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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
INC GirI VIM the vinlin-

The girl with the violin is the most
picturesque and novel feature in society
just now, which finds her-standing tall
and slim, with her instrument under her
dimpled chin and her arm sweeping out
in wide, graceful curves as she draws the
bow across the strings-a much more
pleasing sight to see" than the girl
perched on the piano stool, with her
back to her hearers. So the violin
teachers are reaping rich harvests, and
many young women who never did much
at the piano are beginning to discover
the true outlet for their talents in Paga-
minis instrument. One of the best
known of the young amateur violinIsts
in society Is Miss Catlin, who studied
on the other side and has worked at her
art with so much persistency and real
love for 1t that she eau do work of which
no amateur need be ashamed. Three
hours every day of the week except
Sunday she practices, and that with
diligent faithfulness which shows its re-
suits in the light and firm briliancy of
her touch. Miss Catlin's engagement 10
Mr.. Park Trainor was recently announced
" AAO SOSACt1 Pdpc1S anu AeA noAtlaBc
is to take place shortly. All the other
amateur violinists are obviously admir-
Ing her betrothal gift from Mr.. Trainor,
not only for its beauty and value, but
for the delicate appreciation of her art
syinced in its selection 1t consists of
very handsome violin bow, as beautiful
and IS rich as it could be made, and with
very large and brilliant diamond set in
its lower end. The effect of this is be-
yond measure charming. As she stands
facing her audience, the violin is under
her chin and the bow held high, and as
the music begins it darts rays of red and
blue and green as the light falls upon its
facets. As the time becomes faster and
the music more brilliant shower Of
sparks seem to flash from the grea: white
gem. as though the staccato notes had
become visible and were thrown like
spray in the air. 1t is a charming fancy,
and one which lovers of fair violin
players will be quick to initiate when
they are fortunate enough to be able to
afford such an adornment for their
betrothed's chosen instrument-NstO
York World.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
A TeII-TaIe Beard.

Now that cold weather is com ng and
men commence to grow a winter beard
they ought not to lose sight of the fact
that often new beard is stiff and brist-
ly. The other evening two young ladies
had couple of gentlemen callers, but
Just before gong into the room the
eldest sister was suddenly taken with a
most severe toothache. What to do she
did not know, but, anxious to see the
young men, and rather than be excused
she bandaged her face with raw cotton
saturated in laudanum, and so made her
appearance. Before long she had occa-
sion to go into another room with one of
the young men, and on their return were
greeted with: ''Why, Viii, what is that
on your facep And he, much confused,
took the cotton from his beard.-NetS
York Graphic.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
PITII AND POINT.
'Tn the sOup"-The ladle.

'Tn the soup"-The ladle.
Born to rule-A bookkeeper.
Always "cutting up"-The carver.
The rife is not sociable, yet it seldom
goes off by itself.
No wonder the minutes fly so fast.
They are making up time.
A horse knows more than some men,
for it knows when to say neigh
Can watches be said to be steady
when they always 60 with a spring.
The electric-light plant bears abund-
antly. It's currents are continuous.
The lantern-iawed man need not nee
essarily be wicked or light-headed.
First impressions are everything, par
ticularly when one is collecting engrav-
ings.
Patient-''What is the best position
in which to sleepl" Doctor usually
lie down"
When corn pops it gets CHASTITY white;
1t is much the same way with bashful
young men.
A milkman and an oak-tree both -four
ish according to the size and condition
of their route.
1t is all very well to pay as you go,
but if you have no baggage the hotel
proprietor would rather you would pay
when you arr1ve.-Pitts5ury Chroaiete.
Little Boston girl las the hair-brush is
reached for" Mamma, the consecutive
moss and the Dreyaleucy of these castigd-
lions are slowly sapping my very life
Time.
Young Lady-'Tf you don't stop pay
ing me compliments I'll put my hands
over nv ears.n The Herr Professor
each, Mees Clones, zey are too smailP-
Harper's Basar.
This handsome young man looks quite paol,
They are dragging him OF to gaol,
Nou ask what he dldt
Was he Captain kiddi
No, he was mersiy caught rifiing the maoL
Minneapolis Tribune
Big Sister-'Dick, think it is time
little folks were in bed Little Dick
ION Mr.. Nicefellows knee)-'Ih, IT'S
all right, Mamma said should stay here
until she came dewn stairs, nr-Ae.o lor5
Now the skater premature,
Whom the frost-bound ponds
allure,
Dons the steel again.
See how swift ne glides and slickl
What.-a eTashi A plank there,
quick
Saved-but stiff as any stick
TTot him up the lsne.
Burlington Free Press
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
n,ar Mutes at Church.

