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4 ,uRRwD woman in New York has en-
,apoll women less shrewd in Grant 4
Ward stock speculations-large profits
and ouick returns. Another sharper can
ony tie same trick tomorrow, People
IL hmm
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,uyyEarous man is SAID to have left
rbprh because the minister took his
,.,t from st, Paul. But st. Paul Is going
an vitb preparations for big winter car
niyl lust the same.
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CHicAuo, Jan. 2g.--The body oia small
boy was found lying under the SNOW In .
loG at the rear ol No. % Meridian street,
this morning. 1twas ltoSen etilIj but how
the little fellow came 10 meet with such a
death 10 mystery at present The coroner
will investigate,
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nn WHEELER WILCOX, "the poetess OF
- @F-'-,e hcnceorth the things we had not missed
T6,lsan unfortunate frame Of mind in
tms 0! depression.
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sENsArlONNL SUICIDE
In u Hardware sture--YOuHG Man Blowa Ills
brains Out BGf9rO u crowd,

In y Hardware stOFe-YOuHG Man Rluwa III
brains Out BstsEO u crowd.
Chicago, Ills, Jan 9O.--A Daily Na0s
special from Buehanon, Mich, says: The
residents Of this city were greatly excI.ec
last night over the sensational suicide o.
P, Ocx, young mechanic about 30 year.
old. lie was q cousin Of Charles Cloves
who killed himself and mistress Ia a OH.
Cago bagniO week ago. Cloves remains
we're brought here for intelment. Young
Cox seemed to have bsen deeply affected
by the tragedy In which hisCousln figured.
Yesterday he went into a hardware store
and asked to be shown some revolyors.
The proprietor felt that something was
wrong, and declined to exhibit the
weapons.
Cox afterwards entered another hard
ware store. No undue mental disturb.
anCe was indicated by his demeanor and,
in obedience to his request, lie was shown
several revOlvers, he secured one, and
cartridges to tit 1t were handed out. These
he deliberately adjusted In the chambers.
Gentlemen" lie said, turning to the
live or six mon In tho store, 81 wish 10
say good bye" The now thoroughly
frightened spectators advanced 10 prevent
the suicide. "Stand back, he exclaimed,
brandishing the weapon, 81 don't want to
die murderer, but you mustn't attempt
to interfere" The men retreated. Placing
the pistol to his forehead, he added, SAY
good bye TO all my friends" aud pulled
the trigger. These were the last words he
uttered. The bullet entered the brain
and death enaued almost instantly. Cox
leaves a mother and young brother who
were dependent on him for support.
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the spirit Of our republican institutions
that any Of ths officers Of the United States
should receive decorations or titles from
foreign governments as tokens OF their sp.
probation Of the service Of such officers In
their own country, which is supposed to be
capable OF measuring for itself and suit.
ably rewArding the services Of its own Citi'
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MORE than nine thousand dollars has
5.eucontributel for the sufferers by the
y,oticoke mine disaster and this Is not
enough. More men we're caught at New
bur, than at Nanticoke, and the subscrip'
,,on, are not fourth as much.
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Ql2 GARRISON AVENUE,

Of LOUI'i NIUI 05pE' v Io"U'J
Col. R. NJ Scott, ChiJ Of Var Record,
Washington, D. ca
DEARscorT:-'''Now as to Halleck and
Grant, l had the highest possible opinion
Of HalleCk'B knowledge and power, and
never blamed him for lnistruBtlng Granite
ability. Had O. +. Smith lived Grant
would have disappeared to history after
Fort Donelson. Smith was strong
nervous, vigorous man when / reported
TO him In person at Fort Henry. 80
With great respect, Your friend,
w n HueuuIN
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a pond OAil.

wAsHiSaroN, D. O., Jan. 20.-The Sec.
retary Of the Treasury has Issued call tor
the redemption Of the bonds oi the 3 per.
cent loan Of 1889, The principal and aC.
Cfued interest will he paid at tho Treasury
Of the United States Id Washington on the
ilfst Of March, 1885, and the interest will
nease on thai day,
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Ma. MESAGRR is right, Wes! Virginia
. p.nnblicsas have no time to waste fight
in, each other. Think Of the rare delight
49, ,',anturing the enemy's baggage train
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Chs QateQigeaceF
..-..... Sn.. IS aud q Eonrleoalll street.

