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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21
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One of the finest nations =
the Foulah, which number 20" u
100000 souls, and live bacre, and
gambia, occupying a COMMAND the
north to south and 1900 III
These people are all Mioou ueal
write their own languS also that
characters, also speakineaer than
writing Arabic. They arc G.
woolly hair, but have til Is nhe
noses and very thin lips. thstand-
has been in their countryovfawer
and what I know OF them 1
from Foulshs whom I have "dOel
coast. They make their oehes of
gunpoWder and as fine leatib IL he
ever saw. I have known =,
GERS to peg as high as $50 20" wiz
boots made by them, and twelve or
beautiful, being buttoned
knee with silver button
cities they build houses tas
stories high of adobe and
are governed bF Sultan az
entitled to four wives. Tleh IA
are similar to the Turks cattlemen
nation they have verv L
they viii not allow stAppoihteo ny
borders all that can f9f the conven-
8 from such membeVeof taking def
make visits to the ,4tor - ~
IN one occasion a + lii"'.ei VI
french and $500 rs. The con-
Ulcers attempted tdCharles Good
cen :uc eap g9I handle; Ike I,
Luii Rpu5lic. TS-state Senator
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

On board the Inflated steamer seawan-
haka was one Of the Fisk University singers,
Before leaving the burning steamer and
committing himself 10 the metciless waves,
he carefully fastened upon himself and wife
hfe-preservefs. Some one cruelty dragged
away that OF the wife, leaving her without
hope, except as she could cling to her hus-
band. This she did.p'acing her hands firmly
on his shoulders and resting there until, her
strength becoming exhausted, she said, Il
can hold ON no longer TRY a
little longer was the response
of the weary and agonized husband; let US
sing Rock OF Ages" And as the sweet
strains tloated over those troubled waters.
reaching the ears ofthe sinking and dying
little did they know, those sweet singers Of
Israel, whom they comforted. But lol as
they sung, one after another of those ex-
hausted ones we're seen raising their heads
above the Overwhelming waves, joining
with last effort in this sweet, dying, plead
ing prayer:
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21
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RREAK1ve BRuIsEp REEDS.

q Science of a certain kind says We must lay
down q law of the survival Of the iittest, and
IF the reeds are broken throw them away.
Jesus says, throw nothing away. Let US
work for the saw ng Of every life, and see
that we work so carefully, with so critical
love and patience, that we lose nothing at
last but the son of perdition, the son of
waste. the child that must 60 home 80 the
devil Let Us have no rough and-ready
treatment, how, yer, Of human life; but let
even my life-reed shall be healed. and will
take up Gods music again, and be glad in
Gods house. or bruised reed nay
mean that wild beasts, in rushing through
the water or from the food, have
crushed the growing plants so that they are
bent; they no more stand up straightly; but
Jesus Christ comes TO heal them. And the
smoking fax shall He not quench. He will
rather take it up nd shake it, as He only
can shake, ringing little more air to bear
upon it. and still little more. but so gradu-
ally; see how the spark whitens, how it
leaps UP into a kind Of new lifeI Now
watch Him how He regulates the shaking
and see how that which we thought was
only smoke becomes a fame, bright as a
fire, useful as q torch, and how it is handed
on to the aid of other '~~9.-JoSfph Parker
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

The total area of New Zealand is Co.
600, 900 acres; of these, 7,2S4,752 acres
were in 1855 under crop or sown grass,
1857. $50 acres were under wheat, 1856, 474
under oats, and 81, 912 acres under barley.
Between 1873 and 1888 the amount of
coal raised advanced from 162, 21S tons
10 an output of 61S, S95 tons.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

By local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There is only
one way 70 cure Deafness. and that is by con-
stitutional remedies Deafness is caused By
an infiamed condition of the mucous lining Of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed You have a ruInbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness IS the result, and unless the inflam-
nation can be taken out and this tube restored
toits normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out Of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness caused by Catarrhl that we
cannot cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

It is not generally known that the sys-
TEN of keeping birthdays is many thou
sand years old. 1t is recorded in the
4Oth chapter of Genesis, goth verse:
''And it came to pass the third day,
which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he
made a feast unto all his servants"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

