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Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-02-24
George Sheridan's Joke.

Gen. George H. Sheridan, "of Louisi- ana," lives now at the Union Square hotel and is coming to be known as q Union Square notabilty. He has had checkered political career, but he has had good living through it all, evi- dently, for he has grown stouter and stouter with each succeeding year, until his short figure now carries upward of 250 pounds of flesh. As stump speaker he has been and still is in great demand. His talks are mixture of witty stories and eloquence which is taking with the people, A politician of Ohio related to me yesterday an incident of one of Sheridan's engagements which had a ludicrous ending. Sheridan was posted for speech in manufacturing town in northern Ohio. It was an off year, and the Democrats were expecting to carry the county through Republican in- difference and the labor vote. They didn't want Sheridan to make speech for fear he would rouse up all the Repub- licans, but how to keep him away was a problem. They hit upon a plan at last, and when Sheridan arrived he was surprised to meet a cordial reception from several Democratic acquaintances who pressed him with invitations to go out and "smile.n He finally went out with them and was conducted to a saloon where he found a number of other choice spirits, but all Democrats. They began to ply him with invitations to drink, and it soon popped into his head that they had scheme to make him drunk and let the meeting be q failure because of his non-attendance. When he became satisfied that this was their game he went in for as much fun as anyone. It was o'clock when they went into the saloon. At half-past Ea walked out with slightly unsteady step, but with a perfect control of his motions, while every other man of the crowd was. under the table, He went tD the hall where he was to speak and = livered one of the finest efforts of h;s life, not forgetting to tell the story ot how the enemy had tried to trip him u!'. The county rang with his speech for q week, and was carried for the Repub'l. cans.-N r. Tribune.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-02-24
Sherif's Sale.

By virtue of an execution issued out of the District Court of the First Judicial District in and for the County of Cochse, Territory of Ari. 2ona, to me directed and delivered on a Iudg- ment rendered in said Court on the Ist day Of October, 1885, in favor of Geo. H. Backer and against Thomas $. Morgan, wherein am com manded to make the sum of $39 654. 25 with in terest thereon from date Of Judgment at the rate of - per cent per annum until paid together with costs and accrung costs.
 have this day levied upon the following de- scribed prIperty, to-wit:
 The Wide West, Topaz and Hidden Treasure mining claims situated in Tombstone Mining District County of Cochise, Territory of Ali. zona.
 Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, the 4th day of March, 1886, between the hours o 9 a. m. and p. m. in front of the Sheriff's office, in the City of Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona Territory, will sell all the right, title and interest of the said Thos. s. Morgan. in and to the above described property at Public Auction, to the highest and best bidder for cash, lawful money of the United States, to satisfy said execution and all costs.
 R. s. HATCH. Sheriff.
 By C. D. REpPY Under Sheriff Dated this the I3th day of Feb, 1886.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-02-24
Fashionable Dress In Java.

A lady who has been visiting in Java writes to the Missouri Republican: AS soon as we got to the house our hostess provided us with ''saryengkabaya' to put on. This is the native dress of the country, and is worn by ladies all through the heat of the day. being light and cool It consists of two parts; the "sarveng" or skirt is about four yards wide, in one piece, with one seam. 1t is drawn tightly around the waist without a wrinkle, and folded over in front in one or two great folds, and tied on by sash. There are many kinds of .sarvengs," almost every district hay inc some special way of making and or namenting them and where stranger would see no difference. connolsscur at glance distinguishes between Ba- tavian. Samarang, or Solo pattern. In some places they are woven, sometimes with gold or silver thread, in others a rich pattern traced in wax on fine cotton or silk. The process is called "battick", and these are the finest. Sarveng-making is a great industry among native women, and they are of all prices, from one or two guild CTS to fifty and sixty. The wives of chief and high born natives make them as pastime to use themselves or give away, and often trace a story or legend on them. One such l saw repre- sented in most intricate pattern, the tree of life and its branches. The "kabaya" or jacket is made on the na- tive pattern, and would not, l fancy, find much favor in Paris and New York, but it is loose and comfortable and in keeping with the eastern looking dress, Finally the feet are bare, but to keep them off the ground slippers are used just for the toes. The slippers are eX- auisite in beauty and finish, and must excel even those far-famed crystal slip pers of Cinderella's, which we dreamed about and envied in our childhood. They are made of velvet or satin of any color, richly embroidered with beads and silver or gold thread in close pat, terms of leaves or birds and finished of with high gilt heels, which tap, tap, cheerfully as one walks about these silent Indian houses. The embroidery of these slippers is done chiefly by Chi
 nese women. We could not at all man
 age this dress at first, and my sister and insisted on putting on the sarvengs on pushing all the fullness to the back, and in this way making them look like ill. made under-petticoats and quite spoil ing the picturesqueness of the dress.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-02-24
Steaming aud Banding Wood.

