The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-01
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES has closed his
country cottage at Manchester-by the-Sea and re-
turned to his city residence in Boston by Beacon
Street Baptst-Church
A LONDON woman earns living by filing up worm
holes in old books, each leaf being separately and
patiently dealt with, the material being chewed or
''puped" and pressed into the hole. The charge is
sixpence hole
HAzING and som, similar.disorders were cured at
Harvard by appeal to the gentleanly instincts of
the students, coupled with grant of increased free
dom from unnecessary tutelage Students have to be
very fresh" not to appreciate and respond to such
treatment.
IT is mentioned of old Mr.. Hannibal Hamn, as the
most remarkable thing that can be said of him, that
he will wear this winter overcoat for the third
of his life wherein he differs from old B. But
Ter, who gets new coat every season, but then he
wears 'em out turning EN- so often.
In Scholarie county, New York there are two women
twins nnetyfou years Of age. Both described as
well preserved active and in full possession of their
mental faculties. Each was the mother of seven
children the eldest of each family being alive one at
the age of sixty-fve, the other sixty-eight years.
THE Ankerwyke property the Thames including
Magma Charta Island, where the famous document
signed. put up at auction Sept. 9, but did not
custom in England, in twelve lots. but again the
reserve price only reached in instance The
estate carries superb timber. 1t is Windsor.
BURGLARS have hit upon plan by which the fercest
watchdog is rendered harmless. They take along with
them another dog and arriving the premises to
be robbed, let him loose. Of course the watch dog,
seeing strange dog. stops to ask him what is the
news, and while the two sagacious animals are ex.
changing information the burglars 90 in and pet the
silver.
THE Pope has desired the chapter of Franciscan
Monks to suppress the numerous breweries belonging
to that order in Bavaria which produce the famous
"Franzskanner Brau,". highly esteemed by all beer
drinkers in Germany. The parsonage who will most
deeply regret land RESENT this step will be Prince Bis
marck, who large consumer of this particular
brew, of which he is exceedingly fond.
THE only stockholder that ever got dividend out
of the old Pennington Comm canal has just died.
The president told him that there no dividend
and prospect of any dividend. and estngly advised
him to go home and NOW the towpath for a dividend
Mr. Munson did So taking 20 per cent. dividend in
hay from the eight miles Of towpath. and went on
doing this with perfect complacency thereafter
Mr.. FREDERICK BAHR proposes at an early day to
test new flying machine in Washington. The ma
chine is in the shape of cigar and is furnished with
wings. 1t is fifty feet long by fourteen in diameter
with wings like bird, tail and rudder. 1t will be
inflated with gas. The inventor will be suspended
under the center of the machine, which will sail
through the air horizontally the wings being the pro-
polling power.
PRINCE WALDEMAR. of Denmark, viii be able to
go to housekeeping nicely when he is married next
February to the Princess Marie dOrleans His pres
emit allowance 81 500 year. win be doubled by his