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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
THE DIME MUSEUM BUSINESS.
How Cheap Amusements Arc InjurinS
the Legitimate Drama

the Legitimate drama
New York Timesl
It Is undoubtedly a fact that the opposi-
ton of cheap amusements is more directly
answerable than any other cause for the
pressure which now prevails upon the busi-
ness of theatres Dime museums and skat-
ing-rinks have multiplied through the coun-
try in about the same ratio that legitimate
dramatic profits have fallen of. Both Of
these kinds Of enterprise have been enor-
mously successful in a money making sense.
Three years ago there were only two or three
dime museums in existence. They were run
ming in such localities As the lower end of the
Bowery, and it was not believed that they
would spread to any considerable extent
But at present there is hardly city Of more
then 50 900 inhabitants anywhere in Amer.
lea which does not support one or more dime
museums.
That these places are making a very great
deal of money is shown by several facts,
Nearly every man who has gone into thii
thing had little or no money when he began,
and nearly all of them are by this time in.
dependently rich. Moreover, the dime
museums are enabled to pay very heavy
prices for their attractions. For instance.
Col. Filkins handles in this country what Is
known as Krao, the Missing Link, and he
has found no difficulty in filling her time fol
full year in advance at the rate Of 500 Q
week. Chang, the Chinese giant, Is always
q marketable commodity at the rate Of $4N
week, while the educated walrus and hall
a dozen other attractions Of similar calibeP
can always be employed at about the same
prices. Now, 1000 people must visit a dime
museum where krao is being exhibited be
fore the local manager can get back penny
of the money he has invested in the attrac
ton.
The dime museums throughout the coun
try are contemplating a still further ad.
vance upon the works of the legitimate
theatres Most of these places are now hav.
ing stages built, upon which they propose to
give regular theatrical entertainments Of
cheap quality at an additional price of only
10 cents over the first outlay or admission.
That is to say, people who buy tickets to the
dime museum will be charged 10 cents to en-
ter the doors and 10 cents more for seats
from which to view the stage performances.
Half dozen cheap companies are already
organized TO perform at various places.
There are two opera companies, an Uncle
Toms Cabin" combination, three or four
minstrel parties, and one tragic company,
headed by an actor who was formerly rather
extensively known in the legitimate theatres.
These organizations do not play on shares
with the museums, but they receive instee
a certain amount down every week, SO that
they are enabled to figure their expenses an /
their profits without chance of loss
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18

yvuu-I, "IIUs ~uaU you please, and turned
to my work. She was 2l or % years old, wai
neatly and plainly dressed and had shock
of wavy yellow hair hanging about her
shoulders In twenty minutes she brought
to me an article headed, "The Michigan
Schsm," treating of serious breach In the
Republican party on account Of a bolt
against the regular Republican candidate.
1t was written with the off hand vigor of an
experienced editor and put very concisely
the silent points Of the case not before pub
lshei. 1t appeared as an editorial that
same evening.
Next day she appeared early, smilingly
said Good morning" hung up her bonnet
and shawl on a convenient nail and resumed
her desk without word. In half an hour
she brought me an article entitled, THE
Latest Tariff Dodge" treating the subject
from free trade point of view. 1t was a
strong and timely article on pig iron, and
was followed by others on kindred topics.
She proved not only proficient in French
belleS-lettres and acquainted with German,
but she was well up in Latin, Greek and
mathematics, and was a thoughtful student
of those financial and commercial questions
which women seldom touch. She could
write a better article on the silver question,
vi lLS itNthuc, VI Jul Il WIN
Brazil than on any of the questions that or
dinarily engrcss tho attention of women,
though she was thoroughly feminine
both in appearance and character. She
stayed on the paper three years her salary
growing from Sl2 a week to S45. She mani
tested an adaptability, quickness of per
ception and keenness of wit, a wide range OF
Information. the ability to tell with spirit
what she knew on given point and, above
all, timeliness and readiness that made her
a valuable workman.
From The Post she and Mr.. Sullivan,
whom she had then married, transferred
their pens to The Times. she becoming at
first dramatic and musical critic and after.
ward holding tie important place of night
editor and writer of current editorial para
graphs as well as leaders Probably no other
woman ever held such responsible positions
en- the daily press Her manner, either in
writing or lecturing, is terse, nervous, earn
est, satirical, aggressive and generally in
harmony with the spirit of the age.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
Woman's Province.
THE DUTIES OF THE GENTLER SEX
HOW BEST FULFILLED.

