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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-02

The northern press, 50 far. has
been very placid aver the demise Of
Mr.. Davis. Much Of the thunder
winch had been prepared. both north
and south will have to be laid away
Don't cry boys, you can use some Of
it during the year 1892 il it don't
get stale on YOU.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-02

From Miss Mary Il. Martin one Of
the teachers. we some weeks since
received a copy Of the 9Th annual
report Of the Board Of Directors OF
the Dallas Publc Schools, and meant
TO have made earlier acknowledg
ment report indicates the right
zpirit at Dlllas in regard 10 tins in
p1rtart interest We propose max
ing some extracts hereafter f1r the
eiihsati0u u orr tJEu council and
..l-rs
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-02

We notice that our old friend DR.
Beach. Of the Houston Echo, offers il
for sale, having all he can DO aside
from It's management The Eco is
the staunch advocate Of the rights Of
the labJring classes Tue Doctor S
pen would be misscl We hope Il
he sells it uill be to a worthy sue
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-02

The Farmers Alliance are getting
down to practical facts, as indicated
by various conventions of that hon
orable body. They Nre on the road
TO succeSS,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-02

Show us one man who has been
converted from an error by harsh nc
cusations, and wo will show you a
thousand who have been converted
by mild persuasions.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-02

We notice there is tremendous
boom going on in Lpredo-on paper
On which we have only to re
mark, in the language of Mother
Goose:
"Heighho, CANNON and spinage.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-02

"The grippe or influenza is pre-
vailing in an epidemic form in Europe
and it is felred will extend to the
United States.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-02

Robert Browning, the great En-
glish poet, is dead.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-01-02

she-Yhat do you suppose supports
the vast arch of the heavens?
He-The moonbeams, guess.-Lowell
Citizen.
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Night Air.

An extraordinary fallacy is the
dread of night air. What air can we
breathe at night but night air? The
choice is between pure night air with
out and foul air from within. Most
people prefer the latter-an unaccount-
able choice. What will they say if it
is proved to be true that nearly one
half of all the diseases we suffer from
are occasioned by people sleeping with
their windows shut? An open win
dow most nights in the year cannot
hurt anyone. In great cities night air
is often the best and purest to be had
in tW enty-four hours. | could better
understand shutting the windows i'll
town during the day than during the
night, for the sake of the sick. The
absence Of smoke, the quiet all tend 10
make night the best time for airing the
patient. One of our highest medical
authorities OH consumption and climate
has told me that the air Of London is
never SO good as after 10 O'Clock al
night. Always air your room then
from the outside air, if possible. Win
dows are made to open, doors are made
to shut-a truth which seems extreme
ly difficult of apprehension. Every
room must he aired from without,
every passage from within.
S0niI0ay No1la.
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Alive i'm Her Coffin.

NEWPORT, KY, May 1.-THE wife
Of John Korb, 60 years Of age, living
Oh the river road near Four Mile, was
to all appearances dead last Monday,
after long spell of sickness. The
body was prepared for burial, and on
Wednesday, while the pallbearers were
carrying the casket from the. church,
they heard a noise inside the coffin,
and upon removing the lid the woman
was found to be alive, but too weak to
speak.
The greatest CONSERVATION among
relatives and others in attendance en-
sued. When the woman opened her
eyes, women screamed and ran about
as if demented. Some tainted. Many
of the men lost their presence of mind.
and it was only when the woman sat
up that aid was extended. She could
not speak, and was evidently frighten-
ed at her situation. She WAS taken in
to the church and made comfortable
while a physician was sent for. Before
he arrived the woman moaned, started
to an upright position, and fell back
dead. The physician Oh arrival pro-
nounced her dead. and she was buried
at once. There is much excitement in
the neighborhood, and many believe
she should not have been buried.
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An Arab Legend.

