The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-29
BREAKFAST CHAT.

THE Right Hon. John Bright has had his
photographs taken by the electric light.
Miss MILDRED LEE, daughter of General Rob-
ert E. Lee. will spend a part of The winter in
Washington.
On account of recent deaths in the family,
Secretary Chambers Washington home will be
closed to society this winter.
THERE are two colored female lawyers-Mary
A. g. Cary, may 1t please the court, in Michigan,
and Louisa V. Bryant. your Honor, in Colorado.
OUT of 1000 copies of the new volume of
the Encyclopedia Britannica, only 5000 are
retained by the publishers for sale outside of
America.
IT is said that Vermont editor in publishing
one of Byron's poems changed the words "Oh
gods' to "Oh gosh" because the former was
too profane for his readers.
THE Emperor of Brazil has given Professor
Lacerda $4,000 for his discovery of permanga-
nate OF potassium, nypodermically injected, as
an antidOte for the bite of the cobra.
AT hotel in Fall River, Mass, the bill of
fare carries the following appeal: Guests will
confer favor by not ordering more than they
think they can cat. as this will prevent waste. y
A SUMMER boarder at Kennebunkport, Me-,
writes that asking at the circulating IL
brary for the Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle, /"
she was told that she would get them at the post
Office.
THE Hon. "Cerro Gordo" Williams is a model
''blue-grass" farmer. His tobacco crop always
commands the highest price in the Louisville
market, turning him net profit of from $685.
900 to $4,000 year.
SENATOR BOB HART" tile converted minstrel,
has autobiography in press which he hopes
Will yield him something, although people have
an idea that clergymen can live on air and get
fat chewing daylight"
MRS. RALSTON, widow of the famous Califor
MIA banker, is living with her two sons at their
new mining camp in California where they are
working hard and where they have erected a
house for their mother.
THERE will be no less than ten bridesmaids at
one of the October weddings in New York, all
of whom will he dressed alike and will wear bon
nets according TO what is called the English
style. aud will carry large baskets OF out flow
ers
EVIDENTLY the Empress of Japan does not
hold 6 very high opinion of the virtues of the
ladies In the empire. She has just ordered her
chamberlain to prepare a list of all the faithful
wives in the island in order that she IN ay present
them with medal or badge of chastity.
DAs ECHO (Berllnl states that ''death mas k"
of Luther is still in existence, in the possession
OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES al f1dll6, IL was Ill du6
on February 81, 1916, when the great reform
er's body rested in the High Church at Halle,
on it's way from Esleben to Wittenberg.
TENNYsoN read poem before the Car of Rms
sia recently at Copenhagen He selected one Of
his own productions. The Car is very polite
potentate. but special dispatch to the Philadel-
phia Cali says that a well-bred, large-sized yawn
could be seen struggling with itself behind the
autocratic digits of the bomb-proof monarch.
THE meanest man yet has been found in Ban
gor, according to the Commercial. He was going
into the suburbs OF the city about a mile with
his team. and an acquaintance who wished to
go to the same place asked for ride. On getting
out Of the wagon the passenger asked how much
the bill was. "We' said the owner of the team,
"as l was going the same way, guess two cents
VIII he enough" He took the mvHey, too,
THE London Saturday Review says "One
reads this speech with kind OF shame, in think
ing that there is not probably single English
man of letters who could have delivered so good