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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-02
NO SUBSCRIPTION FOR

NO SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE FAIR IN CHlCAC0.
Chicago Aug. l (SpecaD.-The long talked OF meet
ing of Chicago people which was to capture the
Worlds Fair for this city occurred this afternoon In
the City Council Chamber. There were about IT'S
members OF the committee in attendance 1t was ex-
pee ted that the sum OF money which was TO make
New-York look sick" would be pledged at once but
New-York was magnanimously respited. Not dollar
was raised, and beyond appointing committees and
adopting enthusiastic resolutions, nothing OF tm-
porance was done The fact of the matter IS that
while the Chcagosns have been making great otftcry
over the alleged lack of harmony in the New-fork
committee they have failed note the discussions In
their own ranks The Illinois stats Zeitung,' which
is a great power among the Germans throughout the
West is opposed to the project. In published In
terview, It's editor said that Chicago had no greae
museums galleries of art, grand drives, palaces etc,
and would make a botch OF the show, 1t had done
of The scmcentennial anniversary last year. A.
morning paper, answering him, says
The foreigner wants TO see st0ckyaNis and ehsva-
tors. They interest him. Foreigners como hcre 10
see Chicago. They would be disappointed were it
pale reflex Of Berlin"
Tho real estate men are unanimous In their clamor
10 have the fair here. but they are much divided In
their views as 10 the exact spot. Every man thinks
that his subdivision would be the only place tor- ths
buildings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-02

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~ and 10 70 Peggy Dswdle colt 80 io and 20 70 l.
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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Why NIondav2

Where so much depends upon order
and accuracy in the management of the
housekeeper, it is not always easy to pro-
portion the work of each day. Too
much is thrown upon Monday and Tues
day. Why not postpone washing till
the latter day. On Monday the house
can be put to rights, bread baked aud
desserts made for that day and the next
That night the table may be laid and
covered with netting used for this pur-
pose alone, the clothing put in soak, and
all the materials made ready for break
fast. Where there is but one domestic,
or none at all, the weeks labor IS thus
under much better control. The first
meal should consist of few dishes, aud
the dinner may all be previously cooked
save the vegetables The domestic,
who swept hall, steps and piazza while
the fire was kindling. has only to remove
tbs breakfast things, wash the dishes
and go to her laundry work. On
Wednesday she IS not over latigued by
the previous days work and there is
time enough TO keep the house clean
during the remainder OF the week,
finishing up odd Jobs on Monday.
Where two or more girls are kept the
same custom might well prevail, by
which means the COOK will be able to do
all the cooking so that the food may be
as nicely served as usual.-Ihe Hons
Maker.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
a oouNrRY Ev.nN1Na

Away from sounding she q and mountain
side.
Icame to where a country village lies;
And here watch the moon rise through the
Ard sit arrest beneath the summer skies.
The twilight thickens fast, and now the birds
Are sleeping; hushed are all their happy
calls.
Acr,ss the village green the parish church
Stands, ivy-clsd, with moonbeams on its
walls.
The house-dog, lying near me, starts to hear
Tie restless horses neighing in their stalls;
The cricket chirps above the willows sigh,
While fits the bat where deepest shadow
falls
The night wears on; the village lies asleep;
Ny soul drinks deep draught of perfect
Old dreams come back mid future visions
Old loves awake that slumbered in the
breast.
On such night theisoul is free, and fees
Tie world of care, and pain and troubled
and could I sing that deep, sweet peace, the
song
Would rise to angels ears and thrill the
-EdHS acEme,, idielon, in Independent
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
THIS ELEGANT PARLoR SUIT
ONLY
TWENTY.sEvEN DOLLARS.


