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, 1879-08-06

Tor IN only small part, and whom tho crash
camo ToM EwtHa'a companies wore among
the frat to 70 nnaor. Ew1aa had induced
large number Of mon 10 part with their eav.
inga, but In tho end ho lost hts own a. we'll
Rs tllofra.
This story explains why Ew1No IN Fiatist.
Ho belfovos that II tho ballooning had gono
on . fow years longer he would hsvo drawn
out rich man, whatevor might have hap
penod to tho othors whom 10 had induced 10
Join him. 1Io is firmly persuaded that, II n
now era Of imitation and speculation can bs
brought about, he will bo able 10 retrlovo l,is
fortunes by prooess similar 10 that which
ho had inaugurated On 30 vast scalc.
Hence ho is in favor Of any and overy
schomo which promises to food tho country
with irrodeamablo scrip. 1lo wanta more
wind In order to ny his own kile.
He does not care a button for
tho welfare Of the country; he does
not liston to hia own reasoning faculty, ,whiol,
woull condemn tho fiat folly !; ho bushes up
tho prompttngs Of Ills legal 1sarning, and
stiles the cxporionce TINT has made up the
laws Of politionl econorny,-nll for the Helt-
ish purpose Of making good tho losses which
wero tho result Of his own greod aud rock
lossness. This eolfishnose supplies tho plnco
Of patriotism in tho man who sochs to be
Governor Of Ohio in order that tho prestige
of bis SUCCESS mny enablo him to shape tho
policy Of tho Domoorntio party in the noxt
Presidential campaign to suit bis own neoes-
, 1879-08-06

guhscrhars going into the country Intending to hc
nvrns frun The city fur any length Of ttmu 1lavo
THE TnlnrxK nalicdtu auy addrohs postpaid. for 81
fer month.
For tho greater convenience OF those Wishing 10 aro
the necessity Of tip iU TnE TnnrNx olce. arrange
mcna hare been perfected for receiving ANAL adtrt
t!scn,cnIs 1y Telephone. IA oaIcc Is supplied with
Eoh the Bell and the Ellison Instruments and rcspnns
hin rarIes sen their advertisements nj my 1our
fron, 10 II y. ILL., hy telephone direct to this Office
UrGcrs for the le!lyesy OF THE rHfnENE at Esansso.
Epglewooh, and Hyde Park left In the couuttng.toom
xtitcGclSo troEnpt attention.
, 1879-08-06

