New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-13
GENERAL NOTES.

President Kemble, Of the Philadelphia Union
Passenger Railway Company, expects within year to
solve the question of street-car transportation Yes
sir" he declares; I'll solve this thing within wear
If don't run with electricity I'll them with
wire rope" The latter system successful in Fran
cisco ana now undergoing trial IN Chicago is the
OF hope and confidence.
Herr Gustav Ruemelin, Chancellor of the
University of Tubingen and a thoughtful writer edu
caional and social topics has recently issued pampb
et whlch takes dseouragng view Of the increase Of
population IN Germany compared with her capacity
TO support lfe He finds that during the past decade
the net increase Of population has about 100000
and the ratio is likely to grow larger owing TO the in
creasng number OF youthful marriages so that at the
end Of the century the population OF the Empire viii
probably be 57000O0o Herr Ruemelin intimafes that
the Fatherland is now living on the savings OF mora
prosperous times and his conclusion is that unless some
saety-yalye, moi now apparent, is discovered this
due growth OF the German population may prove in The
future the source only OF danger to Germany but OF
trouble TO Europe"
The masses of COLOR which have become such
striking features in decorative gardening OF late are not
so massive after all when compared with broad fields al
aname with vivid hues such only be seen where
brightly blooming plants grown wholesale for CON-
mercial purposes Near Queens L. L, short time ago.
on the bulb farm OF Haleck Thorpe four acres OF
the Japanese iris Kempfaer covered with their broad
flowers Of white, blue, purple and the intermediate
shades Lilies in bewildering profsion Just passed
their prime and in their place long stretches Of or
ange and scarlet TigIidas Most striking OF all is field
of six thickly planted with cleaning spikes of
gladOlus. People who remember the Sword Lily +" Of
old gardeners hardly believe that almost infinite
diversity in FORM habit and color I'm the beat modern
hybrid gadOluses have all been derived from these old
Cape bulbs by su crossing and careful select
IN nyDfldizing win the species from Natal
winch are now being carried by many American and
foreign growers promise entirely range
ana markings. But the delicate beauty OF single spike
gives impression and the Deep rich glow masses
where the flowers grouped by of thousands
another. A half dozen of blooming eadiolus
spread ont in broad lake OF flashing color sight 70
be remembered
The church of the First Parish in bingham,
Mass, was two hundred years old on Monday aud the
anniversary was celebrated IN interesting manner.
The principal address, delivered by Professor Charles
Eliot Norton, linea descendent of the first pastor
was a contrast between the old time and the new
and, of course, polished and scholarly. BY way OF
introduction Professor Norton said mo building in
the United states is venerable than this within
which met. OF all edfces, ancient church is
the most revered This is the house hip in which
the weekly service of prayer and preaching been for
longer time continuous than in any other in NewEne
land, probably than In any other in United States
For us in this still world its great But our
antiquities modern compared with those OF our
mothorcountry the oldest OF them oftoay IN COM
parlson with the Pyramids they novelties the
eternity OF nature, But the two centuries which
tine house haS existed the longest
history OF maaklnd for IA their course has made
greater progress III the knowledge OF the world in which
ne nNes, and consequently in all
preceding time. His relations nature have changed
He has come into possession of faculties His
hundred years the intelligent the cti-
zen 81 the world Spiritually measured, this little
OF time Is longer than cycles Of Egypt Cathay To
the imagination this meeting house is the monument u
| 4 great antiquity"