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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

The points of excellence in we'll cooked
meat are fine flavor, juiciaess and nutri-
/ tive quality; the best Of meat can be
spoiled during the cooking when the eff
I feet of heat is not understood, OF the OBJ
/ iect of certain methods of cookery intel
ligently followed. The purpose OF ~
cookery is to prepare food to yield its
nutritive properties during the process
of digestion. The first question IS: In
what form can its digestion be most per-
fectly accomplished! Frying as 1t is fire.
quently done covers the surface of meat
with an excess of fat, and also deprives
il of some Of its most valuable juices.
Roasting proper retains these by sur
rounding the meat with a crisp surface
of intense flavor that is not obtainable
by any other method of cookery. Bak-
ing, if properly done, gives brown sur
face, more or less crisp, according to the
heat of the oven aud the amount of steam
generated, and the juices are preserved.
Broiling when well done retains the
flavor and juice of the meat, and gives
a surface less hard and crisp than roast
ing, equally favorable in flavor, and more
digestible The free circulation of air
about the meat and the application of in
tense heat preserves all the flavor and
nutriment, while the rapidity with which
it is cooked favors its perfect digestion.
To broil perfectly, have a clear hot
fire; either a red bed of wood embers,
glowing mass Of coal, or hot mass of
charcoal which has ceased to burn with
flame; there is an admirable device for
broiling with Illuminating gas, by com
bining enough atmospheric air with the
gas to produce a blue flame intensely hot,
and free from smoke, under which the
meat Is broiled; the temperature of this
flame equals if it does not exceed that
of the hottest bed of burning Goals.
Aftor the meat is trimmed free from
excessive bone and fat-bOth being re-
served for soup and drippings-put 1t in
gridiron and expose 1t to the hottest
fire available; brown it as quickly as
possible, first upon one side and then on
the other being careful to avoid punct-
uring the meat so that the juice escapes;
when both sides are brown, cook it to
the desired degree without burning OF
smoking it; this can be done by taking
a little care, holding the meat near or
far from the fire, according to the heat.
Have ready a hot platter upon which to
lay the steak, season it palatably with
salt, pepper and butter, and serve it at
once. With a hot fire an inch-thick
steak will broil medium rare in about
40 ,sOAOiU,n0 -H9ttseio ra.i
twenty mlnuCSfaIti As1ssJe e
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Influencing an Arkansas Jury.

Influencing an Arkansas Jury.
Gentlemen, said the Arkansas law
yer to the backwoods party, sit is a fact
that my client was caught fooling around
another man span of mules. But while
he may be mistaken when he says that
he took the mules ont of the stable to
water them, because their brutal owner
had neglected to attend to their wants,
l tell you, gentlemen, that my client can
outshoot with arifle any man within the
sound of my voice"
That's lieF' yelled the jury in a
chorus,
Very WELL" gentlemen said the
lawyer. 'If you send my client to PRISON
you give him no chance to prove his
claims. If you are generous and want
to see some of the best shooting ever
done in the Ozarks you have only to ac-
quit my client aad set up a mark for him
to shoot at.
The prisoner was found not guilty.
Chicago Netes
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
A Citv of MasnifIcent Payements.

Mich has been truly said of the mag
nifcence of the street pavements of
Washington, and in this respect the
city has been kindly compared with
Paris. There is no doubt about it that the
street pavemeats are the smoothest and
most attractive IL the United States,
but the sidewalks are in a wretched
condition. Brick here and stone flag
ging there, with an occasional planking
The unevenness OF the sidewalks does
not add to the delights of pedestrianism,
and persons with tender feet take to the
middle of the street. There must be a
great many tender-footed people in
Washington, Judging by the number of
men. women and children seen daily
and nightly stepping along on the street
pavoments. Sunday is the day when
they appear in droves. The sidewalks
are almost deserted, and the churchgoers
in their most fashionable attire take to
the middle of the street as campaign
heeler takes to boodle.-NeD York Times.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

