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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-10-12

PROFESSOR SWING says there is no
religion in Paris, and none worth men
tioning in London.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-10-12

Guy Linton was an acceptable per
former in the variety theatres of this
country, appearing as an actor and
singer in humorous sketches. He went
to London a year ago, and now the
Times contains the following report of
the inquest held on his body: Police
Constable James Cox stated that he
saw the deceased standing with crowd
of people round him. Witness asked
him what he was doing there, and he
said he had only 2td., and wanted
some more money to pay for a nights
lodging. Some of the bystanders gave
him more money, and the deceased
attempted to walk away, but he was SO
weak that he fell to the ground and
appeared thoroughly exhausted. Wit
ness felt certain that he was in q starV-
ing condition. He had the deceased
removed to Whitechapel Intirmary.
Eliza Ryder, nurse at the infirmary,
stated that the deceased was only skin
and bones. He never rallied, although
everything that was possible was done
for him. lie told her that he had earn
ed few half pense by selling matches
and envelopes. DIR. Scott said that food
was given him, but he was too far gone
to rally. He had suffered greatly from
want of food. The cause of death was
destitution and exposure" Linton had
considerable talent, but could not con-
auer his love Of alcohol.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-10-12

A young Tucson, Arizona, lady when
disrobing a few evenings since, became
painfully aware by the wriggling under
her corset strings, that there was an in
truder of some kind to be got rid of, so
hastily striking light she discovered
an imprisoned scorpion, about two
and half inches long, which had
borne her company the day through.
Fortunately, it had become so fastened
as to be unable tc do her injury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-10-12

The fall term of the North Western
Business College and Academy, Madi.
son, Wis, begins Monday, Sept. 4th
Send for College Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-10-12

Rev. Robert Laird Golfers son, II.
Price Collier, just out from Harvard
divinity school, was ordained pastor ol
the old First Unitarian church al
Hinghom, Mass, Wednesday, making
the first settled pastor since the resig.
nation of Rev. Edward A. Horton in
1880.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-10-12

IF is reported that DR.. William Egry,
former citizen of Dayton, O., has
been arrested at Oberkirchen, Ger
many, for alleged reasonable utter
ances against Emperor William, and
has been sentenced to imprisonment
for four years. The news has caused
considerable feeling among the Doc
tors friends in Dayton, who are infu-
entail, and the case will be presented
to President Arthur, with the hope of
its reaching the American minister at
Berlin and obtaining speedy attention.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-10-12

IT has been thirty years since any
new route by rail for passengers has
been opened from New York city to
the great lakes. This autumn and
winter will add two more, the Lehigh
Valleys regular express lines, and the
Delaware & L4ckawanna's Buffalo ex-
tension, both being on the eve of going
into operation. The New York, West
Shore and Buffalo railroad will be
opened next year, making sixth line
from New York to Lake Erie, all near
ly of the same length and making ap-
proximateIy the same time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-10-12
WEDDED AT MIDNIG HIT.
A Young Woman Who wouldn't he
Married by Man Iu Robes.

There have been many interesting
and amusing episodes during the State
Fair week, but none more so than that
which ACQUIRED on Thursday night.
Among the visitors to the great Ex-
position was family from thriving
little city in the south Platte country,
which will not be designated further
than by saying that its name is
synonym for good chronometers. The
family consisted of father, mother and
daughter the latter a good-looding
young lady of manageable age. On
Thursday evening a young busines
man from the same place came in, and
having left his store in the hands of
novice, he was in haste to return. Be
fore going he wanted to marry the
young lady alluded to, and travelling
man for popular wholesale drug store
was deputed to hunt up q minister. 1t
was late at night before the wedding
was fully decided upon, and as the
bride wanted to be married by
preacher and in church the travelling
man called on Dean Millspaugh, who
consented to have the magnificent
new Cathedral lighted up for the
occasion. When the prospective
mother-in-law was informed of the
facts she objected to an Episcopal min
ister performing the ceremony. She
wanted q hard-shell Baptist or some
less ritualistic divine, and it took q good
deal of persuasion to overcome her OBJ
jections. At length the party proceeded
to the church, the brilliant illumina-
ton of which at late hour attracted
the attention of many, and the Dean
proceeded to put on Lis robes. The
young lady then AFFECTED, and another
council was held. At length the bridal
procession started for the altar, but as
they filed mn the ponng lady hrnko
away and ran out of the church, say
ing: II can't stand this. If you don't
get another preacher [ wont get mar
ried." Thereupon the lights were extin-
guished. The travelling man next called
upon young preacher who was hold
ing s. protracted meeting, and, on
getting him out and telling him his
business, was informed that the youth
full divine was not yet fully ordained,
and therefore was not entitled to per-
form the ceremony. BY this time it
Was midnight, and the travelling man
was inclined to give up the job, but the
groom insisted that he must be mar
ried that night and get back to busi-
ness. The Rev. j. w. Ingram was
therefore called upon, and, appearing
in civilians dress, was allowed to tie
the noptial knot. AlPs we'll that ends
well, but the involuntary preacher
hunter says he would rather travel
from Dan to Beersheba than go through
the experience again.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-09

