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The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21
a FEMALE RIPPER
Gets m Her Work Upon the Carcass
of Edward Miles

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Aug. 14.-At
o'clock yesterday morning the
screams of man and woman in box
at tho Fashion theater attracted a
rush in that direction. when it was
found that a woman calling herself
Maude Harrison had stabbed rail-
road man named Edward Miles in the
arm and left breast while the woman
herself was kicked and badly bruised.
She was locked up on a charge Of as
sault with intent to kill and Miles filed
q bond for his appearance to answer
q charge OF disorderly conduct
Miles claims that the woman and her
lover were having row and he was q
spectator attracted 0y her screams,
but when he got to where the pair
were fighting and pulled the man
away from her she stabbed him.
While she was stabbiDg Miles the
lover fed out the back way, and Miles
not knowing his name and the woman
refusing to give it the lover escaped
Miles injuries are serious.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21

GRAND VIEW, Tex, Aug. ia
man named Cummings, whilet. on his
way home at . late hour yesterday
morning, was caught by south
bound Missouri Kansas and Texas
freight train and had his left leg be-
10y the knee crushed, neoessitating
anlputation. DR.. William Yatcr at
tended the injured man and reports 40
other serious injuries.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21

CLASSROOM training Is no. all there
Is OF a college course, and it may be
questioned whether 1t is in all c..se5
the best that the college-o1ers. So
Ciety work often Is and always can be
made nssrfy If not quite as useful in
the work Of education proper-that OF
training the faculties for the conflicts
and labors of active life. Where the
number of students is great very few
derive any considerable benefit from
this work. The membership of the
great open societies IS too large, and
a few practically monopoIize the floor.
The secret societies are mostly social
or conviEial organizations, and the
literary work done in them is unim-
portsnt
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21

SULPHUR SPRINGS Tex. Aug. 10
Turing al eieetrlc storm Tuesday
evening Miss Hester Harrod, ycung
L,dy living two miles west from Sui
phur Bluff WAS standing on the front
porch Of her home when q bolt of
lightning struck the house dividing
and travelling in three separate direc-
tons. One current came through the
r,of Immediately over her head strik-
ing and killing her instantly.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21

THOSE men who most need training
and practice in debate and parliament
airy practice do not get it. In the
small colleges the greater number Of
students become interested in the liter
sry societies, and there they learn 10
think on their feet and get the dis
cipline and acquire the alertness that
they viii need when they have occa-
sion to address audiences or engage in
debate. This is OF great value to the
young man, and for its sake be can
well afford 10 sacrifice many Of the
conceded advantages Of the great in
situations.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21
Morphine suicide.

sAS ANGELO, Tex. Aug l5.-Liz-
lie Brennan committed suicide Tuesday
night By taking an overdose OF NOR
phiue This is the second woman Of
this class that has committed suieide
within the last two weeks and Il third
one was saatched from the clutches Of
death by means Of stomach pump
Only 4 few nights ago
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21
Shooting sc.ape.

PARIS, Tex, Aug. l0.-There was d
lively shooting scrape at Meyers mill.
forty miles north Of here, on the
Frisco, Saturday. j. Mayberry and
William Shackelford had falling ont
over some money matters and both
went Tor their guns, Shackelford
Shooting Mayberry in the side The
wound is j serious ore. though not
necessarily fatal. Shacke:ford vas
arrested but gave bond
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21

REVOLUTIONS do not 60 backward.
IN other countries young men do all
the duties reserved formerly in ours for
women Men do such work on steam
ships on trains. Men dressmakers,
ladies' tailors, have ceased 10 be a
novelty. Men ard boys are coming
into favor in every capacity requiring
intelligence kindness. quickness and
fidelity in domestic employment This
way lies the solution OF the perplexing
problem OF keeping house which was
fast growing too great for ordinary
heads OF families to solve. The old
style Of stupid and undocile domestic
Is being supplanted by organization Of
domestic service On a more economical.
comfortable and thrifty basis.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21

Foiu WoRrE, Tex, Aug. l0.-At
an early hour yesterday morning John
Frazier and John BOWMAN became in
volved in a difficulty at the lotter's
residence. on East First street in
which DoHivsn was cut and stabbed ;,
number OF times with a clasp knife.
One wound in the hack IS an ugly one
ana may result fatally Frazier es-
a..na8
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21

