The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-07

might find hint of some value in the picture
The great man glanced at it for a moment, then
remarked: "There'd be more truth in that motto
as it's used there if it was reversed-"United we
fall, divided we stand"
CHARLES LEWIS, of Lockport, N Y, fourteen
years ago had the initials of his sweetheart en-
graved on two ten-ceut pieces, which were made
into earrings. They did not please the young
woman, and she broke off the hooks and spent
the money. In Chicago, few days ago, her
brother received one of them in change and sent
1t to his sister, who is now Mrs. Lewis, OF Sus-
pension Bridge, with daughters of her own.
CoURIER-JoURNAL: An assistant telegraph ed
itor ought not to go to the varieties so much.
The other night, when some French news was
coming the a. t. e.. in the midst of the dispatch,
sang out: "I say, Jim, is there any such word
as charwomanq" "Why, yes; certainly there is,"
returned James, "Well, never struck it be-
FORE" said the t. g., with a tinge of sadness; 81
thought it must hava been meant for chair
warmer"
EVERYBODY supposed that Congressman Ben.
LIE Fevre was confirmed bachelor, but his
heart has been torn from him, so to speak. and
he is soon TO be married to Miss Jennie Matu-
rim. of Boston. There is romance mixed up with
the affair, too. Last summer, on the porch of
complaining bitterly because the collarbutton
on the back OF his shirt had pulled off The little
Boston lady volunteered to sew it on for him,
and she did. This won the bachelor.
A GOOD story was told at the recent Congrega-
tional meeting at Northampton of Yale College
pastor, Mr.. Fitch, whose diffidenoe always pre-
vented him from making an extempore speech.
One night when some bad boys broke his win
dows he arose and went forth to upbraid them,
but, after a few words, he could find no Ian
guage in which to express himself. and so he re-
marked: "YOung gentlemen, find 1 have left
the notes of what intended TO say on my study
table, but If you will reassemble at this place to-
morrow morning at IL O'Clock will then ex-
press my thoughts to you as proposed to do
when came out"
MISS EMERSON, niece of Minister Lowell, was
the center of attraction at the Countess of STAN
hopes ball. in London, the other night. The
most wonderful things about Miss Emerson we're,
1t seems, the shoes she wore upon her tiny feet,
adorned with insteps "too artistically arched"
for fair republican. These shoes were made of
yellow Spanish velvet with high French heels,
and laced up the side The eyelets for the cords
TO pass through were trimmed with solid gold,
and to the side Of each was set precious stone,
first ruby, then a sapphire, then an emerald,
then an opal, and over again in the same order.
The top of the shoe was finished in the same
fashion, and in front were sixteen gold chains,
caught by diamond pin.
THE Berlin Post announces that Prince Alex
ander of sayn-Wittgenstein, the owner of the
castle and estate of sayn, near Coblentz, has re-
nOunced his princely title and rank and special
privileges and has received from the German
Emperor the name and title of Count of Hachen
berg. His wife, the Princess Yvonne, died in
49,
erness of his children. According to the family
compacts (as WIN other mediatized princes) the
Prince could only contract ID inorganatic mar
riage with woman who not Of rank simi-
lar to his own Like many other German
g princes, and his own elder brother Prince Fred
erick in the same position few years ago, he
preferred to descend from his high rank. to a
lower level, where prejudice traditional ETH
, quette will not hinder him from placing his wife
by his side The prncely rank and estates have
passed to his eldest son, Prince Stanislas, who is
in his tenth year. Prince Alexander himself is
nearly thirty-six years of age.
"CHAPLAIN" MCCABE, whose singing and
preaching combined have built many a Method
list church in the West, went to Saratoga few
days for a needed rest But as luck would have
it, Saratoga was just the wrong place for him to
go. For the Methodist Church there had long
been struggling with a debt, until, as one of the
brethren said, "they could see stars" And hear
ing of this, Mr.. McCabe said, out of the fullness
of his generous heart "Brethren, please allow
me to help you a little You have studied astron.
omy long enough under difficulties. Let me
help you to lift a little of the burden from you
so that the stars may disappear for a space"
His offer was gladly accepted, and after the SER
vice last Sunday evening he sang and preached
the whole amount of the debt out of the peoples