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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-28
RECOLLECTIONS OF
BOOTH.

John Wilkes Booth 1 first met in the
summer of 1858. 1t was in a billiard
room next to Grace church, managed
by Michael Phelan, then the champion
of the cue. We played several games;
he was an expert. Indeed. he excelled
in all athletic sports Like his brother
June" he was a master of fence. L
was struck with his easy movements or
alluring, springy grace The classic
Booth head sat above broad shoulders
and deep chest. Taller than any of the
other Booths, his frame was compact
ly knit and instilled with virile life in
every fiber. He was then engaged to
Matt Canning to go to Montgomery,
Ala. to take his initiation in the great
roles that made his brother famous,
and in which Edwin was now forging
ahead for first place in the dramatic
arena.
did not see him again until the win
ter of 1865. He was then a full-hedged
star in some of his fathers parts, and
had made his mark in the south and
west. But suddenly his voice failed.
He was compelled to remain idle, his
time being passed mainly in Washing
ton. From there he could easily run
over to Belair, the home of the family
in Maryland. He was a great favor1te
in Washington society; his talent as
an actor, beauty of person and engag-
ing manners made him a welcome
guest in any company. The men were
charmed and the women fascinated. 1t
was said that the handsome and witty
daughter of a certain famous senator
was greatly in love with him, and it
was soon rumored that their engage
ment was shortly to be announced,
when Booths terrible crime put an end
to the romantic episode.
The peculiar teaching, or rather lack
of teaching of the head of the Booth
family, and the vagaries of that eX-
traordinary man, found perhaps greater
expression in John Wilkes than in any
other of the children. Raised in this
wild and free way, without the re-
straint of proper parental influence in
the father, and surrounded by the at
mosphere of a so-called chivalry which
then had greater expression in Mary
land than any other southern state, it
is perhaps not SO surprising after all
that young Wilkes became imbued
with the same ideas of our government
that impelled the great spirits of the
south to rebel. AS / have said, he had
access to all circles in the capital The
departments were honeycombed with
southern sympathiZerS. Everything
was ripe for conspiracy. The loss
of his voice made him brood. The
prospect of fame as an actor seemed
TO be passing from him. His brother
Edwin had the field. He must do
something to impress himself upon
mankind and leave name. In Richard
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-28

he had often spoken the lines, THE as
piring youth that fired the Ephesian
dome outlives in fame the Dious fool
that raised it,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-28
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THE SANITARIUM.
The Sacramento Sanitarium-Wha
Is q Sanitarium!- Not Hospital
Its Great Advantages.

