New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-06
GENERAL NOTES.

Football is a more dangerous game than
.lther cricket or baseball II bccl lcpta
fed sport in America although OF late years it has been
introduced at the College OF NewJersey, Yale, Brown
and many other colleges. In England the extreme Vlo-
hence with which 1t is played often leads to fatal results
On Oct 81 during match between two ciGs 80 r'oth
rort one OF the players clicked of after haftme. ana
rushing after the ball against one OF the players %
ts. 70 t9e sfVIG g Nc i' enJ not save him
He died within IS hOurs from internal injuries
The Paris Temps relates how lady, travel
ing alone in frstclass railway compartment IL France
Was surprised b. the sudden entrance o! man as tn
train began moving BE flung parcel on the seat
spng upon her before she could shrek and whspeGcd
"Not word or you are dead Take these scissors ana
quickly cut my hair short" He knc down close before
her, and she tremblinGy Obeyed When IL Wis zone Le
arose and said Now madam, LOOK out OF that "!n"oW
you will soon be free" The terrified lady again o3lt'G
but discovered by side chances that he had taken priests
robes out Of tie parcel and was putting them on Just
then the speed OF the train began 10 sacken; tue dh
intruder, utterly transformed, bowed haughty, and
before the ears stopped, Jumped nimby Rom the Tram
ind disappeared.
The eighth National Cat Show was opened
oct 20 at the Crystal Palace, London. There were
sos cats on exhibition Some were arrayed in white,
gray silver dresses and had coats Of wire tha
emitted phOsphoro sparks the fur rubbed she
wrong way. One OF the exhibitors set value o. $4,000
on Little Brownie" shurt-haiIed iaOny aged uilte
years This highly esteemed litc pnss was described IN
the catalogue az being OF thoroughbred descent rom
eats possession ~ the and her itLcf TOY
ry 80 years and tabuatcd pedigree for seven gen
erauODs framed and gz was aihXed 70 the safes once
IN the palace. Notwithstanding the fcatb OF lil4r
Brownie who reported 90 be famous rat CATCHER
bavlng on many occasions dispatched nYe F's ~ mn
ute tho judges awarded M TINS class the nat Prize 70
another cat which The oY ner valued At the more nOdesV
figure OF "a
The WOman's Department has, with quiet
irony, chosen Election Day Womans Day. at the
Exhibition The Neo Century FOR Women siather caustic
IN It's remarks THANK sgiyng Day is wOmans by right
Of the kitchen altar and Christmas comes to her through
the children In the Fourth Of July she has complex
aud varied interestg, and on Moving Day, as Oh IT,
Valentines size Is indispt nsabie But Election D3Y lai
Tor the elections, for she much OF partisan not to
nave her candidates. but she has nothing 10 90 with
the DallOt-bUX and knows only the excitement Of wait
ing FOR the returns IL they do not At night when
the master Of the house returns, she waits mpstcaty
Tor tue morning paeI yet rarely loses her breakfast
uOm either joy OF gref The election cake has gwen
pace 70 rCTcshncns she does not brew bottle and
Tie one thing that has weight that day the woman
choice"
There has been household tradition in re-
gard to the proprety Of sailing birds tail before catch
ing IT, but Mother Goose has never limited that il would
be well 10 throw sand in the eyes Of bear hr smith
Mr. Jesse Smith Of Ellis County Texas 10 be moro
Gccurate-has adopted this novel device with striking
success He and his wife walking home one even
ing weeks the railroad track were talking
about party at when they had been present sud
denly black bear crossed tie track. Smth-Iesep
tbs aforesaid-thOugh unumed, inclined to
desert hs wife. A happy thought-sand. The son was
sandy, and gathering up handful he rushed toward
brOn and threw IT into his face. The bear rfcoied
smith repeated the experiment. and compelled the enemy
hero took his wifes and hurried down the railroad
rack In the direction o. tho little smiths