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lists, and from the sculptured monuments Oh
Greece. u.o.
After the oral explanation the curtain ,,,, %
raised, showing Mile. Monchanin looking me a
Of white linen Upon the stage she FORMED an ap
partition OF exquisite grace and beauty her sienIer
inquire glided among the verdure and MOWERS; CIV
ing life to the Photographic scenes that had pre-,
viousy been thrown upon the screen. OIotneu
at first in the chiffon and the dplois, she repro
duced in her first pose the chaste and severe all
tude OF the ritual. her right arm raised apove hes
head Then With her head turned and supported
by her two arms. in the manner OF the Baccnantes
she began dance, at first slow and sinuo1s, then
faster and faster in it's revolutions. AFTER an
entr'acte she reappeared. wrapped in the long ven
like the dancing figure from the Acropohs. Lhese
dances were a succession OF movements OF IN
finite grace and simplicity. The dancer was senSi-
BILE enough dispense with the stereotyped srnllS
OF the ballerina She kept serious race, anu
even In the whrlng Bacchic dance maintained
movement Of smooth rhythm, slight chanse OF
facial expression alone observed in the transl-
ton from the sacred TO the secular dance.
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THE FIRST AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE.

,,,, " he more than seventy years old. and many
& man OF that age would envy him his erect car
rage his bright eye. his remarkable memory anu
his keen appreciation of the humorous. He wears
no heard and his slightly wrinkled strong face
shows unmistakable signs Of early manly oeau,y
and his frm mouth and chin and nose are certain
indications of character. determination and mental
force. In speaking Of his experience IN the ran
road business ne gave remarkable eXhioitloh oi
memory and without referring to memorandum or
document OF any kind told his story and num-
Der OF interesting experiences.
WHY HE BEGAN AS A TEAMSTER
..lowadays." he said when man goes into
.,e -ailroad business ne becomes fireman, enel-
reer conductor uainhand or something IKE tha''
and unless explain the matter you Will no' NM"
what ! mean when l say that my mrs; loo with
2 railroad company was that OF teamster. IN thoSe
DAVIS the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad hao liacN'
ia from, Baltimore tc Elcot. City. but there
ya~o no engines TO run the cars: they had TO De
rsp,cd bv horses and a pretty tough job 1t was
s,-r--i-,ce " run on the section between
p.-~,s Ridge and Frederick, a distance OF ABOUT
e.rteeo miles Freight ard passengers had 10 De
carried that way: and tell 70 was" '''0
ike ranr1aans nowadays.
..7,,,sro VS. no time table. We can 2 and went as
go 90, q lo.d: there were TO cow niences. and II
- had york % travel and har'. work TO ne on
- rad Ny frs team consisted OF three horses
tr-hss tsdem. After short time this was
cN7.ged o TWO poirs lrave' so' " NC
49,, i, vs. TOO much for four horses ard then
"a n ave six-in-knnd drove six horses lor
.,,.o a While and was then promoted TO De
~-,ra-o. New that's another thing tna' you
,.,,,- nderstand" said the old man WIN
tv.i-ll,in his eye ard evidently amused at inc
,-,--oson re had made
III. no This On ne stretch between PARIS
- nd Frederick there were four inchnes' ana
80, ver these we had TO have extra men, VINO
t,,Doslct The ears down the inoAnes We e1l.su
- raLer1ea. and that was my new place Inc SIN
Tile section was divided into TWO par anu
- ,.ioe of Tho distance and the other gang
,cr miles There I worked on the incline ior
h vsars. until I sent 10 Baltimore as ="
eJran on 4 locomotive engine. had hearo o1
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DIt mat Is only little detail: the invention is
roads on Which na S It patented and the many
should TSn probably be better Off than am ''' now
rnn1 Is one Of the things that proud of in my
E rtSaa experience and IT shows that we old ones
AFTER us had to follow" "''' 0@'"'
orra p smith remained according to his autobi.
ahd IN Baltimore and its vicinity until 1892 during
When the from Harpers Ferry TO mSerand
~as quit ne was assigned to that district and was
s'A Te 81 ro ad e w in the
same mat lat summer and in November Of the
speaking OF that the old engineer said
ON THE CUMBERLAND LINE.
II was hand when the last track was laid
and ran the first engine into Cumberland that
ever entered there" He remained on the road
between Harpers Ferry and Cumberland as an en-
gineer either of a passenger or a freight train
un'ii ieis wnen ne went TO Ohio for term OF
SIX months and ran an engine from Cincinnati to
Springfield on the Little Miami road But there
was nothing in the West to take the place of his
first and early railroad associations and he drfted
oack to the Baltimore and Ohio. remained in active
service until 1851, when he received furlough
for the purpose OF entering the service of Smith
engines at AexanGra eh IL wns his bsines
to deliver the completed engine the purchaser
and to remain with it until it proved satisfactory
While in the employ of this concern he delivered
two engines on the Orange and Alexandria Rail-
road, three on the Manassas Gap Railroad. one on
the Central Ohio, four on the Pennsylvania and
two on the Baltimore and Ohio The fact that these
engines were delivered was not remarkable as
that the man after so many years. should re-
member distinctly small details each
