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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
The New Postal Notes.

| The new postal notes. which are now on
sale at the post Offices will prove great con.
! venience to those who desire to transmit
small sums of money through the mail.
Any sum from one cent up to five dollars.
All the annoyance heretofore experienced in
sending odd change by mail is now done
away with. Any person wishing to send
small sum to distant place can hand the
amount and three cents fee for the postmas-
ter and will get in exchange postal note
with the amount filled in blank, and also
the figures representing the amount punch
ed out from columns of dollars, dimes and
cents respectively. This is enclosed in .
letter and sent, the recipient taking it to the
post Office and getting the money on it.
The notes are good for three months from
its date, which is stamped on the note.
This will prove great convenience to news
paper subscribers who want to remit to
publishers. They can get any amount from
one cent up to five dollars at cost of three
cents, and can send it with safety, as only
the person whose name is in the note can
draw the money. We would like to have
our subscribers at offices where these notes
can be obtained try this mode of-remitting
their subscriptions, just for the fun of the
thing.
We clip the above from the Richmond,
Ind, Democrat, as matter of information,
and would especially commend the closing
sentence to the attention of our subscribers.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
Texas Patents.

Seward A. Haseltine, attorney and solicit
or of patents, Springfield, Mo-, sends us
the following list of patents issued to citi-
zens of Texas for the week ending Sept.
IS, 1888:
Edward d. Carter, Weimar; combined
cotton and corn planter and cultivator
Benjamin F. Davis, Dallas; straining
beam.
VIM. w. Dunn, Fort Worth; apparatus
for grain drying and coffee roasting
Augustus Galny, Galveston abdominal
supporter.
Ellie German, Fannin county; churn.
Charles A. Lee, Arlington; miners lamp.
Emma Il. Reed, Victoria; nursery chair.
NJ. Surratt, Waco; by assignment, car
coupling.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

The undersigned, on East side of Plaza,
second door South of Post office in San Mar
cos; can be found ut all times. Has for sale
Farms, Business Houses in town, and county
of Hays and other counties in Texas. He
offers cheap, on easy terms, invites pur-
chasers and patronage, and satisfaction guar
anteed in all courts in Texas, and real estate
agencies. Live stock interests looked after,
and business attended to in all parts of Tex
as. Give him trial before investing else
where and be convinced.
G.. ". WALTERS
Solicitor, Atty al Law and Real Estate Agt
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

JUDGE SIENTERING, editor of the San An
tonic b'reie Prose-, an able writer and fine
scholar, died last week He emigrated to
Texas in 1851, settling in New Braunfels,
and moved with his family to San Antonio,
at the close of the war in 1865. At the time
os his death, he was engaged on a work on
Texas, to be illustrated by an eminent Ger
man artist. The work was well advanced,
and we learn his associate will complete
and publish it.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
Lanham Again to the Front.

We the other day made another pleasant
aud instructive call on our enterprising
friend and fellow citizen, Mr.. Lanham, of
the San Marcos Carriage Factory Works.
We found he had inaugurated great i'm
provements since our last previous cali,
chief Of which is the introduction of one
Of the admirable Common Sense Engines,
manufactured at Springfield, Ohio. This is
the neatest and completest thing of the kind
we ever srw: the boiler and engine are
so combined as to occupy comparatively lit
tie space. The engine is seven horse pow
er, and appears to he in all respects a per
feet piece of machinery. Il is used to run
Band Saving Machine. which executes all
sorts Of saving, such as for church and
school seats, brackets, and all that sort of
work, with wonderful accuracy and light
ming velocity. Mr.. Lanham Is now prepar-
81 to I'll orders for this class of work rapidly.
While on the ground we also visited the
Carriage Finishing Department. There we
saw, Is Just completed by Mr.. Lanham, We
believe the finest buggy We ever saw, at
least. certainly, in Texas. II was not only
ine. Int substantial having steel axles and
tires. leather top, and other things TO match.
X has. besides. an unhitching attachment
which j. really something wonderful By
its aid you can 1T IN the buggy. and by
means Il a strap unhitch your team in an
instant. in case they should become unInan-
agsable. " e from any other reason you
may des.rs 20 unloose them frcn the vehicle
a once. a. for instance upon returning
home frorn a drive Il IS a great and use
frl 5aveutiou-
AIr IAnhlrn j. dong = great work for
our toE7n. and a visit to his shOpS would IN
terest Any intelligent psrsOn- y lS-Sn-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
Support Your County Paper.

