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bones of this clown. whose like has no.

bones OF this clown, whose like has not
since been seen.
No one has since attempted TO follow I'm
Fox's footsteps. True, We have still pan
tomimic clowns left, but few of them are OF
the artistic French school, and fewer still
practice its silence precepts.
j can almost count upon the fingers OF one
hand the clowns who still are left James
s. Mafiitt, who for years so cleverly played
the Lone Fisherman i'm "Evangeline. " has
now gone into light opera. He Is, | be-
iieve. in Colonel McCaull's employ. Tony
Denier. who made lots of money In person
ating Humpty Dumpiy, is living in retire
nent in Chicago Tommy Dare, who did
as much true clown business a lac was
permitted last season by the kiraltys,
when playing tn "Mazulm," is still active
on the boards. and will appear under me
next season in 1.-THE Spider and the Fly"
Robert Butler is, | believe, doing pan 90
mimic work with the Hanlons: and Alex
ander Zanfretti who was a thoroughly
we'll taught pupil of the French school, is
travelling somewhere with a small company
OF his own. have esssyed no pantomimic
work for some years. That completes the
list.
After the closing OF Booths theater, CON
sequent upon Fox's retirement in an asy-
lum for the insane. took the company in
his name and went upon the road with IL,
bat il was Hamlet with Hamlet left out.
There never was and never will be another
Humpty Dumpty like George L. Fox.
When he died the part died with him. |
say this because honest conviction COM
mands it. although personal pride viii not
let me omit mention Of the fact that ma 1876.
in the Olympic theater, the home OF
Humpty Dumpty, I successfully portrayed
the title role for one hundred consecutive
nights.
am seriously DESTROYS of reviyiug true
psntomime. think such venture would
be successful. | am sure thousands .oi
children are crying for it, bat as am not
public philanthrophist ] propose feeling
my way. The Spider and the Fly.
which | have designed and the words Of
which have been written by William Gill,
the author OF "Adonis. is a departure
from true pantotnlne, being really COM
hination of burlesque, iarce-comedy. comic
opera and pantomime- certainly remark
able hodge podge. IL requires tive French
clowns. but they mus; be small boys and
of course that bars me out, although | viii
appear In the cast. But | am determined
that "Hump,y pumpty" shall tie revived
aud placed upon the wall again. even
though he and together should meet with
a fatal fall and so three wears from now.
If not before, he will. in my person, again
make his bow before the youngsters-n |
am alive-snd alfred in the same costumes
in which George l.. Fox delighted thou
sands and thousands Of little ones.
BeRrRr FRAsEx
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AT GIBRALTAR PASS.
Where the Rushing Tides Move Always
in One Direction,
f.th-atfsr Farmer

Gibraltar Farmer.
Last week We made brief mention of the
village of Rosario. and since that time We
have made visit TO the place. 1t is stu
a,ed Just west of Gibraltar pass, where the
washIngs Of the Straits of Fuca make a con-
tinuous and high rolling surf, the sound
and sight of which is grateful TO
both eve and ear of the invalid or tourist
seeking health or pleasure. In plain
sight At night, is the revolving light on
Smith s island, placed there under orders
from the federal government. Mr.. Thomas
sharpe has charge of the government
lights that are kept running az night
about Gibralter pass as beacons To guide
the vessels that are going in and out at
all hours of the night. He has just pre-
pared a beautiful eminenee overlooking the
straits as a site for his new residence, which
he viii soon commence TO build. He is
getting ready 10 construct a wharf. at which
freight aud passengers may be landed in q
beautiful BAY Rev. Mr.. Taylor's proposed
church will stand on some very high bluffs,
from which the view is very fine, and where
the sea hreezes come in fresh and undefiled
from the broad and seemingly boundleSs
Pacific ocean.
There is a noted peculiarly about the
tide at Rosario; II always runs one way.
that is norihward. The reason OF this is
that when the tide is running in from the
Straits of FuCa il splits ~ IL strikes Part
ridge point on WILDLY island, and a por
ton Of il flows southwark and q portion of
il goes northward. That part which goes
northward passes the rev village Of Ros
sario and breaks on the rocks OF Sare's
Head and continues on through Rosario
strait. When the tide is running out from
the town Of Gibraltar, on Simiik hay. IL
enerres from the pass with strong mo-
mentnm, and Il likewise runs past Mr.
shares house going northward. Ii is
WORTHY az mention here that the tide al
ways lows one way az skagst Head, which
is the south end Of WILDLY island. There ii
continually runs northwari. The principal
portion Of the tide wster from the Straits
"a EUca does not ind les way through
Gibraltar pass. bat gaeS both uorthward
u. the Gull Of Georgia and southwark
MI Puget Sound The tide current that
tlsws around shsgit Head meets the Que
that 9ows through Gibraltar pass at zeal
Rocks. i've miles south OF the town o! Gil
hrAllsF
The beach al the village OF Rosario j.
composed Of very handsome pebbles Of all
colofs, and among them water agateS are
very plentiful.
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Crsars. or upon the environments OF the
Coliseum, hallowed centuries ago by the
blood of the first martyrs.
Ii Is at such moment that one realizes
the emptiness of all things earthly, the in
stability of all human institutions and
their grandeur. The power of the Casars
IS broken; the trumpets of war no longer
resound with their notes of slaughter; the
tiger and the lion have been changed by a
mighty hand into the inoifensive lamb
and now the sweet voices of bells, calling
to prayer, are heard through these ruins,
imposing still, bat somber and mute like
so many gigantic sepulehers. One glory
alone remains. and one exalted far above
all the glories so dazzling in their splendor
Of ancient times-the glory of Mary, the
Virgin Mother of God, who. through her
divinely communicated privilege of the
fmaculaie Conception, has crushed the
head of the serpent, and still continues 10
destroy the work of his emissaries on
earth
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TuE aNGEt.Is IN ROME
All the Bells Fray i'm Concert when the
sun Sets.
Ave Nsrfz

