San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-28
Pertinent Matters for Record

Pertinent Matters for Record
while We have no desire OF inisatiOa 10 pTeir.
any unpleasant "Reminiscences Of the hostile law
.ioa Of The Pass Pass oaes on chris,nss d
here are . isw points. mainiy Of an impsrsoh
ehar.slsr. vAieh 10 believe eush, 70 es "sa'sf'
Of rseord". Aud rfst, wssiii present The
sisws o. ysvsaAs sovrasss spIros.
We mean Col. Miller. si the Austin Statesman, ia'
Of the Rishmond. Va. press. nsginnins his sriisl
with some hunosous sentences. he proessdsi
We beg p.rdsp however Tor Jsstins about such
ssrioss matter. ". fsTs, snes.dissly 10 hear
men whose du,v Il IL % teach I.
much BY example as theory. Men esnno
always eentrol their tempsrs when vsred almos
beyond endurance, and u Mr.. Hull, whs seems Il
course 81 the fsss Pass and was convinced h
could not read that paper and control bis temper
he ight have found reliefffom Nekauon BY mol
reading the paper and having understood .mons
his friends shat he did not want TO hear What u
said aboli him a. any time.
Such course would have relieved him from all
vexation and obviAted the necessity OF his obeJing
the dictates Of asger and committing slslenes,
In abelishinE the dusilo and street lights, The
men Of the south do not ies itaeeessary TO- sindi'
date their courage In that way, sndN 40 editor or
any other business man has unjust parscnsi attacks
made upon him .hsy always revert, like the boom
srang, aud inJure the man making them. 0sntie-
men ought 20 be able 10 live upon q higher plane
thaa 10 engage IN personal wrangies, aud gentle
man I. perfectly Indifferent TO the attack. Of black
mailers or such men a. gentlemen shsaid avoid "
they desire TO keep their HEARTS pure aud their
hands clean. There I. way 20 do this. aud that 10
by Ignoring tho cause Of vloenI temper or restrain
Ing Il with manly vlgor.
press will settle their differences smiesbly, or u
that 10 impossibly, agree TO disagree; and one 10
persistent and obdurate let the other totally gnore
him, for continual yiupeIs,ion aud abuse w'ii OK.
cite popular favor to the object, aud contempt to the
The pu6iiois fair Jury. They do not take any
mans "ipre dixit," or even ex parte testimony,
certainly not bold and unwaAnted assertion. against
the testimony OF an honest aud virtuous lie. No
man need be disturbed one moment by such attacks
VI course there are some ISLANDERS that the best man
I, not called upon TO bear. For such as these there
is but one remedy. and that 10 always nnal 10 the
hands Of patient man, for patient. long suffering
man ara affair all. per .fetly con-
elusive when they feel IL their duty to
act. But We feel certain that no suoh snfont has
passed between the San Marcus editors.
WHAT rus ynrxsRJa SAID AT THE srAsr.
Iron the FaEa Pass, Aug. lathl,
Al 10 the paper lust started by Mr.. @. n. Hull.
The "Crsssei" We regard II as strictly legitimate
en- terprise, and have nothing to object toll On the
a. We have had occasion to remark be-
fore, II be shall succeed In demonstrating that Two
,ball simply DO very sgreesbiy disappointed. We
have nothing against MI Hull personally va hope
our relations may be friendly and agreeable. Al
The sams time. shall not hesltate TO chtcise his
paper freely. as has always been our wont; and
since he claims 10 be an old newspaper man. and IA
miar with the customs of the craft, We shall rely
On his good sense, therefore to conclude We are
bic enemy. and take offense. In abort. while we
Inn W shall tranfcend
usage among editors, lawyers and
'tump- speakers. all Of whom. as everybody Knows
,fen castgate another professionally, while re-
naming on frieudly terms personally.
sEI -coSDKMsnD.
From the Cresset. Oct. 6thl.
Thursday afternoon one Of our most deserving
merchants narrowly escaped with bis life In per-
sonal alteration. And Saturday night our most ell
Hcient city marshal was assaulted. and now Hes pill
low propped In he'd. suffering from the elects OF
blows on his neck and back, and the sh"ck OF the
discharge Of pistol In his very teeth. PERSONAL
GRIEVANCE, HOWEVER AG iRAvkTxD, CANNOT Bs SUE
rICIEsr EXCUSE FOB The PUEBLO PARADE o. thu HIP
'ocK ct ORNAMENT; MUCH LEss oAH 1T HxcUsE ONE IN
rs DISCHARGE AT YELLOW BEING
The FEE PREs copied the above In its next Issue
md said:
We take pleasure In copying aud endorsing the
lbove, from our neighbor of Ihe Cresset
The FaxE PREss still heartily endorses the above
But how is it now with the Cressea We
nut its last sentence above in small capitals. Com
nent is entirely superfinous.
Elder Boiling will preach at the Christian
church, Friday evening, Goth inst.
We call the special attention of our read
,rs to the handsome engraving and adver-
isement of the National Bank of San Mar
;os, in this issue.
Col. Tom Howard, the celebrated mana
,er' representing Prof. Pharyzan, the Per-
ian magician billed the town yesterday.
Co nmissioners' Court met in special ses-
ion this week to appoint County Surveyor
n place of Capt. Eve, deceased. John NJ
{illou IN received the appointment. 1t will
10 doubt be ge lerally satisfactory.
N, Sneed, at FrtA Lv.uses old stand, runs
we'll equipped restaurant and bakery. We
ind him prompt and liberal dealer and
him to the patronage of our
trends
s. P. Bozarth, of Eureka Nurseries, at
Hays county, Texas, will have
or the fall of 1886, 5000 trees, vines, roses
md shrubs for sale, which will be kept at
Kyle and San Marcos. Thinks to my
riends and customers for past favors.
,ope to share liberal portion of their trade
n future.
We would again enquire, who knows
.nything about the condition and manage
nent of our Poor Farm, or the pauper pop
llation of Hays county? Is the farm ade-
luate to their support? How is it managed?
Ire all the paupers kept there? How are
hey cared for? Is the pauper fund all &C
ually expended for their benefit? These
md similar questions are of interest to every
itizen and payer. A full and specific
eport from those having these matters in
,harge would be in order, and would be
cad with interest. If furnished, we will
publish 'free gratis for nothing"
SPORTSMENS SUPPLIES.
To all contemplating the purchase of
Firearms, Fishing Tackle. Hunters Outfits
md accoutrements we would suggest that if
hey will drop in at ]. @. Petcmecky's on the
venue at Austin they will find just what
hey want at the lowest figure.
Pure silk Ribbons in the following colors.
, shades Garnet. shades Cardinal, shades
Pink. 2 shades White 2 shades of Old Gold,
shades of Drab, shades Blue, 8 shades
Dive Green and 8 inches wide, any color
n width for Is cts. per yard. Ottoman Rib
ION same price. No mistake in printer in
.bove, 10 cts is our price.
DALEY Bro.
The newspaper graveyard at Gonzales
bids fair to have another interment. new
,aper, the Gazette, has been started there.
Gonzales is barely able to support one pa
Der. Gainesville Advance.
If Gonzales cannot support two papers,
viii somebody please tell how San Marcos
an do so?
Now is the time to secure bargains in
clothing at JOHNSON 4 JOHNSON.