\ shoe dealer in Middletown. n. Y.
on measuring u customer the other
day, was amazed 10 find his foot 50
large that shoes TO lit could not be
found IN stock anywhere in town. Ac-
cordingly they were made 10 order
and were fifteen inches long q inches
across the sole. II inches around the
instep and y inches in the heel.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21

II IS in accord with honest secular
Journalism to discuss with much ftee-
dom all questions in which the people
may be supposed to take interest. 1t
is q mark of the times, and draws clear
IL the distinction between the epoch
now happily passed and that which
opens in that it emphasizes the fact
that personal violence is not offered
those who dare exercise their mental
faculties without regard to the deliver.
anees Of a council.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21

NHITEsBoRo, Tex, Aug. 15.-1he
reir brakeman on the Henrietta local
hal his right hand badly mashed in
milking a coupling here yesterday
morning. He viii lose three fngeS
ami possibly his whole hard
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21

There ara more women in British
India l124, 0QQ, 000) than there are
men, women and children in Great
Britain, France and Germany put To-
esther, with the population Of several
miuor EuEopesa states cast in s. well
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21
TIE Rain Maker.

MIDLAND, Tex. Aug. 1.-THE rain
fsn expedition from the United States
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21

Asvent the shipment 70
30 European vagabouds,
criminals and other objec-
- hzblS characters by the authorities
and by alleged benevolent associations
we can look with some complacency
upon the efforts of Sweden to prevent
the emigration 70 our shores Of moro
desirable people.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-08-21
CSC. Il HAaAN. Pun.

ironing and bread-mak-
Tied from domestic work,
Eains only light. pleasant and
g details which boys can do
ell as girls. The girls viii
back after the boys have
ork as respectable a.
made ribbon selling.
The Press., 1891-08-27
fnrbes \ aaeauafe's


 Springfield, Aug, 1891
 Playing the old tune again. Saw, hammer and plane, chisel. auger and adze are the overture.
 Store progress steps off to the music. We are making a new up- holstery room, and are crowd- ed for room in the old. Some thing has got to give. No use in making many words. What ever we can spare is marked down to go at sight. . We shall sell Nottingham curtain faces, 40 to 60 inches wide, at 25 cents yard; were B to 87 x cents. We shall sell lambrequins at 25 cents a pair; were s to 75 cents each.
 We shall sell portiers at 7s cents, ST, $,25 and $1.5o each; :; $12.5o Shields at $5 a pair 1; $25 Vienna silk chenillss at SI.5o a pair. .
 There may be other goods; not all hunted out yet. Not more than $1ooo worth, prob- ably, all told; but a very big $1ooo worth, and a quick one. So if you're not prompt you won't get any. Up the office stairs, by vernon-street door.
 The costs of quilts are as steady as the costs of anything in the trade; but we are seil- ing them now at the very low est prices we can put on them -o5, 87 h, $1,1.25, 1.5o, r.75, 2, 2.25, 2.5o to 4. n The quantity to be sold at these prices is not so large that you can afford to wait. ' Right aisle, west of center.
 The second floor affords bargains now, such as would ordinarily justify very strong language.
 Ladies S1 waists at 50 cents
 Ladies $1 50 waists at 75 cents.
 Boys $1 percale waists at 30 cents.
 Boys 50 cent cambric waists at 35 cents.
 Childrens line gingham dresses$1 and $1.ea. The profit of the season is made; now for the losses that have to be borne; might as well be quick about it. Half price is quick enough.
 FORBES & WALLACE. q Main and Vernon streets, Springfield, Mass.
The Press., 1891-08-27