In an address recently delivered Gl Mir. H. G. Shepard, of New Havcs Conn.,, relative to the use of wood iu carriage making, he said that after piece of wood is bent its characteristic, undergo considerable change. IT. wood is heavier, and its fbers have bC come interlaced it will sustain mo, pressure and strain than straight woo In the same directions, either across C. with grain. He said A piece of tim. Der that has been steamed, whether is bent or not, has its stiffness increas. cd. It is more brittle than it was Lo fore, and for some uses it will do B, we'll, and yet there is quality that the steaming process and the kiln drying process affect very much the same; tn , both cook the gum in the timber au, make it brittle and stiff. There is Il grade or class of hickory that is benefit ed by being steamed or kiln dried i, use as spokes or whiffietrees. There i, Q kind of hickory that never become, stiff by a natural process of drying, anr one of the desirable qualities of a spokr rim, or whiffletree is stiffness as well q; strength: you take that hickory-and i is the very best we have--and steam and it is better fitted for these purpose. than it was before. It is difficult to tea apart piece of bent wood the fiber are interwoven, one with the other. N, do not perceive the change on the o;l side, but when we come to split :,., stick open we find that its character | entirely changed.
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-02-24
Notice of Forfeiture.

ITO J. E. FAIRIES, J. J. NEELY, c. G. ham, R. O. Fares, $ B. Moore. J. Il. Chambers, z. T. Hogan, S B. Garrett, E. Haight, R. Cooke, A. L. Steele and P. Carson. You are hereby notified that we have expended one hundred dol lars in labor and Improvements on the Hercules lode and mining claim, situated in the DCs Oabezas now known as the Tevis mining dis trict, County of Cochise and Territory of Arizona; location notice recorded in book 3, page 110, of transcribed records of Cochise county, A. T., in order to hold the claim for the year ending December, 1885, nnder the provisions of section 2,324, Revised Statutes of the United States Therefore, if within ninety days from publication ofthis notice you fail or refuse to cont, ibute each ofyou, your proportion of said expenditure and cost of this publication as co.Ownera your interests in said mine or claim will become the property of the undersigned unGer section 2,32i
 JACOB BINZ,
 JACOB HORNBERGER. Tombstone, January 1st, lSsG
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-02-24
AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFEE,
To All Wanting Employment.

We want live, energetic and capable agents in every county in the United States and Canada to sell patent article of great merit on its merits. An article having q large sale, paylng over 100 per cent profit, having To competition, and on which the agent is protected nthe exclusive sale by deed given for each and every county he may secure from us With Il thuse advantages to our agents and the tact that 1t is an article that car be sold to every house-owner it might not be necessary to make an 'extraordinar offer to secure good agents at oncc, hut we have con cluded to make it to show, not only our c0nhd ence in the merits of our invention, but in its saleabi- ity by any agent that will handle it wi h energy. Our az nts now at work are making from Sl5O to S9O0 month clear, and this fact mases it safe for us to make our offer to all who are out of em
 ploymcnt. Any agent that will give our business thirty days trial and fail to clear at least SlO0 in this time above all expenses, can return all goods unsod to us and we will refund the money paid for them. Any sgent or general agent who would like ten more counties and work them through sub agents for ninety days and fail to clear at least S150 above all expenses fln return all unsold and get their money back. No other employer or agent ever dared to make sdch offers. nor would We if we did not know that we have agents now making more than double the amount we guaranteed and bu, two sales day would give profit of over Sl25 month, and that one Of our agents took eighteen orders in one day. our large descriptive circulars explain our offer fully, and these we wish tc send to every one out of employment who will send us three One-cent stamps to secure postage. Send at once and secure the agency in time for the boom, and go to work or the terms named in our extraordinary oifer We would like to have the address of all the agents, sewing machine solicitors and car
 renters In the country, and ask any reader ol this paper who req this offer, to send at once the name and address of all such they know
 Address at once, or you will lose the best chance ever offered to hose out of employment to make money; RENNER MANUFING co
 116 Smithteld St., Pttsbnrr, Pa,
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-02-24

