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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20
HAYS Comfy Statistics.

We copy the following from the second
annual report of the Ggrlculiur bureau OF
tho department OF agricultural insurance
and history, lss9.9O, Hon, l., L, Foster
commissioner.
VALUE or PROPERTY assessed value
OF property in 1887, S2,S9O, $50, IN 1883,
SO, S3l 500
LANDS, lands sell for from
$40 10 $50 per acre, unimproyed for from
~ 10 SO per acre. The average taxable
value OF Land in the county is S3.bl per
acre. Acres State school land IN county
II, 222.
BANKS. There arc two national banks
in the county, with q capital stock of $780,
900 and n surplus of 81, 500.
MARRIAGES. Number of marriages in
the county during the year l57, divorces I.
NEwsPAPERs.-1here are three weekly
newspapers published in the county.
SCHOOLS. county has total school
population of 1868, with fifteen school
houses, aud gives employment to sixty
three teachers. Average wages paid teach
ers: White-mnles S70.9l, females S27 03;
color"d-males S95 30, females S29.2l.
Total number of pupils enrolled during the
year was Pts, average attendance 1870
and the average length of school term nine
weight days. Total tuition revenue re-
ceived from the State SlO,276.
FARM AND CROP STATISTICS There were
sixty farm mortgages recorded in the county
during the year, the amount of suoh mort.
cages being 81 1888, There were re.
corded 4l5 chattle mortgages to produce
crops, the total amount of such mortgages
being SO 9l4, There are G3S farms in the
county; 400 renters on farms; 3G1 farm
laborers were employed on the farms of
the county during the year, average wages
paid Sl4. Is per month.
The farmers of this county purchased
during the year 80. 353 pounds of bacon,
1G, G52 pounds of lard, 10 7G} bushels of
corn, 9l22 gallons of moasseS.
PRODUCE AND VALUE OF PRINCIPAL FIELD
CROPS FOR 1858.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20
A SQUIRREL Story.

A pet squirrel belonging to some
friends had become so tame that the door
of his cage was often left open, and he
would make excursions to the neighbor-
ing gardens and trees, always coming
back after little to his home, as he evil
IDENTIFY considered the cage. Once, how
ever, he made so long stay that the
family had about given him ZIP for lost,
though they left the cage still standing
in its usual place, with the door inviting
ly open. if Bunny should ever come back.
One day he made his appearance, having
brought another squirrel with him, He
at once began to entertain his visitor by
jumping upon the wheel in tho cage and
keeping it whirling for some time Then
the other one tried it awhile, and after
ward both scudded away. Bunny never
returned, and we could only wonder
whether he had been telling his wild
companions of his old home and the play
tlir gs in it, and had brought one more
cre0ulous or more venturesome than the
rest to see for hiDseIf.-New Orleans
Picayunc.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

The queens pavilion, which formed an
ornamental feature of the Windsor show
is to be erected in the grounds at Os
borne. An article in The London Stand
ard explains that the queen has been
suffering from rheumatism of late, and
her summer practice of breakfasting in
a tent upon the lawn may have done
much to encourage this painful malady.
The pavilion is to be placed upon basis
of hard concrete, SO that her majesty
may be able to enjoy her meal almost in
the open air without risk of damp. The
success of the pavilion has given an i'm
petus TO the trade in iron houses.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20
MOI Seitleu.

We mean the location OF the nov
public school house, Tho present
site is very unsuitable. There il not
level ground enough on tho hill ia
build on, While it IL rough aud rocky
beyond redemption, The valley part
of the ground is OF course unfit, not
only because Of It's lying too low, but
also because Of the expense Of secur-
ing foundation. The entire place can
probab.ybo exchanged or hypothecat-
cd for one more suitable aud central.
1t would be inexcusable to build n
nice $1,000 or $4,000 brick building
Oh hill side sioping ut an angle OF
forty-fve degrees and besides one Of
the toughest and most unsightly with.
in the corporation limits. Remember
this will be building for all time,
as the educational home Of genera
tions yet unborn. Let it have n
location, having reference
to the accommodation OF the greatest
Of its present and future
latter should be the
central idea.
While the question whether we
should have u school house at all was
in suspense, we declined to consider
the question of location ms premature.
But the main question being nppar-
emily settled, TIC other is now strict.
" in order. Let the matter be thor
oughly canvassed, with reference to
right settl ement of the question.
More anon.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20
Better Prospects.

