The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-12

and outlying reefs with view of ascertaning approx,
imately their age and obtaining data concerning tie
introduction to the archipelago of vegetable anir,ai
and human life.
In the Savile correspondence Henry Savile writes,
in 1852 from Paris. "A substantial banker is to be
hanged here to-day for making bankrupt know not
whether that bee the best way of preventing others
from the like practice" Opinions as to this from
Messrs Ward Emo and others will be in order.
AN accident which many persons are doubtless
stantly expecting, occurred lately in Boston During
EN- alarm of fire ook-and ladder truck ran into
horsecar and tore of one whole side neatly if it
had been chopped off by an axe. Three persons
severely injured 1t Is surprising that there not
more such accidents
The late Jules Valles the Paris Communistic jour-
nalis at the beginning of his last engagement wrote:
II have accepted the offer of window to talk to the
bourgeois from pending the arrival of the time when
shall be able to fire upon them from it. Exactly
twelve months afterward the bourgeois stood at their
windows to see his coffin borne by.
THE Lancet says appetite is a most misleading sem
saon only remotely related to the actual demands of
the organism. If we only ate more deliberately
should lind half our accustomed quantity of food suf
hcent to satisfy the eager cravings of hunger,
and hence ourselves from the evils Of dyspepsia
or, on the other hand tendency to overincrease in
weight.
BISHOP WORDSWORTH has refused to accept the
retiring pension of 81 500 year, to which he
became entitled on resignng the of Lincoln; and
he also declined the offer of Rseholme Palace
idence during the remainder of life. Such munif
cent liberality is entirely in accordance with the
whole tenor of the Bishops long and distinguished
career.
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country is in Dir. Walterss collection in Baltimore.
was exhibited in the Egyptian department at
centennial exhibition. 1t was bought by Japanese
visitor and now after three years of continuous labor
expended by Japanese artist in carving it, has reap
peared in this country.
WINDOW in memory of the Rev. DIR. Albert
Barnes has been placed in Calvary Presbyterian
Church, Philadelphia. 1t consists of nine panels and
is pronounced one of the finest pieces Of artistic
stained glass in the United States The chief picture
is Raphael's "St. Paul Preaching Mars HILL" In
the lower panels is the inscriptions albert Barnes
born Dec 1, 1898. Died Dec. "a, 1870"
NOVEL fire insurance case has just been tried be-
fore of the Paris law courts. lady who had in
sured her furniture and jewels sued the company for
1000 francs the value of large pearl which fell
from article of iewelry into the fire. she
standing before the fireplace and was destroyed The
court gave judgment against the claim the
ground that such accident could not be assm
Hated to the risks of fire intended by the policy of in
surance.
SENATOR BAyARD knows how to use his hands to
more advantage than any man in Congress. He al
ways them gracefully when speaking to
friends, and does to emphasize his words, and
when reading writing he never gets into an
awkward position: Since Roscoe Conkling in the
Senate it is said one but Bayard has brought the
art of hand eoquenoe to such perfection Bayard has
also got the largest hands of any man in Washington
He is large boned man. heavily put together and
his fingers are stout and very long.
ACCORDING TO Dr. Hyades, who has lately returned
from Terra del Fuego, whittier he was dispatched ona
mission by the French government the Fuegans
the lowest human beings in the scale of existence.
Their language contains no word for any number
above three they unable to distinguish color
from another, they have religion and funeral
rites and they possess neither chiefs nor slaves.
Their only weapons bone-pointed spears, and,
they grow neither fruits vegetables and their
country is naturally barren, they obliged to live
entirely animal food. Even these savages possess
however, social virtues. They not cannibas;
they iltreat neither the the DID, and they
are homogeneous.
DYER OF Strasburg succeeded in capturing
of the storks which the pride Of the town. He
forthwith dyed the under part of the wings of the
birds, the wing red, the other blue leaving the
body to form the white or central portion of the
French tricolor flag This done. the birds were at
restored to freedom and they spread out their
wings to regain their roosts they displayed to all the
colors of France. The fury of the German authorities
great that at FIRST they proposed to shoot these
innocent standard bearers; but ultimately wiser coun
sells prevailed. Fearing still further to ALLEVIATE the
ties determined to trust to time and weather for the
oberaton of this token of the French preferences of
the annexed province.
THE 18th of October next will be the bcentenary
of the revocation of the edict of Nantes, and the
descendants of Huguenot refugees in Prussia Hol-
land and Switzerland contemplate holding celebra
tions, not much of the revocation of the hosp-
tally offered abroad to Its victims. The French Prot
estant Historical Society has issued circular dis
suadng Fronch Protcstants from attending such cele
brations and suggesting special religious services
the day in question 1t thinks that French Prot
estants, while grateful for the kindness of foreign
nations to the refugees could not attend without feel
ing bitter regret for what France lost 1t is not for
them to remind France of faults so dearly paid for
while they livein countries which have benefited by
her misfortunes, to mingle accusing voice in
their brethren thanksgiving.
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