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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17

"No, sIR-EE," remarked the old resi-
dent, "My wife didn't bring me cent
But it's all my fault. 1 wouldn't have
it. The morning of the day we were
married, I says to her, says L: Mana
how much money have We got?' Says
she: John, I've got just % cents
Then, says 1, Come with Lee, ana
took her down to the canal and had her
throw that quarter into the drink.
wasn't going to have no woman tWIttins
me about spending round on hef
money."-LoEell Citizen.
A LEADING farmer in middle Iennes-
see states that 10 acres of amber cane
was of more value to him for feeding
hogs, cattle, and mules, than any y
acre crop on his farm, and that It pS!s
a great deal better than any oiEe.
crop. Those who have had the nos'
experience claim that the amber ca
Is twice IS nutritious as common d.
corn, and yields nearly double - -.
amount Of the best varieties o. -
sweet corn usually soEn for iodoeH
ST Louis Journal Of Agriculture.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17
The Amateur Fisherman.
By G.. W. Peck.

There is scarcely man but loves to
go fishing if he was ever a boy, and
while many men pass years of their
lives thinking that they will so fishing
when they get time, great many put
it off until it is everlastingly too late.
This is the season of the year when
man will go fishing if he ever goes,
and almost every train that goes out
has from Que to forty men with fish
poles. Men who have not fished since
they were barefooted school boys, and
who used simply tamarack pole and
hook and line, as they think of fishing
now, decide to have jointed rod, with
all the modern improvements. They
have seen the jointed rods, and reels,
in stores, so long that they actually
think they are familiar with them,
and they look over the tishing-tackle
store and buy everything in sight.
Spoon hooks, smells, swivels, sinkers,
landing nets, latent fish hooks, that
work like a bear trap, and everything
that looks as though it had any bearing
on the fish question. Last week a par
ty went out to Green Lake, near Ripon,
for days sport, and there was one
mau who was the most enthusiastic of
the lot, but who had no: the remotest
idea how anything that he brought was
TO be used, and il took the rest of the
party about all the time to keep him
unhitched from things. On the way
out on the cars, be had to try his fish
pole, in the smoking car, and they had
to show him how to put it together,
how to put on the reel, and how to run
the line through the diDguses on the
pole. and how to put on the hook. He
run the small end Of the pole into the
train boys vest, and broke one of the
tips Of the pole, cEugh. the hook in
the shoulder Of an emigrant's pants,
who Vas carrying q bottle Of milk to
tie water tank 10 reduce lite strength
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17
Mexican NATIONAL Railroad.

The Boston Transcript says: We
are indebted to W. W.. Nevin, secretary
of the Mexican National Construction
Company, for the following statement
of the placing of the Mexican National
loan in London: General P Palmer presi-
dent of the Mexican National Railway
Company, has negotiated with the house
of Mattheson & Co., of London, repre-
senting a strong syndicate, 100000
of the first mortgage 6 per cent. bonds
of the Mexican National Railway with
an option of s5,OCO,OOO more. This
completes the road from Monterey to
Xcamboro, 40 miles, giving the COM
pany a continuous line from the City of
Mexico to Laredo, Texas, and to the
port of Corpus Christi via the Texas
Mexican Railway. The contract is
dated June &c, 1882. The Transcript
adds that the bonds were subsequently
offered for public subscription in Lon.
don, with the results of small takings.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17

A PoMpoUs lawyer, who supposed
himself to be very sarcastic, said to the
keeper of an apple stand: at seems to
me that you should quit this trying bus
mess and go at something which IS not
so wearing on the brain" "Oh, 'talnt
business" said the apple seller, 1T is
lynn awake nights tryin' to decide
whether to leave my FORUM to orphan
'sylum or to home for played out old
LAWYERS as is a-killin' me-"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17
now SHE GOT EVEN.
A lhlci 20 Maiden Heading ON q commereiai Drums
mer In his Own Fashion.
Chicago Times.

