New-York tribune., 1885-02-01

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From pillar to post, from desert to Wilderness
the "man with tail" still fees his obdurac heart
refusing all solicitations to be captured aud placed
on exhibition. Mr.. Barnum would probably give
milton dollars for him. 50 would Mr. Farini. The
mouths-or pookets-of the dime-museum keepers
water at thought Of the fugitive bonanza. The
great show-loving public. satlated with Oscar
Wide and cloycd with Democratic Congresses, and
longing for something new. with one voice cries:
Give us the man with tail!' Bat that indi-
vidual declines the invitation and scurres off TO
regions more remote. Originally it will be remem-
bercd he was Ia Central Africa. But travellers
penetrated thther aud found him not. when 10! he
was announced anon recent distinguished arrivals
In the Fiji Islands. Thence he He'd before the face
of discovery to New-Gninca and when the advance
guard of civilization appeared there he made his
way 20 Bornoo and dwelt in peace beneath the
upas shade An English Snowman sent an expedl-
ton there to capture him and succeeded in Destroy
ing the upas myth but the missing link was indeed
missing. lie had engaged room in tree-top IN
New Britain Now Bismarck annexos those isl ands
10 the Kaser's empire, and before the oncoming of
sauerkraut and beer the wanderer mast flee.
Whithcri In what yet undiscovered or unex-
plored region will he find refuge from the show
mans quest
Few men, says Tho Springfield Mug'oump, are
more charming in social life than General Butler"
And few are more troublesome in politics, more
graceful in a may waltz, get more fun out of
life than that same breezy old gentleman
DR. Temple. bishop of Exeter, probably comes
near being an out-and-out evolutionist as it is
po,sible for Christian bishop to be. In the
Boupton Lectures, delivered by him last year. and
inst published he accepts the so-called Darwinian
theory of evolution almost in its entirety The only
human faculty, indeed. which Bishop Temple
regards a. supernatural, and therefore not tho
resalt of evolution is his spiritual nature, including
bis conseience DIR. Temple, it will be remembered.
w "a one of the contributors 10 the famous Essays
and Reviews" which created such stir few years
AGO. and his elevation to the Episcopate was
bitterly opposed by many because OF his alleged
heresy He has always however, shown himself TO
h, an honest and coura geous man, and as Bishop OF
Exeter has been in many respects an ideal chief
nastor. The fact that this liberal made a
b,bop. and that as a bishop he avows his belief in
evolution. will be bad news for Colonel Robert G..
Ingersoll. 1t will parayze some Of his glowing
rhetoric about the blind bats Of theology who never
learn and never forget.
A reception is to be gwen to Carl Schurz at ga
yannah If he makes speech it may cost the luck
less givcrs more than they anticipate.
Senator Bayard says in annterview that the
Republican party has disposed Of nothing We
don't want to be rough on Mr.. Bayard, but he must
not put things so harshly. He obliges to retort
that If he can only induce his party to give us the
chance, we shall take keen pleasure in disposing
of him.
The Bostonan bruiser is not all a fool. He fully
appreciates the expensive nature OF the law.
When mulcted In 300 and costs for abusing his
horse he said to his counsel, Pd a blanked sight
rather pay than appeal" There are sermons III
other dense matter well IA In stones.
"The visits of the Speaker and ex-Speaker to the
Presdent-elect have no special political or party
Significance" says The WOrld Then the moon ID
made of green cheese after all.
Ii is stated by Mr.. Webb. of the London and
Northwestern Railway, that according to his calcu
lations, 400 pounds Of steel disappear every hour
from tho track of that oompanys lines 1850 miles
In length At hrst glance this seems surprising
statement but 1t Is after all only ITO of ton each
hour, or 1913 tons each day, 0l32 not tons each
year, for line Of ,7S0 miles, having exception
ally heavy traffic. In length the railways OF this
country aro 71.3 times tho line Of the London and
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