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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
nAa rnn so1LED CLOTHES.

Fancy bags of all descriptions are used,
and some are very elaborate, says Mrs.
Curtis in the Prairie Farmer. use a
fine towel for soiled clothes; cutting it in
two in the middle for bag for collars
and cuffs, making two bags of one towel,
and using a whole one for the larger
clothes. A few outlined figures improve
the bag, and with drawn work and
knotted fringe a very pretty bag may be
made. For the large bag, cut the towel
in two in the middle cross-wisc, and seam
it on all the edges except the draw edge
that is left for the opening of the bag and
hemmed; after which a draw-string may
be run in twice to close it. The smaller
that the fringe viii hang at the bottom,
just as it does in the larger bag; this
makes a long, narrow bag. To lessen
the length, turn a deep hem at the top,
and stitch in this a casing of the proper
width for the draw-string. For the
string l use a cast-off ribbon, that at a
little distance does not show that it has
been washed I also made a bag for
dust-cloths, using a brown linen towel,
and ornamenting it with different shades
of wool in rows of cross-stiching, be-
tween which are scroll patterns worked
in outline-stitch. The towel-fringe 1
discarded, and substituted one made of
the wool used in the embroidery.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
PITH AND POINT.

Glass eyes ought to be made of peer
glass.
The careless servant is a great piece
maker in the household.
The silence that speaks-The converse
ton between two deaf mutes.
The mariner IS always glad to see
lighthouse, but this cannot be said of the
actor
--nas vnarne a s1steri" 40. but he
Is going to have one as soon as he pro
poses to me. LIE
Old Bore-"Which party in the
church do you favor mostl" she-"I
prefer a wedding party. Fun.
Jones-''Tve Just been engaged in a
shady transaction" Brown Why,
how was thatl" Jones-''I bought an
awning
Guest-''See here, waiterl There's
pin in this soup. Suppose Ihad swallowed
itl" Waiter-s'It wouldn't have hurt
yer, sab. Don't you notice that it am
safety pin, sah9"-EPOeh.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
GREENS.

The following plants and portions oil
young vegetables make good greens:
Young beets, beet tops, cowslips, chic
DRY, chevel, dandelion, dock, horserad-
ish tops, young turnips and tops, young
milk weed, and many others peculiar to
different localities. The dandeEon and
dock are especially fine, producing
marked effects as blood purifiers and in
clearing the complexion.
They should always be cooked in
salted water, to which should be added a
little soda or a pinch of carbonate of am
monia, to preserve their green color. All
greens should be very thoroughly washed
in several waters, after removing the
roots and any dried or dead stalks which
may have been gathered. They should
be either cooked in soft water or water
freshly drawn, and put in at its first boil
ing.
The time required is indefinite, depend
ing upon how young they may be, or the
variety used; are done always as soon as
tender, and should then be taken up, and
very thoroughly drained by placing in
colander, and squeezing with wooden
spoon.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

One of the self conscious bridegrooms
at the White House the other day, as he
came in with his bride, caught the know
ing look which a little group near the
door exchanged with each other. As
soon as he found a comfortable sofa for
the bride he sauntered with apparent
carelessness up to the little group, and,
addressing one of them, made some re-
mark about the moist morning.
II was Just reminding my wife, " said
he, "that when we came here on our we'd
ding trip, eleven years ago, it was just
such a rainy morning"
Eleven years ago2' said the gentle
man addressed, in evident establishment;
; whit rSw wife does not lno'- n 49,
And she was not. The bridegroom saw
the mistake, blushed furiously, and went
away to rejoin his wife He had made
the years too many, and did not get over
looking sheepish so long as he was in the
building = Washington Post.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

