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San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01
10 spELLnlo A LOST Art
wo,a, That Puzzle the Great Majority
of People.

Eighty-five teachers entered o
spelling contest at Teachers institute
in Lockport. recently. Their partici-
patton in the contest was compulsory,
although a prize, a dictionary, was
given to the winner. or the entiro
eighty-five only five spelled '.Rensse-
laer" correctly. Acknowledgment
was misspelled by sixty-three. or
about seventy-four per cent of the ell
tire number of contestants. super
sede"was misspelled by fifty-eight con
testants; .'resuscitate" by ffty-four;
excellence" by fifty-six: benefited
by fifty-eight; business by fifty;
medal and maintenance by furtg-
five each; .'milliner" by forty-eight;
..protentious" and gaseous each by
fOrty-three, and ..cOnccde" by forty
nino. That is, each of these words
was missed by over one-half the con
testants. In the local columns we
enter more fully into detail a to the
other words misspelled by large
percentage, but the instances noted
above win be sufficient for Our pur-
pose and show the general character
of the words propounded and mis-
spelled. says the Lockport sun.
Now, when so large proportion of
teachers misspell 50 heavy percent
ages As these. and it be borne in mine
that no obsolete. unusual or '.catch
VOID, properly 50 called. appear, in
tho entire list.it justifies, we think tho
inqUiry with which we int 'oduce this
coromcnt. II must not. howcvcr. Pc hast
lily concluded by any ambitious neigh
Dor that Niagara is alone in the paor
spelling of her teachers. Far from it,;
on the contrary. Instructor Sanford
informs us that she averages well
with other counties in which he has
Instituted similar ,p. ling c>ntc D..
In Rensselaer, county. fN instance
the seat of literature, laundry ne
breweries. enlightenment and the
Troy Press. seven contestant could
not spell the name Of their own coGn
". 1t appears. in fact. t. lee a Puz-
zler everywhere Prof Sanford gives
it out.
"Genesee" never fails TO bag
goJdlr number of victims: and 'Nica-
ragua" can always be relief on for a
few. Shall we confess To Prof. san
ford that we are not so sure Nj !
agara If propolnded might not hare
been misspellcd by half dozan on
so? One-fifth 4 our letters from |
points within the county come di- |
rected .'Niagra" Nor do We dJIbt |
that similar number of Clautau- |
quans would fail on the nlmc of Il cir /
county, and we imagine it would be . I
safe wager that seven teachers. al an /
institute held IN that plaec PROVIDE /
no previous hint wis given, wcald /
misspell kanoatcics.
Yet it can not be denied that these
are common geograI hical mares.
mostly Of localities in our own stat.
Surely. no great proportion of tcgch- /
crs should misspell them Again.
alleged ''changcablc, .cligib e.
..chrysanthemum. parallel" pa
ralysis" catarrhal, -.hcmorrhage."
separate and symmetry are words /
so persistcntly misspeiled that Ire
very fact should attract n.t'ca in cuI
schools and the teachers should OF
only spell them correctly and without
hesitation themselves. but teach tle,G-
scholars to do likewise.
Restore the spelling bee,
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01
A SENATOR'S HUSH MONEY.
lie Reduces the Price of Monkey Jackets
20 Please Joker.

10 AAease q DhiAef-
Senator Morse was too much OF a
man to be ashamed of his calling, and
never failed to turn the tables on any
one who chaffed him about it, a story
used TO be told of visit paid to his
store in Boston by Washington swell
who had met him at the Metropolitan
Club, and thought to have little
amusement at his expense. As the
visitor entered Mr. Morse was just in
the act of bowling out customer to
whom he had sold large bill of goods
''Ha, Morsel" cried the Washing
tonian, ''how wish the fellows at the
club could see you now. I watched
the way you handled shat poor
wretch. 1t was artistic, but it wouldn't
do to tell away from home. What
will you give me to keep quiet about
it?''
The clothIer looked his caller in the
face without smile
Il must gif you sorneding to buy
your silence?" he asked. soberly.
Certainly It's only fair that
should be rewarded for holding a good
thing back"
Mr.. Morse turned to one of his
clerks:
"Choseph," he said, get down one
o dem monkey chackets We sell for
two tollars and a quarter Let dis
ehentleman af it for one tollar and
seventy-iye cent--hc a frient Of
mine
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01
THE BABY cHImPANzze.


