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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16

We have just opened a fine line
of grey lock dress ginghams, best
colors, at 10 cents, former price Is
cents; Renfrew IL Wilmington dress
stripe ginghams @ 10c, formerly
~ 1-2c; other ginghalns s 1-3c, for
mer price 10c; best dress prints 90
yards for 81; best indigo blue cal
leo, warranted fast colors, II yards
81, former price - yds 81; Ions
dale bleached domestic II yds 81,
or 8 2-3c; good yard wide bleached
domestic II yds 81 or 6 7-Sc; heav-
lest yard wide brown domestic 12
yds 81 or s I-3c; best Sea Island
yard wide II yds 81; Sea Island
yard wide lighter weight 14yds 81
or 6 7-Sc; Georgia plaids, checks
and stripes II yds 81 or s 1-3c;
double width cashmere in wine, car
dinal, navy blue, black brown and
tan a 1Sc. former price 25c; cash
merines in same colors a &c; for
mer price 10c; Berber satin in
brown, wine, navy blue and black
a Zoe, former price 60c; remnants
of black cashmere, reversible, tricat,
in 4 and 6 yds lengths to close a
one-half their value; few silk dress
patterns a 75c, reduced from Sl-25
per yard chineille fringe, plain and
beaded a 25c to 65c, former price
4OctoSl. \ great marking down in
large buttons and clasp for dress
trimming. An immense reduction
in Jerseys; Jerseys from 80 cents to
$3.50, fornerprice from 81 to $3.50;
fine all wool jerseys, heavily beaded
front, beaded collar and cuffs. fan
or coat tail a $3.50, former prioe
81: "negTo had Jerseys, tailor
made n -, former price S3.75-
none othrrin the city as tne though
Ike tbcmiu appearance; heavy otto
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16

There is more Catarrh in this sec
ton Of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incura-
bic. For q great many years Doctors
pronounced it a local disease, aud
prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment pronounced 1t incurable-
Science has proven Catarrh % be q
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured By
F. ]. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio. is
the only constitutional cure now on
the market 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops TO q teaspoonfnl
1t acts directly upon the blood and
mucus surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails TO cure Send for circular and
testimonials Address
FL CHENEY a co, Toledo, q,
H1SOld b. Druggists. IS ots
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16

EBr Any other Paper or Periodi-
cal not included IN The aboce last, fitr-
aished at proportiOnate rates, or or
Lered separately at publishers prices,
free Of charge and postage repaid in
all cases.
The many losses caused by failures. robbery Of
and petty theits oct ofthe mails, make it sbsOute-
Iy necessary to send Considerable sums by postal
orier, registered letter or draft.
Tne safe arrival Of all publications guaranteed.
Ifafer GreAsoEable time any subscriber fails to
receive the publication for, notify by postal
card that the error nany, may be promptly cor
rected.
Our responsibility ceases when paper arrives
with dates correctly credited which is evidence the
publisEer has been paid
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16

man silk, short wrap, silk lined CHI
nile fringe, beaded pendants $3.50,
former price SIS. New markets for
ladies and children marked down
to suit cash on the spot, customers
Ladies cashmere tichnes (not scarfs,
something new,) in black, white and
cardinal silk knutted fringe, heavily
embroidered in real silk % $3.50,
former price $3.50; ladies' cash,
mere scarfs, snowflake fringe a
$1.95, former price $3.50; chill
dren's grey mixed ribbed hose, all
sizes a 10 cents; children's silk
hose, solid colors % 25 cents, la
dies 30 cents. Ladies' hose in all
colors, grade and condition have
tumbled in prices; a good hose in
solid color, patent seam 90 IS cents
per dozen. A job lot of handkcr
chiefs hemmed, stitched, colored,
bordered pure linen a 10 cents
each, worth % cents. Alarge line
real silk handkerchiefs, ladies sizes,
for25 ellsworth fully 6Ocents. Heavy
twilled flannel reduced to 20 cents
former price % to 81 ccnts; white
and red flannel a zoe to 35c, for
mer prices 25c TO 45 cents; cotton
or Canton flannel, heavy quality,
II yards q 81 OF S 1-3 cents.
Call and see our goods and pr
ccs, we know It will do yOu good,
and it will do Us good; # you can
not DO that, send to us for samples,
and We will cheerfully send them TO
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16
The Labor Question---Our Record ON
the Subject.

