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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-04-28
San Francisco
Wants More Troops.
Some of the Handsome Buildings
to be Rebuilt.

Washington, April 26. Gen.
Greeley has insisted upon addi-
tional troops for San Francisco.
In telegram from San Francis
co he says:
Not only is the present force
inadequate to fully guard the in
terests Of the city, but they have
been necessarily overworked in
the past and overtaxed today.
Distances are simply enormous,
and conditions demanding mill
tary action can be best subserved
bE sending as large a force of
mounted men as is practicable. "
In another telegram Gen. Gree
" said;
Estimates from various
sources place the destitute at be-
tween 200, 900 and a quarter of a
million, which leaves me but one
soldier to every hundred desti-
tute people, and the additional
force would only give two to the
hundred. While inclined myself
to place the number somewhat
below 100000, yet judgment of
others cannot be safely ignored.
san Francisco. April 26. News
has just been received of the
damage done by the earthquake
OF April Is in the northern coun-
ties of the state,
In LakeDort. Lake county, a
severe shock was felt at $40 a.
my on chat date, which did con-
siderable damage,
A large portion Of the fire wall
Of the Lakeview hotel crashed
through the porches and brick
annex. The tWo-story brick wall
Of Masonic hal. in course of con-
s+,7lcrion. WAS reduced +o minis
Several other brick blocks were
cracked cbin7nevs tonnIed over
throughout the town and show
windows Of business houses for
the full length of Nam street
were shattered No one was in
iured. The loss to the Masonic
hall Is about $1,000
AT Albion. lTandocino county
i heavy shock was felt at 5.26 a.
N. on The morning of ADril 18.
The Occidental hotel IS q wreck.
All the bic sawmilIs i'm this sec
-ion are badly damaged Thev
will have to shut down for some
time. So far as can be learned
there were no lives lost.
AtAnderson. in Shasta county.
the earthquake occurred at $50
a. m. Chimneys tumbled down
and windows, dishes and furni-
ture Of houses were demolished.
there are many wide fssures in
the earth. Slides along the
Humbolt Lumber Com
oany's railroad line took place.
The damage to the Southern
Humbolt lumber companies will
run into the thousands.
San Francisco. April 26. Three
Of the handsomest buildings in
ha h,,sinacs die+rio+ of tho o;4,,
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Arras.aa, April 23. Mr.. and
lrs. O. ~ T. C4ppock Went
down near Hope visiting last
Fna4s #a returned Saturday.
SaE o.s. Il you want 10 see
Bit Porte. ra and jump. just
get a.n - a.e your bees.
Thar# r. O.. Daniels
Saua e.eas very largely
at.e1 l. ar the roads 70 DE so
ma body was highly
pleas.
Ben eaae is a6l. r1 aeou
aga -. +. had his band in a
slim -aa. night. Ha viii
so5a be d. 5.a Gain.
Wake played the
ban a-tcal Saturday
nis a,u:-, niece. aIa
No one and I'm the Sweet
BY and b. The notes flowed
IRON e.a strings as clear as a
bell aras il it was being sung
OF the best pieces played at the
musical which will be remem-
oered aE allpresent.
There will be a dance at Mr..
Champion Davis Saturday night
every body invited to attend.
Looks like the Hickory Grove
writer would come out OF that
grove. He must live on hickory
oudS lrom the way he writes.
Come ON Sunshine.
The singing at Mr. Geo. Wakes
Sunday night was largely at
tended.
Say boys, if there is any thing
you wish to know lust call on
Earnest Summers. He can tell
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TIE .sIeRTsEEgNa AUT0 IDEA.
western reel Estate Mans Plan to poom
Lets wa start Of tho scheme.

