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The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01
New Story About Cen. Grant.

Interview with Judge John X. Porter.
Grant had Just been appointed to the com
mand of ali the armies in the West In the East
he was not so we'll known as afterward and men
began to make close inquiries about him. Judge
Porter asked an old friend who had been made a
nension agent what he knew about him Only
this" was the reply" and it has sin
gularly impressed me. An old gentleman
came 10 my Office about his pension whoss
name proved to be Jesse Grant. I asked
him if he knew this new general. He asked:
you mean Lisp and then he told me that
he was his son, and he had just received letter
from him which he showed me. 1t read some,
thing like this: you are perfectly right in
thinking that / recognize my unfitness to com
mand this great army. But | look around me
and wonder who is more ft. I may not succeed.
But il am beaten it will be so badly that will
never be heard of again. That certainly
sounds lke Grant.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01
Lord Aylesford as a Drunkard.

Gossip with the Doorman OF his London Club.
with all his faults he was a very fine gentle
man, and we all--that is. all the servants-liked
him very much about here. He's given it to me
hot and heavy many a time, but / forget all that
now, sir. Why, one of the last nights he was
over ~ the club he exploded at me because I
didn't nelp him on with his overcoat fast enough
But you won't stand steady, sir. said to him.
for he was bit 'squiffy' that night Do you
mean 20 say I'm drunk? he said to me. getting
terribly excited, and the more excited he got
the harder it was for him to keep his feet
begged his pardon, but he seemed to get moro
angry every moment He raised his arm as
if to strike me, and in doing so fell on the mar
ble floor. He couldn't get up. SO / thought he
was hurt and called to one of the walters from
the cafe to help me put him on his feet The
waiter put his arm under Lord Ayesfords
shoulder and was beginning to raise him when
his Lordship turned on the waiter and repeated
the question be had put to me: DO you think
I'm drunkg Poor fellow Presently one of his
friends came along and helped us get him into
the hanson. The last thing he did as he got
into the cab was to shake his fist at US and say:
III have you both discharged in the morning
Did he make a complaint against usl Oh, dear
no! kinder gentleman never lived, and if he
had come to the club in the morning he would
have apologized for his rudeness of that night,
as he had often done before"
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01
Writing for the Magazines.

INe LITERARY World.
One must be very patient to wait without
nurmur, and be very proftably employed to
wait 1T all for the appearance Of contributions
in some of the larger magazines and weekly ia
pers A correspondent writes that certain Ia
nous young peoples weekly accepted from him
aud paid for story three years ago, which has
not yet been published. This recalls the stato-
ment Of New England writer that he once
his articles IN Wide Awake. aud friend OF his
waited twelve years for the publication of q
story accepted az tho offieo Of the Atlantic
Monthly. There would seem to hc some point
after all to lupius Henri Brownies remark thas
he would rather saw wood fer living than
write for the magazines"
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01
Pictorial Periodicals.
RoSton Herald.

Pictorial attractions are the hest advertise
ment for a magazine, it may be; but reliable
good reading furnishes the surest guaranty of
continued circulation Readers may be drawn
by brilliant array of engravings; they are held
by qualities that appeal to the mind rather than
to the.eye. Both are needed, and each looks
well with the other. If we were to discern any
danger in connection with our striking success
in magazine publication, it would be found in
the tendency to crowd in illustration merely for
the sake of furnishing pictures. The descript-
I've articles, especially of travel, are overdone.
Illustrations should be interesting from novelty
even more than should be reading matter Read
ing matter may be instructive when it is not en-
hvening. Engravings. when they are unattraet-
I've to the eye, are bores without redeeming
qualities. Ordinary landscape soon has same
ness which pals upon the visual sense; to repre-
sent scenes and objects when they are like
thousand other scenes and objects, even if some
espeeiai Importance does attach to them. is half
the time mistake. A great deal of money is
wasted IN this way to add to the amount of mag
azine Illustration Our publishers have soms-
thing TO learn here But thev ara doino SO rnncb
which is creditable that we do not feel like more
than limiting the mistakes that may beset their
path
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01
SCIENCE WITH THE ANIMALS.
An Animated Medical Congress Discusses tn
Great Question of Modern Science.

