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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-12
The Old Horse.

A California paper relates clrcum-
stance which once more suggests that
there is nothing sadder nature thar. IN
the life of beast of burden. There is,
says our contemporary, still existing a
mule which is one of the pioneers OF
1916. 1t was kept by it's original owner
in Calaveras county until he died a
few years ago, Naving, let us hope by
an accident, failed to provide for his old
servant), and is now owned by g China
man, who gets all the work he can out
of the poor old creature. Such is the
career, though, happily not sol long pro-
tracted, of nine horses out of ten. Up
to three, and sometimes four years old,
they are quite happy. Then comes a
period of say seven years when some
lead life of the highest artificial lux
ury, while others ere very hard at work
but still in the enjoyment of health and
strength, enabling them to bear up the
brutality and cross stupidity to which
they are exposed. In the end, however,
nearly all come to the same low level.
The thoroughbred and the hardy road
ster find a common sad fate. As for
the street-car horse, his time of mis-
cry must be held from the date from
the time he enters that service, when
his poor feet never know what it is to
be off those horrible cobble stones. By
the end of three years the ruin of the
legs of most of these car horses has been
completed, and they are sold of to the
large class who understand extracting
the maximum of work with the minimum
of food. All over the city may be seen
animals attached to junk cart sand dilap-
idAted expresses, which literally have
not leg to stand upon. Watch the
DOOR things for q moment standing, and
YOU Will see them shift painfully from
leg to leg, 90 IS to give one an Occa-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-12
Wyoming Cowboys and Their Horses.
Correspondence Providence Journal.

Correspondence Providence journal
AS YOU mingle with these cowboys
Won find in them strange mixture OF
good nature and recklessness. You are
as safe with them alone on the plains
as with any class of men. They Will
even deny themselves for your comfort
and imperil their lives for your safety
But impose upon them, or arouse their
ire, and your life is of no more value IN
their esteem than that Of coyote.
Morally, as class, they are foul
mouthed, blasphemous, drunken, lecn-
erous utterly corrupt. Usually harm
less on the plains when sober, they are
dreaded in the towns, for then liquor
has the ascendency over them. They
are also as improvident as the veriest
sack" of the sea. Employed as cow
bows only six months in the year-from
Nav till November-th earnings are
soon souandered in dissoluteness, and
then they hunt, or get odd jobs to sup
mort themselves until another cattle
season begins. They are never cum
bered with baggage. What little they
may have besides the clothes they wear
and their revolver or or gun,is carriedln
a bag. which they call their "war bag"
Ssvaral weeks since one of them slung
his war bag into the wagon with the
careless remark: There, that holds
all I've earned for seven years" They
are utterly reckless of their own lives.
Mr.. Davis recently shot and wounded a
huge buffalo--a most ugly antagonist In
a fight. Three cowboys Immediately
lighted out after him. Onelariated him
by the horns, another by hind heel,
and the third dismounted and leaped
upon the enraged buffalo for wild ride.
nilsson" another of these reckless
chaps, came upon four grizzly bears
two old ones and two large cubs. I'm
observed by them, he dismounted and
shot at one. The wounded bear turned
opon the other as though its mate were
the offender. For little while the fur
few, and the very trees seemed to shake
with the roar Of the fighting beasts.
NILSSON" says he lay in ambush and
shook his sides with laughter while
watching the combat. Then he shot
aesin and laid out one Of the cubs.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-12
Tice,s Weather Probabilities for Octo-
Der, 1882.

First to I'd, clouding weather, with
rain Sd to 9Th, clear or fair; 9th to 9th,
cloudy and threatening, with heavy
storms in places; 10th and 18th, clear
or fair and frosty; 18th to 18th, ending
in cloudiug and threatening weather,
with heavy storms, very severe on ocean
and lakes; 10th and 18th, clear or fair,
and Chilly; 18th to 2lst, ending in cloud
ing. threatening weather, with heavy
storms in places; 22d and 23d, clear or
fair. and frosty; oath to 3lst, variable
and unsettled with heavy storms, about
the 9th to goth, especially on the lakes
and Atlantic coast.
The warmer spells will commence
about the LIST, 9th, 18th, 18th, oath and
29th.
The colder spells will commence as
soon as storm centers have passed, about
the Sd. 10th, 18th, 22i and 25th.
Earthquake causes exist in their
greatest intensity about the LIST, 9th,
18th. 10th, oath and 10Th.
Aurora periods are about the 4th,
18th, 18th, oath and %.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-12
TEXAS TOPICS.

