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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13
DAUGHTERS OF EVE.

II Is said that Miss Dinah Muloch (Nfrs.
Craik) was the woman who gave her pension
from the literary fund for tho benefit Of the
late Dr. Westland Marston.
The eldest daughter of tho late c. M. r.
Talbot, for many years member of tho house
of commons, receives by her fathers will
property to the value of e3,0o0,000.
Mrs. Marshall Field, wifo Of the Chicago
dry goods millionaire, keeps a young lady
secretary, whose sole business it is to dispense
the private charities of her mistress 3a,
Mime. Modjeskn always wears either bunch
OF flowers or bow or q piece Of lace at the
left corner of full dress bodice. She does 1t
to hide scar that looks as IL it might be the
result Of wound from dagger.
When the Omaha tribe of Indians was
broken up by their own consent to take land
In severalty, Miss Alice Fletcher was present.
ed with the sacred tent, which was the very
embodiment of all that they revered under
tho old order of things, and this Is now de-
posted in the Peabody museum, Cambridge,
Mass.
Mrs. Sarah Helen Whitman, tho last love
Of Edgar A. Poe, was woman Of exquisite
beauty, whose face was q poem and whose
lifo was n romance She mourned her poet
lover for more than thirty years after his
early death, and defended him from first to
last with all womans deep faith and indy
ing love. His friends were her friends, his
enemies her enemies He was an idol, en-
shrined In her heart of hearts, TO be wor-
SHIPPED there for ever more
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13
ROYAL FLUSHES.

Queen Victoria receives an average Of $40
letters day.
Spain's little king has an Income Of one
million dollars year.
The late empress Augusta left Queen Vic
toria splendid gold bracelet, containing the
word "Forever" set In precious stones.
The empress of Germany has special body
guard Of twenty-four Of the tallest men In
the army, with five sergeants and officers to
match.
The little archduchess Elizabeth will be tho
greatest heiress in the world when she is OF
age. She Is the daughter of the late un-
fortunate crown prince Of Austria.
The emperor William has issued very SEN
sible order that in future no paintings or
statues or busts of himself or Of any members
OF the royal family either alive or dead are
to be purchased with any public funds for
galleries or public buildings
The shah Of Persia is having geographical
globe made upon which the different countries
of tho world will be represented by precious
stones. France will be indicated by sapphires,
England by rubies, Russia by diamonds and
SO OH All the seas will be represented by
emeralds.
The hast sultan Of Turkey was accustomed
to shut himself up with a negro slave and his
favorito wife in O secret room Of his palace
and there gloat over bis treasures. Plunging
his arms IN heap Of gold dust and letting II
slip through his fingers seemed 10 give him
moro satisfaction than gazing OIL his piio Of
towels.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13
Poor little Aiphopso XIII.

often say that poor people must be
fonder of their children than the wealthy
arc of theirs. There is snch a poignant
interest in a child who will have 10 face
sea OF troubles. Poor little Alphonso
XIII must be invested In his mothers
eyes with an interest of that kind, being
the posthumous son Of viveur Of bad
constitution, who, having used himself
up at the age of 90, died Of galloping
consumption. A Spanish deputy told mo
last October that the poor little boy had
no chance of a long life and that II would
be rather q misfortune II ho grew up.
The nervous system was so bad that the
doctors were afraid Of having him
bathed in the sea. A shock Of any kind
might knock 1t TO pieces. His mother
comes of the most epileptic branch OF
the imperial family Of Austria.
Poor little Alphonso has, said the dep
uty quote, fleshless little legs, with
bones no thicker than chickens. They
bend under the weight of an abnormal
ly big head, which points to hydroce-
phalus. Altogether the conformation Of
the little monarch is thing rather for an
anatomical museum than to bear the
weighty trappings Of regal state. His
mother is always in ear shot of him and
the doctor handy to her. A corkscrew
stair communicates with his and her
bedrooms, and there is speaking tube
close to his bed, so that were anything
the matter with him the nurse could at
once tell her and tho doctor. The kings
two sisters promise to be winsome, and
have fairly good constitutions, though
their flesh is slow to heal. Mercedes, to
whom told you 30 early as November
Spaniards here were beginning to make
up as shown in "homages" of French
toys, still nurses dolls. They noticed on
the sands Of San Sebastian what weak
ling the poor brother was, and jumped
to the conclusion that the crown would
soon drop down on the head Of his eldest
sister. She and Theresa are very pretty
and CHEEKY. Mercedes is very like the
queen of the Belgians, who was never
either one or the other. Her majesty is
an aunt of Queen Christiana.-Mr
Crawford's Letter in London Truth.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13