HOW BEST FULFILLED.
What a great task is assigned to wo-
man. Its dignity can not be elevated. 1t s
not her province to make laws, to lead
armies, nor to be at the head of great en-
terprises, but to her is given :he power to
form those BY whom the laws are made,
to teach the leaders of mighty armies and
the governors of vast empires. She is
required to guard against having the
slightest taint of bodily infirmity touch
the frail creature whose moral, intellect
ual and physical being is derived from
her. She must instil correct principles,
inculcate right doctrines, and breathe into
the soul of her offspring those pure senti-
ments which in time to come will be .
part of themselves, and bless generations
vet unborn. Yes, to woman is given the
blessed privilege of aiding the sufferer IN
all the various stages of his existence. She
smiles serenely at the christening, and
weeps at the burial, while she soothes the
bereaved heart. This is her province and
duty. Yet how can she fulfill her mission
unless possessed of a strong and healthy
bodyI The preparation OF DR.. ). b.
Hartman, and known as PEEUNA, is lust
the thing for persons suffering from ma
iority of the complaints incident to this
climate. 1t is invaluable to women, and
Mrs. 7. w. Reynolds, of New Lisbon,
Columbiana county, Ohio, is noted ex-
ample of what the medicine can do. She
saws she has suffered for years with con-
eestion of the lungs, catarrh in the head,
and was troubled with a bad cough. She
had tried 4 number of physicians, but
they all failed to cure her. She was in
duced to try PERUNA, and Immediately
marked change took place. After using
one bottle her cough ceased and in short
time her other ailments were cured. She
is now completely restored to health, and
gives all the credit to PERUNA. Mr.. J..
w. REYNOLDS, her husband, was a con-
frrned invalid. He could not sleep well,
neither could he work. Heused PERUNA,
and as result, was completely restored
to his former vigor and strength. He
saws he now feels like new man.
Mr.. Bernhardt Seubs, St. Clair, st.
Clair county, Mich, says: " have thor
oughly tried your PERUNA in the various
diseases to which parents and alarge fam
ilv of children are ever liable, and l find
it in every case to be just the thing needed.
No family can honestly be without it
Nancy Feterman, CookPort, Indiana
County, Pa, saws: Gentlemen: Your
valuable PERUNA is the best medicine l
ever used"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18

yuu nave 60 1s TOT making S5I snIrt..
Who was fool enough to accept the Jobi I'll
tell you A man came here from Silesia
about fifteen months ago with his wife and
two children He is a bright, intelligent fel
low about 10 years old, and has worked for
some years on a railroad in Germany. He
brought with him two sewing machines, and
he and his wife managed to support them
selves for som, months by making shields
for caps When the demand for these arti-
pies ceased, he sought other employment,
but was unabls to find any. At last a
friend told him that a certain firm would be
willing t. employ him at making shirts. He
jumped at the idea, went to the firm, got
the material for the shirts, and set TO work
at once, after he had provided himself with
cotton thread and other necessaries. That
was Nov. % From that day until Dec. Q,
he and his wife and another woman, who
provided a third sewing machine, worked
from o'clock in the morning to ii at night,
and at the end Of the time they had finished
29l shirts, and had received s7.75.
He lived in Brooklyn, at a considerable
distance from the ferry, and had to pay a
considerable sum in car fares The agree
ment was that he should receive 30 cents fol
every dozen shirts and on Nov. % he took
three shirts to his employers, expecting tc
he paid at the rate Of "a cents a shirt. But
how could he he paid the odd half cent
Would his employers be magnahimOu,
enough to give him cents instead Of ~
Quite the contrary. They paid him cents
instead of TX cents, his lawful due. On Dec
3 he took eight dozen shirts to his employers
and received 81 40; on the 5th he took an
other eight dozen, and received s.. 81, the In
creased wages being accounted for by tb
fact that these shirts required to he finishst
better than the others, and on the 9Th III
took a third eight dozen and received tn
same as for the preceding lot
After l saw him he had taken his Las
| eight dozen. and he told me his story. 1 20
his pay-book from him and showed it to sew
eral influential men of this city. Knowing
the price they have TO pay for shirts, the
could hardly believe that any employe
| would be so mean as to ask men and wome
to make them for 21S cents each"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18

