New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-21
GENERAL NOTES.

An interesting experiment to test the fesd.
h,,itv Of driving Paris omnibus by electricity 70
Gently made the Place dc Ia Concorde, with enurs
success Faure accumuators OF seveDty'swo morse
mower had been placed under the seats and slemens
| generator under the hoor force being conveyed
the axles by simple gearing. NJ Cookery. minister
Posts and Telegraphs, NJ de LesJeps, NJ Rouyisr and
several Others took seats ia the vehicle which aa as
greater speed than the usual rate Oh an omnibus ana
| was guided with ease and precision.
man by the name of Chorman. living al
Niagara Falls was so anxious to rid OF superdaous
dog that he dropped the unhappy beast into the ra2
from the Goat Island bridge week ago last sandaI
moruing. During the afternoon man waking acroso
the new suspension bridge deserted an anma MOVING
under the bank end informed the gatekesPer on 'as
American side who With the aid OF glass recegrzed
the dog Of his friend Chorman. The creature asd s
ally over the cataract and escaped with sun ns
vitality 10 wag his tail and fsk about with many demon
STATIONS Of pleasure when his master ppsaree nv.
scene the following morning. Glorired oy his .so
dog that fortnight ago. only good enough 70 drown
become the nero VI the village ana VIII oe
| 10 prolong his life to the remotest possible hm.
As ia the rabbit to Australia, so is the goat
to Cyprus-" voracious pest" ruthless destroyer
So terror" nuisance and curse" Atleas' tns
Is the impassoned declaration OF The Cyprus RTsS'
which is apparently an authority the subject AAs
hitherto been supposed that the locust was the mo'
active and aveterste foo TO the prosperity OIL AA sI
island barring perhaps, the inhabitants but aooor"'s
to The Cprs Herald the goat can give the locust MANY
points In the game indiscriinnate ravage Toe "''
of II is that every goat owner to whom imPAs
ia own ruthless and degraded nature, rsndefia I'm
"the terror OF all the peaceful ionauusnss VI -
yi,lages" The Legislative CJcnou Is acSVf.msx
en- reaIed 10 postpone all oeler pasaess uD. sss
devised OF suppressing the goat Vt ~ ieas' Nv
goaps proclyities nm
"The following Details" says The faa
Nall Gd-e,te, " with regard to the hair-dressnk :"
Japanese ladies may be of interest in these days. ana
may help to elucidate much Of the mystery wd'cA
always surrounds the meaning OF japanese picture
In Japan girl the age of nine wears her hair tea
in red scarf bound around the back OF her heaa w
forehead Is left bare with the exception OF coup"
OF locks one on each side. When she Ia OF amzrnss0
able age she combs her hair forward, and makshas
into the shape Of fan butterfly. and al the sam.
time decorates IL with silver cord aud balls OF van~
colors This means everything ana ID fu!g unoerSos.
by the young OF Japan. widow who wishes :"
second husband puts tortoise shell pin horizonsy
at the back OF her head aud twists her hair aroaha'
while an inoonsolsble widow cuts Ter hair saers so
goes 10 FOR no adornnsnt OF any sor. These az
very rare. BY these simple means much coniusyv.
avoided. glance around ballroom sumces 70 se
age and status OF every lady In the place ana IAN
deal might be said for the Introduction OF s1S-
custom Into this country"