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I g. JULIA-IST,
Prove All Things! Hold Fast that which Is Cood."
PROPRIETOR,
SAN MARCOS, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1887,
NO, 53,
VOL. XVI.
Marcos
San
TO ADVERTISERS. "
The Free Press Recognlaed by Geo. P.
Rowell & Co., an Ahead as an
Advertising Medium
The well kuown advertising agency of
Qeo.P.Kowell Oo.,of New York City.have
issued an annual Newspapitr Direotory for
thirty yearn or more, and these publication
have been generally recognized a authority
ci to the niattter of newnpnpor circulation.
In the regular Issues of the Direotory tber
have inoluded all the newspapers published
in the United States and Canada. Quite
recently,' however, they have issued a con.
denned lint It gives only the best newspa
pers M advertising mediums, and hence is
practically better, because more convenient,
ban their larger Direotory. Four-fifths of
the newspapers of the United States are
practically "counted out" by intelligent ad
vertisers, who only want to know the but.
Hence thfc ynJue of the work nnder notioe.
The publishers in the preface well say:
Tt alfla the wheat from the chaff. It di-
. reote the attention of an adverser toward
papers which he should and ought to use,
and tends to intercept a portion of that pa
tronage which goes to publications which
cost greatly in exoess of any power to bene
fit whivbi they possess. It takes the general
ground, that the best is the cheapest."
We need scarcely say that on this plan,
the Frisk Pbesr is given by this book (see
page 158) as the advertising medium of San
Marcos and Hays county, it being tlie only
one on Vie Ut. We respectfully invite the
attention of advertisers, both at home and
abroad, to this faot
Our Clubbing List for 1888.
W ar jrepared to elub the FRRB PR B S3 to new
r renewing aubseribara with tbe following publi
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in tbe eeeood the prloe of the1 fame and the Faia
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singly.
Austin Statesman...... , II 00
Galveston Newe I 25
5. Y. Weokly World 1 00
8t. Lonle Republican 1 00
H.T. Ledger 8 00
New OI"ao Tlmea Democrat.. 1 Ml
Louisville Courier Journal 1
Teini Cifl'ug 0,
Farm and Kanch 1 0
Detroit Free IN ess 1 0
Saturday Evening Poet 00
Kew Tork Observer 8 16
Atlanta Conatituiloti 1 60
American Agricultural 1 60
SclentiOo American 8 30
Century Magaiije- 00
81. Nlcbolaa D 00
Harpnr'a Young People 1 60
Youth'e Companion (new nobs.) 1 76 .
Atlantio Monthly 00
Llppioeott'a Mauaiiue 2 0
Fclootlo Hagailue 6 00
Phrenological Journal 1 00
Pelentan' Magaaine 2 00
Popular Science Monthly 00
Harper' Monthly 00
Weekly. , 4 00
" Baiar 00
Godey'e Lady' Book S 00
Oeraoresl'a Monthly H 00
Halloa' Magaalne 1 1 60
tioMeo Dsya. S 00
Oar Little Ono 1 0
' Home and Farm. .. 60-.
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GENEBAL DIRECTORY.
Ol'FICI .
DOKORMllllK RTH DISTRICT t
Bon. I,, WMoore, of Fayette County.
ICATO-arTR OITI0r:
JJon. W.H. Bnrgea, of Guadalupe Oo.
aaraisaTTATiTia Slur distbict:
Hon. Geo. T McOahee, of Haya Co.
Bon. J. L. Kllison, of Caldwell Co.
ni.TSIOT OO0BT 2JKD UISTtlOT.
Hon. B.Telchmueller, PrealdingJndge, LaG range
J. M. Bethany. Attorney, Austin Co.
' TIMBfl or BOLPIlfO OOUBT.
Hats. 1st Mondays In March and September,
continue three week.
ooostt orrioaa.
Rd R. Kone, Judge County Court.
Jas, G. Burleson, Dist. and County Clerk.
n u-Hnrt. Countv Attorney.
May
Jaa A. Wren SherlS. J. M. Turner Deputy
43 I. Cock, Juatioe of the reace rre
KAVanghn. " " ';,
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J. H.Patterson, County Treaanrer.
H. 8. Forlaon, Aaaeasor.
Otto Grooa, Borroyor.
M. L. Owen Cou't Preclnet Ko. 1
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H C. Hohba, " " " 3
p.,., Hchmltt. " " 4
vr. U Steel, Conatsble precinct Bo. 1
J. . S.le i , " " " a .
Jepp Henaon, " " 8
g.I.itone, " 4 .
