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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12
AN ANCIENT THEATER.

The theater at Epipaurus is the best
theaters, and was in its day, both for It's
plan and adornment, the noblest of its
kind, says the New York Tribune. Yet,
located as it is in a sequestered nook of
the northeastern Peloponnesus, 10 miles
from the coast and far off any "beaten
track" it Is rarely visited by travellers.
1t belongs, however, to the three or fosr
greatest monumental wonders of Greece.
Pausanias, who usually treats the thea
tiers in rather stepmotherly fashion, COM
mends this most particularly to notice
and awards it first place, both in elegance
and in size. 1t was Duilt about 900 b. 4.
by one of the three architects who bore
the name Polykleitos. In 1881 1t was
excavated at the expense of the Greek
Archaeological Society.
The view given is taken from the
eastern wing of the auditorium, looking
out across the circular orchestra to the
west wing of the auditorium. This
magnifcient.cavea, dividedint IL kerr
kides, or wedges, IS series of steps, and
in its upper part into ~ wedges by %
series of steps, gave ample room TO
&c 600 spectators. The uppermost row
of seats 1903 feet distant from the or
chestra and "a feet above 1t, and yet, as
| every visitor has had means of know
ing, person standing in the orchestra
and speaking in ordinary conversational
voice can easily be heard in every par
of the auditorium. The diazoma, OIL
broad passage way, two-thirds OF the
way up, has 20 rows of seats above L
q below 1t. Besides these. there were
three rows of seats of honor, two at the
diazoma and one at the edge of the or
chestra.
The orchestra is preserved in the or
Iiginals circular form, as it is now known
to have existed in all Greek theatre
prior to the introduction of the Roman
raised stage. It has almost exactly tn
same diameter as the orchestra in the
Dionvsaic theater at Athens, viz: o.
feet. The round stone In the cente
was probably the foundation OF the al
!. tar, or thymele.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12
c.,.nlr.t,e. of Carrier pigeons.

Two interesting questions present
themselves concerning the length Of
time during which the pigeon can reco4'
lect the place of his home and the dis
lance from which he is able to find his
way back to II. Some birds have found
their way home after FIVE years absence;
and 1t Is generally considered that good
birds can be depended upon for six
months. Pigeons have returned from
Vienna and from Rome to Brussels, and
others, sold to be carried away to Amer
lea, have made their way back to their
original owner in Belgium.
When pigeons were to be sent back
and forth it has been usual to keep two
sets, with their respective homes at
either end of the course; and when they
have reached their home, to carry them
back to the places from which they are
to be dispatched. An ingenious process
has been devised to overcome this diff
Guilty and cause the birds to fly with
equal certainty in both directions Pig
cons, for example, whose home Is tn
Paris are confined for several days at
St. Denis, and fed there at a stated hour
every day with some favorite food which
is not given them at their real home
They become, In the course OF time
familiar with their new home and Its
choice dishes. When set at liberty, they
start off at once for Paris, without for
getting the good things they enjoyed al
ST. Denis. When they are to be SEN
back they are made to fast little while
and are then let loose at about feeding
time at St. Denis. They go thither, and
when they have their own way, tim'
their going so as to be there at the ex
act moment of feeding. Birds have thu
been taught to sy back and forth regu
Iarly between places 80 miles apart.-G
Remand in Appleton's Popular Scienc
Monthly.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12
, THE FINEST RESIDENCE.

The smallest residence in San Fran
cisco is. of course, located in Chinatown.
It is not, however, at the end of dark
aIIev in a damp cellar In many of these
are some very diminutive roosting
places, but they are elegant homes and
fats compared to Wong Seeks private
residence on the corner of Waverly
place and Clay street.
Wong's home is about as big as his
skih-a trifle larger, of course, to allow
for his wooden shoes that go to bed with
him, but the difference is not material.
Wong's home is box nailed to a brick
wall over the fruitstand where Wong
makes living that would not keep a
white baby fat.
Directly opposite-that is to say, on
the southeast corner of Waverly place
and Clay street-there is another China
man who has a residence similar to thai
of Wong.
But his is larger than Wong's-
whether owing to larger wooden shoes
or to Just what Is not known. But Il
mearures fully foot more IN length
and is an inch or so more In thickness.
The dimensions of Wong's private
residence-he lives in 1t all by himself
are five feet in length, two in width
with ceiling height of three feet clea
of the gas fixtures. For pillow Wons
has eo.cenr oil stove, and in the morn
ing he cooks his breakfast on his pillow
He uses a rope ladder to get to his hom
and when he has tucked in for the nigh
he pulls up his ladder and Is safe.
Wong is saving his money and vii
some day take the steamer for Chin
and cart of 200 or 800 American gol
dollars to the slums of Hong Kong
where he will live like Prince.-Sa
Francisco Call.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12

