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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
Coffee Adulteration.

A Brooklyn man, who has been
coffee business all his life, made CPD
liar experiment in the presence of a \
York Sun reporter Taking hand -
of newly ground coffee end placing it
a tumbler he filed the glass with wat
Every particle Of the coffee immed1s
ately arose and foated in a dense mass
on the top of the water. The water, at
first perfectly clear, gradually became
discolored, until at last the coffee on
the top had lost its natural shade and
grew a whitey-brow
''That's the only sure way to test cof-
fee" said the grocer, smiling COM
IDENTIFY over the success of his expert.
ment. ''If this sample had contained
the least adulteration whatever it would
have remained at the bottom of the
glass. Coffee is a bean, while chicory,
its most common adulterant, is a root.
The one is carbonic, the other earthly
matter; and the one floats while the
other sinks. If the average coffee
drinker knew the medical qualities OF
chicory, he would never drink coffee
without being assured of its absolute
purity. Chicory not only makes the
coffee taste bitter, but it is one of the
most violent emetics known.
1T has been known to bring on pa.
ralysis, and has the most deleterious
effect on the eyesight Chicory, while
the most common, is not the only adul
Grant used by the coffee mills. Peas,
rye, rosewood, sawdust, and in fact,
anything that will burn brown, are EN-.
pIoycd without stint. e.e4.+rfttt--eoo.S
Justify themselves by contending that
only pure coffee was employed, people ii
ordinary circumstances would be una
BILE to buy it, as the amount imported
represents such small proportion to
the total used When a grocer goes to
buy coffee he always states whether he
warts it pure, 70, 90 or % per cent.
IF he buys it pure, an effort is always
made TO sell him adulterants, as a grocer
is looked upon as a crazy man who gives
his customers the genuine article A
man who sells coffee for 25 cents q
pound and gives away prizes with 1t re
Gently gave me his formula. The ingre.
dients and their cost was as follows
One pound Of coffee, 10 cents; one
pound of rye, q cents; one pound OF
peas, cent; one pound of chicory, {
cents. For % cents he made foul
pounds of 25-cent coffee, thus allowing
him enough profit to give his customers
good prizes, which he didn't do. Coffee
is a very clean thing to handle, but
when it is adulterated there is always a
lot of dust left in the scales after weigh.
ing.
Even pure coffee can be spoiled in
the making. AS newspaper man, you
must have often realized that you got p
better cup of coffee for five cents in
beanery than for three times the prh, }
at more aristocratic resort. The crow
ing sin of coffee makers is the use Oft
tin pot. The tannin of the coffee II
on the tin, and the result is tat
coffee has blush tinge NothinlaI
earthenware should be used in breS
coffee. When made this way it is
to keep good for six weeks"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
Recipes.

CURRANT CAKE.-Stir together one
cup each of sour cream and sugar, one
half cup of currants, one and half
cup of -four and one teaspoon of soda !;
flavor with nutmeg and bake in buttered
tins.
VEGETABLE SALAD. Take the four
sliced potatoes, two carrots and two
turnips which have been cooked in the
corned-beef soup, chop and mix two
CUBS of cabbage and two of celery and
arrange in alternate layers with the
cooked vegetables in q salad dish, add
ing mayonnaise dressing favored with
fresh lemon juice.
CoRNED BEEF SoUP.-Let seven
pounds of cheapest cut of corned beef
be soaked and parboiled SO as to re-
move the surplus salt, then simmer
slowly three hours. Let the liquor
stand until all the fat rises. Skim Off
the fat. Add quart of tomatoes, two
carrots. two small white turnips, two
onions and four large potatoes, all pared
and sliced thin. Let simmer one hour.
Strain and serve the soup hot, reserving
the cooked vegetables for salad
You've CARROTS IN BUTTER.-Wash
them well, then rub them dry with a
coarse kitchen towel, boil them in plain
water about fifteen minutes; drain off
the water. The skin will be somewhat
discolored, but with a coarse towel,
quickly handled, the outer skin may be
removed, showing the golden color of
the toothsome vegetable to an advantage.
Quarter them, put them in hot vege-
table dish, add a liberal quantity of
butter, a little pepper and salt, and
serve.
POTATO CRoQUETTEs. After boiling
ten large potatoes till they are done,
drain and mash with three ounces Of
butter and the yolks of four eggs. Cool
these mashed potatoes by spreading
them out upon a plate, after which they
can be shaped into the form of a Gro
quette, rolled in cracker meal and
dipped into beaten eggs. After rolling
these croquettes once more in cracker
meal they should be fried brown in
plenty of hot fat They sre then ready
to be served, which should be done upon
folded napkin.
MAYoNNAIsE OF FIsH.-Boil pickerel
in salted water with lemon juice in it;
be careful that the fish does not break.
When done let it get cold; remove the
bones carefully and cut the flesh into
neat, smooth bits the size Of thimble-
Let them stand for an hour or so in q
little oil and vinegar or oil and lemon
Juice. Then dress some nice lettuce
with Mayonnaise sauce and arrange the
bits of fish around the dish, mixing
with them canned shrimps cut N small
pieces. Put mo=e Mayonnaise sauce over
the whole. Celery may be used in place
Of the lettuce.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
Medicinal Uses of Turpentine.

