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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

America where the yellow fever dispersed his show;
he has helped pitch the tent the veldts of
South Africa; he has performed before the nabobs
of India in their palaces, before the goldmlners OF
Australia in the bush before the royal family OF
England in Windsor Castle before everybody-and
nobody-everywhere and anywhere He is panto-
mime artist who follows the tradition, and pOStureS
and grimaces by the book He is academic; and out
of his makeup he has the dignity of academiCan.
But "Spader" Johnson came to the circus from
the minstrel stage and there still is something
of the Brudder Bones" about him. He is broadly
farcical, has the art of walking iat-foOted a
negro kalsomner, and cracks his face in a water
melon smile that is luscious. The Harvey brothers,
Paddy Burke and the thousand other clowns that
make the big top" echo with a laugh, divide into
their classes these same lines.
One thing they have in common: the comic
genius 1t is not in the makeup; it is not in the act
it not in the properties. 1t is in the man. Give
the born clown a tin whistle and shoe-string
Johnson said, and he'll make your cheeks ache.
1t isn't what he does it's the funny way lie does it.
There now! There you arel Look at
thatr'
A trick spaniel had sneaked up behind 'Slivers "
and shifted at his heels. The melancholy Oakley
simply had turned his head, drawn his mouth into
grotesque expression of od-maidish Indignation and
SURPRISE and looked down his nose haughtily at the
offending pup, And everybody snickered,
x
Perhaps if some of these had the OppOr-
tunites of the old days they could make themselves
as famous George Fox Christopher Rich or
Tony Denier Joey" Grima1di. But that great
four were stage clowns who could hand out their
humOr delcatey the footlights; and the modern
circus clown no humor that will not carry
two hundred yards Rich praised by Garrick
as genius in pantomimic expression; he is famous
chiefly the who introduced pantomime
into England in 1717, and first acted Harlequin
dumb Joey" Grimaldi, the first to play the clown
in chalk-face and motley, reduced the
part of Harlequin to second place in
pantomme and left it there when
he died in 1887. They both are
legendary humorsts, their art
long forgotten as poor
A Yoricks
~ WA But George L. Fox and
= Y tSsa&A Tony Denier, the most fam
* lESSE5AsaA Gus of all American stage
~ W. Eg#@s1 clowns are still remembered
AfS &E}sSGsE5EA by old theater-gOers; and
- '\Sssssks@s5J Denier still is living near
Ss@TaSJ Chicago" 1t was at the old
81 !. !: !:
~ N&iUJ Olympic Theater in 1860
N ~ III that Foxs famous &" Humpty
N~M III Dumpty" was produced. 1t
I'M M@ was written by Denier circus
fAE MT clown who had learned his art
from the Ravels There were
. - giants in those days y: Fox had
M nm IN ~ .1p, been playing low comedy with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

a middle-aged. stout father of family who was dis
gusing face of eminent responsibility In party
colored coat of white and blue. Another American,
"Spader" Johnson, being made up as comic Irish
with two staring pupils painted on his haf-cosed
eyelds struggled with his green necke in absorbed
silence Down the line of costume trunks, clowns
English, French, Italian and what-not studlously
prepared themselves for a rough and tumble froc
in the sawdust. There was a Rube out there KEEP
guvin me Yesterday one of them saying. Il
saws to him. says: Say get paid to do this, an
YOU pay to see me do it. Who's the biggest fool, eh
There were all the types of the modern clown
among them; but Slivers was the most significant,
because of his success. He is not pantomime
artist in his training but a comedian; he is not so
much a clown a vaudevillist who depends on the
originality of his costumes and the sOber-faced alb
srdity of his raise the laugh which the old
style clown got with his grimaces.
Even his history is original He is not son OF
the circus; he was not born to the stage. But
he used to play truant from high school in Chicago
to give shows, wherever there was place to Show
with the Saxon sisters, singers and dancers he was
the comedian of the performance. His parents put
him in an architects office; but he stayed only long
enough to be discharged; then he ran away from
home and caught job" with Andrew McDOnald's
Original and Only Worlds Fair Circus" a little
one-ring show of the old type Those were wild
DAYS in the show business out West. lie worked
wear with McMahons so-called Jesse James
Show" and got no salary; and Mcmahon subse-
ouentlv was Shot by Kansas sheriff, though not
for cheating "Slivers" out of his pay. He walked
home from Texas to Chicago after one seasons
work, because the treasurer blew away with the
funds But, as he says, Once you get into the
circus life there's only way to get out OF 1t
YOU have to die out" And through what
ever misfortunes "Slivers" remained
- clown until he became the head "A
:. : ): =. :: l
cA funmaker of Barnum's successors M
MN on a salary of hundred dollars nm
NMA a week MlNM
MMM Now, Funny Frisky" Mlx2Wl
81 kNNNM is an altogether different fMMMS
sy1T{kNVM sort of joker He made WA q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

