New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-15
GENERAL NOTES

Tea-drinking and supper eating have become
so much religious observance that it is quite common
now TO put kitchen into churches and We notice
that the Unitarian Society at TempleOn, Mass, has not
only Kitchen, but ladies' parlOr library, and lee
turerOom. These are not in the temple OF Ielnpet0h
proper but chapel near the chufch, anu very sen
sible social arrangements they are
A shameful state of things was lately re-
vealed in waltham iass) free school 1t was found
that both boys and girls had been reading obscene books
introduced by one of the older pupils with consc
ouences not to be mentioned The minds OF parents AT
this revelation, filled with inexpreSsbe pain aud
cOnsteTuatOn - the school was suspended ana 70 make
tco on the subject There has been great deal OF -
yestgatiOn and no lack of admonOn, but these come
rather late when such calanltOus mschei haS Oech
done.
The editors of Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire and Vermont to have a grand pleasure
excursion next Summer Their first point Is Waterbury
Yt where they to rally Monday the 10th of July
Thence they WIN to Stowe by stage on the same day
ing Stowe for the night The next day they VIII 90
to ST. Adams to dine and IN the aiSern0on 10 Noea
the party will break MP with appropriate eerenones
Thursday evening. TEen those who Wish 10 40 20 car
return to their homes through the White Mountains at
reduced rates oil rare
Vermont is a tOlerably ancient State, and it
is quite wonderful to think that there should still DC
such wealth of wild animals within its borders Never
theloss mighty hunter, Parker by name, OF London
derry during the past season. has brought TO death p
foxes minks IS muskrats, coons. and skunks-
vhCTeupon he claims to be champion trapper Of those
even If lie had killed only the hafdozen vermn last
mentioned. The old forest races die hard, In some
parts OF Maine there are not only bears ana stays Dut
even catamOunts OF great ferocity.
The journalists of Indiana hold their twenty
first semi-anua meeting at indianapolis, May 10 and 49,
Various topics connected with the professionals "The
Personalities Of Journalism" "The Uses and Abuses OF
Advertising" "The True Relation of Paper TO its
rtv'-will be discussed; and there will also he q
"eu ly Mr. Benz f. Taylor an address by Mr. Fishback
OF The Indianapolis Daily journal, ana the ordinary
of discussion timely, and there will be no need TO
wander far for new and f0relDe Illustrations. AZ IRON
sbarponeth IRON so these pleasant reunions NUS caoJ
behind a beneficial effect. and largely promote gOod
esprit du corps among the newspaper men OF the STATE
GarlisOn's LiberatOr was commenced JAM l.,
1851 and discontinued at the end Of 1865 It's files cover
the whole period of antSavery history from the begin
ming of the movement inaugurated by Mr. Garrison on
e distinctive principle of Immediate Emancipation to
tho final contamination OF the work in the ratification Of
the amendment the Constitution forever prohibiting
not fnc more than four OF five in the whole country 40
the future historian they will be OF great value MIS-
Oliver bennett has gwen one nearly compete, 10 the
Public Library of Portland The first two volumes Qsj
and 1892 are entirely wanting ont MN 'he exception Vi
We have a striking example of the dreadful
effects of household drudgery in the case OF an untor-
tunate woman in Connecticut who was so busy at her
honseeanng that she could not attend her fathers
funeral" This, however may not have been 80 nara as
it seems 1t is possible that this woman had passion
mania for housekeeping which prevented her from too
keeny feeling her bereavement and brought with IT, IN
fact an exceeding consolation. Some matrons nave a
notion that houses cannot be cleaned without something
approaching cap detdt which drives the men OF the
family TO desperation. The evil has been laughed at and
roaned over for long time. Even DR.. Franklin wrote
some hing about IT, The golden secret OF quiet ana tot
cradle renovation is this Clean one room at time, ana
don't be in a hurry
When sufficient lapse of time shall have sur
rounded the long tgatons Of Mrs Gaines with an amos
phere Of distance there will be found in then the mate
rails for quite entertaining romance as the suit OF
Jarndyce Vs. Jarndyce afforded. new chapter has been
recently added The lady has at length been placed in
possession Of real estate on which the city had
erected draining machine. IL seems to have been e.
peced that the city would be obliged either TO puI-
chase this property of Mrs Gaines or pay her rental
as the activity OF the draining machine Is essential 10
keep the houses in that vicinity free from the water ever
rising through the ground Alas for the lacy OF l-
gant's hopes! The city has withdrawn the men who
worked the machine, and proposes TO build new one
upon the rOperty adjoining while cruel local Journal
isl porrays Mrs Gaines as fOrlOrny seated upon ner
nooness waterwheel and gazing wistfuy at the rising
finn