There is quaint Arabian legend
which tells OF pilgrimage to Mecca OF
two devout followers Of the Prophet
Abouk iourneycd on foot; Selim was
mounted on Il camel. At nightfall
both the pilgrims had reached spring
of water in the desert, where grew a
few palm trees.
at is Il long and tedious Journey"
said Abouk.
"On the contrary, it is short and
pleasant" answered Selim. 81 was
cheered by mirage on the horizon,
wherein i saw the spires of the tenn
pies of the holy city"
"Hhere was no mirage, no holy city
20 be seen ~ angrily declared Abouk.
"There were, instead, legions of ven
omous ants in the sand that bit and
poisoned my flesh"
"Not single ant was on the DESERT"
reioined Selim.
The two pilgrims were quarreling
iiercely when good priest, also jour
neying toward Mecca, came up. He
listened to them patiently.
"Peace, my brethren," he said at last.
Let us leave these questions until to-
morrow night to decide. In the mean
time, let Selim 60 on foot and Abouk
ride the camel"
They consented to this exchange of
nlaccs. On the next night it was
Abouk who had seen the glorious Wis
ions and found the journey pleasant,
and it was Selim who had been bitten
by the ants.
'"My brothers," said the priest, we
are all going to Mecca, whether we
walk or ride; but Selim cannot see
what Abouk sees unless he stands
where Abouk stands. 1t is well to
change places occasionally.
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Crllcl Silence.

There are times wiIcn speech is un-
eca>Uuahlc but there are also Tines
when silence is wrong, and even cruel.
# there is much said tbat should hey
or have been breathcd, there Ii also
much that ought to have free utter
ance which is never spoken. 1t is
possible to estimate the amount OF
hanpincss and benefit that is suppress
cd by tl:is un'imcly silence. y group
OF persons are discussing Tic clarac-
ter of one, known, perhaps, only
silently to most of them. Some one
speaks diSparingly of him, or relates
some incident tending to lessen him
in their esteem. Another who Is pres
cnt knows this TO be incorrect; but ILL
stead Of vi dica!ing him from The
false charge, he says nothing. lie
may be shy OF expressing himself {;
he nlay persuade himself that it Is not
his affair; lG may dislike to appear
antagonietic whatever be his reason,
he does the absent one an irretrlevable
injury by 4 silence that must be dccnl-
cd c0wardly. The unIavorable i'm
preston which lie might have cor.
rcctcd sinks into the memories OF
those who have heard it, and is prob
ably never entirely rtl;iccd. Had he
simply uttered what he knew to be
true ut the moment Of need, all this
would have been prevented. In gen-
eraI, when The character or conduct OF
any absent one is as'ailcd, 1t IS the
part ul kindness TO rciutc it, IL posi-
bic: or, if this can not be, TO present
some point in which he eNccls, and
which may turn the scale of esteem III
his favor. There is in each one such
a mixture of good ard bad, admirl-
ble and blamable, that the way he is
judged largely depends upon where
The emphasis is laid. Therefore, all
q pod will and Kindness demand that,
while we bury his faults in oblivion,
we should speak freely and fully OF
his excellence.
Phitadclphia Public LcdJcr.
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INFALLIBLE CURE FOR TooTII-
ACHE. Those of our readers who
have felt the eXcruciating, pangs OF
this disease, and who, like ourselves,
have experienced but little human
sympathy on such occasions, will no.
doubt be gratified to be in possession OF
a remedy which will, i'm all probabili-
ty, forever quiet the unmercilul otlen-
der.
On one occasion, while laboring un-
der the torture of this distressing dis
ease, 6. friend entered the room, and,
after learning the cause of our suffer-
ing, joyously exclaimed
"Why, my dear friend, | can cure
you in five minutes"
"How? how ?" cnuuirrd We:
"Have YOU any alum ~
"Yes."
"Bring it and, some common salt"
They were produced. Our friend
pulverized them, and mixed them in
equal quantities then wet small
piece of cotton, causing the mixed
powder to adhere, and placed it in the
hollow tooth.
"There," said he "if that does not
cure you, l Will forfeit my head. "
1t was as he predicted. On the intro
duction of the mixed alum and salt. q
sensation of coldncss was experienced,
which gradually subsidized, and with il
the torment of the toothache.
PhiladcLphia Forum.
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Some Good Rules for Dysprptics.

