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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-01
P.iTTTS LINDA"
\ Brilliant Audience i'm Alternate
Tears aud Applause.

Tears ana Applause.
y. y. sun.
An audience as large and brilliant
as has been seen on any Patti night
at the Metropolitan opera house as
sembled last evening to hear the fa-
nous diva sing Donizetlis opera
LINDA di ChamOuniX." 1t was her
first appearance this week, and one of
her farewell performances, as she will
sing for the last time in Am erica this
season on Friday night, when La
Traviata" will be presented. The per-
formance last night was given in lieu
of the one announced for Wednesday
evening, April 8, on which occasion,
it will he remembered, Patti was ill
and did not appear. Tickets pur-
chased for the performance two weeks
ago were good last night, but most of
the audience at that time obtained
the money for their tickets when the
announcement was made that Patti
had been directed not to sing by her
physician. The spectators mean
while had decamped, and those who
had purchased seats from them had
TO pocket the loss of the difference be-
tween their prices and those OF the
box office.
Last nights opera was repetiti on
of the great singers previous tri-
umphs. Signor Nicmi sang the lead
ing tenor part, that of Carlo. The
story of the opera is a sad one until
the happy finale comes, and the path
etic meeting between Linda and her
father in the fourth act moved many
of tht audience to tears. The old
man wanders to Paris, whittier his
daughter had preceded him, and APP
proaches her tor aims without know
ing who she is. When he recognize
es her the state of splendor in which
he finds her living arOuses his sus-
piciOns and he prOnOunces Oh her his
malediction. 1t is the most dramatic
situation of the opera. Then Linda
goes mad, and in this condition is
brought back to her native valley.
Finally the obstacles in the way OF
her marriage to her lover, who had
provided her with the luxurious
home in Paris, are removed, her rea-
sen returns and all ends happily.
The vast audience closely followed
the argument, perhaps in majority
of instances with the aid of books of
the opera. Every appearance OF Pat
ii on the scene was the signal for an
ovation, and at the end OF every act
she was repeatedly called before the
curtain. She had to appear six times
when the second act was finished be-
fore the audience was satisfied. At
the conclusion of the performance
the people remained in their seats
confidently and patiently, awaiting
the usual song of "HOme, Sweet
Home" The musicians Immediate
ly left their seats and Patti
made her appearance, smiling
and bowling, only to retire
again. She was recalled, the leader
returned, and when she signified
that she wanted him to play by an
inimitable little gesture the audience
knew what was coming and, rising
in their seats, almost cheered them
selves hoarse. Amid the tluttering
of handkerchIefs the sound of the APP
plause died away, and with perfect
silence throughout the house the
singer began the sweet ballad. At
its conclusion she was greeted with
another shower of applause and the
satisfied audience began to dispense.
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Personal AND PERTINENT.

