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Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-03-12
The Cynic.
TEXAS s,nlnus

Texas SiftIngs.
One of the most disagreeable human
beings is the cynic who does not be-
lieve in good or disinterested motives.
He distrusts everyone. He is skeptical
as TO the sincerity of all men, and he
believes that self interest prompts all
their actions.
Whenever you see one of these men,
you see one who is SO filled with
selfishness that there is not room
enough inside him for it, and for all
the egotism he tries to carry, and you
will see it oozing out of him at every
pore. These two attributes crowd his
soul into small compass, press on his
heart until there is not room for it to
develop generous impulse, and take
possession of his mind until liberal or
noble thoughts cease to exist there.
He is liberal enough in one way
liberal in unbeliefs-but narrow
minded bigot in his beliefs. When he
hears of some apparently unselfish act,
he begins hunting for selfish motive,
and should he fail to find it, he says
"Well, cannot understand what he
does it for, but he must expect to benefit
by it somehow" Certainly, he cannot
understand disinterested act of kind
ness, because all his own motives arc
prompted by self interest. He knows
of no higher motives.
The cynic is simply what he believes
all other men-whO are not fools
to be. His heart is not large enough
TO conceive chivalrous act, his brain
not of sufficient dimensions to beget or
be delivered of noble or generous
thought, and his little soul so shrivelled
that if il were possible that it could
ever get to heaven, and if Peter should
smile n welcome as he let it in, it would
Immediately suspect the sanity gate
man of having some interested motive
in being so friendly.
Whenever you meet n man of this
kind, who suspects that everybody in
the world is trying 10 take advantage
of him, you may be sure that that man
would beat everybody in the world if
he could. Whenever you see man
attributing mean or sordid motives to
others, YOU have found a man who him
self is mean, and you have discovered
man who may have many acquain-
tances, but very few friends.
Snakes, even the most venomous, are
supposed 20 have been created for some
useful purpose, and so the cynic has
doubtless n place in the economy of
nature that it is necessary he Should
fill, but he is very disagreeable neces-
! &itV
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-03-12

What becomes OF our bodiesl" asks q
soft-eyed scientist, and We answer in stento-
rian tones that they get inside of a red fan
mel undershirt as the maple turns to crimson
and the sassafras to gold.-Laram!e Boomer
ang.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-03-12
The Oysters of India.
London Globe.

London Globe.
A correspondent of the Field proposes
the establishment in different parts of
India, and especially on the east coast,
of oyster-beds for the cultivation of the
mol!usk most dear to epicures. Are
there, then, no oysters on the shores
of Hindustan? There are plenty; but
they generally labor under the very
grave disadvantage of being poisonous.
1t is certainly not a fixed rule that to
eat one of them will insure the death
of the eater, but still the chances in
favor of illness are too great to make
the Indulgence a common proceeding.
The knowledge that the food may
prove fatal does, no doubt, rs in the
case of toadstool-eating in France. "add
some excitement to the meal. But
it is an excitement which the Anglo
Indian of the period finds too strong
for his nerves, and he accordingly alb
stains, when he is wise, from all inter-
ference with the oyster of the Madras
coast. 1t is said, no doubt, that at
certain times of the year certain species
of the oyster even in these seas are
quite innocuOus. But as no one is at
all sure as to the species or the times SO
distinguished, this theory, even if it
were true, would not be practically of
much value. The oyster of the west
ern coast is, according to the Field, a
harmless and nutritive creature, and is
highly appreciated in Bombay. Why
not, therefore, import him and his kind
to some of the estuaries on the other
side of lndiap There is special reason
for propagating the oyster in India foI
the behoof of the governing class, in.
asmuch as the natives will not touch
him a. any price, on account of con.
victiOn that it is wicked or unlucky &c
eat creature which has no head.
All Wong Ching Foo, the editor OF
the new Chinese newspaper in New
York, turns states evidence, and say,
that the trouble with his people in tkli
country is that they have no brains
The Chinese who are gifted remain a
home, and about the only employment
open to those who are here is that o
laundrymen
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
To the Kings Of Europe.

