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period-a condition in some respects not
/ unknown among other animals.
Fishes allied to these are found in South
America. Some years ago a gentleman in
England received letter from friend in
South America IN which it was stated that
he had sent him some remarkable earth
balls, requesting him to soak them in
lepid water or receipt. In due time the
ball Of earth came to hand. They were
packed in an ordinary trunk, tied up in
cloths. and were about two feet in length.
Acting according to directions the re-
clDient put them TO soak, and finally TO
his amazement was repaid by seeing the
clay fall away and leave several long eel
Ike fishes that soon recovered their nor
NAL activity and swan about with every
demonstration of endowment and APP
parently uniDjured by their strange
journey.
In almost every locality fishes are found
that are more or less amphibiOus. A
gentleman In England caught several little
fishes known as bennies, and placed them
in an aquarium to see them at certain
times of the day. leave the water and
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not eels, about three feet long, with small
heads, and were seen to he as truly am
phibiOus as those already referred to.
The officer in charge had the men dig in
he dry bed of the lake not yet submerged,
and at a depth Of about four feet he came
upon numbers of the fishes which they
had beheld so miraculously sporting in the
water where a few hours before nothing
was seen. Each fish was in a case like a
gigantic cavern. When the water began
10 fail the fish in some instances were said
to migrate to other pools. going overland
with an eel-like motion; but usually thew
remained until the water was very low,
and then formed in some wav the case
about them. which, as the water disap-
peared. became hard as stone, imprisonng
the fish until the rains came, penetrated
the soil and released the prisoners
The secret of the curious disappearance
OF the fish is that it hibernated during the
dry season. In other words, its faculties
were all at standStiIl, and it was enabled
to exist without food or air for an Indefinite
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Mrs. Agnes Booth. put them on short al
lowancs OF sugar because. as he said, the
supply on board was not sufficient to meet
the extravagant demands they made. The
incident struck everybody In such a ludi-
crous light that a local poet worked il up
into street song.
The Land sisters were taken in hand By
Mrs. John Wood on their arrival. and
after changing the 'horrid English
frOcks," as she called their scaBty Aus
tralian wardrobe, brought the grls out at
her theater, the American, corner of San
some and Halleck streets. Agnes i'm
proved as an actress rapidly, but Belle
soon dropped out of sight altOge ether.
At the time of the Menken episode
Agnes had become the wife of Harry
Perry, famous mel0dramatic actor. who
now rests Outat Laurel Hull. Agnes Land
Perry y-BnO,h-Sch0effel for she has had
three husbands In succession, the last of
whom is still living, was a bright, positive,
energetic woman and has for years occu-
pied leading place on the American
stage. 1t would be wild TO conjecture that
she ever looks back to the time she played
"Nette Griffin, very fast" with Adsh
Isaacs Meaken, under Tom Maguire's
management, in San Francisco. G.. E. b.
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seemed impossible 10 his young ambition
at the time he played Hezekiah Larkin in
Menken's Three Fast Women" The
stage was all before him to choose where's 'er
he would; but somehow hs much-iegired
ambition failed to crystalliZr. How he
did wTestle with Shakespeare and how
heavy and many were the falls he was
fated to take, till he gave up the struggle
and rested for lauTels and lucre on "The
Streets of New York" and Crockett" He
got plenty of money out of these and some
fame in a way; but his heart was always
with the higher legitimate. This is why
he had "Nordeck" written-a play by
which he thought to beat the divine VII
liam at his own game. IF l cannot play
Shakespeare" he reasoned, 81 can play
some thing that is quite as gOod"; but
the public did not agree with HIM, aud
that is the reason why he went back to
the Western drama. Gallant but unfOr-
tunate Mayoi- ia professional Titan daring
the dramatic gods, constantly wOrsted and
falling back for new strength on the
prairie grass of the Texas fron,iersman.
Without being native of San Francisco
and to the manner born, Mayo was but a
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ONCE UPON A TIME.
Suggested by an Old Pro-
gramme.
=.
PLAY AND PLAYERS IN 1862.
The Drama at Low-Water Mark.
With Meuken and Mcguire.
1.-The Good Old Days"
PLAY AND PLAYERS IN 1862.