Prince Bismarck has over one hun
dred decorations. Every day is Dec
Grafton Day with him.
Miss Mildred Lee, daughter of the
late Robert f. Lee, Is favOrite in
the best social circles of Washington.
Frank Siddalls, the soap man, is
building a handsome villa at A tlantic
make soapsuds.
Theodore Child, author Of "DeliCate
Feastings," is gourmet. He does
not give his boarding house expert
ence in the book.
Prot. A. w. Phillips, of Yale, de
votes his entire life to mathematics.
Yale students say that he pays his
bills after a calculation in logarithms.
Ella Haggard, mother of the novel
list, has written book with the
title Life and Its Author: An Essay
in Verse" The son is a Rider and
the mother is a writer.
Harriet S. Benson is one of the
wealthiest unmarried ladies in Phil
adelphia. She is worth $1,000, 600.
And yet it pays to build bachelors
apartments In Eastern cities.
Thomas Congerly, of Dover, is the
heaviest man in England. He weighs
$50 pounds and his waist band
measure so inches. He uses derrick
in putting on his trousers.
James Payn, the English novelist,
has written forty novels without the
aid of stenographer or typewriter.
He sleeps ten hours day. His novels
make some other people sleepy, too.
Thomas BlOomer has been COM
PEELED by Philadelphia jury to pay
Annie Sweeney five cents for breach
of promise. The nick el machine seems
to have found its way into the temples
of Justice.
B. r. Pollock, who won the fast
sending prize in the recent telegraph
ic tournament, has been presented at
Hartford with a clock. That cl ock
will quit business the first time it
hears Mr.. PollOck's ticking.
Ernin Pasha's sight was nearly
gone, but he was on the lookout for a
good thing and saw it in the offer
which Germany made him to return
W GI0 Ldl n NOulIH6uU, nlCuj ny bHS
way, must be a good place for weak
eyes.
DR.. Helen l.. Webster, Of Lynn,
Mass, who fills a chair at Nassar, is
one of three American women who
have received the degree of Phi. ID.
from the University of Zurich. The
"Ph. d." is an aborevation for ''Phel-
lows defied."
Amy Seville Wolff sings thuswise
in the Philadelphia Times: "a soft
wind blows adown the estern sky"
1t is tender appeal to the full-barbed
gentlemen of her neighborhood to
come outdoors and ventllate their
chin trimmings.
Mrs. Lily Manchester Laughton,
who was the inseparable companion
of Mrs. Cleveland at A tlantic City, is
the daughter of one Of Pennsylvania
most distinguished Democrats. The
Macalesters' home is at Glengarry, or
the Delaware, and Mrs. Laughter
remembers the visits made there by
Jackson and other notables.
tar no =
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A MARYLAND postmaster has found
it hard lines to monkey with the
mails. He had a niece whose corres-
pondence with certain young gentle
man was objected to by the lady's
mother. A letter sent by the young
lady to her adorer was spotted by the
postmaster and returned to the lady's
mother. The young gentleman learned
of the affair. made complaint at
Washington and the postmaster is
under arrest. The lady is grand
daughter of Reverdy Johnson. Uncle
with.
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Inherited SerofuIa.

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Not symptom now remains of the disease.
This was three years ago.
MRS. L. l.. MATHERS, Mathersville, Miss.
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thoughtful article on the Pan-Ameri-
can conference and it's benefits. 1t is
closely on line with what the LIGHT
has said on more than one occasion.
While the Pope is deprecating the
vast military ornaments of mon
archial Europe and cOunselling their
abrogation, republican America pro-
vides tor universal arbitration of all
her national disputes. The wisdom
of the new transCends that of the old .
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-20
EXTRACTING TEETH.
Hints That Should BE Borno in Mind
Under Some Conditions.

Hints That Should BE Borne in Mind
Under Some Conditions.
The extraction of teeth is usually ac-
companied by a slight flow of blood,
which ordinarily ceases before the pa
tient quits the dentists office. Where
this is not the case, or where the
hemorrhage breaks out afresh when
medical advice is not at hand, it should
be borne in mind that the first and
most natural check is the clotting of
the blood in the cavity, and this should
not be disturbed. If it is necessary to
rinse the mouth, let it be done very
carefully, SO as not to dislodge the clot,
if one is forming. Where this does not
occur, the first recourse should be to an
astringent, and tannin is the best OF all.
If that is not at hand, fine powdered
alum will answer very well, burnt cork
may be sprinkled over the surface, or a
little ball of spiders web, lightly
pressed into the wound, may answer the
purpose when other means fail, as this
pest of every housekeeper is an inval-
liable styptic. In addition to these,
compress may be necessary, and an
article which will answer all purposes
may be made for an emergency by cut
ting V-shaped slit in cork of the
right dimensions to pass over the
wounded gum. This may be lightly
pressed into place by the teeth of the
other jaw, and as it is applied pledget
of lint or similar dressing may proper
ly be fitted to the cavity, though often
the compress alone will prove effectual.
1t is useful, also in such cases, to main.
tain an erect position of the patient,
either sitting or standing. Warm foot
baths are also helpful, with friction Of
the lower limbs, to divert the blood
from the head as much as practicable.
These directions and suggestions apply,
of course, to such occasions as require
treatment in the absence, or awaiting
the arrival, of the family physician or
the dentist. Good Housekeeping.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-20
Digestion and the Brain.