Somo months ago 1IE TRIBUNE printed M
nccount Of tho extensive wildcat schemes
in which Con. EWING, tho prosont Demo.
utatic candidate for Governor Of Ohio,
wasted Lis professional earnings It Is not
necessary to repeat tho dota'ls Of Ills opora-
lions in papor railroads ind mining in air,
but MI outline Of tho story is pertinent be-
cause 1t illustrates the character Of tho man
WHO iB seeking to shapo tho Annncos OF tho
Nation by first haing atsotal Governor Of hia
own State, mud thsn President OF tho United
States. No Quo cnl raad m account of Tox
Ew1Sd'B personal operations in auauclal
way without coming to q cloar understand
Ing Why ho Is the champion Of MI tho Wild
est saparies TINT Tho currency -tinltors hayo
proposed. Tho story Is told in detail BY
tho Cincinnati Gazttte. ~
Some oight or nino years ngo Gen. EWING
moyol back 10 Lancaster, O.. from Washing
ton, whore lie Ind earned considerable
money in tho practice Of law. Horo he
Joined one Col. TAY1on In certain mining
and stocli. i.jobbing opcrntions, which, couplo
Of years latog, had consumed all his own
,noaus mud swallowed up tho savings Of II
good many Of his frionl, who followed him
In his wild, inflated ontorprlsos. ln a region
Of Ohio known III Sunday orepk Valley,
Taylor Ind discovered Tor thought ho hasD
rich iron md coal deposits, and conceived
tho notion OF getting opttons on tho land,
organizing companies for tho purchase
thereof at IN imlnonso advance, aud
loaving to othors tho actual work Of develop
ing tho alleged n!na-al wealth Of tho
now Elloratlo. TAy1on wanted soma man Of
menns mud poaition to join him il order to
roauh the pockets Of tic public more readily.
Gen. Ew1No was the n,an ho soleoted. To-
gother they organized several companies with
higl,-souuding titles, md with nominal oapi-
tal ranging from half million 10 $3, ,000, ,Ot0
a railroad (callod tho Atlantic i Lake Erse)
was naturally part Of tho sohelno, md tho
cnpital OF that institution WAS put at $5, ,0o0,-
900; OF this $100, 900 was actually spent in
o1travagant surveying, noarly 81, ,00o, 600 OK
pended altogether, nnd there tho work was
suspended, 0itios were laid out on papor,
aud town lots wore sold In tho usual pralimi-
nnry fnshtou. Ylioro was IN actual purchase
of the fco Of tho IMMORAL roaouroes, or an
option secured, on sovesal thousand acres Of
laud at from $35 to $75 an aero, which wis
| worth not moro than $l5 to $50 IN
aero, aud these broad actas were put In to
tho companies at tlroe or four times thoir
" optional ynlue. Tho pretended purpose
Of organizing these companies was to develop
Tho mineral rosourcos Of the ontirs region. to
open coal.mines, build furnaces, manufacture
iron, transport tho products. etc.; this prom
iso naturally induced mauy farmers to take
stock freely In exchange for their lands, and
others to invest money. As matter OF fast,
no mines were over opened, no furnaces
woro oyor built, no railroads vero over con'
structed. All tho companies wero OF the
wildcat description all tho money was
equanderel in aa!aries, advertising, survey
ing. prospecting, and the usual devices oi
such schemes; the purchases had been paid
, 1879-08-06

Tlla Herald ani Sun haye been lndulelng IN =
small dispute about thu Confederate Constitu.
tlon. There aro tuo sides to lhe question. 1t
is true, IN the one hand, tllus the Constitution
was fouuled on tha pcstilent State.riRhts Goc-
trne, ,au. that It was tlrawa W specially 10 protect
thu abomtnable slaYs-system. On the o.l,er
hand, sonic ot The changes made, though OF soe-
ondary importance, ware Ia tho right direction,
and Ut least deserving Of q trial. 1he United
States Constitution was takcn ~ molel, an4
its framework was slopted ~ a whoit. But
laero was considerable yeslatlou In "details,
, 1879-08-06

Good julges predict that DurLgR will haVo
much smaller vote III Massachusetts this rear
tl,au la had Inst. Returning prosperity. tha
success Of TALnoT's Administrations, anl tho
n7tural desire Of both thu TcEu!nr parties to
keep up tl,eir organizations ore given ~ tlse
reasons for this belief.
, 1879-08-06

The Fisn who IL spoken Of as Republican
candidate for Governor OF New York Ia the
ex.Bec1etary Of etate, uot, as eTEoncously 1e-
ported, luis sou. Tllu canvass 10 not going 10 no
chlId's play, aud there Will 10 naeA Vi man at
the head OF the ticket.
, 1879-08-06

conrio.ed fo!on'a escape possible in broad
daylight waH The failurs Of the jail ofiioialA to
notify tho police until the liberated burglar
had 1vo hours tho start Of any pursuit, whom
te1ographio or te1ophonio communication
could have boon Ind with police head
quarters within fivo minutes OF tho discovery
Of tho escape.
, 1879-08-06

Factory..own boys have only about one-tcnth
tic sta1nlna Of sboys from the agricultural dis
tricts. ut least this Is the Inference from tho
results Of the examinations of boys uon!ying for
enlistment Oh the united Steamship Minucsota.
Only per cent OF the applicants from Albany
Troy, and Cohocs were accepted, while 80 pcs
cont Of those from Ncwburg, poughkeepsic, aud
Houduut missed.
, 1879-08-06
Capt, EAps'achsme Of carrying ocean stcpmers
ncross tile 1sthulus OF Dartcn OIL baggaKa-cars

