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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
A Mammoth Elevator.

The Canadian Pacific's new grain ele
vator, Just completed at Fort William,
on Lake Superior, Elevator B, as it i.
called to distinguish it from the first Gle
vator built there by the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company, has a capacity Of
1, 400, 600 bushels. There are fourteen
elevating legs, each capable of elevating
1000 bushels per hour Each of these
legs is furnished with a self-cleanin9
boot. Owing TO a provision having to
be made for tightening the belt which
carries the eIevating buckets, there has
always been a certain amount of grain
remaining in the boot, which requires to
be frequently cleaned out by hand, and
always so when changing from one grain
to another.
This boot has an ingenious arrange
ment, by which a shield is attached to
to the frame carrying the pulley. This
shield is always just kept clear of the
buckets, no matter what position the
pulley takes in the boot while Tightening
the belt from time to time. Grain men
will understand the advantages of always
having clean boot to start elevating
with.
The whole Of these legs are driven by
friction clutches attached to the shafting
two lines Of which are run the entire
length of the elevator. These two lines
of shafting are driven by u single massive
seven-ply rubber belt Sc inches wide and
over 800 feet long. This method was
first tried in Elevator B at Montreal, and
found to work so satisfactorily that it
was decided to accept the same arrange
ment at Fort William. This elevating
machinery, with the steam shovels, will
enable train Of 10 cars to be unloaded
and slowed away in the bins in twenty
minutes. Scientific american.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
WHIP POOR WILL.


When purpling shadows westward creep
And stars through crimson curtains peep.
And south winds sing themselves to sleep;
From woodlands heavy with perfume
OF spicy bud and April bloom
Comes through the tender twilight gloom,
Music most mellow,
whip po' Win-Win, obi
Whip po' win-WilI, OH
Whip po' VIII, Whip po' VIII, Whip DO win
VIII, ohr -,
The bosom of the brook is filed
With new alarm the forest thrilled
With startled echoes, and most skilled
To run labyrinshine race
The frefies light their lamps to chose
TIE eulprft through the darkling space
Mischievous fellow,
whip po Wil-W Il, Obi
Whip 20 Wm-win, Obi
Whip po VIII, Whip .po' VIII, Whip POI
WiIl-will, ohF
From hill to hill the echoes fly.
The niarshy brakes take up the cry,
And where the slumbering waters lie
In ca m repose, and slyly feeds
The snipe among the whispering reeds,
The tale of TINS wild sprite's mis6eeds
Troubles the billow,
''Whip POI Win-Wi1, OH
Whip POI WiI-Will, OH
Whip po' win, Whip POI VIII, Whip po'
Wnl-Wiu, OH
And where is he of whom they speaki
Is he just playing the hide and seek,
Among the thickets up the creekg
Or is lle resting from his play
In some cool grotto, far away,
Where lullaby grooming zephyrs stray,
Smoothing his pillow,
whip po' Wil-WiIl, Obi
Whip po' Wnl-Wil, OH
Whip Pc VII, 1Ehia 1oT WIN, Whip po
Will-Wll ohr'
III u. FOLSOM, in atlantic Constitution.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
FASHION NOTES.

- Opals arc very fashionable gems.
Ribbon embroideries are a feature OF
the new evening gowns.
In the challis Of the present season one
recognizes old-time wool muslin.
Parasols covered with India silk will
be used the coming summer with costumes
of the same material.
A new tint of crushed strawberry
promises to be a great favorite. 1t is
softer in tone than the original shades.
Low shoes are laced with silk ribbon
an inch wide. The laces are tied at the
top in long loops and ends which fall
over the ankle.
The newest tints in millinery are Eng
hsh rose, magnolia, anemone pink,
wisteria, lily-leaf green, soak heart, sum
mer sky and opal
The most stylish handkerchiefs are
finished with deep hem, above which
Is dainty device in drawn work or an
insertion of real lace.
Borders and brocades are the features
of the newest woo!ens. In most OF them
the flower pattern is thrown up from
heavily twilled surface.
There have been many new places
found for watches lately, but under the
rosette of a slipper, it will be granted,
is the one most unique.
The four post bedsteads which are now
in fashion have some of them shelf
which runs across between the headposts
for bottles or hand glasses
Three rows of ribbon or lace inser-
ton of a contrasting color, set above
two-inch hem, is a favorite finish for
draperies of either silk OF wool.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

