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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
4 GOOD FIELD FOR REFORM.

In his excellent speech on taking the
Speakers chair Mr.. Cole. after remarking that
"the tendency of our sessions is TO grow longer
instead Of shorter" urged upon his fellow
Assemblymen tho importance of bringing the
present session to an end "as speedily as our
duties honestly and worthily done will permit"
This is a sound piece of advice. We wish
Mr.. Cole had added to it the suggestion which
TIE TRIBUNE has made in other years in the
interest of short sessions-that the weekly ad-
journments either be abandoned altogether or
sensibly abridged. Until that reform is insti-
tuted it is idle to expect to see the present
tendency checked.
As it is now. with regular weekly adjourn
ment from Friday noon until Monday evening,
only three afternoons out Of seven are avail
able for committee meetings. The result Is
that many Of the committees get behind In their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
81 MAD WORLD. MY MASTERS"

There seems to be at this time a more than
ordinary display Of perverted energy In many d.
rections. but in none is the tendency toward base
less speculation more strildngly shown than in
the spread of what is known sometimes as mental
healing and sometimes as christian Science
Why system which appears to have as remote
relation to Christianity to science should be so
designated is one Of those things which, to use
the words of Lord Dundrcary, mo fellow can
understand" How. too. theory SO opposed to
the commonest Of common sense should have made
such Roadway is another mystery. unless, indeed.
there IL natural fascination about things which
appear impossible on tho face Of them. Possibly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
ING to the oommittee-unless they had already
decided in his favor.

Although the English prcsshas tacirly agreed
to keep silence regarding President Clevelands
ayowed frcc-trade policy, the question will not
down. Especially is the interest in 1t dis
played in private conversation. Our London
correspondent tclegraphs that no Englishman
meets an American without asking about tho
chances of Congress passing frec-trade bill
and of Mr.. Clcvelands reelection. Numerous
other interesting topics are treated in to-day.s
cable dispatch. Prominent among them is
"The Tmes's" anniversary, a feature of which
was the congratulations Of the King of the
Belgians, conveyed to the conductor of "The
Tines by the Belgian Minister 1t is an
nounccd that no biography of Lord Bcacons-
field will be undertaken during the Queens
lifetime. Another notable item refers to an
elaborate review by "The Athcneum' of Mr.
Stedman's "Victorian Poets" which is highly
and deservedly praised
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
PERSONAL.

M.,or Pond has boon corresponding with n. Ride
Haggard In reference TO his coming to America -
lecture Tho author Of "she' has now csbed thae
his lowest terms vii; bo RI00 night, and Major POND
thinks that he viii have to postpone his visit until 10
sort OF King Solomon's Mno,' until he finds man
sger who would Like experience and is willing to pN.
for 1t.
Mr. wilkis Collins is suffering from partial nervous
prostitution.
Mr.. Walter N. Ioman, tho oldtIme actor, oncc ~.
socsasd with Barney williams, Is stiil living IN sas
Francisco, at the ago Of seventy eight years. He has
recently sold to Mr.. Adolph sutro valuable ocllco'
tion Of about SIX hundred dramatic books ana mans
scrpta
General W. N. Tar, who has boon living At Prov
denoe R. L. has retuI ned to hIs homo ct Charleston.
8. G., with health fully restored
Tho Hon Levi p. NJ. rton will soon return TO thy
country, but bis family may remain 1t Cannes "a
winter. "Mr. Morton does not appear any oidos
than whom no Left Pars In 1885," said ~ sai' aoiA
tho other day. ~By tho way, intend presenting
him ono Of tho bronze medailions commemorative o.
the inauguration Of Liberty, for he always showee
tho greatest interest in my work This medallion .
hne specimen Of tho engravers art. On ono $40 70
IN 81 ths othsr sr NV pors ana tho cosE
Iofarms VI France and the United sssfes-"
Mr.. Yates rves in bis @world' GondDn) hitherto
unpublished story Of Rogers, the poot. "MAny.' h
says. will ren,omtcr Henry +. Choriey' tho mu~''a
critic of Tho Athenaeum," man - rcpuisive In aH
poarsnos - insoIent In bearing. ~ maievoient -
speech a. Rogers himself These were his character
tstcs In later life; but whom young and obscure no
was anxious propiato the rsen and TO testify III
mental and moral ObseQuousness and desire for ncA
Ono DIV In crowded rDom he saw old Rogers hover
ing and there among tho company, and addresse
him. offering his own Cnss were y% lop rsnsd i0u re
old man, staring him full In the face; was trying
avoid you.' 4"
MIR. Labouchere wants Americans to understand
that in England tho Rev. DIR. Joseph Parker 10 -
garded . q professional religious Quack'
Archdsacon Farr objects to his sermons being ~
ported verbatim for tho papers.
Professor J. @. Lemmon, OF Oakland, Is making
thorough botanical exploration Of Southern California
and will extend his researches into tho peninsula 81
Lower California LILO member Of tho famow
Fourth Michigan Cavalry, and was . prisoner 81
Andorsonville for six months. He has never 70
covered fully from The effects of tho In famous q eat
nlent givei. him by the Robel jaiiers-
signor Verdi will preside at the opening Of thu
International Musical Exposition at Poogna, ON May
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08