He Has an Lar tor u.ic aad Know,
when It suits rin.
lie is a six-months old bab-. Of sx-
trcmely grave and deliberate l1.Ii-
ncrs. and, perhaps. the most irrcsiss-
ably comical creature which has cscr
been seen in London. tie iscxtrcmcly
well behaved. not in the least SPY.
and Is "a friendly with strangers q.
with his keepers.
His arms are Is strong a. those Of
man, while his legs and feet seem
to be used less for walking than a, q
subsidiary pair of arms and hands
He IS thus able when much inter
estsd. to hold his face between two
hands and to rest his chin on third,
which gives him an air of ponderirg
reflection beyond any powcrof huTan
imitation.
He knows there's soActhiHg 40. e
remarked his keeper. As we entered
the house. and the ape came to The
barr and sat down to inspect his v.si-
Tor
Ia the sounds Of the violin began
he appended himself against the bars
and chen, with one band above his
head. dropped the other to his side
and listened with grave attention. As
the aound increased in volume he
dropped to the ground and all fhc
hair ru his body stuck mp with fear
lie then crept away nall fours look
ing hack over his shoulder like
frightened baby. and taking mp his
piece OF carpet which does duty for "A
shawl slook il ont and threw il com
pletely over his head and body and
1rew it ghtly around him. After
short time, As the music continued,
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

\ man who tas Chi drca cannot be good
to ms kin; tne children are too noisy.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01
MADE OVER FOR SAMMY.
How Boy Was Rendered wretehed by
Gray Cloth Gloves.

Gray Cloth Gloves.
There was n wretched boy coming
down town on NJ York street ear
the other morning. Vie was about 10
years old and was accompanied by a
neat and thrifty-lool1ing mamma. lie
himself had a well-serubbed. well-fed
appearance, but intense gloom over
spread his youthful countenance, and
ne kept his hands thrust deep in the
pockets of his overcoat.
Sammy" snapped out his mother
every few minutes, take your hands
out of your pockets directly, or III
whip you VIII get You home
And sammy would reluctantly drag
out pair of hands clothed in gray
cloth gloves, which gave his digital
extremities an appearance strikingly
like those of kid bodied doll. Final
" he slid his hands out of his gloves
and left them in his pockets.
sammy" said his mo. her, severely,
"Why amt YOU wearing your g owes
i don't like them, ma, whimpered
sammy
You don't like the gloves cut ont
of your pas old gray pants and made
Tor you myself exclaimed Sammy's
mamma just you put them right
on, and if | catch you slipping them
into your pockets again I'll make you
sorry. won't make over your pas
alpaca coat nor cut down his n-ckties
for you.
And the unfortunate Sammy meeklv
put on his gray gloves again and evil
IDENTIFY felt no disposition TO join in the
smile that went round the car
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01
IT eossagp HIM.
Captains Sine-Day Attempt to Get
Into Portland Harbor

Into Portland Harbor.
There is a time Of year when the
storm-tossed mariner should never be
over-confident that he. is safely and
certainly within Portland Harbor,
Maine. Again and again vessels al
most ready to poke their noses past
House Island have been driven off the
shore by wintry northeaster, and
with rigging iced, crew despairing.
have been whirled off the coast fos
days, driven sometimes hundreds OF
miles away. Even a land-luhber can
realize how men would feel under
these conditions after they had drawn
almost near enough to the home fire.
side t feel its warmth
1t was only little while ago that
Portland captain, returning from
long voyage, had worked his vessel
well up to the harbor's mouth Then
in his profound relief he resigned the
ship into the hands of his men, went
below and proceeded to acquire unto
himself load that sagged that part
Of the ship nightly. SO when that
northeastern came down past old
Seguin the captain didn't know a gale
from tune on jewsharp.
The nose of the plunging ship
worked about, worked about slowly
but steadily. and in fifteen minutes the
vessel was fitting away to the south,
s1ua lyaway from home and comfort.
The captain never sobered off so quick
ly in his life, but it was no use. he was
in Tor it. For nine days they struggled
with raging sea, hundreds of miles
oil the coast, with iced rigging stiff as
iron and suffering everything but
death. When the storm abatcd and
the cap.lin finally toiled weakly into
Portland harbor, he was there's
not the least bit of doubt about that.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

bcr of the Con NINE DE LEssEPs-
taut-Biron family; the other, the oldest
son, is serving in the cavalry. 1t was
a very happy union until clouded by
the recent Panama Canal trouble
When that came Nine. de Lesseps'
faith in her husband-was demonstrated
in her much-discussed letter to the
French newspapers, in which she de-
clares that Ibis hands are as clean as
ms heart has ever been pure"
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

