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OLD=TIME ACTORS.
ReCollections of Adams,
Edwards, Mccullough.
ON AND OFF THE STAGE.
Visit to Observation-Disclosures
as an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IOugh's Early Ambition.
Nothing now is left
Rut q m aiasfin m q m Org

LON6FELLOW-"Three Friends OF Mfne.h
A photograph OF old-time friends is
always suggestive, and the mind is swiftly
filed with "reminiscences while gazing on
il. l picked up such one the other day.
1t was counterfeit presentment-repro.
duced here of three well-remem bered
actors. who in their lives and time-they
were contemporaneous-ha the approval
of all lovers of the stage for histrionic
ability, and in private life were respected
for their manly and courteous bearing.
Mccullough and Edwards were. by longer
residence, more closely Identified with San
francisco than Edwin Adams, but in this
excellent actors case the axiom that art is
as wide as the world and appreciated
and rewarded everywhere was never
more clearly exempllfied. as will be seen
by one of the passages of his life given
below. California, during his short stays
in San Francisco, wed with New York and
other States east of the mountains 10
ample recognition of his talent
did not know Mr.. Adams in his East
ern experience. My acquaintance with
him began on this coast and became closer
during his professional trip 10 Australia in
1875. l happened, when on a business
visit, to meet him in that quarter of the
world. He had taken the trip under an
engagement with Sam Lazar. engineered
by James Allison, who afterward died in
this city and now lies buried in Laurel
Hill. LaZar died insane. The trip proved
disastrous. Adams was a victim of decep-
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1t was in the space devoted to Hum
buldt County, her exhibit Of cuTiOs partic-
ularly, thata couple of ladies stood chat
ting and laughing. One of them was a
bright. faced, youthful matron, while the
other. was some years younger, a brilliant
girl whcse dark eyes sparkled WIKI mirth
as they rcved 10 and fro over the numerous
objects with which tie space was crowded.
Both seemed particularly interested in the
Indian memen toes. and tie younger espe-
.eialiy. was seemingly determined TO see
and understand about anything which had
any bearing upon the Indian. his customs
and habits. Finally they passed on.
N wonder they eviuced an in crest in
the Indian exhibit. Those two ladies' are
sisters, daughters Of one Of the pioneers
who settled in Humboldt County. The
indians up there ere if not So savage as
some other tribes, savage enough, and,
worse. still, they were more ITeacheTous
than any other tribe in California.
John DAILY lived in Humboldt for a
number Of years and In that time he
thought lie had made friends with the red
devils ana that they wDuld not harm him,
whatever they might do to the others.
After some years be sent home for his
wife. whom he had married just before
leaving The East She came out and they
settled down in a pretty little spot some
miles from where is now located the city
Of Eureka. They were long way from
neighbOrs, but they CARED little for that,
so long as they were together. and when
little Mary, the oldest OF The Two ladies'
who was so interested in the Indian eX-
hlbit, was born, they were sure that the
world held no happier couple than they,
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most any composition all the requisites
for one Of his pictures are present.
Luigi LOir revels in color and movement
aud strong bright contrast of light and
shade. The deep blue sky. tecked with
light white clouds, or with curling wreatns
of steam and smoke crossing its surface
ike a fantastic procession. is a motif that
be would never leave until he had fas-
tened it on canvas. There are many such
scenes at the Midwinter Fair. but not all
Of them have the many requisites in the
scene mentioned near the fountain.
Most people that go TO the fair have seen
the view, but comparatively few have
thought it worth more than a glance. Yet
f Loir put it on canvas they would rave
over its beauties, The great painter
would get all there is to get that is worthy
IF being put into picture. He would get
the sky. so deep and transparent, flooded
with sunlight. Then he would see the beau
tiful French renaissance building in the dis
lance, its white walls in strong relief. He
would paint the building so that it looked
like the original. and yet not a single de-
tail Of the carving would be worked out.
That is not what makes the picture. 1t is
he strong mass of light against the sky.
Behind tbs building tall pine trees WITH
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not look like his style, and in fact would
most likely not possess the least pietur-
esqueness.
If it were possible to bring the i'm
mortal CerOt back to earth and to the Mid
winter Fair for the purpose of having him
put some "bit" of it on canvas the compo-
sltlon likely TO be selected by him would
be one most reople scarcely notice. And
indeed IN ordinary daylight there would be
nothing interesting in 1t. Only one of the
Jinricksha-houses at the base of a clump
OF eucalyptus trees. The trees are dark
and scraggly-looking and The house is of
implanted light yellow boards.
