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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-29
A Daring Ride.

The following story, told by cattle
raiser of Oregon, would seem unworthy
Of the belief were it not that ranchmen
are SO often VIGOROUSLY reckless of life
and fond of counting danger for the
reputation to be gained.
A year or so since there was "rodeo"
out on Lost River, Lake county.
Ranchmen had gathered for Circuit of
seventy miles to claim and brand their
young cattle, and when a Gordon OF
men had surrounded a large band,
among which was a Spanish bull, a
dispute arose about "mallet- head" or
calf that had escaped the spring-brand-
ing; the discussion grew warm, none
Of the stock-owners being able to set
up valid claim or establish an I'M
doubted title.
At last, in a spirit of bravado, a
ranch er proposed that whoever would
ride the bull without saddle or halter
should be the declared owner of the
calf. There was a yell of approval,
but not a general stampede Of volun-
teers, for taurus was in an i'll humor,
and his foaming mouth and blootshot
eyes give token that whoever rode him
would have a ride as wild as Mazeppa's
and one hat would not end so well.
At last "vaquero" named Frick ac-
cepted the challenge, and the bull Was
Immediately lasoed and held by a
lariat around horn and foot. Dismount-
Ing his horse the vaquero fastened his
long-roweled spurs securely, tied a
handkerchief around his head, ap-
Preached the Infatuated animal, and
erssping the tail in his hands, sprang
lightly on, setting the spurs deeply In
his TANKS as he settled securely in his
teat. The lariats we're slackeDed; the
Dull gave a roar of rage and terror and
hung his head to the ground; but the
nder had his back to the horns a firm
mp on the tail, and kept his seat. An
other roar that shook the ground,
Hld plunge, and the now nsddened,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-29
What Builds Up the Country.

Producers OF wealth build up the
country. The tillers OF the soil nd the
results Of their labor TO the public, as
well as their individual wealth. And
the manufacturer who takes the raw
material, and by working upon il, in
creases its value, is a producer of just
80 much wealth. II the farmer by pro-
ducing bale OF cotton adds fifty dol
lars to the public wealth, the one that
manufactures it doubles it's value, and
the two combind have produced hum
dred dollars. To build up the country,
then it is not only necessary to have
the farmer, but the mechanic, machin-
list and manufacturer also.
The possible productiveness of
country is only reached when the raw
material Of every character is subjected
to the manufacturer. The country is
not prospecting as it should which sends
off all its cotton, wool, and hides to be
manufactured in other states, and let's
its own timber rot in the forest while it
sends abroad for furniture, wagons
buggies, pillow stocks and axe-handles.
Towns belong to the country, and
add more or less to the building up of
country. But merchants alone can't
build up town. Town and country
are both interested in the establishment
of factories, both are benefited by th
increased productions as we'll as til
conveniences.
The country can't succeed with all its
people farmers, nor town with its
whole population merchants. Diversity
of calling is essential one is dependent
on the other, and each derives support
from the others. There is no need of
encouraging men to become merchants;
the demand is Away supplied. But en-
couragement is needed to get our peo-
pie into manufacturing, that the great
est possible value may be produced, and
the country be built up and grow
wealthy Corirath (Miss) Herald.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-29
Coal Market Reflections.

Oh, timel thou bald-headed pelican,
with the venerable corn.cutter and Sec
ond-hend hour-glass, thou playest
strange pranks upon the children of
men. No one would think to look at
thy bilious countenance and store teeth,
that in thy bony bosom turks most &C.
centric schemes.
Life is one continued round of alter
nate joys and sorrows. To-day we are
on the top wave of prosperity, and
warming ourselves in the glad sunlight
of plenty, and tomorrow we are cast
down and depressed financially, and
have to stand off the washerwoman for
our clean shirt, or stay at home from the
opera.
The chubby boy, whose danger signal
hangs sadly through the lattice, work of
his pants, knows that time, who waites
for no man, will one day, if he struggles
heroically on, give him knowledge and
suspenders, and solid girl, and expe-
rience, and soft, white mustache, and
eventually a low grave beneath the sigh
ing elms and the weeping willow, where
in the misty twilight of the year, noise
lessly upon his breast shall fall the dead
leaf, while the silent tear of the gray,
autumnal sky shall come and sink into
the yellow grass above his head.
Leaves have their time to fall, and SO
has the price of coal. And yet how sad
ly at variance with decaying nature is
the robust coal market.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-29
Stop Ny Paper.

