The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-25

OIulhdfy hefoSeue can De used the same
way but with complete absence of trouble odor OF
danger.
a LADY who was companion to Nine Patti for
about sixteen years in the early part of her is
about to give the world the experiences and reminis
of that part of her life The book is to be pub
ished in Vienna Arrangements are in progress,
however for its issue almost simultaneously in sew
eral languages
M. CLEMENoEAU, the distinguished leader of the
Left in the French Assembly acquired good knowl-
edge of English a schoolboy in London, and later
by three years residence in New York city and in Con-
necticut He tersey defines snob lone absolutely
incapable of vauing mental moral greatness unless
it is first admitted by big people"
| DANIEL G. FRENCH, the Concord sculptor, is just
finishing statue of John Harvard, the founder of
Harvard College which is to be placed in the delta
Memorial Hail. at Cambridge The figure, which is of
heroic size, represents the young divine in sitting
posture, with academic gown falling loosely from
his shoulders, and book in his hand.
A TOMATO Gamer of fifteen years experience has
discovered the secret of the poisoning reported
from eating canned tomatoes. He says when the can
is opened and only portion of the contents removed,
the air acts in way upon the tin and develops the
poison. The can should be empted all at once, and
such portion of the contents not used should be
| put into earthen dish.
| CORRESPONDENT writes that since their return
to England Mr.. Matthew Arnold and his family
| have repeatedly expressed great delight and graft
fcation at the reception accorded them in America
Indeed Mrs. Arnold and her daughters scarcely
talk of anything else, and often declare that they do
not know how they shall settle down to their quiet
home life again after being made much of in this
country.
IT is understood that this season the Concord
SahO af
such titles will make them read by the young,
and in spite of the abstruse subjects discussed To
catch the restless eye of the youthful lover of yellow
literature these works will probably be entitled
| PATSY, the Pretty Protoplasm or Mad Mike the
Avenging Molecule of Massachusetts," Bully Bill
| the Bacteria"
| OCCASIONALLY man dies who shows that he had
full and complete faith in his wife, the extent
of leaving her the control of his estate Such
was John Parrot the pioneer banker of San Francisco.
By his will his wife is made trustee of the five millions
bequeathed to her and her children. The profits of
large ranch given to son, who is of age only
condition that CHS conduct meets with his mothers
| approval" There is more than way to make son
walk in the way he should CO.
THE story that Lieut.. Emory, of the ship Bear, has
been offered 800, 900 by his wife-a wealthy woman
in her rght-to abandon the Greedy relief expedi-
without foundation. An intimate brother officer tells
Washington Star reporter that when Lieut.. Emory
offered the place in the search party he accepted
it and went home and told his wife about it, asking her
if she had anything to say against it. mot word, y
she replied and she has said word against it
| since.
LONDON Truth: 1t certainly singular conci-
dence that the day of the Duke of Albanys death
| the approaching marriage of Miss Barring was an
nounced About four years ago the Duke proposed to
Lady Ashburtons daughter with the full appreciation
of the Queen but rejected to his very great dis
appointment. He not however, the only of
the Queens sons whose early wooings were unfortu-
nate the Duke of Connaught was twice refused by
Princess Marie, of Hanover before he went to Berlin
| in search of bride
MoDJEsKA said TO interviewer: IT felt so lonely
when first to this country, but Mr.. Longfellow
was S good to me- Once it was the first time
played Juliet in Boston Mr. Longfellow did go to all
the newspaper Offices and asked them to say good
words of my playing" "Oh, no, pardon" interposed
Count Bozenta, her husband, ''but you make little
mistake. MIR. Longfellow went to some of the offices
and thanked the critics for their notices of it Ah
we'll it all the same, insisted Madame" at was
something good. 1 do not see much difference"
Two high-bred women-one from New York, the
other from Boston-happened to meet in what is
ironically called social" circle. Both rich and
accomplished and both claimed to have ancestors
Boston, in the of little conversation between
the two alluded in the seemingly unpretentious
way to the trivial circumstance that her ancestors
came over in the MayAower. '.Ah!" replied New
York. with little lift of her eyebrows expressive of
innocent SURPRISE 81 did not know before that the
Mayhower brought over any steerage passengers"
! HERE is an example of the conscientious study
which the best Partisan actors give parts in the
extravagant Palais Royal farces Daubrsy who takes
the role of butcher in the piece, lie Train de
Pasr has been in the habit for the last few weeks
of paying early visit to his butcher to learn pract
cally the way to cut up and dress meat.
'OH, woe is mel the poor man cried;
| In some near graveyard give room;
| am poor, lorn candidate
| Who in the rush has lost his boom"
| Merchant Traveller.
BISMARCK has administered characteristic snub to
the Scientific Society of Berlin, which, on his recent
sixty-ninth birthday, offered him honorary member.
ship, distinction not declined by the great Won
Moltke. Bismarck, like Wagner, List, and a few
other eminent Germans, disapproves it appears, of
vivisecton. Nothing on earth" he replied on re-
ceiving the Scientific Socetys invitation would in
duceme to become in any way whatever the col
| league of Virchow of Mommsen am a Doctor of
Law of Gottingen and honorary citizen of Berlin
am satisfied"
! NINE OCTAVE FEUILLET has been the victim of an
unpleasant adventure. The wife of the celebrated
French author is known to have passion for objects
of virtu. Some days ago entering house in the Rue
| DIES Martyrs, she addressed the porter: "Have you
not curiosity merchant living herel" The porter re-
piled 'No" in a surly tone. ''Yet, was directed to
this house. Are you quite surel' The porter looked
sharply at his questoner, and suddenly jumping up,
he rushed on her and seized her by the throat "Ah
| it's you that come stealing the door mats I've got
hold of you at last! know you again. Now, you
shall not escaped
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