THE SCKANTON ' TUUSUHJfi SATURDAY MOBNING. OCTOBER 5, 1895.
It
Of - and , About the
Makers of Books.
Notices of Recent
Chats Concerning
" OUR COMMON SPEECH."
That the mutability of human affairs
Should ftnd a parallelism In the Insta
bility of the meanings attaohlng to line
tl-ordd employed In our daily tongue
leema reasonable enough when one
causes to think of it. But The average
. man rarely doea pause for thinking
purposes unless opectolly arrested. A
book whtc'h will perform 'this desirable
function for all real stuiUrts of the
Sivglifh language has recently ap
peared from the press of Doild, Mevd
A Co.. New York, umk-r the title "Our
Common Speech." Its author, Gilbert
91. Tucker, of Albany, has not aimed nt
display of erudition, but has sought
Imply to call attention, 'in a series of
readily understandable patters, to come
facts with reference to our .language
which are frequently overlooked. Wttih
out further preface wo shall hastily
review the chapter In 'his opportune
book which treats or "Degraded
Words," anil shows how. In degrading
them, we boldly exhibit fundamental
traits In our nature.
As a first Instance. Mr. .Tucker cftcs
tJie adjective "pitiful." which at pres
ent we almost Invariably employ In un
vll Betiee. When we Buy " a pitiful
subterfuge" we mean, of eouivse. con
temptible attempt at fraud. Yet the
diottonaries wltti one uocord give the
ffooxl mtanlngs preeedenee either
"melancholy, mo1ng compassion, de
ervlng to le pitied" else "full of
pity, tender." In our author's opinion
ft needs no conjecture to rtlavover the
reason and meliiod of Uhls gradual
drifting In meaning from good to bad.
"Whoever," he says, "has heard a 'piti
ful' story of hl woea f 10m a wandering
solicitor of charity, and, moved with
compassion, has looked Imo the case
only to (tad an Impudent attempt at
deceit, has the explanation before him
la characters whloh ie may run that
readeth. The 'pitiful' Story becomes
provocative of acorn and indignation;
and the ignominy of t'he transaction
attaches Itst'lf to thai word that de
scribed Its first appearance, dragging
down wfth It the Innocentr adjective,
amd fitting It for companionship with
actions and conditions diametrically
opposite to thtve with which it original
ly found place."
. Tour other words noted as similarly
undergoing degradation are "appar
ent," "ostensible," "plausible" and
"specious." The original meaning of
"apparent" ts "seeming;" but things
which seem to be right so of ton prove to
be otherwise that weJhave come to view
any "apparent" thing with a certain
measure of implied suspicion. This
partial fouling of the adjective's mean
ing is of recent origin. iAs telle as 170-1
Bailey defined the word without giving
eny hint of a dubious or suspicious im
port. "Ostensible" originally meant
."capable of being shown:" now we re
gard It as conveying the Idea of shum
or pretence. "Plausible" meant "the
possession of qualities deserving of ap
plause;" now It means something In
need of confirmation or proof. "Spe
cious" meant "Imvlng a good shape,
beautiful, ihandsome, tine;" now It con
veys the suggestion of Insincerity.
Another word, "hypocrite." meant
originally an actor, whether good or
bad; apparently 'actlng." off the stage.
Is more often for evil purposea than for
good at all events, "hypocrite" U now
" a fu'U-Hedged.word of contempt. The
word "counterfeit" did not at first Im
ply any wish to defraud; to "equivo
cate" meant to call two things by the
tarn! name, not necessarily In order to
deceive; and "tinsel" In the beginning
was really woven of the precious met
als. "What a commentary It Is upon
the proverbial deceit fultwas of appear
ances In this uncertain world," ob
serves the arjhor, "that, "these terms,
which really indicate that a thing
ewms to be all right, have come to con
voy so sharply the implication that it
la alt wrong:"
Even more vivid la the degradation
n ths case of the word "pretend,"
which, as late as IT'S, and for centuries
previous, had meant simply to "claim,"
whether rightly or not. Today tts first
and almost exclusive meaning is "to
lklro falsely," evidently proving, as
Ql?. Tucker remarks, "tihoit it has been
the common experience that people are
api to claim more than their due."
Similarly with "legend." that first
meant "a book in the church contain
In the lessons 'that were to be read in
divine seprice." Some of these "les
on" must at one time 'have grown so
fap'!ful as to cause the word to convey
a warning against too much credulity,
Another group of words, by the
changes that have occurred in their
meanings, typify the human character
Istlo of despising those below one in
wordly etaltton. The (Word! ."villain.
for Instance, originally meant the serf
or bondsman attached to the "villa,"
or farm. The transition from this pri
mary meaning to ona that credits the
erf or hireling wltn churlish, selfish,
dishonest characteristics Is simply In
dicative of the general contempt enter
tained by the fortunate upper half for
ttie unfortunate fellows who aro be
neath. The word "boor" meant, at
first, simply "plowman or, as wt
would say "farmer." Became soma
farmers are lnclvll, the word "boor"
was loaded down with the sins of theso
few exceptions and driven as a xrape
gmce out Into the wilderness ol our
English speech. Among other words
that 'have been degraded through the
operation of similar laws the author
cites "Churl," who was primarily no
worse than a free tenant at' will;
"kern," who was simply a foot-soldier;
"pagan, who was only a villager;
"heathen," a dweller on the heath or
open country; "Incivility," which meant
conduct not common to the city, as
that of awkward or embarrassed coun
trymen; "savage," which referred
merely to the state of being free from
the trammels of conventional society;
''outlandish," which meant simply for
eign, or outolde of the land; "uncouth,"
tkUk . ... - Y. I .V..
wiiteii iimiii iiu wurBc tiling mail
tiyfamlllar; "vagabond," who was
iritftly. wanderer; "harlot." which
tneatnTH stranger; "barbarian," which
I. iVm ttepk mnnf a man nf rllrYnraint
41, .l.C .. . ...... w. ...... . . . . .
natlonalltyfrom tne spnaner; "laiot,"
whloh meant only a private person, as
riifrorentlatnd from . office-holders!
