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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
WELL REPRESENTED.

Young Man (applying for situation)-
81 have had considerable experience as a
commercial traveller, sir. Would you not
like to engage me to push your products ''
Manufacturer -" Your services viii
hardly be required. There are already
about seven million men engaged in push
ing our products in this country. We
manufacture baby carriages. Burlington
Free Press.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

The Atlanta Constitution says that a
citizen Of the United States recently ap-
Piled for the position Of American
Consul" to some foreign place, and was
directed by the State Department to
change his papers 50 as 70 make them
sh,sS that he wanted to be 3 Omitted
States Consul This is mistake fire.
quently made even at home, but abroad
everybody looks upon America as being
the United States.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
True Version of A Nursery classic

A few days ago, says the New York
Graphic, some five or six gentlemen were
talking together when one of them of
fered to bet with each of the others that
not one of them could write down cor
rectly the child's prayer beginning: ''Now,
LOrdi l lay me down to Sleep" The
offer having been taken, each man wrote
his version of the prayer, and each one
failed to write it correctly, as they all ad-
mitted when the proposer of the bets
submitted to them the following version:
Now, Lordi I lay me down to sleep;
/ pray Thee Lord my Soul to keep,
And if die before wake,
Ipray Thee, Lord my soul to take.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

"Honesty is the best policy" said the
old farmer, sententiously, to the audience
in the village store.
''Not much" exclaimed the brisk in
surance agent on the cracker barrel, sud
denly waking up. ''My company has got
a policy that beats that out of sight -
S0merOille journal.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

The estate Of the late I. v. Williamson,
Of Philadelphia, foots up to nearly s1O,-
600, o90i AID get the only aFticle of lux
u5y that be possessed was hundred dol
lar gold watch, which was given to him.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
RIvKLED THE GEMS.

Ethereal Wife (rapturously -"oh,
Georgel Mrs. Van Doremi has bought the
elegant sapphires which have been on ex-
hibition at Stifanny's. She paid So. 600
for them. Oh, darling have never be-
fore or since seen such a rich blue as thew
arel"
Husband-''If you could have seen Mr..
Van Doremi, as I did .Siust after his wife
told him of her pure e, you would not
say that, dearest. ! was infinitely moro
blue than the @phires '-JsDelsrs'
Weekly.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
WHY SHE WAS rNrERrsrEn

sweet-Faced Young Wonan-'fYour
paper yesterday contained an account of
the logging into insensibility of prisoner.
Have you received any more particularsl'
Editor-"Oh, yes Owing 10 the
strong protest we made the poor fellow is
in the hospital and receiving the best Of
care.n
Young Woman-"Oh, I don't care
about the prisoner. l am a member of
the S. P. G. A, and want to know what
became of the cat-the cat he was whipped
with, you know. "-TeTTe Hqute Express.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

Grace from booming Western town,
continuing conversation --"And our new
cable line is Just simply immense. You
should see it in operation, and especially
on the incline--steep as a toboggan
chute, ye know.
Kate---"Gracious what would they do
in case the rope would break on a down.
ward trip2"
Grace with enthusiasm)--''Do2 Why,
they'd have a temporary track built for
them to run on by the time they reached
the bottom. Talk about enterprise" ---
Bdzdr.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
A NAruRAI MouIPl.slanI,,-

care you the girl who was7utq9fIa q
our house as nurse7n asked -.
BILE lady of the healthy LOOKING. q = IL,
had Just entered the roo, 49,
~ am; ma'am."
81 have examinsd< -
I find themSa1ss Yc=
next week"
''But if ye PLACE, ma'am, I'd like to
ask yez wan question
''What is itln
SIS it baby or a poog-dog that I'm to
look aftherln-MeTchant TraUeler.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
A HUNGRY rOuru,s PHILOSOPHY.

a ten-year-Old boy, making a journey
by rail, became hungry about eleven
o'clock and began an attack upon tho
bountiful lunch that had been prepared
for him.
A gentleman who sat behind him was
moved to remark: 'AIy boy, if you eat
50 much now, you won't have any appetite
for dinner
To which the boy calmly replied:
''Well, if haven't any appetite I shan't
want any dinner. "-L0ndon Pick Ne Up.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

An International women's Suffrage
Congress is to meet in Paris in the
summer, and the Municipal Council has
voted 500 toward the expenses. Susan
Anthony and Ms. cedy Stanton will re
present the Wosen Of the United States.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
ExcHANeE oF oouRrEsIEs.

