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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.


Take the tender hearts of white celery,
stew them in milk till tender They
should be of equal length and size. If
the head is large, cut it into neat pieces
after it has been cooked, let it become
quite cold, put into basin two table
spOonfuls of flour, make well in the
center, drop in the yolk of an egg, after
putting the white in a dry basin or on 81
plate, so that it can be whipped to a foam
Use the milk in which the celery was
stewed to make the flour and eggs into a
thickish batter that will cling to and
cover the celery. Next season it with
salt and pepper and three or four drops
of lemon juice Lastly, Just as You re
quire to use the batter, whip up the white
to a stiff, rough-hke foam, and stir it
thoroughly into the batter; dip the eel
cry into this, fry in boiling fat till a
golden yellow, drain on wrapping paper,
and serve quickly and hot. Do not cover
with dish cover or cloth, as it would de-
stroy the crispness. If they have to be
kept warm, put them on wire meat
stand in the oven with the door open
GOOD Housekeeping
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

People need to be frequently reminded
of the fact that if they make a practice
Of using variety of vegetables and fruit
as part of their ordinary diet, the
doctor will not be needed to prescribe
for them so frequently. Asparagus IS a
strong diuratic, and forms part of the
cure for rheumatic patients at such
health resorts as Aixles- Bains. Parsley
is also useful as a diuretic, and those re-
quiring such aid should make free use of
1t. Carrots are understood by the
peasants of Savoy to be a specific for
iaundice, and, although they are thought
to be hard of digestion, it Is only the
yellow core that Is so. Onions are adj
mitted to be rich in those alkaline ele-
ments which counteract the poison Of
rheumatic govt, and people who are of
studiOus or sedentary habits should make
a free use of them, gently stewed and
served with other vegetables The
stalks Of the clulidower, if properly
cooked, also serve like purpose. Gel
cry has acquired great reputation as a
remedy for rheuma ism, and in many
cases has proved beneficial. Watercress
Is prescribed by 'Aany medical men as
helpful to the liver and lungs. Many
other vegetables ace useful, not only for
their special medicinal properties, but as
general regulators of the bowels and as
correcrives, and withaI they contain
valuable elements of nutrition, which
should commend them apart from every
other consideration.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
A Powerful Lighthouse.

The new lighthouse at Houstholm is
the most powerful in the world. The
beam is of 2,O0O,O 900 candle power and
shows clearly at Blokhus, a distance of
thirty-fiye miles. 1t is produced by arc
lamps fed by De Meriten's dynamos,
driven by steam engines. To prevent
the extinction of the light through an
accident to the machinery the latter is
duplicated, one set coming into play
should the other fail. The light is fur
Their supplemented in thick weather by
two powerful sirens, or fog trumpets.
working with compressed air. The fas
cination which powerful light exercises
on wild birds is curiously illustrated by
this Lighthouse. 1t is said that basket
fuls Of dead SHIPS, larks, starlings, and
50 forth, are picked up in the mornings
outside the tower. They kill themselves
in dashing against the windows of the
lantern.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
A voAGE TO sLUMBERLAND.

She sailssay on the sea of dreams,
This lit skipper with the eye of brown,
As the fires torch in the twilight CLEANS
And the IRISH sun goes down;
Her bark fits over the grimy town
To Slumbland and its silvery sea;
The spotless Ids of her s..,Enber gown
Are no whitaker than she.
There are angt birds in the warm, still air,
And the skiter laughs with her eyes of
brown,
As they sing to hr old songs, sweet and rare,
While her barl5illows up and down;
They sing Of a Price Of high reuown,
And a Princess Ger so young and fair;
But where is the Iincess had ever a crown
Like the crown oher soft brown hair2
Cometh storm ova the silver sea,
That Gibbs on the deamer's land,
And the angel birds hde out to the lee
OF this singular slltnber strand;
Is there harbor by he angels planned,
From all storms, whatever they be,
From the wicked fairs Of Sunderland
And the waves in itssilvery sea:
Up, like flash, comes he little brown head
And the brown eyes oily see
A billowy blanket of sill outspread
On an ocean of dimity;
But its fearlessly the skipper will flee,
With soft little barefoot tread,
By the chart she learned on her Blended knee,
To the haven of mothers bed.
John Pdld BoeOck-
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
How Did He Do It9

