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Pages 9 to 12 , THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. Pages 9 to 12 ' TWENTIETH YEAR. OMAHA , SATUHDAY MAY 0 , 1891-TWELVE PAGES. J.'i'l..t.17O.V. . ( Htrrll K Mniftzlnr Bo von're jealous , sir I find oh , oh1 1 hal * nn awkward st.ito of mind , you know , Tor xv lien a mnn Is Jealous Of all iho other follows Ilo isti t true himself no , no. You would like to have roc give In oh , oh I Hut It's early to begin you knoxv ; Am ! you'll undctsiand , I prav you , I'm not p > iiiL' to obey you , Till I've promised to obey no , no ! So you'll watch inn HUe a cat oh , ohl You will not got much by that , you know ; ' I'or xv ben a maid's not Imslud She Is very soon ulsgusU'd , And lox-o can't thrive on tnat no , no. Will I make nn again ! oh , oh' That's u'much morn hntnblostrainvouknoxv : It xvonlil serve you right to lease you , Yet I'll malco It up to plor so voti , But don't try It on again no , no. [ Ily permission of U.iml. McN'ally & Co.l LOOKING FORWARD , An.\nsxvcr ( o Looking ItAckxvaril. Hit nirhuiit Mtcharlli. IIUTnil III. My studios had never been directed to questions of national economy. I hid never thought of comparing the merits of coiipotl- lion xvith Ihoso of communism When Dr Lculo bad explained In his posilive and fascl- nniliifr manner the now order of things I had hardly noticed th it it wai onol on co'nmu uistic principles I thought huminity hid ro-irhcd at last the millunlum , and xvhen Dr. Leclo stated that his casv and even luxurious way of living represented the average style of thi > people of the twentieih century , I had no doubt lhat everybody wai satisfied xvith the now order of llilngs. My cool reception by the students and my conversation with Mr Forest had convinced mo that not every Inhabitant of the United Slates in the UOOOth year of our Lord consid ered Iho present order of things the milletil. \ > m and I must say that I noticed the dissat isfaction with sincere sorrow. For a sxveot peace , a Iranquilily never felt oofore , nad filled my heart , whan Dr Lcotc spoke of the abrolule h'ippliiess of Ihe men of Iho twen tieth ( cntury My nexx profession imposed upon mo the duty of studjlnu national economy. Of course I could have pictured solely the social end political circumstances in xvbich the people of tno I'uited States had lived 11. ) > ears ago , but this xvould not have satisfied mo. I desliod to learn hoxv thu civili sation ot the txxo centuries , if Impartially Judccd , xvould compare. Therofoiu I cultivated my acquaintance with Mr Forest , to hoar from him Iho argu ments against the theories set forth by Dr Leeto , although a feeling J discomfort al xxnys overxvholmed me.xvhenexer the tlionsht came to me that Forest's .de.is might prove victorious ox-er the principals advanced bv Dr Loom For a victory xvon by Forest could mean nothing el o but a return lo n state of affairs xvbich I thoroughly disliked , and xvhlch I know to bu full of cares and discomforts. I confined my next lecture to an accurate discription of the stale of Iho labor market Of Boston in 1--T. Avoiding carefully all exaggerations , I drew only indisputable con clusions from the facts given , showing how cnpllnl and labor had lost equally by the numerous striken in these days , and compli menting the piebcnt order of thimrs , for making such irrational economical conllicls Impossible. Afler my lectures I alxvavs convened xvith Mr. Forest , xvho xx-as quite as willing to dis cuss tin' noxv order of society as Dr Leeto. "The friend * of the administration are call ing mo a fault-finder , " said Mr Forest , ' and they are right , although thcv mighl express their opinion xvitli moro civility , if they said , lhat I am critically disposed. I would criticise every administration under which it chanced to bu my des tiny to live , however good or oad that administration might bo. I do not harbor any animosity against the men , xvho rule the Uniled Stales today I even admit that they exorcise a lltMo more wisdom , energy nnd tolerenco , than did thu members of the government xvhich ruled txvelvo years ago. But the fundamental principle of their svslom is decidedly xvrotig and so Ibo consequences quences mubt bo bad xvbatovertho members "bf the administration may do to patch up the ihortcomings of their system. " "So vou think that the present system is ibsolutely wrong I" I queried "Can you entertain any doubts'"ansxx-ored Forest. "Look around' ' Is the leading prin ciple in creation equality or variety' You nnd sometimes similitude butnever conform ity. Botanists have carefully camparod thousands of leaves , xvhlch looued exactly sllkti at thu first glance , butxvhlch aftorclosu Bxaminalion xvero found to possess striding dlssimilaiilies. Inequality Is iho law of nature - turo ana thu attempt lo estiblish equality is therefore unnatural and absurd. Whore- ever such exporimenls have been made , they have ended in unqualified failure. Cv-on tome of tbo first Christians , moved by brolherly love and charity , failed in their ef forts to establish communism permanently And the lamented Procubtes used Ixvo beil Blends in which he placed bis victims. He could not uct along xx Ith ono size for every body. Wo nviy Just as well try to make every man six feet long , forty-two Inches around his chest , xx ith a Grecian nose , blue eyes , light hair nnd a Ij nc tenor voice , as to attempt to equalize all lives and reduce them lo n communistic state. Noxv consider , in connection with the difference in the mental and physical powers of men , their different inclinations and tasles , iho variety of Iheir occupnlions , nnd then say , whether the estab lishment of society on the basis of commun ism , of absolulo equality. Is possible " "If I nave formed a just appreciation of Iho orgnnizntiui of your society , you have recognized the right of all men to n living by giving everybody an equal share of the products of labor , " I objected , "but at the same time you give everybody thucbancuio selecl Iho profession or trade most to bis last- ] and you have grad ed thu men , belonging to a guild , thus incit ing- the ambition of the worker to reach a higher grade and creating a diversity of po- illions , adapted lo that distmllarity of men , you xvero Juat apcuiiing of. " - "Yes " said Forest " first , , "xvo established Ihe principle of equality and then proceeded lo arrange our system upon a basis of inequal ity. Inns avoiding an open avowal lhat the noxv organization of society xvas a falluro in both theory aud practice. The question before fore us is a very plain one 'Aro xvo all olikuC If vxo aru , then communism is the proper form of society and everybody should nave an equal share of tbu products of labor If we aru not alike , if xxo differ in menial power and physical ability , if the results of the labor of men are different , then there. is no reason xxhy Iho xxuallh of iho nalion should bo equally divided. But xxo first proclaim equality and pretend that xve divide the pro ducts of labor among all , and then xxe divldo the 'workers into first , second and third prudes , according to ability , and these grades are subdivided into first and second classes. " * ) Hero we see the worKois subdi vided Into six classes for the reason , exprobs- Iv itated. that their ability differs. That their diligence also differs is not admitted , but it Is nevertheless a fact. Thu Inequality of men Is thus distinctly recognized , but tbo products of labor are equally divided in the name of equality New , everybodv has a na tural right to products of his activity , but we ure taking a largo snare of tbo results of tbo labor of a clever xvorkerof cioss .v of the first gr.ulo lo give it to a lazy felloxv of class 1) ) of tlu third grade. This is downright roonerv , not even hidden benoalh tbu shabby cloaK of the leading principle coverniug ail the acts of the administration ; and all itiosu who can not admire this stealing , aru denounced as enemies of the besi organizaiion of society ever knoxxn in the history of mankind " "You me to u certain extent the admirer of the civilization of thoninoioenlhcenlury , " lanbxxorod. "and yet incur times thu em- plovers xvero accused by some of Ihe labor oglutors of 'stealing' ' a larco amount of the products of xvork by reaping very largo profits aud paying small xvages. I xvould rather favor an equal dl- Vision ol nil fropmies than a system , by xvhleh a comparatively small num ber of employers can enrich themselves at the expense bt tbo masses of the laboring peo- pie.1 "I am not an admirer of tno civilization of the nineteenth century , Mr West , " Forest exclaimed. "I simply maintain that the principles of competition under xvhich society existed a hundred years ago xvas far superior to the communism under which wo are noxv laboring. The unjust profits of the em ployers , of xvhlch x-ou complain , could have been easily done away with , if your xvorktnun had organized themselves Into co partner ships or associations. There xvas no laxv a hundred years ago preventing a dozen shoe makers renting a loft xvith stoim poxver , pur- chasiuga foxv sowing and other machines and making boots and shoes at their oxvu risk Ther < ) xvas no law to prevent all the other xvortilnirmon buying their boots and shoes at the shop ot the co-operative association , thus securing for the members of the latler the profits of the manufai turer , xviiolosaler. re- taller and xvornman The laborers of all the different trades had a pet feet rlgnt to organ- iu such co operative societies ami taus se- uri' all the profits that xvas In their labor If the xvorkmen preferred not to maka use of this chance , if tlu-y did not care to assume the cares and risks of conducting a business for themselves , if tioy xvould ratner xvork for an employer , lowing thu cares and risus of the management entirely lo him , Ihey had certainly no reason to complain of thoiirotltof the employer. And if they were not satis fied witn their treatment they could at any time seek other employ ment a thing that the xvorkmen of our daj s'can not do. for there is onlvone emplojcr , the national administra tion. The principle , that a mnn has a right toxbat he produces , xvas not questioned under your form of production But xvu have in the name of equality and justice establish ed the 'right' to rob an industrious mail of a part of the product of his labor and give this booty to his l.uy comrade. If the xvork- inu'inen o'f the nineteenth century , instead of sacrificing enormous sums in strikes , ha I or ganized onu trade after another into co-opera- luo associations , they xvould nave solved xvhat tnoy stvled the social questions xvitn conipar.it.rol } little trouble And they xxould have saved us from the prebont outrageous form of society ' "Tho strikes were an etlect merely of the concentration of capital in greater masses than had ever been icnoxvn before. " I said , repeating the views of Dr L ° oto on this question. "Beforu this concentration be an * * * the individual xvorkmen xvas rela tively Important and independent in his re lations to his employers. Moreover , xvhcn a llttlo capital or a nexv idea xvas enough to slart a man in business for himself , xxork- Inirmen xx'ero constantly becoming employers and there xvas no hard or fast line between the two clabses. Labor unions xvuro need less then and ireneral strikes out of the queb- lion. " * ) ' In jour place , Mr West. I xvould not en dorse those sentences of Dr Leete , " said Forest xvith a smile , "for the doctor has bad frequent occasions to change his mind on this subject and persists in repeating erroneous statements , ilthough I and others have dis proved thorn until further repetitions of our arguments became tedious StriHes , are not , as Dr Leeto pretends to believe , eompira- tivelv late appearances on the battle field of national economy Ono of the biggest strilics that ever occurred , the "secesslo In montem sacrum , " look place in Rome as early as 91 before Chrisl , and during the conlunisof Iho middle ngos , sliikes for higher xxagcs frequently occurred , although In those days labor xvas' much better orirani/ed ( In trades unions , guilds and "Zueufto" ) and more poxverful than capital. And as for the im possibility of laborers over becoming era- ploxers , 1 can shoxv you In the college library a copy of tbo German paper , the "Freio Presse , " published in the city of Chicago anne IbbS , xvhero the editor , in contradicting similar statements of the communists of thosu da > s , points to the fact that In ISbS there were I'J.OOO Ger man house oxvners , n'anufacturers and xvull lo do or rich business men in Chicago , xvho all had come to the city poor When these Germans came to Chicago only a very fexv of them spoke English , slill Ihey xvero able to accumulate fortunes. This disproves tbo statement that the people at the end of the last century xvere in the clutches of capital and unable to free ihemboivcs. It Is the easiest tiling In the xx-orld to make wild stalemeuts , but it is sometimes difficult to substantiate them. And Dr. Lcetu is an adapt at making staleraenls " "But are vou not gutting along In good stylo' " I asked , hoping to stop Forest's com plaints , by poinling to an Indisputable fact. "Aro vou not enjoying an unprecedented prosperitj and U not this general result , the definite nnnihllalion of poverty , an achieve ment xx-orth small sacrifices I" "Wo are not getting alouu In good style. We are not enjoj inir an unprecedented prob- perity You xvill disiovur very soon , that you a're overoslimatinir Ihe characler and the fruits of our civiliratlon. And so far as Ihe annihllalioii of poverty is concerned , it amounts practically lo nothing but