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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19
A Little Boys First Poem.

Samuel Longfellow, who has written
charming book about his brother Henry
W. Longfellow, relates aninterestitg story
about the first verses of the poet, that
were published when he was boy of
thirteen.
Mr.. Longfellow says that the "boy's
first printed verses, were, to him at least
of vast interest. He recalled, in after
years, the tremblings and misgivings of
heart with which he ran down to Mr..
Shirley's printing Office, at the foot of Ex-
change street, and cautiously Slipped his
manuscript into the letter box. The even
ing before the publication of the paper
he went again and stood shivering in the
November air, casting many glance at
the window as they they tcembled with
the lar of ink balls and thN-3aS@es, afraid
TO venture in. No one but his sister, the
receiver of all his corfidences, had been
let into this secret, and she shared with
him the excited expectation with which
the appearance of the paper was looked
for the next morning.
We may imagine the impotence with
which they watched the unfolding of the
damp sheet in their fathers methodical
hands, and the rising vapor as he held il
before the fire to dry. Slowly he read the
paper and said nothing, perhaps he saw
nothing of the verses; and the children
kept their secret. But when they coult
get the paper, the poem was there! Inex
pressible was the boys delight and innu
merable the zines that he read and re-reat
his performance, each time with increas
ing satisfaction.
In the evening he went to visit at tn,
house house of Judge Mellen, his father
friend. In the circle gathered about tn
fire the talk turned upon poetry. Tn
Judge took up the morning Gazette. 'Di,
YOU see the piece in to-day's paper! Yer,
stiff Remarkably stiff Moreover, it i
all borrowed, every word of it
The boys heart shrunk within him, ant
he would gladly have sunk through tn
floor. He got out of the house as soon a
possible without betraying himself Shal
we blame that there were tears on hi
pillow that night! 1t was his first cncour
ter with the critic"
This boy, as all our young readers kno'
afterwards became great poet. Althoug
he was often severely criticised, he neye
became discouraged. When he died a fe'
years ago, he was greatly beloved by I'll
readers of poetry throughout the civilize
world.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19
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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19

Taxation bears most heavily on
the borrower, the one least able to
stand it. To illustrate, suppose
two neighbors, A and B own farms,
the assessed value of each being
ten thousand dollars. On AS
farm there is no encumbrance; on
BIS there is mortgage indebted
ness of FIVE thousand dollars. B
pays tax on fifteen thousand dol
lars, on ten thousand for the prop
erty and indirectly on five thous-
and forthe MORTGAGE. ~ s-Eerth
ten thousand dollars and pays tax
on ten thousand; B is really worth
only five thousand dollars, but he
pays tax on fifteen thousand. In
other words, A, out of debt and
worth twice as much as B, his Dor
rowing neighbor, only pays two
thirds as much taxes. Even were
there nc double taxation, the Dor
rover would still be at great dis
advantage. Then B, worth five
thousand, would pay tax ON ten
thousand; worth half as much as
A, lie would pay the same tax
But this cannot very well be help
ed, as legislation against a mans
going in debt is impracticable
People struggle along for years
under a mortgage and wonder what
is the matter. They will find al
explanation if they look for it il
the right place. The moral of al
this is to keep out of debt, OF
crawl out from under that mort
gage just as quickly as you can.
Elk.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19

A cattleman says that If the cat
tie market had kept pace in its
downward course with the news
paper reports concerning it, a
good fat steer would now be worth
about SIS less than nothing, while
the truth of the business is that
good cattle are worth as much as
they ever were. The common cat
tie from the impoverished western
ranges do not bring prices, and
they never viii. But the man who
will raise good stock will general
ly find market at remuneratiYe
prices.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19

by local application, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way TO cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition of the
mueus lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube gets inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out often are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness, (caused by Ca
tarrh) that we cannot cure by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Props, Toledo, Ohio.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19
THE MAD TIGER

