The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-07

visits discouraged excepting of his lifelong friends
Captain Connor and Billy Florence as these generally
result in unduly exciting the actor who chershes the
delusion that the joke they have played on him viii be
terminated by his release in time for him to resume
his professional engagements. At McCullough's re-
treat his colored attendant at the hotel, Tecumseh
visits him every other day.
Mr.. 6. "A. SALA is known by his white waistcoat
- have worn a white wastcoat, he says every day.
winter and summer for five and twenty years. Once
IN Paris, at shop where used to buy my gloves,
serving woman said to me: You always wear a white
wastcoat.' Yes; always wear one the year round
AL the year roundn she exclaimed a clean one
every day! Yes, l said. o. she exclaimed, if l
had only been your washerwoman!'"
IRE MormonS great organ in Salt Lake City has
2,7O4 pipes and fftyseven stops Some of the pipes
are thirytwo feet long and large enough to admit the
bodies of three The towers that rise on either
side fortyeight feet high 1t was built in early
ys,when freghting was done by teams the
plans, and many of the workmen only received pro-
visions for their labor. 1t has been undergoing
Iargement and Improvement ever since.
BISHOP TURNER, a prominent colored Geargian
urges the young of his to seek homes III the
government lands of the West instead Of cnging to
TIE Eastern cities and engaging in occupations too
often survile Says the Bishop: you might take
the brightest young man in Georgia and let him come
out Of Harvard or Yale with diploma large at
bed sheet but after he has blacked boots fer three
months at hotel his manhood is gone for life.
IN the gardens of a wellknown nobleman's country
seat in the south Of Ireland painted boards set
in different parts Of the pleasure grounds with this
request, Please do not pull any flowers without leave"
Recently the district practical joker passed that way,
and at daybreak added IS to the last word all
the boaras which had the effect of making things
pleasant-untl the cause was dscovered-for tourists
and strange visitors who cherished latent passion for
floral gems.
THE large Office Of the Secretary of the Navy opens
through windows that reach nearly to the floor
upon massive granite portico This is surrounded
by heavy balustrade. Secretary Whitney has
utilized this portico during tho recent hot weather by
stretching awning screens the entire front.
With few rustic rocking chairs and arm-chairs he
has vely cosy little retreat. When he wants to
have confidential chat with visitor he invites him
out the portco where they can talk undisturbed.
AMONG the ladies at Long Branch this summer one
of the wealthiest most 'diamonded," and most COR
geously apparoed is the wife of a New York barber
who has made his fortune in stock speculation. Her
husband still scrapes chins notwithstanding that his
wife has Society aspirations. Most Of his custo-
mers are brokers and railroad men. He picks up val
liable points from them and for that reason insists
on remaining in business. Another woman who
wears splendid toilets and jewels is the wife of a
Brooklyn baker. Her husband, starting in life as q
journeyman kneader of dough, hit upon kind of
bread that pleased New Yorks palate and now he is
millionaire lives in great style, and maintains one of
the haudsomest turnouts on the-coast