While as yet we have made no sys-
tematic advocacy as an editor Of the
various Labor movements, nor become
a member Of any of their organiza-
tions, the tone of our editorial col
umns can have left no one in doubt
rs to our sympathies with those
movements. From our earliest years
of reflection our strong natural demo-
cratic 1--WE do not use the word in a
partisan sense) impulses and convic-
tions, re-enforced by the teachings of
the New Testament, irresistibly i'm
PEELED us in the direction indicated.
We are no latter-day convert to the
cause of the emancipation and eleva-
ton of Labor, but life-ti disciple.
In proof we need only adduce the
following stanzas from an effusion
mainly written during our "teens." !"
Though so long time has elapsed
since it was first penned, it will be
noticed that it is strikingly pertinent
to the present hour. And we may
add that our early convictions on
this subject have deepened with the
lapse of years.
LABOR: ITS RANK AND RIGHTS.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16

SICK HEaDacEE- Thousznds Who kavs
suffered intensely vifh sick hesdachs s.y
thni Hood e ssrszTiarilla has con J'eisiy cured
hen- One geriituau thus rtliertd, ur5ies :
Hooi's szrsararilla is rorth lts weight IN
r1l1-" Rerfer, u you are a sufferer ulfh
SIX beHisrht- rire HogI's srrsa5a-llla q
.risl ltgil o. y0u positive god. Nrte -
9. I H1od a Co. B5ztl NEss SID u a.
trEErists 10 D0sas One DdlEr
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16

Major John Henry Brown, the
mayor OF Dallas, writes TO the Pear
sail News as follows: I read in your
last Of the death from snake bite OF
little Ida Newman, Of Quihi. and
my heart almost bled for her parents,
under the belief that If they bad i'm
midiately applied warm wet poul-
tice Of tobacco the little innocent
would have survived Two just such
bites we're overcome in just that way
near me at Belton in 1858. besides
others known 30 me, as negro man
in B8strOp county IN 1856.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16
M AL HIS.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF, TO AND
FROM SAN MARCOS POST OFFICE.
Mails from Austin arrive at T:!5 a. m. and $40
D. M; close at 1875 a. m. and $40 p. m.
Nails from San Antonio arrive at S3l q. M. and
.64U d. m; close at 500 a. m. and 6:l0 p. m.
Luling, arrives at IL NJ, closes at l2:45. p. NJ.
Above mails arrive and depart daily.
Blauco, via Wimbercy-departsTue Tuesday and Friday
at A. NJ. Arrives Monday and Thursday at
P. n.
oFEIcE HOURS,
General Delivery from A. NJ, to ~ y and IRON
T. N. to . %. NJ. except during distribution Of
mails and on Sundays and holidays. Open on
Sundays thirty minutes after distribution oil each
-oi the principal mails.
H. A. MoMEANS, P. NJ.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16
Daley & Bro,

Mrs Bel ssys that re bnvs lsfi cot the
bargains thsf she j. oferiug IN hsr deTsrt-
neaf We VII iast az yOa czn tuy from
hsr three Iice tip. IN al cl.lors for = cfrlfs
B5rIs g. ~ raiors a. -- Vel. us csnuot %
ar c0r.zs f1s-ios- iusi eali ard sts uii sFl
-Ca cfr.1s ar-11ss o1s-G.ir1 - har f1r--l-T
rsi-s-- d. & BEo.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16
HOUSTON 70 THE 'FRONT.'!

Time and experience have
GeD10nStr0ted the f0U0UipS
facts beyond contradictions
That Houston is the near
est and best Market TOR the
purchase of Groceries and
the sale of Cotton,
That Houston beinS so
Miles nearer its CUSt0naerS
than any other tttde centre,
cUn SerUe them pr0naptIY
and Mt less expense, and
does it.
That those 1Uh0haUe SiUen
Houston u fnir trial dUTiag
one 1Ob0te Season inU0TlN-
blu remain HOUStOR'S Gus
toners eUer afterwards.
I can offer you all of
Houston s Inducements and
some OF my 0lOD besides.
WM. D. CLEVELA
Wholesale Grocer and Cotton Factor.
HOUSTON.
july1tf.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16

At Presideat CievelaDd's private
table wine is not served, unless guests
are present who have u babitually,
ani a. for beer. two dozen bottles
suffcsl the White HOuse for a year.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16
MONEY
TO LOAN.

