San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-10-30
NEW YORK LETTER,
Irregular Correspondence Of the Fass P&r.1
New YoxK, Der. 9th, 1880

in progress and q throng Of people
apparently as curious and interest
ed AZ in previous years crowd the
aisles. According to the statements of
the managers the crowd is larger
than ever before. Coming into the
large building the visitor is puzzled
to know where to begin sight seeing,
and it is wise If he will Mt once re-
linquish any hope of being able to
investigate fully every feature ut one
visit. Machinists, farmers, and
housekeepers are the three classes
that find the most to please their
tastes. In machinery hall the largest
crowd surrounds the artesian well
borer a machine similar to those
used in the Leadville mines. 1t has
already sunk shaft los feet deep,
mostly through sslid rock; the well
contains IS feet of water, and furn-
ishes most of the water used in the
building. A sturdy machine that
brushes pieces of rock to any desired
size is much wondered at,a universal
grinder" having steel discs, reduces
to any degree of fneness long list
of substances, ranging from iron and
gold ore to grains, rubber and shay,
ings, the latter being prepared in
this way for bedding for horses A
cider mill also attracts much atten
ton. Turning lathes and scroll saws
occupy considerable space, the latte,
being used for such elaborate work
us producing portraits of the Presi
dental candidates.
Many interesting machines are ii
the main building. Here on the
north side are large number o.
sewing machines and button hole
sewers, with operators in charge. A
machine near these manufacture.
paper bags from roll of paper will
great rapidity, and here also is al
invention that rolls, fills, and gums
cigarettes. There is potato mashel
with the appalling capacity of {
bushel in six minutes. Perhaps thu
most ingenious invention shown il
one which receives loose tobacco in 9
funnel, weighs it accurately, packs i
in cloth bags for the pocket, presses
it into shape and delivers the filled
bags at the rate of thirty minute
on revolving table, where q maj
stands to draw the mouths of the
bags together, and the operation il
finished. A second person is re
CURED to feed the empty bags to the
machine. Other attractions are the
glass blowers, the telephones, thu
writer's, and the art gallery, con
tanning many photographs and cray
on drawings. There is a large exhi-
bition of furniture, with all manner
of spring beds and easy chairs to
please the weary.
Periodically some band of fossils
protesting to hold and invisible com
mi Ssion from on high to prosecute
heavenly work in the world, meets tt
discuss the wickedness of men
Upon the shoulders of these intei
iectra mummies rests weighty res
possibility. Their mission is to turn
the world from frivoiity to serious
contemplation of heaven, AMI hell,
and tithes and things like that. One
Of these banda is in session in New
York. On Monday the important
question of amusements WAS intro.
duced, and some old legacy from a
bygone age, whose heart seems to
have been just about large enough to
fill his brain cavity, said that christ
ians ought to find in public and pri
vate prayer all the relaxation needed
in this world, and he triumphantly
established his point by asserting
that no where in the Bible are We
told to laugh! That ought to settle
the matter. Now let everybody
NOPE about with face as long as
this servant of the Lord pretends to
wear, and we shall all be happy-in
heaven.
The trial of the action of Charles
Dean against Mrs. Theresa p. Bell,
the wife of Sin Francisco million
a re, to recover $4,000. for ale yed
services as her travelling companion
and escort attracted large and Gu
rious crowd into the supreme Court
before Justice Dwight, on Tdesday.
Both of the parties were fashionably
dressed. Mr.. Dean testified that
two years ago Mrs. Bel inglgei him
to travel with her to take care of her
and generally to look after