"caitiff," which meant a slave, whether
good, bad or meuium; ana "Dase,"
f'mean" and lewd." which originally
Carried no Suggestion of moral Infe
riority, but 'were used simply to dis
tinguish the mass 01 people irom ins
gentry or clfltr- v '-,
Of late the word "beant" has come to
have a scornful significance, whereas
primarily It meant any living being
different fro men. The term "knave."
like the Gentian "fcttabe," meant simply
boy, whef1" good or bad. "Uluck
gtiard". meart a scullion; "menial" was
one of the household or fnesnce; "mln
Ion" was w favorite; "brat" was a
child, whethW lovely or ugly; "Imp"
' was a young person. iBacon, It will be
mhnrmll In his "Pathway Unto
Prayer," caJ Prince Edward "that
AnvAtlntolD." "It may. of cnume.
it oe, mm. j a " -" v
the new turfltude which has gradually
itaohed 1tiif" to all these words la
aitrtbutablr to the actual discovery of
"(, unexpected noes la the classes to whom
' tber Prtma',lly referred; but It seems
' . more prooale that the terms have be
sots odious Chiefly because of their
constant application to those unfor
Interesting Volumes and
Literary Men and Women
tunates whom their betters have
thought It proper to regard with some
measure of syritematto contempt. In
either case, the changes In the meaning
that the whole group have undergone,
constitute certainly a very striking in
stance of the power of degradation
which man's bad habits are constantly
experttng upon the structure of the
language that he uses."
111.
On the other hand, the tendency of
inferiors to speak disrespectfully of
those above them In authority or cir
cumstance presents evidences of its
workmanship upon our vocabulary.
Those conceited In their pretended
learning are called "pedants"; and the
great schoolman, Uutis Srotus, lias
given us the word "dunce", as a re
minder of the vanity and worthless
noss of 'his unptuctlua! knowledge. The
word "tyrant" at first meant simply an
absolute ruler and was applied us well
to wisu and liberal rulers as to despots.
"Wizard" meant a wise man until wise
men so frequently turned out to be
charlatans that the designation ac
quired n stio-'pk'linis slgultieance.
Turning now to words rehvtlng to the
PushIoiia and appetites, we find "para
mour." once devoid of evil import, now
suggv'ritlve jf a cardinal sin; "Jove,"
onee reserved for sacred feelings, ap
plied Indiscriminately to things we like
to eat, ih-jnk or wear, and "carouse,"
which) meant the drinking of a health,
turned into a symbol of riotous excess.
"Indolenw" originally signified merely
a condition of freedom from pain or
excitement: now It means luvtlness,
truly a censurable habit. To be "care
less. tnree hundred years ago, was
to be free from anxiety, not culpably
negligent, as now. The word "Indiffer
ence" once meant Impartiality.
Nowadays to "Inflame," "denounce,'
"instigate," "conspire," abet or "pro
voke means to do that which has an
evil or sinister look, but originally these
verbs were Just as applicable to en
deavors In the most praiseworthy ill
rections. Once, un "accomplice" meant
merely a companion or colleague; to
"wrangle meant to argue decorously;
and to "retaliate" or "resent" meant as
frequently to give back a good deed in
kind as to take "an eye for an eye and
a tooth for a tooth.
To "censure" was once merely to ex
press an opinion; to "traduce," simply
to blame, and not to slander. Many
persons now seem to think that to
"criticize" involves the duty of picking
at flaws and remaining silent as to
merits. To "prevent" Is really to get
aneau or, or to precede. "But alas '
exclaims our author, "those who reuch
first a desirable goal are so wont to
take advantage of their position, not
to help others get there too, but to
block the way If possible that the verb
which ought only to describe the ar
rival of the first-comers In advance of
the rest. Is now understood as Imply
ing also their doing their best they can
to monopolize the good fortune and
'prevent' others from sharing It." In
similar fashion, "rivals," which meant
partners or co-laborers, now means a
conflict or Interest.
IV.
Hum vuai'iei ui laic in
terest to all students of the English
ittiiuHKr. umtr cnapiers in air. tuck
efs book are equally Interesting and
uii'-ruecive. we oiu adieu to this vol
limp fnr tha nrooon t . i n 1 Mi.nn ,a1i
- . .... . . 1.11.J UIUII ( 1 1 1 1 1
ation at some future time when space
anu leisure snail enaDie us to do it
oener justice. ij, H. K.
THE MAGAZINES.
For Oct. 1 the Chap-Book appears In
a nW POVPf tt RoarrlalttiACrnii Aaaltrn
representing a low-browed woman of
c j ... ...... o.ittt,(, upun a
bench and gazing in reverie upward at
un angle oi ioriy-nve aegrees. The per
petrator of this cover drawing Is Frank
nuzeuiMug. Lviure to tne point is John
Bennett s graceful poem, "In a Rose
Garden," which we quote:
A hundred yean from now, dear heart,
tt ,,, uv vwrtv u.t ttll.
