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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
PopnIar Shades from POPLAR wood.

at is not known outside of the trade,
and not known to everyone in the trade
for that matter. to what we are indebted
for odd but rich and beautiful shades of
yellow, green, orange, brown and red
that are so fashionable and so much ad
mired in ladies dress goods, and which
first appeared five or six weeks ago, " said
an uptown dry goods dealer.
What is the secreti" inquired New
York SIM reporter.
There is no secret about it, replied
the dry goods man; mo one seems to
have mentioned it, that's all. Those pc
culiar shades are the production of the
common poplar wood in all its varieties
The Young branches and shoots of poplar
trees are used in obtaining the dye. They
are cut up into small pieces and crushed
and braved in mOrtars- The pulp they
make is thrown into watts of boiling alum
water. To every three gallons of water
a pound of alum Is added, which proper
ton of the preparation is maintained to
every ten pounds of poplar pulp. The
pulp is boiled half an hour The boiling
is followed By slow filtration of the
liquid. As the filtered fluid cools it
thickens and clears, throwing down
resinous substance Of greenish- yellow
hue. A second filteung is made when
the liquid has become perfectly clear.
Placed in porcelain vessels, 1t is left ex-
posed to the air during three dry, fair
days. The light and air oxidize the re-
suit of the two filterings. and leave a
substance of the richest golden tint it is
possible to imagine. This is the primary
color from which all the other shades
mentioned are produced. 1t is in itself
the dye used for those charming effects
in silks and all fancy dress goods of one
golden shade-a shade never made pos
sible by any other known dye, although
ancient fabrics show plainly that they
were tinted by similar dye. The pop
lar was undoubtedly known TO the
ancients as a rich dye wood.
1.-The various shades of green, brown,
etc, which are based on this poplar
golden yellow are made by the mixture
of pigments and dyes which dyers know
how to combine for producing the de
sired results. The colors made with the
poplar base are not only rich and beauti-
full, but lasting.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
The Age of Scrimping.

"This is the age of scrimping,' said
ex-Judge John Fitch to a New York
Nail and Express reporter.
"What do you mean by scrimpingl"
"Ah, my boy, it means misfortune,
shrnkage in values, forced spirit Of
economy, and very little, if any, divi-
dend. The prodigal father who several
years ago cut coupons that his son might
indulge in wild extravagances now tells
the boy to 90 to work. The society
queen who wore glittering diamonds now
wears paste and plain, modest costume.
There are a few rich ones who do not
have to scrimp, but lam speaking general
". But where | notice the most painful
scrimping is at the rec rptions attend at
private houses My head swims with
viewing the paucity of the present and
the prodigality of the past. Instead of
sparkling champagne and liquors ad lib,
the whole spread consists OF a small soda
cracker and thimble goblet of bOuillon.
The result is do not drink the bouillOn
and it is served to some other guest. Yet
these same people five years ago hardly
knew what bouillon was and never
thought anything Of providing cham
payne for hundred guests or more
people who lived at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel five and eight years ago now board
at cheap lodgings. can walk up and
down Broadway or Fifth avenue any day
and show how the spirit of scrimping
has changed even the very aspect of the
crowd that surges hither and thither. l
will begin with myself Look at the
overcoat | wear 1t shows signs of vete-
ran service and the ends are somewhat
frayed. What am l doing2 Why.
scrimping. have $50 oyercoat at
home, brand new, but | am saving it for
next winter That is Just how you will
find the majority of street pedestrians
''Ah, but behind this scrimping l see
something more terrible than economy
starvation. Yes, scrimping for the we'll
TODD means starvation for the working
people, especially for the working girls.
l do not speak from Ignorance. l used
TO buy stockings at 9S cents a pair and
now can purchase them Of the finest
material at some small obscure East side
store for only % cents pair. How is it
donel Why, they are Struggled in from
Europe, and the result IS the working
girls who once made them at living
wages are now starving. Smuggling is
the insidious and destructive competition
that robs our working girls of living
There is more real destitut.On now exist
ing in the country than ever was known
before. can point out hundreds daily
who have nothing to eat
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
The Horse Queen of Idaho.

