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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

And now 1t is charged that Mr.
Manning, the new Minister to Mex
leo, has met similar fate to that al
legged of Sedgwick. All of which
goes to show the importance of I'M.
parting temperance principles and
practice in high as well as low places.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

Ex-Governor John S. Phelps, of
Missouri, is dead. The ex-governor
though an original democrat, was a
staunch Union man; and though his
property near Springfield was des-
troyed by guerillas, he remained after
the war steadfast to his early politi-
cal training, and died a democrat.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09
Prize Stories.

The Youths Companion maintains its
reputation for publishing the Serial and
Short Stories, as well as striking stories of
adventure. The next volume will contain
the eight prize stories selected as the best
from over 5000 manuscripts sent in COM
petition. The first Serial Story, to appear
in January, will be "Blind Brother" in
eight chapters, illustrated. Every one will
want to read it, If S1.75 is sent now, it
will pay for the paper to January, 1888.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

Mr.. Cranfill, of the Gainesville Adj
vance. announces that he will re-
move his paper to Waco the begin
ming ofnext year, as afforiing a wider
and more commanding field for his
work as a prohibition editor. We
wish him continued success.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

Henry George declares himself a
free trader of the most pronounced
type, Upon this point, at least, he is
entitled to the support of every man
who works for his living, nine tenths
of whom are opposed to the existing
system of protecting a few factory
barons at the expense of consumers.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09
Oar Clubbing List for 1887.

We are prepared to club the FREE PRESS to new
or renewing subscribers with the following publ
cations at tie rat specified below, II order ed at the
anne time with our paper. In the first column we
give the regular price Of each publication singly,
IN the second the price Of the same aud the FHEE
Pass together.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

John G. Black, Commissioner OF
Pensions, has favored us with copy
of his annual Report. 1t is interest
ing as showing the workings of this
important branch of the public ser
yica
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

We regret to notice the retirement
of Mr.. Harris, editor of the Orange
Tribune. We have pleasant personal
recollections of him, and he made a
good paper.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

Congress net on Monday. The
Presidents Message is not so long
perhaps as it was last year, but occu-
pics over eleven columns of solid
nonpareil in the average daily papers.
We will give a synopsis later.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

Henry George states that he is
making arrangements for the publ
cation of a weekly paper which he
intends to issue the first of the year.
II is to be called the Standard.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

The Directors Of the Missouri Pa
cific railroad have appointed 5 S. II.
Clark, formerly manager Of the Union
Pacific railroad, first vice-president
of the Missouri Pacific railroad, vice
II NJ Hoxie, deceased
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

Three negroes were taken from
the Brennan jailrecently and hanged
by a mob. They were charged with
the murder of young Boltonin Wash
ington county on the night Of the
election.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

Mr.. Blaine did himself no credit
by carrying his personal animosities
to the funeral of ex- President Arthur,
refusing to take the offered hand OF
Mr. Edmnnds.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

We are in receipt of the Report of
DIR. Denton, Superintendent of the
Austin branch Of the State Lunatic
ASYLUM. 1t indicates the continued
progress of this institution under the
present management
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

A $4,000 fire occurred at Jeffer-
son on Thanksgiving Day. Among
the sufferers we regret TO learn was
Col Overall. Of the News. who lost
Lis entire Office. valued at $1,000. with
only $1,000 insurance.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

The last election showed gain OF
21,OOO in the prohibition vote In Ar
kansas in the last two years. The
prohibitionists carried some thirty
counties.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

IT. is learned that DR.. Mathis, OF
Austin, whose death was announced
in our last, was insured in the Order
of Chosen Friends for $4,000.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

Report Of the Statistieian Of the
Department Of Agriculture on the
Yield Of Crops per Acre and on
Freight Rates Of Transportation
COMPANIES. is the title Of an interest
ing showing up Of the matters refer
red. with a copy Of which We have
been favored
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

We have been remiss of duty in not no.
ticing the continued visits of that rare ana
valuable periodical The American BOOK,
maker, Howard Lockwood, publisher, l26
and l2S Duane st. New York.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

II our revolutionary ancestors who
dissolved the political bonds that
once united them with Great Britain
on account Of = little tax on tea and
writing paper. bad been taxed a. the
Anerican people are nos by the tar
%. they UOuld have rsbeIled soOuer
and fo1ght harder than they did
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

The late Mr. II. NJ. Hoxie is re-
ported to have left property valued
at 100000.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

The Knights of Laborare reported
to be in healthy condition in Indi-
ana.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