It is an interesting sight to witness,
every Sunday morning, the deaf mutes
of St. Josephs institute, on Henry
Street going to mass in st. StePhenss
Church. They are always scco rpanlsa
bv a sister of the order, and behave then
selves most respectfully When seaisa
in the gallery of the church their atradi
ton I, is occupied with the service, Ina
NOT a move is made until its concluson-
The most interesting part OF the s en
shin is the sermon, which is as wen t n
Possession Of their faculties. As
ppTie,t speaks a sister stationed IA N y
gallery interprets the meaning md
Sgords by .igns which are readily .. %Tg
stood hy the mutes. When the SER 81 ie
are over they take their piAG 'Sa-e ey
and arC return to the Institute, ~ .SaTlcs
anu SINAI, i'm until vesper time, when '9 R, I'm
more visit the church
Citizen.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
How Birds Fly.

The fundamental proposition is that
gravity, or the weight of the bird, so
far from being that which is simply to
be overcome in flying, is the greatest
factor in the mechanics of fight, with
out which momentum would be impos-
sible. 1t is well known that, as a rule,
the birds which fly the fastest and
strongest are those whose bodies are the
heaviest in proportion TO their spread of
wing. Gravity acts upon the fight
somewhat as does the string of kite,
which at once holds the kite down aud
enables it tn rise against the wind. Many
other points are involved in different
cases and under different circumstances,
but in all of them gravity is the most
important factor Washington Star.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
A Knock-Kneed Emperor.

Many Americans who know the present
German Emperor as a student, and who
have always cherished poor opinion Of
That august monarch, viii be glad to
lear that young woman of excellent
and impartial judgment shares their
view. This is description which this
Young lady, who saw the Kaiser at
Leipsic, gives of him. In the first place,
she declares that he is decidedly knock
k eed, which is absolutely true, and
which IS evident even in many Of his
photographs, for which his attitudes are
carefully studied. He Is not tall, and ne
is not robust. On the contrary, he is
slightly built, and get more consider
able share OF his military build and
square shoulders from his military tailor
than from nature. His deformed arm,
for which, of course, he is not response
BILE, keeps him constantly nervous, ap-
pears quite stiff, and is never moved.
The welcome given him was not enthu-
siastic, except that which came from
the crowds of military young men On
the whole, he is not really anybody's
ideal of a conquering hero. This young
monarch now poses successfully with
tremendous army as a background for
his braggadocio speeches, but 1t seems,
for the present at least, much safer 10
predict disaster than glory for him
when Bismarck dies.-Nsso York Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

~. B. Haggin and William B. Carr are
getting tired of owning LBS part of
California. It is their intention to take
.arge sections Of their big ranch in
Southern California, subdivide them
and sell them to all corners one after the
ofher. The Hagain aud Carr ranch is
pne Of the big private holdings, not only
IN California but in the world. 1t con-
tains 400, 900 acres, covers $40 square
miles aud is twenty-five miles square.
some 60, 900 acres are in Kern County,
while the remainder is about evenly d.
sided between Santa Barbara and San
Luis obispo Counties. As a private
holding, intact within one Enclosure, it
is probably the largest in this country.
The value Of the land when thrown upon
the market is being guessed at by some
Of the San Francisco real estate men.
At q rude calculation it i estimated at
s2O. 600. 600.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
Might Have Been Worse.

