San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-11-14
DALLAS DOTS.
Calling a Pastor for the First Baptist
Church. School Matters. Lillian Sins.
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 10, 1889.

Eugene Lynn letter WIS Sty"t'y
mired last week-it may have been
our fault but don't think it was tit
is 30 much easier to blame other peo-
pie for what we do wrong) doubtless
1 WAS tired and sleepy and jumbled
it up myself, but I don't believe it.
TT occurred in "making up. Ed.
The First Baptist church will pro-
badly call Mr. Simms of Cleburn to
the pastorate-however, the matter
is undecided.
The name of the paper in which
Mr.. Hanks has bought an interest
has been changed from the Texas
Herald to the Western Baptist.
The improv ement in the city pub,
lie schools is very perceptible
to those who have watched their
growth. Really it is wonder to me
how o child can attend school at the
present time and not learn, every
thing has to be made so attractive,
so entertaining for the dear little
cherub, that he or she must learn
something (perhaps by absorption
Dear me, how much people expect
of the poor school teachers. just
read Pages Theory and Practice if
you please--he holds the teachers re-
sponsible for the child's entire future
life, il he steals and is sent to the
penitentiary for it, blame the teacher
for it (not the parenD no matter
what he does wrong blame the poor
teacher with it all. Bah that is oil
sentiment and sounds very nicely on
paper, but practically there 10 no
reason in it. Certainly moral and
intellectual development should go
hand in hand, and if either has to be
sacrificed, let it be the intellectual
and not the moral. Every conscien-
tious teacher tries to instill honor
truth, kindness and all the other
virtues with her pupils (they don
always stick however) but it is MUST
to place 50 much responsibility upon
them; but en- ough upon this subject,
it is LITTLE chest nutty.
Lillian Lewis is quite an artist in
her line, and had fine audience Sat
urday night, it rained, as usual, so it
cost the young men something ex-
tr8.
You wonder Mr.. Editor, how En-
gene Lynn finds out SO much about
.feminine fads.' Well, l started to
tell YOU how so much valuable in
formation is acquired, but don't be-
lieve will just now don't lose any
sleep over it, please)
Did you read about that rich wo-
man in Washington who feeling that
she needed some manly arm TO lean
upon land help spend her money! ad-
yertised for husband who would be
willing to stay away from the club ut
night and help her beguile the weary
hours by playing euchre with her'
Some poor fellow who WAS looking
around for a job, seized the golden
opportunitv, answ cred the "ad, and
thus secured plenty OF cash to pay
mis- board and laundry bill and wife
at the same time. That men can tel
YOU ''whether marriage is failure OF
not. let that be az it mey, be is look
ing ont for another job all the time,
Speaking Of marriage calls 10 mind
the fact that another American heir
ess has bought title with her money
and married prince, it should he
stated that she paid his deeis first
wasn't she generous' The prince
evidently had an eye 10 business and
doubtless he had in mind the words
of the poet who said,
Wherever you marry It's sid
Take one rich widow or rich maid,
For any wife may turn out 81.
But. gods, ths money never viii
Another great discovery! for fear
Won have not seen an account OF u,
we will air our knowledge on tht
subject. Some one has discovered
something thee hundred 900 times
sweeier than sugar-it Is about eigh
teen wears Cd and has = peculiar
fsndEcss for 10 crogm. Guess Wha'
'itisT ANY Young man en- tel you
what q -
] Itisuou about l. 0's,ucs- &c have