New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-01
GENERAL NOTES.

Some wiseacte has set adrift parag,,.A
which begins with tho profound remark that the 49,.
hens may or may not affect the color Of the roll = ~
eggs" And. further. 1t Is said that Light: olor.a ,.s
merely denotes fresh egg, and . dars-}ior,d ~
turn ont almost cOlorless yolks Perhaps sM a
to the influence OF sea air. bt likely the tS
eggs all the way from Genoa, each laying 5e;n, S hd
color than tho previous one. Ss
Smokers will be pleased to learn tE,at l,,,.
deposits Of meerschaum clay have been dscovs,sa ~
Patagonia Heretofore the supply Of this material a.
pipes has been limited, the clay being found IN r,,,
Greece, Asia Minor, and on the shores Of the xedit
that their pipes real "hydrous scate OF roasus~k
that being the scientific name Of genuine me"rschsur,
whereas the afOreead pipes arc made u common ~.
cOlOred, or Of bread. and are foul with the fofrS
smoking As neerschanms are the lealthiest pipes pcs
BILE, the Patag0nan discovery Ia to be teJoiced At
Tho vicious effect of Mark Twain's Jumpip.
Frog legend is illustrated by an incident In Wseoaaa
Two congenial newspaper men sought recreation n a
quiet days fishing. But two FISH were cansAs-o,.
apece--and discussion arose - to their WEIGHT
heavy bet made and the pOssessor Of tho larger o.
complacenty awaited the result Of the weighing To ds
steelyards and he lost his bet Tue thing troubled ia
loser and after supper he unconsciousy wandered dol
Suddenly made bis apM sIance in the bassyar as%
holding the fish mp by the tall shook several pounds Of
gravel-stOnes out.
Twenty years ago heavy gallo broke upea
the town Of Arlington then West Cambridge MAJ,
leaving In Its track more PROSTATE church sp
Since that time the destructive ornaoes have given The
place wide berth. But last Sunday evening the wind
came sweeping down again the town and topped
over the only two spires IN its pain. TIE Trinansn
Congregati0nalist steeple hardly stood minute Inc
Ing Tito e ground Tie ti% nj asS.
the befry were not broken, and the hell eel va
bottom side up 20 feet On the ground The spire OF The
Unitarian Church, $50 feet hgl, broke OF al The du
pole of the house and went to "etcrn smash. DESTROY.
Ing both clock and hell II well for the reputaono
England that the religion OF her people msds
OF such fiimsy stuf the houses built in It's behalf
A recent circular issued by Postmaster Burt
OF Boston shows that there mailed daily in his Office
an average of 100 letters without stamps upon them
stamped with stamps, insufaciently prepaid.
More than half Of these letters from banks insurance
Offices and business Whenever tho business card
of the writer, or request II printed On tho
yeope Of one Of these letters Is at returned the
writer otherwise II goes to the dead letter office. Tie
daily number Of complaints Of lost letters In the Boston
these lost letters have gcne astray By m.slIscton.
badly written superscrptons, neglect to maitdem. %
cases OF neglect among business producing miscaf
rage Of letters to case OF dishonesty or
handled in the Boston Office is 10000
Just so. THE Shelbyrille (Ky.) Commercial ash
the question, "Why are we now so much pushed tos
money =" and answers: "First have sent from the
county within IL months 100000 for seeds; second,
have paid out for wagons plows reapers rakes &C. g.
100000 more third, pay from 5000 to $4,000 yearly
for wooden wares when have $4,000 OF cedar timber
going to decay In this county to-day fourth we pay for
ve nav for wOoen goods that should be produced al
home every year from 10000 to 1850 and for cotton
fold sum All these things could be manufactured hero
for what costs one year to purchase them abroad
Comment 1t does SEEM IL unnecessary III we arc deter.
mined that we will continue tis suicidal policy Let us do
40 without murmur. We know our own interest and II
VIC do pursue It, let us be too manly to complain Of
thrift and our Incidence and folly" And now, perhaps,
.he good % people Of Shelbyyc will "ku-Klux" tho
first Northern capitalist who attempts 10 settle among
them socially ostracze his family and fairly drive tho
id Yankee carpet bagger" out VI the Stdte.