The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04
BREAKFAST-TABI CHAT.

MISS LILLIAN SMITH, of California, young
lady of sixteen years, has broken 1923 glass balls
| in succession with rife.
YOUNG James Garfield, who is studying law
at Cleveland, gives solid promise of one day be-
coming eminent in the profession.
MRs. CLEVELAND is quoted as expressing the
opinion that Ouida's Wanda is the finest piece
of fiction in the English language
We see a lengthy article going the rounds Of
tho papers headed "How to Manage Wife
We didn't read it, no use-Kentucky State
Journal
DURING Mr.. Lawrence Barretts last tour.
which was unusually prosperous, not litho-
graph was used Mr. Barrett -advertises in the
newspapers.
Puck: why don't you get up. Johni' spoke
bis wife, impatiently Eve called you three
times lis two small pair any gooda" asked the
unconscious John.
DR.. BEARD used to say that American men
were necessarily haunted by three questions
How can / make money!" 'sWho will be the
| next PresdentW and Where shall 60 when /
die?'
PRESIDENT McCosH, of Princeton, is nearly
| eiehty-six years of age, and the venerable
Scotchman attributes his present youthful vigor
to oatmeal-not the boarding house sort, how
ever.
| Cousin BEN Folsom denies that he wears
scarf-Din as large as a fftycent piece, and says
it is only as large as dime. This important cor
recton makes difference of forty cents in
Cousin Bens favor.
IT is rumored in Paris that suit will soon be
brought against the ex-Empress Eugene by
young lady who claims to be her daughter. This
young lady is at present in convent and is said
f1ll W DO har
A YOUNG man of Lewiston, Me-, who drove to
the house of his bride.elect to be married, last
week Saturday, and was informed that the girl
bad decided after ALL not TO marry him, COM
promised the matter by taking away the wed
| ding cake with him.
| EDWIN P. WHIPPLE was buried on the thirty
ninth anniversary of his marriage day. and the
| coffin rested in the same parlor where the mar
| riage ceremony had been celebrated. as the home
| of their welded life was that of Mrs. Whipple
| before her marriage.
| The title of William Blacks Forthcoming
! novel is ''Sabine,' that being thename of the
| heroine. She is the daughter of rich member
of Parliament, and he's the hobby of working
| among the poor. To indulge this she leaves her
fathers house and lives in lodgings
| PHILADELPHIA News Editor Rose E. Cleve-
land of the Chicago Literary Life. says: II
read no newspapers. My nieces and maid un-
| derstand what want, and cut for me accounts
| of the great movements of the day." An editor
| who reads no newspapers is an oddly of which
| Chicago may we'll be proud.
| THE Earl of Carnarvon, at banquet, in pro-
| posing the health of the clergy, said that "in
these days cergymen were expected to have the
wisdom and learning of Jeremy Taylor" His
| Lordship was next day reported to have said:
| In these days clergymen were expected to
have the wisdom and learning of journeyman
| tailor"
AS proprietor of Babe!sberg Castle Emperor
William, Of Germany. is liable, like other estate
owners in Neuendorf, to have sixteen soldiers
quartered upon him. The number has at times
| risen to eighty. The soldiers it is well known
like to be quartered at Babelsberg, inasmuch as
| they not only receive the regulation treatment,
| but two marks day besides, quite little fort
| une for German soldier.
| THE gospel wagon" which the Central Union
Mission of Washington is using, commends itself
as being the outcome of practical common sense.
1t is an ordinary omnibus. and contains cabi-
net organ, a good choir and several speakers
Every Sunday afternoon it is driven to regions
| where the inhabitants do not often hear the Cos
| pei preached and religious services of an inter
esting character are held.
| EDGEwooD country place near Washington,
whore Mrs. Sprague's last American home was,
has sunk to the ignomny of summer boarding
house. and the old Sprague mansion on the cor
ner of Sixth and streets, which the tide of
! fashion has flowed past and left helplessly
stranded among shops and lodging-houses, is
/ now no better than its neghbors. Like them,
1t belongs to the great army of lodging houses.
An artillerist at Fontainbleau. France, boast
ed that, having been Tilted, life had no more at
fractions for him, and that he would astonish
them all by an effectual way of stopping anxiety
| of mind. Possessing the keys of the magazine.
he took out charge of mitraille, loaded the can
non, put his head at the mouth of the gun Sc
/ curing the firing by means of strings. On hear
ing the report his comrades had only to pick up
twenty-three fragments.
JEREMIAH LONG, of Fairfax Courthouse Va.
wrote recently to J. T. Hill, of Alexandria, call
| ing his attention to the fact that in 1861 while
confederate troops were at Fairfax Court house.
| ne Long mended two canteens and candle
| stick for him lHlil) The BILL 60 cents, had
never been paid, hence Mr.. Longs letter He
said that though interest was due on the amount
he would be satisfied with the go cents. Mr..
Hill sent Mr.. Long the go cents.
CAVALRY regiments in the Prussan army are
being carefully drilled in the art of swimming
their horses across rivers. At the word dds
| mount!' the soldiers divest themselves of their
clothing. which, with their weapons, etc, is
placed upon raft, which is swiftly ferried
across the river, while the men take the horaes
| by the head with one hand and swim with the
other. The feat is said to be performed with the
| utmost precision and rapidity, whole regiments
crossing and recrossing IN an astonishingly short
| time
The gifts of 100000 parsonage and of
| $50 600 organ are not as desirable for country
church as might be supposed at first. Mrs Mark
Hopkins recently gave those to church in
Great harrington, Mass. The society does not
relish the idea OF raising the pastors salary. 30
that he can maintain the palace parsonage The
organ is of peculiar construction in the power of
making combinations. 1t is continually getting
out of repair. and there is no available organist
| who can get any better effects from the organ
than from one costing So. 900 or thereabout