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San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

rold Abont by Salmon Packer. who
Also Talks Of salmon.

TOLD AboHt by Salmon Packer. Wine
Also Talks Of salmon.
A salmon fisher and packer from
ALASKA told to a fellow patient in
New York hospital The other day a
wonderful story Of what Is perhaps
she greatest single salmon haul on
record, says the sun. The company
to which the narrator belongs has it,
headquarters at San Francisco. and
sends each year to one OF the Alaskan
eivers sehooner bearing sixty men.
All of whom arc bu sled in making tin
salmon cans during the voyage. The
point at which the camp was made
last season is 800 miles from the
nearest postoffice. The season lasts
from 80 October. and the pack of
the cN 5ei1y on that particular river
was l.5O), 001 pound cans.
On the day of the great salmon
haul enormous schools of salmon
wee discovered in a reach Of the
river The stream was guarded at
three points with traps, and the fish
we're driven toward three great nets.
The school was so thick presently
that it was difficult to run boat
through the enclo ed pool Great
fish leaped out OF the wat-r and
struck the oars from the hand OF the
rOwers. At length the haul was
made and at least 5000 h were
drawn ashore. Two third of the fish
were liberated. as il was impossible
to cure at once more than the 2j.9))
that we're saved. The fish averaged
nearly eight pounds each
The salmon pack of this concern
goes chiefly to Europe. and Is sold
TO British working men.
The fact that there Is a demand for a
delieacy Of this sort among English
mechanics leads the narrator Of this
story to believe that the working men
or the British Isles are better paid
than Americans suppose.
The salE:on -ndicat, of the North
west. the state OF Oregon and the
United States government are all
busted in encouraging the Pacific
coast salmon. The syndicate alone
turns loose into tue rivers OF Oregon
J,O).00) salmon annually and, IS
the industrious female sa mon lay
30 eggs to every pound OF her
weight. the prospect OF the fish seems
good.
Throughout the whole Pacific North
west the salmon is about the chearet
ish going, and i not esteemed
lelicacy. The Alaskan salmon ashel.-
nan still make a mystery of the
though his habits have been
pretty well cleared up by scientific
According to popular
belief nobody knows what the salmon
leeds upon. It is also firmly held
hat the salmon returns to its hatch
ne place but once, at the age OF five
60, for the purpose of spawning,
md then goes back to the sea, there
o lie, or at all events never again tc
-isit the river Ct its birth.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28
8. AND 0. SECRET SERVICE.
An Ingsnicus Continuance for Use in ths
Telegraph Department.

Telegraph Department..
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company has adopted an Ingenious
eontiFance for use in the telegraph
department says the Baltimore Amer
lean.
There are along the various lines
Of tbs great Baltimore and Ohio
system scores of offices where the
agent is also the telegraph operator
HIS dates as agent frequently call
him 50 far away from his instrument
that 1t Is impossible. unde.. the pres
emit system, to make him hear his call
when it IS desired to communicate
with-him. The new device is so ar
ranged that in ell offices where these
circumstances exist bell will be
placed, and the operator at terminal
or division headquarters can call the
operator wanted without informing
any other Office on the line, no MAJ
ter how many Offices there may be
which have these bells in them.
As telegraph lines are operated at
PRESENT., for example, the Balti-
more Office desires to call the Wheel
ing CIV Va) office, nearly 40 miles
away-the call passes through every
intermediate Office, but under the
new system the turning of switch
will cut cut all the offices except the
one wanted.
The system will also be applied to
those offices where the amount of bus
mess Zone at night is not sufficient
to justify the employment of night
opera pr, and where the day operator
reside in the depot building, there
beingAnstances when it is desirable,
frolnAi2us causes. to communicate
with the operator after the close Of
the regular business hours. The in
yention is the result Of over twenty
years OF experimenting, and the com
bination of more than twenty patents.
The continuance is the New York
electric secret service system The
transmitter at the central point is
operated by an ordinary telegraph
Key. This tranSmitter can send out
any combination of dots, dashes and
spaces. AT each station there are
Instruments so arranged that they
will respond only to the peculiar
combination for which they are ar
ranged.
When the operator at the central
ltation desires to call up a station
slong the line. he places the key
where it will make the necessary
combination that cuts out all other
Itations but the one he wants This
'auses bell at the station he calls to
Ing, and at the same time operates a
magnet which causes an answering
ignal to sound in the central station.
He thus knows that his call was audi
lie at the station he desires to com
hunicats with The bell at the station !
viii continue 20 ring until the opera
or answers. and il no answer is made
he bell will ring all day.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28
Laee-,rak,,r scnoo,

