The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-08
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
New YORK firm has split 2 900 trade dollars and
turned each dollar into pocket match box
MRS. MAoKAY has been giving in London a series of
dinners. The whole table is made into bed of
roses leaving just enough around the edge for
the plates.
THE London Medical Times remarks that the treat
mont of snake bite by putting gunpowder on the
wound and touching it off with match, though rough
is often successful.
THE marriage of Miss Annie Longfellow youngest
daughter of the late poet to Joseph Y. Thorpe, jr
will take place at ''Craigie House." Cambridge on
the 14th of this month.
Mr.. FL. F. HARRINGTON of New Bedford. has most
unkindly contributed to the Critic paper to prove
that poor Poe Ecentious man-something not
mentioned in even the most malignant biographies
II SHALL be at home election day" says Colonel
Quay to his Pennsylvania friends and about half of
Beaver county will visit me during the night. They
will own the house and the that the house"
THE late Walter Weldon of the five men.
and the only man outside of France deemed ~ the
French Societe Encouragement worthy receive its
grand medal" 1t he who invented the process
by which bleaching powder is made thus the chem
list Dumas said, cheapenng every sheet of paper and
every yard of calico in the world.
A SOCIETY has recently been started in London for
the suppression of mendicancy. 1t mas already sue
ceeded in capturing 900 begging letters written
by professional beggars and 60 600 of the scamps
have been down by the police. One of these fell
lows had been making quite large income by carrying
around with him tongue in bottle of alcohol which
the label the bottle stated to be his own tongue
lost by surgical operation. An examination showed
it to be sleeps tongue.
NORRIsTowN Herald A writer on table etiquette
says: Let the soup be served by the mistress and
eaten with accompaniment except piece of dry
bread held in the hand" There is big chunk of
common sense in that suggestion. To hold piece of
dry bread in the mouth while eating soup is only
violent breach of etiquette, but is blamed incon-
venient, we should say If it were not for the wise
hints promulgated by writer's able manners, some
persons would hold the soup in the hand while eating
dry piece Of bread.
1.-THE Princess Metternich" says the Pail Mall Ga
zette lis always charming, but she is said to be at her
best when following the hounds. Unlike the majority
of modern Amazons the Princess is said to be quite
regardless of her personal appearance when hunting
Her hunting costume consists of short gray
skirt dark jacket, straw hat and pair of boots,
which, she jestingy remarks. make her feet look
like the feet Of young elephant Her anxiety
show good bag of game at the end of each day"
SAW exquisite story, that Richard Grant White
used to tell, so mangled by a newspaper the other
day, that moved to do it justice by printing my
recollection of it, 1t told show the native cour.
tesy of wellbred Americans and here it is: when
General Washington was in New England he was en-
tertained at dinner by country gentleman, who lived
comfortably but quietly in his odfashioned home far
from town. When the General rose to 60 the little
daughter of the host not yet in her teens opened the
door for him. AS he passed out in his stately way he
bowed and said to the little maid: II wish you bet
ter Office my dear" Eyes sir" she quickly replied,
with bow ''to let you in. sir"
MISS MARY MURFREE, the Charles Egbert Grad
dock" of novelists, is described as a young woman
who is anything but interestir glooling or attract
i've. She is short and painfully crippled square and
angular. A brown skin, very red lips small white
teeth and black, swapping eyes; her hair brown and
worn in curls about the forehead, surmounted by
braid make her look countrifed. The mouth is large
and the teeth perfect. When she speaks the mouth
stretches to surprising degree and the teeth shine
in set SMILE the eyes snap the heavy eyebrows lift
and intelligence Eliminates the face Then only is
she at all interesting. She is magnificent pianist
Withal, she is modest and retiring and never talks
shop
Abbey is large and fourshng, although the alder on
which he cut the Byron and Augusta" long
since died The portion of the tree which the
names carved is preserved among the treasured
mementos of the poet in the Abbey The tree planted
by Dr. Livingstone is the lawn, we'll the one
planted by Stanley. The present owner of Newstead
was the one white friend and bosom companion of
Livingstone during his years of wonderful work in
Africa. This Colonel Webb who bought the Abbey
of Colonel Widman the wealthy West Indian
planter, who BOUGHT it of Lord Byron is the man
who saved Lvingstone's life by shooting the lion
which after fearfuly mutilstng him, still stood over
his PROSTATE body.
In Afghanstan when two families are negotiating
marriage omen is consulted in the following man.
ner Several slips of paper are cut up and ON the
half of them is written: ITO be-" and on the other
half mot to be-. These pieces Of paper are placed
under PRAYING carpet and the anxious father de-
vouty raises his hands in prayer to God for guidance
and his submission to the all wise decree of
the Almighty in the matter of his sons daughters
marriage Then, putting his hand under the carpet
he draws out paper IF on IL should be written ITO
be, he thinks the marriage is ordained of God; if
Not to be- overture negotiation will be listened
to- Sometimes however the interests of state the
value of the dowry the termination of long stand
ing blood feud will induce the pous cheftain to put
aside the having been influenced by the pow
srs Of darkness.