Every year or two rival star to the
still incompatible Adeliua Patti rises
in the musical ornament The latest
Of these is an lta ian young lady, who
was born near Bologna about twenty
five years ago, and who Is as beautiful
as a prima Gonna ought to be Her
name is Columbati, and she is at pres
ent exciting great admiration and win
ming enthusiastic applause at the opera
house at Nnlettn.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

End a resting place in France or among
those whose sympathies were with the
Bouapartes. It stands at present in
the hall OF the Military Institute at
Whitehall, London, not far distant
from another souvenir of the Illus
trious charger This latter is one of
his shoes, fashioned into a large snuff
box and occupying position of honor
In the mess room of the officers of the
guard in ST. James Palace, to whom it
WAS many years ago presented by one
Of their number, Col. Angerstein. The
She is surnounted by a silver lid,
ap1n which the following words are
engraved: Shoe of Marengo. the war
horse that belonged to Napoleon, and
mounted b. him at Marengo, Austerlitz
jena and Wagram, during the Russian
campaign, and at Waterloo" Around
the shoe itself j. ON
'Marcngo was ",
hauuch when his master rode him at
Waterloo, on the sunl1en road at the
outposts- On the downfall of the
great Consul both Marengo and his
fellow charger, Jaffa, were purchased
by a friend and conveyed to Kent
Ever care and attention was devoted
to the two scar marked animals, and it
was act until 1929 that the last trum-
pet call sounded for Marengo, who had
just reached his 18th year.
In the grounds of Glassen-
burgh, the Kentish residence of
the French refugee, is a marble
with these words upon it:
''U nder this stone lies Jaffa, the cele-
brated war horse of Napoleon. -
The memory Of another of the
famous half dozen horses ridden by
Is presented in a similar
manner. This Is his favorite mare,
Marie, whose skeleton now stands in
the Cd castle of Ivenach, on the Rhine,
the home Of the noble Won Plessen
family. 1t was seldom that the SER
vices Of single horse suficed Napoleon
battle. As a rule he
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

me thread that binds US 10 life is most fire.
queniy severed ere the meridian OF life is
eacIed IN the case OF persons who neglect OH
Vio means 10 renew failing strength NIgor
70 -ess NE source Of happiness than the CON
diioA OF long life, can be created and per
petuated where it does not exist. Thousands
Nho nave experienced or are cOgnizant-iuclud-
ing many physicians OF eminencc-of the cl-
iec's OF Hostetter'S Stomach Hitters. bear les
uUouy 10 its wondrous efficacy as "a creator oil
suengtn In feeble constitutions, and dehili-
lated and shattered systems. steady per-
IoI nance OF the bodily functions. renewed APP
peule hesh and nightly repo3e attend the use
81 thls thorough and standard rcnOyant. Sc
TO loeAi tonic represented 10 be akin 10 or re-
senole 1t IN effects IN its place. Demand the
innlges lion, malaria, Nervousness consiin.-
ton nyer and kidney complaints and rhcu-
mAtism-
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

Mental arithmetic" in East India
schools is vastly more serious matter
than it is in the schools of the United
States The oriental mind Is fertile
in the invention of catch questions,
ana the multiplication table is swelled
into a mountain of difficulty by native
teachers. Tiny, half-naked brown
creatures of 10 years and under are
taught to carry the multiplication
table up TO forty times forty and 10
compl cate matters by the introduc-
ton Of fractional parts.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

broken fragments OF smell ana, mad
dened with pain, he became unman-
aS.able and dashed away, carrying his
rider towarl the Austrian lines.
Finally the horse plunged into marsh
and his wild gallop was at an end A
detachment Of Austrian soldiers closed
around and would undoubtedly have
captured him had not body Of french
troops who had seen their leaders
danger, galloped up and carried him
back within their own lines. A special
condition imposed by Napoleon when
ordering charger for his own use was
that its color should be either white or
gray. Six at least of his horses ac-
quired sufficient fame turing their
lifetime to be remembered long afte.
their deaths. These were Styrie. Aus
teriitz. Ali, Jaffa, Mare, and last and
greatest of all, the famous war steed
Marengo II was or Marengo's back
that Napoleon was mounted through
ali the long hours and the terrible
anXieties of the battle Of Waterloo. To
this day the skeleton of the great horse
is preserved and looked upon, not only
with curiosity, but with a certain
natural respect for one, dumb animal
though he was, who served his master
So untiringly and we'll
Strange to say, the skeleton did not
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

