The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-11

There is hospital at Athens. too entertaining more
than hundred aged brothers. which was founded by
single wealthy Greek citizen.
SOMEHOW or other everybody some time or other
wants to sing AUD Lang Syne and. only one man
In million knows the words. And he only knows
the first verse, and he doesn't sing it right.
The literary who suffers most by the failure OF
J. r. Osgood s. Co., is Mr. Honells VINO resigned hi
place as editor Of the Atlantic Monthly to receive
yearly salary from the 0sgoods. which was paid him
for the exclusive right to publish his novels.
AT recent wedding in Boston the officiating cer
gyman not only omitted the obey" from the brides
response but also left the clause for richer foi
poorer and failed to add the sacramental sentence
Whom God hath joined together, let no man put
asunder"
YELLED beauties, shrouded in gossaners and blue
veils each having wellfed lunch basket, are to be
sold at auction this week for the benefit of Salem
Mass, church. The highest bidder enjoys the ladys
society for the evening" and shares the contents of the
lunch basket with her.
"THE way of the treacherous is ragged" sounds
just little Ike paraphrase that might have been
made by some alleged humorist but it is the revised
version of that very familiar passage from Proverbs
The way of transgressors is hard, aud was not in
tended TO be the least bit funny.
Ahh venerable DaAkor ana DenefactOr, w. W. Cof-
coran, win leave Washington, on July l. to visit
White Sulphur Springs, Va, for the fftythird sue
cessve He has been there every summer since
1892 and always takes his cook with him, which
accounts perhaps for his survival beyond the years
allotted to some other visitors.
The florists of Paris were at their wits end to know
how to get flowers enough to supply the demand at
the time of Victor Hugo's funeral. The prices of
too Two
crowns sent by the Society of Men of Letters and So
ciey of Dramatic Authors, cost 5000 each, while
other diadem cost twice this price.
In Virchow's Archv the case Of a child is men
toned whose hair, which was very abundant changed
color completely several times within two years. 1t
was pale yellow, dark red or black, in accordance
with her emotional condition. The phenomena of
change accomplished within two or three days
from the time of her mental excitation.
THE London Lancet mentions the arrangement of
person who makes himself deaf to all noises by the
simple expedient of taking small piece of spermaceti
ointment not too soft, about the size of pea and
wrapping in tiny square of thin limp cotton CLOTH
tying the together with thread to make small
plug One of these pressed gently into each shuts
out all sound
THE John Brown Scaffold Company has been
organized in Charlestown, w. Va. where John Brown
was executed The company has capital of ST. 200,
and will manufacture relics from the lumber used in
making the scaffold on which Brown was hung. The
wood is contained in the porch Of dwelling at
Charlestown which has been purchased by the pro-
jector of the company
WHEN Mr.. Fawcett, the late Postmaster general of
England, returned to health after lying for time at
deaths door, he stated that his illness had at least
freed him from the fear of DEATH In the most seri
part of his trouble he felt anxiety, and did not
fear he had in health that the end would be pre-
coded by great pain struggle. He felt that
his heart would slowly, and, without his knowledge,
cease to beat,
REV. FRANK L. NORTON D D., Dean of Albany, is
probably the wealthiest clergyman in America, pos
sby in the world He is reputed to expend in charity
large fortune annually. He is clever writer and
remarkable preacher. His home surrounded by a
singularly attractive family is famed for its generous
hospitality. His study, overlooking the Hudson and
heights beyond is the resort of the best learned and
attractive conversationalists of the time
MAYOR GUILLoTTE, of New Orleans has arrested
Mr.. j. S. Bossier, editor of the Mascot and two of
his staff on a charge of criminal libel The article
complained OLA humorous song about the Mayors
coming here with the Liberty Bells not defamatory,
caustic but he regards phrase "a George
w. Cable creole" as imputation that colored
lotte comes of distinguished Spanish Creole stock,
while Judge Bossier is French Creole of fighting
family.