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5an Marcos Fee wess I. II. JULIAN, 'Prove All Things I .Hold Fast that which Is Good." PROPRIETOR VOL. VII. SAN MARCOS, HAYS CO., TEXAS, FEBRUARY 23, 1878. NO. 16. Free Press. VUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY ISAAC II. JULIAN, To whom Letter should be Addressed. Office South side of Plaza. UATEr) OF 8UH8CRIPTI0K; naeyear. In advance f lx months " " rhN. mflnLhl 11 75 RATES OF ADVERTISING. On. aquars.on. insertion 1 00 1 each addition al Insertion under on. montb, 60 etnt. p.r square. I mo. S moil. mos. I M 1 Square i " 3 " . 4 " . U eolm. . 'H " 1 " . 2.50 I 6.00 4.50 1 S OO T.df 10 00 8 no I li oo son j 16.00 15.00 I 25.00 35.00 35.00 i too lioo 13.00 10 00 15.00 36.00 lo.oo xo.eo 35.00 35.00 45.00 (10.00 6l CO 1OC.00 One Inch In pace constitutes a square. Legal and transient advertising payable strictly n advance. i n.! notices. 10 eents per line each Insertion. Announcing candldatea for offlde, county, t 6.00 For Dlstrlo or State offices, '"-,,u Obituary notlcei ol over ten lines charged at dvertlslng ratea. BUSINESS DIRE0T0RY. iMewapaper. it? IT TEXAS FUEB PRESS, I. H. JCI.IAN, Y Editor. Publisher and Proprietor, office south east corner Main Plaza, next door to the post ulDce. Banker. M' ITOHELIi, GLOVER CO., Mitchell's Building nry ood) md Groceries. DONALSON & JOHNSON, North side Main Plaza. T v. tiurcmss & CO., West aide' Main ') , Plaza 'P P. P. DAILET 4 BROS., West aide of the Main 1 Plaza. STE1S UIE3EN, South a de of the Main Plaza. BWOGS O. H., North aide of th. Main Plaza. B. FRY, South side Tlaza. p J. C. SMITH, North Side Plaza. (irocerloa, DR. COCREHAM CO., north side of the , plaza, adjoining Harper's stable. QHARLES BOCK, South side Plaza. r u e r l a t . I) AY MOLDS DANIEL, north aide of the Main I Plaza. 0 TTO GRIMM, Travis' Corner. p It jr I c I a ns. DUS. WOODS BLAKEMORK, office in Woods and Daniel a Drug store. DRS. DENTON & PKSDLETON. office College street, nearly opposite Hutchison 6 Uo.'s store. Do nil t, D R. J. U. COMBS, office North side of of the Main Piaza. dawrert. IT S. UTCHISON.ii FRANKLIN, ia the Court-hoaae. B. McBRIDE, office in the Court House, gTERLlXG FISHER, office in the Court House. 0- 1. BROWN, office over Mitchell's store. LindAgenlandNolary Public T a. JULIAN, offlce Pass Paeas Building, next X door to post omce. H.tels, PRAVIS HOUSE, west side Plaza. Ilonrdinsi lioiiati. Q W1SI.VS. West side of public squaw. .tfillinory store. JJ HOF HEINZ, south side Plaza. p H. RaU, rear of Devinaey A Ce.'s Black i smith Shop. Dlacksmitla. J) THOXPSOjr, f . t. cor. Aastia k Moaatala sts Carsteater Hnild.r. T0GELSA5G, Saa Aatoaf. atreet. Lirarr aai Sal Mlablea. B. BALIS, Saa Aatoal. street. C i - ! 1 a k ra. TWA ED, east aide f Pla a. tratchaaakcr Jeweler. - KOBB1TS. east aMs pla.a. GENERAL DIRECTORY. OFFICIAL. eoNoassswin era distsict: Hon. Oustave Schleicher, of DeWlltCo. aaaiToa 31st distbiot; Hon. L. J. Storey, of Caldwell Co. asrststirriTivEs 04tiiistuict: lion. J. V. Hutchlns, of HayaCo. Hon. W. M. Bust, of GuadalupeCo. DISTBIOT U0HKT 16TII DISTRICT. Hon. L. W. Moor., Presiding Judge, LaQrange. Tinas or aoiBiaa oookt. Hats. 3d Mondays la March and September. oovsTf omoaaa. Sterling Fisher, Jndg. ponntj Court, F.J. Manlove, County Attorney. Fjt. J. L. Green, Clerk. Jaa. A. Wren, Sheriff. 0. 