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could ask a man to jump hun
dred feet down on jagged rocksl A
handsome man, man with millions
man who, as he told her, loved only her,
and offered 10 prove it by jumping any
time she gave the signal.
As, at last, they walked home arm-in-
arm along the Swallowed, sinuous path,
she said; "Tom, how dared you swear
you would jump if didn't forgive youl
Would you have really jumpedfn
"oh, that's a leading question, my
love, was the reply. Il probably
would have jumped, for felt thoroughly
wTetched at he time, and hated myself
for having caused you such pain. Then,
too, my dear, you may also bear in
mind that ] did not really swear I'd
jump. | said in effect that | would
swear, which Is quite a different thing.
Again, my dear Kate the cliff Is not
as high as l stated in my excitement"
81 GU said one hundred feet, Tom
one hundred feet to the rocks below"
''Oh, did ~ Well, so it doubtless is,
nv dear; one hundred feel to some of
the lower strata perhaps-not TO the up
per ones, however. One more kiss.
ka'e, lust one: this is really the last
chance. Around the bend we will be in
PLAN sight of the hotel. n-Frank Leslie's.
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Vegetable Lore.

According to the Toronto Gl55>. the
word pea ONES from the Greek city. Pisa,
in Ellis, where they were grown in large
quantities. The mess of pottage for
which sau sold his birthright was a
dish of peas They were clllei lentills
then, and it is said that in AIiddlesex
and Oxfordshire, England, the common
people still call them "tills,n dropping
the 'len." In the On of Mary they
were called 'peason, and in the reign
of Charles /. ''pease."
The uses Of beans were anciently rather
more sacred than culinary. Among the
Egyptians it was held to be some sort Of
a crime to look at them, aud Pyihagoras
forbade them to be eaten. In Athens a
Judicial as well as sacred character is
attached to them, and they were used in
gathering the votes Of the people in
electing magistrates and in drawing lots
In England they were unknown until
1909.
Asparagus. brought 10 Erg'and in
Elizabeth reign. was cultivated 50 as
siduously by the Romans that Pliny says
in his time three heads weighed one
pound 1t was cooked by rap d boiling,
and Augustus, in requiring haste on any
business, IS reported as saying 'Let
that be done quicker than you would
boil asparagus
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Hawaii's Leper Colony.

From . communication just received
from the Attorney General of Hawaii we
are enabled, says the Pail Bal Ga te,
to gather he latest official information
regarding the spread of leprosy in hing
ka skaua's dominions. On April !. 1856,
there were 426 male and 227 female-or
to-al Of 655-lepers at the sett Iement
on the is and OF Molokai, where they are
segregated by law from the rest o. the
population of Hawaii. From that date
TO July, 1851, 81 male aud female
lepers we C sent in. Owing apparently
to strict enforcement of the law, Isl
male and 1l3 female lepers were added to
the settlement between July. 1851, and
March J., ISIS. The deaths in two wears
mum cred 2SO, aud AZ lepers remained
alive upon Molokai--492 males and PSI
females on the LIST Of april last. At
the Hospital at Kaka-ako there were at
the same date So lepers, and it is Off
cially estimated that upward of 400
Others were at large at that period.
The disease is spreading. owing. it is
alleged, to the refusal of the native
Hawaiians to believe it contagious. They
offer a stolid, passive resistance to the
law requiring lepers to be sent to Molo-
kai, hence the discovery of new cases is
rendered extremely di icuit to the in
spectors and ''leper detectives Of Homo
lulu. In some cases the Government al
lows healthy persons, near relatives of
the diseased ones, to accompany them to
and serve them at the quarantine settle
found IN limiting the number of
''koknas'' or helpers, for many of the
healthy wish to 90 with their deceased
friends not only from affection but to
obtain rations and shelter and clothing
at the Government expense. That the
disease is contagious is an inference from
nothing but its spread Many persons
live for years in the closest relations
with lepers without becoming leprous.
Father amien, the priest, who hereto
fore devoted his life to the olokai set
Element, having lived among the licted
people for over ten years before he be
came Affected with the contagion.
Children of leprous parents have often
been know, in Honolulu and other Dor
tons OF the Hawaiian groups, to have
remained untainted till the end of their
the communication Of leprosy, and the
fact that no plain case OF the disease has
ever been cured, add 10 the horror at its
gradual advance. Still the impression
OF the Hawaiian authorities is that they
conld succeed in stamping ii out if the
law allowed them to segregate to the
end Of their lives not oaly lepers and
suspected lepers, but all who have lived
in intimacy with the diseased. The sup
port Of the unfortunates is very costly to
King Ealakaua's Government, and
threatens to impoverish it within a
period unless the spread Of
leprosy be in some way checked. A
German savant alleges that he has dis
covered cure, but so far it has served
only 10 alleviate the distress of a few
sufferers. There is some talk in Official
circles in Honolulu of inviting VI. Pas
-eur to study the disease, with a view TO
some means Of either curing
it or abating to some extent its viru-
ence.
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Outside the Canitol Dome

