New-York tribune., 1870-10-20
GENERAL NOTES.

A correspondent is anxious that we should
put our readers right" the Of Joan Of Are
The undsputed are that she born at Domrcny
and that her name Dare. Nevertheless the mistake
Dare has been persstently made for many years and
most historical writers though cognzan OF the iact III
giving her title far less appropriate to her than tc
Noah
A correspondent at Bozcman, Montana, ad-
vises us of a new wrinkle in feeding silk worms which
may he Interesting TO persons engaged silk culture
He saws that lettuce leaves make excellent substitute
for the leaves of the mulberry tree that he has rass
sary is To be that the leaves dry. II Is not
worth while to dress the lettuce in the hope Of raising
dressed silk the worm, do not like condiments and
there dispung with them in the matters Of taste
| The pleasantIies of Tennessee do not end
with Ku Kux pasmcs, her wonders cease with her
social amenities aud editorial literature. Nashville
paper with pride under the circumstances pardOnabe
as we'll ms unmiStakablc rhapsOdizes over marvellous
mule indigenous 10 the pleasant pastures OF tennessee
and bigger nor au out doors IL Is lst hahls hlS
well prop0rOned and only four years old Whcn gets
| its growth II viii be, according 10 measurement y
| hands high.
Admirers Of hat fTisky wine known as
Champagne" have been in great apprehension that In
consequence Of the thirst of the PrusSan invaders the
supply OF cidsicck" and "Vcuye ClicquOt" would be
cut or at least would advance in price IL take
away all the comfort OF drinking it, The price may or
may not be kept upwc say nothing upon that point
but champagne wine-drinkers should remember our
@ crop G fp I the PRESENT @ be serso ARE 6d sT
feel willingness OF New Jersey to give s plenty OF cham
paSnc quite as genuine as good deal which comes
through the CusiOn-House.
In 1866 Mrs. Kippel died, and was buried
in the wildS Of Kansas, at the extreme Of civilian
ton. The body lay undsturbed for -four years, when
the relatives Of the deceased desiring that the family
burial grounds should be the ,eputure for all. dsir
tered the remains and found them completely petThc
No stone could be harder The color had changed 10
auce Of the body After four days exposure the air
The body unchangcd ny atmosphcrc acton wac trans
arrived in perfect state OF pctrfacton aud is now
undergoing the curious scrutiny OF science.
The amenities of social life and Journalistic
intercourse N Arkansas fearful and wonderful 10
contemplate if the following choice and 9hig'Oned
break may be accepted a characteristic specimen
saws one editor OF another; Tbc volcanic pimpr-
headed b-tcrhraincd, Owaccd. -pkcd-nO-ed, weasel
faced. wcRfoo"d pegleggcd, liliputian, fogpy petit
logger Of Tie UrOcy0f does not Ike Our personal aI
p"aIaucc. Unt ili, founou'hed, brazen deha,er has
swabbcd spouged dsnrcctrd uutil he a III object
70 enter decent society we viii iorhear having anything
10 say about him"
There is Il frog ont in Fond-da-Lac, Wis.
the crcum, auiil narrative OF the local chronicler X
10 be believed who may fairly take hl- place among the
frogs OF history lie lives. 10 be particular at the Patty
House IN Fonddulac IN glass jar filed with w1ter
to tte top ANA inst above the waterlnc platform on
which hs fOg-hph 10 be seen in fine weather sitting
me slightest lndcahon OF change in the atmosphere
ne quts his perch ana takes 10 the water returning only
t ohg intervals 10 lctd upon the ir- which thrown
10 him. As he detects the approach Of rain long befor
The most experienced human observer his first dive l.
always the signal for taking in the clothes from tbe
lines and for getting out the umbfeas and eoosbe.
such batIac han rs that il at q natural phcnnnr
non valuable domestic apIendage, and In the word,
oi Arteinus Ward, an amOosin little cuss."
Miss +. X. BarStow kept public school in !
'ahtoh' Mass. The other morning She was SET npo by
several young mscreants belonging TO the school who
Peu her with stones. She unable attend 10 her
d IN me afternoon. but went TO Boston for medical
Ir t.r where she died A post mOrtem conducted Iv
Rarst"S ahd Dr Buckingham did not show that Miss
death Va Killed directly by the stones that her
she had ben eopa5y hasened by the violence to which
shsmetr ,r sub1ected. That there was "A crucl and
beyond donM NO. on this unfortunate young woman
and so early deh my Is To- be said OF boys utterly
snch ANY uegtadedf What can he expected f,a,,
hoodf The scbnoisss' save coarse and rufany man
something wronS IN the country yet there must be-
SSanS he p@Sef M 1t seems 20 that boys like tbese
1I shVuu oo uueI the control OF male teschars mrs
while we have great doubt OF the efieacy -, ior
punishment we think II school keenng vi CORPORAL
matter Of physical defense that won IS 10 he partly
called upon 10 Keep at least boys shouu not be
they are not competent always " manasa ,oertainly
unfuy lads e' '"s~ ana