Have you father Have you a mother
Have you a son or daughter, sister or a brother
who has not yet taken Kemp's Balsam for the
Throat and Lungs. the guaranteed remedy for
the cure Of Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Group and
all Throat and Lung troubles? If so, why?
when a sample bottle is gladly given to you
free by any druggist and the large size costs
only 5Oc and 81
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

A PooAHoSTAs COUNTY West vir-
ginia) ghost in the shape of a woman in
white wearing a belt stuck full of re-
volvers turns out to be nothing but the
shadow of tree as thrown against
wall by a street lamp.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

Anare entitled to the best that tn cir money
viii buy, 50 every family should have once
a bottle of the best family remedy, Syrup OF
Figs, to cleanse the system when costive or bill
ious. For sale in SOC. and 81 bottles by all
leading druggists
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

MRS. CLIFFORD, of New Haven,
Conn, has given $4,000 to societies
and institutions for the prevention of
cruelty to animals. She has endowed
a home in Boston with $4,000 for
stray and starving animals.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

JANE DETHERDGE. of Kingston.
Jamaica, has refused thirty-seven
offers of marriage. Jane has 81, OOO,-
900, and is an orphan. She does not
think she can afford husband who
cares only for her money.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

In Denmark most of the girls are
trained in agriculture, which is there
an important industry. The owners of
farms receive pupils, who undergo a
regular training.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

Buffalo Bill contemplates taking his
Wild West show to India. Certain In
dian potentates who visited Paris this
summer advised him to do so.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

Although slavery does not exist, prop
erly speaking, in China, in the eyes Of
the law the large boating population and
actors 6u the position Of AlsVss,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21
GRATEFUL-COMFORTINO.
EpEPN'S GlCQA
BREAKFAST.

sBy thorough knowledge OF the natural laws
whicl govern the operations OF digestion and nuri-
ton and by a careful application Of the nne proper
ties Of weli-selected Cocoa, Mr.. Epps has provided
our breakfast tables with delicately avoured bev-
erage which NAV save many heavy doctors bills
Il Il by the judicious OF such articles OF diet
that constitution may be gradually built up until
strong enough resist every tendency 70 disease.
Hundreds OF subtle maladies floating around u
ready to attack wherever there Is weak point
We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping our
selves well fortified with pure blood and properly
nourished frame. ''-fCirn Scruics GdEet,s.
Made simply with boiling water or milk Sold
only in haf-p0und tins, by Grocers, labelled thus;
JAMES EPPS &5 CO.. Homeopathic Chemists
LONDON. ENGLAND.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

PIGS have been known to live 10 the age OF
thirty years; the rhinoeeros to twenty.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

They hoped to guide in pathways sweet
II need not be in many cases. Al about US
women are dying daily whose lives might have
been saved 1t seem to be a widespread opin-
ion that when a woman is slow ly fading away
with the diseases which grow out Of female
help for her. She is doomed to death But
this is not true. DR.. Pie-cs's Favorite Pre-
scription IS constantly restoring women az
fiicted with diseases Of this class to health and
happiness. It is the only medicine for their
ailments sold by druggists, under a positive
guarantee from the manufacturers of its Civ
ing satisfaction in every Ease, or money paid
for IL will be refunded.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21
Rock of Ages. cleft for me;
Let me hide myself in Thee

With the song seemed to come strength;
another and yet another was encouraged to
renewed effort. Soon in the distance float
was seen approaching. Singing still, they
tried, and soon with superhuman strength
laid hold of the life-boat, upon which they
fiction. 1t was relqted by the singer him
self, who said he believed Rock of Ages
saved many another besides himself and
wife
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

How we neg'ect this dutyl There is a
plain command upon the subject, Thou
shalt in anywise rebuke thy neighbor, and
not suffer sin upon him" Ley xix: ~
How it would diminish profanity, for in
stance, if every time man should swear on
the streets, on the cars, or in depots, he
should be sure to call up some witness for
Jesus. The judgment hall where the Son
Of God stood amid His foes was good
place to cry out, with Thomas, MY Lord
and my Godi" There are men living today
who would do it. who would glory in dong
1t. The effect Of simply speaking the name
OF Je US with reverence and love on such oc-
sasions is wonderful.
Every reader is familiar with the name Of
John II. Vincent. Once he reproyed a
swearer so powerfully, AMI yet so tenderly,
that be not only subdued him, but melted
him to tears. 1t was in a railway station.
The room was full of passengers waiting for
belated train. A man, probably slightly
intoxicated. was shocking everybody with
his profanity. Suddenly Dr.. Vincent began
to sing:
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

