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The herald., 1898-08-07
LONDON'S GREAT WEALTH
Almost Incalculable Value of Some of
Her Realty

Values of real estate and some other
things in the city of London are set forth
in an article in a paper published there.
Mansion house, which cost $3,5OO,00o to
build, is now valued at fully ten times that
figure The Royal Exchange, as build
ing of bricks and mortar. is worth $1OoO,00o,
but land in that neighborhood has recently
sold at the rate of O,0O0 600 an acre. Eight
bridges over the Thames cost $25 900 to
build but are now worth much more than
that while the tunnels underneath are
worth other millions, and the embank-
ment is worth probably double the $4,000
900 it cost to make. If st. Pauls were pri-
vate property you might induce the owner
to sell it for $50 900 900, but the likelihood is
very remote. Those tattered banners
which you have seen so often would arouse
pretty keen bidding at the sales. West
minister abbey is difficult to value. But the
sales give us some idea of what historic
treasures are worth in the market, and l
should not be surprised if the abbey, if put
up in lots, realized $2,500, 900 900.
The British museum empty would be
worth $500 900, and it is full of priceless
treasures. The National gallery is worth
millions. 1t cost, with the new Tate gal
lery section, 81, $50 900 to build, and has one
picture which cost $40 an inch. The Nelson
column, close by. is worth $3.50, 1000. and the
statue of King George Ill, a little way
down Pail Mall, cost $4,000. The Albert
hall and Royal aquarium are both worth
about 81 25O,OO0, but the Crystal palace cost
more than three times the value of both
of these. Earl's court, the great show
rivaling the palace. has millions worth of
treasures, and even when it is empty the
rs acres Of gardens and building are worth
81 500, 900. Imagine buying the tower, the
Holborn viaduct, the miles of sewers, walks
and pavements, the various markets, of
which four-whch are for cattle-cost
$50 900 900 between them; think of the hos
pitals and schools and churches, and fancy
the market value Of the parks cut into
city lots. The entrances alone at Hyde
park are said to have cost nearly $500, 900.
philadelphia Times.
The herald., 1898-08-07
Personal

Mrs. Watson Thomas Young will give
reading at the Arcadia hotel, Santa Mon
lea, next Wednesday evening. Mrs.
Young's speciality is at present in dialect
readings, for which she has received much
praise.
Arthur F. Warde has Joined hands with
his fathers former manager, E. L. Sack
EFT. and the pair will conduct the tour of the
National stock company through several
CT the northern states. Charles Hallock and
Russell Bassett have been engaged
Madame Pilar-Morin, the celebrated
French pantomimist and comedienne, will
take the part of the Jap girl in May Ir-
wins play. Kate Kip Buyer"
Darrell Vinton is reported to have con-
cluded to star with new military drama
through the eastern states.
Mrs. Charles Mathews, once the regnant
beauty of the New York stage, is said to
be seriously Ill in London.
Alice Nelson has returned from japan.
where she spent her vacation, and wired
Manager Frank l.. Perley that she will
begin rehearsals for her new opera, THE
Fortune Teller" written by Harry B.
Smith and music by Victor Herbert. Rich
ard Golden, who is to be one of the comedi-
ans of the company arrived last week from
London.
John l.. Sullivan goes In a new farce-com-
edy next season entitled, "A Trip Across
the Ocean," 1t will be first seen In Chicago
at the new Adelphi theater
The London Era says that Olga Neither
sole has now practically recovered from the
effects of the shock to her spine caused
by the railway collision at Herne Hill Nav
18th last. She is at present recruiting her
health on the Norfolk coast.
The Chicago conservatory announces the
engagement Of Theodore Spiering, Otto
Roehrborn and William Destel as instruc-
| tors in the violin department of the con-
servatory, also of Arturo Marescalchi, who
| remains in Chicago for three years to be-
come vocal director.
| AS there is nobody of any Importance in
Europe left for Maurice Grau to engage.
says an eastern writer, his attention will.
probably be devoted to the question of @
conductor for the Wagner operas at the
Metropolitan next winter. 1t is believed
that either Emil Paur or Walter DAM
rosch will be selected for the post as there
are no available European conductors. and
Herman Zumpe. from whom so much was
expected, the one man who might be able
to come to this country, proved very disap-
pointing in the later operas.
Amalia Materna has retired permanently
from the stage and is travelling in Vienna
The emperor of Austria recently decorated
her with one of the medals for art and
science. She now possesses these distinc.
tions from four monarchs. Quite a strons
hand.
Adelaide Herman Is preparing an act ir
which she will change her costume fifty
time In ten minutes without leaving thu
The herald., 1898-08-07
AN AIRY CREATION

