The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-23

of the pcturesquely magnificent would have been
gratifed and stimulated by an anticipation of the
scene. 1t takes empire TO bury with splendor an
illustrious artist.
W. s. GILRERT's friends say that the production of
his Pnafore operas affects him so seriously that he
finds impossible to stay in the theater during their
performance, and his enemies say that with such
pieces as 1.-THE Princess" his audiences are similarly
affected.
LIEUTENANT JOHN U. RHODES, who distinguished
himself by rescung passengers from the wreck of the
City of Columbus off Gay Head, is confined 10 his
home in New Haven, still suffering from a severe
wound he received and from protracted exposure on
that occasion.
RECOGNIZING the American governments warm
friendship and Minister Halderman's faithful OBJ
servance of treaty obligations the King of Siam has
made gift to the United States of house and per-
petual leasehod interest in ground for the of the
American legation at Bangkok.
ONE of the old ladies of the Salvation Army at Mar
blehead states that the earth is formed just like
man, with arms and legs, and body. The open sea at
the North Pole is just beyond of these arms and
the explorers must sail around the before they
reach it. The vegetation at the pole is very rich,
she adds
THE paper bottles now made in Paris are buiit up
out of sheets of paper somewhat after the fashion OF
rocket cases, but the cementng material is ixturs
of biood-albumen, lime and alum. Neither water,
wine nor alcohol has any action such bottles and
it is expected that they will prove of great value to
Travellers there Is but little fear of breakage.
AN Oxford undergraduate who heard Mr.. Ruskin
lecture the Pleasure of England" writes: II had
never before realized what the ancient eye of the
Ancient Mariner like and how the wedding guest
could so md -bpad IN eus
gagement till saw Mr. Ruskin. He looks fula
in the face with his clear quiet gaze-a thing WHICH
no other lecturer have sat under did The only
Pleasure of England connected with the lecture wac
the pleasure of listening to him."
SAN FRANCISCO journalist has just received an
offer to go to southern California to conduct journal
there The proprietor writes: 1.-THE salary, $15
week, may sound small but being in the center of an
agricultural district we constantly receiving large
gifts of potatoes, grapes delicious peas and indeed.
everything in season. which, after being duly noticed.
would become your perqusites. The editorial table
turns up and makes capital bed at night an there
is excellent stove to boil coffee If you can play
hymn tunes there is a vacancy, also, of S5 month
for an organist."
NOTHING pays like realism at the theaters nova
days The extent to which it Is adopted sometimes
is illustrated in the play of the "Great Mogu" at the
Miss St. john takes the part of snake-charmer and
plies her arts upon two cobras. These reptiles are
fine, elldeveloped specimens, whose sinuous move
ments not at first quite agreeable to the prms-
DONNA but she soon became accustomed to her work.
and able to tie the cobras in knots round her neck
and to let them kiss her without a shudder Her
performance with them has become highly popular.
AN aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington had, aE
the peace preceding the escape of Napoleon from Eba
gone Torquay for the benefit of his health being
in an advanced stage of consumption. On hearing
that Bonaparte again at Paris, the captain sent
for his medical attendant, and asked him how long,
with care he might hope to i've with care several
months replied the doctor. Several months only,
said the poor invalid; then may well die in battle
as in my bed" He joined his regiment fought gal
lantly at Waterloo, received wound which took away
all the diseased part of his lungs, and lived many
years longer.
THE price of Meissoniers wonderful little picture
''The vedette is stated to be $225Oo. Fifty years
ago Meissonier's inimtable drawings fetched from 81
TO So apiece. In order to finish them he had TO spend
half the day in the Bibliotheque Rationale at Paris
studying the Indian engravngs which afforded sub
ects suited to the taste of the dealer whose orders the
great French artst-then unknown to fame-was ex-
eeuting. Messoner has himself left it record that
his lunch then consisted of apple and his dinner
twhen he could afford One) of soup fried potatoes,
and bit of bread. He could only afford to sleep
night in two, and for six months he claims to have
lived of fifty francs.
WHEN Mr.. Fawcett the late Postmaster general
of England returned, two years ago, from the door
of death says the Pail Mall Gazette, he remarked
that whatever else his illness had done tor him. ii
had at least freed him from the fear of destA Like
many of robust physique Mr. Fawcett at onO
time entertained dread that death would be pre-
ceded by fierce convulsion-a veritable death
agony During his former illness, he lay for days
in the last stage of prostration awaiting DEATH he
felt entirely free from any physical fear. The heart
would simply cease to beat a watch that has
out ceases to tick, and all would be over. Death
would be wrench but simply the cessation of life.
Such at least was the coviction which Mr.. Fawcott
brought back with him from the shadowy confines Of
the grave.