the en richment of the axvkxvard , stupid and lazy people , with Ihe proceeds of the xvork of the clever and industrious women and men. You could hat u Uoiie that ll.t years ago , but you xxero not foolish or unjust enough to commit such a robbery " "If iho people don't like the present organ ization of society , xvhy do they not change lt ( " I a < ked. "From your remarks , I have draxvu Iho conclusion that you have no oppo sition party xvorth speaking of , for you said , tnere uro only a foxv opposition papers pub lished in the country. This seems to prove that the people are satisfied xvith the present state of affairs. " Forest looked very severe as ho nnsxvered. "You are of course under the imprebsion that xvo are acting xvith Ibo same liberty you xvcro enjoying ' 113 years ago. But everything in political life ] has changed since thuse days With the ex ception of a limited number of government olficials and a fexv contractors , your citi/cns xx ere perfectly independent of the admlnls- iralion , today the administration rules every thing , and everybody is moro or less depend ent upon the good xvill of our rulers. Who ever dares to openly oppose the ruling spirits may bo sure lhat all the xvrath and all the unpleasantness at the command of tbo admin istration , xx ill bo piled upon him and bis rela tives and friends. Therefore ihu number of men xvho are daring enough lo challenge the ire of tno government Is very small , although a great many are dlsconlentca xvith the pres ent state of affairs " ' But xvhy don't people elect men to con grcas xvho would p.us laxvs lhat xvould a state of thing * so unsatisfactory to the masses' " I asued , satisfied , ibat Forest , in bis fault-finding mood , xvas using his dark paint altogether 10 freelv. "Congru-ss has very little influence noxva- days , " Forest ansxvered. "Tho poxver rests ; almost entirely xx ith tbu president and the chiefs of Iho len greal departments The y have xvell nign absolute poxxer and resemb u somewhat the council of ten in Venice , xvhen that aristocratic republic xvas at the height otitspouer As it lies xvithin tbetr discre- lion lo assign each and every person to a good or a poor position for twenty-four years and even to order a draft from the ranks of the men ox-er forty-five years of nge , Ihus bcm ? able lo eel disliked men biolc under the direct discipline of the industrial army , ihov har a newer over all ihu people lhat'no tyrant of your times over dreamed of establishing " "You knoxv of course , " Mr Forest contin - ued , lhat all recruits belong for the first tbreo vears of Iheir service to the class of un skilled or common laborers Ii Is not until after Ihts period , during xvhich ho is assign able lo any xvork al Ihe discretion of his su periors , Ihal Ibo young maa is allowed to se lect a special avocation. " * ) You can readily see that ibo young linn is during these throe years at the absolute mercy of his superiors. They may assign him to easy and clean xvork , or they may onu him to do a dirty aud un healthy job Ho has to obey orders. For a man able lo ao duly and persistently refus ing , Is sentenced to solitary imprisonment on broad ana xvalcr unlll he consents. " " "You knoxv furlherjnoro lhat 'Individual records are kept and that excellence receives distinction , cot responding xvith tbo penalties thaluegiigence incurs. ' Dr. Leeto has un- iloiilnotliy told jou this and furthermore 'that It is not policy xvith us to permit youthful recklessness or Indiscretion , xvhon not deeply culpabie , to handicap the future careers of young men and tnat all who have passed the unclassified grade without serious disgrace , have an equal opportunity to choose tht life employment Uioy have ibe most liking for Now not only are the Individual records of these apprentices for ability nnd Industry strictly kept and ex cellency distinguished by suitable distinctIons - Ions , but upon the average of his record dur ing his apprenticeship the standing given the apprentice among the full workmen depends * * * ) While the internal organizations of the various industries , mechanical and agri cultural , differ according to their peculiar conditions , they asrree in a general division of their xx-orkers into first , second and third grades , according to ability , and these grades aru In many cases subdivided Into first nnd second classes. According to his standing .is nn apprentice , a young man is assigned his place as a firit , o-ond or third grade xxorkes. liegradlnirs tatio ulico in each Industry at intervals , corresponding xvith the length of the apprenticeship. Ono of the notable advanlagos of n high gradlne is th" privilege It givoi the xx-orker to select which of hu various branches or processes of his Industry ho will follow as his specialty + ) Dr Lcote has of course further Informed you "Ihal so far as possible , Ihe preferences" Ihe poorest workman are considered In as signing him bis line of xvork. While , how ever , the wish of the loxx-er c'rade man is con sulted so far as the exigencies o ( the service permit , ho Is considered only after the upper rrulo men are provided for , and often ho has o put up xvith second or Ihlrd choice or even xvith an arbllrary assignment when help is iceded This privilege of selection atlends ever.x rograding , and xvhen a man loses his grade ho also risks having lo exchange ino Ihe sort of xvork he likes best for some other .ess lo his laslo. * * * High places In iho nation are open only to the highest class of men ' * ) Thcsa regulations boar out xvhat I Just said n roirard to the power of the administration. Tne lieutenants , captains nnd colonels are ippomtod by the generals of the guild , xvho n turn are under the command of the ten chiefs of the ten great departments. These officers may give their young friends xvho outer the indusirl.il arnty as apprentices easy oks and good records and enable Iheir friends on Ihe slrenglh of Iheir records , as soon as Ihey have pas-oil iho first three years of service , to enter the first class of the first grade of a trade. And such n Favorite who , backed by Influential friends , has passed an easy lime as an npprenlice and who has received al once Iho first class of the first grade of his trade is im mediately appointablu to a lieutunanlship and lie can run up to the higher honors in a foxv vears. You cannoldony Mr. West , that our regulations permit such a favoritism " I had to admit that such things were possi ble Mr Forest continued "On the other hand , the young men who are not the sons and frieudb of our leaders , aru fortunate if tnuv can secure a second grade posilion , xvilb n record , lhat does not exclude all hopes of further promotion. Helatives ot outspoken opponents of the administration , can be placed in Ihe second class of the third grade of tneir Irado and their record can base so kept that they can uex-cr