Does not rush upon its prey quicker and
with more vengeance than does Cuban
Boss liniment penetrate and relieve the
painful parts. Mr.. r. B, Daniels, of San
Saba, Texas, suffering with swollen hand
and wrist caused by rheumatism, was
cured by the use of one bottle of Boss
Liniment. Also took Stillingin Blood
Purifier for letter and was satisfied it was
curing him
For Sale by J. N. Eddius Il Co., and
Ketchum & Son.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19
ScrOfula

is form of blood poison which
descends from parent to child;
sometimes it omits one generation
to appear in the next. 1t is a
faint which must be eradicated
from the system before a cure can
be made Swifts Specific drives
out the virus through pores of the
skin, and thus relieves the blood
of the poison. Mercury and potash
mixtures dry up the sores of scrof-
ula and other blood diseases, only to
bottle up the poison in the system,
which of course is certain to break
out at some weak spot, as the
throat, nasal organs and lungs.
Judging from what 1 have seen,
L regard Swift's Specific, the king
patent medicine of the day. L
know persons who have been per-
manently cured of serious cases OF
blood poison by it use after pro-
longed and unsuccessful use OF
various other remedies.
Jas. C.. PATTON.
Attorney at Law, Dallas, Tex.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis.
eases mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19
Bucklen's Arnica SaIye.

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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19
FOR - YEARS.

Mr.. J. R. Green, wealthy gentleman of
Ilauo, Texas, says he would rot tax $500
for the benefit he derived from the use of
Cuban Boss LIniment; had not heard ont
of one ear for . years before.
For sale by j. N. Eddins * Co., and
Ketchum & Son.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19

Have things just as comforta-
bic about the house as you can
easy beds to sleep in and easy
chairs to sit in. There is no sense
in waiting until we get into the
grave before we are comfortable,
if we can help it.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19

cine ever made.7 Jessie MiddIewart, De
catur. Ohio, says: Had it not been for
DR.. Kings New Discovery for COnsuWp-
tion would have died of Lung Troubles,
was given up by doctors. Am now in
best of health. Try it. Sample bottles
free at J. n. Eddins q Cos. (5)
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other died some years ago on the
Plains. [ then asked her to gave
me a history of her life with the
Indians and the circumstances Of
her capture, which was promptly
done in very sensible manner
and as the facts detailed cores
ponded with the massacre at Par
kers's Fort, I was impressed with
the belief that she was Cynthia
Ann Parker. Returning to my
camp 1 sent her and child to the
ladies at Camp Cooper where she
might receive the attention her
situation demanded, and at the
same dispatched a messenger to
Col. Parker, her uncle at Weather
ford, and l was called to Waco to
meet Gov. Houston, L left direc-
tions for the Mexican to accompa-
ny Col. Parker to Cooper in the
capacity of interpreter. When he
reached there her identity was
soon disclosed to Col. Parker's en-
tire satisfaction and great happi-
ness.
The following truly affecting
circumstance attending the early
captivity of Cynthia Ann was re-
lated to my father by Col. Len.
Williams: Mr.. Sloat, a trader,
Sack Harris, a Delaware Indian,
packed mules with goods and en-
gagged in an expedition of private
traffic with the Indians. On the
Canadian they fell IN with Piha-n-
ka band of Comanches, with whom
they were peaceably conversant,
and with these Indians was Gym
thia Ann Parker, who from the
day of her capture had never seen
a white person; she was then
about Is years of age, and had
been captured nearly five years.
Col. Williams found the Indian
into whose family she had been
adopted and proposed to redeem
her. But the Comanche told him
all the goods they had wouldn't
ransom her, and at the same time
the fierceness of his countenance
impressed upon Col. Williams
mind a lively idea of the danger of
further mention of the matter; but
old Piha-n-ka prevailed upon the
Indian to let them see her. And
while their appearance was doubt
less : -ls-=S.S-z ar'a-t TO IL
stricken captive, who, IN her 0ole-
full captivity had endured every
thing but death, she refused to
speak a word. While she sat
there musing perhaps of the dis
tant kindred and friends, and the
bereavements at the beginning and
progress of her distress, they EN-
ployed every persuasive art to in
yoke some expression. They told
her of her playmates and relatives
and asked what messages she
would send these loved ones. But
she had doubtless been command
ed to silence, and with no hope or
prospect of return, she was afraid
to appear sad and detected, and by
a stoical effort, in order to prevent
future bad treatment, put the best
face possible on the matter. But
the anxiety of her mind was be-
rayed by the perceptible tremor
of the mouth, showing that she
was not insensible to the common
feeling of humanity.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-19

