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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11

There is man in the hospital named
James Dryer, who has three bullet
holes in his chest, one of which is still
unhealed. Through the last mentioned
wound, which is Il little way below his
eft armpit, he expels air from his
lungs. A Tribune reporter visited the
man last evening at st. Marks hospital.
He had no hesitation in exhibiting his
peeulinrity, and when requested to
strip, removed his shirt and showed the
reporter four holes in his chest aud
back, where two bullets had entered,
and another where ia ball had struck his
shoulder and came out under his arm.
There was also hole or two in his leg.
From the wound under tho armpit he
breathed so loudly that the sound of air
escaping through the orificc could be
heard the length Of the room. The
reporter held his hand before the hole
and felt the air rushing out. Dryer
tells his story as follows:
II was at Bonanza City about three
years ago; had a mining claim, and a
man named Flaxon, Charley was his first
name, came ut me with six shooter,
Tor n fight. Well, before l knew it he
had hlled me mp with lead. had holes
all over me, and they CROSSED this way
and TINT. until couldn't tell for Ger
tainty which bullet made any two holes.
For while they could look into one OF
the holes and see my heart quits plain,
but that healed mp and now there is no
show TO see the heart at all. II you'd
been here year or more ago could
have shown you the heart beating right
along. amt much Of an exhibition
now; all can do is to pump air ont OF
my lungs by this hole. Once coull
takn il in one place aud send il TO an
other, but the other hole healed. Twas
all we'll once, but the wounds opened
again"
sid you return the freYs asked the
reporter. .H
Hadn't any gun; hut after was shot
few times l went for him, and got
him down and the crowd pulled NE on.
When got him down no began to hol-
ler murder; nice chap 20 be singing ont
murder after tae way he had acted. he
slot his partner once the samo way,
Gness III be- out ia few days M
right
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11

possession of lnolosed mnd5 shall bc
entitled to the following fees for inn
pounding stock, to.Wit; ZEN cents per
day per head for hogs, 10 cents per iny
per head for goats, and o cents pot da,
per head for sheep Tho damages done
by such stock, if any, may be assessed
by any three disinterosted frechollers
Of the county and their asscs-ineut
shall be- iiuHl If the owncr or agent
OF stock imponnded, after being notified
thereof shall fail or refuse TO nav the
fees and dtmngcs for thc same. lhe
mkorup mav sell such stock at public
auction lul cash, gftcr hnvIue, ipiv;e
tee of si'tit "a as N ooust,Ne
8. les OF personol property and apply
the proceeds of such sale, after deduct
ing expenses thereof, to the satisfaction
OF ms fees and damages, aud shall Dan
the balance If any remains, TO the own.
or OF such stock. II no owner can be
found OF stock so impomdol, thetnl,er.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11
@ir ASD WISDOM.

THGY have brand of whisky in
Kentucky known as the "Horn of Plen-
~ because it will corn you copiously.
Mus. Liyermore is lectnring ON "The
Boy of To-day" who is out in front of
the church, waiting for THE Coming
Girl
dunno the last six months of the
last year PIG ships laden with wheat,
sailed from San Francisco. The total
value of the cargoes was S25,QQ00O0.
paia is some indications Of whnt Cali
iormh is as wheat producing State.
ONE boy is a boy, two boys are half
Il boy, aud three boys are no boy at all.
len, Franklin. 1t is different with
girls, BenIinin. One girl is a girl, two
girls are more girl, and three giils are
an entire circus.
CHARLES Dudley Warner remarks:
although there are scattered through
the land many persons, l am sorry to
say unable TO pay for newspaper,
hive never yet heard Of any body nm
able to edit one
Behold the printer He has
stick What does he say to the
bar keeper? He asks him to put the
stick into lemonade. Will it strength
en- the lemonade? Nay, innocent prat-
tier, but it will weaken the printer.
Ar u trial Of criminal case the pris-
oner entered plea of mot guilty"
when one OF the jurymen at once stood
up. The Judge informed him that he
could not leave until this case was tried.
"Triedl' repeated the juror in aston
meut "Why he acknowledges that he
is not guilty.
A MAN in Council Bluffs ordered
suit Of clothes Of Il local tailor. They
were to be done on Friday. When
he called for them they were done and
wrapped up in a neat package. The
mans hair turned suddenly white.
In ia one OF the unexplainable things
of moral ethics how people decide 80
promptly as to how little rain and bad
weather it takes to keep them away
from prayer meeting and how much is
required to keep them away from
good show.
F. Two Detroit lawyers had n lively tilt
in court. "You are bulletin board,
sirrah' screamed one, "You are
liar p howled the other They glared
oft each other, when inspiration seized
the biggest, and he fairly lifted himself
from the floor in roaring out: "You
are a mean bank cashier, sir, bank
cashier" That settled it, the extreme
was reached.
He is "A shrewd grocer, and when the
lady who was going to have the sewing
society came down for Jug of vinegar,
he filed the jug with whisky. And
folks quietly asked her where she
bought her vinegar, and the nest day
the grocer sold six barrels of cheap
vinegar to the customers who thronged
his store. And though they were all
pretty mad they couldn't very well kick,
AS he had gived them what they called
for, and then TO say anything would be
TO get laughed at.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11
TINS stock Law.

