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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-21
Weight OF Western Men and Women.

During the tenth annual Exhibition
of Art and Industry q in Cincinnati,
which closed October Z, the department.
of Scientific and Educational Appli-
ances employed clerk to record the
weights of men and women visiting
the exhibit of the Howe Scale Compa-
ny. There were weighed 7,467 men
and 14,688 women, the men averaging
1902 pounds the women 100 81. The
averages for 10000 men and women
weighed in Boston, in 1864, were: for
men 1419 pounds, for women l24t
pounds-or 1852 pounds and 6'37
pounds less than the corresponding
Western averages.
By keeping a special account OF the
weights OF the members of excursion
parties from outlying towns in Ohio,
Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois, 1t was
possible to compare the weights Of Wis.
itors from the country with the aver
ages of the men and women forming
the number weighed.
About nine hundred excursiOnists in
all were weighed. The visitors from
Ohio averaged-men 1878 pounds,
women 1873 26 pounds; from Southern
Indiana and Illinois-men l5S.62
pounds, women 1885 pounds; from
Kentucky-men 158'43 pounds, women
1873 76 pounds. It will be noticed that the
country people considerably exceed the
average weights, the men about four
pounds, the women over two and half
bounds. It would not be safe, however,
to infer that the country people as
whole were thus above the average
weight, since the more vigorous in thier
respective localities were more likely
than their weaker neighbors to join in
such excursions.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-21
Ennis Recorder.

II would seem 10 casual observer
that Texas, with a varied climate. pro-
duotive soil, ,unnumbered stock, ex-
tensive forests, vast prairies, traversed
by lines of railroad, watered by mum.
erous streams, dotted with rapidly
growing cities and towns, connected by
rail with the states from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, with an outlet to the
ocean, with healthy, vigorous inhabit-
ants, would have no other need. But
these very blessings are abused; TIE
great wealth OF the state squandered,
and our people kept comparatively poor
by their best interests.
Every article of food and clothing,
and nearly everything of use in the
household or on the farm can be raised
or manufactured within its borders
without importing foreign products or
manufacturers. Within our state is
raised cotton and wool sufficient TO
clothe all the inhabitants and furnish
them with hats, and this should all be
worked up by home factories; the raw
material should never leave the state.
There is also an abundance of wheat,
corn, oats, millet and the grasses to
feed both people and stock within the
state. There is no need of importing
any of these if the export trade did
not exhaust the supply. Hogs, cattle,
sheep, goats and poultry are plentiful,
if properly managed and distributed,
to supply all the demands of our peo-
pie for meat. The forests of East
Texas are capable of supplying every
portion of the state with lumber for
buildings, furniture, wagons and every
article made of wood. The iron mines
could be made to fill the demands for
castings and wrought iron. The:hieds
taken from the cattle and other ami
mails are sufficient, il made into leather,
to keep the state supplied with boots
and shoes and harness. The horns,
hoofs and bones of the animals could
be converted into glue, fertilizers and
various articles of use. Not only could
Texas manufacture her own supplies
but could have large surplus for
other markets. Then the great need
of Texas is more grain mills, cotton
and other factories. tanneries, machine
shops, iron works, fertilizer mills. and
general utilization of her resources.
saving the present wastage in little
things, and a stoppage of the old GUS
tom of sending off the raw material
for the'north and foreign lands to reap
the profit.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-21
Texas Not TeO Large.
Galveston News q.

Texas" we are told, lis growing
too unwieldy for a single Common
wealth, and another ten years of such
expansion will also compel a division,
if it does not come before that. "
Doubtless political motive has gone
far to inspire this prediction. There
are shrewd scheming politicians who
would find it highly comfortable
to have six or eight new Senators add
ed to the forces which they can en-
ploy on the ss-board of politics,
legislation and Executive patronage.
But, aside from considerations OF this
nature, what is there to recommend
not to say compel, a division OF Texas
at or before the expansion of another
ten years? Texas is too unwleldy,
because of its growth in population
wealth and the elements Of product
I've Industries, for single Common
wealth, what is to be said of the
United States? If, for the reason
stated, the division of Texas Is re-
CURED, then for a ike but vastly
stronger reason a division of the
Union is required. What must he
the unvieldiness of the Union with
more than thirty times the POPuia-
ion, and perhaps hundred times the
wealth, Of Texas7 The fact Is that
the Union has become less and less
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-21
The Age of Our Planet.

