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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21
FIGS a Mass Of Flowers.

Most of you who read this have eaten
figs, dried and pressed fiat and put in q
box. Few have seen them growing.
Those who have know that they seem to
bud out from the ends of twigs without
the sign of blossom. Unadorned by
calyx or cOrolla, the little bud-like zig
assumes pear shape, which it maintains
to maturity. But does the fg-tree
bloom. Yes, within the fig itself. Full
many a flower is born to blush unseen"
but not to ''waste its sweetness on the
desert air" for sweetness of flavor and
beauty of color are developed and stored
away by this uahidden iniorescence.
Let one who cares to be curious take
small green fig and cut it lengthwise.
Now. with Il good glass examine the
cavity that is found within. Notice that
the cavity Is not quite closed at the up
per or large end of tine fig, and that
very small inse could easily pass into
and out of it.
Let the observer now examine the
walls of the cavity. He will find it
composed mostly of densely packed,
thread like projections pointing upward
toward the opening. A little acquaint-
ance with the parts OF perfe.t flower
will enable one to dlssect those threads
and discover in them the essential parts
of a perfect flower After studying
these minute flowers examine the pro
iections near the orifce; notice that
there is a circle of them that are not so
long and are broader than those Just ex-
amined. aud by careful study will be
found to consist 81 parts of a flower,
sterile in themselves, but necessary to
the other parts below. 1t will be no
ticed, too, that they point downward,
as if to meet the fertile projections.
Now the observer will see that the
green fig is nothing but mass of flowers
almost completely enclosed in fieshy
receptacle. Let him now take fully
matured fig. Upon opening it will be
found masses of seed enclosed in succu-
lent pericarps in the place of the fertile
flowers, while the sterile seem to have
dried away. The manner in which the
fig blossoms are hidden away in their
renders them more than ordi-
narily difficult to fertilize, and properly
owing to this difficulty such a thing as a
barren zig tree has become historic.
It Is no uncommon occurrence for fig
trees to cast their fruit before maturity,
which is no doubt owing to imperfect
fertilization. In many parts of Asia
they have long practiced placing
branches of the wild fig, in flower, over
the cultivated fig tree, to insure fertiliza-
on ana maturity of the fruit. Insects
are known to have entered the recepta-
cle as described abo, e, and by this means
pollen from other trees has been known
to fertilize the cultivated varieties, and.
acting upon this fact, in some places.
sticks are thrust into the opening in the
We propagate figs now from
outings. Why can we not do so from
seed, ard by cross fertilization improve
lhe varieties, which cannot be done from |
Los Angsles (Cal) Herald.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21
A Maine Man.s Career.

By the death of Richard W. Jackson,
sailor boy, King Of Gamble tribe and
Arctic explorer, the most romantic career
ever lived by Maine man has Just come
to a singularly unhappy end.
jackson was born in Bath, and during
his early bOyhood was noted for his dar-
ing in athletic sports and tie many
narrow escapes he had. Several times
in his boyhood and in his maturer years
he saved people from drowning. Once
when in his teens he fell from haymOw
aud was taken up for dead. Another
time he was struck by lightning and re-
manned paralyzed for twenty-four hours.
In 1888 he shipped on the Rainier
with Captain Morrison, and was wrecked
on the coral reef near Ujae, in the South
Pacific. In the little schooner of $50
tons, built on the cannibal isle from the
timbers of the wrecked ship the Cap
tain, accompanied by jackson as first
officer, left to obtain suitable provisions
with which to return to the island where
the Captains sick daughter and her
husband were left to await them. On
the second day out the Captain was
stricken with paralysis and Jackson was
given command of and navigated the
vessel to Jaluit, one of the islands Of the
Marshall group, where provisions were
obtained from white cutthroats, who
held the ehooner for security.
After many perilous adventures Jack
sou arrived alone at Ujae with relief for
those left behind, only to find letter
from Captain Morrison announcing the
the rescue of himself and party. This
letter Jackson read to the King of L jae
as stating that the King must treat Jack
son well or the war ship would return
and ''bom bonn" lombard, the island
Jackson's wit saved his life, for the King,
vino was anxious to go to an ad AGENT
island for some savage festival, made
the Bath boy temporarily King Of the
island
For thirty days Jackson, King of Ujae,
held his lonely court on the island
beach, guarding his provisions and hop
ing aid would come. A crew of white
wreckers arrived and to them Jackson
s9I 4 Iafret ta an With them returned to
Jaluit, whence he worked his way to
Frisco, where he delivered his hard
earned $500 to the owners agent and
was rewarded with S75 for his endeayors.
After being washed overheard in
rounding Cape Horn he for two years
sailed to the northern seas and was noted
for his feats of daring. Then he became
a steamboat man, rose to be third officer
of the City of PekIn, one of the largest
steamers afoat, and was steadily mount
ing up when he was knocked down by a
runaway horse while ashore on vaca-
tion, and killed He was only thirty
years old.-Ns1 York World.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21

