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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01

Mr.. Gladstone computes that the
habituai speakers of English Fave in
creased from 10, 600, 900 to 1O5, 900. Od0
during the last 100 years, that they will
number 120, 600, 900 by the year 1900, and
at that rate of increase, seven times in a
century, they will include $40, 600, 600 o.
peoRle by the wear 1000.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01

The London Lqneet discusses at con
siderable length the remedies by which
the habit of coughing IL church may be
ornrcnmn.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01
The baseball has growing competitor
At the American colleges in the football.

General Sherman opposes the auncxa-
lion of Canada. He says that we have
enough POOR land already.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01

Elevator races for the best record in
speed are popular asairi in Gotham.
Among the boys who divide their atteu-
ton between running an elevator md
reading dime novel there has grown up
strong rivalry in the matter Of quick
time. The best record thus FAR is that
made By an elevator in a thirteen story
building. which made the run from bat
tom to top, 1sa feet, in six aud hall
seconds. the second best being ITO feet
in eight seconds. The elevator docs a
good deal in merely removing the
necessity Of climbing up.stails without
regard 70 its speed, but that is MT
enough for that impatient and exacling
being, mar cn hand must not only DO
&c Groceries a "s''
.ne aid see
ore you buy,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01
Carving Buttons of Vegetable Ivory.

The other day l happened to visit
small button factory and was greatly
interested in seeing tailor's bone but
ton made-just such one as you would
find on your ulster or a tweed coat
First of all | was introduced to the raw
material, which lay on the floor of
dark and dingy little workshop, in
which solitary workman was standing
at his bench.
There" said the proprietor, pointing
to what took to be potatoes; "there
you see what we call vegetable ivory. 1t
comes from South America, and grows
In clusters of half dozen nuts. That
is the first state of the button" We
then went up to the workman who was
cutting up the kernels of the nuts at
swiftly revolving circular saw, an opera
ton requiring great dexterity. for slip
might cost HIM finger. This is the
first process. The kernel IS easily ex-
tracted the she'll in which it is enclosed
being very thin and fragile Although
the kernel is a nut it would take very
strong pair of jaws to crack it, and the
teeth cannot touch II. The little white
slabs which are cut out by the saws are
taken to the next department, where the
button is really formed, in the series OF
lathes through which it is passed. The
tool-maker, whose Office Is very import
ant, works at one end of the room; the
first lathe cuts out the button with the
desired circum erence, regulated by a
series OF gauges, the work being passed
on to others for the rim and so on.
Two women were drilling the four
holes of the buttons, this being de-, " ~
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01


illustrate the insvssIJility Of Maoris to
pin: my friend, he says, had given
a Maori pair of boots, but they were
toe short for him. For some time he
eadcavored TO force them on. bat this
was impossible; so he seized small
toiaahawk Chatehet) and cut of his large
tos to the length OF his other toes, and
then applied some juice Of The ax-plant
TO the cut to stop the bleeding, and
pulled on the boot which was not re-
moved until the toe healed. lie put on
the other boot after a similar operation.
have known several instances wi. Oh
appear to prove than the Maoris arg less
sensible to pain than Europea9s
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01

IN assumptlOn JnbOW being polished
by the action OF some hard powder,
which is placed with them in the boxes.
There is secret in every trade and the
/ contents of the mixture with which the
/ buttons are eventually stained are not
divulged to the world Down below 1
was taken into another room, in which
there were scores of tins containing
dyes, and many buckets :holding chem
ical solutions. When the buttons are
ready for receiving the dye they are
placed on tin tray holding a gross.
The dye is then blown on to them by
spray which causes the liquid to fall
very naturally. The trays are then put
into a gas heated oven and afterward
put on to the cards ready for the market.
Pal Mall Gazette.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01

1t was too many Roman puncheh that
did the business for Julius Cesar,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01
Plenty of Weather

Maine Mani tell you down East
beats the world for quick changes of
weather. One day last spring l cut ice
all one morning and had to rush out and
plant sun umbrellas over my tomato
vines in the afternoon.
Western Mans Shouldn't wonder. |
remember one day in Kansas when I
went out with a moving machine at
sunrise and traded it for a snowploIgh
before night, but that wasn't circum-
stance to the day went swimming in
the Missouri River and got carried so
far out by the current that like to have
drowned. l just tell you l never ex-
pected to see shore again"
''EhG How did We get backl"
"The river froze over and l skated
back. "-PhiLadslphiG Record.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01