|. Eat two meals q day.
.. Eat slowly, masticate the food
very thoroughly, even more so, If pos
sible, than is required in health.
3. Avoid drinking at meals; at
most take few sips of warm, unstim-
ulating drink at the close Of the meal
if the food is very dry in character.
4. In general dyspeptic stomachs
manage dry food better than that con-
tanning much fluid; so avoid light
soups.
5. Eat neither very hot nor cold
food. The best temperature is about
that of the body. Avoid exposure to
cold soon after eating.
&. BE careful to avoid excess in eat
ing. Eat no more than the wants OF
the system require. Strength depends
not on what is eaten, but on what is
digested.
!. Never take violent exercise of
any sort, either mental or physical,
either just before or just after Il meal.
1t is not good to sleep Immediately al
ter eating.
s. If it is thought necessary to cat
three times u day make the last meal
very light. For most dyspeptics two
meals are better than more.
9. Never eat m0rsel Of amy sort
between meals.
10. Never eat when very tired,
whether exhausted from mental or
physical labor.
ii. Never eat when the mind is
worried or the temper is rutfied, if it is
possible to avoid doing so.
~. Eat only food that is easy OF d.
gestion, avoiding complicated and i'll
digestiblc dishes, and taking but two
or or three kinds at meal.
13. Most persons will be benefited
by the use of oatmeal, wheat meal, OF
graham flour, cracked wheat, and 9TH
er whole-grain preparations, though
many will find it necessary to avoid
vegetables, especially when fruits arc
taken.
II. Some kind of fruit, ripe, fresh
or in the simple form Of stewed or can
ned should be eaten ut breakfast, us
fruit promotes digestion. The use OF
fruit obvates the necessity of drinking
while eating, and for those who have
been habituated to drinking, 4 dish OF
stewed apples or pruncs, will serve as
| we'll
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-06-04
Daniel Webstcr'S knowledge of tht
Bible.

While mere lad he read with such
power and expression that the passing
teamsters, who stopped to water thel
horses, uses to get "Webster's boy" to
come out beneath the shade of the
trees and read the Bible to them.
Those who heard Mr.. Webster, in
later life recite passages from the He
brew prophets and the Psalms, say that
he held them spellbound, while each
passage, even the most familiar, came
home to them in new meaning. one
gentleman says that he never received
such ideas of the majesty OF God ana
the dignity Of man as he did one clear
night when Mr.. Webster, standing in
the open air, recited the eighth Psalm.
Webster's mother observed another
old fashion of New England in train
ing her son. She encouraged him to
memorze such Scriptural passages as
impressed him. The boys retentivc
memory, and his sensitiveness to the
Bible metaphors and to the rythm OF
the English version, stored his MIND
with Scripture. On one occasion the
teacher of the district school offered a
jack-knife to the boy who should recite
the greatest number of verses from the
Bible. When Webster's turn came, he
arose and recled off so many verses
that the master was forced to cry.
enough" 1t was the mothers train.
ing and the boys delight in the idi-
oms and music of King James's ver-
sion that made him the ''Biblical Con-
cordance of the Senate"
But these two factors made him
more than "concordance.' The He.
brew prophets inspired him to elo-
uucnt utierances. He listened to
them, until their vocabulary and idi-
oms, as expressed in King James's
tran Station, became his mother tongue.
Of his lofty uttcrances it may be said:
as Wordsworth said of Milton's poe.
try, they are "Hebrew in soul"
rhcrefor.' they project themselves into
the future.
The young man who would he q
writer that shall he read, or all orator
whom the people will hear, should
study the English Bible. Its singular
beauty and great power as literature,
the thousand, sentiments and associa-
tons which use has attachedto it, have
made it mightier force than any 9th
er book.-IoHih'S Companion.
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NERVOUS CHlLDKEN.-Never scold
or make fun Of them. They suffer
enough without your threats or sar-
casm. Don't let them know you see
their awkwardness when in company,
nor their grimaccs when alone. A
case was reported by the Boston GLOBE,
of Il boy ten years old who, Oh being
veNed, and often without any apparent
provocation, will clench his hands and
make the IN ost fri@htful contortons OF
the muscles of his face and head, till
his poor mother fears lie is idiolic. BY
no means. He is the brightest boy in
his class at school,, but lie is Of high
" nervous temperament, and has not
been taught to control the little wires,
so to speak, on which he is strung.
This is no single case. There are thou
sands of children who give way to
their nerves in similar fashion. Never
whip them. a prominent physician
in this city says the man or woman
who whips a nervous child should for
every blow given receive five. 1t is
or duty 10 encourage and help them.
BE patient with them. They are the
making of our future successful men
and women. for they will work hard
at whatever they undertake. Brace
up your own nerves first, and then be
indulgcnt toward your over-nervous
children.
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How 10 Deal with the Fallen.