ore Thousand one hundred ana
sixty gallons of wine have been maze
by G. Fletcher, Fannin county, 'hi'
year.
Tn Texas there is law requiring
trains to stop half an hour at the sta. :.
line before leaving the state. IL Is
only enforced at Texarkana' however
At Huntsville, Texas, about sunrise
IN the 25th of September, i've con-
,;o,s escaped by crawling through the
.awer Of the penitentiary. One was
t;,led one wounded, two captured ana
the fifth escaped.
ON the LIST of October the western
.ouo;on If the Sunset road was COM
..,otod 70 the Pecos river. The eastern
end of the Southern, or California road
is but 20 miles west of the Pecos' Inc
two roads will, no doubt, form juno
ton before the LIST of November.
The Franco Texas Land Company
have established mandatory Oh
plaster of paris, cement and fertilizer
out of the gypsum that composes DiInS
along the eastern plateau in Nolan
comfy. and are shipping it in large
Quantities to various parts OF Inc
world.
considerable excitement was &C.
casioned at Minerals Wells, Palo finto
county recently, by the reported dis
coyery of silver mines near tnat piaoe
An assay from the United States as.
savers of ores gives them seven ounces
ner ton. Another assay from organ
New Mexico, gives six ounces TO 'he
ton. Mr.. E. Littlefeld, capitalist OF
New Mexico, offers $4,000 tor THIS
mine.
An Ell Paso correspondent tells the
following story regarding Chinese LABOR
On the Texas and Pacific road, now IN
process of construction: Several hun
dred Celestials are employed, and lay
track at the rate of four miles a day.
Those who misbehave are taken into
box.car and soundly thrashed. They
we're sent from China to an agent IN
San Francisco, who advanced the money
for their transportation, $50 per head
He charges them so much per cent. on
the fare. They are his property, and
are hired out by him.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-12
Tho Lime Process Of Getting Coal.

A. ;nterestipg and important series
of erneriments has just been made at
the Wharncliffe Silkstone coliieries'
neor Sheffield, says an English contem-
norarv. These collieries are among tne
ioroost in South Yorkshire, and have
been in operation for fully twenty-five
wears, They afford employment iof
over GOO hands. Though gas has been
mot with in the workings, the collier
ies have been very free from explo'
siona: but the company, with laudaole
desire to leave nothing undone to Sc
cure safety to the miners, Determined
70 test the new method Of mining coal
by compressed lime in the place OF
blasting powder. The patentees were
communicated with, and experiments
took place in the presence OF the man,
ooers of the collieries, Mr.. J. Peel and
a. B. Walker, Mr.. Todd-Nnunnery
colliery-and other officials and WORK
man The test took place in the fark,
cate seam, where several yards OF coal
face had been holed. A hole about
three inches in diameter was drilled
into the seam to the depth OF four feet.
The hole having been thoroughly
cleaned out, perforated iron tube was
placed in it; into this tube cartridge
Of compressed lime was inserted. Inc
cartridge was originally about seven
;ncbes long and two and half inches
in diameter. 1t was compressed oy
hydraulic power to three inches long
There is a groove in the cartridge TO
allow q water tube to pass along It, Inc
lime being rammed home, and the mole
filed up, q small pump was used TO
force water to the bottom OF the iron
tube and around the cartridge whlcn
was covered with calico. Simultane'
ously with the injection OF the wafer
the rending process began, and IN nall
an hour about ten tons OF coal came
away in q nearly unbroken mass one
piece being nearly nine feet long. IL
is estimated that of the whole fall not
more than per cent. was small
while under the wedging system large
percentage of "small" coal is produced
A second trial was made in another
part of the workings, which is conslo-
cred the worst in the pit. Here the re-
suits were also exceedingly satisfactory
and the managers resolved to adopt the
system nj once. The workmen who
witnessed the experiments were greatly
pleased. and expressed the wish that
the system should become genera? Il,
which it has every chance OF doing In
the South Yorkshire district.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-12
A Queer Mode of SeIf.Defense.

