New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-19
GENERAL NOTES.

An English wheelwright lately obtained from
the pooruardaus OF YeOyil as an apprentice Lad who
had been educated in an institution for dear mltes'
Great wa, his surprise. therefore when the boy began
IN swear at him with much yOlublity and ygor, and
T. not strange that he forthwith sent back his prufn
apprentice a. being contrary Ia description. 1T
Ycoyil guardians at once set about the tack OF dcteln
ing whether the boy an upostor OF the WheeINSm
had performed Il miracle.
While New-York is eagerly looking forward
To the coming horse-show Boston j., rejoicing IA an eN-
hibou ~ cats under the expert management Of Mr..
Kyle at Horticultural Hall Tie door, are not opened IN
the morning until the eats have eaten their breakfast
but the public admitted in time them wash their
f,ce. an opcraou which, performed IN unison by the
entire company f. said to be singular aud pleasing
spoctacc They are Of all and Sizes but their con-
dltion Is uniformly good Among the mos, conspicuous
said 10 be the nobc>t Roman Of them all. and hite
Maltese kitten whose disposition has not been IN we
least suurcd by natures paTslnony III allowing AeI oAS
forcc2
The greatest numerical strength of the
German Army IN the late with France never c'-
ceeded 400 men; but writer I'm recent number
Of The ForghHy Rsrtec declares that IN future war
half million more soldiers could be sent into the Held
He estimates that Germany can almost Immediately
mobilize an army of 3. 900 officers, l,4jOoOO men,
27 600 physicians and officials and 100000 horses, for
which number a clothes, aTnaments, outfits, carts etc.
are provided in peace tnc and held in readiness IN TIE
different garIisons To the modified army would nave
TO be added the surplus OF drilled reserve anu Al.'
men, numbering 100 600 the depot reserves OF tlS
first class numbering 100000 men; one coGuAsrht OF
recruits Oue-ycaT Volunteers Volunteers under twenty
wears aud ten COutuLCutS OF land>tuTmi Mhlch ma
up grand total of 2s3O 600 trained men, couullH'u
bv officers who have fought some OF the greatest hdlt
o century aud have never turned ther pachs uLop
the enemy.
That the Japanese pcrSimmon can be success
fully cultivated ia this country has been proved hy MI
Charles Iaumau. of Washington. About SIX years a-9
he imported from Japan dozen or more young ueeS
including that number Of varieties from which he nae
obtained a good supply OF hllt OF superior quail' III
this country the pcrSmmon is small foushes chiefly III
the southern states and is not considered product u
importance; but in Japan like the apple In THIS country
II grows 10 an enormous size and is deemed luxury
Specimens OF this fruit recently produced by Mr. Lann'h
have attracted the attention Of the Agricultural D'rA-
mcnt and are being copied in plaster for It's museum.
The trco from which this fruit was taken only ABOUT
six feet high and yet average specimen OF the i'.
wa, found to measure and sevcn-tenhs inches a"
10 weigh nine and seycu-cigths The color It.
sCnblcs that OF a rich orange and the texture !, pun
This particular variety hears the name 81 >'"d, /.
the Japanese agricultural author scnNr ISuai' 'l
OF the first agricultural magazine Issued IN us I,
land There several varieties OF the japanese V
simmon. which packed I'm boxes for pltecIl ny u "
closely resemble In appearance and taste the u''' VA"
cites of the syrian Tg.