The man who finds something in
paper that doesn't suit him, and straight
way concludes he will break it down by
Withdrawing his patronage, has had his
attention called to the following bit of
philosophy, which is floating about on
journalistic high seas: "There is nothing
speculative in well established news
paper property. A newspaper is hard
to build up, but it is proportionately
difficult to pull down. 1t is an aggrega-
ton of atoms, and its suppression, un
der the most favorable circumstances,
takes years and years. The fact that it
depends on thousands of customers for
SUGGESTS its protection. Notwo groups
of men think alike, and what displeases
one set pleases another. Even impru-
dent management cannot seriously in
jure a newspaper, so long as it does not
tread on the toes Of too many Of its read
ers at the same time. Where il loses
in one direction it gains in another.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-29

CARDINAL NEWMAN says; at is almost
a definition of a gentleman, to say he Is
one who never inficts pain" 1.-THE Car
dinal is correct and can prove his state
ment, it ispretty rough on the dentist.
We are sorry for those excellent men,
but that definition lets them clear out
SAID the sailor to his sweetheart: Il
know that ladies care little about Dauti-
cal matters, but il you had your choice
of a ship, what kind Of one would You
prefcr?' She cast down her eyes,
bIusbed,sn whispered, "A little smack
Convertible Journal
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-29

IT is reported that Ingcrsolfs house
is the ideal Liberty hail. that he,
his family and his guests. do as they
please, sleep when they a-e sleepy, eat
when they are hungry, and rest when
they are tired" II they slept when
they were vide awake, ate when they
we're not hungry. and rested when they
acre fresh, there might be some reason
in telling people Of il.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-29

Or the Doth of the present month
Queen Victoria will have reigned just
forty five years. The reigns of only
three other English sovereigns have
exceeded hers in length.
Texas leads the country this year
with 734 miles of new track, followed
by Colorado 253, Indiana with 2l2,
Iowa With 2O7, and Ohio with DOB.
@WHAT," said the Disguised editor,
do you call that an article on trout
6shingg 1 see no mention Of 1speckled
beauties-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-29
SINNER NORMAL SCHOOLS.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Austin
ra, June 8, 1sS2.--The State Board of
rdueation to-day decided to locate a
GUNNER normal school at each of the
following places, and also elected the
following named teachers as conductors
or principals Of said schools;
salado-Professor r. W. Pitman,
,,rincipal; board, $l2 to SIS per month
Goliad-Professor j. W. CLARK, prin-
cipal; board, Sl2 30 per month.
.Corsicana-Professor A. B. Horn,
principal; board, s14 per month.
Neutrality-suspicious. j. M. Carlisle,
principal; board, $l2 80 per month.
Bonham-P Professor w. A. Banks,
principal; board, $40 to $l6 per month.
Thorp Springs = Professor Smith
Ragsdale, principal; board, $l2 per
month.
Waco-Professor FL. T. Morton,
principal; board, $40 to $l2 per month.
Gainesville Professor e. s. Joynes,
principal; board, $l2 per month.
Henderson-Professo J. M. Richard.
son, principal; board, $l2 per month.
San Antonio-Professor H. A. Gwyn,
principal; board, SIG to 500 per month.
Observation-Disclosures w. @. Rote,
principal; board, $16 to $50 per month.
Observation-Disclosures w. 81. Colman,
principal; board, $12 80 per month.
New Braunfels = Professor John
Hard, principal; board, $15 to SIG per
month.
Observation-Disclosures J. B. VIM,
principal; $40 to $12 per month.
Houston (colored SCHOOL, Professor
J.J. Anderson, principal.
Austin (colored schooD Professor
In. Carleton, principal; board, $l2
per month, washing included.
Jefferson, (colored schooD Professor
J. W. Johnson, principal; board, Sc to
$40 per month.
Professor J. Baldwin and Alexander
Hogg have been chosen, respectively,
institute lecturer and assistant lecturer.
It is the earnest wish of the State
Board of Education that not only the
teachers but that the people generally
will take an interest in these schools
and encourage them in every possible
way. 1t is only through the medium
of improved methods of instruction
that we can hope to realize the highest
and most satisfactory results. The
object of these schools is to train and
drill teachers in the best generally &C.
cepted methods of developing the
mind and body. There is no more
practicable means of doing this than by
the association of practical teachers for
a term of six weeks in school of drill
and practice.
o. N. HoLLINGswoRTH.
Secretary State Board of Education.
P. S.-Each institute will open on
the 9Th of July and close on the 10th
Of August next.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-29
False Ewes.

