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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
MR.. HOMELESS FARCES.
SOME CAPITAL FUN.

TIE SLEEPING CAR, AND OTHER FARCEs. Dy
William D. Howel@, Emo, PIP zig. houshton'
THE MousETfAP AND OTHER FARCEs. by ".
d. Howells. Illustrated by c. >. Renhart and
Harper Pennington PIP. N|, ls4. Harper q
Mr. HOwels's farccs arr, Of course, written 10 be
read not 10 be acted tho dramatic element In all OF
them icing conspicuous by its absence. In these
sprightly, amusing, and skfuDy wrought trheS, Dir.
Howcs exhibits his dominant Tendencies a. strongly
or almost strongly, as In his novels; OF those
tendencies, indeed is rather unduly displayed owing
10 the lack Of relief inherent in the form 0f the com
positions Analysis Of the motive In each shows
that The effect OF humor Is sought IN unsparing demon
straon Of assumed feminine fObles and incOnssten-
cics. Tho Paror-Car," for example, II ssmo Of
cross purposes between two lovers, and all the fun of
II hangs upon the exposure Of tbs wOmsns unreosOO,
caprice and general feeble.mndedncss. Tbs RAIDER
Is male 10 laugh goDd-humoredy pt her nCOnsequrnal
thoughts and acts. and her lover laughs al her too
white he Is humOrng her as one humors spoiled
child Tho same fundamentally cynical view Of
may be traced IN all tbs other farccs; IN Tho
Sleeping Car" wherein ihe loquaeom Mrs Roberts
iDnocently Keeps whole carfull OF people awahc
most OF tho night while talking tho top OF her voice
10 her aunt about their family affairs; IN The
Regster,7 where Miss Reed JstenE surreptuOusly TO
conversation about herself with scarcely twnRc
Of conscience because of her oavesdrOppinE: u The
Elevator" whore the mdicrous embarrassment OF thu
BurS'H phuch W the ulnnerparty u unNol 20 us
play the weakness and nAny of the women generally
Undoubtedly all Mr.. HoweIiS's farces capital
fun Perhaps II may DO said that as one cannot
have an omelct without tho breaking Of eggs, 50
one cannot have farce without the employment OF
fools. Granted; but why should all Mr.. Howelis's
fools be womcnl Certainly Miss Gabraith Is ono
so is Mrs. Roberts; Miss Reed Is not much better
and nearly all the women In The Elevator" are IN.
tcllcctuslly below par. The mon. the Other hand
are fair average examples, and their attitude Is
always that OF tolerant indulgence, az toward
feeble folk for whom II is necessary constant
and ample allowance The skin and nit Of the
author arc unqnestionablo, and tho interest Of his
work but after all, tho impression made is not
wholly amusing. suspicion Of bitterness leaves
IN after aste, a. 20 were, and one docS not feel
quite suro that something other than puru fun was
not intended. It might be said, for instance, that
MrS. Roberts a sort OF refined Mrs. spoopeudyko
but that tho latter however absurd never sn
presented Is 20 seem moro ridiculous than her
irsscble lord whereas the former prot1es hnr weak
nesses exssperangly 10 .....
Nothing better of the hind has been ds0O than these
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
THE "LfTERIRr ATMOSPHERE"

