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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24
Chemical Transformation.

Alcohol, one OF the best known pro-
ducts Of chemical industry, NAV serve as
evidence to what degree Of perfection the
composition and decomposition Of ehemi-
cal compounds has been brought. As
the chief constituent Of intoxicating bev-
eIages, alcohol, together with carbonic
acid, originates by fermentation from
sugar. but this is not the only possible
way to produce it. The brightness Of
electric lights, by which public places.
roads, stores, etc, Of our cities now are
Illuminated at night, IS emitted by an
electric current passing between two car
bon points. When such a passage Of
selsetEicity takes place IN a glass balloon
tiled With hydrogen, the electric current
causes this gas to unite with carbon.
forming acetylene, a gaseous compound.
whietin contact with more hydrogen
readily takes it up, forming a second case
Gus mpoun6-ethyle=e-which is the
chieI Light giving constituent Of iIlumi-
mating gas. Ethylene, when brought into
contact with sulphuric acid, forms a
liquid combination, and this, when
treated with potassium hydrste. is con
verted into alcohol Having thus built
up from its elements substance formerly
known only as a product of fermentation.
we may proceed at once 70 decompose il
again into its elements. We can easiiv
regain the.earbon which it contains. by
heating alcohol with sulphuric acid
which again converts it into etbvlene;
and this gas, when mixed with CHLORINE
gas and lighted, burns away, leavipg car.
bon, which, as dense black smoke fills
the yessel--PopuEzr Science Noat6ls
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

MosT people think that rattlesnakes
are entirely useless upon the earth,
but the story told by the Athens, Ca,
Banner will set aside such belief.
There are places in South Georgia
where men extract oil from the rat
tlesLake and use it to cure rheuma.
tism. These persons Will give a negro
81 to point ont rattlesnake to them,
and then they kill it in a peculiar man
ner. They place forked stick over
the snake: head, then put a cord
around il and strangle the snake. This
is done to keep the snake from bitina
itself. The body of the reptile is thea
strung up and the oil extracted fromit.
1t sells at - per ounce, and this in
dustry is a very profitable one. The
snakes in that section are very large,
averaging five feet in length, and one
rattler gives up a great deal of oil. A
little negro once saw two rattlers lying
close together, and wanted to get the
money for finding them. TWAS mile
to the nearest house. He was afraid
the snakes would crawl off while he
was gone, and so he took off his coat
and placed it between the snakes. He
went off, came back, and found them
still ewing the coat. He had them
charmed. So the snake is cultivated
doUs there as a profitable industry.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24
Rulned Russian Aristoerats.

Many Of the Russian aristocracy are en-
tirely ruined. Their estates are either
sold or else are mortgagtd tip to the very
hilt to the various banks and money
lenders. Even those who have been for
tunate enough to escape from the clutches
of the cent per cent gentry, and who
have managed toretaih possession of their
domains, are in exceedingly reduced cir
cumstances owing to the continuous de-
crease in the value Of land since the eman-
cipation of the serfs. According to an
official report just issued the number of
mendicants and avowed paupers in re-
ceipt of public relief and charity in the
four principal cities of Russia in Europe
include no less than S235 noblemen-
among whom there are many Princes,
Counts and Barons. The clergy in these
cities furnish a further contingent of
5000 to 1000 of paupers in receipt of
State and communal relief l may add,
however, says a St. Petersburg cores
pondent of the New York Tribune, that
Sebastopol enjoys the proud and unique
distinction in Russia Of not having a sin
gle pauper or mendicsnt within its walls.
Moscow, on the other hand, has no less
than ~, 900 on its books.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

a The saloon must have boys or 1t must
Shut up shop. Can't you furnish it One2 1t
is great factory, and unless it can get
N00J0Jo boys from zach generation for raw
e lateral, some OF these factories must close
out, and its operatives must be thrown on a
cold world aad the public revenue will
dwindle "Wanted 10000 boys" is the
notice. One family out of every five must
contribute n boy to keep up the supply.
VIII you help? Whish of your boys will it
be? The mlnotaur of Crete had to have tri-
RENE full of fair maidens each year: but the
minotaur of America demands city full Of
boys each year. Are you father? Have
you given your share 10 keep up the supply
for this great public institution that is help
ing to pay your taxes and kindly electing
public officials for you? Have you contri-
buted boy? If not, some other family has
had TO give more than its share. Are you
sellishly voting to keep the saloon open TO
grind up boys, and then doing nothing to
keep up the supply?-Seiected.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24
RELIGIOUS READING.
TELL iEsUs."

