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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09

the pivotal part and the rest, while all worthy q
it and in harmony with it, have been subordinate
10 IT, In the performance of 1850 the first impress
SION which Mailer produced when he came upon the
stage was that there was something Indifferent In
his manner and something stern and unsympaheto
in his face AS the play went on the indifference
was seen to be passive patience. The active part
OF the life OF the Christ is all but done when thu
play opens Mailer represented Him as one whe
had little to do, but much more 10 suffer. az
one who waited calmly and silently for the fulfil.
ment OF His destiny and the end Of pain and sor.
row. All thought that there could be anything
stern or unsympathetic about the man vanished
when he spoke There was nothing about him more
winning than his voice. II not that his delivery
OF long speeches so fine from an elocutonay
point Of view. II the way in which ne spoke,
whether he had much little to say, the tender
ness OF the tones. the earnestness and sympathy
OF the utterance that expressed. more than any,
thing in his look his action the depth and the
purity and the sweetness Of the character he vas
playing
There is place too small, II there are three
people in it, for ambition TO enter. Even in ooer'
ammergau there Is rivalry. Sometimes two or
more persons want to play the same part in the
Passion Play and only one Of them can be chosen
Then the others, being OF human mould, are sone'
times jealous. And SO 1t has been said that Joseph
Maier is one of clique that controls the Passion
Play and assaults his character have been
made which would be in bad taste even II they
were true. No who has seen him play his part
in the play will readily believe anything against
him. and Canon Farrar. who stayed at his house
on his visit 10 Oberammergau. writes in the highest
terms OF his personal character and repels every
instnuation against him with warmth and yigor AT
any rate the man is modest He Is greatly an
noyed it is said. by curiosity-see kers. and while
the series OF performances Is going on ana t.s
town is full OF visitors he never SHOWS h'nse"
outside his own house and the theatre.
Il Ia the custom OF the OOcranmerSau payers y
make the characters which tney are 10 play parts 0.
themselves. by long study and attention 70 every
detail OF manner and appearance. In orirr thas
they may grow into the Characters AZ Il were lhey
are for them two or three years IN aiVahJe.
1t was thought while the play was gong on IN ,ns
summer of 1890 that the successor OF Mailer as w
Christ would probably be Pete RenGi. he men
appeared as ST John His chief qualification roy
the part was his beautiful face Physically ne was
a model for 81. John His acting. thoug4 aieludss
10 the small part which he played was not cy h,
spicuously fine. He clearly trying TO 90 ms
best. and he was young. He was then about TWEEN.
ty and he will therefore be Of the rgnt age 70 pay
the Christ in 1900. II he Is chosen Tor the laI
there is no doubt that he Will give II diisent sti!y
and serious effort. But he VIII nave hati tasA
satisfy those who have seen Joseph Mdiet'
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LiINDERLD AIR.
WASHED. DRIED AND HEATED AND 50 MADE
FIT TO BREATHE.
PROM Tho ch.caso Tlmcs-Hcrali

From The Chicago Times ii'ral..
Air .h,t has boon thoroughly laun lcrei f. good
.,,'-h f',r l-.,,hfr pufpo... lust tho same as II
3D.. D.. v.-. ,.. -irDl. iu-t.ctnrs
I, i4 readily as good AS u hroush, from tho
mountain. or SOME s.asl To- snrt an the opinion OF
't.,,- .p., hundred ..heil0f rlrls cmpov.d by the
,.l..,h,,. e.ut,tuy
T.. ',. ,,..l,tr~4 tho system which has been re-
,,,.,f, ,,,-...'.,l hv Y Ahbotf ch 81 engineer
80 ,f ,f,a,.. ,.-.,,.,f,v rl..rnbll,l nothln- m r.
ci...f. - IN +, Ian, nv ri. air h.cathel hv the
lttt. army ~ young women ou the tip door ~ n"
building is irst WASHED. then dried. fl'n heated or
r.. i.l as fr. o,-, demands and finally. 20 carry
,..t .n. ...,.nsrf-nu a. g., rr.ssel
.rt. ss.i... removes "A wa-Orioal of SCOT AMI
dl-f ari ..D.~c germs the mere SIGHT of which
b.. ,cllrh t1 arouse wonder ir the average mans
rifr.l hnX D.. l.vf~ in the climate OF Chicago.
1,f. .i-,.rr removes every trace of moisture he
t,t.r- ,~ cooling lru.s th,. air I'd fisf the right
.,.....r.,,.r. and III. ciuprosslon follows as "A
r.tifu consequence Of The Introduction of several
fb.u-Irl cubic feet % air every minute into "A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
THE JOKE is on HIMSELF.
From The WashInston Times.


