The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-03
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

MINISTER PHELPS has invited Senator Edmunds to
be his guest in London Mr.. Phelps will occupy
the same house as Lowell
Miss BRADDoN, the story-writer, is Mrs John Max
WELL She is rich and lives in historic old mansion
at Richmond, suburban village of London.
W. K. ROGERS, private secretary to President
Hayes, has traded his interest in the great Hayes
wheat far in Dakota for suburban residence
Columbus, o.
IT is contended that the injurious action of
coffee the digestive organs is entirely obviated by
the of sugar with it, that in this it is not
only harmless but absolutely beneficial.
An eghteen-y ear-od boy was before Kentucky
court for carrying deadly weapons. The judge con-
sented to dismiss the condition that his
mother openly cowhded him in court, which she did
with will, stripping him to the waist.
SUNSET Cox has received letter from Gen Lew
Wallace telling him that the Sultan has issued the
special proclamation of the trade in his favor This
proclamation grants certain immunites to Mr.. Cox in
regard his dress and actions while appearing before
the Sultan. 1t is considered very high compliment,
indeed.
ROBERT YERGIN, one-armed ex-confederate sol.
der of South Carolina, has eighteen-year-od
daughter who cannot only the engine to gin her
fathers cotton but she has earned money enough to
carry her through the Columbia Female College and
to with the vaedctory, the first honor in the
graduating class.
QUEEN VICTORIA has ordered a wedding present
for Princess Beatrice from the Lambeth Art School
The gift consists of dessert service painted by the
mistress of the school. The designs every piece
varied but uniform in character and treatment
-primroses, ferns and wood plants, with butterflies
entering into each composition.
To show what girl do, it is related that Miss
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pre- emption and had offer of marriage the first
year. The second year she took homestead and
tree claim and had four offers to iine farms. She
has section of land twenty cows and in
Vulnerable calves and is ready to consider the offers
to marry
GREAT Paris drapery-house is selling bath bags"
by the of which refined people may obtain sort
of velvety oatmeal complexion ablution for the
moderate of eight cents. These queer articles
consist of bag containing half pound of bran,
meal and little powdered soap. On wetting and
pressing the bag ather is produced and at the
time, soft pad for rubbing purposes.
WILLIAM S. RISING the youthful tenor, will not go
to Constantinople with Minister Cox. The position
rendered and accepted but Mr. Risng's father is
extremely fond of him. and says that to have the boy
so away for four years would be like burying him
far he (the father was concerned. So Mr.. Rising
will remain in America, and probably managers will
see that he remains on the operate stage.
EVEN Queen Victoria will have to read the Revised
Version of the Old Testament, for handsome bound
copy of the Standard Edition" of the Revised Bible
has been presented to her in five volumes. The vol.
umes were inclosed in a morocco box, and bear the
following inscription: Presented to her most
gracious Majesty the Queen by the Convocation of the
Province of Canterbury, May Is, A. d. 1886"
SEA waves, according to observations of the United
States Naval Hydrograpic Officer. show height of
from fortyfo to fortyeight feet, but those of a
height greater than thirty feet not commonly en-
countered. The longest recorded wave measured
half mile from crest to crest with period of twenty
three seconds. Waves having length of 500 or GOO
feet and periods of ten to eleven seconds the
binary storm waves of the North Atlantic.
The Rev. Dr. Richie of Edinburg though very
clever man. once met his match. When examining
student to the classes he attended, he said: Il
understand you attend the class for mathematics"
'sYes." How many sides has circlel' 1.-Two"
said the student. Indeed. What they?n What
a laugh in the court the students answer produced
when he promptly said; IAN inside and an outside
The Doctor next inquired: And you attend the
moral philosophy class, also?' yes" ''We, you
doubtless heard lectures various subjects. Did
you ever hear cause and efect2" Yes
Does an effect ever go before causea' "Yes."
Give me an instance" "A barrow wheeled by
man" The Doctor hastily sat down and proposed no
more questions.
IT ought not TO be forgotten of Lord Dudley, say
Truth (London) that during the terrible Crimea:.
winter of 1854-'55 he fitted out large yacht with
cargo of comforts and necessaries for the wounded
| and went out in her to the Black sea- where his
opportuna gifts most gratefully received. for
A. Al n
game shot Lord Dudley's estates during two sea-
sons were sent to the wounded and the convaescent
gho had returned frem the war. lie was n.unif