New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-04
Fills her blue urn with nre;
One mora Ia In the III ghty heavens
Aud one Ia our deslrA.

Ienderly the hsughty day
Fills her blue urn with ire;
One mora Ia In the III ighty heavens
Aud one IN our desire
The sporting fraternity OF tho East felt the same
way in their provision OF the present Fourth as
they hoped to celebrate it on the Fifth. One morn
was IN the mighty heavens; and in their de-
sire-in their desire To sullivan and Mitchell
punmel each other And incidentally the ports
doubtless derived pleasure from anticipating that
while the naughty day was engaged in filling his
blue urn with fire, the agile aud accomplished bar
keepers at the Polo Ground would be filing their
flowing bowls with whiskey. But, alas, 1t Is a
world of disappointment. The Fourth of July is
here the Fifth is likely TO arrive time to-mor-
row, but tic Sullivan Mitchell fight is off 1t will
not take many such crushing blows to make these
heroes and their admirers believe that our fore
fat hers threw off the yoke no purpose.
II is when the Democratic vuture Is swO)plng
down for spoils that her wings no longer can
tankerous but always tap toge her."
It's always well TO have historical points thor
oughly settled, and the United States Commissioner
OF Agriculture at Washington. Mr. Norman j. Col
nan, the other day undertook task of this kind.
and one which men of less courage have shruuk
from tacklng. lie informed the American Associ-
atom oil NurseIymcn, Florists etc. a; their an
nual meeting thar he knew all about the forbid
den fruit ID the Garden OF Eden. He did not think
much of the forbidden fruit. and the inference rom
his remarks must be that Eve on d certain moment
Gus occasion exhibited very poor taste and feeDle
Judgment For SAID he: | he trees of Eden bore
no such fruits do ours. 1t WAS wild garden. Its
products would be no temptation To our eyes to-
day. The apple. if indeed 1t was IN apple, which
was plucked by I've
Whose mortal taste
Brought death into tue world and all our woe
was not even a respectable crab apple as we now
estimate fruits The crab was in fact great adj
vance upon the apple of Eden" Then Mr.. Colman
fell ou Of the Gardens of the liesperides the fruit
of Canaan. the grapes oi LscnO. His statements
were very interesting, and 80 new, you know
Only one little doubt interfcres with tho enjoy
ment OF so profound an erudiion That little
doubt suggests the question. Where did Mr.. Col
man derive his precise and specific information
Eden and the rest of the places named by him 7
And it, AS but too certain. there no source
of knowledge on the subject open to him or any
body else the further question arises. Why did he
talk such arraut nonsense with SO absuTdly dog
matte an airi
Mr.. Garland can stand all that his enemies say
against MIN. - Brooklyn Eagle.
II really does look so. The Attorney Genera
seems whOny impervIous to every sentiment o
honor, honesty aud decency.
Then Heaven tries the earth If it be in tune
and over it softly hor warm ear lays
says Lowell of the month of roses: but
during the juno which ended WEDNESDAY
Heaven made its test sparingly east Of th'
Alleghanies. Ia tho Mlssissippi basin. tho North