There has lately been invented a new
system of synchronism which, it is
clsimed. will make it cheaper to tele-
graph messages than to mail them Dr.
J. Harris Rogers, of Washington, is the
inventor. The new system, he says, re-
duces the English alphabet 10 ten ele-
rnentary characters. The messages are
prepared BY means Of a machine resem-
bling a typewriter and manipulated IN
the same manner. With the use of ten
Keystone for each character-any de-
sirable message can te written. For four
yeas he has beer trying to perfect syn
chroui;m, which signifies ''at the same
time It's application in ielegraphy is
10 make two Wholesome at each end of
the line-revolve simultaneously. Ac-
cOrding to DR.. Rogers, over two hundred
words can be transmitted in minute by
his new system. A test OF the new APP
paratus vas held. and a message of
seventy s.x words was sent over in
twenty-five seconds and printed on a
iapein plain loman characters,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.


Cold food, says the Boston Journal o.
Health, is more easily kept on sensitive
stomach than hot; so in cases where it is
rejected in the ordinary warm or hot
form, it had better be tried as nearly
frozen as may be taken. In many.fevers
this would bea decided advantage. Milk
may be administered in a frozen state,
often with positive advantage The
Sanitary Era adds, from frequent III
stances, that ice cream suits admirably
some conditions where hardly any other
food Is acceptable.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

The Liegeois is one of the most IA
nous almanacs in the world. 1t is pub
lished at Liege, where the first edition
was issued in 1886. and it is distinctly
the almanac of the peasants and Others
who cannot read. Its instructions are
followed by means of certain symbols in
connection with certain dates. Thus a
pair of scissors indicates the proper time
for cutting the hair. A vial denotes the
right season for medicine in liquid form.
A pill box the season thought best to take
pills. The almanac is purchased by many
as book of advice. dates being regarded
by them as of secondary importance.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

The Atlanta coHs.i,ution says: "The
st. Louis meat inspector has been to
Kansas City and Chicago TO examine The
cattle pens, and he flls two columns of
his report with exposures of the abuses
in the cutie traffic. He says that dis
eased and wounded cattle, sometimes in
dying condition. we're sold to butchers
who bought them at nominal prices and
sold the meat at their stalls Senator
Vest aud his committee will doubtless
give the matter such an airing that the
cattle business will be turned inside out. ="
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
PITH AND POINT.

Not political heeler-The shoemaker.
Beware, as the potter said to the clay.
A tidy fortune-An orderly house,
wife
Railroad smssh-ups are wreck-crea-
ton.
South American tails--Monkeys' APP
pendages-
An impecunious young man refers to
his ''uncle" as very dear relative
r-haat Trarelsr.
1t hurts man Just about as much to
burn him in effigy as to have his shadow
on a wall butted by a goat.-I0leio
Blade.
Nothing in my hand 1 bring,
Simply to my gun / cling;
Soaring pheasant, wait for me-
Let me get a shot at thee.
oil City Bliszard
Philadelphia Girl-"I hear that Mr..
Goodfellow is quite attentive to you"
Chicago Girl-''Oh, not at all. He only
comes five times week. "-Piilddelpiia
Record.
''Why did you leave your last place"
"Sure l Wort discharged for doin' well,
mum" '.Where were you;" 81 wOrr
in the harspital, mum. "-HarPsr's
Bazar
A French humorist says he has no
superstitions, and that the only fear he
ever has of being thirteenth at table is
that there is only enough to eat for
twelve.
Acknowledgements must be getting
up in the world Did you notice how
politely his tailor bowed to himp
Bolton "Humph, The poor fellow
knows he's got to be civil. If he ever ex-
pests TO collect a cent Veg York SIN.
Brannigan was injured in a railway
accident, and received from - ,,upany
a life-pass over the road in set. <Ze1 for
damages. ''Be gob," SAIL %,
lucky thing that Oi wasn't
Oh had been, Ord have niver saved all
this money in fares"
You should bear in mind, my friend"
said the kind-hearted visitor, consol-
ingly, THAT your loss is his gain 81
dol do" replied the bereaved cousin
addressed, as he shook his head mourn
fully, a cannot forget it. He had given
his HOtS III vA''i uue ueAL Mtchi anu
am the security. - Chi-ag0 1ri5aEe.
kentucky Coroner-''Yes. the papers
found upon the deceased prove that he
was Colonel Blood. There
was also a quart bottle found in one of
his pockets" COrOner-'Was the bot
tie empty27 Witness-'No, sir, it was
full-hadn't been touched" Coroner
sPoor fellow: he must have died with
out moments warning Life.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

