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Free Press. "thuumday. JAMUABY Is. HOME NEWS. 05iflLOV FA1WESQEB TRA1XS. TUlM FsB lil ktABOO AS rUIXOWB I 11. aUIL nolna Booth I MO P. M. and 8;!W P. M. ffl Korth, 8 M A. M. end .60 P. M. (Persons not subscriber who mtv at any time receive copies of lb Fact I Pais, will pleas understand that theyf (are sent simply M samples, in the hope that lb parties addressed rosy like It trail enough to favor ua wllh their subscrip tions. ' Two Copies for ft 40. Inasmuch aa man persons desir to aend x,pes abroad, and oy way of snoourf?. meat ao to do, wa offar two eoploa of tba fuaPaaaatf3 GO oath In advanoe. Business Doom and Lot For Sale On tba Public Square, Ban Marooa. Inquire ,l Fan Parse office. Our present lasus will reach a good man; peraoua who are not subsoribie, Wa sat them to glva the paper a oareful Inspection, and wa trust that not a few of them will decide that they cannot afford to do with out It.- " -' - -' : ; Printing I Printing Having a good supply of comuieroial stationery, and being just in receipt of a lot of new typ of latest styles, the Fsts Paaaa Offloels prepared to turn out handsomer printing than.ever, at reasonable rates. Give uo a call. ,i ' . . , I The late Firemen's festival cleared over $100. :( : ,. Oounoil meetings are very irregular these days. ; ; , Cranberries at ' j Cahhohs. 8pecinl inducements in Molaaaea an1 Su gars at . , uw Pitted cherries at , Gabboh's. Oat Meal and Bird Food at MoAUister'a. Graham flour at . ' Caxwom's. Come and see our stock of 1885 seed. ' ,, Reynolds A Daniel. Goods delivered free in city. - 8. F. McAllibteb. , Cabbage aeed and peas, at Remolds & Daniel's. All kinds prunes at Cannon's. A new Jine of prints just received. Dauby A Bbo. Mince meat and apple butter at cost at " MoAliLISTB8,S. ; Ouion Sets, at Baynolds & Daniel's. Tomatoes, latest improved Beed, at . Kaynolda i Daniel's. Read our Clubbing Announcement with the Chicago Weekly News. For Rent. Two dwellings J. B. Hihli. The Stockmen's Convention at Austin was rather thinly attended. New varieties of Beaus nover before in this market at Ratnolds A Dahiel. Nice clean newspapers for wrapping pa per for salt) at the Fbeb Pbkss office for only 25 cents a hundred. To arrive a full line of jellies and fresh canned goods at H. Habdt & Co. Barbwire lower than ever, and a full line of Hardware, plows, eta. Wk. Giesew Agent. We have on ban! a good line of a Arctic over shoes for Men's, Lidies and Misses, wear Wanted It to be remembered that the highest price for corn is paid at the Feed Store of . - . . . . . . Stbsxb & Code. You will find corn fed beef for three months at Powibs A Baosdam's. lmo For Sale. A scholarship in Johnson's Commercial College, St. Louis, Mo. Terms favorable Apply at Fees Pbkss office. Single copies of the FM Pbbss for sale at the office, also at the book store of Rusell t Ellison, five cents a copy. For Sale or Rent. The 8tore formerly occupied by Lu. J. Dailey. For terms apply to , , ,,, .C. P. Dailsi. Brilliant Oil at one doller per can at ; MoAixistbb's. - We have three np stairs rooms foe Bent cheap. Two of them suitable for business offices, one for sleeping room. - Johnson A Johnson. Booms with Board. A few large, pleasant rooms, with first class board, can be secured at Miss Coleman's boarding; house. To Close Oat. Minos Meat, 8 lb. for 25 e., No. 1 Mackerel ft 00 per kit at Graan's Btobb. Remolds ft Daniel have the largess stock of Laodreths Garden seed ever brought to 8n Marcos. The selection has been made with a view to special adaptation to oar soils and climate Geaa!ae-5e Xlsfake. Two earioad of LooieieBn Molasses at lawer ratea tbaa heretofore offered U thia aaarket. See Mr. Harris, freight agent, if yo doubt iU being what H purports to be feaaia Iiy-f Moliet CARD. AenU aad ebroaie Diseases a speeialrr, braaa all Pslasoswry tronbles bj Dr. 1 .H- v vikM turn ABtaniA Texas. a taj roots, onr Goaaiars Beak, atoaetoa aad BoMad Bta I Asa. Anwlfer VeCoraick erlf bender, Mowan see. fc-xkr a? rakes w wVaek I eot- rSera, ww prteee bral 8AS MARCOS Fill PCFIRTIIST. The approach of Iks railroad aad aa Inspir iting effect oat oar people aad among oths? progrSMdra aaaajiaws the snoieiltj of a Ire orgaalf Uioa was. aaggietsl A large meeting of oltiaeae gavo approval to the idea, aad the Baa Mareos Hook and ladder CoiupV'ny was the reeuh. Organised la the winter of 79 aad '0. The liberal