Gapk- LAD3' acltuleul carrying uccaH esePneEa
ncross tie 1sthuius OF Dartcn OIL baggaKs-cars
neeta with sharp criticism and rd!cule wherever
1t ia examined. Says tile Neto York Tin.es:
Itis p1an really i0oks feasible tn many respects,
hut hG forEcts that tho reputation OF the men who
landIu hapEngu Oh American railways II auch that
no Intelligent shp. p.ownee will consent to trust hls
vessel In tholr ba,ids. We know what Woula hap.
pen to lirtIsh steamer that might !ncnutiaua!y 10
scnt uvcr MF. EAHs iathHsas railway. This EXPRESS
mcu. nfter checxn1 tAe steAulrr, would drag hef
uyee the platform. banging hur ayalnst 0Yery avail.
abs objUcs, and would 1na.ly throw her into the
baYsage-car. whure they would crush her deck Ia
BY pttnv heayy tca.ships upon her. On arrival
at Panama. ths unfortunate EsrtivA steamer woulI
bo pi,cnud 6nt the platform. whcre her unhappy
Captain would hud AGf with dozen holes stoYa In
her hull Au with her masts and funnel completely
CARRIED AWAY. OF coutse. II he had put a nlca
luather strip around her to hold hur together, Ii
would have disappeared durlnx tho tuufnuY, and
any tnqultsvs made of ths sxprvesM!eA n to It
would lie ausweFed With nsultY ind bad language.
psrhaus it would bo possible U patch tbs steamer
up ~ to onaue her to rcaeh 1,eF lssnaton. hut
No vessel could pass Uver Atr. EAbS' railway moro
than once without being hopulcsa'y tulnud.
, 1879-08-06

The funernl of Mrs. ErlzApErn ponTIn
swSa took place yesterday Mt Oxford, O.,
and the romans of the much-1oved Indy wcro
followed to tho cemetery by largo cortego
Of sincere mournerB.
, 1879-08-06

Tho Ray. "Adlrondack" MuRnAr always WAS
gentleman anl muscular ChsistLon OF tue
right type. Ilta failure Ia public misfottuae'
because 1t encourages narrow.1ntndel bEots to
dcrIde his broad nnd wholesome charity while
pretending to sylnpathxc With hls personal m''-
fDrtnnna.
, 1879-08-06

MrW. q. GnAon, The great English crtckster.
iad handsome clock anl eltmncy-ornasuents
and Fl 100 in money presented to linn by hf
friends aud aImtrcrs on TIC occasion Of blu
permanent retirement from tic f1o|d. The EH-
glish arc quite us "loony" about cricket ii tue
Americans arr abouL baseball.
, 1879-08-06

htr. WuITKLAw REID was honorcd BY breaR-
fast party In San Francisco. The youDE editor
inspected tue political situation through several
bottles of California vino, anil gave 1t % MS
opiaIoa that ucro wqs no OCCASION for gloomy
fOrabplIug8.
, 1879-08-06

THIS Prince Imperial IL TO bo accorded tho very
unusual honor Of memorial tablut IN ARsaf
Vll.'a Chapel, "In which. a. rule, no Que u
iuterred except memba.s OF tha Royal fapIY.
Or persons specially connected With .Aem."
, 1879-08-06

Tho registering of women.yotcn for tho
school election in Dostnn goes on very slowly,
antl tho best classes arc the least willing tu put
down thcis names. The experience at thlh ease
shows on small scale what would be the result
II womaa>sulrra9o wero general In the Uused
Htutea ..
, 1879-08-06

Try CrtrAoo TntrrNE has established branch of,css
for Tic receipt Of subscriptions end advertisements
fultows.
NEW TpER-1loom % Tribune Building r. T, Mo-
FAnnEN. Manager.
PARIS. Fnnce-So. to l1uo dc Ia Orange 'batetere.
II. nAi1l.xK. Agent
L0SDuN. Enk.-American Exchange. 40 Strand.
HtSHY +. BtLLt1. Agent.
WAHitlNQT0N i. C.-tstn tttctt
, 1879-08-06