PareSs do not object to see saw and
hammes gim1et and screwdriver in their
sons hshds at a very tender age. They
look upon tools as boys birthright
But a little girl Is hurriedly told in a
Mortified tone to put them down. to
not touch, that she VIII cut herself or
pound her fingers, and "get hurt
generally.
But the time IS not far off when there
viii be a room In the house set apart for
the workbench, and that bench and its
tools viii be as free to the daughters as
to the sons. In their fashionable brass
hammering and wOod-carving the girls
have got tasten of it. We may ex-
pect to yet see the carpenter come to give
lessons as regularly as the music teacher.
Why not2 That eight children out of
ten would like it better there Is no
doubt.
A dozen years hence certain branches
of many trades viii be largely occupied
by women. We shall see young women
at study and work in architects offices.
in the wall paper designing-rooms, mix
lll8 pants anu eLdlllS anu finishes and
fresco washes. We shall see the student
at the Harvard Annex emerge from her
long companionshrp with the ..higher
mathematics" with the ''plans and eleya-
tons" of house in one hand and a '.biH
Of lumber" in the other as .'applied |
mathematics. At present the training. |
in geometry say, is so unapplied that the
''sweet girl graduate" lays the tea table
with the cloth awry and the plates at all !
angles and distances, and is serenely IN
aware that she has hung her water-color
drawing crooked until some distressed
occupant of the room points it out.
The modern female hand and eve are
so far unframed that not one Young
woman in five can take shears and cut
straight across a breadth of goods unless
she fold and crease the cloth or SLOWLY
,uts by a thread"
For myself have saved many a dollar
irst and last by being s.handy with
ools. '-Helea u. WiHslor.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
Balloon Adventures in the Clouds.

To some extent rain retards upward
progress, but, says Professor S. A. King,
in the Nashville Tenn american, have
made a number of ascensions in the face
of storms. Snow, however, Is much
more of an obstacle, and in IA short time
viii accumulate upon the top of the
balloon sufficiently to drive it to the
earth.
The clouds are sometimes as much as
5000 feet from top to bottom when the
sky Is entirely overcast. Often even above
such a body Of cloud may be seen smaller
clouds with clear spaces In between.
When within one of these spaces the
sensation Is that Of being in vault.
With the solid snowy clouds below you
and the smaller clouds around you being
p by perspective brought close atound, it
appears as if you were in cavern.
have been above the clouds during a
snOwstom, and the Light of the moon
shining so brightly through the rarifed
air produced an illumination rather super
natural. l have very frequently passed
through frozen clouds. This IS where
vapor has fallen below the freezing point
and been CONCEALED into a substance re-
sembIing flour in appearance. This falls,
and in doing so reaches a higher tempera-
ture, where the small particles are
aggregated into flakes Of snow.
Some clouds, however, present very
much the appearance of veil, and OBJ
jects on the earth can be distinctly dis
cerned from a position above them.
have never known of an in
stance in which balloon was hit by
lightning. The thunder does not make
a perceptibly greater noise than when
you are on the ground The sound pro-
ceeds from the upper layers of clouds, as
does also the rain; and in many cases,
when the lower strata appear very violent,
perfect quiet there reigns except for such
motion as Is produced by the rain falling
through from above. The upper currents
are most active, and cyclone or a wild
storm is perhaps produced according as
those upper currents descend to or remain
above the earth
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
4 Good Word for the Annie.

The apple growers of western New
York are complaining that they cannot
dispose of that part OF last years enor
nous crop which yet remains in their
hands. The 100000 people of New
York and Brooklyn cities ought to help
them to do so at this time of the year
and until the autumn season. There is
no fruit more wholesome than the apple,
which has also the advantage of being
cheap. The acids and juices it contains
are especially beneficial to the human
system during the summer months. 1t
can be enjoyed at breakfast, lunch, din
ner, and supper, or between meals. 1t
can be eaten raw, and it can be cooked
in a hundred different ways. 1t is good
for children, and not less so for their
elders. We ought not to take two
months in consuming the 200, 900 barrels
of apples for which the farmers of west
ern New York cannot find a market
Men York Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
Cuban PineapnIe Plantations.

