e the Cherokee Nation:
Hon. J Coles and j. B. Mayer, Asso-
oi4te Justices.
Springfield special Late last night
reduction OF 10 to 10 per cent on
the wages of the employees Of the
watch factory was determined upon,
to take effect Immediately. No trouble
10 likely to result.
Dubuque special; H, G. Domain,
claiming to be a brother of British
Lord, has been arrested for illegal
voting and perjury.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02

TIE Chattanooga Times must have
an awful grudse against Colonel A. s.
COlyar, for it recently expressed a
preference for him for the United
States Senate. What has Colyar done
that he should be handicapped and
effectually cut OF in this sort of fash
ionl We protest that it is unfair to
thus load down a man who stands the
remotest chance Of ever coming before
the next or any other Legislature as
a candidate for thel Senate. If the
Times really intends a kindness to
Colonel Colyar, it should smite him
hip and thigh, aud not attempt to kiss.
The men it abuses most are always
strengthened in public esteem thereby.
When it sneers at man tle public
take it there must be some good 10
him. 1t has barked at Colonel John
q. Savage until the "Old Man Of the
Mountains" has good reason to think
that he may come in on the home
stretch, and so he might were Senator
Harris, the bette noir Of the Times,
out of the way.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
CABLE NEWS.
SENTENCED FoR CONSPIRACY.

SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRACY.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, December q
Mahemet Pasha, convicted Of con.
spiracy against the Sultan, has been
sentenced to exile in Daghestan.
STEAMER AGROUND.
LISBON, December IA United
States steamer, name unknown, and
probably the Nipsic, is ashore at the
entrance Of the river Tagus.
STEAMSHIP NEWS.
QUEE.sTowS, December 2-Ar.
rived: Steamship Baltic, from New
York.
CONVENIENT TO LEAVE.
LONDON, December 2.-Healy, the
Member Of Parliament whom the gov
ernment con emplates prosecuting for
a speech made at Carlow, has gone to
Dublin.
THE IDEA ABANDONED.
PARIS, December 2.-The duel ar
ransed between Audricux, who
wounded Laurent, editor of the news.
paper Paris, in duel yesterday, and
Marene, a writer for Paris, has been
abandoned.
COMMUNICATION RESTORED.
BEaLlN, December 2.-Communi-
cation b tween Frankforl-on-the.
Main and ClbleutE. which has been
interrupte by the foods, has been
restored, and the railroads are gradu
ally resumiug traffic.
MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS.
OoNsTANTINOPLE, December g.
Ralib Pasha has been appointed
Minister Marine, AID Osuan Pasha,
the present Minister Of War, ,COmmAn.
der OF the a my.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02

Where are the tramps2
Is there net room for more railroads1
Dii Jack Frost ever pawn his over
coat4
Was Thursday day ofthsnksgiving In
Turkey1
1fgarlic will cure malaria, what will
cure garlic?
Can't Old Boreas send US enough snow
for snow ball1
Which /. most necessary, g new church
or new library2
Wouldn't it be good idea to establish
q pound Tor stray y uths
What subject is now uppermost in the
minds Of the little Ones2
Will the customhouse do this or any
other generation any good.
What man cares about polar eIpodi-
tions that hus sleet on his door step1
What per cent Of those who 20 across
the river hunting are benefited by itl
Have you noted what large number of
people complain of colds and sore throatsG
Will the day ever come when matrimo-
nial bonus viii be quoted ia the same
way aS other securitiesl
II it costs s. by President Haddens
gauge to take in the town" how much
would it cost to take in the county
Is not the selection of books for the use
Of unday schools in this city discredit-
able to those who have such matters in
chargeY
Will the ordinance be enforced after
the fret Of January next which provides
for wider ties an all wheels used for
heavy hauling
We're Frank James to visit this region
on staring tour, after his release from
iail, would he not draw larger audience
than the Jersey lilyl
If all the bones of the turkeys that met
an untimely death last Thursday were
cast in one pile, wouldn't it be sight fol
the feathered population
Is true, as many Memphis tobacco
dealers assert, that large part Of the
trade in cigarettes ia done directly OF
indirectly among women and school girls
Speaking Of Chinese art, which is .
subject now much discussed, what have
Memphis aesthetics ever seen of 1t beyond
the talent displayed in marbleizing starch
ed linen2
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
saiurdsY, DeeeInher es. Is.2.

