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THE WEATHER.

PrrTsBURG, December 13, 1889.
The United States Signal Service omcer In
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AIr Nedica,or and 1piector.

An apparatus for the cure of catarrh by
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SOME HOPEFUL TALK.
Ed. HanlOn Figures on the
New Local Team.
GOOD MEN TO PLAY HERE.
Col. Rogers Has His League Case
Ready for Next Week.
BOD MEN TO PLAY HERE.
SULLIVAE'S PRICE COMES DOWN.

Manager Hanlon, of the local club, makes
s few very interesting statements about his
new team here. Colonel Rogers states that
his case against Ewing and Ward will be
taken to court next week. Sullivan agrees
to fight jackson at San Francisco within
five months for $4,000.
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CHAPTER WV

bad just returned from America. and
was sitting in the smoking room Of the North
Western Hotel, Liverpool was chatting
with an American fellow passenger on the
Atlantic voyage. while admirins ST Georges
hall. which stands opposite. This magnih
cent building, which serves as a palace of jus
t.ce. Ia tho finest modern editice Of tho En-
rlish provinces.
All at once We heard blast Of trumpets
A crowd rushed toward the hall, and lined
the flight Of steps leading 10 the grand en-
trance Heralds and lackeys all bedizened
with scarlet and gold. presently descended
the steps, followed by police officers Sow
eral carriages then drove up From one Of
them there alighted man arrayed In a scar
let robe and ermine tippetand wearing pow
derad wig. The scarlet robe, followed by
the cortege which had formed. solemnly
mounted the steps between the crowd. which
stood gazing with open mouthed and wide
eyed admiration.
what show Is there going on oppositei"
asked the American, In the easy going tone
that 70 distinguishes the Yankee.
He was an innocent abroad"
my dear SIR" said TO him, sit Is simply
, Judge going t9 Try thist or two. Enslsld
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CHAPTER XVII.

As have said elsewhere, each state Of the
Union makes its own laws Tho result is
that a thing which is legal in one state Is no,
necessarily legal in the others
The most curious, and those which differ
most, are the laws upon marriage and di-
vorce.
II it Is easy 20 get married in the United
States, II is still more easy to got unmarried
In tho state Of New York. for instance, ii
you 20 to hotel with woman, and put
down Mr. So and So and wife, on tho regis
ter, the Law looks upon you as legally mar
riei to that woman, but tho marriage is not
recognized IS valid in some other states To
obtain divorce In the state Of New York
you must prove iniidelity On tho part Of your
wife. but just across tho Hudson, In the
state Of New Jersey, 1t Is TO be obtained on a
proof OF cruelty OF incompatibility of char
acter. II this is not easy enough for you,
take tho train TO Chicago. where divorce is
to he had for the Akins, almost.
The court Of divorce in Chicago, called by
the Americans the divorce mill" decided
6Sl cases during the year 1851.
This institution is just a. ilourishing In the
state OF Indiana Us In Illinois The Customers
jokingly pretend that. a tho trains roll into
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The American stage boasts some excellent
actors, but it owes its prestige rather to the
ialent VI a few brilliant individuals than 10
distinction of ensemble
The plays are written for certain actors
and the secondary parts are made to serve
the purpose Of throwing up the star" This
IS why the French plays that are trans
planted 10 the STAGE Of America generally
all.
American theators aro not subventioned by
.ho state, and private enterprise can scarcely
afford TO give the public tho luxury Of a
whole company Of talent The star" is
usually bis OF her own manager, draws the
public and realizes tho profits. The roper
toire consists OF two or three plays, which
are performed before a New York audience
for a month or two aud then taken round 70
he chief cities of the States.
This is Why one secs fresh companies nearly
every week in half the theaters. Today u
drama next week comedy, opera bouffe the
wock after. Sometimes tho change IS still
more bIusquo Mr. Henry Irving and Miss
Helen Terry gave a series Of performances at
ho Star theatre, New York, during the
month Of March last On their departure
they were succeeded by troupe Of perform
ing monkoys Tho theatre was just as likely
% have been hired by travelling revivalists
The Americans have an un1earable trick
II arriving late ut the theatTo For twenty
minutes after the curtain rises there Is con
slant busting and rustling OF newcomers,
which detars you from the pleasure Of fol
lowing the actors speeches Ii the play be-
gins at 3, they como at a quarter past; If II
begins at o quarter past, they come at half
past and so on. At the time appointed for
tho curtain TO rise, the stalls are empty. Ths
bad habit annoys tho actors and disturbs the
spectators; but the evil Is incurable, and
managers try vainly to stop II. know one
who followed the advertisements Of bis play
by this paragraph;
The public are solemnly warned that, un
les tho whole Of the first scene be witnessed
tho subsequent action Of the play cannot be
understood
His efforts were crowned with failure. Not
70 understand the play is pity, but not to
create a sensation when one comes in dressed
in ono's most killing attire, is out Of question.
1t is tho same at concerto and lectures
Those who have booked their seats ia adj
vance come ia Z quarter Of an hour or twenty
minutes after the time fixed for commencing
When every one is placed, the concert o.
lecture begins. The carly corners, who have
to wait until the late ones have arrived, utter
NOT uurmur The patience Of the Ameri-
can public is angelic
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CHAPTER XIV.

