The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-07

NAUTICAL MUTE.
young fellow who owned fine yacht,
When out sailing one day cried: Great Scacht
The tides running out
should turn her about
But how il is done I've forgachtl"
Life.
OFFENBAcHs youngest daughter was married
in Paris the other day. and lavish indeed were
the members of the family in gowns and gifts.
The Offenbachs are all rich now, but when II.
Offenbach first followed his nose into Paris it
was said he slept in his violin.
THE female lace-makers of Saxony are
wretcbedly unierpaid the best of them not
being able to make moro than about go cents
porous people in Saxony surprised at the
audacity of these poor artisans in presuming to
complain and call them Anarchists
| THE striking mania seems to have spread to
the antipodes The hack-drvers of Bombay,
India, struck on the LIST of June because the To-
cal authorities issued an order requiring every
haek-driver to wear belt displaying his mum
| ber AS the belt exposed the wearer to derision
the drivers went out for day, when truce
was declared.
YOUNG man of Elmsport, Pa. who is very
| much in love with young woman of that place,
insisted on seeing her home from church the
other night. She objected. He insisted. She
| slapped his face He followed her and entered
| lie fingered on the piazza. She drove him OF.
| He says he will have that girl yet.
SPEAKING of the concert that was given on
the steamship Catalonia, largely by Boston
musicians, for the customary benefit of the
Liverpool Orphanage, the Boston Transcript
asks if it isn't time to make change in this bust
ness and divide the proceeds of such entertain
| ments with some American charity. THE
American musicians says our patriotic contem-
porary, who give their services and the Ameri-
can travellers who giv5 their money should insist
upon such division or refuse their aid entirely"
| OK last Valentines day George Mcclure of
Jacksonville Ky, received comic valentine
that made him angry. He accused pretty
eighteen year-old Margaret Bolts of sending it.
She denied it. George didn't believe her, and
after time sent messenger to tell her that
his mother wanted to her. The unsuspect-
ing girl went TO the house. where George and
his brother William were waiting They locked
the door, and said she couldn't go home until she
confessed to having sent the valentine. She
screamed. begged, wept. and at last said that
she sent it. Then they let her go. Now Marga-
| ret's father is suing the young men for S., 900
| damages to her wounded feelings.
Law CLERK MoLAUdHLIN, who is accused of
having ''done" Senator Sharon for $40 900 by
causing it to be announced that he had papers
which would be of service in promoting that
millonaire's divorce suit, has been heard from
by Pacfc-coast friend. After receiving the
money he fed to Honolulu, where he lived
while In luxury, and then concluded to go into
the laundry business. He imported plant for
steam laundry at cost of $I3 000 began
business and then found that the few people in
the Sandwich Islands who washed their clothes
at all either did it themselves or hired the ma
tives at about % cents a day. He is now as des-
tltute as before his strike.
On .Juv % will he sold az auctioo with ;fs
entire estate of 10, 500 acres several whole vii
lagos and valuable manors, the famous Hough-
ton Hall, the magnificent abode of Sir Robert
Walpole. and now the seat Of the Marquis of
| Cholmondeley, near East Reedham, in Norfolk,
| and rot far from SandringhaIn. Here, amid the
beautiful gardens and extensive plantations, tie
| fallen Minister of George IL opened the closing
years of his life in the tranquility and retire
mont to which he referred when he said: 'AIy
| fatterers all mutes the oaks and
| beeches seem to contend which best shall please
| the lord of the manor: but they cannot deceive;
| they will not le.r The splendid collection of
pictures at the hall was sold by his grandson
IN l7I9 to Catherine. Empress of Russia. for
| $500, 750.
| KING OTTo, of Bavaria resides. or is kept,
| rather. inthe chateau of Furstenred, about one
hours ride from Munich. The castle is wholly
| isolated and situated in the heart of the forest
1t was convent in the thirteenth century, and
was purchased by King Louis T. The garden
and park traversed by grand avenue,
shaded by ems and surrounded by high wall
| The guards and servants are stationed in little
houses. Patrols OF honor are posted at the
/ entrance to the castle since Ottos elevation to
| the throne. The King has lucid moments. and
| then he devotes himself mainly to reading the
newspapers. But these moments are OF brief
duration. His Majesty smokes cigarettes inces-
sanity, and often takes a promenade. He some
/ times takes notion to visit the Imperial family
| of Austria, to whiSh, in his sane moments, he
| appears very devoted. He spends whole hours
in picking Strawberries AID making them into
| little pyramids in the park. An aiienist physi-
| clan, in black coat and white cravat, always
walks certain distance behind him, and he is
followed IN turns by three gen-darmes
SPEAKING of great people" says Boston
Commercial Bulletin writer. IT must not over
look the Genius Of War-that veritable Mars
the Count Won Moltke. the master of the last ar
gument, as the Prince Won Bismarck is master
of the earlier dialectcs of international contro-
versy. As was walking one day in Bellevue
avenue, | saw standing upon the curbstone
thin, little man, with an absent look, wearing
the tall black cap with the red stripe which all
German officers wear, and with great military
coat thrown over his shoulders-the sleeves
dangling by his sides. suppose ne was waiting
for somebody. Whom he turned and looked you
in the face, you might see that his eyes were by
no means dull, although he was over eighty. His
cleanshaven. wrinkle9 face. and thin white hair
were not handsome, but impressive, though his
head was small and his eyes set too near to-
gether. The Genius of War, this thin, wrinkled
symbol of force, left his curbstone and paced
slowly down the street, giving the military
salute now and then to those whom he passed on
his way"