While we have nothing TO take
back in our opposition to the need
less swapping of our city with debt
for street improvements, while oppo-
sitiOn babe fair to do any good we
confess that since, the pubic school
house appropriation of SS,0O0-inade
quate rs it is-somewhat brightens
the outlook, as it will probably induce
immigration of a class which may
enable our people to carry and ult-
mately work out of their indebted
ness.
Again, it gives much better hope Of
the permaneuce Of our Chautauqua.
Without good public schools such an
institution could at best hope for
but a sickly existence. As we have
before remarked, to attempt to keep
up a Chautauqna where there are no
public schools Is Ike building on the
sand or without any foundation.
Besides the new school building vii
afford quarters for a teachers insii
tute always essential to any location
FOR CbAutauqua
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20
TO ADVERTISERS.
The Free Press as an Advertising
Medium.

The FREE Pass lisa leading local newspaper, the
be advertising medium, aud las tho hest printing
office between Austin and San Antonio. 1t cireu-
lates con ideraby North as well as South. live
! pspCr devoted 10 the development and progress oil
the country. JeGe-sonisn Democratic In politics.
The FsEs PRrs' has been published by its present
proprietor for sixteen years. II is well established,
and gaining steadily In public favor. Especial at
ientiou Is called TO the CHARACTER Of its circulation.
II goes among the best class wtl-to do farmers
and business men. In this respect It has NO SUPER
loa IN THE STATE. Write for advertising rates.
WHAT GEO. p. HOWELL co. SAY.
The well-known advertising agency OF Geo. p.
RowelI ,e Co OF New York City, have issued an an
nual Newspaper Directory for over thirty years,
and these publications have been generally recog-
niLcd as authority as to the matter newspaper cir
oulation IN the regular issue Of he Directory they
have included all the newspapers published in the
United States Canada. Recently, however,
they have issued a condensed list. II gives only
THE BEST new spapers as advertising mediums,
and hence is practically better, because more con-
venien than their larger Directory. Four fiths OF
the newspapers Of the United States practically
"connied out' by intelligent advertisers. who only
want to know the BEST. Hence the vnlue OF the
work under notice. The publishers In the preface
well say at sif;s the weat from the chat. 1t d.
reefs The attention Of an advertiser toward papers
which he should and ought TO use, and tends to in
tercept portion of that patronage which goes to
publications which cost greatly in excess of any
power to benefit which they possess. 1t takes the
general ground that the best is the cheapest"
sc need scarcely say that on thi; plan the FREE
PREss is given bJ this book Csee page 1881 as THE
advertising medium OF San "arcos and Hays county
it being tie only one on ne list. We respectfully
invite tie attention Of advertisers, both homo and
abroad, 10 this tact
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

Mr. Psndleton, Democrat from
West Virginia. was unseated in the
House recently and his seat given to
the Republican contestant. One
hundred and sixtytwo Republicans
voted for the outrage, but none OF
the Democrats voted. The Gaze will
be taken to the Supreme Court of the
United States on the ground that
the 1872 votes was not quorum Of
the House.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20
1878. XVLIth Year. 1890.
81. MARCOS FREE PRESS.
THE ESTABLISHED LOCAL PAPER
OF HAYS COUNTY.
Now Is the Tine TO Subscribe.

