Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-02
+ Special Correspondence of the TrMEs.j

SAN FRANCISCO, February ~.
DEAR TnfEs:-The past week has
been one of benefits at the Califor-
MIA. Pateman, Harry Edwards,
Keene, and the Olympic Club, sue
oessively, having demanded the at
tention of the public. The feats
of the Olympics astonished the
natives, and Pateman carried off
laurels in the dumb Man." Lent
does not seem to interfere with the
pleasures of the public in this par
ticular, for the houses have been
crowded. Mad. Goddard's piano
recitations have been we'll patron
lied, her magnificent playing hav-
ing started into renewed action the
thousand and one pianos of anna
teur pianists, ambitious to become
her rivals.
Seriously, this piano nuisance
ought to be abated. Papas and
mamas ought to see what waste
of money, time and patience there
is in its indulgence, and use their
children to better advantage. One
out of every hundred, perhaps,
plays tolerably; but with all the
musical instruction given to girls,
but one or two in generation
seems to amount to anything.
Madame Goddard and Anna Mehlig
are the only females in this line,
before the public at present; and
Judging from the sounds in the
neighborhood, where every house
and almost every room contains a
piano, the only ones likely to be.
Let us burn these instruments of
torture, and turn to dish-washing;
there, at least, we can see results.
The Palace Hotel progresses rap
idly; Mrs. Ralston, it is said, hav-
ing gone to New York to select the
thirty miles of carpeting necessary
for its adornment. Everything
possible to give pleasure to the
public is to be gathered around it.
Fountains and fiower-gardens are
to adorn each story, and band to
be stationed in the rotunda during
the hours preparing for the indi-
gestion consequent upon luxurious
living. However, we don't want to
be elevated to the sixth story; and
whether it will not have to be sup
pressed, to prevent suicides from
its great height, might possibly be
a question.
The benevolently inclined of this
great city have had serious warn
ing. 1t does not do to be charit-
able to the weak, without a thor
ough investigation. A young girl
may have sold herself to the devil,
and possibly desire to be rescued.
but don't put your hand in your
pocket, with the best of motives,
till you find out whether some
fiend in human shape has not a
claim upon her. who may bring
you into disagreeable notoriety.
1t happened in this wise to one
individual, a man we'll known for
unpretending merit, and the law is
to take its course with him, to the
tune of twenty thousand dollars
if the so-called husband can make
him. 1t may be the girl (only
eighteen) and the man are in con-
spiracy, and the desire to return to
virtue and to her home in New
York (which our benevolent friend
saw fit to gratify), may be ruse to
decoy money into the family treas
ury; whatever it is, benevolence
has had a check in one quarter,
and our friend of the " Chronicle"
has made a sensational article,
which he would not have had the
power to have made had virtue
been entirely dead in the heart of
humanity. As it is, there is moth
ing for the unfortunate philanthro-
pist but to pocket the insult to his
honor and virtue, and wait the
slow course of the law to make his
case public.
Beware, Nevadans; don't come to
San Francisco without remember
ing this item. Don't let any wo-
man snare you by tale of shame,
disgrace and contrition. Dodge
round corner; button up your