eitisoaa, aesieud by appropriations from the Ooaaoil, furnlehed the company with aa elegant track the following eprina Oreel enthnid- asm was mantfeated by the members for awhile, but biukeriuge in the eompeny and a lack of encouragement from the people had their inevitable effect, and the company expired after a year's ssUteaoe. For two years the track was the the '.itep-ohtur of the town and found a gratuitous and nnweU some boms la unoccupied houses, during which time It was despoiled of its axes, lau- terns, and ona or two ladders. CouAagratiooa at La in paaaa and other Texas towns in the years 188S-4 again sug. geeted the necessity of organised protection against firs. The Water Company . having laid their mains, and br contract with the town, provided lire hydrants on ths square, gave additional incentive to the Idea, and af ter several oltiaena' meetlnge, a Hoae Com. pany waedeeided upon. A proceeeof "ero. lutloo" developed Itself Into the . 1 'Alert Hoar Company," organised in May, 1684, B. B. Rose, President, Chas. Hutchlngs, Foreman, with competent assistants as of. Seers, and able and active men for duty. The citlsens with characteristic liberality subscribed for the purchase of a Track, and the Council,; true to the- interests of the town; appropriated the deflolt necessary, and a substantial and handsome truck was at tained. 600 feet of S-inch hose was also bought, thus placing the entire business portion of ths town under protection. The propriety of organising the Hook and Ladder Company was agitated, and after several informal meetings an organisation was perfected of ""San Marooa Hook and Ladder Com pany No. I." Judge E. R. Kone president, C. H. Ran foreman, with a membership of stalwart "activee" who give good promise of efficiency when work is to be done. In September, 1884, by concurrent action of ths companies, a Fire Department was organized, and E. P. Reynolds was elected chief. . Yet without uniform, and unwilling to tax the liberality of the Town Government or present the generally unwelcome sub scription paper, the firemen determined to give the pubiio an entertainment, from the result of which they hoped to provide the needed dress. The 19th of October is the red letter day of the department, for then our people, always liberal, manifested an almost excess of generosity, matron aud maiden, sire and son, rich and poor, all gave encouragement by their presence, and the "gala occasion" promised in the an nouncements waa really one of good feeling and prolonged into the night with results so substantial, that ''the boys" to-day have belt and blouse hat or helmet to betoken their membership. Every occupation is represented in the companies and promo tion is the "reward of merit." ORGANIZATION. B. P. BATNOLDS, CHIEF. " Alebt Hosk Company. B. B. Rose pres ident, B. W. Smith foreman, W 8 Carter first assistant, J. F. Pate second assistant, T J Peel secretary, C L MoCay treasurer, H Goodspeed steward ; Chas. Hatchings, E A Christian, J. H. Durham, Gus. Cook, H W DavU, Cal Griffin, S D Griffin, Victor Julian, G Feldor Kerr, T. B. MoGinty, W H Nance, A E Northcraft, B B Price aud G C Reed. San Marcos Hook ft Ladder No. 1. E R Kone president, 0 H Ban foreman, W C Dugger first assistant, Julius Rudolph, second assistant, James Stuart secretory, Wm Taylor finanoial secretary, Fritz Lange treasurer, A Laumen steward; Peyton Tay lor, Roger Byrne, A T Oldham, Theo. Her ring, Aug. Frank, G Heinemann, F Voges, Meadows, Jake McMullen. The department now has a good house and appurtences and men are in condition to promise efficient service should they be called to duty. In a town like ours where a fire might not occur once a year, some social pleasures and privileges are neooesary to preserve the fire organization, and the citizen who disa proves of parades and festive occasions, does so without appreciation of their influ ence in stimulating the pride of corps. In oourse of time literary associations may grow up and a firemen" library may cement the organization. This done, the citizens will only have to give approving words and the department will sustain itself. Rattlesnakes are. eonsiderine the season. quite numerous in these parts. We have heard of several being killed within the past two weeks. 