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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
Echoes From COrOnal.

The monthly reception at Prof. Thomas
passed off nicely, every one seemed to enjoy
themselves, several of the town boys were
present Come again boys.
What prevented the college girls from
coming to church Thursday night? 1t must
have been Connally ice cream.
The protrscted meeting must be taking
effect as some of the young men collect
near the pulpit
Miss Maud has returned to school and A..
II. is happy.
The Gem Cities of San Marcos and Uni
versities of Austin will cross bats on the 81
inst. at this place in match game of ball.
Prof. Thomas and his girls will be on the
ground to applaud the Gems.
MIR. - WAS all smiles reception night.
All, there, Smileyl
Did you notice the new ties and the
Pompadore reaches?
Mr.. Connally was over from Lockhar'
Sunday visiting his charming sister. Miss
Eta.
MIR. BE. Carter of the Central Publish
ing House of Cincinnati visited the schoo
Inst week. Mr.. Carter was one of the judges
in the prize speaking last June.
Uncle Dayid Combs was in the city las
week and failed make us visit.
Who was the belle of the reception? Wei
do we know.
Why don't the young men have thei
pictures taken to keep up with the young
ladies?
The following members constitute tn
Gem City Bass Ball Club: j. E Williams
catcher; Eugene Keylick, pitcher; Dud
McNutt. 1st b.; Preston Taylor, 2nd b..
Eugene Oldham. 3rd b.; Harrison SkeGgs
short stop; Lnney Holland, conter-fieder
G. G. Caromah, lcft-feder; Albert Harper
rlght-fieder; A. A. Thomas, Captain on
Manager.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
lfsO. WIN so!

Mn, EDIToR:-There 10 rumor current
that in certain portions Of those streets So
leoted for improvement. tho property own
ers are to pay individually one-tbird Of the
expense OF work along their front while
lot-owners similarly sitnatei on certain
other portions OF same streets are to be
relieved Of any special individual expense
II so, why SOP Such plan involves dis
tinction without a difference, and in its
operation upon two citizens located IN DIFF
forent localities, but in precisely similar
situations, compels the one to pay out
money exactly where the other Ia relieved
but also forces him to pay the more on
account OF the favor shown his more ior'
tunate neighbor. So the one must do
more than his share to enable his neiRhbor
to do less. Ii so, why so? The reasoning
in support of this proposition ia OF course
AZ absurd and unfair as tho proposition
itself 1t Is said that the streets ON this
so.called square arc for the public generally.
Is it not conclusive then, that in order 10
keep others from demanding The same re-
lief for the same reason. il must be proved
TO them that their streets are not for the
public generally Fair dealing never rests
upon such transparent fiction. II the
streets around the giounds belonging to
Hays county form square it is hollow
square like those Of the famous Napoleon
in Egypt. Let us have no hollow srgu-
ments.
Some of our councilmen have property
around the hollow square. Let us see how
they vote, Some of them may like to in
troduce nice little plan to work all that
portion of the street at the general expense.
If SO, why 80?
We are asked, rs that port Of our town
called the square or plaza properly so
called? Does the city control and keep the
court yard or pay for electric lights, care
for shrubery and walks under fenceP Does
not Hays county own the enclosed block
Just as private citizens own the block upon
which we find the Donaldson building and
the Baptist church which block III similarly
enclosed by surrounding streets?"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
Original and suggestive.