Woman's business development in an
unusual direction is in the case OF Miss
Kittie c. Wilkins, called also 1.-THE
Horse Queen OF Idaho" She was started
in business, she says, twenty years ago in
Oregon, when she was two years old, and
her family was about leaving the Terri
tory to return to California. Their
friends were giving them various parting
presents, and "the little onen was given
$50 apiece by two men, with an injunc-
tiol that it be invested for her benefit
Some time afterward her father went to
Idaho and into the stock business. He
bought once a lot Of horses, and when he
had picked them out, saw fine filly left,
and thinking of the little ones" $40,
offered that much for the horse, and
finally got it for that along with the rest,
although the Owne. first wanted $50.
The increase of that filly was the basis of
her fortune. After an education got at
san Jose, she travelled for some
time in the East, and then
returned to Idaho and settled
down to run horse farm, for the lack
of something better TO do. The wilkins
Company of Idaho does business in both
horses and cattle, but her private
specially is horses, of which she owns 700
or 500. She has sold many hundreds Of
them. She raises Percherons, Morgans,
Normans, Hambletonians, and other
breeds. She says that it IS much more
profitable than cattle raising and less
risky, and besides that she calls it fasci-
mating and nice. She lives on the Bru-
neau River. in Owyhee County, fifty
miles southeast of Boise City and civil
cation, AID twenty-five miles from
Mountain House, the railway station.
Her farm" is a matter of seventy five
miles away from the house, but such
little distances as that don't count in
Idaho. She goes there herself every year
to oversee the bringing in of her stock,
but claims that she does not herself par
ticipate in the roundup, although she
rides a great deal aud shouts like
veteran hunter.
Miss wilkins is described as being tall
and blonde, with regular features and
high forehead. She is only twenty three,
adores Idaho and swears that she loves
no man but the man in the moon.-Neio
10 4 Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
Where Peter Cooper Made His Money,

There is an unpretentious four-st0ry
brick building in Burling-slip, bearing a
sign which reads: GLUE, Iron and
Wire The ''Glue" looms up by itself,
the 'Iron and Wire" occupying a lower
line. At the right of the main door of
the structure IS an oblong cylindrical tin
sign bearing the words; ''Peter Cooper's
Glue Factory. Glue Gelatine and Meats
Foot Oil These words are scattered
judieiously down the sign, and "Peter
Cooper's Glue Factory is prominent in
the silent announcement. A sign between
the second and third stories presents
"Refined Isinglass. " over the main door
are the words Cooper & Hewitt" in
plain, unassuming black. This is the
spot where Peter Cooper conducted the
business which made his fortune and
where his son and son -in-law have CON
tinUed operations at the old stand.
Inside the house remains Just as it was
in Peter Cooper's day, save where the
carts and wagons were backed in for
loading and unloading, has been ''eyened
up with the floor and wagons and carts
are thus excluded. The stairs leading to
the Offices on the second floor are the
simplest kind of old-fashioned affairs
which one will see in country mills, with
no back between consecutive steps. An
An old style wooden hand-rail is there to
meet the grasp. Upstairs are rooms par
tiiioned off in the crude old style, with
whiiewash, apparently, for the only coat
to cover the partitions The desks, rail-
ings and all the ''fixings," bear the date
Of Peter Cooper's time, even the windows
being composed Of panes of glass of ye
ancient proportions. 1t is clear from all
the surroundings that the memory Of
Peter Cooper is revered on this spot
Ner FORK Tribune.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
A Mean Man.

