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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-04-29
TK1AS TOPICS.

-Alons ,he NoebAs river 81 great
many horses and cattle shave been
tilled recently by buffalo pnats.
mi, n, ~
Inc AeAAs W oVl uro"ers Ass9ci-
uloh wiz meet ~ suo Mercil1nts EN-
mango, oah ANTONIO on OF about the
TN OIL June next
Over 10000 head Of cattle and be.
'ween, l,0oo and ooO head OF horses
?asseu through iorhloWn he WIN
'ouhtyi III one week recently or their
way up tue ttalh
Castrovile Q,Eu; Last Thursday
afternoon Mopier's trail of seven Chin.
lnhna wagons. Lon led with thirteen
1ales of cotton each. pasged through
Castroyille en- ronte for Mexico.
,, IN,
we've thousand ieet o. piilhg VIII
20 USED III the co !l Oh .lo
:, amer SULLIVAN Tnll wy Griugu ~ ,, s
Sa aireSton t D"' 1;stanco ~ ten Mas
hv ,bo Is, Of Nav
mi
-IeIdS LiDe'Stoch Jotrtdt; Tue
past winter was an unusually mia one
The present spring Is eNcepuohhily
early. Grass Is better ana cattle latter
than was ever known ut tbs season oil
the year The market IS hlgher than
ever BEFORE Iaken mtogether, TINS Is
the most promising season ever known
to the cattle trade III the history, oil Tex
as. Mr. Bob Houston mas nero oil
cattle Numbering about z 20O head now
on the trail Tor Dodge, h'nsas'
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Wells Comet.

Prof. Boss and his assistants having
obtained a third observation OF the
Wells comet, have succeeded in making
a preliminary calculation Of the strang
er's orbit At present il is about l6O,-
10000 miles from the earth, and it's
distance from Us will not probably be
less than sO,0O0,0e9 at any time. II is
approaching the earth at the velocity OF
2,OA0,OO0 miles a day, aud while il will
not come as near as other comets have
done, il may be expected TO make a fne
display for few days in the early part
OF June. The present extraordinary
intensity Of its light, which comes TO us
from the enormous distance Of 100000,
600 miles, proves TINT il has plenty OF
material Tor future display, aud ii will
probably show long aud nearly
straight tail of enormous dimensions 70
our antipodes, After passing is peri
holicn IL will probably become visible
10 the northern hemisphere. II now
appaara 10 the constellation Of the
Tyre, noar Vega ID will pass 20 the
westward Of that sllr, and about the lst
VI April will stand within four or ave
degrees from H. Two weeka OF further
observation will aesye % remove many
uncertainties which nov exist A. 10 the
future Of this comet, and these obseryA
slons 9iu anquostouahly be awaited
With the greatest interest, -Nese iork
Star,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-04-29