1mf Pritnhett informs us ws were in er ror in supposing the Chatauqua Summer Bonools, referred to in our mat, ww aur- tn.l arhnnla. ThT era ClmDlr OUt-doOT schools, conducted upon a system which is becoming popular. We learn a Business Men's"Mntnal Protec tion Society, or something of that sort, designed to protect them from the non-paying eWaa of customers, talked of. If we under stand the subject, we think ths idea is a very good one. A rery peculiar, and very silly preju ics exists among our otherwise intelligent usinees men against displayed advertise ments, everywhere alas so common, lake up newspapers from almost any where else that wa know of. whether city or country, and : yon will find them largely devoted to thisi class of advertisements, giving a uve Wlthv eDDearaace to their columns. and! ths impression of the live bosinassebar- of the places whets tney are locatea. Butl hero, a few bna of local aotioes, are almost i the sum totaL A casual observer. aught eoacloda that then is but little bnsi- ken. Ws eanac hot wonder tolks" easas to be so mack wiser ell there of tbo world, is consider. iag that sack advsrtis ess ants are sseleas r Have l tiT rrer ntocUA that tJ UU room. they tre doing tajwatiee act sly to hir nr- lm sun seore to the osMneas repateiioaof (heir towa abroad 1 We have. tww stair start ia tbo weyoro .eiteaas. Will nrfewboei rewnnr feCew seit, if oay for played mm mam ftnaf Koob- a aS to focal seea, v Flrrfaeas Ball aad Supper. A ball being needed by the fire oVparV lo pleas ssi its new "atigine house," a the treeaury aot being full enough to Beet the expense. It was deolded after some op. pokltioa of ths members, to give a ball and oyster supper la order to rales a portion, at least, of the amount needed. Having hut s short time to prepare for the occasion, they went rigorously to work aad with ths kind assistance of the ladies of our town, who contributed large numbers of cakes chicken fixings, and other good things In numerable, and aaalstad personally at the supper, everything waa shipshape at ths proper time. Besides ths viands indioated above, oysters wars served fried, stowed or 'straight," that is raw, aad everything was In ths greatest abundance. Supper was to be had at any time from 8 o'clock to It, - ST TBS BALL BOOM, Wars gathered ths youth and beauty of ths San Marooa valley, to ths number two hun dred or more, Inoludlng nearly all of our San Marcos belles who are votaries of ths graceful muss and love to trip "ths light fantastic too." Others were present from adjoining towns, and all seemed to be enjoy. lug themselves to the utmost. Among those In attendance ws noticed several staid m'n", whose ooontenanoea beamed ba nlgnantly upon the scene, and who wars ev idently In fall sympathy with ths youthful throng. A feature of ths svenlng was ths prlss oaks auotlon, Judge Kone officiating. The first oaks was to be awarded to ths most beautiful lady In the room, Mies Willie WiL llameon, of San Marcos, and Mrs. Reed, of Lockhart were immediately put in nomina tion and the bidding was "fast and furious," Mrs. Reed led off with a majority bat the ohampions of her competitor came nobly to the rescue and it was nip and tuck between them. Just here some of ths company who had not taken part in theoouteet called loudly for "musio" and there being an ap parent lull In ths Toting, ths cake was awarded to Mrs, Reed though "millions" were yet in sight, ths Judge probably over looking: this fact The announcement of the result was received with great applause by the Lockhart delegation aud numerous friends of the fair winner, who we learn is a very popular young lady.' Thin-cake brought $22.60. Later in the evening an other cake was potun for the most graceful' dancer, and won by Miss Jessie Lyelh The hall was tastefully decorated. Fes toons of cedar., hung on either aide and across the stage., with . Chinese lanterns placed at intervals. In the middle on eith er side, enolosed in large wreaths of cedar, were tbe colors and emblems of the two companies, while wreaths of cedar hnng along the middle of the ceiling. ' Taken al together it made an extremely neat appear ance, and the committee on decoration, Messrs. Carter, Smith, and Northcraft, de serve special credit for the manner in which they discharged their duties. The musio was furnished by Messra Rigs by, Williams, Peoples, Reed and Richard sou, who gave their services tree of charge. The Sau Marcos Brass Band also discoursed good musio between times. We believe we have never seen before in Sun Murcos, as successful and enjoyable an affu;r of this kind. Nothing