meT In his Own Fashion.
Chicago Times.
as this seat engaged?' he asked oi
the prettiest girl in the car. and finding
il wasn't, he put his sample box IN tho
rack and braced himself for solid en-
ioyment. pheasant day. said the
girl, coming for him before he could
get his tongue unkinked. "NIost be-
witching day, isn't it?" "Ye'yes miss,
stammered tho drummer. He YVES III
the habit of playing pitcher in this kind
of a match, and tho position OF catch
or didn't fit him as tight as his panta'
looms. "Nice weather for travelling,
continued the girl; much nicer than
when it was cold. Are you perfectly
comfortableG" "Oh, yes, thanks, "
murmured the drummer. "Glad OF ""
resumed the the girl, cheerfully. "Iou
don't look SO. Let me put my shawl
under your head, won't you? Hadn't
YOU rather sit near the window and have
me describe the landscape to YOU"
"No, please" he muttered; I'm do
ing we'll enough"
Cant I buy you some peanuts or
BOOB? Let me do something to make
the trip happy! Suppose slip my arm
around your waistl Just lean forward
trife SO cam" "Youll-you'll have
to excuse mel" gasped the wretched
drummer: FL don't think you real
" mean it'll" "You look SO tirod," she
pleaded; wouldn't you like to rest
your head on my shoulder? No one
will notice. Just lag your head right
down and III tell you stories" No
no, thanks! won't today! I'm very
comfortable, thank you'll" and the drum
looked around hopelessly. "Your scarf
pin is coming out. Let mo fxit. There"
and she arranged it deity. "At the
next station I'll get you cup of tea,
and when we arrive at our destination
you'll let me call on you?" and she
smiled an anxious prayer right into his
pallid countenance; II think I'll go
away and SMOKE" said the drummer,
and hauling down his grip-sack he made
for the door knee-deep in the grins
showed around him by his fellow passen-
gers.
STRANGE" murmured the girl to the
lady in front OF her. 81 only did with
him just what he was making ready to
do with me, and, big and strong as heis,
he couldn't stand it. l really think
women have stronger stomachs than
men, and, besides that, there isn't any
smoking car for them to fly to for
refuge. I don't understand this thing"
But she settled back contentedly all the
same, aud at convention of drummers
held in the smoker that morning it was
unanimously resolved that her seat
vas engaged, so far as they were con-
,erned, for the balance of the season.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17
A GOOD MONTH.
jane Declared TO be a Prime Time for Getlin'
Married.

June Declared TO be Prime Time for Getting
Married.
aDo you think June is a good month
for weddings2" said fair young
maiden.
"There is no doubt about June being
the boss month to get married in, said
the horse reporter, because we always
have regular honeymoon weather then,
so that everything seems to jibe right
in with the occasional sort Of beauti-
full unison Of nature and thought. Do
you catch on?"
The young lady inclined her head.
"You see. in june" resumed the
adherent of Maud S., everything
looks pretty smooth. The first BIOS
SONS of the early summer-beautiful
harbingers of the wealth OF bud and
bloom that is to come-are trembling
on their stocks; the birds ale singing
rs if in very glee from every branch
and bough; the perfect light the tur-
quoise.tinted sky is reflected from an
air that is as pure and balmly as the
breath of a perfumed houri from Cir
casia, while the newly-plowed fields,
fresh kissed with the dews Of heaven
and warmed by the kindly rays Of the
sun, are holding within the bosom of
the earth the many seeds that ere
another month shall have come and
gone will spring up in life, growing
stronger and more perfect with every
gladstone day, until in autumn, when
the leaves, touched by the blighting
breath Of the first frost, are being
transformed into all the vivid hues that
tell SO elcquently the story OF natures
handiwork, and the very earth shall
laugh in the golden glory of an abund-
ant harvest. What time than this
could be more fit for young hearts to
plight willing troth-hearts strong in
q love that shall never know surcease
or change, that shall be more stead
fast and trusting with every hour, I'M
til, when the autumn of life is reached,
the strong willful passion of youth
becomes ripened, tender, holy affec-
ton that is beautiful beyond compare.
1t is when the tresses that we're once
brown are fecked with gray; when the
cheeks once peachy and dimpled are
marked by the burrows that grief and
care have made; when the eyes that in
the days agone sparkled with such
merriments are dull and lus-
treIess it is then that the truly happy
married life should be crowned with
the halo of tranquil existence that
knows no sorrow or care. Yes, my
bonny lass, you should get married in
June-month of roses and race meet
ings. Go to him who has won your
young love, and say to him that the
glad fruition of his hopes has come at
last. Seek with him some ivy-crowned
chapel and there, amid the solemn
hush that so we'll BELTS the occasion,
let mitred bishop make you one."
"Thanks," said the young lady.
Good day."
$50 long"
As the girl departed man entered
he room.
II am thinking of taking fishing
rip" he said, "and wanted to know in
what month suckers bite the best"
"June," promptly replied the horse
reporter. Chicago Tribune.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17

