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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-12-07

1t is not a generally-known historical
fact, says the Iittsburg Dispa'eA, that
from li7i to 1884 the territory now
known rs Tennessee formed a part Of
4T51.rf 80 ~. nc
Tennesseeans, becoming dissatisfied with
their Government, organized a State
Government under the name Of Frank
lin" which was maintained for some
years. The State afterward organized
disbanded and territorial Tennessee was
again annexed to North Carolina. The
following is among the laws passed by
the Legislature of the State of Frank
lin. We copy it as found in a speech
by Daniel Webster on the currency of
1855:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Franklin, and it is hereby
enacted by the authority Of the same.
That from the lst day of January. 1888,
the salaries of the officers of this COM
monwealth be as follows:
His Excellency, the Governor, per
annum, 1000 deer SKINS.
Ills Honor, the Chief Justice, per
annum, 500 dee- skins.
The Secretary to his Exccllency, the
Governor, FER annum, 500 raccoon skins.
The Treasurer TO the State, $50 raccoon
skin.
Each County Clerk, 800 beaver skins.
Clerk OF House of Commons, 200 raccoon
skins.
Members of the Assembly, per diem,
three rAccoon skins.
Justices fees for signing warrant,
one muskrat skin.
To the Con table for serving a war
rant, one mink skin
Enacted into the law the 18th day of
October. 1883, under the great seal Of
Il e Stat;
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Cooking the THANKSGIVING Turke-

The american Po4l,ry Ytrd thus di.
reefs; Choose a fat, tender turkey,
weighing six or seven pounds; pluck it,
carefully remove the pin feathers, SINCE
the bird over the flame of an alcohol
lamp or a few drops of alcohol poured on
plate and lighted; wipe it witha damp
towel and see that it is properly drawn
by Sitting the skin at the back of the
neck and taking out the crop without
tearing the skin of the breast loosen
the heart, liver and lungs by introdnc-
ing the forelinger at the neck, and then
draw them, with the entrails from the
vent. Unless you have broken the gall
OF the entrails in drawing the bird do
not wash it, for this greatly impairs the
flavor and partly destroys the nourishing
qualities of the flesh. Twist the tips Of
the wings back under the shoulders, stuff
the bird with force-meat, bend the legs
as far up toward the breast as possible,
secure the thigh bones in that position
by trusting cord or skewer. then bring
the legs down and fasten them close to
the vent Pound the breast bone down,
first laying towel over it. Lay thin
slice of salt pork over the breast to baste
1t until sufficient tripping runs from the
bird Basic it frequently, browning it
on all sides by turning 1t about in the
pan. Use clean towel to turn it with.
but do not run fork into it or YOU will
waste its juices When it is half done
season it with two teaspoonfuls of salt
and one teaspoonful of powdered herbs
Wien it has cooked about twenty min
utes 10 each pound, dish it and keep it
hot while you make 4 gravy by adding
half pint of water 10 the dripping in
the pan, first taking of little of the su-
periiuous fat, and thickening it if de-
sired with a teaspoonful OF flour mixed
with two tablespoonfuls of cold water.
Serve the turkey hot with gravy boat
full Of gravy and a dish of cranberry
sauce. The same direction for drawing,
trusting and roasting will apply to other
poultry and game
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-12-07

and her sole pleasure was in looking a
the balls of vivid colored silk rags that
LIZZIE ranged daily at the foot Of her
bed, TO smuse and quiet her.
''It'll make a dreadful pretty sort o.
curtains" she said, in the strange
tongue tied way common TO paralytics.
an finish EN- when I'm better. I'll
finish 'em, and Elizaberh Ann shall have
'em for her own.
The night before she died she suddenly
opened her eyes.
Aunt Rhoda was sitting, needle-work
in hand, by her side.
'Miud," said she, "them silk balls is
Elizabeth AIMS I've given 'em to her,
signed and sealed in the paper under
my pillow. Mind you don't forgetw
.'Oh, I'll not forget" said placid
Aunt Rhoda-
With the early dawn poor Miss Barby
went to the home where, let US hope,
she was more welcome than she would
have been il earthly habItations.
II don't want the silk rags" said
Lizzie, when she heard of her quaint in
heritance. Poor thing, They were
comfort to her, but of what use could
they be to meln
You'd better take 'em, D." said Uncle
Lemuel. "Sell EN- TO the rag man, if
you can't make no better use OF EN-"
''Non said Lizzie IN have them
woven into silk curtains, as she wanted
them TO be. | can hire Melinda Proal
and her loom for month. And Melinda
needs the work"
But when the balls of silk were un-
wound there were hundred of them,
more or less-each ball was found to be
wound on a ten dollar bill, rolled into
cylindrical shape and doubled over.
And every ten-dollar bill was Lizzie Els
toms now.
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- szsoIviso.

