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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22
FAMOUS DRAMATISTS.
The Earnings Which Their
Profession Brings to Some
Of Them.
French Writers for the Stage
Who Have Made Vast
Sums.
Georges Ohuet Received Half
a Million Francs From
One Play.
The Stage Successes Of
Hugo, Halevy, Sardou
and Others.

1t may be that, according to the old
proverb, music is noise for which one
pays the most dearly. Yet, writing for
the stage is kind of literary and ar
tistic production sufficiently we'll paid,
at its best, to keep the wolf from the
door. 1t is this art, says the New York
Recorder. TO hich all the young gen
fuses turn instinctively. 1t brings rapid
success, if at all. Its triumphs are de-
cisive, and it causes its favorites to
revel i'll Pactolean flood of good fort
une, with villas and palaces OIL the
pleasant banks.
Even in France, however. where the
most prodigious stage earnings are re
ported, it was not always particularly
lucrative to be king of stagecraft.
Dramatic authors scarcely had rights
which they could enforce up to the be-
ginning of the seventeenth century.
Even then such dramatists as Lopez de
Vega or Hardy might receive $50 francs
for play. Corneille himself, who ut
tered the famous mot, Il am full Of
glory, but am anhungered for money"
received 1900 livres each for "Attlla"
and "Berenice." toward the close of
his career at Moliere's theater-or more
than Molere himself received.
At that time comedians bought their
nlays outright. paving what they chose
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22
The Dickens of France.

Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Alphonse Dandet, the "French Dick
ems" is one of the most striking figures
in the literary world Of Paris. His fine
head is developed by flowing locks of
et.black hair, which fall thickly on his
shoulders, and as for the lower part OF
his face, he is bearded like the pard."
Daudct is fifty-three years old. He
tried school teaching in his youth, but.
weary of the work, he made his way to
Paris with capital of 40 sous and 4
bundle of poems.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22

Home they brought her sailor son,
Grown man across the sea,
Tall and broad, and black of beard,
And hoarse of voice as man can be.
Hand to shake and mouth to kiss,
Both he offered ere he spoke:
But she said: What man is this
Come to play a sorry joker
Then they praised him. called him smart. =
Brightest lad that ,6r stept;''
But her son she did not know.
And she neither smiled nor wept.
Rose a nurse of ninety years,
Christmas pudding put in sight:
She saw him eat Ills he! ms he."
she knew him-by his appetite.
London Tit-Bits
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22

issued circulars announcing that the
customary half-fare permits for C lergy-
men will not be issued this year. Why
should they, except in the case Of home
missionaries who are engaged In the
work OF building up churt hes in the
regions traverSed by new railroads. who
thus directly benefit the road? Is it the
duty OF railroads To supplement the
salaries of the pastors of wealthy
a favor for which they can make no
specific returns?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22
THE lNiPDSSiBLE.

Wait. oh, wait till coal is cheap;
Wait till love is true;
Till promises are made to keep
And notes are paid-wnen due;
Wait till the sun grows leaden cold;
Wait till your ship comes in;
Wait till unwed maids grow old
And virtue conquers sin;
Wait Till life is q happy dream
And men are deceivers never:
Wait till things are what they seem
Wait-and you'll wait forever
Chicago NcYs-Record.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22
THE AGE OF LAUGHTE r.

Smiling broadly runs the age.
Comedys the only play;
Wit and poet, youth and sage,
Want to be surprising gay.
Let the tUagics have their say
Grinning farce is what we're after,
Tragedies have had their day;
All the world is hunting laughter.
Tartufe's time is OH the rage
And eXpurgated Rabelais
Is acted on the comic stage
Drag on your chestnuts by the dray
Heavy or light, they'll freely sway
The roaring house from pit to rafter.
This Is truth: For mirth viii pay
Ali the world is hunting laughter.
Chicago News Record.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22
SAYS HE SAW a GHOST.
What Occurs Even to Doctors in
Quiet Philadelphia.

HE last man to
swear to a Set-tO with
a ghost is a leading
physician of Phila-
delphla, and the
main points of his
story run as follows:
1t was a rainy Sep
TENDER night, and |
was alone in a large
building, when |
heard the street
door viol e IL t v
slammed and some
one Fastening up the
stairs. l opened the
door, but no one was
there. l sat down
after closing fine
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22
A Novel idea.

