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VOL, VI. OCTOBER 8rtu, 1885. NO. 145. 1155 Broapway, New York. Published every Thursday, $5 a year in advance, postage free. Single copies, 10 cents. Back numbers can be had by applying to this office. Vol. I., 50 cents per number ; Vol. II., 25 cents per number; Vols. IIT., [V. and V. at regular rates. Rejected contributions will be destroyed unless accompanied by a stamped and directed envelope. HAT enthusiastic collector of such political bric-4-brac as is at the disposal of Democratic Conventions, Mr. Rosewell Perrenial Flower, has lately developed a phase of character which has startled alike his friends and foes. It has heretofore been the popular belief that Mr. Flower would bid in any nomination he could, in the hope that through this medium his name should be made to adorn the pages of history. It was with much surprise, therefore, that the news of Mr. Flower's declination to play trombone to Governor Hill’s cornet in the coming Democratic funeral procession was receive It is very plain, however, that Mr. Flower was actuated by the most patriotic of motives: That sagacity which charac- terized his condensation of the Declaration of Independence into an eloquent discourse on the tariff is brought once again to the surface in his more recent political feat. Mr. Flower understood perfectly well that a defeated candidate for Lieu- tenant-Governor would make a very poor showing as the owner of a million-dollar boom at the next Democratic Presi- dential Convention, and even his acute business eye, which in addition to a bar'lis a part of Mr. Flower’s statesman’s outfit, could see that, admitting the success of his ticket this fall, Mr. Hill is too obviously healthy to hold forth any ex- pectation of his resigning the sceptre of power for the harp of glory. . . * HE man who went fishing for trout and succeeded in catching clams can thoroughly understand Mr. Flow- er's feelings in the matter. . . * S an act of political wisdom the selection of Mr. Jones to back up Mr. Hill is unparallelled in the history of our State. Jones comes of a large and influential family, whose name has long occupied prominent positions in all the leading directories of our land, and if this bright, particular Jones, whose star seems now on the descendant, can command the undivided support of his family, it will be a pretty safe invest- ment to put all of one’s spare dollars on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Smith, whose claims have been passed over by his Democratic brethren, breathes dire threats of vengeance against his party, but he hardly deserves more than passing notice unless the rumor that the Brown and Robinson fam- ilies have coalesced with Mr. Smith to drive the Joneses to the wall proves true. | . . . TE HE presence in our mail of several tons of undergradu- ate literature enables us to make the gratifying an- nouncement that the work of educating the future greatness of our land has been resumed. We regret to sheave that the Faculty of one of the esteemed institutes of foot-ball in New Jersey has so far transcended the limit of ts powers and overlooked the rights of the undergraduate as to expel six members of the Sopho- more Class for indulging in such harmless diversions as breaking the legs of a Freshman and painting the chapel green. These things are but the outcome of exuberant youth, and we dislike to see a set of erudite gentlemen so far forget that they were youths once themselves, as to visit such disgrace upon youngsters for such slight cause; and we still further regret to notice that the Freshman whose legs were broken is allowed to pursue his studies as heretofore, as this shows a spirit of partiality that should be here conspicuous by its absence. The Freshman certainly had no business to leave so fragile a pair of legs as his seem to have been within reach of the Sophomores. He must have known that a frail leg acts on a Sophomore just as a red rag acts on a bull, and if the second year men were compelled to go on this indictment, we con- tend that the Freshman, too, should be made to feel the lash of discipline, on the ground of contributory negligence. . . . HE principles of the Democrats who have now the upper hand in their party may be said to be small potatoes and few in the Hill. . . . E suggest to Mr. Bergh that he turn his attention to Harper's Weekly. If that esteemed journal of civilization is not guilty of cruelty to animals, in publishing the portrait of Suspended Weigher Sterling, we do not know what cruelty to animals is. . . . HE 7imes is doing good work toward setting aright the position of a hitherto neglected firm We trust that the old firm of Tweed and Hill will receive its long deferred deserts. comicbooks.com