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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

A correspondent of the Dallas Her
aid says the state will lose heavily in
consequence of the suspension of
Still Bros, contractors in the Hunts
vile branch of the penitentiary. They
could not sell their products and were
allowed an extension of time on their
payments, in consequence of which
their sureties declare they are no Ion
ger bonnd, though Gov. Ireland had
stated they were.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08
Examination for Naval Academy.

A competitive examination for cadet
ship In the U. 3. Naval Academy viii be
held at LuIing. Texas, ON Friday, the sixth
day of November, 1885. The examination
viii be in Spelling, Reading, Writing, Arith-
metick. Geography, English Grammar,
History aud Algebra. Applicants must DO
bona 6de residents OF the Eighth Congress
sional district, between II and IS years Of
age. and physically perfect.
A printed copy Of the regulations govern
ing admission to the u. s. Naval Academy
will be furnished upon application to the
Sc Rotary OF the Navy, or to me.
The successful contestant will have until
May 10, 1856, TO prepare for the final exami-
nation. He must be present at Annapolis at
that date. JAMES +. MILLER.
oct 8, st.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08
ST. LOUIS LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
ST. Louis, Oct. 1, 1885.

ST. Louis, Oct. 1, 1885.
Ed. FREE Press Cole Stone, the
young athlete and champion bicyclist
of st. Louis, committed suicide in
this city Saturday by taking arsenic.
His suicide andltragic death caused
great sorrow and painful surprise
amongst his many friends and the
different bicycle clubs, particularly
the 'Ramblers" of st. Louis. The
unfortunate young man was desper-
ately in love with beautiful young
lady named Laura Browning, en-
plo yed in Weston's confectionery on
Olive street. It is said her refusal
to marry her lover drove him to the
rash and awful deed.
The street car lines are having an
other serious quarrel with their driv-
ers and conductors. It is the old
story of the companies trying to
cheat their underpaid hands out OF
their hard earned money. The great
fair is nearly upon us and the pros
pect OF general strike on all the
street lines running to the fair grounds
during the fair week and the attend.
ant peril of walking it to the grounds
is fearful to contemplate.
The situation is critical, and moth
ing but an appeal from the citizens
to the drivers will avert or delay the
evil till after the fair. The present
working hours required by these
street car presidents is eighteen and
half long hours per day, at the rate
of eighty cents per ten hours, ETC.,
etc, etc John "Nickle" Mason, pres
ident of the Washington avenue
car line, who is the terror of the poor
drivers, has grown immensely rich in
the business and is large pillar in q
fashionable West End church.
An iron girder weighing four tons,
fell from the fifth story of the Equi-
table Building yesterday afternoon
while being moved into position by
a derrick. 1t fell with a frightful
crash to the street below, tearing off
large rock cornice nearly four feet
long and landing on. the cable road
destroying a section of it. How it
was that great loss of life did not oc-
cur is miracle.
The immense attendance at the ex-
position and musical hall has nearly
closed up the theatres of the city.
Two burglars had falling out over
bad whisky and stolen plumber last
night in the Southern part of the
city during the fight Patrick Fox
was shot and killed by his comrade
in crime.
The grand preparations for the
Yelled Prophets procession and ball
are about complete, and the countless
thousands of lights with colored
globes are in position and the splen-
did arches of fire ready on all promi-
nent streets. The processi on will
take place place on the night of Oc-
tober the 9th. CARL SMYTHE.
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TIE New York Observer has ibi

The NeB York Observer has this
to saw of the temperance outlook:
The whole outlook AZ The present
time i 80 decidedly PropitiOas that
tue friends Of Temperance nasy enter
uana the eeoteEnisl celebration Of the
coming week With more encourage
meus than at almost any previous pc
rod IN itz history. Aud not the least
encouraging fsataIe IN the present
state Of theeaSs Il that the great mass
Of IT'S bez. fierds are u1Ove united
than ere- before IN regard to the real
prinsipAes ca which the rsfOrn As
basel sad tie sPirii n bieE !: should
be advocated AID psezea forward
T6.re u . siivaSfy Of views n re
cz-d 20 sou1a q TIE H1Easzrss which
i. Is bes4 10 pztEzs. but calm disezs-
son znI eoafsrezee- uhleh a sinoere
slsslrs-to DO tat uhieh = night and
w. EIH hing sh1a1 5nz1lnity 81
tlssEgal GzA c58ncvf o ar1l0n
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