France produces annually 10000, 900 tons OF
coal; Germany, 70.c0,000, and England, 165,
OO0,0 The annual consumption Of France
amounts TO 1,50O pounds for every inhabitanti
in Germany, 5000 pounds; in Belgium, 1900
pounds; aud in England, 400 pounds.
A novel flower has been discovered at the
Isthnus of Tehuantepec. This floral chame-
leon has the power Of changing its colors dur
ing the day. In the morning 1t Is white, when
the sun is at its zenith it is red, and at night
It is blue Only at noon does 1t give out any
perfume.
Ninety-three thousand Englishmen, 81, ,0Oo
Irishrnen and II, 900 ScotchInen emigrated to
the United States Ia 1889; 1000 English.
1900 Irish and 1000 Scotch went to Canada !;
23,OOO English, 1000 Irish and 1000 Scotch
went to Australia; .hiio 70 haii ether i;iasssss
went 1900 English, 1000 Irish and 1000
Scotch. The totals for the year show l64, ,0Oo
English enigrants, $1,000 Irish, and 25.ooc
Scotch.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13
sTRCEs aGS.

METHODIST. Preaching at the Methodist Church
every Sabbath at II a. IN. and 7-3O p. M Rev.
b. Scott, Pastor. Sunday School at $50 a. m
MJ H. Combs, Superintendent. Teachers meet.
lug , 80 p. M Prof. j. E. Pritchett. leader young
Mems meeting, tuesday, T-3O p. m. Prsyermsseet-
Ing Wednesday, 7-3o p. m. Service Tor the Laaies
Friday, p. IN. Woman'S Aid Society, Thursday
lp.m. Woman's Missionary Socie'y, the First
Friday in the month, p. IL. Singing sunday
at43O pm,
Notwithstanding at the Baptist Church
every Sunday. Rev. W. D. Beverley, Pastor
Sunday School at $3.50 a. M. Young mems prayer
meeting Tuesday night. Congregational prayer
meeting Wednesday night.
Observation-Disclosures 2nd aud 4th Sundays
each month. Rev. 8. J. McMurray, pastor. SUNDAY
sChcO every Sabbath at $3.50 am PRAYER Meet,
Ing every Thursday at 1880 p, m. All are invited
to attend.
0RRISmAN,- No regular pastor at present
Sunday School al am. 4 cordial invitation ex'
tended to all.
PROTESTANT EPisCoP AL.--Rev. J. Galbreath,
Pastor. Services the 2nd and 4th sundaya III each
month. Sunday school every Sunday.
CATH0LlC,-services 4th Sunday in each uohtn'
Rev. Father Smith Pastor.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13

Last Sunday evening an exciting scene
occurred in a railroad camp in North
Fort Worth and several pistols were 6red
in rapid succession. The officers repaired
70 the scene and found great riot in the
camp. Lanterns were moving around
amid loud talking, and q man named
White was cutting fierce COW with an
ak He was soon Joined by other campers
with hatchets and other weapons, all at
tacking the COW savagely. Explanation
was soon given. A fine horse lay ON the
ground horned to death and six other
borses stood near, all bleeding from
wounds made by the cows horns The
animal had gone mad and the campers
were slaughteriDg her. The COW was .
blooded animal worth 500, and the horses
killed and fatally wo1n5ed were worth
s60o.-Fors Worth special to Kansas CITY
J0z-zsl.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13
Five Millions OF Soldiers.

