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The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15
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Plants drink Hence all fertilizers must
be soluble to be available,
It is said that of 10, 757 farms in Utah
1927 are made fertile by irrigation.
We must apply manure for good crop
of grass as much as for corn and grain
In no place is skilled labor needed more
than on the farm, where of all places it is
now least appreciated.
Enough water falls on most barns in
year TO water all the stock kept in them
provided none runs TO water, but it takes
large cistern to insure a constant supply.
If your fence is not high enough tack a
strip 10 each post and make the fence
higher by stretching a strand of wire over
the top Of the fence, fastening the wire TO
the strips Such fence may not be best,
but it Will render the fence higher and
more serviceab'e at but small cost
The interest in market poultry is grow
ing every year. Poultry for profit
rather than for pleasure is the object of
the average amateur as he steps into the
ranks What breeds pay the bestl''
means more in a commercial way than
any other. People want eggs and meat
The leading cause of potatoes running
out, necessitating the procuring of fresh
seed and often new variety, is the fail
ure to take proper pains in the selection
Of the tubers used for seed, and often fail
ures that are ascribed to the season are
frequently caused by the quality of the
seed used.
As a general rule the best manure that
can be used OF the farm is animal manure,
which can be secured by feeding out the
various farm products to good, thrifty
stock. Probably next to this is the grow
ing Of green crops, such rs clover, buck
wheat, rye, and blowing them under when
of sufficient growth.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

depths and draws all IFS nourisning
matter to perfect its great crops from
depths much below any of the others
mentioned. So it will be seen that
for all small grain crops alfalfa does
not impoverish the soil at ALL however
long it may be raised, as it gets all its
nourishment from a strata much be-
low the one worked In ordinary agri-
culture.
These very large roots of alfalfa
boring so deeply into the earth, per
form a wonderful service in bringing
up these vast stores of fertility 10 the
top soil within reach of the roots of
all of the small grains 1t gives com
mand Of ali the fertility in depth OF
six to ten feet-9 storehouse practc-
ally inexhaustible for a century.
This legumino1Is plant has great ad-
vantages over red clover in being
perennial, insuring large crops in
definitely without reseeding. But it
should be cut before towering for the
best hay. and for soiling before head
ing. Ten acres of the best alfalfa
would feed forty milk COWS through
the summer and when properly pre-
served in silo. would make a most ex-
cellent milk food in winter Neither
clover nor alfalfa should be plowed
under Us manure when all the nutritive
qualities may be utilized by the dairy
COW. and 80 per cent of the fertilizing
power remain in the droppings for the
land.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

Those in search Of a cheap paint for
coarse wood work or stone work might
give the following recipe a trial It
is highly recommended by a con
tributor to the columns OF the New
England Homestead, after lengthy
experience by his father. who has
spent long life as painter is
practical man and knows the weak
points OF most mixtures used as sub
stitutes for paint.
Slack a peck OF lump lime; while
tho liquid IS still slightly warm add
four ounces Of glue after dissolving.
quart OF linseed raw oil and such color
as is preferred, stirring it all well
together. This will stand almost as
long as paint on stone, brick and wood
and will not rub Whitewash or dry
color put on with water viii stand
long and do well il vanished over
with raw oil These recipes are equal
to the best caicimine and eminentlv
adapted 10 outdoor exposure. Try
small samples first If mistakes are
feared. The amount specified will
cover ct least 1000 square feet Of
surface. 1t may be applied rapidly
with a whitewGsh brush. although it
will look better and form moro OF a
protection II painted closely into
broken surfaces.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

