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San MaFcS-ift&lii;
I.H.JULIAN, "Prove All Things I Hold Fast that which la Cood.' ' - v' PROPRIETOR.
' ' ' ' ' ' " '. . ,
VOL. Vll. SAN MARCOS, HAYS CO., TEXAS, DECEMBER 29, 1877. ; ; NO. 8.
Vmmmaim - ' - 1 ..... . - .- " 1 - " - ' 1" ' ' ' ' ' ""
Free Press.
PUBLISHED EVERY SJTOBDAY BY
ISAAC II. JULIAN,
To whom a'l Letter should lie AttdreMed.
Office South side of Plaza.
BATES OF SUBSCRIPTION :
On yr, In advance .
Mix month! "
Three month "
1
7ft
RATES OF ADVF.RT18TNO.
On. quar,on Inxrilon f 1 00 1 ,ach ddltlon
I Insertion nnder on. month, 60 centaur
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legal and transient advertising puyabl. etrlo'ly
In advance.
Looal notice. 10 centa per line each Inaertlon.
Announcing candidate! lor olllce, oouuly, $ B.dO
For Dlatrlol or Stat, ofllco W.OO
Obituary notice ol over ten lines charged at
rlvertlslngratea.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Newspaper. 1
litEST TEXAS FREE PRESS; I. H. JULIAN,
V Editor, Publisher and Proprietor, olllce south,
cnat eorner Main I'laa. xt door lo th. post
onto.
Hunker.
M
ITOHBLL, GLOVER CO., Mitchell' Building
nry Wood) til rocrle.
DONAL30N JOHNSON, North aide Main
Plaae.
T V. HUrOHlNS CO., Weat aid. Main
J . Plain.
rp p. DAILEY BROS., Weat aide of the Main
1 Plata.
siTKIN (JIB3EN, South de of the Main
O Plata.
B 1110(39
Pl.ra.
(1. H... lforth aid. of the Main
B. FRT, South aide, Tlaza.
p J. O.SMITH, North Side Plaia.
Cm rocerle..
R. CUCREHAX A CO., north aid. of the
i plaaa, adjoining Harper'a atahle.
A 0. ME1NEKS, Weat aide Plaia. .
HARLES BOCK, South aid. Plaza.
Ocnggl t .
I) ATKOLDS 4 DANIEL, north aide of the Main
Ab Plaaa.
QTW OR VMM, TraTU Corner.
PliriUU n.
p;
KH. WOODS BLAKKMORU;, office In rYooda
ad Uaulal a Drug atora.
IR3.:DKNT0N. PENDLETON, office oppoalt.
AS Uuuaklaou A Johnsuu'a atore.
Denllat,
IAR. J. H. COMBS, office North aide of of the
U Jlalu
i Plaza.
Lawyer..
jUTCUWOS it FRANKLIH, in the Court-house.
o B. McBRIDE, office In th Court Hons,
0.
0 l BKLlNQ FiaHKIt, office In the Court Hous.
d
1 1. BROWN, offlc over Mitchell' stor.
L. turt Agent ana Notary Public.
' H. JULIAN, oiflce Faaa Paaaa Building, next
t door to vo.l office.
rpRATIS HOUSE, weat aid. Plaaa.
Beardiait lieu...
W1SIAN. West side of public square.
Dlilllaery Sloi..
HOFHEINZ, aouth aid. Plaza.
Usakery n.4 Oafrcliwnery .
rpREO. SIMO-t.MztaWwaM 4 PoatOBc.
CH. MAC, rear of Dovlnawy A C.'s black
; aaitk Skop.
Black.aultt.
1) THOMPSON, S. . cwr. Aa.tio Monutal. au.
Caraeater Hailder.
TOGELSASG, Saa Aua Hreet.
Urery 1 le atakles.
B. BALIS, Saa AalMi. Kmt.
CaMcl.si.kera.
WARD, eaat s4 f Pl.
j7atcaa.akr tat Jrvrrler.
BOSStTt. t ris.
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
OFFICIAL.
, eoaaiiii-4T bitbiot)
Bon. OntT Schleicher, of Do Witt Co.
aToa-3Ut Diaraiott
Hon. L. J. Storejp, ol Caidtrell Co.
RaraaMKTATiTaa 64THiTuott
Hon. J . V. Huteulne, of Haja Co.