Burdette, the humorist, was in Gin cinnati when the flood was at its height. He said to a reporter: 'It's almoYt as bad as Burlington cyclone. Indeed, It strikes me as being cyclone reduced to liquid form"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-03
liIadstOne,s ManifestO.

Mr.. Gladstone, in his manifesto to
his Midlothian constituents, explains
that his great age has prevented his
taking part in the speeches OF the
Easter recess, and has obliged him to
reserve his limited powers for the
House of Commons, and for that rea-
son he uses his pen instead of his
voice. Certainly" he says, ''never
have / known an occasion when a
parliamentary event SO rang through
out the world as the introduction of
the homo rule bill. From public
meetings, from the highest authori-
ties in the British colonies and il
America, from capitals such as Wash
ington, Boston and Quebec, from
remote districts lying beyond the
reach of ordinary political excitement,
I have received conclusive assurances
that kindred people regard with warm
fraternal sympathy the attempt to
settle once for all thetroubled rela-
tions between England and Ireland,
which exhibit the only great failure
of the political genius Of our race to
confront monster difficulty, and to
obtain in q reasonable degree the
main ends OF civilized life"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-03

find "soft snap" as the vulgar
phrase goes.
There are some other minor objec-
tions, but as / have already trespass'
ed upon your space and perhaps the
patience of your readers, must bring
these notes to a close,
The Chinese problem is one agitat-
ing our people very greatly, and their
presence hero has very much to do
with the difficulty Of finding employ
ment; and yet they occupy chiefly
branches Of labor that native Amer
lean will not, and are efficient and
faithful in emergencies where all
other nationalities have proven fail
ures.
There is much to be said on both
sides of that question, but l do not
propose to open it up now or join in
it any way.
The Chinese are here, and curse or
no curse, are here under solemn treaty
provisions, and cannot lawfully be
driven out.
A new treaty might be made abso-
lutely forbidding the importation OF
any more. The disposition of those
now here would soon settle itself, as
they have no family ties here and are
non assimilative. II. p. LANTz.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-03
NO. %.
1885,

to pay an additional pension to the
survivors of the revolutionary war
there is very little doubt but that
more ''survivors" would turn up in
a couple of months than there were
men in the Continental army. If the
bill should be enlarged so as to in
clude those left over from the French
and Indian war, it is not entirely un-
fair to suppose that goodly num-
ber OF these veterans Of the last CEN
tury would come out Of the past
loaded down with papers and petit
tions.
1t would perhaps be going too far
to say that one third Of the immense
draft which is being annually made
upon the public treasury for this pur-
pose is paid out to claims fraudulent
ly based, but that great deal Of
money goes in this way is beyond
question.
Senator Vest, OF Missouri, has
been expressing himself to the Sen
ate in regard to pensions. He thinks
the anxiety of both political parties
and the cupidity of pension claim
agents are responsible for SO much
pension legislation. He does not
believe it is demanded by the volun-
teer soldiers of the country. The
astute and purchased intellect of
claim agents, cormorants and curb
stone lawyers in Washington was
constantly contriving new devices
for increasing pensions by which to
fill their own pockets.
He animadverted with severity on
the "nebulosity" of the estimates
made by different persons as to the
amount that the general pension bill
would take from the treasury. He
asserted that the amount was beyond
the ken of mortal man.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-03