occurn d to uiur the pleasure of the evening, and. to use a well worn quotation slightly modified :. "A hundred Lenrti beat liappily. snit when,' Mimlo ri. with lit Tolupioou. wall, Sufi ejroi looked love to ejrea which .pake aRela. Aad ell we.il merrj at th Vrm' Ball." JoiKis' Miu. St To ths People of San Marcos. I am directed by officers aud lnomh rs of the San Marcos Fire Department to i xtend to you their very grateful thanks for the evidence of appreciation of their me riv dis played in their very liberal patronage of their recent entertainment. The results hnve been for above tbe expectations of the most sanguine, and the new pledge of j our regurd for the fire boys will nerve each one to "do and dare" his utmost in your behalf should the fiery element ever jeopard your property. Where all have been so iioerai, invidious Sistinction would be improper, but special thanks are tendered the ladies who toiled so faithfully to make the supper a success. We are rich in thankfulness, but poor in ability to give expression w our feelings of obligation. Hoping thot our enemy a fire, may never occur to stive us an opportunity to make "honors easy," but assuring you of faithful servioe in such event. I am your obliged servant, E. P. Batnolds, Chief San Marcos Firs Dep't Some people wo find are so very foolish ss to '!get mad" at even a simple statement of account To such and all others ws com mend the following pleasant note from a subscriber at Dripping Springs : Inclosed please find money order for Fsss Pbbss to January 4 1886. I like tbe idea of the subscription beginning from the first of the year one is less likely to overlook the matter, as I had done, until your gentle reminder came to band. ' I do not mean my subscription to run out Yours etc, H. C. Dubab, At their last meeting ths Alert Hose Corn pay elected the following officers : Presi dent, B. B. Boss (re-elected); foreman, B. W. 8mith; 1st asst. W. 8. Carter; and, . F. Pate; seozetary, T. J. Peel (re-elected), treasurer. C. L. McCay,. (re-elected); stew ard, H. Goodspeed. , The resignation of Mr. E. P. Baynolds as Chief of ths Department was read, and was received with profound regret by ths entire eompany. Mr. Baynolds has bees from tbe the beginning the staun cheat friend of ths Department, both in his official capacity as chief and as a privets citizen, and to his intaUigtnt supervision and interest is doe, in b great measure, the soccees aad steady progress of ths Depaitaieut Mr. Bayaotds is BataraUy, neeedingly popular with the "boys," sad whOo they feel assure J of kis counsel and eo-operaOoa so valoabls laths past, they deeply deplore thesSars Sflsasity whiah sVprrees tbass of their honored head. Appropriate reeolations wars offered, aad the Company aalored Mr. Chas, Hatchings as its eaadidate tor Chief. Lrral fare). W ft Vvwl mmA Omm FtwA Iiam a nrl ated thaMva Suf thw for tbo preeriee of Ww hi rirH snaUars fa. Hays eoaary. Texas, Oft is Wood's stew baiidatg, wp saarra, 8aa Marcos. OrC S-ly. ; BABBIT MTTAL wy below Xew Tork oat at thai OAea. . . PERSONAL. John. TV Towmeead has returned from Mexico, v H. W. Waldron, representing the Baa Antonio Ei preen, mads us a call. The P. D, A. la postponed uotil ths Md tost, will asset at Dr. Meyers. Ths eldest of ths 8 wan sou brothers, from Llano, was in town on Monday. Re. W. L. Kennedy, bow of HuntsvlUe, writes as to renew his subeeriptioa to ths Fasa Passe. We are glad to learn that oar friend J. 8. BiUingsby is recovering from his protracted Ulneaa. Mr. Hardy, of Hardy ft Co., has returned from a sojourn lu Northern Texas, aud Is again at the helm on ths South aids of ths squars, ... Mr. Emon, of Ariaooa, associated with Mr. Alexander in mining intereetH in that SUts and an old friend of his, took fart in ths feed vl tea of Friday night last We had a pleasant call on Tuesday from T. B. Ford, lata of Dripping Springe, but who is now about removing to Blanoo where hs baa purchased a choioe homestead. The Blanoo News learns that ths killing of Jos Kyle, at Mason, Texas, a fsw days ago, by Zack Light, was aitogetner unpro voked, Kyle having no weapons with which to defend himself, . Messrs. Brown, Benson, Lewis, Hall, Prof. Miller, of ths Lockhart Academy, and perhaps others, wars among the gentlemen from Lockhart in attendance at ths ball on Friday night. Of course they wars accom panied by ladlea. ' ' ' - An escaped lunatio stopped at Mr. Van Every's