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MAHOUI3, l'VJXAU
THtJHHDAY. MAY 17. HW
1KU1VAL 0? PASSWREU TRAINS
TBAiKH PAHH BAB KAUtXH AM FOI.MWO !
" I. & O. N.
mail. mi.
OoinaHouthi :15 A. M. and 8:3H 1 M
n.,lui Korthi 0:15 A.M. and 7:10 P. M
T. II. & II.
Leaves B io Mroos!h3Ha, m. and9:0l p.m.
arrive 8:00 a. in. and 6;00 p.m.
Two Copies for $3.50.
Inaaumnh as many parsons rWiro to send
copies abroad, and by way ot oueouro
moot so to do. we offor two copies of tho
Fbrb rasas ftt tjs.un oean m auvnnco.
(Pomona not anftucrioera wno may m
any time reoelve coplo.1 of tho Fncn
.ITiksh, will please nndori.tiuid that thoy!
VnrRons not anbfitribera who may nt
mivv
m nnnt simnlv as futnivlos. In tbo hope J
. l,i.t th nnrtlea aldronsod may liko il
woll onongh to favor nil with their subsorlp
tlona.
Ioe oroatu every day at tho Red Diamond.
Fresh oanrod Corned Uouf, nt
ClIBtSTIAM & VIM.9.
Needles, oils and ropairinp; old machines'
J,j liABIL UAIX.KX.
Geo.W. Kntght, Jowelor, eon sido tho
riaa, San Marooa. nvz
For doltolons, oootitiR bevorogej of all
kinds o to tho Red Diamond.
LawnB, Organdies. Piques, Bateoni, ?tc,
at lower prices. Joiinhok & Jounson.
Tho World Renowned Ester Orsrnn.
On easy tonus. Cwas?atm KsroaT.
New Goods coustnutly coming in at
II. lUnrx & Co.
Oranges, Bananas and Lcruonfl.
CnainriAN & Wills.
For the host cigars in tovru go to tho Red
Diamond.
Just received, fresh supply of Crons &
Biaokwell's Jams at
0hr;3tia & Wills.
The "White" is coacadod to bo the bunt
machine on the nmrltot.
IIasil Dailey, ngt,
ON IOE
Dnttor and Ega, at
CauiirnAn & Wills.
Jlilllucry.
Mrs. Itichsrdson is countautly resdvirg
now and buuutiful goods.
Swinfetn is lioomhtj; with the Vhito Sow
iug ilaohiuo now.
Thoa. Tavlor h rontcid thn City Batery
and will furohih fr:li trfi.wl cv.-ry day, bo.
fivica cvo y ihlsg in tho j.rovif.ioa lino yo-j
WliUt.
Ca'l ftt Jo!in--.'.:i .t Johusori'M ami moici
f oloution of uiiro Bprinf; 7)rp:in Oor-Jh r.t
rM(lii;mil nrl!;oB of which they hp.vo a f l!i
Bsaortmout.
iVotlw.
O. W. Andrew of Kan Mwor, Deputy
Hido A Aaimul liiKjvjcior, Huya County.
riftrlif.
I am now prepared lo buy, 'loll. exchnge
or rent out uu inuai ot souonn nr.ivi nirai
ture. tJ. YoOBWiMW.
A hill aupplv of Tv.iue mid Wire ai a)
Extras for MuCoria'k Diudora and Mowors
also the latoat iinprovod Hindor nnd itowor,
at roduood prkon on hr.nd. Wm. Giesev.
To tho Laalcs.
You oan havo your huir eithor cut or hair
combiiiR made up into nine bruiilit, by call,
ins on Mrs. J. A. Boil at Dniloy & Broth
er's, or at the Wobb roBidonea on Ban An
tonio tit.
Mrs. T. K. !i!itc2zia3.
South aida of tho flipinro, hos porhnpa
the moRt attrative stand in ita wr' in tho
oity. Fruits, candios. nuts, etc., aro Bmonft
her specialties, and all frenh and uiso
Don't fail to jivo her a oall.
The mowor to buy ia whero a lot of estms
aro kept, O, W. Douniwa t Co have o
supply cn band ffr their "Oaborue" ma
chines, bo now uo noed to wait for an order
to the factory or oleowhoro whoa you bro.ik
down.
Cut in Dress Goods.
We announce a reduction in suaum
Dress Ooods from this dnto.
JoffNBOU & JoEHt'CS.
Ice! Icet Icel
Tho San Marcos Ioa Factory is now in
euecessf ul operation. Dnily capacity, BOCO
pounds of the pureiit and bo:-tico manufact
nred in the Btate. Iir.rs f:om 25 to 100 lbs.
. furnished. Fri'cea nioJr rata.
;f Toi Cocr, Prop.
' Don't forget to call cu Pctir Gouberth,
the tailor, first boforp pTTrchas:r;( your
mens' and boys' clothing. He will octiwl-
, ly furnich tha goods and miho thoiu np as
cheap, if not ehuapor, than t'uo same can
be bought ready made, and cf c.iWhe my h
better and inoro'eatU factory. So ptroni)
home industry and w.vo money. .
s Some of tho thitc-i yo'i w:U Ca-3 at IL
Barjy & OoV:
Fresh Prunes, Frch Cnrrar!:-, Frosh
Tcarl Gritr;, Froh Cer.-aiin?. tbc c-j'ebr.'.trd
Princess Tea, Gard-m Kvf ds Oniiin Ptti,
Irian Seed Potulo:?, Uiea-od Ham.
Breakfast Hicoa, and in furt cTcryll.in in
the way of Staple an 1 Fancy Grocorics at
price as low as the lowest.
OSBOMlTibWEaS.
, Koapers and 8,-lf finlers, acd Extras for
ame, also
Binder Twine.
We s'so ie!l thj ccbi rat.'.l
THOMAS RAKE.
G. W. I-iv
i i-r. & Co.