Ne lax 70 tbeliiis for rest
Pr strength Ne turn 70 the 50.
fdr 10 i.sla uf Ties. and fair f.gaest
- tzenin- lals1s T. the =azEays. re
WA ioT give zl=nkz
Hes thanks Tor LIE favor =
Ihe fuiia.f as 4 tiis IN,
Anf pleasure ezT.r.=st is sag Z praise.
Aud PMS f. q fraye- whereby Es LIT
tiaeasiuz tii,luks
Now a. the g no " ibs feast.
Aud o. iur.fiug sranaries,
hos aouui a. seEid- on ihs srass has ecassl,
Ani raaIars r-st- sita a siIiie Of ease.
Dose give thanks
ast uss atfi.s faas,. alone.
hiIf ever fraai 5une % june
y iile tile harvest g. bud iei and blown,
p tne siad tiioasit q the heart in tune.
-ipse gave thanks.
b fail deep r'easure one has,
And ~ iy De- wei. saift JOY.
a l'ght q ollor and bloom Of grass.
@ - tuuch q winds. increasingly
i'o ne glss thankG
For azls tiiaf mellow the fruit:
for sfroaE clean Einds and the SHOWS
Lie e. Tod = le-re upon Tue rot
q tie oak, and tiie root Of fhs ross,
To He give thanks
Foraezs aud far Enru. soft rains.
Tat islfass n-s ilool IA the sool.
Fer az hsr1 AMI rine fhaf hushei the lanes.
Iiraura saving lslds At the Summer s
aood.
10 So give thanks
Pr thriii o. H. i.aa Of nerves.
That leap Ia o quick response
u muses. touch. and ths thrill that serves
AZ ths soals aI.flause % eioqnenass
ID ss siFe thanks
For s;rsuefh q the drrn. 1.-THE iinala,
Aaa ueuirh q body and long
Dep neaah Of tiioagai. AMI hops that skins
Like q nird. cur heaven for light, with
sonE
10 - Eile thanks
Tor sqiiis farce d the hrsin's
hean I.1Her, and The fire Thereof.
for ils iul.laHi lisol ia cur veins,
lilaf ieais anf bounds. 4hen life Is enough.
j. ~ Eire ihauks
BY or = brain aud thou sht.
- rss'-l 81 fhe - mTatties.
p n.a.'h sell dong and pleasure wrought
~ coiar ol a. is and f5r Of ssas.
uo Sc give thanks
-.ieaAie Marcel Pune.
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A Complete Town One Block,

If the block on West Thirtieth street
letween sixth and Seventh avenues was
suddenly set down in the middle OF a
huge uncultivated and untenanted
prairie 1t would not be long before it
would have railway station. and figure
in all the guide books and maps as a very
important place, indeed.
This block has all the necessary ad-
Juncts OF thriving city, and it needn't
care a rap what happens around the
corner or anywhere else. Besides an
army OF people and scores of big build
ings, it has a public school, a police
station, two undertakers, two doctors,
two drug stores, bakery, two laundries,
an employment bureau, two groceries, a
a meat market, a branch of the Iubilc
Works Department, a mission house.
church, fire engine house. an Insurance.
patrol, three barber shops wheelTright
cabinetmake-, a shoemaker, tnres
livery stables. a tailor, cigar nsnuiae-
turer, boarding house, dressmaker'
coal yard, an express office snd several
saloons. Yort A1s,
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The New York SIMS Chinese reporter
asked DIR. Yong Tsye Hong, Of Pell
street, about his experience with yellow
fever in China. In Kwong Tung, Foo
KEN and Kwong s." he said, There
were few cases Of yellow fever several
years ago. The fever was called by the
natives 'wun blum 1t never became
epidemic, owing to the peoples habit of
smoking opium
ri oes the smoking of opium prevent
or cure yellow feverH'
''Ccrtainly it does. Wherever opium
is smoked it destroys yellow fever'
But is not the @, ,ium smoking habit
as dangerous as the iever2''
$40; it takes at least year of con-
slant smoking to acquire the habit, as
all old opium smokers will testify. There
might be yellow fever all over the United
States, but the Chinese opium smokers
would not be elected"
DIR. Ii Shi Leon, Of 10 Mott street,
said: "Why, certainly, opium smoking
cures yellow fever. | had two cousins
in Memphis during that terrible yellow
fever scourge in 1870, who simply
smoke their pipe, the moment they had
canght the fever, and got vel in less
than twenty hours. 40, there is no
danger OF getting the opium habit if the
patient does not smoke longer than six
months; but, then, it is a hard thing to
learn now to use the pine -
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-12-07
~As A BELL IN a CHIME

