Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-02-08
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lthas been dull and dismal week. Wealth
er AID business have for the most part been
depressing and the world of writers has had a
heavy atfiicton, the removal OF hero OF The
nsSt good old Doc Wood. 1t was nOta-
hie assemblage on Wednesday at the rooms of
tlfvffess Club where the funeral was held
There were typesetters and statesmen, million
aires and men of the narrowest means. Tai
mage conducted the services and never spoke
better. All the pa pers have referred day 10y day
IN liberal measures ever since the fatal accident
to the life and good deeds of Doctor Wood
but with all this outpouring about him, some
things have been left unsaid which are worthy
OF note
For instance. every one has referred to him
rs The Great American Condenser hy which
title he was known from the Golden Gate TO
Cape Cod, but while given to boiling down
news into pithy prominence Doctor Wood was
strong advocate of the PicturesquenesS and
realism III special articles. He WAS in fact the
Ess'er OF the special article in lily Journalism.
1t Was in getting the minuiest details for such
graphic and elaborate article OF this kind
mat, in Ill health, he started on the mig in
ves,igation OF the Hudson River wharves of the
gr7,t city which caused his death. Such
Bitches used always to be in magazines or
WEEKLY papers Dickens himself the master
" the special article never ventuIed TO insert
ODE IN dailF paper. Ii was TO make room for
Sti~ll articles that Doctor Wood boiled down
The less interesting matter. In carrying out
bis hobby, the Doctor did more than any one
ete TO encourage the empi ovmont of space
yen, and the old style of salaried reporter has
ad many a growl at him for it. At one time,
II pne could apply tor work to the Doctor
eolt being given q. chsnce TO write special
(.Ie, WhiCh If good often led to more per
laent arrangements The San grew famous
y iAem then other papers took MP the idea,
Sind4y editions of The daily papers followed,
nd alter while the space men on the night
'l;ie of city editors turned up their noses at re
| EIlar salaries The good times didn't lnst -
Publishers made their salaried men work hard
r. aud bad fewer OF them. and then raded GU
| he allowances for outside matter, SO that now
| t-daN ; reporting is not such BONANZA as II
sas for year or t~oago. Poor Doe God II his
last days was space m an, and did not make
fortune at it lie was not as many suppose,
| h. Founder of the Press Club In fact, he
! Ida I belong to it TIL its feorEanZ .iou from
he old journalistic fraternity which drank beer
| tHd PLAYED dominoes in bar room over gin
1 mill But he WAS decidedly against the rxclu-
| ave aud would be afistucfatlc tendencies OF
/ may OF the new members ~hO came IN sheu
! The c'ub got elee .nuSruI-y carpets, stoves,
hsndeliers, &c. and hen savage attacks were
/ NADIA on unhappy orign,i members uho were
% get these remi,iei and when he failed in
that, paid The duss himsrf II every man he
/ gave work 10, or got work for, or l"nt mon"v
4 10, which he never SAW ~ tn " ere 10 give -
10 has widow she wonlj re veTv comfar,apy of
J financially, Till the dsr zones toy her meeting
Lhe good m,u gone before
| Another funeral OF interest vii no doubt
sooa he he'd over the d-,d OF the J,JHRsits -
Very elaborate programmes of ceremonies on
I So,
! nave "iready been arranged and the Twin cities
| StH 10 AL honor TO the Archie hrro-s.
| une feature will he Prorssion orer the biz
bridge. That IS fast becoming 10 he consider
! q very useful structure In the deuSe fugS
| sc have had OF late, rs If nature hers- sym
oHhisei with The general gloom, m+nv thou
sands crossed aud If the transit facilities acre
4 lustfuPle3, Ihrt onli scarcely meet the rash
/ n the DAYS when ferry boats more Ike sn-ils
md ice and collisions are actual or possihl,
dangers. Oae triaing aociden, Vas reported,
{ The smashing OF a car Platform osing 10 -
+ rake getting out Of order Is there
'hr,r collisions il the l. Railroads sai too ms
NJ TO keep ir',k oi wish horse ears aud vchi-
+ les ni All SoTts every here else, the record
I Sasn so bad FOR the bridge
toggy - the weather, is the atmosphere OF
Wal st rei. Keen sralpins knivrs have sssrch-
| d for the stisls OF the bears and she puExrd
/ 'rraiures .hudier thrv vail forth the rXcCra-
lions on jay Gou a. Activity is ,ainly dc
/ 'itahls. for II Ne all get the blues the pot
son'' boil =, alt There is some gambling in
/ Yea snos. a. ASooi Of povel;y, stsSks, pork and
! w. 1rInE appATesNy thought too a. ngeroas
I ~ the aV~ra<- lamb to frjss aisoai, but trade
| dull In the nry Goods Trade there bave
/ hecn gate Number Of mostly somewhat in-
/ IgnIhssnt 'sllares bur A. the big men caunor
/ IT viii net get up $, Indicate aud expert the
/ samples % cheap good, lhey cant sell. they
/ ,rs twin. 20 make butter and cheese by stsrv
ing th-ir rews go To speak, aud IN the nasu.
