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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-06-21

heat given IN the BrltlSn recOruS.
-Bright's Disease of the Kidneys,
Diabetes and other Diseases of the
Kidneys and Liver, which you are
being so frightened about, Hop Bit
ters is the only thing that will surely
and permanently prevent and cure. All
other pretended cures only relieve for
time and then make you many times
worse.
The United States Circuit Court
in Kentucky decides that a profane
postal card is not within the act OF
Congress prohibiting the mailing of in
| decent and immoral matter, and accord
ingly has squashed an information
charging the defendent with having
mailed a card in which he called the
person to whom it was directed "a
damn scoundrel and rascal" 1t was
contended by the prosecution thet this
language is indecent within the mean
ing of the law. The Court gives the
statute more limited construction,
and holds that since Congress struck
out the word "scurrilous" in 1876 the
purpose and effect of the law are to pre-
vent the mails from being used for inn
moral purposes, such as the circulation
of obscene literature, pictures, &c
The connection in which the word in
decent is used," says Judge Barr
"taken with the history of the legisla
t ton upon the subject, leads me to the
: conclusion that it means immodest
impure, and that language which i
coarse and unbecoming is not within
the Inhibition eff this act.
| eW Fast, brilliant and fashiona blt
! are the Diamond Dye Colors. One
package colors l to A lbs. of goods
! 10 cents for any color.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23
Hon Clay Pines are Mnhn.

lt is popnlarly beloved. SAVE fine De.
troit Free PresS, that MI clay ,,i,,os ~,
either made in Eurnna ~ ~. Ja,.
brought from the other beroisnbnro H.,
snch Is not the case, az IA very large
snare OF the clay pipes made in Amer.
ica arc made of clay found at and near
Woodbridge, NJ j.
Tho clay comes to Detroit bv tho car
load and the first step toward nrenor.
ing it for moulding is to snfEcieptiv
dGmpen IL with water to make h nIisble
This is done by placing it in tank
whore it soaks in water about twenty,
four hours. 10 is then hammered with
iron bars thus Kidding it ofany humps or
dry chunks. Then the moulding be.
gins, the workman taking a lnmp of
clay in each hand, and By Squeezing
and rolling 1t moulds tho pieces into a
rough stem thrice larger than the fin.
ished pipe stem, having rough ball at
the end These rolls as they are
called, are piled on wooden treys, six
teon to ench tray after which they are
dried, either by the sun or artificial
means, according to the weather.
After having been dried, not to hard.
ness but sufficient to dispose of ali SUI
periluous dampness, the rolls are ready
to have the stems drilled and the bowl
formed. To drill the stem. the work
man holds a small iron rod-the sizs of
the stem hole and with his left hand
pulls the clay over the rod instead of
showing the rod through the stem. To
do this the workman is guided solely
by the sense Of touch in HE finger tips,
and the sense is so acute that the hole
is invariably made straight and euui-
distant from all points ofthe exterior Of
the roll. The ball at the ond Of the
roll is turned up, and then roll and rod
are placed in an iron matrix which
presses the pliable clay into the desired
outside pattern. Then the matrix md
its contents are placed in hand press,
and workmen by pulling a lever, form
the hole Of the pipe bowl. The mould
ed pipe, still soft and pliable, next
passes to the hands of the trimmers,
girls who shape Off the superAuous
clay, making the joints OF the matrix.
Then the pipes are placed ia fire-proof
"saggers," and the loaded saggers are
piled into n large furnace. This fur
mace has six hues at the bottom, and
the six sheets of flame at the bottom
concentrate at the top, thus making the
heat even throughout. Until the pipes
go into the furnace they are blue in
color but when they come out they are
pure dead white.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23
What Does Texas Ncedl

