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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-09-13
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4 Summer afternoon She stood bBuc garden
ddts IN leaned against tlie lrecptnJ-lcat0lp a
short distance drdy. ti1
lust then lipon golden flower
a butterfly alighted,
And waved Its wings about as though
e / Exceedingly delighted
And SO il should have been, The day
N WINS very warm and sunny,
And all the insects whirrcd and whizzed,
They found such lots OF money.
She slyly caught il in her hand,
Antlswhile ii gently holuing
He languidly apprOaehedand gave
Her an aesthetic scolding.
allow can YOU so2 al'iel let it gos
ME gem ofdwng. tMnglets, ~
"A lesson bearing everywhere
of Beautyron its YingletS, "F
.AOh certainly. Fll set il free,
Ifit will give you pleasure tti
To see il nv" she said, and soon
OF flew the airy treasure.
A fem moments after lie sat beneath the hollsy-
suckls bhie. She regarded him from ne steps
Of ne porch
"Behold! how amber grows the grass"
He mur1nured. soon the reaper
VIII come.' when on his ear there fell
many-legged creeper.
Upon his feet he quickly sprane,
And to the ground he dashed 1t.
a horrid caterpillar. OH" t4
He shudd ring cried, and smashed It,.
"Ah mol nh wOel HOW could you SOP
She sighed sThe wretched oneet!
IT was Of some Bright butterfly
A daughterlet orsonlpt.3s a = IEr
-ltdiptaft BBtinJe, "a Hdrpers lidguztils
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-09-13
Good Advice Promptly Taken.

"Young man. said a President of
one of the Western roads to q candi-
date for employment. "Young man,
can do nothing for you beyond giving
YOU little advice. DO as | did, and
make yourself a self-made MANI
''But how did you do itP" inquired
the job-hunter. ia
II started out in life as switehman
on this very road. | was poor but am
bilious. In order to get my first start
married girl, got her life insured,
started her off on her wedding tour
alone, derailed the train, collected the
insurance, mulcted the company in
$4,000, and bought passenger brake
mans place" ..,.
"That was ingenious" commented
the applicant.
ssT'hen | married another woman, in
sured her life and one night when the
train stopped to cool n hot box, didn' t
flag the freight coming along, behind.
| collected the insurance on her, got
another ten thousand, and purchased a
conductors sit. From that the rise was
easy, and now own the road. DO as
l did. Rely on yourself, and ask no
man for assistance. ~ t,s
.'Much obliged,h replied the youth
earelessly. ''I'll profit by your advice
/ know where / can get a Job on a
newspaper, and don't know how
can make \ better start than by pub
1isning your experience, Good morn.
ing!'
But the self-niade man called him
back, and now the youth is treasurer
of the whole concern. - BRAKES Maya
zine.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-09-13

Bricks impregnated at high tenn
perature. withnasphalt are being sue
cessfully used in Berlin for street pave-
ment. By driving out the air and
water with heat bricks will take up
from fifteen to twenty per cent. of btu.
men, and the porous. brittle material
becomes durable and elastic under pres
sure. The bricks are then put end
ways on beton bed and set with hot
tar. 1t is said that the rough usage
which the pavement made of these
bricks will stand is astonishing.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-09-13

The Piute Indians on the Pyramid
Lake Reservation in Nevada have dug
FIVE miles of ditch for irrigating pur-
poses this year, and viii raise 1000
bushels of wheat this summer A
nEmber Of the children are attending
the boarding school which was begun
last fall by direction of the Govern
ment.-C Chicago Inter Ocean
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02
The Strasb0urg Clock.

