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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
TE CHALLENGE
| heard to-daApOn the street.

l neard to-daApOn the street.,
"here oeSg-s sang acareleSs sung,
n note tone'o wondrous sweet
! nat stood lent in the thruns,
Du', an saw It those who sang;
heAru not the wild madrigal;
a thousand voiceround me rang.
And sweeter stii ope ,naisen,sc,u
OF Nhieh Id chane the fame Of men
my ioad unioosed ike Pilgrim's thrall;
fed my hungry hest arain.
-" my ooyhood AouA and all
1nnI ns1ra 'ne niaekerdS nesting, siAg
Aner lender songs Of wenngi
Clear, martial call Of s,riedbosi.,
NOW sure my ehalleSe passed the yearsi
= ;" iiAe 'eniTles at teir posts
A myriad forms; thepines ike spe.r.
Shot through the after snpsa,,s ~.
The dArksnins felds;the rleam Of names;
The murky dusk, star-puonlied.
The lazy kline along thlaneS
The school house dun, The village spire:
The home bent, dusty harvest folks.
The cornields famed with sunset fire.
And in our tryst beneath the oaks,
We heard the blsekbirds, nesting, sing
Their tender songs Of evening.
Thus, Angel of our later days
With ever towering unseen hand
Are flashed upon our blinded ways
The hidden shrines we understand.
We climb the rugged steps of truth,
And falter. 10, they helping bring
The lesser to the larger Youth
A note, tone, the humblest thing.
Sweeps irresistless all between,
And there the Now prays with the Then
Where once our heaven was lived unseen,
And where like pilgrims come again,
We hear the blackbirds. nesting, sing,
Their tender songs of evening"
-NstC EHg 'eGf.--lf1g1-il
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
Implements of the Baseball Player.

al can tell you few things about bats
and balls which the general public do
not know, said one of the largest sport
ing goods manufacturers in the world to
a Iribuae reporter. 1.-THE baseball Of
to-day and the little globe of even seven
or eight years ago are quite different
things The balls now in general use by
professional clubs are about as near per-
lection as it is possible to make them.
The materials used are the best quality,
aud some of them have to be imported
from the other side of the water. The
rubber centre and horsehide cover we can
get without much trouble, but the yarn
used has to be OF the very best quality,
aud have to be selected with great care.
The thread used in sewing the cover we
import from Scotland. We have a
machine now with which we roll the
balls after the covers have been put on,
and If there is the slightest imperfection
in the roundness or in the stitching it
can instantly be detected and the ball is
thrown out. These balls are used in all
National League contests and retail at
81. 80 each. Even at that figure there is
little profit in them for the makers. You
can buy balls from : cents to 81 each,
but you will not get much service out of
a ball when you pay less than the second
price. Nearly all the factories are in the
East The balls used by the League and
Association are this year almost exactly
alike Wesold last year 1900, 900 base
ba Is. Probably fully 5000, 900 balls
will be sold this year, of which number
we will probably sell about one-half.
more attention is also given to the
- than Of old . continued the dealer
Ash is now used almost eXciusIve1n :,
the manufacture Of these clubs or sticks,
and the best ash obtainable AT that
much trouble is experienced in getting
the right kind Of timber The best bats
are made from wood with extra wide
grain and solid timber The effort is TO
get the weight as light as possible and
yet have the bat contain the necessary
strength and firmness. The weight of the /
bats viii run from 30 to 40 ounces, only /
the heavyweight players using the latter
weight Conner, Kelly and Arson all /
use the 40-ounce bat. but there are not |
many players of that calibre in the coun
try. You will find the average weight |
Of the bat used by professional players
10 be about "a ounces. Thayer, of |
Howard College, invented the catcher's
mask. It was a crude thing at first, and |
yet through royalties and finally by the
iale Of the patent, he has made a small
'ortune out of his little invention. Will
am Cray, Of Hartford, invented the body
used by the catchers, and also
made a good sum out of this wind
aver "-AeD York Tribune.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
String Thunder.

A persons hands being held 7ver his
ears, let another person pass piece OF
string. say six feet long. around the
head and hold both ends of the string
in his hand. BY drawing the fingers OF
nails Of the other hand over the string
results almost startling in their intensity
may be produced on the ears of the per-
son whose head IS so bound. Sharp
peals Of thunder, changing into a distant
and prolonged rumbling, are effects that
may be readily given. A good deal of
amusement may be had from experiments
Ike this in the home circle and among
gussts.-CeHrier JoHraG
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
PITH AND POINT.
An ill.word-sick.