The following are provisions Of the
stock law:
If a majority OF the votes cast at such
election shall be for the stock law, the
county judge shall Immediately issue
his proclamation declaring the result,
which proclamation shall be posted ut
the courthouse door, and after the e1-
piration OF thirty days from its issuance
Il shall be unlawful to permit TO run at
large within the limits designated any
animal Of tho class mentioned i'm said
proclamation. II any stock forbidden
to run at large shall enter the inclosod
lands OF any person other than the
owner OF such stock, without his CON
sent, in any county or subdivision IN
which the provisions OF this chapter
have become operative in tho manner
provided in the preceding articles, the
owner, lessee or person ia lawful pos,
session OF sugh lands may impouud
said stock and detain the same until his
fees aud all damages occaaoncd by said
stock are paid TO him No animals shall
be impouuded unless they have entered
the inclosod lands OF another, sud
whenever any stock is impnundel netice
thereof shall AZ once be given TO their
oWner IL known, and such owner shall
be- entitled TO theirpossession upon pay
mont OF fees aud damages. Should amy
stock, not permitted 10 run at large,
oaipr withia the Enclosure OF any owner
or lessoes of land entitled 20 tho heuon,
ct this at, without hisor thoir oonsout,
& shall DO lawful for the uwnor or he's,
see OF said Enclosure 20 impouud said
stock, and ID shall he the duty oi enc
oauer or lessee Of said land b. give
notice immediately 10 the owner Of
said stock OF lheE impoundiug and
detention, aud Che owuog Of gmd stock
shall he emitted % ,hep9ssossion oi his
og her stock GA tho pas meut 81 tho es
ppusos iucuuol in impouudinR and
kgppins SAIL stock provided, that ia
such county os subdivision lshcrr tho
lgnes ha d IA iofgol said awper ps les.
SOC shalt MOI hp toQusyed loleNee aealiiai
sioc. 400 frfmiilgd 90 run AZ large
Aus ppupr. lossee or persqa ln iaVml
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11
Grit.

The force of will is potent element
in determining longevity. This single
point must be grained without argu
ment, that Of two men, every way alike
and similarly circumstanced the one
who has the greater courage aud grit
will be the longer lived. One does not
need to practice medicine to learn that
men die that might just MS we'll live il
they resolved to live, and myriads who
are invalids conld become strong if
they had the native or acquired will to
vow they would do SO. Those who
have no other quality favorable to life,
whose bodily organs are nearly all dis
eased, to whom each day is day OF
pain, who are beset by life-shortening
influences, yet do live by will alone
DR., gs0rgs ~ Beard
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11

l. Thou shalt have no other wife but
me.
=. Thou shalt not take into thy house
any beautiful brazen image of a servant
girl, 10 bow down 10 her and serve her,
for am jealous wife, visiting, etc.
3. Thou shalt not take tho name OF
thy wifein vain,
4. Remember thy wife to keep her
respectable,
.. Honor thy wile's father and moth
or.
q, Thou shalt not fret.
z, Thou shalt not find fault with thy
dinner.
s Thou shalt not chew tobacco.
y Thou shalt not ho behind thy
neighhor.
~. Thou shalt not stay ont after
O'Clock at night
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11
A useInl Invention.

