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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-30
The Recalcitrant Monkey.

An Italian organ grinder was rem
dering "The Little Widow Dunn" in
the shade of a telegraph pole in
South Fifth avenue. The anthropoid
that was attending to the finances of
the combination, broke his string by
climbing once too many times around
the lower part of the telegraph pole,
and, thus released, he assembled TO
one of the cross bars. The musician,
thinking that the monkey was not at
tending to business, gave the string a
jerk without looking around or stop
ping the music. The resistance told
him that something was the matter.
He glanced around, saw that the string
was fastened to the telegraph pole,
and that his collector had absconded,
and asked in troubled voice:
Where him monka gona?"
Then he saw the children looking
toward the top OF the pole, and
glanced upward. Taking off his hat
and swinging it, he addressed the
monkey in VIGOROUS Italian.
The monkey looked down upon
him loftily, and the rotary musician
picked up empty tomato can -four
ished it in threatening manner. The
monkey retired to the top cross-bar,
and, apparently to insure himself
against being knocked from his perch,
grasped telegraph wire on one side
of him, and then carefully reached
out with his other arm and caught
hold of another wire. Suddenly he
seemed to lose interest in the move
ments of his master, and looked curl
ously first at one hand and then at
the other. Then he let go the wires
and began a minute inspection of the
palms of his hands. Having satisfied
himself that nothing was the matter
with them, he took hold of the wires
again, and glanced down at his mas
ter. Then ne let go again, inspected
his palms once more, looked around,
him in a suspected way, and carefully
let himself down with his tail from
cross-b bar to cross-bar, til he could
descend the pole. This he did head
foremost, and with a look which in
dicated that he thought it better to fly
to Ills OF which be knew than 20 en-
dure those the nature OF which was
puzzle to him.-Ns'r E0rt S,m.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-30
ANGELS,

lis said that "anee.s visits
Are few and far between,
But most men think that angels
They frequently have seen
The happy little rosebud'
Around the parent stem
Always think their mothers
Angels enough for them.
The young man thinks the maiden
so blushing, fresh and sweet,
IL Just as much an angel
Az he would care 20 meet
The benedict has found one
To whom he's tied for life;
He finds he got an angel
When lie took wife.
The old man sees an angel
In his daughter dear,
When she helps 10 smooth for him
Each declining year. ... ...-
iris thus all men see angel,
If they are not blind,
But some see only good ones,
Some the other kind.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-30
| like a baby.

like a baby.
That was enough for Hetty. And
this man had just told her that he
loved her, and asked hel if she lovet
him. Now he is crying in the YER.
presence of the woman he loves, ant
does not seem disposed to offer ever
suggestion as to how they shall es
cape passing the night here in TIT
water.
I---Tm sorry that We rowed. l.
miss. B---B---Brown, guess wei
both be at the bottom by morning.
blubbered Dick.
"Why don't you do something, Mr.
Thortley? Swim to the shore fol
another boat. Do anything to gel
me off this horrid rock"
"I.--I can't SWIM"
"Tom car"
"I'm glad toto hear it. IL
wish Tom was here
Hetty then seemed to be possessed
of an ida which she suddenly put
into effect, for raising her voice to its
highest pitch, she cried: tom
Tom! Tom!
"HalloI' voice in the distance re-
sponded.
"Quick, Tom. Out here in the
lake whele the stream flows ill.," cried
Hetty, as she espied Toms form upon
the lake shore.
And then Tom dashed into the
water and walked as quickly as posi-
BILE to Hetty, took her in his arms,
and walked back TO shore.
"Help! How am [ to get ashore?'
yelled Dick.
"You poor fool! Walk ashore!
The water is about waist-deep. You
don't want mo to carry you, do you?'
exclaimed Tom, as he walked off to-
wards the house, Hetty, very limp
and dripping, walking by his side.
Dick walked to shore. What a
fool he had been. If he had only
known the depth of the water, per-
haps he would not have lost Hetty.
Anyhow, he returned to the city in
the morning; and you may be sure he
never mentioned the little circum-
stance.
Hetty and Tom were married
shortly afterward. She said the sight
of a man crying had cleared away all
doubts, and straightway knew that
she did indeed love Tom.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-30

