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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
Rubies.

To the question, (Which is the most
valuable precious stonep probably nine
people out Of every ten, at least, would
without the slightest hesitation reply,
isthe diamond; - but the value OF a good
sized diamond cannot approach that of q
ruby of the correct color and similar
Dimensions The worth OF small rubies
stones that are Of less than carat-is,
if anything, rather less than that OF dia-
nonds Of a like description; but the rare
occurrence of large specimens of that
dafk-carmine tint which is looked upon
as tlAe sine qua non of a good ruby
causes the value OF these gems to increase
n a fair greater proportion than in the
case sof diamonds. Rubies weighing
more than four carats are SO exceP-
tienaI that when a perfect one OF
i've earats is brought to the market,
Il gill command ten times as high
sum as a diamond Of the same weight;
Will. a ruby of six carats, without crack
or fsw, and Of the proper color, would,
ia al probability, bring as high price
As Eve thousand dollars per carat, or tif-
teen times as much as q diamond Of like
size md faulilessness.
All over the East rubies are regarded
with the greatest possible favor, and so it
has been from the earliest times Of which
we ave any record. References in the
Book Of Job and the Proverbs Of King
I solomon point to the high estimation IN
which this stone was held by the an
] cienis. '.Her price IS above rubies, Is
the strongest expression that could be
/ found to point out the worth Of good
woman. and the passage in which Wis
dom IS extolled above rubies shows,
AGAIN. that when those early writers
wished to find a smile emboiying tneii
idea Of priceless value, they turned to the
ruby as the most precious Of the sub
stances with which they were acquainted
The finest rubies are found in Burmah
and from time immemorial It has been {
law Of that country that all rubies aboy'
q certain size are the property of tn
King. whoever may have been fortunate
enough to find them. 1t is thought tina
,. to this dav there are concealed in Bur
nah. among the treasures which tn
British invasion caused to be hiddeI
away. rubies of far greater size and valu
than any which have, up to now, bee
seen in this country. The law whie
gave fine rubies to the ruler Of the Ian
undoubtedly caused the destruction
many magnificent specimens OF TINS gem
for finders Of larger stones than usu'
would, il the opportunity was favorable
Z break them into fragments, each weigh
ing less than carat, and thus insu
themselves the possession of several n
: 9ies, incomparably less valuable, 1t Is tru
! han the original in which they were ont
united. but still their own instead OF Il
King'E.-L0nd0H Standard
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
Bronze ColOred Hair.

A sudden demand for bronze colored
hair perplexes the worthy coiffeurs of
paris lust now But as the demand must
produce or create the supply, an enter
i,r;sing merchant in capillary wares sent
r. china while the craze was still young,
and the result is that bales OF copper-col-
cred hair, long and short, straight and
o,,rJed have arrived at Marseilles, and
the hunblest shop girl can now shave and
he happy-that is, invest in bronze col
ored wig Of Chinese origin.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

work. When it 4anliness fo,, ne Aged
nakedness and had tet-,rtant for the aged;
it worked for its raim should De be. sGg ndr
appreciated the respond its attacks are
fatherhood to the fe. Many old people
rearing of the young c synto aui NAV 'ps
der the Impulse Of, and be almost IN
that was refne9sst, perhaps few minutes
e+;,,,t e Al SIS cold wind increases the irri-
u 'i'e the lungs, the cough becomes
OF husbap and the difficulty Of breathing in
possible ans until suffocation terminates in
--;11: To obviate such risks the skin
be carefully protected by warm
gamer 10 III clothes, the outdoor Thermometer
istence sid be noticed and winter garments
A. Aould always be at hand. In cold
'Ho Pio gather the lungs should be protected by
well as Eeathing through the nose as much as
er Eve sossible, and by wearing light wooden
1.ssnr silken muller over the mouth. The
70 iii temperature of the sitting and bedrooms
SINGER is another point which requires attention.
nen4 Some old people pride themselves on
i. never requiring fire in their bedrooms.
Al ID It is. however, risky practice to ex-
lleercb change temperature of sixty-ive or
sandv seventy degrees for one fifteen or twenty
white degrees lower. As a general rule, for
10 at persons sixty-fve years of age and up
tino ward, the temperature Of the bedroom
a foot should not be below sixty degrees, and
sucks when there are symptoms os bronchitis it
smack should be raised five to ten degrees higher
niece Careful cleansing of the skin is the last
ether point which needs to be mentioned in an
look article like the present. Attention to
large cleanliness is decidedly conducive to long
sr. he evity, and we may congratulate our
es his selves on the general improvement in our
cram habits in this respect. Frequent washing
,d one with warm water is very advantageous for
eseion old people, in whom the skin is only too
l. apt to become hard and dry; and the
when benefit will be increased if the ablutions
that be succeeded by friction with coarse
,ernnt- flannel or linen gloves, or with a flesh
,r,,i,,a brush Every part of the skin should
i = i thus be washed and rubbed daily, The
,do-, friction removes worn out particles of
49, the skin, and the exercise promotes
warmth and excites perspiration. Too
much attention can hardly be paid to the
state Of the skin; the comfort of the
be fol aged is greatly dependent upon the
TO the proper discharge of its functions.-Nelr
ing on York Tribune
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
Inn Meisht of the Whale.