Hon. W. M.Bust,ol OuadalntxCo.
laTMOT oouar Itra distsjot.
Hon. L. W. Moor., Presiding Judge, LaQrang,
via a or ioldimo oodkt.
Hare. id Mondaye In March and .September.
ciiukt orrtoriu.
Sterling Fisher, Jodge County Court. '
F.J. Mnnlove, County Attorney. ' '" '
Ed. J. L.Green, Clerk, i ! . i.
Jaa. A. Wren, Bli.rllf. 0. 8. Cock, Deputy.
C. W.Uroome, Junlcor lb Peao Pre,
I. M. Brvedlov. "
H.U.I-ltll. , ; " " ,- i "I. "
L. Smith. " " . "
No. 1
t
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i
II. A. Mcxeane, county Treaaurer.
A.lWatun, Aeaeesor. . . ..
Ben.C. Ilardlu, Purveyor.
D. P. Hopkins, Cnui'r Precinct Mo. 1.
O.K. Moor. " ' . ".
J. ft. Burleaon, " "3.
J.I,. Haaemore. " " " 4.
Geo. H. Ward, Cnnetable. '''
Tinas or Hfiuum Coiixtt n Paaomor CouaT
Criminal County Court Ut Monday lu each
womb.
County Conrt for CItII and Probata business
lat Monday in Folirusry April, Juue, August, Oo
lober and December.
Commissioners' Court 3d Mondaya In February,
May, August and November.
Jui.tioe 0')un Preciuct Ho. 1 lat Friday In each
month, San Marco.
Preciuct No. d Friday In each month MtClty
, " : 8 3d , " Wlmberlay'a Mill .
4 4th . " rirlpplng Sprluga.
Town orricana.
Mayor A. B. F. Kerr.
Council W. 0. IlulchlKon, W. B. Fry, L. W. Mllch-
ell,l). P. Hopklne, r. K. Turner.
Marnhal-A.B. Dalley.
;iii;uchi:n. .
MBTnODIST. Preaching 't the. Methodist
Church every Sabbalh. Jttv. J. S.Glllett, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN. Preaching at the Christian
("hurch on the second and fourth Sabbaths In each
mouth by Elder J.J. Williamson.
PRESBYTISM AN. Preaching at the Presbyte
rlan Church on the second and fourth tab
baihin.eaeh month oy the liev.W. t Kennedy.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL. Services aeoona
Sunday in each month ai 10i o'clock, a. at., and
7 p. m., (at Kt. Mark's Church.) Rev. Mr. Ajrrea,
Rector.
Austin Staira arrives at 12 o'clock .; fan
Antonio Stave arrives at 12 o'olook Both
Daily arrival. Mails close at 11 A
Gontsles.arrlvea Tuesdays and Fridayaatff r. 1
loavea at 8 a. at. next morning.
,,A. Von 8TB1M.P. M
AN ADDRESS TO THE SICK.
Do you want to purify the system f - '
Do you want to get rid nf Blllousaesa f 1 i
Do you waut something to strengthen youf
Do you want a good appetite t
Do you want to get rid of nervousness f
Do you want good digestion f
Do you want to sleep well f
Do yon want to build up your ennetllnllonl
Do you want a brisk and vigorous tocliug t
If you do,
TAKE
SIMlYZOXtJE'
LIVER
iUJaigNV..'-iiUvM
REGULATOR.
J. H. ZEILIN & CO.,
Sole proprietor Simmons' Liver Regulator,
Phllsdelpt'la.
THE FAVORITE
Home Kcmcily
I warranted not to
contain a single pnr
tide of Mercury, or
any Infurlous miner
al suhrlancf. but is
PUHKLY VKDST
BI.E, containing
tboe H luthcrn Kfots
and ilerha, which au
all-Wiaa Providence
baa nlaced In countries where Liver ,tspase most
prevail. IrwiuvnaK it Dito')l av a.
aAotKT or th I.iv Mtn Bowau, HaauLAra
rna Livaa akd raavast .
CHILLS AND FEVER.
la eminently a Family Medicine; and by being
kept ready for Immediate resortwlllsav. msny an
hour of aufferlag and many a dollar In t.m. and
doctors' mils.
