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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11
Facts About Rerrieerators.

One of the most important articles
kitchen furniture is the refriG@
Every housekeeper must have 80
in a very short time its cost can be 81
Some housekeepers experience 90.
in keeping their refrigerators sweet
clean: A practical housekeeper rq
told a reporter for the New -
and Express how she kept her i
clean: She said abe Away
cool day for this work, and
is low. All the articles IT'D
taken out and placed in go
and the ice is wrapped in a WOO
She then takes out the chambef.
aud ice rack and washes them tIS.
with soap znd water-a littB ammsn-
IN the vater will soften it. THE shelve.
and rack must be well wiped dry, and
then ris good thing to place them in
the cen air. Wash the Inside of the
refrigerator well with ammonia and
w,er, using a pointed stick to 90 into
* creyices. Wipe every part well with
dry cloth and leave all the doors and
Ids open until the inside is perfectly
dry. Vinegar and water will fake any
stains off the zinc. To keep a re-
'rigerator sweet. food that has the least
to spoil should not be placed
Il it. Take care that the inside is well
Iired and thoroughly dry before re-
placing the shelves and racks and put
ing back the ice. Never put anything
warm into the refrigerator, it is sure to
!. Jure some sensiiEa hpf food.
7seep it in cool f-aS away from fl
End sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11
GOLDEN-ROD.

An idle breeze strayed up and down :
The rusty fields and meadows brown,
Signing u grievous sigh, "Ah, mel
Where can the summer blossoms Der
When suddenly glorious face
Shone on him from a weedy space,
And with an airy, plumy nod,
GOOD afternoonIn said Golden-Rod-
The breeze received her courtesy
And then came hurrYing home to me,
And eagerly this story told:
ave seen a lady dressed in gold,
So shining that the very light
That touches her is doubly bright
She nodded, too, a royal nod"
why, that" said l, sis Golden-Rod-'
Come out and see her where she stands,
Gold on her head and in her hands,n
He cried: and without delay
Went after where he led the way;
And there she stood. all light, all grace
nlumining that weedy place,
And to US both, with airy nod,
Good afternoon!n said Go'den-Rod.
Clara Doty B:ies,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

Dress waists that are past wee3ifnF
should be ripped and the lining washeaf,
ironed and rolled together to serve -;
other ways. They are easily ptoi
together again, sleeve Innings and waisplt
to be worn under jersey; or they ca.
be cut down for children; and will an
swer as well as new for odd pieces needed
in general repairing. Look over con-
denned garments, scissors in hand, and
preserve the patch which may be wanted
tomorrow.
Never finally cast away an old gar
ment without cutting off any buttons or
buckles it may have. A small drawer or
convenient box assigned to holding these
and similar articles, will many time
yield what you want as well as the
variety store could do, and ga penny
saved is penny earned. sturdy Oak
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11


Boston Is rcckoned the best market of
any city in the country for Florida
oranges. Last season over go, 900 boxes
were shipped there, and the number in
creases each season. The Boston dealers
consulted with the board OF health dur
ing the prevalence Of yellow feser to
ascertain what the chances were of the
fruit from Florida beng interfered with
in case 1t was sent here. They were in
formed by TIE health officials that no
restrictions would be placed on its dis
tribution in Boston, as it was not deemed
probable that oranges would convey yell
low fever.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

asleep, for he began work, and soon had
an opening by which he could enter.
Mcknight had come to kill me, but l
did not thirst for his life. As he bent to
enter the window fred over his head
and uttered a shout. He Strengthened
up, lost his balance on the plank, swung
half way round, and tumbled to the
ground. twas only from the second
story, and had he alighted on his feet
he might not have been hurt. But he
turned over and struck head first,
and never knew what hurt him, his neck
being broken by the collision. Whei. he
was dead he was identified as New Or
leans crook named Red Pete, and when
he wrote me the letter he was in Joliet
prison. His only weapon was a knife,
but one thrust of that would have set
tied me forever. York Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

A queer case of credulity has come to
light in Carlisle For three weeks a
band of gypsies were encamped near
Littlestown, a village Just across the
Cumberland line, in Adams County. and
on Wednesday Jacob Felker, an old
farmer, conferred with them and was
told that any money he might hide on
certain spot on his farm would double it.
self in night. To test the matter he
placed $40 in deposit and the next morn
ing found $50. This so elated him that
he went to the Littlestown Bank, drew
out $500, and deposited it, but next
morning, to his dismay, the $500 was
gone, and so were the gypsies. The
gypsies were captured and four of their
number lodged in Jail in Adams County.
PHILADELPHIA Times.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11
Just as coon as Thomson,s.