QNOtices of births, marriages and deaths fn- in prose or verse, beyond mere notices of death, at half advertising rates.)
 Died.
 Union, Joseph Belrose, AS, of typhoid fever.
 Willimantic Eth, Helen Julia, 3 months, IT days, daughter of Frank D. and Amelia Newell.
 Coventry, 24th, Mary Taylor, 30.
 Monson (State Line), 18th, of heart dis ease, H. Waldo Smith, 61 years, 10 months. Funeral at his late residence Friday, Aug. 18th, at p. m.
 IT, tez Stafford Springs, Aug. 20, 1891.
 At the regular meeting of Stafford Lodge, 40. U. w., No. 26, the follow ing resolutions were adopted:
 Whereas, it has pleased the Great Architect of the universe to remove from our. midst our late brother, Frank E.. Webber; and
 Whereas, it is but just that fitting recognition of his many virtues should be had therefore, be it
 Resolved-That, while we bow with humble submission to the will of the Great Master Workman, we do not the less mourn for our brother. who has been taken from us.
 Resolved-That we extend the shield of our protection and our heartfelt sym pathy to the members of his family, trust ing that the consoling power of Divine Providence may sustain and comfort them in their sad bereavement.
 Resolved-That our lodge charter be draped in mourning for thirty days, and that these resolutions be entered on the records of the lodge, and that copy thereof be sent to the family of our de- ceased brother. C!P. HoDGsoN,) Ef F. J. GLOVER, Com. 4. E-s.ssz-,# c. W. GOWNS, .-.
The Press., 1891-08-27

During the month of July, the Topeka Capital tells us, the farmers of sixty Kan sas counties reduced their mortgage in- debtedness by little more than $330, ,0O0.. If with last years short crops the farm CTS have been able to do this.'' comments the Kansas City Journal, "what will they be able to do with this years enormous crops and high prices That they will be able to practically wipe out their entire indebtedness there can be little doubt"
The Press., 1891-08-27
nIsTRICT OF POLAND, ss. Pro
 N y hate (tOa1rt~ monet 0Sth 1QO1

nISTRICT OF HOLLAND, ss. Pro- n bate Court, August 26th, 1891.
 Estate of Eli Barsalow, late Of Wilmington, in said district, deceased.
 Upon the application of John Barsalow, son Of said deceased, praying that letters Of adm1nis- tration may be granted on said estate 1t is
 Ordered, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Holland in said district on the 9th day Of Sept A. D., 1891, at ii o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given Of the pendency Of said application, and the time and place Of hearing thereon, by pub fishing the same once in some newspaper having circulation in said district, and by posting a copy thereof on the public signpost in the town Of Wilmington, in said districE, af least six days
 VIM. D. HOLMAN. Judge.
The Press., 1891-08-27

NOTICE.-By virtue of warrant to IN me directed, dated the 2d day of March, 1891, have levied upon the real estate herein described, situate in the town of Stafford county Of Holland and state of Connecticut, belonging to Warren and Dolly Lillibridge, Of the town Of New Britain, Connecticut, and I win sell at pub lie auction, to the highest bidder, on the prem- ises, on Oct 8st, 1891, at 70 o'clock in the fore noon, so much 0f said real estate as will pay the town taxes Of said Warren and Dolly ItHtbrtdge, laid and assessed against them on the assess ment list Of 1890, of said town Of StaHQrd, and also the taxes due on the assessment lists Of 1888, 1887, 1858 and f889 and which said asSess- ment and taxes have been duly recorded and liens placed thereon in the town clerks office in said Stafford, as by statute provided, and amount ing to the sum of forty seven and 5O-1OO dollars with interest thereon, together with the lawful costs and charges thereon Said property is highway, east by highway and land Of Charles Fox, and west by land Of Amanda Burnham, and contains one acre, more or less, with the buildings thereon standing. Dated at Stafford this 26th day Of August, 1891.
 DAVID BISSETT,
 Collector of taxes, town of StafEoEd.
The Press., 1891-08-27

THoAPsoNvILLE toughs destroyed the tent and property of Harper Brothers cir GUS last Saturday evening, and the owners ask the town to pay them $10,000 for the property. It Is time that town authori- ties were made to feel g responsibility for the acts of outlaw element within their borders, and that mill owners who pay taxes get hint that 1t Is for their pecuni- ary interest to employ law-abiding men to run their looms. An appeal via the pocketbook has great reasoning force.
The Press., 1891-08-27

RESTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro- 1I bate Court, August 18th, 1891.
 Estate of Sarch K. McIntire, late of Stafford, in said district, deceased. I&
 Upon the application of Charles E. McIntire, praying that his decltnat1on from acting as ex- ecutOr for said estate may be accepted, and that D. L. Ellis may be appointed as administrator, with the will annexed, as per application on file more fully appears, it is
 Ordered-that said application be heard and determined at the probate Office in Stafford, in said district, on the 9th day of Septembr 1891, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice De given of the pendency of said application and fishing the same twice in some newspaper hay ing circulation in said district, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign-pOst in the town of Stafford, in said district.
 JAMES E. CHAMBERLAIN Judge
The Press., 1891-08-27

