The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-17
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

BY the recent change in the postage laws any paper
weighing less than four ounces is mailable prepay
ment of one cent.
THE fashion of wearing bushel or so of bouquet
on the corsage is fashion of the past The latest
style is a single rose or peony on the shoulder,
three in a diagonaly across the breast.
IT is never too late Etienne Pradier, of Auroux,
France, lived contentedly bachelor until he just
one hundred and then turned to thoughts of love.
young schooteacher accepted him, and he lived with
her happily for eight years before old age really got
the best of him. The loving couple had one child in
the time.
M. ALEXANDRA DUMAS and his wife have taken
possession of the property at Marty bequeathed to
them by NJ. de Leuwen the lately deceased manager
of the Opera Comique. They have for neighbors
M. Angler and NJ Sardou, and a society journal OBJ
serves that select whistparty could scarcely
be got together
THE New York Etching Club has enrolled on its
membership list most of the notable living etchers.
Among them w. NJ Chase, F. S. Church, Frederick
Dielman Henry Farrer, R. j. Clifford, the Morans
peter, Thomas and Mrs., J. E. Nicoll G. A. Platt,
K. Van Elten, T. W. Wood and Dr. L. NJ Yale In
addition to these Stephen Parish Penne and Swayne
Clifford occupy high place.
THE color of the hair, says Mr.. Francis Cation in
his lecture on the Measurement of the Human
Faculty indicates immunity from and susceptibility
to disease At the time of the American civil war it
was found that GU of $50, 900 to $4,000 exam
med those who had light hair more susceptible
to disease than those with dark hair; in fact to all
kinds of disease except chronic rheumatism
THE late Comte d Haussonvlle French academician
and senator, great reputation for courage in
1870 during the siege of Paris, when he periodically
mounted guard upon the ramparts. He ducked
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shell whistled by or exploded %" est etonnant
his comrades used to say The simple explanation of
his seeming heroism that he stone-deaf.
IT was at dinner party and they were crticising
Mr.. Brown. "But, pa" said little Johnny, Mr..
Brown has great mind" What makes you think
So son asked the father looking around seriously at
his guests 'Oh 1 heard him say himself" At
this there a general laugh "You heard him say
so himself, ehq Come, tell us what he said" "He
said he had great mind to you you didn't settle
that bill you owe him."
A GENTLEMAN who enjoyed somewhat intimate
acquaintance with Wendell Phillips quarter of a
century ago. but had not met him for some years.
gives the following incidentin the Boston Waterman:
Renewing the acquaintance upon my return, Isought
interview within the past twelve months for the
express purpose of learning his religious views.
opened the conversation by saying to him frankly
that IN my absence, had heard him quoted as Skep
teal the claims Of Christ and His teachings and
asked of him. as friend his statement of his present
position in the matter Turning to his noble face
and winning smile he said 81 believe in Jesus as
the Saviour of lost men, and in His gospel as the
vealed will of God for mans belief and acceptance
1t is the word of life to a lost world"
ONE of the astonishing features of mercantile life in
modern Athens is the way in which the little girls
sent about on important errands by certain firms.
commission broker relates that recently girl of
dozen years whereabouts came into his office and
gave him paper which she said a billoflading
for certain goods. The document indeed billof
adng, but not the designated and her attention
being called to the fact the child coolly thrust her
hand into her pocket and produced the right one,
crumped up with the usual medley to be found in
that receptacle The united bills represented goods
to the amount of several thousand dollars and it is
astounding that any firm should be willing to take the
risk of sending them about in such way to save the
expense of responsible clerk. The instance given,
however, is by an isolated case.