The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-12-15
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s7IWHUIzEN04 1863.
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Q teacheF Of alRop ti0llvt lvthUa WAas5bOTa ~
Cork in, the year J 7s4A,, $40 Aa42 tba f4n-.
| liIy removed 10 London, and in 1896, when
young Knowles was but twelve ysiif8 old,
lie flFvt playE jNvesile peVfOrmASetg %AS'
pEadpced 81 il was called 7ASsiOAssGl6Sr.
ds GFillps, and hasilong since messed in
to oblivion, Al tEenty,One' he Erote .
tffatgedy,' n tiVes ACID, stHiitled 77y SpeaisA
.9s6ry 1t, twenty y9s6hf' I7eTeilSd, and ct
tws0ty-Rvel Tho EOifg1la These were fol-
lowed By Ri0'a BOrejAYeo which hasIre-
quenuY, been, pfrfoyped, With, .gycat4sP-
pI3lse HaVipg in The m6Gptime gone
nbUh th6 tStaSe, nv. Knowles WsS for thtSe
yeAfs anAaCt@5jfH fHjahew settled IN GlAS-
gov ~ A,teechsr 81, elocHtionsd ga
After reWaiping in that city for several
years he fetnrned to the stage, under the
impression that 10 performer could con-
cetveo 90 veil Rs himself the characters
which he had drawn. His next produo-
ton was Gdis GrdcehWs. which was played
in LohdOh! - He's stewards produced
VirginisGs., ,Ehichj appeared 10 the year
1920, 1t 1w4s this I.oRnlaEg drama which
first gained Mr.. Knowles wide, reputa-
ton. II II founded, as it's name indicates,
on the well known incident In Livy's RO.
man histOry.o EiEgiriuSJ was very soc.
cessful. The play Of William Tell was
the next which Knowles produced.
In 1923 appeared IHS ;Beggar's Ddugh-s
ter Of BetkndG BreeMi founded OHithe old
ballad Of that Dames then followed Al
fred, which was acted With success, and
afterwards Tn" HunehbdcL, one of the
most popular English dramas IN the pos
session of the stage, and The W;Je, a
Tale Of MantAG, beautiful production.
Mr.. Knowles next play was The Lore
two latter dramas, and now, IKE them, .
favorite "stock piece" Of the stage.
Tho Maid Of NGrisndogPt,'iu five actss
the plot of which is taken from Miss POr.
ter's novel Of similar title. was produced
at the TIhymalket in 1885, with some
success. i.i i-'.''S' h''"h'"J'' ~
In 1S4S he produced AnOahsrds1ma; In
Eve acts, entitled i,zEes &ecretSEsi. + Ut:
HaS.SsS K%Srss P'yS h ,.. s.3s $ssA 4. oS 81
written on the model Of the elder drama
lists. In ls47 Mr.. KppXleg. BnRlighsdH
novel, in three volumes, called. George
LOreII. Mr.. Knowles My SiS6 &Fitten
Foytescue, tulc; f6r'th9 eOluANkstOrStlie
Suaday 1Smes neWspspsSs asMdliaR coA-
tribnte6 various pieces tAHhfi hfiaA1QQPse and
Other. publications. ,He has tr4yeled Al
ovet Gfekt BtitAiK,' leSfGfihg on. .6PkNRS1iS
} HlitetAtusx, Ind 7l1eSx A0oeiSzeedE thfbf
cOndtsysd EnIl eA9, ,athsil SwcRdmsHDFHiA
q taraY, ,tyihpte, te1ths ppYAHaRf tAA NEST
popular draMatiSt BY. sfettling Np0n htIl A.
Epeas slSA Uf G1O0 pes. shnnms~
h WehtSaS SeAfSt me- eK&BA lts9tAd, ieki5.
