The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-10


schools $4,000.
ScHoPENHAUER says life is burden, calamity
and that mo should address his neighbor as Sir
but as my fellow-sufferer."
SUPERINTENDENT HAMILTON, of the Marine Hos
pita Service is holding under advisement the proer
of professorship in the Chicago Medical College.
Miss KATE STEPHENS professor Of Greek and lit
erature in the Kansas State University has been
compelled to resign she says because she is woman
GEN. CAsSIUs H. CLAY does not stand as erect as
when he represented this country at the court of the
Gar but he attends personally all the business of
his large estate and takes keen interest in current
events.
PROF. Tosso, who composed the air Of 'The Ar
kansas Traveller is eghtythr years of age but still
plays the violin at amateur entertainments. His
home is in Covington KY, but he goes beyond
Cincinnati audiences.
ABRAHAM BUzzARD, the Pennsylvania outlaw, is q
hard buzzard to CATCH About two years and consider
able money have been wasted in attempting to return
him to JAIL and the authorities think 81 900
reward will capture him.
WOMAN in Boone. Iowa. who was supported by
charity during the past winter. says the Chicago
Times is showing her gratitude by public spirited
effort to aid in the improvement of the town by build
ing herself fine residence.
AN architect of the municipality Of Rome recently
examined the Coliseum and said that the latest exca
vations have endangered the building. Some OF the
arcades threatened to fall. Orders immediately
given to have them replaced
LITTLE girl-the granddaughter of the Rev.
Cazneau Palfrey-said to her mother the other days
Mamma feel so strangely when read Hawthorne
it seems as if I was reading through VEIL" Of
course this Boston babe
Mn. A.
the mineral of Cuba for the Cleveland Plain
dealer reports that within the past six months fifteen
mines of magnetic iron have been opened there by
Cubans Spaniards and second American syndicate
PRINCESS MATHILDE Is a very affectonate Great
When M. DeLesseps delivered his recent speech
at the reception in the French Academy the overoyed
Princess said: my dear Lesseps I can't help 1t,
must kiss YOU" DO" briefly replied DeI4esseps
And she did.
A GENTLEMAN at Germantown, Pa. who was
greatly annoyed by the focking of sparrows in large
numbers to ivy which side of his house,
got rid of them by sitting half pound Of red pepper
down through the vine The birds at left in dis
gust, and have not.returned
The story is told that certain in Alabama
desired to join tho Episcopal Church. The rector
questioned him as to his reigiour views, and finding
that he had adequate idea of the obligations he
about to assume advised him to wait until he had
more fully studied the subject, whereupon the
turned away with the remark: very good; then I'll
iine the Free Masons."
Mr.. CHARLES WARREN SToDpARD, formerly Of the
San Francisco press and writer and traveller of wide
reputation has accepted the chair Of English tera-
ture in the University Of Notre Dame, Ind. In the
faculty of this university is former surgeon in one
of the regiments of the first Napoleon and survivor
of Waterloo-the Rev. Dr. Neyron who, at the age of
pinety four, still teaches anatomy
THE Rev. NJ. Kelsey Is in the Utica, New York
Insane Asylum believing that he has three parishes to
look AFTER but the returns from which meagre
that his wife is compelled to help support the family
by her wages of So per week. house servant.
Many workers in the vineyard will possibly question
the insanity of Mr. Kelsey. if his illusions are no
further away from overwork and poor pay.
PROFESSOR SWING believes in the music of Gill
bert and Sullivan's operas. He says they contain
songs for the people than to be found in the
massive productions that carry higher name and
fame. He sees why the classic style need
be dull STYLE fit only for the enjoyment of educated
musicians and looks hopefully forward to the future
for the advent of ideal opera where the historical
parts of the piece shall DO spoken instead of sung
The prevalence of blindness is, in round num-
male. The facts rest upon the examination of many
thousand persons In different countries; and the ex
aminations have not only been conducted by trained
scientific observers perfectly familiar with all the
Of error in connection with the subject but
also in such to exclude the Of colors
from consideration. The persons examined have been
required to match sample cofors by selection from
among great variety of skens Of wool; and only
hos how I>oop az oolo ,cd
menced by selecting shade of sonecoor or drab
match for pale green. Further tests would then
determine whether the blindness was to red to green
to violet, to all three. In England among Elton
boys 2 16 per cent. were found to be colorblind in
FORM and among males of the laboring class the
percentage rose to nearly ive
A CERTAIN Turk, according to Mr.. Frank Stockton,
married to yelled lady in white in the pres
of the Sultan. AS soon as the ceremony was con-
Guided the bride mysterousy disappeared. The
groom was led into an adjoining room. where stood
twelve ladies' all dressed in white but without wells
Choose from The twelve" exclaimed the sovereign
'her that is your bride" As the man had never seen
her face, the command bewdered him. IF you make
mistake" added his majesty, your life shall pay
the forfeit" The poor fellow walked up and down
the row of beauties but nothing whatever to aid
his choice. You have only minute left yelled the
Sultan, in anger; choose at once" Two of the ladies'
he noticed gave him something else than a stony
stare. One of them frowned; tho other smiled 1.-THE
frownng one. he thought lis ry BRIDE for she ex-
expresses her dispeasure and impatience at my gnor
ance. No. he said TO himself; 'it must be the
smiling one, for she desires to invite me to her. :"
After debating the subject in his mind until his time
was up he boldly made selection from the two. He
was successful. He had reganed his bride. Which
was she, the one who frowned the one who smiled
The answer to the question Mr.. Stockton leaves in
impenetrable mystery.
Silver Diet
MILwAUKRE, May 9.-Whilo Alexander Hib-