When Jones was at the theatre the
other evening he sat down by mistake on
his neighbours hat, and reduced it to q
hopeless mass of silk and pasteboard.
The owner was madden than half a
dozen March hares.
'Well," calmly observed the culprit,
81 was awkward and no mistakel" But,
he added with self-complacent pity,
''when think that it might have been
mine it makes me fairly shudder. y
Judge.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

"Did you tell the manager what I
asked you to-" asked the transforming
actor, who had struck hard luck of q
fellow sufferer.
-"Yes. Everything"
Tell him l was tired of this thingl"
eyes"
Tell him was going to quit right
hereP
"Yes. carried your entire message.
The manager says he doesn't want you to
leave him, and he'll raise your salary $40
a week if you'll change your mind"
60 back and tell him that it he'll
give me fifty cents of it in advance I'll
stay. "--AerchdRt Irdgelsr.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
Horses Larger Than Two Decades Ago.

Farm horses are much larger than the
average of twenty years ago. This is due
to the large importation of Percheron
and Clydesdale horses, which have been
crossed on the native stock throughout
the country. Improvement was formerly
made through the thoroughbred running
stock, which impaired endurance and
speed, and the result was an excellent
foundation for the use of the heavy draft
horses for crossing. Good farm horses
now weigh as high as 1000 pounds
Chicago Times.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
A Back Number.

A widower married a second time and
his choice was wealthy lady about fifty
years of age. When the bride and
bridegroom returned home from the
wedding the husband. introducing the
wife to his children, said:
my dear children, kiss this lsdy's
hand. She is the new mother prom
ised to bring you"
.After taking square look at the new
mother, little Charlie SAID;
'.Pa, you have been fooled. She amt
new at all r'-.SJiiRgS.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

Hostess ''That young lady is grad.
uate of Vasssr College, and I want to
introduce her to some gentleman who
won't be afraid of her, and knows how
to talk to her."
Friend-"Get young De Dude over
there. He can talk on the different
brands of cigarettes by the hour. "-Neto
York WeeklV,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
Not Very Much Frightened.

Escort TO Miss Penelope Waldo CT
Boston. on the lawn "Don't be fright
ened, Miss Penelope, but there's a big
green worm on your skirt"
Miss Penelope-"Oh, don't disturb it,
Mr.. Wabash. should like to take it
home with me. 1t belongs to the species
known as the caplllus capillary capil,
and is very rare in these parts. Dear
little fellow. shall prize it so highly.
Would yeu mind, Mr. Wabash, putting
it in your hat l"- MeD York Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
Brown Yersns Jones.

eNIr. Brief, want to sue Miss Jones
for breach of promise"
"All right-but what was the prom
iser'
swell, you see, we were off at a picnic
IN AUGUST, and Emeline was mad because
ber sister had had more proposals than
She and she asked me if wouldn't help
her out. / said l would if she would re-
isct me: but, hang it sir, though she
ynromised not to, she accepted me the
frst chance she got. "--Bdzdr.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

''You have gone too far, John Smith, ="
said Mrs. John Smith, tapping the par
lor floor "You have treated me out
rageously."
E'what will you dol" sneered the
cautious husband.
Il shall tell mother as soon as she
comes home"
The wretched man bowed his head in
Ms hands and murmured: Got both
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

>-St Is not necessary to dIsIocate the jaw
IN the effort to pronounce the name of
the Anarchist Hfonek, recently sentenced
to twelve years imprisonment for en-
eaging in a conspiracy to assassinate
Chicago officials. tits pronounced as if
snelIee Renneck.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

Miss B.-"Why is it, Mr.. Smith, that
you gentlemen always think so much
about your dinnerl"
Mr.. S. Gocularly)-"Well you know
they say mans heart is situated in his
stomach"
(Which explains, Isuppose, why some
men suffer so fearfully from dyspepsia.
-Sirtin0S.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

Baltimore has adopted an ingenious
scheme of putting letter boxes on. street
cars It will at least, predicts the New
York Nesrs, add zest to the life of con-
duciors. A lady gallOping along a side
street signaling to the conductor to stop,
and then coming aboard and dropping
a letter in the box and getting of again,
IS a scene calculated to make the con
ductor's heart leap with JOY.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
ALwyRrc
If any one can tel you