A sanitarium is an establishment for
treating the sick-The Sacramento SAN
ttarium or Neagle Medical Institute is a
true sanitarum, where every disease un-
der the sun that the human family is heir
TO, both male and female, are treated and
cured by the very latest and improved
methods
At this sanitarium none but regular
skilled physicians, who have diplomas
from hrstlclass medical colleges, treat the
sick
All medicines. electricity. baths and
trained nurses are furnished to patients
without extra charge.
All consultations and examinations are
Tree and strictly confidential and in no
case is patients name divulged or given
TO the public without their written con-
sent. At this Institute patients can be
cured in less time and with less money
NOW READ WHAT OTHERS SAY:
Ihomas Atwood. who lives at 6l2 TA
had been great sufferer from malaria,
rheumatism, indigestion and constipa-
tion; l was treated by several doctors
OF Sacramento, but continued in spite of
their treatment to be a very sick man.
and was confined TO my bed. / had about
lost hope of ever being well. BY the ad-
treatment of the doctors of the NeagIe
Medical Institute. never before had med
lsl,as ielne TO give me such prompt and rapid
feel that / am well man and am at
my regular work every day,
l have been successfully treated for ca
tarrh, neuralgia rheumatism and malaria
at the NEAGLE MEDICAL INSTITUTE
recommend all who may be afflicted
with any disease 10 go there and be
treated. II MCCARTHY
iIG6 Q street Sacramento.
FOR many years have been a great suf-
derer from indigestion and constipation.
Two months age began treatment at
the Neagle Medical Institute. / never be-
lore had 4 treatment to give me such
rapid relief. I now feel that 1 am a well
man, and with confidence recommend all,
VINO are IN any way sick. to go to that
Institute and be cured.
HUGH J. MORGAN
122S ] street. Sacramento, Cal
NERVOUS DISEASE and NERVOUS
PROSTRAT1ON made a speciality.
Consultation, either at the Institute or
by mail, FREE, and STRICTLY CONFI-
DENTAL.
For further information call in person
or write TO the NEAGLE MEDICAL IN
STITTTE of PHYSICIANS and SUR
GEONS. located permanently at 72415 X
STREET, Sacramento.
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les "a masterpiece" 1t appeals to the
same tastes that is gratified by such
plays as The Prisoner of Zenda" and
Under the Red Robe" The Three
Guardsmen," etc. The period of the
play is rich with historical incident for
pictorial and romantic playwriting,
and opportunities for fine costuming
and rarely fine scenery. Though that
time was a dissolute one, abounding
in license to the nobility for that very
reason it produced examples of the
preux chevalier, men of accomplished
gallantry. 1t Is one of these that Mr.
James personates in Rene de Froisac.
Mr. James carries large amount of
special scenery for his plays, for he is
an enthusiast about mounting his
pieces. So, too, with furniture, and
stage fittings and costumery Mr.. James
company is pronounced first class, and
includes, besides Messrs. Barry John
stone, Frank w. Peters, Collin Kemper
w A. Lincoln, Norman H. Hackett
Gilbert Gardner and Miss Mary
Emerson, Mrs. Laretto Wells and Miss
Aphie Hendricks.
Manager Todd of the Clunie Opera
house has concluded contracts placing
that house in the Orpheum circuit, with
San Francisco and Los Angeles, so that
Sacramento audiences on and after the
first week in December will have the
same attractions here as are presented
at the Orpheum in San Francisco.
Some years ago j. NJ. Navoni, a COM
poser and musician, and formerly a
resident of Sacramento, composed a
comic opera, LYDIA" 1t was sung in
Portland in 1885 with great success
and had a fine run. Recently the
scores fell into the possession of c. r.
Stickney of Sacramento who has re-
viSed the music. Judges pronounce it
a charming thing, and desire among
musicians has been expressed here to
have the opera sung in this city Ac-
cordingly Orchestral Leader Holbrook
and Mr.. Stickney have agreed to under
take the production. 1t is to be given
however, out of good heart for the
benefit of the Foundlings' Home. AL
ready a number of the best local sing
ers have volunteered and the outlook is
that all the talent necessary will be
secured. There are seven leading parts
and a chorus of from twenty five to
fifty is needed. A good deal of ex-
pense will attach to the production in
procuring costumery. otherwise the
hope is entertained that the expense
will be light, and that the home may
have broad margin for its benefit.
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Those moving in the matter are actu-
ated by a desire. first, to aid worthy
local institution that deserves full sup
port, and, secondly, to have local mu-
steal talent tried in opera, with the
idea Of encoura ging still more local
musical tastes and talent The proposi-