mosphere of public festival into what he is. And
to anyone who has twenty circus clowns
IN a dressing-tent, franticaly changing from one
set of fool costumes into another equally mon
strous so that they may out for five minutes into
a three-ringed pandemonium, make face and hit
a partner with slap-stck- to anyone who has seen
this surely the modern clown has fallen as low
the patron saint of penny comics ~
When the clown ancient Greek, he took
part in solemn pantomime. He represented
Mornus, the evil spirit of blame and mockery; and
the Harlequin Mercury, and the Pantaloon
Charon and the Columbne, Psyche, of Grecian
mythology. When he a Roman, he had an
equally important part. And the Italians deve-
cped him into a Harlequin, who made long and
satiTc speeches the fads and foles of the time
The French adopted him in the role, and then the
English and when Rich produced his first stage pan
to1nimes IN London they were SO popular that David
Garrick could not get full house for his Shakes
pearean tragedies. In those days, the clown
crowded Hamlet off the boards.
Meanwhile the Italians had given him Zany, a
fool who followed the serious and capable clown and
caricatured him; and in time the parts became
merged; and from these the clown as he IS
PLAYED IN the modern circus
And how he is Played
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

THE clown is as old as his
tory. He has a pedigree.
He is an evolution. He
has grown, like Saint Valentine,
out of the semi-religious at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
/" Plaved?"

The clown stopped rubbing red paint into the end
Of his nose When | get through my work, he
said aggrievedly, Il feel if I'd been playing center
scrirn1nage against Yale. If people only would
laugh at something nice and kind and gentle But
no4not for theirsl We have to kick and get kicked
punch and get punched, get up, fall down roll
around and get generally walked all over, trampled
under and hoofed up, to make any sort OF hit at all
Well. honest now, had partner that got only one
GOOD laugh all the time he was in the business, and
that was when elephant stepped on his loot and
smashed it fiat He set up screech that slit the
fent-top pretty near, and they laughed!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
AMU8RNrENTR.

$3.50 q 3 3 Z SS.S,1S111lSi0IS
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16

Al the Eden Musee an orchestral concert
Is given daily and new wonders are con-
stantly l'---ss added TO the World In Wax.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16

Tuber's Museum has band OF r. quimaux
troupe Of educated dogs, a box mystery,
a gantess and many other freaks, Besides
A good vaudeville show.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16

Burton ROlmes Is lecturlng on japan and
the Japauerg tAis week and telling many
Interesting fE|eS about japanese everyday
life
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16

losluers are at home with one Of the ertsr-
talnm'uts peculiarly their own.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19
why suffer From RheumatismP

Why suffer from rheumatism when
one application Of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm will relieve the pain? The quick
relief which this liniment affords
makes rest and sleep possible, and that
alone is worth many times its cost.
Many who have used IL, hoping only
for a short relief from suffering have
been happily surprised TO dnd that
after a while the relief became perma-
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Yum, Tennessee, U.S.A1 writes II
am a great sufferer from rheumatism,
all over from head to foot, and Cham
berlain's Pain Balm is the only thing
that will relieve the pain" For sale
by all dealers In medicine.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19