body. This will naturally enlarge her
tendency to uphold the arstocratlc
and centralizing senatorial element at
the expense of the representative prin-
ciple in every form she can. But New
England will have to take back seat
and cultivate modesty httle-an ex-
otto which will become acclimated there
in a few seasons. Then she will be
happy without requiring the universe
to revolve around her and will accept
the importance that belongs to her.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-09
NEW ENGLAND IN CONGRESS.

New England IS gradually losing her
hold in the government, and is not
likely ever again to control the legisla-
ton Of congress. By the apportion-
ment her proportion of power in the
lower house isreduced from one-cighth
to one-thirteenth. This is necessarily
alarming to New England pretentious-
ness, and may possibly cause some
slight abrcviation in check in that sec
ton. In the senate, Of course, she
maintains her power unimpaired and
for so insignificant a portion of COUP
try has a formidable showing in that
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-09
CONGRESSIONA SUNNI AIRY.

In the Senate yesterday. Garland
introduced bill to levee the Missis-
sippi. 1t will cost SIS. ooo.o 900.
Jackson. introduced bill to improve
the harbor at Memphis.
Kellogg, bill for public buildings
at Baton Rouge, La.
The alcaholic liquor traffic commits
sion bill was discussed.
The Chinese bill was taken up but
not finally disposed of. 1t provides
for the prohibition of the immigration
of Chinese laborers for 20 years.
In the House, under call of the COM
mittees. Several bills were reported;
to build a navy, $40, 900, to regu-
late commerce &c.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-09
FORT WORTH TO GALVESTON
And BELTON to GALVESTON,

Has opened an OUTLET TO THE SEA, and its
connections at Galveston with the different steam l.
ship lines to the people Of Texas unbroken
access to the commercial CenterS Of the United
States, Europe and Mexico. This liue connects
AT GALVESTON with Mallory Line Steamers for
Key West and New York with Morgan Line
Steamers for New Orleans, lnd!anoa, Corpus
Christi, b Ownsvi IL, an ! Vera Cruz, MeAlco,
and steamers for AL arts Of the wOrd
AT ROSENBERG with G.. H & $. R'y. for can
Antonio and all points on that line, with star
and Crescent Route at Houston for New Or
leans and all points in the Southeast
AT BRENNAN with II. & T c. Ry Western
Branch) far Giddngs, Austin, and all points
on that line.
AT MILANO with l. & G. N. R'v for Hearne,
Palestine Rockdale, Round Rock, George
iowa, Austin and al: points on that line.
AT BANKS with Texas & St. L,u's Ky. for
Waco, Corsicana, Tyler, and all points on
that line.
AT MORGAN with Texas Central R'y. for Waco,
Marlin, Hico, Dublin, Cisco and all points
OIL that line
AT CLEBURNE with c. T. & M. c. Ry. for
Alvarado, Dallas and all points that line,
AT FORT WORTH with Mo Pacific and Texas
& Pacific K Us. for all points on these lines,
as well to st. Louis, Kansas ity, Chicago,
New York, and all points North, East and
West
GE~See that your tickets read over this line.
HPFor full nfor nation address
Oscar q. Murray, Gen'l. Pass. Agt.
2-2,-Iy GALVESTON, TEXAS.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-09
A MORAL DEBATE.

