The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-26


not only is such an institution place to be
dreaded, but that insanity is of itself disgrace
to be concealed like CRIME.
A CURRENT paragraph states that the real
name of Charles Kelly, the actor, and husband
of Ellen Terry, who recently died, was Wardell.
This, according to London papers, which ought
/ to know, is an error, though an excusable ore,
| considering the wealth of husbands that actress
has had. From the most reliable historical
sources it appears that the versatile Miss Terry
first married Mr.. Watts That gentleman hav-
ing obtained divorce, was succeeded by Mr..
Wardell. Not satisfied with her second choice,
Hiss Terry divorced him, and settling her af-
fectiops temporarily upon Charles Kelly, be-
came his wife, Incompatibility and other
causes soon separated them, and now death, by
the removal of Mr.. Kelly, has severed all en-
| tang!ing alliances Providence may be regarded
as particularly kind to this shorn lamb if, AS is
suspected, Miss Terry is not unwilling to marry
| again.
The new cancer cure. alveloz, is not a sim
pie South American herb used by the untutored
natives, and discovered in its simplicity by trav
! cling humanitarians, as the mysterious persons
1 WIN are DOOmlHB lJ WOulU ram nave tHe COEi-
munity believe. Washington physician, who
| has lived in South America, says it is mixture
composed of several powerful herbs. we'll
| known to the medical fraternity everywhere,
that it is combined with sulphur and mo]asses
sufficient to make pleasant drink, and finally
that it is a proprietary medicine owned by two
sisters at Bogota from whom it obtains its name.
| If the sisters are also the vendors and managers
| they may be regarded as tolerably shrewd ad-
| vertisers, also.
THE literary status of ST. Louis Is neatly de-
| fined by the unwilling confession of the Post
| Dispatch. That paper, in abiding to the unpre-
cedented demand for Miss Murfrees novels, says
| proudly that there are very few books which
| meet with a sale of 500 copies in ST. Louis.
| Though st. Louis may not know it, there are
large number of books published of far more
| value than those by the new novelist. A city
with directory population of three, or four, or
| five hundred Observation-Disclosures the latest
| edition shows-and which does not have use for
! 500 copies of any volume, save that having a
local interest, cannot be rated high in the intel
| lectual scale
| THE extent and increase Of the Horticultural
| Of foreign plants. One shipment just received
at New York from Holland nursery contains
| 10000 packages. Among these are 25S vare-
ties of roses, the most of which are sufficiently
hardy to flourish in this climate. Many of these
varieties are described as possessing great beauty
| and richness of colorng, and are expected to
| rival the present favorites in the fashionable
world, which INDUCES at present in passion for
roses.
THE Dawn is new paper published in New
York. for the benefit of ladies and children.
All news which would bring blush to the cheek
of young person is to be carefully eliminated,
and the editorials and miscellany will it is
promised, be of an elevating and refining char
acter. The Dawn beams brightly, but cloud
already existing in the shape Of families who
prefer to know what is going the world, even
If it be naughtier than nice, will probably soon
| dim its splendor.
FRENCH chemist has invented an armor for
those who fear assaults from vitriol throwers.
| It is in the form of a collodion ointment which,
| when spread over the face, forms an invulnera-
BILE glazing. This invention will be invaluable
when sheetiron shutters are invented to shield
the eyes.
PHOTOGRAPHS are now taken In hun
| dredth part of a second In Paris. They will get
this business down so fine some day that mes
| senger boy may be photographed as he passes
by on an errand.-Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette.
And give him dozen finished pictures before
he turns the next corner.
| THE Morton Club is magnanimous body. At
its meeting Friday night the members signi-
| fed that the proposed Grant services met with
the entire approval of the club. In behalf of
the old soldiers and elderly citizens in general,
the Journal ventures to say thanks, awfully.
! Mr.. EDWIN ATKINSON has gone to the trouble
to compute the cost of the Nations food per an.
mum, and gives as his conclusion the astounding
total of 81, $40, 900, 900. If the Nation would
grow rich it must do without eating 1t is a
pity all men are not journalists.
| IT is a great pity that friendly waste
basket has a chance TO extend it's services to
| poet laureate Tennyson in his later years. It
has been the making of many young man and
| should be allowed to do good work wherever
needful.
| VERMONT, a region so cold six weeks ago that
door-knobs wrinkled, now reports 92o in the
shade.
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.
| ELLEN TERRY, it is said will not wear widows
weeds.
TREE planting is Systematically fostered In China,
and $50, 900 trees set out last year in Hong
| Kong alone
QUEEN YICToRIA's only surviving aunt, the Duchess
of Cambridge has not been outside of st. James's
| Palace for twenty years.