AS red as the lily that blows
And vividly trembles and gows
On the moorland all day
To the halcyon's lay
And the surge of the void undertows.
AS blue as the billow that leaps,
AS white as the seafoam that creeps
In the teeth of the gale,
And as white as the sail
That glimmers and CLEANS on the deeps.
Fashioned so airily.
Sculptured so fairly,
Light as the light zephyr lulled to repose
Sweet as the napery
OF dream drapery,
Sweet as the night zephyr kissing the rose.
Lissom and willowy,
Breezy and billowy,
Witching, mysterious, dainty divine;
dangerous fiuffiness
Wind dlmpled puffiness-
What an imperious beauty is thine!
Flimsy diaphanous, light as the snow;
Darkling and sparkling with life all aglow-
Such is the witchery lent by the cute
Summer girl into her new bathing suit
When she slides into it.
When she ghdes into 1t,
Then shine the charms of her blue bathinj
suit. r.. X. Munkittrick.
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or farcical work, leads in the list of new
comers announced to be seen at the Or
pheum this week. Hart was for years
star with Hallen in Later On" In vaude-
vile he has become an attraction eagerly
sought Tor by managers. A big salary at
tests his merit in their eyes. He is an old
favorite here, though he has not played in
local theater for years. Miss Carrie De
Mar, dashing soubrette (where Is the
soubrette who is not dashingD assists
him. They will present each week of their
engagement new farce. Their first piece
Is called THE Quiet Mr.. Gay.
Fleurette, a clever danseuse, is to fur
nish the indispensa BILE terpsichorean fea-
ture of the bill She has a reputation for
graceful and artistic dancing of a sort not
in the least akin to the ebony-hued buck
and wing article.
Gilbert and Godie, names that are
household words in Los Angeles, again
ornament an Orpheum program. The team
has been absent from the coast for two
years. Charles Case, a monologist of the
black face variety, is the last of the new
people. Bert Coote and his d4minutive but
excellent company, in which is included
Miss Julie Kingsley, are to appear in a
new sketch, called Love and Law" 1t
has never before been played by Coote.
It's first presentati ton will, therefore, be an
occasion of interest.
Lorenz and Allen are to introduce new
features In their act and also Sydney Nor
ton and Miss Grant. The Biograph has new
views to display.
MISUNDERSTANDING Announcement
The second week of the Bacon company al
the Burbank begins tomorrow night, and
the attraction offered Is Alabama" one
Of the best and strongest plays Of the
American stage. This is the first time
that this play has ever been presented in
this city at popular prices, and will afford
an opportunity to see first-class play by
a good company at small expense. There
is an indescribable charm about "Ala-
bama," it is soothing and restful. With
scarcely a loud word from start to fin
ish it is intensely interesting. The whole
southern atmosphere Of the play is de-
light. OF the company it may be saidth
it /. admirably suited to the piece. AS
Colonel Preston, George =. Webster should
be most pleasing and do full justice to this
excellent character. Frank Bacon plays
Colonel Moberly and will be sure 10 get all
the quaint humor out of the part. Stanley
Y. Ross. the new acquisition of the COM
pany, will be seen as the secretary, Ned
Armstrong. John T. Nicholson will, of
course, have the part of the heavy, Ray
mond Page Hugo Toland was the one
to follow Maurice Barrymore as Captain
Davenport In the original New York pro-
duction and will again play the same part.
OF the women, Miss Howe will play the
part of Mistress Page. an excellent char
acter, and Miss Tidball will have the
sweet and pathetic part of Carey. Mrs.
Stockton will be played by Miss Jennie
Weidman. and the part of her daughter
will be in the hands of Miss Purssell The
scenic part of the production will be given
especial attention. "Alabama' is clean,
strong, patriotic and charming play, full
of love, romance and fun. 1t will do any
one good to see 1t.
The herald., 1898-08-07
HONOLULU TO GAUM
Continued from Page Thirteen.)

