The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-08
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

guesses to the number of seeds in pumpkin. 1t
was cut on New Years day and found to contain 727
seeds The nearest guess was 721.
BURKE, of Atlanta Ga, still buys confederate
notes. He pays half cent each for all bills below
81, 900 and for that denomination he pays 25 cents
He sells them to Northerners curiosities.
ELIZABETH P. PEABODY, Boston phianthropist,
whose pet hobby is the Pute Indians says those In
dams trustworthy a class than the whites.
This is what is called damning with faint praise.
THE fool things pay best. George Fawcett Rowe
has already received 81 900 in royalties on Pop"
and will receive $13 900 before the piece reverts to
Mr.. Rice This sort of compensation would have par
alyzed Shakespeare.
JAPANESE student at the University of Berlin has
been appointed assistant the professor of anatomy
and the minister of public worship has approved the
appointment. No honor equivalent to this is said yet
to have fallen Chinaman in any European nstitu-
ton
WRITER in the Druggists Circular offers the fol-
lowing remedy for earache, which, he says after
peated trials fails to afford almost instant
lief "Olive oil, ounce; chloroform dram.
Mix and shake well together; then pour twenty-five
thirty drops into the ear, and close it up with
piece of cotton to exclude the air and retain the
mixture"
NUMBER of ladies, guests at the New Years
cepJlon at Une UaJ HOUSE. LOUISVILLE mSUoOK the Sill
skewers in the banquet meats of the dining
for favors" and incontnently carried them off to be
used as hair pins. They belonged to the chief cook
and valued at $50. The mistake was explained in
to all but four five before the guests
had left the house.
ONE dram of carbolic acid six drops of oil of laven
der and two and half of olive oil formed the
prescription which proved efectual in destroying
parasitic affection of the moustache of gentleman
who consulted DR.. George Thin, London, England.
The hair had fallen out and sort of badness occurred
in spots but after the application of the remedy the
hair grew thick and healthy as before the parasites
had attacked it.
PROFESSOR w. G. HUTsoN, of the University of
Mississippi declares that the girl student is in the
great majority of cases. sooner and better able to
qure knowledge than the boy student; that her mind
is, generally speaking quicker, brighter, alert
than that of man at the age-between twelve and
twenty. 1.-THE average girl student" he adds sis
also ambitious devoted to study for studys
sake responsive the effort to excite her inter
est"
THE bootmakers of London have a new wrinkle
system of bootmakng has been devised which enables
the shoemaker to fit his customer the spot and fin
sh the shoe according the size of the wearers foot
that he may depart in leather encasements finished
before his eyes. The old lady who walked into book
sellers with dlapdated Bible of previous century
and asked the proprietor to print her another while
she waited, was, after all perhaps only in advance of
her age.
ONE incident Of Goverpor Rob;nson,s FIRST da, in
the gubernatoral chair of Massachusetts will
show the good New England sense that has served
him so well thus far in life. He was asked why he
did not make his private secretary, and replied
with considerable feeling Because I think too
much Of my, hoy, 10 soft hin, r;ding IN to,, of b,,b
hla ho ,,,,s+ n,sorcc bi,eelf for bororoiJe ,o, IN
lifo hesdes NV famil, ara NOT ,,o, 70 Iva ft+ed ont
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GRAY Of the Dublin United Trisbman 70 nrison for
contennt Of CONT When GRAY cot ont AGAIN a few
,,l later be Found Tov,sor,s co,,+r,, ,;lla az R
70 lat for the s,,mn,ar ..Tnst what want for tho
season he exclaimed and rented If forthwith That
evening Tawson,s aren't said 70 the .Justice ..T
ren+a5 vo,,r bonse today, and 70 whom, do Won SIM
roso2r sr,n srre 7 don't Lno,, -,Dxy,-ar GRAY,
well that's better quarters than 7 gave him be-
fore
AppArDURcoMnr. near ventnor which was form.
or known M the finest nlace on the Tale Of WIGHT
has boen purchased by a Rvde scboolmaster. who in
tends 70 remove his establishment there. Apnaldnr
connie was bnilt at cost of $50 600 nv lord Var
bororgb abont a century ago. and George III was n
orast there more than once The splendid house still
oain hut the for,ner ict,,reoue mark has lone AGO
been derived Of the rnrgnGcent trees for which it
was lannon's and the place now looks very bare as seen
from the railway.
A GERMAN journal mentions a case of whooping.
cough treated with turpentne by Ringk. of Ber-
lin, with astonishing results. The patient was
little girl of three and half years. and fatal issue
seemed imminent. The doctor prescribed oil. tere-
binth ten grams: syr. althaa eighty grams; a tea
spoonful every three hours. The next day, when he
saw the child he could hardly believe his eyes. She
was sitting up in bed with great slice of bread aud
butter in her hand, which she was eating, and evil
IDENTIFY enjoying The cough had totally disappeared
and no evil results followed.
THE correspondent of the London Daily News says:
81 called on Arab Pasha and found him comfortably