"Thc con,,,,ut,or of tbe United stases would
proven. II:
"The ehsrtcra Of tho several comu'onwca'shs
Of our statcs-t'n'on wond prevent III ..
1.-THE nnwritten laws 81 Lahcs.5 woaIa p.esen, .,
~. , .ns ,,o n,aht .hrsk for HI.
Mood s' "''A '""''~'
trc,,on, '~ - ~''
,,,t !. ~. ,,,,o., ,,,. .,a +o,n, ~ ,,s,r,o,s,,
A, far A. It Ia, Inns isr manifested ,tselt in tho
| h,etorx NJ h,,c,orttx
| .,Thr trss s,Jrrianer ~ the e,t,z.n In, a1waYs
vas. and always vii, ho. duc to hin State.
IN hts state str,kcs for ,n1enrnarnce. and he
ac.crl, hor hnuorr f,r I'm gt,rs md a,r,nr.. In
ID. traitor and touch and rentjy roue shoultl
choke tbe lifo art at hin, In A tvinkltuc."
And t,,o S-nf;orl rcsnon;1a.
..s,.n ~ ~. 49,. a,.,,s.... 49,. ,... -
ncons N ~ =. 'S wa,"r ''@"'A' A''' '"'" """' -
'"s ..s.s.nre ~ W -. Na"a n..a x..,. ..,.
ro,rna%. f' ''' '@ne-e''' s"' N"''oh 4'p"e'''" VI
'.Thn. ,,,,t.. A.. c,.
..rho ,cr.t 49, - ,a,,.,s.i ..~a,u.,.n .... ,~,.
,...a .,a NJ. ~. ne'..a' .sa,. '.n' NV
not nh nsRre9stton Of States,
"The War confirmed It.
81, - sas,ont o.. .nFte nre no s'a's'.
nTho tro c,nnot .cvat, ~ "
''1'ut this tsa Satlon therefore the st.sas have
ceased to exist"
The ono is not moro absurd than tho othor.
1t each wore presented AZ m isolnted case,
both would DO Interpreted as n Joint attempt
to show tho lud'croas folly Of tho Southern
dogma OF State-rights. But It ia beyond
question that tho Okolona States fs quito
serious. 1t In cqually inaispusahlo TINT 1t
represents tho public opinion Of tho South,
alnce It ia not only fact that 1t Is we'll sup.
ported but It's sentiments, expressed III
m'ldcr form, aro found In near'y nll the jour
malls OF that section. The States Says OF its
support Ht thu South: "As far rs the Oko-
IONA States is concerned, IL has heon copied
IRON, and co'nplmcnted time and time over,
W all that IS best, bravoss, aud brigh1scst in
nlieaissiPpl Journalism, until every form Of
encominm has become trito and sterootypod.
Tho States refers to the National flag as
"tho StHr'spanglctl Rham,' to tho Fet!ornl
tovernment rs "tho misty llttlo nation," to
Federal sols'iora ~ "doyi1s," and dcnounccs
as unprinoplod poltroons, ''soi,nble-
sc"mblo politicians and "slangwaugers :"
Northern Democrats who hnvo tho totnority
to Intimate thas this Is Nation. It's con-
tempt for "niggers" Is only oqualcd by It's
disgust Of tho Northern people, and 1t OK.
hausts the vocabulary Of inveotive In clloos-
ing epithots with which to assault them.
The Sentinel satirizes this aally habit of tho
Stalks in tho following strain:
no sou.h'anA!
breeding swamps: 'e''S" 'S'' e''''''"@''
, 1879-08-06