The indianapolis Journal says: 'Tn
choosing his Cabinet, President-elect
Harrison viii have ono thing to bear in
mind which no other President has had
to consider, namely thatin case of the
death Of himself and Mr.. Morton during
their term these gentlemen are in the
lime Of succession. Such a contingency
Is remote. but nevertheless it is not
among the impossibilities; aud although
contemplation Of such chance cannot be
hgFeeables a conscientious man viii in
svitsbly give 3 thought to the Presi-
Dental qualifications Of the men he calls
around him as well as to their ability to
manage the several departments of the
Government.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

"Why, in the first place" was the
answer, ''you will go out more, and get
much more fresh air; and in the second,
you will continually be putting up your
hands to assure yourself that the dia-
monds are not lost; and in that way"
She interrupted him with some saucy
remark, but his impudence was for
given for the sake of his gift.-Boston
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

Miss colquitt and Miss Breckenridge.
one the daughter of a Georgia Senator
and the other of a Kentucky Congress
man, both rich and society bellies, have
applied for positions in the public
schools Of Washington city as teachers,
for the purpose OF getting experience,
which they propose to turn to account in
the common schools of their States.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

Lovers Of coffee will be sorry to hear
-skataazise- frun.-ssio- yie-sanrirO- urc-tO
the effect that the cost Of producing the
coffee crop is increased three cents a
pound The freedmen this year re-
Ceive Il cents for gathering the crop, but
even At this price they are doing it i'm
perfectly, and the quality of the coffee is
much inferior to The average Of former
rnnra
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

Wheat and flour have not been so high
ia this country since 1850 as they are
now. The deficiency in the crop in
Minnesota aud Dakota is eslimated at
80, Ooos 600 bushels falling of from the
average yield. An exchange says we
may all have to fall back on corn bread
and hoe cake, the corn crop being mag
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

Tramp-'Do you people eat this kind
ov fodderl"
Benevolent Dressmaker-''Yes, we do.
Amt it good enough for YOU"
Hardly, mum, hardly. It's
good enough, suppose, for people who
have to work for living, but not for a
person like me, travelling merely for re-
creation"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
He Annreciated Her.

AIT is too bad said young Mrs. Cook,
with big tears in both eyes, as she and
her husband were seated at the supper
table.
.rWhat is the matter, dearestl"
1.-THE cake.
ooh. well, never mind. We needn't
eat it, you know.
ilBut it is dreadfully discouraging to
find that your cake is dough-" she
sobbed.
eyes; but little thing like that is
more than compensated for by your rare
GOOD sense and consideration"
SIN what respect"
sIn not trying to convince your hus-
band that dough is cake. "-AerchaHt
Trfreler.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

At the election in Baltimore, by per
miss.4., of the authorities, there was
placed in the window Of each polling
place tin can closed at both ends, with
a slot to the top, in which contributions
were placed to aii the fund for the
erection OF monument to Francis Scott
Key, author of "The Star spangled
Bannern Each voter was asked to con-
tribute a nickel, but he could give moro
if he chose.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Tho Csiistbenios of Vanity.

''My DEAR" fond husband remarked
the other day, 81 have talked with DR..
Aiiidew about your case, and so have
brought you pair of diamond ear
rings"
ooh, how lovely ~ she exclaimed and
then after moment of ecstatic admira-
ton she added, "but don't see what
this has to do with exercise
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
A Surprise PARTY.

Jings-'T heard that Addle bad one of
those alleged surprise parties atihis house
last night"
Jangs-"It was genuine affair, I as
sure you"
Jings-"Oh, come off! He knew they
were coming, and had big spread for
them"
Jangs-"Precisely. His wife heard
they were going to give him costly
gold chronometer, and after the party
ate everything in the house they sur
prised him with a Waterbury. "-L0peH
Citizen
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Too Smart For Them.

A good story is told by the New York
Pres, which a firm of prominent fur
niture dealers in that city succeeded for
some time in keeping quiet. The firm
alluded to had very elegant parlor set
of solid mahogany of the finest uphol-
stery. 1t also had duplicates in veneered
wood and cheap plush in the store
room. The costly outfit, which was
worth about $500, was displayed in the
window and marked:
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Thought She Had n Bargain.

