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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
A TattOOed Race.

"As a race, said a traveller temporarily
stopping in Cincinnati in the course of an
interesting chat with an Enquirer man,
''the Samoans have the finest physiques
of any people have ever seen. Their
height is about an average Of Eve feet ten
inches. Their shoulders are broad, their
chests deep, and their arms show muscles
which would DO credit to a Sullivan.
They are of a color that is hard to des-
cribe, being neither brown nor copper
colored, but rather a sort of tincture Of
both.
"The women up to twenty years of age
are very handsome, but at twenty-three
they begin to grow wrinkled and homely.
Very little clothing is worn by the natives.
About ninety-nine out of every hun
dred Of the men are beautifully tattooed
from their waist to their knees with pict-
ures of wild animals of various kirI.
with Il
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W0MAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
TIE ART OF SHOPPING.


A chatty saleswoman in one of our
large millinery bazaars, to whom the
shole fashionable world is as familiar as
though she dined and lunched at the
most recherche houses, thus diseourses
upon what, from a Ealeswoman's stand
point, might be termed the good and bad
points of certain well-known leaders of
fashion.
~ used to love to wait upon Mrs.
Hamersley, now Duchess Of Maribor-
ough," gushed this garrulous saleswo-
man, 'sbecause she never asked the price
of anything and was always so pleasant
and nice. She never ran down the goods;
admired nearly everything, took what
she wanted and left the store without
making any more fuss than if she had
been the average female shopper with
limited purse. She was always accom-
panied by her maid, who took charge of
the bundles. Mrs. Astor, however, is q
very different sort of shopper. She al
ways inquiries closely into the prices be-
fore making a purchase, and she shows a
very discriminating knowledge of values
and lets it be plainly understood that she
does not intend paying any premium on
the Aston millions.
''Another lady with well developed
business instincts is Mrs. Paran Stevens.
Owing to a slight jnfrnity of temper,
this well-known society leader has to be
handled, so to speak, with gloves One
is never quite certain what Mrs. Stevens
is going to say or do, and as it would be
worth my position for me to offend her.
always draw a breath of relief when she
has been served and has taken her de-
parture. Mrs. Potter we used to see more
before she went on the stage
than now. She was always affable and
easy to wait upon, knowing what she
wanted and taking it without unneces-
sary parleying. The Vanderbilts never
patronize us, but outside that one family
there are few New York women of fash
ion whom have not waited upon, and,
with few exceptions, I have found them
courteous and amiable and apparently
finding as much enjoyment in this favor
lite feminine occupation as their less ex-
alted sisters.-Ne50 York World.
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Habits of g Sunset - Cox.

Mr.. Cox's successful book, "Three
Decades of Federal Legislation" is a vol
ume of 726 pages, and it gives history
of the country from the time of the or
ganization of the Republican party until
now. Some of the graphic pen picturea
of scenes were written after hours OF
study in the Congressional Library, where
he had saturated his mind and revived
mis- memory by reading all that was
printed upon the subject about which he
was to write. A great part of the work
was, however, dictated, and Mr.. Cox
used stenographer as much, perhaps, Is
any man in Washington. While h6iiT1Iti
in Washington his library and workshop
was in his house, and he had some curl
Gus habits of work. He had one desk
devoted entirely to matters relating to
Congress, and he did nothing but Con-
gressional work at this desk He said
once that getting anything through Con-
gress was like fighting the wind, and,
apropos Of this, he had a great bronze
plaque of Don Quixote fighting the
windmills hung above his desk. The
desk itself was relic of Congress, and it
was taken years ago from the room in
which John Quincy Adams died
While Mr.. Cox was working upon this
book he used curious little whirligig
bookcase to keep its various parts in or
der. He wrote much of it on big fiat
library table, and many of the finer pas
sages he thought out while lying on q
low couch Gu the other side of this. He
worked hard during his last days in
Washington, and he found time to visit,
lecture and make after-dinner speeches at
the same time. He would rise early, and
at Z o'clock would be in his workshop an
swering letters After breakfast he
would again be at work, and his labors
would often extend late into the night
Ncr York World.
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Hezz,, .5Ser olddrs.