For
A farm of forTj-'-ta o.rr. riitoi -sera-irr
ton acrci in rlr.V: f." '" - "t
of deUlc ahrct tr-o hrx lr-d yard
, vt I othT r?t A :. -J; t:: i
' t! t W-tT-X'', '' I- i- V I". r.c:
U- r-"rr'':r n I r n.-h ( t t'. t
fsh prc.l whh C:r.i. j r-, t- v. ; r
-ork a-jl irrt".;' kt- fr-a r.,- ih
ec5 the -tff tl A
pwl tr.zg CT.v rI -t rw- :!.- j-r-,
ifit. p.arr. fb z'7'
ortn TtT tT-rt' r ri - - tt ta r
I otl.t UVe in S -r ?' r r.'j ;r j-
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-J la a 6-.ri.- i'v.-.t i. t - l ; i ' V '.
Ti ai---T f--f 'T-T i rx r1
T vm rn T'T ?-r ' '.-3 '.n
-Willi I II I II
Rev. Mr. Young provdie l In t!i rr?by
torio! church, at this place, but Muu.l.y
rl;Lt, toahrgoaj'd attentive audience,
lmduocs hi very dull among pnrmer.ihnr.ts
l ist but lUoy niiliolinlo a lm.de tn. l j this
full if tho pioifint fuvomlil ' cu'.look fi
crops ooii ti mi uk.
A cloao observer o nca find things. In Ran
Marcos Btatja that .'.trii f; bii sojourn of
month biito ho hai .iat neon B druuhen man
upon our streets.
Mr. Ljlohart was Interred In the oemntary
at this place last Bahlnth. His remain
wro accompanied to tho grate by a hor.t of
bereaved frlemlu
Tho Cjroim! Ius'.Utit purn a hnlldcy to
its pupils on Wo Ju.v. !ny for tho pnrpo.io of
enabling thorn to attoad tho dedication of
tho Cfliiitol at Austin.
The Mnytorra of tho County 'CoutuLf
sionora Oowt convonod Monday and ad
jounod TaoflJiy, in ordor lo Rf7o Iti nipm
bom a chance to attend tho Austin foa;;v.
t;.
ltxtro pnssonpor tmlns hao boon running
ou the I Q. A N. Mncn Monday, owing to
tho pront influx of people Into Auntin to at
tend the capitol dodiuation and military ro
vlows.
Thn ohrrchos in our town have oraniata
of inpro than ordlnnry meilt. and tho choirs
nrs oropptiouftlly food. Nothing la moro
couduuive to worship In . iti truoot sonso
than music.
Tuo roliiGe wuitti biotbc3 tho trooa npou
tho mountains wLbh ovorloo'.c our wou
dronnly buuutiful town, is of a docper froou
than has over boon known b9foro, oven by
onr "oldaat Inhabitant."
P.osos aro becoming a rarity on onr lrtwrs
and thoir (ibsatiee lrlu3 a fooline ct aid
ncea to all Iovrra of thia bonntiiu! ototio
and (aiirjoK thou to lon( for a clirao where
tho flowers covor f.-vlo.
Wo zoemved a copy of tho Ciiristiiin 4d-
rocnto uoutainin; a woll-writtcn tribute to
the memo.T of tho Int.) IIm, Elisu Ilnnhla,
from tho pan of Rov. Mr. Joyoa, which will
recoivo attention in our iicst
Tho crowds ct tho depot ' in thU plnoe
awaitin" tho arrival of trainB have boon phe
nomenally largo tho pint weoh, but our
boV.o? and ber.nx appeared to pntioutly on
dura tho prolonged delay of their arrival.
fsnijcy ridinij i indulged in to a consid.
nnblo estont by tho younr: fcl!;s of our town
every Sabbath. Yc would ettgect a thn;j(3
to horsobnclt ridini, whi.h is mr.oh more
condtuivo to health and then what is prof
iler tljftu a protty onuwtriauuo.
A card from Gruadp. Hunt, of Kyle, iu
forma u.-, that Sullivan and Mitchell nra !n
Kyle, and "JJU.'hoi;" i3 etill "oa dock," do-
fondln;j bin faa!i:!na!;!-j ryht, and uollinf-
freah eggs r.n-i'.lmld. hea led hnttov ohoapor
th'.m evsr. Thai'a r!''!it, GrauduH,
ml. . .
iao e;roaiu 01 our town p-esout a rutnor
mj Iiiutholy and deeorled appcamnco new
an runny o: our "fair women aad bravo met,"
uro i;i pras:nt sojourulajj in tho enpitoi oity
for tho iJUiposo of participating ia tho fes
tivities alieudnut upon the dedication 0; the
capitcl.
A collection for t!:o purchaso of Sunday
School book'; tvaa taken up at the Methodut
chnreh Irmt Sabhatb nnd tho handiiomo sum
Qf $SiO rualisnd in a fow momonta, which
epeakfl well for the liberality of tho pocplo
of that deaominotion. The school numborc
2(jO pupiia.
Iu a fow mors days tho corn and rtopc
crop ia this vioinity will bo an aauurod fact,
nud should tho vauthcr coatiuna favorable
tho cotton crop will he beyond danpor by
tho middlo of July. T!ac cyo nover reatod
upon a fiiirer, more chooring pronpoct than
that proseutod by tlie floida around our beau
tiful town.
It hos fcean encysted thr.t tho honornb.'o
sages of the City Council oon Id appropri
ately make some provision for lighting the
public wjrniro and the road to tho depot by
means oi petroleum, if not by electricity.
" Cole iio " and good aidswaiia on tho prin
cipal streets iniht prove a very fair substi
tute for oloVrio lights and stroot e.irc.
Tho editor has been absent a:ac9 Sunday
moram;;, tukm ia tas i'j-css Asaociation
meeting and its incidents at Dallas; and
spent yet-terilay, on his roturn, at Austin,
whero ho witnessed tho Capitol dedieatioa
strvicos. bome report of ttieso malters may
be expected ia our next. Our readers aro
indebted for tho preparation of bo mattor
of the present Issue to Hr. C. A7. Philips, onr
foreman.