For medicinal purposes turpentine
may be employed in many ways. Fer
pain in the stomach, bowels, kidneys
or bladder, dip large piece of flannel
in hot water and after Wringrng it,
saturate it with turpentine. Lay this
cloth. on the seat of pain and cover with
another piece of flannel or a towel. If
the patient be IN great pain, at the end
of twenty minutes OF half an hour wiring
the flannel from hot water again and
saturate it with tuIpentine 1t is a rare
thing that more than the second applica-
ton has to be made In severe cases it
is better to apply the turpentine with
lard rather than hot water. Mix the
turpentine in the proportion of a table
spoonful to an equal quantity of lard and
spread on the flannel. This preparation
can be kept on for hours without dis
turbing the patient, whereas that made
with hot water will, as a rule, have to
be removed in half an hour or less time.
Where bloating of the bowels occurs from
accumulation of gas, ten drops of tur-
pentine on lumpof sugar or teaspoon
full of graduated sugar, taken internally
three doses in twelve hours-will afford
relief. In severe cases the dose is often
as large as teaspoonful; but this should
be only by physicians advise. In
blosting of the bowels in dysentery, half
a tesspoonful of turpentine in a dose of
castor-oil will relieve the patient.
-Rousepye.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
Three Matrimonial Pops.

There are three varieties of popping
the question now in vogue-the pop hest
tate, the pop deliberate and the pop pre-
cipitate. New York nclines to the
hesitatiug pop. Philadelphia has long
favored the deliberate pop, so much SC
that courtship has been known to extend
almost from the cradle to the grave he
fore the preacher got a job. ! ears are
sometimes consumed in studying out
each others pedigree. But in the wild,
hoyden West it is very different. There
the pop precipitate reigns, and it is nc
uncommon thing for a woman to get an
offer on sight. The other day IN st.
Louis Boston widow found a husband
in an hour. The Arkansas man who
popped meant business, and gave her {
minute to decide. Westward the hope
of spinsters takes its way Philadelphia
Times.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
PITH AND POINT.
Bachelor of hearts-Cupid.
The candle wick is I'D to smut

Bachelor of hearts-Cupid.
The candle wick is up to snuff.
One may screw up his courage and
have his attention riveted.
There is a great deal of the spice of
life in the work of the pastry cook.
A dark secret-The locality OF the
Matchbox with the gas turned out.
Why should oil producers ever grumblei
They live on the fat of the land.-SJt-
ings.
A soldier, who can only afford pipe
of clay, looks with envy on the sailors
hornpipe.
Mrs. Langtry, the actress, says she
never carries any money, but she draws
lots of it.
A Texas editor sends a free paper tc
the banker of his village, in order that
he can tell his friends be is going down
to meet his paper" at the bank.-Sift-
ings.
First Shopping Fiend-'@Iadam,
that's my multi" Second Shopping
Fiend-''Why, how inexcusably stupid
of me to pick up an imitation monkey
skini"
What nonsense it is for men in the
shipping interests to talk of dull times,
when it is so we'll known that there is
always boom in shiPping.-Nao York
NeaSs>
The confidence lay is to winningly speak,
The clay Of the tramp is to beg,
The ''lay' Of the thief is the Jimmy" or
sneak
The Jay Of the hen is the egg.
Merchant Traveller
Mrs. Herway-sDear me, Pm getting
so stout. Do you think I could manage
tricycle., Charleyl1 Mr.. Herway mar
ried three years. Manage a tricycle.,
nv lover You can manage anything"
She was seven, was nine,
l loved her madly-and she know 1t;
l knelt and begged her to be mine,
She said she really couldn't do IL
At thirty eight her HAIR is gray,
Her roses brighter bloom than ever;
Tomorrow is our wedding day;
1Tis late, but better late than never.
-NmscV's Weekly.
An Englishman named st. John has
been travelling in the West. He got so
tired explaining to every one that his
name was pronounced ''Slnjun" that he
finally hired a man to do it for him, and
st last accounts the man had got into
six fights with groveling hotel clerks,
who tried to persuade him that he
didn't know how TO pronounce his en-
ployer's name.-NetO York Tribune.
He was a Bigger all the time,
As he his way was pegging;
The cops thought he might do some crime,
So, took him up for begging.
The Judge then TOOK him down peg,
With, an send you to work hard, john"
The beggar then continued to beg,
Saying, Judge, beg your pardon
-G0oddlrs Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
A National prelndice Against Water