,dCneh lhsIstAgoib6rotAN PalFkpi aAoi6d0'
knQwp Nj zeMQvsiAMd h|0qlSeat geacAafl'
St sAs RspE asUH Es $SC d ss e.
b md ~ Me idEf nEJgaiHbll llSHudF dFo6y ysfss 6Gu
\ Prss4R' R'stt ttMAbN& sAsidAOsEya@ltEpA AhteAi'
bHe employed his Asesist Atatisssi siesBing-
He was always proud - ackaowsedge his
IlihdehAedneai5t0 OhasEAC dhiMbGndb Wit
\ liam Haelitts Whose. Aintsr received iRusaRn
VI E EsES q STs sfSTS rs RlRs
| vathktNaihs s19ted IKdi ke1ia ap6Eh,s s%tcSS
| 1nimkltnlqssN d. hDdcp pGoned Iby hllyhbt
| Ssyao kppHnabiWi BAllNeR tAReagAc
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I aid bsMSslsdkI1Gt$ SsaitaSia.Idaaoi'f'
Thte,'EOldbeaters' 'hGketGa GStJ 'leGKeS,
! which. thanks 10 the pro,gEsssrnf shls carr,
are now 50 thin that n 900 form only the
thickness Of . millipsteT, and c0nse-
quently, $4,000, 900 OF leaves, 1Sld4 one
upon the other would TliGAte 1eali6kuess
OF only . metre (about 80 inches 30 4 CO.
bic metre Of solid gold which would not
weigh less cthiMi $50! 70 .'ouAeSSn SnWU1M
suffice To- Gid n surfaeeaOfi q 40 MereA
rand 50, 900 l9NnceA would eayeTsr srjh gold
I, I79 acres II Is q result which quite con-
fOunds the iihag giRafi6n. 'ss And YET the
| metal uscdiiMi the 'imAf16fattAse bRIgotd
lace, is spraad over riaMuchla-gsnsas1aos
The substance Of lhs ,Ahrea9a p6Mbich
surface IEbAec 6eShR EUid ana S|iils SRI RliEsmme
of1E6ld, worth y skiiiRnE Es' iAhdi lVpehte,
| suG1cegtO gaA afl1peAd a2OImiIc1 imlshgth.
I n, 4 piece of 2Qfrao 16s.A thersd isl gold
kdnough to cover. . thread 4 which would
/ extend from Calais to MafseiIies. Let US
I bow sePp6te thAt d room, suitably gilded,
consumes FIVE square metres "a nietre IL
| 81 inches) Of gold leaf. which Is, believe,
7 sufdcientia At this rate 5000 ounces
y FOild gid IA, 900 salcONvOr atsrtmentS;
that,is 70 .aay., at, ileastI trtNtSI SItitnoH.Aho
nvMhcr (which aye thus HmbSlleAed in
enc year 10 all those stiles where, TIE
houses afkl Ef I fckafactep Is Fsqdifs Their
interiors to obe gilded! 40 Win thSrretSAain-
der whst Gmnltit1de sof picfnre.ftameR,
books,r kettle,drumS Slothss epAuletts.
and AL kinds of objects, Eigbet BE clothed
ina dazzling covering 0F gold. Let the
number 6f fold leaves required for each
apartment DC multiplied, let the enumber
Of books and picture:ffaThcs be augment
ed, and still we shall arrive At' no result
I which deserves, q moment . consideration.
At Paris, where nearly all the gold leaf
is beaten which is consumed in France
and part Of Europe, the 9Hantity Of
gold operated upon does not exceed 40.
$50 to %, 400 ounces. - CheUGiiefiS Prob
a6Ls FaHia the Value of Cold. 80 49,.
/ A New CAvE.-A cave has been dis
covered in Alachua county, Florida,
which is described, as larger than the
Mammoth Cave Of Kentucky, and as hav-
ing an GncieHt'oL@ssN inscription on the
wslla, whiCh states khatA partv Of Danes
had ryiSited. this feye enipithe EeaEJ 1850,
aud that q priest who, accompanied them
\ had LEFT this memorial Of 'vheif Visit. The
pause of this priest WASn Marcus POleus.
tralso stated that ehcsei bold navigRtOra
II bad, embarked ON 4 voyage Of, exploration,