The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-11

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which this very desirable piece of land have been
granted by the crown authorities to him are said to
be much more favorable than those usually attending
the lease of crown property in the forest.
A RECENT discussion on Emerson's strangenesses
brought out this dinner-table mot of some years ago:
1t was at the time of Emerson's proposed visit to
Egypt that some one at a dinner party wondered about
what the Sphinx would have to say to him" Mrs.
- answered the riddle at once. Il know" she said
You're anotber!'
SHERRY, says the London Truth is going out Of use
in England. the only wines really largely consumed be-
ing claret and champagne. This may be considered a
gain for the temperance cause, as it is well known that
sherry in England is much more fortified than it is
in this country. and the lighter wines being much less
Objectionable as stimulants.
A NEW kind of cheating at cards has been discov-
cred in London. The cards were marked with phos-
phorus, which the gambler was able to see by look
ing through a pair of smoked glasses, although the
spots were totally invisible TO the other players.
The trick was discovered by one of the cards drop
ping on the floor in the dark, when the marks were
easily seen.
The remains of All Sam, the Chinaman of the Jean
nette, have Travelled Is, 900 miles in search of a grave,
but are not yet in their final resting place. They will
soon be taken across the United States to San Fran
circo, 5000 miles, and then across the Pacific, TO-
600 miles further, to the old home in China, thus
making the circuit of the globe and onefourth of a
second circuit.
DIR. ScHLEIMANN gives, in a letter to the British
Academy, the results of his examinations in the
mound upon the plain of Marathon, hitherto consid-
cred the tomb of the Anthenians who were killed in
the battle. The famous excavator found nothing in
the tumulus except fragments of prehistoric pottery,
probably belonging to the ninth century B. c., and ar
row heads of obsidian glass. There were no traces of
human skeletons or funeral trappines.
GENERAL LUCIUs F~AIRCHILD, of Wisconsin, who
is spoken of in the Northwest as the next Republican
candidate for President. is about ~tifty-three years old,
of fine presence, agreeable manners, unblemished
character, and served calamity in the war of the re-
bellion, having lost an arm at Gettysburg. He has
had considerable experience in politics, as Secretary
of State and Governor of Wisconsin, United States
consul at Liverpool and United States minister to
Spain.
The new Queen of Madagascar is young, of a pleas
ing expression of countenance, and singularly digni-
fed and ladylike. On the occasion of her Inaugural
ton she wore a dress of ivory satin. with much gold
embroidery. She had a train two or three yards in
length of handsome dark crimson velvet, spangled
with gold, borne by six officers of state. The gold
crown was already on her head, and thus she stood
upon the throne. The Prime Minister is her welded
husband, and old enough to be her grandfather. She
is the third Queen who has been his wife.
LA CUISINE gives the following Lenten dish: Soak
a piece of salt cod for twenty-four hours; change the
water frequently, scrape the fish and boil in water.
When cooked, drain and place in a fish pan. Melt
sufficient butter to make a good sauce for the cod;
flavor with pepper, pinch of flour and a teacupful of
water in which the cod was boiled; stir the sauce and
pour it over the fish; leave on the fire until the cod is
quite hot; stir the sauce the whole time or the butter
will aoo,, IL. 400 A. s..aa ,f Io-no., aou -
and serve when the sauce has thickened."
NEW YORK Tribune: The Associated Press bureau
at Washington sent above IS. 900 words of carefully
digested and edited matter, last Wednesday, equal to
about ten columns of the Tribune. Mr.. D. R. Mckee,
the agent, has spent half a lifetime in the service. He
has rscently opened his beautiful dwelling on Con
necticut avenue, one of the chef deuvres of new
Washington, lined nearly head high with oak, and
burning its logwood fire under the galleried staircase
which runs its hidden way over the chimney jamb.
Mrs. Mckee is the granddaughter of the founder of
the banking house of Lanier.
DIPLOMATIC circles are not a little scandalized,"
writes the Berlin correspondent of the London Globe,
"at the wanton attacks launched against Mr.. Sargent,
the American Minister, by the German semioficial
press. Mr.. Sargent is ID decidedly disiked by the I'm
pe1ial government, which took umbrage at his sarcas-
tic report on the spread of trichiniasis in Ermsleben,
'HA CO OAoG ~ T. ~" AhN
minister's pointed remarks at the dreadful havoc Gre
ated by the dire disease in districts whittier American
pork had never found its way, struck home the more,
as they were made before the issue of the prohibition
f%orbidding the importation of American pork into
Germany, which can be distinctly traced to the inhu-
ence of the agricultural party
ONE of the straugest sights to be witnessed on the
streets of Canton, China, is that of the blind lead
ing the blind. 1t is said that the sightiess people are
wont to form coalitions for their mutual benefit, and
may be seen moving cautiously along in a procession.
Each person takes hold of the garment of the person
in front of him with the left hand, and with the right
keeps a bamboo pole moving about on the ground
so as to prevent a misstep, which those in front
of him may have avoided simply through good
fortune. In this way the pitiable little band picks
its way along the crowded streets, turning corners
and ascending and descending steps with wonder
full ease. The principal responsibility devolves upon
the leader, and he seldom has less than a dozen fol-
lowers.