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who cannot contrive to get on in the world
there are promising lives that end IN
failure, disgrace and despair But the
prevailing feeling is one Of hopetu'
ness and content. The men who hhu
themselves making steady progress in pro-
fessional or business life form majority Oh tlie
community. The fathers may not always NO
sure that the boys have chosen the rightprotes-
sion or occupation, but theyl have coniden'
feeling that there is q better chance for them 10
succeed here than there is anywhere else' anu
that thew will and must succeed if there be the
right sort of stuff in them. How different is the
feeling of English fathers Of the middle class IN
regard TO the future of their boys The col
umns Of The London Telegraph, when nave
recently been opened to discussion OF tnlS
great problem of family life, have already Oeeh
cited by THE TRIBUNE as furnishing unmisCah-
able evidence that this intermediate class IN
ENGLISH society is neither prosperous nor con-
tented, There is feeling that the boys VIII
NOT GET ON there. even if they have the quantities
70 command success that they VIII wear
themselves ont in hopeless light lis thoH
fathers are doing, and that it Is bctter lor
them not to begin there, bat to try their IucA
nnder more favorable conditions IN mower
country.
If the men of the English middle class are less
lopeful and contented than were their tatherS
in their day, so are the women almost Us heip'
less rs their mothers were before them Inc
question, "What shall we do with our girls y
is not discussed in the public prints, winch
devote so much space to the future OF the Ooys'
This silence can easily be interpreted. hnglish
pirIs of that class are expected TO enter domestic
service if they are thrown upon their own re-
sources and even if they marry poor clerks or
small tradesmen they have no other way u
eLinr out their husbands scanty income tnan Oy
doing all the drudgery of the household them
selves Now American women who are 1orceu
to suppOrt themselves occupy superior posltloh
in tbis respect, Mr. HOwells, in his last CHARM
inc story. has given dOlcful account OF the
struggles of a,well- bred Boston girl to earn her
living by decorating pottery, cOlorlng photo
graphs, writing for newspapers, and engaging
in amateur millinery. But even she iouhd OUT
at last n practical method Of supporting herself
in her time or need and so have the great mayor
itv of her sisters who have gone about 1t IN q
perseycring and sensible way. Every year
makes if easier for American women to earn
their living in some way better than the COM
mon lot Of English women who are left dcpen-
dent upon hemsclves-household service.
Every year there are neutrality-suspicious. TO Whlch
they NAV have recourse. Their labor Is better
maid. they are more coutcntcd with their work,
and their future is more secure.
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POPULAR PREiCHING.

The term "pOpular preacher has been 50
abused and degraded that what ought to be,
and once was, a title of high honor has become
q severe reproach. 1t was To the pOpuacc cs-
uccially that the preacher used to address him
self with the most fruitful result; and he was
heat oualidcd to deliver the divine message who
knew how to make it comprehensive ana at
tractiye to the common people 1t was the
popuar preacher who converted nations, eStab-
Iishcd churches and kindled in corrupt ages the
fire of reform. From the days OF Saint Paul to
our own time, the popular preacher has been
the chief propagator of Christianity Protest
optism and Catholicism alike have recognized
his special calling, and assigned him peculiar
Mace i'm the work of the Church.
But pulpit popularity has come to have false
meaning The popular preacher now is not the
one who strs mems hearts but the one who
draws money. He is judged like IN actor, by
the receipts ut the bOX-Oliicc. If the pews are
taken at high prices, if the church can main
toin itself in style and pay expenses, the minis
ter is a good card he can command liberal
salary; perhaps he can figure rs Il star, and
make lucrative lecture engagements. Whether
or not his congregation show any advance in
spirituality under ms cNHOiaJIOhS, OF MS
neople learn to adcrn their daily lives with SIM
picity and earnestness and truth, or the poor
and unhappy find succor and comfort mt his
door. are questions which trouble the applaud
ing public very little. They measure the popu-
lar clergyman's success by secular standards ;
and he is but too apt to accept their measure as
a just one.
The type of preacher to which We refer is
such familiar one that it would be superlluOus
20 mention any names. Tho degradation Of
the pulpit may be traced, we believe, to deg
radiation in the popular theory of religious
= ryice In the churches where sensational
defamation prevails the idea of public worship
has bren almo t abandoned That used to be
the primary object Of the weekly assemblage,
aud the sermon was only an incident of the
service But gradually the devotional exercise
has become subordinate to a sort Of more or less
pious entertainment, dependent for its ettec
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AMY NOR fIS

Several of the cases affecting the reputation
of Army officers, which attracted so much at
tention last summer have just been decided
by the President. The sentence of dismissal
passed by court-martIal upon Lieutenant
Colonel nges for duplicating his pay accounts
is approved. The best showing he could make
for himself upon his trial was that he had in
tended to take up one of the two drafts he had
made upon the Department for his pay, through
different bankers, before it was forwarded TO
the Department. lie did not and could not dis
prove that his act, so far rs the second banker
was concerned, was one of obtaining money on
false pretenCes. 1t was the second time that
Lieutenant Colonel Ilges had been found
guilty of doing this, and the third time that he
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-14
PECK,S Bad BOY.