But Corot would not go out in broad
daylight. he would 20 just as a gray
streak began to appear In the east and
morning mists were hanging in the air.
Then the scraggey trees would become
soit masses against the cool, gray sky.
and the little houses roof would be wet
with fog and glisten in the light of breaking
day. The road would also be wet and reflect
trees and house like lake. COrot would
paint just what he saw, and people would
rave ever its delicate beauty and fidelity 20
nature. Within an hour the spot would
not be recognized. But it exists, and
most beautiful spot it is if seen at the time
mentioned.
On every square yard of the fair grounds
can be found some little view that would
please some great artist. Turn back to
the Horticultural building and there are
dozens OF small houses built among the
trees; just the kind that would please the
great landscape painter Pelouse, He
would Teyel for weeks painting them. pos
sbly showing little glimpses Of the ocean.
lying far away. through breaks between
the trunks.
The artist who would find his most in
centiye to WORK would be Luigi Loir. On
every side there is some composition and
effect that he would enthuse over. But
his best work is done in the delineation of
bright sunlight, and there is a view lock-
ing east across the plaza from the fountain
that he could not resist painting. In al
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WOULD BE HIS SISTER.
She Told Him So and He Took Adj
vantage of Her Offer.

The average summer girl, who has no
scruples in keeping half a dozen admirers
on string at a time, says the Richmond
Times. has many strange peculiarities.
Conspicuous among them is her propensity
for putting off fellow mcnth after month,
until the thing gets mOnotonous. She hates
to see him go, somehow. though she knows
from the beginning she's not willing to go
with him. A young man of Richmond a
few days ago proved himself the victor
In a rather unpleasant feature of the pro-
gramme.
For some time he had been screwing up
his courage to spring the ALI Important
question. He thought he could see the
way perfectly clear, for his Venus had
been especially nice TO him since the Len
ten season. Gne evening he worked him.
self up to the point and de termined to have
some kind of an answer. The usual
amount of eloquence having been eX-
hausted, the romantic young man was in
the act of apprOpriating one of the maid
ems lily white hands for quiet, harmless
little game of palmistry.
"No. no." said the blue-syed girl. shrink
ing slightly from her admirer. Then she
assumed motherly kind of attitude, as
though to give wandering boy bit of ad-
vice, and said:
"Now. George, you know / am devoted
W " y
friend"
81 don't like friends" broke in theyoung
man.
"You don't?"
mo; they're too expensive"
"rhen j want it understood that here
after Pm your sister"
agreed" said George, and they sealed
the contract with cordial grasp of the
hand.
The next morning the young lady re-
ceived bulky looking package. The ad-
dress was in Georges handwriting. "Bless
his dear heart" she said. opening the
bundle. To her great surprise the usual
box If roses was this time substituted by
different article. Half a dozen pairs of
black socks. each with little hole in the
toe or heel, as il by way of ventilation.
caused the girl to open her eyes in ''holy
horror" Enclosed in the bundle was the
following n0te:
My Very Dear Sister: Won't you darn these
Indispensable articles for me? Am in no hurry
for them, take your time. Affectionately.
your brother, GEORGE.
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with his presence.
One of the most artistic effects TO be
observed in this artistic place can be seen
just little before SHUTDOWN, and it really
seems like a picture by the immortal
painter. II the day has been fine the sky
will be a flood OF brilliant colors-red.
green. blue and purpie-agaiust which the
quaint buildings. Illuminated by the light
OF the declining sun. will stand out with
startling brilliancy. The minaret or the
mo que will pierce the sky like shaft of
painted aIabaster. Let the shadows grow
little longer and the whole foreground
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and tried 10 ran forward with both childr en-
pressed to her bosom, but In vain. Her
strength was gone. She could not carry
even Jessie longer. how then could she
hope to save both? DesDajring she fell 10
the ground. II she could not save them
she: could die with them. and she clasped
them in her arms and waited for the COM
ing of the foe.