Webster defines manners as way,
form, department, etc. According
to this definition any persons ways
or habits would be their manners.
If pleasant and agreeable would be
termed good manners; if rude or
boisterous, they would be termed
i'll manners. But why say i'll man
ners and good manners? And
why condemn one and approve
the other? Why bring the matter
into question at all? If man was
only brute incapable of appreci-
ating the difference between decen-
cy and kindness, on the one hand;
vulgarity and cruelty on the other,
there would be no need of con-
trasting i'll and good manners.
There would be no need of saying
such one acted i'll mannerly to-
day, and 1 am much displeased
with it, or, another one acted so
pleasant and mannerly 1 almost
fell in love with them for that one
quality alone. But as the heart is
made to love that which is right
and pure, and the brain for the re-
ception of pleasant and agreeable
impressions as well as rejection of
those that are disagreeable and re-
pugnant to our better understand
ing we are forced to the conclu-
sion that good manners form part
of an individuals passport in this
life. There is an old proverb
which says that a person is known
bv the company they keep. A
more appropriate and truer saying
would be, they are known by their
manners. An ill-natured, ill-man-
nered person is calculated to in
jure a whole community, or at
least give it a bad name, and they
never fail to injure themselves.
Ill manners among the loved ones
at home is bad and shouldn't be
tolerated. Among friends and ac-
quaintances it is cruel and shame
full; but to carry i'll manners so far
as to make fun of a stranger in a |
strange community is inexcusable,
almost criminal, and always meets
with condemnation at the hands Of
every sensible, right-thinking per-
son. Young people need not flat
ter themselves with the idea of |
having what they term fun at
some body's expense, that they
Gahething lost in such sport, which |
is the height of ill-manners.
Young people should remember
that their reputation is at stake;
besides the happiness and quiet
etude of those around them. A
good name is always desirable and
no quality will help make one
more quickly and surely than good
at home, by yourself,
under any and all circum-
stances. ALICE DICKENS.
Tex, July 10, 'S9.
A good many counties have been
talking about working county COLI
victs on the public roads, but the
county of San Saba is doing it.
Witness the order of its commits
sioners court, appropriating mon
ey for the purchase of two yoke of
oxen and a wagon, and command
ing the sheriff to work the county
convicts on the roads six days in
the week, not less than s nor more
than 10 hours q dav Tn the Ian
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-08-14
a Youthful Convict.

The most youthful life convict
ever confined in the Kentucky
penitentiary is Linville Combs.
He was sent there little over a
year ago from Breathitt county,
on the charge of numbering bis lit
tie sister, an infant about two
years old. When he first entered
/ the peniteptiary he was more child
ish and ignorant than he is at press
ent, being not quite IL years old
and smaller and less compactly
built. His years confinement has
m.de an Improvement in him, both
in his physique and uiad, but his
frank, boyish face and general ap-
pearance of child make him, in
connection with his horrible crime,
the attraction for all visitors to the
penitentiary. lie had never heard
of God nor had any knowledge of
the nature of his crime, and would
say in answer to the question as to
why he killed his sister. "Well,
my step father told me he'd give
me pair of boots il | did it.' He
said in reply to further intorrosa-
tories "She was walking across
the floor when we were alone one
day and hit her on the head with
piece of the stove iron. She fell
in the fire and | hit her again and
threw her in the creek" Repeated
efforts to elicit the details brought
to light the ignorant innocence of
the boy in the subsequent discovery
of finding the body. When the
motler and the neighbors found
the baby in the branch Linville
ran to the scene and said: "Let
me fetch her odt | threw her in
there" He brought her to the
shore, AM ingeniously related the
circumstances Of the murder, upon
which he was placed un Ter arrest,
and on his own confession was
given life sentence. As there
was no testimony to corroborate
the instigation OF the crime by any
one, OF course it would have been
impossible to convict the step,
father. 1t is unfortunate, howay,
er, that such a childish convict
should be compelled, Tor want of a
state re!ormatory institution, to
dwell for life among the cd and
hardened criminals Of tie state
peritentiary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-08-14
colt UPRlGRT SIZE DIED.
Il Corpse Sitting BoH Upright Driysn
Through MiHedgsylqIe.