Tn, FREE PRESS is just closing its
Tenth Year under the present manage
ment. We have labored faithfully during
that time, in the face of many difficulties, to
build up respectable newspaper in this
county, and incidentally to make it a benefit
to this country and community. We can say
of truth that during the greater part of
said period We haye, in our desire to pub
fish credltable paper, spent more money
on it than the patronage bestowed on it war
ranted, and are still doing so. Our hope
has been, and is, that our people would fl
nally wake up to the importance OF the sub
ject of well sustaining their home paper, 30
that we might secure at least fair return
for all our labors aud expenditures.
IL again referring to the matter now, we
do not propose more than to call attention
to the subject. The FREE Press is well
known, and speaks for itself. Both as To-
cal and general newspaper it is better than
ever before This we believe is generally
understood and conceded, and people only
need be awakened to the duty of better sus-
t,ining it, so that it may continue to grow
bctt,r In order to this, and as n further in
duccment TO subscribers, we offer the fol-
lowing valuable
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

IT is odd how State Press" of the Gal
weston News sCi52 persist in crediting mat
ters clipped from our paper to the San An
tonic Free Press, q German paper of that
city. Twice he has done so within few
weeks, although we called his attention to
his first blunder
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

Reports from Virginia are to the effect
that the peanut crop is q total failure
throughout the State, and that not enough
will be raised for seed next year. The
drought was the cause of the failure of the
crop.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

GEO. d. RoBIsoN, member of congress
from the 18th Massachusetts district, has
been nominated by the Republicans as their
for governor, against Ben Butler
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

The St Louis Fair. which opens Oct lsi.
and continues during the entire week. prom
ises 20 eclipse al previous efforts. Parade
Of Yelled Prophets Tuesday night; and
Trades procession THURSDAY night; Grand
Illumination every night during the Fair
Low rite excursion tickets viii Re sold nv
the Missouri Pacific Railway and Leased
Lines. September 18Th to October Ii, good
until October 10th for return
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PREMIUM.

To all new subscribers for one year, cash
IN advance, or TO all present subscribers who
pay M arrearages and years subscription
in advance, We will send postpaid copy Of
KeudalPs celebrated ''TEaATIsE on THE Horse
AND HIS DISEASES" II is a manual of 81
pages, of which 2,3OO,OOO copies have been
sold The price is % cents, so that by accept
ing our offer you really get the FREE Press
at the rate of - - per year.
We solicit attention to the above offer,
and hope to secure many subscriptions in
accordance with it. Times. il is true, are
likely to be rather hard for some time TO
come, yet there is scarcely any one who can
n. afford the small sum required TO secure
a copy Of his home paper.
Specimen copies of the FIRE Pass sent
~ application. Terms rs heretofore.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

JUDGE HoADLY, democratic candidate for
governor of Ohio, who was compelled to
suspend his canvass on account of ill-health
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
4 Valuable Horse Book for only Twenty.
five {onf3

"a Treatise on the Horse and his Dis.
eases" Is the title of valuable manual of 81
pages CT which 2, 300, 900 have been sold.
For sale at the FREE PRESS Office, price rs
cents viii be sent by mail, postage paid,
on receipt Of price.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

The obstruction of the Proteus, and the
consequent imperiled condition of Lieut..
Greedy and his men, should be a final lesson
as to arctic exploration. No more money
should be put up upon these foolish arctic
expeditions.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

The Democrats have Governors in 25
States of the Union and the Republicans
have Is. The other State, Virginia, has a
Malone, reputation Governor.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

CALL at the FREE PRESS office and buy
copy of Kendall's celebrated "Treatise on
the Horse and his Diseases" It only costs
Is cents, and may be the means of saving
you hundreds of dollars.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

Tie following Is the Official vote on the
amendments Article Z, section 3: for
-. -'I. agains; o. .2S7. Section 4; for. %
iSi. against -, $50. Article 5. for 81, $40.
against. lass. Article 2, section =; for.
3'.l5S; sgsins. 2OISS The governor
has issaed his TroclA-natirn declaring the
ar-sui--sats PlTt C. tie state Constitution
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

GEORGE w. JONES. a prominent Tennessee
politician, thinks that the people of his
State almost unanimously favor Mr.. Tilden
for president. The Tilden boom will not
down.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

Mr.. TILDEN, as candidate for president,
in the opinion of the San Francisco Exam
liner, ''towers above all other competitors,
and is fixed as no other man is in the affec-
tons of the American people,"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

