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NUMBER 81.
NOT AN ELIXIR OF LIFE.
DR.. Brown.SeQuard's Discovery 70 Ne
REGARDED SImply a q Tonic.

BALTMoRE, Md, Aug. 10.-A spe.
cial from Washington gives On inter-
view with DR.. Hammond relative OF
DR.. Brown-Sequard's ''elixir Of life"
He says il is not remarkable dis
covery. He declared. that the SEN
sational publications about the new
preparation were not authorized or
justified in any way. The Doctor then
explained that the new remedy was
believed to be In the nature OF . tonic,
which, it was thought, would be BEN
efcial, especially to old people. He
denounced as foolish the story that
it was something that was going 10
prolong life indefinitely, or restore
old age to youth, or anything OF that
kind. He declared that neither he
nor DIR. Brown-Sequard had ever
called it the "elixir OF life,' or author
lied anybody else to give it that
name. He treated the matter in his
as still in the expert
mental stage. In response to an in
luiry, he said his Investigations had
been exactly in the line Of those Of
DR.. Brown-Sequard, who was the
originator. He (Hammond) used
ambs instead Of guinea pigs, but he
lid not know that guinea pigs were
not as good.
"Then" said the interviewer, "this
lew discovery is to be regarded sim
,ly as q tonici"
Apparently assentad DR.. Ham,
nond, placing much emphasis on the
word, and acknowledging that the
emedy was still experimental from
he standpoint OF tonic.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-22
How To Do R0me.

E.--You say You saw everything
in Rome in three daysi That's i'm
possible.
F.-But you must remember that
there were thee OF MS. My wife
took in oil the churches, / visited all
the picture galleries, and my son went
for the restaurants and cafes. then
we met in the evening and snapped
experiences.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-22
A Time OF ReIIglous Activity.

Mr.. Moneymaker (of Philadelphial
What is the membership Of your
Sunday-school, Elderf
Elder Childers-Well, brother,
that depends. The attendance TO-
day is $50, but / understand that our
picnic Sunday-school viii number
about 573.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-22

Mr.. Thos. @. Lee, proprietor Of the
Lee Hotel, Arkadelphia, Ark, says
that Swift's Specific has so strength
ened his wife for her labors as hostess
that be can recommend and emphasize
the assertion that as tonic for ladies'
and children s. s. s. has no equal.
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MrFR Yhntler Is . prominent

Mr.. r. B. whatley is . prominent
merchant Of Ruston, La He says
that be has sold Swift's Speci6c 10
many persons. and knows Of some
wonderful cases Of blood diseases,
add has never heard OF . failure 70
cure. Several o4ses Of contagious
blood poison were cured after all The
doctors and all other rsmsdIes bad
failed.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-22
The Good Old War.

Clergyman--How shall we reach
the young men Of the present dayi
Father Of five daughters--What's
the matter with the old-fashioned way
with boot,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-22
An Incredulous Husband .

Mrs. Gabble (reading a newspaper ~
In India the women are shut up.
Mr.. Gabble-They are, ehi Ididn't
know that it was possible to shut up
a woman in any country.
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Mrs, RICHARDSON, nearly opposite
NI Nance's Furniture Store.
SADDLES AND HARNESS.
r r. PORTER, North Side the Square.
ALLIANCE DIRECTORY.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.

Profoundly impressed that we, as the FARMERS
Alliance, united by the strong and faithful ties
financial ond home interests, should set forth ou
declaration of intentions, we, therefore, resolve
l. To labor for the Alliance and It's purposes
assured tbata faithful observance OF the following
prirciules will insure our mental, moral aud fnan-
cial improvement -
2. TO endorse the motto: "ln things essential
unity; in all things, charity. :,
8. TO develop a better state mentally, morally
socially and financially.
4. To create better understanding Tor SUSAN
ing our civil officers in maintaining law and order
s. To constantly strive to secure entire harmony
and good will among mankind, and brotherly love
among ourselves.
6, To suppress personal, local, sectional ana ma
tional pr.judices, all unhealth ul rivalry, and al
selfish ambition.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-22

The fashionable Japanese saluts-
ton is 'Oheio." The impression con-
veyed is that the Ohio nr>p has been
there before many q time-New
York Dispatch.
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Nj l.S.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF, TO AMI
FROM SAN MARCOS POST OFFICE.