The Fort Worth Gazette advocates
the submission of the prohibition
amendment.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

All my goods are bought
cheap for cash and sold according
ly. Don't say Killian hasn't got
these goods, but come and convince
yourself, my polite clerks will take
pleasure in showing You through
nv stock which consists of every
thing in the Dry Goods line. My
goods are the cheapest.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09

Hoods Sarsaparlla has cured thousands
of cases of rheumatism. This is abundant
reason for belief that it will cure you. Try it..
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-09
]. s. KiLLlkN'S

Mammoth Dry Goods Store, and
for the benefit of the people of San
Marcos and surrounding country, l
here submit the following exceed
ingly low prices. The lowest ever
before offered in the city Of San
Marcos:
The Irish standard., 1886-08-07
A Stone Giant in Florida.

While digging in the mound back Of
the garrison in search of Indian relics
some gentleman discovered a petr1ied
Indian giant-as natural as if chiseled
from solid block Of granite by a
mastery hand, and free from a single
blemish except an indentation on the
thigh made by the pick. In close
proximity were a number of flint ar
rowheads and other implements of In
dian warfare A stone jar was also
discovered under the giants head,
which, upon being opened, was found
to contain a calumet, lot OF brass
jewelry and a number Of copper and
Spanish gold coins, which were black
with. times corroding breath. The
discovery has created quite stir. The
value of the gold coin, as near as can
be ascertained, is about twenty-three
hundred dollars-quite a snug little
sum for these hard tmes.--.1aznpa
(F1a.) Tribune.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-07
DlsCouNTlNG BILLS.
AN OLD Merchant Tells Now He Makes
His Business Profitable.

AN Ole Merchant Tells HOW He Makes
His Business Profitable.
II make it q rule to discount my
bills in thirty days. - said well-known
retail merchant in Northern Ohio, who
recently was in this market buying
goods. my discounts add consider
ably to my profits in the course of a
year. [ buy oftener and smaller bills
than under the old system Of purchas-
ing new goods only twice q year, spring
and fall. Prompt paying has caused
me to buy with more caution and judgg-
ment.
II carefully make outs memorandum
of what want and adhere to it. try
to take no chances ON the goods l in
tend to pay cash down for. or inside OF
q month, I buy the goods that please
myself and my trade, and not what
pleases the jobber or the salesman to
sell me. I ask no favors in the way of
credit, and am therefore independent
and can buy where it best suits me-"
"How did you get in the condition
where you could buy for cash?'' was
our inquiry. "Had you a large capital
to commence with?'' To which he re-
piled: ''My original capital at the
start was less than four hundred dol
lars. made money by saving it. /
had no clerk for the first two years, do
ing all my own work. was econom-
ical in my store and living expenses,
and always have been. -
II have been selling goods for twen-
ty-five years, and have made money
every year. have never indorsed
note nor bet on horse race. I have
always found enough to do in taking
care of my business and of my profits"
IN. z. Dry Goods Chronicle.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-07
NAMING TRoTTERs.
Origin of the Names of Some Of the Best
Known Race Horses.

II is rather curious to trace out the
origin of tho names of many fast
horses as entered in the trotting and
pacing record. we all know how
Maud S and Jay-Eye-see came by their
cognoznens, but thc origin of some of
the others are only known to the older
horsemcn. Goldsmith Maid, for in
stance, was originally Goldsmith 8
mare, SO called from her owner, MIR.
Alden Goldsmith, Of Orange County,
N. Y. Goldsmith, by the way, has a
very happy faculty Of i5estowing
euphonious or appropriate names on
his horses. For example, Bodine,
Alley, Driver. Huntress, Sister, Trio,
the last three being sisters, and very
fast. Rarus, who was fbe first to
lower Goldsmith Maids record, be-
longed to Long Island farmer named
Conkling, whose son returned from
college, and was asked to bestow q
name on the likely colt. With 8 re-
,riniscence of his classical studies and
a prophetic intuition of the horse
future, he chose the Latin adjective
signifying s'rare." St. Julien received
his nan1e from q brand of vine
baptized in claret, as it were.
Clingstone belonged to ex-Lieu-
tenant-Governor Pond, of Con-
necticut, who owned . large
orchard of clingstone peaches, and
desired as much success with the horse
as he had with the fruit. Butterscotch
belonged to an old candy peddler at
Grand Haven, Mich, who made it one
of the conditions of sale that the horse
should bear the name of that sweet
and sticky article of confectionery.
Some horses hare risen to distinction
under names bestowed upon them by
mistake. Among these is Kibono. The
owner wished to call him Cui Bono,
but through the Ignorance OF the
trainer and the entry clerk the horses s
name appeared as kibono. Having
made a success under the latter APP
pellation, it was thought best not to
change it. Another horse was baptized
King Pharaoh, but his trainer knew
more about games of chance than he
did about the Egyptian monarch; and
the animal has gone as King Faro ever
since. One horse, on account OF mfr
mites. W as to be called Deaf and Dumb,
which the erratic spelling of his trainer
shortened to Defendum. AS it costs
fifty dollars to change the name of q
horse after it has once been entered,
Defendum fourishes to this day.
Changes frequently take place, how
ever. ali of which is more ingenious
than accurate.-Dtt,ston' SPIRIT of the
InrJ:.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-07
ABOVE PAR.
Why C, Texas Student Showed Some AT.
tention to an Old Tramp.