tion is, if all goes well. TO produce the
opera early in the new year.
The New York Dramatic News" has
evidently been made the official organ of
the Theatrical Syndicate, says the New
York Post" If there is really such
concern. THE News" has been print
ing information which is purely official
and which can only be secured through
the assistance of the syndicate. This
rews is pointed at the Dramatic Mir
Ior," which for the sake of personal feel
ings has been pointing fun at the syndi-
cate, thus far with no effect. The syn
dicate includes such men as Al Hay
man, Klaw and Erlanger. Nixon and
Zimmerman, incidentally Charles Froh-
nan. Rich and Harris, Daniel Froh-
man and Hoyt and Mckee.
New York Mail and Express: One
Of the most interesting pieces of stage
craft in Miss Fanny Davenport new
play "A Soldier of France" is en-
ployed in the scene where Joan makes
her escape from the prison of Rouen
Clad in full armor. the Maid of Or
leans appears upon the roof of prison
and lets down a rope, by which to
make her escape. The audience fairly
stands aghast at the prospect of Fanny
Davenport the dignifed, the stately
who has stalked through all of Sardous
best parts, sliding down a rope The
prospect is made even worse when it is
seen that the rope does not reach with
in eight or ten feet of the stage. The
armored figure. however. grasps the
rope ard begins its descent. when il
comes TO the end 1t drops heavily on
the stage, and in moment Miss Da-
venoort is standing before the audience.
few. Il any. of whom realize that ii was
not she at all who made the perilous
descent. but a man substitute in her
stead The change IS made 50 rapidly
and sxillfully that ii can scarcely be
noticed by even the most careful OBJ
server.
Chicago Inter-Ocean: An important
feature in the Italian national exhibi-
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| njure OF kill her because she refused
| to respond to their batteries and pas
, sionate declarations of love.
OF all the plays produced in that
memorable epoch CT dramatic history
from 1860 to 1114, the best were adj
mittedly written by William Congreve
Perhaps the most effective. certainly
the most amusing of Congreve's plays
is Love for Love" the style of which
is as brilliant and epigrammatic as
the most witty plays of our modern
writers. This play will be given short
ly by the entire senior class OF the
American Academy of the Dramatic
Arts. now consolidated with the En-
pire Theater Dramatic School. The
special version to be used has been
revised and adapted by L. Dupont Syle.
assistant professor of English at the
University of California Professor
Syle has rid the play of the coarse
ness of the time and has condensed it
into three acts With a prologue. Dances
and some music peculiar to the period
are introduced. The idea of giving the
play was suggested by Professor Baker
of the English department Of Harvard
University. in view of the great suc
cess made by the students of the acad-
emy two years ago in the production
of Ben Jonson's "Epicoene,a at Sanders,
Theater, Cambridge. by invitation of
the university. The play is given at
Charles Frohmans Empire Theater.
New York, in this month.
A newly invented prompter's box is
in use at some of the principal Rus
sian theaters. II is so enclosed that
it can be sunk much lower than the or
= aary prompter's box, which is an an
noyance alike TO the eye and the ear of
the audiences in this country. and like
wise in France and Italy. but is not
nearly so much in evidence at the court
and municipal theaters in Germany.
Howard p. Taylor has just completed
a five-act melodrma, as yet unnamed.
dealing with the Klondike gold fever.
The first act shows scene at a San
Francisco wharf upon the departure
OF a steamer for the gold fields. The
second act develops the story on board
the steamer and the third act shows
the Chilcoot Pass and an avalanche.
In the fourth act the action is removed
to Gold Bottom, a tributary Of the Yu-
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and his sole possessions was limited
knowledge of mechanics. He went to
Washington and later to Baltimore.
From 1876 to 1880 he gave every energy
to the perfecting of his machine
By that time he had a machine that
would, by the action of the key board,
set line of key dies or types, justify
them to the exact width of the column
and cast them in solid line. He found
a difficulty in getting the interest nee
essary to place his machine on the mar
ket. The small stock company organ
lied soon exhausted its stock, and fall
ure seemed certain In 1886 Whitelaw
Reid placed one of the machines in the
Tribune" office on trial and it proved
success. He then fitted his office
with them. Merganthaler is now
wealthy and $500 machines are now
in use
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An Absent Minded illustrator.

