New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-10

surface of the earth to be carried away IN suooen
torrents thorough saturati0n OF the grouho 10
the only way in which the normal clrcuiation can
rostored and this cannot be hoped for until the
frost which has taken such a deep hold during
the zero weather of the winter has COM
nletelv relaxed. In ordinary seasons the springs
which flow from reservoirs so deep that their Tempe
nature is constant furnish warm water supply
which is not frozen. But now these fountains arc
dry or they deliver such limited quantity that INC
cold conuuers it as fast comes. AS result VI Ill
this the country mills which furnish feed TOT stoch
have stopped cattle are driven long distances 10
drink, or water is transported at great trouop
and expense. The evergreen trees in many places
are turning brown and they will suffer more az tie
longer days cause increased evaporation from tue
leaves which the deep roots below the lroS'' III
ground almost dust dry, cannot supply with mols'
ture What with floods on one side OF the cohtl-
nent, drouths on the other and frequent DllzzarnS
caree1iup across from ocean ocean, this may ne
set down as pretty unsuccessful winter except as
a Season of trial and discipline.
Why should a weekly illustrated paper issued OH
February bear the date OF February l9' ana
why should the March magazines appear during the
first week of February 2 Is there anything gained
bv these fictitious datesf Publishers used to suppose
that rural subscribers were imposed upon, ana tDat
they imagined the publication to be the most enter
prSing which reached them most ahead OF time.
In this age of fast mails and general intelligence
nobody is deceived by an erroneous date' n SUD-
ecrh,r knows lust how long it takes paper to
reach him, and wrong date only serves TO put the
contents out of Joint with the tItle-page The
reader is amazed to find that the news is week or
two behind the pretended day of issue; or in cas- OF
y mopazne which comments current events, that
the latest occurrences referred to are more than
month old We suggest a thorough reform IN ths
respect to the publishers of metropolitan monthlleS
and wepklies The WEEKLY TRIBUNE we may re-
mark is printed on the day OF Its date. Our eX-
perence leads us 10 believe that the subscribers ike
this arrangement best They know that the paper
il mailed in New-York on Wednesday, and II II does
not come to hand at the accustomed time they know
the mails are to blame.
curious case of alleged plagiarism has lately oc"
cured IN London. There appeared in The HhttehdH
Etr,c story printed as original and entitled Mar
rage Ia Mode" Lord Desart Immediately wrote
To The Rtr,iC that the tale was reproduction OF
story by himself entitled 'ShOcking,' the incidents
and many of the cxpr' ssOns being identical. What
did the writer caught in this nagrant act OF grand
literary larceny do. Just what such thieves always
do He wrote shilly-shaly roundabout note 10
The Rere7c saying that he really had not the slight
est recollection of having ever read Lord DcSarts
story-he may have done sO-sOmebOdy may have
told him about tit may have impressed ltselI
upoE his memory. though he had not the vaguest
idea that be was trespassng; and 80 he rendered
his sincere apologies. This is all very fine but we
do not believe one word OF it. People do not steal
in that way; and when they are caught the least
they can do is to own up frankly-that being pre-
cisely what they never do.