The northern and some southern
papers, continue to be full of free ad-
vertising for the prize fighting Jehus
who infest the larger cities, demoralize
the young disgust all ages, and entail
upon the country through idleness, in
temperance, gambling and a cussed
viciousness generally, a large increase
in its catalogue of crimes. When the
journals that pretend to good repute
will let such bruiscrs as the Sullivan
Ryan gang alone, to make themselves
and their business known, as respect
able people are obliged to do, by paid
advertisements only, there will be fewer
OF them. Many of our leading papers
are now engaged in discussing the high
moral conundrum, whether the late
Sullivan-Ryan affair was "a put-up
job" that is to say their friends sold
by the rufians and the plumber divided
between them, or a square" fight.
Bring US civit, good apothecary.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-09
Thursday, March 8. 1882.
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

THE International railroad has
crossed the Rio Grande.
THE Pope will create seven new car
dinals at the approaching conslstory.
SECRETARY OF WAR Lincoln is re-
ported along with Gen. Sherman.
The attempt of the democracy. to
coax Mr.. Blaine into playing Horace
Greeley, is too-too.
GEN. SHERMAN's visit to our state
will be followed by important changes
in our military establishment.
THE moral party has been started IN
Dallas; mass meeting has been held
and a municipal ticket nominated 1t
is opposed to saloons, gambling shops,
etc.
MCLANE is elected senator in the
goth district; he ran against Gen. Bay
lor, Capt. Boyle, Mr.. Headen and M.
c. Campbell; in fact he had a soft
thing.
Mr.. CURRY, general agent of the
Peabody fund, has addressed the house
committee on education in favor OF
national aid to education, and that 1t
be based on iliteracy, and that aid be
extended to the state systems and not
in the direction of displacing the state
systems. The trouble is in the south,
which such a measure would most in
tcrest, there are no state systems OF
public free schools worthy of the name;
they are either inadequate, dlsCrlm-
mating, or sectarian. Texas is an ex-
ample, with an ample fund and splen-
did domain of land for the creation of
a fund, with one-fourth of the taxation
devoted to that purpose. we have no
public schools, merely an excuse for
them, and the money is either wasted
entirely or devoted to keeping up sec
tartan schools. It's huge democratic
fraud upon the people. In our city,
of San Antonio, we haYe a genuine
system of public schools, and have had
for years, and perhaps in one or two
other towns in the state public schools
are maintained; that is all, Unless the
government should stipulate that its
aid should only be given where there
were genuine systems Of public educa-
ton maintained, its money would 90
the same way our state money has
gone, and the same way the Peabody
fund has largely gone.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-09

In spring costumes there is tendency to
use lengthwise tucks in clusters in the place OF
kilt pleatings and shrrDgS.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18
Obituary.

Mrs. Josephine Thompson, was borDp.,
10, 1857, and died Jan 10, 1850, in The o., ~ !.
year Of her age. Sac WIS member ., ,, y
Baptist Church, was q devoted Christi
In frien' ship she was war; and cons,.a.
As a motaeS she was aifectioaate A. :
wife she was ever loving, true and f,;,as,a
She died OF dropsy OF the heart, Of With ,
disease sac Suffered long but PATIENT.
She was perfectly resigned. and her end ny.
peaceful. May she meet her many su,,;.
ing friends and relations in heaven.
A Fmpn
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18

TEXAS Siftiwgs is rather down on the
Pacific excursionists of the Texas press.
1t says they would not average, in journ-
Hlistic ability, more than two or three pc.
tatoeS to the hill, and very small ones al
thai. the few who were gentlemen had to
''leIven big lot of journalistic dough,
aud that it cannot properly be said that the
press of TEXAS were properly represented
thst the Galveston Neios, San Antonio Err
press Dallas Herald aud other leading pa
psrs were not represented In short. Sift-
ings is rather severe on the Pacific editorial
crowd
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18
LATE NE VS. ITEMS.

