The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-16

itself; each design to be represented by perspective
or elevation with plan and If necessary section at
less scale each signed with motto and the authors
name forwarded under seal at the same time. The
award will be made by jury of architects and sculp'
tors Drawings must be received at the Office of the
American Architect on or before Sept. 10:
SENATOR CoLQUITT has furnished the first instance
IN the history Of Georgia where father and repre-
sented the State in the Senate of the United States
such occurrences very There only TIRES
on record, They are those of Senator's Bayard, Don
Cameron and Colquitt. The Bayards have repre-.
sented Delaware in the Senate without interruptions
Tor three generations Don Cameron took his fathers
seat There was thirty years between Walter T. Col
quit and his son in the Senate.
| AwELLKNowS physician in British India wants
to make criminals, who have been sentenced to DEATH
useful as subjects of experiment for the purpose Of
ascertaining how to treat cholera successfullv He
would take any prisoner under sentence of death who
gave his consent, experiment upon him. and if tho
experiment itself did not result fatally snare tina
prisoners life As the number of capital convictions
in British India is between 500 and 400 year there
would probably be plenty of candidates for the chance
of escape thus afforded
THE system carried out in Vienna for educating
girls is certainly worthy of notice They are kept al
their studies until they fifteen years of age They
then go through of teaching in the pantry and
the kitchen under some member OF the family, or
sometimes under trained cooks for a year or two
years Thus they learn to do everything themselves.
and to know the value of things long before they
me1ce housekeeping their own accounts and
though they may be required to cool. dinner.
they become independent of cooks and servants The
Austrian women are most afectonste wives and
mothers. They are as accomplished and learned as
any English governess are witty in society as a
Partisan, and of the most beautiful women
in Europe.
Mr.. A. B. FROST who Is one of the best known and
ost popular artists the staff of Harper Broth
ers, married few years ago. Of the daughters of
the late Moro Phillips, of Philadelphia. Mr. Frost
was young and struggling artist, and Mr.. Phillips
had no ambition for that sort of a son-in-law, and
wholly dsapproved his daughters choice. Heproved
and implacable parent but about year since
relented, and sent his sonn-law check for a large
amount representing the of his daughters al
lowance, which he had stopped, 1t returned to
him by thenext mail with degree of resentful repudi
alton and energetic indignation that filled him with
amazement and wrought complete revusion in his
feelings toward the pucy and independent artist who
had married his daughter Mr. Phillips made gener.
reparation of his earlier Judgment and there s
said to be no danger that Mr. A. B. Frosts zeal
artist or his ambition for emnence in his profession
will be clouded by the $40 900 year which will fall
to his share from his father.nlaw's estate.
THE following explains how the term ''dog~days"
to be applied to the hot The great fixed
star Sirius Dog Star is the central of system
constellation of planets is the center Of
the planets Mercury, Venus, earth, Mars, Jupiter.
etc. This constellation is known as CAMS Major,
Great Dog, showing Sirius in the dogs mouth.
little back of the point of his In the earhs
nual revolution round the sun, pass by the differ
ent consultations in the sky-as ship making an
nualy the voyage would sail every time past the
same headlands, islands, etc.-and at the season OF
dog days" the earth position is such that the and
Sirius are in the direction from it, and for
time, in fact the earth the SUM- and Sirius all in
the same straight line This position is called the
point of superior conjunction, when the rays of the
great Dog Star. falling in the line are added to
the rays of the The effect Of this upon the earth
supposed to be felt in the weakening heat of the
"dog-days." The socalled extends by popular
reckoning from the 25th of July to the 5th of Sep
TENDER, though strictly covering only the time be-
tween july 3 and Aug l l.