New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16
GENERAL NOTES.

Philadelphia has been enjoying for several
months the advantages of cheap cab system established
by the Pennsylvania Railroad the cabs being hansoms
OF the English pattern and each driver paying SO rs for
the his vehicle ten hours day and keeping for his
En profit whatever he receives beyond that sum- On
Wednesday lot Of new caps with conspicuous white
letters In front distributed among the drivers OF
whom all but two struck in disgust the they be-
held them declaring that dleness preferable
a heidgrar. Their places were immediately nlled with
new men,
The heroes of gastron0my, including Mr.
walcott himself will knash their teeth, which excepting
their stomachs be regarded their most auabls
possessions when they hear OF the exploit just
pished by Thomas Clute, OF Mount Morris, N. Y. On
February that individual ate six quarts OF sauerkraut
within the space thiry-seven minutes and washedt
down with a bottle Of champagne Having survived
this feat In excellent condition he now offers to bet
reasonable amount that he can eat eight quarts Of
sauerkraut within hour This challenge is likely to
result in international contest for Ciute Is not Ger
man. and the children OF the Fatherand will not tamey
submit to his imputaon their capacity ~ the saue
kraut line.
Two monkeys of the species popularity known
as lion killers received from Europe on Wednes-
day by the proprietor OF circus which Is In winter
quarters at Philadelphia They placed in cages
few feet distant from two large and ntracahe lions,
and had they discovered the proximity OF their
instructive enemies than they upon their hind legs
and with every appearance of excitement and
utterance to a succession OF earpercng shreks. Tho
lions started up at the sound, apparently recognizing its
source and roared in response One OF the lion killers
soon aerward exhibited the singular power OF us race
picking up hachet which lay within reach and hurting
It through the bars of the at Of the attendants
whose head 1t narrowly missed.
A lady of Stanton, Va, called at watch
makers shop last Thursday afternoon TO get her alarm
clock which had been undergoing REPAIRS and when the
alarm had carefully set for 80 o'clock started for
home On the way, finding that she was Just In time for
the prayermeeng of the First Presbyterian Church. she
entered and sat down among the deyout. Now when
she ordered the alarm set at $50 she had morning in
her mind but the reparer had afternoon In his, while
the clock intent only doing its duty, and ran on
silently toward relentless fate Tle prayer-meetng
had reached moment Of unusual solemnty when sud,
repairs and with noise like q drunken trombone III
thai clock has another chance I'd take part IN
prayer-meetng 1t will not he during its present owner
ship.
Is not here chance for women doctors Mr.
Kitredge, OF Bombay has made proposal to rase,wifh
the cooperation of natives OF India fund guaranteeing
women doctors against loss. who are willing to go Out
from England to that country The Queen has expressed
her interest aud approval OF the efforts to send out these
women although she did lot subscribe 10 the fund Tho
difficulty India s THAI both religion and several laws
HndoO WOMAN OF the upper castles the aid OF
male physician, and she is in consequence left to tho
mercy Of ignorant native mdWyes and wise women.
Hndoos of influence and wealth exceedingly anxious
provide their wives with the attendance OF educated
American women doctors with equal knowledge and
held
A Berlin tailor has initiated Plon Plon in a
buresque manifesto inviting Prussans get themselves
well dressed at last The Of dressing he says turns
slack. Men become rheumatic or neuralgia and rebel
Justly The nation abhors its coats and trousers With
out confidence in the present taiors II looks vany 10
the future when there will be climate, adapted
TO elegant garments. You have been promised fine
clothes" he says lying promises nothing but faiure
You have tailOrs. To charge high prices is not TO
dress gentlemen. am the heir OF great name,t has
sylabes,and my name does not attract the major
ity but ought to Since addressed all men OF taste In
my last have been silent,Sad until events should bid
me speak uimoyable looked upon the efforts OF my
rivals. They speak of my acknowledgements! No
tailor ike resigns. No equiyocaOn Ny prtn-
cpe embodes the right OF the nation to good waist
coats To deny this right Is assault upon the
eighty Of the people. Berners. remember shall give
so , " - e,s $40 either noor in nurse or nnor
IN proper respect for yours truly
No record is kept of the quantity of artificial
butter imported into England. and il appears that
close analysis necessary to distinguish the real article
from false. This" says Secretary jenkins, OF the
Royal Agricultura Society of England, is unfortunate
as feel convinced that il the amount could he ascer-
tanned it would startle every one by its magnitude. In
1879 the imporatIons of foreign butter amounted TO
about 100000 cwt.. OF which $4,000 came from the
Netherlands. Probably onehalf % this was artificial
butter and estimate the quantity that Is imported
underi its right name at about 100000 ewt. we get
total Of 100000 cwt No doubt this Is pure guess work.
but II il be considered that there manufacturers OF
artificial butter who send TO England from sixty to
eighty tons per weckn fact the three largest IN Ho-
land send between them about 100000 cwt per annum
and there are at least fifty sixty factories In the
cOuptr-thc quantity Just estimated may be regarded as
within the mark. The effect OF this competition upon
the British dairy is very serious Last winter
was informed by large factor that 1t had not Oeen LOT
the inportaons Of artificial butter the price OF good
fresh butter In London would have been 1T least 2s I'd
per pound. Good artificial butter Is much more pala-
liable than ba, real butter, and Is quite wholesome;
and n were what IT, instead OF for what II Is
NOT neither the farmer the consumer could COM
plain"