TELL JESNs-
When thou wakest in the morning,
Ere thou tread the utitried way
Of the lot that lies before thee
Through the coming busy day,
Whether sunbeams promise brightness
Whether dim forebodings fall;
Be thy dawning glad or gloomy,
Go 10 Jesus-tell Him all
In the calm of sweet communion
Let thy daily work be DONE
In the peace of soul outpouring,
Care be banished, patience won;
And if earth with its entertainments,
Seek the spirit to enthrall,
Ere thou listen, ere thou answer,
Turn 10 Jesus-tell Him all
Then, rs hour by hour glides by thee,
Thou wilt blessed guidance know;
Thine own burdens being lightened,
Thou canst bear anOther's woe;
Thou canst help the weak ones onward,
Thou canst raise up those that fall;
But remember, while thou servest,
Still tell Jesus-tell Him all
And if WEAKNESS creep Ger thee
As the day wears to its close,
Or if sudden, fierce temptation
Brings thee face 10 face with foes,
In thy weakness, in thy peril,
Raise to heaven trusttal call
Strength and cain for every crisis
Come-in telling Jesus all.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

Frances E. Willard thus beautifully de-
scribes her experience when she entirely
consecrated herself to the service of her
Saviour: Il cannot describe the deep we'll
l was utterly free from care. l was blithe
as a bird thai is good for nothing except to
sing. ! did not ask myself Is this my
duty2 but Just intrmtively knee what was
called upon to do. The conscious, emo
tional presence of Christ through the Holy
Spirit held me. l ran about on his errands
just for love- Life was a halcyOn day.
All my friends knew and noticed the change,
and l would not like to write down the
lovely things some of them said to me; but
they did me no harm, for l was shut in
with the Lord'
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

Il fear that when We indulge ourselves in
the amusement of going without a religion,
We are not perhaps, aware how much we are
I sustained at present by en- enormous mass
all about rs of religious feelings and religi-
Gus convictions. so that, whatever it may be
safe for rs TO think-fOr us who have had
great advantages, ana have been Drought up
in such a way that q certain moral direction
has been given to our character-l do not
know what would become of the less-fav-
ored classes of mankind if they undertook
to play the same game
Whatever defects and imperfections may
attach to 4 few points of the doctrinal sys-
TEN of Calvin-the bulk of which was sim
ply what all Christians believed-it will be
found that Calvinism, or another ism which
claims an open Bible and proclaims cruel
fed and risen Christ, is Infinitely p4>s-era-
bic to any form Of polite and
polished skepticism, which gathers as its
votaries the degenerated sons IF heroic an
cestOrs, who, having been trained IN a So
ciety and educated in schools, the founda-
tons of which were laid by men of faith
and piety, now turn and kick down the
ladder by which they have climbed up, and
persuade mel 20 live without God, and
leave them TO die without hope.
1.-The worst kind of religion Is no religion
at all, and these men, living in ease and
luxury, indulging themselves in the 'amuse-
ment of going without religion, may be
thankful that they live in lands where the
Gospel that they neglect has tanned the
beastliness and ferocity of the men who, but
for Christianity might long ago have eaten
their carcasses like the South Sea Islanders,
or cut off their heads and tanned their hides
like the monsters of the French RevOlu-
ton. When the microscopic search of skep-
ticism. which has hunted the heavens and
sounded the seas to disprOye the existence of
Creator, has turned its attention to human
society and has found place on this planet
ten miles square, where decent man can
live in decency, comfort and security, sup
porting and educating his children I'M
spoiled and unPolluted; place where age
is reverenced, infancy protected, manhood
respected. wOmanhOod hOnOred and human
life held in due regard; when skeptics can
find such place ten miles square on this
globe, where the Gospel of Christ has not
gone and cleared the way, and laid the foun-
dation and made decency and security pos
sible it win be in order for the skeptical lit
craft To move thither and there ventilate
their views. But as long as thee men are
dependent upon the religion which they
discard for every privilege they enjoy. they
NAV well hesitate a little before they seek to
rot the Christian Of his hope, and humanity
ofts faith in that Savior who alone has given
to man thai hope of life eternal which makes
life tolerable and society possible, and robs
death of its terrors and the grave of its
gloom"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

The amount of water passing over
niagara Falls varies with the height
Of the river. Prof. W. d. Cunning
estimates the amount at $4,000, 900
cubic feet per minute. Allowing 62i
pounds to the cubic foot, this would
give total of 500, 500 tons per minute,
II %, 3l2, 500 tons in forty-five minutes,
IF which somewhat more than two
thirds passes over the Horseshoe Falls.
Other estimates place the total amount
passing over both Falls as high as 1OO,-
l00 000 tons per hour.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

JOAQUIN MILLER says that @in Spo-
kane Falls at the Grand Hotel 1 saw
little box with few dollars of change
in it out on the end of the counter in
the midst of dozen or two of the daily
papers from various places. No one,
so far as / ever saw, was in charge OF
either the papers or the money. ANY
man who wanted a paper took it, tossed
his money into the box, and took what
ever change was MS. I set this down
as an incontestable sign of prosperity
and-let us admit, as we bow our
heads in humility to the need of that
portion of the Lords prayer which says
lead us not into temptation'-of hon
esty, which is the first born of prosper
ity."
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24
EIectrieltr on the ninner r.l.,.