.gy,roR snGRNAN's silver bill may look
latter after he has turned upon it the
MOI hig own exposition.
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zee coRoNEn,s INvEsTIaATIoN
10 the NSwburg Nins DiNASter-TsStimOuy
Given Yesterday.

sFtrldt UNP2lcA 10 nc IHlh4lDtHtH'
NRwBURG, W, NAu Jan. 99.-The Coro
nsr's inquest into the causes and respon'
sibility OF the death of the thirty-nine
miners killed in the Newburg 0uCl Coal
COmpany's Mountain Brook shalt on
Thursday, January 81, was resumed at 0
o'clock this morning with all the Jurors
present. A number OF witnesses were ex.
anlined but nothing new was developed,
the evidence being merely CorrobOrative
Of that heard on Thursday, The taking
Of testimony, 1t is expected, will close to-
morrow. Only a few niue experts re.
main to be examined. The questions put
them will, OF course, be OF hypothetical
character.
On tho day that two Of the victims OF
the disaster were taken TO Fairmont for
burial, two strangers on the tram took up
q collection Tor the benefit OF the sufferers,
and under the influence OF the sympathy
aroused by the weeping families, realized
q handsome sum. This money has not
since been heard from, and telegraphlc in
quifes concerning the collectors and the
proceeds made by Rev, D b, EVans have
produced no information concerning
lhep, /,
NRw THEORY,
The testimony SO lar heard, especially
that OF Conway, who told Of striking a
"lesder" Of gas in the mine, which seemed
to issue ircm Crevice in the coal, has
caused considerable more stock to be taken
in the natural gas theory than was at first
This theory seems not at all unreasonable.
1t Is that the so-Called "ilre.damp" in the
mlne Is nothing but natural gas, At
point on the creek not far from the shalt
gas constantly bubbles up, and II pan
with q hole in the bottom be inverted
over the bubbles the gas issues from the
hole and can be ignited. This ls regarded
as a sure sign that natural gas exists un.
der this place, and nothing Is more likely
than that 1t should find 1t way through
assures In or bstween the various strata to
the mine, which Is 800 feet below tue sur.
face Of the earth.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20

TIE PHGESoLoGIciL JOURNAL for May,
1886. will prove especially interesting to
that large ana increasing denomination,
''1he Disciples Of Christ. as il presents au
excellent portrait Of tho Rev. Robert Gra-
ham, with d very full aud interesting sketch
Of his life and work. Familiar talks with
our Young Readers" (No. y is n rich in.
stalimont Of a series which grows III interest
and spiIit with each month. The Consti-
tutiorai basis of Clamcter.' is an able
paper. "Ba Ks aud Characters" illu -trated,
is very amusing and the reader Is sure to
recognize every person therein described.
..The Cardinal Faith and Science,
"Shams." Notes from a Teacher's Diary,
and "a Plea for Women" are all interest
NJ. Chtp'cr II. Of Ills Weakness and
her Fa1lt, " finds tho young people house
keeping Principles Of Her1dity," j. one
Of Prof. Sizar's vigorous and logical arti.
cles. 'Ngtes on Science and Industry, "
preaouts much carefully selected informa-
ton. The editorials are nlways brief aud
uithv. "Bergars Alike" wood Niolets. n
WHO J. thi4..n sI7tsins the reputation Of
th- JorEyAI.'s preference for quaint poems.
Answers % C1rrespludeut's,' VII surely
su.t osergi5ly, diFcglt a7 20 j. 90 pleass
him Price only zlr. OF > yaar. adiress,
F0uLEE 4 WE-L- Co. Pub ish o..
80 Buaiwar. y T.
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San Marcos, Texas.
Winberiey.
MINmERLEY, MnY 8. lSI


EDITOR FREE PREss: s:-.The farmers are SO
busy working out their crops that our little
town is quite lonely. | am told that We
have the finest crops ever known in this
part of the country, and larger crop OF
cotton planted this year than ever before.
Tie worst thing hear of is no market
for yearliugs
MIR. Il. T. Laney has a cute form of book
keeping, in fact, he does not have to ksep
books at all, he Just sells mnn some money
for note and his customer buys aud
pays the money fo" his goods, and thereby
does away with book keeping and mistakes.
also notice that Mr. Wimberley is all
smiles over the good prospects for crop,
an that he is doing good business. Sue
cess to him.
s. p. Bozmth has moved his business
house and all to his farm some mile and a
half from Winlberley.
We would ike to introduce the name of
Dr. l.. j. Morris to the citizens Of Hays
county, us su table man to represent Us in
the next Legislature He i a good mnr
and well qualified. The doctor has been
living in this precinct nearly years, and
feel safe in say ing that if we can succeed II
fairly presenting him to the people of this
county and the county convention, that hC
will be elected ana this county will be
honoubly represented in the next LcglSla-
ture. rs we believe we have had good men
in the Legislature for long time And as
San Marcos and Kyle have had and fur
nished all the Legislators, we ask u hoarin E
for the mountains.
Prof. J. H. Saunders and Mrs. Joe Will
hanson have gone to the Capital City Oh
business. IL
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20

The Word Boycotilng.