they seom to-day. they all had their
source eyi lently IN some fitting fact.
Many English surnames express the
county, estate OF residence Of ,h ir orig
iual bearers, as Bur from Bur
Cornwall; Fleming from Flanders (;
Gaskiu and Gascoyne. from Gascony /;
Hanwly, from Hama, IL; Polack, from
Pollard Welsh Walsh ID Wallace from
Wales; Coombs, Compton, Clayton,
Sutton, Preston, Washington, from
towns a the county Of Sussex England.
Camden. the antequary, says every vii
lage IN Normandy has surnamed some
English family. Dale, Forest, Hill,
Wood, and the like, are derived from
the character or situation of those who
first bore the names. The prefix, attic,
or ut, softeued to or an, has helped
to form number OF lanes. Thus, ii a
man lived ON moVce, he would call
himself Afternoon. or Atmoor; II near
a gate, Attegate, " Agate. John at
the Oaks, was in due time shortened
INTO john Noaks; Peter at the Seven
Oaks, into Peter Shocks. BY field,
BY ford, Underhi snd Underwood, in.
dicated residence originally. In old
English applegarths meant orchard /;
whence Apologize and Appleton chase,
a forest Give, "a chii; cloush, ravine !;
cobb, "a harbor, whence these names.
The root of the ubiquitous Smith, is
the Anglo. Saxon Smttdn, to smite. 1t
was applied primarily to blacksmiths,
wheelwrights carpenters, masons, aud
smiters or strikers in general. Baker,
Taylor, Cowper cooper, Cutler, Miller,
and the rest, plainly denote occupa
tions. Latimer is from ldtiHer, u wri
ter of Latin. Lorimer is u maker of
spurs and bride bits; Arkwright, II
maker of chests; Lander, contracted
from ldDdudier, IA washerwoman; Ban
lister, the keeper of a b TIL; Kidder, n
huckster; Wait, minstrel; Croker a
potter. Such names as Baxter and
Bagster, are the feminine of baker;
Webster, of webber, or l1edUer, which
shows that these trades were first fol-
lowed by women, and that when men
began to take them up they, for some
ime, kept the feminine names Stew
ard Ste art, or Stuart Abbot, Knight,
Lord, Bishop, Prior, Chamberlain, Fall
coner, Leggett (legate) either signifed
what the persons 30 styled were, or
they were given them in jest or deri-
sion, like the names King, Prince and
Pope. The termination, yard, indi-
Gates keeper, rs Durward, doorkeeper;
Hay ward, keeper OF the town cattle;
Woodward, orest-Kecper. Read, Reed,
Reid, is an old form of spelling red,
aud was bestowed, as White Brown and
Black were, to denote the color worn or
complexion had. Hogarth, from the
Dutch, means generous, high natured 4;
Rush, is subtle; Browne, ready; Bon
ner, kind, gracious; Eldridge, wild,
ghastly Many Welsh names, natural
lzed in English, are from personal
traits, More, great; Duff, black;
Y.-~Hp: "rrTy eLane slender; Mole,
bald; Siougn,-Nftd. SurDames, now
apparently meaningless, had meaning
IN old English and provincial dialects.
Hrock, for instance, signifies badger;
ralbet, mastiil; Todd, fox; Culver, pig
con; Henshaw, yUlng, heron; Coke,
cook. ~ T. Times.
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Earth,s Conynl,Ions.

Great earthquakes are reported from
Costa Rica, accompanied by unusual loss
Of life. In one town many people have
been killed, The greatcst and mostde.
structive earthquake ON record is that
OF Lisbon the capital OF Portugal, in
which II is estimated that 10000 per
sons lost theiz lives. II ia an open
question among physicists as TO what
is the cause Of earthquakes. They are
known TO occur most frequently in
countries whore volcanic action ia most
active, All who have experienced an
earthquake speak OF il AS a most awe.
Inspiring visitation. We are 40 aeous-
toned to regard the earth We tread up
on IA solid aud mistaken, that il seems
as II chaos had come again, when the
very ground under our feet reels and
iotters and becomes a. apparently un-
stable a. water or quicksilver An
sence OF security Tor tho time being IL
lost, Earthquakes and yolcanos are
frequent on the iathmus which con-
neota North and South America. I'm,
donhtedly there is a steady upheayal Of
land from the soa, and Ia, lsthmps ID
widening livery decade, an heoauge OF
volcanic action tfum oemoresfs
MoniAV for NGu.'
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A Queer Lot OF Hens,

At Toooi, Florida, near Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stoves lace, came across a
queer lot Of hens. They are educated
mems. Two years ago the station agent
found an old STRAY hen in the depot
He petted her, gave her chance to
roost in an old barrel, and the old hen
ute the kernels Of grain which cover
the ground about all depots. When
IA. nen commenced to lay she came in.
to the station agent't office, and careful
ly laid her egg in a basket which sat
there on the table. The next day she
repeated the act and continued
1t daily until she got ready to
sit When 81 sat she Matched out ID
chickens and raised them all, and now
these pullets HAYS been taught by the
old hen to come into the house and lay in
the same basket. Sometimes Que hen
Will be sitting IN the basket and two
others will sand outs de and wait till
she is through. When the basket gets
iull the agent takes it to the store.
These fifteen chickens ali roost in a
large empty barrel or fierce. The bar
rel has both heads in IT, In one end is
a hole large enough for hen to walk
IN, while in the other end is small
light OF glass. The barrel is i've feet
from tbs ground, ON legs, out of the
way OF the rats and skunks. II is the
cheapest and best little hen house !
ever saw. 1t costs 20 cents believe
the highest, driest, safestaud best hem
house 10 the world would DO a tight
hogshead with 7x9 pane of glass in
Que end and Tx9 hole ia the other.
Bore holes into it for the legs or hang
1t ON tree by small wires. A hogshead
or barrel hung in a tree will always be
safe against all the enemies Of tue hens.
Eli Perkins IN Neio York Sun,
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slalI.lIe. Aboul lhe uappelIe com.