The FREE PRESS has been
conducted by its present pro-
prietor for over sixteen years,
and exhibits a clean, straight
forward record of which any
paper might well be proud.
Always devoted to true Jeffer-
sonian Democracy, Universal
Education, Temperance, Law
and Order the material inter-
ests of San Marcos and Hays
county. the News of the day,
Local and General; and last
but not least, to the Choicest
Original and Selected Litera,
ture. Always, too, outspokcn
in its advocacy of Right and
rebuke of Wrong. The tool
or toady of no man or set of
men. it will, as heretofore. con-
tinue to stand by the rights
and interests of the People.
confidently relying on them
for support and vindication
against the opposition and
enmitv incurred bv its Inde-
pendent course. Its motto.
The Greatest Good to the
Greatest Number"
Terms reduced to SI.5o per
year Send for sample copies.
The FREE PRESS Is the best
advertising medium. and has
bv far the best printing office
IN its locality. Orders for
printing hy mail carefully al
tended 10. and work promptly
returned bv the same mode.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20
Throwing AMaY Millions.

4 bill has been introduced into
/ the Senate providing for an expendl-
/ ture of Sl23, 100000 for coast de-
/ fences. Iuasmuch as there is not
the slightest danger that any nation
will ever want to attack us, this re-
presents proposal to spend that
Immense sum for no useful purpose.
But that is not the worst of 1t. y
powerful navy ard expensive coast de
fences viii act as powerful stimulus
to the war spirit when any political
demagogue shall see a chance to win
a cheap popularity by seeking a quar-
rel with some foreign nation. For
that reason it would be wiser TO
throw the Sl23.O0O.GOO, or at least
the larger part Of 1t. into the Atlantic
Ocean and leave our coasts TO be
protected hy the well known ability
Of this nation to make any foreign
Zoe sorry for having attacked II. For
many wears we have had neither
army nor navy nor coast defences.
worth the name, and yet every nation
with which we have any dealings
has showed the greatest possible re-
spoct 20 the American people and a
strong desire to keep on good terms
with us. Moreover, # the progress
Of invention OF new weapons OF de
structiCu shall continue st the pres
eut rate. al war ships and coast de
fences created now vii be Uut Of
date and practically worthless . quar-
ter-of a century bouce Iheu the
people ull he inst 50 much poorer.
with little o. nothing 10 show Tor tie
euUug1s uexpedlture lbs nation
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20
President Harrison Thursday par.

President Harrison Thursday par.
doned Lewis Carter, sentenced by q
court Marshal May 25, 1885, to nine
ty-nine years Imprisonment in the
Saltwater penitentiary for illeged
criminal assault, assault robbery. and
desertion, the pardon to take effect
May rs, 1890. He found him not
guilty of the first three charges, and
reprmnnded the officers of the court,
martial.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20
Snecial Clubbing Offers.

We offer the Detroit Free Press
and the San Marcos FREE PREss for
$40.
The Fort Worth Gazette weekly
and the FREE Pass Mt $3.50.
The New York World, weekly, and
the FREE PnEss at only $50 for both.
The World is one OF the prominent
Democratic papers, each number
obtaining 81 columns including a
high class popular novel.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20
After the Fire.

Now the "eollege giils" have changed
from gingham brigade to tin bucket Ding
ade.
Prof Thomas has come IN possession OF
a two-story (aatl. We don't know whether
he has provided means OF escape for the
inhabitants or not, but suppose his ears vii
serve as stop ladders Ia case OF fire they
will have our sympathy.
We are glad to see some Of the boys are
showing their good taste by following the
example of the girls-they have got the
measles.
Sorry to state "Papn Combs" has gone
out west and will be absent for several
months We also understand he is to ped
die "7',oolip Salve' during his stay. az he
eff. with quite a supply he obtained from
the college girls,' leaving m equal share
for Mtj. Randle, which he will pleOsemake
il convenient to call for-"Tnlip Salve."
We understand Master Albert Harper un-
lertook quite difficult task in trying to
unite Texas" in one evening. However,
he says he thinks he got there just the
same. all!
we are afraid some of the boys who had
the measles are going to act very imprud.
emily, for instance, n long, hot drive in the
sun, ms we henr Mr.. j. p Taylor is to take
out to Center Point Sunday eve next. We
are afraid of your relapse, but don't disap,
point her.
The girls seem to like the bucket brigade
well enough, except that they are kept in
continual suspense for fear they will drop
them (the biscuits, and spoil their fortune
for life, by revealing their appetites. |
suppose they have heerd it said, you get
the bread and will get the water"
WIDE AWAKE.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