It will not mattor then a whit.
The honey or the gall. .
The summer flays that we have known
Will all forgotten be, and flown;
The garden will be overgrown
Where now the roses fall, ...
A hundred years from .now, dear heart,
W e will not mind th pain.
The throbbing, crimson tide of life
Will not have left a Main,
The song we slngtoitether, dear.
Will mean no more than means a tear
Amid a summer rain.
A hundred years from now, dear heart,
The grief will all be.o'er;
The sea cf rare will surge In vain
I'pon a careless shore.
These Kinases we turn down today
Here at thw parting of the way:
We will he wlneles then as they.
And will not mind It more,
A hundred years from now, dear heart,
We'll neither knnw nor rare
What came of all life's bitterness
Or followed levn's despair.
Then fill the glasses up again
Ami kliui me through the roue-leaf rain;
We'll build one rastle now In Hpain
And dream one more dream there, .
- Before we dismiss this Issue of Chap
Book a word should be said In praise
of Dawson Watson's drawing In three
colors of a girl with wind-tossed tres
ses standing upon the cliff-like shore
with face turned seaward. In every
particular except the girl's face this
conception Is admirably done; but the
face needs a veil. ,
. II II II ' '
"Easily the paramount achievement
In Chips for October that clever little
Gotham publication which, after Nov.
1, will be Issued weekly Is E. C. Bur
ling's portrait of, Bret ilarte, which ap
pears In white against a black back
ground representing an ace of hearts
obscuring a cabin in the gulch; while
In the foreground are daisies, clover
blossoms and honey bees. The por
trait is finely typical of Its subject and
deserves to be preserved. A portrait
In black-and-white of Hall Calne by
James lirevort Cox Is beautiful In con
ception and delicate In finish but faulty
In Us adjustment of light and shade.
The literary contents of this Issue of
Chips comprises several 'readable
sketches and verses, of which Ixuls
How's Imitation of one of Mary K.
Wilkins' Now iKngland stories im
presses us as the cleverest.
' . II II. II :'!,- . -
iA McLaren, story, a gossipy study of
Maeteillnck, the hew Belgian apoeMe
of the occult In art, and a forecast of
Zola's forthcoming novel, "Rome," are
some of the special features of the Oc
tober Bookman, to which, of coumei
are added Its usual popular depart
ments that keep one In touch with the
world of current literature. Tho Mc
Laren story alone Is worth the price of
admission. How Watxon does sweep
the strings that control the tear-ducts!
Of the 10-cent magaslnes, we suspect
that the Cosmopolitan has, this month,
a shade the best of the competition. Its
Kipling Jungle story, concluding that
wonderful series of Impossible Mowgll
tales In -which the gifted Kudvarri iim.
onetratea his, entire ' supremacy over
tacia; diopKinson ramiui s' quaint story,
"Jonathan.", wltll Kemble's ndalnter
pictures; Frank Clark' timely' paper on
modern Cuba, and Elisabeth Cardoso's
unique conceit wnicn she calls -nhn
Pursuit of iMapplnese" form a list of
"leaturer- tnat carries weight. :
. McClure's, however, 4s close second;'
and only for the fact that Its IMbe and
Weyman stories had been anticipated
m the newspapers would easily nave
ranked first. Its portraits of General
Miles, the Creeknan article narrating
the Interesting history of the London
Times; "Edmund Klrke's" recollections
of the New York Tribune's experience
during the draft riots, and Theodore
lioosevelt's vigorous article on Sunday
closing are salient items in an attrae
tlve table of contents, which further
contains a strong irumtochty story by
jiouaren.
Muney's. for October, supplies a va
ried pictorial spread and maintains its
departments admirably. There is no
doubt that Munsey's Is reaching the
great mass of readers whose tastes
trend rather in the direction of the Sun
day newspaper than In that of the con
ventional, uld-Ktylo magazine.
LITERARY GOSSIP.
Ordinarily a popular author of flo
tlon sells the serial rights of his work
to a magazine and then publishes It In
poor form afterward; but Frank it.
Stockton has flatly declined to follow
this custom with his new novel, "The
Adventures of t'aptaln Horn." He
says: "I have been asked so often
why this story was not first published
In serial form, that I will here nay that
ntit only would theistory have been very
Ions for maKUEliie use; but but that I
did not consider Its nature adapted to
monthly publication. I believed that,
ir pccple iv iv Ir.'tereMed In this story
they would W'.tnt '. g on and readi It.
and not sum' In the middle of an ad-vcn-Uire
and wait a mouth to s.e what
could 'happen next. For thU r;-.ison
therefore, I deemed It wise to publlsii
the Btory at once in book form.