HENRY WARD BEEoHER, it is announced
will lecture at Austin on Monday night,
October l, and at San Antonio, the night
following. Reserved seat tickets $3.50.
Doubtless San Marcos will be represented.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
Only Fifty Cents to the End Of the Year

We will furnish the FREE PRESS Oh trial
to January 1, 1884 for fifty cents. 1t is
n much better local paper than ever be-
fore, giving regularly the proceedings of
Commissioners and other courts, transfers
of real estate and all other local news, be-
sides q synopsis of the general news, and
large amount of choice miscellaneous read
ing. No intelligent citizen of the county
con afford to do without it. Try 1t.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

There are fears of war of races" in
some parts of Eastern Texas Moderation,
and good sense we believe, would obviate all
danger of such calamity.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

DROUGHT is prevailing distressingly, al
over New England, and in the North
generally.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

The national convention of colored men
met at Louisville, KY, on the Gath. Many
Of their leading men are present
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

The yield of wheat this year in Ohio is es-
timated at q 900, 900 bushels.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

Mr.. n. " Kevil. Of Rockdals. Tex. says.
Browns Iroa Bifters restored nv vIft.
who vTss an invalid, 70 perfect health
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27

The Democrats of New Jersey have nom
mated Hon. Leon Abbot for Governor.
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risstissg Outfit.
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O. The Cheapest Yet! ~
The subscriber has for sale the greater
portion Of NEWSPAPER AND JOB
PRINTING OUTFIT Except Newspaper
Press 1t consists of $50 to 200 lbs of Bour-
geois; about 100 lbs of Nonpareil (both Sec
ond hand but good and very complete and
we'll sorted y some FIFTY FONTS-more
or less as may be wanted-of GOOD
HANDSOME DISPLAY AND JOB TYPE,
''of all sorts and sizes :" a pair of chases for
six. seven or eight column paper, with
Column-and Head Rules, and an abundance
of Leads and Dashes ali complete and good:
Brass Galleys; Cases; Job Chases; Com
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VELTY BRERI
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being entirely surplus to my Office impress
sions Of type and other particulars viii be
sent on application. Don't fail to write me.
for ! am prepared to offer the greatest bar
gain IN Printing .HEteria, 10 BE- f1und IN
The STATE or elseJchere
Address /. H. JULIAN,
Proprietor FREE Press.
San Marcos, Texas
?. s.-A go7d second hand Press for Nae9s,a,er
can nearly always be bought at not much over 51r
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Igpe founcries Of ST. Lo1ls. Cincinnati. Ch.esCo
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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28
California Stock Jobbing.

California is the progressive State in the
Union. An ostrich, one of number lately
carried out there, laid an egg the other day.
The bird beloved loudly and seemed pleased
at the event. A Californian living near by
heard the commotion, bought the fowl, and
organized the California Ostrich Farming
company. with capital stock Of $4,000 and
a tract Of 64o acres for the ostrich to deposit
her gigantic eggs on. At present the only
visible capital of the company is the ostrich
and one egg, hut the stock is quoted in the
San Francisco Exchange. And yet they say
that stock jobbing has ceased to be the prime
industry Of California.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28
A Champion at Checkers.

From the Elmira Free Press.
Friday about noon a man with a gripsack
and large cane, dressed like a. farmer and
looking as if he had just blown in from the
backwoods, came to town. 1t soon turned
out that the unpretentious and verdant-look-
ing stranger was no less man than James
Wiley, the champion checker player of the
world Mr.. Wiley is a Scotchman and has
beaten the best players that the world has
produced, and now he is regarded by all as
the champion. He has been playing in
Blossburg, and thought he would take in
Elmira while in this vicinity. Yesterday he
played with Counselor NJ. NJ. Mead, Post
master Berry, Cal Wheaton and one or two
others of the best players in the city. None
of these were able to do anything against him.
Last evening he played with Frank Sacket,
the champion of the city. Mr.. SaCkett
succeeded in getting three draws out of nine
games.
He is man about 90 years of age. His
hair is white, and like Horace Greeley, he
wears beard under his chin. His deafness
makes it impossible to carry on a conversation
with him. He sits quietly, not taking his eyes
off the board and taking no notice of those
about him or anything except his game. He
wears glasses and has an intelligent and kind,
ly face and good head. He had done nothing
else but play checkers ever since he was l.;
years of age. His game can not be beaten
He looks away into game, and before an or
binary opponent has commenced he has wor
the game. He makes good living by play
ing, as there are plenty of enthusiasts who
willingly give IS cents to play with him, ant
plenty more who will give that amount to SCI
him play He lives in Scotland and has beer
in this country about six months, although thi
! is not his first visit.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28