Tim o olii Cooarv Paaoixor CooaTs
Caaaty Court for Criminal, Civil and Probate boa.
net 4tk Mondaya In January, April. July.Octe-
ciainilsaloners'Coort ad Monday Is Febraarr,
afaw IimiI ibS Novembar.
Ja.'lcCoart, Precinct Wo. 1 La Monday In
ac-i Tauth, at 8aa Marcos.
- Precinct Mo. a 3d Friday In each month Ml. City.
" 8 84 Wimberley'a Mill.
" 4 4th Sat. Dripping Spring,
vow orriccaa.
If..., n.ramtt Hardv.
lioancIL W. D. Wood. O W. Donalaea, Gld
Johnson, D. A. Glover, Rd. J. L. Green, P. J.C.
Smith. Da Hofhein and Soger Byrne.
Jtarehal Wm. It. Lyell.
Street Coatmleeimer J. W. Daeforth.
Ceancll eaeeu the Brat Taraday la each month.
Pnblle School Trt meet Bret Taeediy la each
aaonih at the Maror'e ace.
;n I k:ii f.m.
MtTBOOItT. Praacblnt at tbe Metho4lM
Obareb every Sabka'h, Krv. . B. Ittrta. Paate.
Saaaav akol at t a. as. Slr tl at ta'clwk p. m.
Praver InUsi oo mHii. Teoag ea'eprav-er-ateellBj
m Momdtj aifht.
BaPTIST. PraachiM at lb rUatlst Ckarrk
ovory Beaeav. . W. O. BevetUt, Paatar,
. Sv4av iVkol af B-3 a- ta. ! mm pravvr
Mtoai TWWv ariakt. CearraOecal praror.
Bmesllag tydaa4aj aicl
PaMMBTTtBI Mmm laal a4 4tk laadar
ack saab. He R. ReriM, pattr. Bt4av
Bskasl every Saakatk a t-3 a. ta. Pravev
laj every ikra4y at t-M p, sa. All a- tavttvtl
' CBtirnA. mer t. t. W(lll. . Paetav.
M4ay Brkaal at t a. m. A corBial lavitatWa
a all.
poTTirr nrracopAU rn.
Paotar. Wrieee tke tM tth BmBera la eoxk
Bsik. Btraaay s ski si evert BeWev.
CATWflUC. ascites tk Baaelay la aack tMenb.
Bt. PetbOT saaHik Paatar.
ESTEAT NOTICE.
TMtxtkI try F. WAVfaholl Ufon C 8.
Cork. J. P. fWTvar Jtex 1 One fcrotra
r BMVe, mknt )LSf kanda fcieh. vtate ra
t frwvWl. rparrtsB rxrwl. aavat U or H
yuarra oil itfnrH at tSI.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BANKERS.
LOVEH NATIONAL BANK OF SAN
OT Marcos, Morttt Blue riaza.
THIRST NATIONAL BANK of San Mar-
JJ co. Southeast Corner riaza.
LAWYERS.
n B. MoBKIDE. Att'y and Land Agent
O Office over First National Bank, San
Maroos.
O
T. BROWN, Office over Green's Bank,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
I.
H. JULIAN, Judge Wood's New Build-
ing, Upstairs.
DENTISTS.
DK. J. H. COMBS, Judge Wood's New
Building, upstairs.
DRUGGISTS.
RAYNOLDS
Plaza.
& DANIEL, North side
DRY GOODS.
ED. J. L. GREEN,, at the old stand "of
Green A Price, Southeast Corner Plaza.
DRY GOODS & GROCERIES.
PT. TALBOT, Next
. National Bank.
door to First
JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Mitchell Build
ing, North side plaza.
D ALLEY ft
Plaza.
BRO., Southwest Corner
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER.
E-.
S. MACKIN,
Plaza.
Near Northeast corner
GROCERIES.
R
W.LEA YELL, South side Publio Plaza.
rpHOMAS TAYLOR East Side Plaza.
JJARDY A CO.
North side Plaza
TINWARE.
M.
B. OWNBY,
Square,
Northeast of Publio
FURNITURE.
J.
W. NANCE, Southeast Corner of Pub-
lie Square.
WA TCHMAKER8 & J IS WELER8.
W.
H. BOBBINS, North side Plaza.
GROCERIES & HARDWARE.