AhHlVAL AND DEPARTURE Or' III AM
FROMsAN MARCOS POST OFFICE.
Nails from Austin arrive at 9:35 a. m. and 500
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Nails from San Antonio arrive at lois a. m. and
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Luling, arrives at II NJ, closes at l2:3O. T. NJ
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-08-22

The "Grand Old Man gives the
keynote Of the harmony that has al
ways prevailed in the Gladstone
household. whenever my wife in
sists, said lie, IL submit; whenever
/ insist. she submits. We never dis
cuss family affairs at the table, and
il anything unpleasant occurs during
the evening we never refer TO it till
the next day That's a good rule;
but they must be possessed Of rare
grace or it would sometimes occur
that both would "insist" at the same
time That is what knocks out do
mestic felicity in q great many
families.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
nrcaClAL DIR ECrORY.

coNoREssMAN-SrH DISTRICT:
Hon. L. W. Moore, Of Fayette County.
sEsAroa 25rH pIsrRIor:
Non. ". II. Burgess. OF Guadalupe Co.
RxPHrsEsrArivEs-9ls DISTRICT:
Hon Geo. 7 McGehee, of Hays Co.
unn. j, L. Ellison, Of Caldwell Co.
DISTRICT oouRr--2sD DIsrator.
Han. n. Techmueiler. Presiding Judge. LaGrange
T. n, Bethany, Attorney, Austin Co.
TINES or HOLDING COURT.
u,v,-lst Mondays In March and September. May
eoutiuuc three weeks.
COUNTY oTyIoERs.
I'd. R. Ksne, Judge County Court.
las, G. storey, County CLERK.
Thos. J. Peel, District Clerk.
3. u. McBr de, County Attorney.
j. 8. Davis. Sheriff.
r. N. Johnson, Cosnty Treasurer.
Il. s. Fortson, Assessor.
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OLD NEWSPAPERS 2oe 2 100
4 this offce.
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Little Marshall p. Wilder. who Is
nov doing the watering-place has q
new one. He says that the reason
be is 20 small Is that be was brought
I'D on coode1sed milk.
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18TH YEAR.
FREE PRESS.

.,surn WEEKLY AND ENTERED AT THE
posroFrIoE AT SAN MARCOS TEXAS As SEQ
avn GLASS MATTER.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-04-04
A woman win n ntcmory.

A writer in the New York Times says "A most remarkable instance of memory has just come to my notice. Its possessor is a lady member of Dr. Howard Crosby's chu, sh, in New York Without having taken q single note she will. when she goes home, write out every word of her pastors s rmon, and she tells me she never makes a mistake of a the or an 'and'-that every sentence not Cniy cnlbodies his idea, but gives 1t in his exact language. For twenty five years this lady has been performing these feats of memory, and during that time she has written cut some two thou sand sermons. The manuscripts of some of them she has had bound and presented to Dr. C@osbY. They me forty large vol pmes.n
The St. Johns herald., 1889-04-04
ORIGIN OF CHAMPAGNE.

