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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04

I scarcely required an effort Mr.. Ward
Beecher being present in his pew, | sent
TO invite him to come round before he left
found him to he an unostentatious. evil
IDENTIFY able, straightforward and agreeable
! man; extremely well informed ana Win
good knowledge OF art"
Those baseball enthusiasts who swore al
the MANAGEMENT OF the pennant winning
ball teams last fall because the spectators
got so many tickets may be surprised TO
learn that spectators were just as annoy
ing and aggressive in their methods III
| Dickens's day and melted Just as violent
obfurgations Like baseball to-day, In the
winter of lS67-'6S. Dickens was all the
rage" The newspapers published edltorldls
regarding the rapacity OF the SPECTATORS
and poor Dolby, the somewhat tacuess
| British business manager whom DlcKehs
! brought with him. was cursed on every
hand. One Spectator took rooms In the
same hotel at which Dickens registered III
order to follow his every move. He wouid
| follow from city to city and in each pidce
| would gather up half a hundred persons 10
get into the lines and buy tickets Tor MN.
Limiting the number of tickets which couiu
be sold to any one person did not prevent
the best seats from getting into the hahds
OF the spectators.
AT the New York barriers" as Dickens
nut it, where the tickets are on sale anu
J the people ranged as at the Paris theatres
SPECTATORS went up and down Offering q"
for anybodys place One man sold TWO
tickets for the second, third and fourth
night for one ticket for the first, $50 ana
a brandy cocktairr
The spectators made a mess or the
! readings proposed for Providence and Ne"
| Haven, charges of fraud In the sales OF the
tickets being made at indignation meetings
The difficulty was not settled in Providence
until Dickens had gone there himself ana
made a speech, and in New Haven until ne
| had issued an ultimatum that the money
should be refunded for all the tickets ana
the reading postponed until such time as
] a new distribution satisfactory to the city
was made. This caused a fresh disturb
ance, but he stood by his decision. The op-
portunities for speculation in tickets are in
dicated by the fact that at one OF the New
York sales the people began to gather at
o'clock In the cold Of January morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04
CHARLES DICKENS AT THE AGE TWENTY SEVEN YEARS.
From the painting his friend D. Maclise

I and two. thousand persons were in line when
the sale began at o'clock The advance
sale for the course in Plymouth Church was
attended by an amazing scene, when
showed how far the spectators were will
ing to go In order to accomplish their ends.
THE noble army of spectators are now
furnished dhis is literally true, and am
quite serious)." Dickens wrote home, each
man with straw mattress, little bag or
bread and meat, two blankets, and bottle
OF whiskey. With this outfit they lie down
in line on the pavement the whole Of the
night before the tickets are Sold generally
taking up their position at about 10 O'Clock.
It being severely cold at Brooklyn. they
made an immense bonfire In the street-a
narrow street OF wooden houses-which the
police turned out to eXtinguish. general
fight then took place; from which the
people furthest off In the line rushed bleed
ing when they saw any chance of ousting
others nearer the door, put their mattresses
in the spots 30 gained, and held on by the
iron rails At s o'clock I'm the morning
Dolby appeared with the tickets In a port
manteau He was Immediately saluted with
a roar of Helloa. Dolby! So Charlie has
let you have the carriage, has he, Dolby?
How is he, Dolby? Don't drop the tickets,
Dolby. Look alive, Dolby etc. etc, etc,
in the midst OF which he proceeded to bust
ness and concluded las usuaD by giving
universal dissatisfaction
One thing that Dolby was quite likely 10
have with him was paper money. which
was so great I'm quantity on some occasions
as to be compared by Dickens with a sofa
cushion, a dirty wash, and even, on one
occasion, TO sofa.
Dickens did not find railroad travel en-
ioyable, for the cars with their small win
dows and stoves, were stuffy, hot and
crowded and his British feeling for more
air led him sometimes to sit on the brake"
as he styled the platform. although the
winter was an unusually cold one, In order
to escape the sitting air.
The journey between Boston and New
York, apparently. judging by the descrip-
ton. made over the Shore Line. was full Of
excitement. THE railways are truly alarm
ing" said he. much worse because more
worn. SUPPOSED than when / was here
before. We were beaten about yesterday
as IL we had been aboard the Cuba Two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04