The great wonder of the Stratsbourg
Cathedral to the average mind igno-
rant of architecture, and comparative
ly insensible to architectural beauty,
is the famous astronomical clock.
This is uneaqualled in its way per-
forms more and more wonderful tricks
than any other Of the performing
clocks. 1t is marvellous what an in
terest there is in this sort of thing
to many people. Three distinguished
mathematicians worked on this clock
in the sixteenth century, and it went
for two centuries and more.
Then it fell into disorder, and moth
ing was heard from it for hundred
years. Forty years ago the town of
Strasbourg resolved to set it going
again, and another distinguished mech
anician spent four whole years in
perfecting its works. e7 ~.
1t has figures representing child
hood, youth manhood and old age.
These in their turns strike the quarters
of hours. Death turns the hour-glass
and strikes the hour. A figure OF the
Savior is set high up, and at noon the
twelve Apostles come out from q door,
bow before Him and pass out Of sight.
He lifts up His hand to bless them, and
during this time, cock flaps his wings
and crows three, times in memory OF
Peter.
There is also added to this astronom-
cal clock, which keeps and indicates
the times of the planet, phases OF the
moon, eclipses, true time, siderial time,
procession of the equinoxes, ascension
and descension of the sun and moon,
and dozen things besides, certainly
very wonderful, but it would seem
hardly worth the cost and trouble they
must have cost. Yet, in all probability
the world has derived and will derive
more pleasure from them than the
finely conceived and laboriougly
wrought statues of Master Erwin's
daughter, or from the spires, and
pyramids and towers of Easter Erwin
himself
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02
Newspaper Honor.

A short time ago discussion arose
in Chicago as to the relative duty of
lawyers and newspapers, and the fol-
lowing query occurred to me: What
would be said OF any respectable jour.
nalist who would take fee for try
ing to make black appear white-who
should undertake the defense of no.
toriuos murderer, for instance? Not
secretly, and while pretending to be
impartial, that, Of course, would be
intensely hypocritical and dishonora-
ble-but openly and VIGOROUSLY? The
accused party would say, for instance,
81 want defenders. will hire lawyer
such-a-one and newspaper so-and-so."
What an cutlery would go up, and yet
what is il that makes such an act high
ly dishonorable on the part of news
paper and perfectly proper and adj
Missile on the part of an attorney?
Is newspaper honor held too high, Or
is legal honor held too low? 1 believe
the time will come when a lawyers
duty will be confined to seeing that
murderers and highway robbers have
a fair and just trial according to law,
and when no amount of money will be
allowed to convert them into paid
eulogists of dangerous men, Col. G.
4. PierceS ADDRESS at Fort Wdnye.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02

HIM with great caution, and then.
with swifter dart, looked behind.
Again finding nothing, he repeated
the attempt once more. He now
passed from establishment to anger,
and began to beat violently ON the
hoor of the cage. Soon the glass was
shattered and pieces fell out. Con.
hnuing to beat, he was in the course
OF one blow again arrested by his
image ia the piece of glass still re-.
naming in the frame. Then, as it
seemed, he determined to make one
trial more. More circumspectly than
ever the whole first part of the pro-
cess was gone through with, more
violently than ever the final dart was
made. His fury over his last failure
knew no bounds. He crunched the
frame and glass together with his
teeth, he beaton the floor,he crunched
again, till nothing but splinters were
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02
A Will of His Own.
Peck's Sun.

One of our best local preachers
preached sermon on children, and the
way to bring them up, and speaking of
the old idea that q stubborn child,
or child with a will of it's own,
was nuisance, the elder said: 81
wouldn't give d for child that
had not will of it's own,'' or words to
that effect. It is but justice to say that
the good man used the word "dime"
where the blank is in the above extract.
But the remark is the key note to the
situation. The time has been when the
child with will of it's own has been
looked upon by the whole neighbor-
hood as q terror, and mothers have
sighed and endured sorrow when they
have noticed the spirit shown by such a
child. But when they, in later years,
have looked around and seen that the
most successful men and women of the
land grew up from children that had
wills of their own, the sadness and sor-
row of the mother has given place to
pride. The Sun does not like to see
children have wills of their own that
cannot be controlled by their
parents, but few children who have the
right kind of parents have such wills.
Take a child with will of its own, and
guide that will properly, and not knock
the backbone out of it with a barrel
stave, and the child will grow up to be
a success in business. Children with
wills of their own may turn out to be
pirates or highway robbers, but it will
be because parents try to break that
will by severe punishment. They may
partially break it, but it will assert
itself sometime in the wrong way, while
if it is guided properly the will may be
a mountain of strength. The success
full men in all branches of business are
men who had wills of their own in youth.
They we're not pet children who never
said their souls were their own. Such
children become he-mifiiners or dudes.
The successful men look with pride
upon their children whe have wills Of
their own. because they know by ex-
perience that such will IS worth mil
lions in the battle Of life. 4 man who
had 10 mind OF his own a. \ boy, nav
be good enough TO carry shavls 20 a
matinee, or baskets 20 q picnic, OF be
NAV stand on a corner and chew q cane.
but he could not build = railroad
through - wilderness OF scross a E1oun-
tain, and rather than face q panic be
would SO down and CT. He could not
invent anything, unless i Eas patent
corset OF = self-fastening hair-Tin, vllzle
his brother, who Lad g all 81 hss Ovn.
would invent q telephone OF q loco1c-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02