Alfred NJ Horton, of AIiddletown, N.
Y, blind man, aged sixty years, is
deserving of notice He lost his eye
sight at the age Of fourteen BY a prema-
ture explosion Of q gunpowder blast. He
became a successful farmer, but subse-
quently moved into the city, and took
up the business of watering the streets.
Some years ago he engaged in the -four
and feed business, and did large bust
ness. He makes his way to the postofiice
or any other place where business calls
him with pretty brisk step and with no
other assistance Than cane, which he
employs from time to time in feeling his
way at street crossings and the like His
memory of voices, of the different sounds
of footsteps, and of routes that he has
once travelled is unerring. lie has gone
to New \ ork city alone. and made his
way unassisted across the ferry to his
brothers office in Sixth avenue and to
other points where business called him.
He IS fond of horses and buys and sells
with good Judgment, after carefully
feeling the animal over with his hands.
He can take care Of his horses and hitch
up team almost as readily as any man
in his employ.
Starting out in life comparatively poor,
and handicapped by great infrmity, he
has nevertheless accumulated by honor
able means comfortable fortune -Neig
York Tines
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21
Cleaning Wall Paper

The proper way to clean wall paper is
to first take off the dust with a soft
cloth. With little flour and water
make a lump of very stiff dough
and rub the wall gently down
ward, taking the length of the arm
at each stroke, and in this way
90 round the room. As the dough be-
comes dirty, cut the solled part oil. In
the second round commence the stroke
a little above where the last one ended.
and be very careful not to cross the paper
or to SO up again. Ordinary papers
cleaned in this way will look fresh and
bright and almost as good as new
Some papers, however, and the most ex-
penslve ones, will not clean nicely, and
in order to ascertain if paper can be
cleaned, it is best to try it in some OBJ
scure corner which will not be noticed if
the result is unsatisfactory. If there be
any broken places in the wall, fill them
up with mixture of equal parts Of
plaster of Paris and silveIsand made into
a paste with water; then cover the place
with little piece of paper like the rest
il it can be had. brooklyn Citizen.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Life il the test of faith.

Life is the test OF falth-
Every one who practices virtue lessons
vice.
Happiness is not to be prescribed, but
enjoyed.
1t is good to begin well but better to
end well.
Too much help has ruined more men
than too little.
Failure is only question of time with
the man who talks.
One of the sublimest things in the
world is plain truth
As you learn, teach; as you get, give;
as you receive, distribute.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness,
lnething so gentle as real strength
The effort to supplsnt nature by sub
shutting art and trained manners IS the
| gfatest fiction in literature.
learning is real culture, but being
taught is the imitation of culture, which
is always secondhand goods.
! No person suffers Tor what they are
1norant of. for if they sense the suffer
llg they are not ignorant Of it.
man must first be drawn through
the 'slum" of life before he can fully
realizt the value of his own senses
The principal obstruction to the sue
cess OF reform movement IS, the insti-
gator make~a an exception of himself.
We are all 6 US bound to make blund-
ers in this life Most of our troubles
come from trying to uphold them after
they are made.
labor makes capita. and capital con
serves labor, as the clouds are made by
the rising Civilizations and come down
again in rain. To inter- .pt either pro-
cess is 70 endanger both
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21

.'The latest gigantic conspiracy TO
corner anesessary article Of food, " says
the Kew York 1siss SIS that Of the salt
trust. The collapse Of the copper syn
diezte seems to have had no eject upon
fhe pro ectors Of the salt trust It is
siassa - - lus in process Of
zastns s. - ~ paf70se Of controlling
-sIp u9ns "a ainsqns- knnIlssq2 aoJpdf
* rtrs ~ lnited States, one
zEAt y s|i4ita = inportea- Another
-ssra IS furnished b. the sslt works Of
Michigan, SIKH By NeE York and the
other sixth By ten Other States, West
Virginia heading nc list
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21
trimming" Gotham's Refuse.