1. Cock, Deputy. C. W.Grooma, Justice of th. Peace Pre. No. 1 1. M. Breedlof., ' " " 1 H. O. Littles. " - ' " " " S L. Smith, " " " " H. A. MoMeaua, County Treaaur.r. A. Heaton, Aasessor. Ben. C. Hardin, Surveyor D. P. Hopkins, Com'r Precinct No. 1. D.K.Moore ' ' " 3. J. ft. Burleaon, " " " S. J . Li. Baieniore. " " " 4. Geo. U. Ward, Constable. Tinas or noLnma Cooirrr tm Pricikct Codetk Criminal County Court 1st Monday in each month. County Court for Civil and Probate business 1st Monday in February April, Juue, August, Oc tober and December. CouiruissionerB' Court 3d Moudaya in February, May, August and November. Justice Court Precinct No. 1 1st Friday In each mnutb, San Marcoa. Precinct No. 2 3d Friday in each month MtClty. " 8 3d " Wtinberley'a Mill ' lh " Dripping Springs. town orricKM. Mayor A. B. F. Kerr. Council W. O. Hutchison, W.JB. Fry, L. W. Milch ell, D. P. Hopkins, P. K. Turuer. Marshal-A. B. Dalley. ;iiiuciiivM. M ETnODIST. Preaching at the Methodist Church every Sabbath. Krv. J. 8. Glllett, Pastor. CHRISTIAN. Preaching at the Christian t'hurcb on the second and fourth Sabbathain each month by Elder J. J. Williamson. PRESBYTERIAN. Preaching at the Presbyte rian Church on the second and fourth etab balhin eaeh month by the Rev. W. L, Kennedy. PROTESTANT EI'ISCOPAL.-Servicea aecona Sunday in each montb at 10)J o'clock, a. at., and Ip.ai., t St. Mark's Church.) BAPTIST. Preaching at the Christian Church on the third Sunday in each month, by Bev, Mr. Wright. MAILS. Anntln Stage arrives at 13 o'clock San Antonio Stage arrives at 13 o'clock M. Both Daily arrivals Mails close st 11 a m; Gonzales.arrivna Tuesdays and Fridays at 6 P. at.; leave at S A. h. next morning. A. Von Stkih, P. M. AN ADDRESS TO THE SICK. Do you want to purifj the sypt m ? Do you want to get rid of Biliousness T Do you want Bonietbinrf to strengthen you? Do you want a good appetite f Do you want to get rid of nervousness! Do you want good dlgeslfitn f Do you want to sleep well ? Do you want to build up your constitution ? Do you waut a brink and vigorous lee ling t II you ao, TAKE SIMMONS' I.IVER REGULATOR. J. H. ZEILJN & CO., . Hole proprietors Simmona' Liver Itegulator, FbllaaeipDia. THE FAVORITE Home Kniicdy Steers. Is warranted not to cnt'iain a fciufclt- par ticle of Mercury, or any injunoua miner al suliHlance. but is I'UHKLY VKtiET. AHI.K, cnritainin those H tuthern Rents and Herbs, which an Ali-Wlse providence haa Haced In countries where Liver iHsease most nrevill. It will Cl'aa ALL DlHAfes OVftH T B- BAsnaxiKT or thk Livaa as Bowels, HaouLAra TH. LlVRB AND PaKVKST CHILLS AND FEVER. ai.TITIO.NS' LI VEX lIMil'Lt l OU Is eminently a Family Medicine: and by being kept ready for immediate resort will save many au hour .1 Buttering and many a dollar in time and doctors' bills. After over Forty Tears' trial It Is still reviving the most unqualified testimonials to ita virtues friim persons of the highest character and repon M'oiiity. Eminent physicians recommeod it as the most EFFECTUAL.SPECSFIC FOR CONSTIPATION, HEADACHE, PAIN IN THE SHOL'I.DKRS.I IZZlNK,OOL'R STOMACH, BAD fASTK IN TH K NOCTH. BII.UOLS AT TACKS, PALPITATION Or TI1K HEA KT. PAIS IV Til K KKl.itlN llr 1 n K K i.r.ls. nr.ero.i if ENCV. GtIOM AND FiiKEBnliINU 'F EVIL, ... r. uni.i, -oo fu u nerdDifiVil .11.' A DISEASED LIVEB. a , I.I, ur SRILn sns inn uuji u...u wv COLIC IX CHILDREN. For children complalnfrg cf colic, headache, or tick atom acb, a trakpoonlol or more will yfve reMer. Children, at well at adult eat omettinea to much opper, or eat ome tbiogvbich doe not digeit veil, produaogaoor atonach Leariboro. r rr-atleauee; aro'sd doaa of Lirer Kegnlatof will glee relief- Tbiaapplle t pereAna of all age. It Is the rteapet, paret ad hret Faintly MediciM fa the world! IT HAS NO EQUAL. C.1UT10X! bv M Towlm Prepareal SIM MOTS UT- rs it M Ltrni aalcsa taear aTar rratr. wtth Trm4 Slark. Stsaap aaa Signatar. aaarvkaa. Use atker Is reeraia. J, Urn aaXsMa & CJ., rice tl.ee ssillas1elphi,f . P OLD BT ALL HtSCIaTJ. Sept- 16-ly JVOKl ANU FaLOL'Ull. raoa tus o(bmax ar woLruAita atuusa. There once was a Count, o I've beard It said Who felt that bis end drew near) Ard be called his sons belor. his bed To part them his goods and gear.