New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-05
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An immense number OF novels either born
dead or cease to move within few weeks OF their
being launched into an unapprecative world
The device adopted by London publishing house
OF advertising one of it's books by means
of sandwich men dressed as funeral mutes with long
Grape weepersn round their hats must therefore
be regarded as peculiarly appropriate although
painful to bereaved authors.
Men of the present day who attend the opera
and theatre and are debarred the pleasure Of see
ing the actors and the stage by the high-hat nui-
sance, may take comfort from the fact that their
grandfathers and great grandfathers suffered
similar nfction. In The European Magazine"
published in London, for December, 1888, is the
following 1t is the fashion in Paris for the
ladies to wear straw hats of monstrous size,
made in limitations Of the areostatic globes; on
which account they are called les chapeaux au
ballon' 1t is to be hoped that the whimsical
mode will not be introduced among the people of
England. as it would prove still more incon-
venient at the play houses than the late high
headsn And again we read: Woe TO the fire.
ouenters Of the play houses II the new french
balloon hats are ever brought into fashion here IN
their present FORM But they were.
In one Of orr minor local courts an umbrella
was recently declared judicially to be property
The decision marked distinct step forward IN
civilization since up TO that time any umbrella
had been universally regarded as belonging TO the
man by whom it was seized literally and pos
sessed for the time being hardly less revolu-
tionary doctrine has just been proclaimed IN
Madison, Wis, where the hazing of freshman
has been set down as a criminal offence, the
perpetrator Of the outrage being fined $40 and
costs or in default of payment sentenced to sixty
days in Jail. Hazing as an adjunct of higher
education will now fall into dsrepute.
II is now given out that Governor Hill intends
to open law office in this city at the close Of his
present term at Albany law office? Consid- |
ering his skill in pipe-laying perhaps he will |
prefer to take the presidency Of Subway COM !
pany.
According to Secretary Mobiles report, there |
are about 900 Indians in the United States. |
and they occupy or have control of about
III $3.50, LOG acres of land. That means on an
average 466 acres-a pretty good-sized farm-for
every man, woman and child in the Indian tribes.
Mr.. Villas once called the Indians 4" troglodytes
of barbarlsm" Under our system these troy
lodytes" seem to be better off than good many
white men who have votes and who work hard
for living. We can hardly expect the Indians
to banker after civilization when being uncvi-
lied is so greatly to their material advantage.
It is understood that the date of the formal re-
appearance of Carter Harrison in Northwestern
politics has been indefinitely postponed. lie
placed himself in the hands Of his friends the
other day with the design of leaving those
useful members a blooming Chicago official
Those hands are now empty; but where, where
is Carter? Perhaps he has started on another tour
around the world. At all events he didn't get the
office.
Speaking of the Boston fire on Friday the
Chief Engineer of tie Brooklyn Fire Department
said:
IL IS not full paid department however, like ours
and IN that lies It's weakness Some of the men en-
they not required to devote their full time to tho
service. They receive about 800 or 1925 year and
when called out TO q fire must respond the best
way they can leaving their shops trucks or what
ever they WORKING at They are a. liberty to seek
employment outside Of the department. 1t Is sys-
tenn similar in some respects 70 our old volunteer de-
parment.
II this is the case, it would that some
of the praise which has been bestowed upon the
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have to be taken back In New.Yorl< or Brooklyn
we would pever think of having any Fire Depart
ment except one composed of men who give their
whole time to the work. who are constantly
on duty, and who as soon as one fire is over are
ready on the instant to make all speed to the
scene of another III an alarm is sent in.
semi volunteer Fire Department is an anachron-
ism in great city, and dangerous one, too.
II is whispered that some of the Democratic
State offcials-elect do not agree with Governor
Hill in regard to the disposition of the patronage
of their respective departments. The Governor
would like to have them give the leading clerk
ships to men of his own selection-so the story
goes. Well, is there anything unreasonable about
that? He allowed TO the Syracuse con-
vention, why shouldn't he also be allowed TO have
n good whacll at the patronage falling to the
men whom he placed in nomination.?