tenttOn to hn OAd Tramp.
When a boy from the country goes
!, Austin and becomes student at the
university, he Immediately shucks his
country clothes and blossoms out as q
dude. If he doesn't pile on a great
deal Of style the other students boycott
him. He is also expected to associate
only with high class people that is,
such as wear good clothes.
tom" said Bill Yardly to Tom An
jerry, ''the boys are very much dis
gusted with your conduct
What have been doing now?"
''You have not quit going around
with that old tramp" s
81 can t well get out of showing him
some little attention while he is in
town"
.Why can't you shake him?''
Il don't mind telling you in strict
confidence that he is my father. DOM :
give me away now, BILL
II won't. It shan't go any farther" !"
TEXAS Syitt5ngs.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-07

OF the State libraries in the Union
that of New York is the largest. It
contains 1928, 900 volumes Next comes
Maryland, with $4,000 volumes, and
then California with $4,000 volumes.
Illinois stands tenth on the list.
The Irish standard., 1886-08-07

Comprising White
Brushes
line full the Drugs and Chemicals All
Iinaud
Cogaes.
Poker
inch per cover postage Respectfully
The Irish standard., 1886-08-07
JOS. Z. HoFFLIN,
The Druggist of Minneapolis,
Always
Pet2est Drugs and Metzici2aes,
Competent Clerks,
Accat3'0cA/ and Moderate Prices
1O1 WASHINGTON AVE. SOUTH.

The only anght Pharmacy in the City Fine Line Of
% a Pure Fruit Juice fpsea Sole @ ao
Purifier Iiebigs Cherry alsam Hoaln Tonic
importers White Norwegian
The Irish standard., 1886-08-07

"A young girl in New York is a sue.
cessful and skillful locksmith.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-02
THE ADAMS MARE AGAIN.
WOODSTOCK. VT. June 10. 1SSo


JOSEPH BATTELL, Esq,
Dear SOL asked Mr.. Adams if the
mare he let Mr.. Densmore have for the
wagon had any marks and he said he be-
lieved she had one white hind foot: could
not seem to remember very distinctly. |
have just seen William Cowdry. He said
he had had a letter from YOU and he was
waiting to see Jim (Mr. Densmore) so to
get "A better description of her than he
could give. Mr.. Cowdry seemed to think
the mare they got of Mr.. Adams had one
white hind foot, or some white on one
hind foot. Said Jim (Mr. Densmore)
could tell. so | think it NAV turn out she
had some white on one hind foot orawhite
foot. When Cowdry and Densmorc had
the Adams mare CPrinccss) she was lit
tie run down; did not look much as she
did when Mr. Culver had her all groomed
and fixed up in nice shape. If YOU had
the care of horse five or six months.
should you not be apt to know it, sup
posing you did not see it for three or four
years. Mr.. Culver had been told by Mr.
Billings that Princess was the mare that
he took care of. so Mr. Culver went into
her box stall to see her and recognized
her ut once; had long talk with Prin.
cess groom: told him how he CNr. Cul.
ver) had the care of Princess once and
that she was cross. Then the groom
said they had to be very careful with her
This Mr.. Culver told to me and mucf
more.
Yours truly,
ALLEN W. THOMSON.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-02
VERMONT BY INDEPENDENCE
SON OF THE PECK HORSE.

