New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-28
GENERAL NOTES.

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voutb was ON the ground at o'clock IN the noli"e'
beating the old story by just an h0nr tck and
% the ground, ana tne & arr"necnlnnt was
made Whereby 60 adjourned ID turn 10 Die"A''
retaining their positions py huuio'i -. ;--d
Thomas Cochran, citizen of Virginia, missed
- ta, hi crib and set trap TO catch the thief The
- consisted Of wire connecting with bell IN his Ded-
room The bell rang night, and Thomas went TOT
the thief who was putting corn io s su,ng
him heavy whack on the head, anu "dthout sopluh
m see the result ran away TO bed again. Inc neA hoi
ing the thief coorod man was found nearly near TeaG on
| tine corn heap: lie survivor puV sN''' UNIV ~
was acquitted before JUSTICE
Chicago boasts, among her fragrant successes,
an infantno impostor A brighteycd, neatly-drcssed
little girl accOsts the bypasser on public street WITH
oh Sir I've lost my way ya5t to- get to- ana sdo sne
TO strike her" Can't you give me SIX cents 10 pa! NY
carfare 1t is said that the device rarely ills 10 9
opposite side of the street and collects from time to e
her dowry considerable pile being requisite to meet the
fuctuatng uncertainties OF ladies In that cy Sne IS
however rather young to be "lOst 50 frequently even
there.
The Kennebeo Journal, in speaking of the
late great freshet and ice breakup recommends the con-
strucon OF strong piers above the Augusta dam In Ken
nebec River to hold the Ice in place and prevent sudden
breaking up. 1t says: Such piers may be necessary ~
several points between Augusta and skOwhegan II
erected they would prevent disasters Ike the present
other streams so that there is doubt to the benefit
they would accomplish The cost OF constructing them
destroyed even by tho present freshet while the assur
ance Of safety which they would create would have
yisbly favorable effect upon property suecS 10 inc raw
| ages which We now witness"
A genius has discovered that submitting to
| the operation OF q stomachpump may lie means OF
raising the wind At last accounts he badpassed through
| Troy. His method begins by taking room in hotel
sudden and unexpected loss OF funds He is dcsoate
distracted, and down in the mouth He retircS 10 MS
/ TOOm takes white powder, ana groans' symp5-
thetic crowd OF bOardcrs PUSHES in, doctor called
emotic aud similar appliances freely used and MS NE
Is saved every time AppaTently lheHang 70 uesttog
his life, he really making his living On each occasion
OF the sort purse is raised for him among the plying
spectators and he is enabled to start anew AZ we neIt
be repeats the process ana again Illustrates lhs
| latest development OF the drS ttt@,
The excellent Mr.. A. Bronson Alc0tt has
been giving public "Talks" in Chicago, at Unity Church
The company being liberty to ask questions one lady
said ave want TO be clear about Emerson; what Is his
faculty." to which the venerable Mr. Acot responded
gather facts" Mr.. Acott also, by request talked"
very pleasantly about his daughter Inc autholess OF
Little Women and stated that last christmas she re,
ceved check for 1880 her share OF two months
that at the end OF each cf Mr. Acotr5 talks colcc
ton was taken up for his benefit the Rey; Mr Collier
" as anybody, but had no earthly idea how TO get
dollar TO spend"
The LaSSen Usage Brush" of Feb. men
lions that two little girls their way from small vii
lage known Myers Place TO school, attacked by
coyote This dlmnutiye animal, sometimes called the
California wolf, is usually regarded rather tmOrOus
than otherwise In this case however, the coyote sPraug
the throat Of one of tins girls They exhibited pres
once of mind worthy Of Housekeeping matrOns, and de-
Tended themselves by means OF their dinncrpais The
contents OF the pals being thereby scattered the
ground. object OF interest presented 10 tho
coyote He had probably never sat down toa civilized
repast before and while he discussed 1t tho grs de-
parted The precOcious development of mind peculiar TO
our Western settlements must account for The skilliu
employment 10y breadandbntter schoolgirls OF the most
successful rauquzer woman over offers TO the savage
DrUte-a wellcOoked dinner.