The saving in clothing where Dobbins Elec-
trio Soap is used. is trenty tiass the soap bill.
II is no new experiment, but has been sold for
"a years. To-day just as pure as in 1855. Try
II. Your grocer has 1t or win order it.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

THE English call the Emperor of
Germany william the Fidget, while
the French dub him Emperor Ego"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

THE only Armenian newspaper IN the United
States Is publL.hed in MesL Hoboken. y. y.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

DR.. Pierce's Pellets. the original and only
genuine Little Liver Pills; % cents vial; cns
q
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

From zoe. "A bruised reed say
a. instrument called a reed was
chance of SelllEbere was a rift in it
ieve it would be apaT f this ;e Something fhss
r oo,ld T,ond as reed. Il was meant
l ~ ui''' A-''iiO' 2ook at it with that
hard to work out west, y lake it, saying,
is on the rise there" Sw it away. He
"What would you sell, wound faR beaI u De
.or-the very least 1 me B b use Peel, Reed, if
;Ould?" she asked. silence reigned
Abraham finished 5sai di'eF 1 TIME ne
brushed the fine cribos@F en' outsider
rom his para" said he ito sing that
Wall, 1 seiTeplied:
ceI. you swearing and 1 thought l
out HLUeen gu know there was somebody
erness - owed the name of Jesus"
/ = very strange said the man.
eff III fyhen she was dying sung that
and she made me promise TO
agree 10 81 heaven Could you pray for
NO" II in the snow they knelt together,
lrad teioctOr prayed for the pepltent man,
led that he might have grace and
lwaY 9th to keep his vow.
train came. They were separated to
laVest no more, in all probability, till they
liIlsiE in eternity
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

A CIRCUS elephant sold in Philadelphia the
other day brought SLIGO.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

TwEvTY-oNE deceased persons have been
oremated at Rosedale, Cal.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21
Why need It be2'' we say. and sigh
When loving mothers fade and die,

ACCORDING to official statistics Marseilles's
traffic has nearIy doubled since 1870.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21
g Jesus, Lover of my soul,

LII lIG % NY Ul.TITU ~
Us examine and separate and do what we
can, for we are bound TO save the last atom;
then, if we cannot save It, we must own
that we have lost. Father, have lost none
but the son of perdition. He did not want
to lose any. He did not come to destroy
mems lives, but to save them. If men will
not be saved, even the Son Of God cannot
save them. To force man into heaven is
not to fill him with peace and Joy; it is to
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21

49, 1 Coil Ring. Basd Ria., Stone Riar, Pa,
So "a scrap Pictures, verse, Fiirtaons Fuz Cardl
SazSszS 20 sanPlss Toe. AUSTIN CO., New H.vss, c.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-21
Cod Waves

We recommend "Tansin's Punch" Cigar.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
a PANTHER FIGHT.

N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
Tho Fur Often Files Until One or Both O
tho Combatnnts Dies