1t is often said that nothing goes to
waste in New York If this be true it
Is not because there are no wasteful peo-
pie here. Enough stuff Of more or less
value is thrown into the ash barrels of
this city daily to support horde of not
over-particular people, who rake the
refuse ever diligently, aud sort out every
fragment Of bone, wood, rag and glass,
all of which have a fixed commercial
value and are readily turned into little
money. But this is the mere humdrum
part OF the work A feature of excite
ment is lent to it by the frequent finding
of coins, Uric a-brac. iewelIy, banknotes,
silverware and almost every conceivable
household chattel of small size that is
readily lost by careless owners or lazy
servants. That this sort of thing mounts
up to {. respectable sum every day is
proved by visit to the dumping docks
of the Street Cleaning Department.
There are number of these dumps at the
waters edge, to which the city ash-carts
come and shoot their loads down into
the waiting scows. In order to make
the scows carry as much as possible, the
refuse must be piled evenly all over the
boat, trimmed" is the technical phrase.
and the trimmers are the poorer class of
Italians, who get 81 day for their dis
agreeable work. These men do the sort
ing and finding of anything valuable
that has been thrown ont with the ashes.
They hand it all over to their padrones,
who have bid for the privilege of trim
ming the scows. As they pay the city
about $1,000 q week for the privilege.
and pay their men about $1,000 more in
wages, and as the competition IN the
bidding fer the privilege Is always brisk,
1t can be easily seen that in order to
leave the padrones any profit, the kind
people of New York must continue to
waste a good deal of their substance
every day.-Nef YORK Tribune.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21
SONG OF THE HEADLIGHT.

When the full moon lays a radiant haze
From earth to Heavens wall.
Or the tranquil stars mark the viewless bar
Whence the arrows OF vision fall,
Or send my glance where the quick drops
dance
With the pattering call of the rain,
To their comrades asleep in the hidden deep
OF the subterranean main,
Or Il storms are out and the free winds shout
With fitful falls and swells,
A stsadfast glow of light I throw
On the cleaning parallels.
I guide the train Ger the level plain,
A swiftly nearing star,
And bend and swerTe where tho mountains
curve
Ny iron-bound path TO bar.
Up their rocky sleeps the fleet fame leaps.
Or flash to their depths below;
TIL the moses that dress each dim recess
And the nodding ferns l show;
spring to nlume the frowning gloom
OF precipices gray,
And waters smile from the deep defile
In my momentary day.
Where the wood benign with beck and sign
Invites all timid things
To its shelter spread for the crouching head
And its covert for dropping wings,
L bear my light, till in vain alright
The doe with her trembling fawn
And the creatures meek that refuge seek
In the forest shade withdrawn,
Press closer yet to the copse dew-wet,
Or speed through the whispering grass,
To hide them away from the searching ray
I shoot through the dark as pass.
As meteor flies in stars skies
By myriad movelsss spheres,
1 hurry along where lsmplghts throng
= he sleeping town sppsars;
Like the coming of Fate, 70 those W
Til lsear their loved away, -
seem as 1 shine down the widening line,
Ere paL-e for a moments stay,
But he who i.als those rolling wheels
Lead home, to is hearts desire,
Can half believe his yves perceive
The prophets chariot OF ire.
Still on and on till the night * gone
follow the vibrant rails,
Till the east is red, and overhead
The star of the morning pales
As foes may fear the soldiers spear,
But comrades have no dread.
| The lances of light hurled at the night
Pierce not where sunbeams spread,
SO 1 cease my rays when the Heaven ablaze
| Froclairns the darkness fla1
Hardy Jackson, in Nel0 York Tribune.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21
Canals Begun and Proleeted.

