The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-27
Put away my red bandana,
Fold it in a little ball;
Hang my harp upon a willow,
Let it wait for Gabriel's call.


Hang my harp upon willow,
Let it wait for Gabriels call
"A. G. TIN, in Philadelphia Press.
VERY funny things sometimes happen at Sunday
school concerts Not long ago at of these places
little girl electrified her teacher and everybody
her by giving her verse 'There respectable
persons with God" She meant to say "God is no re-
specter of persons"
JAMES V. CHRISTMAS. the son!n.law Of the late
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines, has compromised the famous
suit in which Mrs Gaines so long engaged with the
citizens of New Orleans for 81 200 ,OOO His three
children, who, with the Whitney children, are the
heirs of the estate live in Washington and will prob
ably continue to reside there.
SECRETARY BAYARD has grown very deaf within
few months. The infrmity began to trouble him be-
fore he left the Senate. but not seriously while it
now affects him much that conversation is labo-
rious with him. His father, James A. Bayard became
almost totally deaf while member of the Senate,
and was obliged to resign in 1869. when his son sue
ceeded him.
FATHER" (ARTHUR c. Az HALL Of Boston.
the Rtualist leader in the church congress. He is
described not being pleasant speaker. His ges
lures tend to be apologize in character athou his
speech is bold and defiant at times His face is
long pale and narrow, and his hands like those of
skeleton. He is able man, however, and popular
in his church
LILLIAN LIGHT, of Haynevile, Miss. a child of
eight years. has displayed remarkable talent for
modelling When only FIVE six years old she be-
gan to make figures of clay and she has large
collection of mud cats, hogs, dogs COWS, horses, and
men. The figures declared to be not childish
limitations. but remarkably accurate lkenesses. Her
best piece represents negro praying and is said to be
very clever.
HON. CARL SCHURz has nearly finished the first
volume of Henry Clay" to be issued by Houghton
Mfiin & Co. in their Statesmen series. This is the
first time that departure has been made from the in
tention to conne subjects in this series to vol
and the exception is made solely because it has
been found impossible to condense the vast of
new and important material brought together by the
author. Mr. Schurz expects to finish the second vol
early next year.
MRS. BAXTER, of London firm believer in faith
recently made the following curious statement:
'On certain Monday night found my face all full
of mosquito bites Several friends kindly prayed
that should be freed of them by Tuesday morning
When retired to my bed Jesus spoke to me and said,
Would you not go among the people and speak for
with swollen FACET replied, IF it is Thy will,
will be glad TO-, and that is the reason came here
with the swelling my face 1t is the working out of
divine purpose"
THE sexton of Connecticut graveyard SAYS that an
English gentleman who visited the place last summer
"sifted three graves to find sgnet ring believed 10
have been buried with its wearer of the earliest
settlers of Connecticut. The ring was wanted 70
make good claim to certain property in England
question being raised to the authenticity Of the i'm
preston certain seals. The necessary permission
having been procured the Englishman LAWYER
representing wellknown family, sifted with thu M:
most care the three graves but the dust Of mortality
yielded up ring and he returned to England empty
handed
In recent scientific experiments on the effects
of cold two frogs frozen solid in temperature
of about 200 Fahrenheit and kept in that condition
for half hour. On thawing slowly they recovered
perfectly but it was found that longer periods Of ex
posure invariably killed the animals. The experiment
was tried of freezing Theoretically sealed meat so as
to kill its bacterial organisms and thus render il inca
pable of putrefying. 1t was found however that so
low temperature 500 below zero would not do.
stroy the vitality of Heterogeneous 1t was thus
made clear that the attempt TO preserve meat for
long time by a momentary freezing of IL must DO
abandoned.
NEW phase of boycotting has come into fashion
in Ireland At recent public demonstration he'll, a,
Portlaw county Waterford where a certain Michael
Hickey was denounced for evicting working man n
Miss Margaret Sheehan came forward and the napers
say in few eloquent words proposed this resolution.
THAT we, the young girls of Tpperary and Kilken.
ny resolve and promise this day. before this vast null
uude to treat with scorn and contempt any matrmo.
NAL proposals from Michael Hickey rs punishment
Tor his high toned hostility to the poor laborer Burke
and his young and helpless family of seven" Tho
resolution found seconder in the person of Miss
Sullivan, and it was carried with reclamation
THE percentage of persons aged fifteen years and
upward who read is in Germany o. in Great
Britain 81, in Austria 49, in France 49, in Italy "a
in Spain 60 and in Russia So. The percentage OF
those who read write and work out simple arith
metca problems is in Germany 80 in Great Britain
81, in France IT. in Austria rs in Italy 63 in SPAN
40, and i'll Russia 80. The percentage of those who
possess fair acquaintance with more than one mod
ern language is in Germany 60, in Austria 81 in
Great Britain 3D. in France 90 in Italy % in Russia
%, and in Spain 13. And finally the percentage of
those who have some knowledge of the classics is in
Germany 81, in Great Britain 81, in France 20. in
Italy l6' in Austria ID, in Spain z and in Russia q
DR. CHAPMAN, an English physician who has prac
tced for number of years in Paris but was former.
iy in India, where he had cholera to treat has lust
published book entitled Cholera Curable." He is
the man who some years ago recommended the use of
ice-bags for seasckness and has recently tried
the same method with cholera He uses it in ten
cases. with result of ten The ce-bag is O
triple rubber bag about twenty TO twenty four inches
in length ard about four inches wide Each part is
filled with fine pieces of ice. and it is applied to the
back along the spinal column. It's application should
be constant the ice be changed from time to
time The vomiting was tonped by It's use almost at