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I look at il, I think it is actually
growing larger. Several days ago a
Georgia farmer wrote to ur that he
was in great need Of this seed. He
had tried in various directions, but
couldn't get any. In his extremity,
he wrote to the department for two
bushels of the seed. He got it, and
I expect he was surprised at our
promptness. But there does not
seem to be any more farmers wanting
beet seed" vl
The naval advisory board was abol.
ished by act Of the last congress-, as
far as any future construction of ves-
sells is concerned. Their duties ter
inmate with the completion of the
cruisers which are now in course OF
construction, and they will have moth
ing to do with the building of the
other vessels which was authorized.
That court of inquiry will be or
dered to investigate the proceedings
of the advisory board in connection
with the construction of the Dolphin,
is regarded as very probable.
The presidents existence seems to
be placid and uneventful so much is
one day like another at the White
House; but the executive Office and
its occupants were never before so
crowded with business as they are at
this time. Probably there have been
as many people, both office-seekers
and casual callers, during the past
week, as in any previous week of this
administration.
The guillotine is still at work in
the attorney generals department.
l..
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NO 80
A Contrast.


One would hardly meet in a month
two more different people than Presi-
dent Cleveland and ex-President
Arthur. and affairs at the Whie
House ore correspondingly changed.
President Arthur was proverbiallg
procrastinating in private matters.
He never made mp his mind until the
last minute and then he wanted every
thing to be done in rush, and the
least delay worried him greatly. He
took a great interest in all social mat
ters connected with his Office, and all
his entertainments were Of the most
hospitable and lavish character.
Nothing was too good for his table.
Yet in making arrangements for q
dinner those who had the details in
their charge were always at a loss how
or where to begin. The steward
would learn there was soon to be q
dinner, and that perhaps, would be the
etxent of his information. He would
make incessant inquiries to learn the
day and number Of his guests, and
when these two points were fixed
everything else would be plain sail.
ing. When the dinner came off IL
would be very unfortunate il every
thing was not what it should be.
President Arthur had no regular
hours, and this fact necessitated his
setting apart Monday as his private
day or dies non, as It wastanown about
the White House. He retired at any
hour and rose when it best suited
him. The meals at the White House
were consequently very irregular.
Often the breakfast table was kept
waiting for him for four hours. He,
nearly always had one or moro guests
at dinner and as frequently intimate
callers in the evening, who always
staid until late hour. Just as like
as not supper would be ordered at
nearly midnight and Chief Fortin was
constantly on the q,2 riue. In the
evenings President Arthur always
ordered up wine and cigars, particu-
larly pressing the latter upon his
guests, urging them to take another
or to put couple in their pockets,
AS his cigars were of the best import
ed brands, his cigar bills were pretty
steep. He never objected to the
table expenses Of the White House,
however large, but he couldn't under.
stand why his cigar bills footed up so
much. He delighted to linger at the
table with his guests at the conclu-
sion Of o meal and enjoy o smoke,
after the English fashion. The new
regime is almost the reverse of the
above. The French cook has been
by q daughter of Erin,
and no longer will the representative
from the West squirm under the
Presidential table and nervously spell
out the menu in q vain endeavor to
understand what it all means.---
Washington Letter.
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Victor Hugo's Picture Of War.
From Parton's Life of Voltaire.

