New-York tribune., 1879-08-30
GEEER1L NOTES.

OLNSAb3L NOlko
correspondent claims that In the estab.
lsbmcnt OF cheap postage goodly portion OF the work
done by Mr.. James W. Hale. who carried A, per
sOBs business enterprse letters for csnts when the
regular Government rate rs. Tits was done IN
1912 and the enterprise carried on SUCCESSFULLY
writer, "in spite OF Government persecutons
and prosecutions rhich caused the useless outlay 70
the protector OF about $4,000"
Love at first sight in church, with Scriptural
commentary Ia lluatrated in tho local columns Of Tho
Albany 4rgss. One Sunday beautiful young gentIe-
man happened to have scat in pew adjoining One IN
which lovely young lady sitting He seized
with violent passion for the fair stranger and resolved
TO propose to her thsA and there. So he her
Bible with pin stuck in the following text: "And now
beseech thee, lady, rot as though wrote new CON-
mandment unto tsoe, but that which bad from the
beginning, that love another" ILL., John 5 The
lady returned .he book. poipriag TO Ruth H. To- Then
she fell her face aud bowed hsrseh 10 tae ground
and said unto b:: Why have found ia thine eyes
that tnou shoudest tskS knowledge Of ne. seeiug am
John. 49, IA: Fl had masy things 10 wrIte Dut ~ act
WIN WIN ink ana pen wrto unto hes' But tIust that
Al tbs result Of this interview r is said that marriage
will take place In month or two.
There arc wonders IN Ermland. On q re-
cent Sunday morning iUpious orickmaker Of sehon-
brlck near Alenstsn, vss feeding hts kiln with fuel
Just at the hour Of holy he happened look IN at
the open fnrnsce door, aud In the very middle OF the
flames he perceived beautiful maiden with child IN
her Turning ssougd In obedience to an irresist
Die Impulse. he staadinz close behind him. strange
baokbearded fellow, leoring hi1eou.y, and holding
lightly between his tceth incandescent cigar With
singular presence OF mind tho perpiexed bncknaker
reverted 70 tue un-dOor, AND fuel into the
furnace. Upon this :he radiant maiden vanished and
the infant suddenly spiE into two halves BIT that mo-
ment the bells of thu neighhoring church rang
notification that the elevation OF the host was then
taxing place within the sacred edIace Immediately the
the oyeTwroSsa E @ m ssdop soS SH Ssa
which he only recovered TO orsuear bricnakng the
Sabbath forerermOre.
The destruction of tho gigantic captive
balloon at Paris fortnight ago 10 explained by the
aerOnauts, GODDARD and DarboI. resulting from tho
sudden condensation Of the hydrogen occasoned By the
low Temperature following the great heat A phe-
nonensy high wind struck the balloon when imper-
fectly filed, and produced ssurss in which t roared
aud played with fury. NJ. GODDARD, IT,, at great risk
cngng to the ropos inspected the whole base OF the
balloon previous to the accident and reported all safe
but said at moment be feared that the balloon and
he might be carried away together. The apprehension
to have been the ropes held the balloon
down should give way. These were strong enough, and
when the catastrophe occurred tAe In which tho
passengers were wont TO 90 UP remained immoyable,
but the tissue Of unprecedented thickness and solidy
formed Of superposed caoutchouc, silk calico and
muslin way under the pressure OF the wlnd and
the balloon was rent from top TO bottom II fell across
the 1000 yards OF costly fabric oscilIated the
ground 1t is described resembling the counterfeit
It fortunately fell tho opposite side from the
orchestra. which Was playing at the time, there
might have been loss OF lite.
The deaf can hear by means Of their teeth
The audiphoDe, an instrument Invented by Western
Yankee for aleyatIg TIC misery OF deafness Is simply
sheet Of vulcsnizod ruo5or about 122 Of inch in
thickness. firmly in handle OF the same material
In the upper OF this sheet pierced some holes
throu II which passes slken cord This goes down on
the inner side OF the sheet the handle through slot
in which IL PASSES. BY pulling this cord the sheet Is
bent over al any anglo which the user may desire
Each person has TO ascertain FOR himself what kind
OF curve OF the rubber sheet Will enable bin
10 hear best. Generally IL ID very slight-Only
about ten twelve denees-thouga apparently
tho deafer the person t5o greater the curve
must be. whcn used. the person holding 1t simply
toucnes the upper edge Of tho fan audpnone, against
strikes upon tnis shoot Of rubber aud ooumuni
Gates 10 IL vibrations which ia turn impaired TO the
teeth, and then pass TO tie auditory nerye. With THIS
operation Tic ouer ear has nothing ShateYer to DO
tie delicate machinery through vAloE sound passing
ffom without makes sn Impression upon the auditory
ncrve used at all The outer car may bo stopped
w entirely tar as it Is ossIDle 70 DO IT, nd vet one
hears dsthety the moment ths audphone Is applied TO
the teeth 10 u To tue teeth the
with he auditory Beryo docs it make uch direl-
once whether the teeth be ones artificial
long those ARTIFICIAL toeth tightly ntrd for
thet Il the caso tho VDFiou Impaired about welt
when they natural teeth. Tbo inventor Is deaf
himself. He happened oDo day to bold watch between
his tecth and nOtCod tn2t hS could distinctly hear its
ticking though when he heid IL 10 bis sound
sudioe. This SET him tbukng that possibly he might
be able TO device by which the socnds OF
through the medium OF a tube just the ticking
OF the watca bad beon.