The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16
BREAKFAST-T TABLE CHAT.

MRS anna MCINTYRE, OF Fonda, n X, aged
ninetytwo, is learning to play the piano The neigh
bors think She is old enough to know better.
CAPuA, whose luxury proved too much for Hanni
balls army, is frequently ravaged by band of brig
ands who have settled down to business near it.
Solutions of clloral should be kept in dark glass
bottles Sunlight deeomposes ii into chloroform Tho
change Is not easily perceived, and has caused
Der of accidents in the past 1--WE years.
THE Raiah Mansour. from the Straits settlements,
who was recently presented to the Prince of Wales
expressed himself thus concerning the heir apparent
of the British crowns He is a nice chap stands
straight up, and bows and smiles
IT has been discovered in St Louis that Philadel
phia agent for the distribution in the West of por-
traits Of Butler and West the Greenback national
nominees has substituted the face of Senator Vest o.
Missouri for that Of General West, of Mississippi
SAID Thoreau: am inclined to think bathing
almost of the necessares life but it is surprs.
ing how Indifferent some are to it, One farmer who
came to battle in Walden, Sunday while lived
there told it was the first bath he had had for ff
teen years.
DURING the prevalenceof cholera in italy in 1867,
many of the carbineers and soldiers who sue
cor the afflicted villages killed by the peasants
under the delusion that they poison them If
the cholera again appears this autumn the peasants
threaten. to renew hostilities with the military.
THE London World says Of the season now closing
that Men have been difficult than ever to secure
whenever dancing has been announced. To suck
straits have certain gvers of dances been put that
they have commissioned persons who used not to be
tolerated in society to procure young men for them"
PRESIDENT ARTHUR is having large photograph
Of himself % by % inches in size, framed by NOEL
roy to be presented to Aleck Powell his eoored body
servant. The President has written in large and
bold hand the margin of the picture the following:
ITO Aleck Powell, from his friend Chester A.
Arthur
PROFESSOR Won PETTENKoFER, Of Munich, has
written an article in local paper, in which he shows
that bacillus germ is not alone sufficient to explain
the causation and transmission of cholera. There
be certain conditions of season and soil which
favor development. These he calls the local and
time factors"
MADAME BLAyATsKY, who is undoubtedly a clever
woman looks about sixty Labouchere says NO
one seems to be certain how old she really is She is
supposed to know more about occultsm than any one
else. She gets out Of her body believe. If she
would only teach of us how to do it in the hot
weather some of US would be grateful
PRINCE BISMARCK, it is said distrusts an English.
man who speaks French perfectly. This is from no
contempt for linguistic attainments for the Chancel-
or albeit Of books, is of the best of lin.
gusts. But he evidently holds that an Englishman
very familiar with France and the French is an
Englishman spoiled This is rather unfatterng to the
French.
AN intimate friend of the late Mrs Swisshelm says:
She had warm spot in her heart for the man who
was once her husband. She often admitted that she
was unfit to occupy the position of WIFE, and know
that she divided between herself and husband the
causes which led to their separation. Had he not
married again think they would have been reunited
in their old age"
AN old New England fashion-happily nearly ex.
tinct nowis recalled by the following advertisement
said to be posted in Prussian villages bids will be
received by the seectmen regarding the orphan girl
Elizabeth Kroutzke who, for purposes of education
clothing and general is to be adudged to the low
est bidder. All persons DESTROYS Of competing are
hereby invited to appear
THE Mrs. William Sprague and her sister make
quite sensation on the beach at manganese Pier,
where they staying. Their costumes are exactly
alike, of broad red and white striped materials and
red hose and head handkerchiefs to match. The two
display their agility by racing up and down the sands
with flowing locks and easy abandon which renders
them the center of attraction.
DELICATE point in accident insurance has just
been decided in England. A fell in an epileptic
fit with his face against the ground and, being
near he suffocated. He was insured for So, 500 in
jury gave verdict of accidental DEATH but the
courts held that death due to disease and to
/ injury by accidental violence.
| AWHITE MOUNTAIN correspondent says he sur
! prised beyy of young the Fabyan House
just they ornamenting tree with poster to
the effect that hundred young are wanted by
the young ladies at the house to do escort duty all
proper occasions to hunt out and take them to all
nice walks and rambles in the dim asles of the forest
to relieve the tedium Of their lonesome evenings in
the parlors
i A LADY visitor to Worths establishment in Paris
describes that dress.making celebrity as tall burly
redfaced, and slouchy-ooking with fshy eyes, and
hot temper for who refuse leave orders
after inspecting goods All of his clerks compelled
| to the same cut of clothes and the color and
fabric must be Of fine material. Worth himself is
very careless in attire hasty in Judgment and de-
cidedy petuapt He affects passion for flowers and
owns fifty Of nursery plants and blossoms
ENGINEER MELVILLE, remembered in connection
with the various Jeanette distresses was with the
Schey rescuing party and bore part in the Ports
mouth jubilee Monday To group of friends he said:
II received ateegram from the Rev. Mr. Talmage, Of
Brooklyn opening his tabernacle to me, and offering
| $4,000 for nine months if would lecture But
Melville doesn't do that, heyl Melville doesn't sell
the blood and toll of his comrades for I5 900 any
other sum- No, not if he hadn't dollar
/ The French crown diamonds frequently worn
| by Marie Antoinette, who had great fondness for
precious stones, was indeed, amply shown by the
unfortunate affair of the neckaceone Of the
historians have said Of the downfall of the French
monarchy Both the wives of Napoleon wore colcred
stones in preference to diamonds, Josephine because
she was too dark, and Marie Louise because she
too fair. The Empress Eugene made no little use of
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wear them.
THE amount of absinthe drinking which takes place
at Marseies where the cholera still fingers is abnor