Eugene Field IN The Chicago News.
Franc i, WHOM did not ind the noise aud hurry OF
Paris fatal literary inspiration lioHces oesi work
Wa done evidently after iurtnights whit IN Rome
Dumas HUGO and BalLac cOnfrivcd 20 make a ~ OF
literature m the very midst OF the busy French capital
shake, Dt are found Lui1un Pheasant place Ia work
IN and In that enormous ioWh Dckehs anu ihaeheihy
nd a great deal OF admirable writing; old Chaucer
mans gsI 10 grind out amount OF good literature
amid The rnI Irunments OF a whirllng and frivolous
court These gcniusoS made their own atmosphere; ,
thcy did not feel compelled % forage around lire
man with one lung on hunt for 0zono.
Tho rot about Amos pherc discourage many young
writers VIM are led believe that they caH never gct
on IN the world unless they can move into QUO OF those
alleged oc allties whore this so-called atmosphere h
sA1 u abound This u Vely sad but the sadacst hinR
about al this amos phere heresy Is that this heresy In
Juces and encourages writing on the part OF gleai
number of peaceful idiots VINO have no qualification
whatever for writing except that atmosphere which
another has made, and which they, fooLlke, have IN
vaded. We think that the atmns phefe heresy 10
largely responsible for the vast amount OF Wretched
stun that annually spawned In this country In tho
dcspisc We tear and VIC Cry out against that mon
strous evil commonly called atmosphere There Is
but atmosphere which We believe 10 and revcNncc ,
that Is tho atmosPne %hh cen mosrbss, ~ iS
dyidlAl personality, and Its glory cannot be shared
except a. tuadS walow IN q congSmAl pool or as
lizards scuttle forth TO warm themselves IN the sun
or silly flies and moths capsr geenlly about a
street lamp.
10 young writer's everywhere: Attend diligently
and patiently 10 your work and atmosphere viii
come 10 you. YOn can no moro snbsst upon the
atnos pherNH 81 another than you ran do your
breathing with another mans lungs. Tho OnH thing
that Eli never did was 10 wander about pininR for
atmosphere and you all know that he got there.
had put In his valuable time swinging censor or
laundering after oxygen he nevor would have made
the rifle which nov Justly constitutes him tho
admiration and marvel OF all appreciatIvo pcoplo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02

t.rees OF DIR. Howells, snd but for the po'nI ns'o
noticed they would DO unappFoachHole polh ~ 80
~ ovscu,iop farce however, should not only
snrrrsI laughter when seen or Rad. but should
,,ndnee purely and permanently light and nirSnial
;u,rrosson. To 30 made 10 reflect that tho an'hor
q, an airy composition seems TO have partleuiariy
y or,rion OF women detracts from the delight OF
A." rrrsaI and to certain extent operates as an
,nS,o,r,en, q, the writer's motive. II Is an iner
"t,ng oneston whether in the present case this feeling
&c due TO the peculiar doctrine OF Notion upon wnen
Mr. Howels has hitherto proceeded ana when, ~
N', al h,t the commonplace, has been thought
% - N have a general lowering effect upon toe
a,,ons Of human life guided and governed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02