Mrs. Donohue-'I wad have We com
prehind that me own family always moved
in the higher sircles of sassiety"
Mrs. Doyle-''I am aware of it, Mrs.
Donohue. have always heard that the
scum always rises to the top. Omaha
World.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
A SLIGHT MISTAKE.

At a wax figure exposition. Blobbs
approaching lady sitting on a sofa near
the entrance)-''Natural as life. Pretty
enough to kiss"
Lady rising indignantly)-"Sir"
Blobbs - ''Heavens, madamel I
THOUGHT you were wax. beg thou
as1fnG pardOns. -'--tase9g0 Icfasi.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

A coal dealer in Yorkshire, England,
has been in tie habit of giving over
weight in selling, the weighing machine
being so constructed as TO register about
twenty-fou hundred pounds as a ton.
He did this out Of pure bensvolence. But
strangely his kindness was declared to be
illegal by the authorities, who arrested
and lined him for falsifying an official
xrs;gi5-
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

The man who stole Westinghouse
lives for the admiration Of &c.,
L-.llil,l z1s-l CT zIliic sltserest stories,
but Il remained for Michigan sawmill
proprietor to egade debt by moving his
entire mill and machinery across the mar
row channel into Canada.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

''Yes, sir, he died three months ago. =
"And you are his widowi"
'Yes, SIR"
Did John leave anythingr he in
CURED, precautionary.
NO sr; nothing but me and SIX
emioren' = Washington Critic.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

Stamp Clerk (at postofice windo'g)-
"You'll have to pay letter postage on this
package. It's first-class matter"
Persevering Author about TO send his
manuscript on its seventh trial trip
''Ah, thank you'll Couldn't you get a
position as editor somewhere7 -Harper's
WeeklV.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

Tie American Laredo and the Mexican
Laredo are now connected by fine inter
national bridge across the Rio Grande.
When the bridge was completed, the two
cities united in a holiday, with process
sions, orations and a military display
The Texans marched over into Nsxiea
and the Nexicans marched into Texas
AT night a grand ball took place On the
bridge.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

A.-"What did your uncle do for you
in his willl"
Bills will was entirely in my
favor. I'm in luck"
'Left you all his money, did heF
''Not directly. He left all his prop
erty to charitable institutions.
al thought you said you were IN lucKf
$50 am. All the other heirs are 60
ing to break the will, and they have en-
pioyed me as their lawyer. "-Ieras sgt
iRgS.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

Al Indinna Judge has decided that a
Traveller can hsve his rules and regula-
tons as well as hotel, and that where
they conflict his rights are equal.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

A London newspaper asserts that the
ten greatest living scotchmen are Lord
Rosebery, the Duke Of Argyll, Professor
BIsclie, Principal Card, Sir Noel Patton,
the Easl Of Aberdeen, A. J. Balfour, Sir
MorM Mackenzie, ". E. Gladstone and
Sir Archibald Alison. SF. Gladstone,
however, is only scotchtby decent, hav-
ING been born in Liverpool.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
NOT Az OLD MASTER.

Visitor Ito butler who is showing him
through the picture gallery of the old
mansion) "That's fine portrait. Is it
an old master2n
ButIer[..No, That's the old missus. s"
Boston Courier.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
LEE HEIoHT o. AMgITIoN.