W
M. GIESEN, South side plaza.
MILLINERY.
MBS. KICHAEDSON, between First
National Bank Building and Nance'B
Furniture Btore.
SADDLES AND HARNESS.
J.
R, POUTER, East Side the Square.
free
Press
fob Printing
OFFICE,
CT JVorth Side of Ttaza.
We will dnplicate Austin and San Antonio
work in style and price.
JjiGOBSOH & CO.,
SAN MARCOS:
IROIJTU taiUK OP StlUAKE,
O k Uoor East of llesll'i uraE
Htorr.
We offer for sale a Nicely Selected Stock of '
N01WS. HATS. BOOTS, SHOES, SHUTS,
UNDERWEAR, BLANKETS AND QUILTS, TEUNKr
AND BATCHELS, AT EXCEED IXGLT LOW FIGURES.
CIjOTHING!
We mate a epemlty of
FINE JEWELRY FOR LADIES AHD GENTLEMEN,
Such M
Watches, in Gold, Silver and Nicklc, for Ladies and Gentle-
men. Chains, Sleeve Buttons, Studs, Rinps Lace
Pins, Ear Rings, Braclets Scarf Pins, etc.
Oar Good are not tbe oeIlel
best kind of rolled p!ated. Beinj
Gnaractee, Jit all onr poods nre jott
Ton are ptfitelj iarited to inspect
octl3
DYSPEPSIA
TJp to a few weeks ago I considered
myself the champion Dyspeptio of
Amerioa, During the years that I
bave been afflicted I have tried
almost everything claimed to toe a
speolflo for Dyspepsia In the hope of
finding something that would afford
permanent relief. I bad about made -up
my mind to abandon all medl
, oines when I noticed an endorsement
of Simmons Liver Regulator by a
prominent Georgian, a Jurist whom
I knew, and conoluded to try Its
effects In my case. I have used but
two bottles, and am satisfied that I
have struck the right thing at last.
I felt its beneficial effects almost im
mediately. Unlike all other prepara
tions of a similar kind, no special
instructions are required as to what
one shall or shall not eat. This fact
alone ought to commend It to all
troubled with Dyspepsia. -
J. N. HOLMES,
Vlneland, K. J,
CONSTIPATION
To Secure a Regular Habit of Body
without changing the Diet or Dis
organizing the System, take -
SIMM0NSLIVERREGU1AT0R
ohlt GENUINE etAHTjrAcnraao n
J. H. Z El LIN & CO.. Philadelphia.
ERREHS
Ibrao
Is prepared solely for the
cure of complaint which
afflict all womankind. It
lvei tone ana sirengw v.
e utorloo organs, una
in
lnEIiREI.t.'N FEUXAI.1B TONIC rturlrspreg.
ltlsol (rrcatvainoin cnange oi mo. uaw
mire
naooy rreatly relieves tne pains ormotnernooaana
promo
.... .it.Ailv ,BMirv.
ake the critical cnanue lrora iririnnoa w
v. .
; assists nature to
womanhood. It la pleasant to tile taste and may be.
aaieiy
'aaant to uie taste ann may at
3 perfect safety. Prloe, 81
POB BALB BT A U. OSUUOISTI. .
J.B.MZEaXiDBDaCO.,Sol(;Frop.,aT.LOTJia.
ttf.fl!
WOJMNSUISEASI
Irregularities :
PECUUAR-TO -liERSEX,
and Powerful Tonjc.
.tklF-TAKZ.'i-D'JFi.'HGTXZ
6REA T SUFFERIUGAffD
DANGER WILL BE fWVIVLV.
SEND FDR-,r BOOK.
Bradfield RegulatgrCo
fe ATLANTA.A,
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers.
CHILLS,
i" L' I? L'l O UUHIl) and
f X JEI JElAFIUr
BVXHTXO
Ths EirnUB 8T8TXK TMT 1 A"DTA I
QUICKLY OLEAKBM) atlXLIXljIxSX UX I
9
bBturaandipeMrOmln tb moi ntnbbof eaufc
It thoroughly claAosei the H7tem of Uiarl,mnki ng
thsoura com n let. Whmtnkan u direct dt A CUBS
IS GUARANTEED. nd hhonld H fail th Druvtint
in authorized to ti KKUMI THU MuKKT f09 pftld tor it.
iroXTKitt TRIAL I Be qt to -uk yur Bmrtt
frES8'fVKR TOKia Priot, pff IwtUe.