il li li
IMr. Stockton's K-niarliti nugfjet to
the 'lihllail.'li hia lilulletin IIk iii iy
whether the serL.1 style of pijbllcjtlun
Is the Ih'M. ufter all. and It ivmarks:
"From an author's point of view, It is
scarcely open to dls?iuslon; he Is not
only nsui'd of an Immediate markrt
for his work, but, if he retahvi the
copyright, muy reap adilltlonal profit
by publiHhing it in 'hook form ufter-
ward: but how about the artistic cITeot,
on which Mr. Stoekto-i appears to lay
stress? Is It heightened ia lowered by
leaving the heroine clinging M o preci
pice for a whole month, until the next
Instalment brings 'the hero to li.r ns-
cus? iWe think the effect of this tustt'
ment Is to turn the dramatic Into the
melodi'dmatii' and make that sensa
tlnnal which should be emotional. Only
the aensutional passagts linger In the
reader s mind, atwl by the n.'xt Instal
ment of the story l received the details
on which Hie beauty of the whole may
depend are forgotten and only the un
lovely outline remains. It may be
questioned, too, whether the serial
etory has not lost its commercial value
to a great extent. Of course, there ere
exceptions. Storien like Ou Maurler's
Trilby' and we think iMr. Stockton's
Captain Horn, would come In tine
same category take such strong pos
session of the reader's mind that they
are retained from month to month and
effort Is made, If necessary, to secure
their successive Instalments; 'but tiliera
are only one or two such stories in a
year, and as for the others, there Is a
pretty general tendency among readers
to let them go anu await tneir appear
ance in complete form; being content,
meanwhile, to read some of the in
numerable volumes 'that ere continually
issuing from the press. There ara
many Indications that the day of the
continued etory Is waning rapidly."
II II II
Some one with leisure to follow a deli
cate quarry should devote himself to
the genealogy of slang or to Illustra
tions of what is nothing else than
slang In the classics. For instance,
"We shall smile" Is in Julius Caesar,
"I have been here before" Is In ftos
eeittl's "Sudden 'Light" and "We give
ourselves away" Is in Mr. Aldrlch's
sonnet on sleep,
If II II
There is In the October Bookman an
agreeable epigram of Journalistic ap
plication. "The Sun and the Evening
Post," It says, " are probably the most
Individual Journals that are anywhere
published. People read them even
when they disapprove of their utter
ances, and read t hem all the more care
fully when they disapprove. It Is
curious that while their general stand
points re diametrically opposed to
one another, the general effect which
they make upon the mind of the reader
Is pretty much the fame a fact which
gives point to an epigram ascribed to
a well-known Jurist, and which we
here set down wltih apologies to the
respective editors, who can themselves
hardly fail to be amused by It. The
aforesaid Jurist having heard one of
his friends denouncing the general de
moralization of New York, broke In
with, 'Well, what can you expect of a
city with 'two such leading newspapers
the Sun In the morning making vice
attractive, and the Post. In the even
ing making virtue odious!' "
II II II
Speaking of epigrams, two by fMme.
Barrotln, recently published, are clever:
"The Invention of the piano derives
its chief Importance from the faot that
It It has so Immensely enhanced the
value of silence."
"In traveling, an Englishman wants
to eee everything, a Frenchman to at
tempt everything, and a Oerman to
swallow everything."
II II II
A. Tl. 'Front has been engaged for a
long time upon a series of one hundred
and twelve Illustrations for the or
iginal Uncle Kemus, by Joel Chandler
Harrlq, which has been revised by the
author, and Is to appear rhortly In new
dress an one of the leading lllustralwl
standard books of tho year. It Is said
that the pictures, which include a ga4-
Jery of negro type as well as quaint
ami aengnttui studies or llrer Ka'bblt
and his friends, represent the most
striking and original work which has
been done in this field. This fascinat
ing book Is to b published shortly by
It. Applcton & Co.
i Hi
"In Defiance of the King" la the IW
? an American historical romance by
a r.t'w wnif r. wno is sam to mow great
priTOjse i.naunoey u. Hotchkns. In
this romance there Is unfolded a stlr
rlr.'g tale of patriotic adventure rang
ing from iLexImgtnn, the burning of
Norwalk, 'the tHrltWh- occii nation of
long Island, and thrilling experiences
on Lorn Island Hound, to Benedict
Arnolds deeoent on New London, and
the masrai;re at Fort G'rlwwolrt. lit Is a
book to appeal to Americans as a vivid
picture of 'Revolutionary scenes, while
the love story which Is Interwoven will
be found a singularly charming Idyl.
"In iDeflance of the King" Is to be pub
lished Immediately by D. Aonkton A
Co.
II II II
AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS:
Henry Tyrrell, editor nf tVoni, t ,.n,'.
Popular Monthly, has written a play In
which Edgar Allen I'ue Is the hero.
Fresh Pond, a beautiful hut r xii in
a park ebout a mile from the home of the
late James Russell Lowell, Is to be re
christened Lowell pond.
Mme. Taltie, with the assistance of her
daughter, Is putting the finishing touches
10 ino MiuinoM s anu corretpunuence or her
husband, the brilliant hlntnriait at
Ilsti literature.
f An American who saw Ibsen at a court
boll In Norway, recently, says that ths
author's small flnura fairly biased with
Mars, crosses, coltors, pendants and other
decorations of all kinds from all sources.
Tne mci curious nook ever written Is
Fere Burruger's "Improvements on the
Hlhlfl." He rewrote I hi. RprliiliiFMi In Ihn
ttyle of a fashionable novel, stating In
nis prernee ina'i aioses ana tne other
Writers sre. too barren In their description,
At the recent sale of the fleet nnrtlnn nf
the library of George A. Bala seven vol
umes oi nurses work 'and nlno of
IWe's went for a shUUno-.. The total real.
Isnd for the 1,0(10 volumes was only $4,258.
Many of ths volumes were handsomely
bound.
Herbert 6perieer, who was one of the
three men, outside of Germany, who wart
recently appointed by Emperor William
knights of the Ordre pour l Merlte, has
declined the honor on the around that his
opinions, repeatedly expressed - In his
writings, aeose mm rrotn accepting it.