western real sEstate nIan's Plan 10 Booui
Lets was starr % the Scheme.
One OF the best examples OF the avidity
with which American enterprise seized
upon o new idea is found In the observa'
ton automobile service. now . faminai
sight In most OF the larger cities. I'M
sightseeing coaches are now 90 com
mon that IL seems incredible that the hrs'
one appeared here In 1909.
In the summer OF 1893 Col. Henry J. May
ham, a Western real estate operator, under
took TO develops iargetract Of land In an out
living section OF Denver. How to get people
out to see Il was q problem. At last Col
Mayham hit upon o sohene. A trolley
line passed his property, and the Colonel
chartered q car, decorated It and made
regular trps by q roundabout route to the
scene Of the hoped for boom. Passengers
were picked UP along tho line n no fare
was charged. j..
But the passengers did not buy land
and In many cases o left the car ono
they were eeated on II. In order to show
the prospective purchasers the desirabihty
Of his property for residence sites May
ham employed q lecturer to entertain them
en- route by calling attention TO notao'e
residences and points Of interest.
Associated with Mayham at the time wa
Edward K. somborp. Somborn kept tally
on the number OF passengers carried by the
chartered oars. His books showed that
while 1900 adults had been guests OF the
real estate man only an Insignificant num-
her, comparatively, had bought building
lots. Then the Sightseeing coach d
struo X Somborn, and the trolley car service
10 Denver was kept up, without the real
estate adjunct. It was o success from the
start. In 1900 Somborn took the trolley car
scheme to Warrington, where 1t was even
moro successful than in Denver. Two years
later, In 1909, he came to New York, where
he Rave tho trolley observation car plan q
trial.
Here he struck O enag. The historical
places, great buildings and famous resi-
dences are, for the most part, where they
cannot be seen from the car lines. The
next trial was made with q huge coach
draw n by six horses.
-. The ssryt e, was sa not what Har. It, t., promoter .na tSs
expense Of running the coach was heavy
Besides that, tho element Of danger was JON
siderable. After q moderately successful
season the coach was relegated to the back.
ground. One thing had become fixed
In Somborn's mind: II only the right
kind Of vehicle could be found, there was
money IN the Sightseeing business. He
went to a company that makes electric
vehicles and talked over his plan with them.
They said It was impracticable, but at last
were persuaded to bui d q car to carry
forty passengers, with the seats sloping
toward tho dashboard, just as the seats
are sloped toward tho stage In q theatre.
The strange looking car was delivered
early in 1905 and was put In service imme-
diately. 1t was the first automobile ever
used in tho Sightseeing business, but II soon
had many followers. The original COM
pany put on several and competing COM
panies sprang up.
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FATE OF THE TEXAS.
Tho Battleship to Spend the Rest Of Its
Days a. . Boarding House.


PORTSMOUTH, Va; July 2o.-The battle
ship Texas is destined to inglorious duty
for the remainder Of it's days as a station
ship at the United States naval station.
Charleston, s. c., where it will become
practically a floating boarding house for
the enlisted men. Few vessels Of the bat
tleship class have been assigned to such
duty, but the days OF usefulness for the
Texas as a warship are past. Uncle Sam
considers. At least, he does not think
it advisable to keep the ship In active cruis-
ing condition, Newer, stronger and finer
ment Of the Texas Is only in Conformity
with Uncle Sans general plan Of retire
ment, which has not, however, been applied
to another vessel Of the battleship class
as yet;
yard. From the very day Of its launching
It seemed pursued by q hoodoo. Ill luck
followed it in after years, once to the
extent q sending the vessel to the bottom
Of New York Harbor. It was while moored
that an open sea cook let the water in the
hull, and when the Texas had swallowed
an overload the fighting machine sank.
Uncle Sam quickly had the chip raised
and restored to fighting trim,
performance before Santiago, Cuba. Since
the hostilities with Spain the ship has been
cruising. up and down the Atlantic coast,
taking the middies on their annual practice
jaunts to the New England regions, and
steaming around Hatteras In the fercest
kind OF weather for the fall and winter
man9uvres under tropical suns.
The last service Of the warship was flag
duty with the blue starred pennant of Rear
Admiral F. W. Diekins, D. 8. NJ. aloft.
When the coast defenders returned from
the winter manoeuvres of Charleston in
the spring Rear Admiral Diokins's COM
mand was disbanded. The Texas was then
docked at Boston and came to this navy
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THE FLYING TURTLES.
Another Thing They Do Besides Flying
That Interests the Spectator.