Soup Balls-Boil five eggs until hard,
remove the shells and pound the yolks to
a powder; add the whites of two IN
cooked eggs, with little -four and salt
mix into balls, boil in water and drop into
the soup.
Biscuit-One quart of flour, three tea
spoons of baking powder, one teaspoon
Of salt; sift all together three times; add
enough sweet milk to form a dough, role
out an inch thick, cut in round cakes and
bake in quick oven.
Ragout of Onions-Cut a couple of
punches Of young onions IN slices; add
double the quantity of potatoes, peeled
and sliced; season with salt and pepper,
and cover with broth of any kind; sim
mer until the pototoes are done; add a
tablespoonful of butter and eat very hot.
Chicken Salad-Boil one chicken ten
der, and chop fine; chop fine the whites
of twelve hard-boiled eggs; add equal
quantities of chopped celery and cab
bage; mash the yelks fine; add two table
spoons butter, two of sugar, one tea
spoon mustard; pepper and salt to taste
and lastly, one-half cup good cider vine
gar; POUR over the salad aid mix thor
oughly.
Stuffed and Roasted Pork-Take a
small loin, three tablespoons of bread
crumbs, one chopped onion, half tea
spoon of chopped sage, pepper and salt,
one-fourth of cup of chopped beefsuet,
one tablespoonful of butter Separate
with cleaver each joint of the loin and
make an incision with knife into the
thick part of the meat in which to place
the stufing, which prepare as follows
Mix the bread crumbs with the onion, add
the suet, sage, pepper and salt, press into
the incisiOn in the pork and sew to-
gether with coarse thread the edges OF
the meat; dredge the meat with flour,
place in baking-pan with a cup of hot
water. Allow twenty minutes to the
pound for baking.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

One of the most novel sights in the
spring of the year at the rocks of the
Willamette Falls is the swarms of gyrat-
ing eels. They are freshness itself, and
show a low order of intelligence. If you
put your hand in the water over the eels,
or spit on it, instantly they are gone
But poke a stick down among the shaky
things and they viii not notice it. The
sense Of smelling seems TO be their main
guard against danger. Like salmon, they
do their level best to dart up the rocks in
order to ascend the river, and with good
success. Says a fisherman: 81 have seen
as many as a hundred bushels of cells
hanging on the rocks at one time by the
suckers Of their mouths. They would
wiggle and fling up their tails and by the
momentum thus obtained, letting 90 with
their suckers, jump up about six inches
higher. l caught about forty barrels last
season, that I sailed and sold to the
Columbia fishermen for bait. I picked
them off the rocks with fishhook tied
to a pole. l started at the bottom row
of eels and would pick off barrels of them.
The upper rows hadn't sense enough to
perceive the enemy. l have caught cells
in the headwaters of the Santiam, in the
Cascade Mountains. Suppose they had
swum up the Willamette. Oregon
Journal.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
FASHION NOTES.

The skirts of tulle dresses are made in
fan plisses.
There is revival of the garnet as a
fashionable jewel.
Jeweled hairpins are being produced
in every conceivable design.
Ribbons intended for sashes vary in
width from ten to twelve inches.
Sandal shoes are worn with Empire and
Directory gowns on the other side.
Nothing thicker than tulle or net Is
used as a lining to the brims of large
straw hats.
The toque capote is a bonnet with
long, oval crown, like a toque with
strings attached.
Beautifully printed msshairs and alpacas
are among the dressy yet Inexpensive ma
terisls of the season.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
nEyoND LEE MYsTIc RIvER.

Beyond the mystic river
Are paths that lead to peace,
To the mansions of the ransom'd
Where strife and turmoil cease
Beyond the murky waters
Of Charon's sullen stream
I catch the sheen of jasper
Through a star-llumined dream.
Beyond the mystic river
Are paths that lead to joy;
Where the tree of life is blooming
Noworldly griefs annoy.
Beyond the storms and shadows
That gloom our life below
There is land all radiant
Where living waters flow.
Beyond the mystic river
Are paths that lead to light,
Where the glowing sea Of crystal
Breaks on the ravished sight,
No sunlight gilds the city,
Nor argent moonbeams play;
Gods presence is the glory
That pales the orb of day.
Beyond the mystic river
Are paths that lead to love
Where streets of golden splendor
Hume the world above.
There sits enthroned the Father,
Amid the seraph throng,
That cast their crowns before Him,
And glorify with song.
Beyond the mystic river
I hear the harps afar
And through the crimson sunset
See pearly gates aiar.
Beyond the vale of shadows
A star beams on the way;
The star that led the magi
Leads on to endless day.
IT 4. Foster, in Atlanta Constitution
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
now MILK shou1p BE KEPT.

