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Free Fress0
San iN
PROPEIETOR-
"Prove All Things I Hold Fast that which Is Cood."
I. H. JULIAN
SAN MARCOS HAYS COUNTY TEXAS. THURSDAY AUGUST 4 1887.
NO. 33.
. yuu. AVi.
TO ADVERTISERS.
The Frf Tre RocoithIxp! bv Ueo P.
Rowfl! Co. m AhMd a n
AdvertlNintr Medium. .
Tb. wall known advertlslnii urouot of
Geo-rMtowell Co..of New York Cityhave
issued an annual NewHjiaprT Direolory for
thirty years or uioro and then puhlioations
liars been generally recoyuUed m authority
aa to the niattter of ewMiaor olrculatlou.
In the MKiiliir Iwmes of the Directory they
have Included all the uewsp-pcra published
iu the Unitml States aud Canada. Quito
reoontly. however thoy have issued a oon.
denned lint It given ouly th lt nowspv
pen m advertising mediums and hcuoo it
pruotlaiHr bettor because more convenient
than their larger Dlroctory. Fonr-fiftbi of
the newspapers of tb. United State nr.
practically "oounted out" by intelligent ad-
vertiser. who ouly want to know Vie heU
Hence the value of the work nnder notice
l'be publishers in th. profsoe well sayi
"It sifts the wbeat from the chaff. It di-
reets the attention of an advertiser toward
paper which h. ihould aud ounht to use
and tend to interoept a portion of that pa-
trouage which goo. to publication which
cost greatly in oeM of any power to bone-
fit which thoy posieaa. It takes the general
ground that the bent ia the cheapest."
We need scarcely say that on this plan
the Fbf.b Pbess is given by this book (see
page 158) as the advertising medium of San
Marcos and Hays county it being the only
ih lint We rntinectfullv invite the
Attention of advertisers both at home and
Abroad to mis mot.
a n vert I BIN a RA TE3.
t J rrna!ant AdtrarfiaAninntfl Will
I J ft 17 111 BUU Aiuuqiuu. v v
be oharged One Dollar per square for the
first insertion and Fifty Cents per square
for eaoh additional insertion. A square is
. i..uii W.uitinnnl sauares
cne Bpiiuu vi uuw .
will be oounted as full squares.
Advertisement for three months or more
will beohargea ai mo mu""'"n
No. of Square.
3 mos
6 UIOH
lyr
One square
Two squares
Three squares
One-fourth oolunin
One-hnlf column...
4 50
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25 00
40 00
$8 00
111 00
15 00
25 O0
40 00
65 00
$12 00
20 00
2.-i O0
'40 00
CO 00
100 00
One coin in
varlv advertisers allowed the privilege
of quarterly cuange.
Business Cards one inch or less one year
$R. Cards in Businoss Directory one year
Looal and business notices will be charged
teii cents per line each insertion.
Advertisements for Sjhools Churches and
Benevolent Societies half rates.
Marriage and Obituurv Notices of over ten
lines charged as advertisements.
Calls upon candidates their replies and
their circulars and oil notices of a personal
character (if at all admissible into our col-
' limns) will bo charged as advortiBemonts.
A cross mark upon the yaper indicates
(that the time for which the subscription wob
paid has expired. ' .
All advertisements and subscriptions due
in advance.
.. t n Manila wonUV do us a special
favor by giving ns the namos of any per-
sons within thoir knowledge who would be
likely to subscribe for Ihe Fbeb Press so
that we may send specimen copies to such
persons.
Our terms'for announcing candidates are
$15 for state and district offices $ n for
county offices and 3 for precinct and mu-
nioi pal. Terms cash.
""general directory.
OOMORSStHAS T8 DIHTMOT:
Boa. W Moore of Kavotte County.
8KT0-2STn district:
Hob. W. H. Burgee of Guadalupe Co.
P8NTTIVliS BlBT D1STI1IOT!
Hon. Geo. T. MoOehee of Heyi i Co.
Bon. J. T. Million of Caldwali Co.
DISTRICT OO0RT 23wU DI8TIUOT.