The Warren (O.) Tribune celebrates its third
anniversary In puugent editorial. II clatns
to hayo done good work and proved Its right to
live. Its platform Is strong. It "spells Nation
with capital N, aud States with small sn; Ia
'an original 0rccnback pancs, believing In tito
ercenbaclz currency invented by Republican
Secretary Of tho Treasury. SALMON r CHASE,
aud made MS good US gold by Republican Sec.
retary Of the Treasury, Jous sunnMAN"; is IN
Stalwart Republican journal, and has never
tnken nnY stock, aud never will. In any policy Of
coneltatton, or anything else, In opposition to or
forgctfutness Of patriotic and Republican prin-
ctplcs"; and "bolieyes that mcn WHO have been
guilty OF treason a,ltt not repcntcd arc traitors
still, nl,d unworthy Of public con1doncc,-uniit
men to bo trusted with tho baIlot,'' This Is
plun speech, mud will cnahlo the readers al the
Tribune to know just where It may be found.
, 1879-08-06
TILE 8TATE-30VEREtGNTY DOCTRINE EX.
HIDITED By CONTRAST,

----E-=
TILE sTATE-soVEREfaNIY DOCTRINE EX.
Hunted bf cohIRAsr'
:, 10 e1'''p'' II. 'he strongest Poss'ole len'
'ae '!o'onso " u" o@t'eino op'n'on VI Pos''
t'o", ~ . N o''s noe'ss.'ty ~ s'tose''' III con'
iast' 'ts '1.sen'e tos'e" opposs$e: 1".s ID
prec'se'y VIM 'ne Aanaafs tia') oe"s'"es
.'a8 acconPi.snea III lts "am'rao.e sa''[o 0"
LUG Oh oe'sn's Vio"8 OF seou.nosn Deln-
ocra's NJ expreRacd ny the Okoionn otatts.
The Sentinel takes up, ono by one, the prop
oaitiona of tba Etofss nni} ahnu,a tho;r l,id.
.,-.....:.... .o.;.:..,.
'0"'"" -
equa1ly monstfooa drawn IRON the opposite
extreme of possible opinion. Thus tho
,qkgt.s nn.esnanor t1cr1srea lin manning of
~. - o..t. .;,,,., ~ ,,,z.x,ta,.1
'1 y, 'S
at tho south' 10 DO thae the STATES are aoso-
lutte soverofg1ities; TINT therc 1s no B1icll
outitv as the Mutton. but that tho Uouskitu.
H.., t, ,.,ou, n,,n.,.,t ~, +r,,+,, .vh;,1 ,.,,,
=. - p.S."f ..':1,
o1ie VI ine otates n'ay ofoa& w Will "ntl
hence that tho right Of secession, without
condition or limitation, reeiiles in every
gt,to INT tho glrt-s coou fn4bor dao1or.
~, c..4,..,,
1ub lut'' lae ooosA WILL u ae7u oes 'otce
this doctrine down tho throats OF tho Nh
tionalistB at tho point of tho sword." Thia
IL o,o a,,1o If tha shio11.-tbe sonthcrn a3,1o.
t,,o a.ut;n.1 nraoor,u tha o,,,or Adont;rr
H.. 1T, .,,,t ona ovtro,no ,ooda ~ az.
tho maxim TINT ono e3tremo leaos 10 nm
other, the Sentinel shows whittier this
s' o".',,'. ~ no..a...,;. ;,aa..a, ,anaa -. ..at
.s ~ 49, aa1.a;to o~trnma. ana j., 80 aa,aa ,
;. ;..ss,.. .,.n 10000 aTan.,m, s.,,,e s.t3
~. !, ''s ,s1ss, ,s,s,,soa w ~ .ha e,n,.. :. s,~n -
''s ..sto,wart. , m b.llcys IN s,sta.soyeroIrnty'
State w!thout soYcrciauty "a like a wasp without
HIS stern gearing. This Republic is. howorcr, but
oae soap'1.s ~ WHY VIVA ''fass-
'"1 on,.eo sss.. c...,s s..' '""s H..
~" N"s'l """ ''1.s" ~ e"n n.y., ~ 'osc'He'
rs eans's' on account OF 'nso1npn'ln'1S OF temper
nna u'neteHes ~. 1o.'a' s. n"a na,..,'' ""
wnno VIC cannot hass 'he s"usncsh ''s.so ~ ouF
poht'ca' "o"se ~ WIZ s"c 'us w s'15 "''i ae
hsfea sltI W " o' k"s"ou, u1aa"'
iow 10 nn@e ,no so- ~ "'H''o"' eo"p'"'' tns
Aososuuoh o. oo-u' ~
fna1-Fornai!s changlng 1ae name OF thle
Repuhlic TO hmeF1ca.
'seeona-Aososat.ns 10 mach of tac Consstta-
.on u "sa .r.x w. a' ~ ~ .a ~'.
Recognize tho Individual dcpartments ns States:
th.s give 10 each State two Senators Irrespective Of
population; that Gvo to each State one and only
"no so.e, n case ,a. oss.'o thrown
Ton.,tution % III Of It's own: thaE rrcosutSr h . ststc
Courts; that !nhbIs thu National Executive and
his Cabinet from reviewing ao.called State lcgsla-
Aon. .....
-ns apsosasx ., ~. o.a,s Sons..a.'o"s'
croatnd charters nndcr which tho Citizens Of each
dcpartuon. may transact thoIr bu,1nc.s.
.FourtA.-Dy Withholding charters from tbose
rebel}Lous statcs that fotcibly russ,cd the royoIu
lion Of 'g0-'05,
~ F;na-nvipoucur,tf f,n4.r fnto N, A,,,,t.
n.so,,. -. w,.n 4 ,ou1 ..a n.,,. ., -,
, 1879-08-06

