New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-02
GENERAL NOTES.

The soil of the land in the vicinity OF Puget
Sound IS found 10 be surprisingly fertile rVans 1ha VI
California 10 its ability present the farmer WIN enoi
nous vegetables cabbage was recently u'Seo'oIeu
which weighed los pounds and turniP lceh ~
inches in circumference, which pulled down INC Sc"es "
1l2 pounds
The wasp is frequently o disturber OF the
peace although o lover Of sweetness andhgDt lie late-
ly acted in both roles within five minutes In Belgium
Two peasants while in an inn desiring TO gamble nit
upon novel method. Each melted a lump OF sugar IN
water and poured the syrup table multitude OF
flies were upon the walls. Money was bet as to when
mol OF svrup the first dozen Of flies would gather around
Soon there were eleven flies around one pool and Whe
fits owner was anxously scanning the air, into the room
buzzod wasp and began feeding by the sde OF me
eleven The wasp instantly claimed as ny, inc
claim declared absurd warm argument iollo%en,
then blOwsand then the police marcheu DOM hch O ~
the statioE-hOuse.
81 wonder what time the moon will rise
over the mountain tonight" said recently traveller TO
friend at the Crawford House, ~ II. No use OF your
wondering. I'll compute it," was the reply +" Bet you
can't" can, If can get trigonometry ana DOCK
OF logarithms. l think 1 can borrow the books from
some OF the walters" The sceptc laughed long AT the
idea Of getting such books from waiter The man who
had faith was aware that many OF the waters
were college students or school teachers an
sence he returned triumphant He had indeed found the
books named IN possession Of bis waiter had borrowed
tben and subsequently he successfully fOretOd the time
Of tine rising Of the moon. This disproycs tue ldea OF
fre1uente of restaurants that all waters know nothing
but addition in the tables of mathematics and OI pro
pretors that they were only taught SUBTRACTION
THE PdH Nall Gazette is publishing a series
of brilliant essays on the results OF emancipation IN
Russia Under the name OF Prince Wiskon is presented
the typical hereditary nobeman, who has spent all his
money has nothing TO do and has thousands Of good
acres living waste because it worth while to sell
them Emancipation has laid the Prince on his back !;
for was not accompanied by such general reform as
have dcvel he capabilities
striking of the official trammes that fetter it, in other
words the mobiles, being stripped Of the revenues their
serfs yielded were free to make themselves incomes
as country gentlemen do in other lands SO poor Prince
WiskcG and his matTony blrina yawn in their dapl-
dated mansion whose walls cracked and whose roof
shakes at the least wind They have few gaunt thin
pigs granting about their yards; the village pope comes
10 give lessons in Greek to children the district
iandaeen steps and then OF an evening to drink
yodH and play ecart6 with the Prince and the barina
when not troubled with household cares, lies on sofa
and reads novels Acres OF I'll wheat are rottng
uncroped; herds OF dusc0lOred cattle are wandering
about Inasteress and tainted with disease farther on
is uXuriau plantation 81 tobacco started a. an cNpe
imeut some speculative bOyard, who LETT II 10 Its tate
because the TAX he would have had 10 pay to the inland
revenue for cutting tine plants d the trouble and cost
he INST have incurred III setting up factory would
have left MIN margin for profits. The scene OF ths
dreary picture Southern Russia, section where,
according Mr. Wallace, emancipation mas ruined IeW
but not an landed prOprcors as it has in Northern
Russia. The GQ-ceJ sketch Is n strong DIT
of drawing but the c0Ors too dark for The laltude
Mafumssion has been most complex problem in Rus-
STA owing to the changes which it has wrought In lana
given rise out is premature TO condemn IL as an
economic and political blunder