Hon. G.. G. Washburne died ut Eureka
Springs, Ark, on the 18th.
Judge o. NJ. Winkler, Of the court Of ap
peals, died at Austin on Saturday morning
Crockett county is now attached to Kin
ney county for judicial purposes
The new Chinese bill restricts Chinese
immigration for ten years The president
has signed it.
In California there are 70, $40 Chinese, az
aQainst 1877, 676 foreign born people from
other countries and 81, $40 Americans.
The Democratic State Convention is called
for July 16, at Galveston. We will publish
the call hereafter.
Cowart, the murderer Of Thurmond, at
Dallas was found guilty and sentenced to
the penitentiary for seven years
In the Mississippi contested election case,
of Lynch, (coD VS. Chalmers, the seat has
been given to the former
The supreme court decides that Mason's
case does not belong to its jurisdiction. He
was convicted bya court martial and this
court has no power to revise.
The state board of education has deter
mined to establish sixteen normal schools
this SUMMER thirteen for white teachers and
three for colored teachers.
The Missouri editors are on visit to Gal
weston, and viii visit Houston and San An
tonic With the ladies accompanying, they
number 10 persons.
Lieut.. De Long, commander of the latest
Polar expedition, has been found dead.
Lieut.. Dennenhaur, the third in command,
and others, escaped and are now at St. Peters
burgh.
Hal. Costing has been nominated for
u. S. Marshall of the Western Texas Dis
.trct. and Russell, the late incumbent, placed
under arrest for embezzlement of Govern
meut funds. Goslng's success may be re-
gnrded as the result of thorough advertising.
Thirty acts Of the special session of the
legislature became laws. Besides those
which we publish elsewhere, was one regula
ting railroad freights, another repeating the
grant OF railroad subsidies, and one inhict-
ing penalty of $500. for selling the Police
Gazette and similar publications.
Cora Sloan, aged Ia years, daughter of
f. b. Sloan, of Kyle, who keeps confec-
tionory and eating stand, committed suicide
at 10 O'clock Sunday morning by the use of
strychuire. She had received some slight
punishment from her parents, and it is
THOUGHT the fatal dose was taken in q fit of
anger, she having obtained it from the safe
wherein sundry medicines were kept. There
is a favor of the influence of the Police
Gazette aud dime novel literature about the
transaction,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18
ORITUARY.

Died, on Saturday evening last, at the resi-
dence of his parents in this place, nfter
protracted illness, OF Consumption
ANDREW F. HARVEY.
Mr.. Harvey was one of our first acquaint'
ances on coming to this place. He was then
quite youth, and learned the printing bust
ness in the FREE Pass Office. He however,
did not follow il for livelihood, but en-
gagged in another business. We have known
him more or less intimately ever since, and
always found him pleasant and companions
Bile in his manners, possessed Of an original
cast of mind, and many good qualities, COM
bjned, of coursre, with some of the short
comings which pertain TO human nature.
About year since he sought location in
his business of watch maker and jeweler mt
one of the new towns in the northwest part
of the State Here, by exposure, he con-
tracted the seeds of the disease which at last
proved fatal. He gradually declined till his
death. He was buried by the Odd Fellows,
of which order he was member, in the old
grave yard, on Monday, large concourse
of people following him to the tomb. Most
heartily do we sympathize with the parents
and other near relatives of the deceased in
their bereavement.
How have the s.rlspds Of thy childhood wl.hsrsd,
And Hopes false anthem died upon the air
Deaths cloudy tsmpests DER thy way have gathered.
And his stern bolts have burst In fury there.
On thy pale forehead sleeps tho shade Of oven;
Youths braided wreath lies stained In sprinklsd
dust /;
Yet. looking upward In its grief to Heaven.
Love should not mourn thee. save In hope and
trust"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18
ATLANTA, Ga. February 10. 1879.

Messrs Hutchinson & Bro: have used
your ''Neuralgine" in several instances, and
find il the best remedy for neuralgia and
headache have ever tried 1t relieves the
pain, leaves none of those unpleasant effects
due to narcotics or other anodynes / shall
always keep 1t in my Office, and take much
pleasure in recommending it to my patients
g. S. HOLLAND, NJ. D.,
% Whitehall ATLANTA. Ga
Hutchison 4 Bro, Propretors, Atlanta.
Georgia. Sold by Reynolds 4 Daniel
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18
New Millinery Store.