A school of about three hundred and
fifty Italian girls, wearing tine national
costume and all industriously at work
on exquisite lace, is pleasant and in
teresting place to visit So writes
Madame de Boret, who visited a lace
making school at Burano, an island In
the Adriatic Sea a few miles from
Venice. The girls, who are from 10 to
is years of age, sit in great. barely
furnished. well-lighted rooms, on low
chairs holding their lace frames on
their knees.
They wear a short, bright-colored
petticoat, a green, red or orange fichu
crossed ON the chest, silver rings in
their ears, and around the neck bead
Or coral necklaces. They have dark
syes, teeth like pearls, smiling red lips,
oval faces, fine profiles, and dark hair
worn knotted in the back Of the neck
with silver pin by the older girls, or
in long r1nglets by the younger ones.
They draw their needles slowly and
gracefully back and forth, and gravely
except when 80 ne girlish joke raises a
storm of smothered laughter.
The teachers sUperinteud the work
;eretully, and the pupils make fine
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28
TnIa Ia BIr Countrv

Great Britain, European Turkey,
Switzerland, Denmark, Portugal and
Palestine could be placed within ths
territorial limits of Texas, and with
plenty Of room to spare Belgium,
Holland and Greece do not contain as
much territory as Arkansas, willis
Spain comedies in size with Mississippi.
Alabama and Georgia. Italy and Flor
ida are of one size, and Germany Is the
same as Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee
and North Carolina. All New England
could be accommodated in space in the
state ofWashington and Massachusetts
is not one-fourth the size of South
nabofa
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28
A splendid Hat.

From the plain severity of the big
satin poke, piped and stitched about
the edge.or piped only,a ornamented
with plume or two rampant and a
rose. to a tiny bonnet. a mass of friiled
lace and all sorts and kinds of fur be-
lows, everything as to size and every
thing as to shape in headgear for wo-
men S approved of fashion. There are,
however, some distinct features that
prevail. whatever the size or shape of
he hat or bonnet. For example. when
ever there is a brim or flare which
makes it possible, flowers, a chou of
eolored velvet or ribbon. or band of
some sort is put in next to the hair
Another prevailing feature is
frill of lace on the. edges of hats
and bonnets. In fact, some of the bon
nets from famous Partisan milliners
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

Fancy Buttons and the Directoire Coat
The fancy for buttons with odd de
vices Is revived for handsome gowns
especially those with directoire coats
and waistcoats. These vary from pat
terms of cut metal, matching gold, silver
and copper-bronze passementeries, 70
styles as costly as real geins Some
are exceedingly elegant and artistic in
sets both large and small, made of gold,
81 yer and other genuine metals and
tinted in rich colorings of vines in re-
lief or set with bits OF glittering half
precious Jewels. There are many at
tractive bpttons in faceted silver,
mother o pearl, hammered gold, chased
copper and Mexican onyx, with gold
settings showing heads of Leander,
Atalanta, Paris, Hero, Priam, Pene-
lope. etc, in mo0nstone, agate, cameo
and vari-colored enamels. The new
RwallOw-tail directoire coat above the
shortened, expanded dress skirt will be
smartlv worn this spring by slender
women. In the feminine garment the
ends are greatly elongated and like
wise pointed. The seams up the back
of pale gray coat of this description
are Overlaid with fine, narrow gray
silk gimp. This trimming is also car
ried the whole length of the garment.
and decorates the edges of the spread
ing revers on the fronts which open
over a rose-colored bengaline silk vest
dotted with gray silk figures. The
skirt is bordered with seven rows of
the gimp.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