Brought in a New Conundrum.
81 have got conundrum," said the
visitor, timidly sitting down on the cor
ner of chair, ''that I think is new.
Why is a man who lays out new sub
division like picklesl"
Because he c-c-cumbersthe grAundl 2"
hazarded the real estate editor.
''No; that isn't the right answer
''Because," suggested the exchange
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01

down in their constitution and
avs, this will make it a perma-
-I-Ytrs1ss- Members can be
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01

H. fOrm goes, is finished
lelr diplomas they the polishing and
lther above the level room are half a
sort of aristocracy The sy'c oont9in IN ,5 ba
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01

and often rode long distances, aad if
the bushranger was still thirsting for my
life he would seek it on some of these
occasions Several months went By,
however. and, as had neither seen nor
heard of him, l naturally grew more
careless. 1t was five months, l believe,
before the hour of peril came.
At noon one very hot day was riding
across a prairie OF several miles in ex-
tent having been out to locate grazing
ground for new flock. ] was within
mile Of the scrub when horseman rode
out of it and charged at me- We were
facing each other, and it didn't take me
minute to make up my mind that the
stranger was my old enemy, the BUSH
ranger. Instead of waiting to ambush
me he was coming out for a fair fight.
had a seven-shooter carbine aud a re-
volver, and he had the same. | halted
my horse, slipped out of the saddle, and
as he came laundering on | shot his
horse in the breast, and he went down.
The rider was up like cat. and, kneel-
ing beside his horse he fred five shots
at me as fast as he could pull trigger.
heard the ping of every bullet, though
was busily shooting at him His car5ine
fouled with the fifth shot, and he spTang
up and pulled his revolver. still had
two shots left, and 1 knew could kill
HIM He must come nearer to make his
pistol effective, and he was gathering
himself for the run, when Providence
stepped in to prevent me from shedd ng
his blood. He was standing near the
hind feet Of his horse. The dying animal
drew up both feet aud gave q
kick, aud the outlaw was
knocked over and over on the grass. As
he lay perfectly quiet, l finally advanced |
to find him dead, his whole right side
crushed in by the powerful blow.
found about f400 in gold about him.
with three fine watches he had |
taken from travellers, and It was evident
from the way he had packed things that
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03
REPREsEHTATIvE sALEs.
sHEEP-Receipts, light. Market generally stea
ElseWhere.

NEW YORK, July 1.-Beeves-Receipts, 4450
head making II, 80 for the week; fresh arrivals in
eluded 81 carloads for the market, 30 carloads for
city slaughterers direct, and 102 carloads for
portatiOn. The trade was slow; prices small
fraction lower native steers sold from s. IS TO g. 40
per 100 pounds; bulls from 50 10 80. Calves-Re-
cepts, $3.50, making $3.50 for the week After few
early sales at fair prices the market weakened and
finally closed dull at decline equal 20 1sc per In.
late sales were at 495c per pound for veals and pa
&c for buttermilk calves. Sheep-Receipts, 100
making Al zoo for the week; about steady at sa4 25
per 100 pounds for sheep, and sj65d7.5 fOT lambs.
Hogs-Recepts, II, 100 making 81, 500 for the week.
The few sales the live weight were at 50d4 so
per 100 pounds and the market is rated steady at the
BUFFALO, July I.-Cattle-Recepts 95 loads
through IL sale; dull market for heavy and common
grades medium and light butchers 10Gl5c higher;
butchers So 1898 95 and s. 60d3.S extra cows and
heifers, s. 25G3-50. Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, "a
loads through, 40 sale; unchanged for sheep lambs
to good 81 259450: lambs good TO best, S6.25@650;
fair to good. s4@6.25. Hogs-Receipts, 50 loads
through, so sale; strong; mediums and mixed, $40
"a; stays, s. 25G3.4o.
CHICAGO July 1.-Cattle-Reeeipts, $500; ship
ments, $500; market steady 10 strong on light;
feeders. 81 10@2S0; cows, bulls and mixed, sl.409
26O; Texans, sl.65@3.S5, Hogs-Receipts Is, 900;
shipments, 5000; marEet strong; mixed s. 2O94 30
heavy, S4l0G43715; skips, S350G3.55. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 1000; shipments, 1000: market steady; ma
tves, S3.5O9460; westerns, S3.40tG260; Texans,
SS.4o@S65; lambs, S596. The DrOUerS Journal
London cable quotes American beeves steady at 12c.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, July Misunderstanding.
2S0O shipments. 1850; market dull at 1OG15c lower
than last weeks prices; II cattle shipped TO
New York to-day. Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments,
a,5O0; market very dull Workers, 81 60@l65i
medium and light tops s4.5o@455; cars OF hogs
shipped to New York to-day. Sheep-Receipts
$500; shipments 1880; market firm at 25c higher
than last weeks prices.
CINCINNATI, July ]. - Cattle-Receipts 1220;
shipments, $50; lower; common to choice butchers
s1.5O93S5; shippers, sS.5O@4 Sheep-Receipts,
1850; shipments, 1850; firm common to choice S2d
3.25; extra wsthers, 4.5Od4.75. Lambs-Easy; s4@
6.25. HOgs-Lower; common and light, $500 SIS
packing and butchers, s42O94SOi receipts, $500
shipments $50.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03