A Brazilian inventor, to whom n NAT
ent has just been issued. proposes II
remedy the annoyance suffered from Tho
shaking Of dishes upon the table on shin.
board by means Of an electric c9nfriT-
ance. His idea is to use an electra. mao
netio device. To the mderside of re
dishes viii be attached small pieces Of
iron, and on the table viii be laid lone
strips Of soft iron to which wires leadinS
70 battery viii be connected. The use
Of this electromagnetic appliance will
not mar the appearance Of the tables. and
ceIrpniy it should prove effective
Diris.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24
SWEETS SPECIFIC is a simple vege-

SWIFT'S SPECIFIC is a simple vege-
table compound prepared from roots fresh
" gathered from the forests. The formula
was obtained from the Creek Indians by
the whites who had witnessed the won
derful cures of blood diseases made by
that tribe. 1t has been used since 1929,
and has been the greatest blessing toman-
kind in curing diseases of the blood, in
many instances after all other remedies
had failed.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

90 cOlltCb uoS-
The English sp4l7rniug at the To-
London E double til stated her case pit
toweriu Paris, andTle Presiden. be-
referred the matte clerk and oetoi
sistant of NJ. EiffeI I -. - -. Ills
the practicability u days; ana ho
SALES is popularity supposed Ts5snave been
the active engineer Of the Eiffel structure.
He has condemned the English idea
very probably being biased byhis connec-
ton with the Paris tower, which would
lose its prestige if higher rival should
be erected. His argument, as reported.
IS this; That we are ignorant Of the
force of the wind at varying high eleva-
tons, and that there would be difficulty
IN transporting material above 1000 feet.
'As = the first point, " says the E,agi-
fleriHg and Mining Journal, "the argu.
ment IS weak tits mainly question of
leverage, not of absolute wind power.
As TO the second point, that Of transport
Of material, reference TO what is being
done every day in deep mining would
show that there would be no difficulty.
The whole thing is simply a matter Of
business. If the passenger tolls would
pay interest, running expenses, and prof
its on the enormous original outlay, the
tower can be built. Engineering nova
days is ready-to face almost any difficult
ties when profit can be shown
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

JULIAN STERLING, of Bridgeport,
Conn, lately had his eyeball removed
by a doctor to get at a cinder, and
while it lay on his cheek. insensate to
pain from cocaine, he could see his ear
with IT,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

New York State spends $4,000 to supply
Its prisons with tobacco. And this tobacco
Just feeds the fires of appetite for liquor SO
that when the convictS come out they 60 at
once for whisky and there is no salvation
from their old habits.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

4 Wonderful Food and Medicine,
Known and used by Physicians all over the
world. SCoTTs EMULSION not only gives flesh
and strength by virtue Of its own nutritious
properties, but creates an appetite for food
that builds up the wasted body. u have been
using Scott's Emulsion for several years, and
am pleased wi its action. My patients say it
is pleasant and palatable and ali grow s rong-
er and gain flesh from the use Of it. l use it in
all cases Of Wasting Diseases. and it s special
" useful for children when nutrient medics-
ton is needed as in Marasmus- IT. w.
PIERCE, MD, Knoxville, Ala
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

The sustaining power of the Forth
bridge in Scotland may be imagined
from the statement that each canta-
lever would sustain six of the great
est iron-elads,
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

Is in store for all vino use Kemp's Balsam for
the Throat and Lungs, the great guaranteed
remedy. Would you believe that It is sold on
its merits and that any druggist is authorized
by the proprietor Of this wonderful remedy To
give you a sample bottle fire.? It never fails
TO cure acute or chronic coughs. All druggists
sell Kemp's Balsan. Large bottles 6Oc. and
81
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

Danger from Gatarrh

C9tarrh is an exceedingly disagreeable disease,
its varied symptoms-dlscharge at the nose, bal
breath, pain between the eyes, coughing, choking
sensation, ringing noises in the ears, etc--belns
not only troublesome to the sufferer but offensive
to others Cdtarrh is also dangerous, because IL
may lead to bronchitis or consumption Being a
blood disease, the true method Of cure is TO purify
the blood by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla-
-'For siverai years had been troubled with
kind Of asthma or catarrh in my throat Ny wife
wanted me TO try bottle OF Hoods Sarsaparilla-
must say was very much benefited by using II and
would recommend il very highly. ELIAS P. DIV
RIEs Omaha, Neb.
Hoods SaFSapaFiIla
Sold by all druggists. ST. six for IS. Prepared only
by C. I. HOOD * CO., Apcthecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
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Messrs. F. J. Cheney d Co.-Gentlemen:-I
have been in the general practice Of medic
for most 40 years, and would say that in all
my practice and experience. have never seen a
preparation that | could prescribe with as
much confidence of success as can Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by you. Have pre-
scribed 1t great many times and its effect is
wonderful, and would say in conclusion that
have yet to find a case OF Catarrh that it
would not cure, If they would take it accord
ing 10 directions.
Yours Truly
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