Mary uownen vtarse, me autnor or tne
"Concordance to Shakespeare," will In
June next be W years old. Douglass Jer-
rokl once compltntented her In this way:
"On your first arrival In paradise, madam,
you must expect a kiss from eJhakes-
Kara, even though your husband should
ippon to be there."
F. Frankfort Moore, the novelist, has
been trying his hand at a play. "Kitty
Cllvs" I Its title and It is a dramatisation
of a ma (ratine story published not long
ago by the author In the Pall Mall Oa
sette. Mr. Moore la a quick writer. His
new hook. The Sale of a Soul." was writ
ten In eight days. This yuung man was
born In Ireland aiul he Is an aecnmplishod
Journalist aud something or a traveler.
V. H. Yeats, the young Irish poet. Is
mentioned as reminding one of Stevenson.
Ha wears a scarlet h und a sombrero
In the Dublin streets and has "a tall, wil
lowy frame with the tint In his cheeks of
tho wild olive." And If you stop In the
street tnis mixture or olive ami tne wil
low, with n question ns to the weather, be
hold he will "dreumlly spin you a fable
out of the Celtic twilight or reel oft a
sad-toned sonint.
MR. ANU MRS. RISING.
From the Times-Herald.
"We've heuten tho KnKllshman, Em'ly,"
sir. uising announeeu tnumpnuntiy.
"What KnKllHhman, John?" shK'mI Alts.
Rising, a trlllu absert-inbuledly.
"Tho one we've been racing with."
'Where wens w racing wltll dim,
John?"
"Alonir the seaboard," Mr. Rising ru
sponded. with a jauntily frdutlrul air.
"That aienis to be a funny iilaee to run
raees, sain Airs, msing, lauuMniiuuy,
"Isn't It very narrow?"
"The HnHllshiuaii thuugh we didn't give
him emiiiKh rujm, but that was became
we had him fast in a llulit n ace. i uue.
.Mr. Itl.slng answered with u putrlotlo
chuckle,
"Then I should think they'd gut u wider
place," continued Mrs. Rising.
"Sometimes ihcy ilo. Kiu'ly, make a tri
angular rour.-'v, unl run on title lot ut a
time," explained Mr. KUiux, like a a.y
sou of Ni'.itune.
"Do they run much that way?"
"AIhiih us miwh as any way, Km'ly."
"1 should thing U would bu awful hard
to tun on one leg any limitth of time,
John: how lung ilo they do It?" nnd Mrs.
Itlslng looked ut Mr, lilslng fur further
luformatlnii.
"As lumr as thn leg holds out, Km'ly,
then they come back un anulhi-r one, you
seA Tho Kngllshman said the excursion
bouts crowded him, but 1 don't see how
Ihcy could crowd l:!:u without crowding
us too."
.Mrs. Rlsinv fe'A thnt there were many
thlints file didn't fee, but she hud J In
tention of giving up the ship, so sue
tuck unutliei tack, and cuniu up In her
haxy raime, with the question:
"Where wuim the Iw.its, John?"
"Which bouts, Km'ly?"
"The ones I hut crowded tho English
ma!!." "Oh! sailing ubout everywhere."
"Was the water deep enough for thaV
John?"
"Well, I should ray so, down New York
bay und out In the Alluntlc oceun," re
plied the Inland mariner.
"Did the Engllshinr.i' run as far as
that?" queried the Indefatigable Mrs. Ills
lug .
"He ran that twice, Em'ly, but tie
wouldn't run the third time, only made a
start."
"Hut I though the Ensllshman was run
ning alulig the seaboard," hnsarded Mrs.
Rising, rrom the general confusion of ho.'
Ideas.
"80 he was, Em'ly, but now he's run
ning for home, so to speak," and Mr. Ris
ing assumed a position of ease by occupy
ing two chilli s at once.
Mrs. Rising regarded her liege lord
with an air of troubled thought, but be
fore she was able to ak another question
en odor of burning di.sti'acted her minJ,
and she left tho room hustlly to ascer
tain the cause.
Mr. Rising regarded his tan shoes with
approval, while ho whistled,
"A life on the ocean wave."
"The bookmakers are having a hard
time this season. Heen turned down ev
erywhere. Even Indiana won't have
'em," remarked Mr. Rising, as he laid
aside his paer. ...
.......... 1 J . V. . ...111. ,i,Am TilinO"
asked Mrs. Rising, who was sewing a
UUllOR Oil iuir. uvisiiia a wn ovuawi. m
light-weight overcoat. ,
Vlli Ulcy C RW trnuuri 11 iwi a
Iow8, I think, but the law's against 'em,
anu no xney ve gtn bo. wiubu
,"r'n.r' ta'JL . D,.. w,.
Ing" her thread Off with her pretty teeth.
Aiiywiu'it) niivniiciv,
..nni,i tf nkiiiir rttniil with a. feellnfir
that ho wa really poetical.
an II A Uh U lain IV taflth
All Over, iwiwiiiicu ivn. ""ni
broad fcenraltty, Hhe wooOs were full of
em, Din nawuiome wuu me uwi
X$H!!:" . i.An t .... . ,h- hi.h
school I heard something abuut him.
rldn I tie muKe a uook uwna mvwei.,
queried Mrs. Rising, reflectively.
"Hawthorne's a place, goosey," genially
corrected Mr. Rising, "and there's no
MU.n , knru hut mavh. It does now.
the odds are in, Its favor."
I tnougn ne was a nimi wim mnuu
books," sild Mrs. Rising, groping In the
recesses of her memory. '
"No, he's a place where books were
maue, .n 1. nismn, 11,3 ...
and he's a back number. If there are any
books made this fall they will be made at
Roby," alleged Mr. Rising, conlldentlally.