1t is reported that several Eastern
roads are soon to introduce a station
indicator on passenger trains. Ii is
known as the Boynton patent Ateaoh
end OF the car 10 an oblong box con.
tanning the names of the stations on
ribbon. Over the top of the box is
printed next stop" and the name Of
the station at which the next stop is to
be made, shows through au opening in
the door of the box. The shifting of
the names is controlled by the engineer
on the locomotive. There is a small
bellows in each box which is contracted
when the engineer makes n vacuum;
this works lever that raises platform
on which the band containing the names
of the stations .ssls. An ingenious
catch prevents tho band from slipping
backward, so when the platform falls
again by the bellows iilhng with air,
tho band must fall to the front, thus
shifting the name of tho station passed
TO the next one above il, The engi'
neer has a small indicator in the loco
motive cab, bearing the names OF the
ataliQas, and he thus knows whether
tho apparatus is set right, The indi-
Gator An also be worked by the West
ingholse automatic brake cylinders or
by q bell cord.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11
A Slngnlnrrnse.

Dr. L. b. Allen was called in early
this morning 90 dress the pistol shot
wound on tho body of the baby of Mrs.
Westlake OF this city. The wound was
received in "a singular manner and in
connection with startling and tragic
event. The ledy was "a passenger from
Wichita To Pueblo, on the Santa Fee
road, leaving the latter place ON wed
nosday afternoon, and arriving here at
10 q. NJ last night. Seated in front of
her was well dressed man and woman.
There was nothing in their conduct to
attract unusual attention. Shortly after
dark both got of the train at one of the
stations near the state line. As the
tram started the man came in alone
ana took his seat and remained, for
Tow minutes, then quietly, without
word, he arose in his seat, drew Il revol.
yer, pointed it at his breast aud fired.
dropping dead in the passage way.
The ball pissed obliqGely down and
through his body and struck the baby
IN his left hip, penetrating the bone.
then passed down and ont near the
knee aud through the flesh of the right
heel When Mrs. Westlake saw the
pistol Mt his breast, she hastily arose
IN her seat with tho intention Of get.
ting away, but he fired before she could
get out OF her seat. From her position
she thinks ii she had remained seated
she would have been killed. Her child
screamed, but she thought it was from
fright and 1t was some time before she
discovered its condition by seeing its
clothing stained with blood A doctor
was aboard the train who temporarily
dressed the wound Wichita (Kds)
Beacon.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11
TNE fnnIINH EnITOR.


" '''" ''p''
Lon'o" p''' Nc"'
Thore has recently died i'm Paris fl
man named Antoine Vhomassin. who
for many years filed rosponsible stun.
tions as manager to liberal newspapers.
and in that capacity spent no
small portion OF his time In prison.
Yet Lee wax not strictly speaking a mar
tyr, and had mo- claim to compensation
from his party when IL came to power
this hc knew, and he never uskod for
I compensation. lie was quite esutrst
with the h0nouhi compentency he
had amostot by going 10 iul aud fight
ing ducls, for he belonged to that small
bind OF broad shouldered, thiclI-mus-
tlched, hurd gritted men whom tue
curious press laws of ihc Second en-
pre- had called into Oeiug MS gerd}tts
tespoAsobies OF different journals.
HIS name used to tie printed every day
at the foot Of the newspaper which he
served, and lie was supposed to have
exercised "a supervision over every line
which it contained. He also signed
occasional articles to which it was de.
sired to give special prominence, rs
embodJing the opinions not of one
writer only, but OF the whole editorial
stall,
by virtue of the law pissed in 1851
by two rather obscure Deputies, NJ. NJ
Ingy and Laboulie, all articles pub.
lished IN political newspapers had to
bear signatures, and the effect Of this
law intended TO make journalists eau.
tlous, was simply t. oblige men like
Antone Ihomassin to commit great
deal OF quite unblnshing perjury, Tom
assn could neither read nor write. He
had been twenty years IN the army and
mat retired as sergeant-maIor OF drp'
goons' dis utter deficiency in all
cierkly knowledge was held to be one
OF his best qualifications for the litera-
~ post which he filled, as editor had
learned by the experience that it was
troublesome to have a gerdHt blessed
with enough education to acquire an
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11
The Casior OH Bonn.

A pamphlet issued by New York
tallow and soap manufacturing concern
gives the following brief instructions
regarding the planting and cultivation
of the castor bean, that may be sugges
tive to growers OF the plant in its APP
propriate latitude; almost any soil
that will produce Indian corn will an
swer for the castor bean, but sandy
lonm is preferable. The soil should be
deep. This crop does not thrive in
heavy, wet soils. Tho ground should
be well plowed, and narrowed three or
four times. The seeds should be planted
five or six feet apart each way. Between
the sixth and seventh rows the distance
should be eight feet, to admit light
cart or slide, in harvesting the crop,
Hot water, little below the boiling
temperature, should be poured over the
beans twenty-four hours before plant
ing, and they should remain soaking in
this water twenty-four hours. They
terminate much quicker by using hot
water. Eight or ten seeds should be
dropped in each hill and covered to the
depth of about two inches. The beans
should be planted as soon as all danger
Of frost is past, or about the time cot
ton is planted. Cultivate shallow, keep
the weeds down and the surface well
pulverized. One stalk in hill is sufll-
cient, but do not thin out until the cut
worm season Is passed. Wnen the
pods begin to turn brown it is time to
harvest castor oil beans. They should
be spread out in the hot sun, on a hard,
clean surface, allowing twelve or fifteen
feet for the beans to flip when the pods
pop A temporary plank fence around
the drying yard IS, hest
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11
HOW 10 Indie a lIorse.