An Animated Medical Congress Discusses the
Great Question Of Modern Science.
New York Medical Record
The beasts Of the forest of Ouden. skilled in
physic. met in general congress, the Lion presd-
ing with ease and dignity He recounted the
great progress made in sanitary science, touched
on the achievements Of an8sthesia and vaccina-
ton, upon Harvey and the circulation of the
blood; he referred to Hippocrates and Galen, the
immortality of the soul and the value of animal
congresses, and closed with loud roar which
was well received.
The Cinnamon Bear moved vote of thanks
for this unusually eloquent and profoundly
original address.
The order of business was taken up, when
the Goose arose and moved that the Fox be ex-
pelied from the assembly, as he had been seen
consulting with the Duck, who was known to be
no better than a quack. This motion was at
once carried.
The sections for specialties were then organ
lied.
In the section on Neurology the Rabbit gave
the result of his studies on the ''Tendop Reflex
in the Hind Extremites of Irritable Mules, !"
and showed several flattened skulls illustrating
the effect and beauty of this phenomenon
The Lamb read paper on the Development
OF the Hump OF the Camel" and showed mech
anism which in seventeen years relieved the de-
formity in a large number of the cases.
In the section on Diseases of Women and OBJ
stetrics, the Goat opened well-maintained de-
bate on the question ''Whether the Physician
Should Support the Perineum or the Perineum
Should Support the Physician"
In the section on Surgery, the Ring-tailed
Ape described his new operation for the treat
ment of intestinal wounds. His method is to
open the abdomen, remove the entire abdominal
contents, and substitute therefor carbolized cot
ton, thus making the whole individual aseptic
ana bug-proof. Consent.
The Sacred Ok of Burmah made a report on
Plastic Surgery. He had successfully attached
the hide of a rhinoceros to the back of
q horse SO that it became a part
of the horse, thus rendering saddle
unnecessary. He had transplanted the skin
of Hen to the head of the Bald-headed Eagle,
thus relieving that much exposed and abused
bird from the effects of extreme heat and cold,
and so put new face on the whole matter.
The Giraffe gave his experiences with sore
throat, but they are too long to be recorded here
In the section on Skin Diseases the Rhinoceros
reported l97, 900 cases of eczema. each treated
in different manner from the others.
The congress adjourned for grand banquet,
visited the insane asylum; a shoe factory and
an sorphans' home, and broke up to meet in the
same place next year
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01
WOMEN AS DRUMMERS.
Reasons Why They Cannot Go the Road
and Compete with Men.

New York Mail and Express.
'The women are beginning to follow nearly all
the occupations pursued by men," said the pro-
prietor of an employment agency uptown II
have women registered for employment to can
vass for books, to solicit for advertisements and
to canvass for life insurance companies, but
strange to say, no one has expressed q willing
ness to go on the road as a general drummer for
large mercantile house / expect it to come,
though, very soon. The indications point that
way now Nearly 30, 900 women are idle in New
York to-day. Some of them have talent and
energy enough to make successful drummers,
feel sure"
''They have women drummers in ENGLAND
why not in American asked O reporter
well the reason is plain. SO many avenues
to make living in the United States are open
to women they naturally shrink from an occIipa-
tion that would keep them travelling alone con
stantly and meeting men of all kinds and deal
ing with them. woman with energy and
talent enough to become successful drummer
would prefer to lecture OF become book agent
A merchant, as a general rule, is married and
settled A woman, then, cannot call her charms
in to aid her much in getting merchants to buy.
As book canvasser she can tackle the blushing
young bachelor and the susceptible young man.
and get q subscriber her beauty or winning
ways. No single man would dare to refuse
pretty or charming woman Not go the married
merchant lie has to buy and sell again,
and purchase every season His. bills
watches for close competition to to
get bargains. for it means many hundreds. per-
haps, saved to him. With woman he would
not like to speak of cheap offers made by other
travelling drummers. and ask FOR rebates aud re-
ductions. To save this trouble. he merely says
he does not wish to buy. That settles Mrs.
Woman Drummer right there. Could or would
woman drummer, you think, adopt the meth
DDS of the typical drummer on the road?
Let us see his programme He arrives at the
town. puts up at the best hotel and kindly con-
sents to drink with the landlord, and tell him
how glad he was to leave Smiths hash-house at
the next town in order to get to his hotel Makes
arrangements with HIM to play little draw po-
ker after the merchants have been visited He
goes to see merchant: asks him to come
around and see his samples on exhibi-
tion at the hotel. Merchant refuses
He asks the merchant to drink. They
do. They smoke cigars. The drummer
swears he can discount the figures Of the other
drummer the merchant has been buying from
A dispute arises and several hours are consumed
in drinking talking and smoking. The result is
merchant buys bill TO get the discount prom
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01
WOMEN IN WASHINGTON.
sIrs. Mcdonald and Her Friends at the Cap
ital-Women in Society.