Harry Brinkman returned the FIRST
Of the week from San Francisco, where
be had been in the railroad hospital.
Sometime ago Henry received IN in
jury 70 his shoulder which threatened
to cost him the use of his arm. The
nerve was in some manner injured,
which caused the loss of strength and
a shrinking Of the flesh. Happily the
nerve has been restored, aud DOW he
has full use Of the arm, and IL is rapid
ly regaining its size and strength.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19
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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19

Word comes from San Francisco
that L. O. McGrath's daughter Ida had
been successfully operated on for the
trouble with her eye. The white spot
that was on one Of her eyes has been
removed and now she can see with
that eye. Miss Ida was a bright little
girl, aud her partial blindness has been
a great afilction to her friends, who
rejoice that her sight has been re-
stored.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19

The Rock Island road changed Its
timetable Sunday so as to bring its
train into FL Paso 10 time to connect
with train nine on the Southern Pa
ciac. This left no passengers for train
seven, which had connected with the
Rock Island, aud so the Southern Pa
cidc took of trains seven and eight.
The practical effect Of which is to run
trains nine aud ten 10 two sections.
Twelve cars is the limit Of a passenger
train on this division, and 1t will be a
particularly light day in passenger
traflc when there will not be more
than twelve cars. The way the trains
have been running this week has put
the mail car and the Pullmans in the
hrst section, aud the express, baggage
and day coaches in the secoad section.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19

More railroad building is threatened
in the southern part Of the county.
Surveys have been made for a road
from Rodeo to Paradise. This camp
up 10 the mountains is doing an i'm
mense business, and In a short time
expects to be producing a large amount
of metal, aud use a large amount Of
coke and coal. At present this has all
to be freighted in from Rodeo, at an
extra expense. The saving on this
frelghting would pay good dividends
to any mining company. The road
will not be a very difficult n to build.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19

The FL Paso Times reports that the
Ell Paso So Southwestern has sold its
charter and survey for a railroad from
the Durango coal fields to Mastodon,
a station on the FL Paso s. Southwes.
tern, a few miles west Of El Paso, with
a traf1c contract covering the road
between Mastodan and FL Psso to the
Denver g. Rio Grande road, q OF the
Gould properties. This will give Gould
a connection through the Texas s. Pa
cihc and the road he is building west
from Denver to San Francisco, reach
ing from ocean to ocean, something he
has been working for for many years.
Part of the consideration Of the sale is
a coal carrying contract 10 the interest
Of the Ell Paso s. Southwestern, and
Phelps, Dodge s. Co., lasting for fifty
years. AS this contract is made be
fore the road is built, and is a part of
the construction of the road 1t is prob
able that the interstate commerce
commission cannot interfere with it,
as it did with the contract the South
western had with the Santa Fe road,
and the Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pany, causing trouble to all the people
connected with the rebates allowed
the Southwestern.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19

Col. Mike Grey, a well known clti.
zen of Cochise county, who has been
prominent as a citizen, an Indian
lighter, a politician and a stockman
for many years, has had his right arm
amput9ted at the shoulder. A cancer
developed on his forearm and it had
spread so that the surgeons had to am-
putate at the shoulder to remove it
all. Col. Grey is seventy. eight years
old, but stood the operation well.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19

The Gallup Republican says that the
Southern Pacific company has asked
the American fuel company to keep it
posted on the success Of the new
b~riquetting machine that is being
erected at Gallup, which is expected
to work over the coal dust, screenings
and slack, and make bricks which will
be valuable fuel. The Republican
says the Southern Pacific will use 500
tons a day of this fuel, il 1t proves
satisfactory. This may all be true,
but the fact that the Southern Pacific
company uses oil exclusively for fuel
on its locomotives, and finds that the
most successful fuel 1t ever used, casts
a certain amount Of doubt on the
statementof the Republican.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19