Nilsson remarks that the weight of the
Great Greenland or right whale IS 100
tons. or 22O, 900 pounds, equal to that OF
lightweight elephants or 44O bears.
The whaiebone in such whale may be
taken at 1850 pounds and the oil at from
40 to 40 tons. The remains OF the
fossil whale which have been found on
the coast of Ystad, in the Baltic, and
even far inland in Wangapanse, Wester-
gothland betOken whale which, al,
though not more than between fifty and
sixty feet in length, must at least have
had a body twenty-seven times larger and
heavier than that of the common or right
whale.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

E,-or, ordinary business methods is made by
ibe manufscturers Of DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. in guaranteeing TINS
yrorld-famed remedy TO cure all diseases alls
no from arrangements OF the liver or stom-
IN n Indigestion. or dyspepsia, biilousness
or '.Iiver complaint - or from impure blood; As
hollis. blotches, pimples, erupuons' soap as
use. salt-rheum, scrotuious sores anu ?" - -
ir1.,s and kindred ailments Money palu l LOT
"I5fseovery'i promptly returned II, On ialr
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
rhe FamiIr Tree.

rAs man whose antecedents make
THE little he can brag on,
Tn things pertaining 70 success
Is ant 70 be valueless
fbat admitted uselessness-
. TFs 6fth wheel 20 a wagon.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

Have youa father? Have you mothers
Have Won n son or daughter. sister or brother
Who has not vet taken Kemp's Balsam for the
Tbroat and Lungs, the guaranteed remedy for
the cure Of Coughs, Colds, Asthma group snl
all Throat and Lung troubles' II So why
when a sample bottle is gladly given TO yo'
free by any druggist aud the large size COST
only SOC. and 81.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

Now THAT a sal, as.lc .nonderbolt
has struck the laboratory at Harvard,
the very home of the physical sciences,
the possibility Of protection against
danger from lightning seems to be a
question of contemporaneous interest
quite as important as the question
whether a criminal can be put to death
painlessly by passing an electric cur
rent through his body. It is to be de
plored that men of science who are
competent to speak on the subject do
not tell us less about making electrici-
ty kill people and more about prevent
ing it from killing them.
The successful American farmer
must know more or less of most OF the
practical sciences in order to take care
of his animals, his crops, his machines.
to forecast the weather for his seeding
and his harvesting, aud the prospects
of demand for his marketing. He not
only reads the papers but he has I'M
disturbed time to ponder on what
seems important, to digest it, and form
well-considered conclusions
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

.t,r .iectro
deposition Of uLs. Aes D, rrled by M.
soret of Geneva, the result adding
another interesting fact to this peculiar
lass of phenomena. IN this case NJ
s.,ret submitted steam TO electric dis
charges. the effect of this being that the
steam was instantly precipitated, ana
when the pole of the electric machine
was sufficiently near the surface OF the
water-the other pole being boiling-the
steam was condensed as rapidly as formed
brsss.enting the anomaly of steamless boil
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
DesoIate Siberia.

