New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-23
GENERAL NOTES.

Mr.. Seth Green announces that anyone send
ing so cents to his address, Rochester. N. Y, will
ceive 300 to SEQ eggs OF the California mountain
experiment. in fish culture This species is very
hardy end easily raised in comparison with the Eastern
brook trout
The royal baron of beef destined to grace
Queen Yictorins table Christmas Day weighs about
800 pounds 1t was cut from prime red and white
shOTthorn fed by the Duke of Connaught at Bagshot
Park which fetched s73 her Majesys recent sale ut
Shaw Farm The huge Joint 10 be roasted at Windsor
Castle aud forwarded 10 Osborne.
4 maple tree near ScLOoley's Mountain has
recently attracted much attention by it's erratic detern
nation persisted in for several past TO retain its
foliage through all seasons Though standing in an ex-
posed position and exhibiting other pecuiarities it
never sheds its leaves they show the slightest
effect OF frost and wintry blasts This mysterious vi
tally Is attested by scores Of persons, but
account for it.
"a Sportsman" of Perth Amboy suggests
that everybody interested in the preservation OF game
who has occasion drive country roads al this
should carry gun with him and, opportunity
Offers shoot the large hawks which the quais worst
enemies He airms that hawks not frightened by
horse and wagon aud constantly approach within easy
range OF persons driving along the roads.
Cooperative shOpkeeping has not been inva-
rably successful in England. The Universities Coope
ruivc Association (having connection whatever with
The Universities recently into liquidation, but
effort to raise further capital to the amount Of
81 100000 is TO be made With view to continuing the
business This concern possibly owes its failure TO
false start, having begun operations under the name Of
euch vigorous protest agan8t bringing the clergy into
odum by its use that 1t was changed.
A recent paragraph III THE TRIBUNE CON-
mendng the moderation OF article quoted from Ihs
Portland Press the advocates Of prohibition, OF
whom occasionally led into eXtravagant statements
by their own enthusiasm. mentioned General Neal Dow
to whom the hint might possibly prove useful.
No direspoct was intended that Inde.aga5e WORKER
for whose uttcrsnces THE TRIBUNE has nunberes times
made room in its crowded columns. General Dow how
ever, objects to being credited with too much enthusi-
assn, and intmates that the careless omission in
scrtion OF not in reporting his statements has fire.
Qucnty caused himself and hs critics great deal OF I'M
necessary trouble. He adds: AS prohibition in
Maine, aud effect upon public and social interests t
may be sufficient TO say that It has respectable
even decent opposition there The Republican party
makes leading principle in its platform, and the
Democratic party has formally and enthusiastically re-
pudiacd license by overwhelming lnaorities IN lts
State Conventions At time in is history has proh
bon in Maine had behind II a stranger support OF pub
lie opinion than now II be conceded thar the people
of Maine had an ordinary share OF intelligence this
ought to be regarded conclusive OF the whole natter
In private letter to Mr.. John Thompson,
yicepresdcnt Of the Chase National Bank courteousy
placed at the disposal Of THE TRIBCSE, Mr. Albert J.
Chessman, writing from Detroit. says: 81 cannot IN
dcrstand how an American citizen advocate FREQ
trade with straight face or an unblushing one.
But while believe now on the tariff question as always
have. still satisfied that other ideas WILL in the
future il not in the immediate present control To great
extent in the solution Of what does not To be very
intricate problem. technical education. taught
in schools and colleges. am satisfied that
for many years France owed her supremacy in the
facuro of cloths, particularly broadc,Oths TO the fact
the arts which contribute to excellence in that par
tcular were taught in her schools. Let mention
chemistry applied to dyeng one particular. tell
you Il was not without that all the world in spite
of and regardless Of her tariffs went to France for
French broadcoths, French carpets, French leather.
Germany followed after long interval, and glands
munidcent endowment Of her South KensingtOn Indus
trial University tardy it is true, shows that she has
awakened the practical application OF those
that will prepare her for the international grapple
struggle and competition that, already begun, is TO de-
termnc each Nations place in the for prosperity in
the immediate future. am glad to know that
New-Engaud has already awakened to this subject and
beneficial results already attained leave doubt in
my mind rs TO the position OF the United states when
shall real earnest enter rightly uutrammeed and
fuilhauded and full-agmed into the great struggle"