one day asked ono OF the cleverest ladies'
If Now York whether sho had met Col In
.erson
NO, sho answered, Il never met him AMI
10 not wish to mako bis acquaintance"
May ask whyf' said.
She replied. simply because am told
that it is impossible to know him without ed
hiring and loving hin"
wei"
"Wen, don't want to admire or love
him
l had the honor Of making his acquaint-
lnce, and, ike all those who have approached
and known him, soon admired him
he is ono Of the greatest figures Of his
reat country In a book on contemporary
America one must needs speak Of this cello
bratel advocate. lie is - personality apart
lie has little ia common with the rest Of his
'ountrymen but the title OF colonel
Once mere say il: in this book of jottings
| do not sit in judgment. | merely describe
Impressions II Is not necessary to indors
mans theories IN order 20 enjoy his society
and this Is especially truo il the case OF ca
lnserso,., who is many sided in his powers,
nd who charms theoiogians and agnostics
Alike when the subject VI religion is not 10
he fore.
Col Robert lngersol is a man Of about 20,
six Zee; high and strongly built, colossus
physically ana intellectually Tho eyes
,parkle with vat aai beam with tho enjoy
nont q lie; tho mouth is humorous and
smiling, the bead large and well planted Oh
broad shoulders. the lace shaver, the brain
1risuiug with humanitarian thoughts a man
With the heart Of lion to fight tho battles Of
ifc, but the heart Of a woman In presence Of
human suffering.
he has substituted Cor the love Of religion
lie religion Of lovo and OF tho family. Ac-
ugding % hin rel ZION should have but one
i'm-io teach Is how 10 he happy IN this lie
Ae repea,s with Christ: "Lovo one onother,
20 pot u o. lers what Won would net have
others Do 70 YOU and 10 adds. "A God
that is represented as weaving webs 10 catch
nc souls OF men whom 10 has created is not
adorable. A - future lie, the colonel
dos not commit himself. Ho says: We do
not know, We canDot tel whether death Is q
door cg wall, spreading Of pinions TO soar or
the folding Of wings forever In III. eyes Of
most pious pcople, his theories are abomina.
5e, aud he is tho Antichrist. but the Ameri
cans arc unanimous In admitting hi extra
ordinary talents. and among the dear friends
Of the colonel and his family are many Pres
byterians, some " them ministers.
Antichrist u you will-that is, II you can
imagine such parsonage endowed with
every moral and intellectual faculty.
In his presence men feel themselves small,
and women put their hands over their eyes,
being careful 10 keep the nasers well apart
a decidedly dangerous Aniichrist, this
Mr. Insersolls religion Is the religion Of
humanity lie says; Happiness Is the only
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cHE DAILY TIMES SUNDAY. MARCH n. 1889.