No one can thoroughly understand,
s.i5a 7--.---.fhar Of From PeIin to Cal
ais, the meaning 49,. zrord ssnonot
CIV who has not visited SIUv4s----aad
travelled hour after hour, day after day,
week after week along It's dark, pine
qirt roads. Along the whole of the post
road from irkoutsk distances are marked
By wooden posts, painted black and
white, placed at every verst, while at
every post station a large board indicates
the distance from the CHEF towns My
heart sank whenever l looked at these
and saw the word Petersburg with the
appalling number Of naughts under it.
The few versts from station to station
were bad enough, but when 1t came to
the six thousand-odd separating Us from
Petersburg one almost gave up all hope
of ever seeing Europe again. 1 have
never, even in the depths Of a Bornean
forest, felt so utterly lonely and cut o.
from the rest Of the civilized world as
when crossing Siberia. Everything after
the first week became mechanical. Drink
ing tea at the stations, going 10 slsep a
a moments notice, if there were NJ
horses, harnessiag them at oace if there
were. and returning % he depths of GU
gloomy vehieie- to lie hour ate
h5s{r, day aid day, WIr-.>ls. nothing to lool
at bast t.sisek road and eterfis Sql pine for
ests, Dothing to think ofsaye fair \ civilize,
Europe, so far away, but to o.
felt, with kind Of gloomy there bv
every jingle Of the collar bel
ing rs nearer. Even the -. way
not atone for all these draTs3 u'ii wOr
Siberian forests are not max
trees have dwarfsh looSe crea- u
the immense plains. No II !"
sound. is heard in these WI app
and when the horses stop alope to 10th
are silent, the stiffness bee0f tbe
rear
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

To ABRAHAM LINCOLN Artemus
Wards book was never-failing foun-
tain of fun. OF the quaint spelling
and the side-splitting jokes in A.
Wards compendium OF humor the
President liked to talk with the grave
Stanton, to whom fun was a mere waste
OF raw material. On a certain Sunday,
always Lincoln's day for relaxation, he
said: stanton, I find heap of fun in
A Wards book" yes" said Stan
ton, dryly, "but what do you think of
that chapter ii Nh o9 fun OF
you:'
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

All that tss can say as to the merits OF Dob
bins's Electric Soap, pales into nothingl.ess pc
fore the story it will tell you ltsey, OF rs ~
iOon't take imitation. There are lots OF them
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
Trained Fishes. 81 a

Mr.. William Pair, of Altar
owns the Pounee de Leon Bill he
pets fishes. Behind his bar
has a beautiful lake surro{
fence and filed with train mend
water Is alive with pere9ed
carp. but so vel trained
Il is next to impossible there
with a hook and line. Tihouse-
pond is blue aud clear
reach tie rustic seat on Ii
Is II you are looking p'-Ss1e best
plate mirror. Afteyou have.
listening to the lonGI;nos aosr
bull-frog, chanting n y
meath an overhanging can
into box behind Z De with
! cracker. You pitci
and then a change Understand
| One, two, three, {
and Dream come dh a fox. Iook
bottom and eongr4 i
cracker, each waite "a
.-..-.i--'.-.ss.l-z7yh'sto 6 weli5w
large carp :. gres-- ~.
and a half long, rises ASlu aP'no
In the tempting morsel Slfl a
heard all over the pond. A-othe
Of cracker goes in, and small fry
about Ike chickens about a strang'
ing bug. The king Of the tribe,
Dream, makes a dash for the crack
misses it, another and another II
luck. and then If Is a free-for-all
bic. the water boils and ripplesi q
smack follows another in quick sue
until the cracker IS secured
pretty SIGHT to watch the fishes
they are fed. It IS very seldor
they bite a hook, no matter how
ing IS the bait. Mr.. Pair has a g
affection for his inny family, an
exceedingly rare for one Of them L
, his table.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

Two MEN who were examining an old
and long since abandoned coal bank
near Bellview, Pa, last week, were
thoroughly frightened at what they
presumed to be robbers or ghosts. The
prospectors were cropping their way in
to the black depths of the old mine
when suddenly there was eommotion
within. Ghostly forms scurried past
them and retreated into the darkness.
Without waiting to investigate further
they made hasty retreat, thinking
they had stirred up a nest of wild ami
mails or robbers or phantoms. The
owner of the mine explains the mys-
terry in this way; He says his sheep
are in the habit of going INFO the mine
to seek a cool retreat from the hot
weather and the flies, and that it was
no doubt some of his Southdowns that
frightened the miners
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

THE uarasols carried in the United States
cost Sl4OoO,0O0 annually
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

THE total weight Of the greatthit ty-sl1-
telescope at the Lick Observatory Is forty IONS
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

Don't hawk, hawk. blow, spit and disgust
everybody with your offensive breath Dut use
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and end II
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

A FLORIDA paper urges the town authorlue
10 plant pear trees along the streets
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