How rjroat mnt bo the virtuo r.f voutila-
loa vhoa oven iaeTiimato obpots require
it for their prcsorvntion ? A rook buildius
on the north sido of tho sjuata waa built
oa'.y coni) hr.U" dojioa years niaoo, yet tho
ticibur? Buppt.rthi tbo oor ia the room
bolcw were fenmi to be do decayed that they
bad to bo r-ipiaco l by nax oues, nnd a now
floor laid. The hi-.k of air, aa stated by 01-
p.jrlcucod 1 uiiders, was tho causo of tm
speedy oeeay. The room is now (applied
with voctiLitioa to obviata f ar.hor troub'o.
Who wid sry tbr.t fieh iir u cot import-
aat to cverythi in i
E.v-0 Fell ar.3 I'-cncerl tt Tjh.
Th" Fireaica'( cktratiou at Kyio on Fri
day fctt wa.; a very tno:o.uful aiTalr. llany
voar.g iaiics and goaticffi.'s fro;a this f.Lvu!
Bttsa.'cJ v.i s;-r ! hctra-S?"! 3 ta-.-ih
p!oiM vilh the cour' or;d h-.fpitaufy
extended th.'-n. A d-i-cctla froui thj
Fire LVjajraisut hcrj v..- 1C-0 ia aitot"-
aco
Ia t', I ;?i b i'I fv-io
. c. .u c:r j ir..or . j ;r R flJ j-., Lq DUOu, On!- Ajar; Diilo.t 10
tt-1K find fc"n uuiij cijf-i tvrr, eoc by IIIv
larcacl&b wan d?Hr i T im er, a
i'.'i" rf
Ui"rt K.!
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f cf n--.y cf t'.e enr
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it ?.-. l,'r-.3 e!-: r'.n:i
V r.-.!-,'.t r-ircn U j
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Wan I!p ("Woroformcil!
A Mexlaa entered the candy store of bo
Italian la our town Tuesday ftftarnoon, Bnd
bm tho Italian claims, pulle J out a paper oon
tiiniiijisoine nnhnown ennwthetlti miJ asked
him U Tarntuo it. I'pon iiil.nlinK it tho
I'.uIUn full oviwui&s upon the iloir. At thin
inoin-'nt a boy Mit.roJ the stjto, where
upon tlie Maxioan lUoumpe-l before aoootu
pll uMn2 his purpose, whataver It might
hare ten. The boy diuoovurel the Itutiuu
lylu upon the floor nnd gave the aUriu.
Dr. lltxill was called lu aud suAcsaded In ro
storips thi Italian to consoioui-new, whuro-
upoa ha told tho abovo story. No dniR of
suohiustuuUuoou clod la k::own to medi
cal rcieuro, aud if one did exist it would
harj jirodure tho tamo e.Toct upon the one
wlio adinlnijtered it oa npon his Intondod
vlv.'tlui, A vl-rrrotyi senivh was ma le for
thomjrtierl'iui Aztoo, but hs bus not bn,in
o.v tared at this writio,;. The story Is rath
er flaury,
A (j.i'ithuiai of cu'.turo and oxtomiire and
vntijd oxp. r'onco an a travelar, wr.s hoard
to romiuk recently that S.n Murcos had in
ptopnrtluu to populaiiou, liuiro boautiful,
intdi:ii;out aud woll tWwud ir!s thun any
other phwo on thu couiiuont.
Snn Iiirooi I'uhllo School.
The annual cxnmhwtiou in tho Saa Mnr.
on Tublio Cohool will b?ain TuouJay, Jlay
23, 133S. .
Tuesday, Uhitory nnd Englinh Grammor
in A and U .;r.".dnH. GeorHpby and Rfad-
iu.i ia 0 aad D grudca.
o(lCJduy, .ritbmotio nnd Aljebra in A
and B cra.lus. Grammar and Dictation Ex-
crohes ia 0 and D graaos.
Thursday, Oeogrr.phy aai Physiology in
A nud B i;tiK'--o. Arithmetio aad ilictory iu
C a:ad D radco.
Primary ci-ajot Tuoiday, Wcdncuduy and
ThnMdr.y, ltoadiuc Numbers, Object Les
soni, Rcr.'litii? tnd lipi'lln;,
As the schools this yaar r.re dopri7od of
an as.49mbly room, tho gcncal csorolsou will
ho omitted,
TersoDa!.
H. S. Unrtin, of DIaaoo, visitod friends in
this pluuo lost week,
Gas Cook, of tho Ilor.ston Li?ht Infantry
ran down to Sea Marcos Tuoaduy.
Mr. 0. H. Ward, Boa of our fellow-citizen,
Mr. J, Ward, was hare thia weok.
Dr. Dailcy, of Helena, 'Poxoa, formerly
of thio placo, is visiting relatives and frioadu
hero.
Onr enoriretto yonnc "hops" man, Mr,
Jim Storey, loft for Tounajeo with anothor
oar;o Of stoek tho first of thia week.
Mrj. Dr. Pr.ltoa oad Mr. Tioyd and siutor,
of Sulphur Springn, wore in town thin week.
3r-.i. fatten in tuo cuont ot 'rtqniro L'oci
J. ?d. Wolf, tho Grocer and tinner, wantu
tbo publio to know that ho delivers e.ll good
iti-ciiftfi-d of him to any part or tuo cit,
troo 01 cliurao.
1v Ch.m Ti'.r-.s-t. tit TxirtnJnr lrmi! aent
of Colorado tJity, aeouinpauiod by t:ri wifo
aud Mrs. Lanra Wright, of Austin, were iu
town Monday.
Mr. O. It. Bamplo and wifo, of Mans
S.M, La., is viHiti;!-' Sua Marooa. Mr. B,
is, wo ioain, an old acquaintance of our
townsman, Dr. Beail.
