The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-29

lowed. Rhyme not absolutely necessary but reason
a sine qua No parodies allowed We reserve to
ourselves the right to work the poems of all
successful candidates into editorials the need of
new navy and the failure of the wheat crop"
LITTLE eightyear-old Kitty Stephens of Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, buried this week, in accordance
with the provisions of her will in white. with her
doll dressed in white in her arms the casket flowers
hearse and horses being white and five little girls in
white acting as pallbearers.
QUEEN MARGUERITE of Italy is an early riser, and
spends several hours before breakfast in reading phil
osophcal and scientific works of which she carefully
writes down her impressions. Between breakfast and
lunch she usually takes walk with King Humbert and
after lunch often plays ball with her
IRA d. SANKEY, the evangels. singer after consid
ering several offers of residences in Main street at
Northfeld Mass, has bought house of DR.. A c.
Ward, the first south of the Unitarian Church. He
will occupy it very soon, and will thus be located
about mile and half from Mr.. Moodys house.
THE following appears in London paper. Lon
don season. lady of good position, without chill
dren, offers to take charge OF young lady of good
family, and present her to wide circle of the very
best society this season, from June 1 to July 81
Exceptional advantages offered. Terms, 5000. All
communications confidential. Address," etc.
AN undue flash of admiration has come over En-
gish turf journalism the death of Frederick
Swindel who principally remarkable for the fact
that he began life an iiterate and penniless la
borer, and with million of money finished
educated as he started. This circumstance and the
fact that he figured conspicuously in several big
racing transactions that ordinary people would con-
slider dscreditabe. is quite sufficient account for
his apotheosis among sporting writers.
ctr 10 told oS Nav p,;11;a
who having had new house built, negotiated with
an artist for pictures for his dningroom After
some weeks the artist not having received any call
for the pictures, or what of consequence to
him. any check for them called his patron to push
the business to conclusion. "Well, you see my
dear fellow said Croesus, TIN afraid can't take
them, after all The paper in that room is so hand
some that it would be pity to cover it."
FROM Mr. Ruskin's Autobiography: my mother
forced me- by steady daily toll to learn long chapters
OF the Bible by heart and to that discipline, patient
accurate and resolute owe not only much of my
general power of taking pains, but the best part of
my taste in literature. Once knowing the Odd Of
Deuteronomy, the 10th Psalm the 18th of CORN
thians, the Sermon on the Mount and most of the
Apocalypse, every syllable by heart and having al
ways way of thinking with myself what words
meant, it not possible for me, even in the fool
ishesu times of my youth to write entirely superficial
formal English, and the affectation of trying to
write like Hooker and George Herbert the most
innocent could have fallen into
The Japanese of the higher classes is generally
known, have adopted very generally European dress
in place of their graceful garments. The higher
class of officials, having for the most part become
cusomed to foreign dress in Europe have retained it
their return home. Hitherto however, the wearer
could select what dress he pleased except in certain
court ceremonials when European clothing was de
rigueur; but now it appears the option is longer
to be given. Officials of all classes must give up their
native dress and adopt the European when engaged in
their official work. and, as the latter is beyond the
means of those who get only small salaries suit of
European clothing is to be furnished to each of them
at the cost of the state Such at least Is the story
which comes from Japan by the last mail.
II has lately been decided to increase the already
large staff of German military pigeons Of wtch there
are at present in different fortresses about 1000.
These pigeons taught not to alight on the dove.
COTE but, their arrival at their destination, TO
knock against the closed wire wicket, which motion
causes q leaden bali to drop, thereby opening the
wicket and setting mechanism In motion that con.
meets with bell In the room Of the keeper. The
officer then detachos the message from tho tail feath
ers Of the pigeon the message being rolled up in the
hollow quill Of pigeons tail feather, which feathers
carefully collected for despatch purposes, being
most easily hidden among the natural feathers of the
carrier bird. These quilts contain, in microphoto
graphic reduction, about eight pages (octavo) of
writing which, by the hydro oxygen gas microscope
are reproduced in natural size.