FRUIT AND GARDEN.-AcreS in peaches
2l7, value $40, I33: in apples ., value $235;
in plums 9. value 1925; IN pears !, value
| S31250; in garden 2i0, value 1913 ,S35, mum
| Der of grape vines 1886, value Sl332.
BEES. Stands of bees l7jS; pounds Of
honey a, $50, value S37O6.
WooL. Number of sheep sheared 1884;
pounds of wool clipped 35,45f, value
| $Gl35.
LIVE STOCK Number of horses and
mules 1904. value $14, 075; cattle 2G,218,
value 5l26, go; jacks and jannets 23. value
S2G95; sheep 1921, value so, $50; goats
40il, value S40SO.
County, FINANCES. The rate Of county
tax on 800 valuation for 1888 was 30
cents. On December 81, 1888, there was
4 balance in the county treasury of S2206-
76. The Indebtedness on Decembr 81
1888: Outstanding court house bonds
$40, $50. Total county indebtedness $40,-
$50
The county expended during the year
$500 for repairing public buildings, $22O6.
II for roads and bridges $3.50 for support
of paupers S40S for grand jury, $l3S5 so
for petit jury.
CRIMINAL STATISTICS. There were in
curcerated in the county jail of the county
during tho year So persons, on the follow
ing charges: Murder 3. theft 49, burglary
3, forgery 3, assault to murder /.
MISCELLANEOUS There are in the county
8 lawyers, Is physicians, 2 dentists, AZ
mercantile establishments, -four mills,
ice factory.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

A bill has been introduced in the
Ohio Senate for the election of Pres
idential electors in the several Con
gressional districts and not by the
State at large as at present. Should
the bill become law, it will make a
radical change in the Presidential
vote of Ohio. Two o. the electors
will be elected in Tie State at large
as ut present.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

The Louisiana Lottery company is
determined to donate 100000 to
the districts threatened by overflow
Nichols having refused to accept the
money, 1t will be sent direct to the
officials of the endangered sections.
1t is probable that these latter will
have small scruples 1t is PROBABLE,
too, that the charter of the company
will be renewed by the Legislature.
The pessimist, who takes men as
they are and not as they ought to be,
looks for no other result. When the
present charter was secured Charles
Howard, the then president of the
company, openly boosted that the
legislature had cost him but S75, 600.
and endorsed it rs the cheapest col
lection of statesmen on record. The
next assembly may come some what
higher, but it will come.
We copy the above from the Elk
press. 1t no doubt gives the San
Antonio "idec,' but we trust it will
find itself mistaken in measuring
other peoples corn by its half bush
al
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20
Excitement Among Sparrows.

An English sparrow became entangled
in a network of electric and telegraph
wires in one of the busiest streets of Gin
cinnati the other day and was killed, but
hung to the wires. Immediately spar
rows began to arrive from all sections of
the city, and they covered the roofs like
a huge blanket. There were thousands
upon thousands of them. They filled the
air over the spot, and their noise CON-
pletely drowned the noise of the street.
They remained in the locality for nearly
three hour,-Chicago Times.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.