one member of the House Is I'm a regular stew
just now. He II telling the story on himself.
II was slightly surprised few days 10 re-
ccvc letter from constituent. as follows:
- Dear judge: Tim Doolcy says that the Govern
ment gives away fish TO those who apply. don I
know If this Is not; but If so Win you would
send mo some. The only kind We get here are In
half pound packag IS. called b1nclcss cod. And they
account and then they make you thirsty
II they give away any hsh-hooks wish you would
send some for the Major. Ransom Brown
Judge Kaufman ana | have planned 10 llsning
the weather opens up. You know they
all worked well for you last time?
For the sake Of the joke dropped into a sport
Inc goods store and bought tin box of hooks for
81 80 sent IL to my friend with Il note saying that
very glad that had some hsh-hooks still left
from my quota, though there had been great de-
mand for them and the horse book. The supply of
fish had run ont. and the President had been 50
occupied with bonds and had Congress on his hands
long that our supply was exhausted. | regretted
also that the ducks have been wild or could may
be have got some. but last trip Grover only got
thirteen and he needed most OF those himself.
The result was fourteen requests for fish hooks
within week. and they are still coming. 1t Is no
use saying that Uncle Sam does not handle fish,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
Reliant MINERS.
OPERATIONS OF THE TERMIrEs ~ ARIzoNl
DESCRIBED

