New-York tribune., 1879-02-03
GENERAL NOTES.

Can animals learn arithmetic? Apparently,
yes for there l. a mule out ia salt Lake City that
count II l. driven IA front OF a street ca: j. erly
thc morning sltt. and has TO make five round tlps
before the team is changed Every day. tAs
mule the tthnetUrn trip from the upper end
Of the nc II gins - whuny half block before each
ing Second Easiest, anu II change team does uOt
happen 10 bo waiting, and the driver has to run 10 roc
bank aud return bc'Oie changing IL VIII stretch
irs neck and whlnny again. Louder than before
about the - NE distance ere 1t reaches the pace.
The Governor-General and the Princess paid
a visit to the Gloucester street Convent in Ottawa last
Tue,day. The main hall beautifully decorated. aud
the pupils dressed III white. After verses had
been read ana hymns sung, the young ladies asked
among Themselves what would be tne best method Of
receiving the visitors and expression 10 tbs
wish thai some good fairies would bring them scottish
thistlcs English roses, and maple leaves. scarcely
the wish uttered VIII fourteen lte gFls. attroG As
fairies bearing floral tributes and wearing gitering
crowns entered the room. presented the Princess with
beautiful Coral sccDtre and scattered flowers al her
feet. second company OF fairies presented floral
wreath and strewed flowers on the throne. The same
hOaOrs paid to the Marquis oi L0rBe. TWO yOun;
ladies' approached throne, ana ono addressed
the Pr ncess French and presented her with bouquet
and a second Y ung lady cOncu0.d Dy saying thai n
the of ncr Royal mother sue presented b'uguet
OF yioets roses. and heIrtscase, to AblOns daugr.
fair Louise.
What can a nervous bank depositOr do with
his money when he draWs It our aud takes II home
Whether bank goes pieces or holds together theto
are thieves who stand ready TO break IN and steal
timd Epgslmau who had READ IN bis morning JOnrna1
OF the 60 lapse Of one bank after another uaul he was
half-crazed with wOTrlment, went to his London
bankers Withdrew his account, and marched home with
80 0OO which he locked up IN a strong box But every
morning at breakfast his eye fell upon accounts in tue
newspapers Of Durgares in hgD and low life, and ms
anxiety increased instead OF diminishing. Tie vague
fear commercial pane was exchanged for distress
ng apprehension of burglars. He went out by dey in
fear and trembling lest he ght not fnd treasures
when he should return and he could not sleep at hight
fr)m a dread OF being awakened by the preseher Oi
masked rlifans In his room He bought revolver
which lie kept loaded under lis pillow and IN this way
lived III constant apprehensIou or mdnight D0odshd'
nut unable TO endure II any longer, lie TOOK DdcA ts
money 10 the bank
Mr.. w. 5. Gilbert outlines in The Era for
the benefit Of London readers two from orlg
nal play of his The rst he characerzes as bcii
tious" II is laid in watchmaEers shop, and the Gus
toner after learning that gold watch viii cost tbrV
guineas a silver watch only three. rereS deiar9r
10 oil he that he Is Obliged to silver wacG
because gold watches are 10 be had The second
from real life. aud Is idld IN dramatic authors
study The dialogue runs: Theatrical Manager-l
want piece from You. What is your charge for an
original playi Dramatic AuthOr-Ten pei cent on the
gross receipts Manager-Aud what is your charge Tor
an adaptation from the Frenchi Dramatic Au'hor-
Five per the gross receipts Manager-Oh lGen
II YOU please I'll have adaptation" The manager no
tires declaring to the world that he ~ Obliged 10 p1Ou
adaptatIOns because original play are to be hS
Mr. Gilbert remarks scntentiousy that ne pIay'u
part OF dramatic author IN this tte farce o"D nioa''
ago.
All that is really known about the diSsou-
tion Of the British Parliament is summed up by one
the London pond'nts Of the provincial press
tne saving Of Hamlet " II 1t be nOw us not 70 cOmei
ifit be not come, will DC now II he not no"lc'
IL will come the readiness is all" That there WI 90
tl,g lt,op na az
q" tins year." OF course. he means the Parliamentary
year before the end the presen session OF Parliament
VIII Parliament hold another session then IhoSe WI"
know what IL going sly" No" The idea preNs'"H
in tia circles il that Parliament VIII be dis'o'eu
early in March, 1850 That month has been chosen V'
its great convenience. Farmers have more ume u
March to devote 20 polite, than IN any other mOhpV
tl, f,cl,e Country Gentlemen will not be meritfes
with tuelr rura sports The London season VIII VII m
D trruchod upon. The new Parliament VII os eSi az tee
assemble soon as the elections aIe over ana u -s
Government sets Ht 60 work, the sessi"n ,n'us
shorter than usual may produce legislative Ee'U's
Weather notes for women: Dear little pllu'
frozen to DEATH and buried the wmte. white sho"
everywhere IN Ohio. The prospects OF tea culture ~
Georgia aud South Carolina brightenng...-A ~,
p,y la ~, l. uIs was lonnd the sidewalk stih ahu0o
and apparently dead one morning last month N"''' N
mas directed Parvus Filus throw the body owe. '
garden fence The urchin suggested that II "ouu
wiser 10 set by the fire and try 10 thaw II paeh
Tho good woman h7scutcu, anu pour'" H"' 80 "a,
Key todlv down the throat OF the puppy, whIe 'no W.
chagod paws and nose. Within half an hour lho Nv.
WAS waggng IT'S tail with normal energy .....A iar"
living near wheeling. W. Va recently asked AL In"'
tial friend In that city II he knew where 10 nhu
man who would he apt 20 make good wife. Ine So
tIeman told him he thought he did, and won'd oo"I
with n blooming widow OF some hfty summers
write TO hm ana let him know the result. rhe W.
announced her willingness to marry the widoNo'x
,idod he was oOmcly and well-todo. Ths m''"