From our regular Correspondent
WAsMSGTos, ID. q. MAR. 10, 1890.
The democratic members Of the
House are lretting no little because
they lost n seat in the House last
week that might inst ms well have
been kept. The tronble, is that GER
thin democratic members OF the
House refuse 10 sacrifice either their
pleasure or their private business to
occupy their seats and attend to the
duties TINT they were elected to per-
form. There arc several of these men
who have not voted in tho House
three times tho en- ire session In this
particular case se' eral republicans,
disgusted with the report of the ma
jority OF the Elections Committee,
minated TO democrats that while
they would not vote against the con-
testant they would make it point
to absent themselves without pairing
when the time came TO take the final
vote so as TO make it certain that the
democrats could defeat the contest
ant. These gentlemen kept their
words, and yet the contestant was
seated by a beggarly majority of two
votes, all because the chronic alb
senteos of the democratic side were
not on hand TO vote.
The House commi ttee on Pensions
seems to have gone daft. A mnior-
ity of that committee has practically
agreed to report bills that would, if
they became laws, require nearly
S700,0O0,000 to pay the pensions.
These reports are Only bunkum, no
sane man has any idea that more
than one of tho biils-the dependent
will be passed, and that is by no
means certain, as the rapidly less
ening Treasury surplus has caused
the republican leaders to notify the
chairman of committees to curtail
their appropriations il they expected
the bills to get through.
The House will probably take up
the bills admitting Wyoming and
Idaho this week. The democrats will
antagouize the bills with an omni-
bus bill prepared by Mr.. Springer
providing for the admission of
Wyoming, Idaho, New Mexico and
Arizona.
1t was supposed taat IN view of
the facts and the law, and also of the
fact that the votes were not specially
needed that the Senate Committee
on Elections could afford to be fair
in making n decision in the Montana
contest, but by Il strict
party vote it has decided to report in
favor of the republicans. A more
outrageous and unfair decision was
never made by any committee.
1t is impossible to get republican
of the House Ways and
Means committee to say u word
about the new tariff bill, aud when it
will be reported, if it ever is, nobody
seems willing to even guess.
Dat of the four contested election
Eases decided by the House only one
democrat has been allowed to retain
lis seat.
When the Senate Committee that
ias been struggling SO hard to dis
over how the proceedings of secret
sessions leaked out began to examine
he Senators the scales fell from its
ives. Now the Committee knows
what everybody else has known all
he time.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

Bills are pending in Congress fol
the construction Of public buildings
in various parts of the country that
will require an expediture of $780,
100000 for their construction. II
will not take many moons to expend
the surplus ri that rate.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

During five days of last week the
pension agent at Indianapolis paid
ont $S,409,9 G6S Sc OF this amount
$1O3, 1887 was paid over the coun-
ter to pensioners in person, and ST.
305, 1859 was sent to pensioners
through tho mail bv drafts.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

milton by men who have been chosen
to represent them in congress. Be
hind these demands are more than
100000 ballots in the state OF Kan
sas, and the time is coming and is
not far distant when the Legislature
will heed the voice OF their constitu-
auia
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

Horace Greeley wrote to G. A..
Dana in 1856: II want to have less
and less to do with politics and more
and more with productive industry
/ feel that the path ofempire, journal
istic and all other, stretches in this
direction"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

Reports received at Springfield
Thursday indicated more or less
damage to the wheat crop of South
ern and Central, Illinois by frost
The peach crop is said to be ruined,
while Strawberries and pears are badly
injured
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

A bill was introduced in the House
Tuesday last fer the admission OF the
Territory of Wyoming as State,
It was referred to the committee of
the whole and will be favorably acted
on ut I'm early day.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

Hon. VIM. G. Crawford, Of Alya-
RADIO, johnson county, is now the sole
survivor of the signers of the Texas
declaration of independence, March
2, 1886. He is sc years of age.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

The Indiana Supreme Court rem
dered decision Thursday uphold
ing the school.boo law enacted by
the last Legislature, providing for
uniform school books for the entire
Sfufa
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

can afford to set all other nations an
example of cultivating the arts OF
peace only and make no prdpnratlon,
for war. And the blessing OF God
would rest upon us for taking such a
stapd.-New York Witness.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

Che threatened overflow ut New
Orleans has been arrested by ces-
sntion OF rain.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

If all the pension bills now pending
in Congress should become laws it
would require the expenditure OF
S62O.OOO.OO0.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

Po.lrv,v no communication Published Jules
the writer's real name accompanies II. not for pub
ie.,iou unls.. desired but for our own benefit
and protection.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-20

God never inspires mortals with
any sort OF selfishness, not even with
religious seltishness.