have money to loan upon lands in HAYS.
Caldwell and Gaudalupe counties in small or
large sums, upon long time
W. o. HUTCHINSON.
San Marcos. Tex. lSsG. apT22tf
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16
VOL. XVI.
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL.
cosoREssMAs-STu DISTRICT:
Hon. James r. Miller, Of Gonzales County.
sESAros 25rH DISTRICT:
Hon. W. II. Burgess, Of Guadalupe Co.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DISTRICT;
Hon. Geo. T. McGehee, OF Hays Co.
Hon. J. T. Ellison. Of Caldwell Co.
DISTRICT oouRr--2asD DISTRICT.
Hon. Il. Techmueller, Presiding Judge. LsGrange.
JIM. Bethany. Attorney, Austin Co.
TINES OF HOLDING COURT.
HAYs.-Ist Mondays In March and September. May
continue three. weeks.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
I'd R. Kone, Judge County Court.
Jas. q; Barleson' Dist. and County Clerk.
Jas. A. Wren sheriff. ]. M. Turner Deputy.
0.s. Cock, justice Of the Peace Pre-. No. !
NJ n unhSs' a. q
Wv s,nek. "6
J. Il. Patterson. County Treasurer.
X. 8. Fortson, Assessor.
Otto Groos, Surveyor.
v. L. owen CcIl'r Precinct No. !
K. A. Vaughn " 80
H. c. Hubs, '
" l. Steel, steel, Constable precinct Ec.l'
Jepp Henson,
b. Il. st0ne,
rIMEs OF HOLDING County AND PBEoMor OoUnrs-
County Court for Criminal, Civil and Probate bus
iness-4th Mondaysin January, March, May, July.
September and November.
Commissioners Court-3d Mondays In February,
May, August and November.
Justice Court, Precinct No. Last Monday In
each month. at San ARGOS.
Precinct No. 2-2d Friday in each month MT. City.
- SD " Wimberley's Mill.
q 4-4th Sat. Dripping Springs.
TOWN oTFIcERs.
Mayor-Wm. Giesen.
Council-W. D. Wood, G. W. Donaldson. John
Williamson, d. A. Glover, I'D. j. l.. Green, p J. c.
Smith, Dan Ho!heinz and Roger Byrue.
Marshal-Wm. n. Lycll.
Street COMMISSIONERS Samuel Watkins.
Council, meets the first Tuesday in each month.
Merchants Exchange, meets the first Friday
night In each month at the Mayors oihce. y
Public School Trustees meet first Monday in each
month at the Mayors office.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16

A fine portrait Of Thaddeus Ste
vens has been presented TO Dart
month College, Of which he was an
alnunus
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16
Relief and Cure

The immediate use Of Ayers Cherry
Pectoral, in the earlier stages Of throat and
lung diseases, Is highly important. Every
hours delay is dangerous, and may prove
fatal. E. G. Reynolds, druggist, Dlxfeld,
Me-, writes: "Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Is q
wonderful remedy. In the fall Of 1875 I
was taken with sudden Cold, accompa-
MED with terrible Cough. I suffered for
three months, grew worse oil the time, and
was threatened with Consumption.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-16
AYERS
Cherry PeCt0raI

was recommended to me by neighbor,
and had favorable effect at once. con-
tinued its use until five or six bottles had
been taken, when I was completely
cured" DR.. Chambers s. Penn, Rarden,
Scioto Co., Ohio, writes: "My wife was
afflicted with violent Cough, accom-
panied with Bleeding. Remedies usually
prescribed in such cases failing, I resolved
to try Ayers Cherry Pectoral, which, I
am satisfied, saved her from Pulmonary
Consumption"
PREPARED BY
DR.. ]. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
For sale by all Druggists.
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-11-27

In the preface we find the following;
CHOW in 1881, on getting out second
edition, the authoress desires to express
her grateful appreciation Of the kindness
with which the edition of 1854 was re-
cieved. She wishes to express to the
officers and soldiers of the Confederate
army at Vicksburg her acknowledge
ment Of the gentle services and courtesy
that contributed to her comfort and wei
fare as the sad days there passed on
Words cannot express the wonder ana
admiration excited in her mind BY the
conduct of those brave men at VlChS'
burg how they endured with unillrcillS
courage the shower of ball and snSn :
how they confronted the foe with I'll,
daunted resolution, closing inc iauN'
steadily as their comrades fell BY nun,
dreds about them ;how they en0'l'0'
with seadfast perseverance, the hunger ns!a,
the wet, the privation firmly i'S J.1
the fact that they were day ~ Il,
fobting against overpowering odos !
and when the forlorn hope WaVe,su y. tbe
the flag was pulled down. ! no" as 4,
dauntless faces paled before oe fsa :
they had never paled before -
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-10
Things to Do and to Know


