San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-08-19
our ST. LOUIS LETTER.
a Medical Library on New PIOa-A
Novel Electric ROzd.

envy coul9 they see the list Of
books which the public library will
carry into its new quarters in the Poly
technic building, when it is finished.
When the new library was first pro-
posed. Librarian Fred ". Crunden had
ar idea by which ne thought he could
get for the library the most complete
medical library in the country He
offered all the medical societies
Of the city the privileges Of tha
library for their members on
condition that they turned over TO him
all their books to go into the cases as
the property Of the library. Each of
the societies had an immense number
of valuable books, which were poorly
cared for. and they jumped at this
chance, as Mr.. Crunden thought they
would. Medical books are very costly,
as every young doctor who tries 10 buy
them knows. and the lot that Mr..
Crunden has thus obtained could not be
duplicated for u hundred thousand
dollars.
The proposed belt line around Forest
Park is meeting with favor. The
board Of public improvements has to
decide whether or not it shall be, and all
of the members of the body want II.
The only question Is as to the company
that shall have the franchise. II IS
suggested, 10 dispose of that obstacle
that the right to build the line be sold
by the city at auction. 1t would bring
several hundred thousand dollars, no
doubt. There are plenty of electric
roads to the park but it is So big, and
so much of it has Purposely been left
as nature made it, that most of the
people VINO go out theTE.neTer see one
third OF il. and leave it. after SHORTY
walk through the accessible parts of il
with C very wrong idea of its proper
tions. At present, only those Who'll
drive through the park in vehicles un-
derstand fully its beauty and extent.
and belt road around it would admit
everybody to this delightful knowledge.
The wheelmcn of st. Louis have just
originated two novel plans for making
the bicycle conspicuous in this city as
a vehicle that can be both picturesque
and useful. There are over two thou
sand wheelmenA here now. and when
they enter into any scheme unitedly
they make it go. To show that the
wheel can produce great spectacular
effects, score or more Of the boys
have got up a rocket corps which takes
long night rides on the smooth roads
around the city. the wheelmen dis
charging Roman candles and rockets as
they 90, sort of flambeau battalion
on cycles. The line of wheels, as they
whirl down 4 long hill at full speed on
a-moonlight night, each one sending
up to the heavens stream of fire, Is a
most dazzling sight. They parade
around the parks in this way, and dis
band at the club house. 4 military
organization the wheelmen have es-
tablished Is designed to show that the
wheel may be of use in time Of war. In
The drill. the boys carry heavy loads.
and practise mounting and dismOunt-
ing with their burdens.
The courageous wife of Ed. NOlands
the former treasurer of Missouri, who
has JUS gone TO the penitentiary for
embezzling State funds. is keeping a
boarding house here and making a very
good living for herself and her twin
children. As soon as the State cleo
ton is over a movement will be started
here to get Gov Francis TO pardon Mo-
land. on the ground that he and his
family have already been punished
heavily enough for the crime.
THOUGHTS AND EVENTS.
1t is proposed attempting to stamp
out tuberculosis in cattle in Denmark
b. vaccination with Koch's lymph.
A strong negro in Maryland killed 4
bull by catching it by the horns and
throwing it to the ground breaking its
neck.
A German man of science says that
the lands in Germany devoted to grains
used in beer production would support
$4,000, 600 people.
Love your wife as YOU would love
your soul. but beat her as You would
your fur. Is said to be the doctrine by
which the Russian peasant guides his
matrimonial relations.
Wellington Ritter found a guinea
hens nest in a grass field near Boyer
town, Pa. with thirty-six eggs heaPed
up in pretty pile. The hen was al
lowed to sit on the nest and has
hatched out thirty-three speclSled
guineas
The well that prompted Samuel
Woodwork to write The Old Oaken
Bucket Is stil kept in good condition
and many visitors 20 Scituate Mass.
go and get draught of its water.
which seems pure and cool as ever.
The old mill and pound are there. ! 1t
not much is left Of the deep-tanglsd
wildwood
The largest pyramid in Egypt is 14s
yards high-that is, about ninety
times the average height of man;
whereas. the nests Of the termites are
1000 times the height of the insects
which construct them. Their habits-
tons are thus twelve times higher
than the largest specimen Of architec-
ture raised by human hands.
The old-fashioued notion Of a ring IN
the brides cake IS being revived at
fashionable weddings At a recent
wedding al L tica, y. Y. there was be-
sides the ring dainty gold thimbie -
well, which was a pretty enough we'd
ding favor, but ominousiy significant;
the Young woman who got it thought
that she was destined 70 sit by tho
Hreside and sew for the rest Of her life
\ too excited atlanta lawyer disIo-
Gated his arm by making too many
gestures
You can never estimate the size Of
the sore on a boys finger by the
amount of rag he ties around it,
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris lives in
London aud is a woman Of wealth
Her father in-ls,v left his estate to her
and ner two children on the condition
that they would make their residence
in England
Henry Ward Beecher's widow said
the great I'rootlvn preacher wrote but
5uc poem and refused 20 let Robert
Bonner print it in the Ledger in spite
u an offer Of 5000 for 1t. II ,vas
written in Beecher's college days a.
Amherst, the good lady says, and CON
.ained about as much poetry As there
is In "Iacl, and Gill"
I'm the Indian camp on the Grand
Ronde river. Wash, there are seven
teen manageable Indian girls, some
Of whom want white men for hus-
bands and shuu the idea of marrying
1ue of their own race. The father Of