the capital Of Indiana. the portors cry out.
indianapolis, twenty minutes for divorced"
80 TINT couples who may hayo fallen out on
the journey can part company for cool.
Docs the husband shore or chew, has ho n
iisagrecable breath. OF a clumsy manner o.
Kissing his wtfei Does that lady wear false
hair or teeth, give her tongue too free play,
Or habitually take up the newspaper az soon
Is her husband shows signs Of dropping into
entmcnti Al these oifonses are serious ones
before tho aforesaid tribunals
Without troubling to 60 and settle in Utah,
an American may sci up harem Of legiti
mate wives Each lawful spouse might DO a
concubins outside the state she was married
10. but by carefully studying the laws OF the
li.fercnt states Jonathan could, If he pleased
Indulge in polygamy withou, fear Of being
prosecuted for H.
have read in American papers divorce
cases that were really most comic
When a VIII has to be administered mat
ters often become very mixed up, as you may
EASILY imagine. Who are tho legitimate
childronl
OF course all these confusions make work
for the men Of law. who naturally think
American legislation the finest in the world
The city Of Chicago alone possesses seven
teen hundred and sixty eight lawyers, all
thriving.
What a capital subject for an opera bouife
night he got from some OK those Chicago di
gorce cases What merry quid-pro-quosl
What amusing scenes! Choruses Of lawyers
,horuscs Of lawful wives, with the retrain
I'VE ae Mrs jonathan. ira la"
"DAPPEN VS.. DAPPES"
extracted from a Chicago paper the fol
owing evidence full OF originality and
aumor. The plaintiff IS at the bar, being
examined:
"What Is your husbands occupationf
lsled tho counsel
"Habitual drunkenness, sir" said Mrs
Dappcn
Il rvfer to your husbands profession.
He made cigars"
"Good cigarsr
Occasionally"
Here counsel drew cigar from his pocket
This, your honor, Is one Of the defendants
-igars."
Mark it Exhibit A, said the judge.
Had Mr. Dappen any other professionf r
continued the lawyer.
Not to my knowledge" said Mr. Dappen's
Mfe.
Never practicel as a dentistp
"Not professionally"
"Now, Mrs Dappen, on your oath, did not
sour husband extract SIX Of your teethP
Mrs Dappcn looked timidly around. Mr.
nappen being evidently out Of bearing, she
whispered, lie did"
did be administer gas. or ether, or any
,nTstheticr
NO, sir"
"Did he extract thu teeth one after the
rherf
He extracted them all together
"Had your husband any licena to practice
IS a dentistf
Il mover heard Of IT, he used to say, !
yil allow you a dollar day Bring mo the
accounts every week, and if | ever find
'ent missing viii knock your teeth out D"
Did he End any deficit in your accountsf
zone Saturday night / could not balance
he looks. | was 10 cents short Without a
vorl my husband struck me in tho mouth
tx Of my tcoth were knocked out swal
owed two"
"Havc you the other four in courtr
"Yes, sir"
mark them Exhibit B." said the Judge.
Eventually tho divorce was granted
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CHAPTER xxx.