tive to the procuring Of affidavits concerning
the moral character of the present incumbent
of the postoffice. There is also a project on
foot to send a lawyer to Washington
to procure a copy of an affidavit filed with
the department in which it is alleged certain
false allegations were made.
Several Allen county insane patients have
been recently sent away from the Logansport
asylum and it is said that Supt. Rogers pro-
poses to discharge all patients from that
county. This puts Allen county in bad pre-
dlcament. The state is divided into four in
sane districts, Indianapolis Evansville. Logans-
port and Richmond. Fort Wayne is in the
Richmond district but the asylum there is oc-
cupied at present as a feeble-minded school.
Several months ago VIII Stone, young man
twenty-five years old, became intimate with the
wife of Thad Nanpell, living at Salem Center, a
few miles west of Angola. He drove Vanpell
from his home and abused him on all occa-
sions. Sunday night Vanpen went to Stones
house, where his wife was living and called
her out. Stone followed. Words passed be-
tween them, and Vanpel shot Stone the ball
passing through the heart, killing him in
stantly.
There were forty-four graduates at the eight
zenith annual exercises OF the state normal
school Friday. Gov. Hoyey presented diplO-
mas 10 twenty of the class of 1887, who had
fulfilled the requirements of the law that a
graduate must successfully manage a school
for two years before receiving state license.
The board of the normal school received as
surances from the contractors that the new
building will be ready for the opening of the
fall term in November.
The Fort Wayne natural gas company has
secured another well at Montpelier. Supt.
Hoffman says it will flow 5000, 600 feet day
and is one of the biggest wells they have. He
dropped q silver dollar down the pipe, and in a
very short time it was forced up all ground off
on the edges, where it had been scraped by the
pipe. This is the ninth well in the new field.
which is located in Jackson and Harrison town
ships. The company also has four wells near
Montpelier, making a total of thirteen flowing
wells.
Thomas Cunningham of Fort Wayne called
on young married lady there the other after
noon and requested her TO play upon the piano
for him. She played Near to Thee. sit is
beautiful piece" he said, when the young lady
had finished, "and guess am as near my God
now as | shall ever be-" Suddenly springing
up from his chair, ne drew from his hip pocket
small revolver, and, pointing it in the direc-
ton of his heart. pulled the trigger. The land
lady OF the house into which the would-be sui
eide had entered unlimited, happened at that
moment to go into the ROOM and, jumping for
ward, made clutch at the revolver Just in the
nick of time, and the bullet flew harmless.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03
Suicide of a Farmer.

MARTNsvHLE, July 1.-[Special. l-Tira
Wells. well-to-do farmer, aged twenty-seven,
residing near Morgantown. committed suicide
yesterday. He was one of those perpetual
motion agitators. and it is thought that he be-
came insane the subject. At times he I'M
agined that foes were threatening and trying to
kill him. He remarked to some persons yes
terday morning that the masons were trying to
take his life. His conversation all day long
was descriptive of horror and very much dis
connected. About o'clock he took his rifle
and said he was going out to shoot crow. He
passed on unmolested, going a few hundred
yards from the house, cooked his gun, letting
the butt rest on the ground, placed the muzzle
against his breast and touched the trigger with
the ramrod. The bullet passed through his
breast causing almost instant death. He leaves
a wife and two children. His mother COM
mitted suicide by shooting four years ago.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03