hope to secure a uglier position. And such a favoritism is not only possible , but It absolutely does exist. The sons and relatives of men.xvho are known as opponents of the administrationhave prac tically to live as slaves and are sometimes treated like foot balls. " Is there no court of appeals ! " I asked. Yes , buch an abused man or woman can go lo a judge , " Mr Forest answered. "But , the minor judces are merely men xvho have passed tbo forty-fifth year of their age and have been appoinlcd lo such a position for live years by Ihe president. They as Dr. Looto of ourso told you adjud cite all cases xvbero a member of the industrial army makes u complaint of unfairness against an officer. All such complaints are heard and settled xvlthout appeal by a single Judge , three Judges being required only in graver cases. The efficiency of industry requlrjs thf striclest discipline in the army of labor ' * The men appomled oy Iho president are of course trustxvorthy friends of Ihe administra tion and not expected to decide in such cases against tbo officers of the government and In favor of the 'kickers ' And as such cases are bottled xvithoul appeal , iho ill-used member of Ihe Industrial nrmv has to go back to his old position , xvhero the superior , xvhom ho has accused , xvill certainly not tre.it him betto. ' lhan be fore. On Ihe. contrary , such an officer has a first-class chance to "get even' ' x 1th his dissatisfied subordinate , especially ut the next rcgrading , xvhen he can put him into the last class and grudo , if thu unfortunate folloxv Is not already there. If such is the case , the offended officer can at least assign the "klcker''to the most objectionable xvork. " The picture thus draxvn by Mr Forest , ap peared bo dreadful , especially when com pared by mo xvith the descriptions of Dr. Leote , lhat I could not recollect myself suffi ciently to try nn argument against the con clusions of my predecessor In the professor ship of thu hislory of tbo nineteenih cen- luryAfier a short pause iho present Janilorcon- Imucd "Now consider in connection with all these facts and institutions that I have mentioned , that "the xvorkers have no suf frage to exercise anything to say about the choice" of their superiors > < > ) "The general oral of the guild appomls lo the rank under him hut ho himself is not appointed , but chObon by suffrage amousr the superintend ents by X'oto of Ihe honorary members of Ihe guilds , lhat is by these xvho have served their time In the guild and received their discharge" ) So my dear Mr. Wost. the members of the Industrial army are twenty- four years absolutely at" the mercy of their superiors If Ihev desire lo have a good limo they must blindly obey orders anu seek favor by all means in their poxver. They must Influence their friends xvho hax o votes , not only to stand by the ad- mtnislratlou , but to do it in a demonstrative manner. Occasional presenls of wines and ciean miy secure the friendship of some of tbo officers. Otherxvise tbo members of the Industrial army may lead for txventy-four years a life , compared with xvhich the lot of a plantation slave or Iho poorest coal digger 150 years ago xvould bu called un enviable fate. For a plantolion slax'o xvas considered a valuable piece of property and not reck lessly destroyed , while the poorest coal dig ger could leave his job and go to some olher place , uulil no found more suitable employ mont. A member of our Industrial army , xvho has draxvn upon himself the Ire of the officers of thn adminislralion or xvho U placed ou iho list of the enemies of society on account of the opposition of his voting relatives , lends a Ufa that may bo termed as "tweuty-four years of hell on eurth ! " 1 have demonstrated lo you now. Mr West , xvby congress has no Influence. The vaat majority of its members are continually trying to please the administration , for the purpose ol securing favors forthemsolves.their relatives and Iheir friends , " said Mr. Forest in con elusion "And this is the equality of Ihe best organizaiion socioly over bad ; Ihts is what Dr. Leeto calls the millenium. " ( To be Continued. ] i I' iso S3. Page 70. "Pace ! - ! $ . * * pages I'il and 12U , SIS Page 377. Olili'xt House In U anlilngton. Down at the foot of Seventeenth street , uxvny from the usual route of the guldo book slfrht-eor , stands the oldesi house in Washington , says the Star , The moss had grown thick upon its humble roof lotifj before quarreling congress gross wrangled nnd disputed over the location of the "federal cltv. " and xvhen at last the dispute xvas ended , and a deli nlte site selected , U xx as found that the unpretentious homo and paternal acres ol u sturdy old Scotchman , David Burns by name , occupied a largo portion of the proposed situation. The homestead it- = elf was loontei1 almost upon the immediate bank of the Potomac , hero a mile or more in width and only a little distance away from the beautiful hill upon xvhich the observatory tory noxv stands the hill upon xvhieh , i is related , Braddock's forces camped ot their first night out from Alexandria , in that ill-starred march into the xxllder ne s. Atchlson Globe ; rhe great difference be txveon a man ana a woman U that ono caa't bo perfect and the other won't. VAXINC THEATRICAL SEASON I hit Chat About the Men and Women in the Dramatic Profession. BERNHARDT'S ADHERENCE TO REALISM , Vat Hrl linniN Clover Managerial Work Now Plays on tlio Ho ul Next Year Keiulnl's Excellent School. The American Mmiclan has dropped out of the Ii 10 of Nexv York weeklies Mrs. Lingtry has sent to Nexv York for nil icr furniture and protests that she will re main In London for a long time. Marie Decc-t , xvho appears this xveek in Mignon" tit the Chicago \uditorUim. xvill sing in the operatic festix-al la Boslon on June It ) . Grace Hawlhorne has boon declared a bankrupt in London to the tune of $7-JI. > and no assets. W. W. Kelly has done xvell Ibis lime. Mary Shaw , Ben Rogers , John A. Lane nnd Otis Skinner as leading man , all good oop'.e ' , are engaged for Mine. Modjeska for next season's tour. George H _ Murray , xvho has been for many seasons business manager for \V J Gilmoro's road companies , xvill sever his connection with Mr. Gilmore Juno 1 next. Edvard Ones , the Norwoglon composer , ; s now occupied xvith Iho composition ot what .s lortned an "Oralorio of Peace. " Ihe words being supplied by BJornslerno Bjornson. A son.of Ole Bull , saia to have inhonled his father s talent as a violinist , will pax- America a visit In September , and xvill probaolv be heard in a number of concerts Mr Kendal commenced acllng thirty years ago when ho was eighteen yours old He had a first-class drilling in his profession , having such actors as Charles Fechter. the younger Xean , E. A Sotherrt , Helen Faucil , and Mrs Scott Siddons to sot the example Wilton \villnotappearxvithJames