Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-01-19

know something OF the most famous humorisf
of the day, we present the above excellent
likeness and the following admirable sketch
by Edmund Kirk, lately published in liar.
per's Monthly Magazine:
'Mr. Charles B. Lewis (be.tsr known as
M. Quado is perhaps the most unique and
genuine humorsst this country has ever pro-
duced.
IN. Quad is not humorst 'artist'-a
boss mechanic who manufactures jokes as a
carpenter does packing boxes, with saw and
jack plane and much emulation Of perspira-
lion. He is naturally and spontaneously
funny ifufnor gnshes from him like cham
payne from bottle, bubbing and ELUSIVE,
and drenching US, whether we will or not
with laughter. And there is wisdom with
his wit-strong, homely common sense mixed
his humor as grateful to our taste as whale
oil is to the palate Of an Esquimau. He is
OF universal relish, as is witnessed by the
wide popularity that the Detroit Free Press
largely owes TO his contributions.
at is not generally known where he was
born, nor is It Of much consequence. since
his career did not begin till he was blown up,
some seventeen years ago, on an Ohio River
steamboat. lie is perhaps the only example
of man who has b.-n lifted into fame by
being tossed hundred feet into the air, and
coming down, more dead than alive, to tell
the story. lie did this: S anding at his
printers case, when he was so far recovered
as to limp about, he put into type ''How it
feels 10 b. blown up" and the whole West
burst into laughter. That laugh made M.
Quod' famous. He was then transferred
from the composing room to the editorial de-
parlment, and ever since, short extracts from
the Free Press have been copied into every
journal throughout the country.
"About ten years ago he invented or
rather created--sHis Honor, and 'Bijah, and
Brother Gardner of the Slime Kiln Club
characters totally dissimilar, but each as nat
ural. original, individual, and ludicrous as
any III btCtdtuiCs
"sArtemus Ward created one character;
M. Quod' has given birth to three, and each
one has, during period Of ten years, given
delight to millions.
"The man is precisely what we are led to
expect from his writings He is by turns
His Honor sBjah, and. Brother Gadner,
with The dry humor and quaint wisdom that
is peculiar o each characrer.
cells den, as he calls his 'sanctum,' in
an upper story of the Free Press building, is
a curiosity shop filled with old memcntoes
and knick -knacks. Here is q bit OF rope
that helped to hang a murderer, and pair
of shackles of the old slave time; there are
bnllets from Gettysburg, powder TASKS from
the Merrimac, and swords, sabres, muskets,
and shot and she'll from a score Ct battle
fields; while around the walls, side by side
with portraits Of Sheridan and Custer and
busts of Grant and Lee are pictures of a doz-
en- of the most noted criminals. But the cd.
dest thing in the room is a slender man of
about forty, with close crop gray hair, heavy
mustache, keen, intent eyes, and an earnest,
somewhat eager expression, who sits at an
old fashioned table, and looks up with
smile of welcome as stranger enters his
apartment. This is M. Qoud' known among
his persona! acquaintance as c. B. Lewis.
lie is modest and not at all pulled up by the
fact that he has weekly audience Of mil
lion, nearly one half Of whom are matter. OF.
fact Engiishmen, who take him with their
beefsteak and ale. as a sure help to ahealthy
digestion. He is spoken Of as odd and &c,
centric, and that he may be, but incline TO
The opinion that this PECULIARLY is due to
the fact that nature produced him in one of
her genial moods, when she would do the
world kindly turn by be'towing upon it a
gentle soul. who should do us good by
spreading for us wholesome feast of min.
gled wit and wisdom"
M. Quad writes exclusively for the Free
Press and is just as funny as ever. We ad.
wise every family to try the Free Press for
wear