New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-20
GENERAL NOTES.

VI. Ncnier, the Paris chOcolat c-makcr, takes
intense tcr.t ln scientific farming some interesting
experiment. 10 electrical ploHgAng recently made
on his estate. Tic motive power was supple To tic
plough hg @ era machine Itself in motion by
wAt,rpow,r. wli ia l. abundant NJ Meiicr's estate
hc pou I'll d.d a.ouf t.c same work - ~ drawn by
tour oxen. II vl~ Fowler plough. with Larrs
lac motH' power was supplied O. It 10y WIZ, at dis
tlHrc zoo metres.
Young Cole, of Shurtlcff College, played
wish thc II ter-y NInc IA q rnafca game saturday
asi and 80 utterly exhausted thar when evening
came a. Goa Mt sleep After tossing about IN hrs he'd
many weary hours he seated himself a trunk by
his bedroom window. The fresh air quoted and he'd
hun, ana lac -oon fell asleep When he rrgliaed cou-
seriousness De- was j. M on the ground and alien ptns
60 rtaiz, that BE bait fallen INT OF window in tne
fourth story Hs os wls BROS 20. aud hs bouy was er-
BY bruised. pui hs wounds were NOS iata.
An English giant has got even with a pair
OF tailors who made fun OF hm. II was AZ Brighton
that rrque-ted trm who advertised " scotch tweed
suits al two clnoas To send some 20 ASSURE HIM.
When arrived at his house the giant jocu-
agly remarked that t would be losing bargain Re-
spending IN the vein. tie assistant said 1t would
he a splendid advertisement for them. and thar they
made the lit;lo pay fr the big The clothes
were then 1sured tor. and thc giant went ~ ar.
Ranged. tEeu on hut met by the head OF the
who considerably les pleas, team his assistant.
said they accustomed work for giants and
refused 10 make the su lie thereupon left the -hni
salt elscwherc. and sued To The differ
cuce IN She pucc>-uanely l3s. Tue defence that
contract had ueen made bui the Court expressed
q fcIeut opinion. aud gave verdict for the amount
claimed, WI b costs.
All the bigotIy has not yet gone out of
England pronueat land proprietor recently chang
tie Fame of a terrace from Long'orl 10 Cromwell. one
his tenant, Immediately sent notice OF BIS ntcn-
lion to leave the house. SO long l i've" lie wlo'e.
my ,aul, shall never inhabIt q house in any ,ilcet
terrace bearing the eXecrahle name OF Cromwell -
OF most infam lis memory rebel traitor. rcglolc.
u,urpcr. srf-serKug ambitious hypocrite and trlut
a wholesale lercr defence.cSs women and children
90 Wit thc seq Of ogheda and Wexford. arch
enemy tho altar ana ihc throne wide all English lis
t1fyl That name j. insulting To the LOYALTY aud iufci-
genre of the cutiIe ncgApornopd. and hlEy offensive
T. the great maiouiy 90 Tie ratcpayer.. who have
ALREADY most alphabetically expressed themselves go that
effect" The innocent we I'M of ~ tms NitupcrMin
Happened 10 trouwcro kcn-lu son. ard tAis
circumstance induced han ~ change the OF tho
terrace.
The morals dcduccd by the religious press
do not invariably t,ud "a the cdhcatOn %, the puuii.
All English Journal which ,uboriuatcs secular 10 sp.r
ilual concerns r,laies l.cdent mat recently oc-
cured I'm the chapel OF a church south Africa
4 heavy storm came While missionary was
preaching and another WAS interpreting Tor him. The
preacher VIZ apprchensive lest the bald pate oi hs
socatc should attract tho lightning, and accordingly
bfcatncl short PRAYER that 90 might not he 3d. Tho
good man had Just repeated the words. safer the 1T
lie children TO come me-" when amid tc dcafen-
ma. noise ~ tuunder and Wind there crash
and The preacher frlicd 10 the ground. bGt rot
killed. litte ch.l was sleeping ia is mother,
close hy: Tie lightning shock from Ms head 10 is
feet amt after one gasp WAS nj. At rrlilous
in ual pl. tlr tie prayer Ws ahsNt u,d and to
tnl.-lcaitd missionary saved from st-fIuct Uu.
Tnt inference r,tms 10 Ice thai Providence bent
on Eil ~ sumcb odN but orlrr To accommodate
tac preacher. who IN pressing need Of an mtrfpr
ter uuHll PROMISED ON poor Lille Hottcutoi BABY
The record of the famous band of free
hooters Who robbed The express Tram at Glendale. No..
recently places 40 the mead OF robbers IN
This country Tie following ls llst Of tlcir heaviest
doprr,aious Russclve Nv. March 70. ls6s. hausi
Galnuu. Mo. December. l-O9. bank; Columbus. Ky,
April -. 49, bank CogyuOs, Iowa June 3, I7s.,
bank: kAusts Clis. Mo. October. I9.2. c4sl-D'X of
Kan a. state Far, Ina presence of 10000 pcopIe; -
G,nclicye. Mo- Aiay 70 1873. bank: near Omaha.
Sch. july 2l 1873 an rNpr'.s train captured; Gads-
hll, Mo. Notcmbsr. 1873. Adams Express car; Max
v,rn Atk. December, ls73 empress train captured III
pa.o Texas. Apul. 1-s4 sNplss train captured Nun
c.e Kan. December. 1870, express train ctiiuredI
Coriush. Miss. Decomher. 1873, hank. Huntington
" ". Ma, 1876. a bank; Northhc i, Mimi. : PEN
bsr. s7B. bank; Glendale. No. October = 1872 an
Express tram They drawn ON Ten stal nave go'
about half million Of dollars have Killed some Ai1eeh