The word has lately been coined,
but by whom IT is difficult TO trace.
That it will find its way into the die.
tionaries of the future as Legitimate
word we have little doubt. The ex-
preston "boycotting" has already be-
come historic, It's origin was as fol
lows:
A Captain Boycott was the agent
of II land owner in ireland. His pol
icy proved to be distasteful and Of
fensive to the tenants, and such was
their feeling in the matter that they
asked the landlord to remove him.
This the landed proprietor refused
to do, and in return the tenants and
their friends refused to work for OF
under Boycott They would not
harvest his crops, and they made an
agreement among themselves that
none of them or theirs should assist
or work for him in the harvest. His
crops were endangered, when re-
lief arrived in the persons of certain
Ulster men, who, under the protec-
ton of tho troops, harvested the
crops of Boycott. The defensive
league of the tenantry were much
more powerful and effective than
might be guessed by the single in
stance of combination referred to
above. Tho ramifcations of their
compact were very numerous and eX-
tensive. For example, it was decided
that if any one had any dealing with
Boycott, or those who represented
him, then no one was to have any
dealings with that person. IT man
worked for Boycott he was to be
looked on by his old neighbors and
friends rs total stranger; no one
was to SEQ or buy of him; no ono was
to know him, The effect of this
agreement, when carried to its ex-
trome limit. was just what its author
proposed. Aud "boycotting" has be-
como u very forcible phrase.
The system has been sought to bo
introduced into the United States,
but with partial success only. 1t may
have been justifable in the case OF
Boycott; but, to say the least, it is
anything but IN honorable means OF
gaining redress for alleged wrongs.
Christian Leader.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20

Some time ago the people Of Yam
cey county, North Carolina, voted
prohibition, and on the adjournment
of the first Court after the law was
in force--a paper published at the
County site, said: "What q contrast
has this court week been to those of
the past! No bar-rooms, no drunk
enness, no fighting Every thing
moves along as quietly and orderly
as at n Church gathering. With
liquor abolished, everybody feels
better-even the old topers them
selves, who always thought it duty
to get drunk and iibgt when they came
to town"
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st. Elmo.
ST.. ELMO, May ~, ]

ST. ELMO, May ~, 1856.
Ed. FREE PRGss:-Again do / afllict thl
readers of the FREE Press with letter, ant
hope that n5 exceptions VIII be taken if II
be very lengthy, for l have a great deal tc
write about this time.
On Saturday, May 8th, there was pic
mic on Onion creek ut the lower Mckinney
Falls. A lovelier place could not have been
selected for The picnic. There was quite
rge crowd in attendan G, and everyone
SCENE to enjoy themselves to the fullest
extent imaginable. We rived on the
grounds about / O'clock, after nice little
drive through large pastures, up and down
hill, and over rocks, both large and small.
OF course there were many pretty girls and
BOYS present, some from DuPre and some
from Austin There We're more han isOme
Young men present on this occasion than
ever before beheld at one time. MIR. Joe
Harrison, Of DuPre, and MIR. D S Miller,
of Austin, were termed the two handsomeSI
Young men paosent. Misses Nellie Roach
and Lula Cullen were termed the prettie3I
young ladies Fishing was carried on by
some but do not think there were any fish
caught OF any consequence, therefore we
were deprived of the pleasure Of eating
them, but there was enough Of other good
edibles to supply the deficiency in that line.
Dinner was announced about l o'clock, and
the tables groaned, so to speak, under their
burden of good things, and everyone seem
ed to enjoy the dinner. After all had fire /
sumptuously, there was enough left for as
many more After dinner there might have
been seen couples here ana there, viewing
the beautiful scenery which surrounded our
grounds The cave, most commonly called
"Bat Cave" is the most beautiful place
Your correspondent ever beheld; till rocks
overharg the passage beneath, which but
adds beauty moro sublime than pen can de-
scribe. It actually beggars description, and
one could not conceive of its beauty until
visited. About o'clock the crowd dis
persed and repaired to the residence of Mr..
J. NJ. Jones, Sr, where we ended the oc-
casion with sociable. | do not know
when ] have enjoyed myself so well
More anon.
Respectfully,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20

