New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-17
GENERAL NOTES.


Sweet sixteen made stirin Ann ArbOr when
she was graduated close Of the term The subject
other commencement essay was Ny Lovers" She
handled them without gloves, gave their Names de-
scrbed their manner OF cOurtship and pointed Out their
mistakes-dssected them in public, as it were.
Henry Green, crazy Englishman, who re-
Gently committed suicide in Leavenwortb, KAN, had
disordered fancy One night he determined 10 attend
his own funeral He hired hearse, coffin and several
mourning carriages and proceeded 10 have funeral all
by himself He placed the coffin inside the hearse got
into the coffin with bottle OF whiskey and tho solemn
procession its through the principal streets
OF the city. Il queer time for snowy funeral but
m was not until the procession had appeared in the same
nOrOughfares several times that the saspoons OF the
community aroused Wien the hearse was opened,
the corpse found sitting upon itscofn aud declaring
that It wouldn't 20 home I'LL morning. '
Passengers for Berlin must stand ready to
show their passports In future every traveller whose
face Is set In that direction must have OF those docu
ments at hand aud II he fails produce il when he
arrives in the city, ne will be proceeded against accord
ing to law" The official journal announces that this
step has not been taken with the view Of introducing
passport control at tho railway station but OF exero
ing such control m connection with system Of register
ing all new arrivals at Berlin Neither society nor tho
Emperor will protected by the revival OF this ehete
nuisance. II enthusiastic Socialist IN London Is
bent upon taking Journey TO Prussia ~ order 10 have
shot at Hohenzolern, he can certainly get passport
before he starts.
The sic vos non vobis philosophy leaks
like a sieve when a mans dinner goes INTO tramps
stomach There was picnic party last week in VIM
CHESTER Ill., and the hampers had been generously filed
When the hour for the al freseo dinner drew the
tables spread and the banquet prepared When
the napkins were unfOlded and the coffee steamipg
horde Of ramps suddenly appeared from ambush where
they had secreted themselves one knew when, aud
without apology delay seized upon the yands bolted
the lunch and drained the cOeep0ts. They passed over
that lunch table with the fell energy Of Rocky Mountain
grasshoppers. The men among the picnic party were
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stand by while the good things which the thrifty Mary or
the neahanded Phyllis bad made disappeared down the
thrOats marauers. ThewOmen and children tainted
and screamed ana CONSERVATION Teigned The tramps
dned very heartily, and marched on m triumph leaving
their hosts to such gasronomc reveres as empty stom
achs might inspire.
There is some excellent advice to English
women In q London paper The Globe, which American
girls would do well to heed. 1t is this: Learn to
SWIM" 1t cannot be questioned that the general ina
bity OF women swim even for few strokes causes
large addition to the number OF deaths from drowning
II they only had elementary acquaintance with the
art n would give them confidence and greatly aid tho
efforts Of There Is the greatest risk IN an
preaching when she is out Of her depth, owing
70 the certainty that she will catch any who goes
TO her help in such way % prevent that free exer
else OF the limbs on which his life as well hers de-
ponds Many a valuable lite might be saved every year
il the elements Of swimming made branch Of
emf inability in the gentler sex acquire the The
facts rather lie IN the other direction indeed. and tend
Greater mowers in the water than mem owing TO the
smaller specific gravity of their bones and muscles
NJ. Leon Chotteau. who was sent to this
country spring by association that Is anxious to
promote FranccAmeriean commercial treaty. gave an
account Of his mission two weeks ago, 40 meeting in
Paris at which number OF prominent merchants and
manufacturers were present He stated that he had
presented himself the Atlantic neither Free
Trader a Protectionist, but one who anx
ous TO extend the between the two countries
and that no had urged the formation OF local committees
with central committee at Washington, order that
deputation from those bodies might go 20 PARA and
discuss mutual concessions with the French committee
He described his visits to New-York, Boston. New
Orleans Cincinnati and San Francisco, and announced
that an American deputatoD, fty strong consisting OF
Senators Representatives. and men Of business, would
arrive Paris tho latter part Of this mouth the con-
ference with the French committee being fixed for the
7th August He suggested Che expediency OF not at
tempting too much at the outset remarkag that Fer
nando Woods Tariff bill had miscarried through neglect
of this caution Some conversation followed, m welon
cial committees; NJ Heller, the prepa alton Of dratt
treaty 10 serve rs basis Tor dlseuss0ni ana ~ Sea
merchants IL was ultimately agreed TO nominate an
executive committee to arrange for the reception Oh
the American deputatiOn aud take any other requisite
measures.
George W. Peck, whose middle name may
but ought not to be Washington, delivered the last
day that was celebrated lacrosse wis this truly aw
full apOstrophe 20 the American eagle: You 1--we on
mice You are nice old bird for trademark yoa Old
coward You sit a rock and watch peasant woman
hanging clothes, and when she into the house TO
turn the elOtheswrugeT you. great bird. emblem OF
Freedom you representative Of the land OF the free ana
tue home OF the brave You sw00p down ON the psnta
ton and crash your sNons in the quiyerng 1esh OF her
little baby, take him to your home high In heaven ana
pick his Innocent little eyes OUT The bird that should
have been selected the emblem Of our country, the
bird Of patience perseverance and the bird
OF terror when aroused s tho mule. We anaion OF
accomplishing hard workers. We plOd along doing as
we would be done by. We allow TO anger. Aaa ma
ton occasionally stick forward and fan mes
OF OF our forehead. But when aHy nation sticks spurs
into our TANKS and tiokles heels with srsE,we
come down stifegged in tront, ears look to inc
beautiful beyond, voice e cut loose, and is SSH or
war; and our subsequent end plays the snaredfnm On
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