Dry saleratus is excellent for chilblains.
Rub it on thoroughly.
Keep spices, bottles of extract etc,
well labeled, so mistakes will not occur
To relieve earaehe in children, bind on
small bag Of hops moistenel with boiling
water, and keep it warm.
Wetting the hair thoroughly once or
twice with a solution of salt and water
may keep it from falling out.
To break up cold try the inhalation of
hos salt water, and an application of some
on chest or throat, if affected, will often
relieve a hard cough.
Tea and coffee stains will usually come
out OF linen if put into water at once or if
soon washed. If they are of long stand
ing rub pure glycerine on them, and then
after washing this out wash the linen in
the usual way.
Very young children must be protected
from draughts and extremes of tempera-
ture. Between the windows Of a room
and its doors there is always n current
of air more or less strong: this fact
should be remembered in placing the cot
or crib
The oil Of white birch bark, which gives
to Russia leather its peculiar aromatic and
lasting qualities, when dissolved in alco-
hol is said to be excellent for preserving
and waterproolng various fabrics 1t
renders them both ncid aud insect proof,
and in no way DESTROYS their pliability.
The new-fnshioned colnmode has n brnss
rod running the entire length of the back
at about the height that the o!d-fazbioncd
splnsher used to 10 fastened. a curtain
Of silk, silkoline or innslin ia then shirred
across the rod, Ia tho same way us sash
curtains Grs fastened. Muslin that
matches tie window curtains Is often
used, as some fabric that can be iaundried
without injury 4 81 e0UFts uoss sGi!4tAN
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

At one time the artificial production
OF mushrooms was very much OF
mystery to the many. but the many
good books and newspaper articles
which have been written on the sub
ject. have made it comparatively easy
for any one to grow them A hot
house greenhouse. barn or cellar will
do if but the proper temperature fol-
lows n well prepared bed Falconer's
book on mushroom culture makes the
proper preparation OF the manure, a
most necessary measure. Fresh ma
nure is placed in heap TO heat IN
much the same way as gardeners now
do who prepare it for their early hot
beds in spring 1t is turned several
times to sweeten it and to prevent its
burning. When the heat commences
to decline, a place with fairly dry
bottom is selected for the bed.
Cold. wet floors are not suitable for
It The manure is spread 9 to 10
inches thick. after it has been beat
en- down with a fork or tramped
down with the feet This will heat
Nf am anu " 4GA4 Al4D AG4L DtA Il
ture has declined TO about 100 to 100
degrees, as shown by an inserted Their
mometer. the bits OF spawn brick are
inserted in the manure an inch or two
under the surface. In about a week
or ten days time the bed receives
coating OF loan. spread on to a thick
ness OF an inch and a halt This is
patted down firmly, and the bed is
made. Too high or too low temper
AZURE OF the air is not good indeed. is
fatal If too extreme About 80 de-
grees at night and 10 to - higher in
the day, is about right. This is mere
ly the outline OF the work of growing
mushrooms. but the full details are
not hard 10 acquire, and can be mas
tered by little practice in the cul-
ture, or by Ferlsing the works which
have been written on the subject
Everybody likes mushrooms and it
really seems that everyone should
grow them. Practical Farmer
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15
CATARRH, or EYE, Or EAR TROUBLE?

-
~ Houston. Tex. To-. Main street CUrrespondencs
s,li -tLeI- A5are-s With aup.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

Some OF the best powders for the
teeth are prepared at homo A sim
pie old powder IS made OF pure char
coal pounded and sifted and mixed to
n paste with water favored with
myrrh if you like the slightly bitter.
refreshing flavor If a charcoal paste
is used abundance OF water should be
used to rinse the mouth, as nothing is
more objectionable than residue of
black streaks left sometimes by this
powder. Equal parts of prepared
chalk powdered pumice stone and
pulverized orris root make n good
paste. There Is no better wash than
the well known one of 4 few drops of
myrrh dissolved in a teaspoonful OF
water but where this is not agreeable
there are many delicious washes now
found for sale which are equally
valuable.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

