New-York tribune., 1881-03-23
GENERAL NOTES.

The venerable Commercial Advertiser gathers
enterprise viyaciy with and when rs near
two centuries old Il Is now near one ought 10 DC
very brisk paper indeed The Commereiaf has peen
compelled by both OF advertisements ana read
Ing matter to enlarge aud win begin to issue tho ne"
sheet next Monday with the aid OF type weo rotary
press the only in exi.tence furnished Sy HOO
Co. THIS press wll print 22 600 COPIES an az
means that tue quick work Of the other departments"
the paper will be kept up 70 the onn
Kansas papers take most enthusiastic We"
of tne prospective harvest OF 1881 The acreage Sa
sown last fall considerably IN excess VI th~s any
nreytous year. aud the weather througnout the "net
has been such favor rapid growtn anu aouhuans
yield. The sheep interest," TOO, whicn u An "po'A"s
one is In prosperous condition Kansas Claims 10 nave
mora .heep In proportion her population. than any
State In the Union, or any country IN the world Tho
cattle interest also advancing At rapid rata and as
Sinns psounern aud Southwestern Kansas have the
major share OF this industry though large herds can now
DO found IN every county.
A refreshing story for the dog-days, If it
could be kept fresh until then. is related by travelling
salesman Dow by name, who was in Minnesota during
a recent cold snap" Being snow-bound IN q small
village the only quarters could find for the night were
In bleak half furnished room, minus stove but pus
TWO broken panes In tho window. Mr.. Dow
accepted the situation. and chilled 10 ihc
marrow to bed and fell asleep Tho next thing hs
was conscious oE wss being carried down stairs. He
had happened Il appears that blizzard had 50. H.
the thermemeLer had alien 10 40o below sero, and MI
Dow had actually frozen et before the othef
of the house could break into his room ami get MI ou
OF It. Fortunately, vigorous course OF sfcatmsnt
him to action and ne Ia slowly bat slcSoy :"
covering.
A muscular priest of the church miiitaat
IN Cambridge Mass has organized crusade with p'nus
cons against clubs. According 70 The Boston ira'S
cripL the Rev. Thomas scully. OF St Marys lsonan
Catholic Church. recently made an attempt by prayer
aud exhortation 70 break up young mens SOCIAL cup
| OF not the sweetest His efforts we're aimoss
effectual, and An the members OF the oub pat Que
Robert WOODBURY. agreed to leave the ouoroo anu ~
| quietly home Tbereupon Father sculiy dismssea
them with blessing, aud ordered woodbaFn TO 20 @'o.
but he would not The priest started od rage, pa'
discovering boy hiding, tarried 20 chasse nun woou
| burn interfered. and struck with a caue vA, ~
broke He grapped with the priest threw MIN upon
| floor and hurried down stairs He was strook " 80
back with spittoon and couple Of Indian cpps "o.
thrown after him. Father Scully thsn dspafseo' 49,
soon returned, accompanied BY bic assistants ''o e.
| Father Mundy both armed with stout oaaso's, ~.
decr of the room had In the meantime pesn ooAe'
the Young man we're discussing the an .ir whsh a
ran waa he ard. The door not 0pchcu s.',a ~
ne voupg men were frightened and ]unpeu ,efcisx
haeE window into yard only 20 ia mo ss3 isS3
Of Fatnor Mapdy. who lad his AtIek fesAS ~ -