The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-14


Grafton. The people of my district have offered to
send me two three times the last ten years. had
twenty years of t-enough for lifetime. To go back
now after so long interval and begin at the bottom
again, would not be agreeable struggle Lecturing
suits me better. 1t is remunerative, indep endent
pleasant. The faces of each audience furnish
instructive human study. Then in going about the
country meet all my old friends. My wife generally
goes with me- She is buying out New York just now"
he concluded laughngly $50 to have something for
Christmas, when go home for that day as shall
after fill two three New York engagements"
VERDI-who ought to speak with authority on that
phase of the matter-thins that lowering the musical
pitch will at all impair the brilliancy of military
music 'it will the contrary" he says, "give
thing noble, full majestic to the tone which the stri
dent effects of the higher pitch do not possess For
my part should like see one diapason established
for the entire musical universe Why should the
called A in Paris or Milan become fat in Rome2"
KING LEOPOLD, of Belgium, Is contributing $780,
600 year to African missions out of his private
purse. Mr.. Guinness, the missionary, recently asked
him why he was Interested in Africa His answer
was: You know God took away from my son,
my only and then He laid Africa upon my heart.
am not spending the revenue of Belgium it, but
my own private resources and have made arrange
ments that when die this cvilizing and evangelizng
work in Africa shall go on
THE noble Indian braves Of Arizona, named Gee.
up Charley and Short Pants, made reckless by too
much hrewater, attempted to clean out the Office of
local paper. The next week the editor described the
result follows: "At first they had the advantage
Short Pants having hit terrific blow in the stom
ach, which temporarily knocked the wind out of us.
But we soon rallied, and by pieng two forms Gee
up Charley's head eliminated him from the battle
Then by skillfulmaneuvering we kept Short Pants
from hitting again until we got to the door, when
we called to al Blodget to help us which he did. The
red devils are now in Jail. where they will have
chance to sober up. Our loss about $4.75"
SENATOR EDMUNDs certainly and then
manifest little indifference toward peope-not to
say coldness The Troy Times tells of young Yer
mont lawyer who tried to call on him in Washington
last winter and up his card. The servant soon
returned and said: 'De Senator am not in" But the
young lawyer bound to see somebody from Yer
mont, and inquired: Does not Governor Stewart
room here, and is he not in?" Being informed that
he thought he was up his card the Governor
put in appearance After few words the gentle
started to leave. saying: II don't wish to detain
you, as suppose you busy to which the Governor
replied ''Oh, no; the Senator and were just play
ing game of billiards."
THERE is dog in Kansas City owned by gentle.
man who is member of the Catholic Church. and who
does not therefore, have meat brought into his house
on Friday. This the dog discovered as he did
also the fact that the nextdoor neighbor not an
observer of this ancient custom. Every Friday for
years the sagacous canine would ignore the food given
him by his master and make a friendly visit to his
Protestant neghbor. who never failed to supply him
with meat. These weekly visits were kept up regu-
larly for years, the dog dever failing winter or sum
mer, to put in appearance at the neighbours the
day his master failed to supply him with meat. Re
Gently the family owning the dog moved to a remote
part of the city but the following Friday faithful to
his custom in the past the dog appeared the home
of his old neighbor and made his appeal for din
ner.
THE Prince of Wales whose taste in tobacco is the
respectful admiration of all disciples of Raleigh got
lately from Baumgarten, the great tobacconist of
Bond street. specimen of special brand of Havanas
forwarded by the proprietor, who grew and manufact-
ured the article. The Prince called in a few days
later and, having in his frank praised the
weed, offered TO buy the lot. IAN right; honored de-
lighted" Only Baumgarten added that the cigars
81 % apiece. your cigars at once said Albert
Edward, ARE the finest have smoked but am
poor to give such price" There happened to drop
in week laer-the fates arrange these fortunate CO.
incidences-the Duke of Sutherland, to whom the
merchant rendered specimen of the particular
His Grace having tested by fire and smoke said the
cigars delightful, but too dear. Just what the
Prince remarked" "Ah, then he priced but did not
buy, because they beyond his means. Oh, WELL
I'll take the lot Send Them with my compliments
to Marlborough House."