tive. The child with will OF his own
may be harder TO raise, and he may
cause some heart-acies and anxiety,
but when that will, which was so hard
to handle in youth, gets hold of diff
cult problem of business in later years,
il clinches itself around the problem,
and begins TO squeeze, il will never let
up until success is achieved. The stub
born, "be sure you are right and then
go ahead" boys are in demand, and are
worth their weight in gold, while the
milk-and-water, "baby-mine" fellows
have to be done up in punches like
radishes, and got rid of in q lump, and
half of them turn out to be pithy and
no good. II you, good mother, have u
child with will of its own, don't worry
about the child, but thank God and
bend the will by kindness, and when
that child grows up and succeeds
where others fail, write us postal
card. All of the successful men in the
country had wills of their own, and
that was all the capital they had.
When we see child with will of its
own, we always want to take it to one
side and tell il the good news, that the
will is more valuable that rich rela-
tive,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02
A Monkey and a Mirror.

witnessed the following incident
In the Jardin des Plantes, now many
years ago, but it struck me
greatly at the time and l have mar
rated it repeatedly in the interval. A
large ape-I believe anthropoid, but
cannot tell the species-was in the
great iron cage with a number OF
small monkeys and was lordlng 1t
over them with many wild gambols
to the amusement of a crowd of spec
tators. Many things-fruits and the
hke-had been thrown between the
bars into the cage, which the ape was
always forward to seize. At last some
one threw in a small hand looking
glass, with a strong made frame OF
wood. This the ape at once laid hold
Of and began to brandish like ham
mer. Suddenly he was arrested by
the reflection Of himself in the glass
and looked puzzled for a moment;
then he darted his head behind The
glass to find the other Of his KIND that
be evidently supposed to be there.
Astonished at finding nothing, he ap-
parently bethought himself that ne
had not been quick enough with ms
movement. He now proceeded 70
ralse and draw the glass nearer 70
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02
Cowboys Bed.

Aherdsman tells the Cheyenne Wy.)
Leader that the furnishings OF his
boudoir consists of three wooden blan-
kets, a rubber blanket and a piece of
tarpaulin. In making up his bed at
night he spreads the rubber blanket
on the ground first. Then he stretches
the tarpaulin out flat, and it is per-
haps twenty feet long and eight feet
wide. Next he puts a coarse wollen
double blanket down over the rubber
and tarpaulin, leaving the lower half
of the blanket rolled up at the foot.
Another is placed in the same way.
On top of these he lays another blan-
ket. Then the half of the other two
blankets which had been rolled up is
drawn upon the rest. In this way a
bag bottom was made at the foot of
the bed, protecting the feet. The low
er part of the tarpaulin is then turned
up over everything. 1t reaches afoot
above the sleeper's head. Last Of all,
the sides of the tarpaulin are doub-
led under the bed. The man works
his way down into this sack from the
head, land no cold can penetrate it. Be-
fore making his bed, he dug away the
ground to conform to the curves of
the body, and he says it makes him
as comfortable as if he were in a
feather bed.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02
A Shrinkage Of $780, 900, 900 a Year.
From the Indicator.