Very little water is used for drink.
ing. for bathing, or for laundry purposes
in Quito, cuador's capital There is a
national prejudice against it The peo-
ple have a notion that water is unwhole-
some, that it causes dyspepsia if too
much is taken into the stomach, and that
a fever will result from too free use
of it upon the skin.
Women seldom wash their faces but
wipe them with cloths, and then spread
on sort of plaster made OF magnesla
and the whites of eggs When person
arrives from a journey, particularly ii
he has come from lower to a higher
altitude, he will not wash his face fol
several days for fear that the opening Of
the pores of the skin will result in cold
and fever Youths Companion.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
Two Binds with ono Stone:

"Only think OF 1t, GEORGE the
Niagara Falls are fast wearing away"
eyes, so Pve heard"
George, isn't it at Niagara Falls
where people-that is, newIy-wedded
people-generally go on their wedding
tour7'
Il believe so"
George, wouldn't it be awful if the
Falls should disappear before somebody
who Is dying 70 60 there-should-
be able to 60 there, Georgef
A fond embrace, whispered words,
and the customary impediments-all Of
which tend to show that she and George
will get there long before the Falls take
their final departure. -B0stOa Transcript.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
A Popular Courtesy Ignored.

"There are very few smokers who will
hesitate 10 ask an utter stranger for a
match, and men who might pass each
other on the street every day for weeks
without even a nod of recognition will
exchange lights in a smoking car with
cut the slightest restraint" So spoke a
young man to a group of friends the
other day.
"But," he continued, 81 met man
recently on the cars who was an e1cep-
ton to the rule. was passing through
the smoker with a cigar all ready tc
light and felt in my pocket for match.
He gave me cold stare and paid no at
tention to my request"
''Was he deafl' asked one of the
crowd.
mo, he was handcuffed, and I felt
like thief when 1 discovered it, too, p"
was the sad reply.-Elmira Gazette.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Mr.. Holmes, hurrying along the road
to catch a train, hailed Farmer Jones,
who passed him in gig, whereupon
Mr.. Holmes asked for ride.
Farmer Jones consented, and all went
well for short time; but the horse was
frisky, and after shying at several OBJ
jects in the road, at last set off at mad
gallop, to the terror of Mr.. Holmes, who
was nervous and delicate, and rather
afraid of horses.
81 say, Jones, he said at last 'Td
give ten dollars to be out of this"
Hold your tongue, man" replied
Jones. "'You'll be out for nothing in
less thsn minute.n And so he was
Youths Companion.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Il IS estimated that the present popu-
lati0n Of the United States is 81, OOO, 600.
The total increase is said TO be 100, 900 a
month, exclusive of immigration, and
last year the increase By immigration
was SIS, 600. At this rate the next cen
sns, which VIII be taken in 1880, wiz
show about 1000 OOo.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Judge Biodgett's late decision that an
employer is not responsible for the negli-
gence Or ineompetency Of an employe,
unless the person 5ured BY such negli-
eance o. Incompetence gives written
notice d suit inside Of thirty days from
data u injury Wiz, II sustained, prs
diets the New YORK CommsFeiaI Ad1sT-
Zee, work mighty upsetting Of the
old common law doctrine, that he who
does 3 thing by the agency Of another
person does Il BIZ himself.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Il IS some satisfaction, observes the
e~ York Na1s, 10 see By Official reports
that there is = slight reaction in the tide
Of immigration 70 this country. During
tie month Of January the number Of i'm
migrants was 10, 27s, against ls,2ss for
the corresponding month Of last year.
Darng the last seven months the total
immigration amounted 10 2Ig, SIS, against
s26. ss5 for the corresponding period Of
the preceding year. While immigration
10 the nited States has fallen to this
small sztent there are no ind atoms Of
3 define in the dowof European emigra-
hop. But fhe tide seems 70 have been
diverted 70 some extent 70 south Ameri-
can eoantries-
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
A Doctors Vengeance.