What influence has the moon on
the tide:" the teacher asked John
Henry. John Henry said il depended
on what was tied; ii It was Z dog it
made him howl. and If L was a gate it
united it, just as sOo2 a. 1 COW or the
Young man came along. Il i such
things a. this that make school teach
ers want 70 lie down ald die every day
n four o'clock.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-30

Dos CAUEEoN writes from Europe
tia. he longs 70 Lsa- The United
States language s-sI-- some scien-
tist should invent a swearing ma
lline t1r visiting Americans 70 take
long zl-l them ~ Hils-arL
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-30

Two cases o. sgn-siTOke occurred
al San Antonio On tie Both Of July,one
a man, the other a woman. Both
cases proved fatal.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-30
IT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF

the Blood and enricI,csit, and is there.
fore q fine f1lvi6Or0Rt and corrective
in cases Of all chronic nGladies which
are associated with an IMPOVERISHED
STATE OF THE BLOOD. These all yield
tothe regulating and nourishing prop
critics of its great food tonic elements.
Itcompensates for the Toss of ritalify,
induced by COns,i,a ptiOn, CdtGTTh or
Bronchial and ThrOat affections. 1t
sDiU remedy Feminine Debility and
reimburse the Female physique for
those losses Of cituIity accompany
ing complaints peculiar to the sea-.
Mothers nursing their own children,
and delicate qUOncn who expect to
become mothers and bring up cig0r-
0us children should by all m cans use
1t. 1t aCiH restore sufferers from
Mental or Nervous PrOStrGtiOn aris-
ing from OUer- icOrk, Eccesses or
3rOtracted Disease. 1t acilL cure
drunkenness and the Opium Habit
for as the appetite grows healthier
and digestion moro vigorous through
the use of this Tonic, the unnatural
craving dies away until totally ex.
tinct. It is highly ben9iciot an Liver
Complaints, Maidridt Fever, ana
ALL MalaridJ Disease; and for the
facilitating effects Of Ecrei' Of any
Kind it has no equal. 1t repairs
ruaste, in,1,rorcs Digestion and Ap-
petite, and affords the DySpeptic M
5,alid an easily aSsintilable article
of food: and Is so pleasant to the: taste
that the most sensitive palate Will not
reject It,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-30
THAT THE MEDICAL PROFESSION

and invalids generally may properly
understand the merits Of "ColdenS
Liquid Beef T0nic," an analysis by
the eminent chemist, ARTHUR HILL
HASSALL, MD, FRS, OF LONDON
England; and also an endorsement v!
the celebrated physician, Professo
SIRERASMUS WILSON, FRS, LID
albanian ara labeled on eaCh bottle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-05
From q Grateful Woman.
CHICAGO. Ill. January /. Il

CHICAGO, Ill, January /, 1883.
Mr. s. BtackJord, 274 Last Seventh ST.,
st. Paul, MINI:
Dear Stiff any person doubling the
merits of DR.. Halliday's Blood Purifier
and Throat Gargle for curing hereditary
scrofulous sore throat will call on me [
will convince them that it will do all
that is claimed for it. am a married
woman, with family, and have been af-
fected all my life with liberated sore
throat and mouth, the palate being en-
tirely Gated away. At times it would be
worse than others, and / was never free
from it until now by taking the above
remedies. When I first commenced
taking 1t my weight was only ninety
five pounds; my weight is now 127, and
/ felt better in my life. I car also
recommend the Blood Purifier for nerv-
ous debility and female complaints /
can only thank the proprietors Owe and
over again for componnding SO valuable
remedies. Mrs. NJ. w. BROWN,
173 West Sixteenth Street.
Sold by all druggists. w. j. Minar,
wholesale and retail agent, Fort Benton,
Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-05
Renew Your Lease.

There are times IN every ones life
when energy fails and a miserable feel
ing over them, mistaken for lazi-
ness. Danger turks in these symptoms,
as they arise from diseased organs. Par
ker's Ginger Tonic will restore perfect
activity to the stomach, liver and kid
neys, purify the blood, and renew your
lease Of health and comfort.-Aduoc0te.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-05
N>k VT
Society Bellies.

