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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

Our friend j. Il. Hunter, of Los
Angeles, sends us San Francisco
paper giving an account of the coils
ion of two large steamers right in the
Golden Gate. One of them sunk in
few moments, and there were many
lives lost. A Chinaman distinguish.
ed himself by heroically saving n
drowning child at the risk of his own
l;fo
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

Beninmin Terrell of the bu"rd of
directors Of the Alliance Exchange
and National Lecturer Of the Farm
ers Alliance, stated to the News that
the reason that the directory has not
before now made Il defense against
the charges and attacks against the
Exchange was that the mutter WIS
referred to committee OF eleven, one
from each congressional district, Tor
examination. After making n thor
ough investigation of the books ofthe
Exchange, this committee made re-
port to the State Alliance, and on
that report the State Alliance begs to
submit the following:
ResOlred, That the members OF the
Farmers Alliance, in the closing hours
of the State Alliance, after careful
examination of the accounts OF our
business manager for the past year,
do now affirm our mistaken conf
dence in the untarnished and unsul-
lied honor and integrity of DIR. q, w.
Macune. To the world we would say
he may have made a mistake, but to
the same world we would also say
that the faint of fraud has not been
found near him.
Pissed unanimously by rising
vote, and on unanimous motion was
ordered printed in the Dallas News
and Southern Mercury.
Il. M. SMITH, Pres. pro. tenn.
ED. McREADy, Acting Secy.
Mr.. Terrell says that the Alliance
Exchange now has $4,000 over all
liabilities, and it has proved to the
W rid the falsity of every charge made
against it. He says that the wort
injury sustained by the Alliance has
been inflicted by members Of the or
der who have proven untrue to their
cause, but he is glad to be able to say
that such persons are few in number.
If the greater part of the members
will be true and earnest, he is satisfied
they will make success of their bus
mess ventures, and all other ventures
they may make.-Dallas Naws.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

Mr.. Benjamin Harrison of this city
returned home last evening from
Middle Bass island, where he has
been spending a couple of weeks.
Some of his friends met him ut the
depot. Mr. Harrison will be remem
bered as the gentlemen who was run
ming for president on the Republican
ticket before Mr.. Blaine returned
from Europe.-Indiannpolis Sentinel.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
THE FREE PRESS for the CAMPAIGN


Only Firty Cents TO JAM, 80.
In order to make the way easy, be-
fore the advent of flush times, to all
who may incline to become new or
renewing subscribers to the old FREE
PREss-the proved friend of the peo-
pie of Hays county and their best in
terests-we make the above PROPOSE
ton. Will not each present sub
scriber make q special effort to add Mt
least one more to our list? Try it.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

A New Public School lionse Needed IA
Perfect an Educational System for
San Marcos.
For she FREE Pass.
II has been stated in the FREI
Pass than Sun Marcos stands com
mitted TO the advancement OF the
public schools. It's citizens have
pledged themselves 10 do all for the
children that energy and wealth can
accomplish,
In this article il is intended to pre-
sent the fact that San Marcos can
complete its educational facilities nj
far less outlay Of money than those
towns which in addition to n system
of common schools were compelled
to build up ut great expense n high
school TO meet the demands of the
times.
Our city presents an established
high school of liberal course and eX-
cellcnt facilities, with art and music
departments of well.merited reputa'
ton, with n conlmodious building
and able corps OF teachers.
If our high school is to fulfill its
mission aud benefit the whole COM
munity rs well MS pupils from distant
points, it must not be allowed to de-
scend to the level of common school,
and continue year after year to do
primary work. 1t must of necessity
be one of two things. Il it holds to
it's Legitimate field of work its true
prosperity is assured. The history
of all the higher institutions of learn
ing bear witness to these facts.
Our own University of Texas has
not yet recovered from the shock re.
ceived in doing preparatory work.
The common schools will be the
means of preparing students for the
higher course of study. The system
of common schools in San Marcos
will enter upon their true prosperity
and produce eminently satisfactory
results when the children are located
in q comfortable and attractive build
ing. Everything at present points
to that necessity. The demands of
the people are now SO exacting that
that they will put forth unusual ex-
ertions to accomplish that which is
absolutely necessary to educate the
children and enable each child to re-
ceive the full benefit of it's pro rata
of the public school fund. In town
like ours, so wonderful in all re-
sources that go toward the building
up Of town, the citizens are wide
awake, and demand all improvements
that will keep San Marcos at least
upon equality with it's neighboring
towns. And now the citizens demand
to know from those in authority what
action is necessary to crown San
Marcos the educational center of the
Southwest.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