The Discovery Of tho EtTsrvesce1It Beverage f.. 'fl. Purely Accidental.
 Champagne was discovered or invented by accident, like so many other things, says Q writer in LjppiRcott's Ma0dzinc. About 1863 ono Perignon was cellarer il Bene- dictine convent in Hautviliicrs, Champagne. Providence had evidently marked him out for that position, and bestowed on him a strong head and . discriminating palate. The products of tbe ncighboring vineyards were various, and, like true Benedict, Dom Perignon hit upon the idea of ''marry ing'' the various wines. He had noted that one lnnd of soil imparted fragrance, another generosity, and discovered that a white wine could be made from the blaclleSt grapes which would keep far better than the wine from white grapes. Moreover, the happy thought struck him that piece of cork was a more suitable stopper than the flax dipped in oil which had heretofore served that purpose. His wino became fa- nous and it's manufacture extended throughout Champagne. Then be hap pened upon a still greater discovery to make an effervosccnt wine, a wine that burst out of the bottle and ovorlowed the glass, whoso fragrance and exhllarating qualities wcro doubled by this process. At that timc the glory of the Roi Solei was on the wanc, and with it the splendor of the court of Versailles. The King, for whose special benefit iqueurs had been invented, found g,ear1 of his youthful energy as he slipped the creamy-fOamins vintage that en- livened his dreary tete-a-tete with Mme. Maintenon. It found it's chiefpatrons, how ever, among the band of gay young royster- CTS, the futuro roucs of the regency, whom the Due d'Orleans and the Due de Vendome had gathered roqpd them at the Palais Roy al and at Anet, At one of the famous sup pers i9 tho latter place the Marquis of Sill cry-who had turned his sword into prun- mg-knife and devoted himself to the culti- vation of his patcrnal vineyards-irst pro duced the winc which for two centuries has made his namc famous among wine-driulf CTS. At givon signal a dozen blooming damsels, scantily arrayed as Bacchanals loaded tho tabls with bottles. They were hailed with rapture and henceforth cham pagne became an indispensable adjunct to all petitS soupcrS
The St. Johns herald., 1889-04-04
RAILING THE PIRATES.
They Returned No Answer asd Did Not
 Court an Attack.


 The following amusing incident IS re- ported as having occurred in the experiences of the Surveying Expedition to the North Pacific, in 18l5. This happened, as will be seen, in the Malay Archipelago. The Han cock, having anchorcd near aa island about which she had been surveying during the day, was left in charge of thirty fathoms of chain and the officer of the watch. while every one else had retired There had beer much talk about this time ia relation tC ''Malay pirates,'' how they boarded ships 1T thelr plirGGs at night, and murdered d hands.
 The possibility of such an attack caused us to keep constantly on guard, simply as measure of prudence. There vaS no cause for men of even ordinary fiTTnness to fec nervous, however; but ye unfortunately had an alarIpi5t aboerd, who was always iiu- 8gining his throat cut, snake under his pillow, or someIhing of the sort; and wac never went to bed without locking the door )f hls state-room and arIaing himself il tue most formldable manner.
 He had gone 10 bed this night, as usual, with Sharpe's Fliie, double-barreled guu. two rcvolvers and bowie-knlfe, and was just getting into dOze when the quarter masters hoarse voice reached hlm from the 1eck
 ."Boat ahoysy-yc!'
 He grasped his guns, first one and then ;he other, and finally sat bolt upright, with revolver in each hand.
 '.Rey, fellows! what is its" he asked of several men as they passed his room, pur- posely exclaiming that pirates were ap- preaching.
 "A swarm of pllrdus (Malay boats) are pulling toward us," answered a hurried voice, as its owner passed rapidly to the up per deck; ''bring your arms along" In few minutes all hands were O1 deck, gazing curiously toward the suspected cb- jects, while the quartermastcr was getting hoarser and hoarser with continued halllLg. They looked like koats moving stcalthlly toward the ship.
 "Hail them in Malay, Mr. Squires," said Commander Rodgers.
 Squircs threw himself back and drew long breath. ''Phrau rlan-a-a-r!"
 No answer. ''Thcy must have some bad obJect or they would answer" haZ9rdcd the unsteady voice of q semi-alarmiSt. y ''Phrau man-a-a-r!'' Still no answer. 'sSay 'Phrau man-ar ahoyn Squires, sug- gested a voice Gt his elbow.
 'Get out with your funr' exclaimed the hailcr; sdon't you know that man-ar 1TcGns ahoy!"
 A general laugh here caused him to cough nervously and renew the hail: ''Phrau man-a-arr'
 "Lower boat, Mr. Bridgc," at length or dered the captain, ''and send her to sec what they are; we may hail here all night" So the boat was lowered and pulled off toward the piratical pliJ'asS. They proved to be small, floating islets of brushwood and densely packed grass drifting with the cur rent; and the discovery was no sooner made than our alarmist was on deck. "Why, where arc your gunsg" asked one. I"Jlst mind yer own business, will yes"
The St. Johns herald., 1889-04-04
PARIS FUMEUSES,
Rules for Their Guidance Prepared by (
 PnilOsOpIlic Expert.