Some years ago an idea suggested itself
to an obscure workman of Belleville, an
idea that since then has engendered an
army, amply qualified, were it a question
of numbers alone, TO realize the dream
of eternal peace by keeping in check the
assembled armies of Europe. He sets on
foot 100000 soldiers year. These SOL
diers are of humble origin, but 30 was
Napoleon. They spring from old sardine
boxes. Relegated to the dust hole, the
sardine box is preserved from destruction
by the dustman, who sells it 10 a rag
merchant in Belleville or in Buttes Chau-
mont, who in his turn disposes Of it TO a
specialist, by whom it is then prepared
for the manufactures. The warriors
are made from the bottom Of the box;
the lid and sides are used for guns, rail-
way carriages, bicycles, etc.
All this may seem unimportant at first
sight, but the utilization Of these old
sardine boxes has resulled in the foun-
dation Of an enormous manufactory, at
which no less than 200 worLmen are en-
ployed. / went there the other day,
and, no one suspecting me Of being a
political correspondent, was admitted
without difficulty 10 a view Of the great
arsenal and its 100000 warriors. The
poor workman, out q whose head the
armed tin soldier spuIng-via the sar-
dine box-is nov a rich man, and. what
is more, an eager and keen sighted pa
triOt who. in his sphere, deserves the
gratitude n his rrHIrfrv After rlffrr.zf-
ing foT years the French tin soldier takes
TIE oIeusive again. every year The Ger
man sIiken helmets retire from positions
uooguered IN Fre1ch nurseries, and the
iiTne d Doi far distant uben the tricolor
shan wave over TIE Berlin toy sbops-a
Elt rs-euge o. attenIa-f TIRE great
5.sctu0o,l' s. Marzzius.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13
NOTABLE AMERICAN DATES.

i49a-The discovery Of tho now world BY
Columbus.
l007-The settlement Of Virginia by the
English. gf
lGl4-The settlement Of New York by the
Dutch.
iol9-The meeting Of the first legislative
body, house Of burgeses.
i0ao-Ths settlement Of Plymouth by the
Pilgrims. U
l630-Tho settlement Of Boston. =.
l776-The declaration OF Independence.
l777-The surrender Of Burgoyne at Sara
toga.
{. i7si-The ratification OF the articles Of con
federation. ff,t.... e..tr
i7s3-The second treaty OF Paris, defining
the extent Of the United States.
i7s7-The constitutional convention and
the ordinance OF 's7.
l7s9-Tho beginning of tho national gov
ernment under Washington.
1T93-The invention Of tho cotton gin by
Whitney.
lso7-Tho successful voyage Of the Cler-
mont. sH
1sl5-The battle Of Lake Erie. ff6
1s4e-wc Ashburton treaty, north
east boundary. .--
1si4-Tho invention Of telcgraphy.
1si6-The settlement of northwest bound
airy trouble.
1s4s-The treaty OF Gaudaloupo Hidalgo,
southwest boundary.
1s63-The battle of Gettysburg.-J. NJ
Mulford In Ohio Educational Monthly.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13
Preaching Against Fortune Tellers.

The Rev. Father Wall, rector of st.
Pauls cathedral, scored the people of his
parish yesterday, particularly the mar
ried women, on the practice of patroniz-
ing fortune tellers and wizards who read
the past, present and future.
"When q person visits a fortune teller
to ascertain his fortune, he goes to find
out what God alone, and no one else,
knows. When you give to fortune
teller your presence, and make him or
her believe that they have a foreknowl-
edge of seeing the inside view of the
future, you adore him and make him be-
lieve he has power not given to the
devil. If you think he can peer into the
future you make him the equal of God.
Therefore you have strange gods before
Him, and violate the first commandment.
"We find youths, young girls, and es-
pecially married women, making u prac-
tico of this sin. II you deliberately visit
fortune teller you are indulging in
mortal sin. If you 60 out Of pure
thoughtlessness it is not so bad, but it is
q sin nevertheless. 1t is the same thing
as going to an idol and giving your heart
to it. This is idolatry Of the worst kind.
1 would like to impress on your mind
that fortune tellers compose the worst
characters in the community. One class
of the business is fortune telling and the
other is the seduction and ruin Of youth.
To my own personal knowledge I know
of persons who have been ruined by
consulting these people. I warn all per-
sons of the congregation, and hope you
will extend this knowledge, that it is a
mortal sin against the first command
ment. Avoid them and their nefarious
business, for the designs they have on
The morality Of youth. ."-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13
DREAMS.