On account Of its remarkably delicate
and lasting fragrance society bellies are
loud in their praise of Floreston Cologne
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-05

At Butte 228 persons have signed the
pledge under the exhortations of "the
Wick4dest man in the world.n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-05

Mr.. J. w. Hinkiey has accepted a
position in the Bank of Northern Mon
lana as assistant bookkeeper.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-05

Jack Hammond starts out for Barker
to-day with $500 pounds of freight, in
Guiding $500 Of beef from Kennedy &
Kelly.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-06
Rau nr. Titus Cnan.

From the Springfield Republican
 Rev. Dr. Titus Coan is dead at his home in Hilo, Hawaii, aged 61 years. He was stricken with paralysis about two months ago and fingered until December 1st. Dr. Coan was born at Killingwortb, Ct., the youngest son in Farmer Gaylord Coan's family of seven children. His early years were spent like those of most New England farmers boys, embracing little more schooling, perhaps, than fell to the lot of most of them; for he appears to have attended the village institu- ton of learning until he was some fourteen or fifteen years old. Then he settled down to steady farm work, but did not abandon his books. He began teaching school at the age of eighteen, and continued such work in the villages around KiIlingworth until 1927. In that year he went to Riga, N. r., where his brother was preaching, and taught school for four years, entering the Auburn Theolog- ical Seminary in 1881. Having graduated with honor two years later, Dr. Coan was licensed to preach, and four months after ward sailed for Patagonia with missionaries sent out by the American Board. After some preaching and good deal of exploring, Dr. Coan and his companions returned, and he was married in 1881 to Fidelia Church at Churchville, N. Y. The wedding tour ex- tended to the Sandwich Islands, where the man and wife settled down as missionaries in the village of Hilo. Dr. Coan was an inde- fatigable student and worker, and soon mas- tered the Hawaiian tongue. Within three years 1000 persons had been converted through his preaching, and the total up to 1880 was 12, 113. Mrs. Coan founded suc- oessful school for girls in connection with the mission, and had wide influence among the islanders Her husband made 8 six .months' visit to the United States. after an absence of thirty-fve years. in 1870, and soon after his return Mrs. Coan died. The doctors death is doubtless heavy loss to missionary work in Kalakaua's kingdom, and he is widely mourned throughout the islands
Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-06
Watches and Human Magnetism.

''Sir, you should wear an open-faced watch, if you desire to be accurate in your time," said c watch maker on Chestnut street to the stout man 'tyou are too mag netic."
 ssWhy, what the deuce has the case got to do with it ?'' was the interrogative reply.
 Everything. Your watch has hunting case necessitating steel springs for opening and shutting. By constant association with your body those springs become magnetized, and they generate their condition to other necessarily steel portions of the watch works, and thus render their movements inn perfect.'
 s"Then, if were not so fat my watch would not lose two minutes, more or less day,'' said the puzzled stout man.
 Exactly" returned the watch-maIer. stI have worn your watch for oyer week and it has neither gained nor lost dozen seconds but then am, from 8 corporeal point of view, your antithesis, am exceptionally thin and slender.''
 The stout man unused ''Accordingly,n said he, "open- faced tickers for fat men, closed cases for thin, eh ?''
 'tNot at all,' replied the other stThin men have at times more. magnetism in their systems than fat men. Everybody is more or less magnetic you happen ts be particu- larly SO; I happen to be quite the reverse hence my remarks and advice. For the rest open faced watches are always more accurate than hunters. They are more air tight for one thing. As for the steel springs in hun
Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-06
The First Shot.