Among the many striking impressions
which a VISA TO the Eternal CITY produces
uron the religions mind there Is one pecu-
har!v besu ,fui and enduring. il IS thaa
caused by the bells al Rome a. they ring
out the evening Aneelus. or Eve Mara, -
the Italians love IN call their sweet prayer
to the q asen ~ Heaven.
Every day the sound OF cannon, fired
from the Castle Of ST Angelo, announces
the hour of MOOT A, this signal the bells
Of the csty peal forth, inviting. a. II we're,
al the people 10 suspend their ordinary
avocAsions for feW moments, and, forget
ting the things at earth. direct their
thoughts to Heaven. and invoke the inter
eesSion Of her who is he help. the oeusols-
ton the safeguard u Christians. But es-
pecially beautiful j. the sound Of these
bells al the evening Angeius. which IS
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noas Of their own well -hufressed p-ssenses
Possibly; the Ilssner the other day heard
heard story from the leaders 81 the small
arissocratic circle At AIhsnv. New York
society, IS every body knows, hsx its out
lying representatives sometimes even in
small towns, and n Albany there happens
II Dc q very select circle, indeed-which
seems TO prove that even society people can
sometimes see the hnmor OF their proceed
;ngsl
We are. IS you know" said Miss X.
- very select circle Al Albany No one Is
ever admitted TO our ses except after the
mafureSs consideration and the fullest pro-
baton. Well. you may remember that
some years ago Mr.. Grover Cleveland, who
had been mayor Of the city OF Buffalo, was
elected governor of New York. We at
Albany did not know Mr. Cleveland. He
came 10 the capital and established him.
self in the governors house, with his sister.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland. TO preside
over the household. We found Miss Cleve-
land, 50 far as We had occasion to meet her.
very agreeable person; We saw. OF course.
in one way and another. something of the
family. bat one may be governor OF New
York and not he in Albany society. Its
-fcSsS1t &A1s VIC lSttG11s&Sl MISS 0sSHfl2ftI
hit, but OF course We did not do anything
which was in the least like taking her into
our set
Well, the last part OF the winter of ISL
IS, and the winter of lSss-ss. during all of
which the Cieyelands were at Albany, went
by. the autumn of 1854 came and Grover
Cleveland was elected president of the
United States. That made the situation
somewhat different. When we came to-
geiher we canvassed the question a little
whether Miss Cleveland should not now
be taken into society. Mr. Cleveland was
no longer merely governor-he was
president-elect. and his sister was
to be the mistress of the White
house. Even that, o. course. by
no means entitled her 10 he admitted
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always recited ~ sunset IL will be readily
seen that this time varies according To the
airesenf seasons OK the year.
Wien the Ave Maria sounds. all labor
ceases The streets are deserted. students
feiErn to their colleges. monks to their
converts, the raonaSteries are closed. and
no one can gain adnittance under any pre-
text
Inc Ave Maria Is thus the most solemn
ufne oi the day At Rome; {. il also the most
impressive. There are three hundred and
seventy churches in the city, and the sound
OF Their numerous bells. forming a grand
harmonious concert OF praise to the queen
OF heaven and earth, is OF all music most
pleasing to the ear, and the sweetest, most
touching 10 the heart OF the devo;st listener.
Bat this concert of harmonious voices. ever
beautiful receives additional beauty and
grandeur when heard from the magnificent
promenade Of the Pincio, or from the For
uEn. or from the Appian Way.
When heard from the Pinc;o the effect Ia
grand and sublime, for the sounds that pre-
dominate are those OF the bells OF 81. Peters
and the largest churches of Rome. From
the Forum the impression is more calm
and soothing. and leads naturally 10 recol-
lection and meditation: for there one finds
oneself in the midst nf the ruins Of ancient
kome-and the sound of bell, when heard
amid ruins, saddens and depresses the
heart One seated on the side of the Cap
ltotIne bill, a. day draws to a close. sees
before him vorkmen returning from their
day toll, monks. priests and people of all
elasses-ail blessing themselves and pray
ing as The sound Of Mary's bell is heard.
The shadows grow deeper and deeper, aud
forms are mingled and confused in the in
ereasing darkness. Suddenly ali the bells
burst forth in one glad peal. and the monu-
ments around seem to receive, renew. and
send forth again the sound and to prolons
its echoes. Soft and sweet come those
aerial voices from churches and chapels
built upon the runs of the palaces of the
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Iihanys ieEeiry establishment ara ..-.
iousiy ordered q statue Of hfrSsIs ~ b.
made OF solid gold and 20 have tE,mecs
eyes This he wished erected IN I-r;,,
Square and IT was 70 be Of the s.n,. .,ss !.
that OF Abraham Lincoln. which ,rc,.,,,..s
: s''-a''oh IN the same little park. When
"e went upon the stage At this period his
sl'inaes or MS actions never lost their
.o'ee ana The only difficulty vss tina. Al
s'nhes "nen he would return TO his dress
ingfoom, nothing could induce him To
iease II and go upon the stage again. II
was IN this dilemma tia; every night r
was Obliged 10 make up a. a counter.
part OF Fox, and when he would NO.
appear go upon the stage in his stead and
~ Is PROUD, though sad. recollection for
me that many, many times have hear,
the laughter OF thousands q. nay pantoml-
mic performance. while poor Fox. whose
antics they thought they were ENJOYING
was mumbling and muttering To himself in
tue privacy OF his dressing-roou. One
night he accidently discoverem ne in his
makeup and thar came near costing me
my lie. do not refer In harshness nm.
with tenderest memory 90 the fact that the
man l most admired in my profession
rushed upon me with an uplifted hatehet
and but Tor the interference OF bystanders
would have Drained me on the spot.
The only thing 10 which his rnalady could
be ascribed was that he gave himself M
rest IN his toll. For four years he was
never away from the stage and even when
not before the footiights he thought Of
nothing but his performance His lucid
periods In time became so rare that Tarre.,
Palmer took him 10 the Mcsslane asvium
In boston--the town in which he was born
and there he passed away the remainder
OF his days. He recovered to an extent
which permitted him to leave the asylum,
and visit the theaters, but he did not return
to the stage and finally. in his 55th wear.
died OF physical exhaustion. Near Cam
bridge monument was erected above the
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q CLOWN IS GONE.
lime Has Been Super
.,ded by Comic Opera.
,v puMPTys GREAT FALL
or Geo. l.. Fox. the I'm
Master Of His Art-few
silent Actors Left.