Roston Cor. Toledo Journal.

boston Cor. Toledo Journal
Eyou were asked for a frank expression
of your opinion of Boston girls, what would
il bel In what words would you clothe itf
Would you not say that they were all in
tellectual in appearance and with eye-glasses'
1t may lie that it was l who thought this,
and not you, but l am prepared to take
every word and thought of it right back and
"expunge it from the records" l have met
no such girls either in parlors or on the
streets No daintier maidens live anywhere
than here. Faces are no more .mtellectual'
looking than elsewhere, if intellectual
means the conceit of knowledge.
think / notice one or two things very
plainly. Boston women, young and old,
dress with excellent taste. in stylish gar
ments, but appear ready to modify the fash
ion for their own individual benefit, and as q
consequence are well drasssd, much better
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
Texas Siftings.l

Texas SftinSs.l
A couple of gamins were chinning In the
area of New York house.
"Does yer old man work on the dock
nowf
Nav He Is a musician
as he the man what swallys the clarinet
In the bandF
Nav, he don't swslly the clarinet in the
band He stands on the sidewalk and keeps
time wild his fut"
trIuaueIpnla CALL
Mrs A-Well, i tried your plan for
making the kitchen girl contentsd, but it is
perfect failure.
Mrs. B.-A failure! My plan Of giving
presents failurei Oh, there must be some
mistake.
aIndeed there is not I gave her a beau
tiful present costing nearly $40, and she did
not like it bit. In fact, she got mad and is
going to leave"
.Dear me! That's strange. What did you
give herr
.An elegant gilt and ebony alarm clock
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
THE CHILDREN ~ THE SEA
TErneat W. Shurtlef.

lIfuc8l W. SnuIlicul
Isit alone in the stiffness
Where the twilight bst fits by,
And see the days last footsteps
Fade down the western sky,
And a star steals through the cleaning
And tells that the night is nigh.
The misty meadows of Weston
Asleep in the valley seem,
And through their quiet bosom
Winds the slumber lulling stream,
And look, and love their beauty,
But my soul is in dream
! dream of a seaside village
Where the winds blow sweet and free,
/ seem to stand on the beaches,
With the children that walked with me
hear their joyful voices,
AMI the sound Of the pleasant sea
see little fair haired Mary,
With eyes so dark and sweet;
hear her laughter CHEEKY,
Aud the ripping va YES repeat
As they wash away i, the sunlight
The prints of her dainty feet.
see wee fair Daisy.
And George with 81 IT blue ewes
That are only two years opened
From out of Paradise,
And see the fair sails drifting
Like clouds against the skies
All this returns in the silence,
As the day fades down TO rest \
And breathe in the holy still go
The prayer that fills my breast
1pray while the star of evening
Grows brighter in the west
God keep the gentle children
met by the pleasant sea,
Oh make their lives as sunny
As their memories are to me
Mary and George and Daisy IL
God bless the merry threel a.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18

T"J RI R." In New York world.l
Did you ever notice any popularity about
women who take dogs with them on the
street, There are, Of course, exceptions to
all rules, but have come To the conclusion
that most of the women who forever have q
dog about them either under their arms or
sprawling at their heels at the end of q
string or a strap are cranks A perfectly
normal woman does not like to make herself
50 conspicuous l have seen ladies with
large, fine-looking Newfoundland dogs or
grey hounds following them, who looked
proper enough
A dog is quite in place il he does not have
to be led or carried A dog that is not able
to walk. and not get lost from his master or
mistress, ought to be ashamed Of himself,
and is not worth having. The mania for
carrying a dog about generally arises from
neglect Of the opposite sex Women who re-
sort to so ridiculous an extreme do so out of
revenge, because they are not held in that
esteem which they think themselves entitled
to. Whether this be the explanation or not
l am sure it is always a disturbing cause oi
some sort that drives a woman to the doga
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
Only whisper scandal and its echo is hoard
A WOMAN JOURNALIST.
Remarkable Success Of Young Lady
with ''Wavy Yellow Hair"
In,