DESCRIBED.
From The San Francisco Examiner
IT'S as monotonous as herdn g sheep, and that's
saying good deal However. | sold out at a
proht OF 100 cent. and I'm going to devote the
future TO some other occupation. ,,.,-.,..
That is how j. W. Blundon, formerly OF WlnsIo",
A. T. summed up his experience as the owner OF
Il OF reliant colonies, and the utilization OF me
little fellows jewel miners In the petrlncd region
Mr. Blundon is a carpenter and builder by occupa-
ton Like many Others ne was attracted 10 AT
iona in the DAYS Of the Tombstone excitement.
The decline Of mnins aa 4han Ss Usual cang
but let him tell the story Of the ants:
The termte miners are vicious little RED fclloWs'
ranging from one-half to hve-eghths Of an inch IN
length, with body of corresponding inlcKi.,es
af1er i reached winsow a colony means an IN
certain number OF ants. They swarm ana I'VE IN
factions, and subject TO the most STRINGENT
rules When you buy colony you may gct a
thousand or billion ants; II all depends on the dis
position OF the termite ruler.
Il went in with fellow, and we bought sixty colo.
MES from man that ilved ABOUT t"cn,y 'teS Vu'
.Y3u have 10 take a water-cart and wear high
rubber boots. Then you must have good, broad
coIonv SCOOP up the ants with the wooden shovel,
dump them in the carts ana then you start ior
When YOU reach the place where the ants are to
work YOU take your shove.s and dump them out
without ceremony. The ants begin to burrow AT
once. First they strike the fine hot sand Of The
desert This the ants deposit in ring which Is re-
markable for its symmetry. Then comes NE oars
gravel and 1t t. deposited in a circle outside the
sand Meanwhile the ants are going DOWNWARD II
search Of food and water.
when the gravel and coarse sand layers are APP
paren,,y complete, begin to look out FOR jewels
Suddenly a cardin al-huec termite miner VIII come
up with something in his claws. He Will pass
beyond the sand and gravel layers and start new
strata on the edge. This fellow Will be fol-
lowed by his thousand more mates. ana when
the sun goes down they will have made a new home
besides doing duty for their owners.
'''The outer edge of the ant heap IL devoted &c
nrscious stones The hills exceed fftaer
inches in height but the depth OF the burrowins Is
Something that man can measure.
'''rhe ants have 10 be fed when they are ira ~
,.orfed We had to feed them young grass OF
ANYTHING that not cured.
';VVhen It's all over you will have cleared NJ
about 80 a day, providing you can sell your rough
gems IN San Francisco or 81 LOUIS
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q looked up in surprlse). "Milly told me; and
have made certain inquiries Of my own and
have something to tell you The late Alexander
Stephen Wiburn was a very old and intimate
friend Of mine and had long ago set his heart
upon Milly's marrying Charley" fHere jumped
UP eXcitedly. but he waved his hand 10 me as d
sign 10 be quet) But he was determined mat
if il came about at ell ii should be spontaneous
and not through any cOmpulsion or unworthy
motive But in that will you heard read tiie o'hei
dav there was something YOU did not heai-i'
was mixed up in another matter; Dut IL comes u
this that II Njlv married his nephew, ne ana
she were to have a certain sum between titl, ~
commence housekeeping with. nave consulted
Mr. Parchly upon this matter anu ne d. IT,
With mo that as 'Charley's name is not eX-
pressly mentioned, and he would rot take the
trouble to come down himself even TO me iulcraI
Of his poor old uncle. who had been SO klhiIH u'S
posed 10 him. if My likes You well enough -
have Won. YOU and she Will be just as much en-
titled t. the sum ret aside as II Master Cnai ~
had married her: and am sure sum i,D' -"
iect to the substitution In the Will the only con,
dition is that Milly shall marry his nepheM di
of course YOU are as much his nephew as Chariey
is. Therefore. leave 1t Win Mily; Sle ba;e
Yes ! say the same. ana You VIII POI" nav
something 10 set UP housekeeping Win. ,,
No need to tell the JOY with which heard thlS
unexpected news. or the heartlh'ss Win "'
thanked the kind-hearted Major
'rll 90 off and tell Milly at once, salu' oo'
had not gone far when he called me back
you don't ask how much you VIII nave "
start housekeeping upon, he sald' . -., o..
What matter. sir. since you thlhK II ei'o"S"'
I answered. ,. ,,o,
I'm; but YOU may as well know You may NOT
think It enough. o,
"Tyrtv thousand pounds" said the Major
And This is what Charley lost and gained 10y
that iourney-Milly (worth more than am anu
$4,000, :. ,,,,.
And row Charley won't speak to me or to my
vife-for Milly and are married. ana ne gay
meanly took advantage OF nm; nut ~" ,,,o a." -
used to say before 1t Is all MS i"cN All" w
fTho
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but the Italian was unable to explain lust Wnat
document was written by Jefferson ne sane
aVolirant was asked who makes treaties? re
"a ve on. or two answers at random Dut Wheh we
Suns,ice aei,ei him If ne knew what a treaty was.
h. had To- Acknowledge that he did not Justice
Pryor leaned back in his chair in an ATTITUDE OF re-
ncction which in his consists OF parity c.oS-
ing the eyes and projecting his prominent io"et
iir mill II has firm hold upon the upper one anu
Jebalef with himself L. whether the WlthcSS
should b. admitted to citizenship. lie hhaiiy au-
,.ieed him 10 become better acquainted WIN tne
English language and signed the order admitting
him ~, . ,.o,,,,,.. ,f,ize,s
some of the persons intending to become cltZelhs
ami who are advised by friends familiar WIN tne
courts are delaying in the hope that AZ tu'u ar
,crns If the court they will be able 70 obtain the
,ish,d-for citizen papers after less s.arcnhg
questioning than that To which justice ItSol SUI
,mitted thosc who came before him IN January.
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and his associates had 10 leave their theatre OF
the Passion and serve soldiers. The next sum-
mcr. ISL the series of represen tations was taken
up again the point where 1t had been interrupted
and was carried through the season. Maier played
the leading part I'm II again in 1850. and II was then
that his fame spread all over the world. and
his name became known whenever newspapers and
books were read.
Six years ago Maer did indeed look triiie too
old for the part, but his performance was eX-
quisite. and in the simplicity. the refinement ana
the dignity Of his acting and the sweetness and
gentleness Of his voice he made those who saw him
forget any disappointment that they had felt at
the first sight OF him. When ii was over the spec
tator felt that he had the Christ. and II took
an effort. If he thought such effort worth max
ing to recall his old ideal OF the face. and TO
prove that 1t not the face OF Maier
People 90 to Oberammergau with all sorts of
Views and opinions to the good or the bad taste,
the reverence the rreverence. the propJiety or
the improperly. the right or the wrong OF the
Passion Play. Not in thousand OF them
leaves Oberammergau without being convinced that
the performance Is good and noble and reverent.
In these last thirty years Joseph Maier has done
more than any other to convert those who doubted
to this view. He has not done it ALL for the Pas
sion Play is a consistent whole. and his has been
only one part Of It But It has been the central
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
THE TRADITIONS or THE REl LNGL.


