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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
A $4,000 Thermometer.

"Th5 finest thermometer in this coun-
try, and suppose in the world, is at
Johns Hopkins University" remarked
Lieutenant Finley, the Government Sig
nal Service Inspector. Lieutenant Fin
ley inspects a great many thermometers
every year and he knows something about
them fThis remarkable instrument, p"
he continued, sis known as Professor
Rowland's thermometer, and it is valued
at the enormous sum of $40, 1000. 1t is
absolutely perfect, and so fine are the
graduations on the glass that it requires a
telescope to read them. There are a
number of fine instruments that are
rugged with telescopes But an instru-
ment like that would be of no possible
use to an ordinary individual. 1t re-
quires a scientific education in order to
read them. The United States Govern
ment don't go in for expensive thermome-
tiers. ssid HieGrenanf FInIey. 4 don't
suppose the finest one at the Headquarters
of the weather bureau in Washington is
worth over 500. The thermometers
used at the signal stations cost SIS. A
thoroughly reliable instrument can be
purchased for that amount. These Their
mometers are about twelve inches long.
Each station has several of them. 1t is
necessary to have two kinds, the spirit
thermometer to measure minimum tenn
perature and the mercurial thermometer
to measure the maximum temperature.
There are three famous makers in the
United States, two of whom are in New
York. A Thermometer is like wine, "
Lieutenant Finley remarked; SIT i'm
proves with age. The older it gets the
better it is. 1t is absolutely necessary
for the tube to season. It must be sew
eral years old before it becomes 1sljai1..."
. Times Democrat.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
Courtshin Anon, the Esnulmnnx.

The courtship of the Esquimaux is Pc
culiar. The old folk get together and ar
range the match. The question then
arises: as he able to support wifei"
In order to answer this to the satisfac-
ton of all parties, he is required to go
out and kill Polar bear. As soon as he
has done this, he comes in and sneaks
behind the door of MS sweetheart's house,
and, when she comes out, he tries to
pounce upon her and carry her to his
dog-sledge. If she can get away, she
does so, kicking, scratching and biting
like a perfect fury. He gives chase,
whereupon all the old women rush out
and beat her with frozen strips of seal
skin until she falls exhausted. He then
rushes her to the sledge, whips up the
dogs, and the marriage ceremonies are all
over.
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NJ haven't col any other, 2 sobI

81 haven't got any other, " sobbed the
young woman at his side.
81 know of place on farm down N
New Jersey, said Hiram, slowly, ''where
they'll take you and treat you well if l
say so-and will say so if you'll come.
VIII you2"
The young lady of midair fame looked
up and drew nearer to Hiram and nodded
her head in assent as she blinked tesr-
fully.
They were all very glad to see Hiram
when he trudged up to the farmhouse
few days later, and very much surprised
to see the pretty, slight young girl at his
side.
.This, mother" said Hiram, simply
by way of introduction, is my wife. 1
told you when went away wouldn't
come back empty-handed, an she's bet
tern money"
And this is how it came about that
Hiram got a third interest in The farm,
$500 down and tho two rooms on
the second floor, and was eventually for
given for preferring the lady who hung
in midair to the youngest daughter OF the
Methodist minister.-Ne,O York Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
TIE OLD FIREPLACE


You may talk about your furnace fires
That warm your city homes,
And tell me how the heat aspires,
And through the building roams;
It's handy, I'll admit to push
A little iron wheel,
And let the ghost Of summer out
About the room to steal
But oh, I'd love 70 see once more
Ny fathers big fireplace;
To hear the old logs sing and roar,
And watch the lodging sparks OutpoIl
And up the chimney chasel
Your modern CRATES a nice affair;
When full Of anthracite.
1t lends the room a pleasant air
On any winters night
The glowing Goals flower bed
Lilies and crimson pinks.
And 'moag them many an elfin eye
Peeps through, and winIs and blinks.
But oh, long to see once more
My fathers old fireplace;
To watch the shadows flicker Ger
My mothers whitley sanded door,
And round the ceiling race
These patent parlor stoves are fine,
And charm away the chill
With windows whence the light may shine
The room with cheer TO fill.
Some people love to boast about
Our stylish modern ways.
And thank the Lord who cast their lines
In these progressive days.
But oh, that 1 might be once more
Beside the old fireplace
To see the ficet-winged Is upsoar
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
WORDS OF WISDOM.