"Why, John, are nil hooks made at one
place?" queried Mrs. Rising, surprised by
mis llPiilliitr ui'i-iiitTiii.
e'.' l mvSHn nnlnlnn la
against tho whole business at least so the
newspapers say and so the bookmakers
are taking mighty few rhanees." ami Mr.
Rising stooil up, preparatory to leaving
his domicile. .
,...'.11 1 v. ,K. n.tvanflnffr. will nolfl
T ell. ,uiiij, n, " . - ----- -
out, won't they, even if the books aren it
being mailer 1 nam uu mi ii"""
Wllliuui yum iioiij, "' '
looked apprehensively at Mr. Rising.
1 never maue ny mwi, .-,m .7, "'"-
. . I . .. nlana llttlA 11AW Htlrl then.
IO Hl", IIIUJ V""-" " - ----
. . . u .. . ,uA 1 .-.- an. I'm tnn
DUX nut on TV 1 mi tin, r-p'" "t - -
old a bird for that," amy ir. Rising
..... t-l I . nn nna. .1,1a U ha all'llllM
1'IM Rt'U II II. II HI. Wll
down the street.
"I'm Just sure Hawthorne's a man,
said Mrs. Rising, as sne waicneii nun oi
of sight, "and I'll ask Hill Jones' wife
about It the first ehane 1 get. Men are
always awfully sure they know It all."
SOME TIMELY RHYMES.
A Suoot I.lttlo Chines Tslo.
Pish-Tush was a Chlnamnn who
(It Is whispered, at least, as a fact)
Onee wedded a ma'.d named l'ooh-Pooh,
And rorover repemcu mo mi,
;iose related to them
1,il.Tnt nml Ahem.
And Fl-Pl was a relative, too.
Whenever P!sh-Tush said "Pooh-Pooh!"
Phe would thing ne was nngry auu w.vi.
When she murmured "Plsh-rusii!" tnen
anew
She wept, for his anger was deep;
And they grew, artur years,
On annualfimni tfl tPnt'S
Thnt they christened the baby"Itoo-Hool"
ianme r . siaciean in nsiiwi
Ilcnrd During tho In to Mot Wave.
Dackwnrd, turn backward. O time, in your
in,i tn?mk ho cnlrt flin'.n. Just for tonight.
Turn backward, O time, Just about half a
year,
And give mo a chill or a frostbitten ear.
tihlla.lulnh1. Unnnril.
nnn Hitnann fur Thankf ulncss.
There's the mann!sh new woman and the
smart new woman,
And tha new woman awfully rude.
IJut let us thank heaven that up to date
no man
Has discovered a new woman nude,
Indianapolis Journal.
The Pries Van Pay.
Whon you sot yourself up by your brains,
lira or pines,
Tn. . Vutvn ih flcait level of men.
You have merely begun on the fight of
your life,
For the envious attn at you then,
Chicago Times-Herald.
1 ffiifir Women.
Their two souls hold a single thought,
As one their two hearts beat;
Each yearns for what may there be
bought
Euch wonders which will treat.
New York Truth.
. It Is Going I'p, Too.
'Tis not the winter's cold I dread;
Ah, nay; not so In any wise:
But winter's coal Is what my head
Is bothered with as autumn files,
A Solontlflo Warning.
"Mother, may I go out to spoon t"
"Oh, yes, my darling daughter;
But don't forget to take along
Your carbollsed rose water."
. . ' Alas.
No blessing but may be a curse,
No thornlass rose there be,
No trousers worthy of the nam
That bags not at ths knee.
News of the Green
Roomni and Foyer.
For much the same reason thnt the
linsebull ill rectors Invariably prefer lis
the manager of thilr nine one who Is
alro a player, Lyman R. O rover pleads
for a player-manager In theatrical af
fairs. In his opinion the ordinary man
ager Is "the worst possible- Judgff of
plays. And why nhould he not be thus
distinguished? His function Is that of
flnnncler end arranger extraordinary
of buMlmns details. Neither by train
ing nor education In he capableof deter
mining the art nnd dramatic aspects of
a literary product, lie would lie unite
as much at home with a case of ui 'pen
dleltls or n problem In constitutional
law. On the principle that the jack of
all trailed Is muster of none, tho mana
ger who Knows all about routes, print
ing, rullroud contracts, adverulK'Ing,
salaries, rent, percentages, und such
matters in general, is unite well enough
Informed for one 'niun. N ) pent-up
Utlca -contracts hlH iMiwers. His work
In laid out for him In such ample meas
ure, particularly If he has a dost n com
panies to look aft.-r, that It Is quite lm
IiosrIIiIu to u.ld the burden of play ex
aminer, drill master for tho actors and
artistic producer of pluys In general.
Tlifse aro a distinct und Important
the most 'Important brunch of a 1 If II
cuit proferfeloii, and no mun who does
not popsoss the i:oul of an actor and the
taxle of an -artist cuii hope to succeed in
handling the necexsnry details with
skill and discretion. The netor-mana-
ger Is tho legitimate solution of the
whole mutter, 'heaving bill posting and
mere financial details to the business
manager, he enu apply un artistic in
stlni't to the selection nnd production of
plays wltli reasonable expectation nl
success. Henry Irving, Wlllurd, Heer
Ixilim Tree. WymMium. Toole, ilurrett
und the Kendals belong to the Knglish
contingent of nctor-manngers who have
fully demonstrated this theory. Richard
Maiislleld, titte Skinner, the Tain rs und
other producers ure adding American
testimony to the same conclusi n.