Sir William Logan and his scien-
tifc brothers declare that the age of
our planet may be placed at about
100, 100000 of years, geologically
speaking. The conclusion is founded
on primeval formations after the earth
has cooled and begun its sedimentary
deposits. The geological calculations
touching the sedimentary rocks, their
thickness and the length of time nee
essary to bring such result are as
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-21
The Widow Brown.
Boomerang.

We are very sorry to learn that the
grand blowout given by Omaha to
the Widow of John Browns body
lies Wondering in the ground, was a
peculiarly depressing fizzle. When
Mrs. Brown passed through here she
looked like woman who needed some
new clothes the worst kind, and we
had fondly hoped that she would
raise some scads in Omaha. If there
is any position we do not covet, it is
that of being the widow of a great
man who was hung by request, and
whose soul goes marching on. The
public naturally looks upon the wild
ow as the woman who had the honor
during the life of the late lamented,
of reaching up his back underhis vest,
and pulling down arefractory suspen-
der. This is one Of the prerogatives
of wife, and SO the great surging
world of curious humanity go fifty
miles, on a pass, to see the woman
who for years was thus thrown in con-
tact with some prominent man.
They do not 60 that distance to do
her an honor, but they go to see a
curiosity and fill their freckled skins
full of brindle lemonade and then go
home.
Mrs. Brown, whose home is now in
California and who has some step
children in Chicago, will, no doubt,
continue on to the latter point and
stop there for a time. She is not
handsome, but she bears the marks
of being noble woman with part OF
one front tooth gone. She ought not
to suffer the stings of poverty. 1t is
not proud thing for the American
people to point to and more especially
the colored Americans. If we were a
colored American citizen of African
descent, instead of pronounced
blonde, on our father side, we would
rustic up few dollars for the widow
of John Browns body lies moulder-
ing in the grave if we had to stay
| from the circus and squeeze along
with one watermelon per day for the
next two years.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-21

A GENTLEMAN who took to medicine
late in life said to a friend: You
know the old proverb, AT 40 a man
must be a fool or a physician?'"
"Yes," was the reply, but, Doctor,
don't you think he can be both?"
IT is only fifty years ago that the
first locomotive was built in Philadel-
phia. No wonder that no more than
:. 600 railroad men were killed last
wear. Give the locomotive time to
develop.
BUFFALO BILL has at last found a
manager willing to take him to Eng
land. but what the public will next
want to know is whether he is to be
left there or not.
FAST colors can not be removed with
water: unless they are at the emp OF
tbe nose. Then water is the only thing
that will take them out.-HGickeye.
The Hopkins County Echo says
that spinners prefer Texas cotton to
that raised in any other State IN the
South.
Judee Ireland viii be inaugural
al governor of Texas on Wednesday,
January 10th.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-21
Great Gold Bars.

