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School Desks.

We are agents for the Fashion" Desks,
etc., sample of which car be seen at our
store We request trustees OF schools TO
examine and get our prices before purchas-
ING. G. w. DONALDSON d Co.
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We invite attention to tho announcement
Of W. 4, Aeklin US a candidate for Hide
and Animal Inspector in another column.
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In order to make room for our fall STOCK,
we offer our stock of dry goods at reduced
Drices. JOHNSON & JOHNSON.
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Our indefatigable home philosopher, Mr..
Vogclsang, will greet the assembled wisdom
on Chautanqua Hill next week with No, I Of
the Cosmos.
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Notice.

The public ere notified that the firm of
G. W. Reed. Agt-, Is hereby closed. and
the business viii he condueted IN the future
in the name Of G.. c: Reed 4 Co, Who are
responsible for all debts and anthoriDed TO
collect all Of the accounts Of u W keea
At @ W REID, A0T-,
G. G. Red 4 90.
San Marcos, Texas. July ., ls56-
Betting,
Packing,
Lace Leather,
and Gin Supplies, at
g.. II. Donaldson 8 Co.'S.
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e. Single copies of the FREE Press may DC
had at the office or OF Misses Russell d FL
lisons news stand
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Two Copies for 50 so.

Inasmuch as many persons desire to send
copies abroad, and by way of encourage
,ment so to do, We offer two copies OF the
FREE Press at SO 5O-cash in advance.
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The w. G. Il. u. will meet at the Christ
ian church, Tuesday, Aug. 8, at p. m.
All the ladies are invited to attend.
Mrs. T. NJ. CODE, Sec.
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Mr.. Holmes is offering his residence for
sale, it is one of the most attractive places
in the city, has large well ventilated rooms,
.terraced yard, and beautiful green lawn, II
has street on all sides except the north,
and is convenient to the public schools and
Ohautauqua grounds, and when the Chan
.tauqua park is improved will be one OF the
most valuable residences in the city.
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Geo. w. Knight, Jeweler, east side the
Plaza, San Marcos.
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8 or. Osnaburg and ducking for cottor
sacks JOHNSON & JOHNSON
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Scrofula diseases manifest themselves in
the warm weather. Hoods Sarsaparilla
cleanses the blood and removes ever faint
of scrofula.
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The E. B. Martin place for sale. Apply
4. r. G. JOHNSON
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HOUSTON 10 Thu 'FRONT.'

Time and experience have
demonstrated the foU01Dine
facts beyond contradiction:
That Houston is the near
est and best MARKET TOR the
purchase of Groceries and
the sale of Cotton
That Houston being 80
Miles nearer its Customers
Than any other t1de centre,
can SerDe them prODlptJy
and at less expense, and
does it.
That those WhO hare Siyen
Houston o. fair trial during
one whole Season inUGzTG-
blu remain HouSt0n'S Gus
TONERS eUer afterwards.
I can offer you all OF.
Houston s Inducements and
some of my O1OR besides.
WIN. D. CELVEL AND,
Wholesale Grocer and Cotton Factor.
HOUSTON.
july1tf.
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Chew Boot Tobacco and get pair OF
boots for winter. A fresh lot at TAYLoR's.
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Try Coppic's ice-cold sweet cider; AS
summer beverage it beats the world.
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New -four from new wheat at
MoALLIsTER's.
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A fresh supply of hams and white cream
Aonr at TAYLOR O. TAYLoE's
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Dedication services will be held at Chau-
tauqua Hill Sunday morning at II o'clock.
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Try the San Marcos Hotel.
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Groceries delivered free in any part OF
4be city s. f. MoALLIsTEn.
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Persons not subscribers who may atty
any time receive copies of the FREE J
\PaEss, will please understand that they\
fare sent simply as samples, in the hope ]
\that the parties addressed may like ~
well enough to favor us with their subsorip
Aionn
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WARRANTY DEEDS for sale at the FREE
PRESS office.
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Ice cream day and night. Candy Factory
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A years supply of bluing for 25c. in one
bot,ia ~ TAYLoRs'.
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Begging and ties at ,..
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Estrayed by 7. J. MoCarty, County Com
missioner precinct No. /, Hays county, the
following stock, to-wit: One bay mare Z
years old. IL hands high; one sorrel geld
ing years old, IL hands high. both brAnded
NIB on thigh One black mare is years old,
10 hands high. handed WM on shoulder,
al appraised al Se0.00.
Witaess nv hand July %. 1856.
JAs g. BUArEsox.
ilyI9ts G. G. c. Hays Co.
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Sweet cider still flows freely at Coppic'n.
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Rugs and mating, j. W. Nance & Bro.
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CONCERTO

