The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-21

sutng from similar generosity on his part the
cason of the late Barthold loan exhibition. The walls
of his house bear many tokens of the removal and
hanging of the paintings. Still he phianthropically
declares that it is the duty of persons who such
works to let their fellow-men them, and become
elevated by them.
AN observant young man, while in Florida last
spring, was struck with the humanlike courtshp of
the heron. The females stand in a row and look
concerned while the males strut and dance and prance
around the sand like Saratoga dudes Finally of
the fair herons would smile dude heron and away
the pair would fly to quiet retreat All those left in
variably began to cacke and chatter as soon as a
match announced, and sometimes rival would
pounce upon the lucky swain to wiring his neck.
MEDICAL magazine says: "Sir Ashley Cooper is
said to have been in such haste to reach his outof
town appointments that he urged the drivers of the
postchaise thus: Il give three pence to boy who
drives Slow four pence to who drives fast and six
pence to who drives like the d He lived in
grand style and was very fond of money 1t is stated
that in his last years. while at county he turned
honest penny by buying up disabled horses and by
his surgical knowledge restoring them to health and
usefulness, and disposng of them at large profit"
THE great heiress of England at present is Miss
Hamilton whose mother, Lady Nisbtt Hamilton, has
just died. The large estates in Haddingtonshre and
Lincolnshire the annual income of which is estimated
at 1920 900, have been for years. owing to the
lady's incapacty under the management of the Scot
fish courts, and an immense has accrued. Miss
Hamiltons father, whose original name Dundas
had the agreeable fortune to ADOPTING fewer than three
additional family names-Christopher Nisbett and
finally Hamilton-eaeh change bringing large in
crease of fortune. Her mother just deceased, had
a, fo4Loa of Tho
Earl of Canadian memory and of Sir Frederick Bruce
Minister at Washington but was divorced from him.
The book agent always finds it profitable to consult
local preudices One of the fraternity in Southwest
ern Georgia sold Bible to an old darby, then made
cross on his back with rabbits foot and told him
that he could never be "coniured." The negro was
delighted and wanted to buy the foot but the agent
said No sell this, for it is worth $40 900
to any 1t is the left hind foot of rabbit killed
in graveyard at Tuscaloosa Ala and has peculiar vir
tues. expect some more from the same place, how
ever, and if they will sell you one" Then the
cunning young borrowed his gun and shot rabbits
until he tired brought their feet back found all
the negroes in the neghborhood crazy about the mat
ter, and sold out his stock for So each.
ANOTHER cherished deusion is gone Every one
has hitherto imagined that the Eskimo were diminu
tive men, with enormous appetites, and most travel
have brought back reports that they not par
ticuarly truthful OF hospitabe. But all these notions
have been completely upset by DIR. John Raes lecture
at the London Institution He distinctly denied that
the bodies of the Eskimo any smaller their ap
pettesan larger than those of other people, and as
for their moral character they really to possess
many excellent and even episcopal virtues DR.. Rae
asserts from the experience both of himself and
others. that the Eskimo are much given to hospi
taiit1 - Then too with vary evcepfions
are the Husbands of wife, and what is more
markabe, the men never beat the women and the
women never beat the children And lastly, DR.. Rae
declares them to be most truthful reaters' as well
as accurate observers"
81 REMEMBER Cardinal McCloskey when he was in
Albany, said the Rev c. A. Waworth, of st. Mary's
Church, in that city, the other day. He of
the planest men ever knew. He lived very simply,
occupying q single room in his large house the
ground floor with just small room off in which he
slept, and which could scarcely hold bed. He used
to drive plain horse and ride in a very plain car
riage. Old Dolly the mare had quite reputation.
She gentle and kind, had no ire in her and
easy-going. She a fine animal, though, notwith-
standing she plain. Cardinal MeClosky was also
plain liver eating the plainest of food. His castle
at No. Ia Lodge street, rickety tumble-down
affair." but still he thought, good enough for him. In
the front crack in which one could shove his
hand. This extended from top to bottom. The
penter who tore down the old castle said that had
prevented the house falling by having him raze it.
Cardinal McClosky exceedingly transformations,
and pleased with everybody and everything when
it was done for the best To show how very plain he
you may consider that he not only had all of the
house at his disposal Of which he occupied the single
but had been frequently urged to take other and
better houses in the vicinity" s- nam .