Pod. B. Telohmualter PresidingJuclge LsG range
J. M. Bothany. Attorney Austin Co.
Tia or HOLnmo ooort.
Bays 1st Mondaye in Marclt and Beptember. May
Continue three weeks.
oouhtt orno.RB.
F.d B. Kone. Judge County Court.
Jas G. Burleson Dlst. and County Olerk. .
SB MoBride County Attorney
ji. A. Wren SUeritT. J. M. Turner Deputy.
C. 8. Oock. Ju.tloe of Ibe Peaoa Pre. So. 1
K. A. Vaugbn - " " J
11. 0 Bubba ' " J
J.O.Kowe I
W. W. Slack M ' 6
J. B. Patterson County Treasurer.
K. B. Portsun Assessor.
Otto Groos. Surveyor.
W. L. Owen Ooni'r Preolnot Bo. 1
. K. .. Vanirhn " " 8
H. C. Hnbbs .... a
Veter bobmitt " " "
W. L. Steel Uonnsble precinct Ro. 1.
J. . S .leii " '
Jepp Benson. " ' 8
U. bi. Stone " " "
Tmas or holdiho CormrT and Pbsohiot Cooars
County Court Tor Criminal Civil and rrobate bns-
ness 4tb llondaya in January April July Octo-
bCommlsalonerB'Court Sd Bondays in February
. May. August and November.
Justice Court Precinct Mo. 1 Lest Monday in
aacb. month.atSan Marcos.
Preoinot No. ti Friday Id each month Mt.Clty.
.. s 3d " Wlmberley'a Mill.
4 4ib Sat. Dripping Springs.
town orriccaa.
Mayor Bammett Hardy.
liouncil-W. D. Wood. Q W. Donalson. Old
jobnson D.A. Glover. Kd. i. I. Green P.J.C.
Smith Daa Hotnelns aud Boger Byrne.
Marsbsl Wm. H. Lyell.
Street Cemmlsaiooer J. W. Danforth.
Csancll meets the first Tuesday in each month.
Merchants' Kxchange meets the first Friday
night In each month at tb Mayor's .ifiee.
Publio School Trustees meet first Monday in each
month at the Maror's oWee.
;iii;kciiiv:m.
MKTHODIST. Preaching at the Methodist
Church every Sabbath Bev. T. H. H. Biggs. Pastor.
. Sunday School at a. m. Bioging at I o-clock p. m.
Prayer Meeting on WeuneMlajr. Young Hen's prsy-r-meeting
on Monday oifhl.
BAPTIST. Preaching at the Bapllst Church
very Soodsv. Kev. W. D. Beverlev. Psstor.
Sunday Rrhoal at -J0 a. as. Toang men'a prayer-
msetltig Tnesdav Bight. Co ngregatienaJ prayer -meeting
Wed: estfay aight. -
PBBSBTTtBl kV. Mrmi tnd and 4th Sundays
ctca asMth. Bev. B Bsvrnso pastor (aadsy
-(ebool every Rabhath at :M a. as. Praver Meet-
ing avery Thursday at t:M p as. All ara Invite
lm auead.
CHtliTtAir. KIdar J. 1. Wllllsaitea. Psstor.
(aadsy caenl at a. as. A cardial iavlutiaa ex-
taadad as all.
UtOTIiTAirr IIPiaCOPAU Bev.lt. B. Fallrr.
Psstor. arrricaatheladaa4 4th (andaya ia each
aaata. Baaday ecaMal svary Baaday.
C ATBOUC- aan lc s 4th Bandar la each aMtta.
Ka. Father Ssalth Paster.
.n 4 1
A&IITAL A5D DEPAUTCBE OF. TO AKD
FBOM SAS VABCOit POST OFFICE.
Matle trout Aavtla arriva at T.-9 a. as. tat t l
fj -1 at t tl a at. aad 74 p. m.
lis fraa Baa Aauatearnra a a- a. asd
Ms atlw a :..
LaHag. arrive at 11 claaseat U . P.M.
AWvaasails amva aad aaart daily.
