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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01
A Monarch of the Air.

The king bird IS a monarch of the air.
Small of form and swift Of flight, he
rufaes UP his feathers and attacks the
mighty hawk with as little fear as he
would q harmless robin. He sounds his
warning rattle as he swoops toward some
feathered rival, and twists and turns,
driving his strong bill into some yuInera-
BILE part, and keeping up the warfare
until he tires Of it Near Spruce cabin
a big speckled hen IS busy with a chirp-
/ ing brood of little chickens. The mother
( has a vagrant spirit, and persists in roam
/ ing out of the barnvard and wandering
in the outlaying fields with her futtering
family. \ few days ago a hawk came
down from the peak of Goose Pond Noun
tain, and swooping upon one OF the little
I chicks rose into the air with 1t, leaving
the old hen in a state of squawking ter
rcr. The hawk, TO show its fearlessness,
flew with great deHberation toward big
oak, with the evident intention of de
vouring its prey gpon the stalwart
branches. \ dark speck came out Of The
tree, and with many dart and curve
rose high IN the air.
The hawk recognized it as the king
bird, about the only bird that Is capable
of filing him with fear, and making him
swerve from his course and halt in his
masterful fight. He showed his fear by
increasing his speed and turning about
as though TO retreat. The king bird
pursued his upward fight until he could
look down upon the broad back Of the
bow, he shot down and lit upon ia
tluttecing bit of concentrated rage. The
hawk darted, poised and swooped, but
that mite upon him chung, iabbing its
bill again and again into the tender flesh
near its wings. The pain was too great
TO bear, and so he folded his powerful
wings and dropped like a shot toward the
earth. But the king bird was not vet
weary, and he swiftly followed, fighting
all the time like demon The old hen
had been an interested spectator of the
fight, and when she saw the hawk de-
scend she spread out her wings and few
heavily toward him to fight him away
from her young. But the hawk was too
wary to permit her to reach him, and be-
fore he had dropped within the range Of
her power of fight he spread out his
wings again and shot upward.
The chicken which he still held in his
claws, small as it was, hampered him a
trife, and he dropped il when near the
earth and devoted all MS attention to
Kidding himself of the little tormentor
that was still fighting him with claws
and beak. He sped away to his noun
tain home, and was nearly there before
the king bird ceased his attack. The OLD
hen ran with manyan encouraging cackle
TO its injured little one that was lying,
downy ball, upon the spot where the
hawk had dropped it. 1t was sui awe,
but 1t died the next day from the wounds
in its back made by the hawk CLAWS
Nel7 York Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01
Stories of the Shah.

The Shah of Persia, when he visited
Europe in 1873, was said TO be forUy-tive
years of age, whence the humblest stu
dent of Cocker will conclude that he is
now sixty-one. When he was only forty
five he was slim, had bright eyes, and was
a good rider. He has now taken to spec
tacles, and is said to be comparatively
obese, though, according TO the latest re-
ports from Berlin, he preserves ''most Of
the characteristics of youth. Aroman-
tic story used to be told in reference to
his first marriage, which recalled the in
cidents of King COphetua and the beggar
girl. He was riding in the country when
his bright eyes were attracted by the
beauty of peasant girl, laboring, and
smiling as she labored in the corn field.
Her he made his wife, or, at least, one OF
them; and he regarded her until her pre-
mature death with exceptional affection.
A grandfather of Nasr-Ed-Din, when heir
apparent TO throne he never lived to as
cend, had British officers of rank attached
10 his army in war time, and his father
was placed on the throne by similar
agency. His great grandfather Faith Ali
Shah was, during a reign of thirty-nine
years, constantly in personal communica-
ton with Europeans, and especially with
Englishmen. Nasr-Ed-Din may be sup
posed, therefore, to have inherited TO.
ward us friendly disposition; and when
once it is understood that he is to keep
clear of Herat and not in any other direc-
ton to yield too much to Russia, there is
no reason why the best understanding
should not exist between this country and
Persia.-LOnd0B Life.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01
The Russian Cavalry.