On the outside the dome of the Capitol
is a great big bird house. Pigeons.
swallows, and even sparrows build the 7
nests in the ornamental work, and one
once built in the head-dress of the
goddess. When the painters go up to
put coat on the iron they get buckets
full of squads. Dead birds are often
found on the balcony, having killed
themselves against the light during
n 'ght sessions. When the electric lights
were there the balconies and top of the
dome used TO be covered with curious
bugs aud deadbirds of various sorts.
The dirt thus caused was one reason for
not permitting the light to stay there.
The dome is great way up in the air,
and is a little world Of itself Washing.
ION Star
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Food for Featnered Pets.

To make food for singing birds, knead
together three pounds OF split peas,
ground or beaten to flour, one and half
pounds OF fine crumbs of bread, the same
quantity of coarse sugar, the raw yolks
Of six eggs and six ounces of fresh but
ter. Put about a third of the mixture
at time in a frying pan over a gentle
FIRE, and stir it until little Drowned, but
not burned. When the other two parts
are done and all cold, add to the whole
six ounces of nav seed and six pounds
Of bruised hemp seed. separated from thst
husks Mix together, and it will ~
found excellent food for thrushes. robins,
lar<s, linnets, canaries, finches and most
other singing birds, preserving them in
both song and feather.
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4 Resnonsive Parrot

Once upon 4 time, as they say in fairy
stories, a wicked Ma or in the United
States Army crossed the Atlantic in d
steamer. In the next room 10 his was a
spin>ter, of a certain age, as thoroughly
good as the MAJOR was wicked. Both of
them were accompanied by parrots of
large conversational power. The Major
was taking parrot to England TO present
it TO a friend in the English Army: the
spins,er apparently had brought along
the bird as a travelling companion.
Both birds we're exceptionally clever
linguists. but their talents had been
nodded in opposite schools The Ma or's
bird swore like a trooper most OF the
time. while the spinster's was given 10
praying with forty parson power And,
to make matters worse, the Major spent
a day in the forecastle with his bird
teaching it to objurgate the old woman
in the next cabin. The consequence was
that the next evening the spinster was
astonished to hear voice stridently say !;
Confound that old woman next doorr'
But how can her disgust be pictured
WHEN her own bird, devoutly quoting
from the Episcopal Litanv, replied:
"Good Lord, we beseech Thee TO hear
us"'-Ne1 York Tribune.
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Matrimonial Item.

An old German played it rough on his
son-in-law. He had frequently stated
that he was going to give his daughter
$50, 600 after she was married. Although
she was as homely as a stone fence aud
on tie shady side OF thirty-five, she had
lovers three times three. and finally she
gathered in a good looking young repro
bate. After they had been married
about a month it occurred to the young
member that a motion to take up the
appropriation bill would be in order.
When he had succeeded in making his
solid old father in-law comprehend the
situation. the old gentleman ostenta-
tiously shelled out whole dollar
The young husband still fingered as if
he was waiting Tor the performance to
20 on, but the old man rang down the
curtain by saying: ''Ya, lgive dot SEQ, =
900. but not all at vonct. l pays you
won dollar every year."
$50 won't get all that money, until
the year 4. y. LIST"
IA, va, der vas blenty times don't
be in hurry my dear poy. "-Sy,jHgs.
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The proper pronunciation OF "Arkan
sas" is ''Arkahnsah, accented on the
first and last syllables. This was the
old Indian pronunciation, which tbs
early French traders expressed in Letters
as ''Arkansas.n The reneh a IS alwgs
broad, and the final 3 is silent 80
Arkansas to the French was pro-
nounced "Arkahnsah- d" Cong ess spelled
the name, in the act organizing the
Territory, '.Arkansaw," and n some
years the name continued y be so
spelled. Finally, as every onfknew the
pronunciation, the original selling was
brought again into use. T9h, however,
came people who knew st the history
or the pronunciation Of fe word, who
called 1t '.Arkanzass, hith the accent
on the second sylla5If and this mis-
pronunciation throvc. and was accepted
by many. In iS~Gfe State Historical
and the Eclectic f5cieties Jointly iu-
vest gated the nsae and its prOnun-
citation, and on fer report, the sub
stance Of whid IS given 9bOve, the
Legislature Of y State decided that the
legal pronunujtion was '.Arkahnsah" -
Ner York ST
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She was Too siodese 70 Ask.

