New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13


What next' Hero, doctor ha, discovered that
people who want to lead secluded lives are merely
victim, of nervous disease TIM, he Labels " cos
,,,nhoh,a." 4 poor fellow who has 1t badly he
d..,rib., a. troubled with " IrrtdbIhty"i that
mart of IN, p.yr.nral mechanism concerned III tho
l,,,,tlol of llt,.. lcrfu ..iuotiouM irls.' That's
eIi II j., we'll for q good many saints that they
pofl INTO the world and out Of it before TINS no.
touudlnr discovery wa, made. Otherwise tHSy
,yould merely be regarded with cont"inpiUon' pi'y
us co,mophoblst..
The labor question is chiefly a question oi IN
du.tr,. not OF law. 40 Law can maNr drone
worth his salt
We rrgrc, TO learn that Phladelphih'- eve cham
rlon 10 whose extraordinary genius We have
called attention. has tailed 10 inni tnc ailutht
,to,,i-. of h;s bu,!uc.s card. He informed the
pubhc that he could pat ont tine electric uSHt DIV
upiy looking at It. The card attracted the alton
tlon of a reporter of me PHi'Fd'PH" N"r'' VINO
,,1dr haste to seek him ont and subject his powers
ina practical test In IN" presence oi the reporter
tb. CHAMPION cudcayorcd to qu"uch tn" bright
beam, of an electric hght-thn Brush patent. lie
Stared AT H. he glarcd at It, but AL 1" II" purpose
The sht declined to grow dim, to'1y nothing aO'ut
bcIug put ont Tine result OF the t''trVidcntiy dld
NOT destroy the confidence OF the CHAMPION Tor
IN, .,,b,roucntly remarked to the reporter: Any
how. | can put out all the lamps ON OA'Sl-
mt 81. any night by looking at tn m There Is
.o,n.thin. ou,te engaging IN this triumph of faith
over experiences, but 1t VIII STRIKE conservative
rconIc that the champion wodld do vol to turn
Inns ,tt,utrou 10 some other branch of industry. II
links a. If hIs attempt to earn a living by the
,y,,t of In, eyes vas not destined to prove con-
spicuous success.
Tho Massachusetts Reform Club gave a reception
and dinner to Dorman g. Eaton yesterday. We
wonder if Mr. Eaton wus not there under what
might bc called false prccnccs The dinner was
rendered him when the club was under the I'M
nrcs,ion that he had resigned and really meant ms
r.,tenation OF course. however. when he was
rr-appointcd tine club could moi very we'll rctract
fl. invitation That would not have looked nicely.
however seriously the club may nave been di5ap-
pointed.
An impression woull seem to be- gaining ground
that the new postal card Is not thing OF beauty To
any appreciate extent. Tho lace Which beams
r,om fine rlght-hand upper corner OF tho side which
YOU mustn't write anything on save tho address -
amystcry. The trouble is to determine who it was
sat for It. The CHcy1 Tribune guesscs Iom Saycr,,
rcscryIng the right to change to Captain Kidd on
the final ballot On the other hand, Rock Island
cGnuois,cur INDUCES in the broad conjecture that
d" the vienette is a likeness of Jell Davis or some
other fellow provided the card Itself does not turn
ont to hc "a counterfeit. Perhaps Mr.. Villas Will be
good enough TO issue supplement- to his annual
report explaining the mystery. l. it turns ont that
the picture reflects the features Of Mr. Kelley, late
of the foreign service. it will he genera y agreed
thai he deserved to have his finer ieuling' soothcd
with tins fine attention from the Administration
But, O, won't the lottcrcarrlcrs OF Austria be mAA
All reasonable people will indorsc tho Presidents
recommendation that the salaries of tine CiVil
Service Commissioners he increased. They should
nave enough to be abo to stand little ginger ale
occasionally. and in moderate quantities, at thciI
own cost.
! Mr. G.. Hermann Boppe, president of the Nortl
| American Union OF Radicals. whose headquarters
are at Milwaukee,, sends rs a memorial which tha
organization has prepared for submission to Con
grcss. The North American Union Radicals arc IL