KRESS' FCVftT TCN'IC C0. : ST. LOUiS, ICO.
SAN AflTONIO :
3oa koijtii h.ki:n srfSKl:T.
Mwaibennt rr M Hilar
Plassi.
CI) dtp Je!rj, bnt Soli 1 Gold and the-,
Practical Jewelers, w will pre yon
as we rrprtnt tlen. to be or o aale. ,
oar sto-k btfrvre bajiLfr elsewhere. j
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BRIGHTEST AND . BEST.
Brightest and best of tlie Sods of tbe moraine;,
Dawn on our d&rknee and lend ua thine aid;
Star of the east, the horlxon aUorulup,
Guide whore our infant Bedeenier Id laid.
Cold ou hi cradle the dewdropa ace shining,
Low lies bin head with tbe beasts of the stall,
Anjrels adorn him to ilumber reclining, '
Maker aud Monarch and Saviour of all '
Say, "thall yo yield him In costly devotion,
Odors from Edoin or olterlnRS divine,
Gems from the mountain or pearls from the ocean.
Myrrh from the forest or cold from the mine?
Vftiuly wo offer each ampler oblation.
Vainly with guts would his favor secure.
Richer by far is the heart's adoration, ,
Dearer to God are tho prayers of the poor.
Old Hymn.
CHi!ISTMAS MORNING.
Keen blew the wind across the naked wold.
Glimmered the snow fields white. .
AweAry with longing, doubt and pain,
1 watched the silent night.
Ah, met Joy comes and goes, but grief remains;
My days shall comfort bring;
But hark 1 Upon the frosty winter air
The Christmas chiming ring. "
And, like a guilty ghost at breath of dawn,
My coward moanlngs fly; .
Echoes again th' adoring song that woke
Eoueath Judea's sky.
And sweeter, clearer, louder, ehime on chime,
King out, O, happy belli) I
For every peal with jubilant refrain,
Tho wondrous tidings tells.
Louise Botn-nendrikson.
The Muinmors of Scotland.
The mummers, (fuisers or Rulzarcis oc
cupied a prominent plnco In nil Christmas
observances in tho early history of Scot
land, and this -form ot Christmas amuse
ment tvas evidently a survival from the
Roman Saturnalia. In 1377 thero were
mummers on Christmas Eve In London.
Later masking, or "mumming," was for
bidden by royal edict. An old piece of
verse anent the mammers reads:
To shorten winter's sadness, ,
See where the folks with glndness
Disguised arc all a-coming, , ,'
r'ght wantonly a-mummlng, . I
Fa la.
t Whilst youthful sports are lasting,
i To feasting turn out fasting.
Vitb revels and with wassails,
I Make grief and core our vassals, ;
i Fata. J
' For youth M well beseemeth, '
That pleasure he esteemeth,
i And sullen age Is hated.
. That mirth would have abated,
Fa la.
' . A Clirlstinus Comedy.
Mrs. Porter gives Mr. Porter gentle
hint that she would like aeahtkin sack
for her Christmas.
She gets a seAlskin liAndmg, and ber
Innocrnt hnshand can't hnaglM what ab
is crying for.
CairiatBab
As cotnmerrKrnit In g tbe birth of the
f on ruler of the Chruttuta religion. It U a
relicirios feast. Bnt In tbe prrprjlar ap
prehension its reliKioaxB cbararvr has
been surHraile4 by tts aoctal and char-
ttaHU UifnHe- It baa become the
teaMof (rnod Mlnwhlp la tb bluest
m-Tifr grJ (ciknrkbip with a rlU3oos
aaractioo. Xntninanr It is tb lairtlvlay of
tbe fi-nrxVr of Christianity. IrarticallT
it to tbe day of Ft. NxlxjUa. tbe feaM of
Fanta Op, tbt (aatrcaa U ail ctrildrew.
Harper's Weekly
ralveaf (Msate IMap atanBfai,
The ttilurl fVatrs bas brew, without
toabt, !e trrwf pml.flc of a3 onotitrV ta
tbe worM ia tV Hw-o rf nrwtare arr.Ti,
oivlr; fnt f'nb ayr Si0 iiSrrrrtt ane- '
t alucvlier. Tbe nvmrarr of iirzmci
rineivei txrtr4 hj tbe rwVaaa ir"ei-trsp-it
thrrwtcVwit lie worki fa t-ansana;
eiwist4, btjt 5 'f prViabiy cortr
t tlx, "iivf- U'TaWl.