Perhaps the decrease in our gold pro-
duction is to a certain extent RESPONSE
BILE for portion of the shrinkage Of
value now going on around us. AS the
medium of exchange increases its puf-
chasing power in inverse ratio to it's
scarcity, so the money value of the
article is in like proportion quoted at
q less price. The precious metals are
not increasing in proportion to our in
habitants, or the added wealth which
the settling Of the country demands,
but, on the contrary, the gold product
of our mines has been on the decrease
for some time past; in fact, it began to
fall away at date contemporaneous
with resumption. The gold production
of this country, according to a state
ment made by the dirictor of the mint,
has fallen from $51, 100000 in 1878 to
$32,5O0,000 in 1882. But of this fall,
$13,000,000 occurred in single year,
between 1878 and 1879, and was caused
by the sudden giving out of the Com
stock lode. Since 1870 the production
has fallen only St, 100000, and it seems
to be the opinion of the mint director
that it will be likely to recover itself.
Of the prospects of mining in Califor-
MIA, which is still the chief source OF
our gold supply, he speaks very hope
fully. The yield of the placers has
been checked by the controversies, be-
tween the miners and the farmers
whose lands have been injured by the
washing operations. An adjustment in
some way of these controversies is ex-
pected and in the meantime the gold
quartz mining is being steadily and sue
cessfully increasing. The ease of oul
money markets at present is entirely
owing to the dulness which controls al
branches of business at this season, but
it is not possible for our supply of gold
to fall off nearly twenty million a year
without lOssening the value of all real
or personal property, and as the great
est imitation las existed in the share
market, so a corresponding shrinkage
viii take place before we shall again
see property values and money on On
equal footing.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02
British Capital in American Cattle.

Mr.. Lionel Sartoris, who, by the
way, is near relative to Gen. Grants
SON in law, and an English gentleman
of business ability and enterprise, is
organizing an English company to go
into the ranch and cattle business ON
the line of the Northern Pacific Rail
way. In company with two or three
other capitalists similarly engaged Mr..
Sartoris passed through Chicago re-
Gently. MIR. Fewer, one of the party,
has been in the business ia Wyoming
and Southern Montana for five years.
His company now owns $4,000 head of
cattle. In an interview with report
er, Mr.. Fewer gave considerable in
formation about the cattle business in
this country. He says it has so far,
proved the most profitable business in
the world. Cattle are now too high
for stocking purposes. The Oregon
and several other trails will be closed
this year. The Texas drive he esti-
mates at less than 100000 head. which
is somewhat lower than the Southwest
ern estimate heretofore given. Cattle
production is not keeping pace with
the population, and it is difficult to
see where the future meat supply of
the country is to come from. High
prices must be looked for. Mr.. Few
er estimates that English capital to the
extent of S40, 100000 is now invested
in the ranch and cattle business in
this country, most OF which has gone
to Texas. His company is breeding
bulls on the ranges. They are much
better when acclimated and more use
full. Native Illinois and Wisconsin stock
is much better for the range than THE
imported, and N blood, the equal. In
regard 70 slaughtering at distant points,
he remarked: II see that it is proposed
to slaughter beef at Miles City, on the
Northern Pacific. l. would prove
great assistance 10 om business. We
could ship dressed Ieef to Chicago.
New York OF England, as tue refriger-
ating system j. low nearly perfect.
The shipping Of live stock Is waste
full and expensive, AL cattle are IN
necessarily bruised II the transfer.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02
HAD MET BEFORE.
A Mutual Recognition or A Divorced Couple a
the Seaside.

