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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18
IN THE LANE.

IN THE LANE.
The daisies star the summer grass;
And with the dancing leaves at play,
Adown this lane the breezes pass.
In pleasant music all the day.
love the sweet, sequestered place,
The gracious roof of gold and green,
Where arching branches interlace,
With glimpses of the sky between.
see the dropping roses trail
From tangled hedges to the ground;
hear the chanting swell and fail.
Of fond love-lyrics, all around.
And here, adown the shady walk,
In days divine now passed away,
Entranced, I listened to the talk
That ever held my heart in sway.
In days when birds began to sing
Because they found the earth was fair
In halcyon days of happy spring,
None aught but us our joys to share.
But pleasure past is present pain;
The petals of the rose are shed;
The piercing thorns alone remain;
live to sorrow for the dead.
Chambers Journal.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

TINES OF HOLDING County AND PREoISoT CouRrs-
County Court for Criminal. OWL and Probate bus
nsss-4th Mondays in January, April, July. octo-
Der.
Commissioners 'Court-2d Monday n February
Nay. August and November.
Justice Court, Precinct No. Last Monday In
each month, at San n ARGOS.
Precinct No.2-2d Friday In each month At.city
SD " Wimberley's MIL.
" 4-4th Saturday Dripping Springs
cIrr oyvIcERs.
xsyor-Hammett Hardy.
Counoil-W. D. Wood. q W: Donaldson, Gid
Johnson, D.A. Glover. Ed. J. L. Green, T. J. e.
Smith, Dan HoiheInx and VIM. Glesen.
karshal-J.N, Turner.
Street Commissioner NJ. T. Chastain.
Council meets the first W Wednesday In each month
Public School Trustees meet fret Tuesday In eact
month At the Mayors ofice.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

I have tried Swift's Specific in o
very bad case Of Blood Disease, and
take great pleasure in saying 1t was o
perfect success, producing q complete
cure. 1 have also tried IL in many
other cases with good results
J.R YERIoS, Millsap, Tex.
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1 have used Swift's Specific in my
practice for some time, and find it 10
be all that the proprietors claim for
L, ID. NJ McKSIoHT, NJ d.,
Magnolia, Ark.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

Ihave use s. s. s. for some time in
the treatment OF blood poison with
out disappointment. Physicians will
be compelled TO acknowledge its
merits. N. L. GALLOWAY, M. d.,
Monroe. Ga.
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HE OKLAHOMA BOOMERS.
Payne. Couch. HIn and Their AdveHtur-
Gus Follower


Gus Follower
Tie original booraCr vs. Capt David L.
Payne, originally q Indiana, and later q
Kansas; and the railing be-yan IN April, $50
A. the nap shogz. the Atctisoa, Topeka and
Santa Fs railroad ngw has a linz running
soufh through Okiahoma, and is therofore
in.erazsci ia having tie region H.ttled
VTlgtller there IL any c1u1sci4oa b.tEeen
fhis ard tie uunerOus boom, osch ru-der
ruust deciis far tirnslf. but Tie Indians
vshernenflv chzrs-s that the rad i-stigsted
tie Hayus ani E1tIa.s,1clt rrJTg1elta Ite
cattle alln, leu3.s q De Infians, q oJzrss
acoeFf tir lsftcris viC-7, and ns1st IN crFsl-
Ing ti,s ban Ths i-vnzio1s oouttn1sd
frall $50 IN le5, -.he- tbs Ba-tta Fs rad
"a Es rigst q way ac-uz tis tGTTItory,
uiiea Clsy s15511ly cs1ssd Divaeted q
le--I raridzas fhs cl,i11s q t6s boor1o-T
uars g. f1-0uE
sTlls l,ul n g7assioa hai iera r'1rcil,.'si
uiit CA Tharaf1rs ths tllls wrt v1s-a,1 b
t.,s r8Fs-u-szz. Ttrsf1rs ths ioziN1 tts
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"Mr. Speaker, I've got the floor"
$50 I perceive, sir, and il your feet
were little larger, you'd have the
whole block. ."-American Commercial
Traveller.
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MEMORIAL COLUMN.

Thou art gone home (; oh! early crown'd
and bless'd,
Thou takst our summer hence; the flow'r,
the tone,
The music of our being ali in one.
Depart with thee
Mrs. Hemans.
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China u closing her doors to us
and pouring hCr wealth into EurUp-
can capitals on the charge that we
have broken faith.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

Swiffs Specific is entirely vege-
table, and cures BY forcing out the
imDurities through the skin Send
for book on Blood and Slin Diseases,
mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga
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The Argentine Repub.ic has sOured
on ms and it drives our wealth o1t q
Britisb uarkets
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What Doctors Say.