SO that the baby could drink IT, ane
the emigrant swore in foreign tongue
and was going to whip the whole party
He took the pole apart, and tried t'
put il together again, but forgot the
combination. In taking some cigars
out of his pocket to pass around IN TIC
car, he got minnow hook caught nm
der his thumb nail, and half dozen
lend sinkers went through his pants
rocket into his boot, and he had to
take his boot of and fish them ont oil
his stocking. Arriving ut the Oakwood
House, man was employed TO row
boat for the amateur, and the oarsmans
life was burden. The fisherman was
continually jerking up the pole to see
il whale or anything had got on, and
he would knock tho oarsman's hat into
the lake, or stab him in the ear with
the pole, or something. He was troll
ing, with minnow hitched on a hook
by the tail, and spoon with feathers
on, big enough to scare every fish out
of the lake, when all at once he felt a
bite, and instead of using the line to
reel in the fish he dropped the pole,
the butt shrinking the oarsman in the
eur, and attempted to phil in the fish
hand over hand. When the end Of the
line was reached, it was found he had
caught sixteen hundred pound stump,
and when the hook let go the stump,
the recoil was so great that the amateur
fell half overheard and only hung by
the legs and one hand, and the largest
part of him had a high-water mark
where the suspenders were buttoned,
behind, and the oarsman had to lift the
amateur into the boat with the landing
net, the only use he had for that utensil
all day. Coming home on the sleeper
that night, the amateur took OF his
clothes and put on long linen buster
to sleep in, and after he had gone to
sleep he began to yell for the porter,
saying he had been stabbed, and fright
ening everybody in the car, and when
they hela an inquest on him, out in
the aisle of the Car, they had to cut
three spoon hooks that he had in differ
emit parts of the linen coat, out OF his
skin, and he sat up the rest of the way
to Milwaukee, and took solemn oath
that the next time he went fishing
we would use common, old fashioned
cane fish pole, with only one hook any
where about the boat, and see if we
couldn't catch something, without steal
ing fish off a set-line belong ing a toman
hat fishes for the mai ket.-SaIa1.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17

The most extensive park is Deer
Park, in the environs of Copenhagen,
Denmark. The enclosure contains
about 400 acres, and is divided by a
small river. The largest pleasure
ground in this country, and one Of the
largest in the world is Paramount
PARK, Philadelphia, which contains
2,74O acres
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17

The largest suspension bridge will
be the one now building between New
York and Brooklyn. The length Of the
main span is 1885 feet SIX inches, the
entire length Of the bridge 1859 feet.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-13

That was strikinglY imaginative
picture drawn by Dickens of the DOM
bies, father and son setting before the
fire. the parent teaching the boy that
money can do anything. The little
four-year old man rubbi his hands
reflectively, looked up if inquired,
"Why did't it save mother them" A
home thrust, truly. A few days ago
tramp died in the Westn,oreland county
poor house, who had about twenty
thousand dollars on his person. He had
suffered every privation, want, insult,
and disgrace that u man can suffer who
has no pioney. He carefully boarded
every cent he received, paid out moth
ing, wandered n HON eless beggar, a
perfect outcast among a strange people.
He accumulated money; but his
money could not save him. He did
not pursue the usual course of misers
who generally select some solitary re-
treat where they can live alone with
their gold as their only companion,
but tramped and carried his treasure
along, burden to every step he took.
And still the young are taught to save,
to hoard up their money. Money is
of no use except for what it will buy.
Would it not be better to teach them
how to prudently use than merely to
hoard up their pennies ?-Pittsburgh
IekeNruDh.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-13
COuntprfpitiup.
SECRETARY FoLGER ON THE DOYLE
PLATES.

