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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
THE HJppOpOrtvrS or THE CIyIL.

No Animal was more enthusiastic in the Enter
prise of Restoring the Giraffe and the Trick Mule 10
the show than the llippopoamus This wild and
Formidable Animal, through his Relations with the
Giraffe had succeeded in obtaining tho Entire
Range Of the Enc Canal. and his Influence with the
Water Rats was Immense. " Have y"u not said
this large and powerful Pa' hydrrm, addressing The
Water Rat-"liayo you not Always Heretofore done
Whatever the Giraffe Desired ~ " have said the
Rat Then" said the IIippopotamus. " Have the
Coprnsc Of your Convictions. If YOU don't, III
SIEP ON YOU" As hr made this Remark, he
lifted his Bulbous Forrfoot, and with an air Of
careless Familiarity rested It on the Wate. Rats
Desk in the Assembly BY such Appeals were the
Water Rats reused to the highest Pitch of En-
thu,iasm
But the lIppopotanus, Standing IN the Assembly
Aisle all Aromatic of the Canal Basin out Of which
he had Washed. oh,tmctcd Business and pro-
duccd Deadlock. Whcrupon Explosives were
placed under hun and this Stupcndous Animal was
Blown ~ utterly 10 Pieces that it was impossible
to get enough Of him Together to fill Public
Ofice.
Moral: Canal is No Place for IIppopotamus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07

census answer in two hours and half Eacn
mother or father was expected to I'LL up inc
banks and forward them TO the Education Depart
ment Great was the amount of information thus
sought to be extracted respecting baby. At what
age did it smilef recognize its mptheri follow
light with its eyes, creepl stand by a chair stand
alone walk alone notice a light notice pain as
the prick Of pin : fear the heat from the stove!
speak. and what did it sayi How many words
could 1T say at one year at eighteen months at
two yeats These circular nterrogatories have been
spread broadcast through the country. And now
the answers are beginning to come in. The inves-
iigation is to be kept mp for q number of years.
Then when an enormous mountain of useful infor-
nation has been collected Mrs. Talbot. if living, or
her successor in Office will proceed to sort, sft,
reckon revise and make deductions. IL is her
opinion that one child is worth more than Noahs
Ark full Of animals ," and nobody will dispute 1t
who has any practical experience OF the matter
The deductions will be made. but what they will be
it isn't 80 easy 10 say. For instance: II 1867
babies smiled at the age of six months, while
297S 3j0 babies did not smile until they eight
months two weeks and twenty-one days old. on an
average. what is the conclusion TO be derived from
these interesting iguresi Again If 95s. 1927 babies
said Goroo" at the age of three months. while
733 72s babies said Goree" at the average of four
months what psychological law will be made evil
dent by this factf All who like curious knowledge
will await the results of these questions with I'M
patience; and when the enormous toll which The
secretary has undertaken is considered. she ought
to be acknowledged public benefactor, whether
she may come to any conclusions or not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
PLATT BrTRAYs THE CONKLTNG GAME.
Me. York Dlspafch % NE Boston Xerdld. Jun Z.

Ex-senator Platt was ut his office IN the
United States Express Company's headquarters cary
this morning. He seemed cheerful and said: 81 VIII ge
back To Albany with Mr.. Conkling when we get worn
that our needed. As soon as General Orau
arrives, we will ~ anyway" -
.Will the General take part in the canvassf
lie will be at headquarters, and assist In quies
way only" .,,
'.What do yOu think Of your prospects now !"
..Th.y arc good in fact. never better NAV b
a lo,,g dsadOck bat leH finally succeed or else tos
Democrats triI be elected"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
GENERAL NOTES.

Iowa City, forty years old, never had the
buildings ON It's numbered until last week, when
The Republican OF that city announced that had on ts
own responsibility and at its expense, completed
that the community, finding more than 1900
residences and business houses indicative OF popula
ton OF about ten thousand
San Francisco papers are urging the need OF
taking better Of the Yosemite Valley and Offering
more hospitality TO vsitors Strangers should not says
TAe Alta California, be taken In 1t every when
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
PUBLIC OPINION.

Mahonc's face must have had an obituary
aspect wnrn that unweicOme telegram cade from The
New York ex-senator and slight exhibition Of profar
iy might have been cxcused.-lAugusta tual Chrones
tDcmD
Conkling has been the weakness and disturber,
the the and the sore nngrr OF the Repub
can party for many years Let him be eliminated ana
20 i'm peace Cincinnati Commercial tRepJ
An Albany telegram declares that Governor
Cornell and ex-senator Plat fell foul OF each other
Tbursday night. and that the Governor told M l. 70
- 20 TO the devil" II q very snpcriuous ruark.
Pray, Where is Mr. =. going at preseutl-lBanao E1
press tROpD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07

