The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-12
CHORUS
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


TEXAN Is suing aside-showman because the pla-
card promised living twoheaded calf while the real
ity stuffed and fraudulent hide
The Rev. s. r Smith, D. D. author of the national
hymn America and wife will celebrate their golden
wedding at their home in Newton. Mass, on Tuesday,
18th inst
GEORGE DU WAURIER, the famous society artist Of
Punch, is fine tenor singer and would have gone ON
the operate stage had it not been for the opposition
of his parents
KEEIY, the self-styled inventor, is a conspicuous
character the streets of Philadelphia and is in
stanty recognized BY his long black hair and his
quick, nervous step.
HIS Holiness has received, in private audience,
Monsignor Massaja the African missionary, who win
soon be nominated Cardinal The prelate belongs to
the Capuchin order and is now Archbishop of Staw-
ropolis.
DR. ELIZA NJ. MosHER and DR.. Lucy NJ. Hail. who
were for some time physical at the Massachusetts
State Reformatory Prison for Women, have been ap.
pointed joint professors Of physiology and physicians
to Vassar College, and viii enter upon their duties at
the opening of the college year.
IT is now pointed out that Turgeneff did not first
use the name of "Nihist. z Augustine, bishop of
Hippo, fifteen centuries ago, speaking of trou-
blesome Africans, said sNihifsti appeIantur quia
nihil credunt ct nihil docent; from which it would
appear that the Nihlsts that day much resembled
those of to-day, barring the prntngpress and dyna-
mite
A coRDwAINER aged 1O4 and his SON. aged eighty
five, arrived at Liverpool N. S.. the other day, from
St John, N. B., on visit to some friends During
the day the son. while seeing the sights strayed away
from his father, who rushed around for some time
asking everyone he met, Have you seen my boy2'
The reunion which afterward took place very of.
fectng.
A SINGLE fash of lightning last summer struck an
entire potato field Of several belonging to NJ J.
Wood of North Sterling in Windham county, Conn.
The vines turned yellow and sprawled over the
ground. When Mr.. Wood went to dig them few
days ago he found not potato IN the whole piece II
is the first instance record in which growing crop
was destroyed by the electric fluid.
A TRADEsMAN in Frome Somersetshire. England,
who is large dealer in china and earthernware and
also keeps posting establishment, has just an
nounced bait that he viii supply all young people
beginning in life who will purchase goods of SIS
value carriage and pair of grays free for their we'd
ding. This is novelty. II is open to vender
of patent medicines to supply hearse and pair of
black horses free to all purchasers of 15 worth
of stuff. s{
MADAME THEo is studying English. She labors dill.
gently She has just translated piece of French in
brilliant style as follows: when Arsene Houssaye
directing the Coincide Franchise an author dra.
matte him submitted new play, which he was CON
WINGED. said he, would achieve success enormous.
Before to the lecture of the play before the
societaires the author made curt address expana-
tory: In end to better comprehend and appreciate
this piece it will be necessary, saying he to you
transport to the England. ~ Houssaye him stopped"
UNDUE eonviyiality is said to have compelled Swim
His last freak there the trying successiono Of
all the hats that hung in the hallway On finding that
one would not fit he would throw it down
and trample It under foot exclaiming mo, that
isn't mine until the headgear of all the unsuspeious
members inside strewed the passage IF you please.
sir, said the always respectful footman what are
you looking forl MY hail my hiatt" said Swinburne,
unsteadily. Then came the information: s'If yon
please sir noticed that when you came in you hadn't
on"
THE cod liver oil business is aourishing at Mar.
settles, and competition high. repudiated ia.
yertiseent of of the manufacturers reads as fol
lows: The cod being Of the small fishes Of the
sea constantly tracked and pursued by its enemies
the whales and sharks, etc. therefore it lives in con-
slant state of fear; and is weestabshed fact that
fear engenders in al living creatures jaundice and dis
Of the liver, Consequently, all Goldfish taken in
the open sea nave. diseaSeQ hVers But all my hSh
are caught in safe harbor where marine monsters
cannot enter They live there in peace and comfort
Their livArs perfectly healthy and that is therea-
why my cod lyerol is the best
THERE is in England renewal of complaint that
Victoria has extended her mourning for Prince Albert
over period unexanpled even in China and that by
mingling little with the people, by dscouragng fes-
tvities and by living SO much by herself she has en-
deavored to make the whole country with her.
It is generally felt that this parsmony, andthas
the liberal supply voted to the meant by
the gvers to be spent in display hospitality and the
encouragement of industry. It was a duh season.
this last in London and very little money spent
Even the Court Journal went far to declare, ia
in her power by releasing little the hardset lines Of
etiquette as regarded mourning, to make business
flourish.
AN aged visitor at Saratoga has novel way Of
playing roulette. He buys fifty checks at dollar
each and places the pile on the square numbered
thirty on the table. "Iplay on every turn, he
says At each subsequent roll of the ball the dealer
takes check off the stack while the venerable player
saunters around the ROOM and out into the gar
den ssThe pile sank slowly to nine. says a corre-
spondent. land then, because the ball had dropped
into pocket number thirty it rose nearly its first
height. In minute it again, and then again, 50
that when its owner came to look at it, he found over
hundred dollars worth. He went away and was
" as to considerably than make good the drain
on it, and on being next inspected it contained YSVV
BE took tho cash aud lounged out