The dyspeptic who, of course, eats
only u light supper, may resort to the
use of towel wet with tepid water and
covered with dry cloth. the whole
then applied to the pit Of the stomach.
Before the sufferer knows it he will
float into shadow land; such is the SYM
pathy between the organs of digestion
and the brain. Owing to the position of
the stomach light sleeper ought to
sleep ON the right side instead of the
left, never on the back. If there is a
tendency TO cold feet thin woolen
blanket may line lower third of the
bed. The limbs ought not to be greatly
hexed, position which prevents frov
circulation, and they should rest upon
one another lightly. The night light
where used, ought to be tiny taper
and not gas or kerosene, both of which
devitalize the air. A darkened room is
best. Nature puts out her light and
draws tho curtain Of darkness for pur-
pose. With good habits, physical and
mental, and determination not to deal
with anodynes, sleep may be won from
It's shyest lair to watch over the restless
pillow.-Good Housekeeping.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-20
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
RoDERlck. JAMES, AND Me.


Papa and mamma went out to row,
And left us all alone at home, you know
Roderick, James. and me.
Nov, dears," they said, Just play with
your toys,
Like dear little, good little, sweet little boys,
And we will come home to tea"
We played with our toys the longest wbilei
We built up our blocks for nearly mile,
Rodcrlck, James, and ].
But when they came tumbling down, alas
They fell right against the king glass;
Oh! hoto the pieces did fly!
Then we found pillow that had rip.
And all the feathers we out did slip,
Roderlck, James, and I.
And we made a snow storm, a glorious one,
All over the room. OIL wasn't 1t fun,
As the feathcry flakes did fiyi
But Just as the storm was raging around,
Papa and mann q came in, and found
Roderlck, jam I, and mo-
OH terrible. terrible things they said.
And they put us all three right straight to
bed, f frr ..f .r-
With the empty pillow case under my head,
And mono of us had any tea.
Laura Il. Richards, in St Nicholas
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-20

"Tod, there's storm coming up,"
Bud cried, as he caught Tod by the
hand. Lets dig for homer
If digging meant long forward strides
they dug to some purpose. Two tired,
drenched, draggled boys they were, as
they stepped upon the porch. 1t was
dark outside, and the light from the
kitchen window streamed upon them.
"Bless me- there's that tramp againl'
mamma cried. "And he's brought
another tramp with him."
Were no tramps," Tod snid. Were
Tod and Bud. We want TO come in"
"Oh, I've no doubt of that" mamma
cried.
I'VE runned away" Tod said, tear
fully, repentantly. 'Wo'rc sorry. Any
how, Pm sorry. I'm very sorry, and
I'll be ever so good"
"Well, that's something else" mann
ma said. "Come in. I've always kiss
for little boy who tells me he is
sorry"
She picked up Tod and kissed him,
wet, and draggled and berry-stained
though he was. Tears came into her
eyes, and her heart beat faster, for she
had become alarmed about them.
"I'm sorry, too" confessed Bud, and
so mamma stopped and kissed him.
They washed themselves, dried their
clothes, ate hearty supper, and then
went to bed.
Its nicer here than in the old bark
hut" commented Tod.
"There's no place so nice as home,"
sagely added Bud. Frank ii. Stauffer,
in Interior
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-20

