The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-05

contemptaous" when they ask for novels that it
makes them nervous. One of them admits that
she went to the library intending to get one OF
Ouida's novels, and Mr.. Putnam looked so
critical" that she asked for one of Miss Wisturs
translations instead
PARTING lovers are sentimental, but Massa-
chusetts girl, on bidding goodbye to her iance,
capped the climax by attracting his attention to
the Great Dipper in the starry armament "1on
see the second star in the handle.of the Dipper,
don't your Yes" "And you see that faint
little star close to the second starr Yes, my
dear" "Well, darling that's me-"
A HOUSE on fire is London toy which woulc
no doubt delight children who love excitement.
Two fremen stand and work fre-engine, while
third climbs up ladder to a top-story window.
into which he plunges head foremost subse-
quently reappearing through the ground. An
other clever idea is a boys violin, containing
musical box. In pressing the violin to the shoul-
der spring is touched, which sets the musical
box going, and the boy can then accompany the
tune on the dumb violin.
EVERY day at o'clock $780, 000 900 sit around
little mahogany table in an upper room in the
Western Union Building, at New York, and eat
plain but substantial lunch The millions be-
long to Jay Gould, Sidney Dillon, Russell sage
and eXGov. Alonzo B. Cornell. All we're cotn-
try boys and wore shoes only on Sunday Mr..
Gould and Mr.. Sage got their ideas or hnance IL
village stores, and Mr.. Dillon and Governor Cor
nell were day laborers, and thanked heaven
when they trudged home with Sc in their trou-
sers pockets on Saturday night.
THE Rev. Curtis Grub. Of Hanover county.
Virginia, was once missionary in Western AT
RIGA, and, while there, adopted the young daugh-
ter Of king and brought her to this country to
educate, and now that she is of marriaseable
age her father wants her returned TO him that
she may marry chief of of the tribes.
This will probably be complied with, it is
thought by her friends that her religious train
ing and acquaintance with the customs of civil
lied life will have powerful influence in uplift-
ing her people from their present degradation.
A STORY told of the German Emperor says
that the private secretary is accustomed TO read
aloud to his august master from great packet
of journals which arrives every day In order
TO make the reading little burdensome as
possible, high court official marks with red
ink the passages most interesting to the EN-
peror. One day the Emperor asked the meaning
of the red strokes, and being informed, said,
with hearty laugh "Then, my dear fellow,
let me beg you, for once, to read every thing in
this journal which has not red line under
meath"
SPEAKING of the old minstrel firm of Birch,
Backus. Bernard & Wambold, Billy Birch said
he was, is dead. Bernard is a very rich man in
New York. Wambold is at Saratoga, wealthy,
but an invalid. AS for me, here l am. My earn
ings of years are somewhere on Wall street"
can't just locate them. Played for a sucker by
sharpers? Played for a sucker-yes; by sharp
ers, no. By friends-or those who posed as such.
They were not content with my money, but tried
to take my homestead; but, thank the Locd, the
lawsuit has just been decided in my favor"
THE earthquake had no effect upon the Wash
ington monument, so far as can be ascertained
at present. Measurements just taken indicate
that 1t is one two-thousandth part of foot high
er than it was a month ago. The instruments
used for measurement vary from time to time,
and the average of a series of measurements has
to De taken to get at the real condition. The to-
tai down ward movement of the structure since
the resumption of work on the monument is said
to be about four inches. At this rate the life of
the monument will probably be as long as that
which the scientists give Niagara Falls
THE Saratoga walk is said to be the latest
fashionable gait for women. One who describes
it says that ''the first requisite is to throw your
shoulders back the chest forward chin up and
stomach n and then walk, wriggling head, limbs,
body, aud especially hustle The aim is to Sc
cure series of revolutions which shall be stimuli
famous, but opposite. In simple brevity, If
your head moves right your body must move to
the left, and before your foot reaches ground
you must describe circle with the entire limb
The gait is practiced in nightdress before the
mirror. The part of the business most difficult
to master is the proper position of the stomach"
THE Century for September contains very
readable article, en- titled "a Summer with Liszt
in Weimer," in which allusion is made to Miss
Senkrah. By reading this name backward we
have Miss H arkness, Boston girl VINO has &C
complished such wonders with the violin that
she is called the "violin fairy" She has passed
thirteen years abroad. After taking the second
and first prizes at the Paris Conservatory, she
had instruction from the most eminent vioinists.
Llszt took q special interest and accompanied
her on the piano, an honor rarely conferred by
him. Miss Hardness has received al offer to visit
her native country. She is accompanied by her
mother.
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