I! li II
The Fame excellent writer, In his
weekly budge t fn the Chicago Tlmes
Hernld, thus pointedly discusses the
recent failure of the ImiMirted cex-prob
lem piny. "John-a-Ureams": "Re-
spectttble human tielngs and most of
those Vt ho attend the theater may be
called respectable lare not necessarily
biIipoi'Imn) iln the vagaries of opium
(lends tind iMagdalens of all sorts and
conditions, from the dellant und unre'
pentent Mrs. Tanriueray to the sorrow'
ful Kate of "John-a-Dreaims," who
never feels quite easy In her own mind
unless lie Is confessing to some one the
sins of her past. Those who arc nfrald
that mme one will 'purify the drama
when they are not looking, and thus de
prive them of ravishing studies in gar
bage box philosophy, need not waste
any tears over the narrowness of de
cency. If they wish to take refuge In the
dramatic slums and cry aloud that the
exhibitions of vice and vicious people
is for the healing of the nations, no one
will object. There Is no law forbidding
distempered people to find beautiful
perspectives In muck heaps, but it Is
altogether too much to Insist that sen.
slble and -wholesome persons shall sym
pathize with them In their visions.
llny of the 'John-a-Dreams' class are
chiefly objectionable on account of their
utter worthlessness. They do not hold
the mirror up to nature either In point
of character or Incident, but are
strained, artificial nnd often ridiculous,
developing false theories of life and
offering the shadow of social philosophy
in place of Its substance. The building
of a play around morbid and hectic
characters, solely for the purpose of ex
hibiting those characters, Is vicious and
unwholesome work, particularly so
when the play Is essentially weak. In
coherent and shinies. "
II II II
De Wolf Hopper tellsanamuslngstory
of Alfred Klein, the diminutive come
dian of his company. When both were
members of the OloCaull Opera com
pany, Falka' was produced, and at the
end oif the second act a wild and deliri
ous dance was indulged In by Hopper
and Klein. This effort achieved e-ueh
enormous success that the curtain was
rung up four times after the act, with.
of course, a different dance each time.
Hopper was by no means prepared for
this success, and In the excitement of
the moment. Inventing haphazard, as
he had) to, he flung the little roly-poly,
Klein, through space In a way that
threatened the absolute collapse of said
Klein. Hopper went to his lreep I tig
room after this, and in his calmer mo
ments realized that If he hadn't killed
Klein, he 'nnd come very near It. At
this Instant he heard his miniature
partner coming up the stairs in a very
labored fashion, and he Immediately
settled down and prepared himself for
a profound kick. Klein eventually ap
peared at the door of the dressing
room, with Niagaras of perspiration
flowing from hlin, and paralyzed Mr.
Hopper with the remark: "Gee whizz.
Hojuper, I had no Idea there was so
much in my part "before."
II II II
This Is how the New York Herald
comments on the premiere perform
ance, ihn other avnntncr nt a'Th. n.w
larlslar.s," a Frohman production of
iMi'ienuuus cnaracier: "wnetner It Is
ipl'mi nt nlirht jhmtannil t.M.A.
farces have been built around the Idea
oi a jeamua wure wno seeks to revenge
ner nutounu s neglect ny Imitating his
reprehensible conduct, there ore no stat
istics at hand to show, but every per
sistent thentcr-goer has seen nt least a
hunftre-il nt Ihnm amn wm.-K .1
........ uw,,,v- ivu.n aim
noisy, others gravely Intent on teach
ing f'liieiiimB or uuiiT wnic'ii an tne
world would adlmlt n n HI1 f m III nml
proposition. That another hns been
added to the list oWs n r,i vtin,,i..,.
'harm. Tho present specimen, like so
many nf lt nrailrniramni-. I.nn.na -.1 . u
the quarrel between a young husband
and wife, and then the inevitable best
friend sucirests retnlKitlm i, vin.i 4
the Injured wife. The suggestion Is. of
course, accepted and away go she and
me uii'iiu id mat laminar restaurant.
U'hnrA thai ohoenntnrn It. Ihi, .. I .. .. v.
.. ..... ............... ... ,v incaji i;iigi,-!
each other through doors and up and
uo-n nia'irways until cacti or them hns
acquired the name of somebody else
and a general cataclysm Is Impending.
This all happened In the regular way
and such observers as had not seen such
happenings on too many other stages,
were amused more than a little. They
even laughed when Mr. Ferguson, who
played the -tempter's role, was made 111
by the smoking of a long cigar. For
tunately he disappeared through one of
the many doors Just before his nausea
became uncontrollable. A raid by tha
police brought events to a climax soon
after his recovery and return, and then
all the mistake as to identity were
either conllrmed or cleared away to
everybody's satisfaction."
II II II
Upon the arrival of Comstock's mar
ster minstrels In this city today the
entire company will alight from their
special train to the bent of drums
They will toe costumed In neat white
caps anil capes, and will march In a
body to the Frothlngham theater. Here
they will dlp.Vind. At 11.45 they will
assemble at the theater and don their
uniforms for tho main parade. Tho
great parade will he led by two mount
ed buglers dressed In marroon and gold,
followed by two white women In strik
ing bloomer -costumes, also mounted on
horses. The parade will be over 1,000
feet In lengith and the muslo wilt be
furnished by three brass bands, fife and
drum corps. No one should miss seeing
this great noon-day street spectacle.