the votaries Of the new science" arc attracted
by Its very paradox. but In any case tho peneI Is
clearly growing and already 1t Is to De noted that
various colleges. and other centres OF socalled
instruction for tho evolution OF Christian scientists
have been established and really seem TO DO doing
quite hand-ofice business.
When. too. the non-illuminated public laugh at
the idea and ask what cures have been effected by
It, the heaers are ready with long Lists OF alleged
successes, ranging all the way from case OF dys-
pepsia to q fractured fcmur. II Is true that tho
scientific rule Of requiring more demonstratve evi
dence in proportion to the inherent lmproDap"'s
of an allegation is not very strictly adhereo 10 ny
these enthusiasts. In fact as q rule they content
themselves with assertion. and whoever Is not SAL
ised with that they consider better than one OF
the ungodly Nevertheless 1t would DO mistake
to conclude that they do not sometimes effect
cures There is class of in which imsgi-
nation is largely or altogether responsible for SICK
ness and whatever the fancy can give 1t can take
away. The people also who have acquired the
habit of experimenting with patent medicines are
peculiarly susceptible to influences OF this lund.
and having usually little or nothing the mattcr
with them it is difficult to return them to health;
and IL they can be persuaded that they really are
we'll the majority of them will cease to sufter. 30
after all there il q wide field open Tor Christan
Science, and it will probably continue to exploit
this field for some time until some other and more
eccentric system Of healing has been invented
The most interesting fact about orazes OF tho
kind however, 10 the indication they anord OF
the extent Of available confusion OF thought.
Nothing oan be less clear than the ideas enter
tanned or at least expressed by the leaders OF the
movement. They do not agree with one another
in explaining their systems They talk vaguely
about the influence Of mind over matter. but they
cannot tell you what mind and matter are. OF
what are their boundaries. They appear to have
mixed up physical facts and metaphysical terms
to such an extent that the tsngle Is hopeless But
there is one thing the professors are quite clear
about they perceive in tho creduiity OF the many
o most promising source Of revenue. All they
pretend to do In any case IL to think about the
patient, but they charge much think. and all
things considered it seems about as easy way
Of gaining . living as could well BIO conceived
True 1t is that there are some people who could
not think even II they were paid for it. but then
It must be remembered that here 1t ID only necessa
~ to pretend to think. and therefore no candidate
need be excluded 1t Is q marvellous craze, to be
sure but there is one consolation. namely. that II
it were not the fashion Of the hour some equally
fatuous notion would exercise the simple faith OF
the credulous and confdinR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08

heirs could have got only $4,000 This sesms sbs
surd.. Tho amount Of damages in such case d
death may safely DO left to the jury. Tho Govs
ernor thinks $4,000 enough What necessity n
chere for placing that or my limitP I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08

upon the rich, for the poor would admit their
poverty IN anything rather than in the burial OF
their dead. There is this much, at least, TO
be said for cremation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08

The conviction and sentence OI MI. w illIti
Blunt have been confirmed, and he must now
undergo two months Imprisonment. Mr.
Blunt is the first Englishman TO fall a victim to
the Coercion Act, which, in his ardent sympa-
thy for Ireland, he violated by addressing
meeting at WOodford His sentence would
have more effect were it not for the fact that
he is known to be extremely cratic. This side
of his nature was shown during the Egyptian
campaipn by his fanatical advocacy of Arabs
cause.
Lawyers seemingly have good ground for
complaint at the new rule OF the judges that
legal documents must be written on paper
weighing fourteen pounds to the ream. This
practically renders it impossible to make more
than one copy at time on the Typewriter,
whereas the practice has been to make three
or more. 1t is undeniable that law papers
should be prepared in clear and legible form;
but are not the judges just little too par
ticular?
However opinions may differ as to the quail
Gcations of DIR. Talmage in other respects,
there is no denying that he has the capacity for
doing a great amount of work. To his numer-
Gus other duties he has just added the chap
iaincy of the 18th Regiment, which MIR. Beecher
filed for several years. lie may not present
40 imposing figure on horseback as the famous
Plymouth pastor. but he will put into his work
as chaplain the same energy that he devotes
TO whatever he may engage in. Dr. Talmage
celebrated his fifty-sixth birthday yesterday
but he shows no signs of age or failing powers
While the New-York Assembly Committee
that investigated the subject is, it is said, pre-
pairing to report that the telephone service In
this city is as good as can be expected, COM
plants loud and long are going up as to the
wretched service in Chicago Although there
has been no official inquiry, good many I'M
pleasant facts have been disclosed as to the
large earnings of the companies, the low sal
aries paid to employees. and the bad manage
ment generally. Indiana is the only State
that has undertaken TO regulate the telephone
business by law, and it has not been extremely
successful; but the companies appear TO be
doing their best to force the public to take tho
matter into its own hands.
Sneaker Carlisle refused to appear or to be
reprcseDted before the Elections Com
mittee on Friday, when MIR. Thoebe's con-
Test was being heard. Yesterday he woke up
In the fact that Il would be unwise. If nothing
more. TO seek to ignore the matter entirely.
n he wrote to the chairman. expressing his
willingness to answer the allegations and ask
ine for more time. OF course he got it. The
oomplaisant committee gave him whole week.
This was certainly liberal enough Mr. Car
lsls,s first intention. to pay no attention at oil
- tho contest might have proved emoarrass-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08

