The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-26

it noS poor, and weak and wanting in originality"
they asked Ma foil" replied the m@stro the Princes
music cannot be judged of by hearing it once IT will
be necessary to hear several tines; but shall not
hear it again" So he left
A NAUGHTY young lady skater'so fair.
With artistically banged auburn hair,
Sat right down on her
And displayed her pink hose,
And experts said they cost ton cents pair
-NOrristown Herald.
NEW dissemination S. counterfeit treasury note
series of 1875 check letter A is in circulation. The
$40 counterfeit treasury note series 1875 is again
becoming frequent The first counterfeit of the series
of 1880 $40 treasury note has appeared but poor
imitation.
A LAWYER in eastern Connecticut whose reputa.
ton in the community not very high, met an old
gentleman one day and said to him, do you know,
Mr.. H, that 7 am direct descendant from Miles
Standshl" rs it possibIel" was the reply. "What
Descent"
jim BAKER of Cowboys Delight, A. T., has pub
lished the following notice in local paper: 81" any
one should kill an elk this winter with circle on
it. this is to notify them that that critter is NINE and
is only half elk anyway the other half is cow being
the calf of my old mixer Cherokee.
"PLUNGER" WALTON is reported as in St. Louis,
trying to buy the Iindel Hotel for $780, 600. The
price asked is $500, 900. The hotel cost $3.50 900
wants to put his sonin-law in manager if he buys
it, and make it, also home for himself.
MRS. J. z. LETTER, wife of the Chicago dry goods
millionaire residing in Washington, is said to be
intensely DESTROYS of the social recognition which
would come from high official position. Therefore
Mrs Letter burns with enthusiasm over Mr.. Letters
prospects for Office under Mr.. Cleveland
KING LOUIS, of Bavaria lately ordered that some
bronze statues be set up his palace gates but his
Majesty is nearly bankrupt the keeper of the privy
purse thought well to put up plaster images covered
with bronze paint. This worked nicely until Louis
discovered the fraud and smashed the statues with
club.
WHEN Payne, who was hung for his part in the
conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln, was
buried there placed in his coffin bottle contain
ing the history of his crime. The remains were ex-
humed the 18th inst but the bottle was found
empty, only remains of insects that had eaten
through the cork stopper and consumed the paper
being left.
has been prepared of the members of the
last graduating class at Yale and their future occupa
lions. OF these forty-six are reading law, twenty
seven teaching, nineteen in business thirteen
continuing their studies twelve reported with
out occupation, five studying theology, two are
studying medicine, two engaged in newspaper
work, is ranching" and several are travelling
THE Empress Eugeneis experimenting the erection
of magnificent mausoleum to her husband and son
within the grounds of her estate at marlborough,
England. By her kindness and hberality she has
the goodwill and admiration of the neighborhood.
She is often to be met foot in the streets of Farm
borough, not unfrequenty errands of mercy, and
occasionally engaged in shopping occupation
hardly less laudable in the eyes of the townspeople
A PLEASANT little game of draw poker furnished
amusement to party of Buffalo bachelors the other
night The banker kept the money, against which
chips had been issued, in cigarbox the floor
venient to his reach. The circulation had been ex-
banded to some $50 or $50, and the amount in bills
in the box. splendid jack pot" had just been
disposed of, when somebody remarked smell of
burning. Great C5Hsar" cried one of the players,
1.-The moneys on fire." And so it was. A lighted
match had been carelessy dropped into the cigar box
and party spent the rest of the night ruefuy in
trying to piece the chsrred fragments together