The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-05
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.

A Georgia man broke his back with a
sneeze.
The Governor of New Jersey has signed
Assemblyman McLaughlIn's bill legalizing
labor strikes.
Aged fishermen are usually the most sue
cessful. Long years of practice make prevar-
ication perfect.
Before Richard Wagner was buried in
Venice his widow cut off her long hair and laid
it under his head.
The Philadelphia Times is authority for the
statement that nobody is on trial in Ireland
for TIE crime of starving.
Minnie Maddern's new play is called the
"Storm Child. To be true to nature it
ought to abound with squally incidents.
The brightest and newsiest little paper of all
the number which enters the LIGHT sanctum
is the Evening Chronicle, of St. Louis.
Passable beauty and recognized genius have
joined in California, Mrs. Langtry and Dion
Boucicault having decided to play together.
Pasteur, of germ theory fame, says it is
dangerous to kiss anyone who is fasting.
Mora -Always treat your girl to ice cream
early in the evening.
Pies date back to the time of the Romans.
and came originally from Picardy. Some of
the original pies are still on sale at railway
restaurants.
One of the first lessons that ought to be
taught at the many fashionable cooking schools
is: Never stir the hash with one hand and
smooth the hair with the other"
Billerica, in Massachusetts, has the proud
distinction of being the only town of its name
in the world, 1t has now 500 more inhabitants
than it had in 1916, and is proud of its growth.
The Italians have a prayer which reads ::
Il pray that l may never be married. But if
| marry, pray that may not be deceived
But if am deceived, pray that | may not
know of it. But if know of it, l pray that |
may be able to laugh at the whole affair."
Mrs. Loveless, of Nevada, owns rancho of
several hundred acres, and is engaged in hay
and cattle raising She dresses in mems clothes
and uses the lasso with the skill of vaquero.
She lives alone since her husband "left her
bed and board" taking several of her best
horses.
Mr.. Alma Tadema has in his beautiful
studio at Bedford park piano of exquisite
tone and curiously ornamented case, upon
which are inscribed the autographs of all the
great artists who have played on the instru-
ment. Among the names are those of Rubin
stein, List, Nilsson and Patti.
AT a Philadelphia dinner to Minister Ro-
nero the name cards were attached to medal
lions of pure unalloyed silver, bearing the
stamp of the Mexican National arms, an eagle
with snake in its mouth. The menu was
printed in heavy gold letters, and included
every dish sybarite could desire.
Three Georgia girls each drank several egg
noggs and a whisky straight, then got in a
buggy and started off in high spirits for a
party. From the fact that they were subse-
questly found asleep in fence corner, while a
blacksmith was Scraping up the buggy with a
hoe, it is fair to infer that the party passed off
without their presence.
An advertisement in the New York Sun
says, Gan Grand boy wanted only live boy
need apply" 1t is we'll to be explicit in mat
tiers Of this kind. There is nothing more
heartless than to advertise for boys indiscrim-
inately, and have perhaps 20 or 90 dead ones
apply for the position, only to be disappointed.
/ Rochester Post-Express.
A young gentleman who was pledged to
take young lady to a party remarked to her
on the afternoon previous to the event that he
was going home to take sleep, in order to be
fresh. "That's right" she replied; "but do
not sleep too long" "Why?" he asked.
Because" she answered, II do not want
you to be too fresh."-[ Philadelphia Item.
Ex-Governor Roberts mounts a Texas
pony and rides into Austin every day or two
when the weather is good. 1t is not known,
definitely, when he will enter upon the duties
of his law professorship. Some of his friends
hint at other employment for him when SEN
ator Maxey'S term is completed. But that is
too far ahead to warrant mere speculation.