Doctors Wife-'My dear Mrs. High
tongue, next door, says her two Oldest
boys are sick"
Doctor-.'The ones that are always
hooting and yelling and fighting in front
of the housed"
''Yes, and she wants you to come in
at once and attend them"
''Certainly, certainly. Let me see.
What did I do with that bottle of
afsenicln
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
GladstOne's Affection for Old Clothes.

Mr.. Gladstone is said to be so partial
to old clothes that his valet has the
greatest difficulty in persuading him to
don a new suit when it is ready for him.
Although the servant carefully lays the
clothes out in the morning, tbs grand
old man" persists in DOMINIC the old
ones. 1t is only by removing these at
night and leaving nothing but the new
ones in his room that Mr.. Gladstone can
be persuaded to discard clothing that
has become positively shabby.-Sdn
Francisco Chronicle.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
NIotherIy solicitude.

fWhat fine little fellow" said the
patronizing old gentleman who had been
elected Representative for four success
i've times from his Congressional district.
His remark was addressed to a kind
faced lady who held IN her arms little
fellow who blinked gravely at all that
was going on.
Eyes" replied the lady. Ellis father
and 1 set great deal of store by him."
''Wen, he's bright looking little fel-
low. Maybe he'll be a Congressman
some day"
''Maybe he will, said the mother.
''But, " she added earnestly, "Pm going
TO do my best to raise him right. y
Merchant TrageLer.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Ms. Pipkins Whose disposition is not
of the sweetestl-"Just you all over to
be late to breakfast when you know I'm
in q hurry. I've got an appointment at
the photographers at half-Dast g."
Lii. Pipkins-..Tli go with you"
No, you needn't. I'll go alone"
I'm going, too. It's the only chance
IN ever have to see you look pleasant,
if you can at all. ~ Chicago Herald.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

What We want mostly, in the opinion
Of the New York Timea, is not so much
an extended market for disposing Of our
surplus crops, bat cheaper methods Of
production. Il on vast crop Of corn
can be grown one cent e busbel cheaper
thaa il now is ne should save S20, 600, :
oo9, Or the value Of e, 900. 900 bushels
q grain
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Death By deoapitation is still recon-
mendea by the French medical jurists.
10 ell Other procedures, says d.. Loye, q
famous scientist, and in death by cleo
sricity in particular, the stimulation Of
death Is possible.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Which Of cur great men is Il that says
othing IS ever lost OF can be IOst7 The
Pying fnds g notable ezempliheation in
the big mills Of George sibley. at Salem,
Mass, where neE cotton rags and rem
naHts are cut up into all manner Of stay
ing, ining, binding, tips and 50 on. fol
use Of other artisans Bluffs. that is,
long cylinders Of round pieces strung
together and used for polishing brass,
gold Or silver goods are also turned out
b. The firm
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Flattery is Never Chestnut.
Mr.. Smith-'AIiss Edith, love you.
Will you marry mel"
Edith-'I am SO sorry, sir, but am
obliged to decline the honor"
Mr.. Smith with sudden inspirstlon)
-"For heavens sake, Miss Edith, come
away from that window. A storm Is
coming up. The lightning is beginning
to flash, and you are so attractive, you
know"
Edith completely overcomel-"Char-
lie, dear, you may buy ring."-LOrsA
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
APerenniaI source of News.

Assistant Night Editor calling down
speaking tubej-''Got to have about
seven more lines on the telegraph page
to fill out the last column
Night Editor-''Run in a despatch
from Ujijijijiji or somewhere else in
Africa announcing discovery that Stanley
has been killed by natives"
Assistant Some minutes later)-"Got
to have two more lines. Dispatch didn't
fill column"
Night Editor Croaring up speaking
tube)-"Put in despatch contradicting
it,you everlasting gourdhead. ~ Chicago
NeUs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Tie number Of students who are study
ing in the five lhg colleges in Toxic,
Japan, az present is upward Of 5000,
showing an increase Of about 1000 IN
comparison with the same period last
year
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

The longest question on record is 8
hypothetical question put by the defense
IN murder trial IN New York State re
Gently to the expert witnesses on in
sanity. The question covered twenty
typewriter pages Of legal cap.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