An irate woman entered dry-goods
store the other day and accosted one of
the clerks: 'Pve come to find out what
you mean by charging me one dollar,
Saturday night, for that table spread,
and selling Mrs. Ferguson one just like
it on Monday for sixty cents Didn't
you say it was my last chancet to get one
so cheap"
''You mistook me. madam, responded
the ready clerk. Il said it was your last
chance to get one for a dollar And it
was, for we put them down to sixty
cents Monday morning. "-Philadelpdia
Gall.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Full of Business.

Wife (at supper)-"Oh, I was so an
noyed at the drug store this afternoon. 2"
Husband-''What was the troubled"
Wife-"There were six OF seven ahead
of me as usual; one wanted a ten-cent
box of waters, another an equal amount
of tooth-powder. still another five cents
worth of tutti-frutti gum-oh, l should
Rink these ponr-drnsgistA would 70
crazy with such trifing custom"
Husband-"And what did you buy,
my deari"
Wife-'A two-cent postage stamp. -
EB0ch.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

sunAewers are used in Wyoming Ter
ritory for fuel. The stalks, when dry,
make hot Ere, and the seed-heads with
the seed in are said to burn better than
hard coal. An acre of sunflowers viii
furnish fuel for one store for year.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

Lawyer-'Have you any doubts as to
the honesty of Mr.. Wiggins?"
Witness-''No, sir.
Lawyer-''And you believe HIM abso-
lutely truthful"
Witness-''No, sir; I haven't any
doubts as to his honesty because I have
more than once proved him to be a con-
summate liar ''-Time.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

"My dear, your mouth is perfect
poem"
ooh, how can you say such thing as
that"
"Well, it is like a popular poem, at
least. 1t is so widely red"
And the matrimonial mercury fell
forty degrees. Tsrre Haate Express.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

He ION the brink of proposaD-'T
like your charming sex so much, you
know; but really, I don't know how to
take a woman"
She willing to help him out)-'1
think l can tell you"
"How?'
''For better or worse. "-NsO York
Tribune.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Best Time for Literary Composition.

When is the best time for writing
Some poets and novelists maintain that
the best time is night. Nobody knew
when Lord Byron wrote, for no one ever
found him writing. Poe could write al
any hour OF the day or night. Macaulay
always spent the entire morning reading,
and then he wrote. Balzac filled himself
with bla k coffee so he could work at
night Wilkie Collins prefers the mid
night hours. William Black finds morn
ING the best time for work Anthony
TroIlope made i; a rule to sit down at
his DIES k at a certain hour every morning.
He did not wait for inspiration. He was
as method cal as a bookkeeper.-AtIaHtd
! Constitution,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
ssgl.el455G E NJ Al ;;;is.cIrl 5lss,pn

IIVN IEO lFAsIIIt lf-'7FI
George" said the young girl shyly,
''do you not find the time from Wednes-
day evening until Saturday evening dull
and dreary"
George was a little absent-minded at
the moment and said: ''No, not very
"What," she exclaimed, "can you go
three whole days without seeing me and
not count the absence long,"
''Ah, no, darling" he cried, "Ididn't
rightly catch your question. Why every
night when the twilight begins to fall
and the birds flutter to their nests,
take a quarter grain dose of morphine,
hypodermically administered, to seek
oblivion. "-Epoct
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
NC Pnblic School onestion

"The examination you undergo for
the position of teacher is very severe, is
it not2'
Il should say So"
"Whlt are the branchesl"
swell, to-day we were examined in
psychology, integral calculus, mathe-
NAUTICAL astronomy, polemic divinity,
metaphysical analysis and Greek versif-
cation
Indeed What position are you
competing forT
Constructor of the A B C Glass;
Time.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
His Itch for omce Cnred.

