New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-05
GENERAL NOTES.
morning.

which we recently detailed OF majority OF the hVher7
Of tripets in Michigan being shoemakcrs writes 10 III
Gnre whether the reason reconcile may not pc that
their regular business 10 originate SOuS IoIhdP''
Yet triple sOlo5 are rare.
DR. Morris, the Assistant Sanitary Superln-
tendent OF the Metropolitan Board OF Health, writing
to correspondent in Connecticut respecting the MIX
from cows fed or brewers dstllers grain, mentions
that the practice il forbidden by law In this state ana
should lie elsewhere. the Increase Oh 'he aioi,S W
milk given by cows so fed IL balanced Dy the cIrcun-
stance that its quality IA seriously deterOraed III con-
tains-bofOre any artificial addition speInuous Pc,
portion Of water. Its is undoubtedly detrmen'n,
10 health, IL is deficient in nutrment especially IN
butter casein and sugar 1t is possible That other or
ganic changes may be detected in 1t by the microscope
1t is proposed to start weekly newspaper
called Work and Wages to be published simultaneously
In this city, Boston, and Chicago IL Is to be devoted 10
tho social moral and Industrial interests of the working
wOmen and Is believed t. be- in this respect pioneer
Mrs +. a. Lane, Boston, of the first national orgaa
of its general management. The evident intention Is
max" rstrate paper from the start but the CLASS
to whose interests IL will be coriSeousiy devoted can
lend but little pecuniary assistance Women are 10 he
employed mems throughout the establishment,
from editors girls. The motto OF the paper Ia 10
be "eGa pay equal work" In order to reach work
ingwomen and girls, 1t will be sold at cost Wine hold
ing the columns open TO the discussion OF woman sur
rage and its cOgnate TOPICS the management express
the opinion that not over oneenth o! the women OF
America want the ballot. WOrk and Wages will urge
tho enlargement OF the sphere of wOmans influence
principally by improving her opportunities ior securing
remuneration for industry. The enterprise deserves
success.
An old landmark in st. Louis is now almost
extinct Chouaus Pond, which 20 or 30 years ago pre-
sented the picture Of beautiful sheet Of water rolling
its crystal waves upon grassy banks, uuroubled by tie
oncrOacbmentS Of made ground Is now reduced rom us
original area Of hundred acres to the dimensions OF
moderate mud puddle and the little that left OF III
few days more will be filed up by tie dumping proc
which for years has been renorseiessy gong on TINS
pond took it, from the old Chouteau family In the
early DAYS of ST. Louis Auguste ChOutea built NH on
the pond and this the frat Of the mills which have
since made St. Louis flour famous This original mn was
l..rrr t.pt
old mill is still standing the ground northwest Of
the seyenthst. Depot Thirty years ago Clonteans
its banks and huge sycalnOIes hg over ana along ho
dark gorge which gave it outlet TO tno river It's waters
were clear and Astounding in FISH, ana de- gbt To the
spashing young swimmers Of that day The groves
around were iayore pc-c irs4it ana tnore M' 10
tervened between them and the abodes Of men Inc MI
ton viii shortly he IIng over the entire less
uscfully but more beautifully occupied
There isv another heavy blow in store for
the men Of science We mention it in time, as c hope
to have this Mr.. Bradley quoted. Something certainly
mt S oIg In or a esoe e"iecton ut Albany
repose the bones COhocs Mlsodon, the fossil that
which only orc geoIogsi stale doubted, and he
only to its title not is antiquity The theory respect
which carried his remains into peatbed also separated
the parts and d2Po"s them ~ dfent PCeT fo Sor
Mr. Vim. j. Bradley OF Bailston, NJ u Both that place
IN eariy lie NJ b. was peddcr, and followed
ayau or InepaQerie about the country order to sell
his to the crowd it usually collected. In 1888 he
was following at night elephant belonging TO the
men.gere. The animal was usually taken from place TO
place. III te % % 0ra what 10 es now .- .a m
keeper after cutting the tusks or sawed the rest
of the body in pieces, and buried the remains in holes
which they dug in the vicinity. Now, If these are the
bones labeled "MastOdOn" IN the State Cabinet gentle
men geologis what is to be dOnel The Albany speci
hath teeth If thore be one thing that distinguishes
masOdon from the rest of creation, 10 his tnOercuar
teeth For this far his is concerned, Is he
mastodOn. II it should be proved that the skeleton in
AlItn,N in th, fp-l fray wit iygT
fessOrs Of paeontOlOgy well seek retirement from
public life for the next decade.
A measure having the very desirable object
OF regulating the trade in the skins of urseas in Alaska
and preventing the determination Of the animals them
selves is before the House. For than so years the
fursea, have been observed make the islands Of St.
George and st. Paul their breeding place and nursery
coming in April and departing after the middle or sep
tomber. So far our knowledge extends the destruc
ton of the rscalS upon these Islands would involve the
entire extinction of the and the operation could H
easily effected, these animals have but Imperfect
that the islands shall constitute military district, WIN
suitable officials and under proper restrictions. The ex-
clusion OF spirituous liquors is compulsory There sa
be only harDor for the trade IN SKINS 10 be cOnn
ucd military reservation; vessels are not allowed TO
cruise anchor elsewhere within five miles OF the shore
person 10 effect landing at any other point on
the Islands. trade thence shall only he with San
Francisco, where 81 per skin shall be collected in lieu OF
all other Government dues The number OF seals to be
killed. and the when killing Is permitted shall be
made the subject OF rules and regulations by the Score
tary of the Treasury 1t shall be unlawful To kill female
firearms against seals will not be permitted nor shall
anybody do anything TO drive them away The privilege
OF hunting Is only allowed to natives or oneyear resi-
dents. The War and Navy Departments will assist IN en-.
forcing the regulations and the penalties for violation OF
the provisions of the act $500 fine and six months
imprisonment for each ofense. Aside from economical
and humane considerations there may be family
for preserving these amphiDans. Some disciple OF Oar
win may yet find among them the ancestor of humanity