draped waists of brilliant silk of wool:
the graceful Princess dresses, are all
worn alike by girls, their elder
sisters and their mothers. An
especially fashionable style of
dress for girls at the present moment
is the. princess. This form readily
yields itself toa great variety of pretty
and becoming adjustments and still in
effect is simple, which is especially de-
sirable in girls dress. The costume
Illustrated is princess of navy-blue
cloth. The skirt is trimmed at the foot
with band of fur, although any other
garniture preferred could be used. The
closing Of this frock is on the side I'M
der row of black velvet buttons which
correspond with the neck band and bib
as well as the zouave vest. One side of
this vest is left loose and the other Sc
cured under part of the full bodice.
The hat worn with this costume is
blue felt trimmed with huge bow and
loops Of blue ribbon striped in slender
lines in black.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28
MORE THAN HALF a MILLION.
A Directory Canvass Puts the Population
of St. Louis at 574,5es-NamIng au
Ocean Greyhound.

Directory Canvass Puts the Population
of St. Louis at 574,56s-NamIng au
Ocean Greyhound.
ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE new city
directory just published contains 1871, :
52S names, and indicates population
of 674, 500, allowing three persons to
each name. It is usual in making
computations of this kind to multiply
the names in the directory by three
and half, but this is probably less
accurate than the simple trebling of
the names. The census of 1890 gave
a population of little over 400, 600,
and in that year the directory had
154, 900 names. Thus, assuming the
directory and government canvassers
to have been correct in 1890, there
must have been an increase of over
100000 in the population since that
time. There is every indication that
this is correct, as an immense num-
Der of buildings have been erected
during the last two or three years, in
spite OF which the renting agencies
experience great difficulty in satisfy
ing the demands of newcomers for
homes.
st. Louis is acknowledged to have
some Of the best paved streets in the
country, but it does not propose to be
content with success already attained
in this direction. A schedule has lust
been prepared by the Street Commits
sioner including so large u number of
Improvements as TO embrace 200 miles.
It viii take ten years TO carry olt the
plan, and when it Is completed there
will be little left to desire in the way
of good streets. The Boulevard sys-
TEN on which work is now progress
ing will be finished next year, and
viii provide excellent driving ways
for light vehicles. The acknowledged
weak point in the city streets are in
those running north and south, and
these will be attended to as soon as
the boulevards are finished.
One Of the pleasantest duties Of the
new Mayors first day in office was
an inspection of the new city hall
under the guidance of the architect.
The building viii be finished and
turned over to the city this fall with
ceremonies. Representative
from all parts of the state will be
invited and special interest will CEN
ter in the proceedings from the fact
that Missouri granite and stone have
been used exclusively in the construc-
ton. Visitors to this years fall fes-
Invites viii see the building about
and it will probably be
from the sixth story to the
basement during the coming winter.
A meeting of representative citizens
was held in the Mayors Office on
Tuesday when it was resolved to take
measures to endeavor to secure the
naming of one of the new ships in
course of construction by the Ameri-
AN Navigation Company, ..St.
4ouis." The two popular vessels Of
his line are now known as the Paris
md New York, and it is understood
hat the two vessels now in course of
obstruction will have the names OF
wo important cities. Owing to the
arge amount of transatlantic traffic,
9th of business men and tourists en-
QUITE for st. Louis, it is believed that ,
he company will accede to the request :
nd name one of the first American :,
constructed in an Amer ,
AN dock yard after St. Louis.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28
Lace capes for summer we,-.

Lace espes fashioned much like the
winter models. with velvet or i:tted
yolEes and collars, have made their
appearance, like many other of the
seasons, long before they are required.
These capes are very handsome in
deed, especially those which are only
garnitured with expensive cut let or
naments and fringes Some costly
French capes have yol1es and colls.rs Of
gold and jet net, dotted with cabo-
ebons, and few models are lined
throughout with rows of jetted gal
loon in stripes falling over the cape
from the yoke. The cape Is thus
stiffened to such an extent that IT
falls in lines that are altogether differ
ent from the soft. natural folds in
which lace should fall.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

Although for the moment there are
plenty of rumors but no radical changes
or deviations in the general line upon
which fashions are moving, there is an
endless series of innovations in minor
characteristics. Taking the one item
of the eorsage, the styles are legion.
Very often the modiste selects the
sleeves of one model, the fronts of
another, the back OF third, cre2t;ng
a novel style of her own, and this quite
frequently from remnants of various
novel or dainty fabrics, combining
them with such picturesque effect that
outlive many more expensive gar
ment made of single material and
from familiar pattern.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

