The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-02
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

IuIch mas, with single eXceptlon oeen Drawn Dy
Mr.. John Tennial. 1t sometimes has to be changed
very short time before publication.
A WESTERN patent medicine man sends out crcu-
lar which concludes after this shocking fashion:
Praise God from whom all blessings flow: large bot
ties ST. small bottles so cents Beware of counter
feits."
NEARLY A, 100000 Christmas cards were sent and
received through the London Liverpool and Manches-
ter postofces alone this year. This cheap and handy
way of expressing Christmas greeting is immensely
popular with the sons and daughters of John Bull.
Miss EDITH, daughter of Minister Foster, was a
favorite with the royal family at Madrid and
boasts the possession in her album of the autographs
of the King and Queen the ex-Queen Isabella and a
whole page of good wishes from the Infanta Eualie.
CRANK from the interior of Pennsylvania who
claims to be "a seventh son." etc. has offered for
valuable money consideration, to predict for the in
auguration committee what kind of weather there will
be during inauguration week The offer viii probably
not be accepted
THE announcement that Wales's boy, Albert Victor,
is not only coming to this country, hut that already
he notified that it is time for him to look out for
wife, is combination calculated to create utter of
excitement among the many admirers of marquises
and such things.
ALL the ice that is used in Mexico comes from the
top of Popocatepsl, is brought down the mountain
the backs of the natives and then sixty miles the
to the city where it is sold at wholesale for ten
cents pound AT the bar iced drinks very
expensive, and ice is seldom seen anywhere else.
A KANSAS editor makes the following announcement
in his paper: Last week, when were coming home
from Topeka, we were held up by two road agents,
who took all the money had lett, We hope, there
fore, that our delinquent subscribers will pay up
their subscriptions promptly, mighty hard
up"
THE venerable Thomas Harrison anciently known
the boy preacher, has been in Toronto ten weeks.
In that time he has converted just 900 souls and
the collections have aggregated 81, 100 Those
figures are exclusive of the closing meeting, al
which quite sum" was collected and woman
went crazy.
CHARLES FLETCHER, of big Providence
woolenmill, invariably hires a boy for term Of
three years at wages of 49, IS and Sc progressively
per week. but at the end of each year he makes gift
of $50 to every lad who has made satisfactory advance
ment in the trade He thinks this the best form Of
apprentice system.
IN Piedmont Ga, there is a fortycent man. If he
hires any he only pays him forty per day; If
he hires himself to any he only asks forty cents
if he makes bid offer for anything it is only
forty cents; if he swaps horses. anything be
either asks pays forty cents difference, There are
forty-ceLt men in other towns than Piedmont.
LORD CoLERIDGEs only daughter wears spectacles,
and is not beauty. But she is exceedingly clever
and learned in classics Her best friends have always
deemed her very odd" person. When she left home
she advertised for pupils Her brother, Bernard. is
not generally liked and his father has tried to push
his sons interest at the bar in which has
cited very unfavorable comment.
THE late President Peck, Of the Terre Haute g.
indianapolis railroad used twice year to walk the
entire distance between Indianapolis and Terre Haute.
carrying On his peck bucket in which he put
any piece of iron he lying the track pieces
of spikes, coupling pins shaekes. When his basket
became weighty he would dump the contents near
the track for the section men to gather.
A CORRESPONDENT writes: There is no pretticr
girl in New York State than Miss Mary Talrnage
eldest daughter of the Brookly divine She is of a
pale, classic blonde type of beauty. petite in STATURE
very vivacious in manner and stylish in dress and
appearance besides being finished scholar and
great favore in young society 1t is also alleged she
possesses all the literary tastes of her father.
AT night the Mexican policeman brings lantern
and blanket He sets the lantern in the middle Of
the street. and all carriages compelled to keep to
the right of the of lanterns which can be
glimmering from end of the street to the other
AS long people passing he stands at the corner.
but when things quiet down he retires to neghbor
ing doorway, wraps his blanket around him and lies
down to pleasant dreams.
PROFESSIONAL prejudices have been stirred to
their depths among the male doctors of Washington.
by the fact that Justice Waite has been attended
by woman physician during the recent serious Ill
ness from which he is just recovering Mrs. Dr. Wins
low is the family physician of the Wates strong
pressure was brought to bear upon Mrs. Waite t.
induce her to call in other physician As this
the of gender and not of ability or experi
ence that lady positively declined.
| WHEN both parents have eyes of the color
| SO per cent of the children follow their par.
ents in this feature and Of the IL per cent born
with eyes other than the parental color part must
be attributed to intermittent hereditary More fe-
males than males have black or brown eyes in the
proportion of 40 to as. With the different coloref
eyes in the two parents 50 per cent of the children
follow the fathers in being dark.eyed aud 60 per
| cent. follow their mother in being d.rk-oyed.
| MISS KATE CHASE SPRAGUE, at one time tho belle
| Of Washington, is quietly secluded at Fountain
bleau in France directing the education of her Lowell
children. She is yet magnificent woman, beautiful
in face erect in stature, and cxquisitey refined
and fascinating in manner as ever Her hair has Boz
almost white but it is intensely becoming to hen
classic viSage, correspondent writes that doubt
less sho viii be in Washington for the inaugural cere
monies attircd in all her old.timc spendor, and the
honored gnest Of Of her distinguished fathers for
| ner friends"
| WHEN Lord Sebornc the present Chancellor. read
the letter Miss Fortescue wrote to Lord Garm, ye
begging him to buy her Jewels aud written il
such tender. womany, sensible Way, he used it is
said. unusually strong expressions. The 81.
Chancellor. Lord Cairns. would have been very un.
happy if he had heard them. 'If had son." sai8