The following is a copy OF the cele
brated proclamation to the Kings o.
Europe, by Prince Krapotkin, one o.
the Nihilist leaders, and gives the
whole trouble in afew lines. We need
scarcely say that it is equally applica
BE to lords, priests, monopolists and
over-exacting capitalists in all lands
Where you number ten we number
ten million.
Where you produce one necessity
of life we produce million.
Where you cultivate one rod OF
iand we pillow and reap from a thous-
and fields.
We build the ships and you sail
them.
We build the railroads and you own
chem.
We grow the bread and you deny
it to us.
While you have unused millions Of
money stored in your vaults, our
wives and ourselves work YEARLY
forever for bread and water
You have pictures and music and
dancing: the theatre, the feast, was
sail, the lecture and books, and do
nothing,
We have misery and hunger, and
thirst, and crime, the prison, the
workhouse, the asylum and the grave,
and yet we do all.
We are tired of this and will sui
Ter it no more.
Give lis what we earn and govern
ment to protect it.
For if you do not we shall take it
3y force.
We, in the name of Liberty, knock
at the doors of Royalty, and bid the
king, the Prince, and Cresus, to
come out and work with US in the
fields.
Ifthey come not, they they must
dc.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
Legal Advertising.

The practice which prevails in Texas Of
Advertising sheriff's sale by posting written
notices on the courthouse door, and In
other unfrequented and obscure places has
been abolished in nearly all of the older
states, 1t is calculated to work injustice to
the debtor, whose property is sacrificed for
want of sufficient publicity to attract the at
tention of bidders In ali other forced sales
The same principle is involved. The fact
that newspapers might be benefited by ad-
vertising should not influence the legisla-
ture in correcting so palpable an error. The
practice of posting legal notices originated
IN new countries, before newspapers were
established. Is 1t possible that our legisla-
tors airs composed of men who have not
kept pace with the progress of Texas --Cor-
sicaRG Observer.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
A New Conception OF Hamlet.

when the melancholy Dane exclaimed, 81 have
that within me which passeth show" he was IN
ioubtedly suffering from q severe attack Of the
rheumatism or Neuralgia, He said, "n pssseth
show," because II could lot be seen; bat had he
been aware OF the well known remedy for these
;'og5!es. he would have purchased salioylica, the
Sres,esI discovery In materia med!ca.
Smallpox is added to the fever
sc0Hrge at Mstan zas.
rike's Toothache Drops cure in one min
u'e.
Vim. T. Fond, Of Kansas City. writes:
Tie demand for 'Prickly Ash Bitters' in
this city las comes under my observation
las Reen simply enormous, and, although
ay,rse to recommending proprietary medi-
chs &, am thoroughly convinced that for
those special diseases for which they are
recommended they have no equal. and give
eminent satisfaction TO those who have used
a. T."
,i- John II. Jones, Bristol, says: Browns
Iron Bitters has proved itself to be IN eff
i---r-al remedy Tor weakness and general
leliity"
The Spanish senate has ratified the
commercial treaty with Germany.
E- Henry johnson. Garrett. ssys:
BroEn's Iron bit;ers has made me q strong
Ls4-'y man, vhea 3 months ago. vas
r--.k ard dst.li:s;el7
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
TREASURE TROyE.

T,ere's patier o'raln on my window pane
AadG sob and sigh az the Wind blows free
rad mid the eliy's hustle and din,
have iaueed stood by the far Of sea.
There's little rlll, that the rain gives BIRTH
That flows to a pool that I call my lake,
Pr thus do these lesser things Of earth
Take larger form for sweet faney's sake
There are loving looks that two dear eyes oil,
And tender tOno that Is all for me;
And [. with an answering throb aud thrill
A happy, loye.llt home eau see.
There's strong desire for a better life.
And rest and peace the world has not given
And I, mid this earthly tumult and strife,
Have found In my heart the kingdom Of heaven
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
MANN / g 3

HOW LOST, HOW RESTORED.
yu1 puolsned. a new edition OF Dr. CULVER
WELLS CELBBRTRD ESSAY on the radical cure o (
SPKRsAToRHGA or Seminal Weakness. Involuntary
Seminal Losses. 1MPoTFsoY. Mental and Physical Ir-
capacity. Impediments to Marriage etc, etc also,
CoSsuNPTIes, RPILrFsT and Prs, induced by self
indulgence, sexual extravaganza. &c.
The celebrated author in this admirable essay
clearly demonstrates from thirty years. success
ful practice, that the alarming Consequences Of SELF
sbuse may be radically cured pointing out a mode
ofcure al once, simple, certain, and eisctual, By
means OF whieh, every sufferer. no matter what his
condition may cure himself cheaply, privately and
radically.
ss- This lecture should be 10 The bAoIs Of every
yo1th s3d every man o. the land.
Sent under seal IN q plain envelope, 70 any sd-
dress postpaid, receipts OF six cents or two post
age stamps. Address
THE CULVERWELL MEDICAL CO..
a ANN ST. zEE YORK, n. 7. PsstOnes Ben 40
Jlys ~
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26

