The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24

estimated that one farmer like Mr.. Dalrymple
with held oil wheat covering hundred square
miles, can raise as much grain with four hundred
farm servants as i've thousand peasant proprie
tors in France.
They tell this down at oglethorpe. While
General Gordon was speaking, an old country
man sat upon rock shaving pine stick. When
the orator finished the countryman was heard
to humble. as though arguing with friend:
sWell! He did all the fghtin endnrin' the war
he whipped all the Yankees, he saved Georgy
an South Calling, an Floridy, an Loosyannv.
an the rest OF the States an he built all the
railroads by hisself. That fellow needs rest an
l amt for crowdin' the Governors job onto him.
Bacon is q big strong fellow, an seems to want
to do somethin, / reckon we'd better let him
try it awhile"
IT is not often that spectator at the theater
can sit in his stall and see his two wives acting
in the same play Such, however, was the case
at Toulouse, the other day. when NJ. lsmaeI. the
well-known singer, went, while travelling in the
South. to hear the opera of Faust" and found
his first wife, from whom he had been recently
divorced, playing the part of Marguerite, while
the second wife, to whom he was married few
weeks ago, represented Siebel. The local journals
state that while the two ladies-Siebel more es-
pecially-were much agitatei at the novelty of
the situation, NJ. Ismael seemed to enjoy the
| opera very much, and applau6ed with calm i'm
partiality the performances Of his past and OF
| his present spouse.
AT small Partisan cafe chantant one evening
recently, as the prima donna was commencing
particularly sentimental ditty of the period. LA
| Verge de Sorrento" her strains were interrupt
| ed by the cries of baby. AS matter of course,
there was an uproar, and cries of 'Turn it out!"
Turn it out!" A giant. bearded like the pard,
| who was holding the infant in his arms, and who
tried in vain to quiet it, stood up to expostuate
| But the prima donna left him no time Ladies'
and gentlemen" she said, interrupting her song.
| Il had better tell you that baby is mine If
do not give it its supper it will continue to cryn
| Stepping down from the platform she took the
child in her arms; then, while it enjoying its
meal, she came back, made sign to the pianist
and resumed her song as if nothing had hap
| pened.
The latest novelty in Chicago is the RAINBOW
| party" The young ladies wear little aprons
with the bottom left unhemmed. Every young
lady has number and these numbers are
| placed in box. The gentlemen buy tickets and
| draw from the box After all the young men
have found the aprons, rather their young
ladies wearing the proper aprons, the master OF
ceremonies announces the conditions. The young
| men are to hem the aprons, and the one doing
the neatest. quickest and most careful piece OF
work ia to receive prize. The young ladies'
supply their escorts with needle and thread and
at the call of time the fun begins with the efforts
of the contestants to thread their needles. The
prizes are sometimes quite valuable. The aprons
are ratified off after the prizes are awarded, and
sometimes fetch big prices.