o. CHaUTkUoUA HILL
For Benefit q
S. u. S. S. A. a S. INSTITUTE,
Under Auspices of
THE CHaUTGuQUA CHoTE.7
FridEy night July 20, 1856
ADHESION
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Ice cold soda water at CANDY FACTORY.
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Fresh candies every day. Candy Factory.
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A. Il. Norris, the shoemaker east side
plaza, has lost bunch Of keys, which the
finder would much oblige him by returning.
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Elegant toilet sets, J, ". Nance & Bro =.
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Stamping done at the BooKsTonE'
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We hear the Austin Greys will be present
and participate in the celebration on Satur-
day.
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CROP MORTGAGES at the FREE PRESS
Office
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.opyys For THE FREE PRESS.
ARRIVAL or PASSENGER TRAINS.

TRAINS PASS BAN MAhVoS An f0ih""e'
MAIL. MAIL,
Going South , $40 A. NJ. and 7;i5 p. NJ.
Going North; $40 A. M. and 6;l5P. M.
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Cots and Hammocks, j. W. Nance q Bro
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Plenty Of iOe-cTe@a Al DE CN8ay FsctOry
Oh Saturday,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22

Surf bathing is delusiOn and a fraud
With the temperature of the water at 70
degrees you gasp and gurgle and feel as if
someone was shooting icles through you.
You finally dip under with a yell, and
the yell is changed to a sort of !!
whooppe ! as pint of the briny fluid
sails down your throat and proceeds to
salt your pork for You. There are shell
to pare down your heels, and there are
heartless crabs which make il a business
to feel Of your toes and hang by you.
FlOundering men kick you in the stomach
and excited females grab the calves of
your legs in their wild endeavors to with
stand the breakers. The Idea is not to
swim, but to let the rollers tumble you
about until your ears fill up with sand,
your stomach with water, and your eyes
can no longer do duty. You come out
feeling clammy. You may use half a
dozen towels, but the clammy feeling re-
mains and abides with you for good half
day. 1t is as if some one had taken pork
rind out of an ice chest and kindly
CREASED you from head to foot.-M Quad
in Detroit Free Press
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22
Features of the Candy Trade.

The candy trade at the south and west
has several peculiar features 1t is OF
enormous extent, the proverbial fOndness
of colored people for sweet things account
ing for its bigness Ia the south, while
through the new townships and settle
ments OF the west, the natural liking of
man for toOthsome delicacies not being
gratified by an abundant supply Of fruit.
the confectioner is called upon to answer
the cravings. The greater part of the or
ders from either section is for stick can
dies, or for goods Of those forms that will
not change except at a high temperature,
and for qualities that lose not their flavor
quickly. The low prices that rule in the
wholesale trade for these candies are AS
tonishing. being sometimes within frac-
ton of cent OF the price of sugar. They
can only be accounted for on the assump-
ton that harmless and fiavOrless adulter-
alton is practiced, with the aid of glucose
and various starch products or that more
injurious substances, terra alba and othe r
cheap minerals, are worked in with the
sugar.-Boston Transcript
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22
Lottery Gambling In Vienna.