Letter In New York World
Mcdonald, who many think will have the In
terror Department, is not fond Of society, but
has wife who is well known in Washington,
who understands its ways, and who was very
popular during her stay here. She will be vel
coined back with heartiness which is not often
extended to people who have left Washington
even for short time. Those who go away even
for year are apt when they return 10 find
themselves received as absolute strangers. Mrs
Mcdonald is a very striking looking woman
from the fact that her hair is so white while her
face still looks very young. A lady who knew
Mrs Mcdonald when she was only twenty years
old tells that Mrs. McDonalds hair was as white
then as it is now. There are several ladies in
Washington who have this prematurely white
hair, while their compilations are still fresh and
youthful. Mrs. Col Rockwell is one of the
most striking looking ladies of this type Mrs.
Rockwell has very fresh eolored, regular feat
ured face. She does not look day over thirty
five, although she has son who will graduate at
Williams College this year. She has daughter,
also out in society. Her hair is as white as the
drifted snow. Indeed, when one looks at her
bright, fresh colored face he cannot help think
ing that the hair is powdered. Mrs. General
Logan, Who has very white hair brushed up
from her fresh-colored face, has had her hair as
white as it is now ever since she thirty years
old. 1t is hereditary in the Cunningham family.
Mrs Logan's younger brother, who is only about
twenty light years old, has hair that is nearly
white. Mrs. Hornsby, the daughter of the late
Jere Black Is one OF the most intellectual bright
looking women in Washington. Her eyes are
bright and dark, and her complexion fresh and
wholesome while her general appearance is one
of youth and intellectual alertness. Yet her
hair is as gray as a dowager of seventy five
One of the handsomest women who ever came
to Washington still comes here at irregular in
tervals, and is now with her husband, General
Mcclure, living upon Governors island, where
he is stationed. She has a wonderful profusion
of hair of fawn-like gray tint running from
dark to the softest shades of light. Her features
are very regular, her eyes are very large and
dark, while her general carriage is one of grace
and elegance Mrs. Mcclure always dressed in
some rich, picturesque manner, and always had
the appearance of having stepped down from
some picture. She lived at the Ebbitt House, in
this city, for number of years She never
tered the dining-room of that hotel without ere
ating much more of sensation than any of the
young bellies. Indeed it may be said that the
elderly women reign in Washington. and have
decided advantage over the younger women.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01
A Parior Table.
Philadelphia Ledger.

FnIIHUtIPnIN Ltu3tF.
Among all the pretty personal belongings that
are scattered around the modern parlor is the
parlor pin-cushion, q small, three-inch square of
silk, covered with black lace asd frilled with
lace all around. The parlors all mus! look now
adays as though they were lived in, and net un-
wisely kept for show, and the tables as though
they were used. This good style is driving out
the ancient stiff horrors OF gift-books. piled in
cold state upon parlor table, and it must in
tme expel the gift book from the market Costly
EDITIONS OF useless and unrcadably stupid voumes
might as we'll not be prepared. for public taste
Is being educated beyond them. Even the well
come and dainty little parchmentcover vol
urnes are put on the shelves, where their white
covers range in with more substantial neiehbors
and do not show Editions de luxe of books that
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01
Discoveries i'm Rome.
+ to london Standard.