- ..'.'' He called tor Ma plough, he called for his sword, TLt gallant, good and brave; Tb.y brought him both at tb.tr father's word, And thus bs his bleestugsgsvsi "My first. born son, my pride and might, Do thou my sword retain l My oaatle on the lordly height, And all my broad domain. "On tbes, my well-loved younger boy, My plough I hers bestow, A peacetul life abalt thou enjoy, In the quiet vale below." ) i , Contented sank th. sir. to real, Bow all was given away ; The sous held true his last behest, K'enon their dying day. I "Now tell us what cam. of the steel of flams, Of the castls and Its knight I And tell ns what cam. ot the vale so tamo, Aod the humble peasant wightt" 0 ask not of me what the end may be I Ask bf the country round I The oastle Is dust, the sword is rust, The height Is but desert grouud. But the vale spreads wide In the golden prld. Ot the autumn auulight now ; It teems and it ripens lar auil wide. And the houor abides with the plough. Cure lr Uvaaiip. Mr- llolluud bits the nail exactly on the head ia the iollowiug words irom iscribuer's lor January : What is the euro tor gossip? Simply culture. There is tt great deal of gos sip that has no nialiguity in it. Good oaturcd people talk ubuut their neigh bors because and ouly because they have nothing else to talk about. As we wriiu, there comes to us the picture ot a tuinily of young ladies. We have beeu tli cm ut home, we have met them ia galleries of art, we have caught glimpses of theui goiug from a .book store or a library, with a fresh volume iu their hands. When wo meet them they ure lull of what they have seen or read, They are brimming with ques tions. Uuu topie ot conversation is dropped ouly to give glace to another iu which they are interested, We have lult ihe m, alter a delihtlul hour, stimu. hi led and velreshed ; and during the whole hour not a neighbor's garment wtts soiled by as much as a touch. They knew something, aod wimtcd to know more. They could listen as well an tlicy eould talk. To speak ircely of a neighbor's doings and belonging would have seemed an impertinence to them, and of course, an impropriety. They had no temptation to gossip, be cause the doings of their neighbor: formed a subject very much less inter esting than those which grew out of their knowledge and their cultu.e. And this tells the whole story. The confirmed gossip is always either mali' lieious or-ignorant. The one variety ueeds a change of heart, and the other a change of pasture. Gossip is always a personal confession either ot malice or imbecility, aod the young should not only ehun it, but, by the most thorough culture, relieve themselves from all temptation to indulge in it. it is a low frivolous, and too often a dirty busiuess. There are country neighbor hoods in which it rages like a pest Churches are split in pieces by it. Neighbors are made enemies by it for life. In many persons it degenerate into a chronic disease, which is practi cally incurable. Let the young cure it while they may. While we are reasoning concerning life, life is gone ; aud death, though perhaps they receive him difTerei.tly, yet treats alike the fool and the phi losopher. Hume. He who cannot (eel the humanity of his neighbor, becau.