MANSFIELD. VT. March 10. lN>6.
EdHor Register YOU at hand. j. MI
Richardson used to live in Wait,tield. bui
has been dead some Is years he owned |
bay stallion colt about 30 wears ago.
think he sold him when / wears old TO cd
to California. a. was said to be at tho
time. The colt was bred by Judge Red.
field of Montpelier at the time and was
sired by Independence. son of the Peek
Horse. owned by Iuciu, b. Peck of
Montpelier. do not know the blood 81
the mare, bur think could find out a
Montpelier. Should think Mr.. Harry
Boutwell, might know. This i, all cal
find out about the pedigree now. but MAJ
find some more information and the par
ties names that bought the horse. He
was called a fine colt. ! recollect hin
well, but was only about 10 wears old
then. Rocket died last September al
MorriSville.
Truly yours.
l.. Il. JOSLYN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-02
MORGAN HORSES.

That the blood # the Morgan horse i,
an excellent element in a truttng pedi-
gree. no one will pretend To gain>aN: and
il i we'll to consider the matter of i'll
breeding animals when We wish To make
AN OutCru~~. \ writer in the Mas ~achu-
sets W""qhu,a0 thinks Ethan Allen "a
j. the pure,t bred Morgan horse in the
world. For example: " lie runs through
the different strains eight times to the
old first original Justin Morgan horse.
He Wa, sired by Peters Morgan. by
Peters old Vermont. 10y Old Clifford Nor
gan. 10y old Woodbury. Morgan. by old
Justin Morgan. Dam IF Ethan Allen
"a was raised by stephen Dow. of Wo-
burn. Mass. and sired 10y old Etlal Al
len out OF hi> old famous Morgan mare
Jennie; she was sired by iIa4cs old
Green Mountain Morgan her dam was
owned by Or. j. :. Woods of Boston
Mass. and was called old Phehr. She
was sired by Tom Morgan. he by True
Briton. making him a half brother to Old
Justin Morgan. PhcLe'> dam was sired
by = horse called Nonde,cript. PererS
Morgan. by old Vermont. by Old Clifford
Morgan. by Woodbury.. by Old Justin.
Dam of Peters Morgan was by Hunter
Jr.. owned by Frank GoldthWait of New
port. y. H., he by +. \. Wicrs' Morgan
Hunter. of Walpole, y. H.: Wicr> Hun
ter by Old Clifford, by old Woodbury.,
hy old Justin Morgan, and the dam of
WierS' Hunter was by Old Clifford
Dam of Morgan Hunter Jr.. was 10y the
Beau horse, and he by Old sherman Nor
gan. by old Justin Morgan Grand dam
Of Peters Morgan was by old General
Clifford, by old Woodbury., by Old Justin
Morgan. Great grand dam ut Peters
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-02
borse Department.

The Mddlebury REGISTER now for more
than year has been giving much original
and valuable information upon Morgan and
other celebrated horses. II intends to con.
tinuc publishing such information from week
to week, giving ut least II page to its Horse
Department. when sufficient material has
accumulated we expect to place it in book
form, publishing first our volume upon
the Morgan Horse, and afterwards II Reg
lister of the more distinguished sires and
performers In the latter we hope to include
all 80 performers with their breeding so far
ns can be ascertaned; also to distinguish be-
tween things that are known and things that
are not known, in every pedigree. In all cas-
es the evidence upon which the pcdigrees are
based will be given to the public through the
columns of THE MIDDLEBURY REGISTER This,
we are satisfied, is what the public wants and
ought to have. Many judgments are better
than one.
THE REGISTER by reason of this extensive
information and this method OF giving it, il
rapidly becoming Indispensable to all breed
ers and horsemen. II should also be an eN-
cellent medium for advertisers, especially
those dealing i'm Morgan horses.
Preserve your files, tor they will form. with
the flIll indexes thereto, a most valuable and
available encyclopedia of horse matters.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-02
NOTES FROM EXCHANGES

