The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-22
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

TON of gum arabic is used weekly at the govern
ment envelope factory at Hartford, Conn.
"PIcKPocKET" is the only English word adopted
into the French language which the French write and
pronounce correctly.
THE widow of the late President Barrios has one of
the finest houses in New York It is on Fifth ave-
| nue. and cost $500, 900.
EIGHT wires with but single thought,
Eight phones that ring one
1t makes the patrons very hot,
But Central says its fun.
IN order of diplomatic precedence at the Court of
ST. James the American minister will come after
the representatives of such Hayti and
Servia.
EDWARD EVERETT HALE will devote the summer
in Paris to searching for details of Frankns domes-
tic well as public life in Paris for forthcom ing
book on Franklin in France"
| The sound of the dull thud is heard in the land
The atmospheric laden with dust;
For out in the back yard, club in his hand
The head of the house on a carpet pounds, and
His words are not those of the Just.
SUNSET Cox is opposed to the national agricultural
and educational bureaus and is credited with having
said that they like burrs sleeps tai--they
do not belong there but they mighty hard to get
out.
STEPHEN BULMER, the well-known English atheist,
recently Diseased left SIS 900 to his co-worker
him for years, he left the prncey allowance of SO
week.
MISS ALICE HUNTINGTON an established favorite
in Washington, owes her musical education to Mr..
VIM. H. Vanderbilt, who years ago, loaned her
mother sufficient money to take her daughter to
Europe where she had the training of the best
teachers.
THE women of New York are not to have club
house. after ALL One of them declares that there is
need of getting up such institution in order to
provide them with the comforts of home What is
desired by them, it is sad is the freedom of
club in their homes.
A CLERGYMAN of st. Louis says that the aggregate
church attendance in that city on Sunday is 10 600
while on q recent Sunday 10000 people witnessed a
cowboy exhibition, 20 600 attended base ball games
90, 900 spent the day in beer gardens and 5, 900
heard Bob Ingersoll.
II WOULDN'T worry about the cholera dear - said
wife to her husband; sit isn't at all likely that it
will reach this country" II don't know about that
he replied nervously; lit might break out at any mo.
ment. and might have frightfu time. II think
/ had better pay the back pew rent, anyway
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, paper says that member
of the Faith mission, who worked in Of the
Bridgeport factories, went into the shop the other
day and told the keeper that the Lord had told
MIN JnaC ne OuSHL 10 WOfk Genus less Ihey
took it off and wish the Lord would make some more
such revelations
THE following is said to be sure cure for warts:
Take needle and it through the wart. Then
take candle lamp, and heat one end of the needle
until it becomes hot through and through Then take
it out it through the wart crosswse, and repeat
the heating 1t is painful while the heating
| is going on but it viii have the desired effect
| LORD HARRINGTON, who is alleged to have fallen
| in love with Mary Anderson, is said to have had
heretofore tender passion of many years duration
| for the Duchess of Manchester. He is the embodi-
ment of what the French call lie Spleen and whose
| air and demeanor were all summed up by witty
French diplomatic, who remarked to a brother member
/ of the Cabinet: What most like about your Hart
| ington is his youbedamnedness"
| DIR. BAcKUs, Of Rochester, N. Y stepped out one
| spring morning to survey his lawn. which he had
neatly terraced and sodded the day before pair Of
swine had broken out of their pen during the-nght,
and rooted the fair surface until it looked like abatte
Geld where several ninench shells had just exploded