On the 3Oth of May, 1878, when
Voltaire had been dead hundred
years, Victor Hugo addressed words
of impassioned eulogium to all that
was most enlightened and most mas
culine in France. The discourse on
that unique occasion was the crown
ing utterance of this century. Here
is q part of it which kindled the audi
ence to the noblest enthusiasm, spQk-
en- as it was almost within sight of
the Worlds Exposition of that year /:
"If tu kill is q crime, to kill much
cannot be an extenuating circnm-
stance. Laughter and bravos]. If
to steal is q disgrace, to invade can
not be a glory. [Contipuedapp
TIE Deums are of small significance
here; homicide is homicide; blood
shed is bloodshed. It alters nothing
to call ones self Cesar or Napoleon |;
in the eyes of the eternal God muir
derer is not changed in character be-
cause instead of a hangman's cap
there is placed upon his head an en-
perors crown. Long acclamation |,
triple salvo of applause]. Ahl let us
proclaim verities. Let us dishonor
war. No; bloody glory does not ex-
ist. No; it is not good and it is not
useful to make corpses. No; it can
not be that life should travail for
death. No; o mothers who surround
me, it cannot be that war, the thief,
is to continue to take your offspring.
No; it cannot be that women are to
bear children in anguish, that men
are to be born, that communities are
to plow and SOW, that the peasant is
to fertilize the fields and the work.
man to enrich the cities, that think
ers are to mediate, that industry is
to perform it's marvels, that genius is
to execute it's prodigies, that the vast
human activity is to multiply in the
presence of the starry heavens its ef-
forts and it's creations in order to
produce that frightful international
exposition which is called . field Of
battle. profound sensation. The
whole audience arises and applauds
the speaker. The true field Of battle
pointing to the exposition)-behold
It. tits the rendezvous of the master
pieces of human labor which Paris at
this moment offers 10 the world"
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The Man and the
Monkey.

Once upon . time q man and Q monkey
chanced to meet upon tho highway.
"Hello, my long-tailed FRIEND" asked the
man, 'whither art thou goingi" ....-t
''Bound for de city" replied the monkey.
"Glad to hear it," replied the man.
81 am going there too, and we will travel to.
gether and be Of mutual benefit In case Of dan.
ger.
The monkey grinned assent, and both wended
their way.
"what alls youi" asked the man. I see you
are sufferer, aud can scarcely get along"
Oh. you see,' replied the monkey, my mud
der, she had what you call scrofula, very much
scrofuls, my fader, he had heap sores. some big
some little sores, long ime. They both took
much medicine, and when they died the sores
was all they they left me.''
"Yes, yes."replied the man, "f see how II is,
Your mother inherited her disease, scrofula.
and your father caught his or the wing, and
YOU inherited or was born with both COM
plants. But why pine away and die, whom
you can be cured Z"
az been done used over sixty bottles one
drug store medicine, andit no good. Money all
gone, and sore here yet. Some doctors charge
heap money, but no good"
"But my FRIEND" said the man. you got
hold ofthe wrong medicine. Go to the drug
store and get one bottle Of B, B. B., and before
using all Of II you will feel better. II II quick
cure. twill cure all sorts Of sores. scrofula,
Blood Poison caught OH the wing, Itching Hu-
mors, Cstarrh, Blood and 5kin Diseases and kf de-
ney Troubles"
"I be SO thankful for your kindness, and will
go get B. B. B. to-day" replied the monkey
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DRHTrNa.-Where one person goes
deliberately into wrCng-doing, twenty
drift into it for want Of the habit OF
attention. They know, in o loose and
desultory sort of way, what they
ought and ought not to do, but not
having been accustomed TO draw up
their mental forces into consideration
Of particular cases, or to direct their
thoughts calmly and vigorously to re-
view q past action, or to analyze q
proposed one in the light Of ity moral
quality, they suffer themselves 10 be
driven by whatever power happens
to be the strongest power within, or
led by the most persuasive influence
from without Yet all the time, the
sober judgment Of the man himself,
were il but called upon, would con-
demn his course and il il could be
brought TO the front and kept in its
proper place Of authority, q down
ward career wonld be checked. and
the steps which led 10 il retrAced
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FROM ST. LOUIS.
From our Regular Correspondent.