Most people are under the impression
that the artificial eye is in the form OF
a globe, and that to have it inserted, it
is necessary that the entire eyeball
should be removed. But this is not the
case. In very few instances is the eye
ball completely destroyed, and to cut it
out to make room for false eye would
be an operation equally dangerous as
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-29
Story or a Silver Mine.

Story or a Silver Mine.
An old Colorado miner says: "While
l was yet at Leadville man came up
there from Denver named Dexter-Jim
Dexter they called him-and he was
full of life and hope and had some
money. Dexter looked about him for a
while and finally bought claim on
Carbonate Hill, which had at that time
not been prospected very well. He
paid, I think, about $4,000 for it and
set to work putting in machinery and
sinking the shaft, which was already
down some hundred feet or more. He
worked away on the mine, people laugh
ing at him good deal, bit never once
lost heart. The mine had not shown
up single thing in the way of mineral
and the shaft had been sunk by THAI
time saveral hundred feet. Dexter did
not know what to do. He had now
spent nearly all the money he had and
nothing was coming in. One day in
the early part of the year 1879 party
came to him and asked him what he
would take for his mine. Dexter told
him, and bargain was made between
them. The price paid was, I think,
$1,000, some $4,000 more than Dexter
had spent on it altogether. He was
mighty glad to get the $4,000, and
thought himself well out of bad bar
gain. He rushed out onto Carbonate
Hill and ordered the miners to drop
their tools and quit work. This was
about three o'clock in the afternoon.
He said:
"Boys, I have sold this id hole,
and don't want you to work another
minute in it for me. I will pay you off
right now and you can quit
SWELL, the miners had just finished a
drill and were going to place a blast and
uncover some rock, and they asked to
be allowed to finish it before they quit
work. No. said Dexter, come out;
there's nothing in the id old hole
The men reluctantly quit and departed.
Dexter got his money and was happy.
Well, the mine had been bought by a
stock company, and in short time they
began to work on it. Now, young man,
what I am going to tell you is the SOL
emn TRUTH" said the miner. "Those
fellows went up there to that mine and
laid fuse to the blast left by Dexter's
men and touched it off. After the
smoke cleared away they went in to see
how much rock had been loosened, when
what do you think? There before
their eyes they saw the richest body
of silver ore which has ever
been seen since the world began. At
that time hundreds of thousands of dol
lars met the gaze of the delighted own
ers of the richest kind of ORE" Well,
young fellows" continued Mr.. Knowls,
"that mine was the celebrated Robert
E. Lee, which has made everybody rich
who has anything to do with it since
Jimmy Dexter sold it. Millions of
dollars have been turned out of it, and
it is the greatest silver mine in the
world" The reporter asked the miner
how Dexter took the misfortune.
We'll" herepied, "they said Dexter
would cry for long time after, when
ever he would hear the name of the
mine mentioned. He got hold of other
mining property with the money re-
ceived, and IS now a rich man, living in
Denver in fine style. He has the repu-
tation of having the most elegantly fur
nished house in Denver, and 1t surely
is beautiful place.
II II,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04
FLORIDA.