THERE isn't much said about "his grandfather's hat' nowadays. The hat Is getting to be deemed none too large, in fact needs considerable letting out to make fit
The Press., 1891-08-27
nIsTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro-
 bate Court. August 25th A. ID. 16Q1

H DaCt COufG, AuguSC 25Cn, A. D. 1851.
 An agreement for the adoption of Susan E.. Liley, an infant residing in Stafford, in said dis trict, having been exhibited to this court by Herbert C. Lilley, of Stafford, the signer thereof, for acceptance and approval, 1t is hereupon
 Ordered-That notice be given to all persons interested to appear at the Probate Office in Stafford in said district, on the 9th day Of Sep tember, A. D. 1891, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, then and there to show cause, tfany they have, why the foregoing agreement should not be accepted and approved by this court, by publishing this order Of notice, for two weeks successively, in some newspaper printed and published in Stafford, in Holland county, and by posting copy of said order on the public sign post in the town Of Stafford, nearest the place Of residence of said child. at least six days be- fore said time assigned for said hearing.
 JAMES F. CHAMBERLAIN, Judge.
The Press., 1891-08-27

Two hundred and fifty lives are report e.l lost by hurricane which swept over Martinique, West India island, August 18th. Great damage was also done to property.
The Press., 1891-08-27
JAMES MCLAUGHLIN ( SON, PUBLISHERS.
 sl 30 year. If paid strictly in advance .$l .25.

THE governor of Vermont has notified Secretary Proctor that he will tender him the appointment to sncceed U. s. Senator Edmunds. .o'
The Press., 1891-08-27

THE REIGN OF RAINMAKING.-A brief telegram from Van Horn, Tex, says that "a heavy rain fell in this vicinity last evening, extending from Brancho Station to Sierra Blanca. The rain was one of the heaviest to cover such large terri tory that has been known to have fallen in those parts for years, and the people are inclined to attribute it's copiousness to the scientific experiments of Gen. Dry enforth's party, near Midland. A great deal of water is now on the ground, and ranchmen say that 1t will mean a good range for cattle for many months" Of course, we shall have to wait for the off, cial reports of the rainmakers before we can fully appreciate the value of this new discovery, but enough is already known now to confirm our belief in the efficacy of the efforts of the rainmaking experi- ments, the application of which are of such incalculable benefits to the farmers of this country. The word "drought'' can now be expunged from the American
 
 further use for it, and Uncle Jerry can lay claim to having introduced to! the world one of tbe greatest benefits ever conferred by scientific man upon the hu- man race. The deserts of Africa can now be explored from end to end with an assurance that there Is flowing well in every prepared balloon that Is sent aloft or every dynamite-tailed kite that is sent upward on a watery mission, and even the mariner who finds himself on short allow ance of water has but to shoot the sky to fill his tank and quench his parched tongue. While all Europe Is preparing for war and to drain precious life blood from the people of the eastern continent we have demonstrated that we can use the death dealing compounds, and bring forth the morning and evening rains to refresh the earth and bring joy to man. kind. Oh, how beautiful are the ways of peace and how pleasant the knowledge that we can convert the death- h-dealfng dynamite into mans good friend, rain producer i-N r. Maa end Egpress, 22d.
The Press., 1891-08-27

IIannum's Business College, ,370 Asylum street, Hartford, Conn, begins Sept. 1st. Arc you ready to commence 8 course thcna If not, you can enter at any time during the year.
The Press., 1891-08-27

The solid and beautiful Memorial Arch, in which Hartford can feel justifiable pride, has received three of Casper Bu- b.rl's statues for which the empty ped csta!s have waited. One represents the blacasmith turning aside from his anvil at his country's call to arms, laying down his hammer and taking up the sword, tn" others the farmer and the carpenter. The statues (there will be six in alp will greatly heighten the beauty and attract v,ness of the arch. The statues are 8 feet high and of cream colored Ohio Hme- stone, to match the frieze and contrast with the darker stone of the arch.
The Press., 1891-08-27

