New-York tribune., 1878-11-19
GENERAL NOTES.


A woman's hair has suddenly turned white
in Milan She was a mother, and was gong from
church with two children, OF whom could walk,
While the other was held in her arms. The one who
could walk ran down the church steps into the street.
where carriage vas passing. As the child disappeared
between the wheels the woman uttered loud cry and
fell nsensibe with the other child in her arms, the
ground. The ciid under the carriage was pickedu up
unhurt. TBe mother when she was restored to her
senses found her Aar had turned perfectly wnlte.
English women have been lectured from the
bench On the subject OF placing or other property
in the ab.urdY exposed pockets which lt Is now the
fashion to fit into their Jackets behind IN case Of
pocket-pickIng which before him at the London
Mansion HDuse Sir Robert Garden made strong appeal
to the ladies' "TAesc pockets he said, are the most
mousrous things in the world He said that ne had
oten when H. walked about the streets and saw these
curious placed recepacos au1 tle articles that were
placed N thpm rlt tempted 10 "pick one 20 show low
easily II could be DONE
There is one smoker in the world who has
got even with complaining woman He was travel
ling in Italy and had taken seat in railway carriage
when perceiying that there lady in 'front.' OF him.
he Immediately threw the cigar which he had been
smoking But this did not satisfy the lady, who al once
referred the improperly OF smoking at all, as the
smell the remained on the clothes and was very
disagreeable "Ivill not annoy you. my dear lady,
said the gentleman and he jumped ont of the carriage
and entered another in haste. 1t was second-caSs car
rage but lie had not time change the train had
started. A his side lie had cOuDtryman who had
walked evidently through not very perfumed fields Ais
Clothes were sad plight OF fifth he scented che
whole compartment Happy. thought Have You
ever travelled rst-class :" said the gentleman u the
countryman. Never SIR answered tne man. " Then
we win change tickets" said the gentleman, "at the
next station viii show you the carriage" And truly
he had the salts acton Of seeing the cOunryman enter
the earrings ne had left.
The Guilford Comm Battery went into
camp at Mantle the 9th Of September last with forty
Cow, 4
OF the Sd Regiment, aud OF this twenty fourteen have
had typhoid :cver three have died, and
stl ill., There were 10 other cases connected with
these In any manner. Drs. Chamberlain and Lindsay
OF the state Board OF Health have investigated the mat
ter and reported That the disease must have been
received in camp; that in the rear OF the mess
tent OF the battery was stagnant pool OF flesh
water with no natural outlet On thrUstlng
stick down, This found 10 be filed with mass 81
pure.cent vegetable matter five feet deep which gave
forth volumes OF offensive When stirred. This water
WAS used to wash dishes and cooking utensils and might
have been used in boiling vegetables ana making coffee
IL was Oiled with vegetable spores ndestrucube at the
temperature OF boiling water The every day
in the vicinity of the pool, and IL Is probable that
some OF them drank Of the water. The specific
virus of typhoid was furnished by we'll
INTO camp. The members of the battery Young
men, and succumDed more readily 20 the fatgues OF tho
march and camp service than II they had been older
Il IL remarkable that the water which seems TO nave
made all the mischief in appearance was as good as
that the barrels supplied 10 the general camp, and
often clearer.
Sometimes, not always, there is a good draw
ing in Tn, Harrdd Ldmpoon, and sometimes, not often.
there good college jokes in it, and when all things
are considered the work Of these amateur artists and
humosUs IN this University Punch is really excellent
In the last there cartoon entitled Justice TO
Both Sides" J. Bull lishmOnger, standing outside hi
stall with large dog at his heels and presenting MS
bill for So 800 0O0 remarks to Jonathan III trouble
Won 10 settle that little account and look sharp aOou
100 !" Jonathan's reply IS All right John; Dui
nav Won must keep your darnet old Newfoundland on
mo when come to get my fish, The dog Is wrechedly
drawn but the two main figures good and the design
canita Another promising piece o work Is the Fresh
man examination scene. problem In trigonometry
on inc blackboard and three students are stns each
NJ his own desk while the proctor, VINO mas caugh'
one OF them IN the act OF applying surrepu
t,opslv for aid demands: L" What question did you
ist ask that gentleman :" Snodkins, OF s2, evidently
has unlimited sei-possession and assurance Tor MS
answer is: asked him If lie would be kind enough to
excuse my back" The best thing in the number. how
ever Is The slave snir," in which 1t Is intmatedin
blank verse that Turner'S masterpiece given birth
I'm foul Dyspepsias cruel grip;" that It eggs,
ard.boled eaten at midnight With some 'afand'
'a which, setting Physics prncpies at nanght maue
the iron shackles to float like chips upon the sea
gmboed snS round the artist coach whittier frO rare
bits known OF Wales thou wcntst too soon recambs1t
and that for what seems but whiriigig of light Ok
some vast prisnaic circus" the doclle clam, "fred
with perchance the ioyiai lemouade,' must DO heia
responsible
A Professor in an American college, who Is
an Asaan by birth, recently visited tho scenes OF h
childhood Tor the first time in forty years, and had
sorry an experience as Rip Van Wrnke himself lie
knew nobody aud nobody knew him. Ho slrolea
through the village tried TO find the where no had
necu horn the villagers in regard TO the fam
,ss Of his day. and in the evening sat down for re'
Croshment In gssthaus The wrth Immediately began
talking in al undertone with some regular customers
who had come their favorits weins,ube to guam tno
evening lager He pointed frequently TO the newcomer
wasged his head knowingly, stood within lew pace'
Of the Professor placed his hands upon his hps oc
b,ck and with an air Of defiance, asked what was
wanted "a glass OF beer" was the unooheerneu
snsxsr, made In the mothersongue o. bo'h apeaS'''