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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
Mr.. Blaine,s Misadrenture.

The fourth finger On the left hand of
James G. Blaine has long white cica-
trix indicative of cut from some sharp
instrument He told some friends here
the other day how he received the wound.
1t was in 1888. He had gone into har-
vest field in Pennsylvania, where the
reapers were cleaning the fence corners.
Taking up a sharp sickle and Selling a
bunch of grain in his left hand, he at
tempted to cut it after the fashion of the
day. The first stroke sent the sharp
point of the sickle into his finger and
left him disabled, giving him trite il
lustration of the old adage that children
should not play with edged tools. Mr..
Blaine's right hand, by the way. became
trife benumbed by the constant ser
vice to which he put it while he was
writing h IS history of Twenty Years in
Congress" When he went to Europe it
was still lame, and he acquired the habit
of avoiding handshaking as a protection
to it. The habit has chung to him since
his return, although his hand is per-
fectly well and strong again, and he &C.
casionally apologies to friends for his
neglect to shake hands with them on
this account-Nail and Ezpres.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
Washing Feather-Beds.

Take advantage of sunny days to wash
feather-beds. My way is to shake all
the feathers into one end of the tick,
then sew it across to keep them there.
Set tub of water on the floor and wash
the empty end, in warm soap-suds; rinse
thoroughly in two waters, and starch
then put in some convenient place to
dry. When not quite dry iron well, so
as to cook the starch into the cloth.
Then l shake the feathers INTO the other
end and proceed as before.
If bed is not too much soiled, it may
be cleaned by spreading it on the roof
of low building in good shower. 1t
should be turned and shaken while dry
ing. When too much soieG to be cleaned
in this way, the bed may be put in a
large basket and set in tub or kettle of
clean, warm suds Out-of- doors. Let it
soak till the suds are nearly cold, then
stir well with a stick or paddle and lift
out in the basket to drain. Wash through
two good suds, and rinse we'll Dry on
the floor of an unoccupied room, where
it can be well aired Prairie Farmer.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

Corrigan in her transit between london
and Liverpool that though 600 would
be acceptable on her arrival, the child
would be only an encunbranee. She
therefore threw the basket containing
him out of the window, forgetting that
in it she had for safety deposited her
purse.
1t was the watch borrowed from Sir
Lewis Mallaby which FIRST aroused Jacks
suspicious. 1t bore the same crest-two
hammers crossed, with the motto II
strike"-which was marked upon the
linen of the child that Dan Blockitt
picked up at Kirklington station The
initial of the name Aallaby conceded
with the monogram II. L. NJ. From
these facts and what he had been told by
Mrs. Stillwell, Jack rapidly drew his con-
clnsions, and made a bold shot, which
hit the mark, as we have seen.
Levi Mallaby's confession, combined
with that of Mrs. Corrigan, who was
found by the police, soon reinstated the
rightful heir, and Dan Blockitt in after
years had no reason to regret the gener-
osity which had prompted him to give
the little founding the shelter of his rude
home.-Loudon Tid-Bits.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
Honsehold Hints.

Inveterate tea-drinkers invite early
wrinkles.
Boiled or roasted onions are specific
for colds on the chest.
Keep a separate saucepan for boiling
potatoes in if possible.
In pressing fiat embroidery, lay the
article wrong side up on a danp cloth.
Cloves are said to be better proven
tive of moths than tobacco or camphor
or cedar.
Apple sauce is much improved by the
addition of tablespoonful of butter and
requires less sugar.
New irons should be gradually heated
at first. After it has become used to the
heat it is not likely to crack.
If your sewing machine runs hard aud
your oiler is empty, try as substitute
equal parts of clean lard and kerosene
oil.
To clean straw mating, wash with a
cloth dipped in clean salt and water;
then wipe dry 2tt61ce This prevents it
from rom ttiafiTning yellow.
Clean knives with soft flannel and
Bath brick. If rusty, use wood ashes,
rubbed on with a newly-cut bit of Irish
potato. This will remove spots when
nothing else will.
A good disinfectans is made by dis
solving half dram of nitrate Of lead in
a pint OF boiling water; then dissolve
two drains OF common salt in eight or
ten quarts Of water
If before grinding the mornings coffee
the berries are heated for four or five
minutes, or until they take on a darker
shade of brown, the flavor of the coffee
will be much improved.
A room with low ceiling will seem
higher if the window curtains hang to
the floor. Lambrequins may be used to
extend the curtains to the ceiling and
thus carry out the effect.
Some jars in which lard has been kept
and greasy pie plates may be cleansed by
putting them in a kettle with ashes OF
/ sal soda, covering them with cold water,
and allowing them to boil slowly for
two hours. Let them cool in the water.
A sponge is excellent for washing
windows. and newspapers will polish
them without leaving dust and streaks.
Use soft pine stick to cleanse the &c,
examinations of dust from the corners
of the sash. Ammonia will give the
] glass a clearer look than soap.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
Within the Gates