B lease via Wrmfcrrtrv partTewev a4 Frtdey
at A. M. Arnvee Mswaay and TharsAay at
P. M.
I F. 1.M1 P. ser danrg dietrwitei j
ewWul a Basve ai a"" tin. Orm aa
f a4vo tktrrv axi ej al:e iattHaiae ad eaek ;
s' ta anat sal aaai.
h a tBiirs.r .
flea.'al M r rrat a a. tall W . aad trwm
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BANKERS.
N
ATIONAL BANK OF SAN MARCOS
North side Flaza.
FIU8T NATIONAL BANK of Ban Mar-
ooa. Southeast Corner IMaza.
LA WYERa.
MoBUIDE & CALDWELL Atfy and
Ijtnd Aaenta. Offlca over First Na
tional Bank Kan Marcos.
O
T. BUOWN Office over Green's Bank.
NOTARY PUBLIC & O'L AO'T.
U. JULIAN Judge Wood'i New Build-
ing UpBtaira.
DENTISTS.
D
R. J. H. COMBS Judge Wood's New
Building npBtirs.
DRUGGISTS.
HOWARD 4 CO. South side Publio
y Square.
T AYNOLDS & DANIEL North side
J.V Plaza.
DRYG00DS.
-T7D. J. L. GREEN at the old stand of
JJJ Green 4 Prioe Southeast corner nam
DRY GOODS & GROCERIES.
TOHNSON & JOHNSON MitoheU Build-
O ing Mortn Hide piaza.
TAILEY & BRO. Southwest Cornor
Plaza.
PAINTER.
rpHOMAS RICHARDSON House and
L Sign Fainter.
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER.
E.
S. MACKIN Over National Bonk.
GROCERIES.
R.
W.LEA YELL South side Publio Plaza.
rrAYLOR & TAYLOR East Side Plaza.
H
ARDY & CO. North side Plaza
STOVES & TINWARE.
OWNBY & SON Northeast of Publio
Square.
FURNITURE.
' W. NANCE & BRO. near Southeast
. Corner of Publio Square.
WA TCnMAKERS & JE WELER8.
W.
II. ROBBINS North side Plaza.
EO. W. KNIGHT East Side Plaza.
GROCERIES & HARDWARE.
W
M. GIESEN South side plaza.
MILLINERY.
MRS RICHARDSON between First
National Bank Building and Nance's
Furniture Store.
B'UTCIIERS.
H.
W. McGEHEE North Sido Square.
SADDLES AND HARNESS.
J.
R. PORTER East Side the Square.
THE DIRECT LINE
ruoii
WESTERN TEXAS AND
MEXICO
TO ALL POINTS IX TBI
llffl EAST. WEST k SOB!
ia via ma
International & Great phem
rASSUIMIBBS
Can Take Their Choice of Routes
VIA TAYLOR OR PALESTINE.
Oi via the St. Loots laoa MocuTsra at Botrmaaa
Bah-wat. Close connections at Utile Bck far all
Principal Cities in the Southeast.
Id the Ualoa Depot at it. Louis vita Bipresr
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
uetereaa HAW AHT05I0 ACftTlX BOCBTOB
and GAI.VBSrOS.eod rlraaat BeDrt cars batarvaa
SAB AHT0510 aud BT. LOCIB Wlthaal Chaaga.
7 For Tkhrts. Bataa Ac arply aay af the
Ticket A grata arta
H. P. BCGBEt Paaaaager Afrmt Beaataa
B. TV. McCTLLOUCH
Gra. Paaa. k Tic art AgU DaDaa Texas
D. A. GLOVER VT. D. WOOD.
rEKOEXT. 1CB tkiST.
TOM IL GLOVER.
CAKRIKB. s
or nAyi ntRcoM.
Capital Tttid Cp $.0000.
Authorized Capital. $150000.
A fiaet tal Caakltc viae T- ctd. r-
ewaau W aereauata. ri-av sad rair4asks aalirttrd.
MiBCTVt.