Editor of tie National Ftr7ner:
SIR: To the enterprising and indus
trious farmer but few States, if any, offer
greater inducements than Florida, for the
following reasons: 1t is one of the heal
thiest States in the Union the lands are
good and cheap; the climate is very mild
and not very changeable; the hottest
days in summer the thermometer never
rises above $50, and in winter on the
peninsula it seldom gets cold enough to
kill the tomato vine. The fall, winter,
and spring are the best seasons for gar
dening there, and consequently large
quantities of vegetables are shipped from
there to supply the Northern markets,
which command very high prices One
great advantage the farmer has there is
that he need never fail to raise a crop;
for if one thing fails he can raise others,
as he can plant marketable crop the
year round. He need never be idle, and
will always find the soil returning a rich
reward for his labor. All the tropical
fruits are raised on the peninsula Many
of them are too delicate to bear trans
portatIon and are never seen in the
Northern markets. The products of the
Florida peninsula are corn, rice, potatoes,
all kinds of vegetables, sugar, Sea Island
cotton, tropical and semi-tropical fruits.
In the northern part of the State the
cereals and short-staple cotton are raised
In this part of the State the lands are gen.
orally very rich, and there is no place on
this continent more attractive and beau
tiful than what is known as Middle Flor
ida. The hospitality of the people Of
Florida cannot be surpassed anywhere
The old settlers are from different States
many of them are from the Northern
States. A hearty and kind welcome il
extended to all new comers. and in my
candid opinion no farmer will regret that
he has selected home in Florida The
short space allowed will not be sufficient
to do justice to the State; but in future /
hope to be able to give more extended
article upon the natural resources of that
beautiful and thriving State, Familiarity
known as the Gland of Flowers"
JAMES T. MAGBKK.
TAMPA. FLORIDA
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04

beside her work-basket. Gut fingers and
bruises of all kinds, if wrapped in cloth
wet in alum water, healed with q rapidity
that was truly wonderful This Is 50 sim
pie remedy that it is worth while TO
know about it.
RESTING LAND.-Southern farmers held
a theory of resting or improving land by
alternate cropping until Northern farm
ers ridiculed the idea and introduced
guano. Now both parties crop every
year using concentrated fertilizers under
the impression that the fertilizing an
swers for the rest. Doubts begin to
arise, however, and some boldly assert
that the lands are permanently injured
by such fertilizing. Rest and green soil
ing, we imagine, will remedy the evil.
A SATISFACTORY piece of economy is to
take the pretty striped or dotted socks of
the father and cut them over in little stock
ings for the baby. 1t often happens that
the sock is worn past mending at the heel
only, leaving the rest of it available, and
il care is taken to mako tho sOams small
and smooth, the little stockings will be q
success, and will last at least twice as
long as any children's socks that can be
bought.
WILD FLowERs.-Beautiful wild flow
ers abound in the fields and forests about
your premises. How is it there are none
in your yard, while you send away up
North and pay high prices for inferior
ones? How 10th are poor, blind hu-
manity to recognize any merit in home
or familiar things Familiarity" it is
said, "breeds contempt" but that ap-
plies to persons, not things.
GOATS To PROTECT SHEEP-AnOther
ridiculous idea is going the rounds of en-
ploying or raising goats with the flock to
protect sheep against dogs. Somebody
has known goat to but dog and that
was enough. 1t would be a foolish dog
that could not evade belligerent goat,
and still more foolish goat that would
waste time trotting aronnd the flock TO
keep off the dogs.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04
TAMPA, FLORIDA.
Macon (Cia-) Telegraph
A New Cotton That VIII RevOHu.
tiOmixe Plamafmg.