An exchange says some persons re-
fuse to subscribe for their home pa
per for the reason that they are Tux
ing as many papers us they can afford
to, which is very good reason, but
it doesn't look right for man to
take several papers that are published
at distance and never benefit HIM
any financially, and refuse to take his
home paper that works for him dry
and night. Don't forget this when
you 90 to subscribe.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

The public debt statement pub
lished yesterday shows n net surplus
in the treasury of S107,693, 800
equal to nearly one-third of the entire
legal tender circulation. Besides
this there is SlO0,000,000 in coin
held rs II reserve fund for the re-
demption of the legal tender notes.
If the more than one hundred mill
ions locked up in the treasury could
he released great impetus would be
given to the business of the country.
If the present rate of taxation is
maintained the surplus will grow
every day. 1t can only he gotten
rid of 10y buying bonds at fancy pre-
miums. or 10y corrupt and wasteful
expsnditures. ut is con iitiOn that
cunfyonts us. not a theory The only
wise and patriotic solution of the
problem is 10y reduction Of taxation
and such a reduction as will take
the burdens of the ncecssarirs Of the
people. not off their vices and luXn-
ries Chicago News.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
FOR COMMISSIONER.

We are authorized to announce THOS. IL.
FOURQUREAN M n candidate for county
commissioner, Precinct No. /.
We are authorized to announce JAMES
J.. OWEN Ms n candidate for reelection to
the office of County Commissioner, Pre-
,cinct No. !.
We are authorized to announce Il. j. Nc
Carly as candidate for County Commits
sioner, precinct No. !.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

In our notice last week of the
true inwardness" of the State Con
yention we failed to mention its chief
controlling influence, viz: the pollti-
cal syndicate of Northern and East
ern Texas. Said syndicate would
not hesitate to nominate "Old Mel"
to achieve their selfish and grasping
ends.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
HIDE AND ANIMAL INSPECTOR.

We are authorized to announce w. f..
MOORE as n candidate for Hide and Ami
nal Inspector for Hays county.
We are authorized to announce D. q.
RAGSDALE as q candidate for Hide and
Animal Inspector for Hays county.
Weare authorized to announce g. w. AN
DREWS, of San Marcos rs candidate for
Hide and Animal Inspector of Hays county
Weare authorized to announce j. O. BUR
Lesson, of Precinct No. 3, MS candidate
for Hide and Animal Inspector.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

BY Los Angeles paper VIC notice
that the Texans residing in that city
have held n meeting and organized
an association of Texans. Exon
gresham Herndon, formerly OF Ty-
Ter, was elected president, and sever
al hundred names were enrolled.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

Judge Thurman was honorcd At
New York city by one Of the greatest
cuJPourings Of the people to hear
him speak, but soon after reaching
the stand Eas taken SICK and could
DOT proceed with his address. He
recovered after resting a few days
and u4s able 10 address, large crowd
- Newark v j
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

Mr.. Cloveland's lottorof acceptance
has at last appeared. 1t. is about the
same length of his fisheries message,
and is mainly devoted to the tariff.
We hope to give it entire in short
time. Harrison letter is also out.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

THE school building money de-
rived from floating the city bonds
has been received and is in the hands
of Treasurer Pace" SO says the
Huntsville Item. How much longer
before San Marcos will follow suit?
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

Wo nre authorized to announce JOHN IL.
PATTERSON az n candidate for reelection
to the Office of Treasurer of Hays county.
We are authorized to announce FRANK
M. JOHNSON as candidate for Treasurer
of Hays county.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

The National ticket of tho Union
Labor Party is as follows: For pres
ident, A. j. Streeter of Windsor, Hi
nois; for vice president, Gins. Il.
Cunningham of Little Rock, Ark.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

The Democrats have carried Ar
kansas and the Republicans have
carried Vermont. Now II the Repub-
leans had carried Arkansas and the
Democrats had carried Vermont. both
sides would have something 20 ~ hol-
Ter ab1uI ~ It is. honors are easy.
-Inii1usr1lis Sentinel
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

THr official vote Of Indiana for
1884 was as follows: Cleveland and
Heudricks,. 2iI,992; Blaine and Lo-
gan. 23s, iS0. Greenblcl candidates,
1928: Prohibition candidates. 3,02S
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
Sensation in Court.