'sWhat does this mean?" ] inquired.
| That's what want to know" said
Fred.
When ] told him about my coming to
the house he burst out laughing, and
said: "It is too funny. saw tho adver-
tisement, went to get the key and was
told the house was haunted Like you
| l didn't believe 1t, so out l came to in
vestigate the spirits"
And here we have been dodging
about, each taking the other for a
ghost" said.
~ think we are two rather substan-
| tial ghosts" answered Fred, "but-"
He was interrupted by the ringing OF
the bells and the cry of Blood" We
| looked at each other.
whats that" l asked.
"Ghosts sure enough" answered Fred.
Come" said "let us investigate
these noises. If they are made by
spirits of the departed, want to know
it." u
| Down the stairs we went to the room
| l had left, and, as we entered, the cry
of "Blood!" sounded again in our ears.
'There," said Fred, pointing to the
mouth of speaking tube in the wall,
sis where the sound came from. Let
us go below and examine the other
end"
When we reached the lower hall we
| plainly saw the front door close and
heard key turn in the lock- Fred
opened it again with his key and we
stepped out and listened. We heard
voices around the corner of the porch,
not twenty feet away, and l at once
recognized them as belonging to the
men who talked to me from the window
of the next house. The one who had
aimed the gun said: John, l don't be-
lieve he will buy the house."
81 think not" answered John; 81
guess old Pinkey will soon sell 1t to you
at your own price"
"If he DON'T" said the other she won't
sell it to any one. / want the land to
square out my ten acres, and am going
to have it. Come, let us raise some
more racket, and then we'll go to bed. !"
They turned the corner and ran into
our arms. In second had John down,
while Fred had the other man by the
throat.
"Who are you?" asked Fred.
"Don't choke me-" was the answer.
'Let me up
Not until you tell who you are, and
what you are doing here" said Fred,in
determined voice.
81 live next door," hoarsely replied
the half-choked man. my name is
Peter Marks"
what are you doing here?" l asked.
Trying to frighten you, so you
would not buy the place." answered
John.
We thought the premises were rid of
ghosts, and concluded to let the men
go, which they were very glad to do.
The house was not haunted after that
night / bought it, and am writing
these lines within its walls, with my
little family about me. Fred bought the
Marks property next door at bargain,
for the owners were glad to get rid OF
it, and leave the neighborhood after
their failure at playing ghost.-Harry
c. Fulton, in Chicago Daily News.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-20
NATURAL ELOQUENCE.
Many Orators Replace 1t by CAREFUL
Elaborated Eloquence.

Many Orators Replace 1t by Carefully
Elaborated Eioquence.
Though natural eloquence is supposed
to be thing of the heart, and of the
inspiration of the moment, great orators
very often have to depend for their elo-
quence upon something quite other than
inspiration. tits impossible for them
to speak from full heart on every oc
occasion, and natural eloquence must be
replaced by carefully elaborated elo-
quence.
Edward Everett, the "silver-tongued
orator." used to write his addresses and
commit them to memory. This method
has been followed by many other public
men whose "impromptu" eloquence has
been matter for great admiration to
their hearers. Indeed, it may be laid
down as an accepted rule that great
speecpes are made beforehand. There
have been some notable exceptions to
this rule, but it is nevertheless rule.
NJ Paul de Remusat relates that Wis
iting once his friend, M. Theirs, who
had not yet become President of the
French Republic, but was one of the
IuOSU HOttu OIduolo Vi ASaholNf hO iOuhNA
the great statesman at his desk, busy
with paper and pen.
"You come just in time" said Theirs.
81 am just finishing the speech that /
am to deliver. in the Corps Legislatif
tomorrow. I will read you some pas
sages, and you may tell me just what
you think about it,"
1t was, perhaps, M. Theirs most IA
nous speech-his great impeachment of
Napoleon Ill and his policy. The
young man listened with interest, and
ventured to say after the reading that,
while the address was remarkably
strong one, he missed something of the
easy, natural, perfectly simple method
which was characteristic of M. Theirs.
"You are right "said the great orator,
81 haven't put in the negligence yet.
Taking his pen, he proceeded to add a
touch Of negligent ease hereland there,
chanG!ng careful expressions to careless
ones. .f
'Now,' he said at last, "it is sponta-
neous!" t3- Yt
M. Theirs once wrote to Sainte- Beuve:
81 have spent my life in public assem-
blies, and have eenstruck by one thing:
The moment speaker begins to make
what we call phrases, the audience be-
gin to smile disdainfully, and to cease
to listen"
Notwithstanding his love for the SIM
pie and unconventional in oratory, NJ.
Thiers was in the habit of putting his
spoken speeches into more formal shape
for permanent record. Taking the
proofs OF the nervous. often Incomplete
sentences which the stenograper had
caught on the wing, he transformed
them into stately periods.
"rhey we're all very we'll in their
way" he said, "but they were not
French. "--Youths Companion.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-20
CATERING TO BACHELORS.
They Have Their Inning Now. But That
of the Old Maids Is Coming.

