San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-02
OUR ST. LoUHs LETTER.
FIHhhInz Touches to the Carnival r
HrAtions---A Singular Scheme Of ST

arAtioas---A Singular Scheme of St
ThisVes--A Novel Competition.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22.-The streets
the city present remarkable appI
ance this week, Every main thorou
fare being adorned with arches, glol
set pieces, and other ifdispensab bic.
a grand carnival. The great feat
of the entire display is grand celeb
ton of the four hundredth anuiverss
OF the voyage of Columbus. When
plans were made it was believed
worlds fair would be held
1892, Aad when the great event V
postponed, the money for the celeb
tion on the banks of the Mississip
had been subscribed. So it was 4
cided to go on with the program
originally outlined, and thus It com
about that the first great Columbis
celebration Will be held in S.. LouiI
The display with its 5000 lights wi
cost st. Louis over 100000, but III
money is in the bank for the purposd
and there will be left fully four time
the amount for next years display
The detectives of the city, or at lcas
NAAbSG VI AlAGAA " AAO navy NAAANNN maj
OF the thefts that occur here, hav
been put TO their trumps for a wee
past to stop kind of stealing that
unique. Thousands Of the eolore
globes for the lights along the street
next month have been put mp fer
week or more, the Illuminating con
mittee desiring to get satistdctor
test of the lamps before the hrs
of September, The globes rePrC
sent about fifty thousand dollar,
Since the men employed b
the committee began 10 put the lamp
on the arches, band of thieves hav
been following the wOrkmen around
carrying off the globes by night an.
selling them. The globes ere used
almost every building where o.
lighting is wanted, and the
found no difficulty in disposiug
ut a good Trice. After good
patient work, the detectives last
discovered the house where the ~
hid the lamps, and by setting va
arrested the principal ones. Humid
of the globes were lost. but they
been replaced, and 1t has been n
the special duty of the police to
an eye on them hereafter till the III
ination IS over.
The other day newspaper of
Louis issued map OF the city tnat
genuine curiosity. II was an hdI
Using scheme, and no doubt paid
paper well, but many Il man cut
the map and put it in his pocket
use some evening when he should f
time hanging heavily on his ham
The map showed all the places # su
mer amusement in the city, as well
how to reach them by the street ca
Fifteen gardens and theaters are u
Gated, all within a ride of half an hOll
from the center of the town, and mol
of them only fifteen minutes distaI
from the principal hotels. Thc4
gardens are a feature of the summt
and fall amusement of St Louis The
open generally about the first of Ma
and are well patronizcd till the col
weather sets in, about the last of Oct'
Der. Most of them are conducted wit
the strictest pr0priety, and all hav
large halls attached TO them, wher
their guests are taken care of II
rains. The visitor to st. Louis tn
fall, with the exposition TO entertai
him during the day and early evening
and places of amusement in such nun
bers waiting for hun if he wants {
prowl around by himself and see IN
late side of the town, has 4 good tim
before him.