Tho weak points Of u horse can DO
better discovered while standing than
while moving. II no Is sound he will
stand firmly and squarely on his limbs,
without moving any OF Thorn, the feet
planted firmly upon the ground. with
plumb and naturally poised II one
foot is thrown forward with the toe
pointing to the ground and the keel
raised, or il tho foot is lifted from the
ground and the weight taken from il,
disease may be suspected, or al least
tenderness, which 10 precursor Of die
eaie. Iithe horse stands with bis feet
spread apart, or s,raddles with tho hiud
legs there Is weakness OF tho loina,
aud the kidneys are disorderud.
Heavy pulling bonds the knees. Blu.
ish or milky-cast eyes indicate moon
blindness, or something else. A bad
tempered horse Keeps his ears thrown
back, A kicking horse Is ap, 20 have
Scared legs A stumbling horse has
blemished knees Whom the skn il
rough aud harsh, and does not m0yo
easily aud smoothly 10 the touch, tho
the hoiso is a heavy cater uld his dl,
gestion Is bad, Never huy d horse
whose respiratory organs arc AZ All ina
paired, Place your car "a tho side "
the heart aud u a Whetziug sound is
heard, IL "a am indication ol trouble
lea hlm az.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11


The wiio Of am emient ionfna,ist
once said that she could alwaya nick
onta trained journalist IN a public
piAce by the manner 10 which he held
ana tarncd his newspaper y "a SUE
pusing how many peppla think that
lhoy must hold anl two eptenAed pages
AZ once. With their iais ia The faces ~
their nelghbcrs, and with she paper
sorlpiug thpli ears aud eyes Any men
oi sensa eau tqld Quo page III hall
ienetiuise, turning u ipom nshl 10
lelt as ~ wlshea a Sow hall, and pkere
pSgea pood cutting, a papen dAkloscIs'
N mana2vA lles Obs Notk Va q socop(
lbp oNner az tha papQg can slsu con
lelleA'y eud easily NQlA Ma papeg b,
lha ioahle'nA.lo shape
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ll0llI bod sIIrer b bod snn.rrea.nr,.

a change ih the u0leo og aslstaut
treasurer makes necessary the count.
lng Of the deposits OF gold and silver
m thQ Suh-rreasury The work OF
Weighing and counting viii occupy u
number ~ officers, assisted ly thirteen
elorkH Tor tho spaoa OF ,hgoe weeks
The amount OF silver TO he handled q
Worth saNNlO,oOO and weighs about 500
tous. There are, hs6idOs, lll tons OF
gali valued AZ $50. 0uQc 600; aud s5,000
600 10 noles, silver cufnilcatoa, aud 9TH,
or securities 'rhe capacity % The
storage saalls + oyoglioiinel
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11

VI can well remember tho time,
said Mrs, Marsoaiat, leaning over the
fence rail, Ia coniidannsl conyeraatson
with her neighhof next door, "when
simpsons wife was glad enough To get
PLAN wooden shawl 10 VICAR, Nov
ahn always appears la a seaiakin aaquc
vAhyoa ior6'ot.' was tho reply, 'lhat
Mr Ahnpsenr brother has hono,ne q
bank aahior'
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11

~ AZ advertising bills due and payable after
hrst Insertion
a0' Advertisements for less than thrte months
special raieh
Hr-iocal notices 10 cents per line for first ussr.
ton, aud ~ for each subsequent insertion,
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Railway Postal Service.