Twelve miles from Havana is fine
pineapple plantation of sixty acres, owned
by two brothers. The pineapple trees
are low and bushy, about two feet high,
with long and prickly leaves extending
mp and around the pineapple These
bushes, or trees, are planted touching
each other in rows about four feet apart.
Each tree has an apple growing in the
top. Some were Just forming, others
half grown and Others full grown. We
had the pleasure of eating them ripe from
the trees, and we found the flavor far
superior to those We get at home, which
are shipped green to ripen on the way.
There are about 400 trees to the acre
Each tree produces an apple every eight
months. which are sold on the place f.
about ten cents apiece. The trees are
good for four years bearing; they are
then replaced with fresh settings. It was
indeed a pretty sight-the pineapples IN
their different conditions furnished diff
ferent hues-some golden, some azure
and some blush green, all blending to-
gether, making a beautiful pieture.-At-
LlHta Constitution.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
NRs. cLEvELANp hi eorn,,l

Mrs, Cleveland is having a gayer time
in New York than she had in Washing
ton. There is not day that Is not
crowded with engagements. Mr.. Cleve-
land found the social excitements more
firing than his official work, and he had
TO break away from them for while
Mrs. Cleveland, who has her mother, and
her husbands married sister with her, is
enjoying her freedom from public life.
That she can 90 about without offending
state etiquette is great satisfaction to her.
She quite enjoys making calls, which she
was not allowed to do as a Presidents
wife. So that she viii not overstep the
bounds of time in her calls, she has a tiny
watch inserted in q corner of her card
case, which she can consult without being
observed. Bqzqr.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

A parrot was recently bought by a
South Side lady upon%bS fidavit of the
man who sold it that 1sfhad only a re-
fined education. TIE bird had in reality
been the property of a saloon keeper, and,
its cage being near the cracker bS6
everybody made free to give it crackeH.
Its new mistress had hardly got it hung
up when a lady friend called, and, of
course went into ecstasies over the parrot
When she began TO poke her fingers
through the cage and call ont ''Polly,
Polly, Polly, the bird opened one eye,
cooked his head sidewise, looked at the
visitor, and said with great gravity:
''Now, for goodness sake don't ask me
to have a cracker. I've sworn f.
CAiodgo Null.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

gave him the paper, and then went to the
door of Nicette's chamber and cried:
"Cousin, get up; dress yourself and
come here"
a few moments afterward Nicette, fresh
as rose, entered the little reception
room.
"What's the matter?" she said.
''The matter is, cried NJ. Boz. =
''that your cousin is mad"
''AIad be it," said Anatole; ''but
cette viii see that there is method
madness. This night, my dear
cousin, 1 have accomplished two : y
NJ Capdenac renounces your han
your guardian consents that yo'
marry the man you love"
My guardian, are you indeed
that l should marry Anatolel"
''Ah" exclaimed Anatole
''It is you, my cousin, whom l
At that moment Anatole felt h
beat violently. What caused it?
the pleasure which Nicette's unh
avowal gave him? Was it the d
told by the Doctor? Was it dea.
"Unfortunate man that l az
poor Anatole. 'She loved IN.
my happiness before me, and I
to die without attaining it.
Then, grasping the hands of
he told her all; he told her abe
ter he had received, the flo
odor he had inhaled, the warnr
old friend, his will, the subsequent eve
and his success in obtaining her freede
"And now" he added, II am going =
diel"
"That is impossible" exclaimed Nj
cette. ''The Doctor is deceived. Who is
he2"
"a man who is never deceived, Nj
cette; he is Dr. Bardais.
"Bardaisl Bardais!n cried Bouvard,
laughing. "LisaSA<.s.E Sreah.i1
the morning newspaper ihe savant, DR..
Bardais, has become suddenly insane.
His insanity has taken a scientific turn,
1t is well known that the Doctor has de.
voted himself specially to the study Of
poisonous plants. He now believes all
persons whom he meets have been poi
soned, and he persuades them of the fact.
He was taken at midnight to an insa"e
asylum.
''Nicettep
''Anatolel"
The lovers were clasped in ef
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Attack is the reaction.
To the lean pig a fat acorn.
Good bread needs no trumpet.
He is the happiest, be he king
ant, who finds peace in his home
Let US consider the reason of II
For nothing is law that is not reaA
To be prepared for war is one
most effectual means of preserving
If you employ your money in
good you put it out at the best int
He draweth out the thread of his
bosity finer than the staple OF his a
ment.
The heart of beautiful woman,
that of beautiful flower, may be
abode of reptile.
When the sun of virtue is set the blush
of shame IS the twilight. When thai
dies all is darkness.
Liberty IS the souls right TO breathe
and, when it cannot take a long breath,
laws are girded too tight.
1t is always to be feared that they who
marry where they do not love will love
where they do not marry.
That character in conversation which
commonly passes for agreeable is made
up Of civility and falsehood.
There is music in the beauty and the
silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter
than the sound of an instrument.
When bad men combine, tba
must associate i-.als@. --l--J- WI IL,
one, an unpitied sacrifice in contem;
Bile struggle.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
Varieties of Lilac.

