The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-18

wonder if Icouldnt do something at that it's long
time since 1 tried my hand but I used to be fai,
shot," Going TO the range he picked up rife
and fred shot after shot until he had broken
/ pipes in succession.
MRS Lucy STONE once made plea that eff women
go into the pulpit the number of male church mem
bers will increase, but it is said that the only
pastor in Massachusetts has lost 33 per cent Of the
male church members in four years.
As Washington's birthday comes on Sunday, hi
monument must be dedicated on Saturday. It might
be supposed that SO great George Washing
ton would have arranged his birthday to sut the
dedication of his monument; but the greatest men
| often get things mixed.
SARAH BERNHARDT is very fond of fishing which
taste she shares with many French notables, among
others Ambrose Thomas the composer, and Emile
Augier the dramatist. The distinguished TRACE
denLes devotion to this pastime is all the
itorous considering that she never catches anything
RrsMARcK's nerves feel the wear and tear of his
multfarious duties. Recently delegation of Lubbock
citizens invited by him to conference and subse-
quent dinner, were received by Princess Bismarck,
who after vainly waiting entire hour for the
appearance of her hege lord, entered his study on
tip-toe, and found him fast asleep at his writing
| desk.
DOCTOR who ought to know says that the prac-
tice OF the wholesale of smeling-salts which
In with the universal fashion Of carrying smelling
bottles, Is sure to have its influence upon eolfactory
nerves sooner later, and render the victim unable
to distinguish cologne from assafetda. More than all
that it headaches throats and red
The last argument will have its weight The smelling
| bottle must co.
THE French journals state that duel recently
arranged between a Frenchman and an American the
conditions being that but shot should be ex.
changed and that the precedence should go by lot.
The Frenchman got the first chance but failed to hit
his adversary. AS the Yankee lifted his weapon the
other called out: Hold will buy your shot, After
considerable higgling the Frenchman agreed to pay
$o, 600, and the duel at an end.
M. LAUR writes to the Academic DIES Sciences that
he did not, had been sad predict the recent tremb
the principles which earthquakes might be pre-
dicted. He would now however, beg the Academy
to note conditional but precise forecast There is at
present considerable atmospheric pressure upon
Russia. Should this pressure suddenly earth
quakes will be produced in the region now COM
pressed"
A BOSTON congregation my steriousy seized, in
the midst of service of song, with a
paroxysm of uncomfortable sneezing First the
children, then the choir and at length nearly
the whole assembly, the preacher included
broke out into involuntary CONFUSION.
When the premises were searched by the astounded
sexton amid the ordinations of the boys the
of the ridiculous catastrophe found to be
of pepper which, during the previous week. had been
stored in the cellar The enterprising trustees had
| rented the place to wholesale grocer.
CLEVELAND will read his speech from manuscript.
With the exception of Grant. he will be the youngest
President inaugurated. Grant fortyseven at the
time of his inauguration and Cleveland next. at
the age of fortyeight Frank Pierce was forty
and Polk, Fillmore and Garfield were each fifty years
~old when they took the oath. When Lincoln was in,
augurated he ftty-two, Hays fifty five and
so Van Buren, johnson was ffty-seven and
Monroe, Jefferson and J. O. Adams were fifty eight
Jackson sixtytwo, Zach TAYLOR sixty three, John
Adams sixty-fve, and William Henry Harrison sixty
eight.
SUSPICION arose that Brazilian visiting in Wash
ington something other to be hunted down and
revealed in all his duplicity. There was kind of
ference the subject, and one volunteered to
write friend in Buenos Ayres who had signed let.
ter of introduction, demanding explicit information
as to the mans standing at home. The answer has
1t says that he is exemplary in every respect,
except that he is millionaire several times Be
ing accused point blank of decepton-or at least of
hiding the interesting fact of his great wealth-he
confessed that he dsliked to be regarded simply
rich. He had hoped to spend few years in the
| United States his personal merits.
| THE paper money issued by the Republic of Hayti
| is so much reduced in value almost to recall the
French assgnats in the time of the Directory when it
took unheard of quantity of the msy bits of pa
per to represent twentyfranc piece in gold Depre-
ciated the Haytian paper currency is, would
hardly suppose that people would find it worth their
while to forge it, but according to trial which
Cured few days ago at the Paris Palas de Justice
two young natives of Hayti proposed to issue guam.
tty of spurious Haytian bank notes. The counsellor
the defendants showed what seemed indeed, highly
probable that they had proposed to have these notes
uttered for the purpose of undermining the power of
the present President, Solomon. The defendants be-
ing wealthy, there little likelihood of their hav
fabricated false notes from any pecuniary motive
| The jury, accordingly, promptly acquitted them.