Tho Fur Often Files Until One or Both OF
tho Combatants Dies.
have often wondered what hindercd
the cougars from being very plentiful.
They are monarchs OF tho woods, and
are very shy, with plenty of game and
cattlo to live on. This spring | was
talking with an old cruiser "a man who
hunts for timber and good land claims).
who had followed the business for tho
last twenty years in Oregon and this
State. He never takes a gun, but car
rios only blanket and small axe. Ie
rotated that one night when he was
camping in the head of n ravine about
dark he heard cougar scream on
one of tho ridges, and this one was
answered by another on tho opposite
ridge. They kept working toward the
head, until finally they came together
somo three hundred yards above him in
somo qualsing aspen; and such a row
and racket as thoy made no had
never heard before. They rolled down
within ono hundred yards of him: and
no says that he was pretty we'll scared;
but no kept up big fire and stayed be-
hind that. They quieted down in a
couple Of hours, and the next morning,
when it was light enough, ho wont OIL
to the battle ground. lilo found ono OF
them lying there dead, all cut and torn
to pieces. 1t was very largo one
-Four days afte rwards, rs he was coming
back the same way, some fivo hundred
yards from whore no had found tho first
ono he had stumbled upon the other
one, dead. This, too, was all cut and
torn as the first had been. At another
time, in Oregon, he hoard q big fight
going on. but did not go to SEQ the re-
suits He was stopping one night with
an old Indian, who had hunted and
trapped all his life, and was telling him
about the fight, when tho Indian said
that that was tho way when two old
males met; one or tho other was killed,
and very often both; and that whenever
tho male would find the young ones and
the mother absent no would kill tho
last one Of them, but IL the mother were
with them sho would keep him off,
That must BIO tho reason that the mother
goes with the young until they arc
nearly two years old They say that
all the cat kind will kill their young
We know that this is so with the
domestic cat.-Forest and Stream.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
TWO CLEVER PETS.
A Kestrel and Rat which Are Affection
ate as We'll nH InteIlirenf


ate as Well as Intelligent.
SEQ in your book on 'Britsh Birds"
you state that tho kcstrcl is easily
tanned. Our bird was taken from n nest
last year and put into a caro- out of
doors, for few days only, until lodged
lilo was then turned out and few across
the park into tho woods and was soon
no moro for some days when he re-
turned, found his way into the house,
and has never voluntarily left it since.
We often turn him out and SEQ him n
mile or moro from the house, but soon
hfter find him searching for an open
window by which he may reach the
dining-room, whore he lives by prof
erenco, pcrching Oh picture franc, but
always coming on to my husbands arm
whom called, oven though with thirty
people at dinner, and through tho glare
of lamps and candles. lie invariably
twitters a sort of soft song when VIC
speak to him. lie is a grand bird. in
perfect plumage. \ hayo n
white rat, who lives as all our pots do.
entirely loose i'll the house or garden,
perfectly free to leave us if they chose
The rat was given to mo as old and
worthless two years ago, then quite
wild. He gradually became extremely
tame, and, during severe illness had
last year, no took it into his head to sit
on my pillow to guard mo. Ever since
then no has continued to slocp there:
he runs upstairs with mo, end follows
mo to bed. sleeping always on tho boil
ster or pillow by my head. lie is very
plucky and defended himself during one
whole night when he was shut up acct
dcntally in the same room with a large
and savage cat He was found sitting
up with tooth and claws ready, and was
perfectly overjoyod when his human
friends took him up. Though six
months have elapsed, nothing will in
ducc him to enter that room again. Our
dogs are perfect friends with him. Ho
uses his left paw always when drink
ing, "ladling" the water up to his
mouth, even from the bottom of a
tumblcr, and is quite "lcft-handcd. y
Letter In London Spectator.
"A peach grower of Stone Crock town
ship, Now jersey. going over his orchard
the other day. found but half dozen
nnarhpq I'm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
lsuIleIlSy.

This is what you ought TO have. in
Tact, you must have il, to fully enjoy
LIE. Thousands are searching for it
daily, and mourning because they find
1T not. Thousands upon thousands of
dollars are spent annually by our peo-
pic IN the hope that they may attain
this boon. And yet it may be had by
All. we guarantee that Electric Bitters,
1t used according to directions aid the
use persisted in, will bring you good
digestion and GUST the demon Dyspepsia
and install instead Eupcpsy We recon-
mend Electric Bittcrs for Dyspepsia and
all diseases of Liver, Stomach and Kid.
neys. Sold at SOC. and S!.O0 per bottle
by Budwell, Christian & Barbce. drug
glsts. tu-thu-sat
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
Southwest Virginia Mineral,
Timber, Farm and City Property
Agency.
Principal Office, Roanoke, Virginia.