A Washington correspondent writes
that is the false teeth that are yespon-
s.bIe for the peculiar expression seen
in portraits OF George Washington.
They are now in the Baltimore Col,
lege of Dentistry. The lower plate
is carved out Of one piece of ivory,
teeth and all. The upper plate was
carved from ivory, as near like a plas-
ter cast of tho mouth rs possible, and
the teeth, also Of ivory, were riveted
on. The upper plate split after it
had been worn awhile, and the pieces
were fastened by two thin strips OF
iron riveted to the plate.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20
G,EsEIsIS,U s:S

MISUNDERSTANDING at the Methodist
Church every Sabbath, Rev. Buekner Harris, Pastor
sunday school at 9 o'clock, \ N. Glass meeting
or Young Mems Prayer Meeting at O'Clock P II
PRAYER Meeting on Wednesday.
CHRIsTIAN.-Eld. S. L. Green. Pastor. Sunday
School At 9 an. PRAYER meeting every Nednes-
dav night Ladies's Aid Society, p. m. every
FRIDAY a cordial invitation extended 10 all
PRESBYTERIAS.-Servlce 2nd aud lth Sunday
each month Rev !. French, pastor. SuudaE
school every Sabbath a $50 an. PRAYER Meet
ing every Thursday at 1880 p, u. Ali are invite
20 attend.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.--Rev. y. 3. FULLER,
Pastor. Services the 2ud and 4th suutaya 10 each
. month. sunday school every Sunday
BAPTIST.-Preachiug a. the Baptist Church
every SUNDAY. Sunday School ats a n. Rey. J
". arnold. Pastor.
CATHOLIC,-services 4ih Sunday 10 each uiyuth.
Rev. Fsther smith. Pasio--
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NO. %.
A String OF Pearls.

No man who needs monument
ever ought to have one IHaw-
thorne.
Aristocracy has never known
enough to save ITSELF John Boyle
OReilly.
1t costs more to neglect our duties
thon TO perform them.-- Anna Il.
Dickinson.
The willows bow themselves to
every wind, out of shame for their
unfruitfulness.- Hafiz
The boycott is Nihilism. To car
ry it out would bring things to
worse pass than in the French Revo-
luton [Beecher.
Nothing fatters man so much as
the happiness OF his wife; he is al
ways proud of himself as the source
of it johnson.
At last labor has learned the lesson
capital has taught it, and is swing
ing the invincible force of combina-
ton Charles Francis Adams.
III luHiliy SoNSihihVho iSo ehio po
always remembered-that no reproof
or denunciation is so potent as the
silent influence of good example,
Hosea Ballou.
Doing nothing for others is the un
doing of ones self. We must be pur-
posely kind and generous, or we miss
the best part of existence. The heart
that goes out of itself gets large and
full of Joy. This is the great scored
of the inner life We do ourselves
the most good by doing something for
others. : Horace Mann.
Our rising generation finds itself
in the midst of marvellous country,
offering opportunities many and
great, continent possessing educa-
tion, toste and civil blessings, but it
should not be difficult for these new
souls to see that the whole drift Of
things has long been toward moral
cowardce, which keeps the mind
down in abject servtude.- Profes-
sor Swing
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20

It is understood in the East that
the railroads and large manufactur-
ing companies of the country have
organized pool to resist the strikers
and the demands of labor organiza-
tions. Large sums of money have
been put up and the country hunted
over for men to take the place of
strikers. When safety point is
reached, rule will be adopted by all
connected with the 'pool," that no
man will be given employment who
belongs to the Knights of Labor.
This is all wrong, and If successful,
will result disastrously to vast num-
ber of the best citizens of the coun-
try; but corporations have no souls
and capital no sympathy. 1t will
bo sorry day for the country when
this scheme is consummated.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20
SOCIETIES.