A new series OF general orders have
been issued to the employees OF the
seventh division OF the railway mail
service and the various post Offices in
that division, As it gives an idea Of
tho rapid Transition of the mails in
this State, it is given TO the readers OF
the Herald:
ORDER NO. IL.
Section /, which instructs the Ottum-
wa and Moberly agent that upon arrival
at Moberly. Missouri, they will hereaf-
ter make separation of mails when put
ting the same out of their care, deliver
ing those for dispatch by Wabash, St.
Louis and Pacific Railway express No.
4 first, and separate, in order to save
delay in transfer at that point and
insure connections.
Section says that inasmuch as the
time schedule No 20, which went into
effect Sunday, January 5, 1889, on q.
o. a 5. f. Railway, runs trains daily
between Galveston and Fort Worth,
Texas, until otherwise instructed, the
Galveston and Cleburno agent will per
form services daily, leaving Galveston
at ;dO u. m. and Bolton at IL .25 d. m.
Section . is Tor tho TeNarkana aud
Abilene agents from Texarkana to Dial.
las, and directs them to send mail fol
Kentucky to fittshurg and 81. T.. r.
7. o. when they connect with train No.
4, ~. Il. l. NJ. 4 s. Railway; but In thr
event OF their arriving at Toxarkana
after the departure OF that train then
70 proceed to Little Rock and Texar.
kama Il. l.. O.
Section 4 says that commencing
February 1, 1882 the san Antonio post'
Office has instructions 10 pouch lettr,
mails Tor oillces Ia Arkanaas, Dnval
Cameron and Nueces counties 10 I,arel
do post-oilice; also 10 make direct
"eanyss' Tor Brownsville, Corpus Christi
and such other ollloes as quantity may
justify
aeciioa q requests the Postmaster OF
fost WortA, Texas, 10 exohange closed
pouches vrh Morristown, Texas, hy
trains II Missouri Pacific HALLWAY, aud
@ iend mails for Crol rimbsra Ia
Monistown pouch
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-12

When the sea-shell is held up to the
ear there is peculiar yibratoTy noise
which children assure each other Is the
roaring of the sea however distndt they
may DO from it. Philosophicai.y inves-
t9ated the peculiar sound thus recog-
nized is a phenomenon that has puzzled
for long time. The experiment is cas-
lily made by simply pressing spiral
shell over the cerebra of either ear. the
sound being very much like that o.
far OF cataract. Now. what causes il z
Every muscle in the body is in state of
tension. Some are more particularly on
the stretch than Others. and particularly
those of the fingers. Ii is conceded that
the vibration of the hbres in those FIN
gers being communicated to the shell, il
propagates them as hollow body
of q violin does the vibat.ons of its
strings, and thus the acoustic nerve re-
celves the sonorouS expressions. Mus
cles of the leg below the knee are said
TO vibrcte in the same way, and if con-
Quoted to the ear produce the same re-
suit.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-12

Il has been urged that the native pine
forests in New England may easily be
restored to di9nitied importance by a
systematic effort. All over this region
are found great tracts of light soil, on
plain and hillside, that is not worth
cultivatin2 for farm products. but
which can be made available for pine
growing. Experiments recently made
at the Shaker settlement in Enfield,
Conn.,, have had gratifying results.
seed planted in sandy soil in 1863 hav-
ing produced dense growth of trees
that are now twelve to sixteen feet high.
II there are conditions under which the
growing of forests can result practically
It Ia in such sections as that described
above. Where the land is naturally
adapted to the growth of timber more
than for other purposes, it is strange
that efforts in the direction of tree
growing were not made earlier, SO that
results could have been had at a time
when they would be the most accept
able.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-12
sELR.INCuBArIoN.

About six months ago, Charles AIDING
ton, of Sacramento. carried home a
bunch Of bananas. Among the bananas
he found small egg, about the size Of
that of u canary. His wife took the egg
and put it in Q small covered toy dish on
the mantelpiece. During Fair week Mr..
Addingtonts sister went down from Au-
burn, and while in her brothers house
very naturally inspected tho toys and
ornaments in sight. She lifted tho lid
of the said little dish, but dropping it,
with q scream that attracted the house
hold, jumped back and tremblingly
wanted to know what kind Of an animal
they had in that dish. "None," they all
insisted. After due argument and not q
little amusement at what was believed
tho sisters imagination, the lid was
carefully raised, and sure enough out
jumped an animal. In the excitement
Of the moment Mr.. Arlington put his
foot ON it and killed it. II was Of the
crocodile species, from four to i've
inches in length. and it had been
Matched from the little egg put in there
some six months previously. Pieces Of
she egg shell still remained in the dish,
but some bird seed that was in it when
the egg was put there had all been con-
sumed, and on this alone had the animal
subsisted. Al case Of self-incubation
and suspended animation, this would
afford interest TO the scientists.