sJohn. " she said, as she toyed with
one of his coat buttons, this IS leap
year, isn't It'll"
.4es, Mamie" he answered. as he
looked fondly down on her golden head
that was piIlowed on his manly bosom,
says the ittsburg fos'-
''This is the year when the proposing
is done by the young ladiesp
"Yes"
'.Ihope you don't expect me to propose
to you!"
'Why, Mamie, dear, never gave the
matter a thought-l-er-to to tell the
truth, I've only known you for-that is
t6rsay -
4T'm glad you didn't expect me to
propose. I'm not that kind, ! hope.
No, John, dearest, COUNT be so i'm
modest am going to let you do the
proposing yourself in the old fashioned
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uNpEs THE ApPLE.rRErs-

This IS tao orchard, hero they grow.
The appss-trees in triple row,
All, well Imind tho years ago,
When we were young together.
Now we're in middle life, we say,
They show the moss, and I the gray.
We both have borne, this many a day.
The wear Of time and weather.
They stand it well, this Baldwin. now,
The red fruit fairly loads the boush,
has it forgot. l wonder, how
used to dig around it,
Hard work. thought, and never done.
ana lie was made for naught but fun
a sad mistake, rs l. for one.
Long, lonSago have found it
ms pippin, standing next, they say
Bears apples good the following May
Bite one you'd think 'twcuid iass for aye.
Though all 50 fair and yellow.
Such men I've known. pray who has not
That hardened as they older got.
would shrivel, shrivel, yes, and rot,
But never once grow mellow.
Our sweeting's lonesome, as it were;
Inc Planter knew, what all aver,
That sourer sorts are juicier.
One sweet, - quoth he, '-isplenty.'
like to feel-it comforts ne.
Who am, at best, a Grabbed tree
mat sweet and sour were meant 10 be
About as one in twenty.
There's not branch the orchard through.
But, green or ripe, full well knew
The taste OF all that on it grew
lis in my mouth this miEutel
And all is nectar Well, who knows
But life Itself, with all its woes,
VIII turn to sweetness at the close,
Nodrop OF bitter in it,
So soft the air, A butterfly
On waverins wing goes ziszag by;
How pleasant on the grass TO lie,
And dream the old dreams overt
And when an apple drops anon,
Half sad, half glad, my thought runs on
t., yes, too shall soon be gone,
And lie beneath the clover.
But you, my trees, will flourish still,
And other school-boys' pockets I'll.
And bees viii hum, and sparrows triI,
And king birds cal and hover.
oh, well it were if then were mine
A grave within your shade benign,
A simple slab, a single line
'Of birds and trees lover
bradford Torrey, in Youths Companion.
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"And what answer doyoL make to my
appealfn he asked, as he knelt at her
feet
James, will be frank with you, z" she
murmured.
''Oh, speak," he lmplored, 'and re
lieve me from this agony of suspense
''Then let me say it cannot be-"
"Why notl"
because, James. l do not feel able to
support a husband. BIS on Courier.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-11-30

The thermometer, in its crude form,
was inven ed by a Hollander named
Cornelius Drebbcl, who, it appears made
the first instrument, which he called q
cheat measure, in the yeas los. His
thermometer consisted OF glass ball at
the top OF a long tube, the lower and
open end being placed in q vessel filed
with water, cOlored nh sol ton Of
suphate of copper. This instrument
was improved upon and its defects
gradually removed by others; but it was
HALEY, the famous English astronomer.
who jrst proposed the use of mercury as
= fluid for the Thermometer.
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BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
A Cannibal IdyI-value Received
Educational Item-A Reader
of Character-Early or
Late. Etc. Etc.