Pork-Firm; mess, s1s25a1s.5O; extra prime
sil50dll75. Cut Meats-Firm; sales picked
bellies y lbs, sc; 10 lbs, 714c lbs SCI picked
shoulders. 51c picked hams, i549l2c Lard-Easier
dull western steam Sc 50; city, $3.50; July, S6 So
Aug, 1852; sept, S7@L02, closing SOL; Oct
sos; Jan, S6.55@6.60. Butter-Quiet and easy
western I0a14c; do creamery, 15Gl71Sc; do factory,
715@lSc. Cheese-U nsettled and quiet; western, n
@S19c.
CINCINNATI, July Cotton Steady; mids
ding, lie. Flour-Moderte demand; family, g. -
N3.50; fancy, S4df.20. Wheat-Scarce; firm; No. a
red, COO; receipts aud shipments, none. Corn
Higher; No. mixed, 3S03SiZc. 0ats-Steady; No
2 mixed, 25g2514c. Rye-Dull; No. ?, 46c. Pork
Quiet at SIPS Lard-Barely steady at SIS. 221s a
6.27lZ Bulk Meats-Firm; short clear, s.. whisky
Firm sales 1,l46 brls finished goods on basis Of
S1.O2. Butter-Steady; fancy creamery, 1s@2oo;
choice dairy. SalUc Linseed Oil-Fair demand s
higher; 500 62c. sugar-Good demand; hard refined,
91q0955c; New Orleans, 71S9S14c. Eggs-Heavy 81
lie. Cheese-Steady; hrmi prime to choice Ohio
fat, lose.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Produce.


CHICAGO, July IA large business again
transacted in wheat in speculative way, and the
feeling developed was very unsettled and nervous.
Fluctuations frequent and covered wide range
for July, with the other futures fuctuating quite
80 wildly. Prices ruled higher all around. July
advanced 12sc, then declined 134c under rather
free offerings by prominent commission house, re-
covered 7sc and closed &c higher than Saturday.
August advanced &c and closed &c higher. Septem-
which is attracting more attention, advanced nc,
declined lie, recovered and closed &c higher than
Saturday. The principal Influences governing the
market the reports of dry weather and unfavor-
able crop ad ices from the Northwest and the rather
free out inspection here. Advices were received
from various stating that the crop outlook in
southern and central Dakota is very poor and il has
been intmated that the yield would fall short of last
years crop. A moderate speculation was devel-
oped in corn and the feeling was easy with the ex-
cepuon OF a short spell at the opening, when an
easy tone was apparent. The strengthening infu-
ence was due mainly TO active shipping demand, lots
selling at premium over July. The state agricul-
tural report also looked upon bullish factor
The market opened at Saturdays closing prices,
fuctuated within &c range and closed l4c higher
than Saturday. In oats better trade was noted
and hrmer feeling existed, especially in July ow
ing to large shipments. Mess pork was only mOder-
ately active. Early the feeling was easier and
prices receded 71a@l0c. Later prices rallied 5G71ac
and closed steady dull weak feeling prevailed in
the lard market due chiefly the Tree deliveries
July contracts Prices declined 215G5c early in the
day, but during tho latter part of the day the de-
cline recovered. Rather hrmer feeling was
manifested in the market for short rib sides, but
trading only moderate. Prices ruled 2ISG5c
higher and the market closed rather firm,
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03
A Farmer EiIls Himself.

KoKoMo, June 3O.-At an early hour yester-
day John Barnhart, farmer living three miles
southwest of North Grove, in Miami county,
shot himself in the head with a revolver and
died almost instantly. His wife, after telling
him to remain in bed and not be in a hurry
about getting up, arose and went out TO do the
morning chores. While attending to these
duties she heard pistol shot in the house, and
on arriving in the room was Mortified to find
her husband weltering IN his blood on the bed
He leaves a wife and three children. Abbera-
ton of mind is the cause attributed for the act.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03
Going Back To Africn.

COLUMBUS, June 26.-Carl Steckleman, the
young African explorer of this city, has re-
ceived a cablegram from the African trading
house of r. NJ. Evans & Co. of Liverpool, say
ing that Mr.. Evans, who was stationed at
Mayumba, on the west coast of Africa, three de-
grees south of the equator was dead, and re-
questing that he leave Immediately to take his
place. The news came very Unexpectedly to
Mr. Steckleman, VINO will arrange to leave at
once. He will take back with him the young
African prince, Neolu, and return him to his
native tribe. The prince is delighted over the
prospect of again meeting bis family.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03
suing Her step Father.

