The Indianapolis journal., 1883-04-24

tied education, but of powerful magnetism and
considerable oratorical ability in her plain way.
She drew large audiences several years ago
when at work In this country,
AN actresses funeral was announced at a San
francisco church. Many went looked at the
corpse in the coffin, expressed the greatest sur
prise, but said nothing and sat down. Just as
the services were beginning, the undertaken
came in and said that they had made a mistake,
and instead of the actress they had brought a
mans corpse which should have gone to another
church in the same block. They took away the
collin and brought back the right remains, when
the services went on.
A REMARKABLE kiss is recorded given Iby
queen Margaret to Alain Charter more than
400 years ago. He was poet, bnt the ugliest
man in the whole of France. During his life
time he enjoyed wonderful reputation, but
after his death he was soon forgotten. He is
now chiefly remembered on account of the kiss
which the Queen pressed upon his dreaming lips
one day, as she found him sleeping, saying to
her maid as she did so: 81 kiss not the man;
kiss the soul that sings"
WHAT Will the Philadelphia and other stanch
American Quakers say to the Brightest One of
the 1llustrious Johns sons has been married at a
Church or England altar, there was a regular
Westinghouse close by although both bride
and bridegroom are members of the Society of
Friends. John Bright was present. and the SER
vice was conducted by Canon Farrar, who has
outraged strict church members by, sat special
request" substituting short speech for the ad-
dress in the common prayerbook.
BRoUGHAM, dogcart and a riding horse
were always at John Browns disposal. He had
his own suite of rooms Windsor, Osborne and
Balmoral; separate table was kept for him, and
he was waited on by obsequious servants spec
cially appointed to his service. He had the ex-
elusive right of shooting in the extensive, we'll
stocked covers on the Osborne estate; he could
shoot at Windsor and at BalmOral when dis
posed, and the salmon fishing on the Queens
water on the Dee was also under his dominion.
HAGGAI, Zechsriah and Malachi, prophets of
| the Old Testament times, we're buried in the city
OF Jerusalem. The ground in which their re-
mains were laid belongs to the Turkish govern
ment, and negotiations are now foot for It's
purchase by Christians in order that Christian
church may be erected on the spot. The Jewish
inhabitants Of Jerusalem are much exercised
| about this, but the Turkish representatives say
that their only way to prevent the ground from
passing into the hands of the Christians Is to
buy it themselves and pay down the cash.
SENATOR LAPHAM says he once, and once only,
got real satisfaction out of Michigan. Forty five
years ago he was tramping through that State,
carrying one end of surveyors chain, when he
was taken sick with bilious fever at Tecum-
sch. A doctor, whose name he has forgotten,
dosed him with calomel until he was nearly dead,
so that another physi had to be called in to
save him. The first doctor presented a bill of
500 for nine visits, and Mr.. Lapham paid him in
money Clinton wildcat bank. The next day
the bank burst, which was the satisfaction.
DUMAINE, the Paris actor claimed, until lately,
TO have the most powerful voice in France. One
of his fellow-actors, Machanette, disputed the
honor with him one day, and after much wrang-
ling they agreed to settle their claims by actual
test at the Porte st. Martin cafe. 'I'l lay a
wager that can break pane OF glass by simply
calling Come in, said Machanette. 'I'll wager
that you will not be able to do it, and that I
WILL" said Dumaine, Ozone" Dumaine COM
menced. The window ratified but did not break;
but there was panic among the walters. Then
Machanette tried, and lo ten panes of glass were
shattered. Dumaine owned that he had lost;
but it was not long before they both found out
that two of their friends, overhearing the wager,
had PLACED themselves outeide the cafe and
smashed the window with their canes at the
moment of Machanettes believing.