In America the pursuit Of politics a
LIBERAL profession very liberal for those who
take It up.
in America, as in England, there are two
great political parties, instead Of being called
Conservatives and Liberals, they are called
Republicans and Democrats. Tho difference
which exists between these two parties Is this.
One is In power and tries TO stay in, the other
IS out Of it aud tries to get in
Al that Is done by one Is condemned in AL.
vance by the other, whichever the other mag
De. 1t is patriotism
Good society keeps prudently aloof from
politics and politicians. When servant an
nounces a politician his master whispers in
his ear; John, lock up the plate and take
care there is nothing lying about" John,
faithful 10 orders. stands sentinel in the hall,
end while he IS showing out the politician,
Keeps an eye on the umbrellas and overcoats
For that matter, the American democracy
Is no exception % the rule To become
chemist, you must study chemistry; 10 be
come lawyer, you must study law, but, in
democracy, to lie a politician you need only
study your interests. Enlightened, educated.
well bred people have no desire to 10 con
founded with the heroes Ut the stump, and
stand back the rich fnanciers and merchants
are too busy TO take up politics; the senator's
and congressman are moro or less tho chosen
Of tho common people, and good society says;
mo. thank you, prefer to stay at home"
Thus 1t is that the ground remains clear for
the noisy medlocrities, and that gentleman
has only 10 mix himself up in politics to DO
como declassa lie mnst reach the White
House to inspire little respect. The Ameri-
can gentleman has not the least ambition 10
see his fair name dragged in the mud, to hear
himself nicknamed Honest JOHN" Jolly
Roger or what not tie takes Joke rs
well as another, but II you were to call him
Senator or Congressman" hs would have
sou up for defamation OF character. The
president himself. capable and upright as ho
Is, does not altogether escape tho contempt
which the politician inspires In the man OF
Of refinement
Contemporary America Is governed by tho
Irish.
The Germans, the Scandinavians, all those
crowds OF foreigners that, year by year, flock
to tho New World to find livelihood, and
which Amgica gradually ssimilates 20
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..n., u. not thrilled over tho weird tales oil
Poet Among the most famous names In nc
ton arc also Washington Irving, Parker
Willis. Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell
Holmes. Marion Crawford, Frank stockton,
George W Gable. Frances Hodgson burnett
Horny James. W. D. HOwelis, Julian law
horne Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Charles Dud-
ey Warner. Bret Harte, who IS also poet,
Edward Eggleston, j. Brender Matthews
An ,hese names are household words waer-
ver the English tongue Is spoken The great
St success Of the century has been attained
~ an American novel directed against slav-
ar and instrumental In its destruction
In tho philosophical essay, Ralph Waldo
Emerson and Robert In~crsol arc unGp
proachabIc in their different styles Tho irst
shines by bis originality and a subtle power
# reasoning, which puts sou in mind OF Car
l,ss, the second 10y the grandeur Of his Ian
-uagc. his keen, clear reasoning power and
ais humor and pathos
History Is, perhaps, Of all tho branches o.
American literature, that which has FOUND
its highest expression Washington irving
with his History Of Columbus. Prescott with
.Nv MANAGER. as the reader viii oseTve. weS
ne of The zero Americans who ar not coiOuess
the History OF Ferdinand and Isabella, the
History Of the Conquest Of Mexico AMI Peru,
and the History OF Philip IL, Bancroft with
History Of the United States, llildreth'
Sparks and others have produced a national
history from the discovery Of their country
down to our own days
II seems curious that the vast and grandics
regions they inhabit should not have inspired
the Americans with taste and talent for de
srriptions Of nature. Feninore Cooper l.
the only great scene painter produced by the
i1nmensties Of the great western continent.
Humorists swarm In the United States
Artemus Ward and Mark Twain are two
pseudonyms Justly famous at home and
abroad There ia a third on the road that
leads to similar celebrity. Bill Nye has the
sane droll way as Mark Twain OF droning
ont Irresistible oonicalities with that solemn
sang froid which is not met with outside the
frontiers Of Yankeeland When be mounts
the platform the audience prepares 70 be dis
located with laughter.
Although the names Of Charles A. Dana,
Whitelaw Reid, Park Goodwin and many
others are well known 10 the reading pubic
of America, 1t Is in the large reviews. and
not in tho newspapers, that really literary
articles are 10 10 found
Children-if there bo any children IN
A,nsrica-are not forgotten by literature II
Is safe 10 affirm that there Is no country
shere children are 80 well written for, 10y
authors who have tho secret Of instruotng
.hem while they charm aud amuSe them
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Nothing Is ordinary in America.
The ordinary American himself /, extra
ordinarily ordinary
He takes liberties With his fellow creatures
and with the English grammar. He murders
your ears and the urother tongue OF shake
spene.
lie chews, hawks AMI spits. but be has a
certain good hlmorei brag and ligeIinssi
which invite further acquaintance,
His fingers, srayat and shirt front sparkle
With diamonds
IN conversation hs attacks all subjects i'm
aginable with complete assurance. To talks
tall and through the nose lie does not raise
ais voice much lie buzzJs rather than
speaks. at a certain distance you think you
hear the droning Of bagpipes
This man, whom you began by taking Tor
some ignorant babbler, presently gives %
ais conversation turn that astonishes you
ae speaks TO yon-of France IN a way which
shows sou that no is c0nyersant with al that
Is going on there The sayings and doing, OF
Cen "Bolangeren arc familiar to him II.
Knows the names OF tho chief members o. tie
French ministry. He Is Interested ia VI
Pasteur's researches. he has read a review
and an account OF NJ Ernest Remains last
book and OF II. Victorien Slrd1us latest
play Ho mas judieioGs remarks % make
upon literature He knows his Shakespeare,
as not one Frenchmaa Of his GLASS knows Cor
nellie, Racine, Moliere, or Victor Hugo You
discover that be Is well read, this man who
says | come for | came. you was. you didE %
ought, don't know as | DO etc. He can
give you information about his country, a.
useful as IL is exact
This same American tails theology re
discusses the Bible He reads the writings Of
Col Ingersoll, rehIting that gentleman's ideas
or accepting his conclusions
In a word, you thought you wero In tho
company OF an ignorant bore OF a bagman,
and you have had one OF two hours talk with
an intelligent and Interesting man
Ito b. Csst.naed
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CHATTER XIII

