New-York tribune., 1881-12-02
GENERAL NOTES.

The restoration of the Old State House at
Boston, Mass, is ia progress From original paint
ings, drawings and specifications OF the architects
complete idea can bo obtained of every detail OF Che
construction and Ornamenation of the building cen.
tury and a half ago. An engraving by Paul Revere
CIV idea Of the size, shape aud number VI
panes OF glass in the windows.
The public coffee-hOuscs of England, which
intended TO check ntemperance, have vastly in.
creased in number lately. Although the first coffee
house opened with this conception established
longer than 1873 there l60cOheehouses
this description. One of the largest the
Coffee Public House in London which is patronized
largely by persons employed on newspapers The upper
stories OF the building are used by the Press Club which
has $50 members
The spruce gum industry of Maine is repre-
sented to be in highly hourishing condition. Men who
range the woods collecting the gum make good wages
selling the article for 40 cents pound Altogether
dens of the State obtain 900 yearly by the sale of
the article Inquiry concerning its discoses the
terosting fact that is odchiehy TO factory girls
urher Investigation regarding the dangers of lockjaw
paray OF the tongue IN noisy factories and
Ol chewing gum preventive Is now suggested
1t is not income alone that the great hotels
Saratoga have to consider The proprietor OF single
hotel the United States bought during the past summer
for the G0.000 persons whom he entertained $1,000
pounds of beef, costing sl7166 $4,000 pounds of nut
ton for $3, ,l72j 1880 pounds Of lamb for S2,4I6:
S77 pounds Of chicken for Sl045S 10000 pounds OF
butter for $47ls; 10000 dozens of eggs for Si269:
and 6S 900 quarts Of milk for 1887 The total cost Of
provisions for the S99,479 Az the sum Of
$4,000 paid for rent $4,000 for help, and $4,000
the general expense account, making an aggregate
expenditure OF nearly @G7OOOO Tor season thas began
June and closed OCTOBER L.
The passengers on train on the Northern
Pacific Railway recently had an experience which they
will highly value When the dividing line between
Montana and Dakota their train stopped by herd
of buTaloes. There United States soldiers the
train armed with rifles and other persons equipped with
pistols No had the bufaloes been discovered.
therefore, than these marksmen began firing st the
peaceful beasts Soon the smoke from the weapons
veloped the and hid the bualoes from sight Firing
then ceased In few moments the smoke lifted and all
the animals to be half mile away, peacefully
eating grass The train then moved on without, how
ever, any buffalo meat--a sad comment on the MARKS
manship OF those on the train
Manufacturers who are striving to increase
the number of schools in this country where persons
be educated for industrial pursuits will hear with inter
est of the work of the English Royal Commission on
Technical Education. That Commission 10 busy 10
Paris visiting the higher the secondary and the primary
schools In which manual and te clinical instruction inns
parted the intention OF tho Commissioners also 10
inquire the state OF instruction In the districts In
France in which cotton, woolen and silk manufactures
are carried on with the object OF obtaining insight
into methods education that may be available for the
purpose In tho corresponding mAnutacturinB uS
trcts In England
Ladies living in the suburbs of London are
complaining that they cannot indulge in the delights OF
shopping frequently they desire, owing to the
high price of season tckets." commuters tckets
they would be termed here. railroad man has jusi
replied to these complaints In The Telegraph He brutaJ
remarks that these tickets issued busnesf
men tme and, that to woman bent on the genial bun
ness shopping. time hardly be said to be object
and she should mss the train why, so much tho oss