The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-19

there of ITSELF is carried down by rain AS
it contains largo amount of phosphoric acid potash
and lime it is highly fertlzing and its very fine state
favors rapid assimilation AS result Limagne is by
far the most fertile valley In Europe.
ST. PAUL shop girl discharged from her po
ston in fashionable glove store because her hands
small and delicate as to put to blush its lady
patrons thereby seriously affecting sales. Such
her statement. and a doubling newspaper who
talked with her employers assured that she had
told but the truth Large-handed girls popular in
the glove stores out there.
IT is an interesting fact that many American mon
of letters not college graduates. Walt Whitman,
WhippIe, Trowbridge, Field, Parton, Bayard Taylor
Eggleston. Harte, Howells, James. Adrich, Lathrop
Stockton Piatt Gable, Crawford. Fawcett, Glider
Harris, Carleton. mark Twain" Stoddart and Bur
roughs it is said have gained all their knowledge and
culture outside Of college walls.
AUGUSTA VITU, the dramatic critic of the Figaro,
who knew Victor Hugo very intimately quotes him
saying; "Those who fatter themselves that they
Uod under certain definite figure and who contine
him with dogma, arc rash these who deny his exist
ence are fools This is my profession of faith; and
this 6od, whom do not know, 1 adore with all the
force of my intelligence and reason"
The storms that occur in the west, with heavy cleo
trio discharges and more less wind. but no rain,
are to be investigated most carefully by the signal
service. eff it be conclusvely shown" says Ma
ture, that thunderstorms unaccompanied by
any rain, contribution of no ordinary Importance
will be made to the theory of the thunderstorm. In
this departm of meteorology accurately observed
facts continue still to be the great desideratum.
THE Rev. Sam Jones is regularly ordained minis
ter of the Southern Methodist Church. He was a
pastor for number of years. but for long time has
been manager of a Widows and Orphans Fund and
Asylum. In this he has grown to be evangelist.
He has rather thin face with brown mustache, a
keen black eye, with broad forehead. He is about
i've feet ten inches high and weighs about hundred
and forty pounds. His dress is usually plain black
suit. with few ornaments, but is far from being
clerical The only remarkable thing about him is his
preaching.
In Brain Rest, Prof J. L. Corning gives seven
rules whereby mental bankruptcy may be avoided
Avoid first excessive Indulgence of the emotions
second frantic desultory efforts to accomplish in
hour amount of mental work appropriate double
that amount of ime third avoid every species of ex-
cess which experience has proven leads to general
constitutional DRAIN fourth avoid attempting to do
two things at and the same time; fifth, avoid
petty social and other engagements which interfere
with the function Of sleep; sixth avoid constipation,
as experience has abundanty proven that this con.
dition is productive of abnormal depression; seventh
avoid indigestible food.
LORD HAMPDEN, who recently presided at the an
nual dinner of the London CabDrivers' Benevolent
Association in pleasant after dinner speech, COM
mended to the "cabbes" the following lines, which he
said he hal hung up in his stables
Up hill-whip me not.
Down hili-hurry me not.
On level road-spare me not
Loose in stable-forget me not.
Of hay and corn--rob me not
Of clean water-stint not
With sponge and brush-neglect me not.
OF soft dry bed-deprive not.
Tired or hot-leave me not
Sick cOld-chill me not.
With bit and reins-oh, jerk me not
When you are angry-strike me not.
A BOSTON legal authority says that the young lady
who has been Tilted has the right to read the
letters in her breach of promise suit, but she must
not weave them into novel and copyright them.
That privilege belongs to the gentleman. She may,
however demand the return Of her letters her
property. This is not the popular idea but there
have been many decisions. George Washington kept
copies of his letters and bequethed them to his neph
ew, who had them published. A compiler of another
biography of Washington copied them, There was
lawsuit. The judge said that Washington did not
part with the ownership by sending the letters to his
correspondents and he declared this doctrine appca
De 10 all IeVlerS Wnetner OF literary value or not.
THE "Red Rrince," over whose death Germany is
making such ado, appears to have lacked of the
qualities which in other countries make gentleman
Says London Truth: When he was near Montargis
he requisitoned the house of NJ Ledru for his tenn
porary quartersgeneral. Nine. Ledru, from whom
have the anecdote felt her heart sink when she was
his presence. She bloated, surly officer, with
out ray of human sympathy in his round, prosaic
face The Prince wanted to know what there in
the cellar and warned the lady that he pressed
for time she would do we'll to show his orderly her
best vintages. He sat- in speaking to her. with his
cap riveted his head and his legs stretched out
When she speaking to him he had occasion to get
up, and stood, in doing so. Angora cat. The
animal protested in cat cries. Prince Frederick
Charles exasperated at the noise it made and,
taking it up by the TAIL dashed it through the glass
doors of buffet where choice porcelain was piled up
Mnette behaved like bull in china shop which
caused almost CLEAN of mrth to pass over the
countenance of the Prince who ticked at the d..
struction that she caused.