The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-20

of Captain Howgate, the ex-distursine clerk of
the Signal Service Bureau. Miss Howgate is a
graduate of Vassar. and is going to apply
her education to the support Of her mother.
TIE term ''sub-rosa" is given an interesting
origin by traveller in Bremen. Ia the large
rath-haus town hall) is vault containing
twelve hogsheads Of old wine; each cask is named
after apostle In an adjoining vault is thir-
teenth century cask, bearing the device of rose
on the ceiling is gigantic figure of the same
flower. 1t is from the large number of secret
meetings which took place here that the term
''subrosa' is derived
THE poet Whittier although a very grave
man. has humorous impulse now and then. An
instance of this appeared when gentleman
wrote to him asking if he had copy of the
poem called MAUD Muller's Reply" His an
swer was as follows:
AMEsBURY mo-, 25, 1873
Dear Sir-I never saw or heard of MAUD Muller's
Reply. glad that the poor soul could speak for
herself. Thine truly, JOHN g. WHITTIER.
Mr.. r. A. ToRRENcE, of Chester, Pa, claims
to have made the first feather duster used in the
United States This is his story: when was
thirteen years old was working with nv step
brother George Steele, on Pearl street, New
York. and one day l fastened some ostrich
feathers a stick and used the appliance for
busting George watched the operation and an
idea struck him. He at once got to work and
it patented and then entered into the manufact
ure and sale of the new wares"
WHAT surprised you most when you landed in
American was asked of newly arrived English
man the other day. "Well," was the reply, ''you
may think it strange but do you know, as fact,
what surprised me most was the barman in
public house handing me the whisky bottle
across the counter and telling me to help myself.
What wonderfully sober lot of people they
must be here, thought l, when they can be trusted
to help themselves TO the whisky-bottle. Why,
if such thing were to be done in England, you
would have the streets blocked in the neighbor
hood with people anxious to help themselves"
Now that the gentle mosquito has reached the
livelest stage of her business life, it should be
comfort to refined minds and tender bodies to
read the appended extract from Thoreau: Il
was as much affected by the faint hum of mos
quito making its invisible and unimaginable tour
through my apartment at earliest dawn, when
was sitting with doors and windows OPEN as
could be by any trumpet that ever sang of fame.
1t was Homers requiem; itself an Ilad and
Odyssey in the air, singing it's own wrath and
wonderings. There something cosmical
about it; a standing advertisement. till forbid
den, OF the everlasting vigor and fertility of the
world"
Mr.. WINANs pays, it is reported, $685. 900 rent
for his Scotch shootings. If he would. he could
not possibly sport in a season over fifth part of
his vast domains But, in fact, in some of his
numerous forests-Fasnakyle and Glen Can
nich for instance-not single deer has been
shot since he took them, FIVE or six years ago.
Protection is carried to perfection They are
patrolled by the keepers on a regular syEtem,
which reminds one of the methods of the Irish
police. The men, kept under severe surveil-
lance, meet at certain hours at certain ap-
pointed stations. while there are soitudes IN the
1Nf& nH
ers and gilies are forbidden to intrude. All the
trout streams are strictly preserved; so that the
fish, the deer, the grouse and the ground game
for once ought to be having happy time of it.