There dwelt, upon fertile plain,
A Disconnected wight
And evermore he longed to gain
The distance-purpled height.
Gould I but reach the top, +" quoth he
How very near the stars Pd beP
At last he sought to scale the peak
OF which he oft had dreamed;
He walked a day--he walked week
And yet no nearer seemed.
THE more tug and toll, +" quoth he,
''rhe more it slips away from me.n
The mountain slope was bleak and high
Rough crags and powders gray;
He reached the top; alasi the sky
Was just as far away.
Now. what climb Pve had, F." quoth he,
"And how the stars wa mock at mer'
The scene that spread beneath his gaze
TIL lost in distant dim,
Was not the scene OF early days
That held such hope for him.
The world is very fat, quoth he,
Il miss the hills used 70 seer'
E. S. Bumstead, in Youths Companion
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
he Oldest Bank Notes.

TIL $Tdest bank notes are the flying
moneIs or convenient money" first
issue q China, 2697 B. C. Originally
tbese es were issued by the Treasury,
but a rience dictated change to the
bank&hder Government inspection and
contr$ A writer in provincial paper
saws t the early Chinese "greenbacks"
were all essentials similar to the
mode bank notes, bearing the name of
the Tx, date of issue, the number Of
the te, the signature of the official
issri& It, indications of its value in
tionres in works and in the pictorial
representation in coins or heaps Of coins
equal in amount to its face value, and a
notice of the pains and penalties of
counterfeiting. Over and above all was
a laconic exhortation of industry and
thrift: "Producc all you can; spend
with economy The notes were printed
in blue ink on paper made from the fiber
of the mulberry tree. One issued in
1889 B. G. is still carefully preserved in
the Asiatic Museum at St. Petersburg.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
As uucu As HE ALKAYs uAn.

Mr. Darringer-''What a temper that
boy hasl He never got it from me-"
Mrs. Darringer mo, Abner, you
have as much as you always had. DE
troit Free Pres.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

''Bromley, hear you are going to
housekeepingl"
eyes, Darringer"
"What have you toward itlp
ga wife "-Detroit Free Pres.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

ssys the philosopher Of the Philadel-
phia can: Money is not the root of all
evil Poverty is responsible for more
csime than anything else
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

The Supreme Court of Nebraska holds
that notes given 10 cover grain margins
are void.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

Not IN years, it Is said, has the price
Of live beef cattle been 50 low as at
ara.a.t
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

Vermont has suffered more in the past
few yean than any Of her sister States by
the elnigration Of her sons to the West.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
HIS ONLY LEGACY.

$50 John is dead2" remarked Mr..
Friendofthefamily when the widow called
at his place of business to see about get
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

The Virginia peanut crop for Los Ioo9 h ~"s
very short, the smallest that LES Deen
grown since 1857,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

A desire for home Rule is spreading.
scosaaa wants II now
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

Said ambitious Jones, 'Pm q dowp-hearted
man,
l try to get rich, but can't find a plan.
look forward and back
And try to get track
OF aught that viii make me rich mau.s
He saw Smarty Smith, a rich man from
Flint
''Oh give me, pray you, pointer, hint
Where the most money nader
For an answer he stayed
Smarty Smith stroked his chin and replied:
''In the mintf'
JUDGE.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Information Sought and Found-As
Much as He Always Had-FnHy
Equipped-Not an Old
Master, Etc, Etc.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-07-12

silky, the miniature of a beautiful young
girl with a delicate, high-bred face, and
letter, worn by being carried about in
the pocket, addressed: ''Captain the
Honorable Charles lie Grey, Whites. :"
The paper inside was coroneted and the
writing sp!ashed with tears; the note was
very brief:
my first and last darling-After this terri
bic morning caI never, never marry you
! can never see you again. But, by my hope
Of heaven, 1 am yours and yours only till /
die. She whose fondest wish on earth was to
be your wife. G. c."
sc. c., Gwendolin Carbis," said the
General in a husky voice, and he kissed
the letter and miniature fondly, and re-
turning them to the wallet, put them in
his pocket. ''Bring the body to my
tent, he commanded, aud they hastily
knocked up a stretcher, and on it they
laid the body of Pie. Harris, with the
boy-ofiicer's sword in mis- hand, and the
tattered colors of the regiment laid over
his body as if he had been by commission
IS well as by fact their commander.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-04-13
Crum vs.. swaIes.