oldest of all defensive methods is
that of swapping off the tail. The blind
worm, or slow worm, is little snake
like lizard common in the Old World.
When alarmed it contracts its muscles
in such a manner and degree as to break
its tail of at a considerable distance
from the end. But how can this aid it =?
The detached tail then dances about
very lively, holding the attention of the
offender, while the lizard himself sinks
away. And for a considerable time the
tail retains its capability of twisting and
jumping every time it is struck. The
lizard will then grow another tail, so as
to be prepared for another adventure.
Tuere are other lizards which have a
similar power. though in less degree
Popular Science Monthly.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-12
THE MOTE AND BEAM.

Some statistics for Critics OF "haro pr'nA"s
,southerners" to Ponder O'sr.
An estimate of the number OF drink
inc saloons in proportion to population
in the various States is published by
the Columbus (Ga.) Times. 1t shows
how many inhabitants there ere to each
saloon:
oLoL;kanro
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-12

LET the Monday washing and the
yeArling calf spend the night in the
same back yard, and that part of the
Washing left outside Of the calf in the
morning viii be in good shape to feed
the goat oz.-Detroif Free Press.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-12

@oH,give me anything made OF Oean:'
exclaimed a Boston man taken SICK :.
the west, when asked what be NOu..
have to eat They obeyed his reqOs''
and gave him castor oil.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-12

The milking stool is the latest in the
decoration line. 1t is affected only
by the cream Of society.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-21
Pain Cannot STAY Where
1t Is Used.

IL is oScd.
Rhuematism is cured by
THOMAS ECLECTRIC OIL.
lame back of eight years standing was positive.
ly cured by 80 cents worth Of
TAoMAS' ECLECTRIC OIL
Common sore throat is cured with one dose of
THOMAS ECLECTRIC OIL.
Coughs and colds arc cured by
THOMAS ECLECTRIC OIL.
All throat and lung diseases are cured by
THOMAS ECLECTRIC OIL
Asthma is cured by
THOMAS ECLECTRIC OIL
Burns and frost bites are relieved at once by
THOMAS ECLECTRIC OIL
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-21

Near in the opinion of the Greek poet
Euphron, are the poet and the cook.
Both, he says, attain by an ingenious
andacity the apex of their art And to
show the intellectual daringof the cook,
he tells the following story: Nicomedes,
the great king Of Bithnia, being once on
time some twelve days Journey from
the sea, had sudden longing for a
loach. Some photographers explain the
word used by Euphron as "smelt," but
the general consensus is in favor of the
former Interpretation His cook served
him up in twenty minutes this very fish.
Everybody wondered, for the seascn, 10
add to the difficulty of the exploit,
CHANGED TO be midwinter. 1t is said that
once while Selden sat in the assembly
OF divlnes at Westminster, a warm de-
bate arose about the distance from Jer-
icho to Jerusalem. Those who con
tended for the longer distances were
about TO yield to the argument of their
adversaries that fishes were carried
from one city to the other, when the eel
ebrated lawyer cried out, perhaps the
d3hes were salted," upon which the dis
pute was renewed with increased vigor.
But the loach in the present case was
quite fresh, How then was it procuredP
French cooks can, ii is well known,
make II delicious soup out of an old
shoe, but the curious device of the cook
of Ncomedes will be found equally
clever. He took turnp, aud cut tim
tothe figure of u loach He then boiled
ii gently over slow fire, added GER
tain quantity OF oil and salt not that
indefinite amount familiar tous in mod
ern cookery books as "pinch,n but
measured with exact and learned dis
elimination and completed the dish by
the sprinkling OF n dozen grains of black
pepper. Nicomcdes, dcvouring the
disguised turnip with good appetite,
told his friends that it was the finest
loach he ever ate in his life. II is sure
ly but just reward of merit that cooks
possessed of such powers as these should
receive those high salaries we read of in
the records of imperial Rome. -L oadon
Globe.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-21
A s20, 600 Check on a Shingle,