The new stylish redingote dresses of
faile, with petit Pois satin dots and a
sstin-striped brocade, are among the
positively attractive dresses of the sea
son. As a rule, these dresses are sim
ply made For dinner and other dress
uses they open in front over lace
trimmed underskirts- Street redingotes
Of checked tweed or striped cancels
hair have fronts opening o<er benga-
line shirt waists finished with rather
high eorselet of the wool goods. One
effective costume shows a pale, corn
colored cloth vest, with panel Of the
same down the left side of the
skirt. The galloon which decorates the
vest and panel reproduces the tweed's
colors, which are mushroom, old pink
and olive green.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

A German officer, who was head
and cas- in debt, said to ir.enI.
Il owe 81 much money that have
got to do o-e Of two things"
PAY your debts or not pay them?
expect You will choose the latter
alternative
NO, that's not what Imcant. Wh.,.
] mean is that must mary II woman
with money Or commit suicide
We'll, marry for all means. b. all
means. You will have plenty OF
time to shoot yourself afterwards -
Texas Siftings.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

Society Of Huntington. Pa. was
much interested in a pigs -feet-eating
match which took place few nights
ago. The feet had been nicely boiled
by a good housewife and ca h prize
were offered TO those who should de-
your the largest number, First prize
went to man who ate ten of the
feet and second to boy who dis
posed of eight
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

Gertie's parents have staying with
them on visit an aunt whose charms
are chiefly of an artificial character.
The little girl would like to sleep with
her and her wish IS gratifed. Next
morning Gertie comes running TO her
ma NINA in the greatest alarm. "oh,
mamma, think I'd rather sleep again
with you, for, do you know, auntie
takes to pieces"
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

are simply a crown with full frin of
lace about it One of these, from Linn
Falkner, is a little bowl-shaped crown
of cut steel with a frill of black lace
like curtain at the back, with yellow
and tall black aigrette in front, and
that is all there is of the bonnet.
When lace is used. it is accordion
plated and then arranged in all sorts
of fancy forms An example of this Is
seen in the hat illustrated, which is of
petunia-colored straw. The Alsatian
bow is of aceordion-plaited lace held
in place by jet buckle. A small piece
of the lace is so placed that it falls
over the brim in front. in addition to
this there are two full, rich half-plumes.
black satin strings and two clusters of
cowslips nesting I'M
der the brim on the hair.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

A runaway darkey before the war,
was on his way to Canada, and was
met by a countrymsn, who questioned
him as to the treatment he had re-
eeived at the hands OF his master.
@t you have enough to eat2p the
eountryman asked Eyes" And
enough to wear2" Yes" "And q
warm place to sleep2' Yes" Then
what did You run away for?n Say,
boss, the darkey replied, "if you
think you'd ike tbs place, it's open
ta 70"
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

Are those disorders which, beginning with ar
apparently trivial Inactivity OF the kidneys oil
bladder. terminates in BrightS disease. dia
betes and cystitis. The first two not only in
terrupt the functions OF the renal organs, but
destroy their structure with as much certainty
As tubcrcular consumption does that OF the
lungs HostetteT'S Stomach Bitiers is an ex-
eellent diuretic. promoting the activity Of
these organs without over-exciting them thus
aTerting the deadly maladies IN which their
inaotion is so prone 10 eliminate. The re.
moval from the blood OF impurities which the
kidneys should, but do not, when inactive,
secrete, is another benefcent eject Of this in
comparable indicated stimulant and depu-
rent. The Bitters is, in all cases, too, nne
restorative Of vigor and aid TO digestion, rem
edies malarial disease, and banishes lives
complaint and constipation.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

Of medicinal agents is gradually RELOCATING
the old-time herbs, pills, draughts and veg
stable extracts to the rear and bringing in
to general use the pleasant and effective
liquid laxative, Syrup of Figs. To get the
true remedy see that it is manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Co. only. For sale
by all leading druggists.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28
eUEER TIaApEs IN PAaIa-
s''r, .s..lsl. and Inpro..sl. Method

