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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

We have just opened a fine line
of grey lock dress ginghams, best
colors, at 10 cents, former price 10
cents; Renfrew IL Wilmington dress
stripe ginghams "a Zoe, formerly
70 l-2c; other ginghans s 1-3c, for
mer price 10c; best dress prints 20
yards for 81; best indigo blue cal
| leo, warranted fast colors, II yards
81, former price IL yds 81; Ions
dale bleached domestic - yds 81,
OF s 2-3c; good yard wide bleached
domestic IA yds 81 or 6 Use; heav-
lest yard wide brown domestic ~
yds 81 or s I-3c; best Sea Island
yard wide - yds 81; Sea Island
yard wide lighter weight 14yds 81
or 6 Use; Georgia plaids, checks
and stripes ~ yds 81 or 8 l-3c;
double width cashmere in wine, car
dinal, navy blue, black brown and
tan % 1Sc. former price 25c; cash
merines in same colors q &c; for
mer price Zoe; Berber satin in
brown, wine, navy blue and black
% Ace, former price 6Oc; remnants
of black cashmere, reversible, tricat,
in 4 and 6 yds lengths to close q
one half their value; few silk dress
patterns % 75c, reduced from $40
per yard chineille fringe, plain and
beaded 90 25c to Csc, former price
40cto 81. A great marking down in
large buttons and clasp for dress
trimming. An immense reduction
in jerseys; jerseys from so cents to
$4.50, formerprice from 81 to $3.50;
fine all wool jerseys, heavily beaded
front, beaded collar and cuffs, fan
or coat tail @ $3.50, former price
81; "negro head" jerseys, tailor
made % 50, former price So. To-
none other in the city as tine though
like themin appearance; heavy otto
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23
A Query.

EDIToR FREE PREss:-I notice in
the last issue of the Fort Worth Ga
zette an explosion from the Rev. DIR.
Ne M n, in regard to Knownothing-
ism: or, America for the Americans,
This reminds me of the dissatisfac-
ton expressed at the Mexican vote at
our last election, and find the par
ties loudest in bowling are those who
employ Mexican labor in preference
TO white.
There is n farm not one hundred
miles from San Marcos, worked by
five renters. who voted the way their
landlord desired Ito use mild
terrul, or if they voted different
" he had mouse for them on
his place. Now, sir, these
men are not Mexicans, nor ne
groes, nor European emigrants, but
Americans. What shall we do with
theml Yours respectfully,
ENoUIRER
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

What ought to be thought of the
idea now so prevalent that the most
appropriate way of celebrating Christ
mas is to get beastly drunk What
of the little syndicates of Satan which
are found to carry ont on that day
the spirit of outrage and lawlessness,
ending often in crimes not originally
contemplated by the perpetrators
God hasten the more general swdy
of the schoolmaster, REINFORCED by
the home missionary
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23
No &aper Next Week.

In accordance with n holiday Gus
tom yet widely prevalent among
country newspapers, we shall omit
the publication .of~the FREE Press
next week. This, not so much for u
rest to editor and employees, as to en-
able us to bring up certain lines OF
work which are apt to be overlooked
during the operation of the regular
weekly treadmill. The office will be
open for Job printing, the settlement
of subscriptions, and other business
connected with the concern.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23
Card from Judge Reagan,

The following will speak for itself
1t was probably not intended for pub
LEGATION, but inasmuch as it meets an
objection which has been raised by
interested parties to the candidacy
of the writer for the U. s. Senate
the only plausible one we have seen
or heard of-its publication seems to
be called for:
House OF REPRESENTATIVES u. S., !
u aShingtOn, ID. g., Dec. 10, 1886. !
ISAAC III. JULIAN. ESQ, San Mar
cos, Texas. My DeM Sir:-I sup
pose am indebted to you for copy
of your paper of December 81, in
which You speak kindly of my can
didacy for the u. S. Senate. 1 desire
to thank you very sincerely for you.
favorable mention of my name. Oh
lection has been made by some OF the
papers that, if L intended to be can-
didate for the Senate, | ought not to
have been Il candidate for the House.
I was a candidate for the House
under the supposition that l would
not be candidate for Senator, and l
have not made myself II candidate for
tho Senate, but have been made so
by the unsolicited request of Senators
and Representatives that 1 should be
u candidate, with statement that
they desire to vote for me, and l
supposed there could be no objection
to the people and their representa-
tives selecting their Senator
Respectfully and truly yours,
JOHN III. REAGAN.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