The material of the Russian cavalry
relatively to that of the German army still
leaves much to be desired, says a writer
in the lfilitarisches Wochen5lqtt. Though.
according to cen-us returns, the number
of horses actually existing in the country
reaches the imposing total of 1000, 600,
vet eighty-six per cent. of these are under
sized village ponies unsuited for military
purposes; and of the remaining 4, 600, 600,
which are for the most part reared in
breeding establishments, 1864 of which
exist scattered about the empire, many
in the steppe, only eighteen per cent.
breed riding horses, the remainder only
draught animals. These stud breds hardly
suffice to meet the requirements of the
officers and of the guard regiments, and
the latter are being compelled more and
more to have recourse to the horses com
ing from the south, to so-called sim
proved" country-breds, which also sup
ply the needs of the line cavalry almost
entirely. These animals possess consid-
cradle endurance, bu- are not well shaped
for cavalry purposes, and owing to their
badly seton heads and necks, the narrow
ness between the cheek-bones, and their
deficient quarters, it is difficult 10 teach
them a proper galop; and these defects
are even more conspicuous in the Cossack
horse, which is yearly deter1orating.
Nevertheless, and in spite of the unprom-
Using nature Of the material, the attempt
is made to attain tie same proficiency in
the old-fashioned manege traditions as
was formerly achieved with better stock
and longer service.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01
A Big Turtle Slaughtered.

The mammoth forty-pound turtle cap
tured by Drew and Baldwin, draw
bridge tenders at the Housatonic River fol
the Consolidated road, was slaughtered
a few days ago in Stratford, Conn, and
twenty-five pounds of solid meat taken
from the shell. Thirty men feasted on
turtle soup next day, and after the repast
there were taken up of the fragments
twelve basketfuls. The head is being
prepared by Thomas Fairchild, of STRAIT.
ford, to be presented to Peabody Museum
of New Haven. The hide is being tanned
by Station Agent Beardsley at Nang
Junction, and is to be made into pair Of
shoes. The shell he has taken home fol
a roof to his chicken-house. The claws
are to be used for clam rakes, and Other
important parts are preserved in alcohol
This is the largest turtle ever known to
have been caught in that part of the
country.-Neto York StLa.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01
THE TYPOS REVENGE.

Jack ROBERTS tells funny yarn about
the rules of printing offices. 1t had been
posted on the bulletin board of a New
York morning paper to invariably put
the time of day in figures. This was
done to secure uniformity. Jack had de-
parted from the rule once and been adj
monished by the foreman. He said it
would never happen again. The next
night an editor, in reading over the proof
of an article, thought to improve it by
inserting the well known line of
poetry
Meet me in the lane love, at half-past
nine"
Well, the proof was passed over to
Jack for him to correct and this is how
it appeared the next morning:
Meet me in the lane, love, at $50 P. N.
There was a vacancy in the Office next
day.-Neio York Mercury.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

derly-looking business man hastily en-
braced a lady who was one of the passen-
gers, and rushed down the gang plank to
the wharf.
Going hurriedly up to melancholy
loafer who was watching the busy crowd,
the gentleman drew him behind pile Of
freight, and said:
"Want to earn dollarl"
''You bet"
''You see that lady in black on the
bridge thereln said the citizen.
Cert
''Wen, that's my wife, going to Eu-
rope. Now, of course, she'll expect me
to stand here for the next twenty min
utes, while the steamship is backing and
filling around, so as to wave my hand
kerchief and watch her out of sight.
See?n
~ ketch on, boss"
''Well, I'm too busy to fool around
here; stock to buy, biz to attend to.
She's little near-sighted; so I'll Just
hire you to wave this handkerchief, in
stead. It's a big one, with red border,
and as long as she sees it she'll think it's
me. Come up to 202 Wall street when
they are well off and I'll pay you"
.'S'posin' she looks through a teles-
scope, or suthin'2'
in that case you'll have to bury your
facein the handkerchief, and do the great
weep act"
"That'u be City cents extra"
"AlI right. Time is money Look
sharp nowI You can kiss your hand
few times at, say, one dime per kiss" and
swapping his watch the overdriyen bust
ness man rushed off
We print this affecting little incident
to call attention to the fact that the man
thus employed has gone into the business
regularly. He is now professional fare
weller, and business men and others can
save valuable time, and yet give their de
parting relatives an enthusiastic send-off
by applying to the above specialist any
steamship day. Go early to avoid the
rush.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