MUSICIAN, MERCHANT AND MESDlCANT.
A grinder man and pedler man
And beggar man likewise.
Together dwelt they in Baxtcrst.,
In a room Of very small Size.
Tho pedler man, he was halt and lame,
With his right leg IN a Sling;-
Very sad tho life Of the .pedher map,
Who must ever 10 clutches cling.
The grinder man was totally blind,
And a smail dog guided hc;-
Oh, think Of the woe Of the poor blind man
Who mover can hope TO see.
Tho beggar man be was deaf and dumb,
And he begged from door TO door,
Oh, pity tho poor old bcggar man,
Who can speak or hear TO more.
The grinder man and tho pedler man,
And the beggsr man also;
oh, smsus the Joy they can hope to have,
And few the pleasures they know;
The beggar man ne is deaf and dumb,
And the grinder man can't see;
And think on tho poor old redlcr man,
With . faulty and fractured knee
These poor old men one night this week,
To their homo had orawlet along;-
Says the pedler man to the grinder man:
Were a-lispnin' fer yer song"
TIE BLIND GRINDER MANS SONG.
The poor blind man that only has
A dog his steps to guide,
No Joy or pleasure koweth he,-
'1were better that he died
For no must carry his organs weight
And SdS pSSHa q tho N saow sf We lG his STAFF
And watch ihe pesSy dog
For you can never trust dog,
They stl VIII stop to aght,
Oh, the blind mans sight most precious o.
He could not get along
Without II, for the pesky dog,
He stu would lead him wrong
Yes, when u comes to blind mems trials,
The dog II hath the CALI
II leadeth him weary life,
For he must bear his organs weight,
strapped on him Ike log #. ,,,,
And watch the pcsky dog
"You struck 1t wen,' cried the pedlsr man,
HFor dog Is trouble-some:-
But now wen hear from The besgar man
That's so long been deaf aud dumb
THE POOR OLD BEGGARs SONG.
The poor old bcgSar Ike myself
WHO'S dumb and likewise deaf,
He hath his sorrows and HE pains
-. And OF thom this b chief
lie talks we'll ~ IL
We cannot turn to him and say:
THAT sarne's a low.down he"
The poor old deaf man like myself
Who begS from door 10 door. '.
There's much he hears be would not hear.
And much that wounds him sore;
Tho worst IL when hos called . fraud
II raises up his Ire
That he can't turn and say TO them:
~ Amt, you tarnal liar"
"And good for you" cried the pedier man,
And be slapped bis fractured knee
ave have our griefs and We hare our pains
That people never SEQ.
"How pedlar man with a shattered limb
With his leg tied up in sling
rcokun his troubles arc obvious,--
OF his woes ! viii NOT sing.
$50 the poor lame man 10 do his share
Some steps to dance he'll try;"-
Then sisppy slsppity. slip, slam, whaek,
And the dust began 10 fly
slappIiy, erachety. slap, slam, bang,
And he mshe the dust to fy:
slauTfty, bangIty, whaokety. pound,
And he kiSied tho selling high.
"we're a sri,iner man ard psdler mai
And q beggar man also, .
We're blind and lame and we're likewise dumb
But not In the night you knows .,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
4 PRcULrIR LITERARY INVESTMENT.


An author now deceased, told friend curious
story OF Shrowd business proposition made TO him
BY creditor. q H." said thu man OF dollars 10 the
dabOler IN Ink, you WIN prepare volume Of 400
pages OF your rccollectinns and ideas OF and
events aud deliver the manuscript to me, viii give
give yoI receipt In fll and exeono guaranty that
The work shan not DO published during your lifc'
Dnt," said tho astonlshed author, that IL q very
large sun-snch work would not be- worth that
amount"
OF course not at this thneH said tho other cooiy,
but when you die, people viii suddenly ina Oat that
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they have az intense desire TO know yh9s Wy yo
So shaii get my money back aad 40 h"s u''A-
VIII DO abi6 to pay me 0therw5sAp ,...A ar NOT
Whether the afrankcmeIt vas eompls,c =. no
tho Bsstander has never keen inforned pus mi
eontinncus lhealth It IS probable, could nave pre-
vented It's consnmmation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
1 yuptc1ous prrrrmrny.
am The Youih's Companion.

From The fouihs Companion - -----| - = .
Ltttio Howard has been told that no must be pun.
ished. hut that he could choose between whipping
or being ahW In Q dark closet 49,
Aacf q nOmeatss sefinus thought, he said: sWcA.
PAGE, y mssan'sp 40 s. ! CESS IN % WHIPPED. eas
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BALLADS OF THE PAVE.
MUSICIAN, MERCHANT AND MESDrcANT.

