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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

''Rings," said Maiden Lane jeweler
to a New York Nail and EIpres reporter
recently, do not change materially in
style at this season of the year. The
new designs come in about midsummer
The United States in general, and New
York City in particular, are specially
noted for the excellent quality Of rings
now manufactured. This high position
has only been obtained by diligent re-
search and study The jewelry manu-
featured in France is very light, neat
and pretty, but the fact that Partisan
jewellers are required by law to make
nothing less than eighteen carats fine Is
responsible for the tiimsiness Of the
work turned out The English jeweler,
on the other hand, works in a fashion
Numerically opposed to that Of his
French brother, using the heavy, bulky
patterns. The more gold is utilized, the
more favor il finds in the sight Of the
English public. The new York maker
has profted by the faults. if faults they
may be termed, of both the English and
French workmen, by adopting happy
medium, in manufacturing riBgs in such
a manner as to not make use Of such a
large quantity Of gold, and bp so doing
he is enabled to give the stone with
which the ring i, garnished, finer set
ting. thereby making it, instead of the
metal, the principal object TO be dcs red.
The manufacturer who uses only suiil-
cient quantity Of gold, enough TO secure
the safety OF the stone. finds his goods
more in demand than those who adopt
either the French or English fashion
The styles Of ring, have changed Won
derfully during the last few years.
Formerly cOrals, canoes and garnets
found favor with the fair sex, but nova
days diamonds are the most popular
stones with fashionable people. Many
rings are made of combination Of
rubies and diamonds, while turquoise
and opal are in general use Opal was
considered up to few years ago sign
of i'll omen. except for persons born
during the month Of October; but re-
action has set in, and it Is steadily gain
ing in favor. The designs worn now are
often original with the wearer, and any
one can have ring manufactured, no
matter how peculiar OK intricate the de-
sign. providing he Is willing TO ray for
his originality, which often ONES high.
The most popular ring for gentlemen
is the initial, the top OF which Is usually
made of black onyx, the letter being
fastened securely to it, and Is often imes
thickly studded with rose diamonds
These rings are now made as cheapiy as
the ordinary cameo. and have altosether
taken the place Of that once iashiohaoloh
stone. Ladies' priced rlnss al9
generally combinations Of ,garnet53 an i
pearls. turquoise and rose diamonds. al
prettiiv shaded. MoOnstone' now com
ing into prominence. is s higher eF. pr fTc
e eigbtbs of the diamond product Of II
world. The best stones sr aud ID, the ao.! mos
d dI.ls,ls nP other description finding
deinanu, sa nO is already fashionable
s sac rro mi not to decrease in public
anu There are pink, yellow. green as
a. - biue .apphires each Of which has
"; ~', sdmirers, and sll Of which IKE gain
ing in popularity
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
BUDGET OF FUN.
+ HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
Z Gold Day-He VIII See it Later
Innocence Imposed On-Two
Busy for That-Etc., Etc.

The poet in front OF the editor stood
And said, with a little cough.
i thought would bring you little thing
A thing have Just dashed of"
The editor rose from his ivory chair.
With passioa his features wrought:
i want no things that are Just dashed of
want the results Of thought
He closed with a snap his ebony desk.
The poet he rudely gripped,
And bearing his load, TO the street below,
The editor blithely tripped.
He staggered beneath the weight he bore,
But braveiy kept his feet;
He carried the bard TO the lower floor
And dashed him into the street
stranger passing, the act observed;
Why, what is the row. said he;
The editor said: Its little thing
have just dashed of, you see
Boston Courier.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
THE OLD FIREPLACE
The blessed old fre-placei how bright it as

The blessed old fireplace how bright IL ss-
pears
As back to my boyhood gaze,
Der the desolAte waste of the vanishing
years,
From the gloom Of these lone latter days;
Its lips are as rudy, its heart is as warm,
To my fancy, tonight, as OF wore,
When we cuddled around it, and smiled at
the storm,
As it showed its white teeth at the door.
remember the apple taat wood the ned
flame.
Til the blood bubbled out of its check.
And the passionate pop corn that smotheved
its shame
TIL its heart split apart with Shrek,
l remember the Greeks and the Trcjans who
fought
In their shadowy SHAPES on the wall.
And the yarn, in thick tang!ts, my fingers
held taut,
While my mother was winding the ball.
Iremember the cat that lay coy and curied
By the jamb, where the flames aickered
high,
And the spsrkles-the frc-aics of winter
that whirled
Upthe flue, as the wind whistled by;
] remember the bald headed, handy legged
tongs
That frowned like fiend in my face,
In fury of passion, repeating the wrongs
They had borne in the old fireplace
l ramsr,har the steam from the kettle that
hreathed
As soft as the flight Of a soul,
The long-handled skillet that spluttered and
seethed
With the batter that burdened it, bowl:
Iremember the rusty, identical nail. -,
Where the criminal pot-hooks were hung.
The dragon faced andirons, the old cedar pail,
The gourd, and the peg where it swung
But the FIRE has died out on the old cabin
hearth,
The wind clatters loud through the pane,
And the dwellers they've flown to the ends
of the earth,
And will gaze on it never again;
A forget-me-not grows in the Wondering
wall
The last, as it were, Of its race,
And the shadows of night settle down like a
pail
On the stones of the old fireplace.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
Wanted a Change Of Dict.