Far more feasible though not more
important than the projected canals
across the narrow portion of the
Americas, are the schemes to covert
Manchester, Paris and Rome into sea-
ports. The first of these is well under
way, the second, though moge difficult,
is not likely TO befet d1fcp; and ne fhird
is comparatively easy, as the Iiber at
the highest point Of the canal IS ouI
twelve meters above sea-leyel, so that al
that is necessary is to straighten some
of the bends and TO provide separate
bed for the canal so as to insure IL
against the freshets OF the river. Inc
length will be only twenty-five klio-
meters. The canal across the Schleswlg'
uniting the North and Baltic Seas COM
menced in June, 1857, under the auspices
of the Emperor. is well under way, ana
will be of great benefit to all snlps en-
terino or leaving the Baltic, enabling
them IN avoid tine tedious and lengthy
Journey around utland- Danish inter-
ests are certainly not consulted in the
eyecntiou of this canal, which, if it full
I'M its purpose. will leave Denmark COM
nletelv out of the line of the worlds
commerce. -Ns- York IndPadeHt.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21

The mor;ifyiag news has been sent to
the New York SKI from Springfield, III,
Ehst she Lincoln monument wasso badly
built nat il Il -lready in ruinous con
dition, md must soon collapse altogether
mica strengthened a large cost. The
sEindling builder Is q peculiarly
wHetehea type Of swindler in any branch
81 bis frauds, bit when he practices his
art or such a national monument as that
Which covers Lincoln's dust aud cele-
lss=tes lis fame. the fraud is aggravated
into saeriiege What commentary it
is o. Tie vie depths Of humsa nature
thas Iiscsln's bones must be buried IN
secret aud guarded Tor years b. q group
q tras friends lest they be stolen BY
grsse-sob5srE and that when they are
finally deposited nader a national monu-
r8ent their rest is still threatened By an
sEariee that cheats even when building
stomb
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21
PITH AND POINT.


A kiss is q sort of water 'cress-
The omnibus horse always enjoys the
luxury of whoa.-Bos.0H Gazette.
The popularity about rising death
rate IS that it brings people down.
Man gets but little here below DER
which to make much Of a crow.-Bliz-
card.
The most unpleasant constellation to
see of winters night IS the CRATE bare
-Harper's Bazar.
Beside the door mats at the White
House, diplomats are often seen there
PittsJu-g CtT0Hicis.
Six feet four inches is the stature Of
the new British Minister. He is tau
enough to be addressedas His Highness.
-Pitts5urg Chronicle.
The physician makes his money by
placticing. When he has become so
skillful that he doesn't have to practice
then he retires. B2St1R Transcript.
The gedlte spridg has CODE agaid,
Sterd widJer's reigd is edded;
The robid dote id suddy gled
With childred's song is bledded-
Buffalo Courier
~ was badly bitten by flies in every
,a--,+-5- y,,,r-I-- s--crpt D ,Sl sl1u- ,. /"
HHave they none thereln Il don't
know. I didn't go there. Y-HaJPer's
Bazar.
BADNESS ExPLAINgD.
"Grandpa, what made YOU 50 baldn the child
Asked as she sat on the old mans knee;
And the old man, rubbing his shining poll,
With this answer the wee one beguiled:
The years rolling over our heads, you see,
Rub OF all the hair as they roll
-NeIg York Herald.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21

Tie death Of Count Peter schouva-
loG lepfires the Anssian Government Of
one Of is most valuable pillars, is the
estimzts Of the New York MaE asd II
grs,s Al crest crisis in European
history be did Russia and Europe and
me world generally most excellent ser
rice. But Tor him Russia might have IN
sisted On tbe carrying ont Of the San
stelano t-eaty, and war Of indefinite
length and on 8 mos. gigantic scale
would have been the result. A true
Pafroits yes psaee-loving, q skillful
diplomas. and "a accomplished society
ma. the Count viii be missed n raany
s circle aad for many different reasons.
Boa IN iszs, be had reached his sixty
frzt scar.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21

The practical advantage 70 one who
has learned trade WIS exenpliaed the
other day IN the person Of Patrick
Gleason, Mayor Of Long Island City,
=. Y. Tie appropriation for the main
tsaanos Of the water department having
run ehort, . number Of the men have
been unpaid for some time. The other
dsy hey simply said that if they didn't
eet their money, theg would shut down
tie Eaterworks. Mayor Giease1. vino
has attained fame Of late By his attack
upon the fences and other distractions
q he Long Island Railroad, which he
leTelsd singls-ha1ded with an az, said
fhat be didn't propose that Long Island
City sh0nid be left without is water
supply. lie oouldn'. force the city
olbciais 50 appropriate the money. BAT
be hitebed Up his frotters, Cove to the
E1ieruorks, and tod the men on duty
lhs4 Il they wanted 70 leave they could
lsaTe. he could run the engine himself
sith the assistance Of one or two Of his
friendz A. be s 20 old engineer, says
~ I'D Hatsr. they ali knew he could
oo wins be sad Consequently, there
va no strike. Long Island City was not
deprived Of is water supply, and since
then, ne understand, The salaries have
bseD paid ~.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21
HOW He Won Them.