the first of ths week. Obtaining an inkling of tba fact, Marshall Prinoe tele, foned Dr. Denton, and hs wss returned to the Asylum at Austin. t - T. J. Weir, . printer, who spent soms months at this place, removed with his family back to Austin last week. , They have a Canuon in ths grsoery store on the first floor of the Wood Building. We notioe they frequently "firs him out" in a delivery wagon. . Young Mr. Ezell who came horns from Honduras some months slnoe, hss conclud ed to remain here, and is improving a place in the mountains. . Our old friend J. H. Horn, died at his son's residence in this vicinity on Monday. He had been declining for a good while, He was a successful man in his time, and possessed some fine traits of character. Will Burleson beings us word from Mr. Springer, who is attending commercial school at Austin that it is a mistake about his having fallen heir to a fortune, as re ported In our list W. B. docker informs us that his son and family of Liberty Hill, Williamson county have come down on a visit and report the prevalence of a very fatal form of fever in that vicinity. But few who have been attocth ed have recovered, r ' . Mrs. Alien Jones has favored us with a beautiful bouquet of geraniumB of different colors, eto. There is a peculiar charm about flowers in winter. Mrs. Jones baa a profusion of them the year round. We thank her for so pleasant a remembrance. Geo. Franklin ' returned home Friday evenins from the New Orleans Exposition, He says any One can live obeap there on wa-' ter and bananas. Bananas are wortn five cents a dozen. We do not infer that George lived on that diet however. Happening at Mr. Wootton'a the other day, we had a pleasant chat with ths Mad am and her young daughter, Miss Lou. The latter showed ua a -quilt the piecing of which she had but recently completed. It contains nearly 10.000 kistinot pieces, and is very beautiful, and is besides a won derful achievement for one so young. Dr. Ootnbs,: our Representative, left on Monday for Austin to attend the present session of tbe Legislature, we nope ne will not fail to write the Fbeb Pbkss show ing up somo of the inside workings of that 'institution." we are sure ne wouia thus oblige many of his constituents. At the ball Friday night we met a young Bcntloman named Cowan, a printer and as- socioted with Mr. Neighbors, formerly ed itor of the Lockhart KegUter aud now pro prietor of the Kyle News. Mr. Cowan in forms us that the office sold for $600; the paper will be published on Saturday, hereafter. A. L. Cashell is setting type at Lockhart James Gul'ett, of Mexico, called on us on Tuesday. He, as also we believe the rest of the family is muob pleased with lire in our sister Republic. He said they had received nothing but kindness from the natives, and have enjoyed perfect health, lie said lsnd sells for 7 cents an acre; f 300 is ths high est prioe for a league. - When we recollect that thia was about the case ones all over Texas, we cannot doubt that there is s bril liant future to the emigrant to Mexico pro vided he should not hnve to watt too long. Some of our friends among the old Texans think they have s Rood joke on us because in a somewhat personal editorial last week we reflected on a young Mew y.orker as a Yankee, while we, being an Indianian, they aay, are also a Yankee. Not at all, gentle men ; allow us to say you heed to bo better informed on that point Know, then, that the people of the South half of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois are nearly all of Southern origin, and no more Yankees thsn those of Virgin ia, North CarouiiA, Tennessee, Kentucky, or Missouri. Tbe New Ensland states are tne home of the Yankee proper, and New York (aside from its Dutch element) is also mainly occupied by them. Mors anon on this subject . " From what ws bars incidentally learned, contributions to ths census always lively in in this community are, being unusually brisk. ' As asual ths "sotfef sex" predomi nitea, so ws "Una out" ths following for all parties to sing.' Where ths gender don't suit ths parties will at least bo gallant enough to join a ths music: Ed. THE NEW BABY; There same to port last Bondsy night Tba queerest little craft. Without aa inch of rigging on ; I looked, aad looked, and kraghed- It seemed so carious that she Should cross the Cokoowa water - And moot herself right in say room My daaghter I O my daugbtar 1 Ring oat wild belle, astd