After over Forty Tears' trial It la atlll receiving
th. mo.t unqualified testimonials to I la virtues
from persons ol th highest character and respAn
slbllity. Eminent pbysluana recommend It aa lb.
most
EFFECTUAL SPECCFIC
FOR CnirsTIPATlON, nEADACHE, PAIN IN
THE UOUi.DKR8,MZZINK!S, DOUR STOMACH,
BAII TASTE IN TH K MOCTH. BILLIOUS AT
TACKS. PAI.P1TATKIN OF THE HEART. P A 111
l! TH KKUION OPTHK KH'MKIJ, unni.Mh
INCT. GIMIM AND FtlRKBOHIM lr VIL,
ALL OF WHICH ARE THE OFFSPRING OF A
DISEASED LIVER.
COLIC IS CHILDREN.
For ebiMren cmplafrjit.g cf
colic, b'-a iarb. or stck aton.
arh.a iravpnlalrmcre will
give flirt. ChiUrrn, aa well
a ad'ilts eat avmetlniae too
aaach sapper, or at soan.
Ibin(hirh ilSN not dtgest
well, prodaciogsoar avmacfe.
keanbarn. r mifi
fA m ol Liver Kegol.tor
III rl r lii Tk sappliw
U rrof ef ail .. It I.
Ik. rfc.o't.r-"
Faally Mrdtcii e la tk.emcMI
IT HAS NO IftUAL.
(X1UT10X!
F rWr"-r Fr ."-1 SIMMON UT
ER klArLATOH - !." rnmr wvrm,
witb Trade Hark, f a 1 . at,ruk.
Iim etarr as gei
Price SI, 00 hiiaJipnia,Pa.
t.D BT U. I k 1 6iUT6.
fT. U-lj
IF WIS IMKT,
If be parttd, thoa thalt II
. ' Warm In the canter ef my heart,
Safe heltardfrora th world apart,
Like a pur., n.w born;mlody,
Untainted by ib world outald, '
' Charlahtdbym., b It, alone.
For llapur. aw.!.., all min..,
' ,' wilt thou In my haarl .bid.. , , ;
If w. do part, I'll k.p for the
Th eacrad etlllraa of lb Bight.
' That hour, aw.at lov., I thlna by light,
', Though olhara claim my day of ma ' "
The oold world sleeping at our feet,
Thy eplrltahell commune with nilo,
Wheu era upon oar pillow (bin,
My heart for thee la will b.at.
WAMI1IKUTOM I.IJITKR. '
Wasuinoton, D. C, )
Deo. 17, 1877. J ,
Congress adjourned for (he holidays
on Httturday.' Ua that day uotuiug
was douo ia ,tha Sooulo but to settle
"au bll'air ol honor" between Senutors
Gordon and . Conkliug, and confirm
llou. Uiohard McUoruiiclc as Com
missioner Ueueral to the Paris Expo
Hitiou. iSuuator Uutler ot tiouth Caro
lina iutruduccd u resolution instruol-
iug the Committee ou Privileges uud
Eleotions to inquire into the statements
made us to bin admission to theBeuato.
Tliis of course roi'ers to the charge ol
tieuutor Edmunds aa to oorrupt means
used to Bfccure the votoot Senator Pat:
teruou. The Seuuto deterred action
ou the resolution. 1 '
The difficulty between Gordon and
Conkling grew out ol a remark made
by the latter during the executive ses
sion ol' Friday, iSenutor Coukliug's
mauncr is not the most agreeable, aud
its likely that his manner more than
his words offended the Georgia Sena
tor. The ancient Hamlin wus head ot
the Committee whioh peaceab'y ar
ranged the difficulty. The selection of
Hutulin was an assurance that there
would not be tloodshed. lie never
killed anything but brook trout. ' '
McCormick's confirmation for a place
abroad is at least a relief.
The House llapublicans successfully
fought agaiust Fernando Wood's reso
lutioa authorizing committees to inves
tigate various departmental matters.
Let me venture a prophecy that they
will regret this success, aud will oheer
fully agreo to Mr. Wood's resolution.
' A dispatch received here Saturday
night sayx the lorce of Mexicans on
the Texas border is being largely and
raoidly iucreused. There is no doubt
of the fair intention ot Diaz in this and
our Goverumout cau enable him to
carry out his good designs by recogniz
ing him. As it now is we unjustly
make him weak by refusing to recog
nize him, yet hold him to the same
responsibility as ii he was strong.