The case of G. W. Crum vs.. Z. B.
Swales was dismissed in the District
Court at Austin last Tuesday without
prejudice. This suit was brought to
recover damages for trespass on lands
leased by the plaintiff from the Central
Pacific Railroad Company, and upon
which the defendant, Swales, herded
his sheep, or at least permitted his
fiocks to range. j. L. Wines, oil
counsel for plaintiff, in support Of his
motion to dismiss the case, admitted
that the recent trespass Act covered
the points involved in the suit, and
that the enactment OF the new Law
showed that the old law was moi
strong enough. MI. Wines also stated
that the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany would in future, before leasing
lands, mark them. 30 as to bring them
under the provisions Of the Trespas,
Act, which it appears was a railroad
measure, q step in the direction
Of the no.fence law suggested BY
| Mr.. Mills In the Reno Gazette two OIL
three years ago.-Silver State.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-04-13

Mrs. Maekay Entertsins she Prince
of wales.


It has been telegraphed from London
that Mrs. J. w. Mackay entertained the
Prince Of Wales at her London estab
lishment one day last week. The house
was a paradise Of flowers, so the Jenk-
ms Of the occasion reports, and Mrs
Mackay's dress. brought from Paris, was
of white satin, embroidered with lilies
Of the valley and ornamented with
pearls and diamonds. Several Ameri-
cans were present and the Princes sup
per was served in q room apart from the
other guests, whom it appears His Royal
Hiphness did not care to associate with
at the table. After dinner a concert was
given by distinguished artists, whom the
hostess had expressly imported from
Paris, and a short play performed by
members Of the Paris Opera Comique.
cost s., 900.
The coin which Mrs. MackaY so law
ishly expends in entertaining royalty
abroad was produced in Nevada. but in
stead Of using a part Of it in developing
the resources OF the State it is expended
in entertaining a Prince who. while con
descending to dine at the residence OF
the Mackays, it seems snubs his hostess
by not eating at the same table with her.
State.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-04-13
THE KEYSTONE C,LiArsE

r~easherssoue and Reynolds Field
Their rens and silently steal
Away. Leaving MANY Inq"irink
Creditors.
For several weeks past IL has been APP
parent that the financial affairs Oh
Feasherstone & Reynolds. operating the
Keystone mine at Robinson, were in an
uncertain condition. Several attach
ments were issued, but satisfactory ar
raneemenss we're made and the trouble
temporarily bridged over.
On Friday afternoon Of last week.
however, matters came TO q crisis, when
| the millmen attached the bullion and
sent word they would work no longer
until paid. Mr.. Featherstone sent word
he would come down next day and
straiehten out matters. But be did not
keep his word. 1t was then given out
that he had gone to Eureka to raise
money TO pay of the men,. ~
Early this week il leaked out that m
stead Of going to Eureka, Festherstone
& Reynolds took their team, and sup
Piled with a quantity Of provisions
started south, the general impression 49,
for Arizona. leaving everything behind.
What their motive in thus clearing out
was is not apparent, unless it was want
of grit to face their creditors. Various
rumors are anost that they got away
with money. One thing is certain they
have paid out none for some months
past.
Most OF the miners have not been
paid for five or six months, and the
millmen are behind from one to three
months. Most Of our business men,
either directly or indirectly, are losers
10 a considerable extent, and . few who
had no other business dealing with the
firm than to loan them money, are also
left to mourn.
What the total liabilities are we do
not know-some say it will reach So.
900, il not more. The assets are the
keystone mine and q teaching mill at
Robinson, on which A. Jackson OF Eu-
reka holds q mortgage for 5000. Be.
sides this there is between $1,000 and
"a, 600 amalgam at the mill in Ely.
What course the creditors will pur.
sue to get anything near even is not yet
decided upon. The most feasible plan
and the only one that promises anything
to pay off the indebtedness-is for the
creditors to come together, ascertain the
condition Of the mine, put a competent
man in charge, and work it on the Co
operative plan until the debts are paid.
If the mine is anything like what it has
been represented, this method would be
successful.
1t is generally conceded that incapac-
ity and utter lack Of ability to handle
the business has been the cause Of the
failure of the Keystone Company. But
this is a very poor consolation for those
who have been swindled by its opera
tions.
There is another side to this unfortu-
nate occurrence, and it has q moral to i
that is often dearly taught, but nevet
learned: II is that ~workingmen, an
business men too are too prone to TAX
chances that prudence does not dictat'
upon their labor and their goods, only Il
regret their folly when it is too late
White Pine News.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-04-13
NATIONAL HOLIDAY.

