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Show GONE OVEH THE RANGE. ; ; i y V Three Men Koted in Different Departments , of Literature Whose Lights Have , ' Brightened Beyond the Gloom," r''.' ; WOK FAME PQE OPPIOIAL BEPOBTS. The Second For Pulpit Oratory" and the Third as a Harel Writer and Dram atirt Their Beoorda. So more poetic and expressive phrase was born of the fierce struggle for fortune fort-une ii the far west of America than that berg. He came to America in 1S54, ana chose Chicago as his place of residence. In 1874 he was elected cororer, and there discovered a peculiar field for his talents. Although continuously in public life for the last fifteen years he found time to devote to literature, and published numerous nu-merous books relative to Germans and German affairs, both in prose and poetry. poet-ry. He was 61 years of age when he died. The clergyman to whom reference has been made sustained, while living, the reputation of being the foremost preacher preach-er of the English church. His name is Henry Parry Liddon. He was born in 1828 and died a few weeks ago. He held at the time of his decease the place of canon of St . PanTa cathedral Higher honors, so far is. titles go, might hate been' his, but he preferred to occupy the rank of a pulpit teacher rather than that of an executive authority. His unique powers fascinated all who heard his sermons. ser-mons. He never ventured to dispense with manuscript while in the pulpit, yet the interest in his discourse never flagged. flag-ged. Lord Salisbury and Mr. Gladstone, the leaders of the opposing Britjsh political politi-cal parties, were equally his friends, and it is doubtful if he had an enemy. -In a sense he was a dreamer and an enthusiast enthusi-ast -"Beyond the range" he may have found solution to the problems that engaged his attention here. ' Alexander Chatrain was an" Alsatian, ' a glassblower and a genius. Long years ago he met another Alsatian of brains named Emile Erckmann, and the two entered into a literary partnership. The novels and plays produced by Erckmann-Chatrain Erckmann-Chatrain delighted the world and brought large profits to the oollabora-. oollabora-. tors. They met three times a year at a Paris cafe and arranged details. Chatrain Cha-train furnished plot and incident; Erckmann Erck-mann undertook the duties of elabora-i elabora-i tion. The comrades grew old in friendship friend-ship and fame. They also grew rich, and with riches came dissension. - Each thought the other got too large a share of the proceeds. They quarreled and separated. . Chatrain died the other day 'at the age of 64, denouncing his ancient pen companion alrtjoet at his last breath. It is to be hoped that "over the range" ; ALEXANDER CHATRAIN. he sees with clearer vision, and that his ejea are no more blinded by the prejudices preju-dices and passions of human life. EMIL DIETZSCn. Vhich has to do with death. ..The miner's "pard,". the freighter's comrade,' the set-( set-( tier's friend, never : died. He "went over the ranige.".'' the westward of the advancing eutS Jr civilization- one towered the giant ,t repelling barrier of the Rockies,' iWiing, 'for .the mo-inent, mo-inent, the ultiniate shore of the billows of progress, -jTbs hardy pioneers, standing stand-ing by the graves of those who had toiled but not triumphed, fonnd consolation in the thonght that their lost companions bad achieved In the spirit what had been denied them in the flesh had crossed the snow capped peaks with the setting sun, and gained fruition of their hopes on pleasant plains beyond the heights. Those days are gone, but the phrase remains. ' Nearly every human race has its euphemism for the grim word that tells the tale of dissolution, but few there are that embody the terseness, , the hope and the poetry of "gone over the range" over the range where lies . the longed for goal, and summer days of ease and quiet after turmoil. This inevitable unreturnable journey over the range has been made recently by three men who have peculiar claims to post-mortem recognition a coroner ' who was a poet and philosopher, ; a ' churchman who refused promotion, and novelist who, at the last; hated his . life long friend.; Least known: of the three, but equally deserving of ; recognition! recogni-tion! with the others, is the coroner, who dignified and adorned an office ridiculed and sneered at since the days of Shakespeare.!. Shake-speare.!. His name was Emil Dietzsch, and he lived in Chicago. - He was made coroner through the regular methods of. - the political machine) the peopla elected him. for a second term by an enormous majority, not because he was a partisan leader, but because he had shown in his annual reports the possibilities, pathos, philosophy and humor of the position he held. By him "crowner's quest" was idealized, and the bare walls of statistics decked over with the fresh growth of vigorous reflection. Speaking of the crime of murder Mr. Dietzsch wrote: Society Is even now almost reconciled to tha fact that in all Important cases, when tha perpa- ' tratora of cold blooded crime should suffer relentless relent-less retribution, either our juries will not agree, or els the Gordian knot of American interpretation interpreta-tion of law is violently severed by Judicial rulings. In the former case the trials are frequently post, poned until oblivion has lulled society's demand for retribution, and in the latter case the trials are often brought to definite conclusions, which tor a few days call forth expressions of the indignant indig-nant surprise ot the people, only to be as rapidly forgotten, for publlo indignation with us is a thing ot remarkably short duration. The worst of this laxity in the enforcement of our criminal laws, this lenient toleration of the enemies of society, so-ciety, is its slow but sure tendency toward complete com-plete anarchy and lawless terror, such as disgraced dis-graced the time of the French revolution. Our legislators, lawyers and jurors would do well to-follow to-follow the advice given to the liberal gentlemen of the Austrian reichsratu apropos of a debate Upon capital punishment by Edward von Hart-maun, Hart-maun, the well known author of "Die Phyloso-phie Phyloso-phie des Unbewussten" to wit, to study Schopenhauer's Schopen-hauer's theory of criminal jurisprudence, who teaches and demonstrates "that the principal object ob-ject of punishment Is the creation of a counter motive against future crime, and that therefor the reforming of the criminal Is only to be regarded re-garded as secondary to the principal object of punishment, pun-ishment, which is not to be obstructed thereby," Here is another gem, dug out of an annual report, which has reference to the subject of suicide! ; ' i ' From my observation the ennui and dolee far Diente which is so frequently felt by women in hotels and boarding houses while their husbands are out at business, and the many hours ot th day which they must spend in the lonely rooms without children or real occupation, are very often the first, but significant, circumstances to prompt suicide. In not less than four cases in the post year this conld be most clearly demon-, ttrated. Jealousy, dishonor and homesickness were the causes. To me, and to German Americans Ameri-cans in genera, It has always been incomprehensible incomprehen-sible and enigmatical that in this country marriage mar-riage should not be invariably connected with the commencement of housekeeping and the-founda-tlou of a charming and attractive family life, CANON HENRY PARRY LIDDON. which blesses man and wife. Boarding nous life resembles tbe nomadic gypsy, who pitches his tent at a different spot every day, and who leaves the place of his short abode as cheerfully as he entered it. But how different is It in a self made, self owned home! Proudly tbe busy wife looks upon their possessions; she hurries through kitchen, cellar and garret; everywhere there is something to do; merrily tbe unpleasant boon of separation fly away while sue is working, and when at last, in tbe evening, be returns to his boom. tvd ".. frtn h hard work of the day. She flies Into his arms. Everything Is done -for bis comfort, and be finds rest and happiness for aonl and body where tbe chosen of bis heart baa anade everything so pleasant aud comtortabie. Emil Dietzsch, the anthor of thee documents, which by the way have been thonght worthy of translation into throe foreign languages, was a native of Frank' 4 ort, Germany, and a graduate of Heidaj? |