-e be is different from himself in education, babita, opin ions, aod morals, is until if not unwor thy to aid him. AU the nice things of this world are of no fur:bergood tLo they ar of use; and whatever we tuaj heap opto others we enjoy only it much as we can n-e, aa i no iLre. ' Pit ya Isle Iss Coin. T. the Editor of Th. Graphic. I am in favor of the remonetization of silver iu the unlimited legal tender clause. My opponents claim the bonds read "gold." What I want to know is, is there any other term used than "coin" in the five-twenties and ten forties, and if silver was a legal tender (unlimited) at time ot issue of bonds? An answer will oblige rue. Yours, Allen Wood. Hammondbport, N. Y., Jan. 10. Answer: None of the bonds neither the five-twenties, seven-thirties or ten forties read "gold" on their face. They do not read even "coin," but their redemption is promised in the lawtul money of the United States, which, at the time cf issue, included greenbacks. Afterwards, feeling generous and grate ful for the close ot the war, Congress passed laws promising to pay all the bonds in "coin." This word, of eonrse, included silver, for silver was in the standard equally with gold when till the bonds were authorized. The sil ver dollar alone was the uuit of value All the bonds may be paid in either gold or s.lver. The following is the endorsement on every bund, whether five percent., four and a hall per cent, or four per cent., issued under the law of July 14, 1870: Principal and interest payable incoin. The Uuited States of America are in debted to , of , orussigus, in the sum oi dollars. This bond is uaueu iu accordance with the provisions ot an actor Congress, entitled 'An act to authorize the refunding oi the nation al debt, approved July 14, 1870, amend ed bj an autapproved January 20, 1871.' aud is redeemable at the pleasure ol the Uuited States alter the first day of September, A. D. 1891, in coin ot the standard value of the United States on aid July 14, 1870. with interest in such coiu from the day ot the date hereof at the rate of 4i per ceutum per aniiuui, payublo quarterly, on the first dsy of .December, March, June and ireptember iu each year. JL lie princi pal and interest are exempt from pay iiteiit of till taxes or duties ot tl e Uuited States, as woll as from taxation iu any form bv or under otate or ma nicipal or local authority. The law which passed on July 14, 1870, is as follows: Act of July 14. 1870. page 244 of the nets ot the second session ot the I'orty- tirst Congress : that the ceeretury ot the Treasury is hereby authorized to ifsue in a sum or sums not exceeding iu 1 1. ntrifrt'L'u te two hundred million dollnrs, coupon or registered bonds of the United Mates, in such lorui as lie nmy prescribe, and of denominations of titty dollars or some muitipio or mat sxiui. riilvrmiible in com of the vmrni finiiliinl value and bearine interest, payable semi-annually, tit ic roiu, at the rate of five per cent, per milium. t Also a sum or sums not rxrpcding three hun dred million dollars of like honds, the nme in all rmpect interest nt the rat of four and a half per cent. Also a sum not exfPfdini?onothousnnd million dollars. of like bond, the kith in all repert interest at the rate ot four per cent It will be noticed that under the above law and endorsement, the silver dollar of 412) grains, which wis stand ard .when the law passed, is a full le;-al tender for every dollar of the indebted, ness recently incurred by the Govern ment. Let the law be enforced. The RftursalsBg Hoard Villalna The whole country is deeply inter OKtcd in the trial of the perjured scoundrels who planned and perfected the moi-t infamous proceeding that ever disgraced civilization, and abso lutely raised R. li. Hayes to the digni fied office of President of the Ameri can Republic, by crimes so repulsive that every time they are mentioned the cheeks of honeft men of all parties are mantled with shame and confiiHoo. The Syricuse. (X. Y) .SWW, in discasftioe the subject ssys : "The dy of retribution tor the in famous returning board, which fa'siGe J the Presidential Tote of Louisiana, and cheated the Atberkan ople out of their choice for President, swai to be eoming at last. The scoundrels, driv en to Lay. aiflsbt refore ia the ewatota bouse, at ew