New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-01
STRAY NOTES HERE AND THERE

Under Mr.. Ceveland's former Administration Gen.
eral p. NJ. b. Young. OF Georgia. had the honor Of
representing this country as Consul-General at st.
Petersburg Ills residence at the Russian capital
OF short duration People wondered why he returned
soon They wonder still, for neither Mr.. Cleveland
nor Don NJ. Dickinson has told the reason why. That
Is a little Official secret. That General Young should
minIs,raiou u" ruer int hs n,mny
had 10 be taken care OF, and the Government has
duras.
IL Is said that fewer men shave themselves In
America than in any other country Oh earth. Perhaps
the reason Is that few OF them know how to hone
razor.
The latest fad is chip-carv!ng. II has taken tho
place held by poker sketching. All the ma
bogany In the city Is liable to be whitfield up by the
boys and girls No piece OF furniture Is safe.
pardon for "Ahc" Buzzard has been recommended
What Is "Abt' going to do when he gets QUIT II
the Administration doesn't give him Office, he will
probably have to lecture for living. The pardoned
convict has hard time.
The Gutt"nbureers not yet out Of the woods.
Thompson has whipped them again at Camden In the
matter Of the Goverdale track But there Is n pos
the supreme COut. veiy. these are troublois times
for the rag'tag and bobtai OF the turf
The Saxton bill for closing the poolrooms Is oil
right That was known to be the the moment
" Boss Croker said he was In favor OF II. In Mr..
Croker the racetrack men have powerful ally. II
he sa;s so, the Assembly will pass the bill at once
and the Governor will sign It. But the question Is.
How Is Tammany TO be compensated for the loss of
the enormous revenue derived from the pOoTooms!
The negrOs aptness for music Is generally admitted
He can get tune out Of almost anything and is not
long learning how to do It. General Ekowe" Browne
OF the British Army relates incident that occurred
at ST. AIMS barracks. Barbadocs. While he was sta
toned there IN mmand Of the forces which Illus
,rates the point. With The English there usually
at the barracks q detachment OF 4 West India regi-
ment all negroes. one day general bOwne issued an
order that the detachment must take turn with the
white soldiers In playing the tattoo with the fife and
drum. the following Monday 1.-THE order was
Issued W,dnes day the darics had their first trial.
There four drummers four luglers and eight
ffers. When they came out the whole camp was con
vulsed with Unsurpassed laughter but when they
began to play their skill was snch rs to excite wonder
The sergeant major OF The White company saa 10 'hr
officer in command of the detachment: How on
earth did you teach those fellows 10 play In 80 snort
ON they haven't been taught" was the reply. 81
inst told the eight files the right 10 report Tor
drum and fife corps. And do yon know, don't thlnk
they are doing so badly. after all
French Cabinets are constructed on the cantlever
principle. A little too much pressure on one size
topples them over Wouldn't 1t he capital idea for
France TO try u Howe truss
worthy resident OF Mount Vernon was much COLI
cerned about the cruelty Of the man who LETT his
cattle out all night in the cold ana Damp why
said he 81 couldn't sleep at nil because Of Them
They were lowing all trcusn The night as they
were both starving and freezing ,rrna f s yn,c
him the next s Say na' the le sspps s on
schuyler ON fogg nights the S indeed i'T "c sNI
fifteen seconds, and the SOUND Is Hdeeu ""'h 'He
the lowing OF u cow
o, y, tho yev.york exhibits at the Worlds Fair
ths a
this city bought the calf In New-Jerey giving Sloo
,o n was selected after a careful search through
all tho Jersey breeding farms, not much Oh account
~ nod,cree but for color and conformation. Aitcr
the purchase the animal was catci ieu ,h. fines,
.ilk Then 1t brought to the CITY; hnea anu -,
stuffed and mounted. II Is remsrhaoe P'o'o VI
mounting.
There is something pathetic about inc s'cry Vi
the little waif who made packinsbox his oeoroo"''
IN, h. ourht to remember that It isn't every boy
who has a packing-box
Il Is said that Hoke smiths private secretary Is
orepa,1ng under his direction red book when WY
b.ar tina title: "Office Seekers Guide, OF, HOW :"
Restrict Emigration from Georgia our S,n,n -
determined that Georgia shall raise orIp rhehnc
and the only hope oil success nes IA "''
the demoralizing madness for spois
o., ,., Southern ar..eaters remain. spontanc-
ous combustion WILL one OF these days. reduce then
to condition which suits the air that blows chah
away. Then shall have peace
Tie Deceased wfe's sisters bill worried the British
Parliament for d score Of years. Marriage Is mo
mentols thing in England. and legislation on II pro
ceeds slowly. In this country 1t Is Inherent eve"
The Irvtical law seems to have no power 10 ies''"
the Legislatures Of some OF The sta'cs ines ""''
right ahead, regardless of consequences Why ""'
maxi. the marriage laws IN this country UNIFORM
Who opposes IL, Marriage Is an ihs'l'u'loh w.
nmcerns everybody except bachelors. who are voi1i.
N.lfb
whole country Is going to--Malthus he"t t sr,
helping him along By making IL uh'""i"' 'o' NOV
cousins 10 marry.
"Tps,er, cannot he still to save their lives. NO"
,.x arc at work ON both sidcs Of the Atlantic trys
IN demonstrate that oxford can beat Yale ana 'ha
Yo,c can beat oxford. II Oxford can ,";t III ~,
Yale can beat oxford, and each acronpr. 'r liar
can accomplish, VINO Is gums l" VI" Wv
ward. Of course
zoIo,s determined efforts to got INTO Inc fic"'h
Academy may one Of these days succeed buy h'' OK
ample is bad. Its influence OH club men all over Tue
world Is hurtful There WAS time wheh can"""''
for membership in any good club icit 'na' " wa.
| Is not so now Men have been known TO Try re,
peaicdly TO force their way into club shete snry
talk of their prospects Why should man want 10 bc
where he is not wanted1 1t must be pure " c"sSe"'
| ness"
New Workers have many things to be 'Danhihi io'.
Just now they pointing WITH prioe 70 oer'',"
| poolroonIs. These signs all read ITO Let
Slow transit. We have IT. Apd IT looks us II W"
are going TO keep There certain people 10 THIS
Civ wh6 seem 10 think we cannot do without It,
People who complain OF high rents ana mAes ~
N.wyork mirst not be altogether happy n they hv'd
| I'm Paris The best apartments IN the gay cap''h'
| vary from IL 900 10 10000 francs year In RENTAL
or from $1,000 TO $4,000. In addition TO this there
IS the door and window tax. which the '"hnh' i
bound TO paw and which k at the rate OF per csn'
Inc nj 30 600 francs the tax would be OoO Irncs.
r about aI2O In this city In flats there Is no suc
thing as a door and window TAX me OIL, ,n
wIch tenant has to pay Is the price OF thc gns
yiicb h, burns. The watertax. etc. are pnid ny
| The owner Of the apartment-house.
| Another case for the germ theorists An aseo
man dies Of blood poisoning. caused BY 100 nearly
| hand clasp, which pressed his nails into Ills "c''
| his own nails. mind The theorists say ~