New-York tribune., 1878-02-02
GENERAL NOTES.

Credulous Russians are flocking from Moscow
70 the sakolnik Park behold what is commonly re-
parded as a miraculous manifestation OF the approval
nv Providence of the Russian crusade against the Turks
nond OF water has been partly Frozen and the portions
which have remained liquid shaped like huge 81
Andrews To go this pond and make the sign OF
cross in presence of the mrscle is regarae1 10y
fhe good people q sacred duty. One OF The 1Osoo"
pspers predicts that after the present war VIII come 'Ne
millennium.
correspondent assures The TRIBUNE thdU
there is no foundation for the statement which mas ap
reared in many papers that the Of opium mas largely
increased in the State Of Maine on account OF een
forcement Of the antiiquOr laws He mas c"iou No"i
Dows attention to the matter and has receVeu 'ren-
chant in reply 70 his inquiries I1ere hot
word of truth It," the veteran Temperance re-
former it lie made out OF whole cloth, the slang
phrase The drinkers ~ alcohol he states, never re-
sort 10 opium substitute Inc ha6t ot OMuh-ealee
that gerous drug Every experienced druggist viii
assent TO tins view.
Woman's faith in the efficacy of the scrub
bingbrush proverbal peculiar member OF the SIS
terbood living Battle Creek Mich, has recently
deavored bleach the skin Of little cOlOred gr The
dusky waf the spnsers house and begged for
cold vicuais. wouldn't You like to I've white g.rl T.
asked the crazy nag. "That l wOuld,' answered the
girl "Tben tomorrow and 1T, change your
color" the following day the child appeared in the
old womans kitchen prepared TO undergo the parvcl-
Ions transformation pail Of strong I've and stif
scrnbing-brush were brought in and when the child
had stripped 10 the skin the erone rolled up ner
agony Of The chd found in piercing screams, and
the neigAbors rescued her from her PerSecdtor
Lovely woman sleeps with revolver under
her pillow in Nevada AT dead of night pucky little
woman IN Eureka awOke to find burly burglar prOwinG
about her rom and ransackng the bureau she did not
scream She Law as still AZ corpse and waited until he
entered the parlor Then she took revolver from its
nest underneath her pillow and creeping to the door
way leyeled it the intruder and without tremor III
her voice commanded him TO give up his plunder
There was in eye and iron III her tones and the
burglar Guailcd bracelet, gold chain. pair OF ear
rings all the Jewels which he had found in the top
bureau drawer he laid thc paror table ana meeky
asked she had any further remarks TO make she
told him that ne Ought to be ashamed Of himself and
toilet would prevent her conducting him TO Jail. He
bowed grayely and left the house The It,ie woman
mace where husband employed ana told lin All
about IT,
The new cotton mill at Atlanta, Ca. is now
in operation Steam turned on last Mcndoy, 10000
spndles were set in motion, and the work o! cardDg
spinning and cloth-YnaknG begun. The superin
tenden George b. Harris graduate OF Harvard. and
Massachusetts, Yankee Although he is II bis twenty
eighth year. he has been in charge OF large cotton mills
eight years. and, therefore, speaks from experience
when lie predicts not only the success OF this factory
but The rapid development of manufacturing enterprises
many as Geo factor hands will he employed A Pdi-
eto planter who supplied the first ten bales o. cotton
used in the factory, instead of receiving cash In pay
ent preferred take stock In the company. auC agreed
TO send more cotton the same conditions. The
opening OF this MIL ana the anxiety OF TINS planter 10
become financially interested in il, are good signs The
blue-ldoOded fre-eaters daughter may say, Papa
would marry rattleSnaEe tnan Yankee ana
tie fond parent NAV reply, Yes, dear; they live
mud and never wash themselves" but in the teeth Of
sectional prejudice Yankee ideas ana NoitherD energy
opening future for a new South
Let every honest smoker take courage
Cgarsare made OF cabbage leaves. The British
Government discusses subject OF tobacco adnltera
iOn in big blue book, which contains taOuated ac-
count of the spurious article made In tho
United Kingdom since 1854, and in the whole volume
there mention OF the cabbage blossom But there
are many suspicious things among the ingredients as tie
abstract in The Pail Mall Gazette shows The first sort
required for the substance Of the cigar the second
for improving outward appearance and the third for
lmparting it what supposed to be better taste In
The former category the favOrte substances 10 be
the leaves Of the meree the husks OF wheat and oats
cotton yarn and tonquin bean But there numerous
cases where the ingredients have been much more
clriouslv selected and have included cOcoanut fibre,
small srcds cotton wood and bread. Al establish
ment fly pounds Of tobacco dust were found
and anaiyzed, when it shown TO contain
string, wood nails, ginG!ngs Of tobacco-ppe dirt.
and all sorts OF refuse. Another large class
OF apparently used for securing the adhesion
and consistency of the cigar when made Amongst these
starch is the most prominent; but il includes gum and
arnidine bue gum arabic, gue, gycerne and essential
oils The color OF the fabrication the next thing 10 be
attended TO- and FOR this purpose resort had to yellow
ochre red sandalwood. logwoOd, ampblack and Fene
tan red tor the favor Of the cigar it IL varied 10
suit the diverse tastes but the usual object TO
impart it pleasing woetness OF tone. Accordingly
saccharue ;naer and especially reaee Is very largely
pressed INTO the service. For those who like rather
more decided taste. Gqvorce, salt 0gwOod, Giyceine.
and aniseed are used