The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-04

bags, secured at the top with q string. John Bah
ought to take trip westward and how Uncle Sam
does things
AN act which has for very long time received but
scant attention in England requires bakers to carry
scales when they bring bread to their customers and
the baking fraternity not little exercised by the
Supreme Court confirming ON appeal a magistrates
punishment for failure to do this.
AT recent wedding breakfast In Buttes Chau-
mont Paris restaurant the groom fell back insensble.
and the nextmomsnt was dead. Investigation showed
the cause to be violent poison, which jealous
groomsman had given him just before the ceremony.
when he had asked for glass of claret.
COLONEL r. A. CHESTER, of Tennessee aged
ninetythree, called Mr.. Cleveland on Saturday.
They are all thawing out. The Colonel was asked.
while waiting for the train in the Albany depot, IL
Andrew jackson showed any signs of waking up, but
he didn't seem to appreciate the Joke.
MARSHALL NoRTHRoP, of Woodbridge Conn. haA
novel barometer in the shape of four bullfrogap
which live in half hogshead in his spring. In faiE
weather they themselves round hole in the
hogsheads bottom, but when the storm centre moves
their they dive through the hole and out of sight
The only instance in the United States Senate Of
father and son serving together that of the Dodges
of Iowa and Wisconsin. General Henry Dodge who
had been conspicuous figure in the army WIS Sena~
tor from Wisconsin from 184957. His SON, Au-
gustus Caesar Dodge, was at the same period Senar
tor from Iowa
THEY telling the story in Boston that lady in
that city who wanted to know when Elizabeth Barrett
Browning born wrote to Robert Browning TO find
out and received the Iknow neither the days
month, nor year of Elizabeth Barrett Browning'a
birth. 1t is subject upon which 1 have had
the slightest curiosity"
THE latest surgical luxury is an instrument by
which incisions may be made without giving pain IL
consists of knife which is regulated by a watch at
tachnent that it advances at the rate of only
inch in six hours. slight sensation of uneasiness Ia
produced which does not, however, prevent the pa
tient from going to Sleep
ARcHDEACoN DUNBAR, the Nonconformist, has
opened at Noting Hill what he calls "a New Mue
steal Church., where the services consist of eaboM
ate musical exercises and sensational sermons. On
Advent Sunday evening the choir broke down singing
the "Magnifcat," whereupon the Archdeacon roared
out, ''Stopl Try that over againl"
IN a recent London letter Joseph Hatton says: "It
is not generally known that Lemon was never easy
terms with Thackeray. L never felt quite at home
with him. he said to me once Thackeray was al
ways so Internally wise. He seemed too great for
binary conversations. Dickens was very different.
lie full of fun and buoyant with animal spirits
"A DENTIST III burlington, W. Is also MEMBER o.
the fire department He answered an alarm the otheP
day suddenly that he left patient in the chair.
with her mouth encountered with variety of tooth
filing apparatus. She unable to speak for
hour but when her tongue resumed its office she babe
him good bye very decidedly and transferred her
to another practitioner.
THERE is lady residing in Paris at present who is
said to be preparing genuine sensation for publica
ton. 1t is to be brochure in which she attempts to
prove that she Is the eldest daughter of Queen Vic
toria. She claims to be able to show that she wae
substituted in the place of the Crown Princess OF
Germany with the connvance of some of the court
habtues and without the knowledge of the mother.
THE late DR.. Frederic Eliot, whose services during
the of the rebellion, and whose wise methods OF
practice since that time will not be easily forgotten,
also noted for his common views of health.
He was once accused of being overcareu IN providing
for the wants of his stomach. He replied IF my
stomach is in working order in working orders
when take good care of my stomach it takes good
of me-"
THE Irish poplin trade, which has long been lam
gushing has lately shown signs of revival. Dublin
manufacturer has just produced two of the finest
specimens of the fabric dresses for Lady Brooke.
One is poppycolored, and soft and rich the most
delicate silk; the other has pure white ground,
wrought with dainty pattern of gold close in
struction warrant the cloth of gold which
has been applied to it,
COUNT SPANTINI, a pioneer cremationist placed
his grandsires ashes in beautiful of Forentne
marble. Examining it lately, he found half the ashes
gone. Inquiry elected that the Countesss dog had
been taken sick in the room, and to the trouba
of getting ashes to aid in clearing away the mess
young housemaid had helped herself to those in
the urn. 'To stop hole to keep the wind away" is
noble destiny compared to this.
Mr. HENLEY, whose death at the age of ninety-one
has just been announced in England was long in
Parliament the most typical representative of the
country squrearchy." He was not eloquent, and had
horror of even being suspected of possessing that
gift Old as am he said shortly before his retire.
ment, seven years ago, land half worn out, il
could do nothing else when such charge made
would lie my back and haloo Fudge! as loud as
could"
THE sma' steam engine in the world is now
claimed BY ornoto Globe to be the production Of
resident Aona Cam The Globe says: ''The di.
mansions this miniature affair are as follows:
Diameter of cylinder, u of 16 Of an inch stroke
1872 of inch; weight q of grain; bore of cyn.
der, 1925 of square inch revolution, .176O per
minutes horsepower, .1249O part of horsepower.
This engine is small that it easily be covered
with the of 80 caliber cartridge.
"WoMAN," says Dr. Tuggles cloves dress and
jewelry. Old Isaac knew it well as anybody, and
that's why he sent Rebecca the earrings and braces
lets. Moses says the earrings weighed half shekel
apiece which, according to the Hebrew tables made
the pair cost exactly 62la cents. Couldn't catch Re-,
becca with such iewelry as that. But theE
had curious way of counting in those primitive
days, for when a bashful lover ventured to kiss
his girl the Scriptures tell u.s. he lifted up his voice
and wept."
DR.. N. c. WASHINGTON, of North St. Louis, a lin
cal descendant of a brother Of George Washington
has in his possession oil portrait of Gen. Washing.
ton taken when the latter about forty years Of
age tits said there only three paintings in oil
taken of the Father of his Country One OF these
in possession of Nine Lafayette, another burned