Naples Letter to London Standard.
have not yet seen that you have received
news of late very important archaeological dis
covery in Rome. On some property near Porta
Salara sold by Prince Bonaparte to an Italian
company, there have been found, at a depth of
about nine feet, the graves of four very DIS
tingushed historical personages, three of whom
were mem bers of the patrician family of Sixinius
Crassus. The graves those of Cnejus Pom
pejus, nephew of the great Pompejus Magnus,
"Pontifex," prefect of Rome, and questor, who
was murdered by order of the Emperor Claud-
ius his brothers, Marcus Sicnius Crassus, muir
dered by order of Nero, Tso Sicnianus quin
decemvir and four days Caesar. adopted by the
Emperor Galba. and murdered by order Of the
Emperor Otho; and of Verania Germna
daughter of the Consul Quintus Veranius 1t
has aroused the astonishment of the Roman
archaologists that the epitaph on the tomb of
Cnejus Pompejus Magnus expressly mentions
the Emperor Claudius as his murderer
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01
A Poem in Brilliants.
Milwaukee Sentinel.

UIIIWauk0t ScnCIHtIs
Ella Wheeler Wilcox has bracelet which her
friends describe as "a poem written in gems. /"
1t is a gift from her husband A golden horse
shoe, studded with turquoises, bears the date
of their first romantic meeting small gold
plaque, set with superb rubies, the date Of the
first letter ever written by Mr.. Wilcox to Miss
Wheeler; Roman gold star set with sapphires
represents the engagement week. Several other
days and events are symboized in beautiful de-
signs, the whole completed by the wedding
bangle" an exquisite anchor and crown set with
six rubies and six diamonds. The bracelet was
designed by Mr.. Wilcox and presented az sur
prise to his WIFE
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01
a Dear Little Flower.

New York Evening Post.
A new mignonette has been originated by a
florist in Newark NJ j.. with spikes nearly six
inches long and six inches in circumference. If
the price put down upon it is any criterion of
its merits, it must be valuable The seed, which
is little larger than the proyerbial mustard seed
has been modestly offered at 800 for one hum
dred seeds.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01

The Residence of Philadelphia Editor.
Philadelphia North American.
Mr.. George W. Childs has distributed among
his friends an interesting illustrated description
of his country seat in Delaware county named
from that OF the place of his close friend the
Duke of buckingham This description rectes
the names OF many of the great of all countries
who have been the guests of our generous towns
man. We have not seen Wooten, but are told
that it surpasses in beauty and grandeur of
scenery anything in this country, and that even
many Of the titled grandees Of Europe who have
its beauties are without parallel Let it be a
matter of constant pride to our citizens that the
public spirit aud boundless hospitality of great
man who modestly presents the story of his
homestead in this little souvenir have tended
largely to make the city great in which he
dwells, and for whose interests he labors with
increasing aud unselish devotion.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-03-01

are valuable in themselves have still their at
fractions for the luxurious among book collect
ors, but they are in limited supply, aud the
supply goes to the shelves and not to the tables.
As rule, the ordinary gift-book is like the regu
lation wedding present-a great temptation to
the recipient to have it exchanged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-08
General News.

Western New York is enjoying red sunsets.
The new capitol building for Texas is to
be built by convicts.
The coral trade at Naples is at the lowest
point it ever reached.
The kohinoor was worn by the Queen at
the marriage of Princess Beatrice.
September I, 9 and IA are the dates ar
ranged for the American Cup races.
There are over fifty ladies' in Minneapolis
who pay taxes on 500, 900 worth of properly
The Orkney Islands exported l6, l6O, 100
eggs last year. representing in money f46.-
294.
Eight persons narrowly escaped drowning
while bathing at Atlantic City on Wednes-
day.
A five days quarantine has been decreed
by the Greek government against all arrivals
from Marseilles.
uneasy feeling to extend to numerous other
institutions throughout Ireland.
A Rochester boy aged IL confesses that he
has set fire to lumber yards and thereby de-
stroved property valued at SSl 900.
There is said to be lessened request in
this country for dress silks, and this partially
accounts for the decrease of importations.
DR.. Moffett, treasurer of Coffey county,
Kan, is in arrears to the State $40, 900 for
taxes collected and has not been seen since
July 30.
Buenos Ayres has 80 newspapers. Twen.
tv-one are Argentine, six Italian, three
French, four English, two German and three
Spanish.
Bishop Turner, prominent colored
Georgian. urges the young men of his race
TO seek homes in the government lands of
the West instead of clinging to the Eastern
cities and engaging in occupations too often
servile.
Montgomery company with 100000 has
bought the town of Calera, and will build a
manufacturing city. Calera is at the inter-
section of the Louisville and Nashville and
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Roads. 60
miles north of Montgomery. 1t is the centre
of many limekilns. on the lower edge of the
mineral belt of Alabama.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-08
The Actors Daughter.