From The 81. James, GaZrtle
The commissioning Of the Revenge ior ne SieV'::
Service Squadron recalls the glorious TRADITIONS =.
the name borne by this immense hatt.e-st1i, -. =.
was the Revenge wherein Sir Francs Drake hoIserdS
his flag when he sailed against the Atm1ra' 49, Sn.
Tonnvson has told us OF the acton fought In ner
by Sir Richard Grenville of the Azores a it.'enss
enabled the Duke OF York 10 win ms Vlc'0'S W..
the name of one Of the ships OF the Inc III 80
gar Bay Revenge, too was IN me epoSH "a -.
ured several French sloops, was under ha"NS :"
Quiberon Bay; and the last important serve
dered in time OF wal by the lmmedia'e ~ M
bariment OF Acre half a century ago Inc ho!ss
oak the wnship OF the line, also comllssio
shared The Dutch victories Of the Revenge uhos.
the Duke OF York and Monk in the days OF 'n'
Great Plague.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
ODESSA ICTBOTND.
The London News,

From The London News
The cefeld which now practically blockades the
mort of Odessa stretches seward tOur correspond,
mi savs) for a distance OF nearly ten miles, and
beyond that there are extensive d nas noe.
ers imprisoned in the ice few miles outside.
The icebreakers. which are owned Dy me susS,hn
assistance OF foreign vessels at odd times are
not capable OF forcing passage through zee NOR e
already a foot and a half thick. If an inshore
breeze the outer ice TO overlap ina. IN rme
On Thursday there were only IS degrees or lrost'
but there is every appearance OF It's increasing.
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SENTENCED TO KISS.
Murtreesboro CTenn) correspondence OF The NASH
,,tlla A,,ar

Nurfreesboro Crenn) correspondence 81 THO Nas"
VILE American.
This morning Recorder Sparks created cohs.ae,,
able amusement At the expense or nes'o .rs
and his wife who were before him on the ena.sss
NJ nuarreIling AMI of making disturbance ~ ,as
public streets. No offence was proved Dut Jg's -
SHARKS with a twinkle in his eye, announces. a
tho deiendants that they would have 10 kiss aha
make up or take A fine OF SO. The ersiwhlles pei pei,
gerent couple looked sheepish AMI tn Sfo"u IN
m A hilarious laugh but when the Judge dSa,.
put on his official aspect and announced 10 tSe%n
that they would have only three minutes II ."" -
10 decide which OF the penalties they woull ~,
cent the couple looked lovingly al each other an.
ended the matter with a loud. prolonged ana "
sounding smack
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song.

Oh the world it is a good place. and wOu'a '"e''
therein -, .h aaWodu
While the primrose comes in April, the daHo"i
in March. , H.. .ha snr,n,
To show a pale green mantle on the tassels OF the
larch.
Oh the world it is a good place, and would never
die , ., = ,ass N Il,
While there's still kiss unsolen from lass 'h''
loves the thief; ,<, .,. ,.ara rone
would 20 into another world to get me some
relief.
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Der vivlly. happily. and almost afiectionately his
wonderful impersona;on. He would never play
the Christ again in any case. He might play some
other part in the drama, but 1t 10 doubtful whether
hoyiuu, been tn, central figure for long, he
would wish to take any subordinate place.
Mater FIRST appeared the Christ in 1870 II IS
the custom In the year when the Passion Play is
given to act 1t on certain days Of each week all
through the summer. In 1870 the series Of per-
formances was interrupted after only three or four
had been given by the Franco-Prussian War. Maer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
THE OBERAM.NERGAU CHRIST
HOW HE HAS DESERVED HIS FAME.
HIS RECENT SERIOUS ACcIDENT-HE WAS NOT Tc
ACT THE PART AGAIN-A POSSIBLE
SUCCESSOR.

Many persons must have felt deep regret fe~
DAYS ago at the news OF the serious accident to
Joseph Mater the Christ Of the Oberammergau
Passion Play He was employed with others in
hauling some heavy timters. when one OF them fell
and crushed his leg badly that 1t had to be ampu-
tated His misfortune Will be the cause OF sorrow,
not because 1t will deprive his admirers OF any
future privilege OF seeing him or his acting. but
because every who saw him as the Christ
learned to admire and respect him. and to remen-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
(Sse shaded lineS.)

hooks as here are the hooks and there Is my letter.
and If | don't send them every last man that re-
fuse will sharpen a knife for me next campaign,
and II / DO | viii go broke Don't fool with the
granger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
THOMAS JEFFERSO.