Washington, d. c., July s.-Sccre-
tary Folger to-day furnishes for pub
lication the following statement of the
origin and results of the investigation
concerning the so-called.
DOYLE BOND PLATES.
Treasury Department, Office of the
Secretary, Washington July $50
much has been said in public prints
about the Doyle bonds that it is well to
make an explicit statement in regard
thereto. There are counterfeits of
United States bonds known as six per
cents ofS1, and only Of 81 600 denom-
ination of AT issue. OF genuine bonds
there were issued in all $ll0, ,650, 900 in
amount, which were separately num-
bcred from 1 to 110,650 inclusive.
When they were issued n record was
made of all of them in Il book wherein
the number of each bond was entered
in lire by its self and the number of
all the bonds were shown on all of
them. The genuine bonds have been
redeemed and cancelled except$27S, 900
and interest ceased TO run on all of
them in 1881. When any one of these
bonds has been offered for redemption
that number it bore has been noticed.
The record book has been referred to,
to see if the bond of that number has
been offered before. 1t has then been
scrutinized in other respects and when
accepted and redeemed an entry has
been upon the book that shows that
the bond of that number has been
paid off and cancelled. 1t is the fact
that there has never been offered for
redemption duplicate of a bond here
tofore redeemed, that is to say never
have two bonds of the same number
been offered. 1t is also fact that
there has never been Offered for re-
demption bond with number higher
than or different from some genuine
number recorded in that book. The
significance of those facts will be seen
further on. The existence of counter
felt bonds (the Doyle bouds) was not
known to any branch of this depart
ment until III October, 1850, when
Doyle was arrested in Chicago and
spurious bonds were found in his pos
session. 1t afterwards appeared that
three of the spurious bonds had been
before that pledged as collateral with
a bank in Peoria, Ell. There were then
taken from him in all 20l of spurious
bonds with one $50 coupon attached to
each bond and fourteen detached
coupons of same kind and denomina-
tion, and the three bonds that had
been pledged were after that surrcn-
dCred to officers of the secret service
force of the government, making in
all 20G bonds. 1t has been stated in
public prints that $22, ,000,00 the
nominal amount Of the spurious bonds,
were struck off by the counterfeitcr
and that many of them have been put
in circulation. Here is where signiti-
eance is to be felt of the facts above
stated.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-13
Mr. Cooner,s Present Course.
CboD,bersb,yg Public ODi,,ion

CHum6crS0UY EUOt5c OpAl10B.
Harmony is the zone thing needful"
nov for II Republican victory in Penn
sylvania, and the Stalwarts seem to
have come to realization of the fact
at last. Chairman Cooper, who started
out to ignore the Independent part of
the Republican masses, is now one Of
the liveliest champions of harmony"
We can account for this on no other
ground than that he Is getting anxious
about the thing. While he was in his
state of blissful ignorance he would
hear nothing of the independents, but
now that he advocates so heartily
measures of harmony, he seems to have
come to the conclusion that it is not
folly to be wise. In order that the old
saw may not be overtllrown we must
think Chairman Cooper is not so
IGNORE '-ant as he was.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-13
The Commission at Work.

Washington, July 11.-The tariff
commission to-day issued circular
inviting correspondence from all asso.
Citations, corporations aud individual5
desiring to furnish information or testl-
mony forts consideration. Corrcspon-
dents are requested to- mention specili-
cally the subjects on which they desire
to be heard, or in relation to which they
desire to offer testimony. Conmuni-
cations shall be addressed to Hon.
John L. Hayes, president of the COM
mission, West End hotel, Long
Branch. 1t is the intention of the
commission to arrange the hearing of
testimony with a view to saving time,
and persons desiring tc be heard will
be notified Of the time and place at
which the commission will hear the
testimony which they may offer.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-13
Generals TO be Retire.,

THE DATE OF THE COMPULSORY RE
TIREMENr OF THE LEADING ARMY
OFFICERS.
Washington, July S.-Major General
Irwin Mcdowell, commanding the
Military Division of the Pacific, will
be placed on the retired list in October
next, under the provisions of the Com
pulsory Retirement bill, 1t is gem-
orally understood that Major General
John NJ. Scholield, who is at present
without n command, will succeed
General Mcdowell General w. T.
Sherman will be retired in February,
1854; Lieutenant General Sheridan in
2990; Major General Hancock in March
lSSS; Major General Schofuld in 1895;
Brigadier General John Pope, July,
1886; Brigadier General Oliver o.
Howard, 1894; Brigader General
Alfred II. Terry, 1891; Brigadier
General Christopher c. Augur, August,
1855; Brigadier General George Cook,
1892.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-13
Tie Duty OF Republicans
LET THEM HARMoNIzET DIFFER
ENCEs AND AGREE UPON NEW
TICKET
From the New York Tribune.