/ In the latter part of the "Fifties"
there resided in Tehama County, Cali
fornia, an Indian whose eyes had been
| entirely destroyed by disease, leaving
nothing but the bare sockets behind
"Old Blind 10, as he had been
christened, was well-known character.
He was a great traveller, rarely re-
| naming in any one rancheria long, and
his journeyings extended over a large
area. His usual gait was a jog-trot, and
his favorite route The stage road leading
north, which at that period was thronged
with teams of every description. Through
these he threaded his way with perfect
safety and apparently without the slight
est fear of injury; and so well recognized
was his ability to take care of himself
that teamsters rarely used any particular
pains to avoid him when he was seen ap-
preaching.
His marvellous perception and avoid
ance Of danger were often the theme of
animated discussion among the people of
the neighborhood, while their accounts
of MS performances sounded almost in
credible to those who had never seen
him put to the test. An incident illus
trating this keenness of his perceptive
faculty shall never forget
Twas sitting with my friend, Colonel
E. J. Lewis, under tree on the ranch
of Judge Hall, near Tehama, when we
espied 10 coming from the adobe build
ing occupied by the Judges Indian ser
wants, and evidently heading for gate
that opened into the road some distance
away.
Between him and the gate, and directly
in his path, was an open, unused well,
fifty or sixty feet deep. knowing the
poor fellows blindness, had half-risen
from my seat to 90 and turn him to one
side, when my companion told me TO
keep quiet and [ should see something
surprising-as I most assuredly did. On
trotted the Indian until ne reached the
very edge of the well, where another
step forward would have sent him head
long to the bottom.
But he did not take it. His pause was
so abrupt that it almost seemed as if
strcng hand had suddenly risen from the
depths of the pit and stayed his steps.
For a moment he stood still, as though in
thought. and then quickly faced half
about. rounded the well with the greatest ,
ease. and resumed his course on the other
side
A few yards further on was a large
adobe store-house, fifty feet OF so in
length. with an open driveway through
AT one end. This building he aDproacbeI
near enough to touch it with his hand,
and then, retiring a step or two skirted
nearly its whole length until the driveway
was reached, when he passed through it
and continued on his journey at his usual
jog trot.
And the Colonel remarked when 10
had disappeared: .'In the name of al
hats wonderful, how did he do it,
Youths CompGRioH.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

The United States set the great ex-
ample in the eighteenth century of re-
publican government by organized action
of the people, France, following the
genius of Latin civilization and the cir
cumstances of her peculiar environment,
showed the world how to make republics
by coup d'etat. If the French and
Brazilian way is found on trial to be as
effective for those nations as ours has
been for US, says the Washington Star,
the world can afford to be satisfied with
out iEstituting odious comparisons.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

Yorkshire Pudding-One pint of milk,
four eggs beaten separately; be careful
in putting in the flour not to get the bat.
ter too stiff; one teaspoonful salt
Minced Cod-Flake cold boiled cod,
add one Of mashed potatoes, small lump
of butter, one-half teaspoon of cornstarch
and one beaten egg, heat and serve.
Hard Times Cake-Half a cup of but
ter, two cups of sugar, one cup of sour
cream, three cups of -four, three eggs,
half teaspoon of soda; bake IN layers
and spread with Jelly.
Bread Triangles-Cut the bread in
thin slices from a square loaf of bread !;
butter and carefully remove the crust.
Place two slices of the buttered bread to-
gether, then cut diagonally. Place on a
plate in pyramid shape.
Boiled Codfsh-Soal1 in cold water
over night; IN the morning put in a stew
pan with half pint of water and pint
and half of milk; stew slowly, then add
a half cup of milk thickened with -four;
season with pepper and butter and serve
on toast.
Lobster Salad-Chop fine one can of
lobster and add twelve hard boiled eggs
chopped fine; heat until boiling; one cup
of vinegar, one tablespoon each of mus
tard and pepper, one tablespoon of melted
butter, salt to taste; two raw eggs, half
cup of cream. Pour over the lobster and
eggs and garnish with celery leaves.
Rice Pudding-Boil one-fourth of a
cup of rice in one cup milk until thick;
add one and one-half cups milk and boil
two minutes; add one tablespoon of but
ter and let cool; add two sablespoonfuls
sugar, one-fourth of teaspoon of CHINA
mon, two beaten yolks of four eggs and
the whites of two baked in buttered cups
three-quarters of an hour.
Calls Head Soup-Put the calls head,
after being well washed and scraped, into
four quarts of water, add a tablespoonful
of salt; when the meat falls from the
bones take out the meat, remove from the
bones and strain the liquor over it: sea-
son with pepper and celery seed, boil
twenty minutes and then add a batter
made of one cup of milk, one egg, beaten
light, and flour to make thick; boil five
minutes, strain and serve.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
Orsters Fonnd on Trees.