came across an old theater programme
the other day in an out-of-the-way place
that gave me pause. 1t dated back to
1862 and belonged to Maguire's OPERA
house, Washington street. when Manager
Tom was still the Napoleon of the stage,
and when, 1t may be added, the drama was
at It's lowest point in this city. The pro-
gramme l stumbled over is in proof of
this, and, TO still further verify it. the con-
tents OF this time-discolored record are
submitted. 1t appears that Adah Isaacs
Menken was engaged in that year to ap-
pear In new local drama called "The
1hree Fast Women; or the Female
Robinson Crusoes," in which the reckless
Adah sang songs, executed three dances
ana assumed nine characters. She had
already played Mazeppa, the French
Spy and another small character called
Katherine Kloper, but this was a special
business written for her. La order to show
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might have done had size not mar
ried. Art admits of no divided wor-
ship, as has often been said. You
cannot reach high niche in the temple of
the muses. and at the same timp enjoy
The calm delights of domestic life.
The two conditions would seem
10 be incompatible. Look at the
cast again and find the characters assigned
to her in this memorable engagement and
then form your own conclusions of the
difficulties that surround a married actress
with a growing family
Charles r. ThOrne Jr. was a handsome
young fellow in the Menken days-the
best-looking of family described by a
cynlc once as possessing The maximum of
physical beauty with the minimum of
moral responsibility. He was tall, grace
full and slender almost to fault. "Wbep |
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SAY -" YES.

You know that YOU are all TO me,
Still d6arer day by day:
Yet when | ask you mine to DO
IOu smile, and VIII not say!
Quite sure am it is pretense,
And that you love me well,
SO speak. aud end my hearts suspense
All ling'ring doubts dispel!
You are the world TO me.
The world. and nothing lessl
SO when for your dear heart plead,
Say eyes" my love. say"Yesp
You know that l am yours alone,
For that you cannot doubt:
So let me call your heart my own,
cannot live Without
It is not Kind 10 let me plead.
And delgn me no reply:
Oh, say that you are mine indeed,
NO love like yours deny!
You are the world to me,
The world, and nothing less!
SO, when for your dear heart plead
say YES" my love, say 'Yesp
Young Ladies' Journal
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MARINE PAINTING.
Development of This
Great Art
IN THE PAST FIFTY YEARS.
Until the Time of Turner II Was
Lacking in the Principal
Essentials.
This
IN THE PAST FIFTY YEARS.