49," >~-- 49, -
We saw this week, at the Bank OF
California, says the Mining and Scien-
ti6c Press, the largest gold bar ever
cast in the United States. 1t was
shipped to the bank by the North
Bloomfield (hydraulic) Mining Com
pany, of Smartsville, Nevada County,
Cal. The value of the bar is STA.
600, and weight 5lla pounds troy.
It's length is 10 inches, width @ inches,
and depth Z inches. 1t contains $50
cubic inches of gold, and is worth
about $40 per ounce.
The mould for this bar was cast at
the Nevada foundry of George G..
Allan, Nevada City. The entire di
mansions OF the mould are as follows:
On top II inches long and 7 inches
wide; on bottom, 16 inches long and
6 inches wide. 1t contains 1890
cubic inches. The thickness of the
sides is ! inch and bottom / inch.
The mould weighs 1873 pounds, and
was cast expressly for making this
bar. The casting was from iron pro-
duced at Clipper Gap, in this State.
The North Bloomfield mine, from
which the gold came, is one of the
most prominent hydraulic mines in
California. The run is not an excep-
tional one, though the bar is. The
line of the tunnel is cleaned up about
twice year, and this time they thought
they would see what they could do in
the way of casting big bar. The bar
is said to have been. the result of a
twenty days run. an. IuIs
1t was in 1878, if we remember
Alright, that the Spring Valley Mining
Company sent down to this city a bar
weighing al pounds, worth Sal, 900.
At the time they thought this the
largest bar ever made, but at their re-
quest we made inquiries and found
that Seligman & Co., bankers, of this
city, had received one from Helena,
Montana, worth an even $50, 900;
the London and San Francisco Bank
had one worth $35, 900, and the Mint
and Bank of California each had one
worth $4,000. The San Francisco
Assaying and Refining Company had
also had one worth $4,000.
The Spring Valley people then went
to work, and after thirty-fve days
run, with 1000 inches of water, with
partial clean up of 800 feet of head
fume and IA undercurrents, produced
a bar worth $71,273.15 weighing 299
pounds.
Since then, however, the Spring
Valley Mine, Cherokee Flat, Butte
County, shipped to this city a gold
bar valued at about 500, 900, and that
was considered an exceptionally large
one. The North Bloomfield Com
pany, considering it owned the biggest
hydraulic mine in the State, thought
it would make the biggest bar, with
the result noted.
There is no special advantage in
making bars so large, except in hap
pening to have the gold to do it with.
Smaller bars are more convenient to
handle, and some. people even prefer
the metal in small circular shape, such
as we are accustomed to see on bank
ers trays. The big Ear we refer to is
on the way to the Mint, out on Fifth
street, where it will soon be tran
sferred into coin. The North Bloom
field and the Milton hydraulic mines,
both under the same management,
have produced this season about ST.
100000 in gold, and the ground they
are working is increasing in richness
right along. This doesn't look much as
though hydraulic mining was dead
industry.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-21
EGGS

Few persons who eat eggs have any
idea of the extent of the traffic in these
succulent breakfast delicacies. The
increase Of the egg trade and its de-
yelopment as one Of the industries Of
the country are really remarkable. A
journal that has instituted careful in
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-21

Thus it will be seen that the age OF
the earth is determined only from the
beginning of the aqueous deposits.
How long the new planet was a red
hot ball, or how long was the pro
cess of water forming, isnot taken in
to the calculation of biologists. Fifty
or hundred years of human life is
but butterfly existence after all.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-21

The only house in which the in
mates can put up a stove without in
dulging in loud profanity is a deaf
and dumb asylum.
TIE Bible says there Is q time 10
laugh. The time TO smile is when
the candidate lie in q good humoT.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-21
THE Texas & Pacific officials CLAIM

The Texas & Pacific officials claim
that their line is about las miles
shorter to FL Paso than Huntington's
route from New Orleans, Houston and
San Antonio. They also say that
running arrangements have been made
which gives them the right to use the
Southern Pacific road from FL Paso
TO San Francisco, and that the con-
tract is for 80 years, and that the
Southern Pacific is practically the
same line as the Texas a Pacific.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-21
Agricultural Products OF Texas.

The following is an exhibit Of the
amount and value of state products for
the year ending August 81, 1882:
Daily globe., 1882-09-27
The WISCONSIN Central.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.


MILWAUKEE, Sept. 26.-The Milwaukee
Northern receives 1000 tons of steel rails
per month for the Wisconsin and Michi-
gan. Track laying on this route is being
pushed at the rate of one-half mile per
day, and the road is down for eight miles
north of Stiles. Winter will not interfere
with the track laying, as the grading is far
enough ahead to keep the track-layers
busy, should heavy freeze set in at once
The road will reach Ontonagon early next
season. This road has just received three
new locomotives. Two are Baldwins and
one is a Brooks machine, and they cost
about $4,000. This makes fifteen en-
gines, in all, on the road, and yet bother is
had in hauling freight, so much has bust
ness increased of late. The Wisconsin
Central proposes to equip and operate its
new line in first-class manner. It will
run through coaches from Chicago to Nee
nah on the day trains, and five elegant
sleepers are being built for use on the
night trains. The track is now nearly COM
pleted from Neenah south to Oshkosh.
twenty miles, running parallel and close
to the tracks of the Chicago & Northwest
ern to that important point.
Daily globe., 1882-09-27

