The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-04
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
THE Duke of Argyll says he has never been able to
build cottage with comfortable accommodations for
laborers family with suitable outhouses, for less
| than 81 500
| Mr.. BELL, tie famous electrician, says that the
problem of seeing by electricity is nearly solved as
to give encouragement to those at work in that won
| derful field of physics.
The Druggists Journal reports a of poisoning
from postage stamps. It is claimed that. under
tain circumstances, the gum the back of stamp is
capable of absorbing foreign matters floating in the
| air.
LORD RosEBERY has been telling pretty little
story about his pretty little daughter Her had
told her that if she would think less in the day she
would dream less in the night. But 1 can't help
thinking" answered my lady; "for you know can't
| make my mind sit down."
| FRIEND asks what the editor of the Voice (Proh-
bition organ) had probably been drinking before he
wrote the following amazing paragraph The proh
bition wedge has entered the citadel. Let us
all, with the assistance of high heaven continue to
give it sledge-hammer blows till we knock tie bottom
out"
! A WRITER in Chambers's Journal. describing
Elzabethan dinner, says the first was stewed
| broth. cruel hotchpotch. The second was game
and the third Quaker pudding bag marrow, and black
pudding. Then came veal beef, fowl, and game. The
fifth cheese cakes, custards jellies and
| syllabus. Elizabeth herself was no mean eater.
| MRS. ARTHUR ORION is dead, and very minor
figure disappears from the stage whereon the greatest
drama of it's kind has been played AS for the worthy
Baronet, the claimant himself he is living quietly at
Sheerness preparing the history of his life according
to some and according to others walking about with
his hands in his pockets in the hope that something
may turn up. Most likely the latter
| OWING to the revolution in Roumelia the market
value of altar of has gone up with bounce The
years crop of leaves is abundant but has been
greatly neglected and adequate preparations are
being made for next years crop. Consequently the
upward tendency of prices, $119 pound being late
| quotation. Roumelia it will be remembered, is the
only European country that produces this drug.
| SPANIARD living in this city says the New York
Critic had long been under the impression that the
name of Farragut pointed to Spanish ancestry for
the famous American sea fighter; and, CHANGING to
meet member of the Admirals family at the club
week or two ago. he found that he was right. The
| Farraguts originally from Majorca-an island
noted for its good mariners and large shipping trade
AT Metz lieutenant of German infantry. in plain
clothes having persisted in walking the glacis of
the Notifications the esplanade at pat where
the public not allowed, warned by the sentry
to leave the ground. The officer paid attention to
| the summons and the soldier after three-caltons
| shot him dead on the spot. The affair has caused
much painful excitement in Metz, the officer had
| been married scarcely twelvemonth.
| THE British and Foreign Bible Society have made
arrangements for the presentation of handsome lee
turn Bible for in the church being built in
| Berlin in commemoration of the silver wedding of
| the Crown Princess. This will be the second memo
| rial church built in the capital city within few
| years. One built in commemoration of the En-
perors escape from assassination But according to
al accounts Berlin is in great need of church
mediation.
THERE are very few princes and prncesses left in
Europe who have not tried their hand at authorship.
The latest victim of the literary mania is the youthful
| Crown Prince of Russia. The other day he read his
first novelette, to the Empress and her danes. The
very first pages though intended to be humorous
threw the audience into such fits of laughter that his
mother babe him to stop and to read his Turgeneff
carefully and then decide for himself if he
was poet. The Prince pouted few days and then
| returned to his literary labors.
| ARIsToCRArIc Murray Hill, New York furnishes
this story Miss Cowling the occasion of the Van
Glider wedding gave the bride beautiful vase which
CHANGED to be just like another received from another
source In fit of economy, one day, Mrs Van
Glider sold this vase, without giving the donors
| name, TO a friend Mrs. Holland from whom she ex
acted promise tell Recently, Miss Cowling
married and she not little surprised to find
her to Mrs. Van Glider returned to her as
present from Mrs Holland. The three ladies are now
strangers to another.
PRESIDENT PORTER, of Yale College, confirmed the
report of his resignation to New Haven News
porter saying: Yes it is true, and you may publish
it if you so desire" "Of course you look back on
your administration of the college with good deal of
| satisfaction" the News reporter asked. ION that
point of course" said Mr.. Porter sit would not be
becoming in to talk. At any rate can say that
do not look back it with dissatisfaction" ''Woud
YOU be willing to state the reasons for your resgna
tion2" NO cannot say that I am. I haven't any
| thing to say" 1.-THE university has made good
progress under your presidency, has it notl 'Well
| that's for others than myself to say
ONE of the most notable features of the recent con-
| vention of Jewish ministers in Baltimore apart
from the foundation of Jewish School Association
| was the resolution to publish English prayer book
for the home of and children 1t is to con-
tain selection from the Hebrew prayers of the syna
gogue together with original prayers and medtations
in English for those episodes of the home
life for which the public ritual does provide To
people which has always strven sanctify the hap
DIV sombre events of the home circle with religious
meditation such book is almost necessity. There
are many such in the German language but there ex
lists far only two in English. The committee
ntrusted with the work hope to have the book ready
for publication by the next NEE ing of the association
| in April