The coast waters at Sierra Leone,
Africa, are full of oysters of the finest
gratefully as good as Blue Points The
tides rise eighteen feet at Sierra Leone,
and IN many places the mango 5wamps
stretch hundreds of yards out into the
sea. Oysters in their curious vibrations
are often lifted by WIVES and carried
about among these trees, and it is a sight
by no means uncommon to see then when
the tide has run out clinging to the
branches as comfortably as though they
enjoyed playing at fruit. Natives paddle
about in their canoes, gather the bivalves
and bring them TO the traders and officers
for sale. In size West African oysters
are the largest 1 ever saw. In 1888 OF e
oyster was served to three Of us at tn,
quarters in Lagos, and Captain Davis, O.
the African Steamship Company, Mrs.
Lieutenant Governor Grifiths and myself
made bounteous meal from it. The
shell was preserved and is now in the
steamship Office at Liverpool. Chicago
Herald.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
CURIOUS FACTS.

A farm near Macduff, Scotland, he
been handed down from father to q on
300 years.
Fresno County, Cal, has a hermit who
has lived there thirty years without seeing
the county seat.
There died not long ago in England a
woman aged ninety-eight years, who had
recently cut three new teeth.
A dance given for the purpose of rails
ing money with which to buy a hearse
was one of the recent events in Oxford
County, Me.
An eccentric old lady living near
Dresden, Tenn, has purchased her burial
robe. She is seventy years old and IN
sists that she can't last much longer.
At Pottstown, Penn, there is a family
of five women whose tastes are so differ
ent that they have established rule re-
quiring each one to do her own cooking.
A Meadville Penn man is authority
for the statement that a rooster, served at
his home the other day, had two fully
developed and perfectly formed wish
bones
A farmer of Marlboro County, S. C.,
has gathered the phenomenal yield of
255 bushels of corn from one acre, says
an exchange. The acre may also be of
phenomenal size.
A bundle of spider webs not larger
than buckshot and weighing less than
one drachm would, if Strengthened out
and untangled, reach distance of three
hundred and fifty miles.
The West Virginia mountains seem to
be full of game. A party in Randolph
County killed twelve deer a few days
ago, and another party at the head OF
Greenbrier River killed fifteen.
With a pair of crutches and a we'll
regulated cough a tramp succeeded in
arousing a great deal of sympathy at
Chambersburg, Penn. He was finally
arrested for stealing book, and as an
excuse he pleaded that he thought it was
prayer-book.
1t is a common thing to say that man
is ''sponge," but it is literally true of
John Workhurst, of Montgomery County,
Ind. Workhurst has gradually turned
Into iHtt sIH sq l8BfB 5 He raBs 6f5g u9Raaftaaff
readily, and can be wrung out perfectly
dry.
A young lady of Carlisle, Penn, re-
ceived bill amounting to over 500 that
tells little history. The bill came from
a Tilted man, and in it she is charged with
twenty-five yards of silk dress goods, two
gold bracelets worth $40, one diamond
ring, hat and several other items. The
above named articles were presents from
hin.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

There Is widespread dissatisfaction
among the working people of Germany,
according to the American Cultipator.
over the laws excluding importation OF
foreign meats. These laws are ostensibly
for the preservation Of the public health
by excluding meat from diseased ami
mails, but this thin disguise does not
deceive the people as to the real purpose
of the exclusion. In many places under
these laws meat has been made so dear
that it is inaccessible DO workingmen.
The large landed proprietors profit by
these laws, but they result in so much
popular dissatisfaction, which finds ex-
preston by emigration to this country.
that the Government cannot much longer
resist the inevitable necessity of changing
them.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
MAKING LIGHT OF IT.

~ am afraid" said Algernon, in de-
spairiug tone, THAT you are disposed to
make light of my declaration of atfec-
ton.
''Why, Mr. De Jones, how could
you have guessed it."
Guessed WHAT"
THAT l gave your last letter to brother
Harry to light his cigar with. Merchant
Tragsler.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
THE OLD MANS LITTLE MISSION.