One day a mild, meek looking woman
came in, examined the furniture and in
vested. She took a. receipt for her
money, left her address, and was bowed
out by the smiling salesman, who as
sured her that 1.-The things would be
sent right away" N due time the
wagon arrived at the young woman's
house and backed up in front of the
door,
Hold on" said the purchaser, don't
unload yet"
Then she climbed on the van and made
a very peculiar examination of the load
At last she said to the driver:
"I'll go back with you to the store.
These are not the goods purchased"
And back she did go, despite protests
and assurances that everything was all
right When she walked in she was not
the mild-maunered creature of two hours
before.
You've tried to swindle me, " she
cried. 81 bought one set Of furniture
and you sent me another Now, l want
what 1 paid you for. How do know?
Because in every article of that set you
sold me stuck a pin while you were
not looking. Now, I'm going to pick
out my property and see that you send
it over If you don't there'll be trouble"
There was no trouble, and the little
woman is again looking for a sharp
merchant with a similar bargain on
hand.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
AHunter in Great Luck.

Jacob Pluff, hunter, living at Hy-
ner's. Clinton county, Penn, had a sur
prising adventure with bears while deer
hunting a few days ago, within mile OF
his house. He was standing on a run
way, waiting for the passing of deer
which his dogs had started on the ridge,
when half grown bear came out of the
scrub oaks only few feet from where
he stood. He forgot about the deer he
was lying in wait for and shot the bear.
The deer came bounding toward him as
he was in the act of firing, and the re
port of the gun turned It in another
direction. Pluff fired his remaining
barrel after the deer, but was too late to
hit it.
The young bear had been killed in its
tracks, but before Pluff could reload his
gun the mother of the young bear, which
had given peculiar cry as it fell and
died, came tearing out of the brush, and
pausing only long enough to smell the
dead body of its cub, rushed upon the
hunter. He ran around and around two
trees that stood close together where he
had been standing. and the bear pressed
him so closely that he was unable to load
his gun, and at last, seeing that hand
to hand contest was his only chance, he
drew bis pocket knife, which had long
keen blade, and turning quickly on his
pursuer, buried the blade up to the han
die between the bears eyes. She at once
turned all her attention to efforts to
knock the knife out with her fore paws,
and while she was thus engaged Puff
loaded his gun and shot the bear through
the heart
The appearance of the two bears hav-
ing spoiled the deer hunt for the day,
Pluff started for home to get help in
carrying in the bodies of the two bears.
He had bear trap set near the edge of
4 swamp, which was but 4 short distance
off of his direct course home, and he
turned in to take look at it as he was
passing He found big he bear fast by
one of its fore paws in the trap and,
sitting en- its launches, a short distance
away, gazing at the efforts of the old
bear to release itself from the trap and
whining piteously, was another young
bear Fluff put the old bear out of its
misery by sending a rife ball through its
brain, and brought the cub down with a
load of buckshot as it was hurrying to
make its escape in the bushes. From the
time of the killing of the first bear to
the bringing down of the last one, Plutf
calculated that not more than twenty five
minutes elapsed. The four were appar-
emily all members of one family.-Ns5
York Tines
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

Adobe houses are made of unburned
brick. They are common in Texas,
Mexico, Central and South America.
The bricks are made of loamy earth,
containing about two-thrds fine sand
and one third clayey dust. This mess is
mixed with water and then pressed into
molds of the required size. Taken from
the molds, the adobes are placed on
edge on the ground and left to harden
in the sun. In few days they are hard,
compact bricks, without a crack. They
are laid with mud mortar, and at the
completion of every two feet of the
structure an interval of one week is al
lowed for drying, and a similar space of
time between the completion of the walls
and the putting on of the roof. The
houses are usually one-story high, and
the inside is plastered before the roof is
put on. The duration of these houses is
much greater than would be supposed,
as there are number now in existence
which have stood more than a century.
--NeS York DiSpltch.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15


Some Western authorities claim the
potato crop Of 1888 TO be the heaviest
ever grown in the United States. Thus
the Farmer's Rerieo estimates the crop
as PIG, GAG, 159 bushels, against 1s4, 600, :
600 bushels in 1885,, 14s, O0o, 900 in 1886,
Us, 900, 600 in 1855, $50, 600, oOOin 1884,
and POS. coo, 600 in 1888. It is claimed
the average yield viii be equal to that
0. 1888, viz, SIS bushels per acre.
Among all the Western States Iowa
raises the largest crop of potatoes,
followed BY Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
and Illinois. In this section of the
country some damage occurred from frost
and rot following excessive moisture.
In fact, We hear of serious losses from rot
throughout 4 large extent of country,
aud We believe it is imncssible to form a
correct estimate of the bushels of mer-
charitable and marketable potatoes as the
outcome Of the 1883 crop. In fact,
from what we learn, we imagine the
Western potato crop shows up better
than taat Of the East.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Trnenriters rnr Secret Serriee.