Aprcpos of Lotto, which is the rage just
now, it has played a very curious role in a
recent trial here. An unfortunate woman,
nearly starved to death by long years of
privation and chronic hunger, was sus-
pected OF having murdered her aunt, a
rich old fortune teller, and sordidly ava
ricOus. The judge was seeking with all
his ingenuity to gather together the
threads of proof of the woman's guilt,
which he could not succeed in establish
ing, when he learned that hours after the
murder, at a moment when nobody as yet
knew what had happened, the accused
had drawn three numbers at the lottery
50, %, and A.. Now, 50 was the age Of the
victim, 25 the number of the house in
which she lived, and AZ signifies In the
credo of Lotto gamblers life and death The
judge regarded this coincidence of num-
bers as the most overwhelming of proc IS
The wretched woman was accordingly
condemned TO death
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22

In walking through the streets Of Seoul
the capital Of Corea, one often meets with
figures clothed from head to foot in a
Grayish- yellow sackcloth, with bright
yellow hats-or rather broad brimmed
straw baskets-on their heads; men, more
over, who further disguise their identity
by holding piece of sackcloth stretched
on pieces OF stick in fronth of their faces.
These are mOurners. The period of
mourning for near relative, during
which time no marriage can be celebrated,
is three years, and, showing some of the
bardships flowing from the custom, the
case of one young man is related whose
marriage was postponed twelve years by
the successive deaths of the parents Of
himself and his intended wife, who then
at the end Of the twelve years died her.
self-ChicagO Herald.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22

What the salmon and black bass arc
among fresh water fishes-ferce, intelli-
gent, gamy fighters-the bluefish and
the striped bass are to salt water coast
fishes that afford sport on the Atlantic
coast. The weaktish, whose splendid
markings have given him the appropriate
name of sea trout, gives the angler with
the rod such sport as will, in great meas
ure, dampen his ardor in the pursuit of
the brook trout. The kingfsh has quail
tiles that will astonish the angler who
hooks one of the gamy fellows for the first
time. The sheepshead, whose dental dis
play, it must be acknowledged, does not
enhance his beauty to any great extent,
makes up in sport-giving capacity what
he lacks in physical attractiveness.-
cago Herald
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22
The Duke Of Newcastle, Fish.

Some extensive alterations having been
undertaken at Clumber park, the mag
nificent country seat of the duke of New
castle, it was resolved to drain the great
lake i'll the grounds, and for this purpose
the fish were all taken or driven into the
adjoining dams that usually regulate the
water supply. The lake was deepened
and the fish have now been carefully re-
stored to their old quarters. About L, 900
pike were put back and several thousand
carp and eels. Many of the pike were
very large, some Of them weighing forty
pounds. There were shoals Of teneh and
perch, and the carp were also Of immense
size. Clumber lake haa not been dis
tIIrbed for 30 years, 50 it is probable that
many Of the pike and carp have attained
patriarchal age. The biggest fish were
carried by tine keepers in their arms, and
hose under thirty pounds were conveyed
in tanks. Some magnificent specimens
we're presented by the duke to the prin-
eipal aquariums of the United Kingdom
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22


Confederate stationery was II thing no
less unique and characteristic than the
other products of the time. The writing
paper, of dingy salmon color, rough and
furry, was ruled with heavy. glaring blue
ines doubtless on the principle that the
plainness Of the landmarks should be in
proportion to the difficulty of the way
Bat with this paper, such as it was, at SO
quire, and envelopes in proportion, it
was resOrted to only after every available
bit Of paper, every page Of old account
books, whether already written on one
side or not, and even the fly leaves Of
printed volumes, had been ferreted out
and exhausted. Envelopes were made of
scraps of wall paper and from the picto-
rial pages OF old books-the white side out
stuck together in some cases with the
gam that eNudes from peach trees.
Ink had almost as many substitutes as
coffee, and with nearly as great a va
r,ety of results. Sumac berries, pokeber-
RES, oak balls" and green persimmons
set with rusty nails were oftenest used in
cnncocting the fluids with which we blot
ted paper. We found that black gum
roots made fair corks. One OF the very
few things, if not the sole thing, that
could be achieved with a dime was TO post
letter. The ten-cent stamps, which
were small and blue, bore profile to all
appearance a compromise between those
Of the rival presidents. The Atlantic.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22