Consumers of milk are too often indif-
ferent to their ways ofkeeping milk after
it reaches them. When delivered in cans
it is 4 common custom for many people to
draw from the same as they need it, and
possibly can may not be emptied until
fresh supply is received As soon as
the milk is bought it should be poured
into a glass or earthen pitcher, and when
this is emptied it should be made abso-
lutely clean and then well aired. Those
who have young children dependent upon
milk food ought to receive a fresh supply
of milk both morning and night; other
wise, in the warm months, it is extremely
liable to become unwholesome. With
hnt few iH-@.;&ies * this rl--;fIe, ana,
therefore, in summer it will be well to
scald the supply when received, to pre-
vent its becoming sour.-JoGrRal Of
Health.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
An Experiment in Fish-Culture.

Last spring about half million young
shad were placed soon after Matching in
large pond in Washington, and were care
fully tended and fed and protected from
enemies during the whole of the period
which the young shad spends in fresh
water. The young fishes prospered and
grew rapidly, and nearly all of them were
still alive when the time for migrating to
the ocean came in the fall The gates Of
the pond were then opened one morning,
and all day long the silver stream OF
young shad poured out through them and
started OF the long journey down to the
sea. All naturalists viii look forward
with the greatest interest to the time
when these fishes return, bringing back
with them to the fishermen of the Poto-
mac the wealth of food which they have
gathered in the ocean. In the mean time
we may indulge the hope that the strong
constitutions which they have acquired
during their carefully nurtured youth will
enable them to excel their less favored
brothers, and that when they reach our
market they Will have some Of the e1-
cellence of our improved garden pro-
ducts.
But this is not all. These shad were
reared from selected eggs. The adults
which entered our waters frst IN tle
spring are most valuable to the hshernen'
since they are put upon the Market ~ !
time when fresh fsA- Sre- ssaAss-
priced Our experience with galGea
vegetables justifes the expectation Inal
the eggs of early shad shall theIhSei W.
give birth to early shad. Now, al M IN
young fishes which were put into the + lsli
Commission pond were Matched non . esg'
taken from the earliest shad ofthe $, ason'
and, If this process of selection ~ D od Puf-
sued for a few years, we may Ieg zen 'O .oon
abound in shad of extra quality at the
time when fine shad are hardest 70 gel
and most valuable.-PepH'aT ''''''''
lT,u+IJ,,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

The municipality Of Berlin intends to
create new establishment for epileptics
at Bisdorf, a village near the city. It is
intended to hold zoo patients, but may
be enlarged to receive 1000, and is to
have a farm or ample grounds attached to
#. It VIII consist Of 4 central building
and number Of cottages, each with a
garden round It.
ne Duakzrtiss 81 German Bsptists, II
their recent annual meeting at Harrison
burg, Va, agreed upon a sweeping reform.
They decided that hereafter the wearing
Of gold watches should be held good
cause for expelHng the member so offend
ing A Ike punishment IS to be meted
out to those who attend places of amuse-
ment, and no user Of tobacco can be placed
on u standing committee.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
cnRoN1c ~ AcrrE nA1ApIEs

'AIaior Stofah, who loves to talk a
little himself, ran across a friend the
other evening, who was just full enough
to be disagreeably voluble. The Major
stood it as long as he could.
"Here, Colonel, he said at last, ''let
up on that talking. You are making a
holy show of yourself"
The Colonel looked at the Major re-
proachfully for full minute.
Il knc-know it, hestammered, thick
". IL know it, Major. Don't you
see it's be-because I'm drunk, and
III get over it; but you, Major, youa are
Stuck for life. y Washington Critic.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
JELLms AND MARMALADEs.

For making jelly and marmalade, it is
of the greatest Importance that the fruit
should be only just ripe, for if it is not,
all efforts to make good jelly viii be in
vain If jelly does not form" the first
twenty-four hours, it is useless to cook it
over or waste time with it. Sometimes
to set it in the sun day or two may i'm
prove it. The best loaf sugar should be
used, and fruit juice should be well
boiled, before adding the sugar, as it re-
tains both color and flavor better.
Twenty minutes is usually sufficient time
to cook jelly, but sometimes it requires
much longer. Acid fruits make the best
jelly, but almost every variety will make
good jelly.-C 0urier-J0urnal
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
A Big Stone Building to be Removed