In dreams walk In pleasant ways,
BY limpid streams tn'sunny dells.
Where peace abides and beauty dwells,
And splendors glow through happy days.
dream of friends whose faith Is fast,
dream of lovethat cannot fail,
or joys that never tire nor pale,
or hopes that beckon till the last.
In dreams hear the songs of birds. ',
see the shores OF happy lands,
l feel the clasp OF loving hands,
/ catch the drift OF tender words.
They are but dreams, and l, alas,
Awake TO weep my vanished bliss;
Awake TO feel the truth OF this;
That dreams can never come TO pass.
Isometimes wish ne'er had dreamed
About the things longed for so.
For then my heart might never know
How dear their sweet ful0llment seemed
Still let me dream, for often times
The path is drear, the day is bleak,
My soul so sad, my heart SO weak,
l fain would hear the happy chimes,
The happy chimes that fancy rings
Across the dreary moors OF life;
fain would see amid my strife
The peaceful visions fancy brings.
r..l. Boston Courier.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13

TIMES OF HOLDING COUNTY AND PRECINCT COUNTS
County Court for Criminal, Civil and Probate bus-
ness-4th Mondays in January, April, july oc'o-
ter.
commissioners Court-2d Mondays In February
Nav, August and November. :
Justice Court, Precinct No. Last MONDAY III
es,h month. at San NJ ARGOS.
Precinct No.2-2d Friday in each month N nt'o''s'
I" SD Wimberiey's MIL:
" 4-4th Saturday Dripping springs
oITY OFFICERS.
Msyor-Hammett Hardy.
Councl-W. D. Wood, N. ]. Travis, Gid u JONI
son, l.. H. Browne, I'D. j. L: Green, I. ). "
Smith, Dan Hofheiuz and VIM, Glesen.
Assessor aud Collector, D. p. Hopkins.
NUshal-J.M, Turner.
Street Commissioner N. T. Chastain. ,,
Council M eets the first Wednesday in each month
public School Trustees meet first Tuesday in each
month ut the Mayors office.
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Our Clubbing List for 1890.

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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13
Tho Humane End.

There has lately been much tribulation
about astrakhan in England, owing TO
to Irregular terrible story" invented by
somebody as TO the device by which the
wool was made curly, and sealskin was
attacked the other day by Canon Bell,
of Chelsenham, who told his congrega-
tion that each jacket represented some
half dozen dams, who had "been more
or less skinned alive, while their little
ones were left to die in all the agony of
starvation" Whereupona trade journal
dryly rejoined that it was the bachelor
seal which was killed for its fur, and
that, as the calves were not present, and
as their mothers were not killed, being
much too valuable to be slain, there was
no slow agony of starvation in the case.
persons and parsons desir-
GUS Of an effective subject for lamenta-
tion must take that poor creature which
Is annually half drowned and then de-
prived of its warm coat and sent shiver-
ing back to its young, who, unable 10
recognize il, utter the most pitiful cries.
II the subject were well worked up,
doubtless every man to whom the case
was stated would cease TO wear woolen
garments and dress in cotton, linen and
silk until somebody told him about the
grief Of the silkwormst ,foreseeing the
fate Of their cocoons, when he would fall
back on the other two materials, holding
himself ready to give up the cotton 10
Ihe army worm whenever requested to
10 so.-COr. Boston Transcript.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13
NJ EIS.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF, 10 AMI
FROMsAN MARCOS POST OFFICE.
Nails from Austin arrive at 9:O5 a. m. and o:oo
?. NJ close at S:35 a nj. and $50 p. m
Nails from San Antonio arrive st I:4O a. m ana
SIS p. m; close al T:lO a. m. and sos p. m.
Asils from Lockhsrt arrive at 1875 a, m, ana o:lo
.. m, close at $40 a. nj. and 7:45 p. m.
Luing, arrives at IL NJ, closes at lz;3O' r. NJ
Above mails arrive aud depart daily.
BlAnco, via wimberley-Arrives Monday, wed
ns'tay and Friday, at I P. NJ. Departs tuesday,
thursday and Saturday at A. III.
oFFIcE HOURS,
5sneral Delivery from A. NJ, to IL y :, and from
p s.to5 P. NJ. except during distribution OF
Slle' and on Sundays aud holidays. open on
Sundays thirty minutes after distribution Of each
" the principal mails.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-03-13
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
oFE.CIAE. DlfersC TONY.

coyGsgssMAE-STH DIsTRIoT:
uoo. l.. W. Moore, OF Fayette County.
SENATOR 25TH DIsrRIcT:
Nan v. II. Burgess. of Guadalupe 90.
nepnxsryrArIvEs-9lsr DISTRICT:
Han Geo. 4. McGehee, Of Hays Co.
Van. i, L. Ellison. Of Caldwell Co.
DISTRICT 0ouRr--21D DISTRICT.
NJ, n. Teichmueller, Presiding Judge, LaGrange
IN. Bethauy, Attorney, Austin Co.
TINES OF HOLDING COURT.
H,ys-lst Mondays In March and September. May
eontnue three weeks.
COUNTY oTFIoKRs.
gd. R. Kone, Judge County Court.
las. q. storey, County Clerk.
Tbos, ]. Peel, District CLERK.
4, B. Mcbride, County Attorney.
J. g. Davis, sheriff.
I'M, Johnson, County Treasurer.
n, g. FortsUn, Assessor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-09
Paving Congress Street.