He who talks sows, he who listens
reaps.
Every utterance creates some kind of an
impression.
The error of a moment may be the sor-
row of a whole life.
Our acts make or mar us; we are the
children of our own deeds.
Politeness is as natural to refined ma
lures as perfume Is to floweE-
The cruelty OF tae effeni.re is more
dreadful than that Of the ~
Ayoid shame, but do not, seek glory.
Nothing is 50 expensive as glory.
A deep moral hurt leaves its traces as
surely as a deep wound leaves a scar.
Poverty is the only burden which
grows heavier by being shared with those
we love.
Calumniators are the asps of society.
Envy and malice are the herbs upon which
they feed.
He that cannot forgive another breaks
the bridge over Wnlch ne must pass hlm-
self; for every man has need to be for
given.
Dark seasons are never pleasant to US,
but they are always good to US. A cloud
less sky could never produce q rich and
abundant harvest.
To love all mankind, from the greatest
to the lowest, a cheerful state of being is
required, but in order to see into man
kind, into life, and still more, into our
selves, suffering isrequired.
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A TRAIT OF THE SEX.
IT IS DIFFERENT VOW.

Sunday School Superintendent lex
planning the Many of these
Scripture names, children, have a special
meaning. eau anyone of you tell me
the Specification of this name, 'Icha-
bodg "
Several Voices-"The glory has de-
parted"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IF, then,
You wished to convey the idea that some
man-say a politician-had become I'M
popular and could no longer succeed in
any of his ambitions you (srniling pleas
antly) would call him"
Whole School-"Dennisl p Chicago
Tribune.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
BEAUTIFUL wosrEN OF ECUADOR.

The females of Ecuador are proverbial
for beauty, those among the aristocracy
being said to have the fairest compilations
of any in South America. While all
possess large, soft and expressive dark
eyes, the blacklist and most abundant
hair, the whitest teeth, well-rounded
figures and small hands and feet.
Like all women in the tropics, they
mature early and fade quickly; but per-
haps their average span of forty years in
cludes more heart-happiness than comes
to women of colder clmes in three score
years and ten, for these are harrassed by
no "carking cares" or high ambitions.
Incidence, religious superstition and
faithfulness unto death are their, most
prominent characteristics; their passIoI,
ate natures are completely satisfied in the
love of home, husband and children, and
for them the whole universe lies within
the limits of vision. What higher praise
could be bestowed upon the women of
any countryl
To be sure, they are VIGOROUSLY untidy
in dress and habits, but the manta or
paneulon, like the mantle of charity,
covers a multitude of sins. As the
poncho, for men, is the universal and
most useful garment for the middle and
lower classes, answering for coat by day,
a coverlid by night, an umbrella when it
rains and basket when there is any
thing to carry, the female manta is worn
by all classes and is equally indispensable,
since it hides unkempt hair and all de-
tects of toilet. In all Ecuador there is
not such thing as a bonnet or female
Dat, the most aristocratic ladies going
about the streets with their glossy hair
uncovered or shaded only by parasol, a
lace mantilla or the universal manta, the
latter being very large square of black
nun's yelling or other wooden cloth OF
light texture, draped so as to cover the
head, shoulders and most of the dress
Washington Star.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
A HONEYMOON IN ECLIPSE.

"Mr. Digby told me he didn't enjoy
his wedding tour. Queer sort of state
ment, wasn't it9"
"Why, no, Auntie; not under the
circumstances.
"What do you mean2"
swell, you see Mrs. Digby had such a
horror of people taking Digby and her
for a bridal couple that she took a
chaperone along. Life.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
CAUSE AND EJECT.

