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The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31
ROMAN FISH MANlAcs.
Fortunes Were Lavished Upon the
FInny Pets and Their Ponds,

Fish were In great demand Mt Rome.
and incredible sums might be made by
fish ponds or wasted ON them. The hum
BILE fish pond of the people, supplied with
rainwater and replenished by fish taken
out of rivers or lakes, brought In large re-
turns. The aristocratie fish pond, fur
nished by Neptune and constructed with
elaborate art, was more apt to empty
pockets than to fill them. 1t cost a for
tune to build il, to stock II and to feed the
fish. One possessor Of such a fish nurs-
cry made nearly 200 year by It, but
II cost the whole profit to keep il up.
They were expensive toys rather than Sc
rious investments. Varro once saw a sa-
cred tank in Lydia containing fish which
came to the edge at the sound Of flute
and which no one was allowed to touch.
The fish of the Roman noble are, he says,
nearly as sacred.
Hortensius, who had spent a mint Of
money on his salt water ifs tanks at
Baulos, was found out In buying all the
fish for his table at Pozzuoh. He fed his
fishes himself and was much more anx-
ious lest they should be hungry than j
am about my asses, which bring me in
good profit" Varro scornfully remarks.
Half the fishermen of the place were en-
ployed in catching small fish to give to
the big ones, and sailed fish was provided
when the sea was too rough for the boats
to go out. Hortensius would make you a
present of a team of mules sooner than OF
u single one of his mullets.
Luculus gave carte blanche to his ar
chtect to ruin himself II he could man
age, by means OF subterranean passages,
to oontriro n sort of tide in ais tanks at
Baiae. so as to keep the water cool In
summer, when fishes In confinement suf-
fer much from the heat, as l have been
told at the Naples aquarium, beautiful
and wonderful place, surpa ling the
dreams even Of n Roman fish maniac.
Varro speaks OF some one who was
more anxious about his sick fishes than
about his sick slaves, but the story Of the
Roman "who fattened his lampreys on
his slaves" belongs to after times. Like
other stories which are told for the bene-
fit of youth, ii lacks exactitude. This
seems to have been the truth: A million
ARE freedman of the name of Polio We
dius was entertaining Augustus at sup
per when a slave broke a crystal goblet.
Polio. enrnged, ordered him to be thrown
to the fishes. The slave appealed to the
emperor, who asked his host to pardon
him, but Polio refused. Augustus then
pardoned the man himself and had all of
Pollio's crystal goblets broken and the
fish pond filed up.-Contemporary Re
view.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31
RIVERTON PARTIES.

Manager Smith and his assistants at
Rivs,ton Casino are having considerable
business this week, and in fact the win
ter season at this popular resort has
opened In good shape.
The Japeth club,a small literary society
Of Portland. had a pleasant afternoon and
supper yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Joseph II. Tompson of CLARK
street, entertained party of IS friends
with n day ut the Casino. The party ar
rived ct noon and delightful lunch was
served at p.s m. Whist was played
during the afternoon, and special oars
took the party TO tbs city at p. m.
The Young Married Couples whist
club of Portland had dinner In the red
room at p. IN. There were 20 In the
party.
The aids of the Second Parish church
will have supper at Rivsrton this svea-
ing. There win be about IS In the
party.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE ARTISTS RECITAL,

OF a song recital in Steinway hall, Bos-
ton, In November, at which Mr.. Myron
whitnsy. Jr.. Gang. Mr.. Philip Hale.
the weii-known musical critic, wrcte:
Mr.. whitney has peculiar claims to at
loved singer Of this town, has had for
years an established, well.deserved In.
transitional reputation. his brother,
whom uncontrollAble ard fatal modesty
keeps from the concert stage, which he
would adorn, 10 making for musical
righteousness by his patient, generous,
Intelligent instru otion. But Mr.. Myron
W. whitney, Jr., need not hang heavi.
ly on the shoulders Of father or brother
for encouragement or support: His
voice 10 a fine organ. impressive, flexible,
of generous range. sonorous. DE usee
this voice with more than ordinary skill
md he shows the results OF judicious
study and both native musical feeling
and taste. 1t is easy for singer with
such voice to be moDctonous, to sug'
gsst constantly the priest or the pire
noble OF the opera, or to remind you Of
the oratcrio "Thus saith the Lord" Mr..
Whitney on the CON trary knows how to
diffeIentiate in expression. To him the
style and the manns rlsms Of Meyerbeei
ana Gounod, Lully and Cavalls are not
one and the same thing. He realizes that
each period, that each composer has a
peculiar I way of expressing . musical
emotion, and this own Imagination and
knowledge bring him into sympathetic
Relationship with each In turn. Thus
he Ia more than the singer of an simply
lay. :.
The concert gave genuine pleasure. 1t
is a good thing to know that such sing
or IL at home In Boston. 1t Is not necea
sary now for local managers to search
New Jersey or the far West In despair Of
obtaining bass for orascrto and can
tata.
MIR. whitney viii sing at the Artists
Recital under the auspices of the Ross In
club Friday night.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31
AG-HARBOR.