v.
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rbieh has not advanced beyond savagery Inc
us,ro.ressed man everywhere Is Just what the
$3.50 1. ntd 20 be- But that is not all many
- 81. y,nes and weaknesses here ascribed 70 inc
..r,e b.isns also TO the masses In what is calleu
.,sI,;,s.,ou Take for example the coincidence
~ |, feebjs moral sense with strong rehgloaS
ss,se Surely 10 cannot be asserted thst 'n'S
condition Is peculiar to saNagcs OF any Xinu' Or
). are backward races alone Cases are on RECORD
"a "A c.IlAi civilized men who had no hesitation
r. sonmis,tna murder, but could not be induced
"a cat meat on q Friday. Only the other day
DR.. Crouin was soully assassiHated by men who
having eoolly pcrpetruted that crime refralned
tsats removing eonseerated mccall from MS neck
shoaxh they knew that it would aid in the
.denssncsfioa OF the body, and 80 incresse the
asases Of discovery for themselves Even among
sageAted people immoral means Of money getting
3 al shc week have been known H. alternate with
4eycat worship On Sunday. Embezzlers, forgers
and dcfsnltets, thieves anu trust.beiEayers, have
heen pillars az their churches. The history Of
3 evF1y rshgioh sbcanda Ia paraAoxes of the kind,
ana aisfsiore " viii not do 70 consider as o hin.
70 progress what the most advanced eiviliza
een has hissd 70 far 70 set nd Of. Some modern
ssstt advance IN msssk. The a,s,,rsn,.hsa
zrtasssisf, Mr. A. r. waiiaee, IN al.oas.ins 49,.
ssess o. nhn m the Malay Aschipeiazo uas Iea
y the eIdnion tAak althCueh we have ,ras,..ss,
vastly beyond TIE savage state a ,ns.,,....''
sefssverncns2 we have aet sdvsnoea e,,aaIss =,
r,ofab Is Is true that Staons shose clsss,s ,y,,s
have 40 WANTS that cannot be easily sappl,sd. ma
srncng whom public opinion has great iniauene,
the aehs VI others are saiN respected
u - wue, Also that we have yasth
attended the sphere Of those rights and inclua
s1than thsm 90 tho srothmhoOd Of man. But &
IL
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-27
PROHIBITION DEFEATED.
Over 10000 Majority Against 1t in Mas
sachusetts,

Over 10000 Majority Against 1t in Mas
sachusetts.
BosToN. April 22.-One hundred and
fifty-eighJ cities and towns outside OF
Boston give the following vote on the
constitutional amendment Yes. 43, 354:
no, 80, 1923. This summary includes the
vote OF the following cities: Worcerter
Yes, 3745; no 3 637. Springfield
Yes, 1,733; no. 1902. Holyoke-Yes,
735; no. /, FOG. L,wrence-Yrs. 9S4; no,
3,476 Lynn-Yes, PSI; no, 149. Fitch.
burg-Yes, 1901; no l 263. Brockton-
Yes, 1929; no, 1,42S. Quincy-Yes, 491;
no 069. Haverhill-l Is, sol; no, 1878
Taunton-Yes, 1.193; no, .420. New
Bedford-Yes, 1,306; no, lao New
buryport-Yes, 406; no, 935. Salem
Yes. =; no. Waltham-Yes, 720; no,
119. GIoucester-Yes, GAL; no. LAP.
Maldeu-Yes, 1,050; no, 1.2l6 The vote
OF Boston is: Yes, 11.06O; no, 31,O75
Cbelsea-Yes, 1872; no. 1,611 Woburn
Yes, 1907; no, 1,479. Ladies were
present at maDy of the polling places
holding yes ballovs.
TIE majority against the amendment,
with three towns, Norwood. Gosnold ami
Seekonx, to hear from, is 43, 6S2.
The greatest surprise occurred in the
city of Quincy, where the amendment
was defeated by vote of 1,069 to 491,
the city having voted no license last No
vember by 936 plurality.
Somerville was the only city in which
a majority was cast for the amendment,
the vote being 1,S12 to 1,546, but in sew
eral others the vote vas very close.
In FItchburg the amendment was de-
feated by only 62 votes, in Newton oy 40
votes and Northampton by 46 votes.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-27

Massachusetts has followed in the
footsteps of her sister states, New
Hampshire and Rhode Island and re.
turned a majority of 44,44o agains,
constitutional prohibition. While this
somewhat unexpected result does moi
indicate a decadence IN temperance
sentiment in that state, it does show
that the temperance sentiment there as
elsewhere is very seriously divided as
to the method of dealing with the ques.
ton. 1t cannot be denied that the ap.
parent drift of sentiment in other states
against constitutional prohibition, will
have an injurious effect upon the result
of the Pennsylvania election. But as a
contemporary truthfully remarks:
The support of prohibition comes
from sincere conviction, and like the
anti-slavery battle Of old that began
with cranks and defeat and ended with
statesmen and success, the prohibition
conflict is likely to gather new energy
and new strength by defeat. 1t will
be ever showing fruits of victory in its
defeats by narrowing and restraining
the liquor traffic.
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ELKTON. APRIL 81, 1899.