Our attention has been called to a new
cotton, which, If what is claimed for it by
the original producer is true, viii paralyze
the cotton gin business and make our
planters bonanza kings.
This new cotton is the result of long
and careful experimenting by Mr.. Amos
A. Subers, a merchant of East Macon, a
gentleman whose veracity we cannot call
into question, who assures us is all that is
claimed for it. Mr.. Subers says it was
produced by hybridization of the wild
cotton, which grows along the low lands
and banks of the Caloosahatchie river In
Florida, with the common okra of our
vegetable gardens.
This result of hybridization is q won
derful stride of progeess In appearance,
the plant retains the stalk Of the familiar
okra, and in foliage the leaves of the com
mon cotton plant but in its fruiting re
sembles neither. 1t grows to the height
of two feet and has one beautiful bloom
on the top, which resembles the magnolia
flower in appearance, size and odor. The
blooms remain white for two DAYS, and
then, beginning with delicate pink, grad.
ually change to dark red, when they
drop off, and then appears q most won.
derful boil. For q week this boil resem-
bles that of the ordinary cotton, and then
continues to grow until it reaches the sizs
of gallon tin bucket.
The lint then begins to grow, but j,
held in place by the long okra-like pOints
When fully matured more of it can b
picked by common hand in one DAY
than six hands can pick of ordinary cot
ton.
The lint has no seed, and hence tbs
ginning is dispensed with. The bolls
produce from one and . half to tW.
pounds of fine, long staple cstton- In th'
bottom of the boil from fonr to six seet
resembling persimmon seed are found
The many advantages of such c0ttol
are so numerous and manifest that we d
not enumerate them. Mr.. Subers vii
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04

An anti-fsshiOn Review = 20 he
started In London
America is eompIimented BY the Lon
don Times for It's progress as evidenced
by want Of excitement IN politics and r.
markable development Of energy
Immigration Is on the increase, and
the PhiIadeIphia he1a IS Of the opinion
that it viii reach SOC, 900 before the close
Of the year The great tide Of immigra-
ton at the present time Il from Germany
The wholesale system Of assessments
upon oficehOIderz, which the R@pabIic1n
party has instituted for the purpose Of
raising = campaign fund, says the Ssv1n-
nah Neans, means that eorruptioa Is 70
play = conspicuous part IN this falI's slec-
tons A great point 20 be settled BY the
elections, therefore, Is whether q majority
Of the people Of the United States are
willing 10 be corrupted or not
Col c. H Allen; Mr. Z IL TaIb0tt,
editor Of the RaiIssay Ags, Gov Hall
day, Of Virgins, and Mr. C. s Mem, Of
Australia, are making tour Of the rail-
roads Of the West Colonel Allen repre-
sents an interest Of great imPorfanee 20
the railroads Of this country and 70 the
capitalists sf Europe He Is the agent
of an association In Amsterdam. Holland.
which in Dutch is named ~Vereeniginx
tot Administrater 0nder directeris Hub-
ercht Van Haveuscarfelsn Vas Vesser,"
which IN English Is an association Of ad-
ministration under the direction Of three
trustees. This association has about as
000, 900 invested IN railroads IN this coun-
try.
Ransom, the Washington correspond
eut Of the Jacksonville Times, Is indebted
to the Secretary Of the Interior for =
tabular statement Of the number and per
centage Of increase and decrease Of i've
stock in the country - compiled By the
Census Bureau By refersncs 70 it I 6nd
that Florida had, in 1850, 22,sSs horses.
an increase Of 90 per cent over the csnsas
Of 1870; s,6O6 mules, Al inersass Of . per
cent; ls,I47 working oxen, an incrsase Of
l57 per cent; a, ia mich cows, decrease
Of 80 per cent; 40a,05s other cattle, an
increase Of p per cent ss,sls sheep sn
increase Of lis per cent; 2s7,osI swine.
an increase Of 81 per cent Il win Be ssen
from these statistics that the State has
had healthy growth IN this direction ss
well As IN fruit growing and gardening.
and / commend ; stndy Of these figures
to those Who are nost Interested h he
solid prosperity Of the Southern PENN
sular State