Orleans, in expectation that the roremtneot at Washiartoa would, as in the days of Grant. Bhield them from the couscqueuce of thoil crimes." ; , . , The Courier, however, attempts to exonerate Hayes, and endeavors to. make the impression that the PreaU dential fraud was not aware of the. damnable ciimet that were committed in his interests. ' We take no stock in suob a sentimental view of tho subjeot We beliove, before the mattei; goes niuoh further, that it will be shown that Hayes was as thoroughly advised of the orimes that were being concoct ed in bis interests as any of the per jured fcoilndrels who lifted him into. power. And we further believe that Hayes ought to be indicted with the rest of the hatoh of conspirators who. plotted for the overthrow of the de clared will of the American people. To steal the Presidency of the United States is' a crime of Buoh magnitude, that no one connected with it, no mat ter what his position may be, Hhould escape punishment. Indeed the high-, cr the position the more cortain vhould be the penalties. ludianapolU Sen-. tiiiel. ' v ' -1 t orn In Italy. I must not forget to mention three . other important articles of nourish-", ment, in northern Italy, tho pntripk'ti;. in central Italy, Indian corn, nod in, Corsica and among the Appcni,nc8 chestnuts. Pumpkins, out into slice, and baked, are sold at the t-trvei tur ners, and the inner kernels of their flat seeds are as much relished by the boys of Venice and, Florence as pea nuts are by ours. - At the cheap open theaters, whore children aro admitted for five cents, tho gravel fjoor is always.. covered with the hulls of pumpkin seeds. The Italians know corn as wellj . as we do, and they would not learn much from Mr. Hewitt's propo-sed mis- sionaiy corn restaurant ut runs, ex cept some new varities ot cooking. They roast tho green ears instead of boiling them, and their favorite dish, . polenta, is a sort of thick mush, or 'pone' mado of corn meal, salt and na-i ter, Italy is tho only country in Ku-. rope whero an American can get fiiod inush, and quite as good, as at homo. The chestnuts are very large, such as we call 'Spanish' chestnuts and ex ceedingly nutritious; they are tot on ly roasted, but ground into, flour when dry and baked as cakes. In Corsica they are a more important crop than even wheat; in faot, chestnuts are cull, ed 'Corsica bread." Bayard l'uylor. IJe or llic l.riuon. Medical men constantly urge the use of the lemon. A piece of lemon bound up'n a corn may cure it in a few days 't it should be renewed night and morn ing. A free use of lemon juice and su gar will always relieve a oouith. Most people feel poorly, iu the spring, but ii they would eat a. leuioo before breakfast every day lor a week, with or without sugar, as they like, they would often find it belter than any medicine. Lemon juice used according to this recipe will sometimes euro consump tion. Put a dozen lemons into cold water and slowly bring to a boil ; boil slowly until the lemons are soft, but not too soft, then squeeze until all the jnioe ia extracted, add sugar to your 'arte and. drink. Another nse of lemons is for a ro-t freshing driok io summer, or ia sick ness at any time. Prcparg as directed) abpve, and add water aod augtr. Hut in order to have this keep well after boiling the lemons, squeeze them, and strain them carelully; then, to every balf-r int of juice add one pound of crui-hed or loaf rngar, boil and stir a Sew minutes more unlit the sugar ia dlxAjlred, kkim carefully and bottle. You will get more juice from the lemons by boiling them, and the prepa ration ken belter. Moral ed oration is a better aafefairx of liberty than a standing army. If we retrench the wag ot the SKkoo!ma-, ter. we rai those ol the lYcraitiFf. ergea a t Evcrtt t. t