One of the most accomplished young ladies
at Maine summer resort which recently
visited is the daughter of a well known Bos-
ton actor. She is a beautiful girl, but her
life is a continual tragedy. Her art and her
natural grace are equally fascinating. She
recites dramatic passages like a Bernhard.
She sings, plays. and talks brilliantly. AID
mired she is, and petted she might be, but
she refuses attentions. he is greedy reader.
Her books are her companions. And they
are not novels. but the classics and historical
biographical, and philosophical works chiefly.
She is fond of the Greek and Latin poets.
She devours the Odyssey as rapidly and
eagerly as Maud or Mabel of the summer
hotel skins over love story. Every pleas
ant day she goes alone to grove. sits under
a tree, and reads for hours. Upon every
tree under whose shade she sits she invariably
carves with her penknife a skull and cross
bones. Nobody knows why. She ALWAYS
wears a grave and melancholy look. She
rarely smiles. She is melancholy's own
Lewiston Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-08
The Steamer Meteor.
CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING HER SEIZURE IN
Boston.

The domed steamer Meteor, which was
spirited away from her dock in East Boston
last Sunday night was held for a mortgage of
$40, 900 bv a number of parties and the mort
gagees had placed John O'Reean on board as
keeper to represent their interests. At about
8 Is Sunday evening the keeper went ashore
to supper, transferring his papers and author
ity temporarily to the engineer. When he
returned half an hour later the vessel was
disappearing in tow of q tug The lines with
which she had been tied to the wharf had
been cut. Mr.. O'Regan says he has since
learned that six men had been in hiding in
boat near by, and that four more men were
transferred to the Meteor from the tug G. NJ.
Winch thus making crew for the steamship.
There were no fires under the Meteors boil
ers when Mr.. O'Regan left her, but she lay
in the stream all night and at daylight on
Monday she got up steam and proceeded
down East. Mr.. O'Regan left some clothing
and about 1927 in money on board, and if it is
not returned he proposes to hold some one
responsible for the larceny. The mortgages,
it is stated. have libelled the vessel for SlO,-
900 at Bath. The claim under which the yes
sci was seized is said to amount to $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-08
Personal.

VIM. II. Vanderbilt and party have gone
for a trip to Bar Harbor.
Colonel William r. Morrison, representa-
tive from Illinois. is quite ill at Wilard's
Hotel. Washington.
General Frasz Siegel has been appointed
to a $500 position 10 the county clerks Of
fee in New York.
1t is a curious fact that since the dark ages,
Lord Salisbury is the first bearded prime
minister.
Mrs Sarah J. Lippincott (Grace Green
woody is about to return to Italy to assist her
daughter in her preparations for an extended
operate engagement in that country.
Horatio c. Burchard. late director of the
mint, has been appointed member OF a board
of revenue commissioners, recently created
by the Illinois Legislature.
Mrs. Grant still remains at Mt. McGregor
and does not expect to go to New York. With
her are her friends, Mrs. Newman, Mrs.
Dent, Mrs. Sharp. and Mrs. Corbin. Her
family will join her on Monday next.
Prince Bismarck recently told Russian
diplomatst that he had decided never again
to use tobacco in any form, and that he re-
gsried cigarette smoking as extremely
noxious, and ridiculous to boot.