IL would seem TO casual observer
that Terms, with a varied climate, pro
ductive soil, .unnumbcrsd stock, ex-
tensive forests, vast priries, trayersed
by linea of railroad, watered by nun
erous streams, dotted with rapidly
growing cities and towns, connected by
rail with the states from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, with an outlet to the
ocean, with healthy, vigorous inhabit-
ants, would have no other need. But
these very blessings nrs abused; tie
great wealth OF the state squandered,
and oar people kept comparatively poor
by their best interests.
Evory article Of food and clothing.
and nearly everything of uso in the
household or On the farm can be raised
or manufactured within it's borders
without importing foreign products or
manufacturers. Within our state is
raised cotton and wool sufficient TO
clothe oil the inhabitants and furnish
them with hats, and this should all be
worked up by home factories; the raw
material SHOULD never leave the state.
There is also an abundance OF wheat.
eSNAi Sht'f hAAos anu tub Bthhheh 10
feed both people and stock within the
state. There is no need of importing
any Of these if the export trade did
not exhaust the supply, Hogs, cattle,
sheep, goats and poultry are plentiful,
if properly managed and distributed,
to supply all the demands Of our PEG.
pie for meat. The forests of East
Texas are capable of supplying every
portion of the state with lumber for
buildings, furniture, wagons and every
article made Of wood. The iron mines
could be made to ill the demands for
castings and wrought iron. The,hieds
taken from the cattle and other AMI
mails are sufficient, if made into leather,
TO keep the state supplied with boots
and shoes aud harness. The horns,
hoofs and bones OF the animals could
be converted into glue, fertilizers and
various articles Of use. Not only could
Texas manufacture her own supplies
but could have large surplus for
other markets. Then the great need
Of Texas is more grain mills, cotton
and other factories, tanneries, machine
shops, iron works, fertilizer mills, and
a general utilization OF her resources,
aaying the present wastage in little
things, and o stoppage of the old Gus.
tom Of sending oil the raw material
for tue north and foreign lands to reap
the profit.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23
Family Notices.

A gentleman whose wife had instruct
ed him to purchase few nice appro-
pirate notices, became inebriated and
forgot just what was wanted of him.
He had confused notion that his wife's
request was in some way relative to the
purchase of something in the WY of
sign cards, so he called upon a dealer
and purchased quite a variety.
"I've got them (hic,) my dear. He
he-here's a whole lot O nice uns," he
said as he triumphantly produced his
package.
With sigh over his maudlin con-
dition, she opened the parcel and found
the following: "Hands on" "Your
Choice for 3 Cents" "Loolt out for the
Locomotive" keep on the Grass"
"No Dogs Admitted" Ham Sand
wiohes 10 cents each" tom and Jer-
ry." "Oysters in all Styles
Then the lady went down town and
made her own selections, and when her
husband woke up one morning after a
spree that cost him $400, a placard
stared him in the face from his bed
room wall, Rum Did It." And when
he turned over with groan, he noticed
the warning, "Shun the Bowl" Shift
ing uneasily to the other side he caught
sight OF, Death in the Cup He has
never been drunk sinee.- Cincinnati
Saturday Night
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23

impression that an editorial room is a
constant battle-ground, that the editors
are hing inOessantiy bounded for copy,
that Indignant subscribers rush in With
complaints and horsewhips, that the
editor is a perseouted creature 10 all
falhcy. The average editorial room
is a very quiet sort Of place. spot
Yherp loaiorg are snIdom tolerated, aud
There disturbances very inirequently
occur. The iden that the foreman liz
inyeternselY bowling for copy Is an err
roneous one, invented probably by
scme amateur journalist, long ago, who
did not know that all well regulated
editors make it one Of tho important
de.ails Of their business never 20 les
the printers stand around and chnr.c
for tino. The editorial room lis not %
luxurious spot, but 10 is Invariably com
fortably quiet. TITS especially rnre
field Tor the study OF character In
tho course OF @ bricf year every phase
OF human nature passes before the eve
OF the editor IN bis sanctum, snd it is
there that the cant and hypocrisy Of
humanity are most fregueutly selfex.
posed. The hollowness and rottenness
OF politicians are first detected by The
editor, Cor the politician has conf
dent in the eGitor. And II Is so with
merchants, lawyers, preachers and
every manner Of man who steps into
the editorial sanctum. II they are
weak and hypocritical, .he editor ~
Che fret 90 discover it, for tho editorial
rCOn1 ill., ID alFf nf dfsrlIfuo- rn,rt for
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23

1t does ones heart good to see mer.
ry round face; so independent, and yet
30 free from vanity and pride; 30 rich,
and yet so industrious; SO patient and
80 persevering in his calling, and yet
so kind, sociable. and obliging. There
are thousand noble traits about his
character. He 10 generally hospitable
Eat and drink with him, and he won't
set mark on you and sweat il GU. with
double compound interest. Some peo-
pie l know will; You are welcome. He
will do you q kindness without expect
ing a return by way OF compensation T;
IL IA not so with everybody. He isusu.
ally more honest and sincere-less dis
posed 10 deal in low and underhanded
cunning than many could name. He
gives TO society tia best support, its hrm-
eat pillar that supports the edihoe Of
government. He Is the lord Of nature.
Look At him in his homespun and gray
laugh at him il you will, but believe he
can langh back II no ploases. Mont
QomerN Ala, Southern A9rictlilir
isL
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23