/ 1~cluring districts wages are cut down with
| severity. and sio, kholiers 81 mills s~em pleas
| ID rather 'aaa otherwise, when the operatives
! strike
Having nothing TO do the stockholders are
/ begin ning TO imagine thew " sat more room 10
/ 10 b. in. 50 despsiriGg OF getting al ANYTHING
| ike the price some people would he willing 10
/ pay. the rooseres al trrat to their sxtrsurdln-
! ,ril' sli-arTsnrei PagoiA Of building ;hey
/ ere talking Of moving up town t. the qn-s-
/ t'oa as 10 The opposition o. the hanks and 9TH
r. iaterrsis you j make To such y move, the
| 10 Ahraksr heaFtifv r.iDins With the Scottish
ahrssr, Nv there Mct;regor sits is the head Of
| the aide - II they choose 30 60 10 Jerome
/ Park where, hy III. way, many OF them .nuu-
! ally spend much time aud money. the banks.
/ thef saw. must follow Great Is the wrath of
| N. who do business down town in other pur-
/ +n,is especially among real estate oxners and
| loudly cracks the whip Of the JoarHf! o. Cora
| s<re>- The hampuous brokers will probably
! 'hisk better Of i.
! Another Institution. where miuv country
mAn often lose money as well as reputation
| Billy Mct;lory :. in Hest-r street, his been
/ e'uPorsriiy suppressed. The yiiest OF MANY
very vile dens. hv some ptlir' subtrriuge &C
1uired in most disgrtcc'ully by some OF the
| 1veTp,id CaiiO. c,anot boast of here By
wsv OF Justice % ,his nnlic-ncensed den OF
| niqulty has been retailing alleged table beer -
| made, so they swear, OF sugar and water 4
Tnrv, with more sense than usual convicted the
lo.'iiamoadei boss Of the shsnty and he fingers
| behind the bars Of the Tombs-his own bar
| is closed
/ Fast aud furious no doubt will he the Il yht
between the lawyers. These gentlemen seem
| TO be making u great deal OF money, lately,
hF long drawn out eioqneaCe According to
some accounts ex Senator Conkling is making
some wher- about SIS 600 wear hv spoken
works. Two other distinguished speakers
| Bags and Chos'e. have been for satisfactory
4 teesl stru'aming on gewgags and hurting bot
| He'd wind about that almost interminnble ghi
about the alleged Cvpriote collection Of curios
| between Fenardeni aud general Di Cesnols
| Enragrd devotees 10 art can get up very
| uulls hlned tehpests III lehpols sometimes
! Art in its best aspect pleasant, gracious
and attracting. is displayed in The superb Loan
Collection Of Pictures, il BROOKLYN for the
| benefit 81 The pedestal for BArtholhi's great
Statue Of Liberty, Enligh'ening The World =
The Exhibition has teen highly successful, even
more So than the one in N,w York 1t were
| to he wished, however. su 'scriptions would
drop in with such liveiness as to do away with
the necessity for these and similar spurs to lib.
crafty. Ourapathy is certainly not creditahe
and almos, jus,ifes scand4lous but laughahle
carica ture of the great statue which is now
seen everywhere on the streets where an old
niger wench in a trantrum threatens advan-
cling Immigration with a firehrand, and is sup
ported in her impudence by a s,ucy little Gal
lie roost,r Ii is scarcely needful TO hint that
the draughtsman is a German-hence the gall