Mr. Porrv Sainnio and wifo, nso Minn
Jeunio Lyu'd, cf t.'.ir, p'.aoe ; aro visitiu;j rei
aliveo end friondT horo. ;ur. o. h o-ayasd
ia mev:'rtiiti!o puraaits at Oiuvert.
Mr. Will Acikmo has just rotnvnod from
Illiroiti whovo he has boaa Sviliinf; horneii,
nud report.1 diouths, chinch burp aad hard
times goaorully iu that soction.
lie. J. V. IIutehiiiB, oseompaniod by his
chariairj and aoaauiplishod niece, Miss
M.'dio McKie, tok thu train for Austin last
oveciiif; to swell the throng of viaitoia in
attoadnnco at t'aa dodi':atory colobration.
33. Northeraft has roturnod to hia homo
at thir, phco after aaabconoo r.t GatMville.
lie is anpnrintendoat ad arohitoot on the
,Statc Itofonuntory wbiob is being erectod
at that point.
Mr. E Korthcraft says tho reported ex
tortiouo by the Auntluiio.l is vcrj much os-
flfifjoratod and that tho board of pubiio com
fort nro doing a;l that can De aono to eooom
modate the vaiit multitudo conErontiiig ot
that point.
Jnlxo Kire and Zim Lawhoa returned
Monday from El Paso, whither thoy had
gone as delogiitos to tho Stato Convention ot
Flroiueu, They report a good time and ex
press themselves highly gratified with thoir
reception by the El Pasoans.
Pnbr.blv mors than a hundrod of our
peop'e tcok tho train yesterday morning for
Austin to be present at tho dedieatioa of
tho now Capitol. The train which wan a
loci; one, wan oloioiy paeked nnd standing
room was hardly to he obtained oa tho plat
form n.
Walter DufiRar, tho indefatigable insur
ance man it doiaj a land offloe bnsinoss this
wook iusuriag oxouruionista to Austin ia the
"Truvelur'a." Ho iauurcd ovor thirty on
the train, end has orployo J J. S. Petera to
asr.ir.t hiia n Eritic.'! up poiietas as ho ii nn
nh'.o to write them fast enough himself to
aooommodate ail applicants.
Wo were p'.?a?ed to moot Mr. Bob Malone
now of Abilene, on our streets yestorday.
Ha roportn splendid crop prospacts ia that
ceoticn. 3'v;3 aU "oav f jl'jr." ia that aniirh
borhood nro'doing well. Mr. Malono i!
spxnd a fo-.v days (frsetin;? his many frionda
and rektivoa, aud taking in the Austin foE
tivitias. He informed bj :tat Mr. C. n.
iiri.fis and vrif also ei-rerldoats of Saa
riiroon, and who havo macy frionda hero,
v. ero ia town this wc k.
A larjs stock of eummer Droaj Good3 at
t iiARicsn dovth prices.
Jonf30N A Jossscs.
For t'u3 Fare Pcno?:
Tha Litorury Society mot at tho ronidoreo
if Jan. Iiixoa ca ths eveuiag of tho Cth
hwt., wiUi good ottcada.icc. Opocod by
the Proslueiit ty by reading 1st Psalm and
singing "Up to the Bountiful Giver." MiSJ
Jnnia lirewling, reoititiou, Tiie Curfuw
SliVd cot Ring T-viiiVht; Mi Emma EatK,
rradiug, Power of Iaucnoo; T. Uilliagvly,
r'Kitann, Trcih; Mis Annie Collins,
ri-f lir, iJ-j Eiopllone Witho it Enb?r; Le3
r--ari Co?.br, reoiU'.tio.n, D'tio: M'si Ma?.ic
rof.tlon. i'ri.-o of a Driak; roalirg
by MfasJer.aie Aniersoa, Integrity; rtid-
Crtt w, Ti Water-rain. AdjoirseJ
-ru-'A it Mr. J-ias', ca the f;rOry farm.
Mjt 1, a 7 p. m.
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"Wheu it rains It poum" is on old (aj Inn
which wai etompliAed In our community
this week. We Imre had throe good ru'm.
and it did tall heavily for a while, though
a nil o.-ourred during tho niuht leavliij;
comparatively cljnr day( after, we wuro not
much impeded iu our ouid routine. The
hut two rniuH i-t thu farmoni back a little
In the work, but it wont hurt tho crop,
(nd It hulpa tho creeks and branches won
dcrfully. They are luakhij melody in the
woods now.
The rush toward Austin has botjun, haefcj
well flllod with brlijht faces are biwtjnluR
nlimu onr rod, JiournoI;hlorUoo.lkovor.
al of our most oliarmlnp y ouuy ladies hav e de
serted ua for tho Boldiors, nuionjj whom are
Miss Fa'.llo Nuccles and Mis Danny Crow
lintwoek, and Mises Katio and Ciuthy
Crow thlj week,
The event of the weak wa9 a Bocluble
given at tho bospituble mansiou of Dr,
Pound. Of eoiirso the young peoplo hod B
good timo; they always do when entertained
by that gouiul family. Amoux the ladies
present wore Minaoe Phillips, Itoborts, Wit-
Hams, Dilly Graham aud Fannie Marshal.
Somo of tho poutlomcn Mosrirs. L. Cavott,
W. Cmham, Tom Livingstone, Will, John
nud Robert Spaw nnd J. Villlania.
Dewberries being ripo it is tho fashion
for parties to start forth armed with pails.
and a good luueh, and return richer than
they went; yet I know of sevoral who wont
foith with laughter, but returned iu sadna s
and with empty pails. Enough for this
timo. Un Don Ami.
. Driftwood.
Yestorday wa3 a beautiful and pleananl
day. Old Sol shone out with all his maynif-
io' ct nplondor, nud tho littlo dwindling cot
ton soeuicd to toko ou an oily nppoarauco,
about the first it has bad this spriag.
Farmers are too busy now to read the
news.