corpse o'f''"9 B0H Upright 0r'Ysn
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l'',' " s'o "o'''u S'''i"s poi'
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'"0 o 'n"'I"' Pi1'"'o =" 'ne
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-08-14
A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.

The man who stands upon his
own soil-who feels that by the laws
Of the land in which he livrs, by the
laws of civilized nations, he is the
righttul and exclusive owner of the
land he tils-is by the constitution
Of our nature under a wholesome
influence not easily imbibed by any
other source. lie feels, other
things being equal, more strongly
than another the character of a man
who is the lord of an inanimate
world. Ofthis great and wonder
FIJI sphere which. fashioned by the
hand Of God and upheld by his
power, is rolling through the heav.
ems, a part in his-his from. the
centre to the sky. 1t is the space
on which the generation before
bin moved in its rounds of duties,
and he feels Himself connected by
a visible link with those who tol>
low him, and to whom be is to trans
nit a home. Perhaps his farm
comes down to him through his ia
Tiers. They Lave gone to their
last home but he can trace their
footsteps over the scenes Of his
daily labors. The roof which
shelters him was reared by those to
whom he owes his being. Some
interesting domestic tradition is
connected with every Enclosure.
The favorite fruit was planted by
his fathe 5 hand lie sported in
boghood beside the brook which
still winds through the meadows.
Through the fields lies the path to
the villsMe school of early days.
lie still hears from his window the
voice of the Sabbath bell which
called his father to the house Of
God, and near at hand is the spot
where, when his time has come he
shall be laid by his children. These
are the feelings of the owners Of
the soil. Words cannot paint
chem ; gold cannot buy them they
flow out Of the fountains of the
heart, they ere the life springs of Il
fresh, healthy aud generous ma,
tional character.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-08-14
GETTING RIO or A S0Y-iN.LAW,


Fe"s ~ "S Nf1CHFFACfS bCfVs
About eighteen months ago, says
the st. Louis Globe Democrat, the
daughter of one ofthe most promi-
nent citizens of st. Louis was mar
ried while on visit to New York.
/ The parents were not consulted
about the matt and knew nothing
of it until after the ceremony had
been performed and the young
couple asked for their Blessing.
The bridegroom was young, hand
somes apparently wealthy, and of
unohicetionable character SO far as
could be learned. The bride was
beautiful, well educated, leader
in the upper social circle. To all
appearances it was a splendid
match, and when the couple ar
riyeo here after an exteMded tour,
society received them with open
arms and congratulations were
generally showcrcd upon them.
The father and mother of the bride
seemed to be well pleased with
her choice, and pardon tor the Sc,
cret marriage was freely given.
For short time matters went on
smoothly, and then it was discov
cred that the bridegroom was prac>
tically penniless. The father
made generous contributions from
his own purse to help the young
man along, but as he showed no
desire to help himself this source
OF revenue was eventually cut off.
The young wife then went to city
Official and with tears in her eyes
asked for position for ner hus-
band. Her petition was granted,
and for three months their domes.
tic life again ran OIL smoothly, 2
daughter being born to them dur>
ing this period. But the husband
was not inclined TO be industrious.
He avoided work, did not attend to
his duties and was absent from the
Office for days at a time. AS a re-
suit. his services were dispensed
with.and he was again obliged to
appeal to the generosity of his
father,inslaw. From this time on
he passed the larger part Of his
time in "pool alley" spending his
allowance .oolishly and making no
attempt to improve his condition.
When patience ceased to be
virtue the ftther-iH law decided to
resort TO extreme n surcs and get
rid Of the obnoxious young hus-
band. Accordingly he got his
daughter into room in the upper
story of his residence end locked
her up. When lis scn-in-l W in,
quircl for her he was told that she
had taken her chi and gone to
New York. Two days later the
young man was furnished with a
ticket to the metropolis. but no
money, and he started. As soon
as he was out Of sight the daughter
was set free and IS now living as
happily as possible under the cir
cumstauces at her fathers house.
The young man, thus turned
adrilt, reached New York, and his
wife's family are confident re will
never lie able to earn enough mon
ely to buy a return cickct, and
tonnIy believe they are rid of him,
for awhile, at least.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-08-14
JUDGE GUERRYS SUCCESS.
The Recent Eiettioa Highly Satisfactory
to the Peopie.