SUcH scene as that at Beecher's birthday
ovation impressed some Of those present far
more than any words with the touch OF the
higher nature that makes all men kin, and
renders the brotherhood of man the grand
reality of the future. II would serve any
man." said Mr.. Beecher, ''even to tying his
shoe strings or washing his feet If could
10 him good by It," And the Eagle says in
reply: There was not heart in all that
multitude that did not feel the same toward
him. He carries through his evening hours
tho best wishes and hopes, the sympathy
aud gratitude of the whole city of Brook
lyn in which he has worked 30 long and
grandly." As his neighbors think of him
others may be inclined to judge him.
Beecher appears to have lived down the
worst of evil report. GolvestOn Neos.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
VIEW ADVERTISEMENTS,

pIvoRc publicity residents o. any n siSas
,ton. tor stamp. W. II. LEB. ATTY. $50 B'wsy ~
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
Saved

from feeling of heaviness, acid reactions
in the throat, scalding and burning like fire.
dull heavy feeling in the head rs though a
band of iron were around it-obstinate con-
stipation-Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets does
indeed save from such miseries, then why
neglect the first symptoms? Sold by T..
Fromme.
A lonesome French pauper who
had been assisted to this country
from England, was sent back.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26

nVIsTI5.I5 seud for our select list OF local hsS
sn,. Geo. p. Rowell 4 Co, 10 Spruce 81, y.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26

To all who are suffering from the eTrors and In
disereuons Of youth, nervous. weAAhe''
early decay, loss Of manhood. 3e, ] will send
recipe that VIII cure you FREE or cHAIdg. rhi'
great remedy WAS discovered by missionary u
South America. Send . self addressed envelope &c
the Rev. JosIrn T. baAs, Station ID, Hsp ,orA
Cur. augHU
1t is surmised that the Hill inves'
tigation will soon close.
EHeLIsn FEMALE BrrTERs Is On Iron
and vegetable tonic, prepared specially
for the cure of ills that atlict female sex.
II builds up and strengthens feeble, bro
ken down and worn out constitutions. re-
pairs damages inflicted by years OF suffer
Ing, regulates the system, adds iron TO
impoverished blood and makes perna-
nent cures. II tones the stomach, i'm.
parts o keen appetite, aids digestion, re-
lieves sick headache. acts gently upon
the liver, cures swimming Of the head.
and palpitation Of the heart
For headache, constipation and bill
iousness, use Batleys Saline Apersent
slough on chlils,"
Cures 8 cases for Is cts. In cash or stamps.
Mailed by John Parham, Atlanta, Ga.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
Remember

neglect OF first symptoms frequently lead
10 permanent defects. Pimples, blotche
on the skin sndicate disease which can b
cured by AcSer's Blood Elixir. Sold by X
Fromme
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26

A plan has been formulated for the
reorganization of the Union Iron and
Steel company of South Chicago.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
Important and True.

Impure blood causes desease and decay,
no matter what part seems to be the seat of
the disease-Gver, kidney or brain-then
how important it is to purify the blood with
Acker's Blood Elixir. Sold by II. Fromme
It begins to look as though the re-
wise d tariff would produce about as
much revenue as the old one.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
Celebrated.

aud Justly so, Ia Aoker's English Remedy
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Sold
by II. FroniHe, price i0c soc " ~
II is reported that the Franco.
Egyptian Bank of Paris has offered
to lend the Mexican government
S15,000,000.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
On Thirty Days Trial.

TEE voLrAio BELT Co.. Marshall, Michigan. vii
send DR.. Dyes Celebrated RlectYo-yoltaic Belt'
and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days
men (young or oid) who are afflicted with nervou'
debility. lost vitality and kindred troubles, guar
sntee!hg speedy and complete restoration OF man
" vigor, Address - above.-N. 9.-No risk Is In
CURED, - thirty days trial 10 allowed. jan Ally
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-07-26
ESTRATS.