Have used S. s. s. in treatment OF
blood taint, with remarkable success.
J. WILEY QUMLIAN, M. d.
Easley, s. G.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-04-18

Loudon county, Tenn. claims 10
have ihe finest marble in the United
States.
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1 have taken Swift's Specific for
secondary blood taint and derived
great benefit. II acts much better
than potash or any other remedy that
/ have ever used.
B.. +. WrS5FIELD, NJ D.,
Richmond, Va
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MAILS.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF, TO AND
FROM SAN MARCOS POST OFFICE.

FROM SAN MARCOS POST OFFICE.
Nails from Austin arrive at BAG q. m. and 900
p. N; close at s:45 O.. m. and $50 p. IN.
Malls from San Antonio arrive at Sol q. m. and
el1 p. NJ; close at 7:2S o. m. and 44O p. N.
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THE bite OF the worm at the root
withers the leaf at the top. Use
Warmers Log Cabin EXTRACT
for internal and external application.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

OoHaRussMAN-SrH DISTRICT:
Hen, l.. W. Moore, Of Fayette County.
sENAroa -25TH DIsrRIor:
Hsu. W. r. Burgess. OF Guadslupe 90.
sxNrArIvEs-9ls DISTRICT:
Han Geo. r. McGehee, Of Hays Co.
Hon. J. L. Ellison. Of Caldwell Co.
DISTRICT ooURr--25D DIsrsIor.
Hon. q. Tsiehmueller. Presiding Judge. LsGrsnge
j. N, bethany, Attorney, Austin 90.
rInIs OF uoLDINa COURT.
HArs.-lst Mondays In March and September. Nay
continue threo weeks.
COUNTY oyTIosRs.
Ed r. Ksne, Judge County Court.
Jas, @. Storey, County Clerk.
Thes ]. Peel, District Clerk.
8. B. McBrde, County Attorney.
j. Q. Davis, Sheriff.
}. Y. johnson, County Treasurer.
R.s. Fortson, Assessor.
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The "CAP SHEAF BRAND" Soda
WATCH CHARM.

A miniature fae. e.sme Of package Of Cap Sheaf
Brand Soda, with a ring to attach 1t TO the watch
chain, or may be tied to the button hole with rib
bon. II is elegant roll gold charm aud will wear
for years.
HOW to GET ONE FOR NOTHING
Save the outside wrappers OF the Cap Sheai Bland
Of Soda or saleratus and when you have ten send
send you, by mail, one of the gold Watch Charms:
II you not now using the Cap sheaf Brand O.
Soda or Saleratus, buy ten packages and you will
get full value for your money In Soda or saeratus
and the gold Watch charm for nothing.
FOLLOW THREE DIRECTIONS.
Cut off the wrapper from each package, put them
in the envelope with your letter saying what you
want and give your address in full. No attention
1oiU be paid to requests for Watch Cha's, unless
tie ten (lO) Cap Sheaf Brand ioraPpers are in the
enUelop ,cith he request.
aprlI I'm DELAND h CO., FAIRpoRr, Y,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-17
NOT HEADING FOR FRISCO.
The Union Pacific Will Sop Building at
Los Angeles.
Wall OF THE WABASH.
Complications Growing Out Of the
Atoms Cut in Kansas City
Rates.

OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. 16. J. S. Cameron,
chief construction manager of the
Union Pacific, says that there is abS0-
lutely no truth in the reports that the
company proposes to extend its Utah
Central line into San Francisco. 81
would not take the trouble to deny the
stories," he said, but they are giving
us some annoyance, and ought to be
stopped. The California newspapers
have been saying SO much about the
Union Pacitic'S movements that our
connections, the Southern Pacific, eS-
pecially, begin to think we are lying
10 them. We have never had any in
tention of building the Utah Central be-
yond Los Angeles. There is just this
about the situation. That great stretch
of country is becoming too important to
be overlooked very much longer. The
fact was becoming more evident every
day that some one would go in there
and build road through it. We thought
that the Union Pacific could better af-
ford to take the lead than to let some
outfit which would build merely to sell
out have it. 1t has been difficult
matter for us to make the Southern
Pacific people understand our position"
Chief Engineer Boge has just returned
from Salt Lake City, and predicts that
the next twelve months will witness in
Utah repetition of the excitement in
railroad building had in Colorado ten
years ago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-17
ST. PAUL PERSONALS.