paratus for Illuminating the reader, which
became so familiar to the thousands upon
thousands who heard him that winter.
Seldom have / seen a more finished piece
of work than this whole reading" the cor
respondent reported. so careful is he Of
every point. that nothing shall go amiss,
that he has brought with him from Eng
land all the appointments by which he is
surrounded, when he reads at home AT
the back of the platform is stretched
long screen, covered with dark red cloth
red at least it looked by gaslight. though
Fields told me it was purple-and in front
of it stands a table with square legs, COW
cred with the same hanging over the edge
and bordered with a heavy fringe. AT one
side of this table projects little Shelf also
covered with velvet on which are water
bottle and glass, and at the ieit mana cor
ner is a square block, about eight inches
high-that also is covered top ana Sues
with velvet like the rest. On this block the
reader rests his book, and uses IL besides
as an accessory in his by-play. Now 1t Is
Bob Cratchits desk in Scrooges once.
Now II is Mr.. Fezziwig's desk from "hlch
he looks bengnantly down on MS appreh-
tlces Now II is the desk on Whcn rests
the Christmas goose OF the Cratchlt 1ami-
Iv A very useful little velvet box Mr..
Dickens makes IT, / assure you' ana the
audience gets to look upon II as quite
delightful piece Of furniture.
With quick, springing step. the quiet gen
,Ieman, book in hand, mounted the pat
form and took his place at his little VeiVe'
desk. The greeting astonished the CORE
snondent Could this be Boston audience?
,roner community crack as loudly and as
cheerily under the thawing beams Oh any
in,eIIectual sum-" he recorded, "as 1t did to-
night when Dickens stood peIore theii'' anu
vile cheer after cheer broke FORTH ana
cries OF welcome and clapping OF lnhuiie'-
III lids rose and fell and rose again In
friendly roar, tried to speak ano was ue
foa,ed and returned CALAMITY to the charge
s,.a,n hut had scarcely got as far as
..T ,ad,es " when he was obliged TO succumo.
"a ,,ade another dash at Gentlemen ana ,
oaye q IN. and at last saw that one Ems
e., uas nothing TO so many hundred
ye,kaes and waited. smiling and powihs'
until they had had their WILL anu
ready TO let him have MS
AT last his opportunity came
Marley was dead to begin WIN. 1na
was certain II was the 1"ioi
which he began. The manner IN when uhe
words were uttered settled the question OF
success The ability with which he read
or rather acted the stories was u pe u'o
basis OF his claim to American H'oheS'
Everybody settled back. NOT ohiy was
tribute being paid to genius but there was
a o,id pro quo in the form OF deeper inter-
Dretations If the Dickens characters
,o,y davs later Mr.. Dickens came to
New York On the evening Oh s'
was greeted by great crown ~
Han . crowd that represented the cream
., N.u, YORK society. AT frst." according
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04
SOME OF pIcKENss CHARACTERS
Drawn by "Phz" the famous illustrator Of Dckenss works.

church amused Dickens. and the manner OF
reaching Brooklyn, the East River being
then unbridged. interested him greatly.
The worshippers of the memory of Henry
Ward Beecher Will also be interested in
his view OF that great American preacher
and his Nonconformist chapel"
"At Brooklyn" he informed his friends
at home. 81 am going to read in Mr.. Ward
Reecher's chapel: the only building there
available for the purpose. You must I'M
derstand that Brooklyn is kind OF sleep
ing place for New York. and is supposed
to be a great place in the money way. We
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04

again
II is generally recognized that Henry
Ward Beecher made something of stir In
Great Britain when he went over in the
course OF the Civil War to stimulate pop
ular feeling favorable TO the Northern
cause. but one would hardly guess 1t from
Mr.. Dickens's comment regarding him in a
letter written on the evening OF his last
reading In Plymouth Church.
81 finished at my church tonight" he
wrote. TT is Mrs. Stoves brothers and
a most wonderful place to speak in. We
had 1t enormously full last night. but 1t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04
Visit of Dickens 81 Viewed by Himself and His Devoees

to The Tribunes account. describing the
size OF the crowd. 1T did not seem improb-
able that every person present would be as
Micawber somewhere remarks. crushed
out of his original form by the accumula-
tive force of a combination of circum-
stances"
In Brooklyn, where four readings were
given, with receipts of more than $1,000.
for want of a sufficiently large auditorium
of any other character Plymouth Church
was chosen. The fact Of appearing in a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04

let the seats. pew by pew! The pulpit is
taken down for my screen and gas, and l
appear out of the vestry in canonical form!
These ecclesiastical entertainments come
off on the evenings of the 18th, 18th, Goth
and 2lst of the present month. Each even
ing an enormous ferrytoat las compared
with a Thames River boat perhaps) will
convey me and my state carriage not 10
mention half a dozen wagons and any
number Of people and a score of horses,
across the river to Brooklyn and back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04
Great Novelist the Centenary of Whose Birth Will
Be Celebrated This Week, Suffered from Flood,
Gout and Rapacity, but Found the Heart
and Purse of the American Public.