lir H. N Jenkins, who hclured GU
milk la Noflh Sheffield Halllast even
lug, dehued COW AZ ~ wonderful ms
chine Ito said ihai q good COW, weigh,
ing from $50 10 900 pounds, will con,
samc IRON eight and half 10 ten tons
OF fodder per anuum, aud viii produce
from two 10 two aud half tons Of milk
Ia the same period. ThoTe are Ia Con.
neotiout irom lld,OuQ 20 llSO0O COWS
Tho aggregate value 81 81 dairy pro,
daola IA thia oountry lsiopnd % DO from
500 900 COO 10 ibs0,Ooo 900 giving om
ploymeut 10 ~ leaat o 0oOuo0 people
All OF this wlil be- luttre.tlug - mtanla
and CONSUMERS Of milk punches
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-04-29
Our New Na,y,

In the war Of 1912 our militia did
not Distinguish themselves ia contests
With trained English aoldiegaj Ia TACT
NJ sofo healrn yearly esergVhoso Qn
land, aud suffered lbo hpmiliation' OF
the capture aud the burning ~ oar
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-04-29

ANOTHER problem is solved at last.
A learned Professor says that ehe reason
we have trouble to sleep is because
there is an accumulation mainly OF
carbonic acid, that accumulation being
favored and controlled by reflex action
of the nervous system, which thus pro
iects the organism from excessive OK
idation and allows the organism to mani.
fest its normal functional activity
throughout a succeeding rylhmic pc
Rod" Now the world can turn its
phosphoric brain to the solution of
other conundrums.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-01

families be changed and freed from
the perplexities which now embarass
them? VIII the discovery be made
that what now passes for genteel and
fashionable etiquette is. after all, false
COM entionalism And still more
Is the rising servant girl" destined to
become the superior and dictator Of
her mistress? Are discovery and i'm
provement to come to a standstill, OF
are they to go forward in the future as
| in the past decade? Will travel on, OF
above land, and on sea be accelerated
an hundred per cent? Will new pro-
cesses for generating heat and light be
discovered, vastly cheapening these in
dispensible conveniences of life
Will chemical science devise agencies
for rendering the soil doubly produc-
tive? Has science reached its posi-
bilities, or is it to move on, exploring
the heavens, going deep into the earth
revealing the hidden forces of nature
and utilizing them for the benefit of
man? And more still than all: Will
the great change come before the end
of the next fifty years, when the
words of the wise man shall be appli-
cable to no one, "The fool hath said
in his heart there is no God"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-01
NEXT FIFTY YFARS-WHAI
VIII THEY BEf

What will be the condition of the ma
ton fifty years hence, if the present
form of government shall last so long I
Human thought is incapable of sufi-
cient expansion to grasp the vast pos
sibilitles during that period of time.
A great number of questions of tran
scendant interest crowd upon the mind,
but many of them may be too extrava-
CANT for answer. Will the seeker for
office perambulate the country then as
now, heralding his fitness for positions
of trust and honor. or will there come
a time when there will be such a vir-
tue as political modesty2 Will there,
in the future, continue to be seen
lowering around the polls crowds of
ignorant voters, incapable of reading
the printed ballot put into their hands,
and not few of them ready to sell
their votes for an unnameable consid-
Grafton? Is there day not far dis
tant when members of Legislative and
Congressional bodies will not calculate
the party influence of their recorded
votes, as the expert chess player studies
every move he makes on the chess
board? Is the period at hand when
men who are entitled to the right OF
suffrage, irrespective of race or color.
shall not be denied their right, in de-
fance of the constitution and law9
Are the many evils which vex human.
ity to be materially abated2 Will in
temperance. that scourge of the race,
be driven out, and right living take
the place of poverty and wretchedness ?
Will there be a higher standard of
which shall have controlling
influence over the vicious and aban-
lonedP Will the domestic affairs of |
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-01
MENTAL ACTIVITY AND LONG
LIFE,