AsehAnfAoDic SuCCess VI ID hounS Lazy
with ''Wavy Yellow Hair"
lCroffut in New York World.l
/ see an announcement that that gifted
Irish American, Alexander Sullivan. and
his brilliant wife are coming TO New York tc
live The lady-a mere girl she seemed tc
be-first made her appearance in Chicago
some fourteen years ago 1t was during the
fall Of 1870, l think. that she came one
morning to the office Of The Evening Post
when l was in charge during the absence OF
its editor in Europe. She brought a letter
merely introducing her as Miss Margaret
Buchanan.
Il would like a regular position on The
Post" she said.
There are none," I answered. "News-
papers properly conducted never have
vacancies The staff is the result of evolu.
ton"
Il want to get in the line of evolution" she
suggested
"What can you dor asked
Anything that needs to be done, I think. n
she answered, with a curious combination OF
perfect modesty and utter self-confilencs.
Have you been on a newspaper
mo, never; though ! have written little
for newspapers
l was amused by her nonchalant ambition,
which seemed audacity, and when she an.
nounced that she was recently from school in
Detroit said, swell, there's desk and pen.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18

than il they simply consulted the fashie--
and ignored their own brains They are,
perhaps, more lf.reliant than their sisters
in less favored localities, but this is shown
much more in their willingness and desire to
see that their companions have their full
rights, than in any effort they make to claim
their own. And always claim, and always
shall claim, that an intelligent woman can
not, in the very nature OF things, b other
than attractive And this explains to me
why Boston girls are handsome, graceful,
self reliant, tempting creatures. II were a
man would marry one Of these girls, Or
l would write book
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
A Hard World for Girls.
Inter Ocean.l


Martin Luther's remark to his wife 10
specting their daughter, This is hard
world for girls" is not likely to be disputed
Ii is certain that the home is the true place
for girls. But not all have any homes; and
multitudes of those VINO have are compelled
to leave them in pursuit of a livelihood
Temptation turks on every side To resist
temptation is of course every ones duty.
Nor is there any excuse for yielding to it.
There is good deal of mawkish sentiment
about girls being compelled to sacrifice
honor in order Co keep from starving. Much
OF that kind of talk is false and mischievous.
But at any rate it Is the business
OF the more favored members II so
ciety, as Mr. Gladstone has said it is tho duty
of government, to snake it as hard as pos
sible to do wrong, and as easy as possible for
them To do right
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
Detrimental to Beauty
lPost-Dispatch.l

Grief, as we'll as all agitation Of the mind.
is detrimental to beauty. Too much excite
ment Of the tear ducts dims the eyes, and
traces Of the working Of the passions are left
upon the face Those people who are happily
gifted with an equable temperament grow
old much less quickly than those whose dis
positions are the reversA Girls sometimes
bite and sucK their lips in order to make
them red 1t Is foolish habit, which may
injure their shapa Dryness and cracking Of
the lips, IS well as "fever sores," are usually
due to disordered stomach Persons liable
to such troubles should apply to their lips
every night a saive Of glycerine mixed with
lard, which is the best application known
for that purpose. A fever sore begins as q
hot, painful lump on the lip, soon changing
into blister. 1t is both annoying and dis
figuring. The sore should never be rubbed
or scratched At the very outset it should
be touched with this preparation every few
hours: Carbolic acid. ten drops; glycerine, q
teafpoonful; altar of roses, two drops
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
IS G!es WORTH LIVING.
How the 'SonC of the Shirt Ii Sung
To-Day in New York.