himself had come back with his poets
heart smiling sadly through his poets eyes
And so il went
on the platform was the apparatus, 10
the designing of which the painstaking
Dickens had given as much care as he did
to the study Of a gesture or facial express
sion of one of his characters. 1t consisted
of a peculiar reading desk and the gas APP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04
A FRENCH cARIcATURE OF DICK
EMS.
Il was drawn by Gill and appeared in
"L'Eclipse," being suggested by "A
Tale OF Two Cities

the temples would suggest He was
Charles Dickens. the writer the one-hun-
dredth anniversary Of whose birth Will be
celebrated on February T. lie was then
only ffty-fve years old, and after an in
terval of a quarter OF century had re-
turned for a second visit 10 the country
which he had so successfully irrtated by
his American Notes
The old feeling, however, had been mol
lifted He was greeted with an enthusiasm
which made the series of public readings
from his works, the giving Of which was the
object of his coming, perhaps, the most re-
markable thing Of it's kind ever undertaken.
Caruso has seldom received such "A sum for
an evenings singing as frequently flowed
into the pockets of the novelist following
one Of his readings. The gross receipts on
many occasions rose above $500, and the
average for the whole course of seventy-sX
readings was approximately $1,000 a night
clear.
The first reading was given in Boston on
Tuesday evening. December 2. 1867. The lead
ing New York papers sent representatives 10
that city Just as If it were the first presen-
tation of an unusual opera I'm which all
the world was interested. The representa-
tive Of The Tribune telegraphed to his
paper an account nearly two columns Ions.
lie began II in this rather facetious fashion:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04

~ November 49, 1857, the Cunard
steamer Cuba dropped anchor in
~ Boston Harbor after somewhat
,,o-rny passage Among the passengers
who came ashore was bearded man Win
strongly marked features and high brow
whose hair il was noted when ne removed
his hat was less thick on top than the
bushv clusters brushed directly back from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04
BOSTON GENEROUSLY EXCITED.

Ever since II was announced that Mr..
Dickens would give his first reading on
this side of the Atlantic in Boston, the in
habtants of our quaint, old-fashioned SIS
ter city have been I'm a state of feverous
excitement No sooner was the news
flashed along the cable that he was coming
than everything was Immediately put III
apple-pie order. The streets were all swept
from one end of the city TO the other for
the second time in the twonty-four hours;
the State House and the old South Chdrch
were painted off-hand, a delicate rose PINK
a new statue Of Edward Everett was put
up I'm the Public Garden, in the attitude
Of throwing up his nat and shouting 'Hur-
rah!; every booksellers window was
stacked up with copies Of Ticknor q
Fields's new edition of Dickens, to the
temporary displacement OF Longfellow'
Dante and DIR. Holiness Guardian Anger;
the cigar shops came out as one man Win
their brands all new-christened, and notn-
ing is smoked, chewed. or taken in snun
to-day but Little Nell Cigars. Mr..
Squeers's Fine Cut, the Mantilini Plug
and the Genuine Pickwick Snuff: while at
every turn, in the illustrated newspapers,
in the hotel Office and in all the shop win
dows the new portrait of Dickens is to be
seen showing him as man somew nat past
middle life, with thin, gray hair, scanty
beard and eyes downcast. reading on
book-a striking contrast 10 the boyish
face OF twenty-five years ago, with its
large eyes full Of wonder and sensitive
feeling. its delicate, almost girlish con-
tour, and its long locks OF dark, abundant
hair The younger portrait was, perhaps
little fattered, but the older one is as good
as quiet. impressive picture OF face iuii
Of life and expression. and rarely at rest
can be- II shows us all what tiihe'
and labor, and care. have done to batter
down the beautiful house of youth and
haunting fancy, but It gives no CLEAN OF
the radiant spirit that still lights up the
enchanter's face"
II was a great crowd that urea 10 near
the English novelist on that hrst night
Although the tickets for the reaoiheS
carry twice repeated on their race the
quest that the audience would all De seat
ed punctually at 8 o'clock" II was nearly
e15 O'clock before the vast croWo hao ei'',
mered down TO a state OF comparative qui-
escence," according TO the correspondent
Few cities, anywhere, ne 49,.
could show an audience OF sucn c""i
Hardly notable man in Boston, OF my
miles about, but was there. ana we oouu,
If In London itself Mr.. Dickens ever ie
before such an assemblage. There SAT no
fellow, looking like the very spirit OF Snis s,
mas. with his rudy cheeks and pr'snt So.
eyes looking out from the vest Oh sn0m
white hair and snow white beard ~
was Holmes, looking crisp and me nae
tight little grapeskin full OF WIZ, s
Of wine. There was Lowell, az S'1''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-04
DICKENS AS HE APPEARED WHEN
READING.