Poetic Young Lady Gin general country
ore)-''Have you 'Thomson's Seasons
book form2"
New Clerk-''No, ma'aml but we've
pt some in pound packages that we put
p ourselves, just as good. Do you
ant them ground or whole" -DetrOit
rec Press.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11
To Foil a Garroter.

A case of garroting is reported as hav-
ing occurred on First avenue, says the
New York Sun. If this, like the White.
chapel murders, is the beginning of an
epidemic of garroting, such as this city
was visited with nearly thirty years ago.
we will tell possible garrotees the way to
act
When you feel an arm go round your
throat, stihen your neck, throw your
chest forward and whirl yourself, body
and head, violently around in the direc-
ton of the shoulder from which the hos
tile arm sprouts. If you can get away
at all that is the way to do it.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11
Prehistoric Fish in Solid Rock.

A most remarkable discovery has been
made az the Salomonic Quarries in Indi-
ana. The blasts at this quarry are set
off by battery, and are very powerful.
Recently a blast opened up tissue
which was filled with clear water,
brackish to the taste. The hole was
about twelve inches wide, ten feet long
aud eight feet deep, the bottom and in
sides being solid rock, and completely
isolated. The water in it was as in q
marble BASIN In the water were found
numerous fish and frogs, which differed
from the ordinary species in that they
had no eyes. From the surroundings
it would seem that the fish and frogs
had lived there thousands OF years.
Several places in these quarries show
traces of volcanic action. Com mereiG
Enquirer.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

do you remember Craig Tolliver, ~
sand a S:2sSsssc. a Chicago Nail re-
I,S1s sSNbout year ago
| fots a. .fhToughout Eastern
kentucky as TEe terror of Rowan County.
He was as nervy as he was wicked, and
with little whisky aboard and brace
of good pistols, which were part of his
being, he would face band of Comanche
Indians The day l refer to Cooper IL
Bailey's Circus q think that was the
name) gave performance in Morehead,
the county seat of Rowan, and Tolliver
came to town to see the show. He was
loaded with tanglefoot whisky and the
butts of two large navy revolvers pro-
truded from his hip pockets. While
watching the man in ticket wagon
selling tickets an idea struck him. He
went around to the opposite side of the
tent, cut long slit in the canvas, pinned
back the ends, and proceeded to admit
the people at half rate, in opposition to
the wagon at the main entrance. Those
who had no money were passed in COM
plimentary.
''The circus people came down upon
him with whoop, but he used forcible
arguments, and handled his navies so
gracefully that the show contingent ac-
cepted the situation and made the best
of bad state of affairs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11
Hardly Penitent.

"oh, ma, cried little Lii, bursting
nto tears; "Johnnie took five cents out
# my bank"
"What made you take your sisters five
istNts, you naughty boy2" said Mrs.
Brown to her young hopeful.
because" replied little Johnnie, 81
Ouldn't get the quarter out. "-NelO York
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

N. J. Colman, Commissioner of Agri-
culture, has charge Of the arrangements
for the display Of American agricultural
products At the Paris Exposition next
spring. a large sum of money was ap-
propriat.d by the general Government
to defray the expenses OF the entire dis
play, and Of the total amount $50, COO
WAS set apart for the agricultural In
.o-o.x
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

u sennie, don't you know that it is
not good form to open your mouth so
wide and make so much noise when you
laughl'
"Well, l know, mamma, but as long
as you have my dress sleeves made so
tight, I can't laugh in my sleeye, and
there's no use trying and you know
should die if 1 could't laugh somehow. u
-DnnriNe Rres-e
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