It is extremely refreshing to notice the
fine sense of honor possessed by some of
the rising generation in Virginia City,
says the Virginia City Chronicle. Last
evening two youths, each aged about
fourteen, met in the street when the fol-
lowing dialogue took place:
Il say, Bill, you got my knifel"
''No, ! amt"
'"Pon your wordl"
''Pon me word"
'iPon your soull"
s''Pon me soul.
Hope you may die if you have7"
"Hope 1 may die If have"
"You amt got my l1nife?"
~ amt got your knife"
The queerist seemed to be incredulous,
but was on the point of giving it up in
despair when bright idea occurred to
him, and he returned to the attack with /:
"'Pon your honorl"
"Oh, " said the other, ''now you touch
me honor; take your old knife, " and he
handed the article over.
'fWell done, said his chum; ~ allus
knowed you was a honorable chap
Wasp.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01
A GrOund.Hog Boy.

Dekalb County, Ala, has a genuine
curiosity in the person of grounding
boy. He is fourteen years old, and lives
near Fort Payne. He has head, hands
and feet similar to grounding, and can
not talk, but grunts instead. The boys
nature is lazy, and his parents are very
poor but refuse to allow him to be put
on the road as curiosity. Handsome
offers have been made his parents for
contract to take him on the road, and
they may agree to the considerations. -
C0lrier-Jotraal.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01
A VERY PROPER PRESUMPTION.

Bingly Visiting at the Hub)-''I sup
pose, Gerald, you will be glad when you
are old enough to wear suspendersl"
Gerald -four years DID," although
outwardly 1 have never displayed any
aversion to appearing in the role of en-
FAINT terrible, yet presume that eventually
the article of wearing apparel you refer
to will be welcomed by me in much the
same manner in which it is received by
most youthful minds. GJ0thier and
FurnisAer.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

There Is a strong movement for Co
operative purchasing among the farmers
Of southwestern Indiana. Everything
needed by farmer is now purchased by
them under a contract made by their
organization, .'The Alliance, at a
stipulated profit for storekeepers of about
ten per cent. One Of the consequences
Of the new system has been, announces
the New York Tribune, that many Of
the storekeepers Of Indiana have been
compelled to abandon their business Or
remove to places where competition IS
stin free.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

The State Department at Washington
is in receipt Of report from United
States Consul Hollis at Cape Town,
Africa, suggesting that citizens Of the
United States contemplating a visit to
the diamond diggings IN that vicinity be
warned Of the danger Of buying diamonds
from Others than licensed dealers. The
Illicit traffic in diamonds Cthe stealers
being digges and others who have sue
oeeded IN smuggling stones in the rough
from the mines grew to such dimensions
that, in order to break It up, 8 law was
passed Furnishing the buyer Of a stolen
stone with seven years imprisonment in
'.BreakEater convict station IN company
With the yilest and lowest Of criminals OF
al races.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Captain Wissmann, the German ex-
plorer, has employed horses in West
Africa with the utmost success, and
claims to be the first explorer who has
tried the experiment. He thinks that a
force of mounted infantry would be in
valuable for expeditions against the ma
lives, as tie soldiers could thus see over
the high African grass, which often con
oeals an enemy, and would also reach
their destination with much less fatigue
than those on foot.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