In the United States court room
at San Francisco, CAL, September 2,
Judge Field of the United States Su-
preme Court, was reading the decis
ion of the court in the celebrated
Sharon divorce case which has occu-
pied public attention for several years
when Sarah Althea Hill, now Mrs.
Terry, jumped to her feet and shout
cd Justice Field, we hear that you
have been bought. If that is so we
would like to know what figure you
held yourself at. 1t seems no person
can get Justice in this court unless he
has sack.
"Marshal, remove that woman from
this court room" said Judge Field.
The marshal grasped her by the
arm, when Judge Terry, her husband,
rising, exclaimed that no living man
should touch his wife, knocked the
marshal sprawling on the floor with
a stroke of his fist Judge Terry was
removed by u number of deputies,
and Mrs. Terry locked in room.
Judge Terry demanded admission to
the room where his wife was, and
drawing n long dirk attacked the dep
uty. A desperate struggled followed
and Terry was disarmed and locked
up. Later the court inflicted pen
atty for contempt of thirty days in
Jail on Mrs. Terry, and six months for
ner husband. Judge Terry was at
one time Judge of the State Supreme
Court.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

The Real Secreto of the unparalleled success
OF The CHICAGO DAILY News may be
found in t7oo distinSWishing characteristics,
which more than anything else have con-
tributed to its remarkable growth.
FIRsT:-H is a Daiiv PAPER for Busy Ptetks.
Thepeople ofthe busyWest appreciaiekeen-
ly the necessity Of an intelligent knowledge
Of the worlds daily doings, hut they are too
busy to waste valuable time in searching
through cumbrous " blankct-shect news.
paper for the real news Of an, literature,
science, religion, politics, and the thousand
and-one things which make up modern CIV
ilization. They want ntws-all the news
but they don't want it concealed in an over
powering mass Of the acknowledgements
tial. 1t Is because TIE CHICAGO DAILY
NEWS i Z" al 7cldT and no oiGF," that
its circulation Is over " = rgiH.g q 5g.lk."
SECoND:-HIscT hsk, -.E.iHt, ZJ-siE-isLTrg
Alsc5sIosy. The people demand 4 Sir, in
partial, independent uewsIapcr, which gives
al re Er-.-r. and gives Il ffcc from the faint
Of partisan has. Ni-h 10 IalrsI U'itical am
hilton to crafty, 10 . y O. grind % The i'm
partial, indgpenilu; nl,ssTrzIlr i..ay-trrlyle
"Cuiic. plIiios0Ther znl frirni 90 o. hdne,t
rncncfcvcTy siiadcof rs0idiczi faiih: autlthis
iswhy The CHICAGO DAILY NEWS h-s To-
day a oIrculz,ioa Of ovcr a. -1i-irz q zai1t.''
The CHICAGO DAILY NEWS nov ads 70
these two Comprehensive clcrncIts e po-u-
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Of p-ioe % ONE CENT a DAY.
Il q 1ta7rT f-rT 1zrn. E.-r-sr 70 F-r-.
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
FOR ASSESSOR.

We are authorized to announce Il. S,
FORTSON as n candidate for re election to
the Office of Assessor of Hays county.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
DISTRICT CLERK.

Wo arc authorized to announce TllOS. j.
PEEL as q candidate for District Clerk OF
Hays county.
We arc authorized to announce p. N.
SPRINGER as o candidate for District
CLARK
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

A local item in the Chicago Herald
giving an account of the romantic
marriage Of a widow who had once
been a resident Of that city. says:
Mrs. Porter was not much known IN
Chicago society because she Is Of 4
domestic disposition and dresses
plainly. Arc women with domestic
tastes who dress plainly GSt admitted
10 society in Chicago
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
COUNTY CLERK.