S,- Marcos ros-s ". 3E2 meets Isi S.furssv
rlIrht in e-eh -alth. Juo- T. Putch.tf.W, <. y.
n, Narce, Sec-ffE-T-
sau Marcos Cbs1fsr N1- -. Aef,s lst IEs'eay
r.fysf -- a.r5 1r--E PIC. SEitL, u. 3. o. P-.
{. 4. Wee-ls. sec-r-afT.
Have T1--4 x rf o.. 70. les. --r-. q a-t -
F-fsar -srf-s f- each zc-fk. 81 q h1le, Dc
iator (: 7. =. Tssi. Esp.l---.
100. ?. w----r-- LH7zH. 70 Ia -sr-a s.--rT
Mo-Hsv rirlt- Clus. Br-Es N-b-s sl1- At--s
seere-trr.
n-sr-rg Cr-us- Fr-r-1s H1-l7 Daley. e. C.
ATt--t HsrfH-. ssr-t-1-T. MHsrs s-sT cdr
wa4-rzsas -7-fr
AIs-t Ha=H C1--s-7 g. g -lzl-- T-si Tt---.r7
Ir each rl----- c. q H-.i. r-Hz.-a--s 2 -t'--
--aff HH~s.-rlr
Ha-r krazs-- C1rus-r y .. -lfa.s sH---s l-l
lem waaHza-ars III au-l --.rr-E. e. T. h-r.s
1-Eal lzr-f e E1-s- EF-rf. f--s-s1-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20

The evils of over population, which
Malthns portrayed with such start
ling effect nearly a hundred years
ago, are not probably greater than
they were in 1898. Such increase Of
these evils as has accrued is due to
the crowding together of people in
cities,--as in certain precincts of
London and Vienna. The pressure
of population on the means of sub
sistence, from which Malthus appre-
hended so much misery, is not so
great now as it was a hundred years
ago. And as against Nautilus, it de-
serves notice that want and famine
were formerly much more prevalent
than now. c.ople are more likely
to starve on n prairie or in the "track
less woods where rolls the Oregon,
than in New York or Boston. 49,
Christian Leader
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For the FREE PREss,
DES 4 PRESENT.

Gather roses while you may, love,
As they bloom along thy way;
For life's summer time is ileeting,
And it's flowers soon decay.
While the sunshine falls upon thee,
Bind iis beams around thy heart
So its warmth may ever cheer thee,
Though It's brightness should depart.
QuaG the waters while You may. love,
From youths sparkling fount OF JOYS
While it's rainbow tints allure thee,
Ere the storms of life annoy.
| would YOU might eyer find, love,
Roses all a'oag oaFsh's way;
That pleasures sun might crown.foreve'
One unchunging, joyous day,
And in that bright world beyond, love,
Where there shines eternal day,
May you plu,k celestial roses,
That Will never more decay.
BESSIE SMITH.
San Marcos, Texas.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20
knights of Labor Not Communists.

A great many hot-headed friends
and apologists of corporations very
freely denounce the knights as com
munists. Nothing could be further
from the truth. Had there been any
communism in the order the last
thirty days would have seen many
cities in flames and large amount
of railroad property destroyed. So
many men under such strain OF ex-
citement for such a length of time,
with little or no police restraint, as
these had most of the time, never
did SO little mischief to property.
Such organization and discipline as
these men have is the very opposite
of communism. The "soft impeach-
ment" falls to the ground.-Templc
Times.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20

Tho general executive board OF
Knights Of Labor has fixed May 20
as the date for Especial meeting Of
the general assembly Of the order to
consider the labor crisis and the re-
commentator of appropriate leg
islahon on the subject as suggested
by the congressional investigation
committee. The session will be held
in Cleveland, Ohio.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20

Woman suffrage is political ghost
that will not down at the bidding of
its opponents. Defeat does not
seem to dampen it's ardor or dim it's
prominence. The Iowa Senate recent
ly passed bill granting women the
right of suffrage. OF course, there
is no probability, soon, of woman suf-
frage in the United States, and prob
ably could not be without an amend
ment to the constitution. But one
thing is certain, were the concession
made to women, GLOWING them the
right to vote on educational and
temperance questions, there would
soon be "a school-house on every hill
top, and no saloon anywhere. Fair:
field Recorder.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20

The queen isso much pleased with
Tennv. 0n's latest poem that she has
learned 90 whistle it while cooking
the family v.c'ulls over the kitchen
stove in ths morning. It is pre-
sumeB that her pui--1t nje,tv rTil.
rrlei1usly permit the gifted poet to
f-- Che tips OF her greasy Duteh
hand. af tre next psbir di-nlly a
l.-.-l L1=81- .n tf1 Miuls1r este
~ ..s.-CLic-g1 N-E-.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-20

The President sent message TO
Congress on the labor troubles, in
which he suggests "that instead of
arbitrators, chosen in the heat Of
conflicting claims" there be created
a commission Of labor, consisting Of
three members who shall be regular
officers of the government, who shall
be charged among other duties with
the consideration and settlement,
when possible. Of all controversies
between labor and capital