As she lay, hall dazed by the horror of
her position, she TemeIn bered many, many
trivial Things. which seemed strange
. thoughts to come to q woman waiting for
the coming of death or worse. She re-
memDered day far back in her childhood
when she with her brothers had hunted
game back in their happy home She re-
mem beTed in DarticularhoW they had come
upon a nest OF young birds scarce able TO
run. but the mother: had Guttered and
:futteTed around them til she had at
tracted their attention from her nest
ings for moment. Then she had risen
Oh strong wings and had flown far. far
aWaY, leaving the deceived children to
turn to the little birds, as they had lost the
mother. But where were the little ones?
She spTang up and her eyes searched
rapidly around for a shelter. A bush
which grew close down to the ground was
beside the path in. which she stood. With.
a wild prayer to God for her children she
ran to the place and pushing the branches
carefully back she laid the weary babe
close beside The little trunk of the bnsh.
Then putting Mary beside her she charged
her not to move, not, to make a sound OF
the bad Indians would kill her as they had
George, ...'-.
1t was all she could do for them. If she
tried to carry them further 1t was but a lit
tie delay in their certain fate. If she re-
NAMED with them all three would perish,
but by leaving them she hoped that they
might escape. For herself she had little
hope, but for her children she was deter
mined to make last desperate attempt to
reach the bay.
One long, clinging kiss pressed upon
each little face, and she carefully placed
the branches back as they were before
and etfaced so far as possible all signs OF
disturbance around the bush. Then she.
started again on her weary run toward
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dark foliage act as keynote to the whole
composition.
Loir would then see the people. Not as
a number Of figures posing in different
positions, but moving mass of life and
color. All the colors of the rainbow and
all the tlnts of science would be so placed
in their proper value as TO produce a strong,
realistic and pleasing effect.
For the foreground Loir would put in
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LIGHT AND SHADE.
Artistic Effects at the
Fair.
LOVELY BITS OF COLOR.
Many Charming Views Suggestive
of the Work of Great
Painters.

TIE Worlds Fair at Chicago was IN
doubtedly the greatest architectural
achievement of man, but the Midwinter
Fair is hundred times more picturesque.
The Worlds Fair was full of magnificent
buildings. with beautiful facades and glis-
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Enormous quantities of United States
beef, says the London Daily News, are now
in the London markets and in the shops
of the retail butchers. The prices at which
wholesale dealers purchased it was very
low, owing to the heavy supplies. A dull
sale for English and Scotch beef was q
natural consequence.
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The King of Portugal could sell the jew
els in his crown for So, 500,0 600 in case of
royal financial strlngency,
The morning call., 1894-09-12
PAID TO THE POLICE.
Green-GOodS Men Were Free OF
Brides.
They Wanted Protection and Knew
Where to 60 to Get the
Right Sort.

NEW YORK, Sept 1.-THE Lexow COM
mittee to-day elici;ed testimony TO show
that the police had protected greeu-goods
men and had shared in the profits. VII
liam Applegate, the cOnfidential man of
Jimmy McNally. dealer in green goods,
testified that there was no green goods in
Harlem until Captain Meakin was trans
ferred 10 that precin t. When one of the
places was to he rsided Meakin notified the
proprietor and all evidence was removed.
When victim complained to the police
the latter would give the green goods men
the tip and the complainant woul be run
out of town for attempting TO pass couD-
terfeit money, while the olice and the
greeu-goods men distributed the spoils
ADplegate said McNaly paid Meakiu as
high as $3.50 month for protection.
Applegate iden ntifipd Patrolman McArdle
as a man TO whom $50 week was paid for
protection. He also said he had paid Cap
tain Price $1e0. saying, "This is from
Jimmy" TO wbich the Captain replied,
"Oh. know him.
Applegate said McNaly had 'fxed" the
detectives at the Jersey City Railroad
depots so his steerers could bring lheir
guys" all right when they were working
in New York. In Bridgeport Applegat4
said McNally was known as j. p. Morris.
I'VE were pretty we'll protected in
jersey" explained the witness. The VII
ness claimed that he paid 500 to Capt in
Price on behalf of McNally Captain
Price put the money in his pocket and
said. "Tell Jimmy l will see him to-mor-
row." A little breeze was creaIed in the
courtroom when the witness testified that
he was offered 500 t. go over to New Jer-
sey and not testify before the committee.
Other witnesses we're: Alexander J.