Marine painting is the most universally
pleasing OF all the pictorial arts. Every
body loves the sea and wants to have near
them some suggestion of the watery
plains. In the homes of the poor of our
inland cities there can nearly ALWAYS be
found some reminder of the far-away
ocean. Sometimes it is only a shell that
is held to the children's ear so they may
listen to the restless roar of waters, or a
biz Of dried seaweed that once clung to
some storm beaten rock. But anything is
priced as long as it brings to mind the
ever-changing sea.
Every body seems to appreciate marine
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paint wave; Angelo, with his almost
supreme power, was unable 10 paint fish
ing boat skimming over a glisteniug sea of
liquid fire reflected from a sunset sky. Go
through the whole list Of men who paint
the human figure as it has never been
painted since, Gi0ito. Cimabue. Leonardo
da Vinci, Titan, Andrea del Sale.
COrregio and Salvador Rosa. and no picture
of the ocean will be found. 1t is true that
these men did poor work at laDdScape
pain ting, but they at least attempted it,
The earliest pictures of marine subjects
are unsigned, but supposed to have been
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Mrs. Sophie Edwin. was buried from Grace
Church, Powell street, and the late Wal
ter Leman, who was an old mem Der Of
the profession, and in recent years our
Public Administrator, made some remarks
over the remains ot the deceased lady
which stirred up the local press
co onslderably. Leman was an admir-
aOie old man, but without much
judgment. He had fatal habit of speak
ing words out of season. In this case he
accused the journalists of San Francisco
of EN- bitteriDg Mrs. Edwln'S life by neg
lect-that Is, thew did not sufficiently call
attention to her histriOnic ability. The old
standing.
In conjunction with Mrs. Judah and
Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. Edwin seemed to be
the pride OF The local press during her
time. For this trio press praise was a.
ways on tap. Sophie Edwin came to San
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subject, and yet it is only within the last
fifty years that the art has been brought
10 any sort of perfection.
Stroll through the galleries of Euro pc
that contain examples OF the work of the old
masters, the men who pat their souls into
their art and worked from inspiration, and
marine subjects are very scarce. In the
galleries of the Louvre that are devoted to
the works of the painters of the thirteenth
to six teenth century there are no pic ures
of the ocean. Raphael, who painted the
wonderful TRANSPORTATION" could not
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TOnIlinson, one of the
b'hOys," as he appears
in Menken's support,
was about his meter.
He was a compactly
built man. with more
love for athletics than
for his arr, and was
oftener found in Frank
w heeler's gymnasium
on Battery street than
at any other resort. i
was Of this particular
Booth that the court
incident is related. He
was summoned as wit
ness i'm q case concern
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since California became factor IN
the world's history. Aldrich's ap-
premiership with Marsh was not
primrose path of dallilnce. The man.
ager was a hard taskmaster, and The
kids often got more ''kirks than coppers,"
as the saving j.. Louis ALWAYS had 1t in
for Marsh on this account, and when the
boy became a man and grew rich, and
Marsh became poor and was nearing bis
second childhood, the old apprentice was
not particularly active in establishing
fund for the relief of his necessities.
JuniuS Brutus Booth had been fixture
In San Francisco for several years-a piece
of the Booth family drittwood that his
father and young Ed win baG left behind.
Considering that his father and brother
Edwin had shown such great talent, and
later. his younger brother, Wilkes, or exc
Grated memory, it was singular that j. b.
never rose above the mediocre, and, In
fact, seldom reached that point. Jake
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AlCt cibtSl sic al llNeu
here from Australia,
native country,
in the fifties on the
bark Glimpse. The
first act OF the sisters
on landing was to sue
the ship for damages
because the stewart
refused to give them
sufficient sugar with
their lines in the
tropics. Lemonade was
very refreshing, and
the sisters were fond
of ii; but the steward
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h | n ANYTHING TO
hoard, and with a
keener eye for bust
ness than he had for
art. BE soon grew
tired of the rapidly
mario wing dramatic
world of San Frau
cisco, and left the cir
cumference for tne
center, where he be-
came a fair melodra-
matte actor and a cap
it, list, two conditions
rarely found together.
and only develnped in
any professionals ca se
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win and Mrs. H. A.
Perry, who supported
MenkeD in this new
local drama. All of
these people, save one,
su ubSequently achieved
fortune in the East
ern States. The eX-
ception is Mrs. Sophie
Ed win, who died in
This city as the wife of
Mr.. William Steven
son, treasurer of the
lheater, where the
piece was played, leay-
inc laryp family Sha
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was 2 bout thy years,
said Faistaff, once on a
time. 10 the madcap
Prince of Wales, II
was not an eagles
talon IN the waist; (
could have crept into
any a / d e r. N an S
thumb = ring" This
remark of Fat Jacks
came to ones mind
in looking at Charley
Thorne. The boys in
the gallery called him
"Slim Iim." He was
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crawl upon the stones, as if to sun them
selves. After while he discovered that this
movement corresponded with the lowering
OF the tide; as it went out these little fishes
displayed strong desire TO leave the
water. so much so that when the stones
were removed from the aquarium the in
mates attempted to throw themselves over
the edge o. the tank, showing that If not
amphibious they had marked tendencies
in that direction. PIsCAToR.
The morning call., 1894-09-09

