New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-21
GENERAL NOTES.

An Englishman with hobby has discovered
that there room for all the Isle OF Wight
According the recent estimate the population OF
the earth about 1,44OOOO,OOO Two square feet OF
standing being allotted to each individual, this
humber would 661l5 acres; and the area OF the
Island Is 3341 acres @ Z. d. Utility Of the discovery
uncertain unless the colonization OF the human race
close ct hand where everybody win have Just enough
elbow turn the pages Of the London papers and
Of the features Of the Imperial policy
Cats are uncertain. A man in Kingston,
n Y. has one which follows him like pet dog every
night no leaves the house, and stops at certain
corner where she waits for him TO 60 on; and there
she remains until be returns. matter how late he
may be out and when he appears manifests much de-
light On the other hand old lady in Middletown,
Conn., found homeless cat In her cellar one night and
not only gave shelter but adopted 1t but her kind
ness repaid bite the wrist when she stopped
20 arrange the carpet the animal, and seVeral
days afterward her arm was badly swollen and finally
system anected and the muscles OF her
hand contract wheu she has hold OF anything so that
she cannot lay II down.
Romances for unmarried readers A newly
welded couple from the country went TO smoky Pitts
burg-of all places the world land for the first time
IN their lives saw and bought peanuts. There
R6andyi" exclaimed the bridegroom. after q few mo-
Tnents OF vehement suction, al knOw'd we'd be sold
I've been suokn' that darBed thing fur five minutes,
an there amt BIT Of Juice 10 Come on let's 90"
....In the divorce proceedings Of Cook agt Cook
Hartford the plaintiff testhes that night his wife
asked him to move along and he did So Soon after
ward he told 70 again, and be kept doing
90 until he hung the very edge Of the bed Then Mrs
Cook demanded more room and when he told her that
he eOuld without falling ont Of bed braced
ard landed hin m the middle Of the room Thereatef
be thOught It safer 70 occupy the lounge.
A fair dame Of Eureka, New, threatened to
sue wealthy gentleman for breach Of promise Rather
than have his fellOw-meD suspect that he was man
hNs Fao IN
procured license from the County Clerk. AZ the hour
appointed for the ceremony the bride and groom were
upon the floor % hotel before the magsa with their
hands joined The bridegroom promptly made hs re-
sponses and promised protect and cherish her. Tho
magistrate turned 10 the bride with the question Will
you have this to be your welded husbsndf :" The
response came quickly and Angrily "HO, won't :"
tearing herself away from the BRIDEGROOM size sailed
the under full bead OF steam, with her mother
On tow. The bridegroom was stunned for moment, and
then recovering bis eelpOssesston, accepted the
gratulatous Of the wedding guests on his unexpected
deVeTanee and ordered mp baskets OF champagne.
There are two clubs in London to which
men and women have equal rights Of membership The
Aibemarle IN PiCcadilly is governed by committee
composed OF equal numbers OF both sexes and the
bers rather over 400 maintained carefully IN the
same proportion Lately difficulty has arisen in the
management No smOking-rOOm had been allotted 70
the ladies' they we're driven to carry their cigarettes
into the gontemens ROOM To this the gentlemen
than agreed, rather encouraging the INVASION the
Of the house trste IN ts dignity. one day
hrs 0rundy came know Of these pleasant little
Ing mectngs and the walls Of the corridors ap
pears notice informing ladies that they are forbidden
10 cross the threshold OF the coveted apartment The
Russell Club IN Regent-st Is proprietary, the members
having responsibility beyond their subscriptions,
ladies' paying half that Of gentlemen. The apartments
on the ground door, readingrooiu bondor, drawing
room and uningrOOm are public rooms useo Dy lhnes
and gentlemen alike Upstairs are billiard ana smoking
rooms sacred the sex Ladies here 90 not
smoke at ALL their apartments resemble moro Tue
conse and dfawinR-rooms Oi . large hotel.
There was no happier household in the
sunny south than Jacob Poiteyents at Grenada two
months ago. Alaok the fever broke out and the father
sent three Of his children into the country, intending
y 80 himself the following day with his wife and
NoremaininE daughters The delay fatal Before
morning Moie. lovely maiden, who had been nursing
sck friend. was deiirious and In few days dead
seAfeely mad the bereaVed parents pressed farewell
On the cold lips Of their dead daughter before the
Seond daughter waa battling with the fever. II was