The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-05
BREAKFAST CHAT.

THE fumes of sulphur are recommended by
London Truth a remedy for a severe cold.
1T is said that 10000 copies of Mr.. Tennyson's
works were destroyed in the recent great fire at
Paternoster Square, London.
LORD WARD offered Sarah Bernhardt sos, 900
for the ragged little suit she when her talent
was first discovered, but she wouldn't take it.
OFFENBACH's opera of "La Perichole" is named
after La Perichola a beautiful danseuse of Lima,
who fascinated the natives in the last century,
and many of the episodes of the opera are taken
from her life.
MANY years ago the farce of "Box and Cox"
was very famous The author of it (whose name
we do not give, because there is necessity for
l1nflicting gratultous PAIN is now charity pa
tient in a Philadelphia asylum.
PRESIDENT TAYLoR's grave, few miles from
Louisville, is decorated with flowers every year,
on the 30th of April, by a number of gentlemen
from that city, who hold appropriate services.
Major Means, of Louisville, was the orator this
year.
1T is of W. W. Story, poet and sculptor, that
Roman newspaper says "The frigd Indifference
OF the American public has forced him to live
abroad, and by long Intercourse with foreigners
he has come to pronounce his native language
with decided foreign accent"
HANCoCK's home in Boston, rather it's site,
has just had tablet put it, and the city author
tiles have labeled the entrances of city church
yards with the names of the distinguished dead.
Boston appreciates the fact that the chief thing
it has to look forward to is it's past.
FIVE young ladies' of Denver Co.. ride the
bicycle "man-fashion," clad in black velvet knee
5reeches, wooden high stockings, polo cap, and
sack coat, with lOw-cut bicycle shoes. The
Denver masculines are all learning to ride, so as
to accompany the girls in their spins.
SIGNoR MARIO RAGGI's new statue of Lord
Beaconsfeld according to the London newspa-
pers, was cast at a temperature of 10000 Fab
renheit. Hot as this is, the Leeds Mercury is of
opinion that the original is undergoing the ex-
perience Incident to a far fiercer heat.
LIKE the generality of kings and conquerors,
Frederick the Great had a philosOphic lndIffer-
to the death of Others. In one of his battles
a battalion of veterans having taken TO their
heels, he galloped after them, Dawling out:
why do you run away, you old blackguards?
Do you want to live forever"
SENATOR MORRILL, has just celebrated his
seventy-third birthday. He is hale and hearty
yet, but it is probable that he will expect to re-
tire after the expiration of his present term IN
1885, which will make for him a term of thirty
years service as a member of Congress-tweive
years in the House and eighteen in the Senate.
MR.. f. w. CHRIST, postmaster at Lltitz, Penn,
who died last week, had not for ifty-years until
this spring, missed attending single one of the
peculiar services of the Moravian church which
are held In the burylng ground every Easter
morning. He was a member of the national
electoral college and his vote for Lincoln, In
1860.
THE population OF ireland in 1881 was STA
1856. According to the census of 1880, there
o
States. Immigration since the census was taken
has brought the number fully up to 1000, 900.
From 1920 to the present time the total immi-
grafton from Ireland to the United States Is
about 3, 100000.
AT a wedding at a village church near Stat
ford, in England, the officiating clergyman was
about to perform the ceremony when, CHANGING
to glance upward, he noticed in the gallery
several persons wearing blycock shaped hats.
Addressing them, he said: Gentlemen, re-
move your hats" There response. The
request was repeated again and again, and not
being complied with, the clergyman in q great
heat ordered the clerk of the church to ascertain
the names of the offenders. Before he got there,
a lady In the congregation rose and informed
the minister, amid laughter, that tho persons
were ladies wearing gentlemen's hats. The
ceremony was then proceeded with.
sARAH BERNHARDr has been getting her life
insured, in favor Of her son Maurice The maD-
ayers of the insurance company. the Era says,
having heard much of the fragile condition
of the actress, insisted upon having the separate
opinion of as many as five medical men. Each
gave in his conviction that Madame Bernhard
was in the enjoyment of perfect health, and pos
sessed, moreover, remarkable physical strength.
From an examination made after the great final
poisoning scene in Fedora" when the pulse of
NJ. Bertonwent up to 127 pulsatons to the min
ute, Nine. Bernhard found to be compare
lively calm, hers registering most regularly only
seventysix.
A WASHINGTON correspondent notes the won
derful resemblance N appearance between Con-
gresham Phil Thompson, of Kentucky, and his
brother John, saying: $50 much are they alike
that John always walks into the House past the
doorkeepers whenever he comes here, not one of
them suspecting that he is not Phil. When John
goes into the House he usually takes his seat on
some one of the sofas in the rear of the seats,
and members passing almost Invariably salute
him in a way that shows they suppose him TO be
the member from the Eighth district of Ken
lucky. So much are they alike in appearance,
voice and manners that John often ATTENDED
court for Phil, while that gentleman was pros
ecuting attorney at Harrodsburg, and, taking
charge of his work, carried 1t ON for hours and
days without suspicion. by the jury or others
that they were being addressed by Prosecutor
Phil 8 brother and deputy instead OF himself"
The Opinions Found for Governor Butler.
BOSTON, May 4.-The Governors letter to the
State Board of Health, denying that the board
had ever had an opinion from the Attorney
general, attracts attention. Mr. SanbOrn, the
secretary, In reply, sent the Governor the fol-