suited in a change of mood and the enthron-
ing of the reason of which the deprivation in
part had rendered the thought of suicide pos
sible. Druggists who sell poisons indiscrim
inately should be severely punished. A
charge of manslaughter should be preferred
against them whenever they have by their
carelessness placed the means of suicide in
the hands of any one who takes his own life
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 20, 1888.

THE streets should be cleaned before
playful breeze comes to whisk limestone dust
about US.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28
Miscellaneous.
J. c. BREEDING & SON,
ARCHIT E CT S.
Room No 5, upstairs, in Telephone building
southwest corner OF Soledad ana
Houston streets.
PATENT TIN ROOFING PLATES.

PATENT TIN ROOFING PLATES.
The best in use. Manufactured by the Ma
tional Sheet Metal Roofing company, Nash
vile, Tennessee. 1t makes the best ROOF ana
is very ornamental. The plates are of differ
ent sizes and may be of any grade of tin de-
sired. Expansion and contraction from heat
and cold does not effect this roofing. Farmers
can use 1t as readily shingles. 1t is tire-prOot
and ornamental. 1t is very popular where 1t
has been introduced Call and see samples and
the agent in the Telephone building, southwest
corner of Soledad and Houston streets, room
No. g. upstairs. j. c. BREEDING son,
3.l3.1m Architects.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28
The Gernsn-Bng|iSh School.

The new term will begin on Monday, the 2nd
day Of April next. Applications for admission
will he received from to-day by the secretary,
Mr.. N Tengg.
Parents and guardians are particularly re-
Uuested to note that scholars for the sixth or
lowest class will be received only at the begin
ning'Of the new term, and not during the
same. +. GROOS, PreslucnI
San Antonio, March l6, 1883.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28

THE man who refuses to empty his purse
for the bright smiles of the ladies at the Casino
is misanthrope who should seek the seclu-
sion of a cave in some dense forest and never
more behold the face ofwoman.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28

THE State Legislature has considered
hundred or more bills and passed six or seven.
II would have made more creditable showing
ha6 it passed none at all.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28

THE scale held by the statue of Justice on
the court house slightly tips toward the corner
of the late lamented Hon. John Harris.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28

OSCAR WILDE is credited with the statement
that he feeds on himself. The inference is
that there is an unusual scarcity of veal in
England.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28

THE degree of guilt OF postal robber is
enual to his folly. So certain is the nemesis
Of Justice to overtake him that not single
loophole of escape ever presents itself In
the p cases of theft of the mails which hive
been reported in the last 10 months the culPrlt
was detected in every instance within two
months after the beginning of his crime.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28

STRINGENT law regulating the sale of
noison is a necessity in this city. In the last
civ months four deaths have occurred here
which were due to poisoning, and in every
instance the drug was obtained without trouble
There was, first, the case of the printer, who
died of morphine poisoning at the Braden
bouse: second. that Of the colored woman,
vvbo committed suicide near the international
denot third, the suicide of Adirondack Muir
ray's agent at the Braden house, and last the
..;c;de of the stockman Smith last evening
II ;s safe to say that had proper precautlon
been taken by druggists who sold PoisonS to
,s.ss men their death might have been averted,
Cor time at least. Toprocure poison in most
Of the drug stores of San Antonio
II is but necessary to ask tor IL
and nav the price demanded. 1t
NAV he declared that a failure to obtain
noison would but result in the adoption OF an
other means of causing death, but such rea-
son,pg will not hold good, for it is we'll
established fact that numerous suicides have
been in a measure brought about by The iacii-
itv with which death could be courted' and
allure to obtain means contemplated has re-
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28

ACCORDING to a recent report of the Treas
ury department of Mexico the total value OF
landed property in Mexico is $4,000, 900, 900,
two-thirds of which is credited to city estates,
one-fourth TO rural estates and the rest to
estates belonging to the Government. IN the
list of city realty are mentioned 90 theatres
valued at Ss,6oo,ooo, % bull rings, at
100000, and 9S cock pits at $4,000. The
c;vilizinp influence of the iron horse has not
vet reached its limh.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28

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