J. A. Estes, of Montana. is at the Ryan.
c. B. Gilbert, of Cleveland, is at the Ryan.
aW. H. Rowe, of Pittsburg, is at the Ryan.
Leslie Scott of Reynolds, n. D., is Ryan
guest.
H. Crawford, of Langdon, is a Merchants
guest.
s. L. Perrin, of Hazel Park, is at the Mer-
chants.
A. W. Munger, of Eau Claire, is at the Mer-
chants.
Ut. Mcmillan, of Kansas City, is a Wind
sor guest.
Mrs. Russell and Tommy Russell, the origi-
nal Little.
Nett Mclaughlin. of Green Isle, is at the
Merchants.
C. L. Jones, of owatOnna, is stopping at the
Merchants.
Addin Thompson, Of Bridgeport. o., is q
WI. Igre and wife, of Kansas City. are at
the Windsor.
EN-. Bunker, OF Council Bluffs, To-, is q
Windsor guest
WI Kellogg. OF New York city, is stop
ping al the Windsor.
F. C. Hills ana James Mahoney, of Sioux
City, are at the Ryan.
E. s. johnson, one OF Superior's real estate
hustlers is stopping at the Ryan.
Otto H. Fax, OF the great Milwaukee
brewing firm, Is at the Merchants,
C. A. Hndberg, young attorney of Little
Falls. was at the Merchants yesterday.
Capt. d. Z. Burnham and II. F. Kendall
and wife, OF Fort Buford, Mont, are at the
Merchants.
Ex-State Senator Sargent, formerly of Al
bert Lea, now of Washington state: was at
the capitol yesterday.
II. r. Lousdale business manager OF the
Little Lord Fauntleroy company, and wife,
of New York, are Merchants guests also
Judge Mcknight. of the Northern Pacific,
has just returned from New York. and is
again domlciled at The Ryan. The judge was
accompanied in his trip by Mrs. Mcknight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-17
THE IRON DUKE.
Some New Stories About the Great
Warrior.


Warrior.
New York Sun.
A new set of stories about the Duke Of
Wellington includes these: The duke,
being asked how 1T was that he had sue
ceeded in beating Napoleon's marshais
one after the other, said: II will
tell you. They planned their cam
paigns Just as you might make a
splendid set of harness. 1t looks very
well and answers very we'll until it is
broken, and then you are done for.
Now, made my campaign of ropes.
If anything went wrong l tied a knot
and went on" When asked what was
the best test of a great general, he re-
piled: ITO know when to re-
treat, and to dare to do it,"
The duke used to say that
he attributed his success, in some
measure, to always being a quarter of
an hour earlier than he was expected
and that the wise course is to attack
your enemy at the moment when he is
preparing to attack you. The duke
detested being helped. One day
a gentleman nearly as old as him.
self made some demonstration of as
sisting him to cross Piccadilly when
crowded. When the duke reached the
gate of Apsley house he touched his hat
and said: II thank you. SIR" The
stranger took off his hat and said: ''My
lord, have passed long and not un-
eventful life, but never did l hope to
reach the day when l might be of the
slightest assistance to the greatest man
that ever lived" The duke looked at
him calmly and replied: Don't be a
- foolu' and walked into Apsley house.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-17
SALTWATER NEWS.

Diphtheria was reported yesterday ut
the houses OF Charles Boo, PIT, and John
Nordstrom, 1872 North Second street.
The taking of testimony in the sec
ond trial OF Ed Carroll, charged with
grand larceny, was begun in the dis
trict court yesterday afternoon.
The funeral of Walter Boomer, whose
remains arrived yesterday from Wash
ingIOn, will take place to-day from the
German Lutheran church on the st.
Paul road.
1t is promised that the next Easter
music at the First Presbyterian church
will be given with the aid of magniii-
cent pipe organ, as the result OF gener-
Gus subscriptions now being received
for the purchase of such an instrument.
The choir of the church volunteered
$3.50, and was followed by ID. M. Sabin
and James Mulvey, who each put down
his name for 800.
The village of Marine Mills was eX-
cited yesterday over the sudden advent
of huge and ferocious timber wolf,
which chased some school children UNI
til the latter barely escaped into house
close by, wheIeat the hungry animal
StOrmed at the door and began tearing
up the material with which the dwell
ing had been ''bankcd" for the winter.
An alarm was spread, and men with
guns went after the beast, which
cleverly eluded his pursuers and escaped
to the brush.
The hardware house of E. L. Hospes
& Co., one of the oldest and most sub
stantial in this section, ended its exist
ence yesterday by q sale of his entire
stock to Minneapolis parties, who will
remove the goods to the state of Wash
ington. Mr.. Hospes, who, as a member
of the great SchulenbLrg & Boeckler
Lumber company, is also manager of
the company's interests here, will retire
wholly from the hardware business,
though possibly his late partner, w. X.
Wurdeman, may branch out in that line
on his own account.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-17
WHO PAY THE TAXES
A Brief Letter Upon the Subject
From Gen. Simeon Mills, of
Wisconsin.