T. D. OrrB. VT. O. Ml lt'HIsn5t.
. . nr rr irrva tro. T. wm-aiit.
rj. k.f.uo'TX- : w. rsi'
rr w i uj wm ii.t
DYSPEPSIA
TJp to a few weeks ago I considered
myself the champion Dyspeptlo of
America. During the years that I
have boerr aflllctod I have tried
almost everything claimed to be
ftpeoino for Dyspepsia in the hope ot
llndluK something- thut would airord
permanent rellof. I had about made
np my mind to abandon all medi-
cines whon I notloed an endorsement
of Hlmmons Liver Rcirtilator by a
Fromlnout Geoivlan a jurist whom
know and concluded to try Its
eflocte In my cose. I have usod but
two bottles and am satisfied that I
have struck the right thinir at lost.
I felt Its beneflolal effects almost im-
mediately. Unlike all other prepara-
tions of a similar kind no special
Instructions are required ns to what
one shall or shall not eat. This face
alone ought to commend it to all
troubled with Dyspepsia.
J.N.HOLMES
. Vlneland N.J.
CCSTEPATJOn
To Secure a Regular Habit of Body
without changing the Dlet or Dis-
organising the System take .
SIHMONSLIVERREGULATOR
ONLY GENUINE MAKUrACTUMD BT
J. H. ZEILIN & C0 Philadelphia.
IradMd's
ionllar to woman such as Pain- !
ful Buppreskcd or irrrgularl
me:tstruatlon Leucorrbffia or J
. BnecUlc for all disease pe- i
W bites ato.
Female
Bend for nnr ho.k "HennoKe to Woman" mailed
free. Bbadpirld Ritani.ATo Co.. Atlanta G.
IT IS A PUHEIYVESETABLE FKEFARMI0N
tPRlQWRICrflyftSHS
AN0 OTHER Eq.UAUY EFFICIENT REMEDIES
It Has atooa tne xesc oi earn
in Curing all Diseases oi tuo
ELUUU LlViiJi biUJn-
ACII KIBHElB.JBO W"
pt.b Tt Pnrifififl the
Slood Invigorates ana
BITTERS
DYSFEPSIAC0N8TI.
PATI0N JAUNDICE
SICKHEADACHEBH
I0U3 COJIPLAINT3&0
(tieaimaap ofc ntl Oft nndfir
CURES
A11DISEASESDFTHE
LIVER
KIDNEYS
its beneficial influence.
STOMACH
- AND
It is purely a Medicine
tta rofVinrrln nrnner-
BOWELS.
tiea forbids its use as a
beverage. It is pleas-
ant to tio taste and as
enailv taken by child
ren as adults. 3
AaoniiGCisis
PRICKLY ASH BITTERS CO
cDirclnm I AC
Bole proprietors
St.Louib and Ktwaaa Crrr
JrniM.linmi'l
Send fcr70-Paso
ILLDSTRATED CATALOGUE
MESmOM THIS VKVZX
n
1 If token during the (JHANGR 1
OF LIKR great suffering and!
I dar.ger ujll be avoided. B
Regulator!
HI CS T3 O
1 1
I P4 o K
03 s.1a
lS I 'A Tn g
:
. I . ' WIV - '- Wfc
itcf.i'isfa a.aM
Prohibition Campaign 8oug.
Llstoni 'tl the roll-call dram
Oloar the tracki they ooin they oomo I
Men of mlKht whom duty claims
Men who answer to their names
Men of cousoieuoe brain and pluck
Charge ! The signal hour has struck;
Onward with the viotor'a shout I .
Vote the liquor trafiUo out I
Cnonusi
Rally with your honest vote
Follow where the white flag floats
Put Kiug Alcohol to rout.
Vote him out boys vote him out!
Wo'. . Illume for to fltfht.
Taxing wrong oan't make it right !
Laws for reguiaiing am
In this conflict can not win.
On nor hoed the roar and smoke
Htnite him whore he'll feel tha stroke I
Smite the spoiler with a will n
Use the weapons known to kill Crumu.
Hark t what means this rush and noise ?
'P (a hA onmirto nf the bo'S 1
Give them plat ye veteran bands-
Bee the ballots in their hands I
Opon rauks and oheer them In
I'dnv have come to flaht amd win.