An ill-word-Sick.
The dog star is meaty planet, but a
shooting star is meteor.
When a man buys cradle he pays bed
rock prices. -PieryiHe.
A good oyster is sometimes called
native-a bad one is certainly settler.
A young Madras Brabmin speaks OF
his marriage as THE eternal knot of
sorrow tied"
The June bug disappears in June,
The lightning bug in Nav;
The mosquito takes his bonnet of
And says: 1--WE come 10 stay
Eight loves for quarter" is sign
displayed by Kansas baker This Is
the cheapest matrimonial bureau We ever
heard of.
1t is all very well to advise people not
to build houses on sand. but how can
man build house at all unless he has
the sand -
Augustus used to rave and scold,
Because Sophia was so cold:
But since they're wed. he says with vim
She makes it much too hct for him
Detroit Free Press
II man and half throws boot Jack
and a half at cat and half in
night and half, how many cats and
half will be hit in i month and a halff
Node Register.
Doctor-"Well, my dear sir, what
seems to be the seat of your disessef'
Patient-"It doesn't seem to have any
seat, doctor. It's Just jumping up and
down all the while. "-B WtiagtoH Free
Pres.
At the present moment there are not
less than three hundred and seventy-five
champion baseball mines in IL country.
There will be only onle left next Octo-
Der, and that one will be somewhat ih3
worse for wear.-Harper's BIsaw.
Oh, why down her cheeks do the tear drops
falli
Oh. is there an ache in her heart wonderl
Her shoes are new and size too small,
Ny friend, and they're pinching he feet
like thunder.
Boston Courier
Teacher infant natural history class
You viii remember that, will you,
Tommy, that wasps lie in a torpid state
all winterin Tommy with an air of ret
rospectionl -Yes'm, an III try an re-
member that they make up for it sum
mer.-Life.
''Zale6iscoifokenonischi" is the name
fencing his half acre lot with his name,
he still has enough left to climb in and
out of the mine on, when he can't wait
for the bucket, but the mine is only 500
feet deep. -DaHsriHe Breeze
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
Not Such a Hard Bargain.

Not long since a party Of young men
went from Boston TO a country town
in Maine for few days fish NJ. They
had full outfit Of tackle and gear, ~
and upon arrival at their destination
stood in need of but one thing-bait.
After consulting their local ad User they
secured tae services Of an ancient resi-
dent. who started out to dig the needed
worms. lie was gone three or -four hours,
but to good purpose, for when lie re-
turned he had a water bucket even full
Of a wriggling mass Of earthworus.
Now this was more than the BOYS had
bargaiued for, and thoughts what such
an unheard-o Of wealth of bait wo ID cost
began to trouble them. To end their
susr ense they appointed one of their
number spokesman, with plenary powers,
but with instructions TO make the best
bargain possible. "How much do we
owe your he asked. approaching the
venerable bait digger and taking out his
wallet. "Well, don't rightly know
re oined the old man: the ground is
kinder solid and the worms is fur down,
and its been hard on my back to Dig EN-.
But I've half notion to 20 fish n myself
tomorrow, and if you'll give m half the
bait we'll call it square n-B,v0H Herald
Regulations have been esablished in
the coffee districts in Gwtemala by
which farmers are requiredo build fur
naces on their lands, ans whenever a
signal is given to indicate the danger of
fIost. to light in them mrs Of tar, pitch,
or other substance LILLY 20 make o
great smoke and keep afay the FROST
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
A Cure for Scandal.

Mrs. Dusenberry-''What queer ways
they have in some countresl This
paper says that in Morocco when the
women talk scandal their lips are rubbed
with cayenne pepper
Mr.. Dusenberry-"An odd custom
indeed. Hall an hour later Where
are you going my dear.
Mrs. Dusenberry-"To the sewing
circle. Let me see; I've got my scis-
sors, thread, thimble-'
Mr.. And cayenne pep
per Detroit Free Pres.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
he Lncked REIMBURSEMENT.

''SIabel, love you" The words came
forth like the plaintive, vibrant sigh of
an Kolian harp.
sit can never be-
'But am rich, and can furnish you
with every luxury. Besides, am doing
well in my profession, and may one day
be famous
Il know it, Harold, but you can't tell
the difference between a home run and a
three base hit. "-MerchGHt TrareLer.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
Poetry Which Pays.