During a shooting match in the
presence Of the governor OF Candahar
the latter noticed, to his establishment,
that the heads of sparrows were the
favorite butt OF the marksmen. who
but seldom missed their aim. Where
upon he declared that it was far more
difficult to hit an egg. Sir Peter
laughed at the supposition but the
Sirdar stood his ground asd the mat
Ter was put to the test An egg was
suspended on wall and the soldiers
fired at it but strange to say not pne
of them hit the egg.
The governor and his suite keA
their countenanees and excused the
non-success of the firing party on the
ground OF the difficulty of the thing
At last ball hit the thread to which
the egg was fastened and it fell to tho
ground without breaking. Now the
mystery was solved; the cunning
Afghan had used a blown egg. and the
teather-weight shell had been moved
aside each time by the current of air
in front of the ball and thus escaped
being hit.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

In answer 10 4 geutlemau who wants
The fact explained Wy land IN Colora-
do that has raised large crops OF al
falfa will produce much largcr crops
OF wheat and barley .thaa when the
land was new. n correspondent 10 the
Country Gentleman snys that 1T Is
not difficult OF explanation Wheat
hurley and other small. grains obtain
their nourisluncnt from tho five o. six
inches Of top soil. and when that is
materially diminished these crops are
reduced. and tho fertility must be re-
newcd before large cops can again DO
raised. lcguminous plants such us
peas rcd clover ana Alfalfa MIST 60
deeper for nutrimcnt Teas draw
mostly from six 70 ioa inches. clover
from sight - s.A;ces inches and al
ialis Eos sEsissl down to great
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

What is to be done when fish
which ought not to be caught and
which one does not wish to catch. per-
versely insists upon being captured.
whether or no, and actually forces it
self into ones possession? That was
the question that stared Mr.. j. U.
Gregory. OF Quebec full in the face
when he was fishing for trout at Tad
Ou5ac one fine day OF the past season.
The trout were lawful game; but
salmon in the same waters. forbidden
fruit. 1t was then with sigh OF sin
oere and unfeigned relief that the
angler saw a hooked salmon after bit
of magnificent play break away with
the hoo6 and parted leader. But sat
isfaction was changed to dismay when
the leaping fish came with one grand
vault after another directly for the
boat and at last lay stunned and help
less in the canoe Mr.. Gregory
promptly solved the problem by re-
gaining his fly. and assisting the fish
back into its element there like the
patriotic orator, to sink or swim live
or die survive or perish. Saturday
Evening Post
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

Mrs. Out-of-town tic near neigh
bor); Such trouble I've had to day;
I'm nearly dead"
Neighbor; Dear me! What's hap
pened2n
My husbands watch stopped last
night"
Il don't see why that"
mo, neither could we. It never
stopped before. and we did Mt know it
was stopped this morning. because. it
stopped at seven O'Clock last evening.
and so set the clock by it and that
was wrong, and my husband missed
the train to toSa and the children
were late to school
mot pleasant of course; but"
'Oh, but haven't told you all. You
see my husband. after missing his
regular train, concluded TO take a day
of and mend all the furniture.
Il see "
'Yes. He's got everything in the
house apart and can't get them to-
gether again.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15
German
Syrup

Here is something from Mr.. Frank
A. Hale, proprietor of the De Witt
House, Lewiston, and the Tontine
Hotel, Brunswick, Me. Hotel men
meet the world as It comes and goes,
and are not slow in sizing people
and things up for what they are
worth. He says that he has lost a
father and several brothers and sis
tiers from Pulmonary Consumption,
and is himself frequently troubled
with colds, and he
Hereditary often coughs enough
to make him sick at
Consumptionhis stomach. When
ever he has taken a
cold of this kind he uses Boschee's
German Syrup. and it cures him
every time. Here IS a man who
knows the full danger of lung tTou-
bles, and would therefore be most
particular as 70 the medicine he used.
What IS his opinion? Listen Il
use nothing but Boschee's German
Syrup, and have advised. I presume,
more than hundred different per
sons to take It. They agree with
me that It IS the best cough syrup
In the market q
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15
| DONALD KENNEDY
ofRoxbury, Mass., Says:

