New-York tribune., 1882-09-29
GENERAL NOTES

The moderate consumption of alcoholic stin-
ulnns has found in England its general and no doubt
by this time It's army,-and side by side with General
Booths blue badge Of to,a abstinence naunts General
Hiciis's yellow ribbon Of temperate Use.
Bethlehem, Penn, claims the distinction of
poss, ssinc the oldest hand rceugne in the country
Il was built by Broo4 OF London 1893. anl imported
by the Niorayiau5 Of Bethlehem in that year In 1913
after century and half Of honorable service, 1t
retired 10 the OF the Young Mems Missionary
society. where now is. and, moreover, In working or
der These statements are atescd by the makers orig
nal bl aud the shipping papers.
"Ihe ciligy of the Honorable Lewis Latham,
Fauconer MS Majesty King Charles l.. who died at
the age Of one hundred years" is the inscription
portrait in the possession of Mr. Frederick A.
Holden of Washington. The Rhode Island Historical
society has presented with Photographic copy Of
this portrait Of Of thc little commonwealth earliest
settlers from whom through his daughter Frances moro
than hundred Thousand people In the United states
can trace thclr descent
Henry Ward Bcechcr and United States SEN
ator Oryie II. Plate o: Connecticut. VIII deliver ad-
dresses ut the unvellng monument TO the late Fred
crick ". Gum. Washington, Conn, October f. Mr..
Gum was weknDwn instructor OF boys AZ that place
where he estar i-led " The Gunnery" school lIo 50
thoroughly gained TIE OF tre bows That his pupils
formed an association to honor his memory Dy mOnu-
mcnt and a memorial book. senator Patt WAS one of
Mr. Gunn's earliest pupils anI Mr. Beecher had several
Nuci Ms lislutiiOu I' UoOh VIII v' itu't'
by W. Hamilton Gibson, the artist who spent several
years at The GHncry," and there acGu red much ot
the intimate knowledge OF nature thal ch3raclor%eo Ills
work.
"Burlcigh House by Stamford town is juSt
3lG years old and in as good order when built
by the great Lord Treasurer of abcth, who amid the
anxious cares OF Office took much interest IN lis con-
,tructon as did Scott in that of A6botsford Just As in
Locnarts life OF scott his friend Terry Is found writing
to him auent htting5 and furniture fer the home
Tweedside So Sir Thomas Gresham writes to Bureigh
in 1870: Other have not to Modest your honor with
al but that have delivered to of your Masons the
for plers of culorel Marbc with their furniture In
good order" I'm the state Paper Office too, Is curious
memorandum of articles obtained for the Lord TreasuIe
with the prices. Hatfield the palace raised By Bur-
Ieiris second son Robert finished in 1911, and
the constant residence o. e builders direct representa-,
tiyr-thc Marquis OF salisbury. Tue Ctcis thns afford
a most remarkable example Of continuity. The Lord
Exeter OF Tcuny sons ballad was grandfather or the pres
en- peer, whose grandmother the low born sarah
loggins. The Marquis married again after her death
In the vicinity Of Wichita, Kansas, there le
sides with his parents young man whose Christian
name il Charles, but whose surname Is unfortunately
not mentioned by the journal which records the follow
ing xuOrdinary incident In his career. Ole ngAt his
parents aroused by singular noises the roof and
knowing their sons habit of cutting capers in his sleep
they TO the yard and lo0dcd up There sat the
young upon the chmncy-top. clad only n that gar
ment which urnemorial usage has constcrLted TO the
purposes slumber Presently he To his feet and
addressing imaginary audience, gave out the hymn,
4" All hail the pDN.tO Of jesus name" which he forth
with proceeded TO sing through from beginning 10 end 10
the sOnOrOus tune Coronation" He then selected
text lst John p. preached vigorous discourse
nfteen long and slid down the glming rod into
"a tuh water which his father had nurucdly placed
where II would do thc most good. The shock aroused
hnn aud hc was escorted 10 his bed.
There is only one thing about Professor
Bell, Florida cent OF the Smithsonian Institution. which
his uc nbOrs do not like and that the pleasure which
he :akes IN the companionship of vcnomous snakes.
couutrman called upon the Professor the other day,
aud ~ ho entered tho room huge ralesnako dropped
on a noia pillow which had been placed upon IA chair
for his accommodation. glidcd into corner coed and.
waving his head back and forth, shook a rattles Vi
ciouay at the intruder. "Grrat iecsWaX - exclaimed
the r"untrymau Come in ~ said the Professors
daily hanng hs caller the chair iaet vacated 10y the
snake " don't mind him he's not u1ed TO strangers
that's aL" Tho snake obey an order 70 husn tbat