The Indianapolis journal., 1884-06-06

down at table At this moment the apparently be-
lated "Ouida hurried into the dining room 1t was
not until several days afterwards that the rest of the
party learned that she had been the first to arrive and
having seated herself behind the drawingroom door
had quietly listened to her merciless dissection by the
ladies with whom she had come to break bread.
AN old woman named Gordon, in the north of Scot
land was listening to the account given in the
Scriptures of Solomons glory which was read to her
by little female grandchild. When the little girl
came to tell of the thousand camels that formed part
OF the Jewish sovereigns live stock, What cried
the old woman, "a thousand camels say ye! The
Campbells are auld clan, eneuch, but look an
ye dinna the Gordons too"
HERR EMIL HAAS, the German commissioner to the
foreign exposition held last year in Boston, was
asked the day he regarded that entertainment
as success. "a success" he exclaimed lifting his
eyebrows, ''in what way, pray?' well, of course
hestatngly reoned his interrogator lit success
of quality, but the financial part "Ah" rejoined
Mr.. Haas, 'it also a success of quantity The
quantity of debts had postprandial festvity
Why, we didn't meet anybody for three months that
we didn't owe something to. success! should say
So"
THE Prince of Wales has gone to Mentone it is
said, not much for his health to avoid being
condoled with the death of his amented brother.
He has been surfeited with conventional mourning in
Germany, because, one of the Prince Consorts
sons, he is Duke of Saxony. At Darmstadt every
lady wore long face At Berlin the ugubrious GER
emonal observed by nearly every who approached
him became intolerable. The Prince was thankful to
find himself, after all this simulated woe in repub
lican city where creature thought of presenting
him with address.
The greatest whispering gallery" in the world is
that of the Grand Canyon Colorado. For years this
chasm has been matter of surprise to prospecters
and miners account of its wonderful trausmssons
of sound and has only been since the advent of the
railroad that any definite idea has been entertained OF
tie great distance it travels within its walls train
of cars crossing the bridge at the Needles be
plainly heard quiet day at Cottonwood island
distance of eighty-four miles The fife and drum al
Fort Mojave is distinctly heard at Bulls Head, a dis
tance of eghtyfour miles. The report of the sunrise
gun at Fort Moave be heard at Ell Dorado Canyon
distance of ninety-six miles.
THE "Old Curiosity Shop" stands in the southwest
of Lincolnsin Fields and occupies angle OF
Portsmouth street. window looking northwest the
other two facing Sheffield street The red tiles and
the overhangng roof have quaint, oldfashioned all
about them, and afford pleasant relief from the hid
eous yellow plaster which painted in great vulgar
letters the name with which it has been endowed,
''Immortalized by Dickens" and justbelow in unhoy
contrast, H. Roole, wastepaper dealer" some rag
collector who will get such advertisement many
pushing politician would give his eye for. Heavy
joists give the house support now, and the yawning
gap overhead shows the ruined of bricks and
mortar. 1t is being torn down to make room for
a fine block of buildings. Relic hunters almost tor
ment the life out of the lady who lives next door
to it.
WRITING from Jerusalem, in February Of last year,
to a friend in England General Gordon said God
has upset the Egyptian people, and they will get their
liberty He has permitted this revolt in the Soudan
which will end believe, by the suppression of the
slave trade and slaveholding" In May he wrote
Our government must stay lin Egypt and the Sou
DAM whether they like it or not" In September he
added 1--WE sowed the wind when we got rid of Is
mail and reaping the whirlwind;" and later ''Hu
manly speaking, my reign caused the rebellion, for
and the people agreed in feelings toward the Turk
ish pacnas, and Isma the old Khedive, had letter
which l expect Tewfk has now, in which / said
When go you will not find il easy TO govern the Sou
dan and theI efore while in the Soudan consider
your ways" In November last he wrote 'As for
the Soudan, | am interested, but would feel great re
pugnance to go back there, and that is great gain
for had sneakng desire to go again when first
came out