New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-25
GENERAL NOTES.

Now that the English people have done so
much TO the evil OF intemperance in the use OF
alcoholic liquors, they deyOting their attention 10
lntempcrance In other things One of these things Is
te-drnkng, concerning which there Is now consider
able agitation in England. At large meeting in London
other day. the Dean of Bangor spoke OF the neces-
sy of good cooking and aTTagned severely the pernc-
ios practice OF drinking tea. This practice he SAID
renewed three four times day made men ana women
feel weak and the result that the teaketle went
before the gin-botte, and the physical and nervous
that had it, origin in the bad cookery or an g-
norant wife ended in ruin intemperance and disease.
A number of injudicious people in Pittsfeld.
Mass have organized FaithCure Band and profess an
nfaerng reliance upon the declaration that all things
are possible to him that beeveh" They assert that the
prayer OF faith already obtained several remarkable
and they have succeeded in arousng considerable
public interest In their doings At present. however,
Is slowly dying OF cancer In spite OF their sup
plicatiOns So far all external indications go her faith
il complete for she has steadily refused TO cOnsuta
ply siclan take medicine; but nevertheless se -
wasting away in agony Sensible people think that this
nuanco OF such an exhibition OF faith without WORKS.
American women going to Europe without
escorts will hear with satisfaction OF the establishment In
Amsterdam and several other cities In Holland OF Hotel
for Women TO which men are not To be admitted as
guests Apartments to be provided to suit every
Glass; from highest to the pOorest but the cheapest
in the attic to be clean IA the suites ON the
first floor These houses, 1t is stated arc an EXPERIMENT.
OF society interested in the development OF women and
are not managed with any expectation Of pecunary
profit. II Is easy To understand why the beneyoent
Dutchmeu bent the development OF wives ana dugn
ters should the first stage ia the work, have made ms
odd experiment OF ilsuring their safety from insult WHO
travelling. Homes for women could be established win
great pr0prety In most Continental cities and would no
doubt receive good deal or American and English pat
rOuage.
Thirty years ago the American Consul nj ITO
Jancro was Henry Deven who had lived for long time
in Brazil and acquired fortune. Soon after her
arrival in this country with her three children
on Il VISIT about the year 1853, Mrs. Devon learned
OF her husbands death IN Rio, and Immediate
steps taken settle his estate. In the course
of the settlement 1t ascertancd that large sum OK
money had disappeared but no trace OF could be found
After the vain investigation over Mr. Devens conn
dental clerk. George w. Anderson. TO whom no sasp-
cion attached. removed 10 Australia, where he hada
chcckered in the gold diggings Last March no
fell sick and was taken 10 hospital In Melbourne
Shortly his he embraced the Catholic aith
and confessed that he had stolen the missing @iSOVO
He was enJoncd 10 make restitution, which he was Will
ingtO do aud he hadk kept up correspondence VIVA S
old employers widow for several years after the crime,
there little difficulty in tracing her children one Ot
Joseph AsbhrOOkc, who lives at the Gifdul
House. In Philadelphia, has Just received letter INFORM
this history and also of the agreeable nCt tat
Anderson bequeathed $4,000 apiece 70 herself her
brother and her sister.