lubt AutcTcbtb Nho Sp6ctatOrs
Among the various turtles In the
Aquarium none attracts more attention
than the green turtle and the hawks
bill-to be seen in one Of the gallery tanks
where, not seen moving about as some
turtles might be On land, but swimming
easily up and down in the water, and with
their fine, thin fippers used like wings,
these two sea turtles seem veritable sea
birds.
Many people stop to look at the flying
turtles. and then they are likely to be in
terested In another thing these turtles do.
The bottom Of their tank 10 covered
with pebbly gravel. and sometimes one
or 1t may be both of the turtles will come
down, and balancing themselves In. the
water near the bottom, bend their neoks
downward and pick up pebbles out OF the
gravel.
The green turtle or the hawksbill will
pick up a pebble in this way and hold it
In its mouth for a moment and then drop 1t
and then 1t will put It's beak Town and pick
up another to be dropped In a moment.
At feeding time when the food for the
turtles Is put into the water, at the top OF
the tank, some small shreds or fragments
may fall to the bottom and settle there ON
or among the pebbles, and after the turtles
have eaten all the big pisces II they get
hungry they come down mt search the
gravel for the tiny fragments.
In this quest they will pick up pebble
after pebble and taking them within their
mouths there remove whatsoever shred Of
food might attach to them.
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tina. time has been steadily mounting toward

that time has been steadily n,opntinstovard
the top. ~
OF course, the result Of her beauty. 1t can
he imagined what an impression 'she made
on a public accustomed to tho mature
charms OF the established favorites me
German royal opera house where length. o.
Miss Farrar charmed by her singing as
well and even more by her extremely
dramatic acting. She, has eung Neddd,
L.eow,rs in I'll. Trovatore," which was an
impossible undertaking for such q young
singer; /eriina, Manor. Jadiets. EIsahEAs
and at Monte Carlo, Mimi in ia Boheuie.'
In ale Roi de Lahore" and In "L'Anoetre'
by Camille Saint Saens. Recently she
created one Of tho leading roles IN Vicor
Capoul's opera given at the Gazette 10 Paris,
Miss Farrar ls above the middle height.
Her eyes are large and q potent I'D TO her
dramatic powers In their expreseiveness.
Her features are not 90 regular In their
beauty as those OF La Cayalieri.. but her
face 10 much more expressive. h made
her reputation as q singer. however. and not
as a beauty.
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vallo's opera after sardou's play and. Of
course, Violetd. Not only Is La Cavallieri
still a beauty. but she 10 regarded every
whereas an artist Of the first rank and her
voice 10 one Of the most beautiful on the
operate stage to-day. Mr.. Conried who
believes that he has a great treasure In the
beautiful Italian singer, has arranged that
she shall remain here during the entire sea-
son. She is n OF the few prima donnas
engaged for 80 long a time.
Exhibit No. 2 10 to be Geraldine Farrar.
She Is now but "a years old and 10 the daugh-
ter Of Sid Farrar, the old time baseball
player. He travels with his daughter aud
did her valiant service when he punched an
editor or two in Germany when his daugh-
tors name was linked with that Of the
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WOMEN GRADUATES STILL SINGLE
Only 10 Per Cent. OF Those From Chicago
University Have Found Husbands.

UmVeftIty HNr0 F0Und Huoband0.
cHrcAoo Ju,v a. -st.ti.t,,. ina. ,..,.s
oy secretary Arthur y. bestor OF the Alumni
Association Of the University Of Chicago
show that Of the 1000 women graduates
Of thu university sinoc its reeatahl;shy,.n
In isos only III. or about IA nsr cant hsws
married. II ts conceded that tbs 2l4 girls
graduated In the classes OF the last two
years should ave moro time. but the
same confederation cannot ha eivsn ~
49, ~ gwen 70
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the youthful Roman singer. Beauties Of
her class seem by some natural attraction
10 sail straight from Paris to 81. Petersburg.
She was there soon after hor Paris success
and there the ambitions Of her life began to
be realized.
For La Cavallieri had disclose d some
thing besides beauty. It had gradually
become apparent that she possessed a voice.
It had been q small thing, but her own. while
she sang 1J'di monte eur Ia Tour Eitel avec
mon cousin Gabriel" Il developed and
became her teachers until she was justified
In carrying about with her the ambition to
be a singer in opera. In 81. Petersburg she
met a man Of wealth who became interested
In her talents and her ambitions, He en-
abled her TO retire from the music ball
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many good aotresses-good enough, in any
event; to get through all the acting that IL
required In an opera. On the other hand.
really beautiful singers and actresses are 80
rare that the manager Of the Metropolitan
Intends to oorner the market for at least q
year or two.
He has engaged for next season three
women who are famous for their beauty
In three countries of Europe. They are
Lima Cavellieri. Geraldine Farrar and Berta
Morena. La Cavellieri is the adored beauty
Of Russia, France and Italy. She is de-
scribed as the most beautiful Latin type
since Otero took on flesh. Geraldine Farrar
Is the American girl, for five years a member
Of the Royal Opera House in Berlin, who
IL considered the most beautiful singer
that ever appeared on the royal stage in
Berlin or the imperial stage in Vienna.
Berta Morena, q beautiful Jewess. who is
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wanted him to know. He never allowed a
pupil to slur a single feature OF his work or
leave undoneanything however trivial. even
when he had reason to know that the singer
had not voice enough eyerto become great or
be any particular credit to him."
H treated the least gifted pupil with the
same care he bestowed on those who seemed
certain to bring him fame. There is no
greater tribute to the efficiency of a singing
teacher, for most Of them devote all their time
to the fine voices. He was especially valu-
able to the students of the classical aflorid
singing, for he knew, as I believe nobody else
does to .day. the traditions Of the way the
old music should be sung"
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BEAUTIES FOR The OPERA.
CONRIED'S SINGERS TO HAVE
LOOKS AS WELL AS VOICES.

