The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-02-04
SPIRIT OF The HOUR


Gambetta's compliment to the Prince of
Wales deserves to he remem bered: All, sir " all
princes were your Royal Hghness, there would be no
republics
It's srather disgusting to have those Chicago
and St. Louis snenks who reeped through the KEY
hole OF Mrs Langtry's room described as Journal
lists. ''-B0StoR Post.
1t seems that the police interfered with
the sparrlng match in New York. 1t VIII get So.
bye.and-bye that nobody but a policeman viii be
privileged to pound people In the metropolis s-B08tpn
Post.
The " Midwinter" Century has an article
on the " Evils Of our Land Policy" by Mr.. Edward
T. Peters, OF this city, who endeavors to show tina,
The railroad land grant system supplemented by the
"bonansa " farm system, Is stimulating an unhealthy
agricultural development In the FAR West, and IN some
of his facts he Is cOrroborated by Mr. T.. " SmalIey
In paper on " Features of the New Northwest -
Labouchere goes again for Queen Victoria.
He says In one OF the paragraphs OF his Truth that
asst year the Queen celebrated the volunteer review
at Edinburgh. by creating the Duke of Cambridge a
Knight Of the Thistle, and then adds; "It really
seems TO quite scandaous that the taxpayers sbond
he made to pay E3ii for his insignia and fees being
invested 10 the Duke coveted the order. surely he
could well afford to pay these preliminary expenses
out OF the very large amount abOut E2l 00Oj which
he annually receives from the country. Not less Oh
1econable Is the fact that the fees M Prince Leo
pod's creation rs Duke, Earl and Baron, amounting
TO about ZOO were also paid out of the public PURSE
he view lOIk IItluNu very properly
asks. II forests to he protected against speedy
destruction by placing lumber the free list. why
Ii that high duties maintained such articles as
extract of hemOCk, used for tanning purposes.
Senator Miller champions the twenty per duty
on that article well as oak bark. II would he
dihcnlt to hnd more glaring instance OF duty
being levied evidently to the detriment of the pub
lie interests, merely to put money Into the pockets of
some favored manufacturer. with the duty luni-
her every other duty should fall which In any way
encourages the rapid destruction OF forests, and
thus is premium on the devastation OF the country.
H. l.. Nelson writes to the Boston Pos,
from Washington; al had an experience of my
that illustrates how the most secreive men
Will give confirmation to a report Of executive
session. had published In the Post, as others had
In other papers, the speech made by Mr.. Hoar ON
Mr.. Conkng's nomination TO . place on the Supreme
Bench. MIR. HOar didn't like the fact that the news
Of his attack had gone abroad and therefore he had
convinced certain other gentlemen that he had been
misrepresented. day or two afterward was talk
ing TO n Senator to whom no would think OF go-
Ing for news OF confidential character and he was
speaking OF the folly OF trying TO keep any.
thing that the public would be interested In Knowing
why said lie, have lust been reading report OF
a speech made by Mr. Hoar In executive session the
other day about ConKllng, aud It rs as II
the man who made II had actually been present.
And yet they al wonder how their secrets get ont. "