Tho Americans are Chrlstians--that Is to
say. they attend church on Sundays Like
other Christians, they attend TO business o.
week days.
IN America. religion Is served up with
sauces 10 suit al palatcs Independently OF
the Catholic religion, there are $50 different
religious secta England has only 1856
Every good preacher draws full congrc-
sation, no matter 70 which sect he belongs.
Tao church In i1sclf Is not the attraction, and
he minister has no other influence over the
ocoplo than that which he exercises by his
o-etorioal talents \ religious or moral
ecturo Is as popular es literary lecture, a
concert, or play
An American viii 60 and listen TO the
minister Of sect differing from bis own,
'a;her than sit and be bored By a tiresOme
preacher belonging 10 bis own denomination.
lie VIII rather 60 10 hear DR.. McGlynn, tho
sxcommunicatcd Roman Catholic priest, OF
Or Felix Adler, tho eloquent agnostic, re-
iyious as he IS, he viii sometimes regret that
Col lngerSo.l does not appear in public on
SUNDAYS any longer. Protestant rs be Is.
10 has no scruple about gong 70 hear u
musical mGss In the Catholic cathedral, in
net, you can Sc him everywh here except in the
,hurc.es whore dullness prevails and the
mind waits In vain for fresh nourishmeat.
The churches advertise u preacher in tho
aewspapers as the theatres ADVERTISE star"
IN default Of good preacher other attrac-
lions are put forward 20 draw tho publrc.
How resist the two following appeals, posted
Il the doors OF New York and Chicago
:hurchi cop.cd them word for word with
great caroi
.iuSicJ Evaasolsts
Solos,
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The president is tho most accessible citizen
the great Republic Of the New World
Three times week be descends TO the
ground floor drawing room aud passes an
lour shaking hands with all who wish 70
make his acquaintance There cannot be
ran in the world who does 50 much hand
making a. this president Of the United States
You enter the White House at the hour o!
he public reception as you enter a church at
ervice time. 1 s1w there negroes, market
women who had left their baskets in theanto-
.hamber, all sorts and conditions of men 1t
= the most democratic sight imaginable.
Slr. Grover Cleveland, already respected
and looked up to, three years ago, for hi
talents, his zcal and his integrity, has seen bis
popularity grow greater every day since ne
lnited his destiny with that Of tho most
,harming Of Americas daughters.
Mrs Cleveland is lady OF scarcely five
lnd-twenty summers, whose beauty has been
% often described that it would DO tedious to
lwon longer on tho subject. Whether Re-
publlcans or Democrats, all the Americans
look upon Mrs. Cleveland with the eyes Of
the president.
remember having seen one day in A comic
paper caricature representing Mrs. Glove
and bringing back her husband on her
shoulders 70 the White House A caricature
has no value except when founded upon
reality. AT that time every ono was unan-
nous in saying that, If Mr. Cleveland were
reelected president, he would in a large
measure owe the honor to his wife.
Mrs. Cleveland calls her husband Mr.
President Her own name is Frances Fol
som, which, it Is said, her husband shortens
INTO Frank" in private. There appears to be
90 etiquette on this subject. Martha Wash
'ngton called the founder Of the great Amer
ican republic General" Mrs Hayes called
the president Mr. Hayes" whilst Mrs Lin
coin and Mrs. Garfield called their respective
husbands ADRIAN" and Jim"
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CHAPTER XXI

\ America has not yet produced transcend.
Int literary genius. but she has tho right to
fe proud Of IA national literature which IN
cludes poets. historians. novelists, essayists
aud critics Of a superior ordor
In the domain u romance, We lnd writers
whose reputation Is as firmly established in
Europe u ia America Who Las not read In
bis yoprt tss novels VI gsaiwogs csopsgI
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JONaTHgN and HIS CONTINENT.
nv MAX o'RELL AND JACK ALLYN.
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