Fraser In sal; Lake Tribune.
ssseu rked the reason for the de-
-. cloxu-I mean the real panto-
s~n-and whether or not the chill
s.S,v will have an opportunity OF
- der bands over the silent mirth
- pump;y" or some equally
.nrr hope they will; | believe
uthey do not, they viii GER
-. much that the youngsters of q
ssoeration, and who are now their
=. several reasons for the de-
~. a the true pantomime. Farce
] a ~. ..d comic operas came IN vogue
..s,cr;a,ed its tricks. Almost every
Il .sralIed plays are presented in which
'.a-s-.ie action forms great portion
..sUduction. In addition to this. a
- pantomime cannot be placed
rs. s,ge except a. an enormous ex-
.suosadays managers do not take
-. did Jarrett and Palmer, with
q expenditure of one hundred
- dollars before the rising OF the
-. "a mere bagateIle.
~ down do not mean the jumper or
..s,sber Of the circus ring. or even a
- .,t;,t such as Dan Rice. whose witt
~ 4 multitudes in roar. The white
q. .,,mr,er Of the sawdust is nothing
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A LADY OF CHINA
Her Habits, TrouSseau. Domestic
Life and Happiness.
HITS THE PIPE lNcEssANTlY.
The Little Wife OF Minister Tsui Quo
cuin = Decided Acquisition tn
Washington society.