They have Thelr NOW. lSut That
of tho Old Maids Is Coming.
"Speaking of new edifice designed
for the comfort of bachelors" says a
New York paper, ''some one was grumb-
ling the other day about the alleged
neglect of the interests of old maids,
and complaining that no shelter was
especially provided for them nor rooms
reserved, except in Christian homes
and fifth-rate lodging houses Never
mind! If there is a set of beings whose
ship is coming in soon with great big
cargo, it is the old maids. The reason
why such care is taken of bachelors,
why such palaces are built for them to
live in, and all the best things are kept
for them, is because they have money
and can pay. The bachelor of thirty
odd, with good income, the whole OF
which he can spend on himself, is gen.
tleman to be respected. There are very
large potentialities of profit in him. 1t
pays to provide comforts and luxuries
for him, and they are provided. II
there was as much money in coddling
old maids as there is in looking after
bachelors, there would be nothing that
offered. just as soon as tho old maids
get the ability to pay, their hearts
desires will be provided for them in in
creasing quantities at SO much heart.
Meanwhile, they are getting richer all
the time. For one thing, they inherit
more money than they used to, because
there is vastly more money to be in
herited than there used to be, and here
in the United States they get, prac-
tically, their full share. For another
thing, they earn much more than they
used to earn, not only because there are
more of them at work, but because
much larger proportion of them can
command good pay than formerly. Any
one who is old enough to have formed
handwriting can remember the time
when woman who could earn $500 in a
year was looked upon as a marvel. There
Is no scarcity of such women now, nor
any notable dearth of women who earn
two, three, five or ten times as much.
Moreover, there is no longer any serious
sentiment to prevent a woman who has
money from buying pretty much any
thing there is in the market that a man
can buy. She can not buy bachelor
apartment quite as conveniently as
man can yet; and though she can invest
some of her surplus in clubs, she has not
80 tempting range OF choice as she
will have in the future. But she can
buy houses and every thing accessory,
from opera boxes to hired men, and run
them and enjoy them. She can buy
every species OF instruction, from china.
painting to anatomy, and she can buy
oretty much every known variety OF
foreign travel.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-20
THE OLD FARM HOME.

If you've boon happy rover
Through the fields Of fragrant clover,
Where life is all a simple round Of bliss
When at eve the sun is sinking
And the stars are family winlsing
You can call TO mind picture such rs this.
Hark! The cows are homeward roaming
Through the woodland pastures gloaming,
L can hear them gently lowing through the
dells,
And from out the bosky dingle
Comes the softly tangled jingle
And the oft-repeated echo Of the bells.
Strange how memory will fling her
Arms about some scenes we bring her,
And the ficeting years but make them stronger
grow;
Though wander far and sadly
From that dear old home, how gladly
Hrecall the cherished scenes of long ago.
Harkl The cows are homeward roaming
Through the woodland pastures gloaming,
I cun hear them gently lowing through the
dells,
And from out the bosliy dingle
Comes the softly-tangled jingle
And the oft-repeated echo OF the bells.
Chicago Post.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-20
Decidedly slow.

Mabel Don't you think Harold very
fast young man? ~
Sadie = He's quite the opposite,
should say, after knowing him whole
year.
''How can you say SOP
"Ho hasn't proposed yet'-chicago
Globe
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-20
AT a Child,s Fair.

Uncle Jack-It is very good lemonade.
But, Bonnie, why do you sell yours for
three cents glass, when Charley gets
live for his?
Miss Bonnie-Well, you mustn't tell
anybody, Uncle Jack, but the puppy fell
in mine and thought it ought to be
cheaper. Continent