BAD Boy-"Lick me, an yell be
sorry"
Teacher (holding the rattan alof0-
"Whyl"
Cause, if you do it'll make my
hands sore, an if they're sore 1 can't
ketch in to-mouow's game, an if don't
ketch the game'll be lost an the name
O. the school dragged in the dust. seep
Laurence american.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
THE MESSENGER BOY AND THE TORTOISE

THE MESSENGER BOY AND THE TORTOISE.
1t happened once that a messenger boy
was tauntinga tortoise with his inability
to smoke cigarettes or pitch pennies.
"What you say Is true replied the
tortoise, but Nature gives different gifts
to different creatures. I may not be able
to smoke cigarettes nor to make con-
fding woman pay thirty cents and
car-fare for delivering a message to her
dressmaker in the next block, but can
beat you in a foot race"
The messenger boys Spanish blood
was reused and he accepted the tortoise's
challenge. The tortoise was so confident
of victory that after he had gone little
distance he went into a convenient door
way and went to sleep. Perceiving
which, the messenger boy persevereG.
and by diligent effort won the race.
Moral: The race is not always to the
swift.-Life.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

Time Keeper-''Look here, Donovan,
l can't understand how you made seven
teen hours on Thursday"
Donovan-"S hure Oh shtarted two
hours before Oi began, an OF wurrked
all dinner tonne Yhin OF was Iestini, and
afther Oh left o5 OF vprrked for two
hours more, an that makes me toine
out. ''-fgnay Folks.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

seUncle John, said little Emily, 'sDo
you know that a baby that was fed on
elephants milk gained twenty pounds in
a weekl"
"Nonsensel Impossibler' exclaimed
Uncle John, and then asked: ''Whose
baby was itl"
sit was the elephants baby" replied
little Emily.-Wustrated Fun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LIrERATURE For
FEMININE READERS.
REMARKABLE TWINS.

Twin sisters celebrated their seventy
seventh birthday anniversary at Ipswich,
Mass, the other day. A local PAPER
states that so remarkable was their re-
semblance to each other that the parents
were often called upon to distinguish
them to visitors. Their tastes were also
similar, and have been so through life,
and even at the age of seventy-seven 1t
is said they dress alike and have like
ness to each other which is unusual, even
in twins. Both began life as workers in
the old Ipswich lace factories, and were
equally skillful in their art.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
FOG WAS FAcErIoUs.

Thanks" said Fogg, most gracious
", to the waiter who presented the lig-
neous toothpicks at the close OF the
meal; "no, / think I don't care for them
I've had quite enough. And, besides,
nv physician has warned me that they
are the very worst things ! can put into
my stomach"
The waiter tarried sufficiently long to
ascertain that no tip was forthcoming,
and then he retired to inform the wait
ing gentleman at the next table that a
lunatic had broken away from some asy-
lum.-Bost0n Transcript.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

DR.. J. W. Fewkes has turned
phonograph to a novel use. DR.. ~
has devoted a great deal of time ang
tention to the history of the Pas
quoddy Indians, many of whose le
are remarkable for their beauty Id
also succeeded in recording by the y
graph for the edifcation of futulf
atoms, d number of songs, ia
conversations of The PIssamaqr
which can row be listened TO
tense interest. and, in the days {
VIII assume very high historical
mementoes OF a departed race
Democrat.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
HIRAM'S ROMANCE.