ST.. Louis, juno &c, 1885.
EDITOR FREE Press THE celebrat
ed Mexican band left here last Mon
day after giving audiences in the ex-
hibition hall. The band consisted OF
"a performers and is beyond doubt,
the finest musical organization in the
world. The people Of st. Louis new
er heard such music before. This
morning q delegation Of Mexican
editors arrived at the Southern and
are having good time and royal re-
ception by the people Of the city.
The most destructive rains have
been falling here every day for q
week and the injury to crops is i'm
mense.
San Marcos is becoming city
sure enough. It is certainly far
ahead of any place in Missouri of the
same population. Fine churches and
schools, fire department, water
works, good, sound Democratic pa
per, ably and fearlessly edited, and in
the near future banking facilities of
two National banks, and now you
have in prospect the educational
advantages of q Chautauqua So
ciety. The outlook is gratifying and
reflects great credit on the city OF
San Marcos.
Society people-those who can af-
ford it, and many who can'tafford it
are leaving the city for the watering
places and summer resorts. This
fashionable habit of leaving home in
summer is a painful custom, suffered
in obedience to the DEGREES offashion.
able society. They lose the the cool
comforts of q pleasant home and come
home bankrupts to meet the necessi-
ties of winter. CARL SMYTHE.
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Nothing Else 20 Do.

John G. Reed, who was formerly
private secretary Of president Arthur,
teIls me that Mr.. Arthur is again in
fair health. having recovered from the
attack Of sciatics with which be was
afflicted
@wbat is he doing with himsslfi
/ Asked Mr.. Reed
@Going s-fshiEg OCCASIONALLY. be
replied Ike a fash There's nothing
else left for an e1-president TO do
y. Y. Tribune
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. June 81, 1885.


WASHINGTON. June 27, 1886.
Ed. FREE PRIss:- A ray of day
light has recently been let into nice
little scheme by which several thous
and dollars were to be extracted from
the pockets Of the rag importers thii
year by a small ring whose represent
atives stood high in favor at the
treasury department.. An arrange
ment was made which practically
threw the whole disinfecting business
into the hands of the one company in
New York, and the proceeds promised
to be immense, until secretary Man
ming got wind OF what was going on,
and broke up the whole arrangement
This whole business 1T disinfecting
imported rags is regarded in official
circles in Washington as a humbug
and a fraud. There is not the slight
est evidence anywhere that disease
has ever been introduced into this
country by rags imported from for
eign countries. The engineers Of this
money-making scheme went to work
to prey upon the fears Of the people,
and thus to create public opinion
which would warrant them in filing
their pockets. 1t reminds me Of the
nice little scheme 80 ably managed by
Col. Dom Piatt and the lamented
Garfield, then congressman from
Ohio. refer to the moth and mil
dew exterminator which was applied
to the clothing in the War Depart
ment, at an expense Of 100000 or
$4OO, 900 to Uncle Sam; the said pro-
cess consisting in pouring a little bo-
rax-water, or something Of that harm
less nature, over some of the cloth
Appropriations for that purpose were
made by congress for several years,
and of course everybody was very
much surprised when the truth about
it became generally known. The rag
disinfecting scheme does not promise
half as good results as the celebrated
moth and mildew exterminator. Ben.
Buffers timber-preserving process
was also q vastly better thing.
The department Of agriculture has
come to q stand till for want Of funds,
but the farmers Of the country are
not likely TO be very much excited,
nor are the crops falling off TO q nota-
BILE extent though the short wheat
crop may be due, in q measure, to Of
fetal paralysis But in 8 few days
the crisis viii be over. The new fs-
cal year begins in ten days, when the
funds will become available, and the
can again scatter its pack
ages Of seeds far and wide-if, that is,
wants them.
Speaking Of the farmers pet de-
reminds me that the chief
CLERK, Nesbitt told me some days ago
there are Abo1t I2.OOo pounds Of the
sugar bet seed still On hand; and he
sdded: "Tbe heap does not seem
10 get any smaller. Sometimes, when
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Geo. W. Julian's spPointment 70
be Surveyor-GensrA Of New Mszico
means mischief 10 the land rings
which have bad their own way cut
there for some years Julian has
made q study Of the lxnd business Of
the Roveannsnt, and no more capable
or 1sAlous man could have been found
10 70 take IN hADd and reform the n.
Nsxioo Land Ohoe, which badly
beds a yigorous rsformsrs hznd-
n. Y Hrkid
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The venomed shat. hurled at the scrofulous

