New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-17

allowed to shut of the view of the stage from Mr..
Richard Roe, who sits just behind it? Does not
Roe in paying for theatre ticket purchase the
right to see the stage? And II the bonnet Will
not respect that right why, on stating his griey-
ance at the box office, ought not Roe to get the
cost of his ticket returned to himH
Chicago minister, after remarling that the
professional detective is Synonymous with the
professional thief" added, say this against the
protest OF my wife. who assured me that my prop
erty, nay, my life, would not be safe" Well, his
property and his life are doubtless safe enough,
but his reputation for the commonest sort Of COM
mon sense is in imminent danger.
Mr.. Steve Brodie. whose career as bridge
jumper and long distance swimmer has done
so much TO reflect three-ply lustre upon this
town, evidently feels that unless he strives TO
reach yet higher summit Of fame he viii retro
grade He now announces his intention Of
swimming the English Channel during this spring,
having first made Jump into the Genesee River
near the Genesee Falls. OF course, such inspiring
Fats as these are conditioned upon Brodie's taking
his life, more or less valuable, in his own hands,
apd unfortunately people are always to be found
who will pay fifty cents to see q fellow-orature
granted that Steve will make the tour Of the Eng
fish Channel holding aloft star-Spangled Banner
with forty-two stars blazing upon it and whisthng
Yankee Doodle. But IL win not do TO dwell upon
this pleasant picture, seeing that he may be COM
pelled TO break his engagement with the Channel
by reason Of getting drowned in the Gsnesee
River. Some candidates for immortality do lead
such o precarious existencel
The jury system is getting some prctty hard
knocks Just now. The failure TO agree In the
Eames case in Brooklyn is one of them. There
are few more atrocious cases than this on record,
and yet the jury would not infct upon Eames
the penalty OF divorce; whereas. II law could
always be justice his punishment would be
much severer one.
In It's campaign against the Polish language the
Russian Government is employing ways and means
that recall the brutalites of the Dark Ages. At
wilma, where half the people know no other IAN
euage every one is absolutely forbidden, under
severe penalties TO utter word oil Ponsh IN puo-
lie or in private House servants, coachmen and
other work-people are offered prizes to inform
against their employers their employers friends,
and bribed to listen at keyholes for conversation
in the forbidden tongue. Women have Deen
dragged TO prison and men fined for praying aloud
In Polish OF the affairs Of churches IL you want
TO talE to Cod said the Cars officer, you must
do Il In Russianl" mother was overheard talK-
ing Polish baby-talk to her six-months-old child,
and was fined A boy was logged ana expelled
from school for writing his name In fonsh In
one OF his books. In this way the Car may sup
press the Polish language but he surely viii not
develop Polish loyalty to Russia
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Senator QUAY is reported by " The Philadelphia
Press TO be particularly fond OF good novel;
The next thing he knows some enterpriSng re-
porter will be ringing him up in the night
watches to INQUIRE his candid opinion Of " Robert
Elsmere."
This is q Republican year. as the sales of Tho
Tribune Almanac have successfully demonstrated.
The second edition is running out almost as rapidly
as the first one, although equally large and ex-
oeeding the same edition Of the previous years.
Almanac Every correction which has been
brought TO our attention has been made ;or the
later edition, and the number has been pronounced
by political and statistical experts to be without
Jaw or bhmish.
AS rule, doubtless, the dentist IS looked upon
rs necessary evil. But many OF us owe o
debt of gratitude to the members the profession
though we may be loath to acknowledge it. DR..
Holmes has written letter on tie subject which
was read the other night at the twentieth anniver
sary of the first graduation exercises OF the Har
yard Dental School, With the elicity Of express
sion so characteristic of him, ;he Autocrat sets
forth in glowing language he feelings that
should I'LL the breast Of the average man toward
his dentist Hear what the pnial Doctor says
have real interest in the Welfare OF a profession
to which so many OF US ought 20 feel grateful with
every word we speak and every mnrsel we swallow
Few persons have passed tho az or three years
and fen retaining their own sefrespect and proper
regard 10 appearances, whose mouths do not fash
with incsors which never kneg what IL Is 10 grow
from q socket or 10 cut their way through q gum.
BY the and ingenious devices Of the dentist
childhood Is protected from tn destructive processes
which threaten and tend 20 uIermine the structures
essential to health and beauy, youth Is rendered
douby charming, middle age comeiy and old ago
presentabe.
That is we'll said, and w all know it is true.
Time was when the dentist ranked with the
barber; In fact, the barbe performed the func-
ton Of pulling teeth, with was originally the
sole function Of the dentib But now the pro-
fession is well established and the dentist is
recognized as necessary Sd indispensable motor
In civilization.
That new company with has been formed for
the purpose OF utilizing he falls OF Niagara be-
loves TINT it can prcdue 100000 horsepower.
That Is good deal Of power II ii eli could be