10 is no economy TO use inferior food.
II is saving OF money and time aud
health to give high price for what we
eat, il it be fresh and perfect, than to
obtain it for less on account of its being
wilted or old or partially decayed. Some
people prefer their meat tender by keep
ing, which means decomposition is taxi
ing place in palmer phrase it lis rotting.
Such meats require less chewing aud
may appear very tender, but it is a
fact that they are not di-
gested as easily or as quickly as solid
fresh meat. When a vegetable begins
to walt it is no longer that vegetable,
because change Of particles has taken
place, and IN such proportion it is un,
natural--it is dead and to cat it tends
to death. One Of the most horrible
forms OF dnsease is caused by eating
sausages that have been kept long
time; more common in Germany than
elsewhere. Scarcely anything saddens
us 50 much in passing through some Of
the by.streets and the more obscure
avenues as the sight of the long kept
meats aud shriveled vegetables which
are sold to the unfortunate poor at the
corner Dutch groceries. But the pow
erty stiokeu are not the only sufferers I;
the richest men come in for their share,
for themselves and for their families, in
proportion as the mistresses OF their
splendid mansions are incompetent OF
inattentive to those household duties,
the proper performance or neglect OF
which makes all the difference between
true wife and contemplate doll
With all the high sounding advantages
of pretentious Young Ladies Boarding
Schools" and "Institutes' and all that
with all the twaddle about French and
German, and music and aesthetics, how
many Of these paint like girls are anS
more fit TO take charge Of aman's house
hold than TO navigate ship or ealcu
late an eclipse
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23

outside by availing itself of their labor
a auu aia'orlDg society with safer guard
i. ys.em than will be provided under the
49, ~ system, there would be profit at
ta a,Ss.ast' after maintaining the confined
aSS :, IN idleness, Of hund-ed thous-
~. uoilars year. Citizens here do
H. bov understand how the board could
Hi LII consented TO such bargain in the
Ign Ign oi the existing facts that tho state
a a.'s osen put to half million dollars
~ po ol..s IN an inoipient step looking to
LII, ,u1 no,ohunegmeut Of its felons within
s ""iis, ana that the legislature last
a RIFLE iest such contingency ns has
'trIseh ~ the absence of proper bids
S ai'l operate for moment against its
80 ~" ,'lluy, voted 100000 to enable the
STATE 10 assume control at once.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23

AUSTIN, Nov. 29.-The lessees OF the
Tennessee penitentiary, represented by
General W. Il. Hawley, were to-day
leased the Rusk penitentiary, and Gun
ningham 81 Ellis the Huntsville peni-
Tertiary for fifteen years, the convicts
TO be satisfactorily divided. The state
turns over to the lessees all contracts
made with farmers and others, which
the lessees bind themselves to carry out
faithfully. The lessees pay the state
$4,000 per annum for each peniten-
tiary, bear all expenses OF running them,
including officers salaries, and, after
two years, transport all priuoners from
the county iails to the penitentiaries at
their own expense. -Four hundred con-
victs are to be retained within the
walls at Huntsville, to DO increased to
600 at the expiration of the third year.
At Rusk, the penitentiary opens with
300, TO be increased yearly 30 as to reach
500 by the end of the third year. The
state reserves the right to transfer
young oonvicts TO q reiormary III the
Legislature Bhould provide one. A guar
anteed bond OF $4,000 must be given
by the lessees OF each penitentiary, and
the contract must 60 into effect on Jan
uary /, 1883. This action leaves 800
conyiots outside the walls at the start, the
proAt ton whose annual labor Is estimated
at sloO,0OO, an amount seemingly suf.
hcient' II prudenily handled, 10 create
market Tor penitentiary products thai
vonld enable the state 10 oonhne ali
tho oonyicts within the walls within {
very few years or, II il we're the pole,
Of the state TO work the oopviols gu the
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23
The Star Of Empire.