FRANKFORT. June 27.-[Speeiall- case of
Mary Snody VS.. VIM. Snody to set aside guard
ians report is on trial here. As shown by the evil
dence the plaintiff. Mary Snody, is the daughter
of defendant, and has inherited property by
her mother who died in her infancy Her
father. VIM. Snody. was appointed her
guardian and took possession of her property
as such. In 1883 the girl became of age and
the father filed his final report in court, and
found due his ward. The girl, it seems, had no
knowledge that any property or money belonged
10 her. Her father had kept her in entire ig-
norsnce of the fact that he was her guardian or
that she had any money, and induced her TO
sign the receipt for her money without letting
her know what il contained. She now brings
action TO set aside her guardians final report,
alleging that II was procured by fraud.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03

DELPHI. June Especial. About year
ago, Mrs. R. J. McClintock was killed by a
train near Patton. at a highway crossing, in
this county. The administrator brought suit
against the company for $4,000 damages, and
the case has occupied the entire week of the
court and jury. The case was sharply con-
tested, and the rights of plaintiff were man
aged by Judge Gould, and those of the de-
fendant by Judge Field, Col c. c. Matson and
Sims & Sims. The Jury this morning returned
verdict in favor Of the plaintiff, assessing the
damages at 81 700.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03
4 New Fraud Abroad.

LAPoRTE. June 26. = LSpecial.l - A new
kind of fraud that has been worked success
fully in diferents parts of this county was re-
ported here yesterday. A stranger has for sew
eral days been selling spectacles like hot cakes
to the country people by representing that he
was sent out by prominent business firm OF
this city. He told the purchasers that the firm
would refund the money if they were dissatis'
fed with the goods and said that he would be
az their place of business on certain days when
he would readjust the glasses and make repairs
free OF charge. To others be agreed to replace
steel bows with gold Ones and quite a num-
her were IN town yesterday TO have this change
made, when the fraud discovered. The
rascal was smart enough to operate good dis
lance from the city and was enabled to escape
before his victims were aware OF the decep-
ton praeticed upon them. He roped in a good
many people and sold lot ofw orthless glasses
at big price.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03

Cash quotations were as follow: Flour-Firm and
unchanged though some jobbers asked an advance of
l9c spring grades; No. spring wheat, S034Gslc;
No. spring wheat 72Cd7sc No. red. s115dS2c; No.
corn. $3.50 bid No. OATS 22szc; No. rye 421zc;
No. barley. 43c No. flax seed, nominal;
prime timothy seed, si.45@146; mess pork, per
bril-, sll.70@1i.75; lard, per 100 lbs, S64712;
short rib sides Qoose). s5.95@6.OO; dry sailed
shoulders Cboxed), s525a5.371S; short clear sides
(bOxedl, s625g6S1%; whisky, distillers, finished
goods per GAL. 81 or sugars, cut Loaf unchanged.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03
No Johnstown in Theirs.

FoRT WAYNE, June 2s.-[Special. T. The
Johnstown disaster aud frequent comparisons
made by the press Of the situation of affairs
at the south fork reservoir and at Rome City,
has caused a careful examination to be insti-
tuted into the condition of the dam which
holds in check the great artificial lake at
the latter place. II is significant that the in
spection has induced the Grand Rapids & In
diana railroad company to draw down the
water in the lakes and commence thorough
repair of the dam. A break would inundate
the cities of South Bend and Elkhart.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-07-03
Kicking Mt Seymour.

SEYMOUR, June 2s.-rSpeciaL Perhaps no
act of Harrison has produced so vigorous job
of kicking in this county as the appointment OF
Philip Wilhelm as postmaster at this city. 1t
is direct slap az the old soldiers, William j..
Durham and Elder Thomas Jones in particular,
both of whom went through the late war and
expected TO have been recognized. So chagrined
are they and many other prominent workers of
the G. o. p. that they declare openly that pro
test will be filed in the senate against VIII
helms confirmation. This one act on the part
of Harrison will, it is confidently believed, cost
the republican party two hundred votes in this
county. OF all the appointments so far made
not single old soldier has been remembered,
notwithstanding this administration secured
power largely on promises to be friendly to
those who helped to save the country.