- The Philadelphia Topographic Advertiser,
referring to the job printing fraternity, has
this to say:
'It is claimed the price obtained by the
lob printer for his work is low. Well, where
is the cause for such a state Of things? The
trouble lies in his estimating too low and in
securing inadequate remuneration for labor
performed. But it is stated, the customer
will not pay fair price for his printing.
We say, demand it; and if the customer is
not satisfied, refuse to accept his orders.
The printer is mistaken in his suppositlon
that he will lose by the action. The class
of printers that demand a fair remuneration,
and produce first class work, are the print
ers all over the werld who are succeeding.
This fact has been proved by personal obser-
yation. There are customers who are grind
ers. and who will accept the toll and product
of the printer if occasion should offer, for
a mere nothing, smile ut the transaction,
and think the printer a fool. We know 1t
to be difficult task to make most custom
crs realize the expense of fancy composition,
the time consumed in curving and arlang-
ing lines, and the manipulation of combina-
ton borders, If they object to the expense
of this class os work, give them plain job
at paying price, and make them judge of
the difference in display and the cost"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-03
The Texas ChautauQua.

Our Chautauqua is fast becoming famous.
We find the following notice in the Denver
Tribune Republican,:
The Texas people are progressive. They
are no longer unwilling to adopt good
thing simply because it originated in the
North or the East. One would hardly think
tnat Texas would have 'ChGutauqua, but,
nevertheless, it has. II is called 1.-The San
Marcos Sunday School Assembly and Sum.
mer Institute" 1t has branch called
1.-The San Marcos Students Union, which
is modelled upon the plan of Chautauqua,
and the object of which is to prescribe n
regular course of literary and scientific
study for each day in the year"
The San Marcos Assembly was organized
in June, 1885, and the first session was held
in August. That session continued for
twenty consecutive weeks and 1t appears to
have been very success III, The Assembly
grounds are situated within short distance
of the town of San Marcos, which is the
county seat Of Hays county, between Aus
tin aud San Antonio. The chief natural at
fractions seem to be the San Marcos river
aud lake, which are spoken of, the one as a
"matchless river' and the other as 'the
most beautiful lake on the Continent. "
The Assembly meetings are held upon hill
overlooking the river and lake, and which
has au altitude Of 600 feet above the sea.
1t will be seen from this that, notwith-
standing Colorados claim to be considered
an intellectual and cultured State the
Texans organized a summer institute or
Chautauqua Assembly before the Colo
radans did The Colorado Assembly is or
ganize1 now, but it has not held session
,rot
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-03
What Bright SAYS.

LONDON, May 19.-John Bright,
speaking at the Mission bazaar to-
night. said Sunday schools contrib
uted much towards the development
of moral feelings and that the work
performed by them was of more i'm
portance at the present moment than
it had been at any previous period in
English history. The powers Of
monarchs were falling away. The
only power that was growing, IS the
power that we would never hence
forth limit. 1t was the power of the
people. He claimed, therefore. that
the most pressing need Of the pres
ent time was political education, by
which there could be cultivated in
the minds of the people u sense of
their moral responsibility. They
should be taught that labor would
have its just reward, and that the
wealthy should be permitted to en-
Joy their rights in security.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-03
For the FRRE PREss.
THE REASON WHY.

Said Belle, while straying mid the flowers
II would u question ask OF thee,
Do you know | often wonder
Why your heart should turn to me'
'For there are forms Of greater beauty,
And faces more divinely fair,
Sweeter smiles aud ey es far brighter,
Why then should you for me carey
"why do love thee9" will answer;
"ris fate, Just why cannot tell
But | know all Joy and brightness
Centers round my bonnie Belle.
snow ask those fragrant little blossoms,
With graceful, dropping bells OF snow,
Why they love the April showers,
And its purple twilight's glow"
"Then ask those queenly, bright hued roses,
just why they love the sunshine bright,
Why they give their sweetes' fragrance
To the gentle breath of night?
"why do 1 love thee?" ask the dewdrops
"Why they will rest their jewels bright,
On the lilies waxen bosoms,
In the starry evenings light?
.And why doth yonder feathered songster
Pour out its heart in joyous strainI
Why do flowers droop and wither,
For the gentle summers rain?
.Oh, can never tell the reason,
But l only know It's true,
Can you now inform me, darling,
The reason why you love me too?"
And then the rosy bushes gather,
Then droop the eyes of tender blue;
As she smiles and softly whispers:
because because do"
BESSIE SMITH.
Son Morcos Texas
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-03
Daily Mail TO San Marcos.

