The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-12

other kindred instrument. Napier right the
bayonet is the queen of weapons'-that is, of all
varieties of larme banche of death-dealng instru-
ments that one WELD, the repeating rifle is
unquestionably the most lethal."
A NEW journal, called the Honeymoon has just APP
peared at Brussels The editor that he has
secured the cooperation of doctor of law and of an
experienced geneaogist The business of this latter
functonary will be to find illustrious ancestors for
those who think their prospects of marriage will be
thereby improved.
BRET HARTE ostensbly United States consul at
Glasgow lives at the house Of the Belgian ambassador
at London whose wife thinks he is the greatest genius
OF the age As long he will dictate which isn't very
long at time she will write. All his recent manu-,
scripts written in her handwriting, and some of
them don't read much like Harte He is becoming
lazy and addicted to brandy and soda
MIR. NUDE, of the celebrated library, began in
1910 in small way. His resulted from his
ability in selecting books. AS Carlyle said to him. he
was the one who selected the sheep from the goats
The library has purchased for its subscribers 5000,
900 volumes. For guinea year. three books
may be taken out at time. Every week 700 boxes
of new books sent out to the country. At the
counter there 2, 900 exchanges daily.
JOHN RUsKIN says: LAS we arrange our payment
of pictures at present, artists work is worth half
its proper value while he is alive. The moment he
dies his pictures if they good reach double their
former value but that rise of price represents simply
profit made by the intelligent dealer buyer his
last purchases How much better to look around you
for pictures that you really like and in buying which
you can help some genius yet impoverished
THE English custom of eating hot cross buns
Good Friday is growing in observance in America
although the origin in doubt and may be traced far
away beyond the Passover. In the Vatican there is
table very roughly presenting the miracle of the five
loaves which have the symoolical them. But
the ancient pagan Saxons in their worship of Astarte
offered up baked cakes, and the prophet Jeremiah
mentions the women kneadng dough to make cakes
offerings to the Queen of Heaven.
HIS MAJESTY CHRISTIAN TX, of Denmark is not
particularly brilliant man. if all stories told of him
are true. One day he went hunting near Copenhagen
and forgot his riding boots. AS he in great
hurry to get them, he ordered his aide not to send
messenger for them, but to have them sent by tele
graph The aide informed him most respectfully that
it was impossible, TO which the King replied good
naturally Iknow it's not the custom to send things
that way, but thought they would make exception
with me- He finally got his boots by messenger.
| Miss FRANCES E. WILLARD announces her retire.
ment from the lecture field. She states that she
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mother and to literary work Miss Willard has been
a platform speaker for ten years. and in that
period she has workedwith a zeal and sefdenal which
have few equals Her talent devoted in professional
way might easily have her both fame and fortune.
Instead of if not both, of these, she has the
seriousness of having done brave work for good and
for which there thousands to hold her in CRATE
! full remembrance
BINGs, the English hangman is a subject of Parlia-
mentary talk, and it is proposed turn him out of
his place. 1t may be satisfaction to him to know
that Jack Ketch the greatest of hangmen, SINH
larly elected. Luttren says in his diary, JAN 20,
1886; Jack Ketoh, the hangman, for afrontng the
sherifs of London was committed to Bridewell and
is turned out of his place, and Rose, a butcher
put in" 1t is seldom one hears of hangman being
hoist with his petard. Luttren writes few
months later: Five men of those lately condemned
at the Sessions executed at Tyburni of them
Pascha Rose, the new hangman, so that now Jack
Ketch is restored to his place"
a CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Herald thinks
that the time has for Queen Victoria to abdicate
in favor of the Prince of Wales. "She is and has
BEEN he says, 'for many years only igurehead to
the nation while he does all the work goes among the
people and interests himself in public affairs showing
great public spirit and liberal views on all occasions
As soldier, huntsman, royal parsonage, and
as true-hearted gentleman and kind, generous man.
the Prince of Wales has to-day no superior in all
Great Britain. My views of him completely
revolutionized for see him everywhere 60 mingng
with the people, and even lately prowlng among the
sums in order to improve the condition of the
wretehed London poor. Deeds, not words, tell in a
mans life record and the preudices which once ex-
listed regarding him being battered down, and that
too by his unostentatious conduct. And his po
ston in the country is rather trying when one
fleets on it. For he is not absolute king while he has
to act king practically it is impossible for him
shine only quiet English gentleman"