I have taken swif's Specific for secondary bloc
poison. and derived great benefit 1t acts m UGH bet
ter than potash or any other remedy that have ever
used. BF WINFIELD, NJ. D.. Richmond. Va.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

You wear out clothes on n wash board teI,
times as much as on the body. Hoc foolish
Buy Dobbins's Electric Soap Of your grocer
and save this useless wear Maze ever since
1861. Don't take imitation There are lois OF
than
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

afflicted with az
DR.. PierCe's Golden .ncas scovery is RE-
commended. as 1t Is so positively certain in its.
curative effects as 10 warrant its manufacture
efs in gtiafanteeipg it to benefit. or cure, or
money pai1 FOR It IS returned II Is warranted
rheum. tet er, and all serofulous sores and
swelIines. as well as consumption (which is
scrofula OF the lungs il taken IN time and
GIVEN a fair trial.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

Oregon, the Paradise OF Farmers.
Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant
crops Best fruit. grain. grass and stock coun-
try in the world. Full information free; Ad-
dress Oregon Im'igrat'n Board, Portland, Ore.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

Don't nawk. hawk. b'ow, spit and disgust
everybody with your offensive breath, but use
Dr. Sas-'s Cafarrh hsmsdY and end u.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

It is no sign that hen neditates harm
70 ner owner because she lays for him.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

The Texas cotton crop IS estimated 10 b
worth So. COO 600 this yea.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

One bottle of 5. 5. 5. cured my son of bot'
risings. which resulted from malarial
affected him all the summer. He b. .snt
from five doctors. who failed TO benehl
Cavanal. Indian Ter. j. ". WISE
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

WHILE in Russia the Shah ordered 1900 re-
peating rifles for his TROOPS.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

ALL the ice imported into England comes
from Norway.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24
Cured Of Their snperstitious Ideas.

Two well-known Chicago business
men, says the Times of that city,
are not as superstitious now as they
were week ago. One of them is
banker and the other gentleman is a real
estate dealer. Both live on the north
side and are near neighbors, and each of
them has pet superstition of his own, as
great many people are known to have
The real estate man generally calls for
the banker, and they 90 downtown
together. The other morning as the real
estate man opened his door a cat rushed
into the Yestibule from the steps. Now,
he has always regarded the appearance of
a strange cat on the steps Of his house
as a sign of good luck. So Mr.. Real
Estate chuckled to himself and, agined
that he was going to have gre55 an Las
that day as he fastened TO tics ~ =
Of the banker Arrived thel as
cred another cat perched o. ap
OF his friends house. 'sAhs nt with ~
''this is great" So when VI
for Mr. Banker and the wa
he advised the banker he ears Co
strange cat into his house. ~
fortune, he said. Now, thdol inc la
trife superstitious himself, 20
back to the servants to allow
the roam about his mansion ooiue
the car on the way down OAK In oe
hands with each other on t,i4v of DO
tive good luck and work vo
into a high state of elee q s1eMeu
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HANrs.

Our postofice officials, says an Eng
lish paper, seem able to make out any
address. The above was easy for them
They saw that John was under Wood
and Over Hants, hence the address evil
IDENTIFY was;
JOHN UNDERWOOD,
ANDoyER,
HANTs.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

A man who has practiced medicine for 20
years ought TO know salt from sugar read
what he says:
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Office, 2l5 summit T.
We will give 800 for any case of Catarrh
that caEnot be cured with Halls Catarrh
Cure. Taken internally.
T. J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
e. Sold BY Druggists. 75c.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

GIANTS" is the English abbreviation
for Hsapshire.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-01-24

THE sole panacea for every ailment in China
is a plast r
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Curfous Address Of Letter.

Some time ago letter was sent by
post, in England, and duly delivered,
with the following address:
WooD,
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And now, may the blessing Of God come
down upon your bodies and upon your souls
your fathers and mothers, your companions,
your children, your brothers and sisters, and
your friendsl May you be blessed in your
business and in your pleasures, in your Joys
and in your sorrows, in the house and by the
wayl And it, during our separation an
arrow from the unseen world should strike
any Of us may it only hasten on the raptures
Him! ] utter not the word farewell; it is
too sad, too formal word for me to speak
or write. But, considering that have your
hand tightly clasped in both of mine. l utter
kind, an affectionate and a cheerful good
bvf
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SOS An 3sGi i FmE B 81 OPT FEf Efs rs
S&S MEDICAL co., Richmond. Va.