T bsr wtiat we sratrt is fit, tirrt te)
f tit wiil.ost is fnwer Kroni
ONE CimiSTMAS.
BT OLIVK HARPER. j
"That there Marthy Avery 1b the foollsh
est critter that ever lived, I swan to maul
Here's her father dead, and she left Vlth
all that brood ot her stepmother's young
ones; and instead ot sendin' 'em to their
grandfather she tips and says sho is goln'
to snpport 'cm herself. She won't get my
Juhci if that's her Idee, for I'll Just put
my foot down."
"Martha is a likely girl."
' "There's three aals and a boy baby, and
they hain't no call nor claim on her.
There's them as would make her a good,
forehanded provider, but no man won't
take a hull family on his hands to onct.
It's bod enough marrying winders, but
nobody wants a lot of sickly young ones
a-cating up all the substance of a farm.
ro, indeed I" '
"Wall, you know, Mrs. Hemphill, Mar
thy feels as if the children hes as good a
right as herself to the farm; they was her
father's.'.'
"Yes; but ho didn't mftlco no will, and
tho farm and the settln' out was all Mar
thy's own mother's, so nobody can't dis
pute her claim. Besides, what docs a Blip
of a girl like that know 'bout carryln' on
a farm, I'd like to knowr"
"It's too had; but, as yon say, she'll
find how hard it is to manage a farm. I
am greatly exercised for her, aad I'll ask
tbe sisterhood to make her a subject of an
address to the throne of grace," said Mrs.
Pringlo as she gave a little sigh, and
folded up her kitting to tnko her seat at
Mrs. Hemphill's well filled tea table, for
sho hod ridden over to spend the after
noou and have a good visit.
. Jabez, Mrs. Hemphill's only son, and
his father came in and .took their accus
tomed places, and the father asked a very
long blessing, and reached his hand out
and captured a biscuit at tho same mo
ment that he delivered his "omen."
Jalier. was a handsome, frank young
fellow, who worked very hard and had no
vices, but who possessed a fair share ot
manly virtues.
Ho found time, somehow, after tho mul
tifarious duties on a farm were done, to
study, and to slip over to the Avery furm
veryofteu.
Being a steady and handsome young
follow, his mother naturally looked on
him with pride, and now she felt that she
was doing her duty us a wise mother in
discountenancing such a foolish action on
Martha's part hs adopting her three little
half sisters and buby brother.
Meanwhilo, Martha was working, as it
her life depended upon it, over a refrac
tory churning, and her pretfy face wns
wrinkled into a frown and her cheeks
flurried crimson, and little sparks of anger
seemed to shoot from her oyes that had
yet a suspicion of tears not far off.
She Jerked tho dasher with vindictive
little movements, us if she wished she had
some particular person under the dasher,
and withal it did seem as if . that butter
was bewitched, '
"I don't wonder it won't come," said
Martha, at last. "Hateful old thing! As
If I depended upon her, or as if I wunted
her 'Jabez.' I guees I can manago a
farm; nt nuy fate, I must try, for with
God's help I will take caro of these poor
little children. Addie can help take care
of the others aud I think she is cruel
Oh!"
This exclamation was brought forth by
the sudden sight of Jabez, as be sprung
over the fence and walked into the well
kept kitchen without a word of warning
or invitation.
Ho walked directly up to Martha and
clasped both of his hands around hers as
she held the "dasher," and said cheerily:
"Well, Martie, how are youf Here, you
sit down uud let me do this, and I can
look at you all tho while, and that will
pay me for my work."
"IT'B TOO BAD."
Martha had intended to be very digni
fied and cold, and to show that sho did
not need the advice, assistance nor the
love of any of the Hemphill family, nfter
tho visit that Mrs. Hemphill bad made,
nii'l remembering all that she had said;
but in the presence of Jabez all this heroio
resolution passed away like mist before
tho suushlne, and instead of her dignified
reserve she put her two plump little hands
before her fnce and began to Bob and cry.
Of conrse Jabel was Instantly dis
tressed to such an extetit thnt he dropped
the dasher Into the chum and sprung to
Martha's aide; and there be knelt, and
wiped away her tears, and smoothed the
curly tendrils of ber hair; ami before she
knew it hi strong arm was around bar
waist and be bad kissed her.