"Sag- Harbor' Is another ashore
Aores' Jest as strong. lust as beautiful,
just as breezy and interesting, and quite
as delightful. Mr.. Herns as Capt. Dan
Marble Is one of those great, good natured
souls who want to make every body happy
and who frequently get into lot of
trouble In trying to accomplish this. All
the characters. quite without exception
are sympathetioalIy and effectively por-
trayed by these ttsrling players OF Mr..
Herne's remarkable company.
Forrest Robinson. Sydney Booth. W.
Hodge, Marion Abbott. Mrs. Sol Smith
and both Julie and ChryssAl Herne could
scarcely be better fitted with parts to
show on to full advantage their fine
abilities as players.
"Sag- Harbor" has played to the largest
receipts In the history Of the Park Thea
tre throughout four long months, and
now comes to the jefferson next Friday
and Saturday and Saturday matinee with
the prestige of being perhaps the greatest
play OF the year In America
ROBERT B. MANTELL.
Romsntic Robert B. Mantsll will he at
the jefferson this evening and 1hursdsy
evening. The dagger that figured SO
prominently In his new play. "The Dag
ger and the Cross" h one Of the NEST
valuable and beautiful weapons ever car
ried on the stage. The 1sweled hilt ID OF
wrought gold and the blade Of finest tenn
pered Toledo Eteel. Mr.. Maptsll asked
Manager II. W. Hanley last spring to
watch for suitable dagger. but none was
found. One day, however. a package
came to the actor from New England
man. a friend Of long acquaintance. In
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31
MADE WITH TANSY.
Dishes That Used to He Favored
with the Herb.

win inc HERD.
In old world cookery books we always
find recipes for various buildings and fritz
tiers made with tansy. From time to
time these recipes are quoted In papers
devoted to cookery, though II Is doubtful
whether modern housewives know the
use of this plant In any way whatever.
Moreover, II Is open to question whether
the writers Of these papers know what
manner Of delicacy they are recommend
ing to their readers.
For one thing, tansy Is extremely bitter;
indeed SO much SO that it used to be eat
en- as representative Of the bitter herbs
which the Israelites were commanded to
eat at Passover. 1t Is easy to believe.
therefore, that tansy was more used as a
tonic or as a modification to the flesh
than a tasty pudding or a more frivo-
lous fritter. Yet in an old cookery book
of 1902 We find recipes for both delica-
cies. But having mixed such good things
together as milk. bread crumbs. ratafia
essence, lemon. eggs and butter II must
have been grief to spoil them by adding
as much "tansy juice as would give 1t a
favor" A wine sauce. moreover. was to
be served with the fritters liter cooking
them In boiling lard. The spinach Juice,
10 uahC tuc atoO
well have been omitted. But then. how
ever. they would not have been tansy fritz
tiers.
Tasty pudding was made with Naples
biscuits, cream. eggs and a little sugar,
a few tansy leaves and spinach to make
il green. The mixture was stirred over
the fire till thick. then put in a cloth,
Toured and buttercd. boiled three-quar-
tiers OF an hour and served with wine
sauce.
The tansy is a plant which grows two
or three feet high, with dark green,
feathery foliage and neat buttonlike flow
ers of bright yellow color. Every part
OF it is bitter and aromatic and is used in
medicine "and good for the stomacke."
as an old writer says.
II is said TO be good for the govt. also
that il meat be rubbed with tansy wan
dering bluebottles will strictly avoid it.
This might be useful, but what about
the meat? Would cooking obliterate the
bitter flavor! 1t is possible that we
might have to sympathize with the blue
bottle. A garden variety is smaller in
stature and has very much crisper TO-
liage. II is quite hardy and will grow In
any sol-Chicago News
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31

A certain militia officer Is much dis
liked by his men. One evening. as he
was returning home, he slipped into some
deep water, A private in his regiment
however. happened to see him. and aftei
some trouble succeeded in pulling him
out. The officer was very profuse In his
thanks and asked his rescuer the bes
way he could reward him.
1.-THE best way you can reward me.
said the soldier, 'is to say nothing about
It."
"why. my dear fellow" said the as
tonished officer. why do you wish mt
to say nothing about itr
because il the other fellows knew I'd
pulled you out they'd chuck me in!"-
London Answers.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31
And Mrs. Knad KnudeSen's Clothing
Took Fire.
The Woman May Die
From Her Injuries.
But the Doctor Says Her Youth
May Pull Her Through.