To-Day In New York.
New York Heraldl
When Thomas Hoods poetic soul, angered
q. the inhuman manner in which INDECENT
English seamstresses were treated by then
employers, inspired him to produce his i'm.
mortal Song Of the Shirt" England re-
sponded to his cry for justice, and vowed
that the evils which he deplored should be at
least mitigatsd, If not abolished. A similar
appeal to humanity seems to be desirable in
this city just at present, at least if one is to
Judge from the heatrending story which
prominent merchant told q reporter lately.
six dollars and S. cents is q nice payment
for making 29l shirts, is it notf was his in
dignant question, as he pulled pay-book
from his pocket and showed the figures in
black and white. mo, l am wrong. The
estimatle employers paid ST. 75, but You must
deduct irom that 81 22 for car-fares, and then
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
A Very Sick Young Woman.

New York Cor. Chicago Heraldl
In one of the mansions Of Fifth avenue lias
very sick young woman She is at the
point of death from nervous prostration.
Overwork broke her down. She set for her
self tasks which were bound to have that ef-
feet sooner or later. She labored assidu-
ously from o'clock in the morning until
midnight on the average. Who was
the cruel taskmasteri Her own idiotic
self. She Is no servant or scam
stress, nor even governess, but the
beautiful mistress Of wealthy and fashion
able household. She undertook to perform
all the duties required by silly usage from a
young leader in society. She made the tedi-
Gus rounds Of calling, she gave frequent and
grand entertainments, she kept up an exten-
sive wardrobe, she danced indomitably
wherever she came across the diversion. she
went to threatres and operas, she did q large
amount Of horseback riding, and she played
in amateur dramas. At the outset she was
strong and hardy; at the end she i physi-
cal and mental wreck
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18

The New York State capitol building
is the most expensive edifice on this
continent. 1t has already cost Sl6,-
400, 900, and estimates OF the further
sum required vary from S5,0O0,OO0, to
Sis OoU. 900.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
The Over Decorated Lamp.

Lamp shades grow daily-or perhaps We
should say nightly-more orntte and densely-
darkly-impossible to see through. Lace-be-
decked, frilled within an inch of their lives
with silk ruchings. they give a flighty air to
the most sedate lamp by day, and 80 mufie
the light by night that a visitor may yawn
without discovery. Besides these frivolous
toilets a self-respecting lamp must have an
engraved glass globe crowned with arabesque
in metal matching the pedestal, or flower
tinted crystal shade that looks like the beau
tiful Bella's watermelon tulle skirts in
verted Nothing is too eccentric, too deco
yative for the artistic lamp.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18

A New Hampshire shoemaker makes
squeaky shoes to order, and has al the work
he can do They are ordered BY men who
have pews near the pulpit and plan to come
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18

No young lady is quite made who doesn't
possess tray fitted up with all the parapher-
malta for sealing her letters She must have
a tray Of beaten copper, with lamp such ss
the old poets wrote by, with a unique holder
for matches and her wax, and a seal with
crest upon it The newest things in letter
cases are Of Oriental leather. and the little
travelling inkstand attached to them across
ore end, making also postage stamp and
ealing way hOY
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-18
fChicago Herald "Meddler."l


One Of the younger lawyers said that was
rather a singular plea which was put in fos
a man charged with stealing in Louisville
He had been sucked by an old nezrsss WIN
was a well-known thief, and his la wyer took
the position that in the milk on which hi d.
client had been reared was the germ o.
kleptomania and that he couldn't help steal
ing.
The e1-judge said the plea was not a novel
one. He was on the bench in Kentucky
district before the war. "A negro man hal
been indicted for manning one of his owl.
color by the nesro's favorite way Of fghtin,;
-butting with his head He was fount
guilty, and. in passing q slight sentence on
him thought it might add to the solemnit,
of the occasion by asking the fellow if hs
had anything to say. Yes, sab, he replied
very promptly. 'Jedge, yo' honah, he said
'whin l war q piccaninny my mudder shs
died Oar war a goat On the plantashun wo:
glib milk, an l war fed on dat milk Dat
goat war de wustest butter in all dat section
An, 20 honah, pleads not gilty to dis hysr
charge, cause bein' fed up on goats milk it
come kind o natural fo' me to butt thinJ
probably this case you refer to originatei
with the one have mentioned"