A Mutual Recognition or A Divorced Couple Al
the Seaside.
At the Waverly the other day, rs il
is reported, man from st. Louis was
introduced to woman living in New
York, and though he did not remember
her name, her face seemed familiar
He told her so, and, after more CONVEX
sation, he was more and more confident
he had met her before. He drubbed
his memory for some time to no purpose
and finally concluded that it was an
accidental resemblance to some forgot
ten friend. When he had said this, she
laughed and remarked: "You are right
in your surmises. You have met me
before. fused to be q friend of yours. y
He-Indeed! Where have we met?
She-At the altar! .4-..l
Heat the altar! What altar?
She-The nuptial altar.
He-Absurd!
She-Yes; it may have been absurd,
but it is fact. nevertheless. Don't
you know me? / used to be your wife.
He-But your name is Mrs. Simp-
kins.
She-Yes; Simpkins is the name of
my last husband.
He-How many husbands have you
had?
She Since 1 left you? s'.. ''
He-Yes; since 1 left you.
She Only three.
He-Your hair was black when
when-we concluded to dissolve. Now
it is yellow.
She-Dye!
He-You were formerly slight. Now
you look -rather-s stout.
She So L am. I weigh one hun
and seventy pounds, and am rapidly in
creasing. Simpkins doesn't worry me
as much as you did. Content makes
flesh. Anything more?
He--Your face is prettier than 1 re-
member it. Your complexion is i'm
proved. wi
She--Glad you appreciate my art.
No woman in the world has any excuse
for being plain. Good looks are pur-
chasable nowadays. .#f
He--You are an extraordinary woman.
She--Not at all. am only woman
of the day. Now let me question you
awhile? Have you been married again ?
He-Yes.
She-How many times?
He-Twice. -
She-Are you husband now?
He-No; l am widower. .lT
GU What a pity!
He--lv IS sad.
She-I don't mean that. I mean that
it is pity you were deprived of the
fun of getting another devorce. I like
it, don't you? Are you engaged again ?
He-Not yet. In fact, my last wife
died only a month ago. Some respect
mu 1T be paid. .- -,,.-- .i'r+
She-Very true. But don't be in
haste. Keep elisengaged a while longer.
Simpkins is in Egypt. They have the
cholera there, you know, very badly.
No one can tell what may happen. I
shall have letters from Egypt liz three
Gays. Wait little. We might agree
better next time.--Atla1atic City Cor.
Chicago Tribune. '~-~
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02
Bill Tinkers8n's Wife.

Jim Sniverly had been absent from
Austin for several years. He returned
not long since, and one of the first
men he met was Bill Tinkerson. They
had just taken social drink, when
Bill remarked:
"Do you remember Sally Jane Bend
erly?"
"The great big, gawky, red-headed
girl with freckles as big as dime all
over her nose?"
"Yes-that's the girl.
"Of course l remember her. No
body could ever forget her. 1t is i'm
possible to duplicate face life that.
She had mouth like catfish. What
of her?"
ooh, nothing; except she is my
wife. "--Terds Siftings.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02

-Lampasas Ne,rs: A carriage con-
tanning the skeletons of three grown
persons and two children, sitting up
right as if in life, were found under a
large tree near the road in Llano
County. The tree was shattered by
lightning, and it is supposed the car
rage sought shelter under the tree
and was struck, killing the horses and
inmates. The weather beaten APP
pearance of the carriage and trim
mings look as if it was done a year OF
two ago. In a small trunk was a
letter addressed to James g. Cnam-
berlain, London, England. The re-
mains were found by stockmen driv-
ing cattle and were at once reported
70 the authorities. The parties are
supposed to have been tourists. The
SPOT where they were found Is very
secluded and far away from any habi-
tation.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02

A GENTLEMAN whose wife was taken
suddenly Ill, fastened to a physician
who Immediately responded. "What
do you think IS the matter with her
doctor i fear she has the lock
Jaw" "LOekjaEl well, doctor, you
may as vel let her run along that
way for a few hours"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02

The alligator hide business Is
assuming large proportions in Orange,
Texas. 5000 hides were recently
shipped IN fOuT days.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-02

The future destiny Of the child -
always the work q the mother.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-10-03
Tho Big Rally at CIsvsIand.

Judge HOadly resumed at Cleveland
on Monday TO one of the largest and no.
blest evening mass meetings ever held
in that city. The Judge delivered his
speech, which was written out, in clear
loud voice, taking nearly an hour in
delivering it. 1t was able and ringing
and was frequently applauded.
EX Senator Mcdonald of Indiana fol-
lowed Judge HOadly in an able and eff
fective speech that took we'll. His views
were plain and fOrcibly expressed.
Col. Sam. Wood of Topeka, Kansas, got
the stand about 10 o'clock and spoke
about an hour and half, jim one of the
most clear, searching and captivitiOus
speeches we ever listened to. Col.
Wood is a six horse team and sails in
without mittens or gloves. He lust takes
his crowd out of their bOOts'' with his
easy wit and capital hits 1t was lust
immense and the vast crowd eniOyed
him hugely. There were acres of peo.
pie and Cleveland is sure for a bigger
majority than last fall The various
ward professions, with their torches
and banners was a sight to see. The,
West Side came two OF three miles long.
with five bands and a eavalcade leader.