Society Dame-"Who Is that young
man who is so attentive TO you nowf'
Great Belle-''Heis poet"
"Mlercy on u.s. And do you, the proud
daughter of a hundred millionaire,
propose to throw yourself away on poor,
miserable starveling of poetf
"0h, he isn't that kind Of poet. He
writes soap advertisements
"My own. own daughter, after all
Ask him to dinner - CIgaha Worid.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
Method in Her Madness.

Bachelor lwhom Brown has brought
home to dinnerl-''Does your wife al
ways kiss you, Brown, when you return
from the otiice.n
Brown-"Yes. always, never fails
Bachelor with sighl-''Ah, it must
be delightful to have cosy home like
this and lovely wife to greet you with
q kissl'
Brown also with sigh)-''Yes she
kisses me to discover if l have been
drinking anything Epoch
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03

Dumley-"Iss gettin' sore, Doctor"
Physician-"Um; taken anything yetf'
Dumley-"No."
Physicisn-"Um; well, Mr.. Dumley,
tonight at Q o'clock you take big
drink of hot fiaxseed tea and go to bed.
In the morning think you will be all
right"
Dumley (gratefully)-"Thanks, Doc
tor; how muchf"
Physician-"Two dollars, please. ~
Nep York .Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
Two Constructions of a wisl,

81 could gaze at the moon for hours,
Mr.. Sampson" she said in a voice full
of sweetness and pneumonia. 81 never
tire of it
"Ah," he responded, would that
were the man in itn'
"Yes, y she assented softly.
"And why, Miss Clara?' he asked,
getting ready to take her hand
"Recause, Mr.. Sampson" she said,
shyly yelling her eyes with their long
lashes, you would be four million miles
away. "-Epoch.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03

An Austin parent has dreadfully
stupid boy. The other day the old man
told him to bring him the boot ack, but
the boy couldn't find it, although he
stumbled right over it.
"What have You got your eyes for."
asked the irate parent.
The boy thought and thought, and
finally he said:
''TO open them in the morning when
l wake up"
When the boy grows up he will make
boss night watchman or a policeman.
-Te1as Sylings.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
At the RaIIGnme.

He excItedly)-"By Jove, did you see
that left fielder catch that fyl"
She (petulantly)-"Of course didn't.
don't see how you can catch a fly so far
away, when it is all can do to zee the
ball. What do they do with the poor
little flies, anyway, John, when they
catch them m- Washington Critic.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03

fl caersl 49, = 80 p o.
Es1as - Ezf ~ Far gie
$50 .ee-ea sF-1s a. lseserg =
e aeF 80 sasr aualss a. aFs1
tes a. -za1aez. .|i g ~.
~ esa9-g I9sr : asf -
asaarsar 49, a-l, - .isld q sai-r
-
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES
The Last Straw-At the Ball
Game-The Charm of Music
An Eye to Business
Etc, Etc. Etc

He had been walkingup and down the
room with the baby for two hours.
John, said his wife, from among the
pillows, you don't look very well Of
late. I'm afraid you don't get exercise
enough"
John laid the baby in the crib, with its
feet on the pillow, and went to sleep
Hdrper's Bd-ar.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
AnEre TO business

Citizen ito undertaken Fine estab-
lishment you've got here, Mr. Mould"
Undertaker-"Yes; we are getting
things in shape. | hope, Mr.. Smith,
that when you want anything in nv line
you Will bear me in mind; and should
you not be in a condition to er-um-
attend to the matter personally, trust
your friends will not forget me- Life.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03

Fair Visitor Ito convict)-'T suppose.
sir, that the singing of the birds relieves
the monOtony of your dreary lifei"
Convict profoundly nonplussed)-
The singing Of the birds, miss"
Fair Nisitor-''Yes, sir, the little Jail
birds, youknow. They must be such a
boon. "-Nelo York Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
An Outside Study.

Old Boggs-'Tve come up to see
about these bills O. yourn, Harry"
Harry-''les, sir; but you know a
scientific education is very expensive"
Old Boggs- 81 dessay it is. Harry but
if you took mathematics instead of poker
it would not only be less expensive, but
might prove of more use to you later. y
Lire.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
ItDoes Make a difference

The Governor-''A pretty fellow you
are to disgrace me in this way What
on earth tempted you to run away with
that girll"
Alfred ''Why, leaving out all senti-
ment, sir, it washer twenty thousand
year"
The Governor - "Oh-ah-it was
pretty rough, after all, to have met with
SO much opposition. -Tite.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-03
4 BRAVE GIRL.