John Cardwell, late editor OF the
Austin Statesman, has been generally
spoken of as booked for the postmas-
tership of that city. Instead he has
received the appointment of consul
general to Cairo, Egypt, which we
suppose is something better. MIR. @.
has Travelled in Egypt, and is said to
bepeculiarly well qualified for theposi-
ton. We are glad to announce his
appointment
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08
The Religious Press aud Reforms.


II is with most sincere qualification
that wo notice the high and honor'
bic position Of the religious pres
with respect to some OF the leading re
forms OF the times, notably that o
Temperance. For year or more
past we have read no other class o.
our exchanges with equal interest and
profit We receive Of Methodist pa
pers our own Texas Christian Advo'
cato, always ca excellent one, and now
under tho charge OF Rev. q. W. Briggs,
better than ever, and the st. Louis
Christian Advocate. We have re-
Gently added TO our list the Baptist
Herald, OF Austin. And VIC are ex'
ceedingly gratilied to find these rep
resentatives of two OF the largest,
most influential Christian denomina-
tons giving out no uncertain sound
on this great overshadowing question
of suppressing the liquor traffic,
Some articles which We copy in our
our present issue from the Baptist
Herald will show its position better
than we can state il. We fear these
papers are in advance Of the member
ship of the churches they represent
But if 80, it is but right and proper
that they should lead them to a high
er plane Of thought and action.
During most of the time referred to,
we have also received the old New
York Observer, the great organ Of
evangelical Congregationalism,a and we
find it, too, equally pronounced in its
advocacy Of this great cause. And
we find another of our exchanges,
the Texas Christian, published at
Thorp Springs, and representing
another large branch of earnest Chris
tians, giving limo upon line, precept
upon precept" in aid of the same
great movement. We find, also, the
newspaper organs of those who are
known as Liberal Christians y
Universalists, Unitarians, etc.-with
admirable zeal and unanimity joining
hands in the common cause with
their "Orthodox brethren. No dis
cordant note is heard in this grand
harmonic of Christian work.
There is something approaching
the sublime in a spectacle OF this
kind. And we cannot but smile at
the futile idea which appears to pre-
vail among mere politicians, that
they can, by appeals to old party
prejudicea, stay the tide of moral
thus inaugurated They
ore now dealing with power new to
their experience. AS well might they
hope to roll back the current of the
Mississippi to its source.
Never member of any visible
the time has been when we
often found just occasion to criticise
the delinquencies of the churches as
respects the great reforms of the age.
But we must soy, that if they were as
near right on all others as they are
now with respect to the Temper
snce reform, the seyerest criticism
could find nothing to allege against
Them. On behalf of the vast army of
= outsiders" who also are doing yeo-
nan service in the cause, we most cor
lially extend "the right hand of fell
owship," earnestly hoping that the
friends of Christian progress, of all
names and orders, may unite and be
ound working zealously and steadily
together, till "the Golden Rule shall
Dear unquestioned sway among man
and the world over.
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x,Uxu UnDU \ I,uvpND
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visitor ought to put up with it. Sure
ly it is bed OF their own making, be-
cause they can suppress it il they so
desire. You would insult one Of the
Days by calling him a gambler he is
only a high tone sporting man.
Evidently a "spade is not a spade
in this country.
i 10. LANE.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

The San Antonio Express has come
out in new dress, and as six column
eight page paper. We are glad to
note these signs of progress andpros-
perity in this leading journal of west
Texas.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

SHELyED AT LAsT.-We mean De
Gress and Newcomb. John o. John
son has received the appointment OF
postmaster at Austin, and DR.. H. p.
Howard, of San Antonio. Both are
said to be good and competent men.
There will be general satisfaction
throughout Texas on receipt Of this
news.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