An amusing story is told of the early
engraving days of the venerable and
lamented Sir John Gilbert Half
century ago or more he was commits
stoned to illustrate short story for
a London weekly, and was handed the
proofs to enable him to select the most
telling situation for pictorial represen-
tation. When he had finished the
work the editor remarked: Why, Mr..
Gilbert, the story says an escort of
infantry soldiers and here on the block
you have given US mounted ones.
Dear me, so / have" responded the
artist; but / haven't time to do an
other drawing now. Can't you make
an alteration in the story to make it
fit in?'' The copy" was handed to
subordinate to make the requisite al
teration, but that gentleman forgot to
delete the chapter describing how the
soldiers had gained the summit of
steep mountain, parts of which they
were obliged to scale with ladders.
Horses could not have been got there
unless by the assistance of a crane!
Afterwards shoals of letters from sub
scrbers wished to know how the cav
airy got there.-London Telegraph.
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For the Record Union.
A Tribute to Watka's Name.

We have sung of Jephtha's daughter,
Ana her wanderinss in the wild;
OF that sacriiicial offering
Where a father wept his child.
We have read of brave Jeanne,
The fair maiden of Orleans,
And We know the weird devotion
That her every mention means.
We have heard of the old Roman
That went forth on mission grave,
And who, failing in his purpose,
His life redemption gave.
We's been told of Pocahontas
In the thrilling tale of Smith,
Which so many are constituting
As wild colonial myth.
So of many another hero
And intrepid heroine,
Who, like Damon, life have given
From some sentiment within.
But these tales that grace the ages
In their halo all are dimmed
BY the wondrous one of Watka
That on every breeze is hymned.
Know the man of sacred honor
Has by no means passed away:
Tho he dwellS among the savage,
He adds luster to our day
How unlike the first to murder
Did this youth his sentence hear,
AS it came forth from his judges
In annunciation clear:
The Creek who murders tribesman
Must his life to tribeSmen give
Tho we be untutored red men,
Still with us must honor live;
So haste thyself, make ready now,
For thou cans't not be a brave,
With us, as with our fathers, know
We prepare for thee grave"
Thus he spoke: ''Ye chiefs, I'm ready,
Only give me of the moons
Till the mornings and the evenings
Shall approach unto the Moons.
That | court the grace Of Manitou,
The Great Spirits pardon crave.
Then I'll stand amid my tribeSmen
And there die as die the brave"
And those chieftains heard and granted
AS the Watka then had asked;
Through the summer days and autumn
He in sportive pleasures basked;
Nor once sought to flee his nation
Or it's judgment contravene,
But when the mellow foliage came,
He gain with them was seen.
And he who in some future day
Writes earthS heroes roll in gold,
Among the highest on his list
Will John Watka's name unfold;
The Creek who scorned the tho't of flight
But back to his tribesmen came,
And dying for his honor's sake
Achieved deathless fame.
III. L. JOHNSON.
Orwell, O..
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According to all accounts the LOST
Strayed or Stolen musical comedy
company to appear here tomorrow
night at the Metropolitan Theater Is one
of great attractiveness. 1t is headed oy
the comedian Charles Dickson ana the
beautiful Anna O'Keefe, who has taken
San Francisco by storm, ana is rep
resented as being more than beautlful,
because she is an actress of more thah
ordinary art at her command, ana Is
besides a charming singer. Among the
many attractive women OF the COM
pany is Maine Moore. But in addl-
ton there is Mabel Bouton, said to be
an exceedingly graceful comedienne,
and. besides, Marie Mather, May Mel
bourne and Adelaide Nye, who are
spoken of as aptly chosen for the work
of this play. Among the male come
dams supporting Dickson, are Harry
Allen, Charles Z. Burke and c. j. AL
den. The press of the East and of San
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A Beast Of Burden.

Visitors to Devon and Cornwall can
not fail to notice what an important
part the patient ass plays as a beast
of burden A very good story is told
in this connection of a rather handsome
Devon maiden living at T The
young woman had had little education,
but there was none to beat her in the
whole district in the preparation of lin
en-. She got it up equal to new
Everybody was surprised when last
year she proposed to and married Tom
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MAMIE MOORE LOST, STRAYED
OR STOLEN" COMPANY.
Francisco agree that the comedy is
exceedingly clever, full of Partisan
sparkle with music light and catchy,
interpreted by stars of comic opera.
We are told that there is not a word
coarse or suggestive in it; that it is
not loud and it is not a show of
tights" but of skirts and merry art,
and lively music and snappy text.
There are fifty people in the company,
and it carries a large amount of spe-
cial scenery.
The Clunie Opera-house reopens to-
night for a week of vaudeville, with 4
new company. in which are musical,
knockabout and minstrel teams, besides
several individual performers and sing
ers. Among the attractions is Charm
ion, the aerial artist, a native of Sac
ramento, and now booked for a Euro
pean tour There is also a bicycle trick
team, man and woman, said to be the
best known in the business. Popular
prices are to prevail.
Louis James comes back to Sacra-
IlCilO lIliS W eths OH6utiiS Will Ills All4C
company Thanksgiving afternoon for
d matinee performance at half prices
with Romeo and Juliet" Thursday
night he will present a new romantic
drama, and Friday night the play Will
be tSparticus. the Gladiator" The most
notable feature OF the engagement Will
be the presentation of the new play "A
Cavalier of France" which the Port
land .Oregonian" pronounces one of
the most dashing. deeply interesting
and knightly plays imaginable. In
Portland says our contemporary. SO
pleased was the audience with this play
that il emphasized it's enthusiasm by
the most demonstrative applause. and
repeated recalls. In this beautiful
drama the high point of enthusiasm is
reached in the combat scene. where Mr..
James demonstrates what an accom-
plished swordsman he is. The scene is
I'm the astrologer's tower in the Kings
palace. wherein is confined against her
Will. Gabrielle Du Rois. the object of
Rene de Froisac's affections. Rene
(Mr James, enters the tower by STRAIT
egy, and is confronted by the Queen
Mother. and her accompice. Cosmo,
an old astroIoger. He is promised the
genealogy "a secret known to Cathar-
inc only) of his sweetheart. if he agrees
10 enter into a conspiracy to overthrow
the King. This de Froisac scorns,
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whereupon he is threatened with his
life. He defes her. the guard is sum
moned. de Froisac Immediately dis
patches one of them, and calls to Ga
brielle. who takes the dead soldiers
sword and holds al bay the remainder
of the guard, while her lover makes his
escape in safety, and amid the sounds
of clashing swords, the cleaning Of ar
NOR, the shrieks of women. and the
shouts and curses of impassioned men,
the curtain descends on one of the
most exciting, realistic and dramatic of
stage pictures The play IS by Espy
Williams, and is pronounced by all crit
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D, a poor-looking youth. that no
girl would glance at. Meeting Sally
the following week, the parsons wife
told her how surprised they all were.
Oh said Sally, zee zee, twas this
'er way: II l hadn't a 'ad he i should
have had TO buy a donk, cause the
clothes is getting too many for me to
take round. weekly Telegraph
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No else give HUDYAN but the Hudson Medi-
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If your blood anted-f your blood is deceaed-conul the
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Honorable methods used, because it pays the best.
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OTTMAN MERGANTHALER.
The Inventor of the Linotype Ma
chine.

