New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-08
GENERAL NOTES.

For a city of its sizc-it has at present a
population Of about 9OOO-FrankfOrt-O Main is said
10 he the wealthcs in the world over hundred o. its
citizens ner hau's and bankCr reported ~ be worth
more than 5000, each.
The Examiner and Chronicle. the most in
fuentia rs well The most widely circulated Of the
Bapst Journals Of this country under the re, Short
Method of Conversion thus aiHdes to the movement
"ve have wondered m de eal effects aihe TO lie Sacr1ment'
To- Sr,is b., Jew .t-ois Of the ra - vote in congress rI
rslnns Are Of he state Legsatrcs tualy
'Ib. agitation 9 religion officially rrofessd, h' ar it,
noye sat bacsws to tb era q Coassr d 3, IA below the pint
ga IF ie NsSlesAl' - " Is beo" le hee0m Of Republican
We talk a great deal about the weather If
the Thermometer marks degree or two below zero orr
teeth chatter our toes ache, We SILVER aud sometimes
We swear But 10 is quite a warming to think % those
scientific persons upon the summit Of Mt. Warrington.
Why last Saturday therithermomters fell 20 40 below
zero and the next day 80 below, with great gale
rushing the rate of loo miles per hour At the dte ~
the latest report calm had been restored and the learned
gentlemen stationed on thc peaks of serenity, were look
ing down upon the clouds lH ne taIrJ tcIo" We u''t
lad some pretty cold weather of late, hut suppose
that the observers Mt Washulou. II ihcy had come
down u as would have pronounced II lhsdpportdbly
hot.
There is a new theory to explain the extra
ordinary weather Of the present season. Europeans
celebrate the 81 Of February by shedding the light u
abundant tapeIs the ceremonies OF Candlemas. Viz
gnians that day expect the grounding 10 shed light
on the future and they call Ground hog day" IL
appears that the Od Dominion woodchuck on the recur
renee Of that anniversary out OF his winter quarters
and lakes airing. II he pcrceiyes lis shadow he re-
tires again his hole which he does not Leave for six
Wceks-weeks ssary of strong weather. II he can
not his shadow for lack sunshine, De stays out OF
his hole til he can, and the weather thereafter becomes
mild and pleasant. 1t II feared that the mtroduc-
ton Of riualism and candles ON that day may have
thrown undesirable light and shadow on the emerging
ground hog and brought confusion upon the weather
A youth in Pennington, N. H., sends a
touching appeal TO TIE tribune accompanied by some
verses The letter says: should trouble you with
articles need funds to buy books for the next term
OF school leave the price entirely at your option. only
give meiwhat itlis WORTH for must have the books
not 20 TO school" Under the pressure OF such an ext
gency might be- supposed that the article contributed
would at least be- slightly Favored with originality. II
consists Of the weknOwu macarouie stanzas beginning
FeIis scdef by a hole" I'VE TRIBUNE, will, however.
Young Mems Christian Association OF Pennington, or
any ghboru Town where such an nhltdtlou exists,
g. hunt up this youth Hho go needs book and pr
him or her for the handwriting j. not nrm ne with
the best OF books, directing attention 10 the eghih com
mantmout.
Many Of our public men, says Col Forney,
in his "Anccdotes," capital amateur editors. He
gives the following examples "Tiomas II. Benton was
valuable and vigorous contributor 81 The Giobe, in the
war upon the United states Bank His style was TRENCH
an, aud elevated and his facts generally nprrsnabc
James Buchanan frequent writer iu ny old paper
The Lancaster IHirhgcHcer and journal, and in The
FenBSyifdHtGH. His dictiOn was cola ana uhShIa-
tAetic bat exact, clear and cOrdclsod. Ills precise and
elegant chrOgraph3 the d'Shi OF thr compo'ito.-
Judge Douglas wrote little, but suggested Wurh. MS
mind TONED With points never spent an hour with
him which did not furnish me with ne" ideas lie Wac a
treasure editor, because he possessed The rare
faculty OF throwing HIGHT upon every subject IN the
shortest possible time. ENAtturur -HcAcrai D. = bhk
would have made % supeIb journalist, and was u ready
and useful contributor. His style IS torse ire-. and
scholarly. What pity Ia see such gifts wasted IN
strife over the grave OF former associate ana TREND
Caleb Cushing j. another statesman who once Delighted
III editorial writing, and sull occasionally varies ms
heavy professional toll By the same agreeable rrlaNa
ton have known hun 10 stand up 10 his tail desk ana
dash OH column after column turlsn and domestic
politics, art, finance, with astonishing rapldy ana