New-York tribune., 1880-01-17
GENERAL NOTES

"The Star Almanac" for 1880 has a table
,coutents of vide range opening with the Constitution
f the United States ncudmg the Sporting Record for
,s70 and a record OF local amusemcuts, ana closing
will local election statistics.
rs not always safe to give way to the
benevolent impulses OF the heart sir. 4. Perry Peck
Of ofNorhampton Mass being the holder of trust funds
Cor his brotheiiu-aw has stolen 5000 OF them, IN
order 70 help relatives who were In distress and has ia
consequence iclt obliged 10 abscond. IL long ago
settled that nobody should do vii that good may
o.r And one who gives what he Las 10 right give
E really better than another who steals rat he may
speculate. gamble, live riotousy or osientauousy.
There is nothing like taking a cheerful view
Of things. William Harcourt in lately addressing me
farmers nj oxford. England. the subject OF agrcu
tura distress consoled his auditors by reminding them
that in the year $50 the o things bad or
worse than II is now. Then as now committee WAS
epponted 70 nqnre into the matter but being wise and
sagaeious, il neglected make report. Sir William
hoped that the R0Sal Commission lately appointed
would follow The example. Butt is The Posluvists VINO
gather the greatest comfort from the national caam
ues They hel1 their annual meeting London the
other dav and Dr. Congreve, who in the chair. ex
pressed the opinion that all t1ugS were couNeIg TO
mat condition so much desired oy Postivsis." The
worst, they are tie soonest Mendtd
Professor Caladon's improvements upon the
American audiphOne. OF which the cable hears record
this week 70 have been anticipated by Phladei-
pha At the last meeting OF the County
Medical Society five chcap aud ingenious suosll-
tutes for costly inda-rnbber contrvancc were pro-
posed and tested An ordinary palm-eai fam or piece
of paseboard bent into the form OF SHIELD, was iound
to answer N an emergency and piece of cardboard
coated with sEeac and perforated by steel rod-tae
whole costing about cents-Gave even better results
than the original uiiphone. II must not be supposed
thar only ,hne who have not lost their teeth receive
any henaf from this wonderful invention or us more
wonderfu substitutes for II VIII act eqaaN wen.
rare Dc only taken by previously applying vibrating
tuning foik thrm To impress upon ihe person MP"
that nc must cApecl 10 near tc s"u'' not 'ouS" MS
ears but through ms teeth and gums.
From The Mapes,n in Vermont, comes a
pathetic appeal for back mum ber OF The TRIBUNE The
request is preferred by a lady who is entitled 10
every courtesy. she is anxious 10 rc0d foreign
letter which appeared in IuE TRIBUNE during
the Autumn. after meDuonnc 'he general topic o'
the article asks so have copy of tue paper sent 10 her
AT the close letter she puts ;hc errs, ng Ques
ton Am making myself trouble 2" Wei, r. She
is so couri, Gus. TIE TRIBUNE may a, well bc frank
Yes sbt ia, made her,eli well As h office needless
irOubC, nui cOi} oI tnc paper Aa, fortunately W'h
found and snt TO ncr address. II she haa zone
ghai al literary people Who nav "rc1s@' 10 iei NO 10
TIE TRIBUNE % ctneI paper stou dO---ai iHt
TRIBUNs INDEN-sle could then have settled thr l--
hon or hcI.-n any library whcre III IluHcNt IS
Hled. Tue suggestion Is mace Tor me oti, ol ti, "
nc and VIII Of course, be received 81 TIE rGAt sI4H al
The Naples
The exciting semch for SpGnger's eighty
millions, which shook ,he West icv years Ego. has
broken cut aga'n ia a malignant f"in ln indnna'
Scores Of heirs nave risen up KOSom', Coumous In
aiauapolis. 1erre Hauc. ana the region roundabout
and many lawyers have been retained. The e'taie oi
she celebrated Charles Christopher Springer, whose
family thread tn- anxious nQuirer- are no" trying 10
ascend include the present ite of Wilmington
Del, good deal OF Stockholm Sweden ana large
amount Of IuOuey IN the Bank OF sweden. special
from Columbus, InT., 10 The CtnciHUdN C0"i"eTc"t'
tays II the opinion Of tie majority oi our ieeai
talent that taerc nothing at ai ~ "a" case IN lacl u
l. thought by many to be hoax. out n'NritAcles- IL
has clcaJed OF furci among thc 9piAE,is
Bur corrrs sI0ndrnt OF lie EVQ"Her fnYs. No oonn'
l. Eenterlaincl bat that The hcils VIII 90 Cue Nmc ht u
m possession OF hs vast estsie II ih s"d t"o' th5'
10000 900" meeting OF The Springer heirs Is called
OF lie =O.A "a -. Louis