When the meal was ready the family.
consisting of father, mother and two little
children, sat down together on the floor,
with their legs crossed under them and be-
gan eating The vctuas, consisting CT
baked sweet potatoes bread fruit and tor
tillas, moistened with green cocoanut juice.
were spread around The floor, and each one
helped himself out of a common dish
1t was amusing to watch the antics OF tho
natives when they saw piec of ice for tina
first time. One of the men took chunK
of Ice ashore with him and handed IT to
native. The native dropped 1t like coal
of fire, and when he looked at his hand and
saw that he was not burned puzzled look
spread over his face. When he became
convinced that the strange chunk woulo
not hurt him he danced with joy and ran
around with it. placing it against the other
natives The ice soon melted, and then tha
native looked at his trickling fingers and
murmured in surprise and disappointment;
"Oh, aqua. agua!'
Most of the natives are deVout Cathollcs.
In Sumai they have little church, pullt
Of coral stones, where they worship unoer
the direction of the Spanish cure, who lives
in Agana In several of their houses also
there were shrines set up to the Virgin
Mary.
In the afternoon numbers of natives in
canoes visited the vessels with fruits,
which they offered for sale. They almost
invariably asked an exorbitant price for
their fruit, and were subsequently satis-
fed with trifie. Brass buttons, which
the soldiers cut from their coats, were ac-
cepted almost as readily as coin.
The island itself is a bower of tropical
plants, and almost everything grows with
little or no effort at cultivation. Among
their other fruits the natives grow an ex-
cellent quality of lemon. These are small,
but doubtless grow larger if any care were
taken of the trees. AS it is they are not
cultivated or pruned, and yet they produce
abundantly. AT present the island lies dor
mant, and only awaits the kiss of enterprise
to awaken it to its full possibilities. OF
course the island is too small to have much
Importance from an agricultural stand
point, but being almost in the steamship
course of vessels between Manila and HON.
olulu, should Uncle Sam hold the Philip
pines it will become invaluable as coal
ing station. JOHN O. KNIGHT
The herald., 1898-08-07

surprise. Such a pitiful. pleading face look
Ing down into his, the tears coursing down
her cheeks. her two little white hands
clasped in front. that 1t was no wonder he
instantly forgave her all the unkind words
and cruel thrusts that only woman can
give
He reached out. and taking both her
hands in his drew her down till her head
rested upon his shoulder.
NO dear, you need not tell me-" as she
essayed to speak. II know you did not
mean all you said. 1 know you fove me,
don't you, dear?'
And she who had intended to be so cold
and sarcastic, dignifled and whitening,
nestled closer to him and whispered
Eyes, Langdon; and you viii forgive
me?" While the treacherous. tickle fire
now tossed its arms as joyfully as it had
mockingly only few moments before
Boston Post.
The herald., 1898-08-07
Value of Expert knowledge

A North Carolina hilltop on which fine
house had been built, proved to have such
an attraction for lightning that the owner,
in fear of his life, moved out at last and
let the place go to ruin. A Pittsburg man
read the newspaper stories of the eight
ing-haunted" hill, meditated a while,
finally bought the place for little or nothing,
and in less than six weeks located an al
most inexhaustible iron mine. For twelve
years it has actually yielded iron enough
to pay for the whole plant four times over
which the purchaser probably considers
only a reasonable reward for the exercise
of the gift which the Yankees call "gump-
tion."-Youths Companion.
The herald., 1898-08-07
CALENDAR FOR THE wEEI

of thing is done all the time, and generally
in an amusing manner. But there is line
which the performer is not allowed TO
transgress without mourning trouble for
himself and that is, when he becomes per-
sonal and endeavors in his monologue to
vent his own spite against individuals. Two
performers of the crapulent tramp variety
have been offenders in this respect at the
Orpheum lately; the first was let off with
a reprimand, which simply encouraged the
next itinerant vag. to try his hand, but the
management brought him up with round
turn and a heavy fine for his indiscretion,
which will no doubt be efficacous in stop
ping any repetition of such breaches of de-
oorum hereafter.
Says the Chicago Times-Herald: "Ar-
thur Hoops, the young Chicago actor, has
been engaged by Daniel Frohman as
leading man for the James H. Hackett
company. Mr.. Hoops has native talent
and considerable experience to his credit.
and also fine stage presence, which is of
great consequence these days, when per-
sonal pulchritude counts for so much on
the stage"
Personal pulchrltude" is evidently an
endeavor to add one more epithet to the
debilitated vocabulary of theatrical crit!-
cism. 1t is to be hoped that its use may be
always confined to the place where 1t is
most needed and where it has thus origin
ated.
Martin Lehman formerly we'll known as
one of the managers for a number of years
of the Grand opera house here, has been
visiting this city for short vacation and
shaking hands with host of friends. He
returns to the management of the Kansas
City Orpheum, which will reopen shortly.
G. A. DICKINSON.
The herald., 1898-08-07
Shakespearean Operas