Many i'm the church have little or
no patience with the feeble and way
ering. Paul SAYS, "If Il man be over
taken sn a fault, We that are spiritual
restore such an one.n But many who
are influential in the church have lit
tie or no patience with the unsteady.
No effort may he made to discipline
them, and, on the other hand, no cf-
fort is made to restore them ; but they
are left as rubbish in the church. In
calling upon such pastorally | have
found them in doubt whether they
were church members or not. No one
not even a class-lcader, had been look
ing them up, and whether in thc
church or out of it they could not tell.
Jesus would have us look after tic
wanderers, and he would have Us
deal tenderly with them. Some have
none but sharp words for the unfaith-
full. When Jesus found one who had
been "ovcrakcn in fault" he spoke
as tenderly to him as ever did Il moth
er to her child.
Peter, in the hour of Chri"ts arrest, =,
forsook him and fled. lie then "f'l-
lowed him afar afr" sat down" with
his enemies, denied him, and finally
"swure" that he "knew not the man. y
Rather Il faulty Christian Had .je-
sus possessed the spirit of many in the
church, he would have said, when he
found him among his disciples, "iou
william are you here among my dis
ciples to disgrace them and my
church ! Out of this ~ But he did
not-did not even refer specially to
his sins, did not so much as say, "Pe-
ter, l am sorry you cursed and sworc
,he other day" But in his own ten-
der, significant way, he said, "Petcr,
lowest thou ne ?" And that, it seems,
was almost enough to kill Peter. The
Saviour's delicacy in not referring To
his fault, while he sought to win him
from his sins, melted his heart, while
severe denunciation could only have
crushed him and sunk him in tho
deepest despair Some might have
thought that it would not do to re-
store one who had denied his Lord
and cursed and swore, but in the first
revival effort after the Savior's asccn-
sion Peter had the leadership, and
three thousand were converted TO God.
No wonder that Jesus in the early
morning along the shore Of the lake
took more notice of Peter than of the
more faithful John, James and An
drew. He was after the one sheep
that had gone astray. The "nincly
and nine" were now safe in the fold.
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Tie Girls of Thirty Years Ago.

