New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-04
GENERAL NOTES.

A raid was made on the milkmen of Dcpnc
the other day and I'm the belonging to one OF them
the public analyst found minnow swimming ol,sar
fully around The dairyman Of course was aslounded
ana dd mink to oerthe obvious explanation that
the COW had swallowed the milnow while she was drink
ing. On the contrary, he swore that he hadn't the r
hottest Idea how the hs got into the milk This shou,d
serve as warning 70 mllkmen that OF mind is
absolutely essential 10 success IN their calling
The announcement of novel show In n
tent near Hot Syringe. Ark, drew n crowd The frat
thing ON the programme wrestling match between
negro and bear. It was close and bloody coptost
and the audience Wild with delight when at last Tho
exhausted succeeded in dragging the bear bebino
the scenes IL response to deafening applause he
entity appeared again upon the stage holding aiarrs
bag In his hands The spectators gazed at him I'm ,nt
curiosity. He drew o knife from his pocket Leaned
over. slit the bag from top bottom aud cut ,pop thu
audience flew swarm OF angry bees. Wild sta,npeoe
himself but why he took that means Of eearnS tbs 10
tent nobody seema to know.
In volume on the =" Great Shops of Psrisp
NJ. Pierre Giard gives come interesting information
about that fashionable disease known % kleptomania
He says that no fewer than 1000 women arc ann uaiy
caught stealing from Paris counters. number of
titled ladies seized with kleptomania while examining
the fashions Is almost Incredible Among recent ou.
prfts were Russian princess. French countess, an
English duchess and the natural daughter Of regning
sovereign OF people OF thus quality never sp-
In the police court but arrange quiet settlement
with the projectors, often making round contribution
condition Of being let of the police authorities Il
appears, consent to such settlements.
A good story of the old Arkansas stage line
from Fayetteville to Alma, supplanted by the rail-
road. is told by correspondent OF The New Orleans
Times-Democrat His fellow passengers on q certain
night mild eyed college professor and PLAIN,
blunt man in checkered shirt aud trousers match
At point In the road tho pros hst blew aud
over the precipce but caught bush feet below.
for its recovery. When the driver. VINO let himself
down by one OF his rens had returned the hat and
cevcd his reward the professor explained that bills
amounting TO 81, 100 sewcd under tho lining Tho
stage umbled and everything seemed favorable for
quick trip when suddenly road agent stopped out from
behind tree He searched the pssssngers but found
little to reward hun for his trouble he got mad
and he would take their clothes aud send them
naked to the next station. His revolver
swerabIe argument and they about to strip when
the passenger In the checkersd shirt called outs "Look
In the lining Of that fellows hat and viii find
money" The poor professors 81, 100 In the
pocket Of the robbsr, who forthwith decamped. The
stage went but such the OF the driver and
other his poroonery that he Of the Check
cred shirt had to walk. The next day he appeared
the hotel in Alma took the professor ASIDE and made
him accept $1,000 saying that he knew he appeared
like dirty scamp, but the fact he had $4,000
under false s0les In his bo0s and must inevitably have
ped. He was a rich broker aud had donned his rough
costume void truublo Ia the noun aims.