Hotel Waiter Gn Southern California;
Observation-Disclosures
baked"
Guest (desperately)-"I don't want
EN- in any shape. 1 want meat and po-
tatoes."
"Meatl"
"les, meat"
Potatoes3"
Yes, potatoes"
Waiter to the proprietor few moments
later" Send for the police; crazy man
in the dining-room. omaha World.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

Fried Tomatoes. Take cold tomatoes
that have been stewed, add more season.
ing if desired, one egg, and sufficient
bread crumbs 10 make into round cakes
and fry brown in drippings; or the IN
cooked canned tomatoes may he seasoned
aud thickened with bread crumbs, and
then dipped in egg and bread-crumbs
aud fried.
Egg salad. Put the crisp leaves of a
head OF lettuce in a salad bowl, and add
four SLICED hard boiled eggs. Sprinkle
a dozen minced capers over the whole,
and add plain dressing made of one
saltspo0a salt. one-foudh saltspoon pep
per. one tablespoon oil. Mix and add
10 salad, toss the lettuce lightly and add
one tablespoon Of vinegar; serve.
sweet Pear Preserves.-For each
pound Of fruit take one-half pound OF
sugar Save the perfect cores and skins,
boil these in sufficient water to merely
cover them: strain this syrup and put in
the sugar, and add the prepared fruit
Stew gently until the syrup becomes
colored finely. When sealing the pre-
serves, If there is too much syrup, bottle
for pudding sauce.
Carrot soup.-Boil as many red car
rots in water as YOU require until tender;
thea cut up the red part and pound it
very fine. Weigh it, and to every twelve
or thirteen ounces Of pounded carrotadd
a quart Of gravy soup, or rich stock,
mixed gradually with it; season with 4
little salt and cayenne; strain it through
a sieve, and serve it very hot with fried
bread cut into dice in a separate dish.
Hop Yeast-Boil large handful Of
hops in two quarts water for -tHe1ta.
minutes: strain one half Of it on three
pints Of sifted flour, and when the other
half is cool, mix slowly with the paste;
stir in half pint Of fresh, strong brew
ers' yeast, or use yeast OF previous max
ing: bottle and cork loosely, and let 1t
ferment until it ceases to work; next
day cork tightly, and set in a cool cellar.
Make fresh every week.
Plum Tart.-Stone some pIums and
stew them for an hour. with plenty of
sugar and half tumblerful of water.
Make short paste with the white of
one and the yolks Of three eggs, an
ounce OF butter, an ounce Of sugar, a
pinch OF salt, a little water and flour.
RON II out to the thickness Of penny
piece, line a mold with it, uniting the
Joints with white Of egg, fill it with rice
and bake it. When done remove the
rire, put it in the stewed fruit and serve.
Fresh Peach Jelly.-Peel and slice
ripe peaches enough to heap quart bowl.
Melt an ounce Of gelatine over the fire in
half a cup Of water; while it is melted,
press the peaches through a sieve with a
potato masher Mix the melted gelatine
with the peaches, add a cupiul o. pow
dered sugar, and beat the mixture with
an egg-whip until it begins to stiffen.
Then pour it into tin mold. or ,arthen
bowl. rubbed with salad oil, anc set it
in the refrigerator for three or foui hours
Turn it from the mold before serving.
Half pint of cream whipped to a stiff
froth and mixed in at the same time
with the gelatine makes the dish exceed
inaly delicate and nourishiDg; bat with
the cream added. the Jelly must he used
the same day it is made.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

Pompous Old Teacher Ito class in sa-
cred history)-"What weapon did sam
son use to kill the Phillistines r.
No one remembers
P o. T. Cwho believes in suggesting
answers, touching his CHM What is
this r.
Bright Boy lwho takes the hint and
remembers it all now)-"The jawbone of
an ass. SIR
Circus, in which P. o. 7. and B. B.
are principals. Judge
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
PITH AND POINT.