Rules for Their Guidance Prepared by a
 PhilOsopIio Expert.
 Smoking is habit which is not confined to men in France and other continental countries, says the London Telegraph. Many Parisienncs now indulge in cigarettes eyer in their boudoirs, and recent writer, who is herself smoker, has drawn Cp set of rules for the benefit of fashionable female votaries of the tweed" Scmc of these regulations arc rather peculiar, and the wonder is that it should be at all necessary to insist upon their observance.
 Never, says the guide philosopher and friend of fashionable fumcttses-never smoke in restaurant or out of doors, even when in company with your husbands. Never light a cigarette after lve-o'clock tea, even if your most intimate friends only are present. Smoke after your meals at home, either in a room qd EOc or in your boudoir. Do not hold the cigarette between your teeth or at the sides of your mouths. Such low tricks arc even unworthy of well bred men, and you must be mindful to car ry the cigarette gracefully to your lips, and to blow gentle wreaths of etherialized cS- sence around you from your mouths, CT, if you like, down from your noses. Be ex- tremely careful not to allow any ashes to fall on your dresses or your carpets. and be sure that your cigaTctte-holders and their cases, your match-boxes, your ash-trays and your general appliances for the cnJoy ment of tobacco be as delicate and artistic as all objects used by ladies should be.
 By attention to these rules, concludes their compiler, 8 JamCHsc I1dy frequently make herself additionally interesting and p;QuGnte. Blowing clouds of smoke from the nose may even develop into most fas- cmating operation, providing the smoker have pretty pro5oscis, and that the profile of it only be seen by the admiring cavalier or suitor, as the blue-gray vapor descends delicately from the nostrils. The guide might have added Gn injunction to tho fumeLSes winch would be well worth their attention had she said " Go and see the Hottentot women smoke in the Jardin des Plantes." The three CT four brown ss inned beauties from the Bush who are exhibiting themselves daily to Parisians have way of inhaling and emitting tobacco smoke which would be worthy Of the emulation of the most artisticaliy-tisposed Parisian flimeuse. It is true that the Hottentot ladies smoke big cigars which they beg from visit ors, and that they do net dIsdam tho short black plpe of clay, but they have Q fine way of manipulating the numerous cigarettes which are also given 10 them gratis, and they emit the smoke from their rather wide nostrils in q perfectly natural and even
The St. Johns herald., 1889-04-04
sNAKEs As oAIRY.MAIos.
flow n COuplo of Serpents Grew Fat at a
 Planters Expense.

flow n Couple of Serpents Grew Fat at a
 Planters Expense.
 Samuel c. Gates, living near here, says Manatee (Fla.l letter to the St. Louis Globe Democrat, brides himself ca his fine cows. Recently he noe ced that one of them gave very little milk and he camc to the conclu- sion that she was mixed before she reached the yard. The other day he determined to watch for the thief, and taking his gun carefully went out to whore they were graz ing. He secured a position near this par ticular cow where he WAS screened and waited. For two hours he remained there, not seeing any thing suspicious. Suddenly he noticed two big black snakes glide out Of a branch near by. They went through tho herd, the cows not mind;ng them, and pro cecded directly to this cow. To Nr. GItes' great astonishmcnt he saw ono Of them coil itself up under tho COW and reaching up grasped 9 teat and began sucking.
 Tho cow seemed indifferent as she stood still, but stopped chewing her cud. After sucking for few minutes the first snake stopped and moved to one side, when the second one moved up and took its place and began enjoying its feast of fresh milk. Mr. Gates thought thus was too much of q good thing and moved out to have his share of the sport. As soon as she saw him the COW bel lowed loudly and ran of. The snakes coiled themselves up and darted out their tongues defiaDtly at him. Moving around til he got them both in line he fired at them, blowing their heads offS They were fonnd to be male and female and very large speci- mems, one measuring nearly seven feet long, but not very large around. This is the 6Tst instance, Mir Gates says, he ever saw where two snakes worked together and seemed to know idst how to divide good thing
The St. Johns herald., 1889-04-04
How ,;e Appreciated His Wife.