On the rolling prairies. A band Of
cowboys has captured horse thief.
Cowboys Tin gleefui chOrus)-"We'Ve
got you now, you villain, and yoa are
going to swing"
They prepare the rope and select con-
yenient tree.
The Villain-"Hold on, Toys. Pill
bet you the drinks you don't stretch my
neck
Iney plnion his arms
The Nilla1n-'T can put you up to
some valuable secrets"
They tie his feet together.
The Villain-''I know where $50, 600
in gold is buried"
They adjust the moose to his neck.
The Nillain-'I can put you onto a
new silver mine"
They commence to hoist him up.
The ViIlain-"And I've got six new
tricks at cards"
Chorus of Voices (excitedly)-"Ho
on Let him down.
Heis let down, released and pardoned.
Lies.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21
Oil TO ConeE TsIanl,s Rescue.

An oil man comes to the top with q
statement that he can save Coney Island
from the sea, which is trying hard to
steal it. His plan is to place several
oil tanks on the highest part of the
island and connect them with pipes
which will run along the bottom Of che
sea distance of $50 feet from the beach.
The tanks are to be filed with fish or
crude oil and so regulated that the oil
can be turned on or oil at pleasure
What nextl Oil and electricity seem to
be overcoming and controlling the forces
of nature in a way likely to change the
entire course Of existence. This Coney
Island protective scheme is not slto-
sether chimerical. 1t may seem fantastic
at first thought, but in the face Of recent
practi al tests there can be no doubt
that oil of the right quality properly
used will smooths rough sea and render
it harmless. Coney Island must be
saved. Breakwaters have failed to check
the ravages of old ocean. Bring on the
~il.-NeD Kort Tribune.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-21
Recipes.

BUTTERMILK PR.-Take the yolks of
four eggs, one teacupful of sugar, one.
half cupful of flour, a half teaspoonful of
soda, two tablespoonfuls butter, one pint
/ of buttermilk. Flavor with nutmeg,
lemon or vanilla. Make a meringue and
brown slightly.
Delicious Characteristics or chop
fine a small head of cabbage, salt and
/ pepper, and cook in Just enough water
to keep from burning; take half a cup
sour cream, half a cup vinegar. two
eggs, butter size of an egg; beat to-
gether; pour over the cabbage; let it
boil and serve at once.
FUE-EGG CAKE.-Two cups sugar,
two-thirds cup butter, two-thirds
cup buttermilk with one even tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in it, two
and three-quarter cups -four, whites of
five eggs and yolks of two. Bake about
one and one-quarter hours in moderate
oven. This cake keeps very well for some
time.
LEroS JELLy.-one quart of water,
four heaping tablespoons of corn starch,
one cup of sugar, three or four lemons.
Dissolve the starch and sugar in the
lemon, pour in the water Boil several
minutes, stirring constantly. This may
be nodded and the white Of an egg,
beaten with two tablespoons of sugar,
spread over the top.
FAIRY BREAKFAST BrscUTT.-AIix a
scant tablespoonful of butter with pint
Of -four, salt to taste aud enough water
TO make o dough that can be kneaded.
When su iiciently worked with the hands
roll out the dough as thin as sheet of
paper; cut in rounds with muffin ring,
prick them with fork, and bake for a
minute in moderately hot oven.
RICE CRoQUETTEs.- Boil the rice until
quite soft and tender; while warm, meas.
ure; to every teaspoonful of boiled rice
add an egg, well beaten, a tablespoonful
of butter, pepper and salt to taste, and a
half teacup of any kind of cold fresh
meat, ham or tongue, chopped fine.
When cold, with Toured hands make
into croquettes, cover with beaten egg.
roll in cracker dust, and fry in hot drip.
pings until nicely Drowned.
BAKED TURNIPs. four good
sized turnips; cut in thick slices; cook
until tender in sailed water; drain and
lay in baking dish. Make a sauce as
follows: Two large tablespoonfuls of
-four, two of butter; stir these together
in frying pan; when thoroughly heated
and mixed add teacup of milk, pouring
in gradually; add very little salt and
pepper and bits of butter over top of
turnips; pour the sauce over and bakein
brisk oven twenty minutes.