The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-05

rena preference is given to that of the male plant
which is stronger more tenacious and compact, and
capable Of acquiring finer color when heated. The
roots are shaped by small circular saw and are then
bored and cut into various shapes.
THE Graphic: Miss Juliet M Everts. who gave her
opinion Of acting in the July Century is the beauti-
full daughter of DR.. Orpheus Everts the celebrated
authority upon nervous diseases and insanity Miss
Everts is brilliant and accomplished society woman
as well as finished actress.
FRANZ HILMAN, who invented the polka has Just
died at Prague at the age Of eighty. About forty
years ago he was struck by the musical rhythm and
dainty motion of Bohemian country dance and he
forthwith composed the first polka that appeared
IN print borrowing not only the tune but the step.
CAPTAIN ASHER in his recent explorations has
discovered that what has heretofore been called the
smoke from volcano in the impenetrable swamps of
Florida everglades has proved be simply the vapor
arising from extensive pools of strong spher water
Captain Asher in exploring these regions, has fully
demonstrated this fact.
JEAN DE LABADIE, the Carmelte founder of the
religious sect to which the founder of the Bayard
family in this country belonged, was born in Bor-
deaux in 1910, entered Jesuit college and led re-.
lgious life, feeding alone herbs. He was friend
of John Milton, and was visited by William Penn az
Hartford Abbey and Wieland
THE Schenectady Star claims to have strictly reliable
authority for the assertion that President Ephalet
Mott Potter while in Paris, was importuned by we'll
known California millionaire to found an educational
institute in San Francisco; that for this purpose the
gentleman proposed to place in DR. Potters hand the
munidcent fund~of ST. 900 900, and that Dr. Potter
was obliged by personal reasons to decline.
AT the recent health conference in London DIR.
Wynter Blyth read paper suggesting that if we
to continue burying our dead we adopt plan ON
the principle Of the rotation of crops He would
make every piece of agricultural land in the country
take its turn cemetery and FIVE years after the
plot is filed return it to cultivation Beneath the
waving corn, he argues, the of the dead would
be safe from dissertation.
If slugger meets slugger 100
When he's full Of rye;
If slugger fools slugger
Should the public cryi
Many man paid his two dollars;
Some paid mole-not l.
When sugger fools slugger
Is it owing to old rye2
New York Truth.
Mr. WHISTLER, the artist who became far.famed
for his arrangement in white and yellow for back
ground to his pictures solicits attention by an
arrangement in flesh color and gray The eccentric
artist has hung his pictures in a room of London
gallery and has covered the walls with pale pink SERGE
the woodwork porteres and mantle drapery being Of
the most delicate shade Of gray The pictures are Of
unequal value but the decoration is superb MI
Whistler would be unapproachable decorator, but
he prefers to be an eccentric artist.
ANDREAs MUNcH the Norwegian poet, whose death
is announced, very popular at home and had :. Z
European fame, but he was unknown to the English
reading public. He studied for the law, but aban-
doned it for literature tried journalism for veyears
and IN 1850, when he forty years old he was ap-
tiana and for ten years produced abundant poems and
dramas. Then he was pensioned. They know how,
to treat men Of letters in the old country His last
book Of poems was published in 1865. His works
give hin fair rank in literary annals Of hisdramatic
works ''Solomon CAMS and .Iord William Rus.S
sell are most notable S. s
THERE. seems to be renewed heart-burning in the
South over Mr.. George w. Cable. Now it is caused
by address delivered by him in Tuscaloosa before
the Alabama Historical Society. Speaking Of it, the
Mobile Register says: According to reports if he
did not advocate mscegenaton, he left the impress.
sion that he was not ayerse to it. Sorry for those
who stopped over in commendatien of Mr.. Cable
without knowing the man." The Columbus Index
calls him lightweight romancer and the Tuscaloosa
Gazette thus comments George W. Gable may write
very interesting novels they may be eagerly pur-
chased and read by his Northern customers; but as
SOGlob9
something of q fraud NJ W..
SOME mesineric experiments in London of Herr
Carl Hanson, the Danish mesmerist, have thrown the
rivals Cumberland and Irving Bishop completely into
the shade. On occasion, by simple act Of poli-
ton he drew or it nothing less) lady from the
body Of the hall up to the platform made her sing
fshe was performing at concert and then, in the
twinkhng of an eye, transformed her into house.
maid, busy with. "a broom in her hand sweeping the
floor. Again there was change in the spirit of her
dream. Shewas alady gathering flowers in her gar.
den and the flowers which she gracious presented TO
several of her audience and wore in her bosom
pieces Of paper which she picked up as flowers from
the floor At the bidding of the mesmerst she retired
to her place in the body Of the hail. and when relieved
from the trance totally unconscious that she had
left her seat. On the same evening, gentleman was
rapidly mesmerized and made to believe himself
Sims Reeves, the vocalist, and, for wonder, free
from cold, Believing thathe was called on to sing
he gave my Pretty Jane with great effect and was
encored. redlheaded Scotchman again acclaimed as
Mr.. Gladstone, and created much amusement by de-
claring heidi not want any policemen about him.
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