New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04

Yesterday Jbe Ner- York World displayed the
hammer of victory on the outer wall of its building,
hold high iubilee in its sanctum, and betrayed
Io.ire TO mt some earn inc OH the town. In the
bosom of the Editor JOY sat vlslbly ehthroheu'
while all associated with him, includlhS inc Oa''
evidently shared his proud and blisstul emotions
A large norton of the papers news columns was
devoted to a graphic account of the signal triumph
that had been achieved, and the editorial page max
ing Emo attempt to conceal the gratlncatlon WIN
which the establishment saturated, broke torth
into hallclujah. Ii a great occasion lor 1"e
Uorld-it had won its COW case.
Everybody knows the accepted way or winning
a COW case It is accomplished by what Is known
as the Continuing Smile process.
There was an old conan sali, " now
Shall soften tho heart Of this COW
will sit on a stile
And continue TO smile,
Which will soften the heart OF this cow
1t is made clear by The UorIds glowing narrative
of the successive steps by which it moved on to
victory that it won its COW case in the good old
way-with tae formidable weapon of II sweet smile
long drawn out. The Editor aid not. indeed pro-
coed to Brooklyn and smile the COW that had
crossed his path ont of court by of his ndivid
nal smiles lie was represented in the COW case by
counsel and the report Of the trial shows that the
counsel smiled a good deal and was the cause OF
smiling In others. Not content with printing
" Laughter" after many of Mr.. Conkllngs smiling
remarks, The World in order that there might be
no excuse for a wicked and adulterous generation
conjecturng that tho cow case was won by vim
cgar prints this affecting statements
During the three days OF the trial Mr.. Conkllng and
Mr. BrittOn INDUCED in occasional pedSantres PIT GHo
time iras there iuLfHd rOrd spoken Or me entente cor
dlic disturbed between the two dstiuSl ished lawyers
who for the time were opponents When tht tl rcIheu
was hopeless continue Il, he dismissed II with So0d
grace. and tho opposing lawyers exchanged Irlehd'y
salutatiOus.
But although it is correct, speaking broadly, to
assert that The u Ord won It's cow case with smile,
it Is interesting aud only fair to note that its cOun-
sci also usol one or two othcr minor weapons. He
convicted the COW in question Of being too mig
gardly in her use of wholesome air; he quoted
manual of hygiene at her; he brought home to her
the crime of doing injustice TO some OF her four
,tomachs by mean, of reckless diet; he cautioned
her against the imprudcnce of being tied up 80 as
TO 10 unable TO lie down for two weeks; lie sub
utted t. her some ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS concerning
the ethics of COW stables hc taught her good deal
about plcuro- pueumonia he impalcd veterinary
surgeon tor her benefit. Thus. and with smile,
or rather with a emile and thus, he World won ITS
cow case.
Shakespeare has reminded the world that
one may smile ANA smile and Dee - villain;
but the line might better never have been written
since II has "A tendency 10 cast discrcdIt on smiling
We're Shakespeare still in tie flesh be might be IN
dnccd 10 amend his observation 50 that It should
read
ono may smile and smiio