An Italian who had been here several years but
still not intimately acquainted with the lam
guage. was admitted only after much questioning
He knew something OF George Washington who
fought In the war" and he had heard Of I.afay-
cite. who was with Washington" The Justice
asked him II he knew who Thomas jefferson was
The Italian answered. with air of pleased
tanty. Yes know. He fought. too" Justice
Pryor explained that Mr. jefferson was better
known BY his writings than by his feats OF arms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
WHAT TREASON Is.

Some Of the inquiries are Interesting In view Of
Justice Pryors early history az most violent
States rights advocate and "A Confederate soldier.
He always asks II the applicant knows anything
of Abraham Lincoln. and alludcs to him "A
great and good man" He enlightened one appli-
cant who could not tell as to Abraham Lincoln
famous acts by saying. Lincoln is immortal for
two things. He put down the Rebellion and he
emancipatel the slaves" He asks another april
cant to the meaning OF treason. ana wacn the
answer incorrectly given he said, III you are
about TO become Il citizen, you want 10 know what
treason Is, and not fall into the error that some
people have" In asking about the kind of govern
mcnt under which W. live he often asks. What
does Lincoln say Of t?' and begins the quotation.
"A government by the people" and In many cases
the applicant .s able TO finish the sentence.
The majority of the applicants within the last
two months have been men Of Intelligence. be-
cause IL was known early In the term that Justice
Pryor using extreme care 20 the quaica-
lions OF those who desired 10 become citizens. -
or The denscly ignorant men. such as IN previous
years have been naturaliZcl wlthou, question.
cared TO undergo the trst Of Justice PryOr's cX-
an Engshman and an Italian represented DAY :
work. ono Of the witnesses was asked "Who COM
mands the Army and Navy
He answered. THE secretary Of War" Seeing
by the Judges expression thai that answer in
correct. he guessed. ''The Secretary Of the Navy"
Finding himself still In the wrong he declared that
the Secretary OF state had that duty. Judge Pryor
finally compelled to answer the question him
self.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-12-02
For the Florida Agriculturist.
Frost Protectors-Rosin Burners.

L TOSU 1TOU6CCOTS- -hOSln DuTn6TSs
Will you allow me space in your
valuable paper to answer some of the
many questions that are being asked
me in regard to my rosin burner? 1t
is a receptacle made of paper to hold
pulverized rosin, and is made as
nearly waterproof as I can get it
without adding too much to it's cost.
1t holds about six pounds of rosin,
and will burn from one hour and
half to two hours, and should be
placed in position where needed be-
fore any danger of cold. The rosin
being covered with piece Of thin
board, or anything that will keep it
dry. They should be placed in
groups of three, and when the mer-
curry has reached the danger point,
light one of each three, and when
that burns down light a second, and
so on. This is generally sufficient
for one night, though in extreme
cases more would be required. They
can be placed within three or four
feet of an orange tree, on the wind
ward side, without danger of injury
to the tree, and when in position all
that remains to be done is to light
them when needed, so one man can
keep the fires going for five acres.
If not needed during the winter they
can be taken up in the spring and
set away for the next winter. The
best rosin for the purpose is the low
grade cheap rosin that can be OBJ
tanned from almost any still.
III. B. Stevens.
Citra, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-12-02
Tobacco. --Concluded
Citra, Fla.

There is apparent justification for
the drinking of tea and coffee, for
the moderate use of stimulants by
the feeble and aged, and for the
chewing of cocoa leaves by arduous
toilers with scanty food supply, but
the use of tobacco seems prompted
by vanity alone-the silly anxiety Of
the boy to hurry up and be man.
However, we are not quarreling with
peoples follies just now. The de-
struction of a great industry which
had monopolized our capital, our Ia
Dor and our thoughts has set up an
Interrogation point whose shadow is
dense and wide, and mere sentiment
holds but feeble sway where COM
Portable surplus has dwindled to
pinching deficiency.
Other industries must be develop
ed while awaiting the restoration OF
our orange groves, and tobacco
growing holds out a promise.
In a previous article I made it
clear that tobacco will grow on high