New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-25
GENERAL NOTES.

GENERAL NOTES
Early in August two travellers threw away
their Alpine blossoms. Herr sahein was preciriSted
from Jhe Speer in sight Of his newly married wife, as
he leaned over TO pluck flower. young optical in
stIumentmaker OF Luzerne fell from cras on the Pa
tus as he was gathering Alpine The body OF the
latter was recovered with great difficulty, and was h0r
| riby mutiated
| German magistrates take practical view
Of the little Gretchen pockets which ladies wear out:
side their dresses The public prosecutor at Halle has
! issued this notice: Warning-Compaints 81 pocket
peng are made daily by ladies' who lose their purses.
handkerches and other artces in the open streets and
markets In consequence OF the said articles being
carried In those modern uncovered pockets which are
now the mode Ihod 1t to be my duty 20 call attention
10 this foolish fashion, which naturally tempts thieves
TO steal these nvitngy exposed articles" The police
magistrate Of another is reported 60 have declared
IN court that he viii not near any more Complaints
against thieves VINO have helped themselves out OF
ladys open pocket rhe losers" said he, " are wholly
to bame they must take better care OF their property
The Committee on Harvard Examinations
for Women are making preparations for their Fan aud
Winter work The examinations are held slmultane-
ously in all the local centres in the end Of May OF be-
ginning of June and continue for eight days usually for
five hours each day. three hours in the morning and two
in the afternoon. The subjects and the time appointed
for each examination set down on printed pro-
eramme which is furnished to every candidate. pro-
|
tons distributes 10 the candidates at each session the
printed examination papers the subject appointed
for the day. and receives from the candidates at the
close of the session their No girl under seven
teen Is admitted to be examined upon the entire course
which embraces nine subjects; but the course may DC
divided between two years and the first half taken as
sixteen. The fee charged for the examination IL Sl5
ann which does expenses, the COM
mittee being obliged every year to make up the de-
cieucy. Besides these preliminary examinations there
X an advanced examination offered, intended not as
of general education but Of high attainment IN enc
or more special branches: Inc cerincstes gl'sh "
successful candidates are OF gTeatdIse 10 teachers
The Paris correspondent of the leading
English journal quotes Prince Bismarck as sayings
There are. really, 1t were. two Frances-the France
of Paris and the France Of the provinces The France
of Paris is yain pleasureseekng, agreeable, extraVa-
CANT France. which makes revolutions, declares war,
| and has no idea Of economizing Everybody brings
money to it squanders everything But alongside
If IL the other France the France that of the prov
uces winch labDrs hard is sober and saves Ihesatter
pays for all the freaks and foles OF the other When
the former makes revolution IL Is the latter that SUI
fes When former declares war t is the latter that
fights though the provincial Frenchman dearly loves
the soil and there greater sacrifice for him than to
leave il for military service. When was In France.
took great interest In the soldiers. and often talked
with them Their whole desire 10 get through the
service and to the fields In the peasants were
listened 10 France would never make war and yet ne
fights well when he does fight when ne Is peaten ne Is
sSed what IS cIearest TO him Is thar victory de-
alike bring the war to an end and allow MIN 20 go
| home again."
The most remarkable invention Of this or
u any other age is duly ehroniced by The CoIumbus-
Oho) DisDaicA Il is based upon the electrical proper
ts OF the fur cats With battery OF lbs cats the In
venor succeeded In generating current so strong tha
il instantly polarized all the gbtnngarresters and de-
magnetzed all the switchboards on the way to Omaha
The operators all along the line were error-streEen,
] thafr off Eglfe
nine glass insuatOrs broken and as many poles
shattered as II by lightning. great deal more damage
would doubtless have resulted II the copper rod over
winch the battery suspended had not suddenly De-
come red hot and burned the tails off the eats anal
them drop. When only moderately strong current OF
electricity desired Il is obtained by densey popua1
ing the small floor OF the cage which Is made OF shoes
copper that being the best conductor The electricity
thus generated charges the copper floor OF the cage ana
pass of to the ground through the glass III
suaors Il seeks IT'S exit the wires that ore con
nected BY soldering each end OF the copper pale
For generItnga powerful curreut the cats are eareS
and securely tied tail 10 tai N pairs, ana py tue ,9
thus formed they are suspended from heavy insulated
copper rod that passes ngtudnay through the cage
to the OF which attached the telegraph OF ee
| phone lines
The American aloe, or century plant-a
rarely fine specimen OF which, growing in Brooklyn
and about 20 flower has been noticed recently IN inc
| columns Of THE TRBUSE-sedom reaches that periee-
ZION which results in flowers IN temperate climates us
growth here slow that its popular name Is der'el
from the belief full term OF 100 is required
before the blossoms appear. But IN It's native SOIL ID
| tropical and semi-trOpical chimes, extending To inc
thirtyseeond parallel either side Of the equaior'H
comes perfection In much lees time; often ~ lWeOV
or thirty years. The plant never blooms more than
| once When the time comes the howeretalk shoots up
with great rapdity from the centre Of the otO"h'
around which the leaves radate growing often hteeu
or eighteen inches day. until height OF thirty anu
sometimes In exceptionally vigorous pant OF iOS
feet is reached The OF this stalz Ike those OF
branching candlestiek, bear tho eup-shaped no"era
which have no remarkable beauty The aloe belongs 10
the agaye family Of the order Of Amaryldace9 INC
leaves arc thick at the base and terminate in sharp
point It Is one the most useful plants found IN Mex
leo and Central America From the hbres of the leaves
thread IA obtained which be woven into clOtn anu
twisted into ropes and these leaves make substantial
natoh roof OF the stalk IL used Tor food ana TIC
hard pithy centre the base forms good wnetsope a.
silica enters largely In its composition, while the er
meuted sap OF tue aloe, magueY, as IL called Is az
Intoxicating beverage known as pulque when Is hrsew
consumed by the natives Large specimens OF Ie ~
tury plant valued highly by florists mere anu -