II any one can tel you
How my song is wrought
And my melodies are caught,
viii give, rza-sell you,
The secret, if there be she
sFeC I could never see one,
How my songs are wrought.
Like the blowing of the wind,
Or the flowing of the stream,
Is the music in my mind,
And the voice in my DREAM
Where many things appear,
The dimple, the tear,
And the pageant of the Year,
But nothing that is clear,
At Even and Morn
Where sadness is gladness
And sorrow unforlorn,
For there Song is born.
r. II. Stoddard, in the Century.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

Il appears from report made in the
English House of Commons that there
are now in prison 2s3 children between
lie ages Of twelve aud sixteen. One of
The most ordinary crimes for which
country magistrates punish the unlueIy
-s-'sirr- IS that Of pulling up and
on somebody else's estate.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

It is estimated that last year the South
lost by forest fires nearly $500, 600.
The total number of acres burned over,
according to the New Orleans Tines
Dsnoerat, was more than double the
whole area of land under cultivation in
Louisisna, or considerably over 5000, =
900 acres. And what makes it worse,
it seems that the destruction of most of
The timber was due to carelessness or
rscklessness.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

The Chfaese who seem TO have worked
ont most social problems except that Of
individual liberty, have proyerb to the
effect that Whenever a man or woman IS
Idle in the Empire somebody else suffers,
AID this, states the New York Conner
cal -lasSrtisT, is one of the few availa-
bic lessons we have yet to learn from the
CeIe.tials.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
Would Not Give themselves Avn

President Debating Club - well,
we have had some stirring speeches on
the negative side of the question of tho
evening, is Marriage a FailureP but
none of the gentlemen appointed to
speak on the affirmative side have re-
sponded."
Secretary (whispering)-"Their wives
are here"
The President doudly)-"Owing to
the lateness of the hour further debate
is postponed. Adjourned. philadelphia
Record
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
A Likely Story.

Farmer-"What are you two boy,
doing up in that pear treef'
Johnny-"Tommy has taken notion
to steal some pears. "
"And what are you doing up in the
tree"
I'm trying to talk him out Of the no
ton. n--Sittinqs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

The French mint will soon replace the
copper sous with niekels. Singularly
enough, the five and ten centime pieces
will be perforated in the center after the
manner Of Chinese coins. This enables
them to be strung and counted or
handled with great ease.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

rs-sery criminal convicted was given
the tus eztens--1-4i.A-law, y says In
sp-ctor Byrnes, the famous iSea-sz--ls
detective, "crime would decrease IN i've
years &C that every police force could
spare halt its men, The fault, asserts
the Detroit Tree Pres, lies entirely with
The iudpes.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
The baby Wouldnlt Bounce.

"say, ma" remarked the small boy,
isn't it funny that everybody calls my
little brother bouncing babyl'
"Why do you think it is funny, Will
iam9" returned his mother
Because, when dropped him on the
floor this morning, he didn't bounce &
bit. ~ CHICAGO Nelos.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

The Rev. James Raine, an arch9ologist,
who has Just been appointed to a stall
at York Minister, was engaged one day
in researches in the Minister library,
whsn two young officers of the garrison.
ON sightseeing expedition, lounged
in. Mistaking him for verger, they
aecosted him thus: 81 say, old fellow,
What have you got to show usl"
They felt sorry, however, moment
later, when the supposed vergeT thus re-
nlied "Sir, to gentlemen we show the
iibrary; to others the door. "-ATgOnGn.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
nation.

The Government crop returns show
hat Oregon has the greatest yield Of
Indian wheat Of any OF the States, be
ing an average Of sixteen and three
tenihs bushels. The Willamette Valley,
Inc greatest grain-producing portion Of
Oregon, through which the Oregon
Pacific Railroad runs to its terminus at
Yaquina Bay, has an average Of between
twenty and twenty-five bushels to the
sore. a large portion Of this is now be-
ing shipped to san FranciscO by way Of
new steamships.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

Within a recent week, announces the
Cincinnati Eaiuirs,, one chinaman mar
ried a French chambermaid, and another
a Massachusetts, factory girl, and still
the public slumbers calmly above the
rumbling volcano.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
Fresh From the Ministries.

