The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-28

didn't have to be rushed he would say: leave
them for the old boss" In every express Office
TO this day there is 'sold boss" room, where
undeivered and unclaimed packages are kept
Mrs. LUCY BAINBRIDGE, who has recently
travelled through the East, says they do not vac
cinate The women in Burmah, as they do not
consider them worth the trouble and expense
A JUDGE Of Cleveland, o., has decided that
the chestnut gong is nuisance. He fined three
young men SO aud costs for ringing the bell on the
streets to attract the atten ton of girls and the
police have been notified to arrest all persons
guilty of a similar offense.
PROFESSOR R. A PROCTOR, in recent letter
from St Joseph, Mo-. where he is living, says,
referring to the influence of the heat on his
literary work: cit checks my activity. but /
pulled through it. | sent OFF the copy for six
books that warm fortnight so may claim to
have done my duty"
GENERAL PRYOR is with his family at Bar
Harbor, and when asked by gossip to tell all
about the Halstead. McLain affair, his face as
sumed reminiscent expression, as though ne
would have liked to have had the questioner on
Virginia battle field about twenty five years ago.
PRINCE PLoN-PLoN has taken up his perma-
nent residence in the Chateau of Prangins on
the banks of Lake Leman, and will not come to
America. This announcement will not be as
mucu Oh ulSdppOfOtu0ub aS IL WOulQ nave De6u
some years ago. when Princes were ''the rage
THE late Professor Stowe was much more
learned and profound than his wife, but she was
probably known to 100 people where he vas
thought of by one She wrote novel which
happened to strike the current of politics at the
right moment to carry her on to fame and fort
une.
THE use of frogs as a table delicacy is increas-
ing. They are shipped from Michigan, Ohio AID
Indiana in wire cages with zinc bottoms and 90
to the large Eastern cities. Frogs must be taken
alive in market as the fine white flesh does not
keep long after being dressed. The frogs are
caught in sens and dip.nets in the shallow lakes
and ponds. The only preparation for the cook
ing of frogs is to skin them. The manager of
Fulton Market, New York, says a three acre
frog-pond will furnish each year 100, 600 frogs
and be more profitable than herd of Alderney
cows
THE late Professor Stowe had sort of old
school courtesy, though always the habit of a
student, and not that of man of the world.
One day. couple of years ago. when Modjeska
was in Hartford at the house of friend, she
called upon the doctor. He had never seen her
on the stage, but he admired her character and
genius from report, and he was evidently exceed
ingly pleased to see her. When she rose to go
the old gentleman, making an effort to rise from
his chair, said: Madame, l am very glad you
called. L should not like to have gone to
heaven without seeing you"
THE Sanitarian relates a case in which rat
had died under the floor of large drawing
room and was giving great offense to the owner
Of the house, who had had the carpets and fur
niture removed preparatory to taking up the
floor. An ingenious friend drops n suggest
that the doors and windows be shut steps out to
a stable and traps couple of bluebott flies,
and returning, sets them free in the apartment
The flies, after little undetermined buzzing,
settle pertinaciously on a certain crack in the
floor, and on the removal of one plank at this
point the cause of the offense was readily re-
moved.
ROBERT GRANT writes his stories with type
writer, and fastens the pages at the corner with
a legal rivet. Prof. Boyesen writes his stories
on the green. pink or blue rosters Of Columbia
College. Prof. Sophoces wrote the Byzantine
Dictionary on ribbon paper 1t is whispered
that Joaquin Miller, like the Father of his Coun-
try, spells uncertainty, and leaves punctuation
for the proof-reader. Julian Hawthorne marks
the number of words in his manuscript on the
outside page Edgar Fawcett writes with a lead
pencil and uses George Macdonald
uses thin French paper, and his handwriting is
very fine. Sidney Lanier wrote on highly-glazed
paper in blue ink, and made his corrections in
brown ink