The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1892-01-29

There are thrice ...l.es Of book shelves
in the British museum.
a new silver match box has a COMPASS
set IN the center OF ono side
a Philadelphia oldity IS booth de-
voled exclusive = TO shoestrings
Thirty-for- POM Is Of raw sugar make
twenty one pounds OF refrol
There are over three thorslni animals
IL the Len ION zoO-osi-al gardens.
Silver articles are called plate from
The Spanish word plaza, wni h means
silver
It IS reported that sweet potato was
dug up IL Fresno lass fall tar weighed
a.. pounds.
An insane barbsr in indianapolis lath-
ell customer with coal oil AMI tried to
shave him with scissors.
Great Britain poured nearly $50, 900
enigrants into the United states during
tic tirst seven months Of last year.
There is practice in vogue in Maesa-
chusstts Of pardoning from state prison
two OF the Oldest criminals on each
Thanksgiving day.
Russia has been visited by eight nation.
al famines during the present century in
1901, 1sOs, ISL, 1sl2, 1898, 1910, 1850
and 1891
English wedding invitations recently re-
ceived ar printed in silver script on a
small 70 ded sheet and are notable for
their simplicity.
Benjamin Mills OF Flemingsburg. XIV,
celebrated bis ninety seventh birthday
with birds shooting. He came homo at
night with q fun bag.
The largest sailing ship under any flag
IS La France. a fye-masted vessel. that re-
Gently sailed FROM Newcastle for Liverpool
with coal Her length is 3I5 feet and
beam 40 feet
The new Partisan fashion in stockings
are made with separate compartments for
each toe. This is said 20 be u sure cure
for eorns. which arc caused by the rubbing
of the skin Of one toe against that Of tho
neighbo go
Elect -.-v.,-s -.-- .eeu so greatly
I'M. owed Of late that they viii now pull
nearly $1,000 pounds
The most recent calculations made by
Nicholson give tho velocity of light as
ISL, 300 mics per second.
Aumiusm is found to be an excellent
mateiiai 10 use II the manufacture OF beer
mugs Il viii prevent the beer from be-
coming fat for long time.
French engineer has asked permis-
sion 70 blow up the famous rocks known
as the Iron Gates Of the DanIbe with
new explosive he has invented called
forts
The many experiments which have been
made To obtain a perfect coloriny for
jewellery is now claimed TO be rea led in
the application Of the Myers e.ectroIytic
method which not only abbreviates the
usual operation. but inslres the desired
appearance and is proof against wear.
Red, green OF any OF the web known
god colors may be obtained by this
olethcd
The exclusive manufacture Saz Scr some
time bsen carried on in IA Rhode Island es-
tabh hment OF q most ingenious Device in
the line Of textile mechanism. by means
Of which two narrow W, bs may be stimuli
taneously woven on wide loom and n
sewage edge applied to the inner edge or
middle division. thus preventing the edge
from raveling when the cloth is cut apart
Among the recent mechanical II yeltiss
OF practical character brought ward
is hand-sawing machine esp, cially
adapted TO the use Of wheel and carriage
makers, chair and csr shop work, where
an inexpensive machine for heavy duty is
wanted; the ma ihine carries saw from
one fourth to two inches wide and has
lesiher-covered saw pu.,eys Of forty two
inches made Of hard wool strips and CO.
pablo Of being elevated 70 an angle Of
tWeutV.FcVen dagrass