A recent letter from. an old'time
In diana friend and associate OF our
boyhood, now of Los Angeles, Cal,
opens with some observations 30
original and striking that we take
the liberty Of sharing them with our
readers. The James Willis referred
TO was an old farmer, from Pennsyl-
yania, who resided in our neighbor-
hood when we were boys, and who
had seen Washington when he took
the field to suppress the "whisky in
surrectiou" in 1894. But to our eI-
tract:
1890! Don't that seem as il one
were getting up in the centuries l
well remember when ! looked for
wards to tue years that are now float
ing 81 rapidly past, as time far IN
tho mystical-almost mythical-fu'
ture. But here are the nineties right
abreast of us. l used to look on
James Willis with a sort OF awe,
AS a man who had once looked on
Washington. Nov you and are
men who once saw man who had
seen the great Washington! Near
ly 1900 Years ago the great man, or
demlgod, or God according as he ID
variously regarded, was according to
the story, born in maDger. One
hundred years are not veiy uncom-
mon ages of men and women. There
might have been nineteen persons
who could have thus handed down
the infant Jesus, and only sixty to
have handed down, according to the
Mosaic account, the seeing of Adam
and Eve with their fig leaves on in
the garden. Such reflections bring
the beginning OF things quite near
certainly too near for the sanction OF
geology. But it has not been so
long, us we used to think, since
Cesar fell IN the Senate chamber,
only a little longer since Plato and
Socrates taught the philosophy
which to-day makes up much of the
Pauline christianity. Add only a
few more lives and the great Buddh
was seeking the light under the
Bodhi tree. How it whirls along
And you and l going! going! as the
auctioneer says, and soon the third
and last time, gone! And whither7
Ouien saJe? Not L. But then l be
lieve, and with faith about as good
as neutrality-suspicious. better than
knowledge-that this little entity
which l call myself, and which feels
and thinks, does not end with this
mortal body.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
The Moral.

Before passing tho Kyle school In
junction suit, it should be added, as
due to plainest truth, that it and all
its bitter fruits, and countless others
similar before, are but the outcome
of the persistent attempts OF sectarian
schools TO divert n share OF the pub
lie school funds to their own
use, in direct violation OF the
constitution and laws OF the State.
This illegal, unjust and anti Ameri-
can course has caused "evil and only
evil, and that continually" Wherever
tried-whether at San Marcos, at
Kyle, at Dripping Springs-this has
been tho bane of public education III
HAYS county. In so saying we but
state truism known to every think
ing person in the county. The state
OF things referred to suggests q
couplet from Hudibras, where 1t is
said:
"Hard words, jealousies and fears
Set men together by the ears.
Such have been it's notorious con-
sequences.
What is the moral-the remedy
Plainly it is to stop THIS thing at once
Let the churches pursue their educa-
tional work ON their own distinct
lines, leaving to the public schools
their own franchises and funds, as
assured to them by the fathers and
founders of Texas and the constitu-
lions and laws made to carry out
their philanthrophic. purposes. Ihns
only can harmony, and the best edu,
catlonal progress of all the people,
be effectually secured.
We are not posted as to theprecise
issues involved in the injunction suit,
which has gone to the supreme court,
but we trust the issues are such, and
that the decision will be such, as
to settle all cavils against the policy
we have suggested above
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
TO ADVERTISERS.
The Free Press as an Advertising
Medium.


Tho Parn Pr." ia a leading local newspaper, the
be t advertising medium, and has the best printing
Office between Austin and San Antonio. 1t circu-
lates con,idersbly North as well as South. "A live
paper, devoted to the development and progress OF
the country. Jeffe-sonian Democratic In politics.
The FE.r Press has been published by Its present
proprietor for sixteen years. 1t is we'll established,
and gaining steadily in public favor. Especial at
tenton 10 called to the oHARAcrsR OF its circulation
1t goes among tho best class o wel-to.do farmers
and business men. In this respect 1t has NO SUPER
los IN TIKI STATE, Write for advertising rates.
WHAT GEO. P. RowELL co. SAY.
The well-known advertising agency Of Geo. P.
Rowell d Co of New York City, have issued an an
nual Newspaper Directory for over thirty years,
and these publications have been generally recog-
mixed as authority as TO the matter newspaper cir
culation. In The regular issue oftho Directory they
have nc udtd all the newspapers published In the
United States and Canada. Recently, however,
they have issued q condensed list. It gives only
THE BEST new spapers as advertising mediums,
and hence is practically better because more con-
venient, than their larger Directory Four ftbs Of
the newspapers of the United States are practically
"counted out by intelligent advertisers. who only
want to know the BEST. Hence the value OF the
work under notice. The publishers in the preface
we'll say; at Gifts the weat from the chan. 1t d.
reefs the attention of an advertiser toward papers
which he should and ought to use, and tends to In
terccpt portion ofthst patronage which goes to
publications which cost greatly in excess of any
power to benefit which they possess. II takes the
general ground that the best is the cheapest"
4 alan tha RDvv
Pass 10 given by this book (sce page 1881 as THE
advertising medium Of San Marcos and Hays county
It being the only one on the list. We respectfully
Invite the attention ofsdvertsers. both at home and
abroad, to this fact
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
san Marcos Public Schools,