According to Sutherland Edwards,
operas on Shakespearean subjects have
never been popular-not even moderately
successful-n England. Julius Caesar"
and Hamlet" were converted into operas
nearly two centuries ago, and since that
time most of the plays have done duty as
librettos. Romeo and Juliet" half dozen
times. Yet. with the exception of Gounod' S
opera on that subject and Vertlis last two
works, none of them have been awarded a
high rank in the list of popular operas.
The herald., 1898-08-07
Green Room Gossip

Bernice Holmes will not arrive from the
east before the third week of the Tivol
grand opera season. She is a. present sing
Ing with the Royal Italian opera company
in Cincinnati.
Roland Reed will begin his twelfth en-
gagement at the Boston Museum Monday
evening, August 29th. This will also in
augurate his sixteenth season as star.
He will play a short season on the Pacific
coast his first in three years, and will pro-
duce "A Distinguished Guest" THE
Wrong Mr.. Wright" and a new comedy by
Mrs. Ryley. Isadore Rush will remain as
his leading woman.
Liane de Pougy, the famous French
chanteuse, who is one of the idols of Paris
at the present moment. will probably be ap
attraction at one of our big music halls
next winter, as she is said to have signed
a contract ealing for her appearance here.
Her last name will give the paragraphers
chance to fish up some old jokes ard ring
the changes on it's resemblance to a cey
tain specimen of the finny tribe.
Manager Fred Belasco of the Alcazar
left for the east Thursday for the purpose
of engaging new people for the regular
stock company and securing a budget OF
new and attractive plays. The present
stock organization will make a tour of the
coast and interior towns, and the home
company will be practically new, selected
from the east Mr.. Belascos stay will
necessarily be a short one, as it is alto
gether of business nature and not in
tended as a vacation.
Plans have been formulated for the ini-
tial production by the Chicago Hopkins
stock company of a new war play laid in
Cuba. That seems to be very good place
to lay war play.
Joseph w. Whiting has been engaged by
the Kelcey-Shannon company to play Mr.
LIE Moyne's part in Clyde Fitch's society
drama, THE Moth and the Flamer next
season. The company is now completed for
the new season and it includes besides Her.
bert Kelcey and Effie Shannon, the follow
ing people: Marion Abbott, Grace Rial
Winona Shannon, Leila Ellis, Isabel Wal
dron and Bruce McRae, David Terrence.
Joseph W. Whiting, Edward See f. Robin
son, Charles Stedman, Edwin James. The
company will begin its season at Chicago
August 22d. at Powers theater.
THE Gypsy Earl is the title of the new
melodrama which George R. Sims has writ
ten for the London Adephi. 1t is said that
no less than two hundred actresses ap-
piled for an engagement to play one of the
minor parts in this composition. Fred
Terry and Julia Nelson are announced de-
finitely as the hero and heroine
Casimir Delavigne's Louis XII" is to be
| revived at the Theater Francois. NJ. Sill
vain has been cast for the part of the king
Olga Nethersole has acquired the English
| rights of a play by Max ORell, of which
the French original has been accepted by
Jules Clairetie for the Theater Francas
The name given it Professionally is "A
Bunch of Pansies.''
The herald., 1898-08-07
lkeristratiOn Notice

For the accommodation of voters, the
registration department of the county
clerks office, basement of Broadway en-
trance, courthouse, will be open for regis
tration and transferring until 10 p. m. from
August Sth to August 15th both dates in
cluded.
Registration closes August 18th.
T. e. NEWLIN, County Clerk.
The herald., 1898-08-07
Santa Fe Trains to KedOndo

Leave La Grande station daily at 9:55
m., 1870 p M, 5:35 p. M; Sundays at $3.50 a.
m., 1855 a. m.. 1870 p M, p. M. Last train
Sundays leaves Redondo p. m. Downey
avenue six minutes earlier; Central av-
enue twelve minutes later.
The herald., 1898-08-07

Mr.. Fixen of the well known firm Of
Fixen & Co. leaves tomorrow for the east
ern markets to make extensive purchases
In dry goods for the fall trade.
The herald., 1898-08-07
Coming Attractions

ORPHEUM.-(Advance Announcement.)
Joe Hart, prince Of comedians In the field
The herald., 1898-08-07