1t is reported in Washington that the
President will be asked to extend the
time when the Civil Service rules will
apply to the Railway Mail service. I'm
der the present order, after May I. all
appointments to the service must be
made through the Civil Service Com
mission and under its regulations. More
than three-fourths of the employees were
removed during the past Administra-
ton, and their places supplied by others.
A large proportion of the men removed
were valuable employees, and as fast as
practicable they are being restored to
their old places, but all the changes of
this character will not be made before
the Ist of May for lack of time. After
that date large number of the former
employees will be excluded from return
ing, as they have been more than a
year out of the service. For this rea-
son it is desirable to extend the time
When the Civil Service rules will GO
into effect.
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Mr.. Oreswell and the Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, April 25. 1889.
The President was today formally re.
euested to consider the name of ex Post.
master-General Creswell, of Maryland,
in selecting an associate justice of the
United States Supreme Court to succeed
Mr. Justice Stanley Matthews, deceased.
Mr.. Creswell's claims were presented to
the President by Mr.. George Earle, for
merly law partner of Mr.. Creswell, and
Col. Edwin Webster, his personal friend
and ex.collector of the port OF Baltimore.
Representative McComas called at the
White Hous with Messrs. Earle and
Wei ster and presented them to the Pres
dent. Mr.. Earle carried under his arm d
large package of letters of Endorsement
from the six judges of the Maryland
Court of Appeals, most of the circuit
judges of Baltimore city and the coun
ties, from United States Judge Morris, of
Maryland, and Hughes, of Virginia, a
number OF the State judges OF Virginia,
prominent members OF the bar of most Ci
the counties of Maryland, representing
both political parties, members OF the
United States Supreme Court bar, mem
bers of tie Court of Alabama Claims,
various members of Congress from Mary
land and other States, together with
numerous testimonials from men OF prom
inence in political and legal circles. The
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-27

1t needs to be repeated and
remembered that in all goods,
and most emphatlcally in dress
goods, not only is the stock we
show the most complete in the
world, but the prices are always
as low as or less than the mar
ket. We couldn't afford to
have it otherwise.
The effort is frequently made
to misrepresent our policy in
respect to staple and medium
goods. We keep no trash.
We do keep everything in
Dress Goods that a self-re-
specting and complete dry
goods house should have. You
can buy plain staples here at
the least, and can find the
greatest variety.
We hold and have held the
only worthy stock of Gloriosa.
Mohairs-Gloriosa so called
have been sold for them at
lower prices. Perhaps you've
bought them. Had you come
here you could have seen
Gloriosa and the whole range
of Mohairs, each called cor
rectly by name and at proper
prices.
The same is true of many
other things. Sound reason
ing says that you cannot afford
to ignore Wanamaker's on
anything Wanamaker's have
for sale.
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The Baltimore POstmastership.