Orersu, the Paradise of Farmers.
Mid e1uable climat-, certain and abundant
crops. Best fruit, grain, grass and STOCK cou1-
nv in the world. Full information nee, ~
dress Oregon Im'igratn Board forllSnu' OIe'
Old smokers prefer ''Tansiu's Punch Cigar
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
Weak Women

owe to themselves a duty to take Hoods sarsapa
rlla in view of the great relief it has given those
who suffer from ailments peculiar to the sex. By
purifying the blood, regulating important organs,
strengthening the nerves and toning the whole
system It restores to health.
81 have been for years trying to get help for that
terrible general debility and weakness 30 common
to women Within a year 1 have taken ten to
twelve bottles OF Hoods sarsapariila and the bene
ht derived from its use has been very great am
now feeling Ike a new creature.-AIRs. F. B. Ross.
Marlin Texas
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

that ever heard Of, and no class
y - - oT,,sr in all the world are excused
-, obedience TO those laws written oy nm
,1sT. of Hrhtning on the granite surface o.
Mount Sinai. Surely we nave elI55
American vices without making any
upon European vice for ~. a., ,,.+ic,,
nv this sermon / would have the na.iSll /
made aware Of its opportunity and getreaay
IA Improve it. and OF some perlIs anu seo
rsadv to combat them. rejoice 70 DeleNo I
tbst fine advantages will Overtop ever plllhs +
In that worlds fair. what an lhuVo t'--s
to each other Of communities, OF stayesi u
~enrblics of empires, Of zones, OF menus
pheres What doors Oh lnIoL lleioil III IL, nov
SWING wide open for the boys ana SAls ~"
on Inc threshholdl What national and m
ternational educationi What GROWING
~ Industry with sheaves OF gram, anu
Whist imperial robing OF her WITH en-
broidered fabrics, What sclenilnc ap
Daratusl What telescopes for the llilitgue
aabove and microscopes for the Inhnltuue De-
nes+h and instruments to put nature 70 me
fortune until she tells her last secret. ~ Ia
n disDlav of the munifcence OF the God VINO
has crown enough wheat to make d losu VI
GOOD bread large enough for the human 49,
and enough cotton TO stocking every 49,
and enough timber to shelter every neal'
making it manifgst that it Is not God Iaul',
but either m2hs oppression or incidence OF
dissipation 4 there be any without supply:
Under the arches of the chief building OF
! that exposition let capital and labor, too long
/ estrauged, at last be married, each taklne
he hand of each in pledge of eternal fidelity
| while representations of all nations stsin'
round rejoicing at the nuptials, and saying
srWbst God hath Joined together let NOT Ini 2.
/ nut asunoer." lneu siiiu the TN e5i'dJ -
| the needIe-women no longer be heard
Work. work, work.
| TN the brain begins to SWIM
Work, work, work a.,
TIL the eyes are heavy ana uiin-
| Seam and gusset and band
| Band and gusset and seam,
TIL over the buttons ! fcli asleep,
And sew them on in dream
o Christian America Makeready Tor IN
] erandest exposition ever seen under the sun
/ Have Bibles enough bound Have chuTc Ne
enough established. Have scientific han
1 enough endowed. Have printing presse
enough set up. Have revivals OF relgls93ii
enough in fun blast. l believe you WI U
WHosanna to the Son Of David Blessed Is
that corneth in the name of the LordF
Through the harsh voices Of our day
! 4 low sweet prelude duds its way ,,
! through clouds OF doubt and ereeas OF le@R
| A light Is breaking calm and clear
| That song of love, now low and Tar,
! Fre long shall swell from star 70 star
! That light the breaking day which tpi
rr,, eg,fFen sulred Apocalypse
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
AFTER ALL others
LObb Ally AZ; i / i s.. $

Twenty years continuous practice in the treat
meut and cure Of the awful effects Of early
vice. destroying both mind and body Medicine
and treatment FOR one month. Five Dollars, sent
securely sealed from observation TO any address
RnnIr nm SnrcinI nfsensrs frrr.
New-York tribune., 1889-10-20