Detroit Free Press.
The New York Sun thinks that poe
try. following the spirit of the times.
Will get into the hands Of trusts. Upon
"The idea is novel but good. Thirteen
million American poets are only waiting
for the enterprising capitalist to come
along and draw up the papers,"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22
RAILKoADiNG IN TEXAS.
one Continual Round of Fun for
tue Engineer and Train Hands.

HERE is S ON e
queer raiIruading
down in Texas"
said w. A. Shaw,
as he stood in the
Laclede An ne Y
and gave his glass
a peculiar circu-
lar motion calcu-
lated 10 make the
sugar and pepper
mint Sociable. He
was addressing a
st. Louis Globe
Democrat report
er. '''I'h ere Is a
road down in the
southern part of
the tate fifty
three miles long,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22

or were compelled to
pay. and the price ma
turally was not high.
1t was in 1858 that
Tristan PHermite set
tied a dispute over
terms with one NJ.
'Quivault by offering
him one ninth Of the
receipts after deduct
ing fixed charges,
which was accepted.
Even after this time
tiypd nricnc were
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22
ANENT BURGLARS TOOLS.
A Few Modern Difficulties in Get.
tinn and Using Them.

f Y e r a l. of the
shrewdest central of
flee detectives are de-
tailed constantly, says
the New York Re
corder, to look out for
burglars tools and
those who make them,
in accordance with
the system inaugu-
rated by Supt. ByrneS
when he wasin charge
of the de tie c til e
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22

5000 times at the opera house. have
produced a total of receipts of 3O,OOJ,00O
francs.
Rossini was of poor family, and the
rights of authors were not guarded in
his day as they are now. He sold the
Barber of Seville" for 1850 francs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22
HThe Milwaukee,
How He Was Known.

City Ticket Office now at 965 Robert
street, corner Fifth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22

Afterward, by the help of the Aguados
and RothschildS in investments. lie
could boast an income OF so. 0G0 francs,
with which, he said, one need not die Of
nhuger.
Victor Hugo left 100000 francs, be-
sides his dramatic rights.
Emile Angler, in spite of laborious
habits, remained poor lion" all his
life. He left an income of 10000 francs.
as much as other authors sometimes de-
rive from two OF three pieces. But
Angler would never use the arts OF the
claQue. and remained simple and retir-
ing in his tastes and methods.
Sardou lives at Marly-le-lOi in a
princely palace. lola and Halevy en-
joy a like magnIficence. Hector
CremieuX. for his share in collaborating
in preparing play from Halevy's
"Abbe Constantin," received more than
100000 francs. lola at Medan passes
for ROtlschild, and has. in conse-
quence. to pay three francs for pound
of green peas, which would cost a
villager three sous. ION. he's rich
enough" say the honest shopkeepers.
He made SO much money with 'P AS
sommoir."
D'Ennery is another millionaire dram
atist able to buy two houses OH the Rue
CrevauX for the modest price of $780,
600 francs.
But Georges Ohnet! What golden
egg-laying goose. not yet killed. was
lie Maitre des Forges." Here is an
authoritative statement of receipts from
It, up to date not very recent, either:
Twelve per cent of the 1.400.0 900 francs
earned at the Gymnase. ............. 10000
Sale of manuscript rights. ............. 1900
Royalty on 202, 0O0 volumes at 50 CEN
times ........... ......................lO l,O CO
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22

AOtoi 'ooo'"o"
This was in 1885. As that time, count
ing translation rights. NJ. Henry Ricolle
says the play and story must have
earned a half million francs. and it has
since added to the sum. AT the two
hundredth production Of this money
getter M. Ohnet presented to each of
the players in it cravat pin represent
ing an anvil surmounted by hammer
OF gold, adorned with a brilliant.
All of which goes to show that sue
cessful dramatiSt need not fear dying
of hunger in Paris. But, Of course, all
dramatists do not meet with Ohnet'S
measure of success. and for that matter
talent doesn't always compel recogni-
ton. Luck has something to do with
it, and fortune, like justice, sits with
blinded eyes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22

Clerical Half-Fares Revoked.
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
Many of the Western railroads have
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-14
MARRIED FLlRTS.
They Menace the Peace of the Welded
and Annoy the Single.

