The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-07

ject placed in the center of the block The Emperor
at once put his diamond-studded watch on the spot
indicated and beekoned to the machinist to set the
hammer in motion Fritz hesitated out of considera
ton for the precious object but Krupp urged him on
by saying: Fritz, let hyl' Down the hammer
and the watch remained untouched The Emperor
gave it to the nlachnist souvenir, and Krupp
added 1 900 marks to the present
New York Morning Journal: "Poor Puppy" she
said as she patted the dog the head poor Puppy
have brought you up since you were two days old;
don't you know your mistress" Puppy gave yelp
of recognition and then rushed between policemans
legs in search of an imaginary rat You see sir he
knows me-" said the lady to the court eyes, can
see that replied his Honor, land you may take him
home with you. How long have you owned hm!'
Ever since he two days old brought Puppy
up the bottle, said Miss Beier blushing deeply,
land he has seemed always like of the family"
LORD HAMPDEN that is Speaker Brand that was is
lucky man. He has for several years enjoyed
salary of $25 900 and has lived in splendid resi-
dence maintained at the public expense for presiding
over the House of Commons. This duty was by
means onerous, except on the few occasions when
the Irish members troublesome. But now in re-
ward for somewhat dignfed course in the office he
is to have peerage, and will receive pension of
$50 600 per year. which will descend to his
Tradition and custom have still strong influence in
the British Parliament despite the beralizng tenden
cies of recent years.
PROBABLY the only persons in this country who
attended Napoleons funeral at st. Helena two
men now living within hundred miles of each
other, in Michigan-Francis Martin, of Detroit and
William J. Palmer, of Battle Creek. Palmer
British soldier duty there and supposes himself to
be the sole survivor of the party. He is eighty
four years DID, and quite deaf, but has his memory
unmpaired. Martin happened to visit the island with
his uncle, who commanded ship, a few hours after
Napoleon died, and gale blew the vessel out to sea
while they shore, both compelled to stay
until after the funeral.
THE world has just discovered that Gen Stonewall
jackson left daughter and England and France
have discovered that she is the most beautiful
that has visited their shores this Miss Julia
jackson is said to be a much more beautiful girl
than the famous Jennie Chamberlain, and there
is every probability of her being the rage the coming
in London. 1t would appear that the crop of
English professional beauties has given out,
hear of who takes the place. formerly filed by
Mrs. Langtry and Mrs CORVALLIS West 1t is a
field for American enterprise Miss jackson is dark
type and half the artists in London are raving about
her eyes,
ACCORDING to NJ. Victor Fissot who has written
article for Paris paper the home life of the royal
family of Saxony, the Queen is model housekeeper
with penchant for making preserves. There
many pots of jam in that palace" says NJ. Tissot "as
there shells in the Berlin arsenals." In the
tumn her Saxon Majesty spends days together in the
kitchen, vested in cocks apron, making preserves.
Like the wife of the Vicar of Wakefield for picking
preserving and cookery none can excel her" The
Queen is of a frugal turn of mind keeps her own
household accounts, which She balances every day,
and will not suffer that two candles should burn
where will suffice. She is popularity known in the
dominions over which her husband is supposed to
reign as 1.-THE Angel of the Hearth"
ACCORDING to English lady, travelling in
Japan everyone rich and poor in that country takes
dip at least once day in caldron of hot water.
The rich battle before dinner and at bedtime. Their
whole household dip in the same hot water. A bath,
except at thermal spring, is only immersion.
Precedence is given to the elders when there are no
visitors then to the young people according TO their
age next to the maid servants, and lastly to the
women. PREDATORY additions of feet and hands are
performed in basins and getting out of the cadron
each bather gargles mouth and throat with cold
aromatized water. In very hot weather they all fan
each others bodies to dry them. Modesty does not
begin in Japan where beauty ends Human beings
who are fat and shapeless as too prosperous
quails do not mind being famed. The nobility
went naked in the streets But in their castles
shiros. and their parks, they did and do-formerly
to be cool in hot weather and now to economic
their European and other garments. Hunchbacks
and deforfned persons almost unknown. In a
Japanese Eden the law of natural selection prevails