The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-05

at that time iterate; but some of the white stu
dents took fancy to him, and helped him through
preparatory after which he supported himself
by teaching Boston class of negro boys.
WHILE saving log recently, in a Mississippi MILL
the wor<men astonished to the log suddenly
take fire and the machinery stop. Examining the
they discovered that every tooth gone, and on
splitting the log cannonball was found buried in the
heart.
THE Rev. William Taylor the newly elected Metho
dist missionary bishop to Africa, when asked the
other day where he will live when he goes to the dark
continent, answered. Tn row-boat, perhaps. shall
go there trusting wholly in God, and know I shall
succeed"
THERE is a kind of monkey in Madagascar that
throws stones hard and well aimed that the natives
seldom try to capture specimen, but one has been
brought to New Haven whece its ferceness in Hingng
whatever missiles it get hold of visitors to
keep respectful distance.
DR.. Do LEwIs's wife is heroine in New York just
now because she didn't give a tramp dinner. He
walked into the diningroom where she all alone
and made the usual insolent demand, whereupon she
took pistol in hand, seized the tramp with the
other, and escorted him to the door.
JULES VERNE is off to the Mediterranean on board
his yacht, the St Michael He will visit Oran, AL
giers Bone Tunis Malta the Ionian islands, Sicily,
Naples, and Rome. The journey is to be performed
strictly on business the of Vernes forthcom
ing novel is to be laid in these districts.
WASHINGTON lawyer has unearthed old law,
still in force in the District of Columbia which pro
vides that any who basphemes the name of the
Almighty God by using profane language shall be
branded on the tongue with hot iron. The law
enacted about 1902 1t has never been repealed.
Mrs. SPURGEoN the invalid wife of the famous
London preacher, has established book fund from
which she supplies books poor ministers of all de-
nominations. By making frames for photographs she
has earned $3.50 which she has devoted to this work
Last year she gave away than 1000 books, and
during the pa st six years she has distributed nearly
$4,000
MEMORIAL. on behalf of the Tichborne claimant is
being got up in the House of Commons 1t prays that
he may be released from prison and at the time
be relieved from the inconvenience of ticket of
leave, his period of servitude having nearly
pred 1t also asks that Arthur Orton alleged to
be lunatic at Paramatta shall be brought to England
at the expense of the state
THE Trenton True American exposes the character
of the celebrated Bon Homme Richard flag which
has been exhibited for years as the one John Paul
Jones had at the masthead of the frgate in the ia
nous fight with the English ship Scraps. The flag
has been in possession of Miss Sarah Smith Stafford,
who claims to be the daughter of Lieutenant Stafford,
who of John Paul Jones officers. 1t now APP
pears that Miss Stafford bought the flag in Philadel
pha pawn shop, and Charles Megl says he painted
the words Bon Homme Richard upon it.
HERR EMIL HAAS, the German commissioner to
the foreign exposition held last year in Boston
asked the other day he regarded that entertainment
success. "a SUGGEST" he exclaimed lifting his
eyebrows, Sin what way, pray9" We'll of course
hesitatingly rejoined his interrogation, sit
of quality but the financial part" 'Ah,'
joined Mr.. Haas, 'it also of quantity.
tivty. Why, we didn't meet anybody for three
months that we didn't owe something to. A SUGGEST
l should say so.'
A TOBACCO expert tells as follows how the filling
for cigarettes is prepared 1.-THE old cigar stumps,
after the charred ends cut off, soaked in
luton of ammonia and other chemical which
takes away nearly all the nicotine from the tobacco
and removes all traces of smoke and creosote This
of pulpy tobacco is then pressed in cakes and
shaved into fine shreds by cutting machine Then
it is given bath in bleaching solution which
nearly all the properties of which the weed
is possessed when it from the plantation. Then
it is dried after which it is passed under atomzer
and dampened by of preparation of glyeerine
and some favoring extract. Then 1t is ready
for the cigarette So before it reaches the
you there is little if any of the original tobacco
left"