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

A WATERBURY man has just built a railway loco
motive small as to stand upon the disc Of gold
dollar.
PHILADELPHIA has about 400 building and loan
societies. doing an annual business of about $16,-
100000
In 1888 over 13, 900 horses, mules and donkeys
were slaughtered for food in Paris and sold for about
half the price of beef
BEAcoNsFrELD talked in a SOFT low voice. Glad
stone talks distinctly in medium tones, and Lord
Salisbury loudly. often boisterously.
PROFESSOR NICHOLS, editor of the Boston Journal
of Chemistry, has declared that alcohol is no longer
necessity in any of the arts or sciences.
A DENVER Chinaman, who stumbled over q nest of
hornets. seen the next moment flying down the
street yelling: 'Joss!" 'Dan!" "Melcan helee,
free brds!"
SAID an Iowa judge the other day: "But for houses
wives of the United States there could be tramps,
and any who feeds one ought to be sent to jail
for thirty days"
SHE thought the blind was down: How does the
new pastor impress you, Miss Spinsterl' Law sakes
how did you know ne impressed me at alli didn't
suppose anybody us."-Chicago News.
THE old city" of London has an area of square
mile, while the metropolis of London has an of
12O square miles. In the city proper land is very
dear having been sold at the rate of SIS 900 900
MISS CLARA BARTON, the heroine of three wars
and president of the Red Cross International Assoca
tion of the most practical and influential women
in the world. has recently declared for woman suf
frage.
THERE are still newspapers in the country bearing
| the name of Wing. There is in Bangor, Me-,
which is Republican in politics and in Richmond
Va, which supports the Mahoneites and in Eutaw
Ala, which is Democratic
THE Queen of Italy is having magnificent fan
painted for her by italian artist. 1t is painted
kid leather and represents the Queen surrounded by
the Graces and other aegorca figures with the genius
| Italy in the act of browning her.
In order to gain coveted prize young couple
siding Syracuse. N. Y. were recently married
upon the Onondaga fair grounds with so 900 people
to witness the ceremony Nearly every exhibitor on
the ground gave the pair a present
THE venerable A. Bronson Alcott whose obituary
has been in type these thirty years. and who has been
feeble to take personal part the
of the Concord School of Philosophy, has gone to
Boston for the winter participate in Questionable
designations of that fascinating city. t@s
THE volume of James Russell Lowell's poems-the
duodecimo edition of 1s69-from which Thomas
Hughes read his selections in his lectures was
present from the aut nor, and is wellthumbed and
worn. The y-leaf bears the lines in Mr.. Lowelps
hand "ro Thomas Hughes with all possible every
thing, from'the author"
II see said the reporter "that you trying to
get rid of the female employees in your Office" Yes"
| said Mr.. Higgins; 1.-THE poor things not happy
| here Sometimes naughty men come into the Office
and swear real hard, and afraid the ladies, God
bless 'em, may overhear them. Besides, want to
| give their places to voting Democrats"
LETTER from Minister Cox, at Constantinople
received in Syracuse dated Sept L. gives pleasant
picturesof that gentemans life the Bosphorus. II
have had my harness on here for month more, I"
he writes. Il like it. 1t is rest 1t is good to be
here-where the thermometer is generally at 7Oo-on
the Bosphorus and where live Americans who serve
the government not griled at 1000 in the shade"
QUEEN VICTORIA was much annoyed because her
loyal subjects of Ednburg and Glasgow omitted to
call Prince Henry Royal Highness in their addresses
| on the wedding. Glasgow emphasized the neg
| lect by calling Beatrice Her Royal Hghness" and
Henry His Serene Highness in the same sentence
The Queen angry that she at first thought of
turning the addresses for correction, but finally con-
tented herself with calling attention in her replies
Henry's real style.