Smith Ito defeated candidate) -"You
don't seem to be so tickled as you was
Just before election"
Defeated Candidate (gloomily)-'No;
! have been scratched by my friends. -
Binghamtoa Republican.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Wild Dos in Genrrin

It will be news to many hat wild
dogs are still to be foun6.n Wilkes
County. While some f~ners were
burning off brush the 9th day litter
of puppies, long haired d closely re-
sembling the Scotch CO., breed, were
found in hollow log. They were *
ceedingly fierce, and. addition has 1t
that their parents hay been frequently
seen in the locality. he old dogs are
said to be very wiland ugly-looking
customers to comen contact with
ANanta Cgnstitntio
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

For a bit of bright verse, the editor said,
He'd pay me five dollars or more;
wanted five dollars Just then; so | fed
To my sanctum, and let genius soar.
l wrote the bright verse, and that editor rare
Sent his check ike man for my wit,
You can see the result in the bonnet l wear
And as for the verse this is it.
-HdrperS Bazaar.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

Barber Ito very tall customer): "what
is the cause of yo' extreme badness,
SirW
SCustomer-s'AIy height; the sun burns
Ell The atmosphere in which I live,
my friend, is very different from that on
earth. "-Epoch.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Before Ther Were Rors Gro,

Before They Were Boys Grown Tail.
Miss Grace-'Peculiar custom for a
man to wear. isn't it2'
Unc!e George-"Yes; but do you
known that at one time the men of the
United States wore dressesp
Miss Grace-"Why, no. When was
thatw
Uncle George-"When they were in
fants. n-Harpel's Bazar.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

The little island of Jersey, whence
comes the most valuable race of cows in
existence, oilers q marked instance of az
ricnltursl prosperity with the widest cul-
ture Of grass. This island has an area OF
1880 acres Of arabic land, of which
7456 acres are under green crops roots
and fodder, 1859 acres under rotation
grass and clover. aud 1857 under perma-
neut pasture. Or this pasture over p, :
COO cows and other cattle are kept. The
ayerags assessed value Of the farms is
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

In some fthc Northwestern States the
public schools were ordered to be closed
on election day.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

John y. Coop6i Santa Rosa, Cal,
has raised a jalese cucumber that
measures three f. SIX lnches IN length
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

A gigantic English syndicate is said
be gradually gaining control of Ameri-
can brewsries.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

A Bit os Verse-His Itch for omce
Cured-A Perfect Poem-Not His
Fault-Before They Were
Boys Grown Tall, Etc.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

number nave no more IMAM 'hio'la' 9e'eH
acres. The island, so Insignificant in
area and much smaller than many single
farms IL America, supports about 90, 600
souls. The value of grass as basis of
prosperous agriculture can scarcely be
more favorably exhibited. In the whole
of the United States there is so little per-
nanent pasture that it is not even men
toned in the census reports or any agri-
cultural statistics.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

/ lightning, aud as they cut away the boat,
almost before she was clear, the ship
sank slowly forward and went down
head foremost, carrying the Captain, the
| bride and about a dozen men to the bot.
tom of the sea"
As the thrilling vibration of the mar
rator's voice ceased there was mo
mentary silence Her excitement at the
picture conjured up by memory COM
municated itself to the listeners, and al
first no one seemed able TO break the
spell. At last the Colonel spoke:
awe are very glad to know that you
were saved by ocular demonstration,
Mrs. Odell; but how about that scoun-
drel and his companion in guilt; for she
was every bit as bad as he: were they
drowned One could not help hoping
so, except for the sake of the innoceni
people in the same boat"
mo" said Mrs. Odell quietly every
trace of her agitation had passed away
now, and her tone was calm and mex
pressibly bitter. 1--WE were picked up;
few hours after, having separated from
the others in the fog; but they were alsc
soon rescued by home-bound vessel, anC
carried back to England. There thu
loving husband proved his wife's death
there were plenty of witnesses, though
none had seen his brutal act, and mos
believed, as | afterward heard, that sh'
was left behind by mistake. He thsl
proved her will, which he had carried
off the ship with him, and which hat
: been executed in Madeira within mont
Of her marriage, leaving him every cen
of her immense wealth. Her relatives,
understood, made an attempt to upse
the will, but without success, but befor
she had been six months dead. he bough
an elegant villa near Florence, ant
married the rescued goyerness. L eve
saw him after that, but have reason t
believe he is living and prosperous"
81 suppose you never saw his secon,