REtrayed BY 7. J. Horton, before G. =. Cock, J
P, Precinct 10, ], Hays county, ose bag lore
.hout IL years old. branded I'M
Givea unssr NJ bad July N. A d. lss3.
JAS @. BURLESOS.
nyl1st Clsrk Co1riy Cszrt, Bays &c Texas
The Opelousas courier., 1883-04-21
Long-Distanced Telephones.

The uses Of the telephone have here
tofore been much limited, because of the
impossibility of talking through them
at any great distance. But by a recent
invention of one DR.. Baxter, this diff
Guilty has been overcome, and it is
thought thatIhereafter there will be lit
tie or no impeachment in communicating
by voice through the Atlantic cables.
Recently a conversation was kept up
between New York and Cleveland, o., a
distance of about seven hundred and
thirty-fve miles, and the voice could
he as distinctly heard as with an ordi-
nary telephone ten or fifteen miles apart.
The person speaking at either end could
be heard all along ~the.route. This tele-
phone is so constructed that the voice
acting upon the diaphragm makes a
break in the current in the same man
ner as q Geographic: wire if operated
upon by a Geographic key, and it ia be-
lieyed that it can be used as far as the
telegraph itself. Talk of miracles! What
can be more wonderful than carrying or
q conversation so as to be distinctly
heard three thousand miles apart9
The Opelousas courier., 1883-04-21
Our Reformed Civil Service.

The last Congress passed one act of
the very highest Importance to the flu
ture of the country. 1t laid tlr fnaf'la-
tions of reformed one Of
the perils to which tie country WAS sub
iect was the VAST material aud personal
interests involved in every Presidential
election. Over one hundred thousand
of1ic e-holders were vitallysinterested in
preventing any change Of administra-
ton. for the successful fan opposition
ticket involved an entire change in the
personnel. of thee otfice-holding body.
As there were twenty applicants for
every official position, the struggle be-
tween the " ms" and the "outs' was
always Il fierce one. The acrimony and
corruption of our Presidential contests
| was in IA great measure due to the per-
sonal and pecuniary interests involved
in Il possible change. FIandssand vlo-
lence are apt to be the outcome when
great selfish interests are at stake
Hence the danger of the spoils system III
our form of government. Happily this
peril has been averted by the passage
of a law which establishes permanency
in our civil service. Removals hereaf-
ter will be for cause, and appointments
and promotions for fitness and good
conduct, and not at all for political ser
vices. We will now have public ser
wants who will have an honest pride III
their profession. There will be some
assurance hereafter that the public
money wifi be honestly disbursed. One
reason why there was o demand for re-
ducing our evenu was the general i'm
preston that IA large surplus I'D the
Treasury was II standing temptation to
politicians to misappropriate the public
funds. Army and naval officers never
steal the money of the government; this
is because they have a life tenure and Q
pride in their professions. The same
professional esprit de corps will hereaf'
ter obtain in the civil service.-DemOr
est's Monthly for Nay.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-04-21
Newspaper Laws and HSegulAa'
GiOKR$.

/. Subscribers who do not give express no.
Tree to the contrary are considered wishing 10
continue their subscriptions.
3. If subscribers order the discontinuance
or their periodicals, the publisher may conti'
uue to send them until all artcarages are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their periodicals from the Office to which they
are directed, they are held responsible until
they have settled their bills and ordered them
discontinued.
4. II subscribers move to another place
without Informing the publishers aud the pa
peers are sent TO the former direction. they are
held responsible.
5. The courts have decided that refusing
to take the periodicals from the office, or re-
moving and leaving them nncalled for, is pri'
ma faeie evidence OF intentional fraud
g. ANY person who receives q newspaper
and makes use of it, whether he has ordered
it or not, is held in law TO be a subscriber
Z. If subscribers pay in advance, they are
bound to give notice TO the publisher at the
end or their time. if they do not wish TO con
time taking it otherwise the publisher is
authorized to continue sending it on, aud the
subscribers will be responsible until an e3'
press notice, with payment Of all arrears. Is
sent TO the publisher.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-04-21