lasso ones too I Ring out the lover's soooa t King in tbe little worsted socks f Rung ia the tab aad epoool Ring oat the ssejee f Bloc as ths snare I Ring ia th snilk aad water I Away with paper, pea. aad sak My daughter, O asy daogfet! a. W. Calk. A TaUAble Eersevle far Twewty-tv It Crata. "A Treats osj th Raws aad his Dia na" si th title of s wal-ieUe 1 of ,1 ! pases ci era . os fcee too. ws ' r"w aale at th Fasa Paaas oSoa. prvw BHa. vV Ail wsew nw"Va a J mmmwrnW g 0B fSaW pst ejsf pO9s- Moadsf waa a 1-aet fnJ day. Wat a drwzle ha ewrvaJWd vr arara. fisWrrrw for tl Fua raas. 0. W. D0NAL80N. Cutlery. Guns Ss Rifles. Stoves & Tin ware. "Wood and "Wil low "Ware. Crockery and Q-lassware. . Iron & Steel, "Wapron Mater ial. Agricultural Implements! San Marcos and liars County Bible So ciety. This benevolent society held Its twenty, nlutb, anniversary in th Christian church of this place on Sunday night, 11th Inst Services In ths other churches were sus pended and pastors and people united in this meeting. Th congregation wss large, the services interesting and instructive. They consitted of good musio, reports of the work of ths society during the past year, aud addresses by Rsv. f. B. French and Rev. W. B. Rankin, District Bnperin. tendent of ths American Bible Society for Texas. " At th table In front of ths altar were seated the President, Prof J. N. Richard eon, who presided with dignity, and ths Secretary, Mr. Charles Hutching, who dis charged bis duties in his usual graceful nianuer. The popular Treasurer, Dr. t. H. Combs, was nicely oomplimented in being made a life member of the Parent Sooiety by a contribution of thirty dollars from ths audience, and friends of ths oause. The sooiety adopted a by-law which made each of ths pastors of tbs churches in our city co-operating with ths sooiety, a mem. ber of the Executive Committee. This is a wise provision and will be helpful to the churches and aid in carrying out ths chief object of the Amerioan Bible Society and its Auxiliaries, wbioh is to seek out ths needy and destitute and supply them with ths Holy Scriptures without note or com ment by gift or sale at ooat This institution is doing a large and good work. As an instanoei one of our pastors who is interested in tbe good of our Mexi can population, wanted Bibles and Testa, menta for them, but the San Maroos Aux iliary was unable to furnish them.- An ap plication was made to the Parent Sooiety, endorsed by the President of the San Mat cos Auxiliary, and three dozens of Bibles, in value $15 00, were at onoe donated by the Parent Society for this commendable work. There are 130 Auxiliary Bible Societies in this State, These with the 20 oolporteurs at the expense of the Parent Sooiety, put in circulation annually over 50,000 copies of the Holy Boriptures lu thiiteen different languages in this State. From the Bible House in New York City over 1,600,000 copies of the Scriptures, printed in l(i4 languages and dialects, are annually distributed throughout the world. Last year it employed 400 colporteurs in America, and gave work to 200 persons in its building at New York. It also employ ed 877 oolporteurs in foreign countries, and has two manufacturing houses beyond the seas. Its business is oonduoted by a Board of Managers, consisting of 86 laymen of various Christian denominations, without salary. The Hon. F. T, Frelinghuysen, now Secretary of State, at Washington City, was lately elected to and has accepted the Presi-. dency of this great institution. In the United States there are 18 District Superintendent, over a like number of Bible Districts. The State of Texas con. stitutes one District, of which Rev. W. B. Rankin, is Superintendent, with headquar ters at Austin, Texas. He visits our town annually in his work. Ths work is benevo lent and unsectarian, sustained by tbs gifts of those who love end believe in the Bible. Caution to Consumers of Oil. In buying Eupion end Astral Oils be sure to see that the cans are so stamped. Oils now being offered in this market and claim ed to be equal to our Eupion and Astral are not so good or as high a fire test oil as ths Brilliant. Eupion aud Astral are water white redistilled 1(10 Are test and any oils without the cans being so stamped are not genuine and not as good in quality or firs test as Brilliant oil. Watsbs-Pubcb Oil Co. An assortment of groceries, fruits, vegeta bles, confectionery, etc st the late stand of Mrs. Day