The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-28
Miscellaneous Items,

Whitelaw Reid has again been elected pres
ident of the Lotus Club New York.
The latest piece of ingenuity is an electrical
pipe-lighter. 1t was on exhibition at the Lon
don Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition.
Ex-Gov. Morgan, of New York, has donat-
ed 100000 to Williams College, the amount
to be expended in building dormitory for
the students.
1t is said that when Chicago man saw
Niagara he shed tears. ''Blame it," he re-
marked, 81 amt enough of liar to describe
it and make it out any bigger than it isl
The New York dog show will omen in that
city on the 18th and continue until the Goth
inst. A number of the dogs which took prizes
at Pittsburg will be upon exhibition. A NUM-
Der of special prizes are offered.
Tlden's bureau is sending free to every
house circular in the form OF a paper called
the Advance. This is advancing backward
The only paper of any public interest that Til
den can now publish is his will.-[New York
Star, Tammany.
A correspondent says that those who have
peeped into President Arthur's bed-chamber
speak Of the dressing-tabl and other tables in
the room being fairly covered with dainty
feminine gifts, such as mouchor cases, glove
boxes, sachets, etc., labeled "Souvenir Re-
membrance," Token of Friendship" "For-
get .Me-Not," and other suggestive legends.
The large estates in the province of PoseD
are passing from the hands of their Polish
owners into those of Germans. Last year 20
estates with So 500 acres Of land had thus
changed hands, and many large estates are
now in the market. The Polish press lifts its
warning voice in vain against these transfers
OF property.
Senator Logan said in his speech on educa-
ton, recently delivered in the Senate chamber:
''llave you ever known minister of the Cos
pei to refuse ten-dollar bill toward building
a church, because a saloon-keeper gave it?
| never have" In Illinois this expression has
been taken up as text for sermons against
him. Some of the clergy regard the speech
in the light of an insult.
Very few prettier girls have l ever seen
than one who sat near me an evening not long
ago at table d'hote at the Continental Phla-
delphia. The lovelest of auburn hair, beau
tiful features, smallest of mouths, and prettiest
of teeth, all combined to make her exceed
ingly attractive. Turning to queer-looking
little OLD lady al her side she suddenly eX-
claimed: "Oh, ma, amt them mince pies
beastly p New York Hotel Mali.
Strength and beauty were in the old sanctu-
airy: in that other old holy of mansions we want
united the same strength and beauty. We
would win by honest fight and wear as the
highest order of an eternal nobility characters
combining and harmonizing Whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things are honora-
BILE, just, pure, lovely and gracious" To this
holy end we need ideally broad principles,
deep humility, lifelong honesty, inmost puri-
ty. solid worth and inspirting examples, and
for ideal God comes, saying, Be ye holy for
| am holy; pure and merciful as your father:
for broad principle We hear, Whatsoever ye do,
do all to the glory of God: for humility we
hear, Christ made himself of no reputation; for
honesty, Owe no man anything, but love one
another; for purity. Let love be without dis
stimulation; for solid worth, Serve your gen.
Grafton according to the will of God, and for
example, Christ's 'follow me-" Thus we
shall be powers for good, ever breathing forth
sweetness, ever shedding light.-John S. Mac
Intosh.