As a bell in a chime
Sets its twin-nots a-ringing
As one poets rhyme
Wakes another 10 singing,
So. once she has smiled,
All your thoughts are beguiled
And flowers and song from your childhood
are bringing.
Though moving through sorrow
As the star through the night,
She needs not to borrow.
She laviShes, light
The path % yon star
Seemeth dark but afar:
Like hers 1t is sure, and like hers il is bright
Each grace is jewel
Would ransom the town.
Her speech has no cruel.
Her praise Is renown:
Y IS in her as though Beauty.
Resigning to Duty
The scepter, had still kept the purple and
crown
Robert Johnson, in the Cealurg
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-12-07

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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-12-07

A POOR MANS THANKSGIVING
Let HIM who eats not, think he eats,
lis one to him who last year said,
My neighbor dimes on dainty sweets
And l on coarser bread
He who on sugar angels fares
Hath pangs beneath his silken vest;
The rougher life hath fewer cares
Who fasts hath sounder rest.
If lean the body, light the wings;
His fancy hath more verge and room
Who feasts upon the wind that brings
The flowers of hope to bloom.
So, if no smoking turkey grace
This day my clean but humble board,
I'll think what might have been my cass
If rich, and thank the Lord.
No govt awaits my coming age,
No dubious nose like lobster red,
To vex my temper into rage,
Or fill my days with dread
Leave to the rich his roast and wine;
Death waits on him who waits for all;
The doctor will be there by nine,
By twelve the priest will call.
Lord, in all wholesome, moderate ways
Keep me, lest it should hap be worse;
Teach one to fill his mouth with praise
Who never filed his nursa
F. B. HympioH.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-12-07
THANKSGIVING.

hen the trees are gray and bare,
I'd the snow is in the air,
the frost is in the sod,
d the yellow golden-rod,
fading sunset light.
hers in blsckening blight;
the dead leaves to and fro
Whirl about as the north winds blow
Then comes the Old Thanksgiving time,
When hearts in festal meetings chime.
When gay youth no longer sings
The clear carols of its springs,
And Old age with stealthy tread,
Up behind Us steals, TO shed
Winter SHOWS upon the head;
Yet with ages frost and snow
Brings a light whose steady glow
With an iHner radiance scorns
Thoughtless youths best nights and morns,
Then comes the old Thanksgiving time,
And awakes a loftier rhyme
Then, for all that builds up life
With its changing calm and strife
What was-the given base
Upon which | now can place
What poor figure I may have wrought
Out Of all my life and thought
For the priceless providence
That hath made each nerve and sense
OF my boyhood but the germ
OF a growth more full and firm
For the best inheritance
OF my parents blood-for chance
Even, and fate and circumstance
For the joy and sorrow turned
Into hope-for wisdom learned
From my folly-faith from doubt
All within me or without
That hath helped the spirit weak
Its best life and truth to seek
For all this, and more that, blind,
Icannot recall TO mind
Thanks on this Thanksgiving day
would render AS l may
On this dull gray day when earth
Hath no smile Of spring or mirth,
And the dead leaves 10 and fro
Whirl about as the north winds blow.
Christopher p CraRch.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-12-07

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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-12-07

gets, evidently the S
miner, and explained
much haunted the woi
Overcome by their j
husband. wife and
around the table upon
piled, and laughed an,
The millions OF mercha
way king was nothing
few hundreds TO them. rnen me me
natural fear Of being robbed, and the
wealth was hastily hidden away. They
were too much excited to even discuss
what they would do with it and were
frightened nearly into commissions when
loud rap was heard on the door and
with it a command 70 open.
1t was only their neighbor Samson
with more good things. and as he sat
warming his numbed hands and feet he
told how good John had been as to the
afflicted family.
''And, John" he said, 81 saw and
heard you when talking about nv tur-
keys, aud a man who could be thus
honest under so great temptation will
ever find friend in Job Sampson
Then Austin and his wife unbosomed
themselves, showed the gold, the letter
and asked advice 1t was judiciously
given and with congratulation the farmer
hurried away, happy at having done
good action.
At late hour for Country folks their
dinner was eaten with hearts overfowing
with thsnkfulness, and when the stuffed
children were dreaming the wife stole
behind her husband, put her arms around
his neck and kissed him more warmly
than since thu days of her courtship as
she whispered:
ITO think should accuse you of b.
ing drunk. And you giving up all hoIe
of your own Thanksgiving dinner 10
help othersl You dear old John"
n. B.-That will was never probaf d.
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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-12-07

Little girl, what are you bordering
about" said the captain to Lizzie, who
stood silently looking out upon the
greening woods.
Il was thinking, said Lizzie, "of last
Thanksgiving Day. How thankful | am
that you wouldn't let me send poor old
Aunt Barbara back to khode Island
Not only because of the money, but that
! was able to take care of her all that
dreary winter when she was so helpless,
and had no friend but me"
The captain patted Lizzie's bright
head.
80 you're keeping your Thanksgiv-
ing Day yet {" said he tenderly.
ayes" Lizzie answered, I'm keeping
my Thanksgiving Day yetr'
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90 X as John
Austin was, he
was made more
desperate BY the
return Of the IA
fher Of his wife
believed TO be
dead who came
home 10 them
broken in health
asilent, queer
man, a. the peo-
pie Of Beachton
called him.
when Jane
Au tin was a lit
lie girl the now
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Tic First Thanksgiring.