and Miss Davidson, east side of ths square. Call aud see. Pxttox Tatxob. Jnst What Democrats Need. Henry N. Copp, Land and Pension At torney of Washington, D. C, sends ths U. 8. Salary list and Civil Servioe Law," price 50 cents. All Government salaries above $500 are given, including the executive de partments, army and nary, internal reven ue, custom houses, Indian agencies, diplo matic snd consular servioe. post offices, Aev There sre are fully 110,000 Federal offioe for president Cleveland to fill. Twenty specimen psges of examination questions are given, with ths Civil Service law and regulations. This is probably the cheapest form in which this much-desired informa tion has been published. Every young man. and woman who has not decided s life calling needs this book. Ths Government offers lucrative and honor, able employment Every citizen who ex pectc his Senator or Representative to se cure him something under the Government can. by possessing this iptBr decide at one whether to accept or ref new an offered positioa. It ntey save candidates from refusing "fat places" throaah wrong information. The book does not profess strict accuracy o post masters' salaries, which go ap or down with every readjustment; bat is svasr emocgh for practical purpose. Mr. Copp wishes to correspond with parties who kaow the ad dm of aay Mexican war survivor or Sweei Gas. Th nadattoei yow as clinging to th sweet rant tree ia the hot eoniBMr aaoaths seiewbacally eosuMoed with s Ua soed froas the old Bald Billts wb has macilxaow principle, ao healing to the bwcw pri af La Taylor's Charohe B eased of Hwewt Goat aad MsJlsta a tleaeesS aad ferti- ar for Crown. Wf-Cowh, Cold aad CoMewpOoa- Ptm U eta. aad $1 00. Aak row dracrm for Mfr'd by Walter A. TayWir. AUasOa. Ga.. prop" TerV! Ira. serosa Coeogao. Few sals by Rayaotd A "" "T" -r jr I ri r r Ti , i 1 1 VTm i i a 1 1 DeaJai. rials) Oaatioa. S,Hil.)H. e'e m See I eel 1 ,. Ba. 1. Minn H Me Wf ea ww oee t iile.i,)H mm4 m i Beetee- B a B k ew ew mm mi e . tkM , ,.i ew-lene. i,i ii ini in nil in aaa . . V ' O HmeiweOesee r- .' rati B a a a, w mf ua aw j a a aaaraa H' n L. W. MITCHELL. G. yf. DONALSON MALtaa rs Death of Hra. Mary E. Caldwell. Beselea Ohrealcle. At 6 p. m. oa Monday, January S, passed away from earth Mrs. Mary E. Caldwell, wife of the 1st Milam OoldwelL la tbe 44th year of her age. She died at her home In Ban Marcos, Hays county, Texas. Ths de ceased lady wss ths only daughter of tbs lat Colonel T, W. Hons and ths sister of Messrs. T. W., J. H. B., O. B. and E. M. House, of this oity. In all her life she typified tbe nobis Christian woman. Ten der, gentle and true, her Ufa waa a beauti ful poem, in which duty was ths svsr recur ring refrain. Retiring in her disposition, she owned a magnetism which insensibly won all with whom she came in oontaot Home washeraltur, and her husband, children and friends ths fireside attractions which claimed her unselfish devotion. In this ths olty of her nativity she grew np to young womanhood, beloved of her brothers, idol ised by her father, and oherlshsd by her friends. In 1859 she was happily married to Milam Caldwell, who departed this life in Oc tober last Ths many companions of her girt, hood, now resident of Houston, will be deeply pained to Warn of her death and will unit with thia entire oommunity in mourn ing the untimely demise of one of ths gent lest women and noblest natures that svsr shed their sweet influenos upon earth to make home happier thereby and friendship holier. Besides her brothers and other relatives sbs leaves six orphaned children to mourn ber loss. In this ths hour of their sad bereavement tbs family and relatives hare our heartfelt sympathy. Go to the Traveller's Home, San Antonio, for good accommodations, No. 628 Austin St. 1 blook from G. H. A 8. A. R. R. Depot on street oar tin. Charges to suit ths Times. ' P. H. Pbtty, Prop'r. . nvO tf , Be Sure and Take Notice That ws have sold out our stock of groce ries, and want to settle up our business. We trust all who are indebted to the firm of James Taylor ft Bra, will corns forward snd settle st onoe. , , Very Respectfully, ' .' . James Tailos k Bbo. The National Surgical Institute Will open a Branch st 108 St Charles St. New Orleans, Deo. 1st, 1884, where they will be prepared to treat Surgioal oases, Club Feet, Paralysis, and all deformities of the face, spin, limbs, and diseases of tbs joints, eye and ear) also