The secretary of the Provisional Committee OF
the Reform Club, which is now organizing upder
the auspices Of several young free-traders, and Is
designed to embrace all those ardent patriots who
long to have England dictate the development OF
American industry. is wasting his circulars, postal
cards and stamped envelopes In riotous manner.
We are daily receiving complaints OF the needless
strain to which he is subjectlng the good nature
of Jealous and outspoken Republican protection
ists and we are sure that he must be causing
great ANNOYANCE to his friend, the Postmaster,
who for some time past has had more mail matter
to handle than he has quite known what to do
with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08

One of the ludcrous pictures presented by the
politics of this city Is the annual caucus OF the
Democratic Aldermen at which they tremendously
proceed to portion of and allot the spOils of
their Office They appoint twenty clerks to do
work which could never by any possibility keep
six clerks busy This is one Of the many bare
faced robberies that are practsed upon tch tax
payers Of New York, and that they almost deserve
to be burdened with a punishment for their
docility in permitting such things to go on. The
Aldermen have the naming" of the heelers'
who draw pay as clerks" These heelers" are
not expected in most to perform any service.
and some Of them rarely so near the City Hall
except to get their plumber On Thursday the
Aldermen met to divide up this DOODLE There
ere twenty-three Democratic Aldermen. and this
seemed to be too large o number for the size Of
the pot SO 1t wisely proposed that the
president the vice president and the chairman Of
the Finance Committee, who enjoy other plums
by virtue Of their distinction, should forego any
claim upon this one. Accordingly they were
waived aside and there remained an
score of Aldermen between whom the kitty"
was to be divided They concluded that the
simplest plan Of mathematics was the best plan,
and after much thoughtful debate resolved that
ther" should be twenty benencaries, one for each
man. Thus the city's interests are cared for
Thus the wheels of the mt nioipal machine arc
oiled. Thus free institutions are justified.
One Of the inexplcable init stices of our laws
s properly criticised by the Governor In his mes
sage. rHs TRinrNE has commented on IL time and
again, but II still keeps it's place in the statute
book. We refer to the law which limits TO $4,000
he amount which may be recovered in the case Of
the death Of person by the negligence Of cor
,oration or Of another person. Why the amount
was ever placed at this figure is hard to under
stand. In case OF an accident mot re-
uting fatally the amount Of damages
recoverable IL unlimited. An instance occurred
not long ago in which verdict for nearly $4,000
Was rendered; IL the person had been killed his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08

The English Tories have made handsome gains
in the Winchester election, and are rejoicing fer
vently. The victory may lead to reversal OF the
democratic programme which had apparently been
adopted by the Government. Reform measures
like the proposed local government reorganization
are taken up by them only when the necessity for
action seems urgent The Winchester election
may come just in time to block the progressive
policy of the Ministers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08

Writing of the changes in the Civil Service
Commission of this State, The Rochester Union
remarks that " now they tMcesrs. Richmond and
JAY go and better men take their places" TINS
is too indefinite. viii The Union" please state
in what respect General Sckles is better than
Henry A. Richmond or Major Treadwell than
John JAY Better" loolxingp Or I" better phys
ically or intellectually morallyp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08

The thrifty conductors of one of the Chicago
street railways apparently don't know good
thing when they see it. That is, they don't
know how to use it in moderation. The company
introduced a system of coupon tickets twenty
two for 81, ON January 1. Immediately no cash
was turned in by the conductors, who by convert
ing money into coupons, were able to pocket ten
cents on each dollar But they overdld 1t, ana
their harvest is ended. The dodge was shrewd
one and might have been kept up for long time
if the conductors had been less greedy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08