The meanest man on record jumped
aboard a Woodward avenue car the
other afternoon. Every seat was occupied
and what did that man do but look out
of a window and whisper something
about a dog fight. OF course no man
could keep his seat under such a provo
cation. When Brown had looked in
vain for the dog fight, he also looked in
vain for his seat. 1t was completely
hidden by that mean man, who was so
deeply interested in his paper as to be
wholly oblivious Of everything else. But
Brown had his revenge. 4 lady soon
entered, and before any one could offer
her a seat, he punched up the mean man
and said:
Will you please give this lady a seat,
sir3"
Then they hung on the straps and
glowered at each other until their brows
ached-Detroh Free Pres.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08

White with terra Gotta is a very stylish
mixture.
Skirt draperies falling in straight lines
are in high favor.
The polonaise, which always was a
favorite mode, seems now on the high
road to popular favor again.
Albatross, cashmere, yelling and surah
will be the favorite materials for little
girls wear the coming season
1t is predicted that founces, plain and
plated, viii again be an important
feature in dresses Of all kinds.
Braided cloth NANTES have all-over
designs which nearly conceal the mate
rial Of which they are composed.
A new design for a lace pin shows
twelve tiny forget-me-nots which are set
between two rows of gold twist wire.
Among the novelties in wool goods is
one showing all-over design in raised
uncut velvet closely initiating soutache
braidlng.
Lace is again used at the neck and
sleeves Of dresses, and lace jabots in a
single or double frill trim the upper part
of waists.
The new polopaises are without
dIapery, and in their classic lines and
severe effects resemble the Directoire
coats OF several seasons ago.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
PITlI AND POINT.
Cold daze "A frigid stare.
A hard lot-A marble quarry.

Cold daze-A frigid stare.
A hard lot-A marble quarry.
The suit depariment-A court room.
Private misunderstanding 4 musket.
- Washington Critic.
Most men in Jail are there on account
of their convictions.
The water for military posts should
come from drilled wells.
Teacher in what battle was General
Blank killed." Bright Boy-'His last
one. "-On,aLa World
The new Chinese Minister is said to be
great lover Of poetry Even the pro-
posed new anti-Chinese treaty will be
a-verse to him. Boston Hsraid.
ITS your duty" as the Customs in
spector sententiously remarked, when
insisting upon settlement fol- the attempt
to smuggle lot Of valuable laces.-
Local Cdizen.
~ wish my name were Notoriety,n
sighed a thirty year-old Mt. Washington
maiden. why" asked her mother.
because so many men court notoriety."
-PittsbpTgh Commercial.
If take hold OF this string, you
know, o remarked the tar to the roofer,
IN stick to it; never let 90 Of any
thing | 90 into" And the tar kettle
said he could indorse the last statement.
-Brdette.
"Will you give a penny to little wall
from Liverpool" whine a ragged boy as
he approached man on Broadway.
"Yo are big way from Liverpool, my
lad. so here's ten cents, " was the reply.
Sitting.
He-"Doyou know, Miss Mabel have
discovered why my brain is so aetivel."
She-"No, Mr.. Minuswit. What is your
theoryl" He -''It's because so often start
4 train Of thought " "She-Ah, yes The
limited. ~ Tit Bits.
Senator ingalls, says that the prevail
ence of suicide Is one Of the most alarm
ing features Of our civilization. And yet
only few weeks ago this same Senator
came out in long newspaper interview
advising every man to shave himself
s.. Louis Hfgfzine
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
TWO SURPRISES