how they acted how long he had TO remain with
each and which Of the lot gave best and which
the least satisfaction in the end. He went over
the whole history with much facility and
readily as though he were reading 1t from book
When he left the Alexandria concern he was APP
pointed supervisor of engines the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. with headquarters at Cumber-
land, and served in that capacity until 1888. when
he returned TO his first love and again ran an
engine. The class of engine which he found when
he returned 10 the service bore little resemblance
TO the skeleton affair in which he had served his
apprenticeship and even at this late day he grows
enthusiastic when speaking of the beautiful and
well put up machine which was placed at his dis
posaL He remained in the service until 1851, when
the company appointed him agent at Martinsburg
whence he transferred 10 Relay House, seven
miles from Baltimore. also as agent. In 1862 he was
transferred TO Harpers Ferry as the companys
agent. and was at that point all through the war,
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sensations Of the dance The cat leap" executed by
Merante at his frs: visit to the Louvre was repre-
ented on a painted in the fourth century in its
three successive phases. that is the painter had
adA an ANALYSIS Il and put the three phases side
by side II phorographing the same leap executed
by mo dancer Dr. Marcy reproduced on his plates ex-
actlV the same three moments or the movement
thlt were Sc .Zed by The Greek artist.
rhe hlghes, 10 the lowest forms OF the dance. Take,
for nstarco hi TWO citizens Of Athens iancing after
revel -imnly far pleasure Nose 70 nose, they Jump.
their TWO feet In line like TWO fighting cocks. With
ont refinement in subject treatment the scene is
strictlv t-u,hful There taken from painted vase
~ tho hffh century r. c. the finest period OF Greek
art /. the representation nj an Amazon dancing the
Pyrrhlc dance Ire rhythm OF the action y perfect
hiI; /, is rot more true than the hasty sketch Of
the TWO dqncirc drunkares. ,
co Tho Creeks a. VI Emmanuel pointed out. had
M, onlv heir Appe les ard their Phdias, they had
also their Dantans and Daumiers and Cherets and
Ca-ars a. Ache each an artist In his own style
sculpture continues the demonstration begun by
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when he experienced many hardsh'Ds. He describes
the times as having been trying nd nard FROM
Harper's Ferry he transferred 10 Martinsours
as assistant superintendent of trains, but re-
NAMED there only three months, and was reap
pointed supervisor OF machinery Of the second al
vision In this capa city ne served for eight years
and left the employ of the company IN 1913: IN
speaking OF his railroad life the veteran sdlu'
LIFE WITHOUT ACCIDENT.
81 have never had a serious accident, and the
only brlllse l ever received while in the service
was caused by some brambles which scratched my
face when | tumbled with my engine into ditch
don't know whether should attribute this to
luck or to good management; I'm fact, never gave
II a thought. have lived since 1913 in the white
house on the heights. and have gone away from
there seldom. I have been to Richmond in M
day TO Cincinnati and was in Network in 1856
although New-Yorkers have been where live since
then NV house stands what was during the
var an Important breastwork, and The 9TH New
York Heavy Artillery made its headquarters there
for a long time and was followed by the 9TH from
the same State; so, really my place comes pretty
near being New-York State ground"
or his eight children seven are married and
son thirtv-six years old. the only unmarried child
lives with the people the heights.
When asked If ne received a pension from the
road which he served : long Mr.. Smith shook
his head sadly and II seemeu that the matter OF
pensions was the only which he felt no in
clinatiOn 10 discuss
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naming Take the famous statuette Of the fourth
century found at the foot OF the Acropos. for in
stence II represents a dancer envelOped from head
~ foot in A supple transparent stun win only the
fsca uncovered and turning rapidly with stamp
10 ~ rho fee; The photograph OF a living dancer
gss exactly the same outlines beneath the stun, and
The same movement Of the folds
Tn oulckness and certainty Of sight FOR this sort
y, raalism seems 10 have been lost since the Renals
sancc and 10 have given way 10 convertiona.ty
IT, concentration OF bodily movement leaping
danctng running, became mechanical and incom-
niefe 4 small number OF selected poses replaced
~ frank study Of the variety found In real lie
,tst. turned 10 the works OF the masters for their
models and neglected study nature Llte by lit
~ rt,b them and with the public. the eye lost It's
tmtiarity with the real motions and the faculty Of
setting the more rapid ones until finally people came
% rserv their existence Compare the dancing fig
NE from the Acropolis with the pretty statuette by
Thorwaidsen modelled in a movement that he sup
reproduced by dancer that of the latter Is impos-
sble - . -, -, -.
IN rediscoyering the truth In the matter OF rep
rasanting movement with photography. There was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
JEWELLERS IN THE FLOODS PATH.
THEY STAY AND SUFFER LOSS YEAR AFTER
YEAR-THE OPTIMISM THAT LOOKS


