The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-20

was, and he probably wouldn't have mentioned
the subject now except that he is laying his
pipes to succeed to the estate of his paternal
uncle, the late Count Napoleon Ney, and needs
the support of the press.
Mr.. WALTON, the man who bets so recklessly
at British horse races, says that he proposes to
let Girohe run for the Cambridgeshre stakes.
He claims that he has backed the mare to win
100000, and declares that Huxtable, the jock
ey who lost the Cesarewitch, shall ride
THE glory that has chung to the cherry-tree
episode in WashingtOn's life pales before the act
of the boy in Worcester, Mass, who advertises
that the lady who gave him $3.50 gold piece
-mistaking it for a penny-for holding her
horse can get $2,49 by applying at the Spy Of
flee.
The Boston Post DemocraD is making hot
fight against Butler. 1t charges him with ignor-
ing every candidate who is on the ticket with
him, and working wholly for himself though he
has found time to lavish praise upon Mr.. Ames,
the Republican candidate for Leutenantgov-
ernor.
THERE is a woman in watertown, Conn, it is
sad who walks down to the brook every morn
ing, warm or cold, rain or shine, lays aside her
clothing, and dives into the water like a frog,
remaining there from ten minutes to half an
hour She will continue to do so until the stream
is frozen over.
THOMAS COATS sR., one of the original mem
bers of the wellknown firm of Scotch thread
manufacturers, is dead. He was noted for his
philanthropy, and one of his notable gifts was a
large and beautifully decorated public park to
his native town, Paisley In 1880 he visited
this country for his health
PROFESSOR j. LAWRENCE SMITH, the savant
who was recently buried at Louisville, by his
viii forbade any of his friends to act as pail
bearers, because two citizens had died from
strains received while bearing a coffin. Six
men from marble yard attended the funeral in
their blOuses and bore the coffin.
LORD BACoN's signs of short life are quick
growth, fair, soft skin. soft, fine hair, early
| corpulence, large head, short neck, small mouth,
fat ear, brittle, separated teeth. Some of his
signs OF long life are slow growth, hard, coarse
hair rough, freckled skin. deep burrows in the
forehead, firm flesh, with veins lying high, wide
nostrils, large mouth, hard, grstly ear, strong,
contiguous teeth. He adds that early gray hair
is not significant, some of the longest livers hay
ing turned gray in early life.
DR.. J. MARION SIMS having pronounced
Washington the most beautiful city in the world,
| a Washington newspaper says: "Dr. Sims has
an international reputation, a Manifestations
sand-dollar practice, palace on Madison ave-
nue., New York, and decorations enough to cover
his body with medals and crosses. After the
war, when food and medicine were scarce and
disease plentiful, he sent his old South Carolina
neighbOrs one of his fees 500, 900, and his heart
acknowledges their every claim for sympathy
THE New York World says: "Mrs. lie Breton.
as she stood on the deck of the Oregon beside
her daughter, showed plainly family resem-
blance To the in 0nished actress The features
were the same, though on smaller scale, and
the lady's French heels brought her only up to
her daughters crown of brOwnish gray
hair peeped out from under an English bonnet.
The dress was of brown serge, made very plainly.
She has sharp, decisive way of talking, more
American than English, and seems to possess
sufficient executive ability for the OCCASION