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

POPE LEO has enjoyed better health this summer
than in any previous since his election and
confinement in the Vatican.
THE pavilion of Henry " at st. German has been
turned into restaurant and people dine in the very
room in which Louis XIV was born.
WORTH, the dressmaker, of Paris has been made a
baron, which will be his official title, while continuing
to rule king in the feminine world.
LIST, the greatest of pianists, is very poor but
absolutely refuses to give concerts to make money
His only revenue is small pension from German
princess.
HARRY GARFIELD, eldest son of the martyred
President, will take professorship in st. Pauvs
School at Concord, N. H. His brother James will
study law in New York city.
PRINCE BISMARCK recently told a Russian 6iplo.
mast that he had decided never again to tobacco
in any FORM and that he regarded cigarette smoking
! as extremely noxious, and ridiculous to boot
THE natives of Stoningon, Conn., assert that it has
not rained in the town the 10th of August for 1O1
years. That is the day they celebrate and the
weather record has been accurately kept ever since
the first anniversary of the battle Of Stonington
THERE is iourishing school at Sweetvsood Ga
The teacher is W, A. Rogers, the tax collector. A
remarkable thing is that in school of seventv-one
pupils each and every is related to the teacher and
to each other Only of the scholars is over fifteen
years of age.
WHEN the French Ministry of Finance were thrust
down during the Commune, in 1871 all the official
land register books fell prey to the flames The loss
has just to certain extent, been repaired by the
completion of fresh survey of France which shows
That the superficial of the country 90 1873 2O3
hectares.
THE Princess Beatrices sisters and brothers could
not very well omit giving her presents at her mar
rage, but they selected paltry gifts nste.d Of tie
jewels regarded as de rigueur such occasions The
Prince-of Wales sent oil painting of Windsor
Castle and the Crown Princess of Prussia pair of
silver candestcks.
MR.. 7. II. DARWIN is making progress with the
biography of his father The volume it stated will
contain interesting account of Darwins method of
research, and for the first time the public will have
presented to them true picture of the great natur
alsts home and daily life. 1t is anticipated that the
book will be issued before the year is out.
AN unknown man was Frustrated by heat last week
in the woods at Pttsford, n Y When found he could
only indicate that he had been without food or water
for two days. The local reporter adds "A man who
shall for the present be rameess refused give the
sufferer drink of water without half dollar in pay
ment. The money was paid and the poor wretch got
the water"
professional vocasts regarding their use of tobacco
and stimulants. Two-thirds took stimulants hab
itualy, while the rest took nothing Tobacco was
ed by 265 in some form. The most interesting fact
developed by the inquiry however; is that in large
majority of stimuants exercise an injurious ef
feet the vocal organs.
JOSHUA MoNTEFIoRE, an uncle of the late Sir
Moses the first Hebrew commissioned in the
British army. He was the author compiler of the
Commercial and Nautical Precedents" THE Com
mercia Dictionary and other notable works and after
travelling in nearly every country the globe, he
tied down in his eghtieth year to end his days as
recluse at ST. Adams, Vt.
DIR. DELAuNAY, an eminent French physician, says
that the most general position in sleep the right
side Dreams which to a sleeper in that position
he says as rule illogical absurd full of vivacty
and exaggeration. Those which come to a sleeper
who lies upon his left SIDE in Delaunays opinion.