New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-14
GENERAL NOTES.

Little" is pretty little adjective and " lit
tle baby" little dear" " little darling" as applied to
infants are expressive and endearing TERMS But there
is such thing having the babies altogether too little
Thus "tripets" lately born. all living. at Rpon Wis
infant beauty weighed only SIX pounds. fuflher won
ders are told of them They are too small to be dressed
and are Kept wrapped in cotton The nurse can make
rug of her thumb and forehnger and slide it over the
body of any one OF them
Among the losses at the great Boston fire
were some which were not particularly mentioned at
the time. AT a recent meeting of the NewEngland
Geological Society address was delivered by A. F
Perkins which gave details of the burning OF large and
valuable collections in literature aud the line arts Many
rare collections OF books. paintings, and antiquities were
burned they having been deposled III MtI "eIe sup
DOsed 10 be fre-prOOf warehouses Particular mention
was made in tine address OF Col T. b. LAWRENCE eaDO-
rate and complete collection OF ancient arms aud armor
One OF the best in the world.
A hen of an ingenious and enterprising turn
of mind belonging Portland, has struck into an en-
trely new and ingenious style Of incubation, for the
other day she laid two joined together the ends
IL will puzzle any hen the American Continent to out
do this has always been the ordinary and everyday
custom OF this wonderful Portland hen TO lay donble
vok eggs quite matter OF course, and lately in the
same day she laid two complete eggs, morning egg and
an evening egg What effect these exerhons have upon
her general health Is not stated but lew such hens
would make any farmers fortune.
The actual washing away of a cemetery with
all It's sepulchereG inmates is grim circumstance which
doesn't happen every day. but which has just occurred
l6 miles below Little Rock, Ark The place was known
the Perkins Cemetery and was opened In 1884, The Ar
River being high. the yard commenced cav
ing gradually into the river until nnsly 800 collins were
nt into the stream When this graveyard opened
n was situated yards from the nver, but each
ceeding rise has washed more and mOre Of the bGnA
away About of the bodies have been recovered Inc
thing naturally created great excitement.
A singular double suicide recently occurred
in England girl belonging in Kirkbride, Cumberland
County disappointed in not receiving letter from her
sweetheart placed herself on the rails before advan
cling engine and killed. Singularly enough her
lover few days after killed himself in precisely the
came manDer-pacng his neck on the rails bofOre "a
coming train and having his head severed from his
body. Here are two people who might have been
happy in spite Of trivial Misunderstanding and who
weakly give way to dependency In the girls
least for very trinng cause. But when were lovers
wise
Was this, admitting the facts to be truly
stated a case Of spontaneous generation citizen
Of New Brunswick N. j. having long been tOrmented
by tooth in which the part apparently unsOund 80
small as not to admit the insertion Of fine needle went
TO dentists office and ordered il to be pulled out Amer
II was 1t cracked with hammer ana found 10
be q mere shelf in which resided siXlegged monde
script bug which brskly about the table being
released The gentleman Is certain that the insect could
not have made IT'S way through the perforauon from
without Perhaps some learned dentist can tell us how
It got into the tooth
A nice little bit Of luck is reported in The
st. Joe Ga.etle few days since a lad named John
mosman whose father was executed for deserti0n at
Fort Leavenworth when Johnny baby being hired
by farmer st. Joe. went out day for the cows
In digging for a piece Of sassafras root he hit
Kettle and found that IL contained He hIgged
his home and count being made II found
the kettle contained the neat little sum OF 5000 all
in silver and gold Johnny must be sensible lad
be has taken his mOpey up To Omaha, proposing to
educate himself with part OF 1t and to 30 into business
with the remainder
recent Sunday evening in Battle Greek,
Mich was lively. Mrs. NJ. II. Brinkerhof is known
as woman's rights lecturer, and sine has thought
Il her duty to leave Brnkerhon and TO take up with
gentleman rejoicing In the OF jerome Is squires As
her course had excited considerable comment she an
notnoed that she would vindcae IL by public address
on the above evening IN stewart Hall The lessees OF
Nc rave her lecture In tho air. stating that she had