Syrup

Mr.. Albert Hartley Of Hudson,
81. c., was taken with Pneumonia.
Iis brother had just died from it.
Vben he found his doctor could not
.ally him he took one bottle of Ger
ban Syrup and came out sound and
yell. Mr.. S. B. Gardiner, Clerk
'Eith Druggist ]. Z. Barr, Aurora,
'exas, prevented a bad attack of
pneumonia by taking German Syrup
b time. He was in the business
Ind knew the danger. Heused the
|sreat remedy-Boschee's German
Pyrup-for lung diseases. q
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

novel vehicle shown in the accompany
ing illustration. 1t possesses but
single wheel, the endless shaft being
bent in front to form raised top por-
ton connected with the saddle girth
Of the horse The rear portion of the
shaft carries the connections with the
wheel, and in addition supports the
curved springs forming tho seat Of thf
driver.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01
LUCKY YOUTH.

lie Stumbies Upon Treasure that
Nets Him Well.
{ That vas a fortunate small boy, who
rambling about the Parliament Hill
fields between Hampstead and High
gate, Eng, recently stumbled upon
treasure in the shape Of old
silver Women whose interest in their
own tea tables IS naturally greater
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

busy life. His sec
ond wife. whom he
married in 1850, Is
still a c harmin g
and beautiful vom-
an. She has borne
to him eleven chill
dren, only two of
whom have left the
paternal roof One
of these, a daugh-
ter, married a mem
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
That science has been able 10 cure in all It's
stages, and that II Catarrh. Halls CStarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known 10
The medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con
sutuiional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in-
tcrHally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system thereby
destroying the foundation Of the disease. and
giving the patient strength by building Up
ihe constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The prcprletors have so much faith
IN us curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any ease that 1t fails TO
cure Send for list Of testimonials
S Address /. }. CHENEY Il CO, Toledo. o
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

Marsden's PICTORIAL Balm is acsrta7,
ana speedy cure for all coughs and colds
1t gives relief at once and permanent euro
when used ACCORDING TO directions. It.is
not an experiment Il mas bcea tried for
- ears. Sod everywhere
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01
MADAME DE LEssEPs.
The Charming wife of Frances Great
est Engineer.

The last issue of the Gentleman de-
votes TWO pages to "a description of La
Chcsuaye, the home of NJ. de Lesseps
and his family. The old chateau is in
the very heart of France, in
the province of Berri, and here
the noted Frenchman has lived
for the last thirty years of his
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

Mrs. Bilkins. oh. eoodic, Here =
4 letter from Cousin George
Mr.. Bilkins Huh, Who cares Cor
hjm9
Ms Bill5ins Eh2 Why. he lives
Chicago, and his house is close 20
he fair grounds. and its the very
'lace for us to go next summer.
wrote to him. telling him we were all
Just dying 20 see him and his lovely
amily. wonder what he says
Read it: I'm tcu nervous.
Mr. Bilkins. reading My Dea'
ousin: You will soon have chance
20 see us all once more. have
'anted my house. and We shall make
you good long visit next summer.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

Lanes Medicine Nioy = the I. y
els Each Day. In order 10 be healthy
this Is necessary. Cures constipation,
headache, kidney and liver troubles aud
regulates the stomach and bowels. Prics
sec and Sl.00, al all dealers.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01
NAPOLEON CHARGERS.
HORSES RIDDEN BY THE GREAT
WARRIOR.

He Was Not Kind Master Yet lie
Felt Deep Affection FOR Some OF
the steeds-Jam, and AIarenEo His
Two Fsvorites.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01
HAS ONLY ONE WHEEL.