It IS only about 256 years ago that
Thanksgiving day was observed in this
country. Old Massasoit and his ninety
braves sat down to dinner with the Puri-
tans. The Indians brought deer from
the woods and the pale faces supplied
fish, clans and corn. Ten years later
when the last batch of bread in the col
ony was in Gov. Brodford's oven and
starvation was staring our New England
ancestors in the fqce, a good ship from
Ireland appeared with provisions, and
the day appointed for fasting was
changed INTO a day Of thanksgiving.
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A Song Of Thanksgiving.

never had a sweet gazelle
To glad me with its soft black eye
But l would love it passing well
Baked in a rich and crusty pie,
II / could have a bird to love
And nestle sweetly in my breast,
An other nesting birds above.
The turkey-studed-vou b that bird.
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~ =au 49, fhers Et1e Csc ei-is'
saea s. lesahsEaf ed Iokia laf.lr-
lesisf 'i.ase a. a.ar fi.zH tliriy, and
~ go fsatra1Ioe5.
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PITH AND POINT.
High sees-Astronomers.

High sees-Astronomers
A scaly trick-Catching fish.
There is an idol in Chinese temple
that weeps tears, idol tears.
Crooked work will always bring man
into straights. Pitt,jeirg Ciroaicle.
Some plays are so solemn that men
have to go out of the theater to smile.
Nobody knows where flies 20 to. Per-
haps they 20 up the few. '-Delrois
They buried the milkman in the old
fashioned way. He took no stock in
cremation.
The dentist should make good work
ing politician He is always ready TO
take the stump.-Bostoa Transcript.
1t was compla ned at a child's party,
where the grown-up people were in the
majority, that it was too much adult
Grated.
While cost Of living may be reduced
down to a mere nominal sum, the trouble
remains with many to get the nominal
sum.-.sytHg'.
A fashion article in one of our ex-
changes says that terra-cotta is much
worn this fall. We suppose 1t IS either
in the shape OF tiles for gentlemen or
piping for ladies' dresses. L,'oeA Coz
rier.
Two Strike is the name Of an IndiEa
chief at the Pine Ridge agency IN DakO-
ia. There is evidently baseball talentoa
the Sioux reservation. Mr.. Arson
should look into this mater CAicag5
Necs.
When the frost is on the pound cake an n
sparerbs in the pot
The chilly autumn's here and the 4 r,ea
fire IS hot,
| And the man who Rfs-lyspepsia eat thosa
things which he SHOULD no.
-chieago Srs
This comes from the West as Aolen
fact, but we more than suspect it is made
to order: ''lliss Clam has married Mr.,
Fritter and now sigas herself Mrs. Clam.
Fritter." As the tale comes from bad
Mans Gulch," out in Arizona, the mari
time flavor is all the more remarkable
Commercial -idrertiser
Judge Tree, of Illinois, it is said, is to
be the Minister to Russia. II will,
therefore, be in order to say that his
bark will soon be on the sea to stem its
way to the other side of the Atlantic.
There will, of course, be proper leave
taking, and as soon as he arrives at his
destination he will make his bough to
the Gar. There is little doubt but that
he will soon take deep root in the esteem
OF the russian court.-Bgst0A Courier.
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~ iaI-l-rH iar rssr flruifllsd fhrse
fa--.la - A. a. sEpsslslials adippss
flau slss esasrr
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HER THANKSGIVING DAY.
BY HELEN FOREST GRAVES.

Ii day there had
been sweeps of
stormy rain, with
ragged fringes of
cloud above the
western horizon,
and a raw chilli
ness inhe atmos-
phere.
I'm afraid, u
said Mrs. Elston,
glancing out OF
the kitchen win
dow occaionally,
ac gbauonf obnu4
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INC SORROW That FOLLOWS the Loy

Yes" she said at breakfast table this
morning, 81 am glad Thanksgiving is
over"
"Why7' he asked
Because she replied, because can
now begin reminding you that Christmas
is coming, and that need a new seal
skin sacque. PHILADELPHIA Herald.