Slender Youth-'I am very anxious,
sir, to enter the noble profession OF
journalism, TO become master of the
great questions and mighty truths of
civilization, to mold public opinion in
the righo-"
Able Editor" Certainly; under
stand your feelings perfectly, and am
ever ready to extend helping hand to
aspiring youth. will give you trial
at once. Did you notice my editorial
this morning denouncing the brutal
sport of prize fighting and referring to
Jake Slugger as low down, cowsrdly
blot on the face of humanityf'
eyes. sir"
"Well, we are short iof reporters to-
day, and wish you would interview
Slugger and see what he thinks ABOUT
it. "-Philadslphia Record.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
Chinese Beggars.

A writer IN u Shanghai journal, re-
ferring to the beggars of China, says
that large donations are given to them
bv the people, but these are in the
nature of an insurance. In the cities
the beggars are organized into very
powerful guilds, more powerful by far
Than any organization with which they
have TO contend, for the beggars have
nothing to lose and nothing to fear, in
which respect they stand alone The
shOpkeeper who should refuse-a donation
to a stalwart beggar, after the latter has
waited for a considerable time and has
besought with what lawyers call ''due
diligence, would be liable to invasion
from a horde of famished wretches, who
would render the existence even of
stolid Chinese a burden, and would
utterly prevent the transaction of any
business until their continually rising
demands should be met. Both the shop
keeper and the beggar understand this
perfectly well, and it is for this reason
that the gifts flow in a steady, If tiny,
rll.-LOnt0A Times.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
why Didn,t She Say So.

ooh, Mr.. Bixby; wait moment,
you"
sch, amt got time to wait. It's
time for my car now, and"
''But, l only"
81 shan't have time to go gallivanting
around doing errands for you to-day,
Mrs. Bixby. Hanged if i"
But James, simply wanted"
"Oh, l know-you simply want q
spool of number SO thread and card of
pearl buttons, and a basket of grapes,
and yard of elastic, and forty nine
other things; and"
flames, I Just wanted"
81 tell you its time for my car, and I
shall be too busy to get anything, to-day,
for"
"Wait, James; i"
s'Well for heavens sake say it quick,
then, and let me go. l don't see why
~
'Isimply wanted to tell you that your
collar was unbuttoned aud that your
necktie had slipped hallway round"
well, why the deuce didn't you say
so. instead of keeping me here all day
and there goes my carl"-T'ime.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
The ENGRAVING Sirncen