"You would be surprised, sad the
man behind the counter OF Cheslnu5
street confectionery store, lat the NUM-
Der Of wealthy men who buy c'iioles oil
various kinds to nibble during once
hours. One banker, who IS worth al
most a million, buys five cents worth OF
nennermint almost every morning That
IS his usual limit. A prominent editor
invests the same in cOcoanut candy and
eats If with as much relish as any school
oirI There is a drygoods merchant near
T;abtb and Chestnut streets vino invests
~. ~ ~ ar-,o1,s sum Of one cent in a plain
mint stick, wrapping 1t up eaIelully M II q
piece of paper and carrying it car, e2Fein ~
in his vest pocket. - i'1'.ale. pA'@ l'-
0ui1eT.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

1t was a dapper scalper,
And he stoppeth one of three;
Snow, by my halidome," he quotb
I'D like to sell to thee
A ticket through to Mexico,
Kalamazoo or Kokomo,
Kansas City or st. Joe,
Or anywhere you wish to 90.
Council Bluffs or Cherokee,
Albukirk or Sanity Fee;
Give you a written guarantee
That anything you buy of me
VIII carry you o. K"
the stranger mutely fingered,
And with a patient stare
Gazed mildly on that scalper
Who held him tightly there.
And when the fellow quit
To catch his breath a bit
The stranger drew a pad
In the quiet way he had,
And wrote across one end.
Pm deaf and dumb, my friend,
You would better save your breath
Or you'll talk yourself to death
Then he threw away the slip,
And he lifted up his grip
And quietly walked away.
Chicago HeTdl,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Lewis Miller, President Of the Lake
chsutauqua On. y Society, says that
when the society was first formed it.
ground was worth about 500 an acre.
and the cottages, together with the build
ines belonging to the association, did
not amount to more than $4,000 or 5000.
The value Of the Chautauqua grounds al
present Is about $500, 600, and there are
yet unsold about $50, 900 worth Of lots
valued at from $3.50 to $500 each. The
management intends to erect permanent
buildings in the future. The first gradu-
ating class numbered but 700, the next
year 1900, and this year it is 1900.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOB
FEMININE READERS.


NJ IND EtlN- . WITslls
Miss Jennie Slack, aged sixteen years,
residing in the blue grass region of Iowa,
near Villisca, has this season planted and
cultivated thirty-ive acres Of corn, be.
sides milking six cows night and morn.
ing, and helping in other work about the
farm and household. The corn is in
splendid condition for big crop, and
the young lady who raised it is said tc
be ine-looking, intelligent and none the
worse for the hard work she had done
for her invalid father, who was unable to
pay a hired hand or do 1t himself Such
girls make good helpmeets for worthy
and industrious young Chicago In
ter- Ocean.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

The Baltimore Sun states that Georgia
IS fast becoming great fruit growing
State. It is already recognized the
banner melon State, and the enormous
crops Of peaches and pears now being
shipped viii place the State in the front
ranks with these fruits. Diversified
crops are making the land more pro-
ductive, and lands are now becoming
profitable that formerly did not pay the
taxes.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

The New York HsraH declares that
Ibis years prot7acted rainfall, which led
70 the May eataciysm at Johnstown, Is
the most memorable physical pbenome-
non in American history. During July
9-63 inches Of rain fell IN New York
city and $50 inches in Philadelphia.
Eight inches, therefore, may be taken as
3 fair average Of the midsummer months
fail over q belt Of the Atlantic coast at
least City miles wide and stretching from
Eew York % Charieston-an area ex-
oeediBg 81, goo square miles. Computed
By avoindupois this deposit from the
clouds over this area Is fourteen millions
Of toas. or more than seven times the
mean discharge Of the Lover Mississippi
from AZ IFS outlets per dag.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Petted Daughter-"Papa, wOuiSllke
a little money. want to buy box of
fancy candies"
Indulgent Father-"All right, my
child. Here's quarter. What are you
waiting forl"
Petted Daughter-''For little more
money, papa. The twenty-five cents
will Just buy the candy. I want 81 now
to buy the box. Chicago Tribune.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

