The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-07
BREAKFAST TABLE CHAT.

JAMES GARFIELD the eldest son of the late Presi-
dent is tall blonde while his brother Harry is short
brunette.
THE Chise Can't Help Her Any is the inscription
stone to his mothers memory. erected by pious
and phiosophic resident of Duxburv Mass.
A CROWN of fragrant roses is cast away and one of
naked thorns clasped to her breast by the woman
who takes the of the Order of Sisters of ST.
Dominic.
Mr.. HAMILTON COLE, the wel-known New York
lawyer, who bought copy of the Gutenberg Bible in
1881 at the Brinley sale for 49, OOO sold it recently
for $500
SON hss been born to George w. Cable, the novel
ist at his temporary home in Smsbury, Conn. The
authors group of children now consists of FIVE girls
and one son.
MISS FLORENCE WARDEN the author of blouse
the Marsh ascrbes the popularity of her book to
favorable two-line notice by Edmund Yates in the
London World several months after the book had been
published
MARRYING on the instament plan has been put in
practice by Weymouth (Mass.) clergyman. The
bridegroom could not afford to pay the fee down. but
promised to pay dollar week for five weeks. He
was delighted with his bride that he kept his
promise.
CARoLUs DURAN, the painter is not victim of
up the universe of art in the trinity 'Mo Dieu ct
Nalasquez" And he often gazes at himself reflected
in mirror exelaming in tones of fervent admiration
ut is the torso Of Apoloi''
Mr.. MAURICE THoMPsoNs new novel; cat Loves
Extremes which Messrs. Cassell G. Co. have in press
has taken well with the trade, for the whole of the
first edition is entirely sold and the second on the
press AL this before the sale has really begun be-
cause the book is really not published yet.
TEMPERANCE lecturers have fine subject for a
moral in the of Mrs. Nancy Higgins late of Bur.
ton Constable Yorkshire England. Mrs. higgins died
at the age of los. Not only had spirits been with
her regular article of Diet but, to the last she
smoked several ounces of tobacco every week.
"HUGo's judgment" says the London Times twas
all personal all superficial When an English visitor
ventured respectfully to suggest to him that Tom
imjack was not an English name and that the Firth
of Forth not rightly translated by La Premiere
de la Quatreme,' he politely bowed and answered,
| You. sir, Englishman and I am Victor
Hugo"
THE occasion Of his marriage was celebrated by H
| b. Phillips, of Big Rapids, Pa, by presenting his
bride his teethng ring the first lock of hair cut from
his head and the first tooth he cut and receiving in
exchange onehalf interest in prosperous grocery
store-the other half belonging to his wife's "old
man -the exchange indicating that ne had cut his
| eye teeth, at all events.
! MISS FLORENCE MARRYAT who has been lecturng
in this country, says that of the perplexes that
she has encountered is OF the word rare" for
underdone meat. II have asked for information all
over the country she says, bu satisfaction isn't to
| be had anywhere l have idea, though, that the
word came from England, where, in one or two
localities, the word raw is always pronounced rare
CHURCH at Islip, L. l., is 'all torn up by quar-
rel between the young girls and the older members.
The pastor. young unmarried man, recently accepted
call to another parish, and the unmarried females de-
termned TO have another of the Same sort. while the
| older members wanted married preacher. At the
election the married minister won but the girls TO
fused to abide BY the decision and lively war is the