New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-21
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GENERAL NOTES.

There are only six distileries of rum in thu
country and all six are In Massachusetts or nearly
half million gallons OF rum exported last year thu
greater part went to Africa The Germans say OF man
who taken just enough alcohol to be mentally slim
uated that he is illumnir;" bnt plainly pos
the kind OF illumination which the Dark Continent needs
An enthusiastic company of one hundred per-
sons old and young gathered bec o'clock last Monday
morning the site secured for the South Ba,tst
Church in Providence watch the beginning OF tia
work OF grading The pastor threw the first shoveful NJ
earth cart his wife the second. aud everybody
present. including the smallest Sunday scholar
shared TO the same extent In the initial labor. -
The colonization of Jews in the Holy Land
is likely 10 be dire failure unless radical measures NJ
relief and reorganization are Immediately adopted
Reports reached England that the colouists al zu
marin who nearly ali refugees. literally dying az
hunger and the colony at Rosh Pinah Ia almost eaoa
difficulties Tho resources OF tho Central COMMITTEES at
Galatz are said 10 be exhausted and Is not easy "a
see how the situation OF affairs he changed uness Ina
rich jews OF Europe and America to the rescue Az
Rosh Pinah there money develop the resources
the colony, while ut Zmmsrn there fanes
than the land capable OF supporting The chief mis-
take to have been in undertaking the colonization
enterprise without sufficient funds 10 make II feasible
The London Globe goes far To that the whole
project has been grossly misn anaged that II Is time
the control Of II passed into more capable hands,"
Credit is due to The Buffalo Courier for wind
ing up the dull with the incredible romance
OF the year. fresh from pen Lccport core
spondent In 1853 the story Miss Mary Place. now
Mrs. Nesmith, OF Charleston s. O., member OF
Lockport church choir. One Sunday electric bolt
entered the church. and proceeding directly 10 the choir
annhilated OF the singers. Mr. Croker, stunned
Others and knocked Miss Place senseess When
she recovered unable explain the disappear
ance OF gold chain three feet long, which she had worn
TO church that morning. physician who has been
examining long and narrow protubcrauce upon her
laft dcf.ia 1p4s
than the chan which the electricity must have driven
her person. II VAS remarkably clever perform
auco for tue skin not broken and the chain Is rs
good as lew.
The tenth anniversary of the conservation OF
the kt Rev Benjamin ii. Paddock as Protestant Eps-
cOpa Bshop the Diocese Of Massachusetts cele
brateu In Boston Wednesday by religious service in
the morning aud banquet at the Hotel Vendone In tho
afternoon In reviewing the work OF the decade Bishop
Paddock had tho satisfaction OF making this rather
markabo report OF progrcss During the last ton
the clergy Of the diocese have increased IRON iS9 TO IT,
parishes from 1875 IA, COMMITMENTS from 1857 to
1929 The Sunday scholars hive increased 45
per cent There 700 church sittings In Bo
ton than ten years ago; six churches, four new
psrochia chapos have been opened la that city. anil
The funds and lands are already at hand for the seventh
church Tho increase of commandments In Boston has
been IS per cent and the financial Income ana resources
| OF the diocese have been very satisfactory
| A French journal repubIlshes the following
account of the first yelocpede which appeared at DIXON
on August ~. 1918 This morning at 10 sS' na-
cuine mas been tried the Place Royal which Is caod
drsenne" or veloclpede. IL has proved success
NJ Lagrange turner OF Beaune, came yesterday ron
that town. which is seven miles french measaemen''
distant from Dion In two and hall hours. lie went
rsp,dlv rouud the marset-pIace and TO DO well
nrnctsed ina the use OF tho machine. Two dfasenDes
have been seen action at the same time d. Lagrange
LA, already Constructed eral OF great sohaly ana
| very elegant appearance. Those who woeiu nss 70
procure for themselves this new means OF uanslVI. oah
so so ,v .nulyng 10 Iagrdngc. IL 10 sad thst w
marrow during tho festivities In The PARK on tus occa-
sion OF the iote Of St. Louis, NJ Lagrange WI a
which consumes neither hay nor oats