The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-13

1000 years ago. Cinnabar known to the Chinese
in the seventh century before the Christian era
MOVEMENT is afoot in Hungary to rehabitata
Gener al Arthur Georgey who since the insurrecton
of 1913 has been laboring under the accusation OF
treachery in surrendering at Villages. For many
years he has lived in secluson and almost abect poy.
erty' General hiapka and the veterans of 1913 are
at the head OF the movement to do him ardy justice.
IHE University OF Berlin has narrowly escaped the
scandal of duel between of its professors and tba
rector magnfcus The challenger was Dr. Schwen.
niger who succeeded in making Bismarck thin, and
was appointed professor extraordinarus in conse-
quence He has vigorously boycotted by the regt
OF the professors and the rector among Others hay
Ing failed to return his visit was challenged to duel
but declined.
MR. WAGNER has left on record a quaint story
illustrative of the curtness of the hero of Waterloo
Inc tutor had gone to Apsey House to tell the Duke
of house that seemed suitable for the boys and him
self THE rent is so much" said Mr. Wagner
Take it." replied the Duke. THE taxes are so
much" PAY them" 1.-THE furniture is so much"
Buy it. Anything morel" mo, SIR" Then
good morning
NINE DE KALoMINE intends TO fight her battis
with the Grand Duke of Hesse to the bitter end Hee
counsel who is confident that he will be able quash
the DIVORCE intends to for the appointment Of
common law and if this be refused he will apply for
trial. and in the event of this also failing the
case will be removed from the incapable and servs
tribunals of Darnsadt to the Imperial Court of Leip
sic.
EVERY knows the story of gentlemana
asking Lord North who that frightful woman was"
and his Lordships answering, THAT is my wife"
The other, to repair his blunder said Il did not mean
her, but that monster next to her." 20" said Lord
North. that monster is my daughter" With this
story Frederick Robinson in his usual absent erthu-
siastic way, was one day entertaining lady whom he
sat next to at dinner and To- the lady was Lady Char
lotte Lindsay-the monster in question.
FL. PHILLIPS, the confidential assistant to Mr..
Arthur in the Presidents correspondence and who is
good deal of an improvement Rogers, of Hayes
fame thus summarizes the facts of the situation: f
the official count gives the State the Republicans
upon such error, the Democrats cannot complain Of
injustice for the board Democratic three to one and
they can surely see that everything is fair. If the
board gives the State to Cleveland, the Republicans
not complain because The prina facie returns are
evidently in his favor. The matter will DO settled
without difficulty"
THAT Secretlry Seward did not like doctors is
shown by the following incident which occurred whe
he was stopping with Lord Napier the Governor Of
Madras. One morning when Mr.. Seward was feeling
especially bad, the doctor called at the Governors
house to see one of Lord Napers family. His lord
ship hearing Mr.. Seward complain of feeling i'll
asked him if he would not like to see the Doctor Mr.
Seward replied, mo, Governor 1 can not meet
doctor to-day. I am not feeling well and hope the
doctor will excuse me-
AT Portland Oregon, recently Ding Wing a Chi
nese merchant, entertained number Of his brother
merchants at a costly and elaborate banquet The oc-
casion was the shaving of the head of tue infant son
of Ding Wing, who month old the day before.
When a Chinese boy is one month old his head is
shaved and bladder drawn over it, and as his head
the bladder bursts and the cue sprouts forth
The first shave is made the occasion of banquet end
the guests expected to make the host handsome
present in coin for the newly shaven boy with which
bank account is started to his credit This is the
most pleasant feature of the affair for the baby as
the razor always pulls and he cannot take part in the
feast.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE has written for the De-
cember Century article Fort Douelson .-1,2i.-
will be the second paper in the series the first
one of which-Geueral Beauregard on Bull Run 3" In
the November number-has attracted wide attention.
The extra demand for the November Century made
necessary a second edition of nearly 10000 and the
December starts with $50 600. Accompanying Cor.
eral Walaces article will be a reproduction of an au
ographc copy of General Grants famous letter to the
confederate general Buclner at Fort Doneson stat
ing that mo terms except unconditional and iname-
date surrender be accepted propose to move
Immediately upon your works" portrait of Grant
in profile, from little known photograph, is the
frontispiece of the number.
On Oct %, at St. Jamess Hall Piccadilly tho
Tehborne claimant made his appearance on the plat.
form to deliver his address. The occupants of the
front seats who had come as to an entertainments
were markedly silent but those in the galleries and at
the back were noisy and demonstrative. When Mr.
Quartermaine East came the platform in company
with the claimant his son. Mrs. Weldon ami Mr.. Il.
Kimber, cheers from the back part of the hail.
the galleries and those the platform the hero Of
the evening being greeted Sir Roger" He is
greatly altered since his last public appearance be-
tween ten and eleven years ago in Westminster Hall
He has lost his extreme bulkiness but as soon as he
commenced to speak, those who heard him could al
recognize the voice that was familiar in West
minister.
THE greatest readers of newspapers in the world
the Hungarians. 1t is said that the peasants in
that country, with very exceptions, know how to
read take active part in public affairs discuss and
judge political measures. and are often elected mem
bers of the municipal bodies. Nine Adam. who re-
Gently wrote charming book of travels in Hungary,
was told that there is not town without its literary
club In the cafes you fud many papers as in
France. The most insignificant journal has its read
ers city of rs 900 inhabitants is mentioned where
among ts clubs and restaurants, there was
that took in 105 newspapers daiies and weekies
AN incredible number. The list is posted up in the
establishment, and includes journals in Hungarian,
German and English, treating of politics. literature,
agriculture, education. and even the fashions