Country visitors to New York almost
always visit Trinity churchyard. the gal
lery of the Stuck Exchange, Brooklyn
bridge aud Castle Garden. Since the in
vestigation of New York's crime infested
quarters have been given such prominence
In the newspapers very many strangers
now go Stunning" on their own account.
visiting Hester street and the shady pre-
clncts in the tenderloin district.
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francisco very young
from Australia ana
received her stage ak
peTience here. She
was on the point Of re-
turning to her native
country at one time,
but circumstances pre-
vented, and she re-
maiued to m AIRY Stew
eDson and for a life of
hard work and en-
durance. She was a
safe and coDscien-
tious actress, b II t
never rose to eminence
On fh6 c'pup aa Gb q
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" va THESE were his pro-
fessionaI saIad-days, in tact; but he was
pleasant TO look at on the stage, great
favOrite with the ladies and the public gen.
ersllv.
Fat End fame came later in Thorne's
life. He was one of the most acceptable
leading men on the New \ ork stage be-
fore he died, and became affiuent enough
by marrying a rich wife 10 satisfy even a
ThOrne's idea of wealth, but he lost bis
ambition when he found his riches. Money
and intellectually seldom consort Genius
is like bird; lean ana sparsely festhered,
the flight is swift, tight and high-fat ana
full piumaged, the movement is slow,
heavy and low. Thorne being in the lat
ter condition, gave up the hopes and as
piratioDs Of the stage for the wines and
cuisine Of Delmonic0's, and the splendid
promise of his life went oUt in riotous liv-
ing. He had become fine pOrtly looking
fellow before time called the turn on
him: he seemed suddenly TO sbrivel
10 The slender proportions OF his
younger years, but with all the freshness
of that time gone. The adipOse tissue
that had accreted in the interval prevented.
His skin, ''ike a lady's loose gown, hung
about him" and his hose of plumper days
was world too wide for his shrunk
shank" Marasmus did its deadly work
rapidly for Door Charley, and he passed
away regretted by all VINO appreciated
""i'-s acou aCtoI. boInt, Nhllo ITO llfeu,
came back to California occasionally To
play an engagement, and on those occa-
si0Ds many who remem beTed his early
efforts had an opportunity 10 see how
much he had improved. His Osip in "Phe
Danicheffs" was well in evidence as to
this fact
And then there is Frank Mayo, yes in
the land Of the living, VINO was running
mele for Charley Thorne as far as grace
ful figure and good looks went, bat Thorne
managed TO kick over the traces and to
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distance Frank in the
dramatic race. Ma
guire's Operations on
Washington street was
the trainin g-schoGl for
both these young tel
lows. to whom every
body's hand was out
stretched, and life
looked so promising.
How has the promise
been kept? Tn rne is
dead - God rest his
soul - these M a ny
years. and Mayo is
still PLAYING "Davy
Crockett" Nothing
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few years after he became famous and died
in 1885, when he was about 90 years old.
The last twenty years have produced
more real marine pictures than have ever
before been produced. and 10 better work
has been done than that by American ar
fists.
There are dozen men living in this
country who paint marine pictures such as
no other painter can touch. With the rapid
stride at present being made it is pretty
hard TO say to what perfection the art of
marine painting may not reach.
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Since 1860 Berlin. the capital of the Ger
man empire, has added 100000 TO its pop
ulaton.
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New York has S1.s2S dwellings.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-13

One of the most curious election
bets we have heard of was made the
night before election at Vir, in City
Leo Hechinger wagered that in case
Mack bea5 Judge Rising he would
carry "FaGty" Bennett, who weighs
200 pounds, from G street to the flag
staff on the top OF Mt. Davidson
and back. Bennett contracted to buy
fifteen gallons of beer for Hechinper
in case Rising won. AS Mack was
elected Hechlnger has Il large contract
on his hands.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-13
Mound Valley Items,

Valentine Platt, who has been ped
ding apples through this section for
some time past, was stabbed in the
back and robbed of fifteen dollars at
Shelton on the night of the 7th inst.
1t seems that the would-be assassin
came up behind him in the dark and
struck the blow. Your correspondent
did not learn definitely any further,
particulars. .,...
Messrs. Peter Holm, John McIni
mis-, Owen Porch and George Ken
nedy each brought large load OF
lumber from Elko Saturday for the
Good Templars' Hall to be built
quarter Of mile west of the Shelton
postoffice. Work on the hall will be-
gin Monday. Looks as though Good
Templary was gaining foot-hold in
the valley, doesn't it?
At a recent meeting of Mound
Valley Lodge No. Il, 1. O. G. T., the
following officers for the quarter end
ing January 31st were installed: j.
f. Porter, Chief Templar; Miss Ma
mic Carville, Vice Templar, Miss
Maggie Clayton, Secretary, Walter S.
Clayton, Financial Secretary; Mrs.
Ed. Carville, Treasurer; w. S. Clay
ton, ST., Chaplain; George Brehe,
Marshal; John McInniss, Guard;
Robert l.. Porter, Sentinel; Simon
Young, Assistant Secretary; Miss
Dollie Porch, Deputy Marshal; S. A.
Merkley, Past Chief Templar; w. M.
Clendenning, Lodge Deputy.
OBSERVER.
Shelton, New, Nov. II, 1894.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-13

DIR. Prices Cream 3aking Powder
Worlds Pair Highest Award.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-07