D'Noill in "The Envoy,1' at Ihe Star thoalro , Now York. He xvas too late for rehearsals , ind as Mr O'Neill is not used to that sort of treatment , Mr Louis James xvas encaged Mr .lames xvill be starred equally xvilh Mr O'Neill Old play-goers xvho are groaning over the wpularcrazo for farce i comedy may dome ousolation from Iho fact lhat Jefferson and Florence in "Tho Klvajs" and Stuart Hobsou n the "Stoop to Conquer" have made moro money lhan any legillmate comedians unoxx n lo tbc English speaking stage. David Henderson xvli | keep his theaters in Jhicairo and Plttslmrp opened throughout ; ho summer The Chloaco opera house will have another spectacular production durinu the warm xvoather , anoV a good opera com pany xvill drive uulivcarw xvay at the Duquesne theater In Bills burgh. The oldest theaters now In use In Germany arolhosoof Meiz , built in 17.TJ , Bayrouth , the Markeraviin opera- house , built in 174s , assell , I'M , Hanau\17fi'l Manheim , ITT.'i , Potsdam , 1704 , Frankfort , 17SJ , Dessau , 17- ! ) . The oldest thcutcrs in Auslria are Klagenfurl , 1730 , and Salzburg. 17il. ; Wilkinson's Widows , " Gillelle's lalest xvork , xvhlch Is at present ociug presented by Chas. Froman's Comedy company at the Twenly-lhird slreot theater , Nexv York , Is conceded to bo the grostoat financial success Noxv York has had thlsiscason , and is doing a phenomenal business nt'that theater. 'Maid Marian , " which was done in OmaBa Ihls season under Iho title of "Kobln Hood , " by Reginald DeKoven and Harry B Smith , enjoyed a three months' run in London , the same length of time as Sir Arlbur Sullivan's "Ivanhoe1 ; and xvill noxv start out for n three months' tour of the provinces. No American opera has ex-or before enjoyed such i success in England. t Miss Floy Bruudago , a charming girl of DCS Moines , is creating a pleasing sensation in Iowa with her xvhistle. Hecently the Grand opera house of her oxvn city xvas croxvded for three coaseoutivo nights to Us ten lo her art , which many claim to equal that of Alice Shaxv , the xvorld's famous xvhisller Strange Ibat Omahi has not hoard a xvhis- ling artlbte , although Mrs. Shaw , previous to her departure for Ihe continent , whistled in Kansas City , Denver and St. Louis , but Omaha got loft. Mr Smalley xvrites to the New York Tri bune ancnt Mr. Wilson Barren , xvbu has again essayed Hamlet : "I xvibh.for my part , that 1 could think him a good actor , but I can not. To mo it scorns that ho has still much of the alphabet of his art to learn , elocution first of all , or perhaps even before that to modify his conception of the funclion of Iho play actor profoundly But it is a demo cratic ago , and from the verdict of a majority any triven evening in any ono thealer there is no appeal , or none till next morning. The croxvd which witnessed Mr Barrett's per formance applauded it ; what more xvould you have' He has , at least , one good quality , ho has ambition. " Few York Sun- There are plenty of vet eran minstrel performers loft , but ono can count oil one's fingers the remnants of the rual pioneer bands of burnt-eoric players. Cool White , who died in Chicago the other day , xvas at the time of his death about the oldest of all the early uiiiibtrels. He xx-as seventy years old , and ho had been half a century before the public. He xvas , indeeda veteran among the veterans of minstrelsy , and there 1110 probably not half a dozen men left xvho xvero his contemporaries. He ante dated "Uncle Dick" Hooley.Billy Birch , Sam Sanford , Fr.mk Moran , John Savori , and Eugene , all of whom , are allvo lo conlemplalo sadly their rapidly thinning ranks Cool xVhile xvas a sable xvit as far back as JS4II , and back of that time minstrelsy did not ex tend very far Mr Nat M. Brigham bos finally yielded to the "foolllcht fever" and has appeared In concert at Salt Lake City , notwithstanding his avoxveo purpose of giving up up singing entirely xvhen ho loft Omaha The Herald , speaking of the concert , said "Ho performed the ( herot al most unheard or feat of drawing a $700 audi ence to hoar a simple ballad concert , when many a musical entertainment twice as pro- tenuous has had to bu cpnlent xvith onu third the. receipts. His manner of 'xvorklng the act' is in llself a lesson jn Ihe art of man agerial diplomacy. When ho came to Salt Lake to settle In business ho was eagerly soughl afler by half a. pozen musical circles , bui to all he relumed a .firm bul poluo denial music xvould Inter/ore ! xvltb business , and 1 neither love for tha art. benefits , charities , I believe that to wield the inherent moving poxvcr of tbo drama w.v 'a mere perfunctory simulation of the emotions is impassible ami that the highest effects , both emotional ami artistic- , depend upon thcoeotn of conviction xvilb which Ihe actor feels his part. 1 ho theory lhat the xybole effect of a scene or situation depends upon tbo care and precision with xvhich it is planned is controverted in a thousand instances xvhero the most xx-onder- ful triumphs have been , scored In moments xvhen actors had pasted tbo limits of mere volition and had surrendered themselves to their emotions solely If there is nothing In stage art save planning- and preparing , xvhy do xvu talk of inspiration i Aud if only Iho planners are lo succeed genius is no boiler off lhan mediocrity Not , however , do I xvlsh to decry studv and preparation. They are tbo necessary guides to artistic precoption anil become the ladder on xvbich genius may mount to the empyrean of inspiration. As for myself I feel my parts Just In proportion to the strength of my depiction of them , ant though I play them a thousand time * I fee ! them still Sarah Bernhardt , Henry N Pitt , Actor ana Stage Manager When Mme Bernhardt was In Bostoi somebody spoite of the earnest fervor xvilh which the great actress iioporsonatod tha tragic chancier ot her part. It reminded mo of tbu fact that nearly all the great actors and actresses whom I tuvu met hive boon remarkable for lhat sama apparent earnest ness , and my experience convince ? mo lhat the great people of the stage do not merely simulate tbo emotions ol the parts that they act. It Is said of Edwin Booth that on tbo nights that ho bos played Othello bo has been , even for him , unusually morose am abrupt , and on the night that ha has acted ago ho has adopted some of that clex-er genkl Ionian's , cordiality of lemoauor I , mvself , lave seen Mrs Kendall , and that only re- cnlly , so affected in the scone of the recon- Illatlon xvith her husband , before the duel , n "Tho Ironmaster , that real teiM , tears hat xx-ero unmistakably genuine , furroxved icr fair cheeks. Hose Coghlin has said lhat n Peg Wolfingion she felt intensely indig nant or deeply grief-stricken In certair. of the scenes. I remember llttlo Walllo Edlnger , who played Lord Fauntloroy to My Lord Jorincourt , actually