New-York tribune., 1896-01-15

The London author who used the official society
naper to write his peace address upon must have
hoard In this country about Mr. Edward Lauter-
hach's Unauthorized use of Republican County
Committee paper for his warfare upon prominent
Republicans Like Mr. Lauterbach, he has had
to make apology.
1t Is announced that peter Farley VIII write
no more books for children but this Is by no
means certain for somebody else may follow III
the footsteps Of Mr. William Tegg. who has ;Ist
died r London in his eightieth year, and Vbcse
denarture is heralded as ending Peter Parley.
The 'only original peter Parley' was Sahluei
G. Goodrich who was born in Connecticut IN 1888
and died in New-Yor in 1860. He edited = maya
zine and was United States Consul at 'aris' De-
sides publishing over 200 volumes. about l'o OF
them under the name of Peter Pd:iej. All SUD
se1uent Peter Parleys"-and ther" are nan d
Il zen OF thcm-are frauds. IN mlSh' very wen
pass in England, but that Goodrich an)uiu D ~
far rorootten in the land Of his birth "a to lave
orotbar thought the rightful holder Of his name
is sad.
Senator Blackburn has secured rehoHha-
ton. but that is all he is likely to get Double
dealing will prove no more profitable 1or hi""
than it did for p. Wat Hardin.
carotor Norgan Of Alabama bubbled with
language continuously for two hours IN 'ne
sopota ON Monday. II Is not unlikely that
when the angel with one foot on the sea anu
the other on dry land starts in to proclaim that
Time shall be no more. he will find Morgan
somewhere on the shore discussing finance and
refusing to be interrupted In that case the
angel will have to sit down and fold up his
ip1o
interminably.
Pulapest is to have tower 1925 feet high
for her exhibition next year which VIII thus DE
$50 feet higher than Einers climbing construction
at Paris the loftest up to that time which man
had anywhere constructed As nature has pro-
vision that trees shall not grow into the SKY. 50
art will ~ doubt somewhere call halt In these
aspiring edifcations and insist that their altitude
shall he regulated by a certain limitation. one
,root fair succeeds another and will apparently
d. So for an indefinite period. but II each one
tries 10 build higher tower and bigger Ferris
wheel than it's predecessor, theh efforts VIII lose
the grace and decorum 4 true art, and run into
the exaggeratiOn OF mere bigness and toplofu-
ness which IS by no means what they ought To
aim at Tn proposed Budapest tower VIII be
three times ay nigh as the highest Egyptian pyra-
y,
and as a matter OF common sense and arch!-
,ectural propriety. ought to mark the maximum
altitude If such constructions. But Il Is not built
set and may not g quite so high as 1t is eX-
pected to-
Tho Legislature has the opportunity now TO
open tho way for Az intelligent and comprenen-
sivc system Il road Improvement The Assembly
committee. with Mr.. EIigbie as it's chairman. has
done us work well and it IS t. be hoped that
l,s recommendations viii not 60 unheeded The
sentiment in favor OF good roads IS strong. and
The state should lend lis powerful aid in fur
nishing them.
The Voitch memorial fund was raised by pub
%, subscription some twenty-five years ago by
lovers u horticulture In England t. comn,emo-
rat. the services II the late James Nc!tch. who
had introduced many new and beautiful plants
30 British gardens. The income Of this fund
was invested for the purpose Of encouraging the
Advancement ~ horticulture. and for few
years past the trustees have presented from 1t
silver medals q men who have rendered some
service to botany and F9r'i-
culture. This year one of the medals has been
presented 10 Professor Charles :. Sargent. of
Harvard College director Of the Arnold Arbore-
tum. In recognition II his eminent services 10
forestry and arh0riculturc. The trustees, who
are mcr If eminent scientific attainment. have
done graceful act In recognizing in this formal
way the merits OF one Of our citzers.
General Campos IS having no moro luck In
crushing the Cuban insurgents I'm the winter
than b" had in the summer He might as we'll
give Il up a. bad job. even though more
troops are now on the way from Spain to help
him.
Mayor Strong was right when he said. in his
recent message that the municipal ordinances
ought To- hc complied and brought To general
knowledge The average citizen has clear
enough idea of State laws To serve his ordinary
purposes. but comparatively few persons are
familiar with the rules by which they are sup
posed to live in this metropolis. \ sudden and
rigid enforcement of all the ordinances which I'm
theory are binding would doubtless produce
general CONSERVATION
According t. the figures of the Forest. Fish and
Game Commission 800 deer were slaughtered in
the Adirondacks last year. measure Of destruc-
ton which if not arrested would result in the
speedy determination Of the animal - far as that
region is concerned Senator Malby is now about
Z, introduce bill prohibiting the practice ot
hounding and the equally cruel and abominable
one Of noating or hunting with jackllghts muir
l.rous custom. unworthy of any sportsman
which gives the animal no chance whatever
Heretofore protective legislation In behalf Of this
innocent and beautiful creature has been wholly
inadequate as the number slaughtered last year
well attcsts. \ prohibition OF their slaughter
when they were helpless amid the crusted snow
has been for some time on the statute books but
hardly any other legislation In their behalf has
been undertaken. The pot hunters have been
against IT, 50 have the local guides and hotel
keepers. to whom good sport represented by free
butchcry If the helpless deer and the employ
mcnt against them of all sorts of murderous