Hiram Stillman came from the pine
woods back of New Brunswick to make
Is fortune in New York. He had no
ambitious hopes OF becoming a
erbilt or an alderman, but he knew
ing about horses, and he thought
get a job as a driver.
ks down on the farm were op-
bus going they would have pre-
s have him marry the youngest
Pf the Methodist parson and
= at home. His father had
SO far as to offer him two
pc second floor of the old farm
a third interest in the farm,
Fdown on the day Of his we'd
Hiram wanted to see the city,
Interest in the Methodist par
sdngest daughter was very slight.
: PANE to New York with Just SSH
II IN his pocket, and shiny papier-
khache yalise. As soon as he saw the
long, unbroken line of carts and draws on
West street he gave up all idea of becom-
ing driver. He could guide n horse
down the furrow in front of the ploy,
and he could steer the hay wagon along
the country roads, but this writhing puz-
zle of heavy drays and trucks and the
swearing drivers dazed and terrified him.
He wandered up Cortlandt street to
the City Hall park, which struck him as
the pleasantest part of the city that he
had yet seen, and he sat down on a
bench and looked around him wonder
ingiy with his valise shut in between his
knees, for he knew what thieves and
sharpers there were prowling about in
this big metropolis. He had great
curiosity to see the Bowery, of which
his cousin Elijah had told him, and when
he was rested, and a little used to the
noise and rush, and felt little more
confidence in himself, he asked one of
the "constablesn in gray where the
Bowery was. he was much relieved to
ind 1t was so near at hand, and plunged
into the stream that flowed I'D Park Row
with vivid interest and yet with his senses
still alert for possible sharpeu. He was
much pleased with the Cinnamon, and
observed them cautiously at first, until
he saw they were used to being stared at,
then he took his fill and stood for half an
hour on the corner of Mott street gazing
at them aud listening with puzzled in
terest to their queer chatter. He was
rather surprised to find that no one else
seemed to notice them. He was also
much pleased with the pawnbroker's
shops, the cheap clothing stores and the
cheaper lodging houses which seemed to
promise such rare accommodations at
such moderate rates. He went into one
of these where the rooms were a quarter
of dollar a day or dollar week and
paid for week in advance. The man
in his shirt sleeves behind the desk gave
him big key with brass tag to it, and
he went up to his room aud left his bag
there. He sauntered out with quite a
feeling of being somebody, for the owner
ship of the room gave him a sense of
vested proprietary right in the metropolis.
He felt almost like citizen and rather
wished the folks at home could see him.
There was a hidden hand-organ play
ing inside of place, the front of which
was covered with colored canvas signs
such as Hiram had seen billowing before
the sideshows at the circus.
The pictures were very inviting, but
Hiram knew, from his experience at the
circus, that they gsEs - e be relied
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Proprietor (frmly)-"10S
Mr.. Weeks, has now been running foi
six months. Weeks lblandly)-AWell.
suppose we let it rest for year or twoln
Mercury
"Bibleurre, why don't you stop drink
iug." Il have often tried to, but it
seems I can't so, pshawl All it re-
quires is strong will power well, it
requires strong water power, too, and.that
l haven't got. n-Neo York Herald.
See how small investments pay A
man, poor but enterprising, paid S. for
a revolver. That same evening he earned
$1,000 by simply pointing his S. revolver
at man who happened to have the
amount specified in his inside pocket
Manseys.
Mrs. Caller-''Tbere's a horrid dog
running across your garden" Mrs. At
home-'It's our puppy, Jack. We hire
one of the neighbors' boys to tie wet
sponge on his tail and chase him an hour
every day. 1t waters the garden nicely"
-Fraak Leslie's.
$50 that fellow Brown mar
popular Miss Jones and she had d .s4s--
better men at herfeet ssyas,. and he
calls her f pluyibus unum.' (" e
pluribus unumF What does he mean by
thatl" ''Won from many. Brown is
great Latin scholar, don't you know. =
Washington Star.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
A REELECTION RESENTED.

she-'I know Harry Hopkins must
have a mercenary motive in this match.
How can he love Miss Van Million when
she is so much older than he isl"
He-''Oh, you do the boy injustice
Even if he doesn't love her, he venerates
her. Life.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
LIKE TIE MuRpERER.

Sensation Reporter-''It was purely =
love match. It seemed as if fate brought
these two people together. Neither could
resist the other-and so they were mar
ried."
Friend-"And how did John meet his
fate?"
Sensation Reporter-"U nfinchingly. 8"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

The European syndicate that was
formed, with an almost fabulous capital,
to control the African diamond market
and stay an impending precipitation in
prices, it is reported, has met with a
large measure of success.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

Mr.. Adams-''You don't mean to say
that you have to carry all your letters into
town from the college2"
Miss Poughkeepsie--"Yes, indeed;
they are so strict at Vassar, that they
won't even allow a mail box on the
grounds. -Aunseg's.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

According to the San Francisco C1roa-
icle Bismarck has said that no working
man ought to reach that point where he
can say that he has enough for himself
and his family.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