No parent or casual observer who is
deeply interested in the rising genera
ton OF girl; and young ladies can but
mark tic wide difference Of the girls
of thirty years ago ana of to-day. The
immoral tendencies of the times, Gus
tom and fashions; the privileges al
lowed by parents to their young daugll-
terS, all have q tendency 10 break down
the safe guards which once protected
them. Thirty years ago the girl OF ID
wears was obedient to the slightest
wishes Of, AMI 4 help 10 her mother in
household duties. She did not have to
he persuaded and begged to do this or
that. "Oh, pa or ma, | can't" never
escaped her lips, for obedience was a
pleasure and Il cherished virtue. Her
" hole thoughts were not upon
"bangS" and the boys. She did not
"step out upon the carpet" before she
entered her Teens. and make show OF
herself upon every chance OCCASION.
No, she was modest in hcr dcm"anor
and never talked slang nor u&eh by
words. She had RESPECT for elders,
and was rot above listening to words
.oc e. unset from those older than her
self. She did not know as much as
her mother, nur did she think that her
Judgment was as good aS that Of her
Grandmother. She did not go to par
ties by the time she WIS ten years old,
a*d Stay till midnight dancing wit
any young man who happened to he
nrc%cnt. She went to hCl in season
and slept the sleep OF innocence, rose
up in tic morning happy and capable
of giving happiness. such were the
girls OF thirty years ago. Now, who is
to blame for the great change which
has taken place: Not the girls, NO?
The parents there is where the Whole
blame lies
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ton of the County Board of Equalization, in
increasing the returns Of the Bank.
The Bill was however defeated by the Sen
ate.
The only two cases which have consider
ed on appeal was one from Greenville aud the
other from Laurens In both OF which | suS-
tanned the action Of the County Boards Of
Equalization In raising the returns.
The decisions ofthc County Boards OF Equal
izatinn on returns Of personal property Is
final on the part of the State and no appeal
thcrcGrom lies for The State to the Comptroller
General.
The party whose return is increased above
what he considers the true value OF his prop
erty has the right Of appeal. Further. 1t is
the duty OF the Auditors to take the decis-
ion Of the Boards and be governed by the
same in making up the tax books.
have thus given you the history of how
this question OF the taxation of Banks was
raised and how have cndcavorcd 10 dis
charge my duty in relation thereto, In order
to correct the errors into which Mr.. Jones has
fallen in Is article.
Mr.. Jones uniform kindness to me, both as
an officer and an individual. has won for I'm
my esteem and friendship. and am sure he
has no disposition 10 he cenSoriOus, but that
lie has let his zeal lead INN into errors in his
advocacy Of public matters which he thinks
needs correcting.
No one realizes more fully than the many
inequalities existing In our system OF nXa-
tiOn, and no one has endeavOrcd more faith
fully Than have to assist III the administra-
lion Of the laws justly and fairly.
One word as to the taxation Of Railroads.
The State Board of Equalization on Rail-
roads have the duty imposed upon them Of
not only equalizing the returns OF railroads
rs between the roads, hut also in reference TO
other property In the State. The railroad as
scSsments represent now about one eighth Of
the entire property OF the State. This Board
has discharged Its duty TO the best of its abil-
ity.
If however, any one can show by affidavit
before proper tribunal that any of the OFF,
GERS OF Slate charged with the aumi nStration
Of the taxes have criminally and negl!gently
failed to execute the law, that Mr.. Earle who
has never lost a case for the State during his
term of four years as Attorney General, will
prosecute them to the best Of his ability.
Respectfully,
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Little Things.

A very sensible writer says to young
persons. "Whatever you do, if it he
only to put OH your hat or throw aside
your gloves, do it decidedly and ear
nestly, eschewing all listlessness."
Don't laugh at this little bit Of advice,
for, simple as it is, I assure you it is
more important than you imagine.
Why? Because if you are lstless in
little things, you will be listless also in
great ones; and if you put energy of
will into small matters, you will ac-
quire the energy of will requisite for
the doing of important duties. With
out such acquired energy of will you
cannot give that attention to study and
work which is essential to success.
Remember that the main thing i'll
achieving results is attention-close at
tention, energetic attention, continued
attention. To gain this power you
must will to do even little things with
an energy which while it uses also in
crcases strength. Be strOng-willed,
therefore, but be sure that you are also
right-Willed.
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How to Drink Milk.
]. S. WERNER.

Don't swallow milk fast and in such
big gulps. Sip it slowly. Take four
minutes at least to finish that glassful,
and don't take more than good tea
spoonful at one sip.
When milk goes into your stomach
it is instantly curdled. IF you drink
a large quantity at once, it is curdled
into one big mass, on the outside Of
which only the Juices of the stomach
can work. If you drink it in little
sips, each little sip is curdled up by it,
self, and the whole glassful finds itself
In q loose lump made up Of little
Jumps, through, around and among
which the stomach's juices may perco-
late and dissolve the whole speedily
and simultaneously.
Many people, who like milk and
know its value as strength-giver,
think they cannot use it because it
gives them indigestion. Most of them
could use it freely if they would only
drink it in the way / have described,
or if they would, better still, drink it
hot. Hot milk seems to lose good
deal of its density; you would almost
think it had been watered; and it also
seems to lose much of its sweetness,
which is cloying TO some appetites.
IF the poor only knew and appreci-
ated the value of milk taken in this
way, am sure there would not be so
much beer-drinking among them.
There are thousands of hard-working
Scrubwomcn, washwomen, factory
girls, and even shop-girls in this city,
who drink beer with their meals be-
cause it gives a little stimulant to their
tired bodies, and don't understand
that it is only like applying whip to
q weary horse, instead of giving him
oats. If they only knew, they would
find in this simple draught as much
real strength as in barrel of beer.
NcW York Tribune.