II il DO true that Mr.. uowells and Mr.. Mark
Twain "a strange conjunctlon-have under
taken the Joint authorship of work on Amerl-
can humor they cannot properly omit, i'll their
survey Of this vast subject, some consideration
of "Pecks Bad Boy" A good many of our
readers may never have heard of this particular
bad boy, but he is of considerable interest as
n type because he represents some of the worst
tendencies of our newspaper humor anu some,
uerhaps, of American life. "Pcck's Bad Boy
is the creation Of q Milwaukee writer by the
name of Peck, who found him so successful
with certain classes of readers as newspaper
character that he has made two books about
him. These are said to have had large
sale gon railroad trains and elsewhere,
and are distressing examples of the crimes
AGAINST GOOD taste and dCcenCy that are COM
mittcd in the name Of American humor.
The humor Of these books lies in single
themc-the practical Jokes played by a boy
upon his father; and upon this there are many
variations. The Bad Boy knows that his father
has been drinking hard, introduces him into the
presence of three or four Spiiz logs who have
been dyed various coors assures him they are
white. and convIuces him that he has dc'jnum
frrmcnS This cyquisitely humorous episode
occupies a whole chapter. There are many
others equally delightful and amusing The
boy is hidcousy pUccOcious and vulgar, iuii OF
slang and profanity, and as ready with jeers at
churches and Sunday schools as he IS with jokes
at his fathers drunken habits. In word, he l'
a most disgusting little animal, and the fact
that such books have a ready sale islin itself a
cur,ous feature of American life, and not q
pleasing one.
We hope the new spapcr humori-ts wont ily at
Ms when We say thar Pccks Bad Boy represents
some of the tendencies that are found in too
much of the humorous writing nowadays. We
recall nothing else 80 strangely vulgar rs this,
unless il is Mr.. Mark Twain's own deli
catcly humorous account of the misuudcrstand-
Ing occa-ioucd by a box containing Linn
burger cheese being placed in the same car
with % corpse on it's way TO the grave. BUT ID
hs habltual hooking mt all subjects that aro
worthy of rcYcrrutal trcamcnt-Icligion, the
home, the parental relatiOn-Pcck's Bad Boy
ONLY ntensGes qualities which are too often
seen In other newspaper humorists of the class
that has gown SO large in the West and South
Many of them, it is true, are successful, even
amid the keen competitions of their work, IN
kccping within the bounds of good taste, and
now and then some of them have pro-
duccd natter to perish in day, which,
If it had appeared in some more available
form. might have taken a permanent place
I'm literature. But the Bad Boy might serve
a a warning to some, just rs the hope
less drunkard is a sufficient example to the
pcntccl tippler 4 little more dclclcy in deal
1. Il aul.ipgfz yypUl
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TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGY.-A new Spanish Cabinet was formed
vesterday. = Sir Stafford Northcote was enter
tanned in Larne. ireland. 60 Nine. Valera
sailed for New-York. &C plea Of sef-detence
will he set up in the trial of ODonnen the
slayer of Carey. 80 Contributions Amounting
70 $4,000 have been subscribed for Moody and
Sankey's mission at lslington
DoMEsuC.-Mamie l.. H. Gordon a young col
ored girl committed suicide at Trenton -- The
horse McBowing his owner and others were ruled
off the track at Louisville. -- Fire IN the
Lyceum Theatre at Chicago destroyed the stage
furniture; one life was lost. =- several persons
were injured by a railway collision near UnlOntOwn,
Penn. ==- The United States Nail Steamship
Company was incorporated at Albany.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Heen Leonard was found
guilty yesterday and sentenced to three years and
SIX months in the Penitentiary. = RctOlt, the
Britomar,e colt Aela, Eoe, Constantine ana jim
NcGowan won the jerome Park races. =- The
Tammany Hall County Convention appointed a
conference committee. 60 The Mayor removed
William Pitt Sherman. == The New-Iork
Central Railroad continued to sell tckers over the
Chicago and Alton road. -= A fog hung over
the rivers and city most of the day. =-
The funeral of Dr. Ever took place at ST.