"a great improvement has been made
in typewriters within the past few
years"
A dealer in these articles was explain
ing their mechanism to a reporter.
Gwen now they have been so far per
fected that an expert writer can turn out
copy much faster than by using a pen.
A new departure, however, has been
made. An Englishman has invented an
ingenious method of producing cipher
or secret communication by mechanical
means. 1t is adapted for use on type
writers Or similar writing machines
where the type or corresponding index
scale, dial or pointer is capable of being
moved or al jlsted. The typewriting
machines to be used for the purpose are
made in duplicates, so that the two in
dex scales correspond with each other
in the arrangement of their characters,
but differ from any other pair of ma
chimes Since the index scale is ad lust
able it may be shifted in two correspond
ing machines. so that one or more Of the
characters is moved out of its normal po-
sition and. in Consequence, when the
operator strikes q certain letter on the
keyboard, another totally different will
be printed. Thus he can continue and
write out an entire letter. which, to the
Gninitiated, will seem lik6 nothing more
ihan a confused tumble Of characters.
70 decipher whatever has been written
it is only necessary for the individual
who has the clew to shift the index scale
IN the opposite direction from that used
h y tlRaise--eEiginal operator. and then, by
striking on the keyboard the characters
Of the secret communication, the cor
rect message will be printed.-Ne0 York
Nail ant Express
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
rattOoIng ConrIets for IdentiflcatIon.

1.-THE latest fad in prison manage
nent, said prison Official, lis tat
tooing. 1t is ready means of identi-
tication, and is bound to become popular
IN prison management My idea is to
tattoo a convict every time he is i'm
prisoned, and then we'll have his record
as clear as the moon at midnight. Let
each penal institution adopt a different
mark or monogram and the problem Of
identifying convicts will be solved. It
is the simplest and best system vet pro.
posed. To some persons it may seem a
harsh as branding, but it isn't. Tattoo
ing isn't painful, and the marks coad
be put on the convict's back, arm or
legs, and would not embarrass refoned
convicts. Tattooing is now followdin
several penal institutions abroad. nd 1
understand that it is TO be introduced
IN the state prison at Joliet, ID 1t
might be a good thing to try in tleErie
County Penitentiary.-B ufdlo JbrssS.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Who're the Day Regins.

According to the way in which this ar
rangement is now carried out, the first
land that the new day dawns upon is
Easter Island about 230 miles west of
tho coast of Chill, South America That
is to say, the d of July breaks here
within few hours of the LIST, having
broken on the American coast to the
east, and the two days run on alongside
the I'd in Easter Island and places west,
the list in all places on the American
continent. We may, therefore, realize
the idea-that at 7 go o'clock any morn
ing Of our lives in Great Britain the next
day is commencing in the world, and is
10 be found at this little island in the
Pacific Ocean, whence, in due course, it
will travel round to us. But to have
thus the start of the world Is not an IN
mitiGated advantage to these islanders
! Suppose one of them sails east to America
what is the result! He will find that
they keep the day there under differ
ent date, and he will have to reckon one
day in his calendar twice over to put
himself right with their notions. On
the other hand, if an American crosses
from east to west this wonderful magic
line where the day begins he will ind the
dates in this fresh part of the world are
one in advance of him, and he must
needs strike day out Of his calendar to
keep up with the times. This fact was
curlously illustrated in the case of Ma
gellan, the Portuguese Captain, who
sailed around the world from east to west
in 1922, and having crossed the magic
line of days BIRTH in his wanderings,
his calendar became, of course, day in
arresr The sailors were completely ig-
norsnt of this. and finding, on landing
at home, that their Sabbath was falling
on a Monday, they accused one another
of tampering with the reckoning. 1t
was not for some time that the true and
simple explanation of the wonderful loss
of time was discovered Cham6ers's
,J0qrHaL
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
a TAP AT THE Door.