Joseph G. Palmer a California pioneer
aud Mt one time banker and politician,
died in Oakland at the ago OF So. Mr..
Palmer, in the early days OF California,
was member Of the firm Of Palmer
Cook d Co., n bank which did an i'm
mensc business, and whose influence
was felt throughout the State. TO show
his readiness to adopt original methods
in an emergency, it is related that once
depositor called to draw large sum
of money (S2S,OO0) from the bank, Mr.
Palmer's consent was necessary, but he
had been called away to attend TO some
duty at lumber yard some mile or more
from the bank. Thither the depositor
FASTENED and made known his wants,
and the necessity of having them at
tended to at once Mr.. Palmer could
find neither pen, pencil, ink nor paper,
But without % moments hesitation, he
picked up a Single, borrowed II piece
of red chalk, aud with it wrote q check
on the shinge in large and distinct let
ters for S2S,00O. This was good for all
the money the depositor had in bank,
and it proved an exceedingly good adj
venisemcnl for Palmer. II gained con-
tidence for the original genius Of our
first great banker, whom everybody adj
mired and trusted. - San Francisco
Bulletin.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-21
North Carolina Hospitality.

gentleman of this city, lawyer.
who had occasion to make recent trip
into an adjoining county, was very much
impressed with the Astounding hospital
ity of the farmers. He said to us that
he believed the farmers Of North Caro-
lima are the most hospitable people in
all this land. Our reply was that we
could take buggy and horse at Eliza
beth City and travel to Stokes county
without paying a dime for lodging or
midday meals. and offer to pay each
day. We do not know how it is in other
States, but Wa do know that the hospi-
tality of the North CarolnianS living
in the country is unstinted and gencr-
Gus. We hope the time will never come
when the hospitality that has always
distinguished the people of North Caro-
lima will become less Astounding and
generous. We do not care for the "ele-
giant hospitality" of which people boast
SO much as we do for hearty, spontan-
eous, warm hospitality that welcomes
the coming guest Wilmington, ~ G.,
star.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-21


No century Ike the last has shown wo-
man her better nature Since the day
when Elizabeth Fry, rich, beautiful and
gifted. preached in all the jails OF Great
Britain and France. establishing
schools and manufactures within the
prisons, moving all northern aud central
Europe 70 humane feeling, there has
not been wanting a Lady Huntingdon
to build and support churches aud col
leges, "a Florence Nightingale in ho,pi-
tails, Clara Barton on battle fields "a
Helen Chalmers in midnight missions,
rcvered by the most degraded, a Gather
inc Penneicather among the outcasts, an
Annie Macpherson finding homes for
thousands of worse than orphaned chill
dren, Lady Burdelt Coulls to spend
fifteen million dollars in model tenement
houses and missions. and a Sarah Smiley
TO tellwilh womanly tendewc- the story
OF the cross.
Woman's benevolent worl, has been
marvellous in the last century Out Of
eight hundred and TWENTY-FIVE assoca-
tons conducted by women, reported TO
the Women's Centennial Board all but
tive are the product OF The last hundred
years, and most OF the last twenty-five
years. One Of these, the Red Cross of
Germany under Augusta, for the care
OF the sick and wounded in war or FAM
inc, hospital or orphan asylum work,
has its three hundred and oiehtv-one
branches, and n membership ot upwards
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-21
"possnm Son AM Tatarslp