In a few minutes she recovered ber
calm, but her dignity bad flown. She
was only a weak woman after all, who
as striving to do ber plain duty; aed she
tried to free herself from the strung young
arms that beld Iter in so close and so com
forting a clasp; for, poor child, ber father
waa only a week dead!
"Don't, Jr.bex," was all she could say.
"And wby not, MarUef Why shall I
not love and comfort my dear little wits
that is to ber
"Oh, dearf said Martha, despairingly.
"Oh, dear! Oh, Jabes, please don't, fur
this to IK passable."
"And why not, Martie Ever since we
were able to talk I bare known yoa sod
lured yoa; as I aH my life I bsrebeera
trying to desserts yon. Yon bars loved
roe, inn, hara't yon Well, tbea, wby
tau t tt possible, pleas tell me"
"Haven't yoa beard Don't yoa know
JaVt, I feel as if tt Is my solemn doty to
take cars of tbe pour little rhiktren. aod
skA kt tbem suffer. Fatbrr left antbiog
bat tbe farm; bat tbre wss always
etxmrh for us n, aa4 I wins try to do
tbe Lt I tu f ar tfaetn. A-xi year yrm
I uu.k we bad better ftut see each ctber
any more, frar'
"There, UzU's Jo etvaaab. Tow are
sr-llinz to throw tne for tbe sake f
U'eat cl..'.rrs wbt havvi M earthly claita
pus yna. Yoa exud ed tben ta tot-ir
I- t4 f-rrlfii ucT, tot yoa prrfrr Ut
vaVat the lmrv yyant . f . and oea4r y
,:i J 'JT 5rV1aIfc 't b;yi-, Savl Art
Ul fur 1 t to taarm, l aryrt the Me
) e; I" I t ?J1 fir ya "
it t mj- ry. "
A ixJ ur u..i to saxr.lW e to
them, and they may turn out ungrateful
or wicked; and you know me, and that I
lore you dearly, little Martie, and always
will."
"I can't help it, Jabes. I can't Bee It
In the same light. I feel as if the hand ot
the dead lay upon mo, and I must obey.
Besides, I do it because I feel it ia right.
Don't mako it harder for me than It is.
JaheB."
"Martie, my little wife."
"I would be very happy so, Jabez; but
I kuow your mother never would con
sent, and I couldn't bear to cause a dis
agreement in your family." -
"I can manage that, Martie, if you will
agree to bo my wife next Monday. We
will go over towilkesbarre to get married
there quietly, and return and Bottle down
at once into a new edition ot Darby and
Joan, What do you Bay1"
Poor little Martha hung her bead, and
reflected as well as she could.- Mother
and father were both dead, and she hod
no one to advise or counsel her; all she
could do was to let him have one swift
flnnre from her downcast eyes, which was
all tho answer he needed.
"I I T1IOOGI1T TOP LIKED alARTHTl"
One long embrace, and one shy, sweet
kiss ratified this silent promise.
"Put on that pretty lilac dress, Martie,
Monday morning, and meet me at 8
o'clock Just beyond tbe Swaylo brook, and
In one hour we will be oue, and say noth
ing to anybody. Oh, yes; one other
tiling. Will you trust the children to mo
to bring npf Will you glvo thora into my
guardianship completely!1 Answer yes,
without questiou." . '
"Why certainly. Since we"
"All right Now I must really go, for
there's a thousand things to do. You
will be there", and ns Bhe answered yes,
he caught her plump little form to his
heart again, and klssod her again for
eoodby; and ho leaped the fonce at a
bound, nnd in a few minutes was at home
about his "chores," with alight heart, for
he loved Murtlo truly and well, and he
now saw his way to happiness with tho
one girl he loved.
Sunday be went away In the morning,
and was gone all day, and only returned
In time for supper.
After tho table was cleared, and Mrs.
Hemphill sat down to rest, with a clean
pocket handkerchief folded over her knees,
to save her black silk dress, and her Biblo
in her banns, for sho always nolu her
Bible thus every Sunday evening, though
no one could remember ever seeing her
read in it, Jabez arose from his Beat and
walked np and down the room in silence.
His mother watched him uneasily. -At
last he spoke:
"Mother, I am thinking of getting mar
ried." It was out at lastl
Her fear was well placed, and the shock
was great. i
"Mother, how would you like Lucinda
Rosencrnnts for a daughter"
In all her Imaginings she had never let
her fancy run riot to an extent that could
have permitted Lucinda- Kosencrnnta to
enter her head as the possible choice of
her son.