A big contract has just been ct Inaer,
t.ken bv firm in this city, says 5, C IN
letter to sanitary Meas To build the EVA. wa
duct over the railroad tracks at I w, lI
street. it became necessary to widen me me
street, beginning at state street r Az ff5
southeast corner of State anu "o 80
streets stands a four-stOry stone store
building with a frontage OF 10 leet co.. On
State. This building viii be moved my J
feet south of its present s loS9'o Feet a1 on
: tIree-storv building, ooNo' ieeI'
Twelfth Street, will be moved seventy W
eight feet west and seventy-loe es 1evo
south. A barn. two stories high ooAl! III,
feet. also facing on Twelfth street. VIII
be moved $50 feet south OF It's prg ,lo
location. 1t is seldom that such la. r.
building as the first IS moved, put 'ne
contractors have no fears that 1t VIII nc MOI
he satisfactorily accomplished. Inc II
nronerty is owned by the Atchlson' 10
neto and Santa Fe Railway. Inc con
tract b for the moving has been let OF
about SIS, 900,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

Chicago Lawyer-"And, gentlemen Of
the jury, remember you can't take this
poor mans life without reducing the
population of our mighty metropolis, an
act Of which am sure such patriotic citi-
zens as yourself will never be guilty while
Brooklyn puts in her absurd claims of be-
ing the second great city in the country. -
Epoch.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

Tie latest hero Of the cab IS John
Myers, an engineer on the Wabash sys-
TEN, WHO, though stricken with paralysis,
kept control Of his engine, by supreme
effort Of the VIII, until be had brought
train loaded with passengers safely to a
stsn5s.ill 81 sheend- Il TIC ia Thea
as the passengers alighted with smiles
and greetings at their journeys end, the
engineer. who also had reached his jour
ney's end, was borne helpless and speech
iess from the cab to die. 80 common are
deeds Of heroic devotion TO duty in the
annals Of the raiiVay service, " remarks the
New York SIN, "that It must keep the
Recording Angel busy to make a note Of
them. But We may depend upon it that
no deeds Ike that Of dying John Myers
are missed.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
A Humorous Plant.

A good-natured plant has been dis
covered, one which has the same desire
as Punch is supposed to feel, namely, to
make people laugh. The seeds are black,
resembling a French bean in size and
shape, and have sweet taste, a flavor
somewhat like opium and a sickening
odor. Small doses of the pulverized
seeds give rise to peculiar manifestations.
The person laughs boisterously, sings,
dances and cuts up all kinds of fantastic
capers. The excitement continues about
an hour, when the subject falls into a
deep sleep of an hour or more, and
awalens utterly unconscious. of his late
ridiculous behavior.-LOndon Court Jour
nal.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

"Have you any particular object in
loafng around here2" asked the contrac-
tor of new building of an idler who
was in the way.
Eyes, sir, was the prompt reply.
"Well, what is it,"
~ want to dodge my creditors, and
they will never think of looking for me
where there is any work going on. y
Detroit Free Press.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

A man in Boston employed in an cleo
trical establishment aceidently fell and
instinetively clutehed hold Of the positive
and negative wires Of an electrical bat
terry, receiving through his body a fun
current Of 1900 volts. He waspicked up
for dead, but subsequently recovered, aud
Is now IN as good health as before. AZ
this is q more powerful current than the
electricians propose to give condemned
nurderers. muses. the Chicago Herald,
therearises smother objection to the
substitution Of electricity for the rope.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

Omaha Youth-'T've called for my
nSy suit,
Average Tailor-"sorry but it is not
finished"
Omaha Youth-"Why, you said you
would have it done if you worked all
nigfs.p
Average Tailor-"Yes, but didn't
work all night. Omaha World.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

The scramble for Africa still contin-
mes. According to an announcement in
the -E~-ldon Times, a number of leading
.-.aanciers Of England and the Cape are
about to apply for charter for com
mercial company to take possession of the
Central Zambesi Basin.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

A Kansas paper relates that man in
Saline County sowed wheat on the same
land for three successive dry years with
out getting head Of grain. A few years
afterward, according to the veracious
chronicler, the wheat began to grow. and
he has harvested immense wheat crops
three successive years without ever plow-
ing or sowing.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

A Chicago woman has appealed to the
courts to protect her against a money
shark who Is charging her forty-fve per
cent. interest on a loan secured by a
chattel mortgage. In Cincinnati poor
women have been known to pay 12o per
cent, alleges the Atlanta Constitution,
without complaining.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