A cannibal maiden loved too well
A missionary goOi.
And be loved her. but dare not tel
His love-for thus it stood:
A cannibal she ard y clergyman he.
And their creeds were wide apart.
And how could he take, for a sentiment.
sake.
A cann'sal TO his hearth
Oh. twas problem vexing. very,
For tins eGnnibal maid and the missionary
Indeed 1t was.
But the cannibal maiden's love grew bold,
FOR she was simple thing;
And thus her love to her love she tod;
'Oh. marry ne, Be my king
For love YOU, iay sweet, well enough-oh,
TO eat
lis terrible thing. know:
But mus, he your bride, or encompass you
Oh, must, for love you so"
On, twas problem vexing. very.
To the maiden, but more to the missionary
Indeed it was
He looked in the depths of her dark brown
ewes,
With their wealth of love and trust.
And he cried, in the flush of a glad sur
prise.
''Ah. well. if l must. mus.r'
They were wed on that day; for It's ever the
way
That passion must conquer cree1.
And happier pair its remarkably rare
To discover-it is indeed!
And so twas settled nicely, very,
For the cannibal maid and the missionary
Indeed it was.
Chicago Nal
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Bad Little Boy Ito good little boy
"Hey, ohnny, does yer wan ter take a
hand in de bail game"
Good Little Boy-"No, 1 thank you
my mamma doesn't allow me to play
with bad boys"
Bad Little Boy-''What's de matter
does yer ma t'ink You'll make de bad
boys wuss F"-LTe.
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Friend-"I hear, Charley, that the
pretty Miss Argyle is engaged"
harley with a gaspI-"Engaged
Great Scott Fred, l love that girl my
self"
Friend-'T got it straight The en-
gagement was made at Saratoga last
August"
harley relieved Thank heaven
1t won't count" -Neio lork Sun.
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A CandystOre Captured by Bees.

An Intense number Of bees recently
made ydescent on the oonfect onery
stalls a market in London and literally
took lossession Of them. Business was
stoued and the owners Of the stalls took
10 tght- It is presumed that the cold
apinelement season had deprived the
iJects Of their ordinary source of sus-
Dance, and they were driven by famine
.om the country into the town. -Ns.e
TorL TriIlae.
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A Reader of Character.

Mendicant-'Please help poor blind
man.
Kind Old Lady-"Blindl Why, bless
me- yes; there's dime for you"
Mendicant THANK, We, heartily,
ma'am. knowed the minnit see We
comm ye was kind-hearted ole CONAN. "
-EDOci.
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$685. 49, o4sl - -a1l 49, 49,
zE-a aa--ua - 1eE lals glaa
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Early or Late.

Mamma (the next --orningl.-''Fdith,
my dear, ] don't think you should have
such late callers. Mr. Simpkins stayed
here until after eleven last night"
EdIth-"Why mamma, How can you
call him late caller, Pm sure it was
only few minutes after seven when he
called -Puck.
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Mrs. Hendricks was making an after
noon call on rs. HObson, when Mr.
Hobson opened the front gate and strobe
down the street
what very fine-looking man your
husband is, Mrs. HObson," said Mrs.
Hendricks; 80 erect and soldierly in
his bearing"
=. es,n returned Mrs. Hobson, not
without pride, "HobsOn carries himself
well. He was educated in a military
school, you know"
as he going away"
"Ouly to the grocer's for a Goldfish. y"
-EDorH.
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Mr. Sampson finishing songl-''Do
you know, Miss Smith, that am always
saddest when singfn
MSS Smith tgeutly)-'T feel very
much that way myself, Mr.. Sampson"
Mr.. sampson-"Ah, then you, too,
sing sometimes"
Miss smith-"No, 1 never sing. y
TINES.
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Educational Item.

First Student-"You haven't got any
idea of what contemplate opinion 1
have of our professor
Second student-'' Humph. I guess
that's the reason you didu't answer any
of the questions he asked you yesterday
at the recitation. "-FliegsBds Blgetter
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wnnted a HecnrI for Silence.

mildred, said he, while his larynx
quivered with tiemulous pathos, 'have
/ offended your
NO, george. you have not"
"Then why are you so silentf
ado not ask me "
but darling, think. you have spoken
scarcely twenty words in the last hour l
cannot bear the gloomy quiet. Why do
you not speak. Why do you not talk =
Because, George, want fame. am
a woman and l am trying to make a
record. III Merchant TrGretr.
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A Tender Hearted Millionaire.