The following proclamation has been
issued by the President OF the United
states Of America:
One hundred years have passed since
the Government which q forefsthers
founded was formally organized. AT
noon, on the SOth day Of April, 1879. in
the city Of New York aud in the pres
ence Of an assemblage Of heroic men
whose patriotic devotion had led the
colonies to victory and Independence,
George Washington took the oath OF
Office as Chief Magistrate Of the new
born republic. This impressive act was
preceded at 9 o'clock in the morning IN
all the churches In the city by prayer
for Gods blessing Of the Government
and its first President. The centennial
Of this illustrious event in our history
has been declared q general holiday by
Act Of Congress to the end that the peo-
pie Of the whole country may join IN
commemorative exercises appropriate TO
the day. In order that the JOY OF the
| occasion may be associated with tne
| deep thankfulness in the minds OF the
| people for all our blessings 10 the past
and devout supplication to God for their
gracious continuance in the future, rep
| resentatives Of religious creeds, both
| Christian and Hebrew, have memorial
| lied the Government to designate the
hour for prayer aud thanksgiving on
that day.
Now, therefore. /. Benjamin Harrison,
| President OF the United States OF Amer
lea. in response to Ibis pious and reason
able request, do recommend that on
Tuesday, April 30, at the hour oil y
o'clock in the morning. the people OF the
entire country repair to their respective
| places Of divine worship to implore the
favor of God that the blessings OF lib
erty, prosperity and peace may abide
| with us as q people. and that His hand
may lead us in the paths OF righteous
/ ness and good deeds.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-04-13

cit is now rumored around" said
n Of Austin's old politicians to the
Austin Reveille, "that If Senator
Jones does not wish to continue in the
Senate that Fair will run again. In
that case F. G. Newlands will contest
on the Republican side. and then there
will be fur flying. If Jones wishes TO
return Fair will not tackle it, as he
does moi relish Q losing fight, other.
wise he will go in for a race. It is
Jones or Newlands with the Republi-
licans, and Jimmy Fair with the Dem
ocrats. If these aforesaid keep out,
Humboldt county might furnish q candi.
date and Eureka one Also"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-04-13

Chinese Minister ct Washington
; more money in kilograms and
ispatches than the Government Of
,ited States. In communicating
. Chinese Government he makes
. cipher, but - his dispatches
| . word his bills are enormous.
psnditurss in tslegraphing reach
. week. One day recently he
p. 900 in sending dispatches TO
regarding the Milwaukee riots.
lie messages to China 70 to Havre.
ere to Alden. then across the Ara
., through Hindostan and Siam,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-04-13
A Foar.Time Losers sOIuoquy.

81 notice the tin-horn gamblers
materialize earlier in the morning
than before the IL o'clock closing-law
was in force" remarked a veteran four
time loser this morning, pointing dis
dainfully at two carpet-bagger sports,
one of whom recently slid into the
speakers situation as faro dealer.
"A man must go on the outside and
deal %three-card monte or u a thin
ble-rig game for a year or two if he
wants a situation as dealer in certain
Comstock faro games," was the con-
Guiding remark of the yeteran.-Vir'
ginia Chronicle.