arments, buy new Innings. It Is s.p5 shfy
wise and pound foolish" to use old, half
worn ones.
Two tablespoonfuls of washing soda in
a gallon of boiling water makes a good
disinfectant for the kitchen sink. Pour
it in at night while It is still at boiling
heat.
To clean brass, immerse OF wash It sew
eral times in sour milk or whey. This
viii brighten it without securing; it NAV
then be secured with a WOODEN cloth
dipped in ashes.
A room with low ceiling will seem
higher if the window curtains hang to the
floor. Lambrequins may be used to ex-
tend the curtains to the ceiling and thus
carry out the effect.
Save all your broken and crooked
carpet taeks, andStep them in a box in
the kitchen for claiming bottles. Thev
are better than shoAfor the sharp edges
scrape off all the
The idea that water purifes itself by
freezing is prevalent md deep-rooted, but
erroneous. It has Id to the use of ice
from ponds, the waite from which no one
would think of drinking.
A little soda stirred in tomatoes that
have sharp or acid .aste will cause the
removal of it. Alsostirred in pie plant,
gooseberries, ETC., While cooking, less
sugar will be requird to sweeten.
A London medicl man says: .lBe
careful III your dealings with horseradish.
It irritates the stomach far more than
spice and an overdose will bring on an
unpleasant sensation for days
Wells should be ventilated. as the
water is therebySept fresh and free from
bad odor Th' absorption of air by
water renders itpleasanter to the taste,
and purifes 1t D some extent; but the
effect is not a very marked one.
A very ingenious music rack has four
partitions, so tat vocal music can abide
in one, while dance music can be housed
below and classical between the two; and
there is still place left the particular
beloved songs that one always wants to
lie ready to ones hand.
Use an under tabIecloth of colored can
ton flannel on your dining-table. 1t not
only will make the linen Onelook heavier
and hang better, but will in one year save
its original cost in the added wear of the
linen ones, principally on the edge of the
table, where they otherwise wear out first.
A cool cellar does not mean a damp
cellar Tho cellar should be well aired
every day, and also given good white
washing whenever it is necessary to do
so. Every portion of the cellar should
be thoroughly cleaned, and if it has
4 cement floor it should even be we'll
scrubbed.
A charming little affair has been chris
tened "billet-doux table" It Is just
the thing for a boudoir, and with its
white enameled wood and flower painting
1t is decorative as well as useful. Note
paper and caligraphicaI necessaries have
each small nests of their own, where they
IAN be tucked away.
Buy fine copper wire by the pound for
hanging pictures. 1t does not cost half
what a twisted wire or cord does, and
looks far better. Take time to paste
light MANILA paper over the back OF
every picture frame not already protected
in this way, as it effectually prevents dusf
from reaching the pictures.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
Benefting a People.

Eighteen months ago young lady
travelling through the West Of Ireland by
herself was struck with the poverty of
the people. She began TO consider
whether She could not learn basket max
inc and then teach it. She knew moth
inc about it. and with IL great deal Of
trouble she got thQEnaesh s,Fss.ss.siig in
basket making She then went to Frank.
where she learned how to make pretty
French baskets. In the following year
she settled down IN Letterfrack and
started the trade of basket making. She
began by teaching one small boy, but
her class rapidly increased, and there is
now quite little industry started there.
She has planted the place all about with
osiers, and she is now making an expert
ment in the growing Of early vegetables.
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hit him, went in, so as to be out O.
temptation. n-Neso York Weekly.
TIE MODERN PRopIeAL.

sit always sort O. makes me feel sad
and downhearted TO read about the prod
igal son in the Bible, " said Farmer Silk
ems to his male offspring who was home
on his summer vacation.
''Y-a-a-s."
'.Yaws, - echoed the old man, as his
lip curled contemptuously, she came
back and says honorably and hatfooted,
I've done wrong an I want another
chance.
'Y-a-a-s2"
"Yaws; he didn't come back to the
farm pizenin the very butterflies with
the smoke from his siggereets an says,
Pops, ole boy, I'm dead broke; couldn't
You let me have a twenty to keep up my
end with the fels at the clubl' Not
much he didn't"
And the old man heaved a sigh and
went to feed the hogs.-San Francisco
Wasp.
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Strange Parlor Ornaments.