lima Cayeilieri, Geraldine Fafrar and
Befts M0rena All amou In Europe
for Their Personal Charms All
Younger Than Most Famous Singers.
Mr.. Conried has decided to introduce q
change into operatio management. He Is
not to be satisfied In che future with having
b his company noted singers. He wants
beauty. This must not be the ordinary
passable beauty Of the stage. It must be
OF an unusual and acknowledged GLASS.
Mr.. Conried argues that beauty appeals
10 tho eye 80 strongly that its Importance
cannot be exaggerated. There are really
to-day many beautiful voices. There are
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now the leading dramatic soprano at the
Prinz Regenten Theater In Munich. sought
the stage on the advice Of the famous Ger
man painter Lembaoh. TO whom she went
as q model when she first went to Munich
from her home in Mannheim. This was
ten years ago..
These three a~rtiots, It will be seen, are not
only beautiful beyond ordinary standards,
but they are young The fame Of all Of
them Is Of only a few years standing. Pos
sibly La Cavallieri became known first.
Twelve years ago she was singing In a music
hall In Italy. She sang the usual tingle-
tangle oouplets and was not noted for her
vocal powers. But che was praised every
where as q beauty.
The eager agents securing Europe for
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something new to send to Paris soon dis
covered the singer who was trying to imi-
tate tho famous Otero in her dress, her
jewels--paste substitutes were, Of course
her only capital-her dresses and inoom-
parable In her fresh loneliness. The wise
vaudeville agent say what thrilling effect
this youthful beauty would have on the
blase Paris public and straightway the lovely
Lima was engaged. She triumphed in
Paris, as might have been expected. Lame
de Pougy, Emelienne dAlencon. Otero-al
their shapely noses were put out Of Joint by
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There is mo lack OF ella ssical regularity
In the features of Berta Moreno. She has
been called the German Eames, which is
sufficient indioa ton Of the cold and olassioal
cut Of her features. She first posed for
Lembach in some OF his antique pictures,
and it was he who called the attention Of
the intendant Of the opera house In Munich
mediately became a pupil Of the Conserve
tory of Munich. which sent out to the world
Milka Ternina among other artists.
Almost her entire career has beer CON-
fined to her noes in that theatre,
although occasionally she has appeared In
other German opera houses. When her
leave Of absence comes Nine. Moreno, who
is now only 30, does not follow the plan Of
other German singers and visit the opera
houses Of her country and Austria. She
rests on her beautiful estate near Pressburg,
in Hungary. Her principal roles are Senfd,
Leonore In "Fidelio,' B~rtlnnhiIde, ERsubsth,
Elsa and Isolde, which she learned especially
for New York.
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stage, ret urn to Italy and prepare herself
for grand opera. A year later she came
back to st. Petersburg and in one Of the
summer opera houses Of the Russian capt.
tai made her debut as the heroine of La
Traviata." Since that career was openedSto
her she has sung in Italy. in'Paris and most
Of all, in Monte Carlo.
Everywhere she has met with great sue
cess. Her repertoire now includes thet two
Mdr0uerites-in the operas Of Gounod and
Boito; Mimi in IA Boheme,' Media in
II Pdgiidcci," Juliette, Fedora In Leonca-
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Crown Prince of Germany.