The Blair educational bill, for dis
tributing many millions of dollars to
the South from the National treasury
for the education of the masses of the
people, will come up again at the next
session of Congress.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

ST. NICHOLAS FOR 0oroDEn. This is the
twelfth and last number of the current vol
ume, tho last course, so TO speak, in the
feast Of good things which the generous old
Saint has spread before his readers during
the year. And as we usually reserve for our
dessert some specially savory delicacies, so
in this number we find some of the bright
est and cleverest contributions that have ap-
peared during the year. Our space will not
permit us to particularize as to the varied
wealth of reading matter and illustrations.
A rich repast is in store for the readers Of
this favorite magazine during the coming
year. New volumes of the Century and
st. Nicholas begin with November.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

1t is said that President Cleve-
lands forthcoming message will take
decided ground against the further
coinage Of silver and in favor of tariff
reform.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

The PHRESoLoGIcAL JOURNAL for 0cto-
Der contains articles on Baby Faces, illus
trated; johnson and Boswell; DIR. Iren@us
Prime, with portrait; Liberty Overmuchj
Notes from Teachers Diary; Ready for q
Divorce; Stimulants and Narcotics; Signs Of
Health and Debility, etc. This old veteran
Journal continues to hold Its own admirably
we'll
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

Prof H. Carr Pritchett, Of Huntsville,
writes us that if application is made to him,
and the money sent, ne will order the books
specified for the first course of the Students
Union Of the Texas Summer Institute. The
entire series postage paid, costs 1928. II
q considerable number are ordered at once
they will be much cheaper. Prof P. is the
treasurer of the association.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

Wonder If the ministers and faculty Of
Kyle Seminary extend their Endorsement Of
the Kyle News so as to cover such matters
as its leading editorialof last week, entitled
1.-THE Devils Own" as very proper thing
to introduce into Christian families?
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

We are again in receipt Of the Daily
Houston Post. 1t seems to us it has
gained by the recent change of man
aeement
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

Most men who desire to borrow
money in Texas want II for the pur-
pose Of putting substantial improve
ments upon their ranches OF farms,
and to add to the number OF their
stock. This fac: ~oul3 seem to serve
a. another argument sgsinst the pres
eut excessive rSses Of interest asked
for money IN Texas.-TeHas StOck-
I-s4E-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08
AYERS
Ague Cure

contains an antidoto for all maiariai dis
orders which, so far as known. Is used In no
other remedy. IL contains no Quinine. nor
any mineral nor deleterious substance what
ever. and consequently produces no injurious
effect upon tho constitution, but leaves tho
system as healthy As II was before tho attack.
WE WARRANT AYERS AaUE CURE
to cure every case Of Fever and Ague. Inter-
mittent or Chill Fever. Remittent Fever
Dumb Ague. Bilious Fever. and Liver Com
plalnt caused by malaria. In case OF failure
after duo trial, dealers are authorised BY our
circular dated July ist, 1852, to refund the
money. y
Dr.J.c.Ayer& Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

The Austin Statesman is visibly
improving THERE'S evidently an old
hand at tho bellows editorial.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

Gen. Toombs is reported rs declin,
ing fast. His mind has failed him.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

Specimen copies of the FREE Press sent
on application. Terms as heretofore.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-10-08

Mems Suits from $3.50 to $4,000.
Boys Suits &c. 800 I" 1900.
Childrens' Suits $50 /" 1000.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11

