New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-27


OF caoutchouc trees is as good as gold mine
The Assistant Commissioner OF Health In chi
cago says that his department has analyzed the
Chicago cigarette and finds II harmless. II does
not contain opium. morphia- Unison Weed Del
ladonna. atropine. hyoscyamus. poppy mandra-
gorn, hellebore. pokeberry juice nor henbane'
From observation Of the common effect OF olga
rette, upon the persons who use them. II Is
naturally enough supposed that they contain
these toxic elements singly or in combination;
but II the analysis OF the health authorities Is
correct II is evidently not so In Chicago. There
they ar. innocent as mothers milk. and as thus
innocuous they can neither cheer nor incoriate.
the habit OF using them will probably die out
after awhile unless a remnant OF II survives In
the Health Department. just to show how harm
less 1t really u.s.
Either II Is now too late To change the site
and design OF the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial.
or the competitive designs were called for at too
early a date To invite submission OF designs for
a specified site. and to accept one OF them. and
then 70 move FOR n change OF site that would
necessitate a change OF design. was foolish. to
say the least.
The skeleton Al the British noblemans feast
Ia the death duties which have grown heavier
since the nobleman himself ceased 10 make the
tes,amentary and Inheritance laws. Now he
gives away his property 10 his heir before he
dies thus whipping the devil OF taxation around
the stump OF evasion. That Is what the Duke
OF Beaufort has Just done. transferring all his
property 10 his SON. the Marquis OF Worcester.
and his example bids fair 10 be widely followed
by tho members OF his order till some statute is
~ no afr reia n
nobility to taxation is that they always laid 1t
on somebody else. When It is laid on them they
OF course regard It as a perversion OF the natural
order Of things and violation Of their old
immunties.
The statement issued by Senator Platt that
the votes OF seventy-eight members were
pledged to Mr.. O'Grady as the Speaker OF the
next Assembly Is without foundation unless
ne has received assurances OF support from
members elected "a Democrats II Is positively
known that at least twelve Of the members
elected as Republicans are not pledged to Mr..
O'Grady or any one else.
The horrible rumor comes from Hawaii that
while Liliuokalani still poses AS the Claim
ant Kaiulani may set up ~ Young Pretender
on her own account. II seems to be the rule
that the more hopelessly demolished a throne Is
the more aspirants to II there are. SO We may
presently see the ex-Queen playing the part or
Legtimist and the Princess that Of Opportunist.
And there are other collateral branches Of the
Kamehameha family yet to be heard FROM
Tho Electrical Engineer says that not
long ago. when he Central London Railway
gave American manufacturers an order for cars,
locomotives and electrical equipment. the Eng
lish daily press rather resented the performance
on the ground that these orders ought to have
gone TO English firms But the technical electric
press there evinced no such complaining spirit.
II spoke on the subject with knowledge and au-
thor!ty and was perfectly we'll aware that the
company had distributed Its orders with dscre-
ton and wisdom. II, In fact, acted under the
advice Of the highest electrical experts. who
stated that the more extensive OF electric
traction in the United States had brought the
manufacture OF plant and material to a higher
pitch OF perfection and much lower cost than
had been reached I'm England. Under these cir
cumstances they OF course had to come to this
country for their material. In time they may
learn how to make II themselves. but so far
they are in no way up to the skill Of own
artifcers. and It is quite obvious that some Of
them know II.