San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-07-19
STRAY BITS.
n, OF Oswego, N. Y, paid $1,000

J.F. Irwin, Of Oswego, N. Y, paid SIC, 200
for Bible.
There are laws against using profane Ian
guage by telephone In all states except Con-
necticut.
A barber at Suez, Ari., while shaving a
man was seized with an attack Of homicidal
mania and cut his customers throat from
ear to ear.
At Denison, Tex, a belated passenger
empticd his revolver Mt the train that had
not waited for him, and was promptly taken
in hand by tho police.
There Is said to be only one survivor of
a once powerful Indian tribe In California.
When he dies the language spoken by tho
tribe will become extinct.
Honesty is sometimes rewarded. New
Orleans lad found valuable sachel. and,
upon taking it to the owner, who had advcr-
tised the loss, was made happy with brand
new 800 bill.
Professional burglars are going the rounds
of the country towns just now. 1t is their
usual summer hegira, and the guardians n
the peace should be on the watch for such I'M
welcome visitors.
Less than one-half of the senators now In
office were bora in the states which they rep
resent. Americans seldom cmiSrate out Of
the country, but they do a grca: deal Of emf
grating about in their own land.
The managers Of a western railroad which
Is experimenting with natural gas believe
that it may yet provo not only the cheapest
of fuel for the locomotive, but excellent for
heating US we'll US lighting the cars.
American authors are moro road than tho
English in Japan. Last year 5000 English
and $4,000 American books were imported
into that country, SO that tho old question.
"Who reads an American bookr was fairly
answered.
The Zivern Kruls, the first Dutch man of
war to enter the Golden Gate in fifteen years,
Is lying off San Francisco She is training
ship on her way to Japan, China and tho
Dutch colonies In India, where she will make
a prolonged stay.
Miss Eliza Bliss, Of Rchobotll, Conn.,, sup
piled G tramp with n meal While she was
preparing the food tho tramp sang Nearer,
My God, to Thee" and at the same time
stole the lady's pocketbook and S25 from
her bureau drawer.
Tho new Inman steamship, tho City of New
York, is warranted by her builders to be
unsuitable. That Is, one condition laid down
in the contract by the company was that she
should be unsuitable, although she is Of iron
and has capacity Of 10,500 tons.
A New England man has beaten the green
goods sawdust men at their own game. He
got one of their circulars, and In reply asked
for sample Of their goods. They sent him
q genuine 81 bill, and the gentleman of New
England stopped the correspondence then
and there.
As wedding party was driving through
the streets Of Pennsylvania town on their
way to the church at which the ceremony
was to he performed, the carriages drove
over little girl, killing her Immediately
The arrest Of the party prevented the mar
riage, and it has been postponed.
The smallest circular saw In practical use
is u tiny disc about the size of British shil-
ling, which is employed for cutting the Sits
i'll gold pens. These saws are about as thick
as ordinary paper, and revolve some four
thousand times per minute. The high veloc-
ity keeps them rigid, notwithstanding the
thinness.
London bankers have for q long time been
seeking to obtain an additional fifteen min
utes of grace to get their checks through the
clearing house after the close OF business each
day. The clearing house has finally cons
coded five minutes, and it is said that the
bankers welcome even this as an almost in
estimable boon.
Near North Adams, Mass, two girls Of
and 10 went out after May flowers and lost
their way in the woods. Some time after
dark they stumbled upon a farm house and
asked shelter, but were refused, 30 they were
forced to remain all night in the woods, and
were found by the searching party at morn
ing half dead from cold, fright and exhaus-
ton
a Montana newspaper saws that the DAYS
Of staging in the hills are rapidly departing
Steam Is fast taking the place Of horse and
mule power, and Pullman coaches are crowd
ing out the sEayback stages Of old The
noted Northwestern Transportation con-
pany has begun to dispose Of its plant, and
IS preparing to hunt for business on the rap
Idly recsding frontier.
The FIVE stones erected 70 mark "Masou
and Dixon's line between Maryland and
Pennsylvania have just hAd their annual
visitation by commissioner, who report one
In good condition, one lost, one broken, oue
dislodged by mining operations, and the firth.
which bearS On one SIDE the aruls q Psrusvl-
wanna, ca TIE other tbose q Lord Balfirsors.
bi-diy damaged BY yGndal rslic huuferH