in the mind, A married couple had long de-
sired substantial bookcase. They had
been too poor to buy it for years. At last
The coveted money was in their hands, and
the treasure was brought home 1t looked
a marvel of ornamental woods and veneer
ing and brasswork Well, it had been in
the house only few weeks, when the glits
teripg brass handles of the drawers came off
in their hands. Screws fell out and were
lost, glass doors refused to fasten, and all
their joy in the new purchase was spoiled
BY wretched workmanship
If you move into a new house the door
knobs all but roll off if you look at them,
the plaster upon the walls crack, and you
are fortunate inieedif thereof does not leak.
A farmer lately hadhs barns ard outbuild-
ings tin-fUufcd ut a cost of 81 500. The first
ram hereafter poured in through the de-
tective soldering in n torrent, and ruined his
hay and corn crop. The timer had ''picked
up his trade of roofing. He would not take
time to learn it thoroughly. He was a dis
honest fraud
The very desk on which this is written was
COW and handsome two months ago. 1t has
had the best Of usage, yet already the nam
drawer is so rickety it only opens and shuts
by jumps and spasms The keys never did
Dit IN the locks, and the joints are gaping and
skaky. Substantial, smooth working, honest
furniture and carpentry work are blessings
unknown in the United States, The same
spirit of slouchiness runs through iron-work,
machinery and railroad building. 1t is a
disgrace to the nation
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
SlOuCh Work,

Occasionally it seems as if about all the
mechanical work done in America was of the
SLOUGH order. The main object in making
things appears to be to get them off in the
quickest and cheapest way consistent with
concealing their defects. The present system
of building tenement houses for the poor is
an illustration. 1t is infamous. Mud NOR
tar, bricks that break in two in the handling,
rotten timbers, and sewer pipes that dis
Charge in cellars were some of the peculiar-
tiles of workmanship that became apparent
at the coroner's inquest after a six-story
building fell in and crushed dozen poor
laboring men more OF less.
Then there was notorious fire disaster
coming on the heels of the tenement-house,
crash A building was raised from its
foundations set upon screws, Chicago
fashion, and other repairs were made. The
work was supposed to be done, and the
screws were taken away. About hundred
working people were engaged in the struc-
ture. A fire broke out, and the fimsy walls,
repairs and ALL fell in together AT the
coroner's inquest that followed this affair it
was shown that the repairs had been I'M
dertaken by a man who had not sufficient
mechanical knowledge to mend a cellar
door, But he undertook the raising and re-
modelling of a four-story building full of
heavy machinery and containing hundred
people during work hours There was worse
than SLOUGH work here. There was crime
Such plumbing as is done in America
would be punished by fine and Imprisonment
in any other country. Occupations nvolv-
ing most serious consequences to life and
health are picked up" by anybody and
everybody. Any quack is 'doctor,' and
a half-decent barber is professor"
Into the smallest details this slouchiness Of
workmanship enters There is very little
real art skill in our country, because cur
would-lc artists will not take time and pains
70 learn to draw. Put the pictures in our
Illustrated papers, comic and otherwise,
alongSidcthose of a French or German funny
paper As compared with the eX cution in
these the American drawing is as stiff and
ugly as a Clothes-hOrse.
George Eliot says of Adam Bede that his
work had always been part of his religion,
and he saw most clearly that good carpentry
was that form ot Gods will which concerned
him. Pity American carpenters and cab
met makers could not haves some such divine
rcyt a;loa Al This moment a vision rises
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
Washington Official Etiquette.

A certain etiquette is to be observed
in addressing the President, either in
person or by letter, which many stran>
gers to Washington seem to not know
of. The proper title is "Mr. Presi.
dent" and all such titles or words as
"your honor" "your excellency," or
president Cleveland" are considered
as in extremely bad taste Massachu.
Suetts calls its governor "your excel
lency," and the lieutenant governor
"your honor but the President of the
United States is simply 1.-THE President
In letters 10 him the address. THE
President, Executive Mansion, Wash
ington, d. c." Is all that is necessary,
and more is improper. AS to the mem.
bers of the cabinets, in private CONVEX,
sation you address them as "Mr.
Secretary of the Treasury" "Mr AT.
torney General" etc. But in writing
the proper from is, for instance. Hon.
Thomas Bayard, secretary of state,
Washington, D. g." In writing to a
senator you say in formal epistle,
"Mr. Senator" and you address the
outside of your letter for intance the
"Hon. John A. Logan, Senate Cham
Der, Washington, d. c." Members of
Congress are addressed by their last
names with Mr.. But if one of them
has ever had decent military title |
beg you, if you want any favors, to
give him the fall benefit of the title.
By decent military title mean any
thing above the rank of major. In
case of doubt always aim higher than
you think instead of lower. You may
call a Congressman who has been a
colonel a general and fatter him, but if
you all him captain he will scowl at
you and never forgive YOU. No class
Of people are more easily fattered that
those whom the world regards as great
men.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
SINGLE FLOWER AND LEAF.