The rapidity with which the western
portion OF the country is being settled
is one OF the marvellous sights which
this generation is permitted to see,
Not far from 100000 immigrants land
ed on our shores in 1881. The MAORI
ty OF these immigrants betook them.
selves to the West. This year larger
number OF foreigners, probarbly, have
come to cast their lots in this republic.
That migration of thousands Of the citi-
gems OF the Eastern States 60 westward
every yenr is also one Of the items not
TO be overlooked in this phenomenal
movement of settlers across the Missis-
sippi River. II would not be extrava-
giant to sly that lsarly 100000 souls
have joined the ri 1g communities to-
ward the setting su4 during the year so
near its close The report Of the Gen.
oral Land Office in Washington shows
that the United States disposed Of IT,
sos, s4S acres of public land during the
twelve months ending June 30, 1882.
An interesting fact is that nearly one
half of this large area was taken by set
tlers under the homestead act, one-third
of the entries being set down to the
credit OF Dakota. There is something
peculiarly exhilGrating in the sight OF
this peaceful invasion and occupation
OF the vast domain, not by armed men
trampling down the rights perhaps Of
millions OF defenceless inhabitants, but
by men with pillow, the drag and the
reaper in their train. The conquest is
one characteristic OF the age-bringing
the face and forces OF nature under rule
and tribute. So rapidly is the West
filling with settlers that there is no long.
or extensive wildernesses void Of hu.
man beings. II is no longer chimeri-
cal to project aud build railroads in al
most any direction beyond the Missis.
sippi. One eau easily and sensitly
imagine that in two or three genera
tons 1t will DO difficult TO find suryivals
70 any great extent OF that rude life in
the West, pictures OF which make the
charm Of The narratives Of Lewis and
Clarke and Fremont. As natural 70.
silt Of this rapidity OF growth is the
tendency 10 hurry Territories ints the
fraternity OF the States. We beliey.
shat wise conservatism should preaid,
over this matter, that no more mistakes
be made in that direction.
Huntington Amer the II. and I. g. Road
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23

Tho girly girl is the truest girl, says
n ogress She is what she seems, and
not sham and pretense. The girly
girl never bothers about q woman rights
and woman wrongs. She is girl and
is glad OF it. She wonld not be boy
and grow up into n man and vote and
go to war and puzzle her brains about
stocks for a kingdom. She knows
nothing about business and does not
want to know anything about it. Her
aim is TO marry some good fellow and
make him a good wife and she general
ly succeeds in doing both. She delights
in dress, and everything that is pretty,
and is not ashamed to own that she
doeS. She is pleased when she is adj
mired, aud let's you see that she is. She
is feminine from the top OF her head
to the end of her toes, and II you try to
draw her into the discussion OF dry
themes she tells you Hquarely that the
conversation does not suit her. She Is
the personifeation OF frankness. There
is not particle Of humbug in her com
position. Here is health TO the girly
girl May her numbers never grow
losa,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23

Scorn not the little things of life, for
they are the material which 90 to make
up the Frandest achievements ever at
tanned by mortal.
Step by step, our greatest authors
have arisen until they have reached that
pinnacle Of fame for which they toiled
80 increasingly, and then flash upon the
literary world like some radiant star,
whose dazzling splendor outshines and
pales all its predecessors.
Little by little this broad, green earth
was formed, upon which we live; all the
beautiful flowers we love so much to see,
the little birds that seem never to tire
Of singing to us their sweet songs Of
praise, were sent TO cheer our pathway
through life and remind us Of the great
Creator of All, to whom we should rem
der our thanks for the rich blessings
which He has bestowed upon us.
Minute by minute, time Aows rapidly
on, each day bringing us little nearer
10 eternity, until we cross the dark riv-
or of Death, and enter that bourne
from which no traveller Ger returns
Our whole life is made up of little
things are made by the saw
ings OF pennies, which. gradually grow
into dollars, tens, hundreds and thou
sands, until their owner has reached
the acme of his desires and finds him
self millionaire.
But we are sure to fail il we under
take to mount the summit by one great
leap-the yawning abyss of despair is
sure to engulf us. tits by careful, steady
steps, takon one by one, that we may
hope to reach its heights and reap the
glory and honor which awaits us there
as our reward.-Bovd, Kentucky, Pat
rOl's Guide.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23

-WHN is yer gwine ter Frederiesa'
bureq 2" aaked an Austin dArkey who
Ind learned 20 read, Of one who had not
occurred the accomplishment Il am
ew,ne ter.morrow mornin' In de carly
es,s,,aH anonf yer 60 in De early
staee, julius, 1 tells yer, dont yer rlsk
IA. AWhy not. Rompey "heRase dc
oarly stage am eickly. ! read a piece
veaferday, wArnin' folks about consuup'
lion In do early stages'
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23