Every citizen interested in the welfare of
Blanco recognizes the fact that, although
our mail facilities are fair, daily mail be-
tween Blanco and San Marcos would be Of
great advantage to both places.
A daily mail hack line TO San Marcos
would cover the distance (35 miles, in
hours, thu; giving the Blanco people their
mail some ~ hours earlier than via. Austin
route. We would not have the Austin route
discontinued if it were possible Land it Is
not because already under contracD but
would suggest to our business men that the
line to San Marcos, besides giving them
their mail some II hours earlier, would also
make the s. NJ road better, increase travel
TO and through our town. and give US quick
transit to our nearest railro d point
A private letter from Hon. J. ID. Sayers
10 one Of our enterprising citizens suggests
that the proper petition be signed aud sent
him and he viii do his best for the measure.
We trust our business fraternity will talk
the matter up aud take immediate steps
toward securing this much needed thing
Blanco News.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-03
CHURCH -.

METHODIST. T.-Preaching at the Methodist
Church every Sabbath, Rev. Buckner Harris, Pastor
sunday School at 9 O'Clock, \ N. Glass meeting
nr younr Mems Prayer Meeting at o'clock P. n
PRAYER Meeting on Wednesday.
CHRISTIAN.-E :. l.. Green, Pastor. Sunday
SchnnI Al a. M. Prayer meeting ev~ry Nednes-
dav uiybt LADIES' Aid Society, 3 p. m. every
riday 4 cordial invitation extended 10 all
Recommendations 2nd and 4ih SUNDAYS
each month Rev !. y French, pastor sunday
SchooI every Sabbath A. $40 an. PRAYER Meet.
ing every 1hursday At 1880 ?, IN. All are inNl'ru
TO attend.
PROTESTANT EPISCoP AL.--Rev. y. y. Fuller.
Pastor Services the 2nd and 4th SuUdaya 10 eaeh
month. Sunday school evsry Sunday.
BAPTIsr.-Preaching At the Baptist Church
every SUNDAY. sunday School ats a. m. Rev. J
". Arnc'i. Pastor,
.-srrvices 4th Sunday in each r-vuth.
Tev FstheT smith, Pastor.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-03
Showers Of publIc Documepts.

Ex-senator Whyte, Of Maryland,
though a most distinguished and elo-
quent statesman, long IN public life,
never had any of his : hHerous con-
gressional speeches printed, and
never sent any out to bis constitu-
ents. hear that Senator Evarts does
not distribute any of his orations.
He sometimes subscribes to the
speeches of other senators, pays for
them, and then allows the bundle TO
remain in the printing Office. Sena-
tor Coke, of Texas. is the champion
speech-sender. He spread $4,000 Of
his silver Grafton over his distantand
extensive commonwealth. The Lord
only knows how many Of such docu-
ments are showered upon his consti-
tuents, for be "rises 10 address the
senate" very often during n session.
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-03
Send L. The News.

When anybody dies. gets married. runs
away. steals anything. builds house, makes
a bic sale. or whips his man-Or his wife -
breaks hi leg. or gets the senses kicked out
Of him by a mule. OF does anything that D.
any way remarkable. and You have rea-on
10 believe thst vou ku0g ~ much about the
occurrence A. anybody else. don't wait for
some other person 30 report %. 90 trust us
10 fad it out b. in,iin-t. bat co1ne and tel
n abo1t 4. OF ss1d the facts On a postal
card. r. this say Dews j. supplied, and d
talres q good EaTTly q that necessarT nrti-
ele % make q good h1rns paI.sr- 80 you
csuu0t improve thIs gfa-. and let NJ kuoE
ev,ry itsul that -rlasI.irss iu yo1r nlig'ibor-
b1od
We have sesGrl fiuas haf1rs c1rlsi tie
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