-lre 60 same good ness Tor you
rr aQall ysu IKE ~ lezr Il q
so fne gifI - she removed her bonnei
--1 T. = on rile nauieIpiece
IL sralle tlaf grew brighter on the
1'ail.sfs fane "a the ouIF answer made
~ a. gurrg. zul ne Fri. standing hg
~ fislezf|s e. -e anl holding one of hei
tilu lal4s in Ter oEn. said We'll
Ful fes-arcf flEr advertisement
ausse-ei daF before Fesi-ldaF-I think
b Az furnei eut a lueky hing Tor m.
IN Eliae e. Ie4Ee fhe cuFeiope factory
81 ra-lrlsT. and oa Mondas ! shall b.
en- aIe1 - saith . Williams dry
god aa4 fancr store O. saiesEoman
a. o sslsrE ~ s. Heek Aog. isn't
az ed arlls'
49, ieaaei forward and kissed her
aiai.rr H. Elase eses tie team we're
arlr
= - ~ happy touight. m0ihes. %
~ saia. Ter Z hope loH Thar ae shall
D. ll.s - lease ri-s- lislsruelb De rooms
81 H.e-s-utef sf,artmrrts. Hhere rou
ca a. u9le comiaria le There nov.
1lrf cg. laFhe fhe sunnT days viii
calne tacE ~ a.. lffcr ALL ] uant YOU
49, r. laFpf dfar mother. and ] am
ea-oe io mlle Esg so e I can. There.
reH sl- a-drl. a. she kissed her
rs1il-HF aeaa and thea sent busting
4ao1i laf sa.lr lac tie busy aul restless
'l-aia-t ~ ras. Eld besaa % prepare
e. eTeuina m-aL
Jesse q i'aon- a.illaliah she had PASSED
fi.Iaa.l 1auet o icfian faroue - gouBg.
aas a-ulsa1.e girl. ubo had nearly
$500 a. 90 a.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-01-13
az A Washington

sB A Washington correspondent
speaking of the suggestion to run Hon.
John s. Henderson as the Democratic can
didate for Governor. says:
"Anent recent suggestions in North Car
olina that Hoo. J. S. Henderson be nomi.
mated Tor Governor, am, perhaps, at lib
erty to say this: In conversation a few
days ago he informed me that while he
was not apt to decline offices before they
were offered, still he felt that a seat in
Congress was more to his taste than the
office of Governor. Mr. Henderson is gain
ing ground here steadily. He attends to
his own business, keeps posted as to what
is going on in the world, so as the better
to enable him to discharge his duties as a
Congressman, and in his intercourse with
his colleagues aud others is always courte.
GUS and considerate OF their rights. He is
an able but not pretentious man, and bis
merits are fully known to the solid men oil
the House. Such old stagers of influence
and capacity as Judge Culberson, of Tex
as, and Colonel Blount and Judge Crisp
of Georgia, speak highly of him. That be
is brainy man destined to rise to higher
position in the counsels of the Congress ID
a recognized fact here"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-01-13
The Pension Business.

The pension business has been well-nigh
run into the ground and it is time to call
a halt. There has been too much of it and
proportion but get nothing in return, are
sufficiently amused with what has already
been done, without going any further in
the matter We would not disturb any
of the existing laws but we are opposed to
any further legislation on the subject.
We have been whipped, and have for years
past been paying out enormous amounts
to those who whipped US. We are willing
to pay pensions to those who were wound
ed or disabled 10 the service, but beyond
this we are not willing to go one step.
There are thousands of poor, disabled Con-
federates in the South who not only have
no pension money to look to for them
selves but who are compelled to pay those
on the other side who were disabled.
This is bad enough but it should 60 no
further. The proposed pensions to all
who were in the Federal service is too
harsh and just to the men of the South
| to receive one moment of serious consider
alton at their hand. The people Of the
| Southern States should stand as one man
against the unrighteous proposal and it is
without their consent. We have eat
enough dirt and suffered enough degreda-
| tion at the hands of our Northern task
masters and it is time that We should take
bold and decided stand against any fur.
ther increase of our burdens under the
pension laws Wilmington Re0ieU.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-01-13
Calamity on the Narrow-Guage Railroad


