New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-08
GENERAL NOTES.

The Illustrated almlnacs are handsome this
ycir. lie rLIBUNE has ocanowl.dIa tie .e:eipt Of
spvcl al newspaper anuuIs o. real n.o ria merit An.
is thar S-usI by Ee Duchess Farmer. Of Pousl-
k'rp..e.
Mr.. Moody was followed to his lodgings
fortnight ago nv "A convert who wished to ask bIn
whether would be right nov that re had professed to
be CHRISTIAN, to nay his whisky bills The evangelist
told Inn 10 paw all his debts. matter now bad they
might 1r, MI iGen 10 max" - new start
The Chian Commissioner of Education,
Abeardo Ndnoz, who studying tie educational sys
tens OF the United States aud Eur0p", with tie intention
OF marking improved plan for the CHILEAN schools
X now in Lirsc. lie recently delivered lecture there
on th public ,chnO system OF the United states. aud
Ihe L"sgr 1aqeblau published extended notice Of
Ll| ad'I"s'.
The German comic papers represent tie I'm.
perai Cniucel or as Father Christmas opening door
OF IN, festive Chanber to hs ministerial caldren who
enter W an impatient rush anu mAGly cycrta.n me
ilmninate and h-avilvweIgnc1 tree IN their anxiety
TO clutch 1t the rich and things provided them
Taey scramble with desperate eaeeresS. for helmeed
puppet inscribed protection" 'or sugar heart en-.
tltei re Trade" for gingerbread book demon.
national schools. for an ornamental copy a. Lrssng's
Nathan the So" (ionc into flscnt Iieb' W: fora
scent bot!e containing essence Of 10 crluce >" fora
I1int clock OF barracks crpwaed with TdbftTs
hrieJeT; ana for tauiat Dill Tor aDOsnG and d6dt
H. ne ublic taxes.
a religions journal gives new illustration
OF L direct answer 10 Lrayer DE- d. II. " te has been
trying to False $4,000 IN ENGLAND. 10 be- used With
gift 81 IKE amount. in mission work IN / stern Africa
A Gentleman after hearing nim prrsc off red $500 Il
some other person would give the stm'. This gaJ %
famed when The first man off red another $500, pro
y,ded an equal amount could De RAISED. Dr. WnIte did
not know where To H. ie that he mad asked in.
placr here he.O would be likely come; 50 10
Ia God IN prayer. Tue mex day u lady came 10
tie Office and said " fc al y,t-r ay that ought to
60 to L"nGon ana give you 5000. aud here 1t Is" sac
would not ven the Initials OF her name, and the
Pinount stances credited 10 " Trend"
American mechanical toys have found their
way III large quantities into the shoE-:Ooms Of tho
Louvrc, BonMalche and other monster Stops Of Pins
AMI have ii iven Out the G rman playihnys
In return thousands Of dressed dolls sent 10 the
United States from Paris. Houses employing each q
numerous personnel are exclusively engaged 10 dressing
the dulls accO: ding To he fashions the
American demand The podie, OF these dolls,
large and jontcd with ball joints are IN lie Gel.
many. AM sent L. Paris To be Provided viii heads ond
tUIrttcs There age special hlrircs,Cri for them. IS
We'll rs special mlllurrs. AMI he trade in dolls
cabnetInAslGg and upholstery has becom' one OF the
important fields 10 which Parlsian ingenuity exeris
itself
DE-. Primes little granddaughter got into bis
lap about New Ya, time. aud after taking pen out
Of his had. asked him. demurely Grandpa, how long
have You teen WHITING IN tbs way Ey,r since was "a
little dot. you have been writing, wrtnk. every tine
did you always write Just sOi Then her grand
father tod her how long he has been writing for other
peoples pleasure and profit Tie first piece that
wror for hs N"ir- York O5Serttr was prined in
that paper April :, 1893 From thar lime this. about
forty-three yrurs. with u brtf interval have been
writing week. and almost day, for The 90
Srter. It's curious t. see how much writes in such
steady work Suppose minister writes sky pages
every week In making his sermons e.s than ten pages
da' aud he can easily write ten pages IN an hour of
tw) lie will write 5000 PAGE. year, 30 900 IN ten
years. or 1000" III forty Lave written On au aver
than five columns each week for forty years.
pages ,ach."
\ brave boy who kept twenty Indians a,
bay died 0I his wounds, ew days ago AZ Denver Col.
Three DAYS after the battle OF White River which the
gallant Thornburch lost his life. Freeman T. wrsy who
charge OF Cattle forty five miles north of whto
River Agency, was attacked BY band of savages Tie
cOnrlved get his rh and to make so good defence
that they brtOok themselves TO Tayine and bcseged
him nj their leisure. Alter while he gOt out OF ammu.
nitIon AMI was forced to climb into wagon 10 get
new ~ ily. Whe he was executing this movement q
HIM In the calf OF the leg. passing directly
through. In another instant another ball caught him nc
the hip and knocked HIM down. With whoop aud a
yell the saVagcs toward the spot xpecting take
their plucky prsOuer. But they again foiled,
for Wray only DOVE Temporarily, ami. getting hrs
feet again. scrambled into the wagon, where lay his
ammunition. He pulled "a sack OF four in front OF him
aud piled bag OF beans top of that aud took hold Of
ch Oncr articles Wltnn fcacn us ulduc Tor MN DaCi-
cadr against the shower OF balls that promised
Randy cutting hole IN the canvass wagon no
SAW the Indians approaching yelling hts rifle he fired
ar the foremost OF his pursuers. without the bali taking
Ell TnIs threw the Indians INTO cOnfu aud tLeY
Irreotpd 10 tire wa IL OF the rdyne. They threw hail
of bullets into the sale az tho wagon where the
tucy boy lay nircnched Oe OF these leaden mrssan-
GER. caught young Wrdy IN the rgnt eye, crashing
Ia Ough has BRAIN The Indians finally reiterated. Alter
protrartrd delay the boys wounds were dressed and tho
Tails extracted ami after nYe months nursing he
seem be- entirely well although he had cs the
Of ore eye Unr of hs wounds broke our aresA eighteen
months after the igai, and used mis- dr4th.