The San Francisco call., 1896-08-28
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Thomas r. Bard, the conspicuous republican
OF the lower coast, whose home has been for
many years in Ventura County, says the center
of the petroleum oil district is gradually
moving west from Los Angeles. MT. baru,
who was at the Occidental yesterday, stated
that the product of the Santa Paula wells, IN
which he is heavily interested, Is from ooo 70
700 barrels day.
This is keeping up with the usual amount,
and rather going beyond it. Mr.. Bard thinks
the oil output is destined 10 increase materi-
ally at Santa Paula
''The product of Los Angeles has been about
2Ooo barrels day, as is given by the owners
there, but it is falling off q little now," said
he- 'The Santa Paula district is proving very
rich in oil.u
Mr.. Bard, who resides at Hueneme, is the
heavy owner in the Hueneme Bank. he Is
one OF the best known and wealthiest men IN
that part OF California.
GAS to politics in Ventura" said he, sit is
getting very lively there. There are some Tree
silver men, but think that before November
they Will take second thought ana vote LOT tar.
mckinley and protection"
Mr.. Bard came up to attend the meeting OF
the Republican State Central Committee. de
Will remain for a few days.
In New York when the English version of
Madame Sans Gene was produced there was
much complaint over the translation. A lynx
eyed critic discovered that the translator had
used expressions that were not possible In the
days OF the Emperor, This up-to-date Column
bus did not stop to think that there were per-
maps slang expressions in the original Sardou
book that were not in the dietion ary OF slang
at the time Napoleon lived. The idea OF the
author Of madame Sans Gene" was to convey
the notion that Catherine Hubscher, washer
woman in Rue Sainte Anne, was don't-care
sort OF person. In order to do this it was nee
essary for her to carry the same idea to her
audience both by manner and speech. The
surest way to do 1T was through the use OF
slang-the nearer the peoples mind the better.
Sardou or the New York translator might have
used Sanscrit for all the good they could have
gotten from the version that would have pre-
sented no street talk. The slang is OF necessity
that of the period, or the whole idea OF the
piece is lost.
An example of the situation presented is best
explained in this way: Catherine Hubscher,
wasnerwoman in Paris. is raised to duchy
through the promotion of her husband, who
was only Sergeant Lefebvre when she married
him. She carries into the court OF the Emperor
all the pecularities of manner and speech that
had earned her title in the Rue Sainte Anne of
Madame Sans Gene.
She has dispute with the sisters OF the En-
pofor, duu III momenb mas lOIgottcu Ill sut
has learned of court etiquette. After she de-
clares that as viyandiere in the army of
France she did more to entitle her to her posi-
tion than her offending superiors ever did to
secure theirs she exclaimed:
"And you can put that in your pipe and
smoke itp'
Why not? What could she have said in Eng
lish that would have conveyed the idea as
well The moment Nine. Sans Gene lapses
then does she become stale and unpro fitable
parsonage. Earlier than this in the play
her husband, Marshal Lefebvre, tells her that
the Emperor has been displeased with her
court manners, and that he proposes to di-
yorce the two and pick new wife for his mar
sha,. Mme Sans Gene, like the real woman
she is, wants to know all about it.
81 won't tell you her name," says Lefebvre.
"You would play a trick on her."
"oh, no, won't" returned Nine. Sans Gene.
81 won't do a thing to her."
This speaks well for the skill OF the translator.
He knew all of the latest subtleties OF the Eng
lish language well enough to apply them to
the best advantage