! Most of the hot winds of the Old
( World are modified forms of the simeon.
B The sirocco originates in the Sahara and
travels norlhward to the Mediterranean
and Southern Europe, but it is not so
deadly as its prototype Itbrings with
( it great quantities OF the desert sand, and
the air becomes so dense at times that
the sun is obscured as if by London fog.
While it remains on the African main
land it is characterized by a very marked
dryness, as there are no extensive water
surfaces to supply it with moisture As
soon, however, as it is launched over the
Mediterranean it begins to take up copi-
Gus draughts, so that when it reaches
Malta, Sicily, and the southern shores of
Europe as wind from between south
east and southwest, it has undergone a
change from hot dry wind to a hot
damp wind. The result of this altera-
tion is that it becomes most enervating
to the human constitution. Indeed,
while it prevails, from one to several
days at time, life is scarcely worth liv-
ing, so depressing and burdensome is the
wind 1t IS the plum5eus Auster of
Horace. Human energy is quite dissi-
pated under its fatiguing influence, and
with a temperature ranging between
ninety-five degrees and one hundred
and ten degrees the streets of the town
affected by it are deserted. According
to the Italians stupid book is put
down as ''era scritto in tempo del
scirocco." To the Sicilians the oppres-
sive wind is a perfect plague, for,
although naturally indolent, they cannot
stand the further loss of energy induced
by it. During its prevalence iron rusts,
clothes spoil with mildew, meat turns
putrid, grapes and green leaves .wither,
wine will not fine, and paint will not dry.
Sicily experiences the sirOcco about a
dozen times a year, but it is not so fire.
quently met with in other parts of Eu.
rope. There IS no installing the origin
Of the N as the reddish sand is still
lazssel.ss.l ss:igeS ~ the nnEtheEBz
shores Of the Mediterranean and causes a |
misty atmosphere. In Turkey the sirocco |
is known as the Samiel, or Sumyel, a |
name identical in meaning with simeon.
1t is supposed to have some connection |
with cattle disease in the south of Rus |
STA. On the Spanish Mediterranean
coast the wind draws more to the east,
and is known locally as the solano, a
damp wind, sometimes accompanied by
rain, causing feverishness, dizziness, and
and people are SO "done up"
under its facilitating influence that we
must TASK no favor during the solano."
According to the Spaniards only pig
and an Englishman are insensible to this
wretched breeze. CornhW Magazine.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

4 irst-c'ass editor achieves the big
eest kind Of success, declares The Atlanta
Consultation, when he secures a salary of
$4,000 a year. and the best American
novelist shinks that he is doing wonder
fallx well when ne earns the same sum
II year. And yet fellow whose stories
don't como under the head Of literature,
whose style is course and ungrammati-
cal can make three or four times as
much as the cultured editor and novel
ist- Such writer Is Fl. p. Halsey, of
Brooklyn, the author of the sold sleuth''
detective stories. Mr. Halsey's facile
pen yields him an income of from $780,
900 to $40, OO0 year.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
LITTLE THINGS

One little grain in the sandy bars;
One little flower in a field of flowers;
One little star in heaven Of stars;
One little hour in a year of hours
What If it makes or what if it marsl
But the bar is built Of the little grains;
And the little flowers make the meadows
gay;
And the little stars light the heavenly Plains;
And the little hours Of each little day
Gives to US all that life contains.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
Getting Things Mixed.

Magistrate abseut-minded, to pris-
onerl-"Stand upl You hereby solemly
declare, in the presence of these wit
nesses, that you will love, cherish and
protect this woman until death do you
part"
Prisoner BADLY frightenedl-"W VIVA
what's that, yer honorP
Magistrate (rousing himself)-"Oh, 1
beg pardoni It's ten dollars or thirty
days.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Avoid Fancy Cooking.

There is altogether too much fancy
cooking nowadays. "Croquettes" and
''pureesn take the place of the good old
fashioned Goldfish balls and hash, and
the stomach of the average American
citizen is being gradually ruined by too
many kinds of food, and not enough
good cooking. Some of the instruction
in the cooking schools is valuable, and
if put into practice would do world of
good. but sucr -conceptions as eIser
the fearful and wonderful mints-of the
caterer at some of the fashionable
restaurants were better never thought
of.-SP-iagfeld Union.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

Maud-"Are you really engaged to
Mr.. Hawkins, Ethell"
"Ethel-"Yes, hardly know whether
l love him or not, but he was so earnest
that somehow could not refuse him. y
Maud-''Yes, l know. When 1 re-
fused him last summer he told me he was
going to marry somebody or burst before
Christmas. ~ erre Haute Express.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
Different Now.

She had been reading Of the latest kid
"George, dear" she asked her lover,
show much are you worthi"
stAbont $4,000, love"
"George, suppose these horrid kid
hampers should steal e, would you give
that 5000 to get me backf'
"Willingly, darling, willingly. Aye,
if il we're millions instead of thousands
1 would give it up without murmur,
he answered, as he folded her IN his low
ing embrace.
They are married now and the $4,000
still goes, but with this difference, that
George now wants to give it to the kid
nappers.-Sytings.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
A Literary Butcher.