Here is another notable instance Of that evolution
of the whirlgg of time which is said to bring IN
rcvcngcs scc Twelfth Night V. H.. We commented
some true ago. perhaps our readers Will remember
on what was thought 70 be- a remarkable case OF
sermuniLng plagiarism. The Key. DR.. Lorimrr. ol
Chicago it was said. had preached and published a
discourse, a considerable portion of which was taken
rcrbafim ct pupctudim from a sermon by the Rev
DE- Parker, Of London. IL was the remarkable
character Of Dr. Lormer's defence which excited
comment, some of 1t of n sceptical character. He
declared that if he had pillered from lis London
brother he had done 80 uncousciOusly. lie pleaded
that his memory was of such "a peculiar nature that
while he remembered whole passages which he had
read he often did not remember that they were not
his own. Most men would probably regard such
memory as too much of good thing, aud would
prefer rs a safeguard against getting into scrapes
a reasonable talent for forgetting. Dr. Lorlmer
wrote a friendly letter 10 DIR. Parker explaining how
the unpleasant affair had happened; but Dr. Parker
was not swift to accept the apology, aud treated It,
we believe. rather contemptuously. Now It Is Dr.
Lorimer's turn. In 1879, when the Rev. DIR. Neale
died DR.. Lorimer preached a sermon about him.
Part of this DR.. Hague quoted in n memorial sermon
in 1850. giving DR.. Lorimer due credit. The pas
sage thus extracted DR.. Parker has appropriated in
n book of his entitled These Sayings of Nine pub
shed in 1881. He may have altered the punctua-
ton but lac has altered nothing else. In the history
of such matters which, all readers will remember
IL q pretty long one, do not recall anything more
curious IL is even more curious than DIR. Lorlmers
memory, unparalleled that is in the annals Of
mnemonics. An explanation from DR.. Parker is now
in order. As The Baptist Beekly, the Journal in
which we find these facts forcibly il not originally
remarks, the poisoned chaice returned to the
Inns 3 of the London Doctor.
The baby is to be subjected to n rigid scientific
analysis, and made the object OF severe scientific
observation. The American Social Science Associa-
ton, through Mrs Emily Talbot, secretary of its
Education Department. some time since issued a
circular addressed to parents and asking more ques
tOns about the individual baby OF each parent than
taker Of tho census could put the victim Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
EX-SENATOR COMBINES RECORD.
a IA. L Il LIZ a 4 III Trih NM

TO The EdlIOr OF INC ITEOuNt.
SIR: How many years has ex-senator
Conkng served In the House Of Representatives and
S,nItcl What important measures has he introduced
into Congress during hi- legislative career repro
sentative ~ the Empirr State A. b.
Aec York. June 3. ISL.
He was elected four times to represent his dis
trict in Congress and three times by the Legislature
a. United States senator. He has never introduced
any public measure Of any inportance.--Edl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
RECORD OF A GREAT EVENT.

SIR: have The TRIBUNE ALMANAC from
1914 to 1881. bourd Can you tell me where in them
can nmd the names and proceedings OF that poit-
zeal event the Hayes and Tilden Electoral Commissoni
Nec- York, June /. 1851 HENRY RIcHABr
I'm a supplementary edition Of THE TRIBUNE
ALMANAC for 1877, published III the Springfield
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
Mh AM san,Lmto ~ C'a]taoa;t roaaf,-r ~

II is in this light that the public are to look
ut the President Of the United states as small man
smoked by the misfOrtunes OF Others. Ike weasel
who runs out OF when IL gets hre Conkling
the ncendary Arthur leaves HIS National relations and
goes To Albany saying effect, Boys, f we don't pus
Conlng back shah be left naked to public contempt
The Cornell interest says II is time for new men Mr.
Gambling has lost his head Something is dine from US 10
pubc opinion" Hereafter the YicePresident OF the
tinted States Will have uneasy perch before the sem
ate escaped observation hitherto on account o
his intellectual smallness His moral deformity Is be-
ing revealed by the light OF events and OF all men IN
New York who could adv ant ageouHly go from the is
pubcan to the Democratic side, Arthur IL the MOST
noticeable For years he has been eleeting and dess
ing Democrats In this city, paying slight attention 10
interests of his party but trading on the patronage
VI the United States Government with Tamnsny os
Anti TamInany 1t suited his convenience IhAt hha
Of go-between and spy Is poor timber for the 'oef'
dency
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
MR.. COyRLTNGs PRUDENT WARFARE.
Prom me Philadflphta Inquiry.