V Tha recent New York success, "Ixxt
Some of the More Important
Doings of These, Our Actors.
S Hours." a three-act eodlety comedy,
with Robert Hiillurd in the leading
part, will bu tlieatti-.ictlon at the Acad
emy of MukIo next Tuesday evening,
Oct. 0. 1iu Ecenes of this new comedy
are laid In New York city. Mr, tl
Ilard's role Is that of an old-time club
man, whose adventures. It Is asserted,
create no little genuine amusement.
The characters In the piece are said
to have been drawn with much firm
ness and originality, with no little In
genuity displayed In the construction
of the piece. The stage settings, it is
proiulKid, will be unusually handsome.
Mr. Hiillurd will be supported by
tlrant Stewart. Cecil Ilutler, Harry
Rogers, :. '.Stuart Johnson, Howard
Adams, Madeline Rnuton, (Maud White.
Hydn.-y Cowell, Daisy Ulxon and Ethel
Vttllerlc.
II II H
Those persons who miss Hip perform
ance of the "iMerchant of Venice"
Wednesday night aro apt to feel
mlu'hty Horry. They ought to be, too.
They never had Kuch a chance to wit
ness isueh a delightful performance of
a Hhukesjii-arean play. It will be act
ed by three s'.ars and a well nigh per
fect convpany of players. Its all-around
excellence) Ih what makes thefthow both
popuiur and pleasing. The stars are
Charles H. ilanford, Klihu It. Hpencer
and Nora O'ltrlen. To thrfr finger
tips they are artistic. The secondary
ns well as the minor characters will be
acted In the same Intelligent, graceful,
forceful fashion, and the scenery,
which Illustrates the play. Is superb;
so are the gowns and costumes. The
ecenery pictures Venice in the olden
time.
II II II
The "Corslcan Hrothers," a play In
which many of the first actors of tho
country have played the leading role,
presented by a company headed by
Harrison J. Wolfe, an actor of sterling
worth and reputation, will be the at
traction at Davis' on Monday, Tuesday
and Wedneiduy next. Very flattering
notices have been given of the ability
of Mr. Wolfe, nnd we have assurance
that a fine performance may be ex
pected. II II II
CHATTER ABOUT THE STARS:
Iole Puller will begin her American tour
In November.
Alberta Gallatin Is Thomas Keene's new
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Mansfield.
"Un the Mississippi" will open its sec
ond season Oct. 7 In Philadelphia.
Charles H. Hoyt has secured Ada Dora
for the role of the burlesque queen to "A
Black Sheep."
Fredorlo de Belleville will be Mlsa Lil
lian Walrath's leadlnc man In the new
play, "Honor."
Marion Crawford's story " A Cigarette
Maker's Romance," Is being dramatised
by Charles Hunnan.
John I Tew hus a new play entitled "Tha
Haven of Content," by Malcolm Watson,
brother of the designer of Valkyrie HI.
A new 10-minute burlesque on "Trilby"
added to the second act of "The Hustler"
has made a great hit wherever that pleo
has appeared.
A. H. Canby, Francis Wilson's mana
ger. Is authority for the statement that
within the seven years Mr. Wilson has
been a eomle opera star tie has spent
IIK'.'K) on productions.
Edward Vroom has received from Fran
cis Cnppee the sketches of the scenery
and costumes used at the Odeon theater.
Parts, in "For tha Crown," which Vroom
Is to produce,
James O'Neill has been playing "Vir.
gln'.us" with a walking stick. A critic at
tacked this innovation, and then found
out it was in consequence of a recent In
jury to the star's knee pan.
"The Uostonluiis." with Jesse Bartlett
DavlH, Eugene Cowles, Ramabee and
.Mae-Iionald in the cat and also a number
of new members, have beix un their icte-ton.
They are rehearsing a new opera, which,
has the quaint title "A War Time Wed
ding." Charles B. Hanford, Ellhu R. Spencer,
and Nora O'Brien have engaged a quar
tette as a feature of their performance of
"The Merchunt of Venice" and have
named It the Ioretta quartette in honor
of the Loretta convent, of which Mlas
O'ltrlen ts a loyal alumna.
According to a gentleman well versed
In matters theatrical In Germany, and who
has Just returned from Berlin, "Trilby"
stands no chance of being performed In
Berlin or any other Herman city. "Tha
managers there all read It," he said, "and
don't wunt it." This is curious, as show
ing the difference in taste between Ameri
can and German audiences.
Hoyt & Mi Ken announce for this sea
son "A Contented Woman," In which,
Caroline Minkel Hoyt will bo the chief
figure; "A Black Sheep," presenting Otis
Harlan; "A Trip to Chinatown," In which
Harry Connor continues; "A Runaway
Colt," In which Captain Anson, of tha
Chicago base ball club, will be an Inter
esting personage, and "A Milk Whit
Flag."
John T. Malone ha written a paper foe
the October number of The Forum en
titled "The Actor, the Manager, and tha
Public." Mr. Malone in this article ax
illaris the reasons which have led to tha
present condition of the stage in tha
Unit ud States, blames the manager for
many of the evils which have befallen
the actor and suggests the revival of tha
stock company as a remedy.
Whistler, the artist, once sat at tha
theater next to a lady who was going in
and out of her seat constantly, not only
as soon as each act was flnlahed, but
also while the play was going on. Tha
space between the rows of seats was very
narrow and the artist was subjected to
much annoyance as she passed him.
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tones, "I trust I do not Incommode you
by keeping my seat?"
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