Visitor-"What beautiful library you
have! ITeally envy you"
Retired But her-''Yes; and just look
at the binding of them books"
Eisitor-'1 see; they are all bound in
calf"
Retired Butcher-"Just so, and killed
all them calves myself what furnished
the leather. "-Te1as Siftings.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

otis all over, Lii Carl refused me
this morning. Stop on your way down
town and get me two-ouuce bottle of
laudanum. It's my last request"
sDon't take it so to heart, dear. You'll
get over it in time"
= 81 never shall-neverl l tell you l
won't live another day. And say stop
into Miss Crimmins's on your way back
aud see if that dove-colored opera cloak
of mine is finished. She promised to
have it done by Thursday, so l could
wear it to the opera with Harry Jenkyns.
He'd be SO disappointed if l couldn't
go.n-JNdge.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

Barrowly-'Tm not feeling very well,
doctor. My head aches and feel ali
broken up generally"
Doctor-"You don't take enough ex-
ercise. You ride down to business in
stead of walking, as you should"
Barrowly-''But l can't afford to
walk, it makes me so hungry, and
lunches cost money.-Harper's Basar.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

"CePt the bank note. That was in a
poor old purse with pawn-ticket and a
thimble. kept them all.
Like true detective Jack examined
every article infinitely. The purse bore
the name Hester Gorrigan, in rude
letters inside, and the pawn. ticket was
made out il the same name.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

The Director Of the German Statistical
Bureau has issued A report on the status
Of The German population. There are in
the empire now about 45, 900, 600 people,
buethis Official believes that the country
can support a very large addition to the
present number without any trouble.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

A company has been formed in Eng
lsud to supply postal cards at a farthing
each, which will make communication
cost next to nothing It ought, in
America, a contemporary thinks, to be
really less than nothing, for it is said
that an American never knows the diff
ference between a cent and nothing.
Thus half a cent ought to be just half
a eent-less than nothing. The Farthing
Letter Card Company prints advertise
inents around the margin Of the post
card and thus makes its profits. It is
expected that 100, 600 cards week will
be sold. England usos 100, 900, 900 of
cards a year. America uses about sse, :
00o. 600 Of cards each year.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

''What is the half of twenty-fvel"
asked the teacher
Little JOHNNIE scratched his head and
dfd {arswer.
"Well, I'll make it palmer" she said.
IF your father bought one cigar that
sold two for quarter, how much would
the dealer barge him2"
Fifteen cents, returned little John
nie.-Nep York Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

A ST. Louis diamond broker makes the
singular statement that the amount of
money invested in diamonds in that city
IS greater than tie volume of actual
money used in business Nearly every
family in the city, he says, even many
q humble circumstances, has a collection
OF the preeions stones.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
A Wise Suggestion

"My dear, why do you change cooks
SO oftenf'
Because you are always complaining
of the food"
"Well, 1 won't kick any more. Just
hang on to one individual and give my
stomach chance to get acclimated.n
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

Prince bismarck recently gave fete
TO his servants aud tsnants at Friedrichs-
ruhe to celebrate tie despatch TO Berry
OF 5000 telegraph poles cut in his forests.
Bismarck has supplied Germany with
100, coo telegraph-poles during the last
ten years.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

s'That Mrs. DESTINATIONS is outside,
sir,n said the clerk, entering the private
Office ''She wants to open an account
with u.s.
"Umphl' returned the tailor, begin
ming to mediate. ado you know any
thing about her, Griggsl"
no, sir; but she says she is promi-
nent in social circles"
elbow often did she return that last
dress to be alteredl'
Fifteen times, sir. "
"Thats all right, Griggs. Credit her
with all she needs. "-Lite.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

The proportionate culture of grass may
be taken as a measure Of tie prosperity
OF agriculture, asserts the New York
TINS. Grass conserFes the fertility of
the soil, while the growth of grain crops
expends it.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
Nerre celIs OF the Human Brain.