There are a couple Of cases Of small
pox at Bowie, the sufferers being the
children Of Mexlcans in the employ Of
the Southern Pacific. They are in
charge otthe county physician. Some
of the railroad employees complained
to Superintendent McGovern, who re-
quested the cOmpany's surgeon, Or.
Crocker, to go over and see if every
thing was being done necessary for the
safety Of the employees. DR.. Crocker
found the cases well cared for, and
could only recommend a further quar-,
antine, by moving the sick to a vacant
siding, and there building shacks for
them.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19


You can't make sweet butter ia a foul
ehurn. Every farmers wife knows this.
Your stomach churns and digesta the
food you eat, and II foul, torpid or out Of
order, your whole system suffers from
blood poisoning. You will have foul
breath, coated tongue, bad taste, poor
appetite and a whole train OF disagree
able symptoms. Or. Pierce's Golden
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age composed Of whisky or alcohol, being
entirely free from ~intoxioants, Is a great
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About q year sgo | vas ~ with blood poi.
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became yory angry Ia appearance and began
% spread until y nearly covered my face. /
side the house because OF my appearance. I
used q blood medicine which did not give
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benefited with the first bottle and after tax
Ing the second bottle was completely cured.
TIC srysipelatoys eruption d~isappesred and
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Don't accept a substitute for q medicine
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record to back IL up. You know what
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want.
$oUyuUu The Peoples Common SENSE
Medical Adviser. a book that sold to the ex-
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years ago. at $3.50 per COPY.
Last year we gave away
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Of mailing only for book In
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r ". Pierce, Buffalo N. Y.
Constipation although a little III. be-
gets big ones II neglected. DIR. Pierce's
Pellets cures constipation.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19

Hiram Oronk died last week in New
York. Mr.. Crouk's title TO fame rests
90 the fact that he was the last sur
vlvor OF the war OF 1912, and that ne
was 105 years old at the time Of his
death. Although a man in humble
life his body lay 10 state 10 the city
hall OF New York, and his funeral was
attended by representatives Of the
army, the navy, the militia, public
oficers and patriotic societies.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19

T.. A. Lister has taken what is prac-
tically a bond and lease from James
Sterling on the Raw Hide and Sunset
properties, south of town. These are
two very promising properties, which
show up we'll for the amount Of work
that has been done on them. There
is a dfty foot shaft on the Raw Hide,
which shows two feet Of ore that car.
ries a good body Of lead, with gold and
silver values in addition. Mr.. Lister
has already let a small contract for
sinking and has ordered a whim.
When that arrives he will push the
work of sinking on the Raw Hide.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19
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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19

Mrs. H. d. Wright has returned
from her visit to Streeter, Texas. She
tells the LIBERAL that it was misin-
formed regarding the transmission Of
the germs of scarlet fever from goods
she had packed away to the children
OF e. w. Webb. She says that after
she had scarlet fever in her house
everything 10 the house was thorough.
ly dislntected under the supervision of
DR.. Moir, and moreover, the only
goods OF hers that we're ever used by
Mr.. Webb's family was a sewing mach
Inc and a cook stove and IL would
have been practically impossible for
the germs to have been transmitted
by these articles, even II they had not
been disinfected at the same time that
her other goods were treated.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-05-19

The surveys for the Arizona & Colo
RADIO railway from Durango TO juno
ton points with the Southern Pacific
railway at Lordsburg, New Mexico,
and at Cochlse, Arizona. have been
completed ana construction work will
commence within ninety days. IL has
not yet been decided which OF these
junction polnts will be used, but 10 all
probability IL will be at Cochise, Ariz-
ona, by reason Of this place being more
easily accessible. The road will be
about 400 miles in length aud Nj.
Sroufe states that IL will be in opera
tion within q year. The company
hopes to be able TO build q branch lice
TO Santa Fe. This road will pass
through valuable coal LANDS in western
Socorro aud Valencia counties, which
have heretofore been unopeued.-New
Mexican.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES

HARTMAN N-SNIITH-J. j. Hartman, aged
49, a native of Iowa and resident OF
Los Angeles, and Mary e. Smith, aged
30, a native Of Missouri and resident OF
BURNS S-McFADDEN-Atly G.. Burns,
aged %, a native of Texas and resident
Of Los Angeles and Anna M. McFadden,
aged o. native of Minnesota and resi-
dent of Los Angeles.
TT-WORKS-R. H. Burritt, aged
"a, a native of Connecticut and resident
of Los Angeles, and Isabel Works, aged
10, native of California and resident or
ERRY-PALMER-F. l.. Perry, aged "a,
a native of New York and resident of
Retlondo, and Marion f. Palmer, aged
2, a native of California and resident OF
Redondo.
enia, aged 20, a native of California and
resident of Los Angeles, and Nellie p.
Lunceford, aged IS, a native of Cali
LoRENZEN- = Yens Lorenzen,
aged 26, a native of Germany and resi-
dent of Los Angeles, and Julia L. Lucey,
aged 25. a native of Ireland and resident
wALLING-SA -SAULTS-R. T. Walling, aged
33 a native of Texas and resident OF
Ocean Park, and Nettie E. Saults, aged
15 native of Tennessee and resident
of Los Angeles.
RAWLINS-MORRISO - Leon l.. Raw
lins. aged 81, a native of Illinois and
resident of Los Angeles, and Angeline
Morrison. aged 20. native of California
and resident of Los Angeles.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ". Mont
and resident of Covfna, and Sarah E.
Black, aged 46, a native of Nebraska and
resident of Covina.
DUCOURT-CULP-Alfre r. Ducourt,
aged %, a native of Texas and resident
of Los Angeles, and Blanche Culp, aged
49, a native of California and resident of
Los Angeles
SON-STARK-F. S. Robinson,
aged 80, native of New York and resi-
dent of Los Angeles, and Emma Stark,
aged 26, a native of Germany and resi-
dent of Los Angeles.
M-WEISER-Harold w. Barham,
aged %. a native of California and resi-
dent of Los Angeles, and Edythe L..
Weiser, aged %, native of Ohio and
resident of Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24
Agents

A PERMANENT BUSINESS OFFER-s5O
to $3.50 per week POSITIVE. Men and
women wanted everywhere to operate
sales parlors for the BEST ladies' and
gents dress shoe known; 10 original
sight-seling health and comfort feat
iires; factory to consumer; previous eN'
perience unnecessary; profit possibilities
unlimited; NO RISK; reply quick. SO.
CAL AGENCY, 800 w. I'd ST., Los An
geles. Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24
Money

[ AM PLACING OTHER PEOPLES
money out at interest safely and profit
ably, l can place yours too. No ex-
pense to lender. No worry. 16 years. ex-
perience in California titles. Highest
references JAMES B. THRELkELD,
Notary Public, POI Fay Bldg, 1926 West
Third street. Phones Main 1893, Home S253
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24
DEATHS

JONES-Parilee. 523 Gladys avenue, ma
tive of Tennessee, tuberculosis, Sep
tember %, aged As years.
RICE-Alice, 1920 Court street, native
of California. diabetes, September %,
aged years.
PRENTz.Cora W., 2124 Downey ave-
nue., native of California, pulmonary
tuberculosis, September %, aged SO
years
September 23 aged 38 years. Funeral
Monday, 2 p. m, at Bresee Bros un-
dertaking parlorS.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24
CHURCH NOTICES

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
corner Tenth and Figueroa streets-The
pastor, Rev. Hugh X. Walker, d: p,
will preach at II a. M, subject; The
cent criticisms of Or. Campbell Morgan
on the American church. In the even
ing, at 7:30, the Rev. DR.. John A. Mar
nnis of Redlands will preach.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-24

A handsome, we'll built g.
room cottage. costing the owner
$4,000. Located near Orchard
ave.. south OF Adams and near
two car lines; house Is practi-
cally new; rooms we'll arranged;
handsome oak mantel; fine
kitchen and buffers pantry; lot
is easily worth $4,000 and is
highly improved. House has
north exposure.