This sketch. drawn for ~ arper's Week
ly" in 1867, illustrates the great pans
Dickens took in regard to everything
he did.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-27
EMPLOYERS MUST FURNISH
SEATS FOR LADY EMPLOYEES
Labor Commissioner H, NJ
Stanley Makes Clear Rul-
ing on This Point

In a ruling issued Monday afternoon
H NJ Stanley. Commissioners OF COM
merce and labor, puts all mercantile,
manufacturing and mechanical establish
nents on notice that they must com
ply with that section of the states Ia
bar law which requires that seats be
provided for all female employees and
that these employees be permitted to use
these seats at such time as they are
not necessarily engaged in their duties.
Commissioner Stanley holds that seats
must be especially provided for the fe-
male employees He has ruled that seats
which an employe might have oppor-
tunity to use-such, for instance, as the
seats installed by dry goods stores for
the convenience and comfort OF their
customers-wiu not be considered as a
compliance with the law.
Following this ruling by the commits
sioner of commerce and labor an In
vestigation will be made in the various
cities and towns with a view to ascer-
tanning which, If any, establishments are
violating the law. Grand jury indict-
ments viii be secured against all offend
ers and they will be prosecuted in the
courts.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-27
PORTER STAYS
NEGRO TRAIN BANDIT

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 24.-To a negro
porter of Kansas City should go the
credit for saving the valuable consign-
ments in the through, SAFE of the ex-
press car of ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco train No. 112, Oklahoma City to
Kansas City. which was held UP near
Chandler, Okla, last night, according to
passengers on the train, which arrived
here today. Daniels shot and killed the
negro bandit while the latter was In
the act OF robbing the express car.
According to passengers, the robber
got on the train as 1t left Chandler,
about Q o'clock. He first entered the
chair car. where he robbed the con-
ductor and compelled him to lead the
way to the express car. The robber had
forced the express messenger and con-
ductor to open a small safe containing
little OF value and was trying to force
them to open the larger safe when
Daniels, who had obtained a revolver
from passenger, shot him in the back
w. 8. Gridon. a private detective re-
inforced the porter, and eighteen shots
were fired before the negro lay still.
The body, unidentified, was taken back
TO Chandler.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-27
Meerschaum Pipe Is
Sent to Wilson, But
He Does Not Smoke
CIV Associated Press. J

TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 24.-The ar
rival of a gold mounted, amber-stem-
med mereschaum pipe at the state
house today from one of Governor Will
sons Princeton friends in Vicksburg,
Miss, brought from the president-elect
the confession that once in his life ana
only once did he smoke.
TT was this way" he said. my ia
Their was a smoker Of some attain
ments and had got to the stage where
he liked a fat, black cigar. In his
leisure hours. my mother took advant-
age Of his habit and employed him to
blow the pungent smoke over her rose
bushes to kill insects. One day when
he was not at home she suggested that
1 try it on one of her favorite plants
and 1 obliged, somewhat proudly. For
five minutes I steamed away, like a
furnace and then 1t hit me with disas-
trous effect. I never tried it after
that"
And you never had any ambition to
learn smoking?" was suggested. NO.
he replied. You see, L never was for
hidden to, so there wouldn't have been
any point to it."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-27
BRYAN WILL ATTEND
PRESBYTERIAN MEET

When the supreme judicatories of the
four great Presbyterian churches in the
United States assemble in Atlanta next
May the city is almost certain to again
have as its guest William Jennings
Bryan.
Denominational magazines have al
ready mentioned the name OF the great
Democrat as the probable moderator or
presiding officer of the Presbyterian
church I'm the United States of America
(Northern). Mr.. Bryan is one Of the
leading laymen Of this church and be-
tween races for the presidency he has
always taken a prominent part in it's
councils.
AS for the first time in their several
histories the four branches of the de-
nomination are to meet this year in the
same city at the same time, each branch
Is seeking TO send its most prominent
ministers and laymen here. As a result
Mr.. Bryan is certain to be one Of the
commissioners OF the northern church,
and the slate makers have already
busted themselves with his name.
Among the other prominent men Of the
nation. who are coming to the Pan
Presbyterian" celebration, are Vice
President-elect Thomas r. Marshall, and
Judge John w. Foster, former secretary
OF state and famous as a diplomat.
The meeting in Atlanta of four gem
eral assemblies of the divisions of the
Presbyterian church, in May, will bring
TO the city 1,400 commissioners Of the
churches, and several thousand visit
ors
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-27
Sight for Blind Boy
A Christmas Present
That He Most Desired


CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Of all of the two
and one-half million people in Chicago.
Olson Cannarro. boy of nineteen years,
probably will be the recipient of the
most highly priced gift of any one this
Christmas. His gift is the recovery of
his eyesight. He had been blind since
he was two years old.
81 looked upon my mothers features
for the first time today" he said, "and
oh, such beauty. realized that could
see. No one knows such joy. You, who
know now, to read and write can realize
my position. I know nothing of that,
but 1 will Immediately learn. OF all the
people in the world I am the one to
whom Santa Claus has given the most
priced gift"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-27
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