q
MS Tsui Is described hy one Of the EN-.
easSy as slight. small lady. very ike the
American girl In grace and notion. She IS
thirsy-three years of age: her feet are only
three inches long she has hands Of mar
Vicious shape and delieacy. an abundance ~
let-eiaek hair and = complexion rs brown
and clear asa Roman cameo. Theeiiqueste
oil her nation fcrhids even the siiyuIrence
OF her maiden name. and 10 the embassy
and world Of America she viii be known as
plain Mrs. Tsui.
This high-born lady. who is the second to
visit America, will enjoy freedom hitherto
unknown Ia her oountrywomen. Mrs.
ISM viii not receive gentlemen nor attend
any but state affairs where they are present.
At pnhiic dinners she viii Ne served in 4
private dining rarlor. surrounded BY her
maids and such ladies as she may invite.
No member OF the legation viii be per-
United to break bread with her. All her
meals viii be served with her husband. and
IN his absence she can call a maid 10 keep
her company and entertain her. In their
service IL is considered high treason for one
of them 10 sit in her presence or turn their
backs TO her, and she in turn must reeag-
nize IN the person of the attaches the dig
nifty of the nation and remain standing in
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THE oLEyELANDs IN SOCIETY.
Albany snubbed Them Even While
Grover Was Governor.

There Is any amount Of looking at $50
ciety" from tie outside. How does it
look from the inside Wha. are the feel
ings of the 80 with reference 10 their own
proceedings DO the people engaged in
this ggittering hambug ever look at them
selves effectively. as it were, ard take a
sort Of curious interest in the manifesto
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Firepronf Boards.

A swiss inventor has perfected metho
OF making artificial boards. and is sdvoea-
ting their Use in building. They are made
OF a mixture OF plaster Of paris and reeds
pressed into shape by hydraulic process.
The fnaserial has the advantage OF incom-
bGstihilify and lightness. and viii resist
the wsrping action OF atmospheric
changes.
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THE FATAL GIFT OF WIT.

IL Prevented Sunset Cox from Reaching
the Height He Deserved.
St Louis Globe Democrss
by one OF those strange paradoxes which
present themselves from time to time TO IL
lustrate the feebleness of human vision and
the blindness of human Judgment, the
qualities which made Samuel 5. Cox per-
sonaliy popular with the leaders and masses
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Pertinent Remark.

FHfaa Tie q, JOE NeWs.
As adAra remarked 10 Eve 81 he sat out
side the garden gate We've had an una
saally sarlv fail. have We not ?"
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-, .hsn q bufoon acrobat
= nal clown. purely and
sviv.ss psntomimist OF the
r.tst French school, who.
I ssi.r hls entire artistic per
t,msnce never once opens
s n0u.h even by way OF
1r,nmsiion. Hands. legs
~ md, shove all, grimaces,
= fbe story which he would
~. OF course the greatest
- in this line, and whose
~ marks the decline of
y down, was George l.. Fox.
yhss memory does not his
snne bring up to men who
m now become children of
! hrser growth | enjoyed
nnse than his friendship and
r confidence ! even publicly
mDonated him when at inter
- mental darkness fell upon
In. / had become as a
~ boy em,dous OF follow
- IN his footsteps. ] was a
plintboy on the paint frame
i Niblo's garden during the
nous engagement of the
lavells q far back as 1853.
! was full OF the deviltry OF
and Gabriel Ravell,
Noticing my antics, lifted me
hto the seventh heaven OF
Height BY making me one OF
be frogs in "Mazulm," then q
peat success, although not
much like the so-called pan
ipnims OF the same name
sh.eh Kiralfy Is now produc-
l.. = stv..a \ r<..x, o.. a.
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their presence.
At the ball she will have the
assistance of the minister and
his legation, and the attend
ance of the entire suite, but
she will not be permitted to
dance. promenade or even
shake hands with q man. Mrs.
Tsui will return calls, and in
stead Of asking her to remove
her bonnet, the cosmopolitan
hostess will invite her To take
OFT her pesticoat. nj the same
time directing the maid OF
honor 10 show her mistress tn
a private parlor. This petticoat,
by the way, is a marvellous
vestlnent. made Of the finest
silk sewed with stitches of
infinitesimal length. and laid
in 100 plaits, enbellished ON
one side with low tones of
embroidery and worked along
the inner folds with fat flower
patterns stitched with bright
but delicate threads. She has
200 toilets in her trousseau.
including the iewel-ernhroid-
cred shoes, satin stockings, silk
trousers, petticoat, robe. coat
and bat bands, and valued at
an average OF 81, 800 a suit. All
her satin shoes are hand
wrought. Those for dresSy
affairs are studded with Ceylon
pearls. the toe being tipped
with a solitaire pearl much
larger in circumference than
the thumb joint of her pretty
Lwa,...~ A.,st frl
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Will Go to the New States.

