New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-22
GENERAL NOTES.

II is said that glass is gradually beginning to
take place of wood and iron in the construction OF
bridge, m England The inventor makes blocks OF glass;
which he huIdcus by special process In sohdity II IS
said 10 leave nothing to be desired The experiments
already made have given surprising results and tho
,t q. ov thar of bridges OF wood or Moreover
the glass be injured by insects. Ike WOOD nor
ru5ted Ike iron.
There are two families living near Gainesville,
Ga the members OF which ,auch alike that many
,,r,., fake, take place The heads Of the respect
i've households are John and Lane Pasco They ara
twins and look and dress exactly alike Two or three
years ao they married twin sisters, who look ara dress
exactly alike. The boys built two cottages that look
eNuctIy alike and each lady has child about the sans
s, who look very nearly exactly alike All are In ex-
c.lcut health and recently tie whole party drove to
Town btiiud span OF beautiful mules that were nearly
exact matches. Ghoboy7 are partners III tue n'''H-
tile business, and aIc prosperous 5ontlclnel'
Somebody has been writing to The ST.
Jqnsss Gasete coudemning the Of the definite ar
ticlr" the and calling its abolition Another c'rre-
pondcnt nmu,insly answers him by writing IA defence
OF the hated article without using 1t. Curious thn
l., 80 he says that ref0rmer who could propose 'H
suppression was blind to pass over commas
,ciculon- periods and forth-nOt nearly so Veei-
bre or useful "A we are Beginning could have been
tried with them. Indeed, ont OF sympathy with poor
things. and way public writer's knock thtm about at
present suggestion % lOp them Oh would hoi Hit Vt.
bo, boil The absence OF the article IN the letter IS
its best defence
People are so used to hearing of the continual
Intrusion Of men into places especially designated for
women that the other side of the question is lost sight
OF. But a correspondent OF The PdH MAJ GdSeue re-
minds the public that at least IN England there i an
other side TO the question. IN speaking Of the British
Museum hc says: Two long tables are setapart In tho
great rcading-room ladies only But there ladies
Will not go--if they can help IT, Last March number
of men ycuturcd TO enter protests on this subject IN the
complaint book All they asked was that rule should
be made and notice posted up that the seats reserved
for ladies' should be filed mp before they invaded tho
mems tables. Instead however, of effect having been
given 10 this very reasonable suggestion, men are tod
TINT when they cannO ind seat at their own tables
which very frequently occurs-sOme lady Will be COM
ucrd To move with all her apparatus OF books and pa
pe To one of the ladies' tables No man, need hardly
SAY has vet been found bold enough to demand the en-
gorccment of such an eviction. Andspeakng with all
the respect and gratitude which every reader at tho
Museum must feel for the equally learned and courteous
SUPERINTENDENT do think it is fair that men, COM
inc into the reading room I'm the middle OF the day,
should often have the alternative forced on them either
OF standing about without seat, or OF requiring thit
LADY, he connclrd take herself of 10 one or the ever
Vacant places AT the ladies' tables IT, however Sch
rule were enforced that above suggested an cN'rp-
lioL should hc made In the case Of ladies' working VITA
men, whom they often aid as much as they are aded ~
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