"a l,ig struggle ten years ago, with re-
- - such sweeping character that
a partial disarmament could have fol-
lowed, would have been infinitely cheaper
and better for Europe, AYERS the New
York zsHss. than this long nightmare Of
dread aud ruinous preparation.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
I. !. - - :. - s &C !,

I s Suggested th-t e - is sons /,
times used as on a5brsvisti01 Of Penn
syiFauia, '.aIz- 4" might be used as an alb
bIeviaiioa f0r Mcnrana- 4 good abbre-
siatiou fo- the state Of Washington-if
itrsteins that name-wll be hard TO find ;
Tor the obvious 'sEssb-" is too sugges-
i've o. laundry to be considered for a
noDen. This fact alone, declares the
EeW York Tri5iiaf, ought 70 rule out
hat name for the new State
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
Not Good as Collateral.

Impecunious Foreigner-"Say, mis-
tr, your sign says that you advance
money on titles"
New York Land Agent Certainly,
SRI; where is your land situated7"
7'Land be blowedl My title is Gen
eral BufOrd st. Clai-. How much do
you loan on that sort of a titlei"-Sit-
inc.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Emma-'M Mamma, there is one thing
I must insist on"
Mother-"What's that, my daugh-
teri"
81 don't want any of my sisters to be
bridesmaids"
"Why not, Emmsl"
because when the preacher asks the
bridegroom do you take this woman to
be thy welded wife' if my sisters are
bridesmaids one of them will be sure to
yell out 'yesp before can get my mouth
open. don't propose to take any fool
ish risks this time. p Siftings.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

The total tobacco consumption Of Eu-
rope. according 70 the Inland Wooasn-
s-arit is about p pounds BY each IN
habitant. In the Netherlands the pro-
portion Is 3 little over seven pounds 70
each inhabitsnt, in Austria Hungary,
2. pounds; in Germany, 3 pounds; in
France. FL pounds; in Great Britain
ana Ireland, l-S4 pounds; in Italy, 1.25
pounds. and n Russia, u pounds. In
the United states the proportion is said
70 be q pounds per inhabitant
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Landlady-'Iet me see, your bill is
S13l"
eyes"
"And this is the thirteenth of the
month";"
eyes"
"And this, believe, is Just thirteen
times that you have been here to collect
itp
eyes,
"Wen, then. please come again. Pm
little superstiious about that number
thirteen, you know"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Bobby Ito young Featherly)-"What
kind of music were you playing on the
piano last night, Mr.. Featherlyl"
Eeatheriy-"What kind of music,
Bo5byl Why, played selections from
different operas. It's called operate
music"
Bobby-"Then Clara was wrong.
heard her tell ma that you had been en-
teraaining her with some alleged music. "
-,,HyrDeJ's Bdzar.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

DoWn at Panama collins are hired, and
graves TOO. The latter cost sl2 for
eighteen months, and in case Of non
payment the body is thrown out of the
grave. Coins car be hired for 81.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
N1isinterpreted The Lingo.

q Bowery restaurant: Vociferous
,.iter-''Two pies az puddin'-two
svfeesl"
Affrighted Teutonic Patron-''P'ison
fc. two, poodt in two collins Himmell
| GETS me oudtl"-Neto York Herald.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Renoratine MAHOGANY.

To clean your mahogany table, take
piece of white CASTLE soap, some luke
warm water and very soft rag, and
wash the table. Do not be afraid to use
the soap. Then rinse of the soap with
clean water and polish with q soft cloth
and the table will shine like mirror.
Your arm will feel pretty tired when it
is all over, but the high polish on the
table and the satisfaction of knowing
that you have not destroyed the veining
of the wood with any furniture polish
will soon rest it.-BrOoklyR Citizen.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

Ia the Bloelley almshouse at Phils-
celpiia may be seen on sunny days,
warming binsef in 3 sheltered corner. a
deerepit. miserable old man, who once
lived on the Isle Of Jersey, in the Eng
lish channel There many a time Mrs
Langtry, the Jersey Lily, sat upon his
knee aud Victor Hugo fingered by his
aiae IN close aud brilliant chat Lord
Teanysoa has shaken his hands and the
1ichest neighbor has deferentially re-
moved MS bat So the world goes.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-05-31

In Germany bee keeping is taught in
many Of the public schools and the Gov
ernment also provides instructors in the
ART who 60 from town to Town as their
services are needed.