Tho scene representing an editoFia
room difficulty In Milton Mobiles play
Of ~lntervlewss 10 very funny, but u
"a greatly exaggerated, The popular
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23

Undecided youth says; "There will
be ime and opportunity tomorrow;
will do Il then" Resolute manhood
says ~phere may DO time, but will
make the opportunity aud DO Il now. "
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-05-13

Two clergymen of Fanqnire, Va.'
went into court with their dispute
as to the ownership of a 50 calf
Each owned cow which he claim
ed was the mother of the calf. The
Justice went with the jury and It'll
giants to pasture, where the two
c,ws were let loose for the young
ster to choose between; and the
question was SO quickly and unmls'
takably settled BY the brntes thai
the jury gave a verdict without
further hesitation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-05-13
GROVE
HOTEL.
Near COvington,
ST.. TAMMANy PARISH, La.
CHI. THIERY, PROPRIETOR.

This delightful summer resor; IS Row
open for the reception of que 5. 1t Is
charIningly situated, near the banks oil
the Bogue Faiia, about two miles and
half north of Lovington, and Is sur
rounded by eautltul grove OF null
berry trees. The Hotel has recently been
thoroughly renovated, and a number OF
new cottages, single and double, have
been erected for tue accommodation OF
families.
MINERAL SPRINGS water OF
the fine Springs at Mulberry Grove has
recently been aualyzed by an eminent
chemist. and pronounced to be fully
eoual. in its medicinal properties, to
that of Abita Springs. and unsurpassed
anywhere. Persons desiring to spend
the summer in quiet ami attractive
place, possessing all the advantages OF
pure AR, fine shade, with both clear and
mineral spring baths. and tnbis sup
piled with the very best the market
affords, should secure accommodations
ut once ut
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-05-13
rHE ST. TAMNANY FARMER
CevinxtOn. May IS, 1882.
Religious Notice.

Appointments for Covinston Circuit:
FIRST Sunday in the month, Coving-
con, IL q. m. and p M.
RACES School-ho use, same day. 8 P. N.
thursday before the first Sunday in the
. month, at jacksonville, at 7p. N.
second Saturday, Bogue Chitto, II a. m.
second Sunday, Parkersville, IL q. M,
mn and Spring Hill, $3.50 p. M.
inird Saturday. Sharp's schoolhouse' OF
Third Sunday, Vaudeville, IL a. m. and
Bayou Lacombe, p. m.
fourth Friday. Spring Hill, IL q. m,
and Gum Creek, s p. m.
Fourth Saturday, apple Pie Ridge Up. m.
Fourth Sunday. Oak Grove, IL a. m,
and Hickory Grove, p. m.
J. j. LovErr, p. q.
Rev. GEo. 7. y1ckERs' APPOINTMENTS
FOB MAY.
Vaudeville, first Sunday, at IL A. N.
Sharp's, same day, at $3.50 P. N.
German Settlement, Second Sunday
ct ii A. NJ
Pages, same day, at $3.50 p. N.
Covlngton, third Sunday, at IL A. NJ.
Madisonsille fourth Sunday, at IL A. NJ
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-05-13
AM important new rail,oad com.

An important new RAILROAD COM
pany has just been organized by u
few Northern capitalists. The he"
line has adopted the name of the
New Orleans and Mississippi Val
Icy r t;iroa,l. The roal will run
along the east bank of the Missis-
sippi River, from New Orleans to
Baton Rouge, thence along the line
of Deer creek, in the Yazoo Valley.
to Memphis, Tenn, with u branch
line to the mississippi River, at /,
.'oint opposite Arkans IS City. an.
also branch from Il point heal
Ylcksburs t" Yazuo City. Work
i'll be commenced as Soon as the
right of way is secured.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-05-13
DISTRICT COURT.

Tangipahoa Parish.-Jurv terms
first Mondays in january and June
Cont terms, fou,th Mondays Ill
April and November
Washinqton Parish.-Jury terms.
third Mondays in january ana
June. Court terms, second Mon
days in May and December.
Livingston PoriSh.-Jury terms,
Tuesday after the second Monday
in March, and Tuesday after the
first Monday in November. Cour,
terms, Tuesday after the second
Monday in April, and Tuesday al
Ger the third Monday in December
st. Tammany Pari<h.-Jury terms
! fourth Monday in March and third
Monday in October. Court terms
fourth Monday in May and thiro
Monday in November.