New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-29
GENERAL NOTES.

Among the many singular traits of the snake
that Of seeking the shelter Of mems hats has always ex
cited the most worder. Some doubt OF the OF
tins trait has been expressed but the evidence over.
whelming Too many men have such snakes TO ad.
init OF scepucism I'm the matter. As ~ 20 sweep away
the last doubt evidence has inst been dscoy red o. he
Partially also OF snake for womens bonnets. he
Tome Telephone reports THE other day certain young
lady in Rome, Ga started ont Shopping While putting
her hat she thought It felt rather heavy but
ticiDg anything, put IL on her head. On her return
home she asked her sister Ia take off her hat.
thought something 1t. Her sister took Of he
hat and while doing very near being bitten bya
snake inc lady bad worn the snake around Win her
ali the time unconscious Of lie preseuce.
In the fall of 1850 considerable excitement
caused in the town Of Wesneld ~ j. by the report
that the Rev. D. NJ. DE Hughes, pastor OF the Asbury
Methodist Church. had committed suicide by jumping oil
Camden feryboat- A man that looked ike a clrrsy-
had been the ferry boat and had disappes ed
during its "trip from Camden to Philadelphia. Moreover.
"a notebook ming the name OF the Clergyman had
been found tho ferry boat Whetb not he
mitted suicide. the Rev. Mr. DE Hughes seen 10
by his Practitioners newspaper reporter anger"d
the clergymans friends by declaring thar Il ne
titious uc de- Months have passed and now me sus-
pcion OF The reporter is proved correct shave nt
stating that thoroughly alive and practising law az
WeyncsVilie, OHIO.
Grt0n College, the leading college for
women in England, IL situated aDont and half
miles OUT OF cambridge IN Wnat Is u Nic
Huntingdon road but originally the Via Deyan" Of
the Romans Along this road there spin Frequently
students tricyces The college with its red brick
walls covered s'suuy with creopers ia striking object
on the lonely country rad II is OF two stories On the
ground floor the dining hall, kitchen. ecturerooms
and several sets Of Students Next TO the dining
room Is small readngrocm devoted TO the use OF stu
denta A handsome book case contains the ms,hems,i-
cal books used by Mary Homerytlle which were pre-
sentrd to he college By Miss CObbe In small PRAYER
room some Roman aud saxon antiqulrs found IN
the grounds Of The cOsge, among which some ne
specimens OF Roman glass and beads
The post of Devils Advocate has just been
brilliantly filled by a boy who was graduated from
high school Kentucky. His speech had he title, The
Proud Old Con monwealth." While acknowledging that
the State was the bead cock fighting. horse-racng
and whiskey drinking, be yet dec AIRED that was be-
hind States In Intelligence agriculture. In NAH
ufacture. and in the construction OF raways He then
had the hardihood 70 compare Kentucky with the
neighboring states With half the population % Hi.
nois you have twice many white citizens who
neither read nor write. With half the population Of
Ohio you have also twice many white citizens who
neither read write. With smaller population than
Indiana the land OF HoOsiers, you have al twice as
many white citizens who neither Rad nor write.
And take your population through and through whito
and black, YOU boasfu NJ your descent, battered by
MayDay orators. members OF a proud OH common
wealth, have percentage OF persons who can uelLes
read nor write greater than Japan"