New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-26
GENERAL NOTES.

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pear with the opening Of the year will have an ambition,
ttle-Sundoy afternoon. 10 takes a very lively maya
zine to keep drowsy humanity awake on that OF ALI Al,
ternoons Of the week But the conductors aim 10 osk
II just that Thoy 10 have two good serials In pro
gress and several short stories IN every number IN "A
doD to articles on the freshest topics ~ the time -
aDDertOn TO furnish the rst chapters Of new story
Ior the opening number and Mrs r. Baker, new writer
for whom Mrs. Harriet Beecher stove says yery Ina
| Wofd Is the author OF the companion story.
| baptism at a wedding il, as every we'll
regulated minister knows, premature II not abDortai
A worthy widow in Rockford. H.. realizing ,bo
onesomcness and ioromness Of her state o, u,s
recently adopted a promising founding Not lon,
afterward che met midde-agei gentleman whom
she came 10 like, and to whom she was sooo
betrothed In order that he might have the same
interest IN the little waf which she herself felt she made
arrangements TO have the baby baptized on The MARRIAGE
night AS her wedding guests understood the circum
stances, the double ceremony promised be as mpes
hlVe IA was novel; and 10 would have been so nj to
poor minister had not lost m mead The widow and br
shtor were married IN GOOD form, but when TIE minister
turned 10 baptize the founding DE seemed 10 be sre
Whal ua]en. lie besltated cougned and haaly began
the marriage ceremony FOR the Guild. continuing with ~
IRENE gravity until one Of the guests shook bis arm
Captain Henry ROmeyn, of the 9th Infantry.
Is now IN Detroit recovering from the wounds which he
received IN the last battle with Josephs warriors lie
tells the story to reporter Of The Fcs Pres YER, non
ehalanty. "You see had been struck five times
WOUNDED" gasped the reporter. Not exactly One
BAL shattered my heldgass; another raised disagreed
bic lump on my left shoulder and the others only dam
aged my clothing ought to say that very early In thu
1sht my horse was killed. and when General Miles
rdlng close up apparently unconscious that De was et
ting INTO hot corner warned him 20 keep back GLOW
dad you get that bullet through your bodyv Il bad been
lying comparatively hidden in the long grass stood
up 10 take an observation. when quicker than "A lash
sO.e warrior singled me ou aud JET drive Ter
ffd-hOt iron bar hud zen thrust through me. stood
Rooted ~ my tracks Tor moment sped ana .c the AZ
coming n III my buck The next INST mt my mouth nlcd
WIN D,Ou ana tht khr" ma had been shot IN the
Jung walked abOut scycnt .lyo yari- and then felr
NE does not make system " heroic out oi l- exploits
As he tells the story 10 hard Tor fellow 10 stand
mp and have bullets put into him.
Children's column: a pair Of twins about
month Old were dropped a street corner in Chicago
one morning last week, and tho mother. bring In haste
did not return for the basket A policeman took the
little fellows to the Foundlngs' Home. where they re-
ceiyod the names q Lnscott Rutherford Hye aud Mar
tin Burchard Hayes......A London urchn received.
fortnight ago. twelve strokes with birch rod and was
sent to prison for i've days for stealing naughty books
and hiding them IN BIS Four little boys in
Sacramento Cal, have buit Little cabin close tho
old chain gang yard aud there they live by themselves.
scomins the homes which their fathers Offer Them They
have no stove. but do Their scan,y cooking ON brick
fireplace, while plentiful supply OF blanket kc.ps
them comfortable al night They earn foR pennies
by running on errands and doing Old Jobs.
4 lad returned from school IN Wlrrcu-burg Ncw-York,
not long ago. 10 tell his mother that he
ing drown himself schroon River. she screamed
he set ne could run, bat before she could
ovortakc him he threw hImsefinto The water aud was
drowned a brgIt htfle urchn rin away from Doe
soldiers Orphan Home, at Normal, Illinois. 20 ve,k,
and went 10 Chcago as he said, 10 some big Ships
He walked the greater part of thc way, occasionally
stealing a ride % freight train. When De- rescued
oy the police ms face Vas dsugUled By screhc-, winch
be hId we'd an encounters WtG ftlUr. huF, audi
be said. with "a crowd Of fclers on O. river" TO
young uaml was sent back lo SCHOOL. lhf,.-t cA-"d
Orange. Npw-j ersry when his gluudiatgr SAYS grace
table, explains ID patrouzng aside 10 the company,
Us gfandpa's little prayer"
A college president ought not to lose his tenn
per- but it Is sometimes well 10 give the Truth fu vent
and IL work. One OF the few living bcnefaciors oi
Brown University gave several years ago s25,0o0 and
this with the interest which has accumulated, - to be
devoted to the 81 dOrmtory. As soon
site was selected many wealthy residents and alumni
thought ut to sign rrnOusrancc against VIVA, they
gar,led ~ an unfortunate location IA mont Of Rhode
Island Hall. President Robnsons response was quick
and sharp. In letter published m The Journal on tho
morning after the petition saw tie light, he expresses
with hue irony profound satisfaction az TINS evidence
Of regard for the best interests OF the Uniyersy and
remarks that u small encouragement 10 hnd them
receiving the attention Of large number Of per-ons
representing So much Influence and wealth in the conn
munity" THIS preface bit OF satire, is simply dc
cioJs After explaining what the building COM
mittee have done, he closes with the cau,uc
suggestion that the petitioners shall uuitody present 10
the college sum sum'lch' ioi 'H' 'i''''" ~ " '
tory on other Site This, he says, VII Doe something
ttnebe and practical and an average Of less than 500
from each subscriber will the college good dorm
tory on less desirable site than the selected aud
the money now in hand De devoted % other pressing
wants The venerable president has moro zeal ihan
tact his lctor will irriate very many rch men ~ the
CITY; but verify hc has them on the hip IN lnppr On
10 rs population, Providence - perhaps ire richest cry
United states and Yet durlnE TIE lass i1u t,hF
II has done little If ANYTHING for the old college which IS
its brchtcst ornament Its rich men, many ot turn
alumni nave stood by with their bree chca pockets u-iuy
buttOncd up, and have waited Tor the hedd' Of nSe
FAMILY 10 e dow the college. and now when les lDgH
auIs have been scraped together for new siilc rf
tbry mite In Remembrance against the site. A. 10
CnuAuau SAWS Too muchec tNkee aud no siyciec'
MUSIC AND The DRAAI.