We had tho ploasure of listening to two
woll direoted snrmoas at lilul Spring school
houno, delivored by Rev. J. N. Marshal, a
young brother from Dripping Springs. Ho
certainly proaches a religion that tukou care
cf tho soul and gives tho evidonco that
Christianity has a suporuntural foundation.
Oh, for moro such young men all over thi3
vout country, to rise up and fearlesaly advo
cate tho truth to tho wandering prodigals;
for it ooouig there has nover boon a timo of
moro nood of roliuiouB ruformation judg
ing from tho actioun aud conduct of oonio of
tho young poopla all ovor this country. Thoy
rlmost despiso parental advice, and are
drifting to etoroal ruin: ond whilo we op
proointo Borne of the coiuplimouto of your
D. S. corrospondent, yet wo think that on
nn tvorngo the babos arc well cared for. It
is tho young mon that nood encouragement
fa place of treating them lilts i:omo of cur
loon who havo bwia eioetod to oftioo treat
their conslitucnts, by giving thorn tho tip
oud of the left baud whon thoy should havo
a hearty shako of tho right. Tho riia or
fail of thiii country routs with tho young
men.
While wo tro no politician our mind nat
urally drifta into politico. Yo think the
democratic party iu now taking tho ribt
oourtio and with uueh luoa r.a Cleveland for
president und Jtowci for govcrucr of Texas
wo oacht to bo satii.flad.
Vi'h'j did tho Times fail to comment on
that Iron Ciud mortgago? In ha afraid of
exploding a balloon or Ioning tho tail of bio
bite if ho is opposed to tho F. A? Lot him
change tho namo of tho littlo shoot.
Wo havo always hoard of Curtor's oats,
but novor hoard of Iloi ton'u till rocoutly.
Hooub Pooob.
Wlraberly,
Eincj my last we havo had Cnaroian. Ev-
verybody is choerful. I don't think I ovor
saw vegetation grow bo rapidly, nnd tho
protipoet for good crops aro bettor thou thoy
have boon for novoral y oaro. Irish potatoes,
boaus and othor vegetabloa will sooa bo
plontitul.
Had preaching last Sunday by Eov. Gar
rison, with a good congregation. The third
qnartorly mooting for thio circuit will bo
held at Wimbariy on the first Satnrday and
Sunday in Juno. Wo hope to havo ropre
scntativos from all tho churohos in tbo
work.
Mrs. Jalia Eggor of Blanco City, spent
last week with hor relatives at this plnoe.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Williamson and daughters,
of Purgatory, wore hero last wook, viiiltiug
thoir daughter Mrs. Saunders.
Mrs. Mary Wimborly oud Mrs. Wilson
inado a flying visit to your town laat weok.
Mrs. Baker, of Kyle, has bona visiting
ber old home this wook at Jacob's well. She
also made bo rural calls In Wiiuberly. We
woro surprised to boo her looking 00 woll
after each long and continued illness. Mrs.
Bakor thinks thors is no modicino like the
Microbe Killer.
Mrs. Lewis of San Maroon, Is In our vi
cinity vir.itiag friends and relitives.
Mr. Gibbs and family, of Yuyaidc, spnt
oao night in Wiiuberly lant week, on thoir
roturn from Austin where they bad bren
with their littlo blind boy Callio. Thoy car
ried him to tho tlial instituto, bat didn't
leave him as his health will not adaiit him
ja3t now.
Mr, J. A. Watson has beoa BiUcricg for
several days, with a very Inra carbuncle
on hiu log, bat is bolter now.
Littlo J. P. Lancy has been very sick bat
is np agaia,
Frof. Boauori hM returned from Illinois,
whore he went with hort.es, He expocta to
start out again coon with stock to eonae an
know part.
ML: Lola Wi'.liamv,n, cf Tarijarory, spent
Lw,t wook In Wiia'.t-rly wi Ji Ler utor Mrs.
Saan'icrt A rt:cva n nn fitipjiai.
Tti D.-i'rall'; ndd-'ncus for Itent.
M"tin piv:i r.'. w o'r'ipi'd by Ir. Y in.
end thi Moslj'-r F!"e by Mr. il. ia'un.
4,'oth in pood r;A.r acd riA t.tly iocrilo-l.
Poaofcioa l g:vto tbo fir-.t of Jai.e.
Apply to T. C. Joc5a.
rcl3! G'raaif 4
to c'.lwCJ ct Teiii dcr;r.c t!.e fst k,
nd rtpnrtt-4 expreii'.ly f'r tiui f'it by C. J
:sw JL o , rwT'Xt .-rycr. crtfrrU t. H.
irs-.n. OilTrt. c .n.t.i fcHa J"k ; N. W . j
n':w . Anrorv t;l. ; K ti Orfst- j
'.t rio-tr m rtjrr. -1 - U' r r.a. .1
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ADesoru J C'otu;lIuieiit
Colorado Comity hat liistrueted Ita dele.
cat( to toto for Jnili:oWo.l for dJeirale to
the National Dflmonratio Convenli m. Ia
thus rocouUing Judrju Wood' lltnexs f
tliat poNitlon, Co'onulo Cuiuty has done
Itself credit, and also complimented oao of
onr moiit omincnt citir.em. Judge Wood
ocrtuinly the proper man for tho placo.
8old!.rs by KHHons.
It i'h Raiil that tlioro nro 24,000,
000 men rcslir on IJioir anno to-dny
in Kuropo, awaiting oiilcrs. liolcw
will l foauJ n tuWo 0 tbo rcr-pcotWe
Btronfjth 01 0:1011 Dt.tioa:
Germany : R.U0.000
KuHuia : : 4.010,000
iYiuoo : : 4,10S,C55
Italy : : iMiOO.OOO
ArjBtro-IIunj;tiry 2,100,000
Turkey : 1,000,000
Ki.plnnd : G'21,000
Switw-rlnnd : C02.000
Btilginui : .207,000
Hindu : : 250,000
Borvia ; : 210,000
Portngftl : 200,000
Denmark : 200,000
llonmania : 150.0H0
Bulgaria : 145,000
Sweden Norway 120,000
Hollund : : lOfi.OOO
Grocca : : 90,000
Snrh n presentation as this speaks
very unfavorably for tuo bonetoa oy-
lbzation of tbo lth century.