Reported Tor the fEee Ffes'
The closing exercises Of the San Marcos
public school. began Tuesday, March so'h'
and ended the 2sth. The morning sessions
were devoted 10 written examination WORK
In the different grades. The evening se"'
sions 10 oral reviews. dictation exeroisei'
etc Passing through the different depart
ments the visitors were attracted by the IN
tensely busy appearance OF the pupils we
were assured that the children we're kept as
busy during each day OF the term We
further discovered that the work OF IN
struction was subdivided into series OF as
cending steps, each OF which is prePara'
tory to the next succession.
The programme of school work provides
for two diyisions in each room and an in
teryal of from twenty to thirty minutes be-
tween the work OF the first division to that
of the second. Pupils who pursue their
studies under such Il system derive peculiar
advantage from the thoroughneSs OF their
instruction and the completeness OF tue
course; for not only is q reasonable prof.
CHENEY in the studies Of one grade neees-
sary for promotion to higher, but there
il no hiatus in the course Of instruction.
Upon critical examination of the man.
uscript work done by the pupils, we were
apreeably surprised at the accuracy OF the
answers gwen to written questions upon
the blackboards, the correct spelling OF
words, tho proper use Of capitals md
punctnation marks and the neatness OF the
work. Specimens of penmanship consist
inc of business forms were displayed upon
the walls of the school rooms aud there
was very general g,atif alton at the re-
suits accomplished.
This general examination is held for the
purpose of testing the attainments OF the
pupils, keeping their actual progress in
view and assigning them to their proper
grades for the ensuing year. A large num-
Der of visitors we're present Friday morn
ing and the need of large assembly room
was apparent.
The morning exercises were highly in
terestipg the pupils executing the work
assigned them with confidence and rapid
ity, Grade tickets were given the chill
dren.
The Hon. Mayor H. Hardy presented
the diploms and addressed the class in eio-
quent and appropriate language. Mr..
Chas Hutchings talked to the children and
visitors in his usual happy manner and re-
ceived the plnudits of the assembly.
Thus closed the fifth year of the Sou
Marcos graded public school system
Supt. Chas. E. Williams has had many OBJ
stscles to overcome; but firm in tho conL'
dence of his long experience and great de
sire for the moral and intellectual elevation
of the chileren and the business of hi
cause, he has turned neither to the righ
or the left under the most adverse circun
stances until now he finds the school firmly
established rs an essential public enter
prise. Prof. Williams has we'll earned hi
laurels as teacher of ability and as All or
oaniz-r and director
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
SpecIal Clubbing Offers.

We offer the Detroit Free Press
and the San Marcos FREE PREss Tor
!s2.lO.
Tho Fort Worth Gazette weekly
and tho FREE Pass at $3.50.
The Weekly st. Louis Globe-Demo
crat and the FREE PRESS both Tor
s2.l0.
The New York World, weekly, md
the FREE Pass at only $50 for both.
The World is one Of the prominent
Democratic papers, each number
containing 81 columns including n
high class popular novel.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10