IR 1t is true, as stated, that there Is 8 steady advancement of wages paid to op- eratives in England, and if there be no corresponding increase in this country, the time is the more rapidly approaching when America will not need a protective tariff, as it is mainly the matter of wages that creates need of it. It Is better that it come by improving the condition of the working classes of Europe than by mak- ing worse that of our own wofkpeople- the method that free traders advocate.
The Press., 1891-08-27

THE Stafford Springs fair used to be bigger than it is now, but only in it's ratio of comparison with other country fairs Cor city, too, for that matter). In all other respects it is as big thing as ever.
 But either its example or some other stimulant has transformed our sleepy old country societies, that used to be content to count their attendants by hundreds, in to like stirring institutions, until now Eastern Connecticut is just seething with big "cattle shows" during the season for them. But Stafford is small place con- pared with some of. it's city neighbors, and still proudly claims to hold it's own by drawing the crowds from greater dis tance than its neighbors, as it has to do to keep its place at about the head of the procession. And 1t don't make its ap- peals to the people to turn out and pa tronize the show, but rather to help make the show a good one. That done, the at tendance takes care of itself. And this perfectly proper appeal it now makes. It is everybody's duty to help make good show. Don't leave it all to the over-tax- ed and unsalaried officers. They will do their best, but can't do everything, and beside have no more interest in the fair than you have, except that they have to take the blame for all failuie. It is hard to get good men to fill these places, and when they do accept them 1t should be made easy for them to at least the extent of manifestation of sympathetic interest in their efforts. =. sa'
 The strike on the Erie railroad is of. The road had taken steps to prosecute the leaders who int4f4ered with their busi- ness to the extent of obstructing trains and intimidating their employees. The agreement of settlement is: First, the men returned to work at the same pay received before they struck; second, the company agrees to re-employ them all third, the company within five days is to submit a, new schedule of wages to the men; fourth, the company dismisses the suit in the United States court; fifth, no discharges are to be made because of the strike. The men go at once to work.
The Press., 1891-08-27

Tho Mass. state board of agriculture is to print and circulate catalog of aban- doned farms in Massachusetts without exp,.tse to the owners of the property. Namss of holders of such farms have been obtained through the town assessors, and :.iose,who care to dispose of their proper ty. and most of them probably do, will be r.,luired to make statement of acreage and how divided, as into meadow-land, wood land and pasturage, of the extent and state of preservation of buildings, if thero are any, of the condition of the f.-na"s, the number and kinds of fruit tr.,s, and the price and terms at which the property will be sold; and all this mus! be sworn to before 8 justice of the peace to secure the free advertising of the state through the board of agriculture. The Vermont state board of agriculture Is also at work in the same line,
The Press., 1891-08-27

CNotices of births, marriages and deaths fn- serted free, when sent in by friends. Obituaries, in prose or verse, beyond mere notices of death, at half advertising rates.)
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-06-20

We have Just received a
large stock of Buggies, Sur
reys, Road Wagons, Carts,
Etc, which we purchased for
cash. They are selling like
''hOt cakes because of their
good quality and exceedingly
low price. We are satisfied
to sell Oh a small margin for
cash and think our custom
erS are better suited.
We also call your attention
to our great variety Of Stock
Saddles, Ladies' Saddles, &C.,
and our endless variety of
HANDMADE Single and
Double Carriage Harness;
also our Farm Harness, that
for excellence Of material
and workmanship cannot he
excelled. All Of these goods
were bought for cash and our
Harness made by skilled me-
chanics, which we will, as
above stated, sell for a very
small margin.
We invite our friends who
wish anything of this fine
array Of goods in. our store
to come and see us, and we
will do you good.
Respectfully,
]. B. OPPERMAN,
BAXTER SPRINGS, KAN.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-06-20

Prof. G. A. Lewis, late principal Of
the Caney schools, is in our city or.
ganizing class in bookkeeping. The
professor comes to us with the very
best of recommendations and his
terms of ten dollars for the entire
course with satisfaction guaranteed
seems to be as fair as can possibly be
made. This is a rare chance and one
that should be embraced by every
young lady or gentleman who desires
q commercial education.