The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-15


Are apt to cause headache.
Providence Star.
SILAS LAPHAM. as readers of Mr. Howellss
story will doubtless be astonished to learn, is a
real man. rich cattle dealer, who made the
best speech at the st. Louis cattle convention
the other day.
Miss NELLIE HoBsoN of Wallingford, Conn.
has been offered an appointment to teach oil
| painting in college in Northern India The
offer includes salary of $4, 600 for five years,
board, outfit and expenses paid.
SARAH BERNHARDT, who will be next season
under Maurice Grau's management, will spend
| in this country only fourteen weeks Of her en-
| gagement. The balance of the time will be de-
| voted to a South American tour.
| THE following is said to be good remedy for
sleeplessness: Just before retiring run up stairs
two or three times just as fast as you can, until
| you thoroughly winded that will start the
| blood from your brain, aud you will sleep all
| right, sure.
| Mr.. STURGEON has completed the seventh and
| last volume Of his Treasury Of David" Mr.
I Surgeons happiness over the conclusion of his
| work has found expression in the word "hallelu-
| jah," which he prints instead of "Fins" at the
| end of the book.
| PARsoN DowNEs has opened study in the
| building occupied by the Womans journal and
some
of the ladies of the society have given him a
| new velvet carpet Very fascinating man, that
! Parson DOwnes.
THE Montezuma iGa) Record records the
| marriage of Mr.. Dukes and Miss Beasley, both
| living near Grangerville. The popularity of the
incident is that bt tn are paralyzed, and neither
| has walked step for months. Wonderful coun-
| try, that Georgia!
! IT is mistake, SAYS one who writes on the art
of carving, to suppose that it requires physical
strength, and is therefore a mans task rather
| than a womans. 1t requires knack, q little dex-
| terity slight knowledge of anatomy and,
above ALL sharp knife. With all this, any
goose may carve.
| APAssENGER agent at Atlanta Ca, recently
| sold one man 81, 400 worth of railroad tickets.
| The purchaser was a South Carolinian, who is
| now en- route to California. Every ticket was
| purchased for member of his family. His old
| est child was twenty-one and his youngest four
| years of age There were eighteen in the party.
| A MEMBER of the Tin Soldier company, now
playing in the West is a Miss Fannie Batchelder,
| who belongs to one of the arstocratic families of
! Boston. She ran away from home. and her peo-
pie, to avoid an esclandre, did not take any steps
| to compel her return; but they stipulated that
| she be accompanied by maid of their own
| choosing.
| On the death of Mr.. Brights first wife, Mr.
Golden wrote him a letter of coincidence in
which he said: 'There are thousands of homes
| in England at this moment where wives, moth
ers and children are dying of hunger. Now.
when the first paroxysm of your grief is passed /
| would advise you to come with me- and we will
| never rest until the corn law is repealed"
Mr.. G. n. CRAWFORD, who during thirty-four
years was the Paris correspondent of the London
| Daily News, died recently under peculiar cir
| rum a had in hos
about seven weeks before his death, when he
was stung by wasp in the carotid artery. He
was in a fair way of recovery when blood poison
ing supervened He was sixty nine years old.
| PENSION of 81, 500 year has been granted
to Professor Huxley. sin recognition of his en-
| inent scientific services" He has accepted it,
| He retains, at the request of the lords of the
| committee Of council on education, the position
of dean and honorary professor of biology in the
Normal School of Science and Royal School of
| Mines, at South Kensngton From all other
public positions he has retired.
Mr.. G. w. DUFF AssHEToN SMITH, the En-
glish politician. lives in little world Of his own
"a park surrounded by wall eight miles long
| and fifteen feet high. Day and night the gates
| are closely barred. None of his neighbors have
any idea Of what is going within the wall, save
| that occasionally they hear that he has pur-
| chased another elephant, or that his pet bear is
dead. or that he has taken out his five thousandth
dog license.
| A GREAT deal of stupid fuss is making in Eng
land. especially among the Tories, because OF the
humble circumstances of many of the Parnellite
members. elect Among these are two diapers,
three tavern keepers four farmers, two grocers,
a carpenter, blacksmith. florist, watch
maker, a tailor, a dancing-master and the
manager of a dancing school, and, to add to the
| enormity of the matter, they are all in small
lines of business and wear the apron or use their
| tools with their own hands The Tories fear that
whenever the system of paying members is re-
| sumed things will be made much worse. On the
| other hand, the Radicals, who have elected
about dozen working men, including a mason,