The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-28

met during her absence from home, asked her to be-
come his qneon 1t Is fifteen years since she was
married She has seen much sorrow. has written
much poetry, and has won much love.
BARTHoLDI is native of Alsatia. He represents in
his descent and art three nationaties Italian the
French and the German. The original Bartholdis
were from the north Of Italy near Lake Como. For
two centuries they have been jewellers in Alsata and
the town Of Colnar.
BRIToN who has been to Texas writes TO one of
his home papers that "a person who cannot hepswag-
gerng about British superiority had much better keep
the broad Atlantic between himself and Texas, while
another person, with his mouth shut and his eyes
open, will thoroughly enjoy that country"
The disappointed female who jumped from the
highest suspension bridge in England into the river
Avon and escaped with slight injury rs the object Of
psychological interestin that before leaving tho in
Urinary she received three offers of marriage Some
men like wife who win do that sort of thing.
SIR. FRANK A. BURR, of the Philadelphia Times is
engaged upon work reviewing the military and civil
career of General Grant and his book promises to be
novel, well attractive and interesting, since it
will include many "reminiscences of the General
municated to the author by men eminent in military
and civil life.
ALoNDoN specialist Dr. George Fl. Savage, lately
read essay before the Mcdicolegal Society of New
York Insanity a Plea for Divorce in which he
commended that il insanity was developed after
rage the bargain should not be nulli6ed. The mar
riage VOW is to take partner for better worse,
and there should be no relief given by law. If how.
ever, it could be proved that the insane party
afflicted with the disease at before the time Of the
ceremony, it was piece of deceit and divorce
should be granted
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copy of the London Examiner of Feb. IA 1852
long poem, signed Taliessn, which he has excellent
authority for ascribing to Tennyson. 1t is in the
style of the Laureae's other poems, contributed to
the same paper at the time the signature of
Merlin and yet, strangely enough, it TO
have been attributed to him before Its subject the
lamentabe state of England which the poet urges the
press to remedy by an appeal to British manhood
The whole poem is reprinted, with other Tenny.
soniana in the Critic of June 27 The last stanza is
as timely to-day as it was thirty three years ago:
Go. frghtful onions. Yet more turn
TO you that mold mems thoughts; call on YOU
To make opinion warike lest we learn
A sharper lesson than ever knew
hear thunder though the skies are fair,
But shriil you, loud and long, the warning note
Prepare!
LUNATIC at the Morris Plains Asylum N j.. was
mute for five years. Even the physicians thought he
had lost the Of speech One day he caught two
of his fingers in washing machine, and they were
horribly manged To the establishment of everybody
who heard him, he let number of words That
was three years ago, and he has not spoken since
Another patient, boy, in the institution is
lightning calculator. The most intricate problems are
solved by him in fractions of a minute. The boy be-
lleves that his head is filed with little blocks, with
figures upon them and that they instantly fall into diff
ferent positions, and work out the problem. He
thinks his BRAIN in fact, multiplication table. His
can compete with him mathematician. Every
day he soas his head in water to prevent the blocks
from rafting and occasionally he begs for oil to pour
into his ears that the imaginary squares will slip
upon each other more easily.
THE Premier is not Of a very prepossessing ap-
pearance and at the Berlin conference looked clumsy
and coarse alongside of the picturesque and romantic
figure of Disraeli. He is pictured by good pen
painter as very unwieldy and very ugly Mas
sve and at the time ill-shaped and fabby with
corporation far beyond his years, and shoulders
broad and stopped, he is ungainly specimen of
man there is in either house OF Parliament. Then
his face, which is unhealthy palid is surrounded
by bristling, black, disheveed hair which leaves
scarcely bit of his cheeks unco vered the eyes are
deep set and have curiously sombre and furtve look
and altogether he looks what would be called hulking
customer. He is, however extremely genial and
agreeable in private conversation Though his
speeches breathe rancor, and fire and birthstone he
talks quietly and reasonably and his boosted i'm.
perousnegs Of will is understood to hide real inrmty
of purpose. He is almost despotic ruler of the
House of Lords which registers dis wishes the Con-
sentative leader