Mrs. Knud knudesen, who lives at
Sc Hamm ond strest. was severely, II not
fatally, burned last evening about 5.Sl
O'Clock. She was engaged In preparing
supper for the faulty and was standing
near the stove over which on n mattel
was q kerosene lamp Suddenly this
lamp fell off the shelf On to the store
The glass was shattered In thousand
pieces anc s,3 Oil spread over the hot
surface OF the stove and instantly isnit-
ed. Some Of IL struck Mrs knudessn.
and her clothing took fire.
Mr.. Knudesen was in the cellar ut the
time the accident occurred. He heard
a series of piercing screams and ran up
stAirs to meet his wife at the top OF them
The flames were at this time enveloping
her entire body and she presented q
frightful spectacle Mr.. Knudersen ran
to a bucket of water which was near al
hand and dashed this upon the woman.
Then he seized quilt and wrapped II
about her. In doing this Mr.. Knude
sen was badly burned about the arms and
hands, but ne succcesded In extinguish
ing the burning clothing.
The woman's body was terribly
burned. A physician WIS summoned
az soon as possible who did what he
could for her. but her condition Is criti
GAL and 1t Is feared she may die as re-
cult of her Injuries.
Mrs. Kuudessn 10 the mother Of five
children. She Is only 22 years old ano
the physician said that be hoped heI
youthful strength would Withstand
the shock and pain.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31
Double Action.

silllcus-Money will do anything for a
man.
Cynicus-Perhaps that's the reason
man reciprocates and would do anything
for money.-Philadelphi Record.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31

The greatest bay on the face Of the
earth is that Of Bengal. Measured In &
straight line from the two inclosing pc
ninsulas, its extent h about APO. COZ
square miles.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31

One lot Outing FinnBels
and FlnnneIeffes, light aud
dark cOiors, never sold for
less Than 10 cents per yard.
to be sold today only at =
cents per yard.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31

Last evening the Bachelors' ball was
given az Wilson'S academy and II was a
great success. There was aA atssndaace
Of upwards OF 10c couples.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31

One gram of loamy soil contains S,740,
10000 particles.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-13

Many women throughout the coun-
try make pin money out of their
chickens. We have known women
who have clothed the entre family
with the proceeds OF the poultry yard,
and some have paid Off mortgages and
others have bou kht their homes by
intelligent management OF their
hoeks. Everybod interested in
chickens should get Bicycles Poultry
Book IL Is so full OF helpful sugges-
tions and short cuts to success. and
hhs so many years Of costly expert
ence boiled down for its pages that II
is poor economy 10 be without IL. II
will help increase the income from
the poultry yard and has started
many an ameteur or misguided pro.
iessional on the right track. The
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the publishers, Wilmer Atkinson Co
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-13
DIVORCE
Granted Jennie Tyler Who
must Remain Single.

III Reno, March i3.--There was a
case IN court here Saturday that ex-
cited much interest. Leonard Tyler,
an educated Cheyenne Indian, sued
for divorce from his wife, Jennie
Tyler. alleging that she was very bru-
tai 70 him. and on divers occasions
threatened TO kill him. On one occas-
ion she made murderous assault on
him with butcher knife and but for
bis activity in getting away would
have killed him. Jennie says Leonard
was confirmed mescsl bean fend,
and while under the influence OF the
bean did raise rough house, and
threatened her and her two children
with all sorts Of dire disasters. Judge
Irwin granted Leonard his divorce but
told Jennie she could have al the an
nuities aud lease monies uow due OF
that might become due for the sup
port OF herself and her children, pro
vided che remained single. II she
marries again she loses all
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II Is very hard to stand idly by and
see our dear ones suffer while await
ing the arrival of the doctor. An AL
bnny. NY. dairyman called at drug
store there for doctor to come and
see his child. then very sick with the
Group Not finding the doctor in he
left word for him to come at once on
his return. lie also bought bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy,
which be hoped would give some re-
lief until the doctor ehouid arrive. In
= few hours he returned saying the
doctor need not come. as the child was
much better, The druggist, Mr.. Otto
Scholz, says the family has since re.
commepded Cham berlaln's Cough Rem
edy to'theig neigh bors and friends un-
I'll he kas q, constant demand for II
from that part OF the country. For
sale by G. r. Renfro.
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The spring term o. the territorial
normal school al Edmond viii open
open April o and close June 30. In
addition TO the regular normal diplo-
ma and preparatory courses there will
be offered, under the regular faculty
n special course OF twelve weeks for
teacksrs. This course will inclu ie all
the subjects required for the various
certificates, and In addition, psYchol.
ogy, method Ia education, vocal music
sad drawing There are no fees and
board may be obtained or rooms rent
ed at most reasonable rates. The
special course has been arranged for
those teschers who have been at work
la winter schools and who desire ad
vancement.
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The BIatchford Kavanagh and
"Ronly's Boys" Concert company will
be at the opera houes Friday, March
"a. Blatchford Kavanagh will be re-
membered as the famous boy soprsno
of ten years ago, BE has developed q
baritone voice OF great beauty. With
him Is quartet OF choir boys with
sweet, birdiike voices. II will be q
rare treat for Guthrie music lovers.
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To Rockefeller, Gould or Wander
Dit such disinterested use of millions
must seem like insanity. Here is a
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les. 1t is a good way to distribute
money to the workingman,' he says"