Tho undersigned have opened an Of
flee for the sale OF mineral, timber and
farm land, and city property on commits
sion. They will develop mineral lands.
analyzc ores, give instructions for de
vcloping on a reasonable charge, sell
farm and timber lands. All mineral.
farm and timber lands listed with them
for sale will be extensively advertised
through agencies in the Northern States
and Europe. a record of all ores, their
analyses and location will be kept in
our Office for inspection Of buyers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
Pronounced Hopeless, Yet savcl.

From letter written by Mrs. Ada Il.
Hurd OF Groton, S. d.. we quote: WAS
taken with a bad cold, which settled on
my lungs, cough set in and finally ter
minated in Consumption. Four doctors
gave me up, saying 1 could live but a
snort time. l gave myself up to my
Savior, determined il could rot stay
with my friends on earth, would meet
my absent ones above. My husband was
advised to get DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. !
gave it trial, took in all eight bottles;
1T has cured me and thank God am now
a we'll and hearty woman" Trial bot
ties free at Budwell, Christian and Bar
bees drugstore, regular size. SOC and
FL. tu-th-sat
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
You nre IN a Bad Fix.

But We will cure you il you will pay
us. Nervous and Debilitated, suffering
from Nervous Debility, Seminal Weak
ness, and all tho effects of early OWL
habits, or later indiscrctions, which
lead to Premature Decay. Consumption
OF Insanity, should send for and read
the "Book of Live" giving particulars
OF home cure. Sent (sealed) by ad-
dressing DR.. Parker's Medical and Sur
gieal Institute. 151 North Spruce street.
Nashville, Tenn. They guarantee a
ouye or no pay.-Thc Sunday Morning,
have analyzed tho whiskey known
under the brand of 'sB Select" con-
trolled by Julien Binford, Richmond,
Va, and find it free from Fusil Oil and
other impurities, and recommend it's uso
for medicinal and family purposes j.
B. MCCAw, NJ. D., late Professor of
Chemistry, Medical College of Virginia
This reliable whiskcy can be had at
Aarshall's European Hotel, Is Salem
avenue, Roanoke, Va. Oct.34-eod2w
Tho hev. VIM. Stout, Wharton, Ont,
STATES: Aaer being Intellectually treated
~ seyentee3 different doctors for Scro-
ftiln and blooS disease, was cured by
Burdeck Blooaf3itters. Write him for
,1rnof -
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
MINERALS A SPECIALITY.

All persons having IMMORAL. farm or
timber lands are requested to list them
with us for sale. The long experience
of our senior, Mr.. j. a. Daily, in mining
anu sale OF real estate warrant us in as
surfing our patrons that their interests
VIII be properly guarded in the sale of
their property, and all money coming
into their hands will be promptly paid
over Owners may, if preferred, employ
their special agent or attorneys.
Persons, in sending descriptive list of
property, are specially cautioned against
giving oycrdrawn descriptions, as it
lessons chances Of sale. We also advise
against giving options on mineral
properties. they often Interfere with
sales and lead to litigation
We shall do IL legitimate commission
business.
Active, reliable agents wanted in
every county in Southwest Virginia.
Allscity property listed with us will
have prompt attention. and sold to best
advantage.
We have booked for sale list of i'm
proved and unimprovcd property. bust
ness and dwelling houses in different
sections of the city.
Persons wishing to buy or sell arc
respectfully invited to cali on us
Office, Room 3. Moomaw Building,
Jefferson street.
Refer to First National Bank of Roa-
noke. Virginia.
j. a. DALEY, SONS q co.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
NJ Office.

Sale of stock OF International Cigar
cite Machine Company.
The following list of subscribers to
the capital stock of the international
Cigarette Machine Company having
failed to pay assessments due by them,
to wit:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
ALover,s DescrlptIop.

Miss Mugg-I don't SEQ how it is your
sister failed to find me at tho station.
You said you would describe mo to her.
infatuated Lover (who sees a good
Zeal more in Miss Mugg than other folks
,an)-fes, l told her to look for beau
hful girl, with the face of Madonna,
ana the form of sylph. It's queer sho
missed YOU. N. Y. Weekly
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-20
Noe Even "A plot.

WHO is the hero in that novel?"
Hero? There is prig, dude, a
minister and fool, but you don't cx-
poet hero in a modern novel do you?
Pshaw! II it was not for the villains it
would not be worth reading"