The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-24

clothing she cannot conceive how much she gains for
heath and strength by dress that gives perfect
freedom to breathe. Sixteen thicknessss Of cloth"
she says, SIS unnsnal number to be found tightly
fastened about ladys waist" Concerning this mat
ter she once heard a Chinese woman exeaaim:
| Christian woman squeeze Gods life"
| Miss CLEvEIANDs book handsomely bound ard
with the floral design the cover-a primrose, hand
painted-s to be presented to Queen Victoria and to
the surviving ladies Of the White House-Afrs James
h. Polk, of Nashville; Mrs. Phillips, formerly Mrs.
Betty Taylor Bliss, of cambridge Va; Mrs. John
Tyler, Of Virgnia Mrs. Harriet Lane johnson, Of
Baltimore; Mrs. Martha Johnson Patterson, Mrs.
Grant Mrs. Hayes Mrs. Garfield and Mrs. McElroy.
The book viii have no portrait and win be dedicated
to my Countrywomen in Schools and Colleges"
FINAL preparations now making at Philadelphia
for expedition to Vigo Spain in search OF the
Spanish treasure galleons sunk in the bay in 1902.
An engineer who visited the spot last summer declares
that he has positively located eleven of the sunken
treasure galeons and, in divers suit went down
upon the decks of several Of them, which were lying
at the depth of thirty forty feet below the surface
With charge of dynamite he blew of the deck of
of them and laid bare the general cargo, which con-
sisted of huge logs of mahogany and ogwood u per-
feet preservation He also picked MP coins from the
deck, and iron balls, mementoes of the sea fight 1873
years ago.
SCIENTISTS now generally agree that the atlantis"
of the ancients an island of continental dimen-
sons between the West Indies and the west coast of
Africa buried beneath the waters of the Atlantic
ocean, Gigantic sculptured figures are still to be
upon Easter island evidently the work of differ
emit than that which nhabits the island and
one much more numerous since the works referred to
are too large scale to have been constructed
cept by many hands. The hieroglyphic tablets Of
wood discovered upon Easter island are the only
instance of written language in Oceanica. the gov
ernments of France, Germany and the United States
are now investigating and exploring this island.
LAD of seventeen, who with the Egyptian
army under Hicks Pasha was an eyewitness of his
death, and gives this accounts Hicks Pasha and the
very few English officers left with him, seeing all
hope of restoring order gone spured their horses and
sprang out of the confused mass of wounded, dead
and dying These officers fred their revolvers clear
ing space for themselves, till all their ammunition
was expended. They killed many. They had got
clear outside. They then took to their swords and
fought till they fell Hicks Pasha alone remained.
He was terror to the Arabs They said he never
struck man with his sword without killing him.
They named him Abou Deraa Dougal, the heavy
but he was struck on the wrist with sword and he
dropped his own. He then fell"
PORTRAIT of General Garfield, painted by Frank
B. Carpenter. the painter of The Emancipation
Proclamation, in the Capitol is on exhibition in New
York. This picture, upon which Mr. Carpenter has
been at work since General Garfed's death, repro
sents the maryred President in plain Prince Albert
coat His left is held behind him. and his right
is slightly extended toward the spectator though
the General were in the act of speaking The figure
is visible to the knees and stands out from the gray
background, seemingly extending warm welcome
to the behoder. This portrait was bought by II. @.
Billiard, of E. P. Billiard for SIS, 600. This
young man. who graduated last year from Dart
mouth College, has shown his regard for his alma
mater by giving the portrait to that institution The
presentation of the picture will take place the Dart
mouth commencement this week, when it will grace
the walls of the picture palery in the library
building
MRS. WELDON wrote recently from Holloway Prison
TO the editor of London paper: 'You will laugh at
me, but what do you think puts out of all the in.
Vulnerable lies told about the Weldon-Gounod affair,
most9 That have said, and that allow because Of
embonpoint am no longer fitted to shine as star
at opera houses Why? I am half the size of Chris
tine Nilsson and Marie Roze--a quarter the size of
Krauss was described only last year as a tall
slight wonan Oh, dear, how dreadful to be -imag-
ned too stout! In answer to Gounods counsel, re-
piled the exact Of what the newspapers have
reported / said was taken for of twenty-
fve that my voice as fresh ever, and that as
long did not grow obese she could succeed
the stage. Call me- Rochefort does she monkey
sorceress WITCH convict, but don't propagate the
belief that am fat People will rot believe that ann
she monkey, sorceress. witch, convict besides,
bring action against Rochefort. and let off the
steam of Indignation in that way; but do not do not
let the world think fat-they might believe it."