The venomed shaft hurled at the scrofulous
girl the pitess cries ofthe tender infant writh-
ing and moaning with heredltery bloci faint
the groans Of that stout man confined with
rnuning foul ulcer, the wsilings Of that wife
prostrsted with the pangs Of rheumatism-the
excrueiating agonies Of those suffering from
chronic kidney troubles, the sleepless nights OF
those children terrified with shat itching humor
OF the skin-the wild and weird appearance OF
those unfortunate victims % all forms OF syphi'
cate an impure condition OF the blood. all OF
which can be cured In an incredibly short space
Of time BY the use Of B. B. B., the concentrated
blood purifier Of the day.
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The eight tons Of cherries recently
shipped from California to Chicago
were sold at Is cents per pound The
cost Of placing them there was 10 cts.
per pound. leaving q net profit q
S1O0 per ton II the freight was
cheaper. aCAlifornia paper sAys three
carloads per day could be shipped
for the next sixty days
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MAILS.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF, To AMI
FROM SAN MARCOS POST OFFICE.
Nails from Austin srrive at s:45 .. m. ana S:so
0. m; close at s:l5 q. m. and 500 p. IN.
Mails from ssu Antonio arrive at S:46 9. m. and
645 D. M; close st s:l5 a. m. and 6;l5 p m.
Luiug arrives a. ~ NJ, closes at l2:45. =. NJ
Above mails arrive and depart daily.
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at 4. N. Arrives Monday and Thursday ~
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.

coNaRRssMAN-STu DISTRICT:
Hon. James r. Miller, Of Gonzales County.
sENAvos -25rH DISTRICT:
Hon. Geo. Pfeuifer. Of Comsl Co.
axPnussSrArJvss-9lsr DIsrRIOr:
Hon J. Il. Combs. Of Hays Co.
Hon. J ;, N. Jolly. Of Caldwell Co.
DISTRICT oouRr--2aSD DISTRICT.
Hon. II. Teichmueiler. Presiding Judge. Lsdrsnge
JIM. Bethany. Attorney, Austin Co.
rInss OF HOLDING COURT.
HAys.-lst Mondays in March and september. MAJ
continue three. weeks.
COUNTY osyIonRs.
I'd R. Kone, Judge County Court.
las. G. BurIeson, Dist. and County Clerk.
owen Ford, County Attorney.
n K. Barber Sheriff. J. 8. Davis. Deputy.
9. s; Cock, Justice. Of the Peace Pre- No;
II. G. Hubbs, =. =.
]. q. Patterson, County Treasurer.
X. 8. Fortson, Assessor.
Joe. c. Eve, Surveyor.
IT,. Moc.ry,. coa'r Preo!1et No:
Cha.. Lightfoot. 90
J.R. Burleson,
Peter Schmtt.
Frank Obauion, Constable precinct No. L.
TINES or HOLDING CouErY AND PasoiScr CouRfs-
County Court for Criminal, Civil and Probate ous'
iness-4th Mondays in January. March. May, july
September aud November.
Commissioners' Court-2d Mondays in February
Nay, August and November.
Justice Court, Precinct 10. 1-Last AondAy In
each month, at San ARGOS.
month. San Marcos. A., .,,.-
Precinct No. I'D Friday In each month ~ City
&" SD :" Wimberleys Mil.
" l-4th- Dripping Springs.
Town OFFICERS.
Mayor-wm. Giesen.
Council-w. D. wood. G. W. Donaldson, 5onr
williamson, D. A. Glover. I'd. J. L. Green.
Marshall. n. Prince.
Street Commissioner-SamueI watkins.
Council meets the first Tuesday In each month.
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Sarah Bernhzrdf spsads only Eve
dollars . day for cos-1slcA
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-12-23
M MI uIlTIuE is prepared from the Extract Of
MALMU IME BLACK walnut HulIs and mex-

