San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-04-07
A POLITICAL KINDERGARTEN.

medical fraternity has been able Il
devise.
A POLITICAL KINDERGARTEN.
Election Judges to BE Taught How to
Count Votes on BuIIins Ballots.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. March "a firm
here that manufactures school sup
plies was astonished the other dry
when there came in the mail an order
for 500 blackbOards from the cam
paign committee OF one of the political
parties. The other c;mplign commit
tees are placing the same kind of orders
with their favorite manufacturers and
the result viii be that after the cleo
ton there will be 1000 or 5000 black
boards for sale cheap to schools in
smaller towns or in the country. The
black boards are to be used 10 teach
voters how to scratch the Australian
ballot, and to train the Judges
and clerks of election how to count
the ballots after they are cast.
Five per cent OF the city's vote was
thrown out at the last election on az
count ofthe errors made by the voters,
and the ballot viii be still more puz-
cling at the approaching election, on
account Of the many tickets in the
field, regular and independent. The
ballot will he nearly ward wide and
about a foot long. The Recorder OF
Voters has TO keep an extra supply al
the polls. for an emergency that may
arise through theft or by loss. and he
has ordered go, coo ballots from the
printers. Each vote east viii cost the
the State cent.
As soon as the regular amusement
season closes next month. the sumner
opera gardens viii open. There are
several Of these, in different parts OF
the city, and although they have to get
along without the patronage of the
thousands who 60 to the seashore and
the mountains, their managers are vel
enough supported to justify them il
bringing TO their theaters the very best
companies that sing comic opera sum
mer after summer. One or two o;
these resorts are of the free-and-easy
kind, where beer Is sold decorouslv. &c
be sure, but still with the result OF
keeping many away who are pre- JUDGED
against the fashion of listening &c
music while sitting at ables, but the
most of the places are conducted under
the strict rules of a winter theater
The summer gardens viii hardly be
closed long enough for the pcople tc
miss them when fine fall carnival will
BERN. and for month then If Will be
2 very melancholy individual indeed
who can prevent himself from being
entertained. unless he shuts himself ur
in his room. and AWAY from the sight.
of the streets.
At the Press Club banquet to wilson ,
ianIot IA Nv ,k,+ ~ ms ,ad 49, fe,,,d 80
aIlv. that the ncoDIe of the W,.~t an.
preciated the legitimate drama muct
more than those of the East. That
the actor was not indulging in mere
complimentary phrases was shown ~
ms playing here for two weeks
mn "suul IJIin on cil9d5 ,Lil1i'' ~, my
go, 9, nic-bt 49, ono ~ h.
largsst t5eatars ~ Tho rit,. ami rsis
ing his prices. Nor was his succ,s.
due to any special fOndness Of the
people4of the city for him. The ordi
nary theater reserved seat price here Ii
81 hen actors OF extraordinary merit
come lney liFarla by by put tilat up 'c
81 81 u - IN 5E' L. en- me- 5ie.'.el i,g'
and The G,I,c-. bo1,s.s - ~. rs,,,-
attractions are do not feel any loss.
At present. even this late in the season.
when theater-goers cannot be blamel
for feeling a trife jadcd, and with Pc
Utica! meetings being held every night.
an OF the elght hlgh-ciass places Of
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