A special to the Constitution
from Cuthbert says: "The recent
election of Hon. James H. Query
to the judgeship of the Pataula
circuit meets with universal Ap.
psoyal here. lie is one of the
brightest young lawyers in Geor-
gia, and his friends will not be sat>
is!ied until he is promoted to the
halls of congress. There his splen,
did oratorical powers and brilliant
intellect would have full scope,
and there he could easily win a ma
tional reputation. Ii the means
tine a career ofuscfulness and dis
tinction awaits him asjudgo Of the
Pataula circuit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-08-14
We Can and Do

Guarantee Acker's Blood Elixir for
it has been fully demonit rated to
the people OF this country that it is
superior to all other preparations
for blood diseases. 1t is a positive
cure for syphilitic poisoning, VI
GERS, Eruptions and Pimp.es, 1t
purifes the whole system and thor
ou2hly builds up the constitution.
Scld by w. G. kendrick.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-08-14
TIE LEESBURG DiSTILLsRK.
The Pprest of the article Keee By Or.
A. 3. Duncan.


Hr A. B. Duncan has q distilI-
cry uear Leesburg. Here he makes
tie purest of corn whisky for
which he finds ready sale. He
makes five barrels Of spirits weekly
from Kentucky flint corn. This
is doubtless the only still in this
section of the state. During the
war Colonel Durham, the father.
in-law OF the present owNer, had
an old>fashioDed still at this place.
The confederate government grant
cd him the right to make spirits
under the singular condition that
he should cell each soldiers wife
one gallon per month for the sum
Of five dollars. DIR. Hiisman was
the distributing agent at Albany,
and when the barrel would arrive
a regular rush would be made for
it. Within an hour its contents
would be exhausted. Liquor was
worth fully one hundred dollars
per gallon, and the opportunity tor
making so good an investment was
eagerly embraced by the soldiers
families. A visit to this still is n
pleasant Renaissance. Wars
cruel hand had not blighted this
fruitful section, the granary of the
confedoracy.
Colonel Durham's plantation was
a picture of happy rural life.
Around the big house and the quar-
ters all betokened prosperity and
contentmeht. 1t was in midsum-
mer. The ri,-e led through a we'll
titled cotton field, green with the
verdure of :he growing plant and
bright with blooms.
A sloping declivity led down 10
a shaded hollow, where cold
spring dubbed up. This was utiIiz-
e, and here was the still With its
primitive machinery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-08-14
Eupepsy.

This is what you ought to have,
10 fact, you must have it, TO fully
enjoy life Thousands are search
ing tor it daily, and mourning be,
Cause they find it not. Thousands
upon thousands of dollars are spent
annually by our people in the hope
that they may attain this boon.
And yet it may be had by all
We guarantee that Electric Bitters.
It used according to directions and
the use persisted in, will bring you
good Digestion and GUST the de,
mon Dyspepsia and install instead
Eupepsy. We recommend + ec-
trio Bitters for Dyspepsia and all
diseases IF Liver, Stomach and Ki,i,-
neys. Sold at SOC. and 500 per
bottle by Crouch Bros, Druggist.