The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-26

has been collecting the material for such a work.
Colonel Rockwell, it is also reported will be the
editor of the work.
SENATOR JOSEPH Brown, of Georgia. is the
last of the conspicuous confederates of that
State in public life. He is the very opposite Of
Toombs in appearance, demeauor and DISPOSE
ton. He looks like Mormon prophet, with
his long gray beard and well-oiled hair, which
is curled under at the neck.
Mrs. ELIZABETH THOMPSON left sum of
money 'for the advancement and prosecution of
scientific research in its broadcast sense" This
now amounts to $25, 900, and the trustees desire
to receive applications for the appropriation of
this sum in aid of scientific work. The first
grant will be made in the beginning of 1856.
PRIVATE JOHN BURKE, who has just been dis
charged from the Suffolk regiment, is supposed
to have been the oldest soldier in the British
army, having enlisted in 1s47 He had six good
conduct stripes, and was refused the seventh On
the ground that six was the maximum number
allowed. He had served in the Crimean and
Indian mutiny campaigns, and also in China and
Afghanistan.
NED BUNTLINE stated in q recent interview
that for one or two years he received not less
than $50, 900 or $50. 900 a year. For good many
years he averaged some $40, 600 annually. He
usually receives So, 900 for story to run twelve
weeks. Once he earned $l2 900 in six weeks,
and at another time, under pressure he wrote
book of 6f0 pages in sixty-two hours. But dur
ing that time hardly slept or ate.
MISS FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, the noble her
oine, extends her benefacton to her feet Alb
by fashionable bootmakers. she is accustomed to
plant her stocking foot firmly on a piece of
leather, draw the outline of the figure 1t FORMS
and have her shoe made to correspond exactly
with it. Of course her "tootses" are very far
from being as lovely as her repute
A WEEK or two ago there came to Dublin
young man who could speak other language
than the Irish. and who had to be accompanied
by an Interpreter about the streets of the capital
of his native country. The youth was born on
the island of Bofin, off the Connemara coast
where, ont of some 600 700 inhabitants only
nine speak English. On this island they possess
rich treasure of traditions, folklore and old
poems
MISTRESS SUSANNA WHITES pink satin slip
per, a thing with a clear pedigree, has just been
placed in the hall of pilgrim relics, at Plymouth
Mass Mistress White was the widow of Will
lam White, of the Mayfower, and the second
wife of Gov Edward Winslow. Where the mate
of the slipper is no one knows; but that there
was a mate once most people believe since the
Pilgrim mothers, like the Pilgrim fathers, were
bipeds
KING THEBAw, of Burmah says the London
Graphic, was a great patron Of the drama in his
palmy days, and introduced curious method of
rewarding the actors. Before the King table
was placed bearing number of silver imitation
cocoanuts filled with jewels. pearls and rings of
various value The King then called each actor
to the table and babe him choose one of the CO
coanuts the player taking his chance as to the
worth of the contents.
SOME families pass through surprising evolu-
tions intellectual as we'll as social and financial
Tho English Earl of Shaftesbury, who was con-
temporary with Voltaire was the intimate friend
and adnirer OF the noted Frenchman. and was
recognized as the leader of iufdel thought in
Great Britain. His grandson, the earl who
lately died, was The most devout and Jealous
Protestant churchman 10 England. The present
earl is a strict High Church man, and is sus-
pected of feeling strongly impelled towards
Rome.
Mr.. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN the English Radi-
cal leader, is tall, sli1n-b built man. He is said
to look like Pitt but the forehead is inferior to
that in the satesman's portraits, and We're it
not for certain intelligent sharpness of expires
sion MIR. Chamberlain's physiognomy might be
set down as commonplace. He walks with
long stride that is certainly not graceful. 1t
is only when he is making speech that you
recognize in him leader of men. Mr.. Cham
berlain is never without reply to the sharp
things said of him, and as rule he seems to be
the nimblest at the business part of hard hitting
IT is said that large part of the popcorn
used in the world comes from Bloomington, H.,
where the farmers wives and children used to
consider it their perquisite. In 1884 the crop
was so large that the price fell to two cents per
pourd and then experiments were made to use
it food rather than CONNECTION. farmer
who fed his cows with popcorn says they gave
more milk than ever before. Others made
mush" OF it, and found it more palatable and
nourishing than the ordinary article. Then the
chemists analysed it, and declared it to contain
more albuminoids than most of the other cereals;
so popcorn bids fair to become recognized diet.