The old-time idea of cloaving one to the
other that used TO exist IN regard to the
tenets of the marriage ceremony seems TO
have either fallen INTO Innoouous desue-
tude or to have been relegated to that
htanv that excludes the love. honor. and
obeyn clause from the binding contract,
for if it were not so the married fiirt
would not exist, and, though 1t is fact
much to be regretted, such product OF
etfete civilization not onlys exists but
thrives vigorously in all social circles.
TO say that one believes in the sacred
ness of the marriage vows and to declare
that. once the choice is made. oil thought
of attracting attention from the opposite
sex should be at an end, Is 10 be regarded
rs an old fogy, with notions that might
have pleased the dwellers in a past age.
but which are decidedly Ddsse IN, this ad-
vanced and enlightened epoch, says the
Philadelphia Times.
The married flirt is as much a product
of the century as the telephone. aud every
wear brings this hybrid Of human culture
more prominently to the fore. At the
social functions of the winter the married
firt monopolizes a far as possible the at
tentions and favors of those who belong
by right at the shrine of others unsbackled
by matrimonial letters or with their own
hege lords.
The married flirt in the summer IS the
one to usurp those little attentions that
the unattached buds and bellies have .
right to look for as their own, and if there
are no pleasant bachelors about sine fixes
her glitterlng optics on any stray pdte'
frmiLds who comes her way. Therefore
maids and matrons alike desplse her. The
one Is jealous of while the other fears her.
Yes. unless her own husband objects, no
one can say word. and she goes on,
causing heartaches and bringing about
separations. owing to the inordinate de.
sire for admiration that requires some
other than her own husband, whether he
be single or married, to be constantly in
attendance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-14

represent only O minority OF the people OF
Ulster and the enlightened majority are
opposed to them. When Mr.. Gladstone
dIsestablished the state church in Ireland
III 1869 the Orangemen talked OF civil war;
Just as they are doing TO-DAY, but IL all
ended in talk. This view ot the SITUATION
in Ulster Is unanimously expressed IN q
number of private letters have received
from different parts of Ireland written by
persons OF various religions.
LITTLE RESEMBLANCE.
How does the Grand Old Mans home
rule compare with its predecessor-the
home rule of 1882 to 1902 There Is little
resemblance between them. Under the
Gladstone law Ireland will have q restrict
cd Legislative assembly controlling her
domestic affairs. but without any OF the
prestige Grattan's Parliament enjoyed.
The new Parliament will have no control
OF any external matters, all relations
with foreign countries, Customs, ex-
else. navigation, quarantine. mill
tary and naval matters. the defence OF tho
country, and everything relating 70 the
making of war or peace being reserved 10
the English Parliament IL II ever be-
comes necessary To appoint regency-tne
yery question which. as have told. caused
n deadly breach between Dublin and Lon
don before and hastened thelct OF Union
the Irish Parliament will have no voice IN
the matter, for "the status or dignity OF
the crown. the succession to tho crown.
or a regency " Mr.. Gladstones bill ex-
pressly reserves TO England.
In order to give Ireland voice in fhe
general affairs of the British empire the
present Irish constituencies are to elect
eighty members who will sit IN the I'M
perial Parliament and vote on all questions
reserved from the Irish legislature. No
state church can be established In Ire
land. nor can anv laws affecting religion
be passed. The Viceroy will continue TO
hold office. and with the advice of the
Irish Privy Council will have power to say
whether any act of the Irish Parliament -
or il not constitutional. The powers of
the Queen. who under the home-rule bill
has an absolute veto over al! Irish acts OF
Parliament. will be exercised by the Vice
roy.
On the other hand. the Irish legislature
within five years is to obtain control OF
the police by establishing local forces IN
counties and cities under local authority,
and when that is done the Dublin metro
polltan police and the constabuary Will
mass ont of existence. The Irish judiciary
will also, after five years. be under the
Oublin Parliament, so that TO general
powers OF domestic legislation the home
rule bill adds the control Of the judicial
bench and tho police. Mr.. Gladstone,
therefore. is conceding Ireland about
everything a country need desire for local
self-government.
The new Parliament will be composed of
an Upper and Lower House. Members
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-14
a WIEE,S SORROW.
An Event Which Proves That There Are
Things Worse Than Other Things.