The New York Sun suggests that the
true cure for the fisheries and seal hunt
ing troubles is for Canada to settle the
whole business once for all by joining the
great American Union.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Finance Minister Dublan says the fnan-
cial outlook in Mexico was never better
than now. Business is increasing, and
the customs receipts on imports from the
United States are greater than ever.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Mrs. Badger-''How did you come to
break the saucer, Bridget"
Bridget-"Shure, mum, you cracked
it yourself wake ago, an whin Oh lit it
fall down stairs, O. curse it bruke. y
Nelo York SIN.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Mrs. Guzzleton-"You'r not bit
superstitious, are you, Johnl"
Mr., Guzzleton-''Why, no, -.
Why do you ask?n
Mrs. Guzzleton-''Youc came Z
night when the clock would ha
10, if it could l''-NeD York u
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Of the 300, 900 qualified voters in the
city of New York 1900 pay taxes Oh
property and 26o,OOOpay rents to those
who own the property.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

doctor, why is it that people are
generally so much more pleased with boy
babies than with girls"
Nothing simpler, madam. A boy
baby never comes a miss.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

A. dependent upon local and temporary
conditions, and the unusually warm
weather Of last winter viii have no more
effect upon the summers electrical dis
turbances than It viii upon the next
Presidential election.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Blind Beggar displaying half dollar,
-'Ain't that a sight for sore eyes?"
Deaf and Dumb Partner-''Weu it IS
got the true ring, amt it9"-EpocR.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Suicide among German officers in
creases shockingly. During May twenty
three shot themselves, and the number
for June was larger stin.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

A Washington correspondent of the
Utica O5serrer says that ''there probably
never were so many women seeking office
as there are this year.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Doctor-.'I see you turn in your toes
It's very injurious practice. You should
place yourself under my treatment.
Merritt-"If I did, Pm afraid I'd soon
turn them up. n-EBoe6.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Bessie-''I think the Jahlmars are
dreadfully shoddy. They're rich, but
I'm sure the family has no pedigree"
Jennie-''No; but the old mans fast
horses have. "-Nelo York Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01
TIE sMALL RoY's LOT.

Bobby-''Did your mother lick -
for drinking the milkl'' ~
Little Johnnie-''Naw. 1 wouldn't
cry if I'd had the milk. She licked me
for splitting it. "-NeD York Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

says Popular Science Nelss: San
absurd paragraph has been going the
rounds Of the papers, stating that a
mid winter always indicates an unusual
number Of thunder storms in the sue
~- Tbnnder-stoTTus. rn~-o
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

There are eighteen persons in England
with rent rolls of over $500, 900 per an.
num
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

There are 1 ,OOo,o 600 Canadians in the
United States, who have emigrated here
to remain.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Al the States and Territories of the
Union have an organized militia. OF
these, $3.50 are cavalry, 5o54 artillery,
and 30, 1873 are infantry.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

''Won't you let me have a few cents
till tomorrow, Charley?"
Eyes; here is a dime"
Something larger, please"
"Certainly; hand back the dime and
take this two-cent piece"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

They have politics in Japan now, IN
der the constitution, and one of the par
ties is called the Jijito.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01
PoRTER ~ PRoPR1ETt

Miss Inquizio On a Maiden l
-"Who is that handsome
with the large dinmond or &c
IS niung the ooXi
Clerk-"That is our porter,
"And who is the plain oldf
ing himf'
"oh, he's the proprietor. -
ar's Weekly.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

Mining interests are taking front rank
among the industries of Cuba.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

The platform of the Indiana Prohibi-
tionisis contains an antitrust plank.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

One of the principal operations dur
ing the British naval maneuyers is to be
an attempted forcing OF the Straits OF
Gibraltar.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

The other morning, as the departing
Cunard steamship was casting off its lines
and swinging out into the stream. an el-
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

The State of Pueblo. Mexico offers
$1,000 for the first slk-weaYing estab-
iishment put up in the State
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01
BUDGET OF FUl,.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

The Dapper ScaIper Crushed-No
Counterfeit-The Small Boys Lot
One on the DOctOr-Bid-
dy's Excuse, Etc, Etc.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-11-01

The collapse of Boulangerism seems to
be complete.