The committee on streets has decided not
TO lay out the new street-in regard to which
a hearing was lately had-from the Union
Station to a junction with Portland street at
either Forest or Weymouth streets, but have
decided to pave Congress street on the right
hand side from Longfellow Square to Ellis.
worth street, and from st. John to Gilman
street. This will involve an expense of
about ST., 000 at some future time it is ex-
pected that Congress street will be straight
ened from Ellsworth to Gilman street, which
can be done at an estimated expense of about
$4,000. ~ -
Street Commissioner Noyes has ordered
10000 blocks of granite paving from the
Maine and New Hampshire Granite Compa-
ny's quarries at North Jay. and as SOON MS
they arrive, crew of men will take mp the
wooden pavement on the southerly side of
Congress street from near the Casco engine
house to Pearl street. and relay it with the
granite blocks,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-09
BRIEF JoTTiMcs.

Rainy yesterday.
The May meeting of the w. G. T. u. will
be held Friday at 3p. m. at 51i Exchange
street
The special meeting called for last night
at Lees gymnasium was postponed to Mon
day evening.
The annual meeting of the Temporary
Home will occur May IA, at the Home IL
Deering. at p. m.
We have received from Louis Fl. Ross &
Co., Boston. "The Ferryman." waltz song
composed by Dora Wiley.
Members Of the Builders Exchange will
remember the adjourned meeting to be held
today at the Exchange from II to 10 a. m.
There will be meeting oil the standing
committee of the Woman's Literary Union
next Saturday at p. M, in room No. 6,
Browns Block, to arrange for the sympo-
stun.
Today is Arbor Day and in the rural dis
tricts it will be celebrated by tree planting.
The statute makes no reference to making
the day holiday and both the county and
city offices will be open as usual.
A number of carpenters in the employ of
Spencer Rogers have declined to 20 to work as
he has declined to yield the point of 10 hours
pay for nine hours work, and has filed the
places of the strikers. The men hope to
bring him to terms, but Mr.. Rogers is firm.
An up town man who moved to another
house says he unearthed things that he had
forgotten he owned. He had no idea he had
so much property. The only drawback is
that he found so much stuff that he doesn't
want that he is debating whether to have an
auction or fire.
Mrs. Caroline Dana Howe writes for the
Transcript this week an interesting history
Of two elm trees at 353 Cumberland street
which were planted by T. G. Hersey and
Ezra Carter. She calls attention to Arbor
Day and by the Illustration shows the pleas
ures Of tree planting by the young.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-09

Rev. DR.. Talmage stopped at the Falmouth
Hotel.
Senator +. III. Sleeper, of Sabattus, was in
town yesterday.
c. F. Flynt of the Kennebec Journal,
Augusta, was at the Preble yesterday.
Henry NJ. Burt of Springfield, Mass,
editor of Among the Clouds" is at the
Merchants Exchange Hetel
Mr.. William Rain, who has been night
yard master of the Maine Central at Bangor
Tor i've years, has resigned his position and
has gone to Denver.
conductor George L. Whitney is on an ex-
tensive trip through the South advertising
for the Maine Central. Conductor Fred j.
Blather is taking his place on the road.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-09
Exhibition Car From MIddIesboroueh

Everybody by this time ha heard of Mid
Hdlesborough, the wonderful Southern city.
which syndicate Of English millionaires
has brought into existence at bound. Ho-
tells. public building, water works, electric
light plants and factories all have arisen as
If by magic. Furthermore, in order that the
country generally may understand the re-
sources of the place, car has been sent out
to display the products of Middlesborough.
This car has been through Rhode Island,
Connecticut. and to Boston and Bangor. 1t
arrived here from the latter city on the mid
night Pullman and will be on exhibit ton at
the Union Station. 1t is 80 feet long, and IL
feet high, and laden with iron ore, coke, coal
and photographs Of the place. The public
are invited to examine the car,