4 man died lately, who in peculiarly or iGiaal manner has made public his private estimate ct his wife's character. Revers- ing tho usual order of things he has doubled his legacy to bis widow in case of her mar rying after his death. In explanation of his somewhat eccentric bequest he adds that her future husband would, to his mind, be fully entitled to such an increased ''bounty," If such Q term may be used in conjunction with 50 solemn and hazardous state as rlatYimnnv
The St. Johns herald., 1889-04-04

Post office, Sprngeryille, Arizona. Range, E>quidilla mountains. Horse brand, T N left hip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-24
Said To Owe Alfred Sully 800, 900.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
1t was said yesterday on what seemed to be
good authority that some time ago Mr.. Gowen
borrowed S10O, 900 from Alfred Sully, the great
railroad promoter, of Hackettstown, NJ, Civ
ing therefor his note, which fell due on Decem-
Der l. On that date, it is said, Mr.. Gowen had
an interview with the holder of the note and
begged for an extension of time. He was
pressed to fix definite date for the payment
Of the debt, and after some hesitation. named
December as the date upon which the claim
would surely be satisfied. With this under
standing the note was renewed.
Persons who are on the inside and are thor
oughly conversant with Mr.. Governs business
claim that this is a probable cause for his sui
eide Finding il impossible to pay the amount
due Mr.. Sully, he purchased a revolver went
to his room at Wormleys hotel and IN mo-
ment Of desperation placed the weapon at his
head and pulled the trigger.
II can assign no more probable reason for
the rash act said the man who gave the in
formation as to the Sully debt. apparently
Mr. Gowen was in prosperous circumstances,
and with his large circle of acquaintance and
friends 1t would seem the raising of even SO
large sum as 900 would not have been a
difficult matter for him. but then no one can
tell thatr'
When the attention of Francis l. Gowen, the
dead mans nephew, was called to the above
rumor he said that there was no indication at
present that Mr.. Gowen owed such sum to
Mr.. Sully or any one else, land" continued he
with considerable earnestness, II think the
whole story nonsense. Mr.. Hood and myself
applied for letters of administration on the es-
tate to-day. From what We can learn by par
tial investigation Of Mr.. Governs affairs it APP
pears that he died worth about $3.50. 900. That
in itself would refute the story about the debt
to Mr.. Sully."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-24
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES BY MAIL.
Few Are Reaching the Dead Letter
Office this Year.

Viewed from the standpoint Of the dead let
ter Office this Christmas will be twice as happy
as last Christmas. That Office is the grave
yard of a large number of Christmas packages
and of the hopes and anticipations which al
ways accompanies these messengers Of affec-
ton and remembrance. People are apt to put
up articles that come within the meaning Of
the word unavailable" This is especially true
OF the packages intended for friends living in
foreign countries. The result is that they get
no farther than the dead letter office,
and their mission, as far as Christ
mas greeting is concerned, is a complete
failure. OF course the packages intended for
foreign lands are started on their journey
much earlier than the domestic Christmas
packages. So that the dead letter Office is be-
ginning to feel the rush of the Christmas sea-
son. 1t has been found, however, this year
that the number of such packages received are
only about one-half of the number received at
the corresponding period of last year. There
Is no general explanation possible as to why
this is so, but it is sufficient to know that friends
in foreign lands are receiving their gifts instead
of their being slowed away in the vaults of the
dead letter Office. This reflection even makes
the clerks happier and in better frame of
mind to enjoy their own Christmas.