A disasterous accident occurred to a
passenger train on the Chester q Lenoir
Narrow Guage road, near Hickory, early
Wednesday morning! The entire traiD, with
the exception of the Engine and Tender,
went down through a trestie, and fire
broke out in the wreck and both trestle
and cars were burned. The accident oc-
cured at the trestle two miles west OF
Hickory, and the train was west bound,
composed of baggage and expIess car
and two passenger coaches. II was in
charge of Capt. Waddell, and was filled
with passengers, several ladies being
among the number. The train approached
the trestle at the usual speed, and the en-
gine and tender had just reached the wes-
tern side, when there was terrible crash,
and all save the engine and tender went
down in wreck. The trestle was thirty
feet high, and the fall of the train was
terrific. As the cars struck upon the
ground below they were shivered to pieces.
Not single person on the train escaped
uninjured, but the wonder is that some Of
them were not killed outright. The
debris took fire from the stoves in the cars
aud within short space of time the
wreckage of the cars and trestle were re-
duced to ashes.
So far as can be learned the list of the
injured embraces Rev. Mr. Beall, OF LIE.
noir, skull crushed, and died. Conductor
Waddell slightly hurt. j. Z. Coffey, col,
jaw bone broken. The engineer and FIRE
man were painfully Injured, and all the
passengers were more or less hurt.
The engine and tender crossed the tres
tie in safety, but turned over, burying
the engineer and fireman under them.
They were pinned down for half an hour
before they could be rescued. The cause
of the accident is not known, but it is be-
lieved that a pair of trucks jumped the
track as the train was crossing. and the
humping of the wheels caused the trestle
to fall.
Rev. Mr. Beall, who was fatally injured
was Presbyterian minister, and was well
known in Meckeuburg county. He mar
ried daughter of Sheriff Nealy Alexau
der, and was a brother-in-law of Mr. Hugh
K. Reid, Commissioner of Mecklenburg
county.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-01-13
Once A Day.

Thirty years ago, one of the most famous
elephants that travelled in this country
was "Old Columbus" During one of his
summer trips through Virginia he stopped
at certain town in that State. A boy
Familiarity called "Dave," and notorious
for leadership in all kinds of mischievous
tricks, determined to show off before the
other boys at sold Columbus's" expense,
aud invited several of bis companions to
60 with him.
Having come to the elephants stable,
Dave gave him first candy, then cakes,
and finally cried: "Now, bogr" and
slipped piece of tobacco into his probo-
scis, intending to get out OF danger and
enjoy "Old Columbus's" disgust and an
ger.
But before he could move, Columbu
seized him and whirled him upward
through the opening overhead against the
roof of,the stable.
Unhurt by the unexpected 'rise," Dave
dropped on the hay-mow. The other boys
below, supposing this to be the ''trick''
promised them, cried cut in admiration:
"Dave Dave Do that sgaiup
Dave, comfortably seated out of harms
way, very earnestly answered:
"No, boys, only do that trick once a
day"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1888-01-13
Instinct of an Old Rat.

On very warm day in early summer,
l happened to be standing near a chicken
coop in back yard, when noticed the
head of a very gray and grizzled rat
thrust from a neigboring rat-hole, and
concluded to watch the movements of the
veteran. After careful survey of the
surroundings, our old rodent seemed to be
satisfied that all was right, and made
cautious exit from the home retreat.
A fresh pan OF water had been recently
placed before the chicken. coop; and the
water looked friendly invitation to the
thirsty old rat, who Immediately started
toward it. The rat bad not reached the
pan before five half-grown young ones
rushed ahead, aud tried to be the first at
the water. The old rat thereupon imme-
dia,ely made a leap like a kangaroo, and
was at the edge oil the dish in advance of
the foremost of her litter. Then ensued a
most remarkable occurrence. The mother
rat raised herself on her launches, and hit
and scratched her offspring so severely y
whenever they attempted to reach the
water that they all finally scudded away,
evidently very much astonished and fright.
eued at the strange and unaccountable be-
havior of their mother. When the little
ones were at safe distance, the reasons
for the extraordinary behavior began to
| be revealed at one in the intelligent action
| of the old mother-rat She first wetted
her whiskers in the water, looked suspicl
ously about her, then very cautiously and
carefully took dainty little sip of the
LIQUID. She tasted it as tentatively and
critically as a professional tea-tsster; and
| when she was satisfied that it contained
no poisonous or other deleterious matter
she gave couple of squeaks, which quick
ly brought her young and thirsty brood
to her side, and all fearlessly drank te
their fill. Does not this look very muct
like reason?-Americda Naturalist.