There are fashions in death and mourn
ing as well as in dress, although, of
course, they do not change quite SO fire.
quently, says an exchange. For some
time it has been the thing among many
people to have in their parlor urns con
tanning the ashes of the dear departed.
But there IS a later fad that may become
popular. It originated in Connecticut
where, in many homes, may be seen lying
on the center tables curious looking OBJ
long silver plates. A closer inspection
viii reveal the fact that they are coffin
plates, with the inscriptions to be looked
for on them
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
A Shoe to Make One Taller.

A London shoemaker has invented a
loot to make small people appear tall.
The invention is an odd and ingenious
one. Instead of lacking six inches on
to persons heel, pair of entirely false
feet made of cork is put into the shoes.
When the wearer gets into them he or she
is raised accordingly to the inches of
cork Of course, in this invention the
original foot is made to combine with
the cork one under the leather in such
manner that the line of demarcation is
perceptible. The size of the foot is
sacrificed, it is true, and larger boot is
necessary with the cork elevator" than
would be the case naturally,
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--,-.ING CORN.

-.fETTGRE ftA4N6
Bezid,.r walked at early morn
OF thi1,o rea sun dressed the rim
Often h world, mist-wst and dlIn'
Myster if but to hear
While litas.s waking time,
Ar, v.,ii - are white with riue'
Dew-sprs. first lark, rising hins' 4
And now N on his early wings,
Where Gather faint sound teu1 -
sns shake their bells ~
s.c a huuss. -ern, VITA a0s
Oh irembliil ~ q, inward be;
Ii Oh ,rtridge, do not iiy-'
IEa hunter 1t seems TO say; y
NO game s-sing here today
',oil-.'.i.- farmer comes to see,
an an ' l' Here's gold for thee,
i" iii'- sun az air and sky and soil
nav + s.''ii-' reward thy toll.
80 -, .tinos in line
1''- s''-' siie og thee and thine.H
Or if some Dives ,alks for health, ~
T. VI I eu' ''itn ca sss--l-ess weast4,-
~ ~, "ni'i' pens '' You make gold Of sears,
IN N n'llisss, curses, prayers and fears,
But here are alehenists whose gold
N ast Iced the hungry, warm the cold.p
sometimes with heavy heart there goes
ioye-lorn swain along the rows;
In linen List it hsps, 'at husking bee,
When rafters rise with rustic glee
VI 0rown-cheeked maids and merry men,
All, you shallkiss her, kiss her then
Thus oft in low mysterious wise
Soft voices from the tall corn rise
Lnlled hspings as though unknown tongv
Whispered the long lush leaves among.
They feline secrets sweet and true;
They'll whisper, if you wish, to you.
George Horton. in Chicago Herr
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essv.. The se4s swept ever
LEN, and from below the fire was slow
ly eating its way through to meet the
wAtery element above. 1t was most
trying time, Captain Anderson says. To
try to launch the boats meant destruction
to them and the men on board
on account of the terrible rolling of the
vessel, which could not be steadied. On
the following day, at night, the British
ship Ellen Shaw, Captain Ferry, had dis
cerned their plight and sent off boats.
They were rescued and landed at St.
Vincent's, Canary Islands. The Electric
Light was seen several days after her
abandonment, the fire then eating her
rapidly up.
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stan,
tended DeIo 81 -a-,- fun,
inspiration, touC IL knuckles behind
the back without the tendency to coughl
Can you touch the backs of the hands at
all in this position, or even make the ell
bows meet without assistancel Try it,
not once, but often; If you cannot accom-
plish it at first, keep at it unit! it is &C
complished, and you will soon find that
you are not quite so round-shouldered,
and that your lungs have expended.
With the lungs demanding more ar, the
blood will become better oxygenated,
the eye will grow brighter, the cheeks
more rudy and the brain clearer Com
mereiaL Ad1ertiser.
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A WHITE ELEPHANT.

wickwire-s'I thought l understood
youto say that you had very strong dis
ike for Tompkinsl"
Yabsley-"So have. "
Wickwire-''And yet you presented
him with a new silk hat"
Yabsley-"Don't you worry about
that. He only gets SO week salary,
and it will keep him broke for six months
to get suit of clothes to match the hat. "
-Terre Hzuts Express.
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TRuLY A 80 ENpINa.