I'm the fourth inning aud the followers OF the Giants
felt happier But Cranes stupid rnnng al icas'
one and probably two, moro runs WOuld nave bc'ii
scor,d. RicharIsOn Sont the bali sailing toWal1i
the left field crowd bu. OBrleD made NmhrkaDie
catcl, ana little Danny was out Ok0ufks hil salely
10 left field and ran to second on\a poor throw by
Visncr PincIney made great eaten OF whitney 5
fomi Nv Crane ht 10 short and Smith threw wildly
and Ternan scored. Crane could nave got 70 secOnu
but did not sec the opportunity. lie was thrown OUT
M third after Gore had hit safely TO centre ncd lho
home team was again easily put OUT -, , =,
In the fifth inning the League chsmpIons mcIS Sas''u
their lead with two more herman as hah nsth
the case in previous innings, opened wlh saIe urve
10 left field lie stole second on wiz throW Dy
Wsner and scored on Wards hit to right field. Wand
stole second cleverly and when Nlsner threw WHY 70
second Ward scored. The BrOokyh men WEre % asaln n
nut out and the fifth inning clOsed WIN INC score
New-York 8, Brooklyn = .,, tor ,,. crs, ,,,,.
The New -Yorkrrs failed 70 score ior thc nrst litlc
I'm the sixth inning, collin, ana Smilh In9NiuG re-
markable catches. Gore got to nrsI on caHen Dalls
and stole second but was l,it there whom Iicinan
Eurrs got to first on an error by hsharison, Dut
,,as forced out at second On FOulIs pOPup 10
centre Foutz and Plnckney were then put out on a.
clever double play by Rchardsn Naiu am SohnGr, t
The seventh inning quickly pass'u owe, h'lther
side scoring II looked like Iuns tur New fOrk N
tbe eighth inning, but none was mauc. hicharusOh
,T ~ with fyyc-bagcer into the crowd into centre
field, and O'Rourkc HIT safey u "a ni,, L Nnlui,sI
Torred RIcbard on ont a. the p at and on double
NAV by o Brien and Nncr and q Oltourkc ana Crane
ioc iS mn, out and no runs scored. crane sent two
80 ~ baees on called balls In tLN Brooklyn ha'f.
hut neither cot home. The ninth inning was quickly
Vaeoi over neither side .cOring. Inc cheering was
Irigc ae Connor capturod foul ly from COrlhilps
lat. ending the game The score was
New-York tribune., 1889-10-20

| like this and cent the next ball out Of Visner's
reach and Gore easily got to second. Ternan would
have struck out, but Visper dropped the ball. and
although he threw Tternan out at first Gore got TO
third on the play. Ewing sent the ball spinning over
Caruthers's head. Collins captured 1t and retired
the Giants captain at first but Gore got home on
the play with the first run of the game. Ward was
put out at first and the Giants went into the field
Crane was little Wild at first. In spite Of Ewing's
choery cry "Now watch the strong boy shoot 'cm
over the plate.' o'Brlen sent TO first on
called balls. Collins had two strikes called on him
and then hit safely to left field. The Brooklynes
rOared their pleasure. Burns hit swift grounder
to short and Collins put out at second and Burns
at first on quick return by Ward and Richardson.
Foutz hit popup just ont of Gore and Tlernan's
reach. and o'Brlen home and the scoro was tied
Plnckney was struck by a pitched ball and ambl'd
painfully TO first. Vlsner thrown out at first
and the inning closed with the score 1 to l.
COnnOr opened the second inning by lining
the ball safely 10 left field and got
loud applause from his NewYork friends. Richard
son sent grounder toward second but the little globe
escaped Smiths fingers and COnnor was on second
and Richardson first. ORourkes sacrifice put
Connor on third and similar play by Whitney al
lowed Connor TO score Cranes fly TO CorEhill spoiled
Richardson's chances OF scoring run aDd sent the
Giants to the field.
Then the Bridegrooms went to the bat and scoring
a run again made the game tie Crane was stn
wild and sent Caruthers to first on called balls.
CorkhIl got to first error by Richardson and
groan went up from the NewYork contingent
smith went out on pOp-up TO Crane, and Carlthers
ought TO have been doubled up at second but Crane
did net see the play quickly enough. o'Brien then
sacrificed his chances at first and Caruthers
scored Collins sent 10 first on called balls and
when he stole second Ewing clevery caught Cork
hill mapping at third and closed the inning with
the score TO ..
Gore opened the third inning with safe drive
over second base and then stole to second. Ewing
got first on an error by smith and Gore scored.
Ternan Ward and ConnOr were put out and the
Dridegrooms went in to what they could do
Burns FOuz and Pinckney put out as they came
10 the bat and the Giants had the lead In !
niDgs score: New-York 3, Brooklyn 2.
The Giants increased their lead with moro run