We are authorized to announce q. Ia.
LIGHTFOOT as q candidate for County
Clerk of Hays county.
We are authorized to announce JAMES &,
STOREY rs n candidate for County Clerk
mt tho November election.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

1t j. sn of DAY. saws the Omaha
b.. when Chicago cannot STR Up a
dynamite bomb with plot tied ioit
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
EUREKA NURSERIES.
S. P. BOZARTH, Prop'r.

-
Wimberly, Hays Co. Texas.
After my sincere thanks to my
friends and customers for their past
favors, l assure them that the most
untiring diligence will be devoted to
their service in the future.
I have Wholesale and Retail
general and heavy line of extra home
grown and acclimated stock, all of
which are grown on high black land,
without irrigation; and the daily in.
crease of my business is proof that
the people of Hays county have
learned the greatest secret in Texas
fruit-growing, which is, to plant trees
that are prOpdgdted and grOrn IN the
same soil md climate.
My stock consists of Peaches,
Plums, Apples, Pears, Figs and
Grapes, Ornamental Trees, Shade
Shrubs, Roses, Vines, Bulbs and
Plants, and only the kinds best
suited to this dry climate, which are
at prices that defy competition.
Visitors cordially invited. Cor
rospondence promptly answered.
iy2G-3m
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
ANNOUNC T. M Z N 7 S


We are authorized to announce JAMES
A. WREN rs n candidate for reelection to
tho Office of Sheriff.
We arc authorized to announce j. 3.
DAVIS MS a candidate for Sheriff of Hays
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
cEoR cE STEPHAN
BARBER,
SAY MARCOS.

>AN AAkCO>, TEXAS.
Hrs Oh Eud uell-kuouu torso-ial r--zs-
can alzhys ie fouud IN his sIa-art rlsrlo.
Eh1th hl1olus Hofheslz' bad. On Ia.
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81 h-ii reu fr1auis ard c--fc-1rrs. Cod
t1.-t'lrs sid satlsfl '-rr -=11k assured fr.=r
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
SAN MARCOS
BOOKSTORE : NEWS STAhV'

Nsu B5rks tns lHtest ys-sprpsrs hna -
speedily. a ftu IRE - stsi''ls'
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

All CopsUsioArIoss for tho fRrs Psr@ should BE-
sent In "a Monday to insure insertion the sam"
week, aud all Advertisements and business notices
IVA later than Wednesday noon.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

For Representatives. 0lst District,
GEO. r. MoGEHEE, Of Hays County.
j. l.. ELLISON. of Caldwell Comfy.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

pUDLISIIED WEEKLY AND ENlEhLp NJ Fhh
PosTOPToE At SAN MARCOS, TLNAS' AShLo'
oND GLASS MATTER,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS,
THURSDAY, SEPT. IL, 1883.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-31

At night time, when the lamp goes
out and the temperature goes down,
all these water soaked snow blocks and
banking of snow become converted into
ice or a sort of frozen snow ice, like
that which N sees on the sidewalks
after a cold, freezing night that fol-
lows a thawing day. This alternate
freezing and thawiDg soon converts the
top part into this translucent material,
and, as a result, the igloo becomes
uncomfortably chilly at night. the ice
being a good conductor of the cold,
while the snow is not. The energetic
Eskimo does not reside long in the
same igloo-not over a month or six
weeks-unless he is where re can
bank" his building so deep that the
snow cannot be converted into ice clear
through its depth. One of the few
comforts of Arctic winter travel Is that
the voyager has nearly always a new
warm % house in which to sleep.
Whenever a travelling party reaches a
camping point where there are several
old, unoccupied iglOos, they never think
of using them, but build others instead,
if only for a single night.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-31
Much Too Honest.

