The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-10

Who resembled the reverend Stiggins;
He cared but for self
And the government pef,
And gave to his friends all the priggin's.
THE appointment of Queen Victoria's nephew, the
Prince of Leiningen to command the squadron at the
More excites grave animadversion He is regarded
responsible for bunder at which caused loss of
life years ago, and brought upon him serious
rebuke
PROF. ARTEMUs MARTIN of Erie Pa. who has
been recognized as one Of the greatest of living
mathematician by several British and American
societies, has just received the honorary degree of
LID. from Hillside College. DR.. Martin is a market
gardener, and attends his market stall daily.
WESTERN man from the prairies of Egyptian
Illinois was looking at the Catskill Mountains from
the deck of Hudson river steamboat. What do
you think of the scenery?' asked fellowpassenger.
Well he said critically, Its fair stranger its fair;
but it strikes me that it's little bit too billy"
GRAND piano just presented to the Princess Beat
rice is a unique affair. 1t is in a black case,
mented with gold. The sustaining pedal enables the
play er to prolong the sound of one more of the
notes. on the organ principle. The piano has elastic
touch that all the gradations from the most subdued
whisper to the greatest fortssmo passage, be
complished with fine effect.
FERRAN, whose cure for cholera has brought him
widespread notoriety is a disciple of Pasteur to
whom he gives all the honor of having suggested his
experiments He said lately: THE two most emf
nent men who have been given to humanity are
Christ who brought moral redemption, and Pas
teur. who has given the laws which must lead to
our physical redemption"
The Rev. Mr.. Parsons, of Capitol Hill, Washing
ton has lately received the order of the Rising Sum-
which was conferred upon him by the Japanese gov
eminent for his services professor at of the
educational institutions of that country. On this a
Washington lady remarks: I'm Mr.. Parsons case it
is the order of raising sons which ought be given
him, for he has six under nine years old"
THE city of Memphis is heavily in debt. A wealthy
colored citizen has come forward and has pur-
chased large number of the city bonds with the idea
of transferring the debt into the hands of citizens
with vested interests The Memphis Avalanche com
mends the act. This patriotic colored man will prob
ably escape the stigma of being called niger by
his feowcitizens-unless he should decide to run for
some Office.
THE Duke Of Cumberland, who is erecting a castle
in Gmunden on the Traunsee, ordered the whole of
the iron work for the lighthouses from Leipsic
ufacturer condition that none Of the men employed
thereon should be either native or naturalizcd
PruSsians, and that no engineer engaged in super
intending the work should have passed his state
animation i'll a Prussian institution be in any way
connected with the Prussian state The chief neor
was obliged to present his baptsmal record.
Two Indians in a village near Quebec were recently
discussing the form of tho earth. One affirmed that
it was round because men had travelled in a straight
line and come back to the place To this it was
replied that men apt to travel in circles they
often do when lost Then it was urged that white
men said so, and they knew more than the Indians;
but it was answered, white men often lied, as the
Indians very we'll knew. A practical philosopher
solved the whole difficulty by driving stake into the
ground and placing apple on it at night. In the
morning the apple still there to his great salts
faction; Whereas he said if the earth had revolved in
the night the apple would have fallen off.
PATCHoULY, an herb that grows in India and China
affords essence which is at present very fashion
able Not long since it was the custom of shawl
purchasers to distinguish real India shawls from the
very clever French limitations by tho delicate odor
they omitted. This odor the French could not imi-
tate. They, however set their wits to work to find
out the secret, and succeeded in importing the
patchouy plant, for the purpose of giving the char
acteristc perfume which enabled them once more to
palm off the fictitious for the real shawl. This fact
speedily leaked out, and dealer now trusts to his
nose to settle the question between real Indian
shawl and its French imitation. The plant once in
Europe speedily became favorite 1t is used by the
Indian shawl merchant to preserve his goods from the
attacks of insects 1t is therefore, applicable to the
preservation of all kinds of linen and wooden gar
ments.