Just as the paling of the stars showed
 dawn to be near, but while it was still as
 dark as ever, a few scattered shots were fired
 in our front, probably from some sentries or
 small pickets outside the enemy's lines. No
 notice was taken of this, though one of the
 shots killed 8 Highlander; the movement
 was unchanged-and then 8 single bugle
 sounded within the enemy's lines. These
 were most welcome sounds, assuring us that
 we should close with the foe before daylight,
 which just before had seemed very doubtful.
 Yet minute or two of dead silence elapsed after the bugle was blown and then the whole extent of intrenchment in our front, hitherto unseen and unknown of, poured forth stream of rife fire. Then, for the first time that night, could really be said to see my men, lighted by the fashes-the dim phan- tom lines which had been looking on all night suddenly woke to life, as our bugles sounded the charge, and responding with lusty continued cheers, and without a mo- ment's pause or hesitation, the ranks sprang forward in steady array. Their distance from the blazing line of intrenchment was judged to be about 150 yards-in that inter val nearly two hundred men went down, the Seventy-fourth on the left losing five officers and sixty men before it got to the ditch. This obstacle was Gas the engineers after wards recorded) six feet wide and four feet deep, and beyond was a parapet four feet high. Over it. or into and out of it, went the whole of the first line, mounting the parapet and attacking the Egyptians who lined it, and most of the second line fol lowed, but I stopped the parts of it that were nearest to me as they came up, wishing to keep support in hand which should be more readily available than such as the brig ade in the rear could supply.-Lieute1aarst General HGnaEe*y iao tue Ninetee1ath Century.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-06
Working Men and War.

The causes of war change from age to age. In earlier times nearly every great war had it's origin in religious differences. That cause has now almost wholly passed away. But many of our modern conflicts have been inspired by much meaner and less worthy motives The great wars of the last hundred years may nearly all be ranged under two or three heads. They have been dynastic; they have been promoted to serve the ambition of soTereigns and privileged orders or, worse still, they have been prompted by the greed of traders and commercial spectators. by nastic, like religious, wars will speedily dis appear aristocracies. and oligarehies will be less potent in the future; and Manamon,
 'The least erected spirit that fell from Heayen'e
 wide as his empire is, and many as are his devotees, does not yet, and I trust never will, reckon among his worshipers the working msn of Britain. Whatever their faults and failings- they have both in abundance the democracy are never likely to be unduly influenced by mercenary considerations. They may fight for an idea, but they will not fight for territorial aggrandizement or com mercial advantages. These causes of war, therefore, are likely to altogether cease to operate with constantly diminishing power in the future. How few of the popular wars
Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-06

ting leases, mechanical science has not yei
 discovered anything else to replace them
 the public like double cases, and there the
 matter remains for the present. There are,
 however, many ill-contrived portions in
 watches, and while the demand continues for
 watches of certain price it is impossible,
 from a commercial point of view, to think of improvements. Long used methods and ingenious engines have been specially pro- vided to fashion and cut out every one of the minute parts which go to compose the existing instrument. Every watch consists of over 200 pieces employing over POO per- sons, distributed among 40 trades, to say nothing of the tool makers for the artizans. If the construction of the watch were materi- ally altered all the trades would have to be relearned, new tools and wheel-cutting en- zines would have to be devised and the ma jority of working watch-makers become use- less. The consequence would be tlat the watch would become enormously enhanced in value and it's possession token of wealth. You see in our complicated state of society even machines in the process of time come to surround themselves with circle of vest ed interests which embarrass attempts at improvements.
 You are interesting me-" remarked the stout customer as he placed his watch in his pocket. ''You have been many years, I SUD- pose, in the business Of course there must have been some improvements in yonr timer" . ''Of course. Watches during the last 10 years have glown much in thickness. Old fashioned watches are thin and flat. have had watch in my charge as fiat as trade dollar. It is impossible to properly adjust the works for heat, cold and position under such circumstances I should have to give you long explanation of the packing of mechanism to explain to you why"
 "Well, has the increased thickness raised the value ?"
 "No. On the contrary watches are now worth p per cent. less than what they were 10 years ago. That fact, you will say, bears against my previous remarks. am refer ring to the cheaper grade of watches worn by the majority of people. There are watches which bring $1, 800 and watches which can be purchased for SIS a dozen. If you are willing to pay for costly work almost any thing can be accomplished"
Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-06
The Ashantees.