LET THEM HARMONIZETHE DIFFER
ENCEs AND AGREE UPON A NEW
TICKET.
From the New York Tribune.
The unusually wise action of the
Democratic opponents ought to inn
press upon the Republicans of Penn
sylvania the imperative duty of harm-
onizing their differences and coming
together In support of new and
stronger ticket. The time for hesita-
ton has passed.
But, strong and worthy man as
Mr.. Patterson is, the Republicans can
easily find n stronger and better.
We doubt if Mr.. Stewart, the Iude-
pendent nominee, is in any way his in
ferior. In political associations and in
experience of affairs he is certainly his
superior. But Mr.. Stewart is the can
didate of only II portion of the party.
We should hail with great pleasure
his withdrawal in favor ofsomc equally
worthy man whom the whole RCpub-
lican party would uo willing to sup
port. What we want to sec is the
election of the Republican Governor
ANA Republican Administration. 1t
is evident enough that neither an IN
dependent nor Cameron Governor
can be elected so long as both are in
the field. 1t is also evident that no
ticket which is tainted with Bossism
can hope for success, even if there were
no Independent candidate, with Re.
former like Mr.. Patterson to draw
away independent votes.
If Mr.. Cameron was true Republi-
can who loved his party more than
himself, he would withdraw his al
ready beaten ticket and confess his
defeat. But lie is not that kind of Il
man. What ne will not do for his
party, the masses of the party should
do for themselves. They should brush
him and his Boss system aside, and
assume direction of their own affairs,
We hear it said that the leaders of
both factions have become too cmbit-
tered to make cordial reunion possible
If this be so, and we do not believe it
is, the same thing cannot be said truth
fully of the Republican voters. They
are deeply concerned by the situation
of affairs, and are locking eagerly for
a harmonious solution. The leaders
will make grave mistake if they
hinder rnt bpr thun hood tlp demands
Of their followers.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-13
A Sinking Church.
HOW THE GREAT CATHEDRAL AT ST.
PETERSBURG Is SINKING.

INV L. Piti-A CAI Il Al = :
PETERSBURG Is SINKING.
The celebrated cathedral of St. Isaac c,
at St. Petersburg, which was finished
in 1859 at a cost Of So, 900, ,OO0 is giving
indications of sinking into the ground.
AS is well known, the Russian capital
is constructed on marsh, and the site
of the cathedral was selected in one of
the softest portions of it. Upon the
foundations, at the outset, $ 900, 900
was spent in driving piles, but at no
period has the building maintained II
right attitude, aud ut present it mani.
tests disposition to topple over at one
corner altogether. \ short time ago
an examination revealed that on one
side of the structure the columns had
parted from the architraye, and left Il
space Of three inches between, which
the application of tests have shown to
be regularly increasing. In consc-
quence of this discovery the advice OF
engineers was taken as to tightening
the roof, aud workmen We're engaged
to remove the heavy corner bronzes
but rs the work proceeded fresh tissures
iii splayed themselves, and the engi
neers grew SO alarmed that they gave
up the undertaking altogether as a bad
job. Since then nothing has been
done except to hold consultation aftel
consultation, with no result except the
expenditure ola great deal of talk and
the rejection of a number of fancy pro-
jects of improvement more or less
impossible to carry out. The Czal
must look upon this as bad omen.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-13

The PuJljc's tables Of prices show
that the average price of all articles of
ordinary use, taken in their relative
ratio of consumption, was tenth
higher in the first half of the current
year than in the first half of 1881. In
other words, unless man was earning
81. 10 during the last six months where
he was earning 81 year ago, he was
relatively worse off even if he seemed
to be receiving the same wages. This
large advance, however, was largest
on food where it reached fifth, than
on clothing, where it was barely dol
lar in thirty. The woman, therefore,
who had, say $3.50 a week with
which to keep house this year, was no
better Off than the woman who had
$lS last year, and the woman whose
allowance was Sl8 both years could
only get four-fifths as much food on
theaverage this year as last.