The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-09

sold Maud s., avOwing for while that there was
stratagem to get his fast mare from him and ross;n
that he visited her stable and put his arms around
her neck. Yet the mare was sold
OyERsET from the Omnibus: Uncle-'.Ah. child
let me alone; have the head to-day so full Mamma
With what then, dear Charleslu Little Ella"Yhy.
mamma, papa has to thee indeed already often said
that the uncle the head full of straw has"
THE latest cause given for Indian famines Is the
existence of an excessive number of goats. The
theory that goats destroy trees and the
decay of forests decreases the average rainfall Thera
are IA 600 900 goats in the Madras presidency alone
The death of Senator Anthony leaves a vacancy in
the Craftsmanship of the Senate joint committee ON
printing. The second on the list of members Of the
committee is Senator HawleY Of Connecticut who Is
also chairman of the committee on civiLservice re-
form
GEN BooTH, of the Salvation Army, has applea
for trademark on design of which the principa,
features are cross and crown and the words Blood
and Fire" The trademark is to be used in CUTLERY
and edge tools in furniture and upholstery and finally
IN preparations for the teeth, and hair and soap
ANECDOTES still abound in the papers of the lata
Duke OF wellington. and the last claim for him is
that he inherited the iron of his father as
when ne went through the operation of having his
eye taken out the moment it was condemned and
then pointed it out coolly to visitor in the glass
where It had been deposited with the question
Would you like to see iti'
II WAS shown last week. says Mr.. Yates : London
World, "a letter from favorite pupil of LISTS 70
painter friend, on reading which, something was
said ABOUT the conveyance of a photograph from a
picture by the latter likely to interest the Able and
not word said about his being unable to look al
at it felt tolerably certain that the story Of the
maeStrOs bindneas foe tha
MISS FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE says that according
to her experience in India cholera is not directly com
municabie from person to person, bat arises and
spreads by the pollution of searth, air, water and
buildings and the only preventive is to put earth
air, water and buildings into a healthy state By
seavenging ime.washing and every kind of sanitary
work. It is sometimes better to be sensible than
scientific
THE Herald and Presbyter tells the following story
OF Tninisteria He came into our Office to INQUIRE
aboutvacant churches His personal appearance and
general manner pleased us, and gave him list of
vacant churches Before he left we asked if we had
not published, few weeks previous, call for his
servicestto church in Pennsylvania He said, oh,
yes but that is one Of the wickedest towns in the
United States.
THE sole object of the Queens recent visit to Lon.
don was to make personal examination of the Albert
Memorial in Kensngton Gardens It had been re-.
ported to herthat the ey of the Prince and the deco.
rativeworkof the memorial were suffering from the
exposure to London fogs and smoke The Queen
went to the spot very early in the morning before
Kensington out and seeing the destructive effect
on the mosaic work. issued an order that the statue
should be regt and the ornate surroundings renewed
This has been done and it looks remarkably ike
brazen idol
8 i'GATH' has written screed on the ngratitude Of
A H.. L. Or
land says they leave their homes in night to marry
the of their choice without giving their parents
the slightest ntination Of their intentions eGath,s,
daughter, pretty girl Of eighteen has just done
something of the sort While travelling she suddenly
took melton to marry Mr. Bonaventure an old gem
tenan who is very friendly terms with her father
Asitis really good match and saved Gath the
hurry bnry and expense of swell wedding he is not
kicking to any great extent
Mr., JOHN 2, SWIFT, an American who has re.
Gently travelled India writes II found that the
average pay of farm laborer was FIVE rupees
month or at the present deprecated value of silver
about 81 Out Of this sum the laborer supports him
sef and famiEsi If wheat growing becomes general
the Cancasian races can i'll afford to compete in the
mafOet with product that Is so cheaply raised The
possible area for wheat cultivation is immense. In
consolidating the possible product from this great
wheatterritoFy the fact must be borne in mind that
thesel very rich, and that at least two crops can
be raised on it every year.
THE mudir of Dongoia, whose persistent preyarica.
ton has extended his fame far beyond the limits Of
the Sondan, is Gircassian, was a slave when he
reached Cairo child and bias worked his way up
by cunning, daring and assumption of contempla
hvepetys He is small sallow and is possessed Of an
enormous hooked nose Aanked by two very large lus
trous black eyes. His time is divided between pray.
ing and using large stock Of Remington rides against
the Mahdi, Once he was removed by the Cairo gov
ernrhent He instantly rebelled threatened to kili
the man sent out relieve him went to Gordon and
on argument, was restored to power. He is now the
leading spirit Of the relief preparations Dongola
3 KWANGsU, the Emperor of China was born on
AugpstT5 1871, and has accordingly just completed
his thirteenth year The youthful Emperor is the
son Of Prince Chun, seventh son of the Emperor
1'aou kwang, and brother Of Henfnng father Of the
late Emperor Tungchih who died on january 12H
1873, when the present Emperor succeeded to the
throne BY proclamation. His name before his sue
cession was Tsai-tien. but as it is customary for
the Celestial rulers to select name on succeed
ing to the imperial purple. this exchanged for
Kgpng su, which means IIustrious Succession &, {,
The present sovereign is the ninth emperor of China
Of the Tartar dynasty of Tasing, .sThe Sublinely IT
Pure" which Succeeded the native dynasty Of Ming
in the year 1914. s.'a
locating the Bolt.