The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-14

rent through milk causes the rapid separation of the
butter. and readers churnng unnecessary. The
facture Of cheese and the removal of rancidty from
butter by electrical aid are also claimed
The memorial Of Cavour, decreed by the italian
Government will occupy Signor Galletti the sculptor
about five years. The monument Will be about sixty
feet high including bronze statue the top sixteen
| feet high.
The Irish jauntingcar. which became unpopular
after the Phoenix Park assassination is again coming
into public favor. The Prince Of Wales used one Of
them on the occasion of his visit to the Lakes
| of Killarney
/ NEAR Milwaukee resides a man who Is sucb a firm
believer in eternal punishment for sin by fire that he
has decorated his cellar with painted flames wooden
demons and other horrible figures. To this place he
takes his children to punish them
ALL the katherines of England are contributing to
fund to place memorial of brass on Queen Rather
ines tomb In Peterborough Cathedral that poor old
lady, though immortalized by William Shakespeare
never having had suitable monument
THE demand for copyright protection is illustrated
In the fact that the Century copyright protec
ton in Great Britain by issue there day or two in
advance-a great advantage to contributors since
their articles protected in both countries.
Mr.. W. D. HowELLss next story for the Century
Magazine to follow "The Rise of Sas Lapham"
(which will be finished in the August number). will
deal with the fortunes of country boy in Boston,
and with the perplexities his account of the
MRS. FREDERICK DOUGLAS, who is quite white,
while Frederick is only approachaby So has con-
siderable literary culture, and will accompany her
husband abroad, notebook in hand, to record their
mutual Impressions with a view to a future book Of
travels.
II Al
cal Society, in lecture at Atlanta made the state
ment that if Stonewal Jackson had been in command
of the Confederates at Gettysburg certain leading
General would have been shot ON the field. do you
refer to Longstreetl" he asked afterward YES"
he replied II do"
BY queer coincidence the wife of ex-Secretary
Chandler is daughter of the former Senator Hale
while the wife of the present Senator Hale daugh
ter of the former Secretary Chandler and family
now has named Chandler Hale, and yet the two
families are in no way related
PROFESSOR MoMMsEN the historian of Rome is
quoted as the most absent minded man on record
He remained seated in the of the Pope at the
Vatican the other day. But in extenuaton it is said
that he often fails to recognize his children In
the last particular, however, he may possibly have
plenty of company.
NEW explosive, known as kinetite is at present
mixture of oils and gun cotton and is superior to
dynamite, its manufacture and manipulation arc
absolutely without dangers will detonate only under
certain peculiar and well-defned conditions of shock
Only the part exposed to concussion explodes, and
when fred it burns quietly with brilliant light The
true composition is being carefully kept secret
NEW YORK company which manufactures every
day 1900 bustles stuffed with renovated antelope
hair has just begun the manufacture of life preservers
stuffed with the same material. test of the com
parative value of different lifepreserver Is just
been made, 1t requires only ten pounds Q rancy
to keep live persons head above water cork
buoy, weighing nine pounds, was thrown overheard,
and was found to support thirty three pounds buoy
of California tule held up fifty pounds and an Alaska
down buoy of five pounds held up sixty four pounds
The company recently fitted out several yachts with
antelope hair, Alaska down cushions which can be
thrown overheard and each will sustain dozen per.
sons.
ga VERY amusing game" says the Pail Mall Ga
zette. lis now being extensively played in London
streets To play it you require heavy little billet of
wood, sharpened at both ends Place your billet on |
the ground, and wait till stranger Gf possible a re-
spectacle and corpulent elderly genteman) is within
twenty yards of you. Now strike your billet smarty
on one of its pointed ends with stick. This will |
cause 1T to fly up in the air, and you then prope it
with stick in the direction of the target (the
strangers head) Ii your aim has been true the game
is won This beautiful sport is technically known
tip-cat. 1t may be played anywhere and at any time
1t is peculiarly suitable to wide and frequented
thoroughfare at about 10 in the morning" Elder
ly gentlemen crossing our City Hall Park have long
been of the existence of this charming diver
sion.