The tree grows to the size of an ordinary
forest tree 1t is found wild along tho
southern Mississippi, but it is hardy. The
name like the beautiful tree itself, is
one we had not to borrow from Europe
"Catalpan is the native name, given TO the
tree by the Indians of Carolina. In fall and
winter it is covered with shower of long
seed pods From this it is sometimes called
the cigar tree.
1t may be propagated either by seed or
cuttings Not only is it such handsome
tree, but it is of use beside. The timber
makes a choice wood for cabinet work and
other purposes. 1t is of a very fine texture,
and takes a brilliant polish. Whether it will
grow satisfactorily in the far northwest,
however, we believe has never yet been
entirely settled. The experiment should be
tried.
Another fine ornamental tree is the Turkish
horse chestnut. 1t is q handsome grower
blossoms in much the same way as the
catalpa, but, unlike that, the wood has no
special value.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
FIG. 3
FIG l.
FIG, 2,
INFECTED STRAW. La RvA.

INFECTED STRAW, La NNA. PUfA.
Fig. 1 shows a section of a wheat stalk
which the insect has attacked. The female
lays her eyes near the joints of the tender
green stalk in May and June. The worms
hatch and suck the milky juices that should
go to the making Of the plump ripe grain
Consequently an imperfect OF light wheat
yield follows Where the eggs are deposited
the stalk becomes solid and brittle and
breaks easily. Between the joints it
is withered and deformed. 1t crum-
bles in the threshing, and the pieces
20 through the machine with the wheat.
The black points in the engraving are the
holes where the developed fly comes out
The eggs are yellowish white. So are the
worms. They are very small, no more than
tenth of an inch long, and have dark jaws
They are fully grown by fall. Then they go
into the chrysalis or pupa state and remain
till late in spring, coming out as flies and de-
posting eggs in their turn in the wheat
stalks. The stalk solidifies where the punches
Of eggs are laid. The worms attack the
stalk in numbers of five to fifteen.
The pupa is shown in .ig. ). 1t is an ugly
creature, found in wheat straw in the fall
and winter. In autumn and winter it is
white; late in spring, just before 1t bursts
into the fly, it is black. The markings on
the side are the budding wings, The eggs
are very small, no more than hundredth
of an inch in length. A string like append
age attaches them to the wheat stalk. They
are in lunches of seventy-tive to hundred.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11

The report Of tho superintendent Of pub
lie schools in Boston discusses the expert
ment of manual training for boys Two
hundred boys, from ten different grammar
schools have been under instruction in car
pontry two hours week since September.
They were selected by the masters from
among those II years Of age or older who
had the permission Of their parents to take
the instruction. 1.-THE experiment has al
ready gone far enough to prove that work
OF this kind can lie joined to the ordinary
grammar school work with good effect, -
SAYS the superintendent, and he advocates
."i making Of provisions for industrial tain
N for girls as well as for boys
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-07-11
Daughters Wives and Mothers

We emphatically guarantee DR..
Anarchists Catholicon, Female Rene,
dy, to cure Female Diseases, such as
Ovarian troubles, inflammation and
liberation, Falling and Displacement
or bearing down feeling, irregularities,
Barrenness, Change of Life, Leucor-
rh@a, besides many weaknesses spring.
ing from the above, like Headache,
Bloating, Spinal weakness, Sleepless-
ness, Nervous debility, Palpitation of
the heart, &c, For sale by Druggists.
Prices S1,0O and Sl.50 per bottle.
Send to DIR. Marchisi, Utica, N. Y,
for Pamphlet, free. For sale by DR..
j. B. Ritchey, Druggist.