nrArhorn street. cornrr Of siOnroe. Engagement
Of tho Union SQUARE Theatre Company ''The Dnuk-
era Daughter" Afternoon and evening.
, 1879-08-06

Hsr.:etrh sttrrt. i"tw+sn Cttrse ard IaSnltr. En-
kaRemcnt Of Wal'ack's New York Etar Combination
"a Scrap Of lapcs." Afternoon nnd evening.
, 1879-08-06

IVA n~;a. ,ssa,t 1ot4"r - IL, u,,o,.
nm, ,,,o,, ~ ,,,,,t,ot ~ ~, ,,t,o,,1 1o,;-a
~ N.ra,vo. T1r - ~ooo,n;,a ,1,a port1,o-,,
nonto1oraov ri trho 1attor s~.,a,ns - 49, t,,at hna,.
ovor etronoiv +,,o F-on.h Tnnoror r,.v hovo
ham 1,snoso;, a. "a ,ha- ro,fa,7a..,,, H.,
~o,o,,,,,r,, H. ,,;,,,a-1.,ao ~ r,,ra.,.
,,s.s .aa..s,.., -, ~ 49, .',,,.. <.s1,.s.. l..
Fra,no na.,ns. a,as,r,. ana t,an.a t. ,sar ahat
bo ,ou,fad IL. orro~. - ~ooo,r,;t;,n viii, ~.
49,. a,auerr .ha,s,a ~ ah.,;ahaI
Tha 5;.noa,t;on ~ H. nnxt - ~, .o,,
TIT ~ .oaoa,,;.. A.. Csata:1ox.t. ST.. 49,
No,,an,,tt,, Saa hoaa na,r,, assarara, , m..,. ~
=. ,.a ,,a.s III. .,,sa,ssa, 49, ~ 49,. ~. s 5.".s.
~ ~ cr,nt IN 1,x;ta;n ,tat H. xaasas,,;nn - -
;o;nt ana ~ =, ah.ros1 H., ot,,e- a.o.as -
,v,,io,, % ~ Arstr;o vss nroheh,,, ~ ~ . a.. ~
n~;t.;,, ~afnaaa ~ =, enarato Ill p-.na.
,'.,. a.. sas. - ~ -. .s'
....s,,. =. - 80 ~. 3esA 1.'.ts
..ss, ra. = -s'.oe." ~. Nv 10y
~, ~ w j." F' ~ ' a"sA pov"As, '.' ~
~, a' "o"e ~ p..foso ~ " ~ ".,J ~
:.."at.ussa MI" s's T-n ' o. ~
po1n =. ..'at .:- r', . 49, ~: 1''... =.
e1 ..;a ,, n".a..,,an:~s w. ~" -
IT, ,r.-.ss ~, 49, ~ a:a.'sa.as.4 s - H.
IN Mexico, anu the dls1nombormont OF Tho
Union and tho erection Of tho Southern
States into m Independent Oonlodoracy,
lying between the Unisea states and Mexico.
would greatly promote his scheme.
It appoars from BrAuREoARD's letter that
the condition Of abolishfng Slavery WAS ono
H.. % w. ~ o,ano,s,a;s. Nv, ~ o ne,,a,a % - ~
~ s@A~ 'NNO->'k7 ~.~01H3' =" ""s ~ IAe-
servo and protect Slavery that tho Rebellion
was undertaken. Without Slavery t14ore
could be no Confedaraoy there was no mo-
tive or interest to induce separation from
tho Northern States except that furnished
by Slavery. To abolish Slavery would de-
nev tooot1,or. and. If TINT ,yero rnado condi.
,;,~ - ;,;1o,,o,,7o,,o ,,,or I'm aoao1,1
us"... ..'.1., .esafs 1,s.,. ;st. 49, ~
,."oe "oaa po.o. eo'"B os1. ",s. 'u a: ~. W.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-02
Nice Social Distinctions in England.