Howell, a member Of the Fifth-avenue
Presbyterian Church, engaged in the har-
bor TRANSPORTATION business, who told a
friend that he once paid $500 blood money
to Captain Williams, and admitted on the
stand that he told a falsehood when he
made the claim; James Fl. Perkins of
Brooklyn, a partner of Howell. who gave
a detailed statement of a $500 check
offered to Captain Williams, and of the in
dignant protests of that officer, who said
he would do business only on cash basis.
The morning call., 1894-09-12
EASTERN BASEBALL.
New York and Cleveland Broke Even
on the Games PLAYED.

CLEVELAND, Sept II. = New York and
Cleveland broke even on the TWO games played
here to-day. The first game was won by the
home team by superior work at the bat, Me kin
b~tDg Knocked our OF the box in the third in
ming. Score: Clevelands IS, base hits II. er-
rors 2. New Yorks 8. b Sc hits .. errors 3.
Batteres-Zmmer and Young; Farrell. VII.
son, Meekin and German. Umpire-Betts.
Meekin pitched the second game and proved
a puzzle. The game was called in the eighth
Inning on account of darkness. Score: Cleve-
lands l. bas hits 4. errors 3. New YOrks 8,
base hits ID, errors 5. BatterieS-Cuppy, Far
rell and O'Connor; Meekin and Farrell. Um-
pire-Betts.
PJTTSBURG, Sept 11.-Pittsburg and Phila-
delphia played two games, PtIsburg winning
both. The hrSt game was won by brilliant
helding and the second by tim y batting
Score: Pitsburgs g. base hits IL, errors 5.
PhladelphiaS Z. base hits II, errors s. Bat
Iertes - COlclOugh and Sugden, Taylor and
Grady. Umpire-McQuald.
Second: PIttsburgs g. base hits l, errors L.
Philadelphias 8, base hits IA errors 8. Bat
teries-Ehret and Sngden; TAYLOR, Johnston
and Clements. Umpire-McQhaid.
CHICAGO, Sept. 11-As parting shot Of the
season the colts administered a severe drub-
biug TO the Champions to-day. Hutchinson was
at his best and kept the visitors guessing while
Staley proved a picnic for the locals. Score:
Chicagos IL, base hits 20, errors f. Bostons 2
base hits 6. errors 3. Batteries-Hutchlnson
and Schrlever, Staley and Camel. Umpire
Lynch.
The morning call., 1894-09-12
IDEAL RACING DAY.
The Great Stallion Stake Won by
the Pilot Medium Colt,

TERRE HAUTE, Sept. lit was an
ideal racing day for the opening of the
Terre Haute Trotiing Association meet
| Ing. The track was heavy when the
Clark's Horse Review representative stall
lion race valued at S21, SIS was called. But
it became faster altar every heat and in
the 2:10 rot Azote knocked III seconds
off her record. and Nightingale went the
best mile of her life. TIE great Pilot
Medium colt was hot favorite in the
Horse Review stake, but In the second
heat he made two bad skips and was set
back 20 ninth for it. After that there was
nothing in the field to give him any argu-
ment. Azote was strong favorlte in the
2:10 trot and although she lost the first
heat by one of Geers' masterful drives with
Nightingale right at the wire, she had
things her own way thereafter. There
was poor field in the 2:13 trot and the
favorit Nightmare. could do no better
than ihird money. In the 2:11 pace the
erratic Rowdy Joe, after being almost dis
tanced IN the first heat, paced around his
field in 10 in the third heat the race be-
ing carried over. Alix goes tomorrow to
lower the Nancy Hanks mark, and Car
Donate to beat Directly's pacing record of
2:10H. Carbonate dio an eighth to-day In
AK seconds.
CIark's Horse Review Stations Representa-
tive stake. valued at S21 ,575, Il P won the
second. third aud fourth heats and race and
Cut Glass wOD The first heat. Queen Allah,
NOrvin G, Axinita, Baron DiiIon, Ruprecht
Fuurty and Billy Parks also started Bouber
aud Silurian were distanced. Time, 2:17-
2:1414 4-2:13A-2:I4
2;2S troi, purse $1,000. Bnly Bolton won the
first second aud fifth beats and race, Anthela
vFnn fha
third. KniGhimare, Black Raven, BOrneO, Sill
verdale and Barada al-o started. Time, 2:1S-
2:1634 4-2:18-2:19A-2:1
2:1O trOi, purse $500, Azote won the Sec
ond, third and fourth heats ana race, and
Nightingale won the first heat. Phoebe Wilkes
Magnolia aud Baliona also started. Time
2:12-2 A-2:09A-2:1014
Stake. $500. unfinished, 2:I1 pace Kissels
Dallas won The first heat. Rowdy Joe won the
third and Rocker the second. Kitty b also
started. Time, 2:1115-2:l61s-2:12
The morning call., 1894-09-12
DOMINO ON TOP.
