New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-06
GENERIL NOTES.

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The Connecticut Mutual has some figures IN
another column OF tls days worthy Of ai,cn
ton TIN, au Old and hon company. whose success
ful career is distinctly in accordance with IT, uEi
routine OF night never departed by its
| mrui.
The public is menaced with a lecture on
d" Charley Ross by Or. Mary +. Walker She HOLLIS
radical views on this subject. Sue admits that there was
and is sucu a lad, but deuIes that he was ever s'ocn
She has seen the boy in Westinghouse least, she is slI
To have SAID tha somebody il said 10 have said rs much
has aim II were, 40 htf bIttthe5 lptAtt
along with the mauuscriDy OF her lecture
The sun shines every day OF the year in
Denver. The COtordlO BuetiR sprighty little paper,
illustrated with good woUd.culs of mountain scenery.
states that an resident who has kept record OF the
DAYS when the sun Wis bic invisible, youcues for
the fact that there las been uuObscurcd sunshine on 800
consecutive days. As sunshine promotes gOOt health
and better temper, Denver must Dc pace "hele ono
can niUy lie.
Edison was recently invited to go 10 Phila-
depha 70 look At the Kelley motor. The dclutaton
that called upon him remarked that they dId not expect
pm to comprehend the principle Of tine invention lie
could Il operate, and that was about all ANY ~
tempts to explain the motive power 60 nm, they said
would necessarily be futile orhe could not comprehend
it, Kelley was the only man who could underestimate
and he could not explain IT, The father OF the phonc
graph looked az the delegation for moment without
sprakiug Finally he burst fortb " After what you
nave tod me- Il Would be htte good for with
ys G, The iao' Is '""' A'ei'' '0u'' 'OO TIC
Mr.. James's Europeans having rendered
morgInatc wives objects OF contemplation in good So
ciey the recent death OF Baroness Barnlm who served
Prince Adabcrt, OF Prussia, in that capacity, Is not
without interest In her youth she was ballet daucer
and one OF the coryDhtcs OF the Berlin stage Her pIo
| fesslona fame was far surpassed, however, by Tat
oil nor cider sister, the celebrated Fanny Esic s NV
inc Ia Vienna The Baroness maze the acquaintance Of
uer husband IN the fourth decade OF the present cen
ury. He married her much against the will OF MS lam
lis, but had cause 90 regret his ahia'ce, lOt hry
lived most happily together One bpru % them cd
prcmaturey IA Egypt, whittier he hud gone On some
scientific expedition.
There has been a miraculous cure so the
Old women say. IN HolllstOn, Mass. Mrs. Beats has
been suffering from various diseases for moro than
thirty years. During her illness she unable TO per-
form her household duties without aid and ~ no time
was she free from pain. while frequently she was con-
hned bed and under the care OF doctors for periods
Of three or four months. sue was unable to attend
the church near by except IA che carried and she
had been to but two prayer-meetings IN years. she
finally went 10 very piOus doctor m Boston Tie
physician read passages OF scripture relative Ia
fath and then, when all present were kneeIing IN
pryer dipped his finger IN oil ana placed II on the
paIents forehead. Mrs. Btmis says she iet like new
wOuuu all pam having lett her, ana size has Deeh pt'
lecty vel ever since OeS able To walk 10 church WIZ
ont fatigue.
The diamond merchants Of London have
built Joint stock palace clubhouse Tor thenseve,
IN Hoborn bars Not that they meet 10 dine and smoke
and talk OF the latest scandal like their customers IN
Pail Mall. They combine business with pleasure.
Theirs IA "A club and diamond exchange in one. The
Lihard-room the dinlng-room, and the sInokingroom
are there but inseparabe from the club are a number
Of tiny offices where these pOssessors OF the wealth oil
Golconda may barter and sell They are strange set
and even the richest do their trade more roughly than
many a costermongcr. Some OF them accustomed
tIaa and fnZa N Mace
where they would least be expected. Only the other
day visitor saw a dealer draw from hrs pocket dlE-
ding and massive bracelet Of gems. He answered me
surprise wuch tins mOyenent oi MS caused Dl Drihsus
truIn anotuer pocket an ingenious combination 81 .
KnuckIe buster, spring dagger, n d a six shooter
Cupid has perched upon the horn of rag
ing rmnoceros IN Paris aud pierced the heart ola
muuaut nursemaid At the Jarn dcs Plantes, rising
young sculptor who studying animals, made the
ACQUAINTANCE OF pretty girl nursery service who
Speedily brushed hun aside and took up with soldier
The desolate young artist thereupOu took to wiring
upon all the walls the heartcry, Il love Adele hoping
that Il would meet her eye and touch her heart Inc
wu GIRL determined TO escape tins perpetual rcpoaeh
OF her porfdy at last made her habitua resort he uu
bench in front Of the rhmocerOs Tne seat could no'~
written on and wall. She and her soldier
would SIT by the hour watched from aar by Tue
Jealous and distracted lover AT last they came al e
usual hour, and tho fathess girl glanced at the h's'
and feroclous animal On its horns carved hear'
| the words, 81 stIn love Adele an
waiting al the duck-pund." How could wOnans near
resist Iuisl Tears 10 her eyes; the soldier We VS.
gwen tue cold snoulder and the nursemaid sald 20
youthru charges, Come my dears, let rs 80 AZ" "
| the pretty ducks"
"F. F. A." kindly sends to The TRIBUNE
few hints Tor cOusumptlvcs and iuyads, who are asa
Ing themselves YEARLY, Where shall We 80 TINS WIN
terr Sue writes that after drifting about ID i'o'''
for weeks vany seeking relief for lungs Weekend
hemorrnages aud racking bronchial cough hef nu'
baud and herself went 70 Hillside near Augusta '1
| Inst Apr with little hope left. 20 find IN that io'e'
mace what they had not found on the 81. johns h'e
| a dry, pure. bracmg climate. freedom nom tue 49,
| Aiken winds ana comforts and at home ie',Ls
! 80 necessary TO any Invalid. SummerVle Is siIn"''"
the same range OF sand hills as Aiken but Is pro'e'
| from the winds Which often make that town tpln,
,lacc fur sensitive lungs and thrOats II Is three H
! from, Augusta, Ga. with which IL connects by nDe
~, street cars The quaint houses stand embowereu ~
trees IN the midst Of gardens with carefully tnnin'
| hodges cypress aud arbOr-yitg-and such roses -
| Northern eyes rarely out ~ greenhouses luz @
mate Is dellcous--piney, dry aud exhllaratins i
drainage Is so good that invalid may safely 90 ~
half an uour after rain There are a few eolu ua'
December aud January, when will form IN the e'n
morning. but the midday Is warm ana ID feo"
| ,be green lie ives come aud the Winter Is over,
ia,Iyis husband went Hillside ielllhk yils
! cane depressed ply sically and mentally WIZ '