Thurlow Weed, of New York, who
died last week at the age of IS years,
furnishes evidence how vigor of intel
lect can be preserved, almost entirely
unimpaired, to extreme old age.
Mr.. Weed was journalist of pre-emi-
nent ability, and welded a powerful
influence in the affairs of state during
a long life. The great mass of men,
before they reach the age of eighty
years, become feeble-minded, or at
least, lose much Of their mental vigor.
Not so with Thurlow Weed, Bryant,
LOngfellow, Seward, and very many
others of that class. They preserved
their intellectual powers until stricken
down by death. The secret of a long
and well preserved physical frame con-
sists in keeping the mind actively en-
rloyed. The inroads of old age may be
long resisted by proper exercise of the
mental faculties. The man who begins
to find himself old, and broods over
that fact, will prematurely become
wrinkled, STOPPING, unpleasantly Wis
aged, and the victim of imagined in
firmities, which really have no rlghtful
existence. If the idea of youth be as
ISOLATED with that of old age, it will
tend to resist the encroachments of the
latter. 1t is said of John Quincy
Adams that he preserved his youthful
buOyancy of spirits in old age by asso-
ciating with young persons, and that
he sometimes addressed billet doatr to
young ladies, to keep alive the senti-
ments and emotions of early life. 1t
is right in all suitable ways to war
against old age by reyiving the vivac-
ity of youth, thus avoiding intellectual
paralysis, and Shaving off imaginary
physical decrepitude.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-01
WILL THERE BE a BUSTN ESS
PANTnf

There are those who believe there
are premonitory symptoms of a bust
ness panic. 1t can hardly be said there
is immediate danger, but possibilities
are enough to forewarn those most
directly interested. Thus far there, is
no excitement in any of the great man.
ufacturing establishments, except in
the iron interests, and this, as yet, has
been confined to few localities.
Should there come panic, some party
will be criminally to blame. Never in
the history of the country was there
so little reason for a business panic as
now; harvests have been abundant,
prices remunerative, and the currency
never on so sure basis as now. New
er was the credit of the Governmen t
abroad as good as now. No securities
in the market of the world are sought
for more than those of the United
States. In all former panics in our his
tory none have occurred when the cred
it of the government was on as firm a
foundation as now. We repeat, then, if
panel comes. some party will be Grimm
ally responsible. The disastrous panic
which came in 1873, suspending the
chief business industries of the cOun-
ty, and throwing hundreds of thOus-
ands of people out of employment, oc-
Cured at time when the credit OF
the government abroad stood less high,
and the currency of the United States
was only paper promises, with no
specie basis. 1t need not be concealed
that one cause of apprehension OF a
panic, and perhaps the chief, is the
probable policy of the Democratic par
ty, which is to assume the manage
ment of Governmental affairs. The
financial record Of that party in Con-
greSs is by no means calculated to in
spire the confidence of business men.
The records of national legislation
show that the Democrats, both in SEN
ate and House, were opposed to the
legislation adopted, including specie
payments, which gave new life and
activity to trade. 1t is this past rec
ord of the party which creates distrust
of its future action, and impairs conf
dence.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-01
THE OLD WAY AND THE NEW

The readers of the TELEGRAPH viii
remember that within the last decade
the Farmers Clubs of Bristol and
Paris attracted considerable public in.
terest. That they had but short ex
istence does not prove they were not
both necessary and useful institution
A statement of their method of action
will discover why they came to an un-
timely end. Any one who has farmed
it in Wisconsin knows how busy an
occupation farming is. From dawn
till night every hour brings its pres
sure of care and work. And now that
stock-raising and dairying forms so
large part of our system of farming,
none of the four seasons seems to bring
the farmer respite from pressing
work.
The meetings of the clubs were all
held in the evening. After supper was
eaten and the last chores done, a few
farmers, animated by the spirit of i'm
provement, but thoroughly wearied
with their toll, would gather at late
hour of the evening for discussion and
a mental exchange of thought and ex-
perience. The discussions scarcely
ever rose higher than methods Of grow
ing the various crops, care of stock,
dairying, blowing and the various
farm operations. The sole object
seemed to be to gain that knowledge
that would enable the farmer to make
more money by lessening the cost of
production and increasing the profits.
And truly this, as far as 1T went, was
laudable enough. But this meeting in
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-01
WIErERIEG THE cABBAGEs.