The origin of the side saddle in Eng
land is attributed to Joan Stuteville,
of the Manor of Hessie. five miles from
Hull. The ancient Manor of Hessie
was formerly in the possession of the
Stutevilles. Lady Stutteville carried
the estates to Hugh de Wake, and the
device on her seal exhibited lady in
that posture, holding the bride in her
right hand.
Washington has a club of advertising
writer's, fact which indicates the growth
of a comparatively new occupation. The
foremost advertising writer of the world
is M. NJ. Gillian. Five years ago, while
managing editor of the Philadelphia
Record. Mr.. Gillian wrote a series of ad-
vertisements for theater, and was i'm
mediately engaged by John Wanamaker
at $I2.ooo a year.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12
BIRDS THAT WON'T SIT.

1t is well known that the Australian
megapod is a bird that is accustomed
not to sit on its eggs. In certain Par''
of Australia. are found numerous
mounds of considerable size and height
which the first explorers took to be bur-
ial mounds. These were made by the
Megspodius tumulus, which uses them
for Matching its eggs. They have some
times considerable dimensions; nest
that is IA feet high and IS feet in CIR
cumference may be regarded as large.
Each megapod builds its own nest with
material which it gathers from all sides
and these are exactly what the gardener
uses in the month of March to make
his forcing beds; namely leaves ana ue-
composing vegetable matter, which by
their fermentation give of an aPPreci-
able amount of heat In the forcing
beds this heat hastens the sProuung OF
the seeds; in the nest is suthces Tor tne
development and Matching of the young
birds, and the mother can go where sne
likes and occupy herself as she wishes
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12
ORIGIN OF RESTAURANT"

The French author, Maurice Cabs, re-
Gently published in the RePu0lique
Franchise an essay about the restaurants
and eating houses of Paris, relating
many interesting details. His story OF
tn, the term "restaurant" was first used
IL we'll worth repeating. For a long
time inns and eating-houses in france
were only intended for the benefit OF
travelling people, for the people took
their meals at home. and restaurants
,rare unknown. The first enterprise OF
.hs lind was founded in Paris in I7o5.
A citizen by the name of Boulanger op'
ered IN the Rue des Poulies an eating
house where soup, meat, fowl and eggs
era served A chronicler relates that
meals were served there on small, round
arb,e tables, and everything was
scrupulously clean. Over the entry 10
the first eating-house the proprietor had
hung a sign, upon which were the Latin
,ords. nVenite ad me omnes quae
stomacho laboratis ct ego restauraoo
vosl" Come unto me all ye whose
stomachs need attention and l will re-
store them).
This is a parody on the well-known
biblical quotation, "Come unto me all
,e who labor and are heavily laden, and
I will give you rest" only in place of
labor and heavily laden he said, "whose
stomachs and attention" The word
mrestaurabo" from the Latin "restau-
rare" trestore or refresh) was the main
characteristic of the new establishment
and gave it its name. Boulanger amass-
cd large fortune, for his enterprise
proved eminently successful, but he was
soon initiated, some of his imitators be-
coming more famous than ne IKE Do
rel. at whose place I2o years ago meas
could be had for $50 trans (S5ol a cover
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12
IN THE OCEANS DEP THIS.