"Look here, Misteri Did you drop
this here fye.dollar pieceI"
The party addressed turned around
and looked at the bootblack, as the lat
ter held out a sinner in his hand.
why, good gracious! femme see
why, yes; you're a fine lad, you are;
there-here's a couple dollars for you.
That's right, my boy; be honest--it
pays!"
So saying, the delighted San Josean
slipped the piece in his pocket and
walked off.
Sand you tadn't lost the money at
alp" inquired a companion of the fort
innate possessor of the So, as the two
comfortably rested their elbows on the
Auzerais bar and proceeded to hide the
respective ends of their noses i'll a cou-
pie Of glasa.s.
"Of course notl But you see l gave
the Kid 50, which WAS certainly fair.
And Pm just So ahead" exclaimed the
individual, as he tossed the 5 on the
counter and called for change.
The bartender picked up the coin,
gave it a careless glance and quietly
pushed it back.
"Bogusi" he said.
For the next minute 1t was so quiet
you could hear the beer foam.
"And this is the highly moral city
OF San josef" bitterly exclaimed the
duped man as he passed out into the
cold and cherries street. ITO think
that the very bootblacks are dishon-
estl'
But his feelings were too deem for
utterance.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-31

1t is IA southern writer who compares
an alligator5 throat to an animated
sewer. Everything, says this CORES
pondent. which lodges in the open
mouth goes down. He is a lazy dog,
and instead of hunting for something
to eat he lets his vlctuals hunt for him,
That is, he lies with his great mouth
open, apparently dead, like the pos.
sum. Soon a beetle crawls in it, then
a fly, then several gnats and a colony
Of mosquitoes. The alligator doesn't
close his mouth yet. He is waiting for
a whole drove OF things. He does his
eating by wholesale. A little later q
lizard will cool himself under the shade
of the upper jaw. Then a few frogs
Will hop up to catch the mosquitoes.
Then more mosquitoes and gnats will
alight on the frogs. Finally a whole
village OF insects and reptiles settle
down for an afternoon picnic. Then
all at ono there Is ar earthquake. The
jaw falls; the alligator blinks one eye,
gulps down the entire menagerie, and
opens his great front door again for
more visitors.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-31
PENIS GROVE. n. j., SATURDAY. MARCH 81. 1885.

record there for the same period of
time. The Alabama river has been
rising at the rate of a foot per hour for
80 hours. Trains on the Western and
and the Montgomery and Eufaula
railroads have been abandoned, and
there is much interruption OF travel on
other roads.
"A despatch from Aberdeen, DakO.
ia, received On the 9th, stated that 1t
had been showing there necessarily for
&c hours. There are two feet of snow
on a level. All railway travel is sus-
pended. The storm is said to have
been general in Central Dakota. Word
has been received in st. Paul, Mime
sofa, thah the little town of Rsville, In
Grant county Dakota, Is completely
blocked in, and that in some cases the
people are breaking up their furniture
for fuel. Northern Wisconsin and
Minnesota have been visited by another
severe storm. Over a foot and a half
of snow fell and drifted badly. The
ST. Paul and Duluth is the only raj
road that has managed to get trains
through on time.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-31
The Power of Imagination.

The power Of Imagination is sup
posed to be stronger in women than in
men; but this was not shown in a re-
cent hospital experiment. DR.. Du-
rand, wishing to test the practical et-
feet of mind diseases, gave 100 patients
q dose of sweetened water. Fifteen
minutes after, entering apparently in
great excitement, he announced that he
had by mistake given a powerful eme-
tic, aud preparations must be made ac-
cordingly. Eighty Of the 100 patients
became thoroughly Ill and exhibited
the usual result OF an emetie; twenty
were unaffected. The curious part of
1t is that, with very few exceptions, the
eighty ''emeticized" subjects were
men, while the strong minded few, who
were not to be caught with chat, were
women.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-31

White and gold Is a favorite COM
bination for tetjackets and tea.gowns.
Pretty demi-trained toilets for
young ladies' are Of white wool braided
with silver.
-Venetian.green and terra Gotta are
combined in some Of the newest tailor
gowns.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-31

-Colors are extensively used In the
decoration Of black toilets.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-31
Nearest to the Pole.

The point farthsst north reached by
any exploring party is go miles from
the north pole. Beyond this are ice
gorges insurmountable, amid frost SO
severe that no human ingenuity has yet
constructed any appliance to withstand
its cold. 1t blisters the skin like ex-
treme heat. The greatest progress ever
made across this dissolate wilderness
was at the rate of six miles a day, the
explorers often resting as many days as
they had iourneyed miles in a single
day.