A tramp calls on rich banker and
describes his sufferings so graphically
that the banker, shedding tears copi-
ously, rings for his servant, and in a
voice choked with sobs, says:
''f e this tramp out into the street.
He makes my heart be- be- bleed. Bo-ho-
hom-Ss tngs.
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Customer ito bird fancier) -"My wife
wants parrot. What's the lowest you
will take for that birdlp
Bird Fancier-"Fifty dollars, sir, is
rock bottom"
Parrot-"Come off. you've tried to sell
me for twenty r'-Lire.
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way. The old-fsshioned way is good
enough for me-
And the gentle maiden gave her lover
beaming smile, and yet the youth
rejoiced that he had found such treasure
of modesty.
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PITH AND POINT.

Used up-Balloons.
A lady friend A Quakcress.
A deck hand-The bridesmaid.
A tender attachment is often followed
by train of disaster.
The horses excuse for smashing the
buggy was driven to it."
A stuffed club-Any club rising from
the annual dinner -DaRs L Br6s.e.
1t IS the middle-aged man whose in
creasing girth tells him what the waist
of time Is.
When the rubber market declines, it
might be appropriately called a gum
drop.-LJe.
The bridesmaid has gone out of style,
but the bride IS as popular as ever
Pits uTg Chronicle.
A Baltimorean has invented an auto
matte dish cover which opens without
any assistance at table. 1t is pro-
nounced to be a wonderful discovery.
He held her hand AMI her fingers pressed,
But he never spoke of love;
For he was a clerk, and. at her request,
He was trying on her glove.
-Somcrrtue journal
"What will YOU takei" asked the
jovial barkeeper of a buzzsaw he was
foollng with. About three fingers Of
yoeli-Seasi-' replied The buzzsaw, and it
did.
Miss Belfair-"You did not catch my
name. Mr.. Blunt; l am Miss Bellair. F"
MIR Blunt-''Whati Not the beautiful
Miss Belfair I've heard SO much OFF,
Scri5aer's Monthly.
The fisherman should happy be
Though hungry, cold and W.T.,
For untold wealth is in the sea
And profits all are net
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<Wife-''The laundry man didn't get a
very good polish on your shirt bosoms
this week. George
Husband-''Well, lisa good 4 polish
as / could expect for the Sl.4S owe
him. n-JHige.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-11-30

Fruits that are too ripe for preserves
or canning may be used to make mar
malades, which will be found delicious.
My very ripe fruit is good for mar
malsde 1t should be cut n pieces and
put in preserve kettle with a layer of
sugar at the bottom.
or marmalades made of peaches,
pears, grapes, ounces, p ne apples or
plums, three-guarter, Of Il pound OF sugar
should be allowed to a pound and a
quarter of ripe fruit. No water should
be added if the fruit is jucy, as it
should be. Care is necessary in order to
prevent the marmaade from burning
while cooking. ID erent fruits require
a di ere I length of time in b ling, but
whenever the fruit begins to look clean
and III ok it is done, and may be taken
up and put in Jars at once.
t.uince Marmalade-Peel the ounce,
weigh and put in very little wafer.
Boil tender. work and add three-quar-
tiers Of pound Of sugar To each pound
and quarter OF fruit, boil aDout one
hour, stirring, and pour into glasses or
small ely molds cover with waxed
paper and turn out on plate when
needed
Peach Marmalade. Peel and quarter
ten pounds Of So peaches, put in Ket-
tie with ten pounds Of sugar, boil and
stir until thick and clear
Plum Marmalade. Boil ripe plums IN
a very little water, run through colan-
der, add half pound OF sugar to
pound Of the pulp, and boil until clear
and thick.
orange Marmalade. Take ten pounds
Of sour oranges. wash and peel, put the
peelings in 4 kettle with a little water
and boil several hours, cut The oranges
and squeeze out all the ju ce and pulp.
When the peel Is tender, drain from the
water and ound very fine Put the
whole, with seven pounds of loaf sugar,
in preserve kettle and boil one hour.
When it iellies, put in small glasses and
cover with paper.
Lemon Marmalade. -Take large, per-
feet lemons. and extract the ed Boil
the peel ntil very soft. mash, add the
juice aud pulp with pound of sugar to
a pound Oflemon. Boil until thick, put
IN glasses and cover. Courier-Journql.