New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-14
GENERAL NOTES.
4 vonnc Iody while returning from PRAYER

yOung lady while returning from prayer
meeting III Mddletown, n. y. last week lost her bon.
| net and would have gone as far as her fathers door
without missing il, II a handsome gentleman Walking
| behind her had not picked it up and run after her,
| When she had gone half block he overlook her and
handed il to her. whereupon she clapped her hand to
| her back hair and murmurcd: Thank you, that "
nlne!"
Notwithstanding the hard times, the En-.
peror OF Germany had pleasant Christmas. For sey'
eral ays before the holiday the aged monarch was
seen in the forenoon frequeDting various shops and
buying gifts with which 10 gladden. the hearts OF his
royal kinspeope. Large crowds assembled before the
Imperial palace Christmas Eve to catch glimpse OF
the royal tree, decorated with gingerbread sweetmeat
ciIded apples and nuts, illuminated with countless
apers and bearing gifts Tor every member OF the house
hold.
Francis Murphy's temperance work in Troy
seems to have been remarkably Thorough and success
ful lie held his first meeting November IL, and
made farewell address January 8. lie took an
active part the daily prayer meetings and addressed
from 900 to 200 persons every evening. From first
70 last public interest in the movement has been main
tanned with abatement and more than 81 900 sigma
lures TO the Murphy pledge have been secured. The
secrets of this reformers remarkable success earnest
ton Of all temperance workers he repes no adj ances
lie makes no enemies he does his work quietly, and
draws all classes around hlnl
A formidable array Of what may be callec
college institutions is presented in The Harrard Idr
All the varied organizations in which the students arc
interested have place in this annual record Tho
Uosty.Pudding Club. tie Natural History Society. P
Eta tie Everett AtheBaum the Institute OF l.7O, H.
n the giOus associations the class Organizations the
law aud medical societies. the glee ana art clubs, the
college Journals and many other Harvard ideas There
is also n record Of exploits of the base ball mines le
hat crews the football teams. the Rife Club and the
Athletic Association Inc paniphet Is attracl'ey
ur1ntcd, and will be treasured by the undergraduates
as a me.nento Of their college days.
Paris eats n thousand horses every month,
and blppophagy is gaining ground IN the large towns OF
France. With view 70 promote the Introduction OF
horscesh into tie English dietary Emile DceroIx WHO
first tasted it from necessity Algeria and now Is ua'
happy because all the world will not eat IT, gave BAN
quet IN Par.s the last Saturday December ana ID
vited the correspondents OF all the London journals
IIorsolesh was served in variety Of fJrms-soup'
boiled roast saJsagcs, etc. Everything except the
sweets al desert was OF chevaiiae extraction iDe
crowning dish roast ,ilet, which was very tender
ana scculent. There no favor or odor that ID 'Ee
rernorest way reminded ono OF the sable Inc NtsS
point OF the feast was the salad, which Was dresser WIZ
oil taken nom hOIsc Iees.
An atmosphere surcharged with particles OF
Gue hour is certainly hSnly iniamnab!c, Il not e1N'
sive. A week ago yesterday. tie workmcn empio!eaH
one Of the largest iour mills in Minneapolis, hlnn ~"
a volume OF flame coursinS through what IS kno"n IS
the blast box, a conductor used in carrying fine d's
from the burs to the open air. Tho wo,kmen seized
number of Dire extingushers aud without exciiemen'
or confusion brought the flames under control b' 10.
until the wood work of the longbox had been chais
from end TO end. The explanation Of The Orein OF '"'
FIRE is quite simple. The foreman corjecures thar Wv
Of the burs was revolving without feed and while wv
rpper stone was raised as usual nail or fTasmeh'0
lime emitted a spark which was enough to isniie tAe "a
dust which wac carried through the bastbox u ~ sc.
not be forgotten that the destruction OF INC ose
Tory i'm BARCLAY At has been ascriDed 70 tnc %
vapors generated in tae process OF manufacture VI