Stranger I say, Miater Big Head, You SEEM
Biz Well, yes; YOU ace / was Gus
with the boys last night, end got kinder Mixed =,
Stranger It appears sc fIom The looks Of
Rxo TKerH-s Il ,loa't feel exactly like my head.
pears to be kinder ;ewciled up end as If it ta1 3
notion to bust and the pain is terrible
6frGNgey'-"If you will get q bottle of Bailct's
Saline hperien., enc or two doses will put a head
on yOu,' that your friends would recognize"
sS1 MegG-"Tll do any thing 10 get rid Of Gil
this pain and suffering
This marvellous remedy cures those terrible head
aches, ~cleanses the stomach, unloads the bowels,
unlocks the liver, relieves constipation at once, apd
gives the bile q chance tc go. 1t has become the
popular and standard remedy fer constipation, bill
iousness, sick headache, heartburn, acid stomach,
and all diseases requiring q real nice and pleasant
~purgatiVe or physic.
hours, and is Just so delightful and refreshing G
drink, that everybody likes it.
Il unclouds and cools the brain, qulets the nerves.
and is o sine qua non for the headache efladies.
II mitisates the pangs of rheumatism and govt,
relieves kidney and urinary troubles, and pain IN
the back. For dyspepties it acts like 8 charm, and
has no equal in curing q eonstipatcd habit 1t Is
merchants, clerks, mechanics, factory hands, eSn-
dents, teachers and ali persons who lead q closely
confined life and are subject to headache, dizziness
and torpid bowels. IF you ore troubled with a
coated tongue, foul breath, loss of appetite or gen.
eEai sluggtshness, Bailey's Saline Aperient Will euro
pleasant and palatable, and is much cheaper, in fact
II Is o regular family medicine chest within ITSELF.
II epaTkles and foanls just like q glass OF seda
water, and is just as pleasant. 90 cents and sold
everywhere. J.P. DBoAaooLE d Co.,
Proprietors, Louisville, Ky.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-04-21

All carefully selected with q view 10 the spc.
cial wants of this community. and which are
offered at popular prices All my patrons and
the ladies of this Parish in general. are invited
to call aud inspect the same, heing assured
that they will be pleased, bot, with my goods
and prices. ~ As il wonId be impossible to
make ANYTHING like complete enumeration of
the nauy new additions 10 MY stock, / earn
estly ask a personal inspection of the same.
Marcel II. 1881 MRS y. LAAS.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-04-21
The Charity Hospital.

The citizens of New Orleans have re-
solved to make a grand effort to raise
the necessary funds to enlarge the ca
p~acities of the Charity Hospital, mi of
the noblest institutions of its kind in
the United States. Ii ia a matter that
appeals loudly to every friend of the
poor and unfortunate. The following
10 the appeal of the committee:
The undersigned proprietors of news
papers have been appointed a Commit
tee to appeal to the Press for this laud-
able object. This aid 10 not asked for
its ordinary expenditures of general
running expenses, but to increase its
accommodations and capacity for the
good of the sick, by adding another
story to the present building and to
make absolutely necessary sanitary I'M
provements. The doors of this Institu-
ton are open al all times to the sick,
the lane and the wounded of oil nations,
ereeds and colors without distinction
a large majority of the inmates are from
other States. The building of railroads
and ether public works has added great.
" to the number of patients, and now
that the Hospital is crowded so as t.
sndsnger the lives Of many of its in.
mates, think what would be the eonse'
Queuce If We should in addition have al
epidemic and have no home OF shelte'
for the sick Z We believe that it is onl.
necessary to make the wants of thi
uorld-renowned National Institution
known TO the Press of the land to NEE
with favorable response to the call.
Yours, respectfully,
GEoRoE NICHOLSON,
New Orleans Picayune
NuAA DtPoUR,
New Orleans Bee.
JACOB HAssrNaER,
German Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-04-21
A Life Doublv Assured.

A resident of Bangor, Maine, writing
to C. N, Crittenton, New York, for a
supply of Hdle's Honey Of Horehoand
and Tar, mentions incidentally that
three months ago a New England life
insurance company refused to grant him
a policy on the ground that he was con
sumptive. "But,n he adds, thanks to
the healing properties of that Invaluable
preparations, my lungs are now perfectly
sound, and / yesterday passed u medical
examination without an objection, and
insured my life for $4,000 Of drug
gists generally.
Plies Tootheehe Drops cure in one
minute.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-04-21
a E.esmo1a INA Spelling.

Since the introduction Of Spelling Matches,
many words have come prominently into no.
tice-words that were previously compara-
septic, meaning: preventing and stopping, all
fermentation and decomposition, and Auaige'
slant painkiller. Then there is Antipyretic
cooling down inflammation and fever heat
These three words, 80 often tnisspelied, are
three of the cardinal virtues Of something thai
will cure many a bad spell, and that is saiicyl
afford immediate relief, and guaranteed tx
cure Rheumatism. Gout on Neuralgia.