There are about twenty varieties of
lilac, all of which are pretty and flourish
in any garden soil under circumstances IN
which other shrubs would dwindle and
die. The common purple lilac Is the
largest of the species. The white variety
is less common and not so sickishly sweet
The Persian lilac is a small tree Of grace
full habits, and its flowers are of a lighter
lilac color. The Chinese lilac has much
darker flowers than the other varietiess
and its leaves are dark glossy green
BcooElanl CitizsR.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
AN ANXIOUS SEARCH.

Ethel-"Oh, mamma I've learned in
this book that preserved tomatoes will
lake ink stains out of silk. I'm going to
try it on my dress"
Ethel applies the tomaSoes and hangs
the dress out to dry.
Mamma next day)-''Ethel, what are
you porting over that book so long forl'
Ethel-'I want to find out what will
AXE tomatoes out of silk. "-BinghamtOn
Republican.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

From . native paper It is learned thai
some Of the employs Of the japanese
Naval Department are to be led with q
new and delectable delicacy-blubber.
The heads Of the Department have de
ssdYd that whale flesh is toierably nutri-
tious, and therefore it is to be supplied foI
food from time TO time at Yolzosuka and
Uraga barracks. The War Department
also propose TO adopt whale flesh as an
article Of diet for the soldiers.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

There was dust on his back and CRIME
of two weeks standing behind ms ears,
and as he stood on a corner recently, he
was heard to remark that he was from
Lansing.
'sWhat is the fare from Lansing to De-
troitl" queried a dudish looking by
stander, looking waggishly at an C
quaintance.
Il dunno, " was the reply.
Don't know" echoed his questioner,
incredulously.
young man. returned the tramp,
impressively, ''when I want to go to a
place by rail get quietly on the train,
and when it gets there, step off again,
without ever asking any bloomin' fool
questions. n-DetJ0it Free Press.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
oR1erNAL noMrsr1c EcoNo,IY.

A lady tells this ''We needed eggs
one morning, and old Maggie was sent to
9 grocery to get some. Later in the
Maggie volunteered the general re-
k that eggs is high
Are theyl" Ireplied. GLOW much p
''Forty cints a dozen, mum. Sure I'd
be after buying no eggs at that price,
lum, end 50 l borried them of the neigh
Jors i"-B!falo Commercial -Adrertiser.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
A Preachers CURVE DELIVERY.

Mrs. Frontpew-'I think it is shock
ing-the interest our minister is taking
in baseball. Why, saw him out play
ing yesterday afternoon with a lot Of
boys from the college"
Mr.. F--"Oh, don't know that there
is anything wrong about BASEBALL
Mrs F.-'I don't say that it is really
immoral, but by and by he'n get a curve
pitch, as they call it, and either leave the
pulpit or want $40, 900 year. ~ Chicago
Herald.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
An Oil Kings Luck.