n BPIeI Letter Upon the SUBJECT
From Gen. Simeon Mills, of
Wisconsin.
Special to the Globe.
MADISON, Wis, Dec. 1s.-Some days
ago there appeared in the Republican
paper of this city modest and brief
letter from Gen. Mills, who is well
known as an able and lifelong Repub-
lican. The letter was addressed to Hon.
r. NJ. La Toilette, who represents this
district in congress, who is also Re-
publican. This letter was widely read,
as anything coming from the pen of
Gen. Mills is sure to be, and generally
commented upon. Gen. Mills is so well
known throughout Wisconsin and the
Northwest that deem his letter worth
sending TO you for the peruSal of your
readers. 1t is proper to say that Gen.
Mills agreed with Mr.. Cleveland on the
question of tariff reduction. and that he
cast his vote for that gentleman at the
last election. The following is the Let
ter referred to:
Hon. r. NJ. La Toilette, Washington,
d. C.-Dear Sir: 1t is an axiom of po-
litical economy that the burde rs of gov
eminent should fall upon those best
able to bear them: therefore none but
the abicbodiGd are selected for soldiers,
and hence all the necessary revenues
should be levied upon the subjects in
proportion 10 their ability to pay.
Axiom illustrated: John Smith is
single man, has $4,000, and lives upon
the income of his capital.
Seth Brown has wife and eight chill
flren, making family Of ten, which he
supports by day labor.
If the government collected its reve-
nueS by tax on property Smith would
pay ten times as much as Brown; but,
our government having adopted the Re
publican policy of protection to Amer
lean labor" and by annually collecting
$3.50, 000, 900, more or less, OF its revenues
by internal assessments and protective
duties upon articles of use and con-
sumption, Brown is made to pay ten
times as much as Smith.
Pertinent inquiries: First, does this
system of collecting national revenue
deal fairly with the laboring man. and
protect him against the payment of
more than his just proportion OF the
amount collected?
Second, does it not protect American
capital from taxation, at the expense of
those who live upon the wages of labor?
IL you can answer the first question in
the affirmative and the second in the
negative, giving sensible and convinc-
ing reasons therefor, / will abandon the
theory of Mr.. Cleveland's recommend
alton for the reduction of taxation,
which prOtectionistS facetiOusly call
''free trade" and advocate Republican
protection, even TO the extent of dOub-
ling the taxes upon the poor mans
blanket, food and clothing if necessary.
rather than subject the capital and in
come of the wealthy to the inconven-
fence and burden of contributing to
support the national government.
If. however, you cannot SO answer,
will you vote to reduce the protective
duties upon the fuel, food and clothing
which the millions of laborers must
have or perish, and provide against a
deficit by retaining the present tax on
whisky and tobacco, and by taxing the
capital or income of milIionaires? Yours
truly, SIMEON Mills.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-17
Ready for Business.

The secretary of state yesterday re-
corded the following interpretations:
The Monthly lnstallment, Mortgage
and Investment company, of Minneapo-
lls. is incorporated by F, j. Davenport,
J. W. Perkins. j. B. Eustis, Frank Egs-
It's, Emerson Cole, Park r. Lackey. R.
JamisOn, James o. Pierce and +. L..
Otis. Capital stock. 100000.
GuStavus |. AdOlphus Society of Min
neapolis is literary social organization
incorporated by P. W. Edmund, ii. j.
Johnson, j. Eckstrom. August Peterson;
j. Straing. K. X. Englund, j. Ecklund
and b. J. Benson.
The Northwestern Mechanic Publish
ing company, of Minneapolis, with a
capital stock of $4,000. will be Differed
by James II. Bishop. president and
treasurer; Thomas E. Bishop, vice pres
ident; James +. Holbert, secretary.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-17
SAINT PAUL.
NO FEAR OF EXPLOSIONS.
The Holly System Of Heating and
Cooking BY Steam.


