The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-26
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

THE dwellings and farms of widows, minors and
spnsers exempted from taxation in several States
the Mexican republic.
THERE now on the pension rolls eightytwo
widows of revolutionary soldiers, and fortyeight Of
these come from the Southern States
EMMA BOND the young school-teacher of Taylors-
vile, Ill, whose terrible sufferings have been pub
shed all over the country, has been restored to health
| at Wisconsin santarum
SoUTHEY records in his aCommonpace Bookp that
physician who had seen more than 40, 900 cases Of
smallpox said he had never met with the disease in
person with red or light Aaxen hair.
| YOUNG girl who is journalist, and residing for
time in London, has her modest apartments SO
deeked with vines and that people to
them as they would museum of curios.
| A REMARKABLE case of the sudden and unexpected
return of eyesght after fifty years of total blindness
is reported from Buffalo Philip Ensten the person
referred to- lost his eyesght, by sickness when four
years of age
Mrs. ROBERT G. INGERsoLL is said to bear a strik.
ing resemblance to the portraits of Martha Washing
ton and she materially assists the likeness by arrang
ing her neckwear and dressing her hair in the style
portrayed in the picture.
The generous donor of the public free library in
Baltimore, Enoch Pratt expects that the building
will be finished in September, and his magnificent en-
dowment will permit the expediture of 81 900, 600
for books in the coming thirty years.
THAT embodiment of surprises, Sarah Bernhard,
has astounded even her intmates by exhibiting bare
neck arms shoulders, etc, displaying wellrounded
development of adipose tissue, setting everybody to
wondering how it was done in so short time
THE Rev. Dewitt Talmage says that he has no ex.
pectatons that Cleveland will carry New York State
not even if all the Independents vote for him The
vho
will more than offset any possible Republican defec-
ton
THE Rev. J. S. Watson an English clergyman Of
literary TASTE and the author of life Of Person. life
of Wilkes and life of Cobbett fell out Of bed and
broke his neck in prison the other day He serY-
ing out his time having been sentenced fourteen years
ago to penal servitude for the murder of his wife.
EMMA ABBoTTs husband denies that Emma wants
to give English opera in the New York Academy Of
Music, and lofty says that IF she did she could buy
it. He adds that she has given more music to the
public in her six seasons than Italian opera has fur.
nished in its whole American history Emma must
have been giving him Of her stage KISSES
STORY is on the rounds to the effect that the
mayor of Boston sent two packages exactly alike in
weight and contents, bymail few days ago. One Of
them was bound to Paris France, 5000 miles or SO
away, and the postage it was twenty cents. The
SeHSA NOooiAoe
tant, and the postage was twenty eight cents
A FRENCH dramatist, whose new play had been
Kissed on account Of phrase that went too far un-
bosoms himself to newspaper man Of his ecquaint-
ance: Why there thousands of things worse than
that in the novels II know there are replies the
| other, but you must remember that eyes digest a
great many things ears cannot even swallow
THE fifty Thousand dollars which Vienna devotes to
building monument to Mozart is vastly greater
than the author of don Giovanni ever received
for all the work of his life It is striking contrari.
ETY. of fortune that this tribute should be paid the
great composer by the children of those who allowed
his life to be cut short by penury, hardship and neg
lect and then thrust his unconed corpse into
less trench in the potter's field.
EARLY in the present month Mr. Gladstones career
Prime Minister of England had covered nine years
and LAT days, which was one day more than Lord
Palmerstons career covered. Two statesmen only,
during the last hundred years, have governed the
English people for longer period than this. One
William Pitt, who held the Office for eighteen years and
ten months; the other was Lord Liverpool whose
period was fourteen years and ten months
/ AT this time when cut flowers fade so soon, il Is
well to know that if small bit of the stem is cut off
and the end immersed In very hot water, the flower
will frequently revive and resume its beauty Coored
flowers easily reuvenated than white ones,
which are apt to turn yellow For preserving flowers
in water finely pulverzed charcoal should be put into
the vase at this season. Where vines are growing in
water charcoal will prevent foul odors from the stand
ing water.
The courts in London have decided that man may
not keep in his back yard dog which banks or howls
The Judge stated that the best protection against
thieves and burglars small dog inside the house.
which would quickly alarm the inmates, and was inf
nitey feared by the fraternity Neither was it
lawful for hand organs to play when forbidden, nor
parties to keep cocks which crowed at early morning
or parrots suspended out of windows, or anything
which acted as a disturbance to those living near.
ONE of the most curious and valuable relics of ex
President Buchanan among the pieces Of his furniture
that are to be sold at auction this fall is halsand
or hat-raek of peculiar design. The base and back
| are made of English figured oak The wood is dark
and beautiful and the carvings very elaborate.
The stand is furnished with huge pair of anters
fastened in the middle Of the upright piece They are
very large having spread Of six feet. The prongs
twelve in number, extending each side of the ant
ers from the base to the top serve as pegs for the
hats
! A REMARKABLE book was sold for $3.50 in London
lately. 1t is MS. of 257 folio leaves of vellum,
written in the fifteenth century and is chronicle Of
the early history of Normandy. Nothing can exceed
the minute delicacy of the miniatures with which it
has been embellished, from the first Of them. which
represents the arrival of Duke Roo Rouen, to the
| last which represents the siege Of Chalus. whore
Richard Occur dc Lion received his death wound from
an arrow shot by Bertrand de Gourdon. The series
includes the death Of Edward the Confessor and the
coronation ofHarold, the landing Of William the Con-
queror the battle Of Hastings the carrying Of Har
ODDS body to Watham Abbey the funeral Of William
and the coronation of Rufus by Archbishop Lanfranc
all executed In the highest style of Brgundian art
and with the minutest attention to every detail Of ar
4 chitecture, costume and armor.
| AN interesting sketch Of the life Of Robert KOCH
the discoverer Of the cholera germ appears in
| cent number Of the Gartenlaube. DR.. KOCH who is