The luck of John McKeon, the
king, continues, his present income f.
his wells being $4,000 a month.
addition to his oil interests, he owns 2
900 acres of yellow pine lands in A
bama, one of the largest flour mills
Minnesota, and business block in Bal
more said to be worth 100000
Nevertheless he goes about his oil wei
from five in the morning until late in tn
evening, in an ordinary workman's dres!
-Nelo York Tribune.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

Louise Hunceker, a Bristol Conn
girl. bit into an apple and found thread
embedded in it. By careful manipula-
lion the apple was cut up and the thread
removed. 1t was twenty-four inches
long and quite course, being about No. 4
in size. There was knot in one end.
The apple was OF the King Philip species,
and about four inches in diameter The
thread was wound directly about the core.
Its presence in the apple Is accounted.fo for
by the theory that last spring bird must
have dropped the thread, which lodged
in the apple blossom and remained until
it became enclosed in the apple.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
by some men in the face of considerable

by some men in the face of considerable
losses.
"Well, " remarked suddenly one of the
members, ''what would you all say if l
were to tell you that once lost cool
hundred thousand, and that it did not
affect me more than if it had been ten
cents2n
Every one WAS dumbfounded, till finally
a timid voice ventureG;
''Where did that happenl At Monte
Carlol"
''No, replied the other, calmly; ''in
my dreams. - Commercial Aarertiser.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

says the american Standard; "The
fundamental chord which binds and
preserves American liberties Is the com
mon school system It IS only by edu-
ealing the masses Of the people to full
understanding Of the responsibilities Of
citizenship that ne can hope for con
servation Of American ideas and con
tinuation Of American liberty"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
AT SET OF DAY.

st alone and look back to the past
lhose golden days whose shifting sands
have run, >''-''9
A. --i-l iel1 a present barren of the sun
amassed
- v r-tip ;leil melt like fairy gold at last
~ - possessed, despoiled, undone,
, DepioTlng the dear wealth so dearly won
So lavishly upon the waters cast
who was rich, am now bereft of all.
1 who had hope am thrau now - a..
Youths happy prophe.ies Time has Al
proved;
Dumb are the voices that were won't To call
In days when love was good. anal Iiro 1-.s
fair
Yet it is something to have lived and
loved
Louise Chandler lfe,I,o,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

We are not apt to look to South
America for evidence Of The great progress
in science or AT. and yet It is said that
the sewerage system which is now being
constructed in Buenos Ayres is the most
perfect in the world. Measures have
been taken which VIII result in putting
every house in the city in perfect sani-
taIy condition within three years. sani-
tarians win watch this stupendous under
taking with great interest, and viii be
able 20 deducs from it many valuable
practical lessons.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
A SAD REMEMBRANCE

He-'she always goes alone. Won't
have a gentleman attend her anywhere.
Her last escort met such shocking death
right before her eyes, you know"
She-'I think 1 remember. He lost
bis life trying TO save her when the con-
cert hall caught fire, didn't he2n
He-''No He was crushed TO death
by the ladies at Easterdudd's spring open
ing. "-Nunsey's Weekly.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

An employment which would seem per
feetly delightful to small boys is tasting
moIasses The molasses faster frequently
has twenty or thirty samples to expert
ment upon. taking care TO swallow as lit
tie IS possible. It IS said that only man
With a sweet tooth and clear head can
bear up Under the strain Of the occupa-
-,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

About three thousand brakes have
been invented ard patented. One of the
latest IS described as beautifully simple in
its working. Push a button and the
brakes are set on the entire train.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

The insurance business seems to be IN
iergoing a Transformation under the
competition Of the mutual system, OBJ
serves the Chicago sun. Last years re-
Don of the factory mutual insurance com.
panies, numbering nineteen, Just pub
Hshel, shows that the amount Of risks
written foE the year were s491, 36e, 9ss,
On wnich premiums paid amount tc
= 49,. o5s, and dividends declared. So
os2, Sos. Losses, ss4s, 06s, or less than
five per cent.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

The largest brick yard in the United
a=sls Delne -,,uizT AZ Chicago and the
bricks win be as hard as granite and as
heavy. This new brick yard is creating
quite sensation IN architectural and
building trade circles. They bear a
crushing strain of IS, GOO, GOO pounds per
square inch. The works viii cost $780,
o00
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

Hung Chang, the famous Viceroy Of
Of China, said recently Before half a
century has passed China will be covered
wiki railways as with met It's immense
mineral resources VIII be developed. II
vii haze rolling mills and furnaces in
many parts Of the country, and it is not
impossible that II may do the manufaetr-
Ing for Inc world.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28

Good authorities say the Mexican horse
Is serviceable animal, good for long
journeys, easy in a canter, intelligent, full
Of fun at times, out rarely vicious, and
could he be domesticated in the United
States would be very popular.