New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-29
cial troubles abroad and political uncertainties
at home have disturbed the confidence of investors

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1t is strange that all the gunpowdcr and IRE
works of the Fourth of July cause scarcely more
fires than the mid-winier Christmas trees The
! trees are kept in tho house for days and some
times weeks and the candles are rclighted after the
branches have become thoroughly dried and in
fammablc. After the children have enjoyed the
fast pleasure of seeing the brilliantly lighted
| branches and received the gifts they bear the
| Christmas tree may we'll find a resting place IN
the ircboX int,ead of remaining menace to the
lives of the members of the household.
John Bunion was brought into court on Satur-
day on a charge of habitual intoXication. In a
word that Bunion was too well corned
That strange Mayor Of Long Island City Is
| again in trouble and has been arrested on new
| indictments. lie is much occupied IN DEFEND
| ing himself in various civil and criminal proceed
| ings and incdently serving term OF lmpris0n-
mcnt, that he can have It'll" time TO attend to
his public duties Would i, not be well for the
! citizens TO relieve him quickly possible OF
any responsibility for the clty's affairs, so that
he can have full leisure 10 spend his days in
| courts and prisons? Really, Governor Hills
friend is apparently becoming worse instead OF
| better
How happy could be with either. were
| t'other dear charmcr away seems to he an
accurate expression of Governor Hills feelings
rs he balances the Senatorship against third
| term.
If any Of orr readers are really anxious 10
| know what kinds of weather ahead Of item
they can hardly do better than to possess them
! selves of The information contained i'll the follow
ing ancient rhyme:
II Christmas Day on Thursday be
4 windy winter YOU shah ,'e
Windy weather in each week.
Nnd hard tempest, strong ana thlCk.
The summer shall be good and dry,
Corn and beast, shall multiply.
That year is good lands for 10 till.
| II is demonstrated by this that on the whole
Thursday is as good n day as any in the seven for
| Christmas 90 fall on. True, it is to he followed
by Indictment days--Such last Friday, for cX
amDlc-so long as winter lasts; but then. there
is sure To he good deal OF wintry weather IN
winner, even when Christmas doesn't cone on
| Thursday On the other hand, Christmas Thurs
day commits The summer ~ being good and dry
and fruitful, just the kind OF a summer which
the Farmers Alliance and the rest of Ms heartily
approve. Relying on these assurances we can en-
Ter the week which is TO usher in a brand new
year panoplicd with cheerful courage.
Critics of the Grand Jury system must not
overlook the fact that Mayor Pat" Gleason has
been indicted three times within as many months
The interesting millionaire las turned up again
we mean the one who zloomily shakes his head
and remarks. with long-drawn sigh, that he
doesn't begin to he happy he used to be
when he walked five miles every morning over a
- and La Il doll
IL day Why doesn't it occur 70 one of these
melancholy millionaires that if he should advertise
he would doubtless find some one ready 10 rAievc
him OF his possessions. thus enabling him to re-
turn to the simple frugal lite Of earlier days?
\ Wisconsin man who waCcred that no could
saw three cords Of wood ten hours. and would
have succeeded If he had not exploded a buried
cartridge. is receiving considerable attention.
There is nothing remarkable about this. He
merely struck responsive cord
\ year ago now the doctor, were not fully a-recd
rs 10 whether ia grippe, which had Frustrated
thousands Of victims abroad. had really arrived
in this country or not. That strange malay was,
in fact. causing almost great stir III the
medical world rs the Koch lymph is producing
these days \ little later last winter there was
no LONGER room for doubt rs 20 the presence OF
tlr rrlp here as muititudcN Of lis victims can
testify The predictions made a few week, ago
that il would come again this season and with
renewed violence have NOT been fulfilled thus far.
and fortunately there are no signs that they
Will be"
Tie article in The Tribune yesterday on the
protection of iron and steel ships from loulng ami
corro,ion J., one Of Sucn vital importance that II
i, being widely discussed in Navy circles. Rear
Admiral Luce iu Il recent article on IRE NttdN
of Nual Warfare as "a Science. discussing TIE
Qualities essential - the successful War-shlp re-
marked that the French ships Of war were years
AGO slcath,d with metal; the natural result
was a constant -nIu OF advantage IN their seI-
fights over war vessels not shcathed- Chlct
Naval Constructor r. D. Wilson, of the Navy. IN
a report on the subject SAYS that the bureau
ard the department are power.css To remedy the
c,-I under The LEGISLATION which authorizes tn
huildine of the new vessels He also says " HE
only remedy which has in any degree proven
c0ccual for the preservation of the hulls of steel
vessels from corrosion and fou.ins is the sheath
inc of them with wood and coppcrin-. 1t viii
indeed hc humilating few years hence TO find
that the steel vessels now building, upon when
80 many millions will be spent. and from which
80 much is expected, are practically useless after
, few months duty aloat on account of the toil-
inc of their bottoms and the consequent rapid
deterioration in speed
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PERSONAL.