Life — January 5, 1888 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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“hile there’o Life there's Hope.” VOL. XI. JANUARY 5, 1888. No. 262. 28 West TWENTY-THIRD STREET, NEw York. Published every Thursday, $5.00 a year in advance, postage free. Single copies, 10 cents. Back numbers can be had by applying to this office.’ Vol. I., $1.50 per number ; Vol. II., 25 cents per number; Vols. III., IV., V., VI., VII., VIII., IX. and X. at regular rates. Rejected contributions will be destroyed unless accompanied by a stamped and directed envelope. Subscribers wishing address changed will greatly facilitate matters by sending old address as well as new. ANIEL MANNING'S untimely death was not less pathetic than that of Judge Folger. Both cut short their lives in the same laborious department of the public service. Judge Folger’s last days were saddened by unde- served political defeat, but Mr. Manning broke down in the full tide of victory and while his praises hung on all men’s lips. But death makes all things equal, and deep and sincere as the mourning was for Folger is now the public grief for Manning. For it is not victory or defeat that makes a man lamented, but courage and fidelity to the interests entrusted to his charge. We called Mr. Manning’s death untimely. That is because he was still in the prime of life, and had his health and strength been such as his years warranted, his wisdom and experience might have benefited the state for many years to come. But whatever might have been his future work, he could hardly have made his name more distinguished or his place in history more sure. His monument is the present administration and the work it has accomplished. Of him, as of no other man, it can be said, that the election of Mr. Cleveland was his work. It was a great achievement, and in view of its results history will record that Manning did. a manful work before his burdens crushed him. * * * ii is painful to learn that his urbane Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has allowed his admired affability to get him into hot water. Rumors have trickled under the Atlantic that his royal mother has heard with extreme disapproval of the intimacy with Professor Sullivan of Boston, and has not been backward in expressing her disgust. There are several circumstances that should influence the Queen to put bounds to her displeasure. For one thing, her offspring suffered no whit of physical detriment from his -in- terview with the big American, and she will be lucky if all her subjects can say as much. And further, there is no danger whatever that the Prince will learn any of Mr. Sulli- van's habits or become an imitator of that great man in any of his specialties. There are much more dangerous associ- ates for the Queen’s sons among the Queen’s subjects than Sullivan. * * * WE. notice with gratification the daily efforts of the esteemed Suz to set the esteemed World right as to matters of news. LIFE wishes that all its contemporaries were imbued with the same earnest purpose to buttress truth and make it prevail. * * * O* all recipients of holiday remembrances not one makes a showing to be compared with that of Pope Leo XIII. His Holiness opportunely combined a jubilee anniversary with the usual attractions of the holiday season, and. his “takings” are said to amount to fifteen millions of dollars. Among other remembrances, he is reported to have received 70,000 chasubles, 11,000 crucifixes, and 8,000 gold and silver cups. From which it appears as if all the establishments in Europe for the exchange of duplicate presents might have their capacity tested. But possibly the Pope can use all these things in his business just as they are. LIFE hopes so, and begs to assure the Roman pontiff of its sympathy and esteem. * * * APPY New Year to you, Mr. Burgess. LIFE is de- lighted to know that you had a Christmas present from New York. Ten thousand dollars, dear sir, is a com- fortable sum, but it doesn’t materially lessen the debt that all good Americans think they owe you. * * * MERICAN newspaper men will learn, with feelings not to be expressed, the news that the city editor of the London 7zmes died last week, and left an estate worth about £150,000 behind him. City editors on this side of the Atlantic are wondering if legitimate opportunities of black- mail are so much more frequent in London than in New York. * * * HE Codman will was broken. A good thing! A life- time is long enough for misbehavior. * * * IFE is not sure whether it is permitted to say “the toboggan lifts its head amongst us once more;” but certainly the toboggan is out again, and experience teaches that once the toboggan begins to operate it is only a matter of time when it will lift its head and spill its load over its stern, Nevertheless, it is a useful institution, and its appeat- ance among Ameyican winter sports is welcome. Tue GROUNI STREET WestE comicbooks.com