The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-13
CURRENT NOTES.

OUhHGNT NOVEOs
There is said to be no male descendant Of
the Sumner family. Its only representatives
tiers Of his sister, Mrs. Julia Hastings.
Echoes Of Christmas. -Mamma, at about
the seventh splash from gravy-boat or claret-
Jug: 'sReally, ! believe this table-cloth is
faded to-day" Nelly: swell, mamma, you
know this is a fete day."
A Nebraska girl has just completed patch
work quilt which is composed Of 1886 hexag-
onal pieces of calico, each one not much larger
than silver quarter, and contains 1900 dill
ferent specimens of calico.
The ex.Empress Eugene received severe
shock fortnight ago by falling down stairs at
her London residence, Princes Gate, Hyde
Park, and one which made il impossible for
her to get out of her room.
On January 10, next Bishop Howe, aged
7s, will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary Of his
ordination to the ministry of the Protestant
Episcopal church at Reading, Pa, and viii be
presented with handsome pastoral staff.
Sweet revenge: "When was an infant"
said Fogg, 'the women were forever kissing
me. And" he added, IL have done what
could to get square with them since have
grown to years of discretion" - Boston
Transcript. ... ...
Communism cured: Beecher contends that
he could cure the most rabid Socialist in five
minutes by giving him $5oo, 900. Henry, we
are rabid Socialist by inspiration, and if you
can guarantee cure on one application you
can send on your medicine Lowell Citizen.
Mr.. Longfellow's wife was a daughter Of
Abbott Lawrence, one of the richest merchants
in Boston. She lost her life by frightful &C
cident. While making some Christmas toys
for her children, and using sealing-wax and
candle, her dress caught fire and she was fatal
ly burned.
Nearly one-6fth of the capital put into build
ing improvements in the city of New York
during the past year has been invested in
English and French fats-about 100000
in all. This modern system of packing fam
lilies in tiers, is becoming more and more
necessity to all crowded populations. .
Mr.. Flower, the recently elected congress-
man from New York, found, on arriving at
Washington, that he was entitled to FIVE
months back pay. He Immediately sent his
check for the amount due to Rev. DR.. Nor
gan, with the request that the money be dis
tributed among the charities of the eleventh
congressional district.
There was ne in the New Jersey legisla-
ture, 90 republicans and 30 democrats. Later
one Of the republican members:elect died, and
now special election is pending in one of the
counties Of New Jersey to FIJI the vacancy.
The parties are very close in the county. The
democrats are exerting all their force to break
the tie and get control of the house.
President Grevy can ''tum on his theater
or his opera whenever he likes, and sitting
quietly at home in the Elysee can hear all the
first artists of the country. He has tele-
phonic connection with the opera, the Theater
Francois and the Opera Comique, and the
voices are heard in his yellow drawing room
as clearly and distinctly as in those theatres.
The train had run into a snow-drift, and the
engine was butting its head in vain against a
six-foot bank. "For once the iron horse ap-
pears to be BEATEN" remarked a fat woman in
a second-class carriage. ''You shouldn't call
it an iron horse" mildly reproved a solemn
faced man. "Why not :" asked the fat
woman in some surprise. "Because it is
block TIM" softly murmured the solemn-faced
man as he gazed out of the window and across
the wintry waste with far-away look in his
eye.
Can You see the Ink Bottle on the Table?
1t is full of Nice Black Ink. If you Want to,
you can Pour the Ink out on the Carpet. It
makes the Carpet look Black too, does it Not?
Sit down on the Carpet and Put both Of your
Little Paddles in the Ink. What Nice Pic
ture you can Make on the. Wall Paper now?
Make Pictare ola Big Man and little Girl.
Do you want to Pnt some Ink on the Lace
Curtain? Very we'll. Put it on Carefully, for
you Shovld never waste the Ink or anything
Else. This will be Quite Surprise to Mem
ma when she Comes in.-Denver Tribune
Primer. s......
Qualifying a sweeping assertion: So
phie CATER hearing about Frank )-"I
declare, I shall not believe a word a
man says to me. They are all liars !"
Beatrice-"For shame, Sophie" So
phie (regretfully )-"At least all the
nice ones are"