This their oountersigu to-day i
. .. . 1
"Voting as our mowers pray. 1"
voice.
Farming; 1b Two StatesTexas and
FeniisjlTauiu.
Ed. Free Pkebb: The great ques-
tion of farming should always be of
interest so by your permission we
would be glad to say a few words by
way of contrasting these two states
above mentioned in that special in-
terest We wish to speak first as to
how the land is owned in these two
states and who it is owned by.
Texas owns her land in large bodies
Pennsylvania in small. In Texas the
land is owned principally by land
sharks and fossils in Pennsylvania it
is owned by those who till it. The
system of owning land in only large
bodies has been the curse of our state
beyond a doubt
It works a hardship and financial
defeat to the owner. It is fine in
speculation; but won't pan out in
farming. It brings about a renting
system which has been a curee in all
countries. This is no new theory.
England is boiling and foaming over
the evil results of this system to-day:
In Eussia and Germary it is breed
ing its Nihilism and Socialism to
enter America with their full fledged
curses.
There is just one and only one wny
a farmer can succeod in making a
living and have good society and
that is-to own the land he cultivates.
Western Pennsylvania is noted for
this. Here the farmer is the owner.
The landlord once owned it but he
soon saw the plan was poverty to the
agricultural class and defeat to every
social and moral interest of the coun-
try. The size of the farms here
ranges from 20 to 200 acres. That
y
which has not been divided up by
fathers and grandfathers has been
cut up in small lots by the original
owners and sold out to poor laboring
men. Yon saj' have they paid for
that land! We answer yes. Do
. . ' ITT
vou asK wnac price t we answer
from $50 to $90 per acre.
This may Bound strange to a Texas
cotton and credit man yet it is even
s. uermans irisn oweues anu
w a ft . T 1
Americans go on this poor land with-
out a dollar and soon pay for a home
at $75 per acre. Some may ask how
they do this. The plan is very sim-
ple. They become producers and sell
for cash instead of consumers to buy
on time.
Cotton land tcM not rent for a liv
ing to the renter and a fair per cent
to the owner! And no crop grown
in the United States will stand the
enormous per cent required to rnn
the renting system. We will now
leave renting cotton and credit and
Bpeak of the farming here.
The poor man bnys we will say
sixty acres. The first thing he does
is to select about twenty-five of the
best for pasta res. This jou could
not pay him enongh to have it plowed.
The next thiog is to get an income
from that As Boon a possible be
pnts on say four good brood mares.
From these he is Boon able to sell one
colt a year. This colt well bred and
well cared for brings him from 150
U (225. He then geU on this same
paBtore generally about sit Jersey j
cows. From these L gets a calf J
every year and milks Ibem all the!
time. . J.wh cow i fi ported to pro-1
Jnce two pounds of batter per Uy. I
This batter bring twenty eeoU bre j
which is $12 per month anJ till a'
i i v. '
which is ten pr fot oo $1100. This
m:.:k be cl by glides prrpirel lyr
tht prirpoe atjb Ajc ti A Lv to
r-Latn it at a'.L TUn trerj yr or
j L KlvTt a te c'.f. ietU aal
pampers him till he rnako a thorough
bred Jersey bull of him and ttion
sells him for from $150 to $500.
Then he soon puts on a few shoop
which he also makes profitable. Now
there is no trouble to see so far. It
is an income without expense.
The next best land is devoted to
timothy and olover. Please note
this is not plowed either. From this
he makes his principal wintor eod
and some hay to sell
The next thing is a well arranged
orchard with everthing in that line
with its fruits. This fruit is all for
sale not to give away and rot if the
market is up he sells if it is down he
sells.
Now by this time he is having a
nice little income nearly all his land
take up and not an acre cultivated.
Now what he actually cultivates
amounts to about 4 acres in corn and
three in Irish potatos.
One of the boys you see can go to
Free School all the year and plow
these patches of evenings. Please
put it down in large caps the less
land you soo plowed the bettor the
people are doing and the more mon
ey they have.