catarrah, piles, fistula, female diseases, private diseases, etc. The proprietors of the Institute open this office in New Orleans in accordance with tbe request of soores of their patrons in Miss., La. and Texas who desire to avail themselves of the reduoed rates of travel offered during the "World's Exposition," thus enabling them to visit us and the' Exposition as well. For full particulars sddress K. H. Bolsnd, Sec'y, Atlanta, Ga. or 160 St Charles St, Nsw Orleans, La. nv0-8m CORNS I CORNS I CORNS Use BomoH Corn Curt. It gives immediate relief to the most painful corns. For sals only st Ratkolds A Dastxl. FOR CHILLS and FEVER Use the Great Texat Fetr Remedy, warranted to cure, for . sale only at Raymonds A Dakhl. FORCOUGH8,COLDS,ET0. Use Semosta Hypnotique for sale st Raxmolds A Dakuu In addlUen te my Urge Steak ef - GENERAL MERCHANDISE soooer Kir TORS, . I Bought Last Week tbe Entire Stock of Mr. E. E. Bainm at Kyle, of the assignee. aa aa lew OSWvlsg ' SIO.OOO WORTH OF GOODS AT NEW TORK COST. . Tea will Sd4 U I rear later t five bm s sail eetere esreaeeftss SpeetaleUe tie I Streets t mf eteek ef BOOTS, SHOES AND CLOTHING. I will faareat. eavteg ef aa average aft M ef ear aaal. la tteat Urae 11km. I Mil ike eleeeel ear.rt U asaaiiae the SMrkat eae the give e eau. eteak -esterases fall Baee el DRY GOODS, ' AND NOTIONS, CLOTHTNO, BOOTS, SHOES k HATS, Hardware . & Groceries. We. Sweat that I m eel Ha laraa aeaiiar eTUSOLSS SfjOSS etCasL liajiirajny J. V. BXTCHINS. Saa Uarooa, Oct til, IS&L BBS1SES3 CAE 03. DR. A. J. K0LB, Ftjsiciii&SiTjt::.!. SAX HAEC03, , -rT" ' m faw. rn. tag BARGAINS! I 1 1 1 r CHAS. IIUTCIILNG & CO., Saddlery. Nails, Builders' Sup plies, &c. . Ws hav just opened ap t stock. eontisling aa abort and nwpectfitll ' invito oomparsion of priooa with thoas ' of adjacent towns, foaling aura wa can give satisfaction. G. 7. DOmSOM i CO,, SAN MARCOS, TEX. fin taraavi nnal At fliaat TInrtriarn LIVERY STACLE, FMED, O. BOWlfe rrSr. (Manlovs A Barber's old stand.) -Aaetla Street Sear Depst AN NAaUXM, TEXAaV fleet Stock set Teelelee. Oerefsl Drivers.,. Pa (ease eelleMa. "V O.T- BROWN: ATTORNEY AT: LAW. SIR MAEOOS, IITI CO., Til At, Oflea Is mtasell lallelif. lu Ml . - . . Hutchison '& Fraixiilin. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, , ' San Marcos. Tfex. ' Promnl attention tMti to ' Chltectina OiaitM as BiaaUaiag UaSrUes. , , Irefc Ml D. A. Olovoc d Co. BANKERS, AVmU DKALKRI M EICIUNOK SAN MARCOS, TEXAS. Special attention paid to eoUeetioni. jly.l Ed. JY Xj. Careen, DANICEn AND WKALKU UIIAHUK. SAN MARCOS, . - TEXAB. Collections Made an all Aooesaible Points. OORRiastONDINOI aOLICITIO. WOODS & BURLESON, 0FVICS: Baynolds Daniel's Drugstore MA." Itt A It COS, TEXAS. ep-tf ' Isaac H. Julian, NOTARY PUBLIC, Ann ENERAL AGENT. . TEXAS. SAN MARCOS, art ef laoalrr aeeei Lettera ef laqalrr aeeesfptsleS br s tUaip far rsplf, will reoelve Brompttlieallea Free P r e s s Job Printing OFFICE, T Worth Side ofVaxa. j J0BX OSAST. w, a. KIXKIB GRANT & CO. ' i . . ; . Dealtri Is : . ' J Corn, Oats, Efety, FLOUR; MEAL, ETC, '.. LAREDO - TEXAS. sag II If ' ' '' A. J.SWASEY, ; Retail Grocer, aULlTUABCOS,TmS. : tare, loatbeaet Ceraa rsklle Sesere, Gall ass extols steak sa leara trie. ed. ' - fstressge eellalt sMtr J. P, PATE, CARFEG7BR 6 BHILEB. San Marcos, Tex. i It aresereS Is hralth S.llfot tnd tMtreet fei r work la kle Ha., aa . enter Into taj rqlr I ban er aak. ear reeauatele forf.ll fr lk Ike ettlettatOTf etecaUea ( kit eontreeU. rlMU a C. AVEEMS, RETAIL GEOCER, SAN, MARCOS, TEXAS. , Stave, BMtkeaet earner PiWIe Sqetre, la the .14 elaaSefO, W.Iiaaaleea 0. iu.peloll eell elu a liberal eker. a peklle aelraeag.. Cell tag MaailB. ttatk aa Uera trim,. ear Sf. J. A. BELL, LIVERY STABLE, BAN 1IABCOS, TEXAS. WeeM reereetrallf taaoaaee tkle MeaSl taS Ike fablle tket ke ke. encage I the aha, heeieaet at la. alt Heraar Stasia. Hie elaek as vealelee .III b. laaat gea aa eaeia4ala ee4 a. ae't sill be eearet U give eatlefeclle le ell aa. aiey lavav klai .It Ihelr aatraa.se. Bank IS-tf B. PBOMME, DRUGGIST CHEMIST, San Marvxx. Texas. rreaerlpMaae mnfUf SI US af sag alg':t cossTAwrtr oa tMNa Ifmn trmk Bragt as Cheatkale. fwt ami Batleeaaa, ferfaeiary. Otla. hue, Bre.kat. M. eeH hr DR. J. H. COMBS, 3 J OrnClr Vorta fM TxhU Rsoar. Tetae, : .J rmr t? , Ml Oar B4 m mrmtm- A BBBrx, eT". a rv.y . 4 j saja ajsi - 1 9sassa fc-y iissT-a mm. . i iv ; wTm. Gr rpbyed ad misias lis as wt3.