The steamer j. NJ. White took
fire at the landing at Bayou Sara, on
the Mississippi, on the 14th inst. II
burned with such rapidity that fifty
lives were lost The j. NJ. White,
the New Orleans mes-Democrat
says, was the greatest Of all steam
boats in splendor, power and speed
The loss of property, Of course, was
great.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23
New Volume.

Oddly enough we said nothing di-
rectlyi in our last about the new vol.
ume-the XVIth-which commenced
with that issue. We overlooked
calling attention to the fact, and so
will let speak for itself in the sue
cessive numbers.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

The Financial Problem: It's Re
Iation TO Labor Reform and Prosper
ity. The Principles Of Monetary SCI
.ence. demonstrating the Abolition Of
Interest to be Unavoidable TINS
is the title Of a pamphlet by Alfred b
Westrup. Of Dallas for which We arr
indebted TO him for a copy We
notice tbe G Weston News gives II
almost unqualified praise
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

We noticed recently a report Of
the Statistician Of the Department of
Agriculture on the yield OF Crops
Der Acre etc. We ought IN have
noticed a previous one on still more
interesting subject: The Gnsses
Adapted TO the South
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

By postal from DR.. Yandell, OF
the San Angelo Enterprise, we regret
10 learn that a return of his old trou-
bic, asthma, compels him to offer his
paper for sale. This is fine open
ing for some enterpnsing journalist
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

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
my 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, 1886-12-23

We are in receipt Of the Annual
Report Of Hon. Daniel Manning,
Secretary Of the Treasury, ~ his
Autograph OF presentation. 1t Is an
elaborate treatise Of 60 pages the
perusal Of which would doubtless
interest and instruct the thoughtful
reader.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

This is the season for special edi-
lions. aud the Austin Statesman, San
Antonio Express, Times and Light.
and others have reported on our table
10 admirable style.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

Monday last President Cleveland
sent to the Senate for confirmation a
large batch of appointments,including
George w. Julian, to be Surveyor
General of New Mexico.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

The Queen has forbidden ndmis-
sion into the household of Windsor
castle or within the castle PRECINCTS
Of newspapers containing reports of
the Campbell divorce case.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

Be It remembered that a. n rule,
the United States Senate l. composed
Of the foremost statesmen q the
country. It behOoves Teas thsre-
fore. b. send a mau there who uill
not show beliiiled IN that august
body-EbO uin be the peer Of its
leading members
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

Hon. Norman J.Colemon, Commits
sioner of Agriculture, has favored us
with copy of his Report. 1t is
doubtless an able and interesting
paper.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

Mr.. Frank Rainey, superintendent
of the Blind Asylum at Austin, has
favored lis with copy of his report.
It appears to be very complete inter
estinp and satisfactory.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

After all, what San Marcos first
and foremost needs is a dne Touring
mill. We merely state the PROPOSE
ton now. and Sill demonstrate it
later.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

Tbos G1-cnn A Bro. Galvest1u. have
"a l-si 1s -ifh taB rliscss 90 -l-l- q tle
Tens Coz Boy sHrI1s. q sr-r- ~ g.
Eni unltz 50 o. D,.li-ate1 % the sfrrk-
men of Texas Tkrv have q halilsl-us
lif,,orrETihei rCrsr i-lu--rallrg s1tuss rf
coz boz Efs
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23
Railroad Meeting.