A word as to how they market
They get up in the morning whon
moBt Texas farmers are asleep and
take their produce to mnrket. They
don't fool their time and brains
away to see who will give the most
They simply put it on the market for
what it is actually worth that day
then go home to work. They don't
prize around among merchants a half
day for 2 cents on a dozen eggs thon
buy two five cents cigars smoke
them and curse Jay Gould and mo-
nopolies the other half day.
A little town merchant is no more
supposed to control the markot prioe
of what they bring in than a dealer of
San Marcos is supposed to control
the State of New York. Ho cares
but little about oppression. He has
plenty. If ho wants good society his
children are educated and ready for
society. If he wants some fun at
home he hooks up a span of fine
horBes sends his smart daughter to
town brings out a crowd of lively
girls. They all drink cider and eat ap
ples. Then they get the deck of cards
(every house has one) the old man
old lady children and visitors all
play several games of cards then
they have prayers and retire.
Thus farming becomes au actual
pleasure and the farmer's home be-
comes the pleasant place.
J. A. Thomas.
Jamestown N. Y. July 20.
A Great Legacy
to beouoath to i our children is a strong.
clean pure com tit ition better than wealth
because it wiil never prove a ourse.- You
cannot give what you do not possess but
mothers will find in Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription a wonderful help correctiug
all weaknesses bringing their systems into
perfect condition so that their children
untainted shall rise up to call tbem blessed!
Ihere is not a druggist in all tbe land
But always keeps a .stock on baud.
Why is Hades liko a corner in
grain ? Because there s a do H in in
it. Boston Transcript
100 Doses One Dollar
la Inseparably connected with Hood's Sarsa-
parilla and Is true Of no other medicine. It is
an unanswerable argument as to strength and
economy while thousands testify to iu supe.
rlcr blood-purifying and strengthening quali-
ties. Abottla-of Hood's Sarsaparilla contains
100 dotes and will lsst a month while others
will sverage to last not over a week llcnce
for economy buy Hood's BanaparUla.
A busy bill-sticker Tbe musqnito.
Exchange.
A Cane of Deafness Cared.
Office af lew Bsldarlu'e Wholesale Holloa)
Hoaae. Tolrdo. o Daa. 11. 17. 1
P. 1. Caener at Ca Toledo. O. Dear Sirs. A boat
three aseatbs afa. avetlda( a letter aSdressed ta jm
4a. tha Jttm h-aca Oea. Ilevla. la refereaee la tha aara
efaieaaa bribe Baa wt Bell's Catarrh Care as
aara ladacad ta eoasasraoe tha a -a al II far aar
daajthler Bellte aaar fvenraa rears aid ba has
baea satertaf traaa catarrh far abeal eifhl aeara.
4 art tf fklch tieee aha baa baaa trvatod hf ea at
tha beet ahf atciaaej la the dir. Wa hare else tiled
the aea af alas sat ail the k asm reaildjee far eatarrh
ertth e Bare sainn Use teaaerar raltrf. Bear
alfhls hava are laid) aveka la head bar ataath aeea
M baa bar frees atraaflla'. Br brartaf bad alee
i itaie eSVnrd. We were afraid that aba vraald j
aavar rsisisr. We have aaer awed US hatltaa af
aeVeCaraaaarraa sM ara believe Belile aa he
eaurtlr aarrd. Isshe dare a.tar eesialif tha j
aa af it era ajaCaed) lirltad abeare far tha better. '
aad k-aej tAst n afeaf eke had lawd. ejatlt .
arafl aad bar haartaej as aeslsaaly (wad- We (eel
be disease ia aanlrel reaeevid. We errite this
aaTH4td) axerr. frasiaf that n a daa tea. aad
ervk taa ha taa eue a.s be BiaiSii I as lite
aaaarr. s eaa hard'r anai ae taa va a eawrs
la r-r4 la ea ekan a tras a'far front)
ertik ttw dae . Weaa still aaac IM
n aiSf a Isnrvsls. ae ri mai ea te M aa her
ar f a ar a amr aa ear sb'a i aar naa-
awiw -" aitrt.M'.
MB ar4Bk.a kaurariV.
t rasA ja A-vaaa.
drho'4 by tr-acfaea.
