The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-16

onare TO found an educational institute in San Fran
CISCO the gentleman proposing to place in Dr. Potters
hand $40, 900, and that DR.. Potter was obliged
by personal reasons to decline.
THOMAS w. HIGGINsoN, speaking at a New Eng
land convention recently his topic being the peculiar
tiles Of the oldtime pedagouge said: Zone PECULIARLY
of the teacher lay in certain stadnessI call it not
primnessand in habit of minute explanation Of
small things. The professions shibboleth was that
is to say say to my neighbor, the professor It is
hot day and he says Yes, it is very hot that is to
say Hooked at my thermometer and it was 80 de-
grees.'
THE officers of the Alexander H Stephens Memorial
Association, in Georgia, say that the Rev. Mr.. Tai
mage has promised lectures in that State
in behalf of the association Only 500 600 is required
to be raised. Liberty Hail. Mr.. Stephenss late resi-
dence, has been bought and paid for, and funds
are wanted to beautfy the grounds repair the build
ing, and erect suitable monuments to Mr.. Stephens
and his brother Linton. Mr. Stephens shaft will cost
between So. 600 and SIS, ooO
THERE has been set up in Edinburg handsome
tablet in bronze, bearing the inscription: In this house
were born the Hon. Henry Erskine Lord Advocate for
Scotland, b. 1746 d. 1917 and Thomas Lord Err
skine, Lord Chancellor of England b. 1749, d. 1928
No poor wanted a friend while Harry Erskine
lived" Thus the correct date of Lord Ersknes birth
is recorded Visitors to Edinburg will have diff
Guilty in finding the house in question: as is nearly
opposite to that of John Knox, in the High street.
A PRIVATE family in Augsburg shows curious relic
of Gustavus Adolphus It is an embroidered collar
bearing this inscription: This collar has been worn
by Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, and was
given as keepsake to my beloved wife, Jakobina
LAUDER who at the time of the Kings sojourn in this
town, the most beautiful among the maidens
His Majesty deigned to dance several times with
her but on his becoming too familiar she 'collared'
him. and reward for this Of valor received the
collar he wore that night
BELLE about to start for Saratoga. She had
peered into the baggage to that her trunks
were there. She came back in agitation "Blest if
I'll ever believe line read again. she said. 'sThe
paper said there new law forbiddng anybody to
smash baggage. It's lie. One of my trunks out
there's got the lid whacked right off, couldn't say
word, because couldn't identify myself with the
tents had trusted in the newspaper, don't you see
and packed some Of the most interesting parts of my
wardrobe right top and there they are burst into
full view. Oh wouldn't claim them for 81, 600"
STORY is imported from Paris about Mr.. Wander
bilt. Some attracted his attention on street
stand They were common things but the wood
strange to him. and he stopped to buy one. He is
known to great many people in Paris, and the
amount of his wealth is exaggerated, immense as t
is. The saesgirl smilingly replied when he asked the
price Of the he had selected Twenty francs Sir
Vanderbeelt The price ought to have been abouttwo
francs. The millionaire dropped the angrily and
passed on. He came to another lot of the same
goods. Here he bought at the right figure, and
went away without the change due out of ivefranc
piece.