Many housekeepers are at a loss. say
the C0urier-JouFndl, to know what to III
for children who must take their dinner
TO school, or the husbands and son
whose lunches must be eaten from home
The following dainties will be found ex
cellent for such:
Sandwiches-Cut slices of frcsn bread
from which remove the crust. Take tn,
fat from slices of cold ham, and chop thu
lean very fine. To every teacup o
chopped ham add half teaspoonful o
French mustard and the mashed yolk o
a hard boiled egg; mix well together
Butter the bread; spread with prepare7
meat and roll up tightly. -
Potted Ham-Cut some slices
cold boiled ham; mince very linz
every pound of lean meat a.
pound of fat; pound all d
mortar to fine paste, gradut >
half a teaspoonJul of poun1t
cayenne pepper, and a little
with a sprinkle of grated nutmeg.
all the ingredients we'll mixed. PucfSl
in small jars, and spread on buttereC
bread when wanted for lunch.
Chopped Spiced Beef-Chop tw'
pounds OF raw beef and small piece O.
suet; season with pepper, salt aud lit
tie bunch of dried sweet herbs. Ado
two eggs, half teacup of bread crumbs
and tablespoonful of butter; mix anc
work in q roll, with little -four II
make stick together. Bake in a pan
let get cold and slice for lunch.
saI TfrrN In Ia Of !
pieces; put in kettle and cover W !
cold water; boil gently for two uFs,
then add an onion, six pepEones, a
dozen cloves, half g teasnful of ground
allspice, a blade of n, with pepper
and salt, and simmne hour longer.
Take out the Z, remove the bones,
pick to piecand put in a mold. Boil Z
the liadown, strain and add teacup
,Inegar; pour it over the meat and let I
nd twenty-four hours. When cold
IN out and slice very thin, and eat :
tn bread and butter. :
Pressed Chicken-Take large, we'll
OWN chicken ian old one Will answer !
lex and SINCE; put in kettle with cold :
ter to cover; place over a moderate :
and simmer gently for two or three
1rs, or until the meat falls off the {
nes. When done pick to pieces; put
bones and skin back in the kettle :
l boil until the liquor is reduced one
f; then strain and season with salt
/ pepper; mix with the chicken; pour
whole in a square mold and stand .
de over night. When hard and cold
n out and slice thin.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11
He Became Reconciled, Too.

lenderfoot TO Dakota hotel pro
.stor)-''You say your charges are 50
n day without, or 81 per day with po-
toes. 1 think those rates are ridicu-
Us and exorbitant.
Proprietor with one hand on q gun.
d pointing out of window to private
metery with the other)-''There are a
Amber of gentlemen out there as held
e same views at first, but they became
onciled m-Ieras .Siftinqs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

r-6e Ausfrian Consul at YOkohoma,
an. REPORTS great difference in com
j IA morality between the merchants
ln p china nd Japan. The japanese, he
ertneiiher enterprising nor up
Int. L the Cinnamon are solid and
'.rSustwqy IN every respect.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

''The cotton planters of the South,
have shoYn, . asserts the Boston Cu'tica.
tor, what cooperation among the farm
ers may accomplish in breaking down a
grasping mganpoly A '.jute baggina
trust" atteTaptedsto force the planters 10
pay exorbitsnt prices for the jute bag.
ging used IS a covering for cotton bales.
Experiments have been made with course
cotton sheeting, which is much cheaper.
and which is considered satisfactory by
the New York Cotton Exchange and the
Liverpool Cotton Association. Thus the
cheap shseting will doubtless largely
take the place of artiiciaIly dear jute
begging"
The ,no4ber ~ Nro,..t.-
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

The tree from the milk of which the
india rubber Of commerce is made grows
well in Southern California, and extern
sive preparations are being made for
plaptinr it.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

Halifax, Nova Scotia, claims to be the
healthiest city on the continent, the
death rate the past year having been
lower than in airy other American city.
Not single case of diphtheria has been
reported within the last six months.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11
Baked OF HIS PREY.