The temperature at the bottom OF the
ocean is nearly down to freezing point,
and sometimes actually below It. There
is a totalabsence of light, as far as sum
light Is concerned, aud there Is an enor'
nous pressure, reckoned at about one
ton to the square inch In every 1000
fathoms, which is $50 times greater than
that of the atmosphere we live In. AL
2. zoo fathoms the pressure is 80 times
more powerful than the steam pressure
of locomotive when drawing a train.
AS late as 1880 a leading zoologist ex-
planned the existence of deep-sea animals
at such depths.by assuming that their
bodies were composed of soils and
LIQUIDS of great density, and contained
no air. This, however, is not the case
with deep-sea fish, which are provided
with air-inaated swimming bladders.
If one of these fish, in full chase after
IFS nrev. happens to ascend beyond
certain level, its bladder becomes dis
tented with the decreased pressure, and
carries it. in spite of all its efforts, still
bioher In its course. In fact, members
of this unfortunate class are liable TO
become victims to the unusual accident
of falling upward, and no doubt meet
with violent death soon after leaving
their accustomed level, and long before
their bodies reach the surface in dis
torted and unnatural state. Even
ground sharks brought up from depth
of more than 500 fathoms, expire before
they gain the surface
The fauna of the deep sea-with Few
excentions hitherto only known as tos-
siIs-are new and specially modihed
forms of families and genera inhaoitlng
shallow waters in modern times, and
have been driven down to the depths OF
the ocean by their more powerful rivals
IN the battle of life, much as the anclen'
Britons were compelled to withdraw &c
the barren and inaccessible Businesses OIL
Wales. Some of their organs have un
dergone considerable modification II
correspondence to the changed condl
tions of their new habitats. Thus dowI
70 600 fathoms their eyes have generally
become enlarged, to make the best o.
the faint light which may possibly Pene
trate there. After 1000 fathoms thes'
ORGANS are either still further enlarged
t or so greatly reduced that in som'
species they disappear altogether an'
are replaced by enormously long teelers
The only light at great depths which
would enable large eyes to be OF an
service is the phosphoresence OF deep
r sea animals.
We know that at the.surface this Ugh
is often very powerful, aud Sir Wyvill
Thomson has recorded one occasion o.
whice the sea at night was "a Perfec
blaze of phosphorescence, so strong tina
TIGHTS and shodows were thrown on tn
, sails and it was easy to read the smalles
nrintp It is thought possible by severa
: naturalists that certain portions of tn
sea bottom may be as brilliantly illumif
ed by this sort of light as the streets
European city after sunset. Som
deep-sea fish have two parallel rows
small circular PhosPhorescent organ
l. running along the whole length Of the
J. bodies, and as they glide through tn
d dark waters of the profound abysses the
at must look like model mail ships VIII
rows of shining portfolios.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12

Experiments II che New York Sta
ton show that =. 0ck of hens will pro-
duce 80 per cen. are eggs unattended
by a rooster tL..h with one, and that
the unfertilized eggs keep longer.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12

Take a long, narrow glass tube hold
inc a pint, and graduated at the upper
end: into this put a half pint of milk
and half pint of cold water. In three
hours all the cream will have risen, and
will show on the measure the quantity
Of cream and value of the COW for but
ter. The owner may change his opinion
of his herd and find that the last Is trst
and first last in value. .-----s
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12

The Russian minister for the interior
has declared the whole of India to be
infected with the plague.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-06
WHAT TO Do.

There Is comfort in the knowledge 30 ofte n
expressed, that DIR. Kilmer's Swamp. Root,
the great kidney remedy fulflls every wish
in relieving pain in the back kidneys, liver
bladder and every part of the urinary pas.
sages. IL corrects inability TO hold urine
and scalding pain In passing IL, or bad edeot
following use of liquor, wine or beer and
overcomcs that unpleasant necessity of be.
ing compelled to get up many times during
the night to urinate. The mild and extra.
ordinary effect of swamp. Root Is soon real
lied. II stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases. II you
need a medicine you should have the best.
Sold by druggists price fifty cents and one
dollar. For sample bottle and pamphlet
both sent free by mail, mention THE EVEN.
ING TRIBUNE and send your full rostofice
address TO DIR. Kilmer a. Co., Bingbamton, N.
Y. The proprietors of this paper guarantee
the genuineness Of this offer.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-06
A Promising Ycarling.

Marion, by Arion, represents the expend-
1iture for sire and dam of $162, 900, and Is
the highest cost filly ever produced by a
breeder of the light harness horse. J.
Malcolm Forbes, the Boston millionaire,
paid Sl25, 900 for Arion as a 2-ycar-old
The young son of Electioncer and Manetto
at that time had "a record of 2:10M TO the
high wheel sulky, record that stands yet
for that age, despite tho improvement Of
the bicycle sulky. After passing into tho
hands Of Mr.. Forbes no further reduced
his record TO 2:O7A. Nancy Hanks, the
dam of Arion, is by Happy Medium, dam
Nancy Lee by Dictator. Her record Of
e:O4 was for long time tho record Of
trotters and has been beaten only by Alix,
2:08Z. During her career on the turf she
never lost race, and but one heat, tho
first one. The sire Of Nancy Hanks, as
the sire of Arion, was by Hambletonian
X. Mr.. Forbes paid s37, 900 for tho mare,
and while in the stable Of Budd Doble she
made her record at Terrc Hautc, Ind,
Sept 2s, 1892.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-06
HOW TO Find OUT.