The lissome form of the beautiful woman
was shaken by the commissions OF her grief.
and the fixed look of dumb. hopeless
misery in her dark eyes was pitiful beyond
words.
Marian, Marian, for your own sake bo
calm" entreated her friend, as she knelt
by her side and tenderly removed the
hands that covered the hot, tear-stained
face. Fell me what it all means. my
dear"
II cannot. cannot" was the dull. list
less rely. Mono; Inever can tell any
one"
"You must-you SHALL" insisted the
other firmly. II cannot bear TO see all
brightness crushed out of your life with
out sharing the burden with you. sweet.
Perhaps it will make you feel better"
Nothing can do that now. But will
tell YOU. 1t is best YOU should know all,
perhaps. You-you remember thGt horrid
creature from Cadillac whom engaged as
cook last week! Oh. thought she was
such a paragon. So young and modest
and dainty in her ways! II had
every confidence in her. And this
morning i happened to step INTO the
dining room Just as there was great crash
in the kitchen. | opened the door quickly
and saw my new soup-tureen lying In
fragments on the floor and my husband
kissing the cook"
THE monster !" hissed her friend.
Yes" sobbed the stricken woman, " 1t
was the loveliest piece of china IN the
house,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-14
Decorating the Buildings.


As tho Executive Committee in charge
of the Davis reinterment has requested
the citizens along the line of march to
drape their houses let there be uniformity
in this direction, and to this end let CON-
nittee be appointed 10 arrange designs
and style. The time is limited for such
action and the work should be done in an
attractive manner. The drapings should
be done in q tasteful style, as the city will
be filed with visitors not only from the
South, but from the North. and We should
reflect credit upon ourselves on this occa-
sion. Let the Chamber of Commerce take
this matter In hand and assist Lee Camp
and the organizations In charge and make
tho occasion one that will reflect credit
upon Us. All the cities IN the South have
taken decided action in paying proper re-
spect to the memory of Mr.. Davis and the
Confederate capital should not be behind
them,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-14

pealed might again be imposed. Don't
ask England for too many concessions at
once," urged the national party, but Grat-
ton was deaf to them, and in a stirring
speech in April, 1880. be formulated tho
rights of the country before the Commons
in these words: ''The King. Lords, and
Commons of Ireland alone can make her
laws" The words went ringing through
the land and in two years bore fruit.
The Volunteers. now grown the strong
est influence outside of Parliament, held
q grand convention at Dungannon in
February, 1882. Delegates from all the
various CORPS attended. and Grattan's
policy was endorsed. The King, Lords,
and Commons of Ireland" was now the
watchword of the people, and IN
April Grattan arose in Parliament and
demanded that it repeal the Poynings
act, and also ask from the English Par
liament the repeal OF the law claiming
right to lrgislate for Ireland. With these
laws repealed Ireland would be free. After
a memorable debate the day was won and
the Irish Constitution of 1852 was granted.
Under it all military forces quartered In
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-14
IRELAND HOME RULE.
Analysis of the Differences Between
Autonomy 1882 and 1893.
THE MEASURES CONTRASTED.
Grattan's Successful Fight for Irish In
dependencc-The Struggle from Inas
Time Down to Date.
Correspondence OF the Richmond DIspatch.]
copyrighted. 1881


Copyrighted. 1881
Nrw YonK. MAY l9.JTis said that his
tory repeats itself, and certainly 1T has
done so in the matter of home rule Tor
Ireland.
A century ngo the Irish people were IN
full enjoyment OF the privilege of self
government. for which they are now
battling. with the support and sympathy
of the civilized world. Under Grattans s
mastery leadership they had secured the
boon in 1892 in 1900, thanks to Engi isn
tyranny and the corrupting influence OF
English gold, Grattan's work was undone
and Ireland sank to the position of mere
dependency.
Just now, when the prospects of the tri-
umph of the home-rule cause appear
brighter than at any previous time during
the present century, comparison OF the
home rule achieved by Grattan and that
proposed by Gladstone is instructive as
we'll as interesting. SO. too. is study Oh
the circumstances under which they we're
respectively formulated.
In 1900 the act of union swept away the
independent Irish Parliament and com;
pletely undid the work which Grattan had
accomplished eighteen years before. Prior
to l7S2 q Parliament of very limited powers
had existed in Ireland, subject to the law
which Poynings. Lord-Justice Of Ireland,
under Henry VII, had secured from the
Irish Parliament Of his day. This pro-
vlded that all laws passed by Irish legis'a
tors should be subject to the approval OF
the English Privy Council. In the time oi
George |. the English Parliament passed
ls. r.g,l.t 30. lasrl.
late for Ireland, and the result Of these
two euactments was to render Ireland
simply the slave Of ENGLAND. In 1882
Henry Grattun determined TO make an
effort to change all this. Had il not been
for the recently accomplished independ-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-14