II you were certain in your own mind
that man sought your life, and that he
prs ,let aesist Bqt;l cue q The ofilsF
Fl 5s4 AeEe dead, enc feeling T0hsd be
hAI'ais oIle No Inattef hcT brave you
fle' you c3nid not hide voar anxiety
i a1Earn 10 mazf4l how sstf61e your
aisry gou would feel ia9lSeE ups Ect
~ sena -y0e word t5-dng Thar ] seek
your life and will not rest until have
seen you dead at my feet, and au hour
after you receive the message you will
be changed man. You can't help but
worry, and the more you worry the
sooner your nerve will 60. If I was to
fight you fair and openly, you would not
hesitate. 1t is the knowledge that am
to strike you at an unexpected moment,
that may stab you in the street car, shoot
you down in the park, cut your throat
while you sleep, that unsettles you and
makes your flesh creep.
While member of Pinkerton's de-
tective force l made the arrest of a high
way robber at Madison, Wis. He was
arrested for a robbery committed in ILL
nois five months before, and had been
on the case two months when l finally
ran him down. He was a machinist by
trade, and was then working in shop.
l proved HIN to be an old crook and a
dangerous one, and was satisfied tina. he
went into the shop to battle pursuit; but
1t seemed to strike others differently.
The req rters wrote him up as one anx-
ious to form, and they wrote me down
as bloodhound hanging to his trail, and
so considerable public sympathy was
aroused for him. l then had proofs Of
four other crimes committed by him, any
one OF which would send him to prison,
but | had to keep silent and take public
criticism Ny man got a sentence of five
years, and he had scarcely departed for
prison when received through the mail
a note reading:
lyon have by money and perjury sent
an honest man to prison. You knew he
was honest and ardworking Ycu
's.ses--sti TO glorify yourself. The poor
fellow is@- friend of mine. and l have
sworn to revenge him. Take notice
that win have your life on the first
opportunity
There was no signature to the letter,
but | knew at a glance that the writer
meant business. 1t was a plain, bold
hand, and after half au hours study l
made these deductions:
II rrac ~ l.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11
PITII AND POINT.

Words of cheer-Hurrahl Tiger
The rag-gatherer's business is picking
up little.
black bear that has been eaten Is
a bruin-et.
'Tm considerably worsted, - as the
stocking said.
Stands to reason-the reasoner when
he is tired of sitting.
Instead of the French in Tunis,
wouldn't it be more grammatical - =;
the French in tune are2-SiftiHgs- -
A wealthy old farmer who has iseven
good -for-nothing sons, says he is satisfied
/ that there is no money in raising bsQts-
Funny that a fast young man neTefa
begins to think about settling down I'M
til it has become utterly impossible for
him to settle up.
Now the woodses change their color
And the folkses change their clothes
Soon the head of navigation
WI peep through its robe OF SHOWS.
Duluth Photographer.
"Oh, you have come first at last; you
we're always behind before, was the
oueer greeting 4 schoolmaster gave TO
the first boy at schooL.-DetTo1 Free
Press.
McGurrigan was naturalized yesterday.
He said that the process Of making a
foreign-born man native Of the United
States was exceedingly pleasing. -Nelo
York Nelss.
There was young maid Miss Howard
Who was a most pitlful coward
For a cute little mouse
Scared her oat of the house
And chased her all over the coward.
In Russia they teach bears to dance by
placing them on a hot floor. In the
chicago grain exchange they make them
dance by raising the price of wheat
seyenty-fye cents bushel.
care you winking at me because you
think Pm a country jake, SIR" demand
ed the new clerk at the drug store,
loudly and beligerently, as he paused in
the act of drawing glass of soda water
for a customer. ''James," hurriedly
called out the proprietor, ''come and tie
up this licorice for this boy. I'll wait
on Alr. Rambo myself. ~ Ctieag0 Tri-
5uHe
A Chance to Get Even.-Office Boy
''Please, sir, here's man 10 see you"
ImEecunious Doctor Healthy manN
Office Boy-''Yery much healthy. Got
something in his hand looks like bill"
Impecunious Doctor struck with brill
liant ideal-'Let him come in. I'll
give him fifty cents on account; he will
faint, and I'll charge him two dollars
for reviving him. fine.
Hadi Husse in Ghooly Khan,
Most puissant Persian man,
Just arrived from Teheran:
Good morning, sir. How do you dol
And how IS Mrs HadU Ghooi
--zeIsI now arss.s-. Id lIts7sz s5s72ss-----
Come tell US, Hadji, ali tie news.
We're glad to see you, minister,
OH Zoroastrian wOrshiper,
Take off your things. and sit right down;
You are at home in Washington.
-Wdshingf0A Critic.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

81 say, Brown, you know Shorty pretty
veil, don't your
''Oh, yes"
''What kind of fellow is he?n
"Well Shorty is a man who generally
aries his money in his inside pocket. ="
Epoch.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