robuitlng mo for a coram - am exhibition that I made of myself in ono of the pathelic scenes. I believe lhat lots of real tears are shod on the stairo and lots of renulne laughter Is Indulced In by perform- ers. Nat Goodxvln u od to always eomo to ils dressing-room from a certnfn scene In 'Tho Nominee" xvith a real laugh over spreading his Jolly features , ir even the demands of Ihe church In xvhlch he had a leading pirt coull tempt him lo sxvorve from the str light and narrow tank 'it o ho had laid doixn By a id by , when the : nuslcal procession bad almost passed him by It began to bo whispered about lhat Mr 3rlghatn showed signs of relenting. At a very select library concert in Ogden it xvas announced that he xvould sinu' if all inllnia- .Ions of his appearance xvero suppressed in .ho Salt Lake press , this wus aereed lo , Iho tlerald's Oirden man xvas muzzled , Ihe con- curt came off. Mr Urigbam xx-as excitedly stnugglid in , ho snnir his song , raised his Furoru and carau quietly bactt to Salt Lake and Ihe fuw xvho hoard of Iho event hero served us just enough fuel to iced the llamo of curiosity Then a dim rumor arose -un- : raccable at first to any tangible source - : hat Mr Brlizham mik'ht some lime appear , vilh Iho nexv Apollo club. Ihon Just form ing , then came Iho nous lh.il ho xvas nego- dating with the theit'r for a date for "A Ballad Concert , " next societyleaniedth.il : ho date had been fixed out it xvas still in the dim , uncoil dn distance , then the newspapers b-van to receive dulicaoly tiuled litllo notes for Lheir Sunday issues convex inir stray bits of Intelligence regarding Ihe approaching event all of xvhich were cheerfully printed with out tbo advertising mark because of the uood fooling entertained for Mr Brigham ind the interest felt in his ro-ontry upontho boards Then came the master stroke a re ception by the Apollo club in the swell hotolof the town and the appo.ira.icu of Mr Brigham before a inosl select and invited circle of the elite. Thib , with the efforts of some business Friends xvho sold a large stack of tickets a long xvay in advance , and the continued bits or information in Ihe papers xvhich conlin- ued lo bu doled out to an expectant puoiic , roused the general fever lo thu highest. It only remained to open thu doorb and victory xvas assured. * MX .1 I.UiltTElt I'KIX. .Senator Illnir. Ch cnjo Fnliune , Ah , there , Senator Blair , Star there' Or , if you choose , icpair Ebewhcie But don t you dare To come to China. The air Will not a ree xv.lh you. Bexvarol I have no room lo spare For such as you. Take carol You needn't sxx-ear , Or stare , Or glare. This KOOS. You couldn't bear A Chinaman. Turnabout is fair , Ana noxv I've got you by the hair. Ah , Ihere , Mr Blair. \V'e're square. Too HiKli-Toned to Taint. That bumoroub llttlo "orialual package" of xvlt and humor , Marshall P. Wilder , under took to have some fun at the expense of a waller xvho xx-as attending to his wan la at a local hole ! during a recent visit to this city , says the Philadelphia Hecord. Holding up'u glass of water to the light ho examined it critically and said "Sam , this xv itor ap pears lo bo very impure. Hoxv do you ac count for itl" "Dat yore Skookill xvater , " said the xvaiter , "am kinder inukdy , I 'loxv , but hit's poxvahful good xvatah jus do same. " 'But ' , " Wilder rejoined , "I understand it lloxvs through a cemetery before -.vu get it. " Sam thought for a minute and replied "O' ' yes , sail , It do flow frough Laurel Hill ccra'- lary , but dat yerc's a mighty high-toned cem'tary , sab. " A HOJMC itch Harmony. Hopscotch is noxv fashionable among out door English girls , and Sir Arthur Sullivan has been requested to compose a Hopscotch Harmonj somewhat in this style A merry maiden hops and snoxvs Tbo silky sheen of sable hose , Mill rhythmic sxving of skirt you see Her shapely legb from foot to knee. With short staccato step you note The playful pout of petticoat , And frills that play at hldo and seek , Peep slyly xvith an elfish frean , While tripping Joyously along She sings a gleeful hopscotch song. Got u Hoiist In-tc id of 'loiiht. Texat slttlitu * . After the bridal party partook of a sumpt- nous banquet a younger brother of the bride got up and said solemnly , raising his glass "Ladies and gentlemen , 1 have to- propose a toast , xvhich must , however , bo drunk standing. Please lake your glasses and rise up. " The gucsis , although somewhat boxx-il- dered , did so "Now , " said the young scapegrace , "if you xvill remain -landing for a few minules I'll find out x\ho has been sluing on my new biovc pipe hat. " Only Flirting. Kate Ftcltl'i Wnthlnu'an. Her dainty envelope Is square I think the xvhile Its seal I tear- So like herself , both sxveet and fiir ; The note Inside it , too , 111 swear , Light and diverting. What though her heart bo free from care , And blue her eyes ami soft her hair , Her voice like southern breezes rare There's not one touch of feeling there ; She's only flirting. Not True to Klhel's Art. Nexv York Sun : "Henderson , " sobbeci Ethel , after they had been married a fexx weeks , "I have been all th-through the house lodax ' "Y'-s , darline don't you think it's a dear lltllehoiibu' " "Ye-yes , Henderson. But , Henderson , xvhero are all inose plaques I painted for you xxhilo wo xx ere engaged I" IN Marriage a Fa i In re ? Xetc Yarlt Ilriuld. Act --The I belle poses Act II Thu beau proposes Act III. The father disposes. Act. IV The xvifo imposes. Aet V The mother-ln-l.uv Interposes. Act VI. The husbind opposes. Act VII. The divorce court OAposes. ( Curtain. ) Ciireful xviIII U'ortN. mil ( 'tirf'tnii. "Boys flylnir kites haul in their xvhltc-xvlnged birds , You can't do that xvay xvhen you'ro flying xvords. 'Careful of fire' is good advice , xvo knoxv , 'Careful xvitb xvords' is ten times doubly so.1 An Uiirly Mnrt. Macon. Ga , has a tun-year old stonosfra pher and lypoxvrller xvho has startea In bust ness tor herself.in a prominent hotel at lha placo. What Wits It ? Sf. .VfrAoii * . It happened ono morning a xvee baby girl Discovered xvhat seamud Ilka a cunning , xvhlti pearl. But when her friends hastened to see the fin sight. She closed its small casket and locked it up tight. Tut .oil t : > o .Miirli. Thnro Is a storv golnc around xvhlch Is ap plied to cur Mr Ingntls , savs tbo Atchison tilooo. A parrot saw a bull dog on 'DO streets one day. xvhcreupon the parrot called out "SIckem , slckora. ' The bull dog rushed into the house , pulled down the cage , and nearly i killed the parrot The parrot lay bleeding on tne tlnor when his masior came in. and In explanation multored. "I always did laU oo dam much. " I'rloncl it ml Lover. Cftituru. Vhen Psycho's friend becomes hero lover , How sweetly these conditions blond. But O , xvhat anguish to discover Her lover has become her friend I AO.F/K Ltrrt.t : Ram's Hori One reison