Ail tho developments so fur an
nounced by the several committees in
vestigating our relations with Mexioo
go to ooufinu the belief that we have a
large element on this side of the liio
Grand, striving to precipitate war with
that oountry, including men high lu
official position. Whether we esoape
or not, the feeling is almost uniform
that a very slight indiscretion would
now provoke actual war.
The Paris Exposition Bill, as
amended by the Senate, passed, and
Mr. McCormick was confirmed as Com
missioner General without opposition.
Keso.
The following is the law in relation
to the burning of prairies, to be found
iu paschal's Digest : ' '
Article 2333. If sny person shall
wilfully burn, or cause to bo burned,
any woodland or prairie not hisown.at
any time between the first day of July
and the luth of February gueceeding,
he shall be fined not leu than fifty dol
lars nor more than three hundred dol
lars. Art. 2334. The offense named in
(ha rorps-oina? article is complete where
the person offending; acta; fire to his own
woodland or prairie, and the lire com
mnoicates to the woedland or prairie of
another.
A charming female writer saps that
men like to "pick the ladies to piece)."
It ia eertaialy very pleasaat Mmetuses
to take them apart.
low an IrrrTfrBt OI1 Unit !
IcratraM.'tl the ntorr ot KliJaK
sand tli HropholtJ
' , r llatul. , - , .
Samuel L.
Cltmen tit
Jot Nov.
th Atlantic
One trip the Captain had a olergy
man on board, but did not know bo
was clergyman since tho passenger
list did not betray the faot. ' He' teok
a treat liking lo this Rev. Mr. Peters,
and talked with him a great deal, told
him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps
of personal history, and wove a glitter
ing streak of profanity through , his
garrulous fabrip that was refreshing to
aspirit weary of. the dull neutralities
of undeoorated speeoh, One day the
Captain snid, "Peters, do you ever read
the Bible?" .' -;'?
W8ll yes." :.-iw.V.
"I judge it ain't often, by the way you
say it, 'Now you taokle it in dead
ernestonce, and you'll find it'll pay.
Don't you get discouraged, but hang
right on. First, you woDt understand
it; but by and by thioigs jrill begin to
clear up, and then you wouldn't lay it
down to eat." ; ' ' .' V ' ,
''Yes, I have heard that said."
"And it's 'so,' too. Thbre' ain't a
book that begins to compare with it. It
lays over 'em ull, Peters. There's some
tough things in it there ain't any get
ting srouod that, but you stick to them
and think them out, and when once
you get on the inside everything's plain
as day.' :" "''' " """
.... ( ; . . i , .
,!'The miiacles, too, Crptaih?" '
''Yes sir; The miracles too, Every
one of them. Now there's that buej-
dcss with the prophets of Baal; like
enough that stumped you?",,,,., ,!,., ,.
"Well, I don't know but'! : n .
"Own up,' now; it stumped you.
Well, I don't wonder.' You hadn't
had any experience in raveling such
thines out. and naturally it was too
many for you. Would you like to have
me explain that thing to you, and show
you how to get at the meat of these
matters?",. . .-',, ' :
"Indeed I would. Captain, if you
don't mind." ' j i
Then the Captain proceeded as fol
lows; "I'll do it with pleasure. First,
you see, I read and read, and thought
and thought, until I got to understand
what sort of people they were in the
old Bible times, and then aftor that it
was all clear and easy. Now this was
the way I put it up, concerning Isaao
nad the DroDhets of Baal. There was
some mighty sharp men amongst the
public characters of that old ancient
diiv. find Isaao was one of them. Isaac
had his failings plenty of them, too
it ain't for me to apologize for Isaao;
he pUyed it on the prophets of Baal,
and like enough, he was justifiable,
considering the odds that was against
him. No, all I say is 'twa'n't any
miraole, and that I'll show you so't
you can see it for yourself.
"Well, times had been getting
rougher and rougher for prophet
that is, propheU of Isaao's denomina
tion. There was 450 prophets of Baal
in the community, and only one Pres
byterian, that is, if Isaao was a Prea
byterian, whioh I reckon he was, but
it don't say. Naturally, the prophets
of Baal took all the trade. Isaao was
pretty low spirited, I reckon, but he
was a good deal of a man, and no doubt
he went a prophesying around, letting
on to be doing a land office business,
but 'twan't aey use ; he couldn't ran
any opposition to amouot to anything.