A curious survival OF ordeal supersti-
ton still prevails to very large extent in
southern Russia. When a theft is COM
mitted in household the servants are
summoned together and sorceress is sent
for. Should no confession be made by the
guilty party the sorceress rolls up as
many little balls of bread as there are
suspected persons present. She then
takes one of these balls, and addressing
the nearest servant, uses this formula:
IF you have committed the tIeft the ball
will sink to the bottom of the vase, but II
you are innocent it will float on the
water" The accuracy of this trial, how
IS seldom tested, as the guilty person in
variably confesses before his turn arrives
TO undergo the ordesl-Chambers' Jour
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22

side my prison; OF the sudden opening Of
the door; of a binding light; of group OF
several forms without seem to remem-
Der also that there were cries Of wonder
as staggered from my narrow lodging
and fell fainting into the arms of my de
liverers. But these things are TO me as
the shadows Of dream. The rushing
darkness returned upon me, aud for many
hours | knew no more.
Such is the story Of my strange advent
ure. greatly doubt whether in all the
chapter of accidents in history . stranger
can be found have already stated that
its truth is known to several persons, and
that the strict accuracy OF my account
can be verified by simple inquiry.-Ar-
trnsy
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22

Jack lowered his hand and shrank
away from me. 4 curse was on his lips,
but a. the boy woke up then he said moth
ing. The night passed away, and when
daylight came there were three living
skeletons Ou the raft, and death WAS very
nigh them. Jack took it the hardest,
though the boy was weakest As for me-
| was very weak, and | knowed that hu-
man nature never was made as could
stand such n thing long. In about an
hour Jack spoke to the boy:
Tommy, sam and | had cOnfab last
night while you was asleep. We seed
death u standn on the raft waiting for
us, and We said We had better let one die
II one dies to save the other two, a sail
may come afore the food is gone Dye
understand me"
The boy kinder walled like the moauin,
OF the wind that ne unders TODD it. And
then he sOt down and cried. Oh, life was
sweet to him. He had a mother and sis
ters, and he loved EN- so He sOrter felt
sartin the lot would fall upon him /
was touched, and got Jack to put il Off
till sunset
Noon came, and not a speck upon the
horizon anywhere. 'Twasn't much use to
urge Jack 10 keep his word. He was raw
Ing mad again. He had fixed the lots he
took three threads from a torn place
IN one Of the sails, and he was goin' TO
hold EN- in his hand. Not thinkin' that
fair, / made i'm shut EN- up in a book we
had with Us. The boy drew fust, / drew
second. and then Jacks face grew pale as
death, for he knew at the shortest thread
had been left for him. So it was
For Gods sake, let it be as at fust till
the sun goes down. II there's no sail in
sight then you can have my blood We
both gave our promise.
The afternoon slipped away, and Jack
grew weaker and weaker, till the great
red ball Of fire touched the far-off rim Of
the sea Then he lay back with his eyes
liked on the glowing sky. / went to him
and put my hand ON his head II was
cold, and started back
What is it?' asked Tommy, the boy, as
he saw me start
His fright was too much. 1t has
killed him.
at was so. Poor Jack was dead
Just then the boy gave a cry that
startled me-
Whats that
A SAIL lie cried, we've been a-watch-
in Jack and the sun so much that we
didn't see it, Sure enough, right away
to the east ard wi topsaIis risin' was q
ship bearin' straight for US. / tell We, boys,
that it was blessed hour of dim day.
light that was the CiOsin' hour of that day.
The bark Sam and Tim, hOmeward bound,
from the South Pacific to Nantucket,
with whale oil, picked US up. l needen'r
tell ye any more. We buried poor Jack
the same day.
That was one OF my early adventures.
and now you young powder monkey ytfat
only sailed a potato boat from Bodega,
how can you talk in the same room with
old tars whc've passed the lubber hole
long before you were thought .E.3'
The adventurer from Bouegs bay said
nothing, and as the water front reporter
withdrew TO chronicle the story told by
the mate of the ill-fated Bluebird, another
antiquated mariner began to reel off the
facts about brush with Malay pirates in
China seas. San Francisco Call
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22
Preventing the Escape of Grimm ais.