The child was playing with the scis-
sors, and his kindly old grandmother
chided him.
"You mustn't play with the scissors,
dear. knew a little boy Just like you
who was playing with pair of scissors
Just like that pair, and he put them in
his eye, and he put his eye out, and he
never could see anything ever after.
The child listened patiently and said
when she got through:
''What was the matter with his Other
eve?"-San Francisco Chronicle.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
IT Would MAKE HIN HAPPY

stranger-'T suppose you have greatly
reformed since you entered this prisonl"
Convict-"oh yes, I'm changed man
now"
Stranger-''Are you contented here7"
Convict-''Yes, pretty well contented,
but you don't know what a qualification
it would be to me to break safe now and
then. "-Epoch.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
UNANIMOUSLY REJECTED.

81 shall not marry Miss Cresus, after
all =" announced young Bjenkins, sadly.
"Her family seems to oppose the match
too nmeh"
az sng the family!n exclaimed a sym
PATH ing friend. $50 in and win
BjenF ng, Just the same. What do you
care the family's opinion, so long as
the { is willing9"
~ rs just it, exclaimed Bjenkins,
still : sadly: y miss Cresus seems to
agrr / them. -lSomerpille Journal
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

As an evidence Of the advance made by
the United States in the direction Of pro
viding its jewellers with suitable habita-
tons, etc, it may be mentioned that the
value OF the building stone produced in
the year 1855 was estimated at s25, 500, =
600, and that bricks and tile 70 the amount
OF s4s, 213, 600 were made. These ma
terials were stuck together with ~, Os7, >
600 barrels Of lime, valued at S24, 3d.
500, and 6,253, 295 barrels of American
eement worth -, $50, 6ss. When to these
large figures Is added the enormous
anouut expended for lumber, house
hardware and labor in construction, it
wiz be seen that the people Of the United
- arc payinga tidy sum every year
~ir homes, places Of susineas,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
coU1DN'r TAKE AN 1,lpoRrAyr PART.

Professor of History-''Mr. Crimple,
if Napolean was alive to-day, what part
in the game of life do you think he would
prefer to playl"
Student-''rm sure 1 don't know, sir.
But he wouldn't be tall enough to play
first base. Time
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

Chile offers premium of $4,000 Ameri-
can gold to the successful competitor in
a trial Of -four milling machinery, to take
place in Santiago, Chile, in November
next. As there are 500 flour mills in
Chile, which IS the great wheat raising
State Of South America, It will be seen,
observes the San Francisco Chroaiele, that
the successful competitor not only makes
$4,000 but opens good trade Tor him
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
A FR1ENp IN NEED.

Bunco Steerer to farmer)-"lsn't this
Mr.. Swansdown, of Grayneck CornersF g
Farmer-"That's me-
Bunco Steerer-''My name IS jim
Sharper, son of old man Sharper, the
banker in your town.
Farmer-''Your looks don't show 1t;
but, by gosh, Jim, I'm glad to see you!
I dropped into Wall street to-day, and
you've got to help me git back to the
Corners or III have to walk. n-HdlPer's
Weekly.
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THE USUAL CONDITIONS.

Mamma-"Bobby notice that your
little sister took the smaller apple. Did
you let her have her choice, as I told you
TOT"
Bobby-"Yes, I told her she could
have the little one or none, and she chose
the little one "-Omaha World.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
Spending TIE SUMMER.

Mr.. Blinker-''Wha are you going to
do with yourself this SUMMER"
Mr.. Winker-''I'm going to stay at 4
watering place.
Mr.. Blinker-''At a watering place
Why, Dick, thought you told me you
hadn't money enough to buy bait for a
rat trap last week after you settled with
your creditorsl"
Mr.. Winker-"That's just the reason I
accepted a clerkship under the Croton
water board. n-To0n Topics.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13
THE DEAR DEPARTED.

Towne-" That's toe bad about Ding
ley, isn't it,"
Browne-"How? What's that"
Towne-s'Joined the silent majority. u
Browne-'sWhatl dead2"
Towne-"No, married. Time.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-09-13

Doctors Wife-"I understand that DR..
Curean confines himself strictly to Office
z'scia sDoctor-"Yes; that is why he
succeeds. People who are able to walk
to an Office are generally strong enough
to get well without help. "-Neto York
Weekly.