The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-04

PERSONAL NOTE AND MENTION.

iMoRoSINI =" writes the Rev. David Swing, lis the
new name for the total blindness of love- Morosini is
human reason in the act of contemplating decided
goose as a decided swan"
THE Presidents impartial in his churchgong, and
has sat before different pulpit every Sunday since
he has been visiting in the seclusion of Secretary Ere
linghuysen's quiet country home.
DE-. EDWARD DAvY, who is now living in the wilds
of Australia at the age of eighty years. of the
orgnators of the electric telegraph In England, but
Others stepped in and reaped the reward.
LIEUT.. GREELYs family all unusually tall.
The lieutenant himself is six feet in height his
wife is five feet eight inches while their two children
promise to rival them in the future.
A GERMAN paper trade journal says that water
proof paper which will shine in the dark can be made
of forty parts paper stock ten parts phosphorescent
powder, ten parts water one part gelatine and one
part bichromate of potash.
THE game of chess is the oldest game known. 1t
was invented 5000 years ago in India. 1t
reached China, and through Persia to Europe.
Before the fifteenth century there fifteen writer's
on chess, of whom seven were Asiatic.
ANDREW CARNEGIE has much amused the British
Journals by the certificate of character he gives the
queen in his Round the World; "Victoria probably
Che most respectable who occupied
throne such character would not hesitate to
introduce to ones family circle"
THE great bells of the world have the following
weights: King of Bells, Moscow, 443 1872; st. VANS
Moscow, 1877 $780, Pekin, 100 900; Vienna, 40 OOO
Olmutz Bohemia, 10 600; Rouen France, 40 600;
St Psuls, 49 400 Big Ben, Westminster, S035O;
Montreal, g. $50 st. Peters, Rome, Is, 600.
SENATOR MORRILL, of Vermont, is seventy
four years Of age says the Troy Times, the oldest
member Of the Senate; but a much younger looking
than Senator Edmunds who is his junior by some
the oldest Senator in years and the oldest in of
Office and is the only State that holds its united rep
Eesentaton in the Senate of eighteen years ago.
MoNsIGNoR CAPEL visited grammar school in
New York on Thursday, and, among other songs, the
"iStar Spanged Banner sung. The visitor made
remarks and asked the pupils why this country
called the home of the brave One little girl
raised her hand and innocently answered in her ire
bic voice Because whipped the English, sir. :"
The great smiled and the teachers smothered
their merriment in various ways.
Fort SUMTER is a very insignificant place
compared to what it was. 1t has been RACED to
one story, and looks quite diapidated 1t has it a
few guns, not than half Dozen and the founda-
ton of the of the best guns rotten and
unfit for ten minutes of service. The govern
ment pays 5000 month to man and his assistants
to keep the lights on this fort and watch it. The
Ghhnuo oSVWeen bne IOrJ MOTIFS lSallu mas al
most filed up and at low water the sand is visible al
most
SIR MOSES MoNTEFIoRE the wellknown Jewish
philanthropist, continues in good health. He still
manages large correspondence, and transacts good
deal of business. His wonderful memory is but lit
tie impaired but the illness of last spring has
eft weakness which occasionally causes anxiety to
his friends. When strong enough to receive them he
derives much pleasure from the visits of his friends
whom he entertains with much of his old vivacty and
eloquence. Sir Moses will complete his one hun
dredth year Oct.,24.
AN anti-Semitic Austrian colonel before marching
to the of the autumn manoeuvres at Auzem,
wrote TO medical there to find him lodging ad-
ding that this must not be in "a Jewish family. He
received this reply:
Honored Colonel-The contingency which you CON
template with so much dissatisfaction, of having to
live with Jews during your stay here is happily obvi-
sted by circumstances There are only two Jewish
families in the town The Archduke Albert is staying
with of them, the Archduke William with the
other, which is my own. have etc
FROM dawn till dusk in Mexican market one hears
the cake vender shoutingi Spanish: Fat little cakes
Fat little cakes! Here good fat little cakesi'
While the fruit peddler the candy boy the seller of
beverages and hundred others carol concert their
various strains. ''Who wants mats from Pueblo
mats of twenty yards2' cries the seller of woven
butcher; and the vender of poultry, sitting around
her fowls in the sum- sings azy by the hour Ducks
and chickens! Oh my soul! Good ducks and chickens
CoRNEILLE did not speak correctly the lam
guage of which he was such a master and it was
when demonstrated with refusing be bound by the
limits of grammar in conversation that he made the
pompous answer II not the less Pierre Corneille
Addison was proverbially dull in conversation, and
probably of the many who know Mr.. Spectator, a"
few knew anything at all of the Right Honorable
Joseph Addison of the Lords Commissioners of
Trade and Secretary of State to his Majesty King
George 1. The Countess Pembroke used to rally
Chaucer by saying his silence was more agreeable to
her than his conversation. La Fontaine, who, when
he wrote was the model of poetry could not speak
describe what he had just seen; and Isocrates, who
exceled in writing speeches, shy and nervous
that he had the courage to get on his legs to
speak in public. He compares himself to the whet.
stone which will not cut but enables other things to
do 80.