Fill a bottle or common glass with urine
and let II stand twenty-four hours; a scdi
mcnt or settling indicates a diseased con
dition of the kidneys. When urine stains
linen ii is positive evidence of kidney
trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or
pain I'm the back, Is also convincing proof
that the kidneys and bladder are out Of
order.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-06
1teo.

FITZGERALD--In this city, the 4th inst,
Mary T., the 1l.year-old daughter OF Thomas
and Mary Fitzgerald. Funeral will take
place Thursday, May 6, from the residence
OF the parents, IA Clyde street. No car
riages. Relatives and friends invited tC
attend.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-28
TRANSFERRING FREIGHT.
The Denver a Rio Grande to Extend
Its Tracks ia This City to Connect
with the Santa Ee-A Trans
fer Platform.

O. Lydon, division superintendent of
the d. d R, G., and @. S. Thompson, sup
erintendent of bridges and buildings, left
this morning over the d. & r. G. in the
latter's private car.
The officials above mentioned witt M.
II. Rodgers, chief engineer, Of the same
line, who is still in town, have been
in this city for the purpose of con
sultation with reference TO an extension
of the ID. g. R. G. tracks to meet those OF
the Santa Fe, for the more convenient
and speedy transfer of freight from the
former line to the latter road.
Constantly increasing freight shipments
from the San Luis valley over the D. q
R. G. have made this transfer system a
necessity. Heretofore the transfer has
been made by wagons, but the increasing
volume of freight especially from the
point mentioned above has made this
mode SO expensive as to render track
extension imperative--from stand
point of economy, SO say the railroad
officials.
The new system will involve the con-
struoting of about 1000 feet of track and
transfer platform. The proposition
for joint stock yards was also discussed,
and 1t is probable that this will follow
Immediately upon the completion of the
track extension, which latter work will
be commenced at once. The whole thing
will be finished and ready for operation
within 30 days at the outside, and pos
sibly sooner.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-28
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Those sidewalks are disgrace to the
city.
Nice, refreshing shower this afternoon.
Great climate this.
Ned Gold is tending bar at the Monte
yuma, in Albuquerque.
U. 8. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Generally fair tonight and
Thursday.
County commissioners meet on Monday
for the purpose Of funding county in
debtedness, under the Bateman law
There is a good deal Of commotion
about the appointment of CITY marshal
among the members of the city council
Citizens meeting for work on horti-
cultural fair matters at the court house
Friday evening. Everybody interested is
invited to attend.
There will be the regular weekly meet.
ing of Santa Fe lodge No. 2, K. of p, this
evening at 8 O'Clock, at Castle hall. Work
in the degrees. All members requested
to attend. Visiting brothers invited.
There will be an eclipse Of the sun to-
morrow visible throughout the United
States. In this part of the country q
considerable part of the sun will be OBJ.
scured by the moon.
Frank Delpado has receiyed tenn.
porary appointment as stenographer to
U. s. Attorney Reynolds, of the court OF
private land claims, vice Vernon Beggs
resigned.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-28
Through Pullman Service.
Denver, Colo, June Is,