opening. With the assistance of company
B. the play is an attraction. Mr.. Flem.
ming, however, in the leading role, is open
to severe censure. He is noisy and dis
posed to rant
slight increase in the price of ground
feed was reported by the commission
houses yesterday There was no change
In the quotations on oats. Creamery butter
is scarce and prices rule high. A choice ar
tlcle brings twenty-seven and twenty -eight
cents. Dairy butter yesterday brought
twenty-five cents.
On change yesterday the following
prices ruled: Wheat, No. 1, hard, S1.O5@
1.07; No. l, $1@1 1.O1; No. 3, hard, $1@1O3;
35c. Corn nominal at 65@6Sc Bran.
sacked; shorts S10@12; ground feed, $23. .25
on track; hay $10@12.
A meeting of the Social and Literary
club of the Plymouth Congregational
church was held in the church parlors last
evening. A very entertaining programme
was presented, embracing readings and
musical numbers, profitable feature be-
ing paper read by Mr.. Hawley upon the
life of Charles Kingsley.
John Nash, aged eighty-one years, died
at his residence, No. II South High street,
yesterday, very suddenly. All the fore
noon he was about town, as usual, but at
noon he complained of illness, and, going
to his room, laid down upon his bed. At
1 o'clock member of the household called
into the room and found him corpse. It
is suspected that heart disease was the oc-
casion of the sudden decease. Mr.. Nash
was one of the pioneers of Minneapolis.
being one of the first settlers. He leaves a
large family in atf1uent circumstances.
The lumbermen of Minneapolis in the
interest of navigation-that is their claim
think they should investigate the saw
dust question without the assistance of
other parties. 1t would seem that they do
not care to have st. Paul merchants inves-
tigate. The great point undoubtedly lies
in the fact that the lumbermen who throw
sawdust into the river purpose making gi-
gantic effort at demonstrating that saw
dust is an auxiliary rather than an im-
pediment, and may memOrialize the next
congress to pass a bill granting them a
certain amount for the sawdust which they
so kindly dump into the river for the es-
pecial benefit of navigation.
A very happy social event occurred in
this city yesterday afternoon in the cele-
bration of the nuptials of Maria Cassan, of
Richfeld, this county, to Mr.. Henry Newell
of Minneapolis. The marriage took place
III the church Of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, and was soiemnized by Rev. Father
James McGolrick, and was witnessed by
a large number of friends and well-wish-
ers. The bridesmaid was Miss Eliza Walsh h,
and Mr.. James Sweeney oficiated as
groomsman. A formal reception was Civ
en- at the residence of the happy couple at
their new residence, No. 410 North Second
street last evening, when they were the re-
cipients of many beautiful and costly
gifts.
Daily globe., 1882-09-27
Tneu H0d "SettIe0 IT."

An amusing episode occurred in the mu-
nicipal court yesterday afternoon, in the
announcement by complaining witness
In case that the thing had been settled
between them, and that no trial was to take
place.
The case was that of the state against
John McHugo and his wife. Rosa McHugo.
and was brought at the instance of one
Michael Riley, who charged them with
making deadly assault upon him with a
revolver. The assault charged occurred in
the township of Hassan. Hennepin county,
some weeks since, all the parties to the
affair being residents of that place.
When informed that it had
been settled, the court coolly replied
that the complaining witness could not
settle criminal action, and then demand
ed pleading. The parties seemed con-
fused, but upon the courts insisting upon
the enforcement of the order, plea of
guilty was entered. McHugo was fined
five dollars and costs of the action. while
the case against his wife was dismissed
SO. the Judge settled it,
Daily globe., 1882-09-27
The Western Arenue Ei.acos.

James Daily, who was arrested in ''one-
eyed Joes" house on Western avenue on
Sunday night charged with creating a
rumpus was tried in the police court
yesterday afternoon, or rather the trial
was completed yesterday afternoon, the
case having been partially tried the pre-
ceding day
The testimony was taken of Officer An
derson, who made the
arrest, and one of the '.boys," :'who was
there,' testified. The evidence in the
case did not show very clearly that the
defendant either precipitated the fracas or
took hand in," but taking it all in all
the court concluded that an offense had
certainly been committed. num-
Der of the boys had been in
the habit of calling at Joe's
house at unreasonable hours, and had
usually been disorderly. One of the girls
testified that on previous occasion that
Daily had walked into the house unbid-
den. seized her by the wrist and had used
vile language to her, while Daily stout
ly denied ever being in the place before
Sunday evening. The court held that the
defendant was encroaching upon the
rights of the complaining witness by en-
terlng his house unwelcomed, and there
fore held him guilty, and assessed a fine
OF SO and costs. amounting in the aggre-
GATE tO goal
Daily globe., 1882-09-27
Municipal Court.