a hand tapped at my door low down, low
down, -"
l opened it and saw two eyes of brown.
Two lips of cherry red,
A little curly head.
Abtnuy, fairy sprits in dress of white
Who said, with lifted face. ePana good-
nightp e''
She climbed upon my knee, and. kneeIipp
there,
Lisped softly, solennly, her little PRAYER:
Her meeting finger tips.
Her pure, sweet baby Inns
Carried my soul with hers, half unaware.
Into some clearer and diviner air.
1 tried to lift again, but all in vain,
OF scientific thought the subtle chain,
So small, so small,
Ny learning all;
Though could call each star and tells liz
place,
Ny child's "Our Father bridged the gulf OF
space.
I sat with folded hands at rest, at rest,
Turning this solemn thought within my
breast:
How faith would fade
IfGod had made
No children in this world-no baby age
Only the prudent man or thoughtful sage.
Only the woman wise, no little arms
No clasp around our neck; no baby charms,
No loving care,
No sinless prayer,
No thrill of lisping song, no pattering feet,
No infant heart against our heart to beat
Then if a tiny hand, low down,
Tap at thy heart Or door; all do not frown;
Bend low TO meet
The little feet,
To clasp the chnging hand; the child will be
Nearer heaven than thee-nearsr than thee
Lille E Barr, IN Boston Times.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Vaccination.

That smallpox has greatly declined in
England dur ng the past fifty years is
apparent from figures which have been
published b. q. HearE J horne From.
1888 to 1912 the deaths from smallpox in
England amounted to i7.2 per 100, 600 ;
in ISSO-S4 the death rate was Go per
100, 600 He thinks that vaccination
has not only direct influence in causing
this reduction in the number of victims
to smallpox, but that it has also a
tendency to decrease the liability to the
disease of children of vaccinated parents
In this connection it IS interestingto note,
the MsdicaL Press states, that out of the
five thousand children born every month
in Paris only thousand are vaccinated
by the medical officers appointed for that
purpose. The remaining four thousand
infants are. therefore, either vaccinated
bv private practitioners OF not at all.
Seeing, however, that more than half the
population apply for and receive gratui-
tous medical attendance, and that half
the burials are gratuitous, 1t IS very I'M
likely that all of the four thousand are
vaccinated at the cost of the parents.
1t nav fairly be assumed that a large
proportion are not vaccinated at all, and
that is why smallpox exists as an endemic
disease at Paris, and does not disappear,
as it has done, to great extent, in
Germany.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Delicious Pancakes.

Pancakes made from the following re.
clpe are delicious: Beat up three eggs
in quart of milk, make it up into a
batter with -four, little salt, spoonful
of ground ginger and a little grated
lemon peel; let it be of q fine thickness
and perfectly smooth. Clean your fry.
ing pan thoroughly, and put into it a
good lump Of dripping; when it is hot
pour in cupful Of batter an6-ff75Ss It It run
all over of an equal thickness; shake the
pan frequently that the batter may not
stick, and when you think it is done or
one side, toss it over, if you cannot turn
it with a cake turner; and when both
sides are of nice light brown, lay it on
q dish before the fire, strew sugar over it,
and do the rest in the same manner.
They should be eaten Immediately or
they will become heavy. If you have
no maple syrup, caramel sauce is very
nice to serve with them. Brooklyn Citi-
ZEN
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
WORDS OF WISDOM.


