New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-18
GENERAL MOTIFS.

Queer wills are common enough, but for
blunt originality the will Of John T. Pantlnd, who lied
in san Francisco May s. il supposed to De without
rival The general character OF the document may DO
guessed from the opening sentences l. John T. Pant
lind Of the City Of San Francisco County Of San Fran
cisco Il guess it don't amount to - anyhow, what
county am n,sta. of Dear old California knowing the
uncertainty OF life and being Of sound and disDosng
mind and memory do make and publish this my GrSf,
last and only will and testament wish il understood
that in my clear. evel-headed sense and know Just
what am about, and don't want any one-horse lawyer
business fOulng around do not believe that will 40
for months yet, but want this little business of my
hands"
In response to request of General di Ces-
noa. Mr. K. Hamilton Lang, who was formerly British
Consul in the Island of Cyprus, and now holds IN IN
portant position under the Turkish Government has
written letter certifying to the authenticity Of the s
coveres at Gogo He recalls The circumstances under
which the discoveries made and the announcement
of them was brought to himself and General d esnola
his own visit the while the digging was going on,
his examination the ground OF the objects dug up,
and his conclusions then and there arrived at really
feel l." writes Mr. Lang you asking me to GER
fy that the day had dawned when the sun was visible
The objects discovered themselves ncontestaDle
proof of the authenticity OF your discoveries II is TOO
ridiculous to suppose any such objects could be fsfed
limitations Of coins common but me statues IN your
collection are quite nm2ne 10 tneH Cob iney
all unique creations which in their details clearly declare
their antiquity"
A remarkable work which Commission of
the French Academy has just recommended in the most
apprecative terms has lately been completed by NJ Civil
ale He aimed" says The London Times " at a com
plete description OF the Alps on new plan involving
large photography preliminary study satisfied
him that the central of the Alps and the chains d
vergng into Germany Austria and France might be d.
vided into fortyone districts such that taking central
station In each sufficient height, might obtain
Photographic panOramas of the whole The plane Of
tribued his staons-s 5000 feet in altitude; and
in some cases he had climb than 10000 feet,
taking Of course apparatus with hima sufficient indi
cation of the difficulty OF the enterprise which, IN ten
years. NJ Cyiae has successfully carried ont. Ii
often difficult fix the instruments account OF the
wind The line OF sight rendered horizontal in all
directions NJ Civale proceeded In each to take
phoogra phs in fourteen different directions These were
afterward carefully joined. such panorama furnish at
once the plane menEuraOn, the relief and the pctur-
esque aspect of the country In another section Of his
work NJ Ciyiale deals with details He traVe sed the
valleys and photographed natural geological sections,
snow limits land-lips. rOcLeS OOnneeS. glaciers with
their and mOralues, co.'s and Una thai Is
interesting to the geolOgis the engineer and the tourist
six hundred plates evOted 10 these detals AMI the
views given are pronounced remarkably good. In addi
ton, NJ Cvlae gives much interesting Information III bH
journal; he rectlhes the orthOgraLhy ~ place
names and furnishes historical details also cat
alogue attitudes. mostly determined by himself II
gesed the Commission that, iuIure tme II may
possible by supervising panoramic views taken from
the stations those Oh VI Ciale, he amount and
character OF secular demolition may be estimated"