The possum is great delicacy in the
southern portion of the United States.
The negroes especially go fairly wild
over them, and during the season their
mouths water at the bare mention of
'possum" A Georgia negro gives en-
pressions to his feelings on the subject
as follows:
"Oo-oo-ee 90 way, niger! You low
country, marsh-tacky darkics don't
know muffin bout 'possum sop an Ia
ter, You DIES gimme one of de up
country possums say TO we're ole ~
been king of de range sence smmon
times; you take 70 dog, run him bout
five miles, till he git tender, an den
tree him, cut him down, cotch him, and
bring him home; clean him all ober
nice, salt him down, and let him Law
'zactly two days and tree nights: den
on dc third day in the morning parbilc
INN by de watch tree hours; den Won
take him outen dc bile, put him onto dc
stew; den You base him wild butter.
pepper, and barbecue for two more
hours; den put crate big yam tatcrs all
roun hlln IN row, an pour ON de but
ter an stew an barbecue all over de
taters an postum tell it all smell like
taters an ta,' like 'possum. Cook il
tell you smell il up de road an down de
road, in de lof, an so you kin tas' it al
ebry breif; den You take him up, place
him CRATE big dish, wild de taters an
sop. an you bring along de han gallon
coii'y pot rite full an hot den, niggcr
you 60 out an DIES shot de door after
you, an waite tell calls you. w. Drums
NICK (Ga.) AdceytiScr
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-21

They make something besides Office.
holders in Washington, the manufactur.
ing establishments of the city having n
capital of 50, 1881, 226, employing 7,1l6
persons, while their products are valued
ut Sll,Gll,lS5. ..,,......
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-21
A Rnllan1a Mine

OF health Is 10 be found in DR.. " Pierce's
"Favoritc Prescription" TO The merits of
which as remedy for female weakness and
kindred Affections thousands testify.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-21

DYSPEPSIA.
The Regulator will positively cure this terrible
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be true,
CONSTIPATION!
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Regulator, II is harmless, mild and ehcctual.
BILlOUSN E'SS.
One or two tablcspoonfus will relieve all the
troubles incident to n bilious state such AZ Nausea
Dz2iucpe, Drowsnesa, Distress alter eating, bit.
ter bad taste IN the mouth
MALARIA.
Persons may avoid all attacks by occasionally
taking n dOsc OF Simmons Liver Regulator TO keep
the liver in healthy action
BAD BREATH!
generally arising from dsordered stomach, can
be corrected by taking simmons Liver Regulator,
JAUNDICE.
Simmons Liver Rcgulat soon cndicatcs this dis
ease from the +, stem, leaving the skiu clear and
free from NIL impurities.
collie.
children suffering with collie soon experience ",
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-21
Chills and Fever.

Simmons Liver Regn'
lator room breaks the
chIlls and carries the
fever out OF the system.
" cures when all other
remedies fail,
= ok Headache.
FER the relief and cure
Of this distressing dis
ease use simmons Liy
or Regulator.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-04
DIVORCED.

Der Ddrenpo5f De1a0lrt. for so long the
German organ of the republican party. has
babe adieu to its former political friends in
an article which has created much excite
ment among the leaders of the republican
party Here is the article entire:
From the Daily Der Demokrat
The following communication we re-
ceived yesterday.
MIR. Editor-There is call published
in the so-callcd political columns of the
Gazette for delegation, meeting for the
purpose of election of delegates to the re
publican state convention. August 80. In
your esteemed paper | find the same call
among the business notices Many of
your readers are uncertain as to the posi-
ton of Der Denaokrat in. the matter.
Would you advise the German republicans
who heretofore have acted with the repub-
lican party to attend the primary meetings
for the republican state convention, or
would you be in favor of taking an indie
pendent position? g."
To which we answer
We believe that we clearly and posi-
lively answered the foregoing question
in several articles. Should, nevertheless,
there be any doubt as to our position to
the republican party and its convention.
it can only please us to be informed of
the same--so that we can TeMo1e all
poubts.
According to our conviction since the
eth of June there exists an impossible
chasm between the friends of personal
liberty and the republican party of Iowa
and no true republican and particularly
no German american who has self respect
or who respects IRE people anil republic
should identify himself with the republi-
can party and its conventions and nomi-
nations.
The republican party in our state is
serving the knownothingism, the muck
erism, and the women regiment; so long as
the party is in such service it stands OPP
posed as an enemy to the Germans and
their convictions.
Whoever participates in party conven-
ton is to a measure bound by its resolu-
tons; therefore no German American
should take part in the republican con-
vention of August 2d, or in other republi
can conventions-and more particularly,
stay absent. Every friend of personal
liberty in the coming fall election will be
compelled by his conviction to do his
share to break the supremacy of the re-
publican party in this otherwise blessed
state, for the honor of freedom AID the
people.