There is every probability that the
Holly system of district steam heating
will be introduced into St Paul next
year. Il. S. Bishop, the representative
of the company owning the franchises
of the system, is in the city, and will
remain for few days. \ company has
already been formed In Minneapolis TO
supply the citizens OF that city with
steam heat, and before leaving for the
East Mr.. Bishop hopes TO see company
incorporated in st. Paul. The district
system of steam heating has been fully
explained in the GLOBE. 1t Is the sup
ply of steam from central point cou-
Veyed i'm pipes to private residences and
business establishments throughout the
city. In addition to heating, the steam
can be used for baking, cleaning the
presses, etc. The Holly system has
been so perfected that there is prac-
tically no danger of the supply of
steam failing consumers. Mr.. Bishop
is very decided on this point. The mat
ter was laid before him in this light:
There is a disposition on the part OF
people to believe that in winter, with
The thermometer 40 degrees below zero,
the supply of steam might be cut off
owing to some defect in the pipes or
machinery.
There is absolutely no such danger
Mr.. Bishop emphatically replied. Just
let me give you little information.
We opened our New York plant in 1882.
and from that date to this our conSum-
ers have never missed a days supply.
The pipes laid down are properly tested
and the machinery of the best approved
character. Each distributing station is
furnished with eight boilers, and the
supply of steam can never fail. There
Is also no danger whatever of an eXplo-
sion. You can have an escape OF the
steam as YOU can have an escape of gas;
but there is not the least danger from
that. whereas there is considerable dan
ger in the case of an escape OF gas. This
is no pew system of steam heating: 1t
has stood the test of years, and to-
day is introduced in almost every
city Of importance in the East. There
are many Western cities now introduce
ing it-DenYer, Dubuque, Kansas City,
san Francisco and others. 1t is bound
10 come to the front, for steam IS not
only one OF the necessities of life-it
has become luxury. 1t is lneOmpara-
bic for heating, and. under our system,
is used for cooking. for baths, for motor
power, and for anything needing water
Or. heat
Secretary Tallmadge, OF the chamber
Of:cOmmeTce, is interested in the intro
duetion of this steam heating, and also
expressed his opinion that a company
would be formed in st. Paul within a
few weeks.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-17

Little Lord Fauntleroy" scored an
immediate hit before the large audi
ence at the Newmarket last night. The
beautiful little play proved all
that was expected of it, and the
audience sat through it enchanted.
Though there is nothing sadden-
ing from beginning to end, yet
tears glittered in many eyes before the
curtain went down on the first act,
drawn out simply by the beauty and
pathoS of the child confidence in human
nature. Mrs. Burnett'S beautiful idyll
is well known, and, though it. loses
some of its force in dramatiZatiOn, 1t is,
nevertheless, touching and attractive
bit of stage work. The loving, trusting
nature, the sweet consideration of little
Fauntleroy, and his beautiful belief
in humanity, have made him nursery
ideal, and his stage counterpart Is a
very FAITHFUL picture of him. 1t is sell
dom an audience more thoroughly ell
joys play, and equally seldom that the
applause is so hearty and sincere. No
parent should fail TO see FauntlerOy,
and no child will forget the lesson to be
drawn from this picture of an ideal per-
feet childhood.
The advance sale of seats for the en-
gagement of RuSina Vokes at the New
market will open this morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-17
Long-Lived Norwegians.

Pail Mall Gazette.
The Norwegians. 1t seems, are the
longeSt-lived people under the sun. So
we learn from an elaborate "Live og
Dodstabeller for del Norske Folk"
just published by the Norwegian Off
cial statistical bureau, on tables of
life and death among the Norwegian
people. The average duration of life in
Norway is 1888 for the men. 81 80 for the
women, and 1911 for both sexes. The di-
rector of the bureau also shows,
by comparison with earlier dec
AIDES, that the average longevity of
the Norwegian folk has consider
ably increased. IF the mortality in Nor
way he writes, sis II per cent more
favorable than in Central and Western
Europe, it is greatly due to the compar-
atively slight mortality among our
youngest children.'' TO what particu-
ar cause this comparatively slight NOR
lality among children is due we are not
old, but probably anxious parents in
twarmer climates might take hint from
it and make inquiries.