Pretty enough, but coarse and ignorant;
lazy and slovenly herself, and fond of
dancing and party going, and all the very
things that Mrs. Hemphill abhorred, it is
no wonder that she sat pale and shocked
and speechless.
Of all the girls that she knew, or had
ever heard of, Lucinda was tbe lost one
that she would have chosen, and she could
not bear it.
"I I thought you liked Marthy," Bhe
said, tremulously.
"I do like Martlia; but yon said bo
much"
"I rather you'd a picked her out"
"She refused me."
"Ilcfused joul I guess you're as good
as sho any time. Any gal ought to be
proud to get you."
"She did not think so, and her refusal
did not hurt me long. What do you
think of Lncindaf"
"Oh, Jubez, don't ask. I never can
give iu to your marrying into that awful
family. Just think of what a set they
arc, and Jncinila 11 oe just tne same.
nil .1 I I . 1. . n t.,.1.1
LUero am fc ttnuilier fciri hua tau uum m
candle to Marthy if It wasn't for them
there children."
"Sho gave them all away yesterday, I
heard, to a guardian."
"Jubex, don't yon think you could
chanRe her resolution Yo ain't bound to
Luclndy, I ye"
"Yon know, mother, I never break ray
word."
Mrs. Hemphill groaned.
"I'd r other you had a took Marthy
with tan young una to feed and raise than
Luclndy," and she began to cry, wbers
upon Jabes harried off.
Jht next morning Jabes was gone, no
one knew where, and the whole farm
seemed to want him back; though It was
noonday, there was no work dona, and
Mr. and Mrs. Hemphill sat deject In ths
"best room."
t "rather" said at last, knocking the
ashes out of bis pipe:
"I knowed Saturday that snmpln was
op, but I never guessed what, aod I'm
blamed if I ain't sorry for htm to go and
take op with that shiftless Luclndy, when
be might a' bad Marthy, only fur your
bein' ao sot actn' them poor little young
sters; and I think Marthy was a-doio ber
duly. I'm blamed eorry."
"Mr. Hemphill, don't swear, and rlnot
say I broks off tbe match. I aerer done
Botbin', only Friday I told M-rtby my
cpinloa about It, aod abs gal rood, aud I
s'poss said some thing that maiieoed
Jaiars, for the next day be went off, and
1 s pnee be asked Lionolf.
"Ufa, what oo earth hTl I dot Hs Is
sack a good boy, and to throw himself
away soP
"Well, If yoa told ber your mind is the
name way yoa tell It to tne I ooat Uais
Marthy a 1st for gluts' Bad.''
At this yattrture Mrs. HnnphOI cavs
way to tears, antil tbe antea ot wbel oa
tbe grsrd M1k srotved lata both, and
they VUd sot to are Jsbra and Martha
VwAing very bafTT the lmUT,
aid Martha was vx ia laamnAr.z. assd
snarartaiTjf uered on her waalriiug k--grr.
-M hrr. t:lr. let tne fctmdw to
yos Xra. Uanha HnarA-I I bops yoa
mill be pleased to form bor acquaint-
ance."
"Pleased ain't no word, JaboB,, said
his mother, who caught happy little
Martha In her rather long arms, and the
father shook Jabes's hands like pump
handles, while he tried haxrj to .speak
without tears. '
After a while everything waa explained,
and it was a merry Christmas dinner
to which they all Bat down the next
day. Mrs. Hemphill, Sr., said she was
thauktul above everything that Martha
bad upheld her principle, and she. added
Botto voce, and saved her from that awful
"fumbly." " '
A Temple la Japan,
Starting early one morning from ths
Tuaml hotel, Kools, a delightful place
overlooking the whole city, I direct my
jlnrlkaha boy to take me to the temple of
KennluJI. Lot tho description of the gen
oral features of this temple Bufilce for all,
for they all have certain features In com- '
mon. You enter from the street thnopgn
a high arch of wood made of two immense
upright pillars aud a cross piece, which
curves down instead of up and whioh ex- ,
tends far beyond the uprights, Yoa
ascend several flights of stone steps, some- -times
passing between stone Images and
shrines and stone lanterns, until you reach
the platform ou which the temple proper
stands. Here yon remove your shoes, ana
perhaps a pair of slippers will be provided
you. You ascend tlie short flight of steps
immediately In front of the temple and
find yourself In a sort of a wide porch ex
tending along the whole front of the edi
fice and uphold by sevornl rows of rnassivs
wooden pillars. Buhlnd thoso 1b a row of
large puneled doors, extending clear ncrosk
the building, but you will find oivlf the
middle two open. ' "'
witmn you encounter outer rows oi
pillars upholding the roof, and behind
these in the exact center sits tho Image, .