The early Ohio is the earliest good potato.
Try il.
Black currants are delicious canned or pre-
served in sugar.
There are Il, 900 women belonging to oranges
in the United States
Chun often. Don't let the cream stand
till it gets tart and wheyey.
The finest show of horses ever seen in Maine
was witnessed at the late New England fair.
The cohs from which sweet corn has been
cut contain considerable nutriment and will
be greedily eaten by cows
Don't destroy the grain of butter by work
ing Experts say the best butter is that which
has the least done for it all the way through
In curing tobacco remember that rapid
drying is not curing. The plants want to be
relieved of their sap and moisture very grad
ually, else the leaf will be injured.
Angora goats, which produce the mohair of
the trade, are being introduced to some ex-
tent in the west and south. 1t is believed
they will prove profitable. They have been
bred in California nearly forty years
The most extensive and successful poultry
man in New Jersey is a colored man, James
Tucker. He says: "The colored man has
long been credited with a great knowledge of
raising chickens, but always other peoples
raise my own"
l'on't say because wood ashes produce fine
res Its on your land that they are the best of
all uanures Don't say because they show no
effects they are worthless. In the one case
your land may be rich in phosphoric acid and
nitrogen, needing chiefly potash, in the other
rich in otash.-Rural New Yorker.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-10
Mourning Millinery,

First mourning bonnets for widows are
made in very close cottage shapes, with but
few loops or bows, and some of the best orders
have been made with plain flat folds of Grape
around the entire edge, and no loops or bows
of any sort The veil should extend to the
feet in front and to the waist at the back,
with the front hem eighteen inches in depth
and the back hem six inches. Roll Grape is
preferred, and all wells are made from the
piece Wells with woven borders are quite
out of favor.
For other than widows the wells are not as
long, many OF them extending only a short
distance below the waist For parents or
children veil Of medium length may be
worn over the bonnet. which should be very
simple in form, for it is impossible to arrange
a veil satisfactorily over any sort of trim
ming. Bonnets made of Carmelite, with a
veil of the same material, are preferable to
Grape for many occasions, and are in quite
general use for ordinary wear.
When the bonnet is To be worn without Q
veil, very stylish effect may be produced
by the use OF bows. loops or aigrettes Of
ribbon or herons' feathers for trimming
Plumes are not allowable for mourning;
OILY tho smooth bristling aigrettes are used.
Young ladies may wear hats that follow in
general design those worn in colors, but there
must be no attempt at dressy effects.
Severely plain mourning is the only kind
that good taste sanctions
For second mourning tine bonnet may be Of
dull silk with Jet, or of jet and lace alto
gether. Second mourning millinery may be
as dressy as the wearer pleases, and stylish
bonnets Of gray and silver shades trimmed
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-10
Asphaltum In Building.

The use of asphaltum in building is stated
to be largely increasing, principally as pre-
vention against damp cellar walls and under.
ground mason work, coating for cisterns, etc.
The usual method of applying it is to reduce
to semi-liquid state, in a large iron pot over
good fire, sufficient asphalt to about two
thirds fill the pot, care being taken that the
fame does not rise over the top of the pot
and ignite the asphalt. The wall is made as
dry rs possible, and the joints somewhat
rough, to admit Of the asphalt penetrating
the pores and securing hold; the wall is then
covered with asphalt applied with a long
handled brush, while the material is hot, and
brushed in well, a coating one-half inch thick
being as perfect protective as thicker one.
A barrel of asphalt, as found in the market,
heated end applied to vertical walls of brick
will ordinarily cover about go square feet of
surface and produce most lasting results,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-10
Grain and Grass in the South.

DR.. W. l. Jones, the accomplished agricul-
tural writer of The Southern Cultivator, be
lieves with enthusiasm that the grains and
grasses will grow in the south. They should
be planted early, however, he thinks, prefer
ably in September. A good, strong autumn
growth will be to them in the south what
winter SHOWS are in the north.
On light, thin soils it is better to sow grass
seed, without any other grain, and he insists
on heavy seeding, with very thin covering,
and the thorough use of the roller.
Dr. Jones finds that what is called the win
ter grazing oat of middle Georgia withstands
cold and does not rust. as far as he has had
experience of IT. His crop was sown Oct. 50,
though that is rather late. With barley and
rye his advice is as follows: To some extent
barley and rye can be made TO take the place
of fall oats-barley on the richer and rye on
the poorer lands With these cover the bare
cotton fields during the winter and save them
from washing and leaching. Simply harrow
in the seed-don't break up the land and in
crease the facilities for washing. When
green these crops can be cut and fed to horses
and cows; when matured they can be har-
vested, threshed and ground and make most
excellent stock feed. Rye straw commands
ready sale for filling in horse collars and
other purposes, but the stalls and stock yards
may well dispose of it all. Our soils cry
aloud for humus-let us take every oppor-
tunity to supply it. Some one has suggested
that oats and rye might be sown together
il the oats should he killed the rye would not
and the land would still be occupied with a
desirable crop. We see no objection except
the unequal ripening of the two crops, but as
rye will remain standing without waste for
some time after it ripens it could wait on the
oats. Upon the whole the suggestion strikes
us as good one, worthy of being tested by
trial
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-10
Mourning JeweIry.