Crown Prince of Germany.
Miss Farrar, who is the only recent Ameri-
can likely to get into the first class of singers
at present, was born near Boston and soon
came here to study music. She was first a
pupil of Emma Thursby. She sang here
seven years ago for Mime. Sembrich, who
Immediately encouraged her to make a
career on the operatic stage and especially
admired the great dramatic talent which
she exhibited.
A year or two later Miss Farrar went to
Berlin and st udied with an Italian named
G%raziani. She was engaged for the Berlin
(fara House four years z and since
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Modern Wedding Presents.

From tie London Lddp,
The wedding present is no longer 90 much
an Offering from o friend 90 tie adyeffIse.
!. msut Of an eoQuAtutAnoa
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wholesome, Necessary and Beneficial
10 the Bench.

Kansas City Star.
The idea OF holding the higher courts
immune from criticism is not merely ira
ditional obedience to the more orl ess
common doctrine Of the courts themselves
that they should be immune; 1t grows
largely out of the innate desire Of the
people TO have confidence in their tribunals
Of justice. When a Thoughtful and patriotic
citizen believes that court has shown
itself incompetent or corrupt he has
double resentment-that which arises from
what he believes to have been a specific
miscarriage Of justice and that which he
feels because he must have less confidence
in courts in general. Courts are sometimes
unwisely and harmfuliy attacked; some
times they are permitted to make DEGREES
without dissent when intelligent criticism
would be wholesome.
In his message to congress last week
President Roosevelt denounced thoughtless
and ignorant criticism Of the courts, but
the burden Of his treatment Of this sub
ject was in the direction OF sincere COM
ment, professional and public, on the rul-
ings OF the men on the bench. He noted
the fact that while the lower judges were
subject to the criticism and reversal OF
those higher up, the highest judges, In
turn, although possessing extraordinary
stances-amenable only to the bar OF public
[ opinion. No man has placed a higher
I construction on the dignity and the res
possibility OF the jurist than has Presi-
dent Roosevelt, but he does not hold the
courts to be infallible He declares that
i the best judges have been foremost TO dis
claim immunity from criticism, and quite
| agrees with Secretary Taft who, when a
/ United States district Judge in 1885. said:
! The opportunity freely and publicly 70
I criticise judicial action Is of vastly more
/ Importance 10 the body polite than the i'm
| munlty OF courts ana judges from unjust
! aspersions and attack. Nothing tends
more 10 render judges careful IN their
] decisions and anNiOusly sOliCitOus To do
/ exact justice than the consciousness that
/ every act OF theirs is to be subjected 70 the
| OF their fellow men. Such criticism Is
I beneficial in proportion as il Is fair. dis
| passionate, discriminating and based on a
, knowledge Of sound legal principles. The
comments made by learned text writer's
Y and by the acute editors OF the various
I therefore highly useful such critics cOnsti-
tute more OF less impartial tribunals OF
professional opinion before which each
Judgment Is made 20 stand, or fall on its
merits, and thus exert strong influence
/ TO secure uniformity OF decision. But non.
Z professional criticism also Is hy no means
, without It's uses, even II accompanied, as
Il often b, by a direct attack upon the
judicial fairness and motives OF the oc-
cupants OF the bench; for II the law Is
test OF many average men may evidence a
defect IN "a judicial conclusion. though
based on the incest legal re...5ning and
c-Jfoundest learning.
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to be abandoned and broken up alto
gether and the popular demand for
reform on vital corporation and trans
portation issues denied for a decade
to come should be given exclusive
right-of-way in congress and para
mount place in public attention. It
is in hand now during the few weeks
of this session to confirm and
strengthen the notable results thereby
achieved and the president has just
signified his realization of this neces-
sity by emitting in his message all
reference 20 the tariff.
So completely is the country, ire
spective of party, in harmony with the
presidents judgment and significant
attitude on this subject, and so obvious
is his wisdom, that the lid may be con-
sidered already spiked down, 80 far as
a tariff outbreak at this session is con-
Cerned.