surrounded with the censers and para
phernalia of the pnes'sand with what
ever attendant Images thare may happen
to be. Near approach Is prevented by a
wooden railing. A wooden box stands in
front of each image. It is furnished, with
wooden slats acroHS tho top, and into it
are thrown the offerings of the worshipers,
Tito erouuds ot tho Kennlnji are beauti
fully laid out in lawns and walkB. In Hie
eastern part of the grounds hangs an old
boll, which for many years lay in the
river bed, burled in debris. . It is ild
that Ye Sal, an eminent priest, attempted
to have It recovered, but tho men wore
unable to move It till he cried to thorn tp
shout his name, when, of course, it im
mediately became manageable. Cor. Nevr
Orleans Times-Democrat. '''
Our Army's Equipment.
From the present standpoint of the
world our troops enn boast of offensive
weapons inferior to none; but as regards
the other items ot necessary equipment ot
the soldier in the field we are In a worse
than trnnsltlnu state, scarcely anv two
companies In the army being uniformly,
equipped, and very often two, three, even
four kinds of experimental equipment be
ing in use at the same time in tbe same
company. The real anxiety of the war
department to get the very best, to koep
pace with the most advanced progress of
the age, is undoubtedly the prime cause of
this state of things, but the fact remains
that the Importunities of inventors and
fl,a Lttwl Vimi i nilmiua nt nfllninla afultllfa
the army with an unnnlformlty ot gro
tesque and impracticable bags, boxes and
absurdities of all kinds.
At a recent inspection of four companies
of infantry equipped for field service (and
at which the writer was present) oue coin
pany had blanket bags, another rolle
blankets, as in the war, another tho cum
brous Bhoulderbrucefl and bags, while the
fonrth hod men equipped in all these
styles. These different articles Were In
the hands of tho men by propor order and
regular Ihsuo; but Jiaw&ver effective ths
command niluht have Droved in the field.
Its appearance was incongrnotis, even
ridiculous. Journal of the Military Serv
ice Institute,
The cleansing, antieptio and bftuUng
qualltieB of Dr. Sage t Catarrh Bemedy ar
nn equalled.
Ex-President Gropy's tntunoira are
being written by his nephew.
Wife "Mr. Brown, whom yo?
brought borne to dinner to-night it
something of a philosopher, is be not,
learT" Husband "He onj?ht to be.
He bas an income of $20,000 a year.
Epoch. , , . .... -
The Voles of the People.
Tlie people, as s whole, seldom make mis
take, sod the unanimous voice of praia
which come from those who have nsd llood a,
Barsaparilla, fully Justifies the claims of ths
proprietors lit this great medicine. Indeed,
these very claims ar baaed entirely on has
the people tar Hood' Karfaparllli ha done.
Bend to C. I. llood fc Co., Lowell, Mas., fujr
book containing statements of many cures.
Tlie lodica will please taie notice
i hat 1888 is leap year.
Tho president's- menage seems to
meet with very general approval
among democratic congressmen.
A man who abas practiced modi cue
for 40 years ought to know salt
from sngar; read what be says:
Toledo, O, Jan. 10,1S87
Messrs F. J. Clienev & Co Gentle-
men : I nave been in the penenu
practice of medioine for noel 40 years,
tnd w mid say that in ail my prac
tice" and experience, have never een
preparation that I conl l precrils
with as mnch Cuofideiir) of sacces uS
I csn IIaII's CstUrrh Gnre, rpsnnfsc
lured by yoa. H.ve preeriVd it
sTTestmsiiT time and it (fleet is oc-
lorfaL snd wotld say in cunciosion
that I tats yet to find a cse of (
tan-h that it wood But enre, if t'wy
would Like it sccor ling- lo dirtxliotia.
Tirors trn!v, I L Ooscri. M D.
Office. 215 Suan.it .St
VTe wrM p' flOO for any esse It
Catarrh that can cot be erred w.t
Hill's CaUrrfcirs- TtleaittersT
F. J. CHENKT ACO, Pr r,
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