The reports from the district through which the
Potomac and the Shenandoah rivers flow snow that
the floods have again caused the loss of much
property and that the destruction was greater
than at any other time since 1856. For few hours,
when the waters at the highest, there was
much apprehension as far down the Potomac River
as Harpers Ferry. where the usually quiet stream
resembled a huge roaring torrent, which threatened
to carry away the massive bridge which spans the
abutments. The water had been drFSn from the
canal which runs parallel with the river. but the
freshet had filled the bed TO overlooking. and the
strip OF land which separated 1t from the mady
rushing river had become 80 narrow in some places
that river and canal seemed doomed to become
merged at any moment TO the destruction OF the
artificial banks The lowlands further up on the
line Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as far
as Martinsburg. flooded. and the farm prod
ucts for which the owners had hoped TO realize
q handsome revenue, destroyed stock was
drowned and buildings collapsed. To many OF the
people who went TO the inundated district 10 make
observations and who looked upon the appalling
spectacle the fact that people would live in such
district where equally severe foundations might De
expected any year, incomprehensiole. They
asked: Why should a risk his life and his
property in place which offers nothing more than
other places where there floods? And the
farmer says that 1t costs too much 10 pull up STAGES
and to go elsewhere, and II IL did not the
place was good enough for his family away back
and 1t is good enough for him. The fact is that
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a passionate protest against the unexpected at
tltudes and poses disclosed but little oy ,he
the artists and the public have come 10 sn,Iv
the accuracy Of them For some or the most no.iy
discussed II was sufficient invoke the autnoriy
OF the cavacade on the freze OF the Far'He"''
by Phidias. , r,uar
In his lecture in La Bodinere NJ Emm anea
thrown in succession bn a screen by mage
lantern. to the accompaniment OF simple m ,nn
played by flute string and piano. in the various
appropriate rhythms iambic, trochaic ana am,
pRstc. The effect in many cases extrGmeH
larry archaic yet vivid color. Of fantastc anu
poetic scenes from Aristophanes and other draind-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
A VETERAN or TIE QUEENS REIGN.
LORD LEICESTER AND HIS FATHERS LONG REC
ORDs IN PUBLIC LIFE.
From The Birmingham Post.

FROM Inc birmingham fOSt
The celebration Of the Queens diamond Jubilee
Will bring many veterans 10 the front but there
can scarcely be one more interesting than Lord
Leicester. His statement at meeting n Norwich
last night that he acted page 10 the Duke OF
Sussex at Her Majesty's coronation can be supple
ncnted by the fact that he is probably the only
man who having himself lived through the Longest
lived through the next longest that Of George III
Thomas William Coke. the first Earl OF Leicester
OF the present creation. was born. In fact, In tho
reign of George H. close upon AS years ago. What
space OF time has been compnssed by the lives
Of father and may be judged from the fact that
Coke Of Holkham' entered Parliament over l2D
years since, and that after becoming Father OF
The House OF Commons" sittibg there for nearly
six decades. he retired before Mr.. Gladstone was
first returned TO Westminster. Known Rome In
his youth as the handsome Engl:shman" and de-
scribcd in his later days by Hayden. the painter as
possessing THE finest head | ever saw-the only
one which | would choose for Aristides." he was
orc OF the stanchest Wings who sat In the
House OF Commons. and. although that party was
cut OF power during almost the whole period in
which he was a member. his attachment TO Liberal
principle never wavcred, and he lived to see them
triumph in the Reform act OF 1882. upon the passing
Of which he withdrew from the Commons. Five
years later and just month after Her MaJesty's
accession 10 the throne, his long Parliamentary
service was recognized by his being one OF the
first peers created by the Queen, whose diamond
Jubilee his and successor 10 now about to
worthily celebrate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
GREEK DANCES REVIVED.
AN INTERESTING PERFORMANCE IN A
PARIS THEATRE.
n. EMMANUEL. PUTS FLESH AND BLOOD INTO
THE FIGURES OF ANCIENT ART-THE REAL
ISM OF THE GREEK ARTIST.