Romped Home an Easy
Winner.
STONENELL WAS NOT IN 1T.
There Was Never Any Doubt
of the Result.
STONENELL WAS NOT IN 1T.
BANQUET HELPED THE TALENT.
Was an Odds on FavOrite and Justi-
fled the Confidence of His
Backers.

NEW YORK, Sept 11.-There was an ex-
cellent attendance at Gravesend to-day,
the chief attraction being the running of
Domino in the Culvers stakes at six fur
longs with StOnenell. There was little
doubt Of the result, as Domino never
luOked like anything but a winner, and got
the first place at the END without raising
anything more than a common gallop
Banquet was an odds-on choice in the
third race and his victory was an easy one.
In the Sea Breeze stakes Figaro was an
odds-on faynrite. Bergen took him back
to fourth place, Prig making all the run
ming, with Ganee rating beside Figaro
and Ryderabad trailing behind the bunch.
When the stretch was reached Bergen
rode Figaro into a pocket. while Gailee
and Hyderabad came upon the outside un-
der the lash. Galilee lasted longest and
won at the end. with the others far out
OF il.
Five furlongs, Flush won. Canterbury second
Report third. Time. 1:04
rive furlongs, Ph9bus won, KennetL second,
CollDl hlrd. Time, ;O3A
One and an eighth miles. Banquet won, Sar.
ag0ssa second, Yo Tambien third. Time.
SIX furlongs, Domino won. StoneneIl second
LiSsak third. Time, 1884.
one and sixteenth miles. Galilee won. Hy.
detabad second, Prig third. Time, :4Ss4
FIVE and half furlongs. COnnoisseur won,
flylng Dutchman second Golden Rod third.
lime, l 10.
Six furlOngs, By JOve won, Plenty second
Leonawell third. Time, :164.
SIX fuIlongs. Little Billy won. Ad. Ibert Sec
ond' Miss Dixie third Time, 1:15A.
A number OF horses in training belong
ing to F. r. aud j. P. Keene. j. B. Hag-
gin. Matt Allen and Gilpen and Taylor
were sold today before the races. Those
that brought more than $500 were as fol-
lows: Beeswing, b. c.. 4. by st. Slmon-
Bee Bird, C.. Cole, $500; Bassetlaw, b. c.,
q, by ST. SimOn-Marquis, j. B. Haggiu,
$500; Golden Dawn. ch. C., 4, Bendeer-
Rosimon, j. B. Haggin. $500; Appren-
tice, Gu. c., 2, by Fellowcraft out of Dix
eta, j. 3, White 500
The morning call., 1894-09-12
FINISHED IN THE DARK.
Very Few People Saw the Last of
the Windsor Races.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 1.-THE post
poned events of the Windsor races were
completed at dark this evening. There
was light attendance and but Indifferent
interest in the pools. Bets were declared
off in the third heat of the 2:30 trot, as it
was claimed that Marie NJ was not driven
to win. The 235 trot, tho last event,
seemed everybody's race after the third
heat. but BTownley, owner of Mamie B.
would not consent to a division of the
money, so another heat was gone 10 the
twilight as decider OF the race. Satin
Wilkes took it. Black Harry being set
back for running.
2:30 trottlug. purse $500, Marie NJ won the
first, second and fourth heats. Time. 2:22A -
2:20-2:25 Louis Owosso won the third In
2:25. General Sprague, Reno, McGregor,
Flat, Bonnie Doom, Prince A and Calliopsis
also started
2:2S trolting or pacing. purse $500, Bitle
Fred won 10 stI aigbt heats. Time, 2:25-
2:23A-2:25A. Logan X, Jim COrbett, Letia
ana Little Jay also started.
2:35 trotting, purse $500, Satin Wilkes won
the first and fourth heats and race. Time,
2:33 31a-2:3112. Dan won the second heat
in 2:3914 Black Harry won the third heat in
2:30s4. Mamie B also started.