lHEoAAl Iu9 contemporary h6V1eW.J
 The Ashantees are proud people, who
 think themselves now to be an important na- tlon, and believe that they are ultimately destined to be great power in Africa. Their Ambassadors have always stoutly maintained
 before the Governors of the English posses slons and the officials of other nations that they were the representatives of people raised up by the hand of God for the great ness Of Africa. This can scarcely be called mere braggadocio, for the Ashantees have often been defeated by England, and yet they are still to the front. No mere savages could have recovered so rapidly or so com pletely, for example, as they have done from the effects of the late war. It is a thing un- Known among low-class races to regain power and prestige they have once lost Only high class races can do this, who have a policy which lives through defeat, who pursue with perseverance and determination 8 fixed ma tional idea. Of course, in saying this no one means to contend that the Ashantees have in their system of dominion and government any moral qualities which merit special com mendation, regarded from B European point of view. But on the coast of Africa the powers which are actually on the spot have to be dealt with; and that the Ashantees have shown qualities of higher order. speaking relatively, than their neighbors is acknowledged, willingly or unwillingly, by the neighbors themselves They show a
  pecially, has many advantages. England would find it advantageous in many ways if she had to deal mainly with 8 people having this quality, rather than with the Fantes and other coast people, whom she can hardly ever get to work together or to agree in poli cy with her, while they manage perpetually to start bitter feuds and to bring on wars which they are unable to wage without her aid. If Ashantee inspires fear she is also undoubtedly respected, and it may be here remarked that the few Mohammedans who pass by Kumassi to the coast towns seem es pecially to like her. Indeed, significant signs are not wanting which indicate the possibili ty Of the acceptance of the Mohammedan faith by the Ashantees. They have qualities much in common with some of it's character istics, and many of the chiefs have already adopted certain of it's formalities. The of these movements of Mohamme- lanism in Africa must not be judged by the | slow progress made by Christianity. Mo does not impose on it's adopt | DTS foreign dress or manners, as Christianity | 1as been made to do in these countries. To- | lay Kumassi and the neighboring towns may | aold all their various grotesque superstitions, | md practice bloody rites to commemorate | ome great festival, and a year hence they | nay be inhabited by compact Mohammedan | people. It needs some great mind like St. | Paul, or one of the national apostles of old, o show the people of Africa that Christiani- y could just as easily become their national aith
Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-06
SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 6.

in the boasted educational system of Massa-
 chusetts is discussed. Governor Butler points
 out that Massachusetts is far behind many
 other States in educational natters-in fact,
 that she is the nineteenth State of the thirty
 eight in respect of illiteracy, whils
 there are only two States which ex-
 pend more money per capita for
 education. General Butler finds that of
 $5, 156, 900 which the State expends for edu-
 cation, $4, 494, 225 goes for salaries of teach
 CTS. He finds that the pay of the male teach
 CTS of the higher grades and of the fancy
 branches is disproportionately large. A special class of pupils is taught music, draw ing. physiology, physics, botany, zoology, geology, astronomy, chemistry, psychology, Greek, Latin, French and German, while the spelling book is banished. ''Our school money" he says, lis diverted extravagantly from the mahy to whom it does belong to the few to whom it does not belong"
 The remarks of the Pennsylvania judge who refused to allow Robert Becker to be witness because he (Becker) did not believe in God as commonly understood by the peo- pie, nor in personal God, nor in God as an entity, are interesting. The judge held that a belief in an omniscient being who would punish here or hereafter those who commit | ted evil was necessary in @ witness. This re- quirement was not adequately met by be- lief that he who violated natures laws would 1 suffer, like the burning of 8 mans hand who l plunged it into fire. This was not belief in | B divine punishment. ssWhile the witness" 1 continued the judge, 'tsaid he believed in | power that would punish him here | for false swearing, he would not say that he | believed that power was divine, and he to- tally denied the personality of God and of Sod as generally understood by people. With such belief how can he be said to be n fear of divine punishment for testifying alsely? His belief being defective in this 'espect, it falls short of one of the legal re- luirements which is indispensable to exist to ntitIe him to be examined as witness in he courts of the State.''
Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-06
HAMBURG EMBROIDERIES. Every Price up to Eight Dollars per yard

 recent pr and anticipation O. from TWENTY  reaee that offering Hamburg  be
 
 
  fanyho in England
Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-06

We are gravely told by the Hartford 7Tpaes that a number of hack drivers refused to carry Mir. Charles J. Cole to the Capitol Tuesday evening, on account of the part he had taken in the black ballot business. Ha! Ha