In England to-day the lines are as
closely drawn as in earlier days with
reference to the mode of epistolary ad-
dress to O freeman and gentleman.
That is to say, the city of freeman OF
olden time, and in many cases now, is
addressed as Mr., while the gentleman
has his name adorned with an Esquire
at the end. Woe be unto the writer Of
q letter to a non-city man who omits
Esquire. It is an evidence Of the un-
derbred and ignorant. You may fatter
a city man by giving him this affix to
his name, but you will not offend him
by the prefix of simply Mr.. In the case
Of the non-city man being addressed
by letter as Mr., .offense- is created.
You would hardly think that this mat
ter is dwelt on 80 strongly in this age.
It is, and I know of cases of friendly
relations being severed by the applica-
ton of tradesmen Mr.. to the inpecun-
ious West End gentlemen who de-
mands Esquire. In the plays of Mas
singer remember numerous illustra-
tions of this distinction. Yet as far as
my reading goes, and must confess to
weakness in reading old books and old
dence that the word freeman was not
prior in its creation to the word gentle
man. But Mr., corruption of master,
an employer of apprentices in trade, is
an after appellation of either. In the
time of Edward III. city man was
Mr.. but no gentleman, and to-day the
distinction obtains more or less discrim-
ination. At parties, dinner parties es-
pecially, you will see the plain Mr.,
singled out for the minor places If he
be out of the three liberal professions,
divinity, law and physic, and if he be
in trade. I remember on one occasion
wealthy banker, now of some note as
the successor to "a great American finan.
cier and philanthropist, whose bronze
effigy is in the shadow of the Royal Ex-
change, being given secondary place
at dinner table to q glowing uniformed
captain in the navy, who could not put
penny side by side with every thous-
and pounds of the banker and who had
not an equivalent proportion of brain
or pedigree, but who ranked the bank
er in his status by reason of his pro-
fession. He was plain Mr., the other
titled captain. One was city man,
the other gentleman. Not until you
go into English society thoroughly do
you learn how ligidly the lines are
drawn in such weak trifles. Some say
they becoming weaker and less. Others
say the contrary. OF a rank so vague
and so difficult of clear and concise
definition as that of gentleman, com
prising as we'll those who have supe-
rior specific station by birth and man
ners as those who, if they possess any
at all, possess MO other, it is very awk-
ward how to determine precise period
of English society when the word or
iginated. For ages after the Norman
forays here you cannot find the word
used, and am at loss to say when
"the fine old English gentleman" SO
rare, etc., appeared first on. the soil"
-Co,respondence Baltimore Sun,