An Inventive Genius Has Devised a
Novel Sulky.
In order to reduce to the minimum
the weight to be drawn by trotting
horses, with the possibility of still
further lowering the mile record, two
Western inventors have designed the
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01
FEES Al FUNERALS.

\ Paper Argues That MinIsTrs should
Accept Them.
1t seems TO MS just as proper for a
clergyman to take fec for his services
funeral as for his services at
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

When man foraives, does lie do it Fl
motives Of goodness or coward cel
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

Beast that your pet dog has no feas, and
he viii begin at once to scratch himself
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

FitS.-Af lt- stopnrI fsca ty Or. Kiine's Great
Nerve 2estoTer. Strt alien uf-r day Alr
VICIOUS Talti ard e. l0 tfial bottle frye rit
c1se- Semi 20 nl hi-e .l Arch So Phade' phtt Zoe
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

Tie largest part OF most people Is me
wish bone
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

Ever man you "hear something" about
has probably heard something" about
.ou
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

Kemp's Ia sau VIII st0D the cough AT
once. 60 - Yolt druggist today ana get
"a salnp.- h't-l. free. Large bottles -
cents sLd S'-rJ
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

No man is old cnodsh to knov s6sus
hihgs -
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

There are only two kinds Of men--those
who are caught and those who are not.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

APOLE0N HAD
no fewer thsn nine
teen horses killed
under HIN on the
field of war Il
was at Arcola that
The charger he rode
was very nearly the
cause of his capture
by the enemy. The
poor b rUte was
5 truck by til C
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

Mr., ChiggcrS. after the quarrel
tbel. you're It fool,
Mr.. Chig@cr- Well. didn't you
INV it before We were married.
No yes.
Then what did you marry me
or"
Melting) because ] was fool.
30 dea: = Chicago Grihguc-
y Philadelphia dentist gires every
'air0n = ponnd of rum drop, while
'hsir false teeth are being repaired.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

ANYTHING that pays a man u one way
scnrr, lY pays n N ia half a dysenI
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

U"hTt NNu.h OUT iWnGN ANay
Tie best investment oa earth is the .,
chase OF bottle OF Alarsden's PectJri
Balm when You have cough or col
Don't take desperate chances when U
first dose OF TINS excellent medicine vi
relieve You. a bottle VIII cure any oru
uary cough or cold. Sold everywhere
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-03-01

The Royal Baking Powder is in
dispensabletOprogresSincookery
and to the comfort and conve-
nience of modern housekeeping.
ROYAL is undoubtedly pue andr most reliable baking
powder offered the pubtct s car chemists Rcbo..
For finest food 1 but Royal-A FoRrIv.
Cir, U4ze ha5> P,rsl4Srs Cl.stirr9 rq| -fytluy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-10
DELAWARES LIST
or u PENSIONERS,
Those Who Draw Support From
The National Treasury.
TAKEN FROM THE RECORDS
The Names in Full and the
Amounts Received.
SOME INFORMATION WITHHELD
Regiments and Nature OF Dis
ability Not Given.
TAKEN FROM The RECORDS
The Names in Full and the
Amounts Received
SOME INFORMATION WITHHELD
Regiments and Nature of Dis
ability Not Given.

The Agent in Charge OF the RECORDS ne
fused to Allow These Items to be MADE
PubIic--But the Names OF All Pension
ers are Given, and They win AFFORD
Interesting Reading--The Invalid PEN
aion List Bears the Names OF Some
Pretty Hearty and Substantial Citizens.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-10

heSlnnlss, marina =, WIN" " pehJ"
min K, 8, wilmington.
MEXICAN WAR INvALIDs.
Barr, Cornelius B, 8, Wilmington.
| Bradford, Joseph, 8, Wilmington.
Coombs, Charles II, 8, Wilmington.
Campbell, William f, 8, Wilmington.
Garter, Henry Q, s, Wyoming.
Dukes, Thomas, 8, Millville.
Guthrie, John, 8, Wilmington.
Gray, Charles, 8, New Castle.
Hodges, George, ., Wilmington.
Hill, Isaac, 8, Harrington.
Kirk, James, ., Dover.
Lund, John, y, wilmington;
Phelps, William Y, ., wilmington.
Riggin, John I, ., Bethel.
Reagan, Andrew 80, wilmington.
Wilson, Levi b, =, state Road.r
Mode, samuel, ., wilmington.