Emeline-"Have you heard how Jen.
MES marriage turned outln
Agnes-''No; he was foreign noble
man, wasn't he!"
Emeline-''He pretended to be; but
he wasn't"
Agnes-"And so she was deceived,
poor girlln
Emeline-''Yes; horribly deceived.
He proved 10 be nothing but rich
American. "-Judge-
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FADED HOPES.

''I'd like to ask you, sir" said the
Young man, in hesitating tones, "might
might marry your daughteri"
''Humph, " replied her father. "You
might-"
"Th2nks, sir
"You might, repeat, but it would be
one of the most inexplicable accidents
that ever happened in this country"
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A pIsAPPorsrnlENr.

Vincent to brother, who was visiting
i'm At school)-"Why didn't you bring
ne something good to eat!"
iarold-''I forgot all about it when
IS leaving home. "
''Humph! when ma comes she always
rings me lots of sweet things. was
..ck for three or four days after her last
isit. Grip.
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A CANDID REPLY

Little Freddy (aged six)-"Mamma's
che incest lady in the whole world, papa 5
the incest man and sister Ethel is the
incest girl.
Mr.. stickney (who is courtiDg sister
EthelD-"What am I, Freddy"
Little Freddy-'You's nobody. =
Epoch.
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Joneson-''Yo Tomkins made his
maiden speech at the political meeting
this evening"
Mrs. Joneson-"Did heG What did
he sayl"
Joneson reporting speech in fulD-
Ladies and gentlemen. y Yankee Blade.
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Mistress-''It seems you haven't got
sense enough to know how long to let
the eggs stay in the water. Did they
never have any soft-boiled eggs for
breakfast where you served before you
came herei''
New servant-''No, indeed. The
lady where I served before l came here
vas SO kind-hearted that she never al
lowed me to boil an egg. n-SyJtings.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.


A prominent Buffalo physician is an
enthusiast on the subject of onions. He
feeds them to his children daily; says
they are the best medicine for preventing
colds, and adds: Feed onions, raw,
boiled or baked, to the children three or
four times week and they'll grow up
healthy and strong. No worms, no scar
latina or diphtheria where children eat
plenty of onions every day" When this
regime is followed kissing may be dis
Pensed with.-Nes5 York Telegram.
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TO MAKE MARRIAGE A SUCCESS

Dony-"That seems to be a good rule
which Mr.. Gladstone and his wife OBJ
serve"
Cumso-"W What is it,"
"When he insists his wife submits;
when she insists he submits"
"Yes, that's a good rule My wife
and l follow it, too-at least the last part
of it."-Nese York Sun
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Painstaking Philosopher-s'Persiste
careful thought will enable man to 90
almost anything, they say"
Exhausted Collector-tNo, it won't,
either. I've been thinking persistently
and patiently for five years past, and /
can't get you to pay that Dill. n-Somer-
sile Journal.
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A PrnfesslonaI ChiId Whipper

The following unique advertisement is
taken from the columns Of London daily
ITO Parents-Unruly girls and boys
of any age visited and punished at their
homes by a thorough disciphnarian
accustomed to administer corporal punish
ment. All bad habits cured by one or
two attendances Fee, shillings for
vn visits. Address Birch, y
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EsomoNe1 that the golden day was dead
5tsEght n5more the country side adjoining
But whilst erierei behold, the east grew
Win morning.
J sighed tlias merry spring was forced to 20
AM dor The vrsaths that did 50 well be-
cqne heF-
bnt whist 2 murmursd at her absence, 10
Twas summer
J incurred because tbs daaodHs were killed
By burning skies that seorched my early
posie;
But whilst for these I pinsd my hands were
Sled
wish roses.
ilalf hrskaa-aeartsi I bewailsd the end
@ frisaaships than WHICH mons had once
Hssuel nsarer-
Fl T-niisi I Hapt Ifonnd & newer friend
And dsarsr
Aaa s.H 7 learned Old pleasures are e.
t'niF shaf Holaething better may be given.
taii- % last W. fiad this sarsh exchanged
For heaven.
Ellen ThorHsgcren Fourier.
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rHE RIaHr $50 On aIRL.