The Baltimore POStmastership.
We are aware that there are a num-
Der of applicants for the Baltimore
Postmastership, and that they are gen.
orally gentlemen conspicuous for their
party service, and with such endorse
ments as will entitle them to considera-
ton at the hands of the President.
Without making invidious comparisons,
therefore, OF the relative claims CT
any of these worthy Republicans
to this appointment, we believe we voice
the sentiment of the large body of Re-
publicans in Cecil County, and of this
entire Congressional District in saying,
that Col. Theodore +. Lang is their
choice for this position. And there are
number of good and sufficient rea-
sons tor this preference We cannot
recall an instance in which more fav-
orable impression was made upon our
voters than in the case of Col. Lang's
Congressional candidacy last fall. AL
though known by reputation to our
people, still he was comparatively a
stranger personally, except to our soldier
voters at the time of his nomination,
yet short time only had elapsed, until
he had established himself in their good
opinions, solely by force OF his manly
bearing, his courtesy towards his pollti
cal opponents, and his able and sincere
advocacy of Republican principles. But
while the recognition accorded Col.
Lang In that campaign would have been
equally freely accorded to any candi-
date whose conduct was as judicious,
and whose personal record was as adj
mirable as his, yet his record as SOL
dier constituted higher claim upon
the affection and regard of the Repub-
licans of Cecil County. Gallant a
standard. bearer as he was in the recent
campaign in behalf of the great prin-
ciple of Protection to American Indus
tries, our Union voters could not over
look the fact that he had been a no less
gallant defender in the field of those
great fundamental principles that un-
derlay our National existence. He had
won deserved promotion in the field,
for brave conduct as soldier, and
they in supporting him last fall for Con-
gress, believed him entitled to promo
ton in civil life, as they do now, that
he equally deserves it at the hands of
our soldier President. 1t is but natural
therefore that the veterans of Maryland
should with unusual warmth and uuani-
nifty desire his appointment to the Bal
timore Postoffice.
But In addition to his claims as a
soldier, Col. Lang is universally recog-
nized as especially equipped by virtue
of his military experience and training
for the administrative work incident
upon this position. Courteous in man.
ner, obllging in habit, painstaking and
careful in the smallest details of his
personal business, he is no less possessed
of those essential qualities of frmness
and determination SO noticeably attested
in his past career.
Without disparagement therefore of
the claims of any other candidate for
the Postoffice at Baltimore, the Repub-
licans of Cecil County hope to see Col.
Lang receive at the hands of this Adj
minislration, the recognition which they
believe he SO pre-eminently deserves.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-27

President received his Maryland visitors
courteously and permitted them to sub
init statement i'll behalf of Mr.. Cres-
well. When they had concluded he in
formed them that he hardly expected To
consider the subject of filling the vacancy
IN the Supreme Court bench for several
months, and under the circumstances he
suggested that MIR. CreswelPs indorse-
ments be filed with Attorney General
Miller. Messrs. Earle and Webster. after
leaving the Executive Mansion, went
over to the Department OF Justice,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-27

Black Surah at 50 and &C
cents a yard, and Black Satin
Soleil, a wearwell dress-silk at
81, are the Silk bargains of the
hour.
We need to say that Su6rOsa,
else the bargain Indias might
be provoked-they are cheap
at IS cents and 81.
But it is the elegance, the
completeness, the general ex
cellence and superiority of the
Silk stock of which we boast.
You know it, as your pur-
chases show. Ere long we
shall have even greater cause
for boasting-lnd you for buy
ing.
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Permanently vGIuable for its Local as toeH Gen
erdi Intelligence Ne,oS Communications respect
fully solicited from all sections of the county, in
addition to the oeekIy contributions Of its regular
corps of correspondents. Anonymous communicd-
fions sciH receive no attention, the name of the
,criter being required in all guarantee OF
good faith.
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tE anamaknr's.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April -, 1859.

The Spring and Summer
Catalogue (illustrated) is
ready. 1t will help you in or
dering by mail. The book will
be sent free if you ask for ii
on a postal card.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-04-27

In almost every case Baby
Coach prices are less than last
year, and far better qualities
at that. All of the higher
grades are very much less in
price. A remarkably good
Carriage for So; satin lined
and some gew-gaws, So; be-
ribboned, cushioned and para
soled, SII.25; special, shell
body, and all the needed ago
MES, $40. AS much better as
you care to pay for. All the
sorts maybe fifty Of them) are
where you can glance them
over in five minutes.