New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-13

the field, and in the struggle which followed a
not seemed imminent. 1t Is absolutely neces-
| sary i'm handling great crowds that sufficient
number Of policemen should be present to stop
stampedcs and panics. 1t would be pity II the
! great game Thanksgiving Day were to be
spoiled through a crowd rushing upon the field
and intcrf ering with the players Let the police
make ample preparations for the game OF games,
the annual struggle on Thanksgiving Day be-
! tween Yale and Princeton.
| The Landslide last Tuesday was immense If
Mr. Cleveland's Hawaiian policy had been an
nounced before the voters went to the polls the
! Democracy would have been buried still deeper.
The present Administration may have the cour-
age Of its convictions, but 1t iJ wise and far
seeing enough to choose the safest time for
| precipltating them on the country
The Rev. DR.. ]. o. Peck Of the Methodist
| Church, is entitled to a reward of merit Of the
most significant description He is one of the
official secretaries Of the Methodist Board Of
Missions, and it had been arranged that he
should make tour of inspection among the
foreign missions under the charge OF the Board.
In the language Of the world this is a soft
snap since it affords one the opportunity for
extensive foreign travel at some one eses ex-
pense. At the Missionary Conference in Min
neapos Saturday. however, the Rev. DR..
Peck rose to a question of privilege and an
nounced that on account Of the hard times and
the depleted treasury Of the Conference he had
decided not to make the trip, considering 1t
neither wise, prudent right that he should
incur such expense at such time. 1t is not
surprising that the bishops and others present
expressed great satisfaction at this decision. Dr.
Peck has exhibited the spirit of true self-abne
cation in degree as rare as it is commendable
How the people all over the country will re-
joice in the proposition of the Democratic Ways
and Means Committee to impose a tax on in
comes. Such tax was felt TO be almost in
tolerable during the war, when, however there
was some necessity for it. Even then IL was
most difficult tax to collect An income tax is
indeed calculated to increase the sin Of prevari-
cation--to use mild term--to an incredible
tent. The Dark Lantern of Mr. Wilson and his
collea CUES seems bound to become more I'M
popular than ever.
There is reason to apprehend that unless
some cataclysm occurs To arrest the progress
of civilization, our descendants will be tooth
less as Europtolemus, King of Cyprus. described
by the historian Pliny as reduced to mastcate
his food with n structure Of solid bone, in lieu
Of teeth. This. at any rate, Is the inference to
be deduced from the statistics recently published
by order of the British Parliament demonstrate
ing the alarmingly small number Of cases Of
In any way sound deHtition among the Eng
lish people. OF 1000 children attending the Lon
don public schools, there were only 707 who had
sound teeth while during a period Of three
months SOC recruits were rejected by the medi-
cal department of the army for purely dental
reasons. or course. part Of this state Of affairs
Is due to neglect Of the digestion, and Of the
teeth themselves. a fact demonstrated by the
statement that Of all the girls who entered
domestic service from the London public schools
last year, fve-sixths had never heard Of
such a thing a toothbrush--an assertion that
has led the educational authorities to
institute in many Of the metropolitan
schools what is now known tooth
brush drill" Decay Of teeth has always
attended the advance of civilization. and each
barbaric invasion has been followed by a re-
covery of sound teeth in the Old World. Under
the circumstances. it might be worth while to
consider whether the repeal of the Gcary law
and the opening up of the United States to a
pacific invasion the part of the Chinese.
might not go far to improve the American jaw,
which, according to medical experts. is in an
UNNECESSARILY worse condition than that of the
Engsh--a fact probably due to superior
civilization.
The bosses and the rings were smashed all
around. The redemption Of Buffalo is equally
gratifying with the redemption Of Brooklyn.
Mclaughlin and Sheehan ought to organize
mutual wake without delay.
The finding Of one of the Naronlc's boats at
sea during the past summer s an interesting
circumstance. 1t was found on July o. about
$50 miles southwest of the Azores. by the cap
tain of a Norwegian ship. This is the first
relic of the Inflated Naronic which has come to
light, but it gives little help toward clearing up
the mystery surrounding her. There
nothing in the boat though it was evident from
It's appearance that its lashngs had been cut
in great haste. and the patent unlocking APP
paratus had not been employed. The in
ference from this is that the calamity which
came upon the Naronc was something very
sudden. and that no preparations had been made
to meet IT, We have before referred to the
belief Of some seafarng people that In the
storm which she encountered the steamship
may have rolled completely over. carrying all
on board down with her in the brief space
which this occupied it Is possible that some
OF the men may have cut away boat hoping
thereby to escape; but the chances seem to
be that no one got away In 1t. That only this
boat has been found in the months which have
elapsed since the vessel me. her fate proves
that the disaster which overwhelmed her was UNI
looked for. but its true character will doubt
less never be ascertained.
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The Fair was undenably good thing for
the railroads 1t Ia estimated that they carried
between New-York and Chicago not less than
1877 900 passengers AID the total receipts are
put down by experts as probably close to ST.
$40 900. We are glad that the railroads made a
lot Of money. but sorry their resources were Sc