New-York tribune., 1880-10-08
GENERAL NOTES.

Mouchots success in Algiers in pumping
water aud making boil by solar force alone, brings TO
mind Ericsson's prediction: " The time will come when
the Nile the Gauges will De lined with cotton ard
other factories by solar heat ani the raw MA
teral being at hand labor peatifu. aud the motive
power inexpensive, these regions VIII DEFY All iofelgh
compeiiton"
Moses King, Editor of "The Harvard Reg
isier." has published neat little pappIIet The
Back Bay District" coporsly Illustrated. with
ing Iettcr-press. This quarter OF Boston watch has
been completely transformed during tho last ten years
The new OLD South" Trlaity Church, the Museum Of
Fine Arts the Boston and Providence Depot Cnaun'y
Hall School, the vendome the BRITTLE Square Church
and other specimens of the architecture Of t5
charming district are brought before the readers eyes III
this c0mpact volume
A Scotch printer without O penny IN his
pocket arrived Detroit day last week. after fout
years journey around the world. lie sailed IRON sab
Francisco as steward ship bound tor TOXIC. bu IN
consequence quarrel with the officers was compelled
to go ashore at tle SANDWICH Islands After setting
type the Office OF The Honolulu Ga-efe he was en-
gagged hotter to help take OF stable OF thirty
horses that beng shipped TO Melbourne Hs stay
in Australia lasted nearly year, during wnich no
walked through the prOyinces and visited the
bush. in the fall Of 1877 he shipped on coas;lns
vessel at hobart Town, and for several uonth, was
knocked sbout the West indies Shipwrecked lie " ~
prked up by merchaDtman and was taken 10 rne snei
travellers, aId, a yagaboBd, through the Hoy Land
and last brought up at CCnstaLdnOpc, l. tns way
he up the Danube and duilng the summer " 1878
sailor before the mast Oa the Btitc sea- H. hc
fa he aveed on foot O. Geneva and Rome. whence he
sailed TO Genoa, made his W. Maard and at last
arrived in Pars March. 1879 After working
printer JOB offices several weeks, he earned enough
money pay his passage TO London and ID july sailed
from Liverpool TO Havana ana Charleston :. c. wAere
ramPea ire thragh most Of tue Eassrn ses and Is now
his way 10 San Francisco.
Artificial examining being the besetting sin
Of American education some remarks recently III pie b.
the English Postmaster General. blind Mr. Fawcett
be studied most probably by parents and teachers.
Too much reading and not enough thought" was lis
exclamation, after dwelling upon the evil effects Of
tempting tie mind with more than II hold.
fIe did not think would fair to throw tho entire
responsibility of this ,chers. Their better jgdg
ment often controlled b. tue parents. who wished
their cnildren be taught unlimited number Of
things very limited period. II parents wOudlet
their children remain longer AZ scaool aud b. taught
few subjects more thorOughlT the result would b, grn
orally very mdch satisfactory. Tue idea OF yalu
ing kmow ledge only for Its moneys worth IN aiter life
was u be guarded against. The chiet oDj-ct 20
train the M nd Very often what learned at school
of no practical vane aftcrwlrd, .and yet 10 formed
Il valuable course Of mental training He could say this
from his own experience with regard to the study Of
mathematics The best test OF the skill Of teacher
extent 20 which he able TO discover what vas
the best subject TO develop the faculty or each indyd
usIl pupil Nothing could be greater mistake hdn Tor
IA Young ulan who had gained a h:te more education
than leave his hancci aft To seek employ
ment "a clerk. such course WAS doubtless some
tunes the following Of an idea taat his
social position would be impTOyet put II sOcety cOad
fairly be ueld responsible for folly, afraid IL
would have o. answer iOr Thousands being encouraged
a. X cuIplON mcDt where that .oymCnt
tlicult 10 be Obtained.