Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-12-23
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
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DEAR TIMES /:

people feel poor, have no money
to spend. and yet know everybody
is blaming them il they do not do
it. This is the general state of
things in San Francisco. Every
body finds it bore at present and
longs for the end of the holidays,
to get through the nine days won
der, of what people do and don't do
for Christmas.
There has been an attempt at pri-
vate theatricals lately, in certain
quarters. say an attempt. be-
cause the furore of last year seems
somewhat abated, and has got tobe
roused again. The one We attended
last week was given in private
parlors which the good lady of the
house loaned to some young
aspirants for histronic distinction,
add were quite successful. There
was nothing particularly now about
them, but ms some Of your readers
may like TO know how they are con-
Quoted, shall give the details.
The parlors on this occasion were
With sliding doors, the back room
being used as the stage. the first for
the audience. The young men
found benches at neighboring
church yesiry, and arrangements
were made 10 accommodate com
fortably sixty invited guests, The
plays given were Stage Struck, "
anN Poor Pillieoddy," with an IN
terlude of "Auld Robin Gray in
pau,omine, The explanation being
through the song given by Mrs.
Mills the soprano singer at Trinity.
with good effect. There is no doubt
good deal of dramatic talent,
among our young people, but
whether /. IS worth while 10 de
yelop 1t, Is another question. But
ilil.e attempt was made ut stage
scenery. A iew flats or screams, an
swerias the parpo>e, with such
other decorations as IA parlur
afiorl. Il Is II very pleasant way
If helping through ii winter, anu as
simos. every one accepts invitations
to th.atricals of tins description,
they are evidently enjoyable to the
audience. Eehersals bring the
young people together, and keep
them out of mischief, and as even
DIR. Stones church, Is used in this
way, to divert, we conclude it is all
right to suggest them elsewhere.
Grace Church gives an entertain
ment with Poor Pillicoddy' rs
one of the pieces. about Christmas
time and as this new order Of things
is among the other new orders It
gives intimation that times are
changing.
There has been slight move
ment in stocks the past week. but
not enough to warrant any one i'll
believing in a general rise.
Jay Cookies plea in selt-defrnce
agains, his creditors has been the
subject of conversation in stock cir
cles and some sensation. If puts
aud calls" are allowed 10 be stamped
in the courts as gambling, and AS
gambling debts are not by law col
lec,able, of course it's not going to
he very nice thing for people to
engage in unless the honor OF u
gambler is 10 be considered rs be-
yond dispute; but as people do not
20 much upon honor these days,
there will probably have To be some
variation in the order of the "pu'
and call" business as il exists Al
present. However that may be, II has
given something To talk about.
California, as it now is, is not like
ly TO be very much longer very
tempting bait TO Eastern enterprise
that is, Young America had better
rssay where he is than to try to com
pete with the Hea,hen Chinee, or
what i even worse IN some respects
the German element, which is rapid
~ absorbing clerical employment
aud reducing salaries \ hall
starved German in San Francisco
Drought up in economy and patient
industry, is much better adalaed Il
the uses of Saa Francisco than eA'
vravagant Young America and IA
even American merchants have ths
covered that they can employ them
40 the advantage OF their own pock-
cts, Young America had better keel
away. The fact is twelve hundred
IA year was not considered u larg,
SALARY for a bookkeeper in Boston
and New York twenty-five years ago
when all expenses were one-haif les
than at present, yet with everything
higher all over the world, six ane
seven hundred year is often accept
ID here now BY a bookkeeper. and