New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-20

appointed patrolman in 1859, sergeant In 1868
and an inspector In 1872. His services during the
riots of 1868 established his reputation as ready
and trustworthy officer and he never lost 1t. tits
particularly stated TO the credit Of Inspector No
Dermott that " he was not . fayOrite among tho
politicians" and we are sorry to sec it further
stated that no was not faVorte because OF his great
integrity for the inference Is that policemen who
are favortes with the politicians are 80 Dy reason Of
some moral deficiency. We hope that matters are
not quite 80 bad as this would imply. They cannot
be at the worst while men of the police are greatly
attached to On inspector like McDermott. He Is
spoken of also as having been the poorest police"
man of his rank in the department." Possibly that
is also greatly to his credit.
A correspondent in genealogical and other doubts
writes to ask us whether tho "g" IN "Oleomar-
garine is hard or soft-whether when he buys that
new condiment he should ask for "0leomargdh.
reen" or "oleomarjareen." Equitably speaking
we should say that as he pays bis money, No has
right to take bis choice; but before the vowel
q is hard and if he wishes to be nice IN his pro-
nunciation he should call for "Oleomargahrine"
This proved by the etymOogy of the last part OF
the word. Margarine is 80 called from its peary
COLOR and is derived from margarine, pearl, which
comes from the Greek margarites, In which the "g"
is unquestionably hard. Margarine signifies origin
ally the solid residuum obtained when olive oil is
cooled down to 800 F. and submitted to pressure.
Margarine may be also obtained from all fatty sub
stances as the public by this time ought to know.
OleO-margarine, we suppose is margarine with
some Of the fluid portion Of the original fat. Per-
haps this explanation will cause our correspondence
relish the substitute when spread upon his daily
bread, though the true etymOlogy and pronunci-
alton are not spoken Of In the advertisements as
contributing faYorably to the favor.
Perhaps a library Is the noblest monument which
o rational man could desire. The names OF "AstOr
and "LenOx," with several others. are sure to be
honorablV perpetuated The greatest hotelkeeper IN
Newport in 1880 will DO forgotten, while the Qua
ker, Abraham Redwood, who gave $500 for the foun-
dation Of the library which bears his name, is now
a great deal more widely known than he was in
1888, when he died. In the same way, as matter
of course, will be remembered Mr.. Levi Parsons, OF
this CITY, who has given $4,000 to establish pub
lie library for the towns of Gloversvlle and Kings
borough There Is nothing of the sort in the history
of human culture like the multiplication Of valua-
BILE libraries in America Weare best pleased to con-
slider it of good omen. There is deal Of trash gets
into these collections but there must also be many
books which it becomes everybody to read. Libra
rans tell US that there is proportionatey small
but still steady demand for works Of actual merit;
and perhaps it s better to read trash provided 1t be
not immoral, than to read nothing.
The great Charity Fair. at the Madison Square
Garden in aid of the fund for providing free beds
for the sick poor in the Hahnemann Hospital, will
close on Saturday night 1t Is understood that the
results Of the undertaking 80 far have been fatter
ing; and certainly the ladies concerned in the en-
terprse have provided array of attractions that
ought to be almost irresistible What with the loan
exhibitions the gypsy camp, the rainbow booth, the
rose cottage the country store the archery range,
Punch and Judy, the gold-mouuted cane for the
most popular candidate for President of the United
States, the thousand and one fancy articles which
female ingenuity prepares for such occasions, and
the dance every evening, it would be strange If the
Fair did not draw brilliant throBg. Visits are ex-
peoted from the 22d Regiment this evening and the
9TH Regiment tomorrow evening.