Hon. Sam Hooston Vindicated From
WhUkyltc Slander by Ills Daugh.
ter.
From tba Galveston Newt.
Independence Tex July 21. The
dooament which purports to give the
views of Oon. Sam Houston on the
liquor traffic so liberally handled by
the anti prohibitionists and so exten-
sively publishod in tbo interior anti-
newspapors dosorvos more than a
passing notice not alone in its appli
cation to the prosent absorbing diB-
cusBion going on among the people
but in its more general application to
Texas history. There are strong
reasons for concluding that tbe docu-
ment in question is spurious and not
authentic.
1. The article says that ft delega
tion of ' ministers callod on Genoral
Houston while in eastern Texas and
on his return from congress and re
quested him to use his influence to
Focure the passage of a prohibitory
liquor law. Now if they callod on him
in person the reasonable inference is
that what ocourod was verbal and
nothing more than an ordinary con-
versation botween gentlemen. It is
not at all likely that the delegation
of ministers carried with them a
stoneographio reporter. If not how
was this learned anti-prohibition ar-
gument so corofully presorvodt
2. Goneral Houston in this docu-
ment whioh sounds very muoh like a
modern interview proclaims himself
to be "a Bincere Christian." He was
on his return home after ths adjourn
ment of congress which fixes the date
about Mav 1853. Now it was not
until November 10 1881that he made
any profession of Christianity at all.
This was eighteen months after his
declaration to the delegation of minis
ters. This can bo verified by a num
ber of witnesses now living in this
community. .
3. His son-in-law W. L. Williams
Esq. and wife have been the custo-
dions of all his papers publio and
private since the death of Mrs.
Houston in 18G7. Mrs." Williams iH
a scholar and possess a critical and
investigating mind. ue assisted the
late Dr. Wm. Carey Crane in the pre
paration of his Life and Literary
Memoirs of Genoral Houston. In
prosecuting this work every paper.
Dublio. private and personal must
be examined carefully critically in
order to dotormine whether it would
serve anv purpose whatever in the
publication of suoh a work. Mrs.
Williams asserts most positively that
there is no such statement to be
found among her futhor's papers.
For the very best reasons she de-
nounces the document as spurious
and says that wore her father alive
to-day that he would be too solici-
tous for the welfare of this country
and people to tolerate the wretched-
ness wrought by the modern saloon
or to tolerate its aggressive attitude
and thirst for political power.
Haroy Haynes.
Tbe Farmers Alliance.
The Farmers Alliance is a new or-
ganization in the southwest that is
in Texas Arkansas Louisiana and
Mississippi which proposes co-operation
on a new and most extensive
scale. The founders of the organi-
zation propose to enlist all tho far-
mers of these states and thon to act
as thoir own manufacturers mer-
chants and brokers transacting all
the business of purchasing farm sup-
nlies. sellinff and manufacturing farm
products. The alliance proposes to fix
exchanges for the purpose of selling
and buying in several cities within
these states ana manniactones oi
cotton and wool at Marble rails
Texas where land bos been purchas-
ed and a town laid off which is to be
a model city controlled entiroly in
the interest of the alliance.
This is the most ambitious attempt
yet mado at co-operation and tue
very highest order oi aaroinisiraiive
ability will be required to make it
successful. If tho managers possess
that and do not violeotly antagonize
other interests or attempt- as they
probably will to control political ac-
tion for their benefit even this plan
extensive as it ia may bo earned in-
to Dractical operation.
There are however many obstacles
to be overcome and the Farmers' Al-
liance most not be too sanguine or
allow a Bingle failure to dampen their
ardor Caref ah conservative action
guarded always by the motto of doo-
inlsrfanHIM With fit it PI rtOOnlOB
i.n.'n. .ir!.!. aiHrtion tn their i
own will lead to buoccbb. Any other
Mwrts fst fajltirA an if loaa.