In the retirement of Controller Loew the people
Of this city have lost the services OF an oficla
whose performance of his duties has always becn
marked by an ability. an integrity and ndehV
to their interests which entitle him to grateiui
remembrance 1t is difficult to induce such men TO
enter the municipal service, and they are invarIa-
bly thrust out of it soon as the bosses discover
hat their virtues are unassailable. The refusal
of the Democratic factions to renominate MI l0ew
WIS a tribute to his high character and to his
devotion to the Ieople. He declined to be Tie
.ool of grabbing contractors and political rings
whose greedy hands he successfully restrained.
Upon his desk he left lying scores of claims Tor
extra wclkn which lie steadfasty declined to APP
prove What becomes of them now will be
watched with curious interest. Mr.. Loew takes
with him into private life the cordial respect
and esteem Of a Dco lie who at least have sufficient
control over themselves TO honor a faithful official
even if they are denied the pleasure of re-eecting
him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-08

because the Pilgrim Fathers who first settled
New England were Anglo-Saxons; because
the Cavaliers who reared the proud common
wealth of Virginia were of the same cour-
ageous blood because the practical and
statesmanlike brains that originated the
New England town meeting, the cradles of
all the virtues of free government, and sus-
tanned tie Virginia House of Burgesses, the
fortress of freedom from which were
launched the earliest defances of King
George III, were fed by Anglo-Saxon blood
because Samuel Adams and George Washing
ton were Anglo-Saxon in every breath they
drew; because the soldiers who fought the
Revolution through and the pioneers who
first crossed The mountains to win the great
West for this nation were Anglo-Saxon,
almost to man; because as this nation has
grown great and prosperous, the three great
characteristics that will stand for it in all
time,-its liberty, It's law and its language
have come to it from an Anglo-Saxon source
and finally because were it not for that
stream OF ADglo-Saxon blood this great
asylum of freedom, in which the Teuton and
the Celt are now playing such brave parts,
would never have existed. All of these
things are remembered by a few in this
country who are SO unfortunate as to be
neither of Teutonic nor Celtic descent, and
these few like occasionally to use the term
"Anglo-Saxon' IN a sense not strictly accu-
rate perhaps. Should not Mr.. Patrick Ford
have little more forbearance? Isn't he ap-
plying coercion a little unjustly and in sort
Of high Tory spirit?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-08
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

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glance at the Table of Contents of the Christ
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t is an except onally strong issue. The spirit of
the Holidays pervades its clear and artistic paqes
Particular attention should be given to the from
tlspiece, The Vikings Daughter after one of F.
s. Church's pictures. The plot of the first story.
The Last Mass, turns upon the defeat of the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-08

Spanish Armada in 1888, and 1t gives Walter Be-
SAINT an excellent chance, which he has not neg
lected. Likely Story Is one Of Mr.. w. ID. How
ellS's best farces-wOrk that he always does with
nimble pen. II is re sular Comedy of Errors,
and abounds in amusing situations and bright
dialogue. The excellent poetry in the number Is
well supported by the Illustrations which go
with it, War has its tributes from Il. q. Sted-
man in Morgan, and In The Men of the Alamo,
by James Jeffres Roche. A charming fancy is
T. b. Aidrich's At Reading. while A Soul ORA
ma, by Anna ID. Ludlow, rises TO a high pitch OF
sentiment and feeling. Sosrus Dismal, by VIII
liam w. Archer, Is q negro dialect story. In the
article f. s. Church, by George William Sheldon
a tribute is paid to Mr.. Church as the artist who
has done most TO establish national art In this
country. A Christmas Mystery OF the Fifteenth
Century Is full description of the origin. limita-
tons. and environment of the llturgical plays OF
the Middle Ages. The life Of an artist on a sum
mer tour in Brittany is delightfully."- sketched with
pen and pencil by George II. Boughton, under the
title of Fragile. The Front Yard. by Miss Con
stance Kenmore WoolsOn, is story of New
Highlander who married aHwretched Italian. A
Midnight Ramble describes what w. Ha rilton
Gibson saw among the flowers during ramble ON
a summers night
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-08
Anglo-saxons,

MI fatrlck Ford, editor of the New York
Irish World, criticises Senator Ingall.,s use
OF the word Anglo Saxon, to describe the
inhabitants OF America who are not negroes.
says MT. FORD; ALLOW this use of the word
'Anglo-Saxon' to go unchalIenged and after
while the real character Of the population
OF the United States viii be lest sight Of
we as people are not of English descent
The little rivulet Of English blood that the
Anglo msniacs are so proud Of is insignia
cant compared with the mighty torrent of
Ieutonlc and Celtic blood that flows In the
veins OF the nation. In view Of this fact It
is about time that this Salk about Anglo
saxon should cease" It may be very pre-
sumptuous OF us. and perhaps we owe Mr..
Patrick Ford and those for whom he speaks
an apology; but nevertheless there are some
OF us who like TO use the word "Anglo-
Saxon" to describe the white race populat-
ing this United States. We like to do 1t