The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-30
BREAKFAST-TABIE CHAT.

THE London Lancet says that artificial mineral wa
ters are better than the natural waters.
BENJAMIN. FRANKLIN was married at the age Of
twenty-one He discovered lightning shortly after
wards.
EX-SENATOR DAVID DAVIS has decreased his weight
within three years from three hundred to twohundred
and fOrty-one pounds.
THE circulation Of fiction through Boston's public
library is n per cent These cola figures dispel the
fond illusion that Bostons maids and matrons read
only philosophy.
HUBERT HERKoMER, the eccentric American En-.
gsh artist, lost his first wife, who insane
than year ago. and he has married the governess
of his children, who in future may govern him.
II DO hereby give and bequeath to my sister, Eliz.
abeth Schafer all my real and personal property Of
whatever description, was the wording of the will by
which the hte W. L. Schaffer disposed of his 81.
600, 900 estate.
COLORADO baby obituary: "The wise little bit
Of humanity into existence looked about it, saw
that the world bitter and bad and then toddled
back to the gentle arms of the white Christ from
whence it came"
MISS LULu HURST is to give series of exhibitions
in San Francisco for which she win receive the mod
est stipend of 81, 900 night. If she keeps she
win soon be making money than the great
John L. Sullivan.
MR. JOHN N. SrEARNs this summer is maintaining
in of his fashionable private cottages Shelter
island the dozen or more little girls to whom he
affords permanent refuge and home, up to the point
Of their sefsupportng capacity in of his houses
in this city.
MILE RHEA bought secondhand dress in Paris
for 10000 francs and is getting as much free advsr-
Using it if she had stubbed her toe Of
her diamonds It was made for Queen Emma, of
Holland who couldn't wear it because the Prince Of
Orange died.
To remedy the evils Of drying up which spos
cigars that kept beyond certain time, moisten
ing case has been patented The invention covers
tobacco case with removable perforated bottom, be-
meath which is removable moistening tray, which
keeps the cigars fresh and cool
SIR ERASMUS WILSON was as great philanthroplst
as surgeon Among patients whose ailments were in
duced or aggravated by poverty and its attendants
evils he often gave with marked effect, such pre-
scription as this; Sumo the inctosed pound, and
call for another dose every week until we'll
ELLEN TERRYs sister Marion, who lately was SUBJ
stituted for her in the London Lyceum, is fully pho
tographed as very like her elder sister in sze shape
grace and general characteristics, but her husbands
name is not given. from which it is inferred that
Marion Terry not the marryn Terry OF the family.
TouRGUENEFF's principal mental relaxation was in
listening to music. BE would remain silent and mo-
tonless for hours, absorbing and dreaming the
weird melodies Of Chopin Rubenstein; and often.
times he would write when under such inspiration,
and the tale would be infused with the spirit fof the
music
CoMMAEDEE ScHLEY's report of the Greedy relief
expedition covers 300 pages Of manuscript, and viii
be illustrated by over 200 Photographic views The
use of photographs in official reports is novelty, but
Commander Schley said he did not want to neglect
anything that could make the report clearer or more
complete.
In the great English campaign of the "Fifties" .
Chinese dignitary captured and brought before
the English commander after the assault on Ha Koo.
With great dignity the Celestial remarked referring
to the supposed 350,000,00O inhabitants of the
Chinese Empire): Should the Cinnamon rise and
spit they would drown you English The trouble Is
Cinnamon do not 'spit.'
HANS MAKART, the greatest of Austrian painters,
is at Reichen Hail. the summeringpace in the Upper
Bavarian mountains hopelessly insane. The disease
began to show itself recently in melancholy and stu
pidity and has so much developed that his doc
tors have ordered him confined to the insane asylum
It is known that nearly an the members Of the
great painters family have suffered from insanity in
various degrees.
MRS. FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETTs rupture with
the Century is said to be due to this incidents The
last novel Through One Administration" was
found to contain an altogether too lfeke portrait.
and not an amiabie one either, OF certain savant
who had intimate professional and social relations with
the Century itself Mrs Burnett was told thereof.
and change in the story was insisted upon. twas
made and then the author is reported to have refused
all further contributions This is the gossip that floats