New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-17
GENkRAL NUIES.

Whom the head Of a Bulgarian family per-
cove at be e. d e sends or the pri stand be-
gins 10 bargain with abOuthe cost Of hs funeral The
moment dies all the pots pans and kettles II the house
AZ traed upside down prevent his soul taking refuge
in any one ~ them and great is taken to prevent
either man anima-eiecialY cat or cOg-from step
ping across MS body otherwse the opinion OF bis
family. he would into a VAMPIRE and DE counua.
nuisance sem ana to their ueIghbOrs. The body Is
buried without auy coffin 10 a shallow grave and left
there loI three year, during which time many offerings
OF food aud wine lacc upon II. A. the eud OF ne
fully washed. put into linen bag laid before tue altar
In village Cburcn and after receiving the bessins u
ILL., priest, are rnaly buried TO- good.
England having once determined to give her
eleu least elementary education set about the
gsnto task vigorously, and within years the great
est OF her CITIES dls been almost supplied with sufficient
school room Tor every child thar lives ID t. In ISL Lon
dou contained 57l G93 Children in need OF elementary
education and only oG2 2j9 places in schools for them
Tie amount Of accommodation Aas been rearly doubled
lhe voluntary schools have or 2s4 II while
tie school Board schools existing planned, hnys room
for 22O $40 more There hls been great improvement
in uu tuality Of attendance. Two years ago, child
fl a. esr,. To school 100 late IN 1877 only cld
81 81 has TOO late. Every gang Of young thieves
known the police has been brOzon up AID is memhers
compelled % 20 % school In year 1870 - 900 emil
sent 70 school III obedience " 10000 Cautions
gwen tie parents.
The Shah of Persia one dav expressed a long
!ng fJg KIup cannon ID the presence 81 TIE Russian
Minister VINO at once informed Z Car OF the Shah's
desire The Car. who 8as anxiOIs crafty 5hsh
b. return NAL. IL were. OF the monster
non, 800 pounder-to his ally. The present was
lauded AZ Eu4ir, ,he CASPIAN sea- aut II took a
month"; aho by regimen; u The Persian Army 10 get
TIE cannon 70 Teherau Arrived there day ap-
pointed to fire IT, The Court and almost the entire pop
ulatou OF the CITY assembled Bang went the can
non, away scamperod halt the multitude. eud
down tum5led tho m.narct of OF the city gates.
near which the gun had beeu placed But there was
another disaster. IN hours time messenger arrived
from agc I'VE miles away, aud repO. ted TINT 10 Ia
habitans were bewaiin- the loss Of their mosque" TIE
cannOuDa from he cannon had struck tue building and
ruined 1t. The Shan dsnaycu Oy the effect that
b. never permitted the cannon 10 be fred again.
John Bright gave good advice to the work
fng1neu OF RochGale September . regard edI-
eaton. Concerning reading 10 said: "Look at tho
heads before me- they strong hea Is and ine-
gent heads they do anythin' stOne-nasons,
carpenters mechanics engineers, weavers spiuners In
al the occupations there in the neghborhOOi. Here
men eau do al those things wei that one
IN the world do them better and they 10 just
give little OF that energy anu hardheadedness that
they have In their ordinary occupations for hour Or
two 10 the pursuit Of knowledge in the eve
ling they would Gnd, In short time, that
they had travelled long distance AMI that
which difficult 1t first would become week BY week,
and month by month. easier. and every day a
pleasure % all concerned don't say that we sholld
have from Rochdae great number Of great inventors,
and that greater things would be done. II might remain
still that you would fni that you would never De rich,
aid That yOu wOald always hud u necessary 70 work
Steadily aud honestly tor your daily dread But yOr
would discover this-tuat God has given many OF his
gilt and qf his clet GIFTS 50 freely and so ahund-
ANY tdi the hum0st are not smut out rom INC I~De
when DC has spread Tor Jll his Creatures