The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-17
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

PHYSICIAN says that drinking cold water or beer
after having eaten fruits is direct challenge to
cholera which person. however healthy, afford
| to risk.
JAMES W. HALE, the originator of cheap postage
between Boston, New York and Philadelphia in 1887,
is eghty-four years of age. He has been visiting
| Boston recently.
| WOMEN dentists are gaining ground in Germany.
They practcing in many of the great cities; in
Hamburg, Strasburg, Cologne, Wesbaden and Frank
fort-onthe-Main They very popular with the
| children.
PLAcARDs denouncing the present style of female
| apparel as more in ha1 mony with votaries of the
| shrine of Babel than the humble penitent seeking
peace with God have been posted all the churches
| of Norfolk Va.
THE Emperor of AMMAN uses a waterproof as a
money Hollow trees used to store in, and
these sunk into the pond which is guarded by al-
gators. The money returns interest, but neither
| has any bank ever failed.
The hams of small hog being esteemed more
delicate eating than those cut from heavy animal
Chicago provision dealers trim twenty-pound ham
down to sixteen pounds, sell them at higher price
and have the four pounds of trimmings left.
PLAINFIELD N j., has an odd and somewhat confus-
ing title for its chief literary and artistic institution
| the Job Male Public Library and Art Gallery
Job Male is merely the name of the ex-ruayor who
| has erected the building for his fellow-citizens
| The flying insect known the devils darnng
needle is swarming all along the coast and the deni-
zens of Long Island and New Jersey are in ecstacy
over the belief that the pestiferous mosquito will be
article this season, as he is the prey Of the
| aforesaid insect
THE great French chemist, Chevreu1 hopes to cele-
brate the hundredth anniversary Of his birthday in
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liquors. and is in full possession of all his senses fire.
9uenty lecuring to the students of the Jardin des
Plantes, in Paris.
Miss BRADDoN the novelist, is pleasant matron
| like woman. above the medium height fair with a
complexion that suggests more of horse exercise and
the air generally than pens and ink, and hard work in
library. Her eyes small, her mouth large and
| characteristics lips firm, and chin strong.
RICHARD ANSDELI. British artist lately deceased
had no reason to complain of want of appreciation
His personal estate has been proved at $40 000
This is an excess of the amount left by Landseer Wiz
$50, 600. Landseer was, moreover, bachelor and
the members of his family independent of him.
Ansdell, on the contrary not only married, but
had large family to provide for.
| In the desperate hand-to-hand conflicts of the
Soudan war, it is stated that it was found that the
hayonets of the British soldiers entirely UNEQUAL
| to the demands upon them. The weapons bent like
| hoop iron when thrust was made and were often
withdrawn from the body of PROSTATE foe with
great difficulty. On the contrary, the short spears of
the Arabs proved very effective weapon.
A NEW material has been discovered for the benefit
of sculptors 1t is called mamorine and is said to be
as beautiful marble, and scarcely distinguishabe
from some tints of Carrara be yet much cheaper
than marble, and having the advantage of limtless
|
marble. it is being used in inferior forms of art
| Though somewhat like plaster of Paris it is so
hard that it may be worked precisely the same as
| marble.
In view of the asserted looseness Of Americans
pursestrngs, the reason seems strange why we are
not wanted at the Grand Hotel, London ''Most
Americans visit London during the season." says the
| landlord, and as they do not buy much wine, can
| fill the house with more profitable customers" In.
stead of regarding this as strictly matter of bust.
ness these silly Americans belittle themselves by
shouting about their right to accommodation at pub.
lie house long nothing can be said against their
responsibility. He has averaged it all up and found
that American custom does not pay as well as other
| custom:
| THERE was no humbug about the princeliness of
| Mr.. Westburg, reporter the ST. Louis Anzeicer
though his Ocose replies when questioned on the sub.
ject led his companions to doubt that he was the
| Count Won Alt Leiningen Westerburg, as they had
heard He died recently. The London Times SAYS
that up to the Congress of Vienna, in 1915 his an
cestors were sovereign princes. The grandmother of
Queen Victoria a countess in his family They
lost most of their property and have little except
pride left to show for their arisocracy The Count
was highly educated and worthy gentleman and is
said to have been a toleraby efficient newsgatheror
| Miss CHAMBERLAIN is said to have determined to
disembarrass herself the Prince of Wae's prefer
ence which, from adistnction, grew into positive
source of ennui both to herself and to her mother
But it difficult to rid themselves Of the royal
favor, so the London story. The Prince was so
completely captivated that he always endeavored if
possible that they should be invited to meet him when
| he dined out, and moreover, disposed to be
jealous that he uniformly struck off from the list SUBJ
| mitted to him any attractive who might be pro.
posed as of the guests. Poor Miss Chamberlain
had dull time of it. and her only relief was to depart
for Continental resort where his Royal Hghness
could not follow Sir" she is reported to have said
to him day, in desperation, you keep better men
away from me-"
THE natives Of Benares are suffering the results of
monkey worship. The licensed beasts plumber right
and left, they invade cakestands and make raids on
| fruit stores and may say them nay. The
Brahmns and Benares have at last decided that the
monkey must go. pous old Rajah offered an
asylum the river in the grounds of his palace
They were deported thither in boat loads. But they
only took it a days picnic. For steady life they
preferred the town SO when the shades of night be.
gan to fall they went down to the wharf where boats
were always playing to Benares and without showing
any tickets any of that kind deadheaded