The Kyle Star-Vlndicator ably
champions tue cause OF Judge Moore
for reelection to congress from this
district.-Floresvilie Chronicle.
Yes. the Judge is universally pop
MAR with the ladies' II all the pa
pers 10 his district were edit5d by
women, every one of them would be
advocating his re-election.-LaGrange
Jorrnal.
The Judges fondness for the fair
sex il we'll known, and their partial
ity for HIM may also be conceded
But Is cot this rather a novel claim
Capitalization Tor congressman! Is al
Apollo or Adonis necessarily the best
man to send to Washington Might
be not be more in danger OF succumb-
ing TO the seducIious Of the female
lobby than q PLAN working member
We are entirely friendly to Judge
More. bat merely suggest that
there are two sides TO the sunlec'
started by IN. above clippings.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
The Luling Signal pauses in its

The Luling Signal pauses IN It's
labors for Texas to observe;
The surviving soldiers who saved
the Union" have degenerated into
nothing but miserable band OF
government sap suckers. Contrast
them with the men who followed the
Stars and Bars!
The Signal is mistaken. The men
who saved the Union are not the men
who are falling over each other IN
their mad endeavor to get ut the
public treasury; it is the bounty
jumpers, the follows who got scooped
in by the draft aud the 100 day fell
lows who enlisted for picnic purposes
aud then retired across the Canadian
frontier to digest their disappolnt-
meut. As for "the men who followed
the Stars and Bars, portion OF
their virtue in this particular may be
due to necessity.-Houston Post.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Call of the Eleventh Annual Meeting to
be Held at Houston,

To officers and Members:
HousroN, Tex, April 5--The eleventh
annual session of the Texas Press associa-
ton will be held in the city of Houston, be-
ginning Tuesday, May g. 1890, and all Of
ficers and members are earnestly urged to
be present. 1t is expected that the coming
session will be one of the most important
yet held by the association, as the execu-
tive committee at its session at Dallas in
October last made some very sweeping re-
concentrations for the good of the organi-
cation. 1t will also be pleasant reunion,
because The generous citizens of Houston,
upon whose invitation you come to the
city this year. will undertake to make it so.
An effort will be made to secure railway
conrtesies for all those Iegtimately entitled
to them in the name OF the association.
thus further taxing the proverhial generos-
ity of Texas railways. Applications for
these courtesies must be made to the secre-
tary, Mr.. Fred B. Robinson, at Huntsville,
az early as possible, and the request must
state over what line or lines ofroad the ap-
plicant will travel to reach Houston; but
unless you IRE clearly entitled to it as a
bona fide member of the association, or in
all respects are eligible to become a mem.
ber don't make the application.
All applications for transportation must
be in the hands of the secretary by April
20 to insure attention Those who neglect
this matter must not complain if they meet
with disappointment.
BY order of the Executive Committee.
r. NJ. JOHNSTON,
President Texas Press Association,
FRED B. ROBINSON, Sec.
All papers of the association are request
ed to copy.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
The New Public School Buiiding-..A
New Era In San Marcos,

We hear tho committee heretofore
appointed by the council, have at
Inst located the new school building.
They advised the sale of the lot III
the valley with one of the old build
ings on it, and the purchase of the
lot of TIC. johnson on the hill adjoin-
ing the upper part of the grounds
This was accordingly done, the lower
lot being sold to j. w. Nance for
$3.50. and and the johnson lot bought
for $3.50, thus bringing the grounds
between two principal streets, with
an improved site for building, separate
play grounds for boys and girls, and
other advantages The council
has ratified the action taken, 30
the matter may be regarded as set
tied.
We are among those who think
that a $4,000 or $4,000 house, in a
central location, would have met the
wants of our population probably for
all time, and been much better than
the plan and location adopted, But
while this is orr opinion, we are only
too glad aud thankful at what we
have in prospect good two story
brick school house, adequate perhaps
to our present wants. The location
is not so bad as it might have been,
and owing to the establishment of
the Chautauqua and consequent I'M
provements in that direction, is now
much better than it originally was.
We have been shown an outline of
the plan of the proposed building
from tho skillful hand of architect
SIM, and it impresses us favorably,
We understand the work is to be
advertised for bidders by the council,
and we hope ere long to see 1T in full
progress.
Last but not least, the old build
ing on the hill we learn is to be re-
moved and regretted rs a school
house for the colored people, as has
heretofore been suggested by the
FREE Pass. This will be most graft
fving to all true Christian people,
for the facilities they have heretofore
had, have been SO poor as to pretty
much nullify the advantages OF the
share Of their people to a part of the
public school fund, aud it did seem
monstrous to raise contributions for
foreign missions, even in Africa
while permitting these people, Of the
African race, to grow up almost IN
barbarism, victims of ignorance and
crime. and a menace to the peace
and order Of civilized society. right
IN our midst
It's possible that the future pro-
gress Of our town may be such IS to
require another public school build
ing on the other side o! the cOrpors-
ton, and hence that the present ar
ransemcnt may be best Re that is
Z il NAV. we regard the action had a.
the removal Of a stigma upon The
GOOD name Of or town, aud Inaugn-
raiin.auex era u is growth. pros
per..y. and the iuteile-tua! sul mora.
! -isv-.5On u lis people
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
A Large Number Of Citizens OF Fort
Repd County 20 BE Rcarrested.

