The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-12-26
Our HulnOrists.

BY ''NIBBs, - tCharley Steele, in Weekly World.
Our country seems flooded with alleged
humorists or so-called funny ~ men. They are
vampires who thrive upon the brains of some dozen
humorous writers who are happy In the OF
genuine merit NO WIZ oae o. ,ess h% tss
vampires and changed and localized and brought out
In the Squeduk Grdbdu and the Piogfarist Snhtchem
ct al, original Item. There is scarcely jour
nal In the country that has not some time been han
capped with one OF these barnacle attachments II
A ..confdence man is gentleman to be respected
In comparison to your humor embezzler; 1t requires
man who could invent patent aPparatu. for
the speedy determination OF spurious funny
TS Se would nSs by BLESSING to the whole
community. A few Of the best humorous
dodge s v prsOa forces them into
stereotyped and monotonous groove-in this way:
Quad IN the Free Press says Detroit man did
this the Danbury NetDs man says Danbury woman did
that; the Little Rock Gazette man says Little Rock
girl did the other and the Galveston Neios man says
sagls man says .. He dropped into the Eagle sane
tun. or labels his imaginary characters ..spooPen.
the Journals in question respectively protected
with their own identity as they go the rounds OF the
The papers copying them the public know at glance
their original source. Derrick Dodd.'' Drank
Gassaway who In California Is regarded as second
other writer from these literary pirates He writes
ssseSes EVERY week. for the Saturday edition
san Francisco Epeaing Post, and about nine out Of
other papers credited at all. st they
mutilated localized elsewhere. This Infamous
With the knife. We're ali Of Mr. Dodd' articles duly
credited when undergoing the process Of repro.
nnd show o s ~ s ~ about twice az
much as any other humorous writer In the country.
Puck. the greatest cartoon paper In the United
States n not In the world, makes speciality OF copy
Ing Derrick Dodd. Out OF It's limited space Of two
columns given for clippings from It's numerous e1'
ces and recently 1t made serial Of Of his longer
stories which ran through fve numbers This In view
Of the fact that has staff Of humorous writers like
It's artists T., No. lis very complimentary TO
Mr.. Dodd.
Derrick Dodd has written book of humor which
win shortly appear from his San Francisco pub
fishers.
Bob Burdette, the Ha,ekeye man. one Of the most
brilliant parag Of the age OF late 10 be
saving his fun for his lectures lie no doubt hnds
more coin In talking his wit than In writing lt e
IL now residing In Philadelphia. where his invalid WIG
Is undergoing course Of medical treatment.
Max Adeer Mr.. Clark prefers putting his inimia-
be fun In book shape rather than In the papers, hs
having written his third book. lie Is however, an oc
easional contributor to the Philadelphia Erening Bu
isfia.
The Sorristown (Pa.) Herald man is another first.
rate paragiaphist, whose terse Items are general,
The Danbury Keios man Bailey seems to be on til,
wane, but he can rest on his laures having writer
some Of the funniest things ever produced His gem
are nearly all gathered In book form.
IN. Quad, - OF the Detroit tres Press does moi
appear 70 hold his own. HIS articles OF TWO or thre'
years Noulu discount lplht merit hla
hquibs Of recent production.
"Old ST. lMr. SMALL and - Uncle Remus, - o.
the Atlanta Constitution, have written OF ia,
most langhabe sketches In negro dialect the world
and which were usually connected with excellen
moral. But we've anything from their gftes
pens In a long time.
The Galveston HepS and Little Rock Gazette mel
are comparatively lights, but from the fact aon
that they extensively copied Is proof suincien
that they possess considerable humorous ability.
SO far as hrst.elss hnmor Is concerned, Amerie
goes ahead OF England and France combined at tn
rate Of about ten 10 one In her favor What Is due
reading, rule, than the forced fun IN the Londo
Puneh more stupid than the traDslations Of wha
paris laughed al. - which appear semi occasion
ally In New York namesake, aud which Is SUI,
posed 10 be the cream Of Partisan hunorY