New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-21

succes, At the fair IL he had not been good deal
Of q practical horny handed farmer himseH'
Co rtob want. ten acres Of the Worlds Fair
Crounds whereon TO display its exhibit. Inc re-
o,os, strikcs us as reasonable One would think
that she would need as much room as that JUST
for her polygamy entries.
Another cherished idol is depollshed oy the
rude hand Of Science: and incidentally ny the
same act discredit Is thrown upon the researches
of 60 great scholar as Charles Darwin. That
illustrods naturalist held it will De renemocred'
IN common with Sir Dalton Hooker and others.
that there really were sLch things as carhVor-
ous plants as the Neperthes, the Drosera and the
pin,uicuIa. But the importance Of micro-organ-
isms was not 4ien taken into full account, and
later Investigations have tended strongly TO dis
prove the carnivorous theory altogether Several
years ago Nix. Edward Morren made painstaklng
examinations of some OF these plants. including
the Drosera and Pinguicula, and apparently cstap-
lished beyond doubt that they were not flcSh-
eaters A similar work has now been completed
by NJ Raphael Dubois of the French Academy OF
Sciences, concerning the Nepcnthcs and the same
result has been attained. The ur,s OF the Nepcn-
thes contain, on being opened, clear, slightly
acid fluid which presently pItrrhcs. ana is somc-
times found to contain the remains OF lhsects
NJ Dubois has found, however, that II ths hui"
ne withdrawn through sfcrilized tune from tie
vet unopened urn, and he kept 1roin CONTACT
with the air, it remains quite iinpid and shows
no trace whatever Df pcptones. me oc"ics oi
insects found In the open urns. moreover are III
a state Of putrcfartion, and nor oi "Iges'ioh'
and the exposed fluids contain countless micro
organisms The Inference to ne drawn IS evil
dent. The fluid of the Ncpenthes has no higes'iVe
property, and cannot and does nor digest the
cntrapped insects, and the plants are therefore
not carnivOrOus.
A mind reader has been opening safe lock In
Chicago hotel without knowing the continuation
We CONGRATULATE him upon the feat but Will ne
nleasc tell US in confidence where the travelling
public can safely place it's superfirois cash?
The other dav Americans enjoyed the privilege
Of gazing on Nine Patti with a head Of h,ir OF
brand new dive Next year Mile. Derrhardt Is I"
distinguish herself By smilor transformation
II is curious that while juliet, for whose sake the
great kongstrcss dyed her hair yellow IS presumed
10 have hecn the pohsessor OF raven locks, leo
patra on whose account the great actress turns
ler streaming trcsscs to the gypsys hue is known
to have inclined toward orange-tawny
Now that tho Worlds Fair has got sit" and
n director general, it ceases 10 he sn'Jcr' "i
anxiety. One or two other little matters nave
got 10 he accomplished before It ran o"hf"e''N
bc called hnlcyon and vociirrons success, put IL
is safe (" assume that CHICAGO VIII properly
attend 10 them. In th" circumstances even az 'h'
risk Of being regarded premature, w" hasten I"
pronounce the exposition tho consummate flower OF
Ir,at expectations. IloOray.
Rec stings ARE good for rheumatism. So Insect
Life" reports II adds that persons suffering from
acute rheumatism require larger hummer "t nv
,tings in order to ~ rauch benefited Rheumati's
who do not h@lcvc that tho remedy is worse than
the disease will proceed TO 20 out III the country
and kick over hcr-hlvcs.
n Mr. Baiours purpose Is 10 prevent eh'
appeal, Ia Amcricans IN behalf ~ Ireland whlcN
Mc,srs Dillon and O'lirIen were preparing 10 make
he has made a worIl mistake. Already NV"
other well-known members Of thr Nationalist
uarty have arranged to sill in their places. aid
ITO ward, of Mr. 'Connor and Mr.. Kelly. whcr
ever they sueak Will have an added fore" and
cu,pLass from the circumstances when cannot
fail Ia occupy an upIcrn"st place III the minds
,f all their hearers The Irish cause VIII not
lc SIT back. but apprrciahly advanced. nv we
appii, alton II the policy which found tNpfessio"
IN t!rSr arrests
TIE things we've sighed for shall he ours
ltie farther Oh. ~ sings one oil oar c"'I'"'
poets Now. lsp2 is only ule further on. ana
our Governor has been slShins for the Presidency
for many wears Bat. il this poet Will allow us.
ne isn't going To get II .al the same.
Tho enemies Of the golden rod are puttlnG forth
de,ocr,tr effort, 70 drprrriatr the flower which has
Lately found such high favor in the eyes OF the
unpurcha,cd ech"orhillrcn Of the Empire state
Indeed. II is not too much 10 say that there Is
conspiracy to bear tie godrn-rod u.a. %r,. III"
lrc,t manifestation comes from Maine, It hring
charged tina, the rolcn-rod is responsible Tor
manN cases If Influenza with the further sp'cif-
cation thar III is said that the flowers give of
an lmprrcrptible powdcr-lkr substance. when IS
taken into the lungs, causing an irritation. The
evidence IN tho ease. however. is Tar from CON
yinrins The golden cannot br dcthr"nrd hy
vague talk about IAN imNrc"pfihlr p""drr-hNe
substance, and the supposed possibility OF 1t,
r"nnrr'i"n with int rnAa. The goldcn-rod i,
here and II has CONE 10 stay.
To restore castle Garden la Ms original appear
ancc and roniItiun Is a fantastic and chl ncri'hl
idea which appears I" have had MS origin IL
the more or les, fertile brain of Park President
talup The propcrt OF making the Garden "
part Of Battery Park, however. and Of giving
concert, for Inc people there, u good orc ana
deserves rncouragrmrnt
Mr.. McN,uaru. president Of the Albany street
railway read an interesting paper before the
STREET Railway Association OF thu state at lis
LAT" meeting. The paper would have proved more
SAL isfurlory Tie General public # II had stated
IN round, frank numhrrs how many passengers IN
the opinion "i Jn experienced street railway pies
dent n street railway ear ought To he allowed I"
carry-whcthcr twirr MS many. or three tLmeS a.