xvhy the world cems to moo so sloxv Is boeau-.ii there are o many people who want to sit on thu fence nd xvhittlo. A.tchison Globe. There are some ihlugs x'orso in Ihe xvorld tlnii weiring a dress that s not in style but the number of people Is rowing lamentably small xvho believe so. Mllxx-nukeo Hot-ild "I'll never got onto hat bay xvith mv frail bark , " remarked the as he listened to the distant hounds. Kato Field's Washington : "Thoso High and Scots are most sarcastic felloxvs. " " They are I" ' Yes , they must have their fling " Now York Uecorder It Is explained that 'no ' reason xvhy more women do not got into ho habil of smo : ing cigars is because Ihoy begin smoking cigars Ihal Ihey buy thorn- elves. Denver Sun A Colorado editor thinks hero are a great many people in insane asylums xx-bo ought not to bo But does he hmk of the lart'o number of people out of nsane asylum * who ought to bo in. Kinsas City Slar A Cleveland paper dolores - > lores tne fact that thu percentage of spelled cgolablus on Iho eastern market is incroas- ng , and is at a loss to account for it. There b no mystery about the matter. James Owen O'Connor is not starring Ihis spring. St. Joe Nexxs May How aio you fceiing onigbt. FranirI Frank Oh , I am holding my own. Denver Sun Mr Yoiinghusband xvho In vades the kitchen now-a days and sees his vife xxasnlng the lettuce with soap and hears ler ordur thu butcher lo send up a pound of 'Ivor with the bono taken out. ami the giocer o send up a pound of Oolong coffee , begins .o got a glimpse of the far off shining infini tudes of happiness lhat he has so longed to reach. Exchange "I have such an Indulgent bus- 3an < l , " s ud litt'u ' Mrs Doll. "Yes , so George says , " responded Mrs Spltuful. "Sometimes ndulges lee much , doesn't hof" Somerville Journal It is a very indolent girl xvho xvill reject a kno-ling lover because she is too lazy to talk aay moro lhan she can nelp and "No" is shorter than "Yes. " Washington Star The young felloxv in his mad struggle xvith au incipient mustache raises a terrible luzz. Texas Sittings It costs 10.000 to gild the dome of the state house in Boston , xvhllo you can paint the xvholo town led for WO. Ex-Mayor Cr--iger freely and frankly ad mits that ho isoutof politics. Chicago Post Mr. Creigor Is o-it of polities in the same way that thu Dutchman baid his xvifo was re signed to death. "Vy , lam it , man , she haf to pe. " Nexv York Ncxxs : A laxvn fence company claims to put up an absolutely dog proof arti cle. If this is the case , the dog must boxv- xvow to the inevitable. Puck : Mr. Tnbb That woman coming up the street has Mrs. Babb's eyes. Mrs. Tabb Hobombleo hef iti that respect , you me in. Tabb No , It is Mrs. Babb herself. Life. Mr Sawdorf I never go bkaliug I am awfully afrnd of falling. Mr O Queer Faith , thin , yo xvouldn't hov far to fall. H'tlKltE 1IK F.lll.1. ) Kjcprcvt He had chased a rubber football Over many a eery field , He could stand behind a balsman And Ihe mask and mittens wield. In a pugilistic contest He xvas held among tuo best , He could mmglo In a riot , And enjox it , too , xvith zest ; But his line physique was ruined- Crushed in a most brutal way , When his xvifo took him out shopping On a ladies' bargain day. That NniiKhty Uoy. Looking over an old box the other day , I came upon a handful ! of Tony's buttons , xvrites Florence Alden. I ; call them Tony's buttons , for they are ruins of past shirt xvaists and lilllo panls long siueo xvorti out or laid aside that Tony used to wear Rever ently I picked thorn out from the collection in Iho box , and holding them in my hand , looked long and earnestly at tboso simple re minders of mv little curly headed boy. Near ly every outlon was pulled out xvilh a piece of Iho garment from which itenmo sewed fast to it. Well I remember bow annoyed I often felt xvith Tony because his butlons xvorc al- xvays off Onu waist in particular I recall , a dark blue xvith Kale Greenaxvay fiirures. Several butr tons in mv baud brought vividly to mind the last time Ton v xvore that waist The imago of my pr-tty little bo came back to mo as I looked at these wollxvoru buttons , his bright , animated face , cvus bparklme in anticipation of thu fan ho would have at the picnic hu xvas going to attend , his long , beautiful curls floating around n face as sweet as God over gave a child. Thu llttlo biuu pants and xvaist , broad collar , finished at the neck xvith blue and white tie. Surely Tony xvas sxveot that day As I kissed bun good-byo 1 sjvld ( xvhat made mo do so' ) "Now , Tony , don't pull off your buttons " "No , mamma , " and be xvas gono. Ho didn't mean to. I Unuxv it then. I knoxv it butler now , but the unreliable but lens came off in spile of boylnh resolutions , and at right Tony came homo looking quite I demoralized I did not ncold bun. I am glad I didn't. I only said , "Naughty boy , jour buttonsJiro gone. " "No , mamma , I hax-o cot thorn all. " And out from the little pocket came the rebellious buttons , xvith unfortunatu Katu Groonaxvay figures hanging to them In doleful tailors I sighed as I looked al ibo wreck , and Tony said , "Mamma , I can't hulp it , they will eomo off , but some day I'll grow big and shan't wear shirt xvaists. Then you xvon't have to soxv on the buttons. Won't that uo nice I" Nice' O Tony , Tony , if vou could only eomo back and pull off the buttons once more I xvould not asK for greater happi ness Mothers , don't scold the lilllo ones because they get the buttons off and bits of garment xvith them. At bast the time is short that you will have the privilege of sowing them on , for our litllo boys soon groxv up and tro nxx-ay fi-om u * . ihunsnno one besides mamma has thu buttons to sow on And porno , ah' some only use the buttons a fexv years Then Ihe Father who gave lliolr sweet faces to us for u little time take * thorn back again , and xve xvo only \\alt , hoping sonic day to scu them oncu nioiu. Ncxi .Monte Carlo. The litto province of Andorra , xxhich hsih perched in content iind ob-curity upon the southern slope of tlio Pyranuort for 1,100 years , over bun-el harlomatrno's very last sluiko-up , bndu fair but a month ajo ; to rub aloni : another 1,100 xvith itH rustic population of IS.WMl draw ing ilM niistaimni'u from the Roil in the ( rood old way. lint now M. Ulanc , who runs the gamblm , ; hull at Monte < urlo nnd payb the local prince 10 )0,000 ) auar buatilus keeping up hi * polii-e and htrout ! dopartinentu , havin ( , ' bon rifui > ed a re- nmval of his license talks of buying An dorra in the sarao fashion. The climuto u colder than that of Monte Carlo , but Dlunc thluka it will Jo , SATORDA\'S \ ' SPORTING SALAD Breezy Gossip from All Quarters of th Globe. BILLY CATFON AND THE DRUMMER , Tlit * N.ulonul IJt'natt.i Movement * In KlMtiaun Aloitj ; the Home strrtcti Shooting , Klslilnc , 'I ( Minis mill it Mixed "Did you over hoar that storv about a Noxv York's drummer's llttlo game of bil liards xvith Hilly Cattonl" asked a well. known amateur who xvas seated ainnntf a group of expert billiard pi ix-ors at Slosson's thu otbar availing , " s\ys the Chicago cage News. "No , " chorused the crowd , who h xvo more or loss respect for the amateur's abilities as a neon tour "Well , " said the amateur , lighting a fresh cigar ami settling himself comfortably In his leather-covered chair , "you all know that old Billy likes his Joke prottx welt Onu afternoon ho strolled Into Shaofi-r s place , lounged up to xviiura the 'Wizard was stand ing , passed the time of day with him , and cast his ex < around to sec what was g ungoii His glance rested on a gay specimen of the genus traveling man , gotten up regardless of expense. in the shiniest of silk Hats and a suit of the most vociferous plaids , cut a : n mth or two ahead of the latest stylo. 