Igpatius's Church. == Gold value Of the legal
tender silver dollar (412l2 grains), S5.45 cents
80 Stocks were dull, but fucuated erratlcaly
and closed irregular and unsettled.
THE Manufacturers local observations in
dictate continued cloudy weather, with occasional
rains and slight changes IN temperature, possibly
followed by clearing weather Temperature YES
terday Highest, 100; lowest, G10; average, GGls'
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THE BALLAD or THE BR4MBLE.


There was a man in our town
Who was so wOndrOus wise,
He Jumped into brsmble Dush
And scratched ont both his eyes -
% cruel, cruel bramble bushD
And scratched out both his eyes!
IL.
And when he saw hts eyes were out,
What did the blind man dos
he blindly fell upon Bis Times
And cut its price in two:-
10 cruel, cruel brhmble bush y
And cut It's price In two!
Fnll ,oOn his act appeared - him
A very foolish eaper;
lie merely cut the price, you see
The newsmen cut the paper:
20 cruel, cruel bramble bush y
The newsmen cut tie paper.
".
And then the man observed tina. folks
Did TO his journal point
And say. with solemn shake OF head,
e. The Times IS out OF joint -
20 cruel, cruel bramble bushD
"Ihc Times is out ofjoint."
V.
This made the man just tearing mad;
He bJrst our, with groau,
al fain must lower with the price
The papers moral tone ~
20 cruel cruel bramble oushO
THE papers moral tone"
vi.
He called his stan and then exclaimed
His words were energetic
"The Times has been an Opiate,
Let's make Il An emet;c D.
20 cruel, cruel bUamble bush y
Lets make 1t an emetic."
VII.
He raked the land for rancid news,
He scandals sought galore,
All correspondents failed to please
Who failed TO furnish gore -
20 cruel. cruel bramble bush y
Who failed to furnish gore.
VIII.
Still In the bush, the man remarks,
ave played a costly prank,
But I'm resolved at any cost
To giUe my paper rank ~
(Ooruel, cruel bramble bushD
TO make his paper rank.
MORAL.
Casually suggested to The Herald
Beware the baneful bramble bush;
From wisdom's path don't swerVe'
For II you do you too may lose
Your useful optic nervei--
20 cruel, cruel bramble bushD
Your useful optic nerve.
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1t is said that the business Of smuggling China
men, who have landed in British Columbia. across
the border INTO the United States, has developed
intoa profitable The rates from three to ten
dollars per head, and the easy passage of a canoe
among the uninhabted islands in Puget Sound
renders the work comparatively safe. When he has
once been landed no one but an expert could tell
the conlraband Chinaman from one who has been
living here. A revenue official at Port Townsend
estimates that ut least 900 Cinnamon have been
struggled into the Unitoo States IN this way in the
last ten months The Chinese population is said to
be steadily increasing in Portland and the smaller
towns In Oregon, and the Chinese theatres and
opera houses do better and better business every
day. ORIENTAL subtlety seems to bo OutwItting the
Congress Of the United States.
The introduction of educational suffrage IN Bel
GUM is attended with many comcal incidents,
Under the law passed at the last session of the
Chambers voters are compelled to produce a certi-
cate of five years schooling, else To pass ex.
animation on documentary studies. The certificate
can seldom be produced by middle-aged voters, and
consequently the forthcoming elections to the pro-
Vincial and municipal councils will DO preceded by
series of critical examinations In reading, writing
and the elements Of education. The electoral com
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the great crowds that have been In attend
ance, have never been equalled-all OF winch
indicates how deeply this kind of sport inter
ests Americans of leisure. The sums of money
which have changed hands on the results
must reach an enormous total. Generally the
losers have accepted their bad luck with pretty
good grace; but not so all of them. Bogus
dispatches were sent to various cities through
out the Union yesterday concerning the results
at Jerome Park, in order to deceive pool
sellers who were interested in the contest III
was desperate effort to retrieve ruined tor-
tunes, and seems to have been remarkably
successful. Similar schemes have been tleu
before, but never on so large scale nor WlVh
such extraordinary results
The result Of the Leonard trial Is highly
satisfactory. The Court and the jury had
more regard for law, order and decency than
they had for tears, pretty face ana more
or less exaggerated story OF wrong; ana so
the public is safe from this young womans
pistol for three years at least. 1t is pleasure
TO note the growing disfavOr with which this
community is coming to regard so-called
emotional insanity as an excuse Tor CRIME )
and it is high time that this wholesome SEN
timent should make itself felt. Persons who
think they are sane enough to be at
large, but too crazy to be held respon-
sibe for wrong-doing, seem to be increas-
ing in numbers all over the country. Ihey
give full rein to their passions and DO
many foolish things which no decent per-
sor would be guilty of-all of which they expect
will I,a ran,apnhere9 IN their advantage when
some performance more outrageous than usual
gives the law a grip on them. However, since
most of ourreputable medical men have reached
the conclusion that hysteria and ungoverned
passion are not insanity, and are making their
opinions pretty clear as different cases come up
in court public sentiment is fast becoming
properly educated in the matter. Presently
i'm this part of the country at least, 1t VIII no
longer be safe for emotional men and women
to be too free In their emotions.