There will be u meeting of the
stockholders of tho Fredericksburgh
and San Marcos Valley Railroad at
this place january 2S, 1887, to elect
officers.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

The various railroad pointers y
in this direction indicate that we
may soon have direct outlet to the
Gulf.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

man silk, short wrap, silk. lined CHI
nile fringe, beadedpendants Sl2.5O,
former price $1S. New markets for
ladies and children marked down
to suit cash on the spot customers.
Ladies cashmere tichnes (not scarts,
something new0 in black, white and,
cardinal silk KNITTED fringe, heavily
embroidered in real silk % $3.50,
former price $3.50; ladies' cash
mere scarfs, snowflake fringe @
S1.95, former price $3.50; chill
dren's grey mixed ribbed hose, all
sizes a 10 cents; children's silk
hose, solid colors q 20 cents, la
dies 35 cents. Ladies' hose in all
colors, grade and condition have
tumbled in prices; a good hose in
solid color, patent seam % Is cents
per dozen. A job lot OF handker
chiefs hemmed, stitched, colored,
bordered pure linen q 10 cents
each, worth % cents. Alarge line
real silk handkerchiefs, ladies' sizes,
for25 cts, worth fully 60 cents. Heavy
twilled flannel reduced to 20 cents
former price % to 30 cents; white
and red flannel @ 2Oc to Soc, for
mer prices csc to 40 cents; cotton
or Canton flannel, heavy quality,
u yards @ 81 or 8 1-3 cents.
Call and see our goods and pri-
ces, we know it will do you good,
and it will do us good; if you can
not do that, send to lis for samples,
and we will cheerfully send them to
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23
Daley &c Bro,

Mrs. Bell says that we have left out the
bargains that she is Offering in her depart
mont We will Just say you can buy from
her three nice tips in all colors' for % cents,
Birds in all colors at -. Well, we cannot do
her goods justice; Just call and she will sell
you goods almost one-thrd of her former
prices. d. & Bro
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23
ECLECTIC magazine
Foreign Literature, Science and
art.
1.-THE LITERATURE OF THE WORLD"
l8sS7.--d3d YEAR.

The Foreign Magazines elnbody the best thoughts
of the ablest writer's OF Europe II is the aim OF the
EcLr CTIc MAGAZINE to select and reprint all the
representative articles thus given to the world.
The plan of the ECLsorr includes Science. Essays,
Review. Biographical Sketches, Historical Papers,
Art Criticism, travels. poetry and Short Stories.
Its Editorial departments comprises Literary
Notices, dealing wi tn current home books, Foreign
Literary Notes, Scheme and Art, summarizing
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books and foreign journas. The suhjoined lists
exhibit the principal sourceswhence the material Is
drawn, and the names of some of the leading au-
Ilnrs whose arlices may be eXpected to Appear.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

The House refused to consider
Moirison's tariff bill.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-12-23

IENrERED At riE PosroPrIcE AT SAN MARCOS
TEXAS, As SECOND CLASS MATTER.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-12
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

The will of Walter A. Skidmore has been
filed for probate. The estate is valued at
81, 100.
1t is understood that Judge Freer, of Oro-
vile, will try the case of the iury-fixers, y
IN this city.
The shipowners have organized pro-
tective association, as an offset to the Sea
mems Union.
Eugene Dalton, one of the six recent es-
capes from the county Jail, was captured
late Thursday night.
1t is claimed that the Atlantic and Pa
ciic is selling tickets to Chicago for $40, a
cut of 81 from the tariff
The jury in the case of Patrick o'Keefe.
who was tried in the United States Circuit
Court for passing counterfeit money at
Dixon, Solano county, reported Friday
morning, after being out all night, that
they could not agree upon verdict.
The immigration Commissioner has re-
ceived information that colony of thirty
families intend coming to this State and
settling on Government lands in the Sac
ramenty valley. Another colony of fifteen
families will shortly arrive from Iowa.
The newsboys of this city have formed a
Union to protect their own corners, to Sc
cure the sale of papers to members only, to
help each other by means of organization
to regulate the prices for which papers are
to be sold and finally to secure the control
of the sale of weekly papers.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-12