''What is your mission here, sir2'
asked the old man, with frown.
II am on three missions, sir, replied
the poor young man, who was also a
humorist.
''Well, what are theyl" inquired the
old man, impatiently.
permission to marry your daughter,
admission to your family circle, and
submission to the regulations or your
household.
"Ughp grunted the old man, who
was somewhat of a joker bimself. u
have one little mission to offer before /
conclude any arrangements with you
Name it," cried the poor young man,
eagerly. Il will be only too glad to
perform it.
''Dis -missionl" shrieked the old man.
with a loud, discordant laugh, and the
poor young nan fell fainting at his feet.
Washington Critic.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
FIFTH AND POINT.


A cat has nine lives and occasionally a
kitten.
One swallow does MOI make summer,
but one cat can make a spring.
The average car horse is tender
hearted animal. He is always ready to
stop and listen to a tale of whoa.
Nature seems to have thoughtlessly en-
dowed dogs with pants Just at the season
when they least need them--BiHghamton
Leader
His cheeks are red, his eyes are bright
His heart is glad his step is light;
Why Is lie so content with hfe2
He has good cook for a wife
Judge.
Strange that the land of all others that
contains the least verdure should be
called Green land. Was the discov-
erer color blind or only snow blindl-
DaHsoile Breeze.
Ethel, aren't you afraid
your sister will tell your mamma that
you've been sitting in my lap2" Ethel
4 guess she'd better not; know lots of
things to tell about her n-Harvard
Lamp00a-
A little nonsense now and then,
Is relished by the best OF men"
So from these lines it would appear
That those who do at nonsense sheer
And curl the lip, no matter when,
Are plainly not the best of men.
Boston Courier.
She-''How kind that old gentleman
is! Every day he comes down School
street and presents the children with
candy He-''Yes, and he gets 4 lib
eraI commission from the dentists for do
ing it, too "-Larreace American.
\ Proof of Everything suppose
you are ready to substantiate any state
ment your paper mahes." said an angry
looking caller to the editor. ooh, yes;
we have the compositors prove every
thing that is set up. - Washington CaPi-
tal
''Beefsteak should be eaten rare, was
the motto on DR.. Pillgarlic's wall. He
quit doctoring and opened boarding
house, and the same motto was hung up
with the addition of two letters. 1t now
reads ''Beefsteak should be eaten rare
ly."-DausCHe Breeze.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

The latest and most unique invention
is machine for buttering bread. It i,
used in connection with a patent bread
cutter, and is intended for use in prisons,
warehouses and other reformatory In
stitutioHs. There is cylindrical-shaped
brush, which is fed with butter and lays
a thin layer on the bread as it comes
from the cutter. The machine can be
worked by hand, steam or electricity,
and has capacity of cutting and butter
ing $50 loaves of bread an hour. The
saving of butter and of bread and the de-
crease in the quantity of crumbs IS said
to be very large.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

It is believed that the largest farm I'M
der cultivation in this country belongs to
Colonel John W. Bookwalter, of Ohio.
The farm is en- the Nebraska line south
OF Beatrice, and the Kansas City, Wyan-
dotte and Northwestern road runs through
it 1t contains nearly IS, 900 acres, Gov
ering twenty square miles, all under ex-
cellent state of cd Htion.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
A Full Bench With a brewer on 1t

Judge Harlan, of the United States
Supreme Court, is delivering very in
teresting series of lectures on the Consti-
tuition and Constitutional law before the
Common Law School Many people
avail themselves of the opportunity to
hear the distinguished jurist, and the
lecture-room Is crowded The Judge
NAV be humorist in a sly way, but 1t
doesn't often crop out. One interesting
point was being discussed.
This matter, said he, twill come
up before the Supreme Court next Febru-
arv. nv which time Judge Brewer Will
undoubtedly be on the bench and the
bench will be full
The class howled and the Judge
blushed. Now it is question whether
he was playing on Judge Brewers name
Intentionally or not Washington Post
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