a bright but brietlesS young lawyer of
New York city said: 81 am one of a
number of ambitious young men in this
city with no family ties who have
formed an association with the object of
going ont to one of the newly created
States. We havn't Just decided which
State we viii settle in, but it will prob
ably be Montana. We represent VARIOUS
professions three or four lawyers, a
couple of physicians, few newspaper
men, and a number of bright youngmen
who have no capital but their brains,
and will hold themselves in readiness to
catch on TO anything that offers itself.
We are impressed with the fact that
there is.a great future in all these new
States for, brainy, industrious young
men who are willing to work hard, and
we expect not only 10 make our fort
uneS, but to become eminent citizens in
few years We all have our eye on a
GOV yernorship or a unted:States Senator
Ship. and we're going to get there, too.
Of course, we will distribute ourselves
over the State, but We will keep our or
sanumtion. and look out for each others
interests as much as possible. We may
be 'tenderfeet,' but tell you the old in
habitants will hareito rise early if they
get ahead af US. Outside of our COM
pany have heard of many other young
men who are preparing to go to these
new States, and before six months | am
confident that there will be great rush
to them Westward the stars of four
new empires have taken their way, and
we intend to keep:up with the process
ion. y-e
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Two Famous Fathers of Girls.

Fracces Cleveland Lamont, the new
baby, is dark-eyed beauty who is des-
tined TO have dark hair like her mother.
l believe Colorel Lamont was highly
pleased with the third girl, and was not
disappointed because .sne was not a
boy" But Chief Justice Fuller, who
has eight girls, seemed not to believe. it
possible that a girl baby should be as
welcome as a boy One day at the
White House he passed into the Private
Secretary's room, and, giving him
sympathetic slap On the back, said:
'sNever mind, Colonel, we had eight,
girls before We had a boy" The Colonel
gasped FOR moment, then rallied, and
thanking the Cnief. Justice, assured him
he was fond Of girls; in fact, very par
tial to girl babies. After the father Of
eight girls had gone out, however, the
Private Secretary was heard to say in I;
low tone something about >;tlGtwinG the
line at eight. --.&piinAfe1d Rep"biiren.
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She Never Saw a Play Before.

Among the throng which Wednesday
afternoon packed the old Academy from
paruuette to dome to witness the per-
formance of "The Old Homestead" was
a lady of venerable appearance, who
occupied seat in the front row of the
dress circle and manifested the deepest
interest in the play. She was Mrs.
Hinckman, living near Morristown, N.
j., and is probably the oldest debutante
of the season. being Sc years of ases
Never until Wednesday had she been
within the walls of theatre or play
house, "as she styles it. During the
performance she was so engroSsed with
( the scene that she never took her eyes off
the stage She responded with laughter
and tears to the varying emotional
demands of the situations, but had
little to say until the play was done,:
and she rested for few moments be-
fore journeping to ner home. She said
ii had been revelation to her "Why,
l hadn't an idea that a play could be
acted so that everything would seem
realr' she exclaimed Il saw some act
ing once of Moses in the Bulrushes' at
4 school exhibition, but it was nothing
at all like this and the dear old lady
fairly ,twinkled all over with, happy ex-
efement. rThis Is: reaHysa great deal
better-t than Buffalo Bills wild West,
she continued. Il went to see that last
year. was delighted with it,.too. And
now ] Iswender-5wh l will be going to
next?" queried this sprightly debutante,
who evidently felt that the matinee had
marked new era in her life, and re-
yarded it as the commencement of a
long round of thealre-going.-Nev York
World. -