Strange cases cured BY ny Medical Discovery
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makes an Il nucE
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IN my LETT SIDE, ami fil- best doctors gave me no
RELIEF for Two cars, aud was advised 90 Try your
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ago became blind In ny lett eye bF spotted
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The end Of thlttale, a. Ia the start. it struck
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oyerth siEhta a. Gil the left eye psrlIans some
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The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

Farmers on the Pacific coast are in
tere ted in a discussion of the useless
ness or usefulness of a pigs tail. One
side argues that it is as useless as the
letter ''p" in pneumonia The other
side asserts that the tail indicates the
exact physical condition OF the ami
NAL. II it hang loose, it indicates that
the pig is not in condition. and that its
feed should be changed. II it be coiled
tightly, it indicates contentment and
good health.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

Chattanooga, Tenn, manufacturers Of
those well known Southern preparations,
McElreers Wine Of Cardui. Thedford's
Black Draught and Black-Draught Stock
Medicine, who have been burned out twice
inside of ten months, have broken ground
for heir magnificent new Laboratory and
offices. The building Will be three stories
high, substantially built OF stone slate
and brick, and will be located at st. Elmo,
a beautiful suburb of Chattanooga, at the
foot Of Lookout Mountain. When their
building is completed the Chattanooga
Medicine Company will have the finest
''homen Of any Medicine Company in the
South.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15
Holding a RabY.

viii you please hold this baby a
moment while l go and buy ticket
to Albany" asked a shEp-featured
woman with parrot nose OF a spare
little man at the Central depot last
night I'd like to accommodate you,
man." he replied, but once in St
Louis a woman gave me a baby to
hold while she went for drink. and
I've got that baby yet 1t keeps me
in poverty to pay that kids fines now
adays. Your child may have a bright
moral future before him. but would
not hold him if you were to post for
teiture bonds for his good behavior. u
Buffalo Enquirer.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

A semi-headish delight often seems to pos
sess people OF strong nerves in sneering at those
with weak ones The irritabiliiy Of the nervous
hypochondriac is ridiculed as natural I'll tenn
per. The very genuine and distressing symp-
toms from which he suffers are made light Of
He or .'she is crank" is the cheerful sort OF
sympathy with which the nervous invalid
meets from the unfeeling and the thOughtless
At the same time no complaint is more defined
and real none has more easily eXplainable
origin when IL is chronic. Imperfect digestion
and assimilation are always accompanied By
nervous debility and anxiety. Build up the
powers OF assimilation and digestion with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, and nervous symp-
toms sick headaches, and a generally feeble
condition OF the system are remedied. Remem-
Der that fearful ravages are produced by Ia
grippe among weakly nervous people Hostel
teris Stomach Bitfers cures it, and prevents ma
laria. rheumatism and kidney complaint
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL
MEDICAL COLLEGE,

Wv VIM
al have tested Cottolcne in my
chemical laboratory and have tested
articles cooked in it on my table.
The analytical report, as well as re-
peated kitchen experiments, show it
to lie superior TO lard. Cottolene IS
composed Of materials which are
now recognized the world over as
Wholesome articles Of diet. As a
substitute for lard, Cottolene pos
sesscs all the desirable qualities
withouthaviugthc Objectionable feat
ures inherent in all products OBJ
tanned from swine"
X. OGDEN DoREiUs, MD, LID.
Prof. Chemistry, Toxicology
and Medical Jurisprudence.
Testimonials from all the
leading Medical and Sci
entihc Editors and other
writers who have tried
Cottolene. We mention the
Medical Classics. of New
York, and the Cincinnati
. Lancet Clinic.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

When the fair skin Il disfgured with
ugiv eruptOns. wien bOis, carbuucies and
sores make life miserable, when the whole
system feels veal; and feeble. and mere eX-
istence is painful, do not hesitate hut COM
mcnce ut once Use OF Or. John Bulls
sarsaparilla II viii drive out all blood
impurity and make you we'll and strong.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15
III the Vcqy round