Bootou hns a now Bunker Iliii
Monument. Mr. and Mro. Bunker
of that city havo named thoir first
born Hill in honor of Gov. Ilill.
Baths at tho City Mills.
P. It. KlLK.
A Cincinnati barber who often
sbayea Governor Fortilccr, makes the
astoniBbiu.T etatcniout that Forakor s
ohecit. ib oxtremely tender and Bonsi-
tivo.
Uiso Tailoa'u now cook book pre
Bonts five new roeoipts' for making
kiuses. This mt;y give the work pop
ularity, considering tbo prospective
p-.cnio seaaon.
No'ico.
All portions knowing thomnolves ludebtod
to Into firm of Storoy i, ltogors will pleare
call ut the meat market and make payment
witout further doluy, as we noedond must
havo tho money.
Senator Hale's family aro expected
to return from Europe to Wanning'
ton this month.
Walter Boson t bus pono to Italy
to rest. Ho is one of tho very hard
est vorkin.7 literary litorary men in
London,
If tho livnr and kidnoys are Elnggish and
luaoiivo, Hood's fiaraaparilla will rouso
thorn to prompt and rogulur notion. Take
it now.
Sir Josopb Cbitty, tho woll-known
Englicbjiulffe, was at Oxford, in 1852,
captain of tbo Ilao'jt bout crow over
kuown at cither university.
Notwithstanding tbo foot that ho
Ima thirty physicians and ns many
BurToons in his palaco, the Emperor
of China manukas to enjoy fair health.
A oomploto lina of now ribboni of all
shades, both ia watorod and sntoon-edgod
groagrain. Daily A Bno.
Vanity Fuir act!ort3 that tho Cznr
of RuBBia ia afflicted with recurrent
fits of insanity. Ho ban to bo closo
ly watchod to provent him from in
juring oithor hiniHolf or others.
Tho Piinco of Wales wears a billy
cock hat, smokes ft short p$e and
drives about in a hired carriago whon
at Cannes or Nico, nud cuts every
body who attempts to treat him as a
prince.
JLawhon & ISass,
Druggists.
Mrs. John A. Logan exproneca her
presidential preference for Oencrol
Alger, of Michigan. Gen. Alger was
one of Senator Logan's most trusted
friends.
BASEBALL TALK.
Tbo Western association season opens on
April 23.
Bob Cnnitherfi nnd his bride rocoivod over
14,000 worth of weilding prosx'nta,
Mr. Von der Aho has dc!rinttjlyrIocidel not
to sell Pitcher I ludson's reluaso to any club.
St. Paul wantixl him badly.
Mark Baldwin issuid to have terrific epond.
Much to Aiwou's loasurn. Bpeod wiU count
for a good duul this season.
The lar.-jrtrt. nunil.tr of gamis ever credits
to a ball player in any one was Bam
Tlii)in;on, of tho Detmits, lut sousoa, oa bo
partieij.'utoil in W.
Tho umpires' sr.hr!ulo of the Amcrlean aa
auriatiun shows that JJcQuudo wiil oCiclote
at 1 12 g.unuj, K rusnn und UalTney and
Dvc -b-.r at i:Q encib.
CIda.fro has tho double 'if Miko K.dry, the
fumiius I.nl! pUiyer, in Hoover, tho new Lick
stop. II iJ built like tlie 'l4Ujn Beauty"
eoid in every tuuroiuit r.jiihlea him.
The largest numlKj of days carh club will
13 ay from homo t ono titno it af'.llow:
KniiKM City, : BaK:'ri.om, 12; Cleveland,
; AthMirs,15i: lj.iUi.fr, 21 On the flrvt
Kvtora trip: St. Louis 21; ClDcii.naU, iiC;
Iir-xklyn, 2
The daV-s ormnfrrfl f'.rtt. spring rwrnos
h tTt-on tho St. Iul l.n-.nT ertJ Ow Dr
M itw U won bavo c'xr-k! Tbe Lt-V-r
Inb will play t Dvcap ut, April 1, H;
l'nrio, ".. 1; K-K-Vfur-i ur Lloxiuntou, lb.
11. ari l Liuhu (v li.
It ) no li .k-l r;t that Cfclcaa f
,Or- tmn I irt t.-urj V r M'Ornitt-k. He
-u . vet t'tiit rv; tt-iX r?vTt . bo
f'V-kl (4 'to wrJi r4 Udl jT;nt the
l'h:V. SVk ki'iy-n. a tii.jy V t-v.ry la
f jA c-iiV-l b--T..y Mun Aa1! iT-rX
T 'js pr-nt'-st l ax'n ti trmi mrb A
rl'i'i-r. l-.l. p'- r t ho.-,, ii moMi'ja tLU
tnnv Cut ilt.-S. V; L "jniT5. i)T;
an. C f,J,: f.r.r.it, i-'i. ITi,i'Cj-s St
Tl j i yr-xy u.l oo:t-l? TiHf
"- r---. tl- T - - w4 thR-Vr-i
-.'a JL ..'i-r: Tf
4 c' r - r t-'t -2 l" a r:il -4 w9-
i X -
,7.1. r- fc".
'iuj
it.
To Assist fiaJure
In restoring diseaaod or w uled tlaane la
all thnt any medicine can do. In pul
monary affecttims, such ns Colds, Bron
chitis, and Consumption, tho mucous
membrane flint bocoinos Intlmued, then
aevumulatlotK form in tho alr-cclia of
tbe lungs, followed by tuberclm, aud,
Anally, destruction of tho tlutuu. It la
filain, thvrvfore, that, until the hacklug
cough la rolleved, the bronchial tube
can have uo opportunity to Ileal.