1'his lirilliant creature w.is knocking the balls about on n table near by , and from the way tic lingered his ouo Billy could sec that he know a thing or two about the game and wanteu oilier pco- plo to know it , too. " 'hay , Jake , llnally exclaimed the drummer - mer , ro'stini : one hand on the table so as to dlspla.v to adv.mtago a hugo diamo i < l ring. do joii knoM' anvoody who'd like to join mo ) Don't trot up anv superannitod mugs I plav a piotty stilt game of billiards , you know ' "The XVt/.ird winked eiprcsslvelv at Billy and replied 'Hero's a gentleman wlio U ac- accommodalo you , I Ihink He may bo a little out of form just now , but I guess ha c in play a fair game. ' "The drummer nodded superciliously to Cation and Inquired : 'How steep d yo want to goi" "O , I don't know , " replied Billy with amia'ilo coyness. "Til nlay you $ , ' 00 to SIOO , 200 points up , straight rail , ' remarked the man mth tha Hashing diamonds. " Isn't that a little steepl" demurred Biiiv ' " Not for a man xvho strikes the cait I do,1 responded the drummer , emphatically " -Well , I'll go you , ' returned the Illinois export. "They chalked tholr cues meditatively and proiu.-dcd to ban < . Catton soon made his tint shot , then gathered the balls and itoftlv worked them along the rail , round and round the table , scoring the SUO points xxlthout a miss , xvhile the drummer stood staring at him with wide open eyes and drooplmr jaw C " 'I reckon vou do play a pretty fairish game. " dr.uvled Cut ton , as ho stuffed tha drummer's $ il)0 ) into his pockot. 'Don't you want to xvaih your hands ! This Is nu awful * ly dusty table. ' " Tlu : IJon of tlio Illii . Slavin Is , of course , the lion of the hour la nag circles , but it must not bo overlooked that ho has not jet been put to the crucial test. Kill-Jin will bo the only genuine first. rater ho has met , and the result of that battl * will decide whether ho has any claim to thl championship or not. By comparison with Kilr.un. Slavin has the advantage in helghl and roach. Much xvill depend on the outcome of the mill. In the natural order of things the xvlnnor of the .lurkson- Corbett light m San Francisco will challenga the winner of the Slavin-Kilrain m-iteh. If Slavin should be the lucky man In the latter , complications mar arise , for , according to his programme , ho will remain hero only ten xveeks , and It i hardly prooablo that ha would bo in condition to engage in another light between the Hobokcn affair and tha time of his departure. In such nn event the xvinncr of the Jackson Corbott mill would probably have to go to London and meet Slavin at the Pelican club This would take up a great deal cf time , and moanxvhlle John L. would bo telling thu Aus tralians xv bat a good fellow bluvin was and giving them points on "Honest Hearts ana Willing Hands " Thus , If Slavin showed a clear title to the cnampionship by defeating ICilcalu and Jackson or Corbett , as the case may be , Sullivan would have to give him battle - tlo or take a back seat. As .lohti has never been known to indulge In the latter occupa tion , hi' would probably prepare for thu fray , ana the baltlu would be just as likely tocoina off in Australia as anywhere else On the other hand , If Kilraln defeats Slavin , which I hope he will , the complexion of thu xvholo mutter will bo changed to a picturesquely domestic hue , with John L. still shining "over all lllte an April rainbow 'I lie National I Oarsmen at. Washington are already mak ing preparations for the national reiralla , xvhlch is lo take place there next August. Secretary Gibson of the National association of Amateur oarsmen savs the prospoets for a successful regatta could not bo better. Every mail nowadays brings applications and entries from prominent clubs. Toronto and Ottawa Canadian clubs will bo on hand The New York ana Manhattan athletic clubs and the Metropolitans of that city 111 participate Providence , Worcester , Newark , Albany , Philadelphia , Chicago , Baltimore , Atlanta , Now Orleans , Galveston , Minneapolis and even Salt Lake and Mani toba will send single or double four-oared or eight-oared ciows In fact all the lead ing clubs of the country will bo represented , and bcatmen anticipate one of thu greatest events of the kind that aver enlivened tha xvaters of the Potomac. Ham-ball Small Talk. Meekin appears to bn St. Paul's stai pitcher They call Herman Long "Tho Flying Dutchman" in Boston. The Davenport , club has signed ( utchci Harry Sage , late of Toledo. Donovan has made a great hit In Louis ville by bis brilliant fielding and successful hitting Tom Brown Is running bases as If In meant to lead the association iccord tulj season. tStrickor and Kadford have been batting xxull. Here , too , are a great pair of sacrifice hitters. It was remark lOlu that all the homo clubs of the league should have been beat on the opening day The Louisville team has elected Taylor cap. tain In pl.teu of Board , who has rufusud to continue in position. Elmer Smith so far has not shown up xvell for Kansas City , and the "fans ' on th Kuxv fear Ihal hu has another onu of bis "off years. " All of the Philadelphia papers higuiy com mended Tim Hurst's umpiring in'ho Phila dulplna-Brooklyn scries , His success is as- surrd Now Yorkers are still couutlng upon tha Giants us surd pennant winners Four straight defeats did not dishearten the cranKs tbaru. Marullar has returned to nis homo m Bal timore Ills wife is illand bur fulling health xvas the principal cause of his resignation from thu stiff ot umpire ) . The New Yurks have a man lu C'nptaln BUCK Kwiug who will get moro out of tha umpirttM than anv other captain , and particu larly in New York will gut muit anything ha asks for Ward's order to his pitchers Is Put th ball over thu plato at often o-s you can , and trust to th rest of the team to hulp you out. John M evidently has a wholesome dread oi these fatal bases on balls. Nothing delights Kellcy more than to hnvl