An interesting performance took place In Paris
the other day on The OF the Theatre la Bod1n-
iere-that punch and Judy stage" as one Paris
Ian journal calls II. more in reference to its size
than In disrespect-upon which most Of the fads OF
modern society get a showing aestheticism I'M
pressionism. "exotsm' and snobbism. The per-
Torrance in question consorted the pleasing and
the severe. being union OF archaeological erud-
ton and the dance In the auditorium the Institute
the Sorbonne. the Opera. the library and the
coullsses all were represented and all found an
equal interest in the proceedings
Maurice Emmanuel. 1t seems. newly hedged
docteur es letrres. had made study OF the theory
and practice Of the ancient Greek dance His thesis
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was brought to him that he took her to his sum-
mer place the Starnbergee See, near Munich. 10
keep her lessons.
People say that the little Paulas playing Is
charming, not only account OF her clear tecn-
mic and the vigor of her tone. astonishing from
hands so small that they can hardly stretcn an
1t shows. The little girl has the good luck 10 nave
sensible parents. who do not force her talent or
try to make money out OF her gifts. she Is peihg
carefully brought up with her brother ana sister
and not allowed to overeXert herself Sne mas
never been taken on any concert tour, but has
made few single public appearances In Vienna
Prague and Berlin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
Paula SALT.
ANOTHER INFANT PHENOMENON.

Musical circles in Vienna were interested last
wear in a little pianist whose praises were sung by
M less person than the great critic Eduard
Hanslick. II was Paula Salt Galician. only
ten years old She is the daughter of bank clerk
in the town Of Drohobicz. and showed marked
taste for music at unusually early age. When
she was hardly out of long clothes, year and a
half old she would pick out on the piano with
one finger the notes of a tune that had been sung
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
ri OLDEST ENGINEER.
-~,rrAN SMITHS LONG LIFE WORK
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO.
NOW EIonrY-FTvE YEARS OLD AND
rrrN A RAILROAD MAN SINCE 1885,
CHANCES HE HAS SEEN AND PAN
rEn IN

T1CIPATED IN
\ m the great and comprehensive collections OF OF
40 ant,ouities were made with view 70
- Oh. nrosress which had been made IN that
sIr,ant branch Of nineteenth century industry
nr, the most important features was overlooked
sathoush his neishbors and some rsllr , pe No
~ several cities know Christian Smith 10 De
eldest living railroad man. and the senior
- nract,cA locomotive engineer. the veteran
..,h.ruise unknown. and nothing has been done
give him place among railroad no'aoles 81 ne
=. an a farm which overlooks Harper's Ferry
Z from the old-fashioned piazza Of the wni'e
=. can he seen the little white monument which
srrs the spot where John Browns Tor. sloou
80, 40 YAH. There the old man. with ms VIZ
,cio ysntv.three wears old. and one OF MS
~, chillren. leads the life Of contenteo lal
"a although he has been out OF the business business
,any yars he still likes 10 talk OF Ms rs 80
"rs ari Of the changes that have oeeh "'Aoe
80 iS when he was initiated.
Cn,,slan Smith was born in FREDERICK COUNTY
"a April IA, 1872, but no one would Judge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
TAKING HIS FIRST ENGINE.