In mourning goods there are many exceed
ingly beautiful designs Some of these are
carried out in black onyx, which, by the way,
like fine English Grape, is always in fashion,
and some of it is finished in black enamel
In the exclusive fine goods, especially where
floral patterns are employed, pearls and
diamonds are much used for the enrichment
of the jewelry. For gentlemen's wear are
mourning scarf pins Stimulating small flower
in black enamel or onyx with a diamond
quivering in the center Ball ear rings appear
in onyx and je. goods, as do also bead
bracelets and necklaces The variety of de
81 xns and finish in queen chains for mourn
ing affords wide field for selection.-Jewel-
ers's Circular.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-10

At the bottom of the picture is seen the
style of cable used for electric lighting. The
others show various ways of grouping tele-
graph and telephone wires.
The insulating substance coating the Var
ing wires is the one subject about which
the inventor maintains mysterious silence.
He claims that it is much superior to gutta
percha, its insulation in short, being upwards
of 200 nlagohms per mile. What in the name
of sense is a megohml the reader will ask.
Well, the ''ohm" without the meg is the
standard unit which measures the force with
which a substance resists the passage of cleo
tricity through it, The single ohm Is about
equal to the resistance offered by a piece Of
pure copper wire go feet long and 100 of an
inch thick. Megohm is great ohm or a mil
lion ohms Now you know. In New York
city there are so many wires over head that
the resulting electric currents are said to in
terfere seriously with the correct running Of
watches. The air is full of electricity.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-10
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
FUN FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN
SHADOW PICTURES.

Tiny Creatures Prisoned I'm Amber for
ures-"wiH You Beckon Me Ever, Oh,
Dear Little Hands,
Dear little hands, love them sol
And now they ARE lying under the snow
Under the snow, cold and white,
can not see them, or touch them to night
They are quiet and still at last. ah me,
How busy and restless they used TO be!
But now they can neve- reach up through the
snow;
Dear little hands loved them 50!
Dear little hands miss them 50,
AL through the day, wherever go
All through the night how lonely IL seems.
For no little hands wake me out OF ply dreams.
miss them all through the weary hours,
miss them as others miss sunshine and flowers;
Day time, or night time, wherever Ii go,
Dear little hands miss them sol
Dear little hands, they have gone from me now,
Never again will they rest my brow
Never again smooth my sorrowful face,
Never clasp me in a childish embrace.
And now my forehead grows wrinkled with care,
Thinking Of little hands, once resting there;
But know in happier, heavenlier cline,
Dear little hands, will clasp you sometime.
Dear little hands, when the Master shall call,
I'll welcome the summons that comes to US all
When my feet touch the waters so dark and 50
cold,
And catch my first glimpse OF the City of Gold,
II keep my eye fixed on the heavenly gate,
Over the tide where the white-robed ones wait,
Shall ! know you, wonder, among the bright
bands.
VIII you beckon me over oh! dear little hands,
Louisville Courier-JournaL
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-10
rne Great Lick Telescope,

The object glass of the great Lick telescope
Is now practically completed, and only awaits
examination and approval by the experts who
are to be appointed by the Lick trustees to
test it As all our readers probably know,
this enormous lens, by far the largest ever
made. is thirty six inches in diameter, end
has focal length of fifty-seven feet. 1t is
composed of two lenses, of which the front
one (outside) is an equiconveH lens Of crown
glass, while the other is a concave lens Of
flint glass; one side of this-the one next the
eye-is very slightly concave, in fact almost
fat; the other, next the crown glass lens, is
considerably concave, the curvature being
somewhat deeper than that Of the crown
glass surfaces. The inner surfaces of the two
lenses are separated by clear air space OF
about six and a half inches, and there are
perforations in the steel cell which allow a
free circulation of air between them. The
glass disks were made by Fell, of Paris, and
they have been figured and worked by our
own Clarks in their modest but famous estab-
hshment in Cambridgeport The object glass
weighs $50 pounds. Science News.