The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-28
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.

They call it the lyric stage in New York so
that it may not be mistaken for a Broadway
omnibus New Orleans Picayune.
The steemed Cincinnati News has long
editorial devoted to Julius Caesar. 1t con-
firms the rumor that the lamented Julius is
dead.
But one thing can be said against Nine.
Nilsson, that she has never had scandal at
tached to her name. Her genius, however,
must be urged in extenuation of her virtues.
A Russian Princess at a recent ball given
in Nice wore a dress made entirely of pea
cocks feathers. Heads of the birds, with
eyes made of garnets, were used in the looping.
Mr.. Hjalmar III. Boyesen is one of the men,
bers of spelling reform association. If there
is any place where reform would do more good
than in his own name, we know not where to
look for it.
There is a negro boy in Macon, Ga, with
legs like ..whipstickS. He has snaky, looking
eyes and darts out his tongue like viper. He
lies on his stomach, wiggles his legs, and has
spots on his back.
The mistress of the deceased Prince. Gorts-
chakoff had written promise of marriage
from him. Unfortunately the Prince died at
the early age of 81, and was therefore unable
to fulfill the engagement.
An Erie policeman rushed into fine house,
thinking some one was being murdered, but
it was only the voice of young woman who
had dropped hot slate pencil down her back
while she was curling her hair.
A Montreal household is terrified because
strange apparation, in the form of fiery red
cross, about two feet in height, has been seen
in the dark of the night shining brightly upon
the wall of one of the bed rooms.
Near La Paz, Mexico. has been discov-
cred the largest pearl the world has ever
known. tits light in color, oval in form, one
inch in length, and three quarters of an
inch in its smallest diameter. Its value is
$50, 900.
A series of experiments on muscular pres
sure at John Hopkins university shows that
small ladies shake hands with more vigor than
large, and the pressure of men is to that Of
women as three is to five. This is believed to
extend to kissing.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures, the distinguished
| foreigner now in America, is the possessor of
"quick, strong noiseless intellect" This is
doubtless inferred from the intrepid manner in
which Mr.. r. approaches hotel register
| Courier Journal.
Isaac N. Soils inherited quarter of mil
lion, in Philadelphia, and lost many thou
sands of the money in gambling before he
| learned that the winners were cheaters. He
has begun suits, not to recover the cash, but
to punish the rascals.
''Tommorrough" is the way Vernon bust
ness man refers in his telegram to the next
day, and telegraph operator, formerly al
Bellows Falls, states that Vermont railway
official was wont to send orders in reference
to the "knight frate trane."
Rev. Amos Peabody has written an article
for the Eastern press entitled, GLOW Much l
Costs to Treat Drunkenness" We do no
know what it costs in the authors neighbor
hood, but out here the price is two for a quar-
ter Kansas City Journal.
A snake was frozen in solid block of ict
that was cut recently from a mill pond il
Roslyn, Long Island. On being thawed on
and warmed it was found to be alive. Up il
Illinois the snakes keep off the ice and max,
themselves comfortable in old boots.
In recent lecture on Luxury" Professo
Blackie pronounced the modern dinner GO;
magnificent spread of animalism and an ad
mirable call to self.denial" He declared
himself no ascetc, but advised his audenc,
to say ''Ro" to every second dish.
German wit: A Safeguard-Subaltern
Meier, when you are on guard at the powde
magazine, and a man passes smoking a cigar
what do you do? Meier: Shout to him t.
throw it away. Subaltern: And then
Meier: pick it up and smoke the rest of i
myself.
AT the cafe: "Take away this soup, it i
as cold as ice." "Oh, you must be mistaken
sir! tasted it as was bringing it, and it.
nice and hot, sir" "Fasted it?" "Oh, NJ
sir. Beg pardon, sir; wouldn't think of do
ing such thing, sir. l only just put m,
finger into it, sir
Several young Honduranians are now being
educated in the United States. Two returned
home last year, one with diploma of NJ. d
from a New York university, and another
with a diploma from the commercial depart
ment of the same institution. They alSt
brought with them wives, two young ladie
natives of New York, who had to reach thei
new homes by travelling over mountains OF
the backs of mules.
Concerned About Her POsterity.
From the New York Tribune.