Sharp practice-Surgery.
Soled again-A mended shoe.
The wasp has one strong point, but it
is not in his favor.
1t is the miser who is always in need
of chest protector.
A baseball field is no good that hasn't
flies on it sometimes.
'Pll be darned if l have lot of
holes worn into me-" muttered the old
sock
What is the horse power of our navyl
asks correspondent. One horse
Washington Critic.
LEAF YEAR CoUPLET:
Maid OF Brooklyn, ere YOU pop.
Tell me, can you WELD the mop
-Neio lori, Tribune
A roller in a South Side Mil who al
fects dudish attire is called "Mil-
dewed" by his friends. -PHtsturg C2r0a-
iele.
In some parts of Maryland oysters pass
as current money. There is one advau-
tage about that Bad money Of that
kind is easily detected 49, Graphi-.
Amen at last the preacher said,
And lest he start again,
A deacon murmured IN bis dread
Amen 10 that amen.
Merchant Trdueier.
Successful Young Artist tell you,
Jim, there is big field for artists in
New York. Unsuccessful Ditto-'I
suppose you refer TO the Potter's Fieldl'
-Bqzdr.
Little Tommy "Papa, why does this
paper head its jokes Attic Saltn" Papa
-'Because the men who write them in
attics make their salt that way, my son."
-Teras SDtiHgs.
Room for Improvement Minister
"And do you expect to be a lawyer when
you grow up, like your father, Bobby"
Bobby-"Yes, sir; expect to be law
yer, but ma hopes won't be one like
a."-EPoch.
''Wiil you allow me to sleep in the
ten-acre lot back Of the barn, ma'amf
pleaded the tramp. Certainly" re-
sponded the woman kindly, ''and here
arc n couple of matches in case it should
turn cold before morning"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
Too Busy for That

Brown-'How is business with you,
Dumleyr'
Dumley-''slow, very slow; nothing
doing at ALL
Brown-''How about that little bill
sent you three months sgo.n
Dumley-"Well, to tell the truth, l
haven't had time TO look it over. u
7id5its.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

" / hear that they are going to have a
donkey party at BIS, " said Parson-
vile man to his neighbor
g So 1 understand, was the reply;
" arc you going n
"ofcourse l am, " said the Parsonviile
man; "they couldn't have the party
without me-
And he couldn't quite make out what
the other fellow was laughing at.-St.
ALbalss Messenger.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
slrnwberrr short Cake.

Three eggs, one cupiul of sugar, two
Of -four, one tablespoonful Of butter,
one scant teaspoon Of cream Of tartar,
one small half teaspoon Of soda. Beat
butter and sugar together. Add the
eggs, well beaten. Mix soda and cream
OF tartar with -four and rub this through
a sieve over the mixture Bake in four
deep tin plates. Mix three pints OF
straw berries with a half pint of sugar
Spread layer of strawberries on one hot
cake, lay a second cake over this and
cover the top with the berries. A
meringue OF whipped cream or the white
Of one egg beaten with a tablespoonful
Of sugar may cover the upper berries as
YOU choose.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
He VIII See Ii Later.

m Clerk-''I worked off some of that
lacked butter today
'a.toeer-" lndeedi Whom did you
send 1t tooln
> Clerk-'9Irs. Blank, around on Dash
street"
Grocer-''Great guns, Why, board
with her. "-DetrOH Free Pres.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
His Literary Occupation.

Literary Young Lady" You have
travelled considerably, l believe, Mr..
Flagpolein
:" Yes, have"
"Have you met many authors in your
t-avesi"
Yes In fact, Pm an author myself. "
"Indeedl How delightful. Do you
belong to the realistic schOoll "
Yes
Name some of your books, please y"
Why, compiled the last city direc-
tory for one. - Omaha World.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

A particularly vigorous speaker at a
woman's rights meeting waving her long
arms like the sails OF windmill, asked !:
IF the women Of this country were to
rise up in their thousands and march to
the polls I should like TO know what
there is on this earth that could stop
them n And in the momentary silence
which followed this peroration a still,
small voice remarked:
" A mouser'
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
sEarr Inh-eence Imposed Upon.

Caller Cfo-mbby, in his first trousers
Those are nice trousers, Bobby, for
little boy
Bobby (proudly)-"They amt boys
trousers Ma says they are regular
mems trousers
Caller-''Are theyg'
Bobby-.'Yes, indeed; they're made
from an old pair of pas. ".Ne,o York
SaR.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

An Austin mother was very much
discouraged at the dirty condition of her
SOW S cap when The children came home
from a walk.
allow did you come to get your hat
so dirtvfi angrily asked the mother.
"A boy pulled it off my head IN the
street and threw it in the mud
That's not so, ma; he threw the cap
in the mud himself interrupted his
little sister.
..Wen, am boy, amt II II l am
a girl I'd like to know 1t. "-SytiHqs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
4 Peculiar Case.