Our four new States are healthy, we'll
grown children. Washington contains
an area of 3S,726, 400 acres, and has
population of 275, 900. Montana CON
tains 80, 26s,6 800 acres, with a population
of 1s5, 3O6. North Dakota embraces
1896, Oo0 acres, with a population of
III, 600, and South Dakota has an area
of 4s, 7OS,s 500 acres, with a population
of 979, OOO.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

An eminent scientist has evolved the
theory that water as an element to extin.
guish fires in large and high buildings is
a failure. He claims that when combus-
ton evolves a certain intense degree of
heat the water thrown upon the flames
emits powerful volume of hydrogen
which RgEps VIII r ssi dhs5ly that these
fires must be treated in a different man
mel, and expresses the belief that gas will
be the successful weapon with which to
fight FIRE at some future day. Gas has
been quite extensively experimental with,
and it has been effective in close rooms,
but in the open air the gas evapOrates
and soon loses its strength.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
Rats.

Rats are natives of Asia and their raids
westward belong to comparatively modern
times. The little animal was unknown
In ancient Europe. The black rat first
came to Europe from Asia in the sixteenth
century, and about the beginning of the
seventeenth or the ending OF the seven
tenth century he arrived in America.
This black rat was the common house rat
until the brown or gray rat made his
appearance In 1775. The gray rat came
to Europe from India by way of Russia,
and Is now known as the Norway rat
from mistaken tradition that it came
from Norway to England, and from the
latter country to Americas. Louis
ReDu5Zic.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

Book Agent Ito Old simmerdown)-
give got something here would like to
show you"
Old Simmerdown-''An I've got
something would like to show you"
Book Agent (astonished)-"What is
that, may ask, SIR"
Old Simmerdown-''It is the door,
sir"
Book Agent sadly retiring Well,
you don't give fellow much of a show. "
Detroit Journal
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

Young Miss Wilgus-''Where are you
going, papal"
Rev Mr.. Wilgus-"To the temperance
meeting. We intend to inaugurate a
movement to save the young men Of the
country"
Young Miss Wilgus-''Try and save a
real nice one for me, will you, papa,
?"-Reho5oth Herald
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

Harry-''rm fairly infatuated with
Lucy. 1 actually worship her shadow
George-''You ought to be in better
business than worshiping young ladies
shadows. I'm in love, too; but it is not
Clara's shadow, but her substance, that
worship"
Harry-''Her substance?"
George-''Yes; Clara has twenty
thousand in her own right, not to speak
of her expectations when her father dies. p"
Boston Transcript.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
RubberS.

UGH of the discomfort of rubber
shoes would be avoided if the wearers of
tbam were a little more discriminating
Rnbbers are Of inestimable value in wet
weather. but they should be instantly re
moved when the pavements become dry.
Being waterproof, they prevent the escape
of the natural exhalations OF the skin.
Wet feet resulting from confined perspi-
alton are often more injurious than an
unprotected exposure to the elements
would be. Rubbers, like umbrellas,
sbould be used only transiently. Shoe
and LeqtA.r Reporter
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

Cyril in the garden) Father father
look out of the window"
Paterfamilias quitting out his head)-
What nuisance you children are
What do you want now2'
with a triumphant glance at his play
fellow)-"J johnny Gray wouldn't believe
you'd got no hair on the top Of YOU
head. Pick Ne Up.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
THE BOY HAD HIM.

An elderly man was walking slowly
down Second avenue the other day when
a boy turned a corner and yelled ''HelIor
loud enough to be heard two blocks.
"Want to scare him to death." queried
a man who was passing.
mo, sir.
"Then why do you yell so loud?'
''Gotter. l know him"
'What difference does that maker"
"a heap. He's my father and deaf as
a stone "
"Ah. excuse me.
eyes, sir, but next time don't go'n
jump on boy till you investigate. ."
Detroit Free Press.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28
Police JUDGE TO Park Policeman

Police Judge Ito Park Policeman
"Why did you arrest this young COUPLER
Policeman-"They came into the park
late in the evening, sat down on a bench
in the shadow OF tree, and then the two
caressed.'
Judge-"They took rest, did theyl
Well, what is park bench for except to
take a rest onl Never take arrest on
such grounds as that. Discharge the
prisoners. Tens lSitttngs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-03-28

Police Justice-"What is the charge
against the prisoner
Poiceman-''Vagrancy. lie has no
visible means of support"
Prisoner-"The dickens, l anti I've
got one suspender fastened with two
single nails What more support could
you want "-Aroola Record.