San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-01-10


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works.
Jay Elan Hunter Is again at Austin !
the discharge OF his duties an one Of IN
clerks of the House OF Representatives, an
]. T. Lamb, the able snd attentive Legisla
tive correspondent of the FRKK Pnxss Il vii
be seen already reports through our col
umns. But few Of our country contempt
raries can boast special correspondent
from Austin during this most important ses
sion of the Legislature. and this advantage
of the FREE PRxss should commend Il to |
wider patronage among the intelligent poo
Pile Of Hays county.
Hlnxle Still TO the Front...Changes and
Improvements.
About year since Hinxie added the Stove
and Tinware line to his Grocery business,
and soon after IL was announced through
our columns that he was about TO add to his
new department complete tinshop, to b
under charge of good, practical timer,
He however was disappointed at that time
In securing the right man to take charge Of
the tinshop; so that enterprise went over
for time. But now We find II has actual
" become fixed fact. Happening in at
Hinzie's on yesterday, We found the tin
shop in complete operation, in charge of
Mr.. L. G. Jordan, a practical workman Of
experience aud skill, he having had charge
Of large establishment at another place.
First-class work viii be done aud only the
best material used. All kinds Of work in
that line, such as roofing guttering, plumb
ing, repairing, etc. etc. WILDE done prompt
ly in the best style, and 1t the most reason
able rates, This is part of the programme
of Maj. Hinzie, ON which he has for
some time been successfully engaged, to
adapt his entire business here to the wants
of our people. He carries ON an extensive
timing business at Palestine, and furnishes
work and supplies In that line to q consid-
cradle portion of Eastern Texas, so his new
enterprise is but natural and for him easy Of
accomplishment. In order to make room
for Q contemplated extension of his tin,
stove and hardware department, Hinzie is
Offering groceries OF bottom pricesfor cash.
So among his changes and improvements
don't forget the grocery department.
The export of Diamonds from the
Cape between Aug. ! and Nov. 80,
inclusive, amounted in value to less
than $4,000.
A FEW words of explanation seem to be
necessary to proper understanding of the
following communication from philosopher
Vogelsang. Our readers will remember his
apostrophe to the Texas Cowboy, signed
'.Birdsong", which we recently published as
an advertisement. He cut it out and sent it
to the Lampasas Dispatch, which published
it. The Galveston News made some ex-
tracts, with the remark that ut might be q
bird song, but it warbled good deal like a
donkey. The philosopher in return charg-
es that the News garbled his effusion, and
comes back at it as follows:
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, Jan. 8. 1884.
ED1ToB FREE PRESS: Galveston
News of Jan. 9Th contains mutilated ex-
tract from my song on the cowboy, credited
to the Lampasas Dispatch. Have invested,
in proportion to property, about as much
money to get the article published, as some
rich men have invested in large pastures.
Fence cutting is vandalism with principle;
but the editor who mutilated my song on
the cowboy, is vandal without principle.
G.. VoaELsANG.