Party nOltics never sank % IOWtr ucPIus
than In the effort made by the political enemies Of W.
Secretary Of State 20 connect him b h w
recently exposef Star Route postal frauds bota -
Postnaser General and the Attorney General na:tens
as soon a. the vile Islander insnuaed 70 stse 80
n VA baseless fabrication, and bad no more truth -
s application TO Mr. Blaine than Il would nave o. enf
connertion with either Of themselvea But the SoI n.
ling A. which, . week ago, gave publicity 70 ~ m
slnaallvn never made any reference % t1s
deniala az the Postmaster General and Atorney1
rai nor did or said anything until yesterday, 70 -
lie own vile Islander, which II only dared q sly asss
hint. not declare. The cowardios OF Mas n -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
BOURBON PRAISE OF THE ANTI.B0URBON CAV
DIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
NJ Hiehfa

Against the candidate that has been selected
by the Convention Colonel William II Cameron s s,s
we have not word utter Personally ne Is our H'ehus
and most excellent and gallant gentleman VINO 10
deserved well Of his state IN the pas - ns h =.
bright ornament but since he has chosen 70 sepsiSs
himself from that and politically we must treat n
reuresentatiye people OF Virginia, the ConseryauvS
Democracy as enemy 10 the state and the party sn@
CALAMITY 10 the faction which Malone made ana 9.I'
ha1 been cast upon his shoulders and he must bear a
more beautiful Curtius In old Virginia than ~ns I'M"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07

A person, one of whose names is Michael Ma
loney, resident in Senator Eidman's District, is
for reasons best known to himself favorable to the
reelection of ex-SenatOrs Conkling and Platt'
AS an innocent method of impresslng tins
important fact upon the Legislature, Mr.. Ma
loney procured a large quantity of tinted INK,
and an adequate supply of pens and paper and
proceeded to put down his numerous aliases at
the end of petition in favor of rejecting the
men who were the first in American politics
to claim that desertiOn was a "herolc
act. When Mr.. Maloney had exhausted his list
of aliases he struck in on the directory OF poll
list. until be had recorded himself 3,lOO tunes
for Conkling and Plat Lest there might be
a Misunderstanding as to his identity, he care
fully used the same ink and necessarily the same
handwriting, for Mr. Maloneyi is apparently more
expert as a petition repeater than as penman'
The Senate cruelty refused last night to admit
that Mr.. MalOney had the right to express
300 opinions in favor of Conkling and Platt
and reduced him to One-even TO none lot
Maloney was only one of 300 names, ana
one name is as good az another where all are
forged and worthless. The most extraordinary
mart of the affair ia that Senator EhInan APP
parently knew the character OF the document
when he attempted to impose it upon the Senate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07

preston upon the public He shows decided
aversion to any trumpeting of his plans or OF
the improvements he hopes to accomplish
saying that he prefers that the work he does
should speak for itself. He also says plainly
that he has not accepted the position " for the
purpose of providing places for anybody
No IMAM will BIZ removed unless he is incom-
petont or negectful. and Mr. Coleman intends
to use the present street-cleaning force until
ne discovers changes to be necessary. he seems
perfectly clear in his own mind as to his ability
TO clean the streets with the funds at his dis
posal, and the expression of his determination
TO make the bureau business institution Will
give the public confidence that he knows and
will follow the one road to success in this
matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07

Ex-Confederate soldiers of Tennessee, Judge
Key being prominent among them, have formed
an organization to give a reception to the
Army of the Cumberland at its reunion at
Chattanooga next September. 1t IS designed
that the reception shall be distinctively the
work of ex-Confederates. The idea seems to
have been adopted with enthusiasm. &.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07

rest the necessity of getting diligently TO work
and finishing the important task before them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07

Mr.. Randall Is believed by well-informed
persons in Washington to be working quietly
to prevent the organization of the new House
of Representatives by the Republicans. He is
now engaged in measuring out the clerkships
and chairmanships that are relied upon to sep
arste members who have been counted for the
Republicans from that party, and is credited
with the exultant remark that all now de-
ponds upon the vote of the Rev. j. Hyatt
Smith. Where Mr.. Smith is so we'll known as
In this locality, Mr.. Randalls serene confidence
that he win 60 into a vulgar dicker of this
kind will be resented by many as insulting to
the New York Representative.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07

The new Commissioner Of Street, Cleaning
begins preparations for bis work in common
sense way, which win make sn excellent i'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07

Governor NeweIl's account of the resources
and prospects of Washington Territory, as
stated BY q correspondent concludes appro-
pristeiy with . prediction that the waters of
Puget Sound win eventually be crowned with
. metropolis worthy to be compared with New
York. The number Of these cities of the future
IL LEGION but Governor NeweI's reasons for
prospecting In this instance are better than
the average, and 1t may be worth the while of
newspaper readers to keep an eye on Puget
Sound for the next hundred years OF scatter
the manner Of the enterprising person who
bought raven to find out whether it would
really live century-and sec whether the
Governors prophecy Ia fulfilled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07

Conkling says be will eel ont the party TO
the Democrats if he can't have his yndica-
II. What is the Legislature going to do about
thisf What is the party going To do about it = The
answer should bc speedy and forciblc rs to make
LIS death comparatively painless.
Mr. Plat trotting around under the impress
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-01
OhildneaIs Quaint SAYINGS.