The difficulty OF preventing the escape
of criminals has at all times grieved the
friends Of justice, but the most radical so
luton of the problem has probably been
devised in Gazi, a seaport town claimed
by both the Emir of Belang and the sui
tan of Zanzibar. According to a cores
pondent the municipal authorities, who
enjoy local autonomy, have for years
saved the expense Of burglar-proof jails
by hamstringing their mslefactors and
teaching them to earn a living by some
sedentary occupation. Besides being use
ful, the consequent lameness prevents a
relapse or at least the fight of a sus-
pected backslider Exchange.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22
A Texas Journai's Quarters.

Press room, compositors' cases, sleeping
apartments for four, dressing rool 1, sane
tum and business Office all combined, and
all included In four box style walls which
compose a single room twelve by sixteen
feet. This is the mandatory of those
newspaper pellets which we issue weekly
under the label of The Bulletin The edi-
torial chair is an inverted pinewood box,
Ornamented with an artistically engraved
chrome, beneath which is the suggestive
inscription: Polly wants a cracker,
while our writing desk is a single short
board laid across the west end Of an over
grown Saratoga trunk. Is it any wonder
that there is very preceptible vein of i'm
becillity running through our editorial
and local pages,-Ballinger CTex.) Bulle-
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22

Theosophy is one of the latest intellect
ual fads of London, and has caused much
commOtiou there among the edrioR- and
speculative, who are continually seeking
for novelties of creed. 1t has apparently
taken great hold Of the leisurely and fash
ionable classes on the other side. and Is
awakening considerable interest here.
The head lodge of the society Is at Adyar,
Madras, and the noted Madame Bla-
vatsky, now travelling in Germany, Is re-
garded as the front of the peculiar move
ment Just at present Boston is, accord
ing to her time-hOnOred custom, in active
sympathy with the pervading gcrsze.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22
Perpetuating the German Stocking.

Now, in a somewhat analogous manner.
is a German stocking preserved by its
thrifty owner to venerable old age.
When the foot, after careful mending Is
irretrievably gone, a new one is kDiJuiyn
the upper part. and when this in - Gulfn
becomes superannuated a ls, leg Is
joined to the foot. This operation being
several times repeated, the article in ques-
ton enjoys an immortality Of stocking
hood, although, like the frame which it
helps TO cover, its substance is psrpetusIly
reneMed Berlin Cor New York Sun.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22
Value OF Punctuaiity.

An eminent Philadelphia jurist died the
other day, and among other bequests gave
TO mis- grandson gold watch with this
instruction: whenever he looks at the
watch he will remember the necessity OF
being correct and punctusl man" There
is lesson in this injunction which every
one may learn with profit. The man who
is always punctual does more and does it
better than he who is always late, always
behind time. Leaving duties to be per
formed until the las moment and then
rushing them through makes a mess Of
any work. k.-Norristown Times.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22
Gen. wigfaII's Erratic Temperament

Many years ago the writer had in charge
the mail of Gen. Wigfall which had &C
cumulated during his duties in the field.
Looking woefulIy at a bushel lbasketful
of it on his return, he said: Throw it in
the fire." Suiting the action to the word,
he threw it into the fire without opening
letter, and then added by way Of expla-
nation. Il will work for my friends,
will spend my money for them, will fight
for them, but l won't write to them
This last was punctuated and emphasized
with his peculiar language. Yet Wigfan
was man of great ability, despite his
erratic temperament, and an excellent
representative Telegraph.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-22

The latest hobby of the sultan Of Tur-
key is the care of the soldiers wounded in
the recent skirmishes on the Greek from
tier. He not only has built a separate
hospital for them and provided q physi-
clan for each soldier, but has ordered that
every man OF them be promoted and pho
tographed in the new uniform--New
Work pnSt