The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

JENNIE JUNE has turned her hand to writing
an account of the first tea fight.
A BOUQUET Of pond lilies is taken to Miss
Clevelands room every morning
THE new town of Dunreith, D. T.. offers $500
and town lot to the first boy baby born in the
place.
THE Mary who has been immortalized in verse
as the damsel who had little lamb, is still liv-
ing in Somerville, Mass, as Mrs. Tyler.
Bob" TooMBs is reported to have been the
richest man in Georgia. Doubtless he was, as
his wealth was computed at $2O,OO0,O00.
RACHEL VARvEL, of Owingsville, KY, died at
the age of 101. the other day. her last words be-
ing, "Oh, give another pull at my old pipe.
II THINK was born with a headache" said
the poet Whittier to visitor few days ago.
He celebrated his seventy eighth birthday
Wednesday.
THE Labor Commissioner of the State of New
York says he has found among the working
women of New York city and Brooklyn ''such
poverty and squalor" as he had never dreamed of.
THE Congregational Church at Wallingford,
Ct, during continuous existence of moro than
two hundred years, has had but five pastors
An average service Of forty years and more is
unusual.
THE London Lancet says that person should
0AAAh sniOO w ANC piAVo VI WdtOT LII tWouby-
four hours People who drink water in great
quantities are said by the Lancet to be the
healthieSt.
A HALF eagle of the year 1915 has just been
added to the excellent collection of American
coins at the mint in Philadelphia; $500 is the
value of each of the three specimens known to
be in this country
In India itinerant eye-doctors 60 from town to
town crying their profession. which they prac-
tice right in the open square, Operations for
cataract they perform with the utmost CELEBRITY,
using common penknife, and very generally
with excellent success.
Mr. HowELLs, the novelist, tells good story
about his own writings. After he had published
'"The Lady Of the Aroostook, he received let
ter from an unknown friend, an old salt, who
knew whereof ne spoke; and in this letter Mr.
Howells was informed that if he allowed the
given her she would be lost before she had fairly
cleared the harbor. This frank nautical criti-
cism was recognized by Mr. Howells and in the
next edition the vessel sailed forth under her
proper rig.
CURIOUsLY enough Frederick J. Stimson-
better known as 81. S. of Dale"-does not regard
the writing of stories as his business in life.
"Guerndale, MRS. Knollys.r ''The Crime of
Henry Vane, and other tales that have made his
AVpupntiOu dI0 tuo OutCOiu0 OI uOuFS Oh leisure
and amusement. Since, in 1873 he was gradu-
ated from Harvard. he has studied and practiced
law assiduously. During the last FIVE years he
has been at work on law book, which is now in
the hands of the publisher. The title is "Ameri-
can Statute Law"
KING MILAN, of Servia, so say the gossips of
his court, has taken to wearing hidden coat of
mail which is. however, hardly what Norman
warrior would have understood by the phrase
A. l,1l.x ~
this is thick, tightly compressed layer of elder
down, and upon this, again, is layer of wadding;
the outer surface is of the toughest leather
This dagger and bullet proof case, which reaches
from the neck to the knees. and covers the arms
as far as the elbows, cost ESQ., It was Obtained
from firm in Vienna.
AN amusing story is told of Lady Randolph
Churchill and Westminster elector Her lady
ship met the elector at dinner and asked him
how he was going to vote and he replied that his
mind was not yet made up. ''Oh, then, you
must vote for Mr.. Burdett- Coutts" she said
We'll" said he II cannot promise. But if I
were treated as voters used to be treated by
lady canvassers in the old days in Westminster
l should very possibly give in" "Oh. thank
you much. l will let the Baroness know at
once" replied Lady Randolph as the ladies rose
from the table.
Mr. LABoUCHERE, writing Of the late Alfonso
gives an odd incident in his personal experience
He was visiting Madrid 'The tombs of the
Spanish kings" he tells US, had been opened. 1
had courier with me who was friend Of the
guardian, so he showed us the exposed mon.
archs. AS we were looking at Charles Y he
stopped down and handed the courier pinch of
the dead Emperor's beard, and offered me one
Not caring for this sort of mortuary spoils, l
declined; but suppose that had accepted it,
many would have regarded it as curiosity if l
had offered it to them"
THE Thomasville (Ga) Register is authority
for the statement that the last slave in this coun-
try was owned by a negro, Collins Aston, who
years before the war became his own master
and by thrift saved enough to purchase Miy
Reynolds. During the war the woman physi-
clan piled her calling for the benefit of her col
ored owner. and even after the erd had come
and the rest Of her race were realizing the mixed