Before Judge Cooley.
2. f. Donaldson, James Fox, James
Wheeler and Ira Goodrich. drunkenness
paid fines of 81 each.
William Todd, Thomas Chaney. P. Erick.
son and II. C. Dickey, drunkenness; SEN
tences suspended in each case.
James Berger, drunkenness fined SIC
or fifteen days imprisonment Walked
out of court room and absconded.
Jfme' NJ. Mills, drunkenness: paid So
A. X. Swanson and William James.
drunkenness; committed ten days each
Adolph Mast. pleaded guilty to breaking
Nicollet house window. but cody walked
out of the court room before sentence had
been made.
Jessie Gray. keeping house of i'll fame;
pleaded guilty and paid fine of $50 and
costs.
Florence Jones. Belle Clark,
Edna Stewart Bertha,
Smythe and kittie Warren. boarding at
house :of ill-fame: paid fines of SO
each.
May Thorn, abusive language to Lena
Silberman; continued until Monday af-
ternoon.
August Aye, assault and battery; dis
missed.
Paul Wilk, larceny; absconded from
court room before case was called.
Nick Hennis, saloon open on Sunday;
continued until this afternoon.
Joseph Smith, breaking glass at Cor
ren's saloon on South Washington avenue;
paid a fine of so and COSTS
James Brown, burglary; held to the ac-
ton of the grand jury; bonds fixed at
$500; remanded in default of the sum-
James DAILY, disorderly conduct: fined
so and costs, aggregating $23.15.
John McHugo, assault with revolver
upon Mike Riley in Hassan township
paid a fine of So and costs.
Daily globe., 1882-09-27
w. c. L. L.
Tie Opening of the Sirth 4,,muaI State Com
reRfiOO,

The Opening of the Sirth Anm"ol State Com
rentiOn.
The delegates to the annual convention
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
union of Minnesota assembled in Ply
mouth church at 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon with the president, Mrs. H. A. Hobart
of Red Wing, in the chair.
The church has been tastefully trimmed
for the occasion under the direction of the
recording secretary. Miss W. Eva McIn-
tyre, of Minneapolis. An American flag
IS drawn across the organ front and over
the pulpit hangs the national Union motto
For God, Home and Native Land" while
from the galleries depend smaller banners
bearing the names of the states
where prohibition is enforced.
Mlnnesoa beng among those
named but failed to represent the present
doubtful condition of the .,prohibitory
party of the state. The afternoon session
was devoted to the report of the commit
tee on credentials, appointed of the vari-
| Gus committees, ETC.
The evening exercises consisting of an
address of welcome by Mrs. NJ. Elliott of
Minneapolis, other addresses and music by
the reform club choir.
Io-days programme will consist of the
annual address by the president and re-
| ports OF the several officers and commit
| tees. The evening session will commence
at 1:3O. p. m, and will consist of addresses
by Rev. j. S. Russell, of Philadelphia, Mrs.
c. 0. Van Cleve, of Minneapolis. and 9TH
ers. and the usual music by the Reform
| club choir.
Daily globe., 1882-09-27

Yesterday two lien and one boy, arrest
rested for misdemeanors. mysteriously
disappeared from tn police court before
the respective penalties had been en-
forced.
One of the number was a fellow
named James Burger, who had been con-
vlcted Of drunkenness, and against whom.
at the order Of the court, fine of so Or
fifteen days imprisonment, had been en-
tered by the clerk.
Another was Paul Wilk, who was charged
with larceny. He succeeded in escaping
before having been given trial.
The other was boy named Adolph
Mast. He had been arraigned
upon..a charge of maliciously breaking a
window at the Nicollet house, to which
charge he plead guilty. He was hidden to
take seat and receive sentence. but the
boy apparently did not relish the idea of a
sentence, and instead of taking a seat
sought consolation in another direction.
and when wanted by the court he was alb
sent.
Just how much the county taxpayers
saved III the escapes is sum which a
number were endeavoring to ciphersout
yesterday, but as they didn't agree upon
the decimals they finally gave it up.