The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-31
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


THE present numerical strength Of Freemasonr
throughout the world is placed at 13S, O65 lodges.
with IA, 16O, 543 members.
To Mr.. Grant White the word business "as thu
common shieldofal abomination has become the mosn
loathsome word in the English language
ONE Of the disturbed places in Russia is said by the
telegraph to be Zaeszczyky The trouble is probably
occasioned by some ignorant newcomer who has ar
rived with cargo of inferior rs
The new hanging staircase in the southeast cornep
pavilion Of the Philadelphia City Hall is said BY
architects to be the finest specimen of work Of its
kind in America. Its cost when completed, viii be
| $4,000
STEPHEN WHTTLocK youth of Lyons, N. Y, at
tempted to test his digestive organs recently by eating
at one sitting pint of ice cream two quarts of cher
ries and quart Of peanuts He died soon afterward
in great agony.
REV ANNA OLIVER, who is visiting in the Catslills
is not likely go out Of the ministry because Of the
action Of the Methodist conference in declaring the
licenses of women void She has had calls from Bap-
| fist and other churches.
The Princess Dolgoroui. the widow Of the late
Emperor Of Russia, has left Paris with her children
and large suite, for Switzerland She intends to
pass the autumn at the Lake Of Lucerne and the
lakes in Northern italy.
NEARLY all the handsome dark-colored door knobs
in use in this country come from the mountains Of
North Carolina They made Of ivy roots. which
dug by the inhabitants and sold at the railroad
stations for from SO to SIP ton
THERE is such tremendous demand now in Paris
for Bavarian beer that the Eastern Railroad Company
runs beer trains from Munich six days in the week.
Paris has $4,000 beer shops, and the daily sum
| spent beer is estimated at $3.50 900.
MGR. CAPEL has decided not to 60 to Europe this
intends snandinr some time Navvr,nrk
during the season, on his return from the West. He
is the guest of Bishop Ireland of St. Paul, who
is entertaining several of the Western bishops.
Boston Courier A London clergyman has taken
advantage of the organ grinders and organized band
of paid musicians who with organs, play the street.
collecting money for charitable purposes. Judging
from the Of the scheme the minister viii soon
be cassed with the grinding monopolists.
AN interesting fresco, painted by A1berti in 1875,
for the Pope has been successfully restored in Italy,
| and is now public exhibition In the center is a
large bird's-eye view plan CT the city Of Bologna
showing all the streets and buildings with the roofs Of
the important edifces gded to distinguish them
| from the others.
AN eccentric character in Milwaukee, known as the
Count, who has just been arrested for svindling
bank in Sweden distinguished himself particularly by
/ spending as much as ST. 600 week for wine. One
way of accomplishing such feat to use bottles Of
champagne ten-pins, and smash nearly case Of
/ C1icquot at one strike .
i AVERY interesting curiosity is shown in show
window in Pittsburg. It is q miniature working
model Of the largest steam hammer in the worldthe
! Crozot hammer, in France. The model is simply a
clock and the great hammer which in one case weighs
hundred TONS in the other is pendulum that moves
noiselessly up and down. Not single detail in the
great hammer is omitted in the smaller
The late Nine TagliorA's stage costume would have
surprised ballet dancers Of the present day. The fact
was that she in the whole of her career wore a
/ dress which allowed her knee to be seen. Her own
high ideas of her art well expressed in rebuke
she administered to of her admirers in Milan,
who begged her to shorten her dress Just very lit
tie signor she replied, II do not dance for men
| | dance for wives and daughters
Miss SUTRo, the daughter of the man who built
the famous Sutro tunnel, received great many let
ters from professor in Berlin who had her pho
tograph and had been eaptivated by it, proposing
marriage. She sent them all unanswered to her
father, who was in Spain. Mr.. Sutro afterward saw
the professor in Berlin, and liked him SO much that
he advised his daughter to answer his correspondence
and the end Of it is that they.wil marry.
| The Army and Navy journal suggests that the
Secretary Of the Navy has an excellent opportunity
for giving Commander Schley, Of the Greedy relief
bupSthntlal DeSIlnOllal
gratitude by his appointment to the vacancy which
viii occur in the Bureau Of Equipmentand Recruiting
upon the departure Of Commodore English for the
command Of the European squadron. e0f the entire
competency of Commander Schley to fill this post,
says the Journal There be no manner of dorbt
and no more graceful compliment could be paid to
him. no greater incentive could DO given to the young
blood Of the navy than to see merit and worth skill
and pluck acknowledged III such manner.
FASHIONABLE society in Washington Is laughing az
General Sheridan The General Of course, moves in
the very highest circles and during the season he has
been introduced to hundreds Of ladies and gentlemen
He has horror Of offending any through an nm
intentional oversight After the General had been to
few receptions he found that he was totally unable
TO recall the names and the faces of fully
thirds Of the persons who had been introduced to him
Driven TO desperation, he adopted tho novel plan Of
bowling to everybody. Now no thinks of introduce
ing friend to General Sheridan The proper thing IN
society is to introduce yourself Tho General Won't
know tho difference and he viii greet you with all tho
| affability Of an old friend.
IT is said that very quiet eyes. which impress and
embarrass with their repose signify not only self
command, but also much complacency and some con-
cet Restless eyes that cannot look one steadily In
the face denote doceitfu designing mind Eyes In
which the white has ycllowish tnge and is stiea.Bd
with reddish VEINS prove much of strong passion and
hasty temper Very blue eyes bespeak mind inclined
TO coquetry. Gray eyes signify dignity intelligence.
and excellent reasoning faculties; groenish eyes
falsehood and fondness for scandal. A malicious
mind is often indicated by greensh eyes, Black Dyes
show passionate lively temperament and oftentimeS
most decetful disposition Brown eyes are gener-
a'ly tender aud true indicating kind and happy die