All prices of wall paper greatly reduced
A. A. Eclsstrom, 324 South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-08-07

stage. Leon Herman is wisely learning
some new tricks.
George Grossmith and his brother Vice.
don are about to appear together in play.
turning upon confusion of identity, in
which the hero becomes responsible for the
pranks of his valet, who has impersor-
ated him. 1t is to be called Young Mr.
Yard"
1t is announced that Kyrle Bellew and
Mrs. Potter have abandoned the idea of
South African tour and there is a rumor.
that Mrs. Potter may play
Miladi for Beerbohm Tree in his projected
revival of THE Three Musketeers."
The herald., 1898-08-07

There is an allowed amount Of license TAX
en- by a certain class of vaudeville perform
ers, and also by the low comedy men in
farces and alleged comic opera, in which
local topical, subjects are brought In and
mentioned In such a way as to excite a
laugh. At the Orpheum especially this sort
The herald., 1898-08-07
Special No. q

Hard Wood Bedroom Sets, all pieces
highly polished; bureau has double and
shaped top; valued at 1913. Price this
week $11.OO.
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they must be long and deep, which. as
we all know. is really fatiguing. Be
sides the eyes must be opened wide
like the heroine in a melodrama when
she discovers herself in the williams
power) at each inhalation. and closed
at the exhalation, and all this every
time. This gives an action to the at
mosphere (of course the window is
OPEN on come part of the eyes. Sup
posing you've mastered this much of
the prescription, the next step is to hold
up ones head a quarter OF an inch. so
that no support comes from the bed
or pillow. This will be at the expense
of tremendous amount Of vital ener-
gy, and will convince the dullest that
his head holds more than he ever inn
agined. A minute viii be about the
length of time this can be endured.
Then hold up a foot, so that the entire
leg shall have no support, as long as
possible. Then the other, not forget
ting to remember the breathing and eye
opening and shutting.
mo noisy gymnastics but quiet like
work. One will work in variations, too.
Double up the fists in pugilistic fash
ion and draw up the muscles of the
arm. This is equal to n ten-mile walk,
and will have produced n condition that
induces sleep. The reason people do not
go to sleep liz that the mental machine
cry is not shut off. The shafts are
running. and at lcast one belt is still
on, thinking with capital II is going
on. And this thinking is the very bust
ness which must be stopped, for sleep
Is repair, and every machine, human or
not must have repair"
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TO RESCUE THE FALLEN.


Today the News received n pleas
ant call from Mrs. Isabel Wing Lake,
superintendent for this region OF res
cue work in the purity department"
of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and DIR. Carolyn
Geisel. her fellow worker. Both ladies
are from Chicago, and they come to
Utah in pursuit of the work to which
they. under the great organization
named, are devoted.
The object OF their labors is to rescue
and restore to responsibility, fallen. wo-
men and In pursuit of this work
they carry out well organized plan of
campaign, On entering u city In which
they are to operate. they hold public
meetings and endeavor to enlist local
sympathy and aid; and they search out
and personally visit the persons whom
1t IL their special mission to save, maxi
Ing personal appeals to them to aban-
don their mode of life. and to reform.
The ladies lately have been making
a stay Of some days in Provo, where
they held number Of meetings at
which the crush was so great that
hundreds were turned away. unable to
get in the building where they wero
81 eaking. They report that they found
no house of III fame, nor even any
fallen women,in Provo, and hence there
was no occasion for prolonged stay
there. They contemplate lengthy
siege In this city. and will probably
open the campaign within a few days,
by series OF public meetings. Some
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ADVERSE TO DR.. KEoeH.
Sanitary Committee viii Report Against His
Appointment Assistant City Attorney.

Tonight is the regular meeting night
of the City Council committees. The
most important matters to receive at
tention are the appointments Of Mayor
Clark OF DIR. Keogh as city health COM
missioner and Richard w. Young as
assistant city attorney. The fate of the
former is in the hands of the sanitary
committee and appears to be pretty
well determined in advance. The COM
mittee consists of Fernstrom, Patrick
Allen, Margetts and Buckle. and all are
said to be firmly set against the con-
firmation with the possible exception
of one member. One of the strong OBJ
jections entertained by the committee
Is the fact that he does not own and
pay taxes on real estate here. This
disqualification. the members claim. is
one that defeated an appolntee for the
same place, by ex-Mayor Baskin, and
should do so again.
The appointment OF Mr.. Young as as
sistant city attorney was referred to
the committee on municipal laws and
may not be acted upon tonight.