It NAV not be believed, but recent
,oinstrei troupe got off fresh joke.
slHarry," said the end man, people
are very dissatisfied in this world"
ssThey are, indeed" answered the in
terlocutor.
eyes, Harry, if man has riches ne
wants health, and if a man has health he
yearns for wealth"
Eyes, that's the way it goes"
"Now-now you take fellow at sea
-awfully sick--you know-leaning over
the side of the steamer, and all that sort
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

The career Of the famous Little Pitts
burg Mine, near Leadvilie, Col, furnishes
good example of the vicissitudes of
mining. Once stocked for $50, eco, 900,
aad pay ing dividends on that vast CAPT
tai, ii has recently been sold on judg-
uent for 500. 600.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

The United States Government will
plant a cargo of Holsters along the rock
jetty OF Galveston, Texas, with view
Of discovering whether the propagation
Of this popular shell-fish is feasible or not
in those waters.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

a new peril of very acute kind has
been added to those of the London
streets. Il is that Of being taken for
the Whitechapel murderer and lynched
by the crowd. Anyone who supposes
this danger imaginary knows little of the
extent to which the inhabitants of the
aans are suffering from a combination Of
.sTor and cupidity- They are naturally
gnorant, and excitement has rendered
Them incapable OF the slightest discrim-
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

Pennsylvania's troops viii prcdOmi
nate in the next inauguration-daY
parade at Washington, as they did in
the last. It is said that 1000 Pennsyl-
vanians will be in line.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

Wife-''What lovely little bonnet
Who brought it ups"
Husband-"A small boy, my dear"
Wife-"Did he bring the billi"
Husband-"Oh, no; guess they'll
send that up on hand-cart. y Washing
ton Past
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
OratoricnI Fervor.

Wife Cat political meeting
impassioued the orator is, joint Why
he is actually shedding tears, I believe.
..kreally think his words come from his
Husband" my dear, they come
from the stump. "-Epoeh.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

The Government has discovered
shortage Of eight cents in the accounts
Of paymaster who died in 1868, and
his bondsmen must fork over.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS
Before the Class

Before the Glass.
She stood before a looking glass
A winsome, pretty dark-eyed lass
Her head little to one side
AS though all mankind she de6ed.
With cheek so rosy, neck so whits.
Hes long hair Ger her shoulders fall
Her brown eyes sparkled with delight.
II needed no soft speech to tell
That she was fair; she knew it well.
And her soliloquy ran thus:
how awful slow the time would pass
Is it wasn't for this looking CLASP
-HGrper's BdzGr.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

The Secretary of the Treasury is the
only member of the Cabinet who
annually reports 10 the House of Rep
resentatiyes.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

An Italian witness in a Brooklyn
Court, being asked the other day what
was an Italian brigand, replied; "Al
sama cowboy your country
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
Respect for superiors.

At the club the other day they were
recounting some "reminiscences of the
war, when an old general on the retired
list of the army remarked:
~ will illustrate to you the amount Of
influence possessed by officers over men,
and the high state of discipline that pre-
vailed during the first months of the
war, by the following incident that &C
CURED at the battle of Bull Run In the
heat of the action an officer, who has
since become prominent and well known
throughout the country, was then in
command of a brigade on the right of
the line While riding over the field he
discovered asoldier concealed in a hole
in the ground, which was of Just suffi-
cient dimensions to afford him shelter.
The general rode up to him, inquired as
to his regiment, and ordered him to join
it at once. The man looked him full in
the face, placed thumb upon his nose,
and replied:
"Oh. no you don't, old fellowl You
want this hole YOURSELF"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

Wien North Dakota is admitted her
popular name will be the Zephyr State"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

Judge Gary, of Chicago. has decided
that It is every citizens moral duty to
keep the SHOW and ice of his sidewalk.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08
A Financial Deal.

of thing. Now, that man wants the
earth. "--Detsoit Fres Press.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

england wants all the 6rst-class,
honestly packed sppIes we can spare.