Ayer'a Cherry Peotoral
Soothes and Hcala
the Inflamed niembrauo, ai routs tho
wasting procoas, and loaves no iujurloua
results. This la why it la more highly
estomood than auy other pulmonary
spoolflo.
L. I). Blxby, ot Bartonsvlllo, Vt,
write 1 " Four years ago I took a se
vere cold, which was followed by
terrible cough. I woa very sick, and
confined to my bod about four montha.
My physician finally said I was In con.
sumption, and that he could not help
me. Ono of my neighbors advlsod mo
to try Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral. I did so,
and bofore I bad taken half a bottle waa
able to ro out By tho timo I bad
flnlshod the bottle I waa well, and have
remained bo ever since."
Alonio P. Daggett, ot Smyrna Mills,
Me., writes: " Six years ago, I was a trav
eling salesman, and at that timo wu
Buffering with
Lung Trouble.
For months I was unable to rest nights.
I could seldom llo down, had frequent
choking spells, aud waa often com
pelled to Book tlie opon air for relief.
I was Induced to try Ayer'a Cherry
Pectoral, which helped 1110. Ita con
tinued uso boa entirely cured mo, and, X
believe, saved my life."
Ajjr's Cherry Pectoral,
.. J PRKFABED BY
Dr. J. C. Ayer& Co., Lowell, Matt.
Sold by all DruggliU. Trloo (1 J six bottles, f 9
E. S. Mackin,
IT
SAN MARCOS, TEX.
Plana nnd Entiuintoa furnished on applica
tion. Corror.pondeuoe solicited.
Addross, Box 29, San Marcos. mr251y
WANTED.
Gvor porxm dorirlng la to
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY S TEXAS
"(ran. that will lra flmt at Iho nrcllol rtrt ol
dlBoovorln ADd lunlctng known whut nNeful mlonr
al and othe deposltB wa havo. Ihlr looatlun, vaIuo
and now tony oan no brought into une. In roqucttftil
10 uuu luairuauio anu an 11 runs ni onus 10
11. T, DU1IHLH, Hocretury.
Houston. Toxui
Pacts Worth Enowiag!
DR. HARLAN'S MEDICATED VAPOR
DA'i'liS
Will poilllvoly onro Blood PoltonIi(T In avary form.
Datairu. Uynpcp.lu. daiikuo nnd all revsrn, ei-osomn,
Itryjfnolan, lnsnmola. ItiuunHy, NoariilRla. UUounia-
tltm, Solatlca and all fuuotlouul durangomouta and
nervout disoruern.
TEMPLEOT'3 EYE WATER
Will poeltlvoly caro tlm worn! oou of Bora Ejci.
MADAME E. P. DUES,
SOLB FH0BIBTSGB.').
to Uat XonlH t'lrcot, Austin, Tex.
Territory for ISath nnd Eye Water for
Sale, Eyo TVatcr expressed to nny
part of the Unltod Slates, on receipt
of $1 25, buyer paying express
charges,
KHFERBKOBlt
Wm. Thomas,sr.,San Marcos, Tex.,
II. Roberta. ax-Quvernor of Toxaii. Austin;
Leandor Ilrown, cx-Uayor of Auntin; I) Mofarland,
bulldor, Aulln;T. B. Stewart, Wooiaoha, Oollad
oonnty; William D. Freoman, Uolihum, Fannin Oo.;
Judno Friu ToKonor, Mn. Itoynnlda and Mn. Dr.
litlobart, Auitln; W, H. Brown, Lomvlllo, Ooncalna
aounty; Mri.U. II. Olond, Fulton, Ark.) Hra. H. I,
Doolny. Han iniouio. an. Alma rroinngo, si
Hlmo; A. a. liaiitut, noniioo 1 b.u. moun, aajur
Buck Walton, W. B. Walker, Joe Camper of Auitln
F. A. Bcoll of tlie AullnSUHimn, An.tlni L. 0,
Bornra. Ijjoltbart: Ooorira Flli-iiirir. Pflotiirnrvlllot
Jolinny Complon, Ooorgotown; Honry Hublirrt; Ire
doll, I. 0. !, Volente, and bundrodt of olhon.
fjOUIHS AGUE CUS
Nothing rolleves a Uoodaclie ao promptly as
Collins' Ague Cur. It cleanses (lie stonw
acli, promotes action of the liver, and purines
tho .blood, aiding you to perfect boalto.
MALAMAi FEVEH.'
A few dosos of Collins' Atrae Onre H1
nulekly break up tlio worst cose of Alulanul
Fever. No other remedy possesses tho powor
of so completely eradlcatlnir Malaria from the
system. CHILLS and FEVER yield at
ouco to its lull uenco, aud tlio cure U perinancot.
BILIOUS COLIC.
Immediate relief and asneedr cure for the
worst eases of Ulllous Colic is found In tne use
of Colllna' Afraa Cure. As a radical cor
rective of ail bilious Disorders It has no qiuL
DIAIIRHCEA or FLUS.
Klnx. IHarrhnsa. and all Hummer Complaints
arncuinnlL'tnlv checked and curoa lu a lew
tours by Collin' Asm Onr. Xnr it.
BoM tTttrwbera by all iiLra l mi eta. a bouis.
TVAtV t-ht rinlr for a Oonr of tha 001X1X8'
PKESkKT Ck.MlMit ALHAiAO, a Addroa
C3UiR3 BROS. DRUO CO.. ST. LOUIS, BO.
DYSPEPSIA
Carjaca ita victims to bo mlBcrahlo, bopeJot
eonf used, and doproseed In mind, very IrrUa
ble. UnKuld, and droway. It U a disease
which doc not fret wen ot rtacii. require
ufuL tonistcut aOenUon, and a retnoay to
thm rs the caoao and tone np tlie CliTa-
tlve orxan till Uwy perform Uicir CuUoa
wUUeKly. Hood's Biraaps-rUla baa prorun
Jmt tbo. realnxl rDxli In Lutidivda of eaoa.
