San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-03-07

DEAR ME. Enu0a,- Know al men b!
lhers presents that We ATs, / lat, tie laJ!
and d.. lhl Lsyt arrived N tie lAnd o.
/ canaan, bounty, eco1omy aud peace, Mr.
Fiat, Ike the good Samaritan aud ~ serene
a. the great weather prophet, has lad on
Z plans Tor the future she shouts regularly
every other night srl coo.s down S!lh
| lecture on eontentmlGt
have not FAlse3 ,Ag ;ag.a question down
here yet, but have inst flushed letter
% Roger O." o. ku5E III would be any
imposition on bic patent AID what cosa'
mission 10 would allow ne.
Our nslghbors are spontaneous with tho
spark Of philanthropy in the CONSTITUTIONS
aud all belong 20 the methodist church ahi
the sight Of Us in orr old cloths sends char
lty 20 their heartd and the result Is We have
about hiteen gallons o. bG:i6 EmAE nov on
baud We build roaring tEos with black
jgfk iimbers aud they keep me wsriaer
than a $50 oyercol, aud Nrs. Flat slys cal
ic0 j. just as warm ~ voTstei, sll has
managed 20 set three hens ana II you u
come down this summer when the neil bic
gyll tx You up a chicken pie, though you
ml,t not forget 20 bring io.G enough along
10 supply spit for tie hooks when We 30
ishiug.
Ncighbor McAaam,'f bid dogs came
over the other dgy EIi killed iog'y-e'gl'
wharf rats and t'w.sl: sood day for rats
-iiher.
Our friends are pI5ving and moving
ahead rs never saw before. Ne.slboF
Billy Richards rise. two hours bufore day,
wakes everybody up IN the ue.-A"oTh5o.
ana PUSHES OIL 10 work two hours by sun.
wrote to Major Hicks las, week to
know Just when i, VAS going 20 rain here SO
could have hoy corn planted II time.
Da. FLAT or GUADALUPE
In the March Century the most timely
essay j. that on tie Rules OF the House OF
Representatives, " by tie Republican leader,
Hon. Thomas b. Reed, Of Maine. In the
same category 0: special t.me!!ness shoa!d
be mentioned a curious article on The Use
Of Oil TO Still the Waves by Lieutenant
W, H. Boehler. The present installmeu;
of the life Of Lincoln is entitled The Edict
of Freedom, and completes the story OF
emancipation. Referring 70 the chapters
on this subject the editor asks, in Topics
of the Time" Has the mental history Of n
single sublime and world approved act ever
before been so infinitely and aE;hcEltatlNs!y
descrbei;" Stories, art, poetry and topics
of the times make up tbs remainder Of the
number,
The March issue of TIE Ec-gcTIC is be-
fore Us and presents rich variety OF mat .
ter. The opening article by JOHN adding
ton Symouds makes a brilliant and sug-
gestive comparison between EllzaJethan .
and Victorian poetry, a study Of the social
as well as the literary characteristics Of the
two periods. Mr.. ". I. Knight offers a
clear account of Mr. GOdin'S successful
experiment in cooperative manufacturing
at Guise. Belgium. the model establishment
Of the world. The Growth and Decay of
Glass Distinctions and The European
Outlook for 1859" are papers OF strong in
terest. affecting questions of the time. Il.
II. Johns.ou's brilliant and humorous paper
on the Ethics OF Caunibaii,u" is also
marked by wide scientific knowledge. Mr.
Niallock makes a study Of the Scientific
Bases Of Optimism. in which he presents
The counter currents 10 the cynicism which
which affects so much of modern writing.
Lady Grant Duff contributes sketch of the
ate late Laurence Oliphant philantrOpist,
mystic, man Of the world, diplomat and
Novelist one Of the most interesting men
# our age. The article on The Bismarck !
dynasty is one to excite the widest inter 6
st and commotion, being terrible and
utter indictment Of THE Man of Blood
nd Iron and his policy. Other striking ]
,apers are entitled The Trade Author"
nd American and English Girls" by ].
.ctou Lom-x. There are number of eff
ective short papers ana q thrilling story in
he best style of B'aakwool, g magazine in
which more grca. short stories have been
written than in any other magazine Of the
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