The inventor of the linotype ma
chine, Ottman Merganthaler, is spend
ing the winter at Deming. New Mex
leo, where he is suffering from con-
sumption. and it is feared will not live
through the winter. He is a German
by birth and came to this country when
Is years of age. He was penniless
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gross receipts, besides so worth of
tickets every time the play is present
ed.
George H. Broadhurst is rapid writ
er, having written The Wrong Mr.
Wright in thirty-two days On the
whole. IT took just forty-four days for
writing, rehearsing and first presenta-
ton.
1t has come at last. The latest Gu
ban play is For Liberty" and is based
on the thrilling rescue of Evangelina
Cisneros.
Mr.. Pinero's new play at the London
Court Theater is to be produced soon
after Christmas. Meanwhile he has
gone on a short tour in Holland
Mrs. Leslie Carter will retire from
'The. Heart of Maryland at the end
of this season. and next season will ap-
pear in brand new tailor-made play
by David Belasco.
A committee has been formed at
Hamburg to raise funds FOR a monu-
ment to Brahms.
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Two banquets in one evening are an
awful nuisance, because one cannot en-
joy himself at either.
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NOTICE TO


THE TAXES ON ALL PERSONAL
property secured by real estate, and one
half of the taxes on all real property will
be due on the
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Second Monday in October, 1897,

and will be delinquent on the last Mon
day in November next thereafter, at
o'clock p. m, and unless paid prior there
to, Is per cent. will be added to the amount
thereof, and if said one-half be not paid
1885, at 6 o clock p. M. an additional per
cent. will be added thereto. The remain
ing one-half of the taxes on real prop
erty will be payable on an dafter the
FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY, 1885, and
will be DELINQUENT ON THE LAST
MONDAY IN APRIL NEXT THERE
AFTER, at 6 o'clock p. M, and unless
paid prior thereto. 5 per cent. will be added
to the amount thereof.
AL. taxes may be paid at the time
the first installment is due. if so de-
sired. f. It. JOHNSON,
Sheriff and ex-officio Tax Collector, Sac
ramento.
Taxes payable at Courthouse, cor
ner Seventh and streets.
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Nat Goodwin has a law suit on his
hands for S15, 900. Goodwin is being
sued by party with the terrible name
OF Stanislaus c. We scissors of Boston
for manuscript said to have been SUBJ
mltted to him. If the play is as bad as
the name, Goodwin was certainly justi-
fable in losing it, as he has probably
done. At any rate, it will be a hard
matter to prove the value of an unused
play, for in the dramatic field especially
is that old saying about the proof of the
pudding being the eating true.