''This is a great year for chestnuts, "
said John Powers, gatekeeper at Tom
linson's bridge, to New Haven Neics
man. "Whenever crabs are plenty the
chestnut crop is small, and when crabs
are scarce you may depend upon an
abundance of chestnuts. Some years |
have seen crabs swimming on top of the
water beneath the bridge by hundreds,
and this season l haven't seen a solitary
crab. Other men whose business CALI
them along the water front have noticed
the same thing. 1t is fact, too. -
chestnuts are plenty"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

According to the Je,sis1 Gasette, of the
24l clothing manufacturers in the City
of New York 9S4 arc Hebrew firms. The
Hebrews are also largely engaged in
cigarmaking, employing over eight thou
sand hands aud producing over six hun
dred million cigars yearly.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.


Two tea-cups well heaped) of coffee
and sugar weigh one pound; two tea
cups QeveD of granulated sugar, weigh
one pound; two tea cups of soft butter
well packed) weigh one pound; two.
tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar =
flour weigh one ounce; one table
full well rounded) of soft butteI -
one ounce; one pint theaped
lated sugar weighs fourteen SIN
above measures, arranged n, w
loa, will occasionally PROV
venielt to the cook. IsoII
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

gave the writer On me au.,..y ".
letter thirty days to come out of prison,
and ten more to get himself in shape to
begin the campaign. | was not far
WIRING. On the thirty-eighth day after
receiving the warning, as / boarded a
Stte street car to come down town, my
man was a passenger. He was a mau
who exactly corresponded to the picture
I had drawn, and it never occurred to
me that I could be wrong. While was
sizing him up from the corner of my
eye, I saw that he was taking my meas
urt- purposely turned my head to let
hirn see scar on my neck. aud when
glanced at him again was sure that he
was satisfied of my identity. Now, the
ehilse had begun. He had sworn to have
my life, andI knew by the set of his jaw
and the compression Of his lips that he
had still further resolved. Where had
he been in prison, and what forf His
face was strange to me. Had desired
to take an unfair advantage, could
have run him in as a suspect or trumped
up some charge to hold him and investi-
gate his record, but 1 wouldn't do that.
It was to be fair fight. He would ask
Ior no outside heip, anu prlue Would
forbid me to.
When left the car he followed me TO
the Office, stopped at the door to speak
TO q messenger, aud he asked the mes
senger who ! was Then he hi.d me
dead, " as the saying is, and there was
room for no further doubt 1t so hap
pened that at that time l was detailed
on case in the city. But for this |
should have been going and coming,
and he would have had hard work to
keep me In view was very regular in
my routine. had my meals at the same
hour each day, and at the same place.
At certain hour in the evening went
to certain hotel, played three games of
pool, drank one glass Of beer. sat and
smoked acigar, and then took the car to
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11
St. Louis doctor has removed i

St. Louis doctor has removed the
iAins from dozen different frogs aud
healed the wound and let them go.
They went of as if nothing had happened
out OF the usual, and it was plain that
they had lost nothing of value. A frog
which depended on his brains in
stead OF his legs would stand a mighty
poor show in puddle near school
house.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

A new device of the Patriotic League
of France is to engrave on monuments
the dgures is5o-1s-, the blank being
the date of the War of Revenge, which
is left to the imagination.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

The reason
III Ia is very generally and geE-
Il, .7way, Brown" said he to a
~ ~ & Sfit other day, ''can you tell me
a 10 $much 1 owe you?"
~ ~ 'Tertainly," replied his friend with
N. eeetant anxiety, ''just seventeen dol
NJ land a half"
A pause followed, which was broken
by the remark; 81 thought perhaps you
might have some reason for asking
81 had" replied Billy, 81 was in
hopes you had forgotten it. "-Mercha1,t-
Iraceler.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11
attle of Long Ago.

SSHeiress (sadly)-'No, Mr..
- my heart is dead to the tender
Don. The only man l ever loved,
! could ever love, was killed at the
LATHE of-of-'
Mr.. Jimsen disappointed and reaching
pr his hat)-"Lundy's Lanep-Sytinqs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

A man consulted two doctors. One
told him to drink nothing between
meals. The other forbade him to drink
anything at meal times. He paid both
for advice, but it rather weakened his
confidence IN doctors.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-01-11

The census of 1890, preparations for
which are already being made, promises
to show in the United States q popula-
tim Of more than 70, 600, 600.