MAI uIITIuE is prepared from the Extract Of
M HEWU LME Black Walnut Hulls and Mex
lean Soap R cot with Vasaline and other ingredients
(agreeably perfumed). In the Walnut Hulls we get
the CoIoring and Astringent matter In ehe Vasa-
line we get the Softening and Dressing qualities.
In the Mexican Soap Rootwe get the Cleansing
and stimulating effects at the roots Of the hair 1t fs
not a Dye! I'VE do not use Nitrate Of Slver] We in
vite Ladies and Gentlemen-OLD or YOUNG, BALD or
GRAY-to use VALENTINE, knowing that it's effect
will cause you recommend it to others who desire to
produce healthy growth Of dark brown hair. 1t will
gradually change and restore Gray hair to its nat
uraI color, without discoloring the skin. 1t also
moves Scaly Humors and Dandruf and prevents the
hair from falling off. We recommend the disuse
OF ALL OLD REMEDIES and trial of this NEW DIS
COVERY. 1t is unquestionably the Best Hair Re-
storatfve, Tonic and Dressing EVER MADEll
sold by all Druggists at % per cent less than the old
O per bottle, LARGE SIZE.
lake any other artcle-insist on having WALNUTINE
YOU call for it. j. n. BOND &c CO., Chicago, Pro-
HOLESALE DRUGGISTS.
H. T. Eberle, F. M. Schulz and A. +
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-12-23
A Difficult Language.

A Boston man, who has spent about
fourteen years on the east and west
coasts of Africa, says that the language
of the natives of the Congo country is
difficult to acquire, and that he knows
of only one European who has mas
tered it sufficiently to understand it,
though he can speak very little. 1t APP
pears to be composed of short words,
which, in the rapid manner of speaking,
seem to be run together, and each sem
tence to consist of a longer or shorter
composed word. 1t is capable of strong
emphasis, and is quite expressive, but
the natives are not given to gesticula-
ton even when talking excitedly, ex-
cepting always the feticharo or fetch
man when dealing out dsnnation to
transgressors. The trouble in acquir-
ing the language seems to be the gen
eral unwillingness of the natives to
teach it to white men. 1t is said, how
ever, that some of the Portuguese who
are born and raised there have ac-
quired the language, and speak it as
fluently as natives. Y. San.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-12-23
OUR YOUNG MEN.
They Should be Taught to Direct and As
sist Each Other.

sist Each Other.
pulpit in our cities the learned divines
have been preaching sermons of special
interest to the young men, it seems
that the proper time has at length ar
rived for the young men themselves to
take slight interest in their welfare.
This brings to our view an important
question, viz: How are we to save the
thousands of young men who to-day
are rushing headlong down to the
depths of ruin and misery?
To make a successful move in behalf
of the general Improvement of oul
young men, it seems reasonable to be-
ieve that what is to be accomplished
for their benefit must be of their own
undertaking.
Can not the young men of this day
unite and form a league for the purpose
of their moral, social and physical de-
velopment? Can they not perfect an
organization that, like some of the
great institutions fourishing at the
present time, will cause each member
to take an interest in the welfare of
every other memberp
It would be impossible to conceive of
anything grander than the idea of the
young men of each city and town
throughout the land united in societies,
and all these forming one general or
ganization Or league of young men,
whose every aim would be to direct,
assist and encourage each other along
in the true way of life.
To get the young men awakened and
interested in such an enterprise seems
to be the first great difficulty to over
come. Yet with the assistance of the
press and those who are ia favor of
good society, good government, peace
and prosperity, such an institution
might prove reality and not an idle
dream.
have suggested this, believing that
something can and ought to be done at
once to save those young men who are
taking their first steps out in the busy
world, to guide them Alright. Are there
not others who are willing to think and
act in the matter?- Walter p. Bartlett,
TN CHICAGO Current.