Ill the gear round
is the tirae when DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery works the best.
1t purifes the blood.
It's not Ike the sarsaparillas.
which claim to do good in March,
April, and May; YOU can depend
upon it Gl0ays. That's why it is
guaranteed. If it doesn't benefit or
cure, in every case for which it's
recommended, you have your money
back.
No other medicine of its kind
says as much-but no other docs
as much. It cleanses, renews and
invigorates the entire system. For
all skin, scalp and scrofulous affec-
tons, as Eczema, letter, Salt-rheum,
White Swellings, Ilip-ioint Disease,
and kindred ailments, its a PoSitice
cure.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15
Ask your grocer for
Many a life has been lost

Many a life has been lost
because Of the taste of cod
liver oil.
If SCOTS Emulsion did
nothing more than take that
taste away, it would save the
lives of some at least of those
that put off too long the
means of recovery.
1t does more. 1t is half
digested already. 1t slips
through the stomach as if by
stealth. 1t goes to make
strength when cod-liver oil
would be : burden.
scorr& BowsE, Chemists. r5a South sih Avenue.
New York.
Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion Of eod-lrver
oil-sll druggists everywhere do. s..
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

That man at the table there, re-
marked the waiter ordered a ham
sandwich and when l brought it to
him no said he couldn't find the ham. y
That's only natural" quietly re-
turned the proprietor 'he's not ex-
pected to find anything; he's a city
detective -Philadelphia Times.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

The proprietors of DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy offer $500 for an
incurable case Of Catarrh. 1t isn't
mere talk-it's business.
They mean to pay you, if they
can't cure you. Bat you'll find
that they can.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
ease Of catarrh that cannot be cured by taking
Halls CntarTh Cure.
FL CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j. Cheney
honorable In all business Transactions, and f.
nancinlly able TO carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
West & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
WALDrEG. KINSAE & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists Toledo. o.
Halls Cainrrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 95c.
per bottle. Sold by all druggists
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

FoR impure or thin Blood, Weakness, Ma
laria, Neuralgia, Indigestion and Bilious
ness, take Browns Iron Bitters-it gives
strength, making OLD persons feel young
and young persons strong; pleasant to take.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

A peep into the s,mcium of a managing
editor 1T night will reveal some funny
things The editor will call out 'uoil
down GLADSTONE; :" ''E7t a head on Tug VII
sou;' make display Of Mrs. Langtry,'
and "brirg me my DR. Bulls Cough
Syrup, Us fear have ta1Esu cold"
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

Once upon time tue course Of true love
never ran smooth The young lovers
would meet in tine cleaning, would hang
on the gate late and catch rheumatis N
Now. they 10 likewis ., but the pains they
get from cold are all rubbed out with sal
walton OIL. Only p cents bottle.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

oh, exclaimed Miss Bondclipper
what a clever man Mr.. Gilhooly is,
He is really quite :. physiognomist l
was telling him last evening that |
had become quite proficient in paint
ing and he sad;
! am sure of it. madame; your face
shows it
Chorus. Indeed. Texas Siitings
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

New Jersey and New York elect
their governors for three years. and
OF the other forty two states nineteen
choose thar governors fer tour years.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

For Dyspepsia, Indigestion, and Stomach
disorders, use Browns Iron Bitters. The
Best Tonic lit rebuilds the system, cleans the
Blood and strengthens the muscles. a splen-
did tonic for weak and debilitatcd persons.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

YOU will be friend for lie to our old
reliable water when you get acquaint
ed. Price 25c. Free TO ministers. Jno.
r. Dickey Drug Co., Bristol, Tenn.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

Il is almost impossible to say a nice
thing about one friend without offending
another
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

Dr. Foote'S new Tamphltt On YaricoceIe tells ali
shout it. and what al men ought 10 know. seat
tsCaledJ Tor ~ cents. Box iss. New YORK
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

Your great grandfather's greatness may
take You into society, but it won't Keep
you there.
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

Don't foo. with indigestion nor with a
disordereu liver. but take Beecham's pills
Tor immediate relief. - cents box
The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-15

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