CLAIMS. the winner in the , ~ class at
Mystic, is handsome gray gcldng. own
ed 10y Mr.. George W. Homer of Boston.
He is by Godfrey Patchen. dam an Alb
dallalI mare. He i nine years old and
stands sixteen hands one inch high.
The famous old trotter Joe Ripley
l2:2]). now owned by Nathan Strauss,
New York. i, rs lively a. ever. He j.
seventeen years old and lately trotted a
halt mile to road wagon in | :l3 During
hi, turf career Joe won tiftv-one heat
below ; 80.
/ Don Carlos. the victor in the , :33 elias,
at Mystic. is a handsome gray gelding by
Highland Gray. dam Polly DAILY. dam Of
Florence = ~ -. He i nine wears old
and stands fifteen hands two niche, high.
His owner has at hi, place at Melro,e.
/ y. Y. full brother and sister to the
horse. One is Il gray stallion. Roscoe
G., sixteen hands high and five years old.
The other i a siX-year-old chestnut mare.
Florence n.
/ Age ~ Noted SireS.-Of the trotting
stations that have lived To green old
age the most notable example is Volun-
teer, one of the first of the get of Rvs
dyk's Ilambetonian, also one of his most
successful descendants ia the stud.
Volunteer was foaled in 1881. aud is
therefore now 81 years of age, and vet
his procreativc powers were in some
measure preserved until he was nearly
80 years of age, and up to ~ he was an
unusually sure foal-getter. Rysdyk's
llambletonian, the sire of Volunteer.
died AT the age of p, and his sire, Alb
dallah, was % when he persisted miser-
ably of cold and starvation one stormy
day in the winter of ls54. only "A few
months after his grandson Volunteer was
born, and long before his son Rysdvk's
liambletonian was thought of as sire
of trotters. 1t will be seen that the Ham
bletonians come of long-lived stock, and
this longevity is unquestionably due TO
the almost perfect constitutions with
] which this tribe of horses is blessed.
Almont, another member of the family,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-02
HOPEFUL. 2:I4 "a

At last Hopeful. lin the Sere and
yellow leaf Of twenty years old. equal
to three score years in mankind. has left
his longtime ownership in thi, city. and
will probably lay his bones in New
Jersey soil. a he has Just been sold bv
Mr.. Emerson Brooks to Dr. jackson of
Mattewain. y. V, for $40. Here is a
lesson for those who are pos,esSors Of
geldingS, The time to sell them is when
they are at the zenith of their turf career.
Hopeful was in his prime when twelve
years old. viz. at Chicago. oct 10. ISIS.
He beat Rarus and Great Eastern Saddle
time. 2:l1 II, 2:l7. 2:l7: but Rarus
drew wrgon, while Hopeful was in
harness. Two days afterwards. Hope
ful. hitched TO the same wagon. made
three heats in 2:lG -. 2:l7. 2:l7. which
stands unbeaten until this day. There
was some great excitement about him
and John W. Conley offered the late \.
W. Richmond S25, 900 for the little gray
gelding. but the price was $4,000. He
was never worth either sum, as RaruS
could always beat him even hitch. After
Mr.. Richmond died Dan Mace conveyed
an offer Of $4,000 to Mrs. Richmond for
Hopeful and advised her To accept it, but
she replied, "Oh, can't, as Mr.. Rich
mond always thought so much of him. 9"
"Well, said Dan. If you want to keep
him AS a memento, all right" And so
he ate his head off and was sold to Mr..
Emerson Brooks in 1884 for 81, 300 or
Whereabouts. Hopeful is the only horse
that ever scored PA 81 as his best
record. -HorScmdH.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-02
GYPSY QUEEN, DAM OF THOMAS
JEFFERSON
Yours truly,
ALLEN W. THOMSON.

WILLIAMSTowN, VI. April -. lSSG.
Etttor Register Il see by your paper
that the breeding of the mare that trot-
ted the two ten-mile races with Capt.
MCGOWAN. the first a dead heat. the sec
ond he beat her about half his lengths
not known. At the time those races
were trotted | supposed she was mare
taken from this town to Illinois by Hen
ry Ware. If you think the matter worth
looking up. and think it is, you can adj
dress him at Altoona, Knox county. Hi
noi>.
! can give you the breeding if She
proves to be the right mare.
Yours truly.
ALBERT Il. MARTIN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-02
HAS OTHER USES FOR HIS TIME

altoona. ILL.,. June II. 1SSG.
Edtor Register Yours received. In
reply will say took two mares from
Williamstown: don't know which one
You want to learn about. Bought one of
them Of y. X. Martins uncle. Lester
Martin. Wouldn't like to spend half IA
day describing one and then find out it
was the other you wanted.
Your. truly.
W. II. WARE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-02

enough to remember when the Withch
Horse was foaled. was born MAY
ISL, which would make me seventv-fi
in May next. Now. remember the d
and year the Witherell Horse was foal,
have a record of it: he was foaied Jli
10, 1884. know how many owners
had up to his death; he died in y
Brackets hands in Starks. Me. | ca
think OF any more that would inter,
you. If you have anything further. W
respond. Yours truly,
5. Il. WITHEREII.