San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-11-20

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All "old folks" remember Il as ono Of tn
selections in Lindlsy Munay's "Englisi
Reader"
Our town Is now large enough to have ,
market, and should have ono soon. Blu
there is a more pressing need Of q well reg
ulated wood market. Our council SHOULD
take the matter in hand, require all wood
brought for sale to be cut into regular cord
wood, and appoint wood measurer. Tn,
marshal could act AZ such, Ell. ofiicio. TIL,
present style Of bringing in wood Is to q
large extent fraud on purchasers. oul
council should regulate the matter a. Ia
done in many other towns.
Sunday last was great day ut the Bar.
fist church. The church building, having
qeen entirely paid for. was dedicated.
The various other denominations and the
people generally Of our town were in attend.
ance. The opening prayer was made by
Rev. Mr.. French, Of the Presby terian
church, which was followed by an elaborate
piece Of music by the choir. Rev. Mr.. Har-
ris, of the Methodist church offered up
prayer. Rev. Mr.. Hendon, pastor of the
church, made some explanatory remarks,
and Rev. DIR. Pope, Of Austin. read Solo
mons prayer atthe dedication of the temple.
and followed il with q dedication sermon.
setting forth ct considerable length the
various ways in which Christianity has
blest the world. The sermon WAS both in
teresting and instructive. and showed the
speaker to be bold thinker and liberal
minded gentleman, superior to the narrow
sectarian bigotry which is too prevalent.
A Mr.. Thorn was elected sheriff of Medina
county at the late election, but it has since
been discovered that he is not citizen of
the United States. He is German by birth
and declared his intention of becoming a
citizen some years ago, but has never been
fully naturalized. A contested election will
follow.
Most foreigners who declare their inten-
ton to become citizens it is believed, mover
proceed any farther. They are thus used
rs voters. and that is the end of it till an
other election, when they many be induced
10 repeat their declaration. This is especi-
lilly true of the Mexicans. Some sixty odd
we're handled" in this county--enough to
urn the scale as between the closer candi-
tates There is crying demand for
,hange in our State Constitution, which
hall require full admission to citizenship
before voting. The present plan is base
raud or the dearest right of freemen-the
elective franchise.
Emperor" an African elephant, the
argest of the ten on exhibition by Sells
Bros, died at this place in consequence of
he shockingly cruel treatment received from
,is keepers Their excuse was that he WAS
,icious and dangerous But if they could
lot control him, they should have killed him
outright and not have tortured him to death
10 they did. We saw his body, and it
Ihowed evidences of his having been horri-
bly, burned, cut and bruised. Even his
trunk was badly lscerated and this was
probably the main cause of his death, which,
,owever, may have been fastened by
as there seemed to be nothing
n his stomach. Gle had been cut up when
W saw him. We heartily wish Henry
3ergh of New York, of the anti-cruelty-to
nimals society, could have taken jurisdic-
ion in this case and administered condign
punishment.
Emperor was over 8 feet high and said to
Weigh about 1000 pounds. We learn that
Prof. J. L, Pritchett proposes to reunite his
zones after the buzzards shall have picked
hem clean.
That was sad accident by which poor
suck Wright lost his life so suddenly, at
Iuling, on last Saturday night. Truly the
rays of Providence are mysterious, and
ast finding out That large and happy |
congregation of people, 30 thoughtlessly |
nd recklessly enjoying themselves, little |
bought that death on his pale steed, was
iding in their midst, searching out his
ictims. But 10 it was determined from the |
eginning, by decree tina. knows no varia- |
leness or shadow of turning. Amen.
We find the above in the last Lockhart |
register. We regard that sort Of logic a.
alse and pernicious in the extreme. We
,arn that the anvil which exploded, causing |
be death of Wright, had very unusually |
,rge cavity in II which was flled with gun
owder or dynamite, and three other anyils
laced on top of it before igniting. The
rplosive material found vent more easily by |
ursting the anvil than by throwing OF the
1perincumbent weight. 1t was the simple
per alton of law of nature, set at defiance
v human folly, ct the cost Of human life. |
! is high time people should cease charging
,e results Of their own stupidity upon Q
mysterious providence" God made man
rational being, competent TO understand
nd obey his laws, and il not responsible
Or the consequences il he fails 40 to do.
I the iubilators at Luling had thus obeyed
Wright would do doubt have been alive
nd veil to-day. There vss DO mystery"
fate" or 'predestination" in the case.
Show people Ar. not proverbiAl for their
aodesty or Differences towards othez Wit
ess The following sud,ciOus piece Of
Itrsv.g.ncs With which the managers Of the
n. ,bov advertised ITSELF before the Austin
ubIsc:
The ianensity Of the shov 10 something
1919 Ia the rrsdsf imagine for him