a workman Piled his clumsy spade
As the sun was going down;
Inc Herman King, with his cavalcads,
On his Way to Berlin Town,
Refined up his steed at the Old mans side
My toiling friend said he.
Why not cease work at eventide
When the laborer should be freeF'
1 do not slave" the Old man said,
And l am always free.
Though work from the time leave my bed
Til l can hardly seen
How much, said the King. is thy gain in
a dayF
Eight groschen," the MAJ replied
"And thou eanst live on this mearre pavFr
Like King, he said with pride.
Two groschen for me and nv wife, good
friend,
And two for a debt owe;
Two groschen to lend. and two 70 spend.
For those who can't labor, you know
THY debtl7 said the King; said the toiler,
YES.
10 my motner Win age oppressed,
Who cared for me, toiledfor me, many day,
And now hath need Of rest
To whom dost lend Of their daily storeF'
To my boys-for their schooling; you see,
When am too feeble to toll any more,
They will care for their mother and me-
And thy last two groschen!' the monarch
siid-
My sisters are old and lame:
give them two grosehen for raiment and
bread,
All in the Fathers name"
Tears welled up in the good Kings eyes,
Thou knowest me not, said he;
''As thou hast given mo one surprise,
here is another for thee
y am thy King, give me- thy hand
And he heaped it high with gold
"When more thou neeiest command
That l at once be told.
For | would bless with rich reward
The man who can proudly say
That eight souls doth he keep and guard
On eight poor groschen a day"
r. ". Mc4ipiRe, ia 81. Nicholas.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS
A Chinese Coquette.


The Chinese, says Thomas Stevens, as
a general thing, are horribly matter-of-
fact and realistic. But there are co
quettes even among the heather Chinee.
had quite Irritation directed at me by
a not unhandsome golden lily one day
up in the province of Duang-tsi. She
was all the more interesting because l
had up till then seen little disposition
among her oountrywomen 70 tiirt. She
was at roadside teahittim, where l
halted for refreshments. The golden
lily, her tiny feet bandaged prettily with
red and blue ribbon. came and sat be
side me, and helped herself to tea and
peanuts, sunfower seed cakes and sweet
meats, and smiled and Chartered like a
Celestial parrot. stayed there about half
an hour, during which time the golden
lily had chartered and giggled inces-
sanity, and when l finally moseyed off.
she waggled her hand good-by and
'chin-chinnedn till was out Of sound
and hearing.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
An UnqnaIined Apology.

1t is said of the selfish, that when one
of them does make up his mind to an
act of self-sacrifce, he does it thoroughly,
and similarly it would seem that the
Beers of the Transvaal, who are not
famous for their politeness, when they
are persuaded TO make an apology per
form the amende honorable with great
completeness. Il, the undersigned, -
writes one of them in the Atri-aa Patriot,
''retract, hereby, everything l have said
against the eminent Mr. G. p Re vi
denhowt, striking my mouth with the
exclamation. You mendacious mouth,
why do you lie So declare further
that know nothing against the charac-
ter of Mr.. G. p. Be -uidenhowt. call
myself besides a genuine liar OF the first
class. Signed, A. du lessis. Witness
J. du Plessis, J. G. Holmes"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
Kepartee.

There is no weapon in the armory of
wit more effective than repartee, and the
French, from which the word is Dor
rowed, excel in the use of the missile An
anecdote in point occurs TO US. Talley
rand had crooked leg. Madame De
Stael squinted. The two hated each
other cordially, and meeting one day in
an ante-room of the Palace of Versailles,
the following passage at arms took place
betW cen them:
Monsieur" said the lady in a tone of
mock sympathy, chow is your poor leg
this morningl'
'Crooked-as you see, " was the quiet
reply.
That was what might be termed a
palpable hit. 1t took the authoress of
''Corinne" completely aback, and before
she could frame rejoinder Talleyrand
had hobbled out of Settings
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
A HORRIBLE Possibility.

Dear Friend-That gentleman who
boards at your house seems to be very
attentive to you, my dear.
Sweet Girl-He is. and II love him,
but o, what a risk l am running We
are engaged.
Risk p
Eyes, it nearly breaks my heart when
the thought comes to me that he may
not love me for myself alone but-boo,
hoo !"
Calm yourself, my dear. Why
should he marry you if he does not love
you 2"
''He-he owes mother three months
board. - Omaha World
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
Couldn't Say No-Encourasing In
formation-A True SoIdier-A
Horrible Possibility i He
Was From Boston, Etc.

''You know Tompkins can never say
no, said Lighthead well, he's got
himself into a nice fix"
'-How's thatln
ITS leap year. Three girls proposed
to him and he said yes to each Of them"
-Yeio iork Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
Encouraging Information.