Avoid moods and pets and fits OF
sulkiness.
Study well the human body, the mind
is not far off.
Never charge bad motive if good
one is conceivable.
We never thoroughly know man
until we hear him laugh.
Passionate expressions and vehement
assertions are no arguments.
Originality is the faculty of adapting
an old idea to a new occasion.
Fame, like lightning, generally strikes
the man who's not expecting It.
A Prince has, in reality, need but of
eyes and ears; his mouth only serves him
for smiling
Princes are brought up to live with all
the world-alI the world ought to he
brought up to live with Princes.
Argument will pull wise man down
TO the level of a fool, but it never raises
fool up to the plane of a wise man.
To be the friend of sovereign, one
must be without passion, without ambi-
tion, without selishness-foresee and
clearseeing short, not man.
Life is not dated merely by years.
Events are sometimes the best calendars.
There are epochs in our existence which
cannot be ascertained by a formal appeal
to the registry.
A happiness that is quite undisturbed
becomes tiresome. We must have ups
and downs. The difficulties which are
mingled witt owe awaken passion and
increase pleasure.
A moderate understanding, with dill
gent and well directed application, will
go much farther than more lively gen
ius attended with that impotence and
inattentiou which too often accompany
quick parts.
There's no coming back on the i'm
petuous stream of life. And we must all
set our pocket watches by the clock of
fate. There is a headlong, fortnight
tide that bears away man with his fan
cies likea straw, and runs fast in time
and space.
Ambition is full of distraction; it
teens with stratagems, and IS swelled
with expectations as with a tympany. 1t
sleeps sometimes as the wind in a storm,
still and quiet for minute, that it may
burst out into an impetuous asst till the
cordage of its heart strings crack.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
Yeneering Frame Houses.

A construction detail that Is gaining
much popularity in some Western cities
is the bricking in of frame houses. The
building is sided up with matched stuff,
as if complete; then brick face wall,
four inches thick is laid in contact with
the exterior, tied on by spikes about
every sixth course. A boy distributes
them all around on top of the wall.
They are held in the mortar bed ready,
and driven through into the siding until
the heads are flush with the face of the
wall, when the next courses are laid, and
so on. The walls present the appearance
of solid masonry, are durable, and, as
they add to the warmth of the build
ings, seem to present substantial recon-
mendations. especially in severe eli.
mates.-American BaildeF.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15
The Dutch Law of Regal Succession.

As the Dutch Legislature has fixed
the law OF succession to the throne on
the death of the present King in the per-
son of his only daughter, there will not
probably be any serious political dis
turbance in case of the demise of the
aged monarch, but the question of her
marriage will form one Of the great
problems of the next decade, at the ex-
piration of which period the young
Princess will be freed from the regency.
OF course the German Chancellor has
already settled his plans that she should
marry German prince, looking gradu-
ally to the absorption of the rich and
thrifty kingdom to the ranks of the
German Empire. The fact is that Am
sterdam forms one Of the natural outlets
for Germany's foreign commerce, and
the few rich and prosperous colonies
that Holland possesses would prove to be
of inestimable value, both in a COM
mercial and maritime point of view,
to the great German Empire. But Eng
land is not likely acquie>c in any such
a solution to the question, as it is to her
interests that Belgium and Holland
should remain intact under a strong
system of neutrality. 1t is indeed
rumored in Dutch court circles that the
young princess might find a congeniaI
mate in Prince George, the second son of
the Prince of Wales, but that selection is
likely TO find but scant favor within the
Councils u me uerIuau Fatherfan6.@
San Francisco Ctroni-is.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-15

wife again9" asked the niece, thought.
fully. eyes" said Mrs. Odell, slowly,
81 have seen her-quite recently"
"Your story was really quite too in.
/ teresting, Mrs Odell, " murmured pretty
Mrs. Mortimer, rising languidly from her
steamship chair. you quite made US
forget how late and cold it is getting.
Thanks, so much Colonel, may
trouble you for that shawl l think ]
will 20 down now. Come along, Sybille.
A demain, gentlemen Mrs. Odell-
good night
The eyes of the two ladies met as she
moved away; but eyes tell no tales,
and some women can keep a secret
Drake's Magaziae.