Mrs. Allen Jones would inform her friends
and the public generally that she has
formed partnership with Miss Lee in the
MiIiner trade, and feels assured that after
an experience of Ave years' in the Old Re
liable Millinery store Of Mrs. J. A. Bell
that she can give satisfaction in all branches
Of the business. Goods new and fashionable
and constantly arriving. Call aud examine.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18
AutObIOgraphical.


EpIroR FRxE PREss According TO thu
most reliable information at hand this writ
or was born in Texas, though not in thu
United States but in the Republic of Tex
ns, vet let no one infer from hence that bt
Is a Mexican or il that il a necessary inference
then please leave out the ''greaser" idea.
He was born in Brazoria or Matagorda coun'
ty he does not remember which in fact he
does not remember that he was born at all.
but thinks he was. Truth to tell, he was
rather young and small at the time, and so
failed to take in the situation or file it away
for future reference. Hence the most dill
gent search fails to discover any memory
traces touching the experiences Of life's mys-
terious dawn. He only knows that one
morning he awoke to conscious life, happy,
laughing, but not DER handsome boy. just
when that was he does not know, but it was
after he was born. The records point to
the season Of gorgeous scenes and luscious
fruits-to mellow autumn, when labor is re-
Quilted, aud wasting toll is at last rewarded,
aud plenty crowns the board" 1t was a
genial day, provocative of genial smiles, and
indexinga genial life, which has alas been
but too much married. But life in Texas
then meant something different from life in
Texas now. Socially, morally, and reli-
gously the outlook was not encouraging.
1t was time of magnificent distances"
and thinly populated districts Of country.
Opportunities for high culture in any of the
were exceeding rare. But few
dotted the land, Schools of high
grade. and indeed of any grade were thinly
sown, and contrary to that law of nature
which demands room If there be develop
ment and perfect fruit, they maintained
precarious existence, for little while and
then, rs the doctors would say, were attack
ed with asphyxia and literally collapsed.
Yet the people were neither rude nor bar
barous. Whole-souled hospitality obtained
What was lacking in culture
md refinement was largely offset by native
generosity and courage. To
such a people the conquest of country is
not difficult. Industrious toll soon wrought
great changes. The country, naturally rich,
blossomed as the rose under the hands Of
men who labored from necessity at first,
md at last with the hope of permanent.
Such were the early surround
ngs of this writer. He remembers wildly
md with thrill of pleasure not unmixed
With pain the experiences of his young life,
IN this grand country. The first school and
1is timid association with his school mates,
md his awful fear of him who held the
books end bore The rod his first nickname,
Moses" and his subsequent one, 'parson,"
which chung to him to the last, and which
ome folks of perverted taste insist upon EN-
,loying STILL are things of the misty past,
md yet which seems to be almost within
lis eager grasp. Yet a moments reflection
makes him conscious of yawning chasm
which time shall never span, and suggests
hat childhood and youth are gone, that the
meridian of life has been reached, and that
he dark future will soon be all aglow with
he light of immortality.
Let the curtain drop here.
J. S. GILLRTT.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18

A POEM entitled "via Solitaire" which
has been widely published as aposthumous
production of Longfellow, written on the
tragicai death of his wife, it turns out is not
his at all, bnt was written by DR.. Como
yer, of Madison, Wis.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18
An Interesting Fact.

endorsed by an official board Of physicians
before they can be sold In lieu of such q
law in America, the people have resolved
themselves into National committee which
has endorsed Swayne's Ointment for allAy-
ing itching accompanying the Piles. as the
poor rule that won't work both WAYS.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18

The Texas editors who went to California
it is said have all returned. We are reading
their 'notes by the way" with interest.
The most interesting letters we have seen
are those of Judge johnson of the Houston
Post
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18

If we really desire again to have branch
of the Normal School here, we must wake
ND and show to the State Board our advan-
tages, and what we are willing to do in the
way of reasonable board for those who may
attend, etc. The matter should be attend
ed to without delay.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18

Our lumber men should note what is said is
our Oyster Creek letter and advertise in the
FREE PRESS which none them are now do
ing But perhaps they wish people to buy
elsewhere-if so, they are taking the right
course to ensure that result.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-18

THE monthly instalment of Golden Days
for May is to hand replete with its full quota
os attractive reading, for the young folks
James Elzevir, publisher, Philadelphia