SIGHT In the house over this question
The eastern Democrats generally win OPP
pose the individual income tax ana tue
sugar men will probably join them, since
its defeat viii nccessitate tarlh on
sugar. The Republicans will vote near
ly, II not quite, solldly against II The
Democrats are counting on few Ie'
publican votes from the Northwest. but
It is very uncertain whether they viii
get any. The Populists will vote solid
~ for the income tax, and the belief Is
that It viii carry in the house, though
possibly By n very close vote. 1t may
open tho way to combinations for the
purpose OF securing other changes 10 the
bill, and 50 compiicate the situation.
Tho opposition Of the prosilcn, to the
individual Income tax feature Of the bill
If persisted in, will odd stil further to
tho possibility Of It's defeat 1t Is Ike
". however, that Mr.. Cleveland, nc.
ceptng this act OF the Democratic mem
bers Of tho committee as representative
Of the party feeling, win now make no
effort to defeat the measure. and lie adop
ton in the house IA reasonably sure.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-07
FIRED BY MISTAKE.

By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 6.--Thc navy de-
partmnt received the following cable
gram today;
'San Domingo Jan 5.-To the Secre-
tary Of the Navy-.lhe insurrection has
been put down at Azne San Domingo
Everything Is quiet. The United States
interest is not endangered The United
States schooner was fred upon owing
to mistake. Two men were wounded
Particulars have been sent by mail. VIII
proceed for coal to st. Thomas. VIII
return very soon. (Slgnel)
HEY ERMAN."
Heyerman is commander OF the United
States steamship Kearsarge The story of
the capture of the American schooner
Henry. Crosby, which boat was fired
upon by soldiers In San Domingo. was
published several days ago, The mes
sage to the navy department indicates
that the firing was the result of mis-
take, AZ the same time two lives were
sacrificed, and II remains TO he settled
what reparati0n is TO be demanded after
the particulars in the case have been
received.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-07
TREAsURY sHonrAaE.

by Associated Press.
Washington, Jan 0.-Secretary Car
Isle is watching the dwiudling available
cash balance in the treasury and Is Civ
ing 1t much careful consideration. 1t is
said that by personal talks with mem
bers OF the ways and means committee
OF the house aud the finance committee
of the senute. he Ia arranging report
TO ll1cc forcibly before them his views,
showing the necessity for some prpmp
action looking to the relief of the treas
ury.
The great falling OF IN the gold reserve
is particularly source Of concern. The
payment of S522i,l03 in interest this
month. a good portion of which went to
New York. has played sad havoc with
the gold reserve, which today is S75.l11,.
1911, a reduction of S5.T0S.G00 since the
beginning of the month The treasury
departments figures place the net avail.
able cash today at 500. 39T.O03. as com.
pared with S00,3T5,555 at the beginning
Of the month. or the former amounte
S526.l2j is net currency in which, how
ever is Included charges already paid
and settled.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-07
A GRAND CRUISER.


san Frmclseo, Jan. 6.-Iudement
PASSED 'pon ihe speed and motive power
~ me cruisers Olympia and Calculation
III the jrial run IN the Santa Barabaro
mnnel, has illuminated IN a vcriirt of
l.Osb knots per hour. which will eiye
pmmium of $l0QOOO 20 the builders
The report of the trial board & com.
Ertc, with the exception of he injg.
meat on The. gear and furnishing. In
every point Of he machinery. Inc specj
horse power and coal consumption. the
l,,ttlNs ana spe.elncaiions haye been beaten.
lhe moan displacement during the RIM
amounted ~ 800 tons, while only 50I
wore called for by the contract mo
'rt'sHre test was exceeded hY over *
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-07
ANorHER CnrGHLM WITNESS

BY Associated Press
Chicago, H.. Jan 0.--Yet another new
witpcss has been found who will testify
in the Coughln case His name is John
Moor of Sheboygan 1t was learned this
afternoon that Neor was present IN Re
wells furniture store Mt thu tine
j. y, immonds bought the furri.
ture used To At M the Carl
son cottage. and II will be in
reference to this transaction that Neor
other now witnesses. Mrs. Horton and
Frank Barden. Ncor Is said to h, some
thing Of an unwilling witness. He i en-
gagged in the furniture business al Sh,.
boygan. but. having been summoned as Il
witness, he will, lust as others have done.
aid the state with all the information h,
possesses.