New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
Too netherlands. and all the more do they deserve
emr love that they grant us privileges without I'M
oosnc obligations
GENERAL NOTES.

French smugglers are the most ingenious in
thc world In unloading truck-oad OF logs at tie
rooas Station OF the Northern OF Francs Railway at La
'Cbanellc three weeks ago. OF the men noticed a
Longitudinal In of the logs. lie examined The
spening more closely and inserted hts knife ia It, There
was no resistance. but strong smell " tobacco became
perceptble On the authorities overhanlng, or rather
uissecting the whole Consignment IL was fond that
thirtytwo out OF the thirty logs IL consisted OF had
been followed ont and stuffed with about thirty SIX
hundredweiCht OF cheap Belgian tobacco The Excise
seized the contraband the ccnsic'ce of which wonn
doubt have succeeded in obtaining slon Du o'
Sip of the OF an invoice clerk. Instead ol a,a,
ing the advice note Rue Cnateaudnn. ne The nt of
the jrthern Company 10 unload tne beis'" ""'" "
avoid dcmurrasc. 49,,
A farmer who had been to market in Phila-
delpba fell asleep while he was driving nome Ills
horses lnev tho road and travelled safely until they
reached the railroad crossing at Bel'ry traih WaS
approacAing and although the engineer, VINO saw Tue
market wagon. blew his whistle, applied the brake ana
rang his bell he unable either to stop the Tram or
IN the sleeping The horses were already
ucross the track the collision occurred Tho COW
catcher OF the engine striking the wagon tearing of TIE
the running gear ard throw the hind axle ana wheels
about thirty feet 20 the side OF the road one "nse'
was wrecked while tie other WA not i0ureu' lnc
WAGON was turned upside down. and tie horses Dfcak-
inc loo considerable distance Ieiore they were
caught. The farmer awcke. He was thrown Sn' gu,
moi much injured. As he gathered himself up ana
Stared bewdermcnt at the wreck, his hrst exe,.a
ton was, what mashed that WAGON up that way'
The Oldest inhabtant of Woodbury., Md,
was born on April %, 1776. Her memory and hearing
Ore excellent hut our years ago she became blind
Her hair was silver gray but is turning black again
,n the top Of Ter head. Black was the original color
She not confined her bed but is up and abont gen
orally. sitting Up until midnight. and tRen up again at
Eve in the morning She remarked recently that she
hadn't tooth her mead, and that her children haa
been trying TO induce her TO get set hut she didn't
want any dead peoples teeth" Bless YOU, she sad
II don't miad II; teeth are very useful, D can car a.
well as any OF them, and like strong del. TOO; dont
want ics and cakes but beef ana cabbage; con
believe In swectmcats. The old lady Is very Ionu o
children, and delights in telling them old-tme ,ales
Her immediate family connection is very iarge as s 1
has fever taan tweny-hye grand hldreA ana neafS
being widow lady aged twenty-iour One OF her grand
children has eight chdrcn
The amateur farmers of Hartford County,
Maryland have been DONG lLc- best this season. In
the slring j. w. Dond determined 10 encourage tho
boys Of that county TO take an in farming and
also TO excite a spirit OF emulation among them Tic
filtered five cash prizes for the five best yields OF corn
on one-eglth OF The work was TO be zone Gu
rey by the boy farmers themselves The conclons or
the cn'ry few AMI simple. Every contestant was
required 70 have been resilient OF Hlrford County Tor
two years and under eighteen years OF age All entries
were to be made TO president OF the Hartford County
Acrcuura, Society The land was TO be measured bY
some person appointed for that purpose and the corn
was TO be allowed TO the edge OF the field, but
not beyond it, Tie land could be OF any shape but had
TO he wo rods wide The contestant must do all tie
work raising The himself, but might nave some
one drive the oxen horses in poughing or oultyat
ing The kind OF fertilizers he should and thc num-
Der of tmos he should hoe bis farm were eI 10 e con
testant Tue to DE measured ny committees.
Each contestant was 10 make up a report, giving Ne
shape d scriptiOn- and location OF his lot; WHOM
Ilollghed; when and how many times hoed; when
italks were tap9eiI at all; when the crop Vas mar
vested and how much there was OF H. ana as nearly aS
cOnd estimated the value o! The manure ard number
Of DAYS labor spent upon the crop tXciudlg me nus
second 500 gold third, $40. gold; fourth. SO, gold
fifth $40 gold The number Of competitors IS III, ana
the prizes are 10 be awaideL next week.