San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-07-11
STRAY BITS.

FOR wooden pavements In Berlin.
In England check reins arc now entirely
out Of use, being forbidden by law.
The dog tax OF France gives the stato an
annual revenue Of about 81 10000.
Ouinine Is estimated to have added two
years at least to the lifo OF civilized man.
John l.. Sullivan In ten years has boxed
before audiences that paid nearly 5000, 900 to
eco him.
The deepest coal pit In the world Is said to
be tho St.Andrc, In tho Chnrleroi, Belgium,
district.
The Mormons Of Utah and Idaho are emi'
grating In large numbers TO British North
America.
Florida has sl2OoO,Ooo invested In tho
orange business, and the sales this year were
fourth of that big sum.
An Orlando. Fla, policeman shot and
wounded dog, when tho CANNES compan-
ion pitched into the officer and drove him TO
1ight
Tho roadway Of the recently completed
Washington bridge over Harlem river, New
York city, Is 15l feet above the river level.
The total length of the bridge and It's ap-
proaches Is $50 feet
Baron Liebig, tho German chemist, says
that ''as much flour rs can lilo on tho point of
q table knife contains as much nutritlvc con-
stituents rs eight quarts Of the best and most
nutritious beer that is made"
A fragment Of meteor which recently fell
in Chicago was analysed and found to con-
tain 70 per cent. of iron, q of nickel, OF
manganese and small quantities of aluminium,
cobalt, tin, copper, arsenic, etc.
In consequence Of the decline in tho supply
Of gum arabic tho postofilcc department has
been obliged TO abandon Its uso Us sealer OF
letter envelopes. In lieu of gum arabic a
foul tasting compound has been substituted
Tho largest passenger terminus In London,
Liverpool street, Is TO DO enlarged, at cost
for land alone OF $3,250,000. Tho extension
will ennblo tho number of trains to be In
creased from tho present figure, 700, to l,OoO
daily.
Fort Keogh, NJ. T., has the widest range OF
temperature of any place on earth. Last
summer tho thermometer ranged from l2O
degs. to $50 dogs. above, while recently 1t
marked Is dogs. below zero-a total range OF
105 dogs.
The extraordinary growth Of Volapuk in
popularity is evidenced by tho fact that It's
ndherents arc now supporting thirty-twc
monthly journals, while twice as many news,
papers devote departments to tho universal
tongue.
Tho fruit growers of California, finding
that peach stones make IN excellent fuel, are
now selling them at tho rate of 50 ton. n
sack Of stones will weigh about eighty pounds,
and Is said TO last as long as an equal number
Of pounds OF coal and givc an oven greater
heat.
Progress Is again to DO recorded In tho mat
ter of powerful war ships Tho Italian iron
clad Ruggicro di Laurca, which has just been
tried for speed, reaching lT.6 knots, carries
four of tho largest guns yet brought int
practice, no tons. Her sister ship, Andrea
Doria, will soon DO ready.
Henry Whitney. n tramp, tho top of who's
skull was lately knocked of by n Nickel Plate
locomotive, IL lying in the Eric county aims
house with "naked BRAIN" and may live
Tho denuded brain, the physical workings OF
which can DO plainly seen, Is kept from ex'
posture by an artificial covering
So widespread has incbricty become among
children in Austria that it is no strange thing
20 see drunken boys and girls enter tho
school houses The evil has become 50 great
that tho Vienna school board has invoked tho
power Of tho government to prohibit the
sale OF intoxicants to boys and girls under u
years
Tho average speed Of rapid witness Is
generally quoted ut $50 words per minute
Most of tho Irish witnesses In the Parnell
trial reached 200, and ono woman attained
the speed Of $50. Baron Dousc, an Irish
,fY,fn
in a trial recently ut the ratio OF .jJ words
per minute
Tho official figures Of tho United State:
census in ITO werc S,g29 326, Of which mum
her G,C55 were slaves \ short time after
these figures a?pcarcd Capt c. Inlay, Nir'
Ciaian, published an article in which h.
placed tho population In $50 ct Gi,OJJ,OJl
and was therefore supposed by his friends {,
be visionary.
It Is no longer from mining but from agri
culture that California gathers wealth Tbs
estimated value Of Der fruit crop in 1859 i
S2l.OoO.O0O; that Of her wheat crop, 81, OOo,
Coz Frum b1ricy she Is expected 10 dcriv,
O crosz return of $500. 900. from dairy prod
ucts and vegetables. SII,3jO,OoO. AMI from
wine, SlcooCJl
ArEric 4 Poker l-stiug eigltocn hours va'
played IN Glclwood sprihgs, Colo, tho othoI
day. IL began With an ante q Sito, risinE
rra,.ualy til several timcs there were frofr
5000 % $4,000 on the band "a TING. ~
the oome in pair q kings were Oucc worth
over e., lUl Olss m1n made blind good on
n pair q foars for ESQ
Hall a million dollars are 30 be cNTcn'icd
giving bgttcr te-ulinal facilitiss O. the Scs
York cad 4 the Eas; river trii-c ~ Mes
York soo1ns likely % D. disappointed in &.
dern11i Tor rreai1- ra;il trzr..it fGciiiics d
TIE dirocii0n q t,lo uprlr eni q the i-lansl
Bruaklyu nnticiFEztss an i-luiigTs4tioa q a.
gricvct Ns9 Nortar>
Elastic si5s ls,1ts tc-ln about isg1 AMI q,
slaszi-s sure rl.ls IN Eurland Ero.s and
stsoss were HsEu ~ D. TIE year liza Thl
rrails uore irrr-5ucci u sas niH-t a.
n-i1lls g he l-s- cl-.fury that ti-s belis o.
a. e. D. uora Eal-ers q lesls ua-e thr-
ir-r1. .--sl into ti.- slozE1-sIs-'s trade E-l-
u1F tl-rs arc 80 i,-l slskllz il Trra-