Al was never worse fooled IN my
life than was last night.
BLOW sof'
n had been out on a little loot with
the bows, and l went to bed rather late.
Blamed if, when l woke up, my feet
weren't en- the pillow where my head
should have been.
THAT was rather strange
But that wasn't the strangest thing
about it. All during the night | suffered
with headache, when really there was
nothing the matter with me except that
nv corns hurt. "-Sift.ngs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

Prospective Buyer-"You're sure
there's no malaria herel'
,.-.z8eal Estate Agent-''Not a s-s-sign of
it."
''No chills and fever"
sAin't b-b-b-been none in t-t-t-t lex
cuse me- twenty year
Look here, my friend, what makes
:you tremble so'
Agent las another wave of shakes
masses over him)-''I was a-a-afraid you
were q. goin' away without b-b-buyin' p,
sir
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ALONG THE ORIEOCo.

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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

During lull in the trial of case IN
Kingston the other day several lawyers
We're relating their experience trying
cases. One of them told how he tried
case in the country against another law
yer.
"What SUGGEST"
"Oh, beat them"
"How much Judgment did you get? ,"
mot any"
"How did you beat them, them"
" Umphl Ny client beat them on the
execution"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
Makc LIme Mntcr al Home.

There is no need whatever of running
10 the druggist and buying lime water
every time it is needed. And. by the
way, it is very useful to have in the
house in case Of sour stomach, etc. a
feaspoonful Of it with half pint Of milk
will often make the milk quite diGestlble,
when without the lime water, it might
sour and produce collie, or distress in the
stomach. To make lime water, get a
lump Of good unslaked lime. the size Of
q hen S egg. or larger; put it in an old
pitcher and pour on a pint or 50 OF
water. As soon as it : slaked and cool
enough. stir it with a spoon or stick and
pour OF the principal part of the milky
10y. :, VIM be held at lsGfS ois..,
b tn@a11e, commencing Julyoaszls',s n
board can be obtai.-:Se.s ll''ca sci 's me
HE =. .IIl iia,s. II .l,t what Is
m -vAllV' ---e;r above it, and
Il .rnnedrIyalways be OF uniform
srrenesk. When used down so that it
cannot be poured off without stirring
the bottom, add more water, shake the
bottle, cork it well, and let it again set
tie for use. Once year or SO, make
up a new lot as at first. Lime the size
Of an egg viii be enough for good
many quarts Of lime water, which will
pract .cally cost nothing. At the ordinary
temperature Of 60 degrees, pint of clear
lime water contains only - grains of
lime. "A pound is 7cO0 grains.) Lime
water Is a little antacid, and little
tonic also.-Prdirie FaFmer.
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Gnod Reason Why.

They had been talking of the sharp
games played on innocent people by
sharp men, when Green looked up and
said:
"Gentlemen, / don't brsg about my
wife being sharper than razor, but I'll
tell lou what III do I'll write q note.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06
Snring Cleaning.

Oh. the spring Is sweet. no doult,
When its radiance beams about
And the breath OF bud I'D bio ON IS let
loose upon the air.
But We don't its prh shout
When the home. turf inside out,
Proves the cleaning time is US ami there ;
.-sa a Rnaas,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

Foreigners residing in the country
have right to sue in the United states
courts. In case of war this night l-
suspended till peace is restored.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

There are nettles everywhere. but
smooth. green grasses are more common
still. The blue of heaven is larger than
the cloud.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

The Chinese authorities we're officially
notified of the last eclipse OF the moon,
and were instru ted what to do when the
event took place. They were to wear
court dress, beat gongs, and save the
moon from being swallowed up by the
sun, as usual, as long as the moon was
above the horizon When she disap-
peared they were to make one low obei-
sauce, but need not bother to save her
any longer when she was below the no
rizon.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

The best time TO conOct our
faults is while they are still our private
property.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-07-06

Things always look rather blew aft
a cyclone,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-15

the small leather trunk was packed
Many months ago a letter had come to
Nile. Seraphine from a cousin who, 60
ing far cut West, had settled; a letter
telling her that if she chose to come she
might be able TO teach something there,
though French might still be considered
superfuity. The pupils haa all paid for
their final quarters before leaving town,
and Mile Seraphine could go now. She
would not leave any trace behind her.
II she did Stephen would still feel him
self bound to her. That must not be.
She looked at herself in the glass.
What, He, so young. so handsome,
marry a faded, plain, middle-aged woman
such as she was. One who looked so
wild and haggarl in the gray morning
light, with her REDEEMED eyes, and her
hollow cheeksl No, no. She had only
been dreaming. 1t must never be. By
and by, Stephen, who had only cared for
her because he could not be ungrateful,
would forget and marry the beautiful
girl he loved and he should be happy.
And for her there was always enough to
carry her on few months and then
who knowsl
And that is why good natured man,
travelling westward that same day.
wondered once or twice whether the
queer-looking little party with the
faded lock OF yellow hair who sat next
him could be crying behind her thick
veil. He fancied so.-Nep York Mercury.