The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-02

rest are Turks and Greeks, with sprnkling of Wal
lachs Armenians and Franks. In specimens of BY
zanne architecture this city is richer than any other
in the world except Constantinople The present
danger is that of them may be destroyed by the
projecties of modern warfare.
eBIsMARCK has Illuminated an order to his own peo-
pie, in which he directs that henceforth every one
shall sign his name in such clear, distinct and legi
BILE way that it shall be readable at glance and not
have to be studied if there was something valuable
to be found in it when discovered.
The library of the late Richard Grant White is to
be sold by auction, at New York, in few weeks.
There 1000 lots of books besides collection of
engravings and some thirty oil paintings. Several
viooncellos and violins nine bows, two flutes and
piccolo will also come under the hammer.
FOR ten years" said clerk in a Broadway store,
I'VE have been selling key-checks each of which is
stamped number and promise to pay 81 to who
ever returns the keys to this Office. We charge
nothing for the services rendered Our profit comes
from the advertisement the check gives We have
now 25, 600 of these checks out which we sell for
25 cents EACH"
Col. FRANK A. BURR, the wellknown correspond
emit passed his boyhood days among the Indians of
Michigan. He is Virginian by birth, and when but
SIX years old was taken by tribe with whom his
father traded. He went with them to Michigan, and
lived among them for several years, when he left and
began his journalistic career by serving Office boy
for Detroit paper.
SERGEANT BULMER. the winner of the Queen 8
prize, at Wimbledon in shooting at Spading, in the
CLASSIFYING of his regiment, made remarkable score
he fired ten shots each at 700 and 500 yards his
total being seventy-four points out of possible
eighty. His first eight shots at 500 yards were bulls
eyes, and the last two inners or thrtyeight points
out of possible forty
BISMARCK pays 81 $50 income tax the Count Won
Hatfield 81 ,291 and the other German ministers
smaller sums, down to Postmaster general DIR. Won
Stephan who only pays $214 These statesmen are
quite overshadowed in this particular by the kings of
trade, such as Privy Councillor of Commerce Won
Bleichroder, who pays SIG, 500 and Herr Hanse-
man, who pays $16 600.
LORD SALIsBURYs rapid rallying after severe
surgical operation is greatly due to his splendid physi
cal development Son of of the richest and proud
est houses of England, from childhood to manhood he
was Injured to prvation andhardship until he to
regard hunger cold, toll and pain trfes too light
for serious consideration, and sickness became a
stranger to his athletic frame.
Thu origin of the feud between John R. Mclean
of Cincinnati and Senator Pendleton is thus stated:
Mclean is warmly attached to his sister, the wife of
General Hazen Some years ago Mrs. Hazen, meet
ing the Pendlenns at reception social gather
ing received the impression that they meant to snub
her. She told her brother about it. He was young
and fiery, and in his indignation the fancied
slight to his sister, resolved to bring Mr.. Pendeton
down peg two. He told his sister that he would
do it, and he has devoted good many years to the
fulfllment of that promise.
THOMAS M. WALTER, architect of the United
States Capitol extension and of Grard College, lives
in Philadelphia and is described the most method
ical of men. He Snow engaged on the City Hall
in that city. Although verging closely to eighty
years of age he is yet able to produce drawings the
details of which carefully prepared thought
he half old he is. Principally every
ng at o'clock his tall figure be entering the
City Hail. and just as punctually at 4:3O in the af-
ternoon he leaves A watch can almost be regulated
by his movements. His penmanship too is indicative
of his characteristics. Every letter is formed with
the utmost care and each word is separated by pre-,
csely the sized blank space All his expendi-
lures. even for postage STAMPS carefully noted
down in a memorandum book
SOME interesting statistics of the worlds popula-
ton have just been published which contain tidings
of comfort and JOY for the fair SEX 1t appears that
women have a greater tenacty of life than Ma
turs very properly worshps the female in all its
rieties. Among insects the male perishes at rela-
lively earlier period. Female quadrupeds have more
endurance than males. In the human race, despite
the intellectual and physical strength of the man, the
woman endures longest and will bear pain to which
the strongest man succumbs. Zymotic diseases are
fatal to males, and male children die than
female The proportion dying suddenly is one wom-
to seven men. One thousand and eighty in
the United States in 1870 committed suicide to 2S5
women. Intemperance apoplexy, govt affections of
the he art and liver fatal to males than fe-
males. Pulmonary consumption is deadly to
the latter. All old countries, not disturbed by emf
grafton, have majority of females Royal families
ii onaly short The married state is favorable pro-
longation of life among
An Earnest and Honest Denunciation.
Indianapolis People.