The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-08
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

| Mr.. JAMES HIT. of Lodi and Miss Alice Single
ton, of Winoni both in Mississippi, married
Gently after engagement of seventeen years; three
better than Jacob and Rachael.
| SOME of the teachers in the public schools of St.
Johnsbury, VT, have been notified by the school com
mitee that attendance the skating rink will be con-
sidered equivalent to a resignation
'WHY rushest thou so swift and strong,
Salt river oh, Salt riveri
| Thou1l sweep my poor frail bark along,
And all my friends thoult sever"
IT is said that the county of Mcintosh, Dakota,
which entirely government land until ninety days
ago does not yet contain enough to fill the usual
Offices but they have elected themselves as far as they
will go.
THE following is the way the San Francisco Argo-
naut concisely synopsizes Called Back"
Act My God He is blind!
Act 2-My Cod She is mad!
Act 3-My God She is sane!
Act My God He is dead!
Mr.. RUsKIN touched sympathetic chord when he
remarked in of his recent lectures: 81 do not
speak of the Celtic because should now be ex-
pected to say Kettle and l don't mean to, if only
for fear that 1 should next be required to say St.
Kekilia"
AN English clergyman rebuking his congrega-
ton for desertng him charity sermon Sunday.
"Why is it, he asked that to-day the church is full
and this day week because there collection it
was simply emptyi" Zoos yer don't give tck"
shouted voice from the free seats.
A NEW species of oyster salad has been devised in
Washington, which is combination of every kind of
cooking oysters, excepting frying. The oysters
cooked seasoned, picked Tor while, allowed to stand;
then potatoes and few pieces of dried beef put
in and with champagne sauce, after being mixed
up it's worth eating.
BISMARCK has not yet gained the highest honor
the Kaiser can bestow. There is another German
order of merit founded in 1866, of which the badge
is bearing the portrait of Frederick the Great
Those only who privileged to it are Kaiser
Wilhelm, "Uuser Fritz" Prince Frederick Charles
and -'Moltke the Silent"
AN interesting feature of the Worlds Exposition
at New Orleans win be united encampment of the
veterans of the war embracing soldiers of the Union
and confederate armies. The board of managers of
the exposition have voted $4,000 for this purpose
and 600 tents will be constructed for the free &C.
con1modation of the veterans
THE Prince de Lgne is thought to be possessed of
the most curious book in the world-"The Passion of
Christ" 1t is neither written printed but every
letter of the text is cut out of leaf and being inter
eaved with colore paper, is easily read as the
best print The general execution is admirable. This
unique work bears the royal of England, but
why is unknown.
THE Rev. Don Giovanni Sartorio left instructions
that his body should be burned, and shrewder than
G;.ribaldi had directed that in of noncompli-
ance with his wishes the heirs should forfeit the in
heritance When this became known the eleven
priests retained to perform the funeral services
turned their fees, and the remains renated at
Milan without any Christian rite.
Mrs. CORVALLIS WEST, about whom very little
is heard nowadays recently presided in England
fancy stall at fair dressed in costume of white
muslin and cofee-colored lace with Swiss bodice Of
coffeecolored velvet and hat To match and she wore
besides ,naonifieont pa1ure of sanphires and dia