According TO the novel computation
OF a renowned histologisi, who has been
calculating the aggregate cell forces Of
the human brain, the cerebral mass is
composed OF at least 300. GOO, 600 of nerve
cells, each an independent body, organ
ism, and microscopic brain, 50 far as
concerns its vital functions. but subor-
climate to higher purpo.e in relation to
the function Of the organ; each living a
separate life individually, though socially
sab Get 70 a higher law of function The
] feline CT nerve cell he estimates TO
be about 80 days, 50 that s, O66. 600 die
every day, about 200, eco every hour,
and nearly $500 every. minute. 10 be sue
ceeded BY an equal number Of their pro-
gem: while once in every 80 days man
hrs new brain. .lournai.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
A Mayors EphemeraI ExaltatiOn.

Alderman Whitehead, who has been
installed Lord Mayor of London, is a
fanmaker by trade. He is, of course,
wealthy, as the salary of his Office, 500
coo, will not suffice for more than half
of his expenses. The glories of the po-
sition are many. The Lord Mayor ranks
and has the precedence of an English
Earl during his reign of twelve months.
He is addressed officially and in private
as shy Lord, and his wife ranks at
court as a Countess. Once the term is
over they sink back into plain 'Mr. I"
and "Mrs." and are no longer eligible
for court functions.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
A Man OF Inventire Genius

Carpenter You say you want a
bureau made on new plan ?"
Citizen-"Yes, sir. want it made
with legs so that I can get my head and
shoulders under II"
Carpenter-"0f course, will FIJI your
order, but you might satisfy my curiosity
as to why you want a bureau made in
that way"
Citizen-Well, I want to be able to
find my collar button when I want it
without moving the bureau. "-lRoston
Courier.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

Says the Detroit Free Pres: ''yOlapuk
did not die with Fl. schleyer, its father;
and we hope there IS peace in Heaven
for the man who, in translating into his
new lingo two Of the sweetest words in
every language, deliberately called
maiden vomul and bride a ji-gam."
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

The Chinese are making such large de-
mards upon soap that in time they may
rank among the clean nations. The i'm
portatiOn Of foreign soap has increased
1913 per cent in five years and $50 per
cent. more is wanted now than was
sought after ten years ago.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
rHE ANswER oF rIht oARpEnEB

He ieant, at sunset, on his spade,
Coh, but the child was sweet to see
The one who in the orchard played9
He called: Give planted you a tree"
The boy looked at it for a while,
Then at the radiant woods below,
And said, with wonder in his smile:
why don't you put the leaves On, thought
The gardener, with reverent air,
Lifted his eyes, took of his hat:
THE Other Man, tins One up there"
He answered, He gnnst see to that
Sarah u B. Plat, in Belfords Magazine.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

Every State in which fertilizers are
sold taxes the business ostensibly for the
protection of the farmers. It is mat
ter, declares the New York TINES. to
which faimers should give their careful
attention.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
Looks Black for the witnes.

"Yes, sir" said the witness, she fell
out of the sixth story window. There
were six of us in the room ut the time
there was no quarrel; we were ali friends,
and there had been no drinking. He was
sitting in the open window talking, and
suddenly lost his balance and fell out. "
"What was he talking about" asked
a Juryman.
"He was telling some smart things
his six year old boy said"
And very promptly the coroner held
all five of them to await the result of the
wounded mans injuries.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01

BlobsOn-''Had a little tea fight at our
house last night"
Dumpsey-'Indeedm
Eyes; my wife said there ought to be
two is in better, and l said there ought
to be only one"
81 Your wife was right"
"Eh Right2 FOR heavens sake,
don't tell her, or she'll never let up on
me. Pm president of the Burlington
Business Mems Literary Club. bur
lingt0R Flee Press.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
RroOklyn's credit stands high. The
city hes just negotiated $500, 600 of her
permanent water loan bonds at 1868.

Dakota is the biggest boy in Uncle
samuel's family, and has for several
years wanted to set up for himself. Da.
kota's population is Gao, 0a0, and has
increased eco during the year.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
AGrent simiInritv

"Whenever I see Barkins I think Of
the trade winds, said Isinythe.
''Why soin queried Bjones.
"oh, he is always blowing about his
business
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
s-slWhat,s that for2i

Jack-"When man to whom I owe
money asks me the time consult my
Waterbury, but when a stranger or a
lady wants the same information it's the
Jurgensen that gives it, and don't you
forget it.-Eg0ch