(Which of the girls in your school do
you think the most of, sammy?' asked
mis- father in quizzing sort of way.
Il don't think most of none of EN-, ~
yas the prompt reply. "But Sally
iruber lets me copy al her examples on
ny paper, and l think she's the rigAt
ind of girl. Epoch
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NO OPPORTUNITY OF JupeNe

Mr.. Bultitude-"Y Young Mr.. Dawdle
wants me to give him a position in the
Office, Flora. You're acquainted with
him. Is he man Of brainsl"
Flora-"Really, papa, don't know.
I've never met him except in society. y
Grip.
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WIFI don't feel like myself at all,
this morning"
Bill What's the matterln
Will-"Oh, am all out of sorts"
3ill-''Well, your case isn't half so
lad as miHe-Tm all out of money"
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BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

The Inconstant-The Right Kind
of Girl-His First Speech-Bcth
Felt UnweIl-A Candid
Reply, Etc, Etc.
a pretty girl,
Apleasant night,
Impassioned fellow,
A gentle word,
A solemn VOW,
A kiss
And all iswell, OH
Again the girl,
Another night,
Same NOON
Thus far It's well, obi
But If we took
Another look,
We'd see
Another fellow
r. G. Horard, IN Life.
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Little sister-'8Ia wants you, Sammy.
~ nereve you been2"
.>ammy-''Fis in.
Little sister-"Did you catch any
nngl7
sammy (sadly)-"Nothin' t all"
Lit Sister (reassuringly)-"Oh, but
,u will when you get home. y CLe5elaad
.eader.
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PITH AND PGDf.
In small business-The dwuF

In small business-The dwar
Reigning cats and dOgs.-Ts pets OF
the family
A Pennsylvania man has lfp an UNI
brella for forty years. He, ast nave
kept it chained SomeruNe T7'a'-
The courthouse isaaot eecessariiy
sad place because se1p-ny PlaintlH stories
are heard there it5urg Chpniete-
Things are abat even; ifyou are
boy, it is the wodbox, anon you G,, art Il
girl, it is the dnes.-Atc''0" 0'0'e
The man wp tries tongue a woman
into T. Io, ~ I'm ma, Sdcceed, perhaps,
but he mustlave Dns me anu no l.
D;,.,io NV 81, is a very proper sort
e ~ 49,. Int ont put on too much Of
- 'liE yo1 ma be taken for footman.-
Pick.
..E,,s,-v og must have his day.
I've l5overb oft-quoted pat;
rs Notwithstanding what men say,
M. nights belong to the cat.
-Ne,g Yorl; Journal.
t. curious TACT inat Whlle WOlAei
-sticent about their own ages, the.
LJe no hesitation about publishing tn
Fes of other women.-Pittsbuyg Bsii-
eth.
II a bachelor ever feels justified in cor
graduating himself, with hearty, whole
some shake, it Is when he hears amothet
talking to her baby in a horse-ear.-
.SomerUWe Journal.
A simple tale tell you which nor humor has
A simple story, and this is the long and short
oft;
He fingered long at mountain, fingered long
at beach resort.
And that was why, when he returned, he
was 70 very short.
Boston Courier.
=. -. - p go VII be-the
fashionable thing tGisS-inter. That is
jast the trouble. The ~,.iIors want
such tremendous checks that rum stares
the possessor of a new suit in the face
Cincinnati Times-Star.
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srRArEe1c MOVEMENTS.

First Boy-"See herel Didn't I see
you running down street yesterday, with
Bill Bounce after you, wantin' to lick
your
Second Boy-ssY-e-s."
'eWhat did you run fort"
"I-I was only running so as to get
him away from home, so his mother
couldn't see him fghtin'; but by the
time we was out of sight of his house We
got in sight Of our house; and then, as
my mother would see ne if stopped to
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Landlord-"Wen, sir, how did YOU
sleep last nighta'
Guesf--'' ito until along to-
MP"
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The census for 1881 gave 131, 61s
lepers for British India, but the number
is thought to have been much too low.
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AM Interesting Impromptu.

This rare bit of inspiration, says Hdr-
per's Drawer" was written at Bellows
Falls, Vermont, in the summer of 1852,
by the then well-known poet John G
Sake. A beautiful young lady asked him
for line in his autograph for remem-
brance' sake, when, tearing off the blank
half of note he had Just read, he
wrote;
MY dearest Sarah,
Sometimes tax
Your sack of thoughts
With thoughts OF
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The man who borrowz trouble will
have big interest 70 pay.
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SIRE TO c.rcu SOMETHING.

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