N-A ll9Nnoa
oe Earning = living Utilised.
N. Rossignol. the well-knowu Par
islam police officer, has Just compiled a
LIST of some Of the extraordinary
trades" exercised in Paris, Of which
the following Is selection: Ratters,
who capture living rats and sell them
to exhibitors OF curious beasts; col
lectors, who gather sewer grease and
seize the corks and shoppers at the
Suresnes sewer grating; stampers. who
beg bread crusts. which they sell
again; ant egg collectors, who take
their gatherings on Sundays to tho
bird markets; bird professors, who
offer their services at the market as
trainers of blackbirds, canaries and
parrots; senators, who are none
other than the commissioners of the
flower market; and merchants for the
sale of night shelter numbers, who
stand in line and resell their tickets
70 their more fortunate brethren.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

$50 you are 10 years old, are your
said visitor at a Fifth Avenue man
sion to the little daughter of the house
Eyes, and now realize that it is an
unlucky number. It's too old for dolls
and pa says it's not old enough for
gentlemen's society,"" was the reply
Texas Siftings
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

Like and yet unlike the gowns Of
their elders are modish COSTUMES for
young girls at the present time The
fashionable dress Of the girl from Il to
10 years of age comes as near, in all
important particulars; an ideal style Of
dress as any that has yet been de-
signed, as il is pretty, graceful, com-
Portable and hygienic. Still tha dress
OF the buds of womanhood is very like.
in all its salient features, other fash.
ionable froeks of the period. The full
round skirts; the pretty jackets, in IN
limited variety as to shape: the round
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

The Timid Woman at the Front
Door, as the bell rings at 10 p. NJ
Who's thereo
The Experienced Burglar Outside.
with confidence-It's me.
The Timid Woman at the Front
Door. unlocking the door-Ohl All
right if it's You. thought it might
se somebody else. Chicago News
Record.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28
aIar.lsss. ps.r.,p wAl,s. .na nl..l..

Marriages Between whites and blacks.
Negroes and whites are allowed to
intermarry IN twenty-three states and
territories They are all Northeru
states but one-1ouisiana. They are
as follows: Connecticut, illinois, Iowa,
Louisiana, Kansas, Maine, Msssa-
ehusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
North Dakota, Ohio Oklahoma, Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island. South Dakota,
Vermont Washington. Wisconsin and
Wyoming. In all tho other states
such marriages are absolutely void.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28
SPRING TIME.
The Best Season Of the Year 20 Treat
Chronic Cstarrh.

Chronic Cstarrh.
Notwithstanding that g great num-
Der Of people have been cured Of
chronic cstarrh by taking Pe.rn-na
during tho past cold season, yet It
cannot be denied that the cold, wet,
stormy winter has retarded many
cures, and in some cases actually pre-.
vented a cure. But, after unusual de.
lay, spring time has come at last, and
now is the time for all catsrrh suffer.
ers. to begin q systematic course OF
treatment for this disease. The great
est difficulty in the way of treating
chronic catarrh is that the patient is
so liable to catch cold during the treat
ment, and thus delay cure. This
liability at this season of the year is,
in a great measure, removed, and no
one should neglect the opportunity to
be given treatment. Send for fres
catarrh book.
As spring medicine Pe-ru-na is
never-failing remedy, 1t cleanses the
blood through digestion, and gives
tone to the whole system BY increas-
ing the nutriti7e value of the food.
Spring fover," as it is sometimes
called, which produces tired-out,
sleepy feeling and inability to do much
mental or physica, york, is the result
Of sluggish digestion, and no blood
medicine will be OF any use whatever
unless it is able to rectify the impaired
digestion. The great popularity that
Pe-ru-na has is due to the fact that in
all such cases it at once corrects di-
Festlve arrangements and enriches
the blood by purifying this very inn
portant source of that vital fluid. Send
for free book on spring medicines and
spring diseases. Address, The Peru
ma Drug Manufacturing Company, CO.
iUmbus. Ohio,
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-28

No matter what the doctors tell you, keep
in mind that Creole Female Tonic has
cured more female arrangements than
thousand doctors. 1t is as pleasant to take
as sherry wine.