San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-01-08

Our friends throughout the county wi
do us a special favor by sending US lists o
names Of persons not subscribers, to WHOM
We may send specimen copies Of the Fax
PRKss.
We win club the FRKE Pass with Purdy
Fruit Recorder and Cottage Gardener. o
Palmyra, New Yorks price 81 year, 70
$3.50 for both.
The Galveston News does not agree will
our remarkable young critic, Mr.. Jones
Speaking Of our last issue, Ii says;
The FREE Pnrss begins the year with ever
moro than its usual Characteristic industr,
and tact as a local ohronioler.
a''A little learning Is dangerous thing,
says Pope. II might with at least equa
truth be said that Ettie money Is danger
GUS thing--to its possessor. Il often turn
the heads Of silly UPSTAIRS and causes then
to oycrraie their own importance and 10
come the laughing stock Of sensible people,
Our town is not without some notable illus.
trations OF this fact.
Another newspaper is talked of at San
Marcos. Some fellow with more money
than sense thinks he car lin long felt
want. "--Floresville Chronicle.
The stalk" has all been confined to one
fellow" telephoning through the daily pa
pers, revealing his identity by an unmistak-
able bray. But even he has sense enough
not to invest any money (if indeed he can
command any in such an enterprise. He
might be induced to take hold ~ an orna-
mental editor, IL some one else would do the
work and foot the bills.
Every person who has land or even q vii
lage lot or garden, should take the FRUIT
RKooRDER AND COTTAGE GARDENER, publish
ed by A. M. Purdy, Palmyra. N. Y, life
long Horticulturist and Florticulturist, AMI
who has 200 acres of land under cultivation.
Price of the paper, 81 90 per year, with a
valuable premium. A specimen copy sent
free to every applicant, as also his Nursery
Catalogue.
The appeal of Texas newspaper publis li-
ers in favor of law requiring the publica-
lion of legal advertisements in their columns,
is apt to be sighted on the ground that
they are influenced by self-interest. The
complaint from correspondent of
the Luling Sigral comes from different
quarter, and we trust, will receive more at
IGNITION
81 notice in your paper of the 25th ult.,
IN editorial as regards the passage of bill
requiring all legal sales to be advertised in
some newspaper published in the county
where such sales are made. / trust that
such a law may be enacted by our next Leg
stature, as it would be the means of help
ing many poor farmer. will give an in
stance of how farmer near Staples Store
was imposed upon by legal sale not adver-
Used in some county paper: ID. A. Word
hada Judgment against either his renter or
some one else; property was levied upon
to ordinary service, posted in
three places in Guadalupe County. Prob
ably one or two read the same. On the day
Of sale about half dozen were present;
Word bid in cotton ut cents per pound and
sorghum seed at 20 cents per bushel. Cot
ton at the time was worth nine and half
cents per pound and sorghum seed 81 to
Sl.50 per bushel. Is there justice in such
action? In one sense of the word yes. be-
cause our law says such must be DONE /
10 hope our next legislature will among
,ther important matters to be look into,
improve the sale law and cause the same to
be publ 3hed in every newspaper in the
l am we'll satisfied the above will
meet the appreciation of every well-think-
ng man in Texas, especially farmers"
The LaGrange journal closes its fifth
volume prosperously 1t says:
A town and its business is usually judged
,y the appearance of its local paper. If Its
columns are filed with fresh, healthy home
advertisements, instead of dingy patent
Medicine and other foreign advertisements,
which usually bring to the publisher nomi-
,al compensation, it tends to inspire distant
leaders with favorable impression of the
own and frequently induces them to visit it
With view to locating. We regret to say
here are few merchants in LAGRANGE who
AVE not, from some cause, felt it their duty
o assist in supporting their local paper by
dvertising in it. This class are to be found
q every community. They want news
,nper but want others to furnish the means
o support it. They do not seem to realize
hat if all were like them, they would have
10 paper. 1t is useless to expend argument
IN this class.
Keep on~telling them about it and they
will come around after while. Very few
men succeed in business nowadays without
he help of printers ink. 1t is as natural
or an enterprising business man to adver-
Use as it is for water to seek its level.
Mrs. Richardson is now prepared to give
pecial attention to dress making First
lass fit and style guaranteed. Her stock of
winter millinery goods is being sold at a
,reat reduction.
An assortment of groceries, fruits, vegeta-
lies, confectionery etc at the late stand of
Irs. Day and Miss Davidson, east side of
he square. Call and see.
PEYToN TAYLOR.
The new firm at the Wood building will
eep full and select stock Of staple and
ancy groceries. Goods guaranteed. Free
elivery to any part of city.
Fritz Lang, the baker wishes to say to his