sell In ifopt of the Courthouse. in the city of
Nemp Is, Tenn b,tween tbs hours Of II
O'Clock m and o'olueE p. m. at puolic suc-
tion to the highest bdd-r Tor sh,tne follow,
ing prope. ty descIio d in said Trust Decd, to
wat;
An undivided one half interest in and to a
certain ira I or parcel Of land stuate and
Ling in Civil Di trict No 1 ripto county,
Iennes 90, aod tius bound d Beginning a
a stake Ia Anderson Hu Is peach ,rcbard In
the south lin Of the Randolph town tract.
thence south 20 es TO & stake thence ),
ward l5J poles 70 stake, tlsncf southVar b.
ly6tp lee o. a stake, thunce eaftsH div la7
poles, to a white oak, with two E, dwoo :, sas.
sftraS, black gun q ash 10 nter,; thene
nor h llOp0les, 10 white oak wit two non
lar snd lm pointers; therce 49 pol oab6x
al ltr mar ed J II. p. ia he ban. of ths
creek. with I'm b, box nldOr and
hornoeam pointers; thence aor b ~,
poles, q stake IN tn eorpeT
OF the held with spanish oak an white oat
pointe 0; thence west 22l poles to tue besin
ning. COT tanning 7l2 acre
high 8 Of homeste I'd and dower lv
waved. little be loved 10 10 20 ID, but al
AID onvey as tru 90 orlv.
~ - W. g. PArpB ON Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
ADDITIONAL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, December 2, 1880 pm
Cotton dull and unchanged. Uplands,
l6-l6d; Orleans, Esd. Sales to-day.
1000 bales. Receipts, l4,400 bales Ameg
lean 1880 bales. Futures opened steady
ant closed barely steady.
NEW YORK, December Q. 1887 p.m.--
Cotton quiet. Ordinary, 7jto; good
ordinary, p1sc; low middling, l0c; mid
ding 10 7-l6c good vniddling, 0il-i6 ;
middling fair, l1%c; fair, 1910.
Futures arc steady, at 8 to 4 points above
last report.
NEW ORLEANS, December 2, 1880
am. Cotton quiet. Middling, 9so Sales
to-day, 800 bales. Rooeipts, 689s
bales. Receipts at Galveston, 3 n bales;
Mobile, 1856 bales; S vannah, $500 bales;
Charleston, S04I ba es; Norfolk, 47l4
bales. Total at six ports, % 9S2 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
More COoIness clos 9 BY.

WASHINGTON, December 2.-For
the West Gulf States, fair weather,
followed by increasing clOudiness and
local rains, winds shifting to northerly,
stationary or lover temperature and
generally higher pressure. For Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley, increasing
cloudiness and light rain or snow
winds veering to much colder north
west, and higher pressure. For the
lower lake region, cloudy weather
With rain turning into snow, wind
shifting to much colder northwesterly
and higher pressure. For THO Mis-
souri, valley, fair weather, winds shift
ing to warmer sOutherly, aud Stationar!
or lower pressure. The display o
cautionary signals at all the lake sta
tions will be discontinued on anG
after the 18th inst, except Milwau
kee, Grand Haven, Ludington anC
st. joseph.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
A NerIous RaIIroad AccIdent.

CINCINNATI, December 2,-The &C
cident on the Kentucky Central rail
road last night was caused by tn,
attempt of the freight train, Wash wa
several hours late, to reach Catawaba
the next station north Of Falmouth
before the express train should
arrive. Four miles north o,
Falmouth the two trains met
VIM. Gray, fireman Of tho pasSen
ger train, was killed and Isaac
Ackley, engineer, severely Injured,
Geo. Kennedy, brakeman, severely
lnjured Levi Kerby, engineer OF
reight train, slightly injured; Luther
Van Hook, Cynthiana, Ky a pas'eu-
ger, slightly injured. Both engines
four fre ght cars and the baggage ca
were wrecked.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
RAILHOAD NEWS.
The Union Pacific Again Open
Tor BUSINESS.

OMAHA, NEB., December 2.-Be-
ginning with to day the UOiOn Pa
elf q, railway is again open Tor passep
ger business of all classes to Los An
geleS and Southern California. The
Un on Pacific has been shut out OF
Los Ahseles except on FIRST class lin.
tied tickets which were sold al
$lll 80. Under the new arrange.
msnts the rates will be as follows;
From Omaha, Kansas City. Leaven
worth and st, Joseph to Los Angeles,
first class unlimited tickets, Sill 80;
FIRST class limited, 500; second class,
$78; emigrant, $40 50. To-day a new
tariff vent into effect under which
tickets will bs sold from Kansas City
Leavenworth and st. Joseph to Cali
fornia aud Pacific coast points at the
same rates as from Omaha.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-02
WARRINGTON.
Call BY Gen. ]. \. NPgIey-Death
Of q Rear Admiral.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 2.
Gen j. s. Negley, Of Pittsburg,
President Of the Union League Of
America, has issued a call for the an
nual session Of the National Council
at Philadelphia on the 18th Of De-
cember.
Rear Admiral Robert H. Wyman,
Of the U. s Navy, was stricken with
paralysis yesterday aud died this
morning,