A writer in The Boston Transcript demOlishes
the English Of the text book chemistry used by the
Girls High and Normal School Of that city Through.
ont the book" says this Iconocas the distinction be-
tween shall and Wih, and Should and oouid is disre-
garded Roasting and boiling are said page 21GJ to be
the most preferable methods for cooking 'Nutgas IS
an eXcresence' page l5l), and drinks, vege-
tables and a simple diet Is equally enjoyed page
2?D. Nature has pr0glenHay rrocded these that Kind
of food page 220). Certain gases salute ofac-
page So because ia hard soft salt and fresh DC.
sugar of lead has page 1850 sweet pleasant taste and
has been frequently taken bg mistake, owing its being in
suehIcommon use! The pulp IN papermaking, Is diluted
then sged TO strain out the waxed ends and knots of
thread And thus the style oscates between slang aud
cacology from the first page Of the book to the last"
TO educ ate boys according to old-fashioned
notions, must be snguarly difficult upon our Pacific
slope Wherever there hope of gold prospecting claims
will supersede all other prospects, and there deving
for Greek roots where there are dggngs for precious
metals. There scbOOlLOuse on Gold Flat, Oakland
Nevada around which the pupils dig holes fifteen feet In
DEPTH by way OF practice in the profession Of their
fathers Two boys, two or three weeks ago, started
this amusement in q spot, and going down
few feet struck ledge of gold bearing quartz
They and seven other boys Immediately "located
a thousand feet, and already rich in specimens.
Their shaft now leads them TO what most men would
than anything i'm the depths of knowledge;
and the treasures OF learning can scarcely the
fractions Of their "surface indications" How much liz
formation from books VIII they acquire while in their
tender they carry solid quartz in their pOckot
Their friends are proud OF them for developing the
resources OF the country but into what kind OF men
will schOoboys develop whose playground is gold mine,
| and whose sport consists in jumping clamp
1t may seem ungracious to state that the
preadamite serpent has been found in Indiana but the
ladies need not be frightened he appears TO have been
attened out by rock that dropped him just behind
the some thousands OF years and held him IN
position where he has since petred. very circum.
stantal account given by Sullivan County newspaper
Of the discovery and condition OF what IL calls the Sea
Serpent The curiosity was found in mining for coal
while cutting through slate stone at depth $50 feet
from the surface, 80 far the story IS not incredible
AM and our political knowledge assures
| us that Indiana contains an abundance
situation the sole Of shoe or sandal was taken out
a complete state OF petrfacuon," our mind wanders
what size did the original Gypsumite of Cardiff weari
Furthermore. the heel is almost perfect and the
preston OF something like acks or nails is plain and dis
tnct" In minds eye, see an antedlluvian per
hans Adam himself in pegged shoes "Ths specimens"
moreover about eight inches long and OF the usual
oianai Did the Eocenic rights and let's,
sraghtsi Let have 1t all. friends OF the Hooser
State want eight Inches or the New story OF a
Slipper" to add TO our library OF romances.
The recent explosion of the oxy-hydrOgen
blowppe at exhibitions In Lowell and Philadelphia have
called attention 10 the dangers attending the use of this
apparatus for producing vivid light. Although, very
fortunately persons seriously Injured IN either
case the damage done 10 the buildings and furniture
and the risk Of the production Of panic IN an audience
suddenly plunged In darkness, while their ears were
deafened with the crash and the building itself shook
with the cOncussOn constitutes peril that cannot be
lightly regarded IL at first stated that the recent
oecuryence In horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, was
brought about by a boy, through mischief, hfting
weight from one OF the bags One bag contained hydro
gen the other oxygen. Under pressure their How met
onIv AT the point discharge In common ornce OF
nolze Neither gas will burn or explode IN the bag
alone: they were burning only at THIS point OF
inncon Tho theory was that when that edni terrible
removed the weight from one Bag the gas rom
the oiher flowed past The mutual hOZNe lnto lne