eision to the effect that every volunteer
soldier who was mustered out and DIS
charged with his regiment or other organ
izatioa, the members of which were kept
together and under. discipline, and did not
receive their discharges until they were
paid off, should be regarded as continuing
in service until the date of payment, and
are accordingly entitled to credit for that
period of service in computing their right
to bounty.
Distinguished Visitors.
WASHINGTON, June 11th.-The Secretary
of State has been informed that the Bra
lillian Prince, Auguste Leopoldo, and sew
eral officers of the Brazilian navy will ar
rive in Washington Monday afternoon from
New York The party will be formally
presented to the President Tuesday after
noon, and will be invited to attend the of
fetal reception to be held at the White
House that evening.
zhe Eiftieth Congress.
NEW YORK, June 11th.-A Heratds Wash
ington special of the 10th says Certain
members of the present Congress, who
have reasonable grounds for anticipating
their reelection, have under consideration
plan for the permanent organization of a
society of membership OF the fftieth Con-
gress, which is to round the first 100 years
of our national existence The first gentle
man who will have the honor to join this
society is B. Hermann of Oregon.
y Postmistress for Logan, Utah
WAsHINGToN, June 11th.-The President
has nominated Margaret I. Shirley to be
Postmistress at Logan, Utah.
The Presidents Sisters.
WASHINGTON, June 1lth.-Mrs. Hoyt, the
Presidents sister. left the White House this
morning for Buffalo. She was accom-
panied to her destination by Miss Cleve-
land
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-12
Robust American Women.

Some years ago, says the New York San,
young woman rather coveted an appear
ance of delicate health, as an evidence of
refinement, and associated fresh and bloom
ing cheeks and vigorous appetite with a
dairymaid style of beauty that seemed to
her coarse or iuelegant. She was taught to
look on little hysterical fears and tremors
as prettily feminine, and, of all things, she
most dreaded to be regarded as tomboy or
hoyden. She might dance all night in
tight and long gown, but she must
avoid the outdoor sports enjoyed by her
brothers, and stand in mortal terror of
cows and mice. Therefore il happened that
the typical American girl of those days was
a thin and nervous creature, beside whom
her English sister seemed full and rugged.
She was pretty but fragile specimen of
her sex, whose good looks were likely to be
soon replaced by the lines of chronic i'll
health, or destroyed by the cares of mother
hood.
But all that has changed since the time
when Dio Lewis began to preach his doc
trine of what he called physical culture.
The girls of this period vie with their
brothers in outdoor exercise. They wear
stout boots, easy clothing, and garments
appropriate to the weather, and which are
made with careful regard to the protection
VI tAtli DtdilH LIST, ClO4iiCt lOOh thtii Oul
upon the lawns, and then tennis, and mean
time they learned to row, to ride, to drive, to
practice archery, TO take long tramps, and
to endure exposure, so that it has come to
pass that girls, like boys, are ashamed to
be unequal to vigorous physical exercise.
They want to be healthy and strong, and
mice and cows no longer terrify them as of
old.
The result is that the well-trained Amer
lean girls who are now approaching ma
turity, or who are already in the first
flush of womanhood, are distinguished for
the symmetry and beauty of their physical
development Their lungs are stronger
and their voices better than those of the
women who preceded them. The race has
grown taller and far handsomer, SO that
now we can say without boasting that the
handsomest types of their sex anywhere to
be found are the young American girls of
to-day.
OF course Dio Lewis only helped to bring
about this happy result, for many causes
contributed to IL, but we accord him great
praise for the part he took in inspiring our
young women and their parents with en-
thusiasm for health and physical exercise.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-12
o.ponovan Rossa,s Assailant.

