New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-21

II cannot now be affirmed Of Egypt. according
to the discoursngs Of Sir Thomas Browne that
she Is become tn, land Of oblvousness ana
doteth. Rays Of clear historic light stream out
from her h.eroglyphs embroidering tomb ana
cerement pillar and pedestal and pyramid. NO
longer need we say OF her that Time sadly over
"cometh all things and Is now dominant, and
"sitteth upon a sphynx and looketh unto Mem
"phis and old Thebes. while his sister, OBLIVION
"reclneth scmi-somnous on pyramid gloriously
"triumphng making puzzles Of Titanic evictions
land turning old glories into dreams Her les
son and rede now quite intelhgible ana ars
constantly illuminated by new discoveries. one
OF the most recent being that OF Professor FIN
ders Petrie. who has found near TheDes the re-
mains OF a new race Of people. 10 whom ne
ascrIbes a conjecturaI date Of 1900 years before
Christ Although In our chronological notation
that seems a long period 1t is nothing extraor-
binary for Egypt. whose centuries. vacant OF the
decaying power which they possess elsewhere.
fall upon her like the grains Of sand which the
sirocco Sits upon her deserts. We may as we'll
accept the learned professors declaration as TO
dispute H. and recognize the Importance Of his
discovery. even though rs explicit testimonies
have to be tied together with threads Of con-
lecture. Guesswork Is one OF the expedients OF
archaeological investigation. and In dealing with
the relics Of people living long ago. a good
deal OF II In required at times. In the case OF
the deslccated mummies OF the Thebad, which
Professor Petrie has unearthed with their funer-
al garniture and emblems and arms and impe-
ments and amulets more than the usual amount
will be called for but there Is no reason to sup
pose that It will be wanting.
stambuloY is dead, and a new candidate for
the Bulgarian throne Is announced II seems to
be settled that Ferdinand must go. The country
will be well rid OF him.
There II a rumor that the British Conserva-
tives. II they find they have a fair majority OF
their own in Parliament. will dissolve the new
Unionist party and run things to suit Themselves.
leaving the Liberal Unionists out In the cold. We
don't believe they will. But II they do. We be-
lieve that at the next election they'll get beaten
worse than the Radicals are at this one.
II Sovereign wa ts free silver instead OF vast
ing time on National bank notes let him buy up
the gold Then We shall use silver perforce. and
everybody will be happy.
for a month this summer. Cleveland and Harri-
son will have a capital opportunity OF becom-
ing acquainted with each other and measur-
ing their respective capacities in the mat
ter OF trout fishing at least. As an angler
tho President Is In high training fresh from
the exploits OF Hog Island or Buzzards Bay,
while there IN no evidence that the ex-
President has had any recent experience OF the
sort whatever. II ~ doubtful II he has even
landed much as minnow since his school-
days. whereas the catches OF his competitor
would load down n Shinnecock pirogue or
Morris and Essex canal-boat Under these cir
cums,ances Il would not be surprising II he made
the better average score. but there Is no telling
The race IL not always to the swift. nor the bat
tie to the strong and OF the Adirondack trout
nothing certain can be predicted except that they
commonly do not bite when they are expected to
and that their size and weight invariably expand
in the record 1t Is not likely that the distin-
guished statesmen will hold much discourse on
matters OF political policy. but there is no end OF
fish stories for them to tell. and they VIII no
doubt take advantage OF the opportunity. 1t is
sweet and commendable for political adversaries
to dwell together in unity as occasion serves. and
II Cleveland will only refrain from exploiting too
nagrantly his admitted superiority as fisher
man they will no doubt get on together famously.
We are not likely to see any lighter weather at
Sandy Hook In September than We had there
yesterday.
The late Police Justice Massey, OF Brooklyn.
was succeeded on the bench by Justice Tighe.
And yet there are some people who don't believe
this Is a degenerate age!
Those two runaway girls who were found at
Glen Island. incorporating AS boys are said to
have called their bicycles bikes" After punish
ing them for the escapade in general. their father
ought to give them an extra spanking for using
so wretched a travesty upon a word.
College Point forbade Its schoolma'ams to ride
bicycles. Toronto says they may not only ride
bicycles but wear 'boomers' II they please.
Verify, the Canucks are strictly up to date.