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The convenience as well as the inconvenience
of the Bridge became apparent TO many people
yesterday. A,heavy fog hung over the river,
making ferry travel dangerous aud particularly
disagreeable. The damp pedestrian bound for
BROOKLYN naturally TesOTted to the Bridge, feel
ing that il was a great convenience. NO sooner
was the New York entrance approached, how
ever, than its great Inconvenience were felt.
There was only one collector to take the fares,
although arrangements have been made for
two at least Access to the foot path, therefore,
was terribly slow. The number Of cars was
also utterly inadequate. There is no excuse
for this wretched management; the worst of it
is, there seems to be no prospect Of a change.
Lord harrington, who was severely censuTed
only a few weeks ago by his Liberal friends III
England, because he intimat6d i'll speech at
Sheffield that the British army could soon be
withdrawn from Egypt, may now refer his crit
ics to the statements of General Wood as mem
tioned in our cable letter. This officer
has expressed willingness to have the
bulk OF the Army of Occupation with
drawn from the Me land. General Wood
ought to know what he is talking about
promised reduction of the force. The truth
seems TO be that it is not the number of British
troops which are in Egypt that counts Under
the present circumstances aStew are as effectual
asa great many. Indeed, so long as one red
coated sentinel remains there it viii probably
be sufficient hint to the natives that England
still means to stand by the Khedive.
The contests at jerome Park yesterday
practically close the racing season for 1883 in
this neighborhoOd. The horses, however, will
be sent to Baltimore and Washington, and
there will also be some more interesting trials
of speed in the West. On the whole 1t has
been the most remarkable racing season ever
known in this country. The number of con-
tests, the number and value Of the prizes the
qualities which the horses have displayed, and
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IN OTHER CITIES
WAsHIXGIoN-l 1922 Est. LONDON-2G Bediordso strand
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1883-03-24
City VissVs of tho Coal Trade.

New YoRK.-The bituminous trade
promises to be lively and profitable
this year, if properly handled.-Mln-
ing Record.
Bituminous quiet at present, for
the buyers do not take kindly to the
fixed rates. 1t has been stated that
the agreement between the Penrsyl-
vanis and the B. &, Q, does not work
well for the Clssr6eld operators, and
they may endsavor to make = break
In tho meantime. all is not peace in
the Georges Greek region. for a
strike Of the drivers to secure an sd
vance from 81. IS to 81 per day is on
hand. Any one who is at all familiar
with mining matters is aware Of the
fact that this class of labor is cften-
times put forward to demand bette,
wages By the others If succe full,
then all other labor wants an increase,
and generally secures it. If not, why
there the matter drops. AS the min
ers and operators in Cumberland coal
have little advantage at present, one
would suppose that all concerned
would ondsavor to make the best use
thsr eof. Coal Trade Journal.
The trade is sxcss lingly dull,
NOR ); life'ess, in fact, than it has been
for many yssrs at this season. Taough
prices are low. consumers insist upon
concessions even tor the sm I'll guam
titles they buy under pressure Of
actual needs. Freights have declined
sharply during The last ten days. and
havs reached figure that mr. st leave
but little for the boatmsn.
The only transaction of any import
ancs that we hear of in the W y of
contracts 10 the closlng OF lU,UUU
ten contract with the Fitchburg Rail :
read, secured by a company mini 8
Georges Creek Cumberland. at a low
figure. We qrote nominslly for
Cumberland $4,45@$47o, according
to quality, and Clarified 81 400
$500.
BosToN. biiuminous circss
nothing OF Importance is doing. The
same condition exists regarding tolls.
The Cumberland dealers are ready TO
take all business coming along; but
Clarified dealers would rather see
the buyer week or Two later, when
they hope to have inequalities
Strengthened out. No Gust omer goes
uusupplisd, however, who is ANXIOUS
to buy, though how some Of the re-
ported lew e q urss are gwen il y mys.