The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25

viewers and refuses to talk with anyone on pontca
subjects He devotes the prncal portion of his time
to the management of the John F. Slater fund for
education in the South.
Dr.. L. H. WASHINGTON says that when pneumonia
attacks the steady square drinker, one who carries
regularly his pint to quart of whisky daily, the
treatment exclusively under the domain of the
undertaken the first case of recovery yet to be
reported.
BAY State girl frightened her lover entirely on
of his matrimonial notions by working and presenting
him with the motto: II Need Thee Every Hour" He
says he would be perfectly willing to give her the
greater portion of his time but that his health de-
manded hour two out of doors every day for
ercise
IN the stores of Paris, glass is taking the place of
wood for flooring. 1t costs more than wood, but it
lasts longer and besides being easily kept clear al
lows enough light to be transmitted through its
roughened surface for the employees work by the
floor below. The glass is cast in squares and set in
strong iron frames.
MoNsIGNoR CoRCoRAN of Philadelphia who has
lately come from Rome says that the Popes counte-
shows his strength of character Hei so thin
that he tall though in reality he is not so. His
capacity for hard labor is unbounded espends half
the night in work. He is discreet in his chart
ties. He wastes nothing. He gives generously but
judeiously."
LIKE Saul of Tarsus he is of mean presence"
writes Liverpool Mercury correspondent of Henry
George as he appeared at st. Jamess Hall, London.
But he does not hesitate and he is very decided
to his meaning. He INDUCES in very few American
isms. When he said that America would shortly
adopt free trade the meeting began doubt whether
he was American at ALL
AN amusing incident is related in connection with
Mr.. Matthew Arnolds visit to the Boston schools.
Going through the various departments of the girls
high-school the distinguished Englishman praised cea
tain work of of the pupils very warmly ending
W saying Il don't believe I could do that myself
"Oh, yes Mr.. Arnold replied the quickwitted young
lady teacher who was showing the work and who was
offended by the insistent patronage of the visitors
manner, perhaps you could do it if you tried"
A CURIOUS instance of the kindlng of fire by
means of the concentration of the suns rays by
globular water-bottle through which they passed. is
related by correspondent of 'IIa Nature" The day
was cold, but the shone brightly the bottle an
onion-shaped" flask filed with water so as to form
perfect lens sat upon the table The starting of the
fire. which would have caused great damage if the re-
later of the incident had not been present to extn
guish it, was revealed by the smoke deliberate ex-
pertinent was made on the next day, with complete
success, in kndling fire by this means
OF Miss Mackey, the daughter of the bonanza king,
Gaulois says that 'in her difficult position Of one of
the richest heiresses in the world she knows how to
keep aspirants for her hand at distance without hurt
ing their feelings A true American in the simplicity
and independence of her manner she belongs to the
old world by the thoroughness of her education and
the austerity of her principles Briefly she is an arch
millionairess who will perhaps some day marry a
man without rank fortune for the merit alone she
will perceive in him In the meantime she is studying
music Hand literature she would have to depend
upon them for livelihood"
THE prize of SIS 600 offered by the French Acad-
envy of Medicine for a cure for diphtheria was de-
manded at their last meeting by all sorts of people,
among whom glass maker, machnist an iron
founder, hotelkeeper, and justice of the peace.
Two applied for it, one a lawyer wife and the
other the wife of veterinary surgeon One man pro
posed that the dphtherite patient be beaten until he
expelled the membrane, and another that he be ex-
posed to scarlatina a counterirritant There
several who wanted their expenses paid to Paris so
that they might explain their method of cure and
large number who refused to disclose the secret before
receiving the So 900. No one has found the nfalli-
BILE remedy.
THE fine lately imposed upon NJ. Clovis Hughes by
the French Chamber of Deputies calls to mind the
of Grassot of the Palais Royal Theatcr. At
that house there a rule that bad language should
be punished with fine. Grassot came late to re-
hearsal day and was roundly scolded by the di-
rector, NJ. Dormeuil Suddenly he interrupted the
lecture with Pardon me- Monsieur lie Drecteur but
how much would it cost me to call you an IDIOT"
Dormeuil, boiling with fury, thundered 'You would
be fined twenty francs?" Twenty francs2 murmpred
the other softly and with sigh Ah, me. II is too
muchi too much cannot, in the present state of
my finances afford the pleasure. But If it had only
Iaa, H.-af
THE Miles Stahdish of Tennessee is a Nashville doc
tor with the odd of Jack Frost. He courted up
widow who lived little out of town. and finally
sent Mr.. HILL with his horse and buggy, to bring
the in to be married while he staid behind and
made preparations He gave Hill his own horse and
buggy for the expedition, and fitted him out
with plug hat-al for love-but the latter had
laundering of his basely yielded to it and married
the widow himself off hand. The defrauded med
cine didn't grid on his sword exactly but went
to a lawyers Office and had suit brought against the
woman for breach of promise. Hill is made party
with his wife, and the claim of $50 900 stares him
out of countenance right in the honeymoon.
AFTER of the frequent changes of government
in a certain South American republic the new Pres
dent summoned an artist and ordered from him de-
signs for styles of official uniforms. II wish "
he said 'showy costumes very snowy, for the people
like to see them So have here some designs that
myself have made. Look them over, and adapt your
designs to these ideas" The artist looked over the
album of sketches offered for his inspection by the
President Very pretty, very pretty indeed" he
commented This is evidently for the navy and this
for the army. But if you please, what is this for
this one composed of great riding boots yellow dress
coat turned up, and trimmed with purple and great
plume the threecornered hat!" THAT is for the
secret police, gravoy replied the chief of state
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