The clever paper, L0RdOH Iran,
advertised recently u give q price Of
u Is. for the quaintest saying Of . child
several hundred contributions were
sent in, Of which the following are tho
nostpojIted:
As We were talking about churches
and their curious ceremonies, q little
T. remarked that he had seen .
listening, q funeral, and q wedding,
but he had never seen a divorce.
Jack (aged 4, taking a walk)-What
becomes of people when they die?
Mamma-They turn into dust. dear.
Jack-What 3 lot Of people there must
be on this road. then.
Tottie-I wonder why dolls are
always girls, Tom? Tom-Because boys
hate TO be made babies of.
A child seeing a bill on a telegraph
post: '.Oh, mamma, looki A message
has fallen down.
A precocious boy of 6 years, listening
YEARLY 10 q long-winded tale related
by q prosy~ relative, took advantage OF
story had been brought out in num-
bers."
Little baby is very il, Charley; ] am
AlTdlO ne Will ulc- non IL ne uOcs
die, mamma. he won't go to the bad
place" why. Charley. how a you
know that?" .'Oh. l know he can't
mamma; he's got no teeth to gnash."
Little boy. learning his catechism
from his mother: Q. What Is q mans
chief end? A. His headi
Girl (yawning over lessons)-rm so
tired; l should like to 60 to sleep.
Boy-rn tell you what to do, then. get
up early tomorrow and have o good
sleep before breakfast.
Mamma-And David was able to kill
that great big man Goliath because
God helped him. Harry Jagged g.
Well, l don't call that fair. mamma,
that's two on one.
A little girl had a penny given her to
put in the collection box at church.
When she dropped in the coin she ex-
claimed; That's the way the money
goes, pop goes the weasel"
Small boy, watching his sister iron .
piece of work with birds nest Of eggs
done in crewels on i'll say, sister. II
you keep the iron so long on those eggs
you'll hatch'em.
A little girl. seeing two love birds
billing and cooling. was told that they
we're making love. why don't they
marryp" she asked; then they would
not have to mako love any more"
A fond mother said TO her little SOM
Tommy. my dear. l am going TO give
you a little companion soon; which
would you prefer, a little boy or a little
grip well mother" replied Tom
my. '.if it is all tho same TO you. ]
would rather have a little donkey"
A little girl. aged 5. going to bed one
night, and knceling down to say her
prayer, sail: 20. mamma, may ! only
say amt nightp I am so tired"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-01

Salt Lake Tribune: The case of Fred
erick Hopt, convicted of murder in the
first degree, came up in the third dis
trict court, before Judge Emerson yes
terday, upon the motion by defendants
counsel for a new trial. which was by
consent submitted without argument.
The motion was overruled and the de-
PENDANT excepted and gave notice of
an appeal to the supreme court. The
time allowed for perfecting an appeal
is limited to sixty days and the date of
passing sentence is fixed for the last
day of the present term, April 9th.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-01
The Parsons Complaint.
BIZ EUGENE .. A L


They say l am old an forgetful
My style is ez slow ez as q snail.
Ny doctrines are all out o. fashion.
My mind Is b~eginnin' to fall
They want a more howery preacher.
More full o. forgiveness an love.
To talk to 'em less about birthstone.
N more o. the mansions above.
For Gfty long years Eve been preachin'-
I've studied my old Bible we'll
Ialwus hey thought II my duty
To show 'em the horrors O. hell.
Perhaps I've been wrong in my notions
Nv followed the Scriptures / know
never hev knowin.y broken
The rows that ! took long ago.
I've seen many trials an changes.
I've fought a good nght agin' wrong.
The girls hev grown up to be wimmin,
The boys hey got manly an strong.
My salnted old deacons hev vanished.
Their pure lives hev come to q close.
They sleep in the quiet old churchyard,
Where soon / shell lie in repose.
Ny dock her bcen al us complainin'
The church VA not rightly arranged;
They voted to hev a high steeple.
The gallery he'd to be changed;
They built up q ~fanciful vestry.
They bought the best origin in town.
They chopped the old pews into kindlip',
And tumbled the tall pulpit down.
n now. TO my pain an my sorrow.
They say the old preacher must ga
know l am old an am feeble.
My steps are unsteady an slow;
They want a more spirited speaker.
I'm told the new deacons hev said.
To dance round the platform an boiler.
An wake up the souls that are dead.
They say I'm "old fashioned an childish
'Twus time l "wus takin' a rest"
try to believe that what happens
WIN alwus come out for the best.
I've ieetie o. comfort or riches.
I'm certain my conscience is clear.
An when in the churchyard I'm sleepin'.
Perhaps they may wish l wus hero.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-01
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