ence Of the American colonies Grattan's
task would have been much more difficult
than il actually proved. But George III.
had received valuable object lesson from
this side Of the Atlantic and was indls-
posed 20 put his head INTO another moose.
While exiled Irishmen wero hchting
against the English flag in America their
compatriots at home were armlng and
drilling under the English flag. but the
roll of the drums and the CLINT of the
bayonets of the Irish Volunteers carried
bope and confidence TO the hearts OF the
national leaders. A parallel has been
drawn between this armed force and the
American colonial troops which bid de:
fance to King George. and 1t Is said
that it also supplied the model Tor Tor
the National Guard of France, lhe
Irish Volunteers were hrst mODlilZeu
in IT'S. when rumors OF french
invasion were Iiie. England had plenty
of use for her regular troops abroad, ana
il seemed as though Ireland might be left
without sufficient military protection.
The citizen soldlery was composed In us
rank and file of the tenantry OF the great
landowners. of tradesmen. and OF artisans.
Each local corps elected its officers, VINO
were peers. country gentlemen, or pro,
fesslonal men. The government supplied
the arms. and officers and men found their
own uniforms. Thus sort OF irish DO
mestic army sprang into existence. 10
this and to Henry Grattan's par lla enta-
rv pollcy Ireland directly owed her in
dependent Constitution OF 1852.
oRArrAN's ENTRY on THE SCENE.
Henry Grattan was the son OF a promi;
nent lawyer tho Recorder OF Dublin, and
was only 80 when he became the foremost
figure in Irish politics. In the whole story
of Ireland there Is no more striking or PFC
turesque career than his. He was intend
ed for the law, but early ASSOCIATION with
Henry Flood. one OF the greatest parlia-
mentarlans Of the time, increased his ma
tural bent for public lite. Flood was far
older than GIattan who. for time the
contemporary Of the veteran. finally out
shone HIM. Grattan and Parnell furnish
the only instances OF successful irish
agitation for national autonomy, and
though the triumph OF the former was
complete and that of the latter only par
tlal. both survived their popularity and
influence-both IN measure were victims
to the treachery of their own creations.
The political earthquake OF 1882 was pre-
oipitated by q great national grievance.
Since the time of Charles |. English laws
had placed such restrictions ana en-
bargoes upon Irish commerce, that 1t was
dying of inantiOn. The Volunteers ac-
cordingly headed a movement Tor the boy
cottlng of all articles OF English manu-
facture, thus taking the famous Dean
Swift's advice: burn everything Eng
lish except their coal" Action IN Far
lament was resolved upon and Grattan
was appointed leader. Ia tho noble plaza
of College Green, which faces the Irish
Parliament House. there then stood and
stands to this day an ungainly equestrian
statue of KING William Ill, of England;
For years it was the butt OF practical
iokers and had been repeatedly dlshgured.
On the day that Grattan, amid the cheers
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-14

TIE RICHMOND DISPATCH is always abreast
of the times. Their present outfit being
too small for their wonderful Increase OF
business they are compelled to increase
ihejr facilities. The DISPATCH deserves
success. II is one of the best dailies In
tho country. Its editorial columns are
always filed with the best thought, and
the interest of the people is never forgot
ten. Their teleersphic service is OF the
latest. and their Washington correspond
ence as good as that furnished any paper
In tho United States; aud further. 1t can
DO said its management is liberal TO their
employees. Success must come to the
DrapArcH In its efforts for the people OF
Virginia. ~ 6hepandodh Argus.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-14

of the Upper House will be elected on
property qualification of $1,000. and the
electors must be worth S25 year. Men,
bers and electors OF the Lower House do
not require any property qualification. So
much for Gladstonian home rule. 1t is
not so flattering to Irish national pride as
Grattan's home rule. but it means much
to Ireland. 1t the elimination of sixty
years of agitation, commenced i'll 1884 by
THAT incarnation OF a people" as Baizac
called OConnell continued by Isaac Butt.
and carried within sight Of victory by
Charles Stewart Parneil