By and by things got dsspersto with
him; he seta his bead to work sod
thinks it all out, and then what does
he do ? Why, be begins to throw out
biota that the other parties are this
and tnat aaa a oiuir, mnaiiuj . w
ite may be. but jn kiud of under-
minim their reputation ia a quiet way.
This aaade Ulk, of course, and finally
got to tho King. The King asked
Iaaae what be meant by his ulk. Say
Iaaae, ' Ob, nothing particular; only
oaa they pray down fire from beavea
on an altar? It ain't aucb, assy be.
your Majesty, only can they doit?
That's the idea.' So the Kiug was a
good deal disturbed, and he went to
the prophets of Bsal, and they said,
pretty airy, that if he had an altar rea
dy, they wore ready; and they intimat
ed he better get it insured, too. , ,
"So next morning alt tho children
of Israel and their parents, and tho
other people, gathered themielvei to
gether. Well, ' here was that great
orowd of prophets of Baal paoked to
gether on one side, and Issso walking
up and down all alone on the other,
putting up his job. When time was
called, Isaao let on to be eomfortablo
and indifferent; told the Other team to
take the first innings1, So they went
at jt, the whole 450, praying around-tho
altar, very hopeful, and doing their
level best. Thoy prayed an hour
two hoursthree hjjirs and so on,
plumb till noon, It wa'n't any use
they hadn't took a triok, , Of course
they felt kind' of ashamed before all
those people, and well they might.
Now, what would a magnanimous man
do? Kecpstill, wouldn't he? Of course.
What did Isaao do? He graveled the
prophets of Baal every way he could
think of. Says he, 'You don't speak
loud enough ; your God's asleep, liko
enough,' or may be he's taking a walk;
you want to holler, you know' or
word, to thateffeot; I don't recollect
the exaot language. Mind, I don't
apologise for Isaao, he had bia faults.
l"Well, the prophets of Baal pruyed
along the (jest they knew how all, tho
afternoon, and never raised , a spark.
At last, about sundown, they wre all
tuckered out, and they owned up and
quit. '..'"'.'; -.i
"What does Isaac do, now ? He stcpB
up and says to some friends of his
there, ' Pour four barrels of water on
the altar 1' Everybody was astonished,
for the other side had pruyed ut it dry
you know, and got whitewashed. They,
poured it on. Says he, ' heave on, four
more.' Then he says, heave on four
more, i wsive oarreis, you see, alto
gether. ' The water ran all over the al
tar, and all down the Bides, snd filled
up a trench around it that would hold
a couple of hogsheads 'measures,' it
V 'a' .,- . . a .. .
says; l reckon it means aoout a nogs-
head. Some Of the people were going
to put on their things and go, for they
allowed he was Crazy. They didn't
know. Isaao. Isaao knelt down and
began to pray; he strung along and
strung along, about the heathen in dis
tant lands.and about the sister church
es, and about the State and the coun
try at large, and about those that's in
authority in the Government, and all
the usual programme, ou know, till
everybody bed got tired aud gone to
thinking about something elac, and
then, all of a sudden, when nobody
was noticing, he outs with a match aud
rakes it on the under sideaof his leg,
and pffl up the whole thing blazes .
like a house afire. Twelve barrels of
water? Petroleum, sir, petroleum 1
that's whst it wag I"
"Petroleum, Captain ?"
"Yes sir ; the country wa full of it.
Issae knew all about that. You read
the Bible. Don't you w irry about t he
tough place. They ain't tough when
you oo me to think tbem out and throw
light oo them. There ain't a thing ia
the Bible but what ia true; all you
want i to go prayerfully to work aoi
cipher out how 't was done."
Fair woman is beginning to mske
inquiry abont that proposition for aa
exhibition of beautiful women at tho
French Exposition. It will be unique,
at all event, and our American girls
must leara the details of the compo
lition so that they may prepare for
tba trial with their European sisters.
Wibvvefotto practice the most
rigid economy al such a tin s thia,"
remarked a maa tho other Jay to a
crowd oa the stdew.Ik. "I have top
ped all the pcr for which I formerly -
abKribed. and don't bay candy toy
aad such tramptry for tie elnldreer
timet are herd. Cotae ia, boys, as4
takeadriakr-.Ce.
'i
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