The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-05
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

MERCHANT TRAVELLER: For a baby there
should always be slip 'twixt the cup and the
lip.
Mr.. PowDERLY narrowly escaped getting left
out of his fathers family He was the youngest
of twelve children.
DR.. SCHLIEMANN is sending all his archeo-
logical treasures to Berlin. promising that that
city shall ultimately inherit them
THE Atlanta (Ga.l Constitution, which ought
to know. says that "Uncle Remusr often re-
ceives $50 page for his magazine articles.
Mr.. SYDNEY DILLON, of New York has been
elected president Of the Grant Monument Asso-
cistion, IN place of Chester A. Arthur resigned.
THE proposed visit of jefferson Davis to
for $50 confederate bills, which bear his vgnette
PRINCE KRAPoTKIN declines to be exhibited as
a martyr to the cause of anarchy, and it Is said
that both he and his wife, being of aristocratic
lineage, cling to a belief in blood"
THE Rev. Dr. w. E. Schenck, for thirty two
years secretary of the Presbyterian Board of
Publication has resigned. He is in California
seeking restoration of impaired health.
FILIAL affection was never more strongly ex-
emplifed than in recent case in Germany
where young man secured life insurance pol
icy. payable to his mother, who was very Door
and then took poison and died.
Nor only at Valencia has Patti been Kissed in
Spain. Previously, at Barcelona, the audience
had the alleged taste to hiss her because she
was supported by Nicolini instead of Stagno, as
advertised the latter being indisposed.
FIFTY years ago David L. Davis was appointed
a roadmaster on the Boston and Providence rail
road. To-day, hale and hearty, though seventy
five years old, Mr. Davis performs well the duties
| that half century have familiarzed him with
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business as cab proprietor His cabs, horses,
and establishment generally, are to be taken bv
company. The premier earl has always made
profit at his cab-yard, but recently his men
struck, and this is why he is giving up business
A DISCUSSION upon smoking in the presence of
children is agitating society in England In
stances of tobacco smoke acting like slow poison
upon young children are cited, and smoking
fathers" are asked to have the goodness and con-
Sideration to smoke in other rooms than where
| their children are present.
IT is reported that tbs girls of Girton College
have wholly recovered from their enthusiasm
for Mr.. Browning "They have formally dis
solved their Browning Society, and not only
voted that the balance Of funds in hand should
be spent In chocolates, but have actually bought
the chocolates and eaten them.
FRED GRUBBE, having served in the English
army throughout the Crimean war; srent eleven
months in Andersonvile prison, and participated
in twenty three battles IN our war, now patient
~ trudges at the tail of pillow his farm near
Auburndale, Wis, in the effort to secure grub
sufficient for his family of fourteen children.
WENDELL PHILLIPS was waiting once for the
train at Essex Junction, VT, where passengers
at times have to exercise great patience He
saw graveyard not far from the depot very full
of graves, and inquired the reason. A Green
Mountaneer calmly informed him that it was
used to bury passengers IN who died while wait
ing for the train.
CERTAIN wine dealers of San Francisco, in
order to bring about wine instead of whisky
drinking, have opened an establishment where
good native wines are sold at five cents glass
The trade is growing, and it is said that men
who have hitherto drunk strong drinks are pat
ronizing the wine shop, to the advantage of both
buyer and seller.
A CHICAGO judge was surprised and cha
grined, the other day, at being shown his own
signature. and that Of the prosecuting attorney,
to petition asking the appointment to federal
| Office of man then on trial for receiving stolen
goods. 1t didn't make any difference, though
for the man was convicted, and sentenced to
81, 900 fine and two months Imprisonment.
GENERAL BoULASGER has resolved on sane
tioning boards in the French army. Officers