Denver, Colo, June Is, 1897.
Beginning July l, the Burlington
Route" will inaugurate a daily through
Pullman car service between Pueblo,
Colorado Springs and Chicago in con-
neotion with the D. & r. G.. railroad as
follows:
Eastbound--LeaveP Pueblo, D. & R. g.,
No. 4, 5:35 p. m. Leave Colorado Springs,
D. & R. g., No. 4, 6:57 p. m. Leave Den
yer, Burlington route, No. 2, $3.50 p. m.
Arrive Chicago, Burlington route, No. 2,
500 a. m.
Westbound- Leave Chicago, Burlington
route, No. 8, 1890 p. m. Arrive Denver,
Burlington route, No. 8, 7:15 a. m. Ar
rive Colorado Springs, D. & R. g., No. !,
lilo a. m. Arrive Pueblo, D. d R. g.,
No. l, 1925 noon.
First car leaves Pueblo, going east,
July 4, and Chicago, coming west, July !.
This virtually makes through train
service from all D. d R. g. points to Chi
oago, St. Louis, Kansas City, st. Joe and
Omaha; passengers taking D. & R. g. No.
can move into Pullman car at Pueblo
without leaving train. Through sleeping
car tickets on sale at Pueblo and Colo
RADIO Springs at same rates as are in effect
fro n Denver.
Reservations can be obtained from A.
jackson, G. A., D. q R. g., Pueblo; J. M.
Ellison, G. A., d. & R. g., Colorado
Springs, or this office.
GEO. w. VAnLERY,
!. General Agent.
1899 Seventeenth st., Denver, Colo.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-28

Next Thursday the Santa Fe ball team
will leave for trip into Colorado and
en- route will play games at Las Vegas,
Ration, Trinidad and La Junta. The team
will be composed of three outside players
and part of the regular team and the In
dian school team.
The Santa Fe Water company within
the past few days has thoroughly flushed
and cleaned the water mains; the pressure
Of water for domestic purposes at II
o'clock this forenoon was rs pounds, as
indicated by the indicator in the Office of
the company.
This weeks Shakespearian drama will
be Henry the Fifth, to be read by Miss
Guliford at Adams hall at s pm. on
Thursday, the 29th inst. One of the main
features Of interest in this play Is the
faithful contemporary record OF the man
ners, customs and prevalent ideas domi-
mating social life 10 the 18th and 10th
centuries. Tickets at Weltmer's.
Cards have been received in this city
announcing the approaching marriage of
Miss Carlota Sanches, daughter of Hon.
Pedro Sanches of Taos, and Lauriano
Mares, on Monday, August 2. The
wedding will be grand effair and
will take place at Guadalupe church in
Taos. The families of bride and groom
being very prominent and we'll known in
northern New Mexico, many guests are
expected.
The people of the attractive town of
Gallup have literally contributed to a
ing poor girl, who was badly burnt in
powder explosion few weeks ego, to
the hospital of Saint Vincent in Santa Fe.
The ladies of Gallup are really remarka-
BILE for the way in which they care for
their sick. In this case the credit Of
making the collection belongs to Mes
danes Quinn and Fabro. Thanks to the
services of DR.. Harper and the kind and
entirely dislnterested attendance of DR..
Hincb, the victim of the accident is out of
danger and is able to leave, with her
mother, for Santa Fe this evening, where,
under the care of the Sisters at Saint Vim
cent, she will rapidly recover. Thanks
are also due to the railroad company for
their charitable consideration in donat-
ing the transportation to Santa Fee
| Alhudueraue Democrat.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-28
THE SUPREME COURT.
Business Transacted at the Session
Held This Morning.

Nc. 667, case of Geo. W. Middleton,
plaintiff in error, We. A. NJ. Hendry, writ
of error dismissed. Judge Warren for
Middleton, Neil B. Field for Hendry.
No 585, case of james L. johnson ct
al, appelees, VS.. Maoario Gallegos, sheriff,
ct al; by agreement goes to foot of dock
ct. Fort q Long for johnson, Veeder &
Veeder for Gallegos.
No. 404, case of Andres Sena ct al,
plaintiffs in error, vs. Gross, Blackwell &
Co., order of yesterday submitting cause
on brief set aside, and order to supply the
record on next Saturday entered. Catron,
Spices & CORNER for Sena, A. Flske for
Gross, Blackwell & Co.
No. TIT, case of ex parte in matter OF
petition of Leonard Lewisohn set for
August 5. Francis Downs for petitioner
A committee, consisting of Frank
Springer, N. B. Field, JAS. G. Fitch, Z. L
Bartlett, 8. B. Newcomb, W. B. Childers
and A. A. Jones, was appointed to draft
rules of practice to govern the court under
the new code.
By agreement of the attorneys in the
case the matter of the injunction against
the Rio Grande Dam g. Irrigation com
pany will be submitted to the Supreme
court as soon as the necessary papers and
briefs can be prepared. 1t will be re-
membered that in the District court of
the Third judicial district, Judge Bantz
presiding, the case was decided against
the United States.