A GENUINE PRoHIBIrIoNTsT-Th have
been many stories told about the Oatmeal
King of the West, as he is known, Ferdi-
nand Schumacher, of Ohio, whose great
mills were recently destroyed by FIRE. One
of them was an exaggerated statement of
his expenditure of $1,000 or s. 600 to bring
an engineer from Europe, who was not per-
mitted to go to work although the expendi-
t,re was dead loss because he was found
to be moderate drinking man. Mr. Schu-
macher is rigid Prohibitionist and re-
quires total abstinence of all his employees
but the real facts about the case. as / re-
Gently had them from himself, were some
what different. He had sent to Meadville
(Penn) for an engineer to come and see
him with view of engaging the man.
When the visitor came into his office there
was a smell of stale beer about him, and
the first question Mr.. Schumacher asked
was, Do you drink ?'' The man replied
that he took an occasional glass. He was
asked if he could give up the habit and be-
come total abstainer, and replied that he
would not be restricted of his personal lib
erty. Very well. > said his interrogator,
turniRg around to his desk and drawing a
check. which he handed to the astonished
applicant for work. Here is a check to
cover your expenses in coming from Mead
vile and the time you have spent, but do
notwanf your services. '-Aes York Tribune.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-12
Servants in Washington.

OF course, in this city of cheap house
rents, you would suppose that housekeep-
ing would be pleasant and easy matter, as
help gets only an average Of $40 a month.
From personal experience | can say that
nowhere i'll the country is it so difficult to
get good servants rs IL is here. The best
help is black. There is plenty of it, but
very little of it is good. All the women
are ladies" and | know of one house
keeper who lost her cook and washerwo-
man i'll this wise: She wanted an extra
woman for some purpose and spoke to her
cook on the subject. Dinah said she could
recommend lady" who would answer.
The housekeeper said she did not want
lady" but " woman who could scrub
floors, lift bundles, and generally
help in spring cleaning. The cook
flared up, declared that black ladies
are as good as white ladies, threat
ened TO have the lady of the house boy
cotted," and left, taking the washerwoman
along with her. AS few servants can be
induced to live in the houses of their em-
ployers, preferring TO go to the wretched
houses in which they live, they have an
opportunity each night to foment dissatis-
faction and hatch schemes of insolence. L
have had most excellent cook all winte-.
who, according TO custom, has left aid
gone to Virginia TO "see her folks" But
excellent as she was, she regularly stole
each morning a part of the baking of bis
cults or bread, cleaned out the refrigera-
tor, purloined tea, coffee and sugar and
even stopped at the coal bin before leaving
to fill q newspaper with coal to take home.
She kept the family all winter on what she
stole, and | have not the slightest doubt
that she rendered herself liable to arrest
every day in the year. and is proper OBJ
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-12
WHOLE NO lO,965.

neatly painted or stained A rug at the bed
side, with small ones at the bureau and
commode (Kensington rugs, viii relieve
the nakedneSs of the floor. These should
be carried out weekly, thoroughly shaken
and exposed for an hour to the sun and
wind Towels and wash cloths used dur
ing the day should never remain in the
room during the night | have seen wash
cloths, used day after day in o sleeping
room, become sour and nasty, emitting a
strong odor, both disagreeable and an
healthy.
The water-can and the entire toilet set
must be kept perfectly sweet and pure 1
do not mean merely clean to the eye, but
clean enough for chemists use. Atten-
ton must also be called to the tooth- brush,
which should always be thoroughly
cleansed after using, and placed, handle
down, in an upright holder | have found
Odor enough about one toothbrush to
infect the atmosphere Of common
sleeping-room. In regard TO ven
tilation. open as many doors and
windows as per nissible, avoiding
draft but moving air is absolutely indis-
pensable to the health of the sleeper Let
the bed stand as near the center of the
room as possible, but on no account close
to the wall. No one housekeeper may be
able TO carry out all of these suggestions,
but it is the ideal, or housekeeping as it
ought to be, which should be held up to
the eye of the reader. that each one may
choose what she can best carry eut in her
daily practice Exchange.