Dr.. Hocus (grufiy)-''Madam, there is
absolutely no hope. Your child will
die"
DR.. Pocus Qlindly)-'I quite agree
with all that DR.. Hocus has said, but,
with careful nursing, think the child
will probably live"
DR.. Bolus (timidly)-''I am entirely IN
accord with DR.. Hocus and DR.. Pocus,
and II think-the-ch ild-will-that
Is to say-will neither live nor die. "
Har5drd Lamp00H.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
Motheriy Devotion Of !,

Ancient history, both sacred Z
fame, is replete with stories of mHS
devotion, but the passengers of a Gree Z
wood Lake train the other afternooi
were furnished with a striking example
of motherly devotion that rivaIed those
Of the heroic age. Just as the train ap-
preached Soho, q hen, with a brood Of
eleven young chickens, found herself in
front Of the swiftly approaching loco
motive. Spreading her wings, she drove
the little balls Of yellow down from the
track. After she had reached a safe
position she discovered that one of her
offspring was calmly devouring a bug
right in the path of the train. Clucking
loudly she bounced at the laggard, and
with a blow of her breast, knocked him
to place Of safety. The next moment
she was crushed beneath the wheels, and.
the ten good chicks were slain in va(I[
attempt to fellow their. mother, *,
Glutton, who had caused rEe tr9 ss5a
was the only one who escaped :
York Sun.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

'Ss51IaW passe1ltlVeTIes aTe Millinery
novelty, and are to be had in the regula-
ton Yandyke designs, which appear in
the decoration of every conceivable arti-
Gle of feminine dress.
A small shoulder mantle, with high
sleeves and collar made in guipure, is
dressy and most useful, just enough ad-
dition to give height without crushing
any bodice worn beneath.
The marked popularity of embroidery
remains undated. So loving is the
fOnduess for threads that brocades are
purchased and the figures raised with
outlines of colored silk. A little of this
s exceedingly pretty.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

The Commercial Advertiser estimates
that ''the six new States, with ;otal of
less than 300, 900 votes, have a voice in
the Senate six times as loud as that of
New York"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

Howard-"A penny for your thoughts
but 1 suppose you value them at more
than that"
Edith-"Oh, no! the fact is, I was
thinking of you just then. "-Aansey's.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
BASE NGRAr1TUDE.

Mrs. Baskley-"What's the matter,
Henry7 You look disguised"
Baskley-'Why, gave poor widow
ten dollars on the sly to buy coal with,
and she didn't tell anybody"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

Eastern Dame-''Wen, you have no
such compilations out here as we have.
Weston Damsel-"Oh, I am sure you
must be mistaken. We use exactly the
same things. "-Auserica
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

"I wonder if Miss De Wigs teeth are
her own" said Mrs. squildig to her hus-
band
YES, replied squildig. Il happen
to know the dentist she bought them Of
and he told me she paid cash for them. -
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

"Sir," said an apprentice to his master,
"when very clever and a very stupid
person are together in one room, and
the clever one goes away. who is left7"
"Why, of course, the stupid one"
"Then goodbye, sir" said the ap-
prentice, and went.-SOHntagS5Latt.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

''If you'll go to work, I'll give you
something to eat, - said the kind hearted
woman.
~ can't follow my profession unless
you do returned the tramp, "for 1 am
an after dinner speaker. Life.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15
THE SLANG OF THE DAY.

First Baseballist-"Andw when the old
man instead of the girl met you at the
door, did you make home rum"
Second Baseballist-"No,I was shut
out. - Terre Haute Express.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

Russia is doing everything possible to
getrid of all the Germans in that coun-
try, and has just refused to naturalize
NV more.
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sNUBBED.

"Good morning" said the cyclone to
the flood
81 don't know you" replied the food,
''you put on too many airs for -
Munseys.
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SANE BRAND or PAINT.

Eastern Dame-sYou certainly must
admit, my dear, that the women of the
West are not as handsome as those of the
East"
Western Damsel-''In what respect1"
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-15

A new cure for stammering is 70 keep
silent ten days, and then speak III whis-
pers for ten days, gradually returning to
the ordinary voice.