IL ~
I,hoaght the engine perfect
TAKING HIS FIRST ENGINE.
..r -..raced n nick up a pretty good knowieose
- 80. -,,orl,inrs Of the steam engine which i'oNeu
6i,rcul. enough at first. hut pecaine Pe''' -,
- ire soon and in June OF the sam 49,, "a
~ Of an engine myself on the Da''iA'o'' 49,,
C,, p,i,road And strange to say ran my eng ',
O'''' - 10y district over the same tracks
49, foyy wears before had my hrst ralfoau
..,er,c1ce Ny ,rain ran from Farr f" -
,7-.aeri.k and also 10 Point OF ROCKS. INC
- md C,hlo's business was constantly il0'e%sIe
q. mat time and pretty soon was go
g. Nj clare shops II Baltimore as an eN"a
- - nc a sor. OF Jack-of-all-traoes. AS idI do
49,, ~. concerned Il didn't matter mucn where
o. ~ vyaat / was doing. because eheI.ee's "e'e
roie then by the day and not D! '"t III me-
e. a day and Il did not matter Whd' MI" - 80
' had ~ d.. that was my pay Sometimes "oU'u
have 70 take passenger Tram C'l nv
! would have 70 brake Oh I''E'-''
~. nan vas wanted TO take out an extra
,tob- wa. laUle 10 Dc called 10 do it. and there
vas no telling what might be called upon 10 10
from running q passenger train TO pehs s"''0i'-
man. l had place where II was hece"S~' 80
posted IL every branch Of the business. Ihihss
were not Gore for a railroad man then as they arc
now and ne had many responsibilities. VI COURSE
We didn't make the time that they DO now O"'
nobody Was in 80 much Of hurry as 'hey are
now and we were as proud Of whai we couiu &c
otbor conveniences not known The original iii"-
chine as the big roads Of what they DO to-day
while | was extra man ] had charge for
while o. a passenger engine running daily from
Baltimore Plane No. l. a distance o. rory -Oie
miles The way We went over the incIhes III
tbose DAYS would amuse some Of the present rail-
road men" and the ola man chucked and seemed
70 see again the old-time primitive trains
HORSES TO HELP UPHILL.
Tie engines were not big enough TO haul The
trains up the hills" he explained, and we would
10 the grade and then break Up the train and
carry IL I'D the hill In sections with horses Our
freight cars were built TO carry abou; five tons
and these would be taken up the incline By four
horses. The passenge- coaches which were heavier,
would NC drawn by six horses. Between the two
inclines the roadbed was dead level and the
wheel horses were kept TO pull the train 20 the
next incline. a distance Of about half mile So
you that even after we began to have improved
engines the horse was still necessary in the rail-
road business.
During the time that was running on the ROAD
as a teamster and an engineer over ground which
was rolling. and where inclincs had much TO DO
WIN our business. learned the value OF sand N
iailroading. ] made experiments frequently, ana
N the winter OF ls3e and 1897 invented the sand
po1 Tor locomotives and the or SAND on tracks,
ne way u is done by dropping IL on the track from
VIZ on the engine was my Invention. Oi course
Shen IL was first put into use didn't have the
improved manner and method which have followed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
BOARD OF BARRaRs FOR NORTH DAKOTA

The most freakish piece OF legislation during the
present session OF the North Dakota Legislature
Is the bill TO create State Board OF Examiners
for BARRIERS. consisting OF three practical BARRIERS
who shall give bonds In the sum Of s. go. and ex-
anime all persons aspiring 10 practise the art
tcnsorial All BARRIERS must be registered. and the
proposed law makes IL n misdemeanor TO serve as a
barber without certificate OF registration from
the State Beard. The object OF the measure Is
somewhat In doubt but it is presumed II is 10 re-
duce the mutilation OF patrons OF barber shops
10 the minimum and that the sufferer at.the hands
OF the careless welder OF the may follow up
his butcher through the State register of BARRIERS
and bring him 10 justice.
Aside from this the one unusual feature OF the
session is the bill to make the playing OF football
a misdemeanor. This was introduced by Repre-
sentative Hawk OF Cass County. he says. In good
faith The bill provided that every person con-
victed OF the crime OF having participated in the
great college sport should be deemed guilty OF a
rnisdemeanor and should upon conviction pay a nne
OF so TO $50 The Assembly concluded however.
that IL was not justly within its province TO inter-
fere with the freedom OF college students in the
selection OF their sports and the bill promptly
Killed when IL first came 10 = vote.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
DANGER :

The bill was Josh" But It was intended. as
a Joke 10 bear a share OF truth. No sooner had
the Senator got his bill before the upper chamber
than he received an awful fright His fellow
members had been given-a Tip" When the meas
ure was brought up they came within few votes
OF passing IL as II stood. with It's danger sign and
all But the bill was lost. much 10 Senator Keller's
alf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
THE CROP OF FREAK BILLS.

THE UNCONSCIOUS HUMOR OF THE LEois-
LATORS SHOWING ITSELF EVERYWHERE.
From The Chicago Tribune.
How freak legislation is going merrily forward
In a number of States is shown In the corre-
rrhi fnllnuNa.