Krnil th r' h ancr$fal in
the inception it will doubtless be fol- as much a t!y ple-we bnt C!. An-
loweJ in other states and should it : benr-Bi-tJi E i lwe.sfr Wi.i ao-1
beoorne universal brokers anl com-
minion mtreLantii wonlJ bave lr
act k otter liDe of biisine. Vah-ic-toa
D C IU-jiublicao
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Kogular Correspondent)
Washington July 25 1887.
rresidont and Mrs. Cleveland have
returned from their pleasant tour of
northern New York looking and fool-
ing all the bettor for the delightful
ouing and cordial reception through
out the trip but more especially at
tho boyhood home of the President
whore his old friends and neighbors
eagorly thronged about him glad to
honor the man who has risen from
the humblest to the proudest and
greatest position on earth and who
grocted eaoh and all with a good
word and a kindly smilo of recogni-
tion. The receipts pf the PoBt Office De-
partment for the third quarter of the
last fiscal year were $18012487 j
expenditures $13272508 ; deficiency
$260021 1 but the latter will perhaps
be reduced to about $10000 by the
receipt from international money or-
ders. A comparative statement of
tho business of this Department for
the first three quarters of tie years
1885-80 87 'show that the receipts
have constantly and largely incroased
and that there has been a correspond-
ing decrease in the deficiency so
that it is very probable the Post
Office Department will be on a self-
sustaining basis in a year or two.
The count of the cash and securi-
ties in the Treasury which began two
months ago incidental to a change
of Treasurers has been completed
and found correct to d cent with the
excoption of a deficiency of $240
though a formal report will not be
made till next week.
In reply to a great number of in-
quiries the commissioner of Pensions
repliod that under the Mexican
Pension Act pensions can be paid
from the date of the passage of tho
Act Jan. 29th 1887 pnly when pen-
sions were sixty-two years old previ-
ous to that date i in the exceptions to
this rule the payment will begin on
the day when the pensioner is 62
years of age unless in cases of de-
pendence and disability. :
Tbe Secretary of tho Interior baa
won additional claim to the admira-
tion of tbe fair sex by the important
ruling that married women have the
right to enter and buy timber and
stone lands under the laws' govern-
ing the sale of suoh lands in several
of tho States and Territories.
Ireland and Carroll at Gonzales A Con
" trast. - '
We find tho following in tbe Gon-
zales correspondence to the San An-
tonio Express of Tuesday;
Hon. John Ireland arrived oa
Wednesday and was met at the dopot
by the Belmont and Luling brass
bands a few of the white citizens and
about one hundred big and little
negroos who esoorted him to the
Thomas house the bands playing
some fine airs and the negroes shout
ing 'Hurrah for whiskey I" At night
in the park Govornor Ireland made a
strong argument to a large ana ap-
preciative audience against the pro
posed amendment
l n v n tt
On ihursuay vr. u. u. lairron ar
rived and was met at the depot by
white ladies and white voters in about
25 carriages and escorted into town.
On Friday Dr. Carroll met one of the
largest assemblages of tbe people
ever se?n in this county and deliver
ed to them his reasons for the adop
tion of the amendment bmce Ire-
land's strong reception as above anti
and pro meet and have a laugh in-
stead of an argtment as formerly.
That the Prohibitory laws against
the liquor traffic as provided by the
States of Georgia Maine Kansas and
Iowa are as effective as any other
law is now conceded by all honest
anti-I'rohibitionisU The Atlanta
Constitution all the business men of
Atlanta the governors of all these
States where Prohibition has been
tried unite in this tetimQny. Thous-
ands of our honest citizens who have
been opposed to the amendment
heretofore because it in their judg-
ment woa!al prove ineffectual now
declaro thoir hearty support of it and
it will certainly be adopted on August
4th unless the Anti Bjcceod a ia
Michigan in grow fraud. Baptist
Herald. '
Tho Oalveaton News truthfully re-
mark t "The pending campaign is a
picnic for tb hitherto obscure young
law vctb. Tbev oan exponod constitu
tional principles aa much a tLev
'please acd the public is
' i IT.
Thv can not onl v U'.k and
"Url.I
dots pay them for it if tly t;ur
their bvke. on pr.n';.' an I rfe
for t'.i xuU Je. Frevii; Ci-.r -j.
ic.
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