Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-20

earthquake only lasts a few seconds Thus,
the city Of Caracas was DESTROYED IN about
half minute, 1000 lives being lost IN tnaE
time Lisbon was oyerthr0Wn u nke OF *
minutes, while succession q shocks may
continue for hours. days. weeks or months
The CaIgbrian earthQEsEse. which began in
February. I7ss, lasted through a continued
series Of shocks for nearly four years.
until the end end Of lTS5. The area
shaken BY an earthquake varies with the
intensity Of the shock from mere local tract.
where a ght trembling has been experience
ed. up 70 such c8tastrophes as that Of Lisbon.
which couEulsed not only the Portuguese
coasts. but extended into Iceland on the one
hand and int0 Africz on the other, egitated
lakes. rivers and springs in Great Britain.
and caused Loeb LOm0nd 70 rise and sntsIde
with startling suudenness-
NODJEsKA i described By an observer as
both ugly and beautiful: and. 10 prove this,
he describes her AZ the studio Of an artist who
had invited company 20 see a portrait which
he had painted Of her. The work isn't
Likeness AT all" remarked somebody. gazing
af the original and then 81 the painting. --Zat
ees true" the actress replied: '-see. rare ees
noting similar LO0k at rs both. We are not
efen @eesters. There was more difference
than before. ''But look at rs now" She took
place close by the picture. struck the atti-
tude IN which It represented her. aEd the
faces were alike. she had readily put her
features into exactly the combination shown
On the canvas. She Is no longer Young. as can
be readily discerned across the f0otlights: and
the many years Of nightly painting have OBJ
liberated whatever Of bloom there may ever
have been IN her comp EXON. which is now
sallOw and lifeless- Great mobility Is the
chief characteristic Of her features. and il Is
when they are in repose that they appear
dull. expressiOnless. irregular. and deep
lined-in fact. ugly. This aspect is very rarely
presented 10 an audience.
Bronson HOwAED, being asked how plays
are written, replied: "The Lotos Club, Of New
FORK, yearned for many months in vain for
the peculiarly American dish called buck
wheat cakes The very skillful French cook
Of the club failed utterly after repeated efforts
10 secure the desired result. At last one Of
the members wrote 10 sister, in another city.
and asked her TO send a recipe. Her repiy
was laid before the board Of directors. 1t con
sisted Of q very minute description Of the
necessary process and concluded as follows:
If your cook viii comply with these instruc-
tiOns very carefully and accurately in every
respect he VIII make good buckwheat cakes
Iroridsd Ne has q sDeejat genius for making
ts1t.' On hearing this document read. one
Of the directors remarked that the best thing
they could do was 10 throw away the recipe
aud get a native American woman that had
the genius. His suggestion was adopted; and
3 goddess. sprung from the s0Il. has presided
since then during the hours Of breakfast over
the griddle Of the LOtOs Club. Any recipe
for writing a successful play must end, Of
course, with prOyisO Ike the above; except
that we should change the word genius to
aUt5tude' y