1t used to be thought necessary to
store cabbages in a cellar, or in some
kind of pit, method of wintering
now rarely followed. The usual way
Of keeping them is to select dry
place, if the bed where they grew was
not so, and place the cabbages heads
downward. They are sometimes
placed close together in single row,
running across the bed or field, and a
furrow thrown up to them on either
side. The more common method is to
lay them down to form a bed 8 feet
wide, and by the use Of the plow and
shovels cover the heads and part of
the stumps. The Sayoys, with their
curled and wrinkled leaves, do not
keep so well as the Drum-heads, when
laid down in this way. For those a
ridge may be thrown up with the plow
and the cabbages laid against it, heads
up; earth is plowed to the roots, and
thrown in to partly cover the stumps
When cold weather comes, the heads
are to be covered with cornstalks,
leaves, or other litter. Either OF
these methods allows head or two to
be readily taken for use. 1t is well to
have the family supply in some place
near at hand. If there is an unused
pit or cold-frame, the cabbages may be
set in them upright, and covered with
shutters, or with straw or leaves. A
trench may be dug and used in the
same manner. Those who like cabbage
greens should prepare for them by
gathering up the stumps from which
the heads have been cut. and covering
them with earth against ridge, OF
otherwise give them partial protection
They are less hardy than the heads,
and will not grow we'll if exposed all
winter to the weather. "A ericGn
AgriculturiSt for NoUember.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-01

Congress will assemble on Monday
next. Unusual interest attaches to
the session, which will last but three
months. The great business interests
OF the country are largely dependent
for future encouragement on the action
OF Congress. The Republicans have
no reliable majority in the Senate, but
retain their present small majority in
Inc House until the 4th of March
next. The Republicans of the country
expect their representatives at Wash
lngton to devote this short session to
business, and not consume too much
time in making speeches. There are
important measures which should have
been acted upon before the adjourn
ment of the last session. Foremost
among the measures demanding legisla-
uon IS the readiustment of the tariff.
put among all there is none so difficult
or satisfactory settlement. There are
SO many interests to be affected by
changes in the tariff, the general bust
ness OF the country is liable to be de-
ranged by unwise action. The people
have nearly the same dread of financial
panies as they have of smallpox. The
productive interests of the country are
now in prosperous condition, but can
easily be disturbed There is a general
agreement that the revenue taxes
should be reduced, not because they are
burdensome on the people to the extent
which some allege, but for the reason.
the revenue is greater than is REQUIRED
by the government in its present finan.
clal condition. The reduction of the
revenue taxes was ameasure sought to
be accomplished by the Republicans at
the last session, but final action was
not reached, because of the obstacles
interposed by the Democrats. The
Republicans in Congress will. it is
hoped, put themselves on the record
during this session in favor of a Judi.
cious reduction of taxes, and if Demo-
cratic members choose to defer consid- |
GRAFTON of the measure until they come |
FULLY into power, so as to have it ap-l
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-01

School rooms ought to be swept eUerq
day, after the close of school. There
should be no variation Of his rule.
While the pupils of the Smith school,
Salem, were playing "Duc& on the
Rock" last week, little Joe Gallagher
was struck on the head by stone and
severely cut. The teacher bound up
his head and sent him home with his
sister. He was delirious before reach
ing home; his parents were obliged to
call doctor, and for several days he
was quite sick. We have seen the pu-
pills of several schools playing this
game this fall aid have wondered that
more pupils were not hurt. It and
similar plays ought to be prohibited
on every school ground. Certain it
will not be played in the Smith district
any more.
After the Fair the Supt. collected
the maps and drawings which were
exhibited and shipped them to Salem.
They are now at his house, and any of
the teachers may get their work by
sending for it, Some of the work is
very good, and ought to be in the
school rooms. Where teachers pupils,
or school officers cannot come after the
maps, the Supt. will send it to their
nearest express office if he is requested
to do so.
We will match the pupils in the
Fourth Reader class in the Grants
Corners school against any class of
pupils of like ages in the county in
their knowledge of the sounds of
vowels in unaccented syllables, or the
sounds of voWels generally. Miss
Van VIE is now teaching herfourth
year in the school, and the condition
of the school shows what a good teach
er can do if she is only retained long
enough.
In a case where the district board
was called upon to settle difficulty
between q teacher and some Of the
pupils, one of the board consulted the
Supt. to find out what side he (theSupt.)
would take if he was called into the
case. The answer was that in almost
every case the Supt. would stand by
the teacher. The Supt. would rather
take sides with the teacher. even when
he knew she was somewhat in the
wrong, than to let a lot of pupils get
the idea that they could make trouble
with the teacher whenever they felt
like il. Several good schools have
been spoiled in this county by failure
on the part of the board to stand behind
the teacher.