I h)ive token V.vA't Biraxptrilla for art-
pe-ri9, from which I tare auCored two ywa.
I tri4 many otfccr mcui'ao, pd ww
a a.tlfrVT u Hood's haripiila."
Tpomab Ca, rioetrte Li.-U Co,
Kew Tvrt tot.
Clck Hcadacho
Pnr ti I -lit tare yeva I have b"
mtm i Mia lw4 try s sv-aj-
Hi a. awl i-ar 1.4 ct rU! J. 1 f.-f
tw.y iwM)rt to Kaa. E. .
Avua, Sew Eavca, Ua.
avl). Sua V. II :-- la lA
LhijU it t-e baft rrc c-'y -r j t-''
Hood'n Gnrscpari'.'e
(.iS T7 a.1 C-m--. 'U""'1
n.l'stll.''-' tO,l.",lsa.
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OLD NT'A sT AITr r..
A Ilctlrjdchci Jadgo Says:
Auktim, Ta-Zaa, Jan, 89, 1887.
Mr,' A. K. lUwkosi
Dear Sin I am 02 years old. I bongbi
a pair of your Cryatalixod Leasee about a
year ago, when 1 could with dlUloulty, lead
very lnrga print' Af tor uaing yonr glaasea
throo or four months I noticed that my sight
improved, and I now read tha finest print
with tho naked eye. Jaues II, Bau
ALL ITIS FirriD AKD TUB FIT GDAKAbTUB
bl-
S. F. Mc-4LLISTER,
San Marcos.
. A. OLOVfcB, VT. D. WOOD,
raBsuiMT. ica ra
TOM H. OLOVEIL
OABUUtB.
GLOVER NATIONAL BANK
of nun M a it com.
Cnpitat Jktid Up $60,000,
Authorized Capital, $J 60,000.
A General Danklna BaslntH Traaaaastd.' la-
touuU of sloTOkaata, Finns sad IsdlvlduaU Mllollast
MRICTOHB.
W. D. WOOD. W. 0. HTJTcntBO".
. v. nvTounrs, oso. i. wooBrrkB.
D. A. OLOVEB. O. W. POBAtaOK.
HyMIyJ-
SAN MA11C03
BOOKSTORES NEWS STAND.
Vow Books and latost Vewapapara aad FarlodlaaU
a spaclalty. A fall Una of Stationery
and notions.
aVaT-Tranilont as well as resident peopta will kens
Bud what thoy want In tba lint of papers, rest
ing matter, eta. uaii ana ee, iaaau
GEORGE OTEPHAN
BARBER,
SAN MARCOS, . . . TEXAS.
This old nnl well-known tonsorial artist
can always be found in his elegant parlor
which adjoins IJofhoina' hotol, on tha
Squiu-e, whore he will be glad to woloome
old and new friends and oustoroera. Good
barbers and aatiofaotory work assured. flOif
S. B. McBRIDE,
Attorney at Law
LAND AND COLLECTING AG'TV
Offloo over Green's Bonk, Son Mar
ooa, sepStf
Drs. Woods & Beall,
Physicians and Surgeons,
Culls loft at the Drugstores of liaynoldt
& Daniol and J. A. Doall will receive
prompt attention. fb 3tf
San Marcos Hotel,
SI.00 A DAY.
GOOD TABLJJ3 AND BEDft
Mrs. M. SEED, Proprietreea,
aplStt
John P. Lehde, M. Da
SAN MAKCOS, TEXAS.
PSA0TI0E3 MEDICINE AND
SUEGERY. . .
ifyooiai Attention to Spinal DitoaM.
Cnpt. Martin ITouso,
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
KYLE, TEXA8,
Sirs- 3. A. ROACH. Proprietress. '
HTItatot by day, week or month very rea
sonable. Visitors to nyie win nna tnis
a comfortable homo. decltf.
HOTEL.
cosaaiBB AVBBDI,
AUSTIN, - TEXAS.
Krs. N. L. Dill, Proprietress.
Centrally Bituated. Good Sample Rooou
J. L- MC'NUTT
HuocMinr to Wiiut fop.)
MARKET
Has Antoslo (treat, kotweaa DsHoj's Ooraer
and Ban Marooa Hotel.
FLU3T CLAbS MEATS
of all kinda at bottom rata.
aoatf
CITY BAKERY,
NEXT DOOR TO POSTOFFICE
I invite Bpeetal Atlantic to mjr
VIKWHA BRBAD. RUSK, COIFBK BBIAD, FtBI
JKIX1I3, ROLLS. CRBAM PUFFS, HUBS,
A5DMAKT 0T11IB TAHBTIIB.
Tbebeklna IsdonewlUi n af Ike John Tana
ran. baal'd by a new prorata of t. Reeled keal
wbkh inekre tbairoode preferable U tkeea baked
I atUer ovena aa tbef aresmt dflrd, and Ikey ara
mar palatable and kealtbral. I Bll all ardera u
rsanieBUi Ooaklra. All kinds of Beets kake4.
KaMcUullf, HIKTM HCEB.
J. S. STEELE.
Feed Store.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS.
Corn, OaU, ITay, Dran. Clionpej
focJ an.l cvr-rvtLiuc flM in hi line
constantly oa band. jan27tf
i tucAli at
ILL( 8THATED
PAPt.lt
tMcf'Mlr, el tbe ?! CM ele. Fr4arw.
!-' r liMr.M at Hlsare! W "lik ed Vrrfl.
t aad etaef ktkra ataw. Wnarto
W, u. lieTIILt.n'l Pan. Artil.
fcOASSKB. TA-.
tad sal I (unp.
WAITED !
Hmmtm e kt u I M kit
i as e m-t ' a a 0-t Cam 'tie' .
raVi .c rl r tad HivHcf ritrfi
twiiriiiucikr mu. acfceat-
ira f.'e . -.
t '.-tr ' r t j