The sun., 1897-11-01

DELAWARE, MONDAY, NO
IA per cn ssco.ss pr cent unsuccessful and
"a PEI cent ty suecsful while e result in Pr cent OF
the $50 strikes nay be described inds In movements for
readustmen Of wages Involving advance
obtained by 85H per cent, while 4 per cent suffered de-
far the larger proportion of Of the latter type
strike found expedien The total number OF
men involved in strikes which settled during the twelve
months S of whom succeeded in obtaining what
they demanded partially successful and sut
fered The pointers given by The Mail to indicate
that the chances incline favor Of the engneeThe
Record.
AFTER many trials and bula;ions tie beautiful by Mac
mounes Of the Baccante found pedestal in the
of the United States where the good of New York
will it. But must admitted that the statute has had
escape from destruction and there warning in its
experience The erce attack the helpless bronze from
the ranks Of Woman Christian Temperance Union who to
have mistaken the ee efgy for living antagonist But
obvious that statue to be ouaWed on the ground that
the subject represents not in accord with modern ideas OF
morals there chance for the whole classic mythology
avore model Of sculpture for centuries has been lady by
the name Venus who could not have acted sandaousy
did she had intended the stage AS for Jupiter
and Apollo they gentlemen whom even the -Four Hundred
could afford to entertain Newport The problem before the
poor sculpto They would not willingly corrupt
the morals the age which their seeks adorn But the
other hand sculpture does not lend itself to the
eges attired in Prince Albert coats and They
either make gods and goddees else abandon art for some
other ganfu occupation Since has its and would
not willingly ALL would it be much ask the reormers
who the iconocam Of Mr. Macmonnies statue to divert
their energies real and living evils where there such ample
scope for altruistic virtue?
SOME managers Of theatres have groaning spirit
the decadence Of the play house moneymakng
terprise Counsel o. ALL nearly ALL the noted criminals who
have recently figured in the public prints could probably con-
tribute interesting data to the Of degeneration No
has prisoner taken his place in the dock than he likely to-
receive proers right appear before the public
a in drama especially constructed to fit his crime For
years erones Of social scandals have been made and
the epve Chicago accused has reluctantly put aside
enormous brbe to 'ar in sangunary melodrama The
family the young Benha under penalty Of death for
poisoning his wife last spring. has been persuaded only With the
greatest difficulty to give up an engagement poered them by
Buffalo Possibly these instances of managerial miscon
cepon of the functions Of the stage account for the senng
hold the house those who formerly made heatricas
certain enterprise hardware groceries, Of late of
the old guard legitimate actors who used to be the delight OF
audiences all the country have been forced to take vaude
vile farce Some Of the that ranked highest III the
legitimate roles have been observed performances of
doubtful If murdeers and social persoages bad repute
really the attraction the proered them would
imply wonder that the wholesome drama the play
that the delight Of our orebear no longer interests the out
appettes Of excitement seekers The star
ng roug the country after They present
dramas founded real life the fancies possible out
side Of real life Yet they draw ample audiences while the leg
i drama languishes-Ihe Bulletin.
WITHIN the past few years three novels in the English ang"aSe
the theme have attracted wide attention. Their subject
the failure of Christianity or prefer calling it, of
Churchanty to redeem mankind from misery and vice
In each story orthodox clergyman breaks away from his
vironmen dees his ecclesiastical upeo and punge straight
into the mo and muck humanity for the purpose of rescuing
S from its slums and its mre
These three books which have been written by women,
h, NrS 6 Simon
Life by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (Ward) and THE Chsian
by Hall Game In each instance the hero becomes martyr He
suffers from the eproaces and the cotuey of his former
friends and associates He only tady recognition of his
zeal and selfsacrifce from his wife his sweetheart And lie
finally dies victim to his devotion to his fellow-nan.
Elsere is carried off by sickness caught while prosecuting his
work. Emanuel Bayard the sefeected missionary the vicious