Jones who is swallowing oysters, to
openerl-"Yo can tell bad egg the
moment it is cracked. Can you tell
bad oyster the moment it is openedl"
0pener-"No."
J.-''How can you tellwhen an oyster
is badln
o. When you swallow itr-Boston
Courier.
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He Was Broom CuItured Boston.

A tramp applied at the back door of a
house on L street for something to eat,
and the mistress Of the establishment
let him in.
MADAM, he said, with formal bow,
~ crave some nutritious aliment.n
''Hester," she called TO the cook,
there's a man here wants something to
eat. Bring out that plate of pork and
beans"
-'Ah, Madam he said, taking the
dish as a soft light shone in his face, "a
fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind.
l used to reside in Boston myself. -
Washington Critic.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08

eyes. gentlemen" said the Colonel,
as he returned his glass to the counter,
''the true soldier is never averse to dis
cipline. No matter how Objectionable
orders from a superior officer may be,
they must be obeyed promptly and with
out question. The true soldier never
"Pa," said the Colonel's little boy,
opening the door, ma says to come home
Ishi away"
''Geutlemen, said the Colonel, good
day. "-Ne1c York Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08
The Magician and the New Plug Hat.

Prof. Twink, who monkeys with cards
and the other brio brac that goes to
make up the outfit of the professional
sleight-o hand performer. gave an exhi-
bition at hall in Frankfor. the other
night. The professor is all there with
his tricks. but somewhat shy on his ora
tory if he gets out of the beaten paths
of his hanky panky. This time he acct
dentally strayed and got badly mixed up
in a byway.
Smiling like crack in a rocky noun
tain range the professor ambled down
from the stage and borrowed a silk hat
from fat man in the front row. 1t was
brand new eight dollar hat, and the
professor looked at it affectionately as he
made his way back to the stage, which
was reached by a short step-ladder
placed there for the occasion. The pro-
lessor hadn't been drinking, but he was
nervous. The ladder slipped from under
him and he tobogganed on the hat sew
eral feet up the stage. As he picked
himself up and looked at the crushed
stovepipe in blank despair the audience
roared. No one laughed so heartily as
the fat man who owned the wreck. r.
wink looked at the hat, the spectators
and the wings.
Ladies and gentlemen" he finally
stammered, this was an accident. If
the gentleman who owns the hat will
wait until tomorrow | will try to buy
him a new one out of the box receipts
Really did not mean to fall /"
His voice was drowned in laughter and
applause.
'Tsn't he an excellent actor1' ex-
claimed the fat man, between convul-
sions, to his neighbor. "Never saw any
thing TO beat 1t.
The Professor turned his scared face
about the stage. Escape was impossi-
BILE. The more he tried to tell his audi
tors that the crushed tile was not trick,
but a good. wide, and Atwood reality,
The more his auditors didn't believe him.
He went down into the orchestra and
whispered to the owner that he did not
mean to fall on the hat, and that he
would make restitution as soon as posi-
BILE, but the owner wiped the tears of
the end of his nose, and found breath
enough to remark that he knew all about
it: this wasn't the first time he had been
to a sieight-o f-hand show.
At last Irvink carried the cause of his
misery hack to the stage and ended his
act by flight While young man was
singing something about a girl who
didn't want him, the Professor hunted
up notary and came back before the
curtain fell with an affidavit that he did
crush the hat aforesaid, without malice
aforethought and without afterthought
of making it as good as new again. The
audience, including the fat man, be-
lieved him then. Philadelphia Gail.
The FoxHunting Judge.
Rather a good story used 70 he told
by Justice Porter. well-isnngn legal
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-06-08

A Philadelphia shoe house recently re-
oeived az order for pair Of slippers from
q member Of the japanese royal family,
the Princess Tamabe Kin The order
was accompanied by piece of paper on
which was traced the outline Of the royal
foot. With the necessary measurements.
II ealss for No. p slipper