The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-04-22
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Yesterday, neither old nor young-abou'
the beginning ola natural decline. Mr.
Clan" %" was born III Massachusetts, and
began fife as a sailor. Thence he went
into mercantile business, thence went on
as temperance advocate and a speaker
In favor Of the abolition Of slavery here
and,in England. lie was" for some time
III Paris andbecame well yersed In the
French language, which was Of use to
him on returning to this country, when
hes was VI employed by Albert Brisbane TO
translate the notable socialistie works4of
Charles Fourier. Beginning as writer
IN this labor, he soon found his way into
Journalism, and about fifteen years ago
started the Saturday Press, a weekly pa
Der Of remarkable brilliancy that died
as many another journal has done--be'
fore it was able to walk alone His chleI
assistant on the Press was Edward q. T.
wilkins, who wrote over thes signature OF
"Personne" a series Of dramatic and
musical criticisms that were much too
independent for the Herald, for which
journal he was then the regular critic
Another of Mr. Clapp's assistants was
Fitz James OBrien, the gifted poet for
the time of Harper'S Magazine, full ofthe
enthusiasm of his Irish nature, and as
brave and reckless as his people usually
are. O'Bren served nobly in the war Of
the erebeionand died withoutan enemy
When the Saturday Press went the way
of all journals that are too smartto ,liye
Mr.. Glapp, with Mr., st, vens and others
atarted the best imitation Of Punch mat
Ne have had il. this country- Vanity
Fdir. Around thisnucleqs gathered the
circle 50 widely known as The Bohe,
mians," of fwhoml Mr.. Clapp was the head
and exponent. OF course, HGndy Fdlr
was all vanity and vexation TO its makers,
and after a gallant struggle'among peo-
ple who seemed to- have little apprecia'
ton and less liking for wit, it went I'M
der. Before and after his venture Mr.
6iapp was a regular writerofor the Leddq
john Clancy's, and after his death
Nayor Halls paper lie became widely
Known in this Journal as = Figaro deal
Eng chiefly with dramatic Mnd mPuSSllcfai
criticisms. His writings were spicy and
attractive, but his Judgment was indIfler-
ent, and they all passed like sea-loam
fresh and pleasant for one moment, bul
zone and forgotten the next. Of late
years Mr.. Clapp was a casual writer for
oitv journals, but after the failure OF
Vanity Fair he was merelya contributor.
and had no regularj journalistic standing
He will be longest remembered as the
"King Of the Bohenians." 3" That some,
what remarkable set OF people has passed
out of date, and many Of them out Of eX-
istence. In the days of their glory they
were much wondered at, admired, and
sought after. Mr.. Clapp was, with Mr..
wilkins, the organizer, and the intention
WAS TO establish here the BOhemianlSln
40 charmingly described by the French
author, Henry Burger. TWAS not an as
sociation, nor club; there was'nO regl-
lar organization, forregularity is the very
opposite of Bohenanism. The custom
was to drop in after theater hours at
Phf7s lager beer saloon, in Broadway
near Bleerker street, and there, i'll Il
large vault under the sidewalk, enjoy the
kluxuries of pipes, beer, lunch, songs and
!. free conversation, until the late hours !
morning. There have been many more
respectable, more taiented, and better
bookkeeping coteries, but we doubt i
h,, Cttnh a
ponent of semi-vagabOnd literary life
Willie few of the. names are living in gen
deral fame, the reader familiar with jour
.nalism, wil7recognize many choice splr
Its as we call the roll-the roll ofthe deac
we may say. Mr., Clapp was, Of course
the chief. He was a nIan of rare conyer
ksstional powers, always entertaining ano
ofen inspired with wit and repartee
There was Fitz james O Brien--not mucl
l'Ofa talker, but an excellent writer. Boil
are dead. Henry Neill, a gifted Phila
delphian, died years ago. Geo. Arnold
A poet of fame, and the "MCArone" O
Vanity Fair, was another choice spirit
He, too, is gone. Tie same may be salt
of the invalid cyhic, Frank Wood-toc
bright, if not too beautiful, to, last. Read
,Ars of the Times will remember our genia
dramatic and musical writer, Charles B
beymour, who was ratheramong the Bo
bemians than of them. Ned Wilkins
passed away first, if we remember right
~. He was very quiet Yankee, but ;
well. l.iniormedand trusty critic. Edward
II. House is now in Japan, ,an officer ii
the Educational Depar, ment Of that gov
Arnment, we believe The demure anC
silent Willie Winters is still journalis
s,0n New York daily. Walt Whitman
tWbose Leaves ofGrass" shocbed aud n
), tracted critics, is, or has recently been
an invalid, and save now and then
characteristic screed, he isunheard OF
tADoesticks" Thompson is in. the land D
Che living, and bids fair to take the bel
lSf theFat Mems Club. Frank Ottarson
Who Stirred up the Bohemians 50 cav
Ggoly in the Round Table, was an oceS
alonal visitor. He has become a Fedora
office-hOlder, and only occasionally dab
Al bleS in presO writing. There ,were wo
men, also, of the BoheniAns-and, they
too, are nearly all gone. Ada Clare wa
AyeryWhere known as the Queen OF Bo
henria." Alteran eventful life in Whicl
abe made some fair attempts rs an ac
tress, she married Texan theatrica
manager, and died in this city recent!
from hydrophobia communicated by |
ret dog. Jenny Danforth, q wild, i'm
pulsive Western woman, is dead, if w
mistake not. Dora Shaw, whose unsuc
eessfll dramatic career and clai n to ,th'
authorship OF Beautiful Snow" will b,
remembered as also among the gathered
Getty Gay, talented bit of womanhood
died long ago. Mary Fox is not at al
dead, but is frequently heard of as IN
Z n. b." the correspondent Of the St
+ Iuis Republican. We might mention
others, but no matter The carousals a
Pfaf were ended long ago. Death ha
-xathered-the greatevnumberuf the jovia
wits that wasted lite under the BrOadwa,
sidewalk; and now his resistless sickl
has swept in the first and practically tn
astlofl the Boherhjhns. EE
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