Galveston. Tex, April 5.-Ihe
Federal grand jury for the March
term reindicted fifty-two of the
citizens Of Fort bend county for con
spiracy under the civil rights bl.
These are a part Of the sixty persons
Who were indicted at the December
tenn Of the Federal curt, gave bond
ami the cases we're dismissed at the
recent term Of court in consequence
Of a flaw IN the indictment Next
Tuesday Is set for the arrest OF these
persons. when 10 y expected that
United States Marshal Dickinson viii
srun invade Fort Bead county,
with a posse Of armed Deputies and
rrocetzi 10 arrest and briuC the "
dicted parties 10 th5s city where they
VII be c01Pel.ei - give bail q 60
% jail
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
copy.

The articles on road and street
making which unpublished last week
were more portiatent and OF more
practical value than all else that APP
peared in all the papers of the county.
They demonstrate that stone founda-
ton is the one indispensable thing.
Your Blanco sand and gravel may
do as a surface fnish, but not for
q foundation.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10

We devote a good de'l OF oar
space this week to educational TOPICS
than which we recognize nothing
more important. By the way we
should have published the proceed
;nps of our Teachers Institute soon
or. had not the secretary for some
reason failed to furnish US with a
CODY.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10

The State Democratic executive
committee met az Lampasas AMI
decided to hold the Dsm2eratic
State nominating convention 10
S,p Antonio. The convention Will
net the first Tuesday IN August
and tie delegates attending Wi.
have the pleasure Of visiting one ..
She m0st interesting cite ~ tht
United States -Ey-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10

The coal miners strike in Great
Britain has been amicably adjusted.
The owners agree to pay an advance
If per cent. at once and grant a sec
ond advance of 5 per cent. on the 1st
of July next. The operators will go
TO work ut once.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10

The inaugural exercises OF the
Worlds Fair at Chicago will be held
Oct 10, 1892. precisely four hundred
wears subsequent 10 the discovery OF
America by Columbus. The fair
proper will open May l and close
Oct. 30, 1898.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10

BY the list of Gen. Hogg's appoint
ments in our last it appears he is to
apeak at New Braunfels July 4. He
makes no date for San Marcos,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10

The Court of Appeals at Albany
New York, has decided that property
purchased by pension money can not
he sold to satisfy an execution.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10

The Supreme Court of New York
has decided that the law recently
passed by the Legislature to execute
criminals by means of electricity is
constitutional. Four or FIVE men will
be executed by the new process at an
early day.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10

po.,r,yrly no communication published unless
Al, .ntsr's real name accompanies II. not for pub
to.,iou unless desired but for our osn eeneh'
and protection.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10
SAN MARCOS. TEXAS.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1890.

AL oosruuo,r'Os' for tie Pass rS'ss should be
,sn, 10 on Monday to insure Insertion the same
.ssk, and all Advertisements and bu'ines' notices
MT later than Wednesday Eaon,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10

See prospectus of The Standard
New York, Henry Gaorge's paper.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-04-10

Austin has fairly started on q boom