The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-14

yielded him crops each Of which sold for sums
equivalent to the interest on the amount named.
They finally agreed to award him 5000. and the
tree had to CO.
MRS. AMERICAN MINISTER PHELPS" is an ex-
preston of the Springfield Union. Almost as
bad as the MRS ex-Lieutenant-governor Temp
klns," which once appeared In Boston newspa
per.
PROFESSOR WILLIAMS Of the chair of compar-
alive philology. at Oxford. is to be knightod at
an early day, and the announcement of this
fact has created dissatisfaction among the
friends of Prof. Max Muller.
Twas not America originally colonized by
convictsa' said the sarcastic Lady Holland to
famous American Eyes, madam" replied the
undaunted Westerner; ssome convicts named
Vassalp (her ladyships family name.
The little parish Of st. John the Baptist, La,
has contributed 1920 for the widow of General
Hancock. The parish recently contributed 81. 800
for q local charity. The Grant memorial COM
mittee ought to send the parish circular.
Mr.. PARNElL, 1t is announced, will shortly
make his debut as a novelist, in a work entitled
Lady Drusilla." Privileged friends who have
read the novel describe it as work OF genius,
showing fine psychologist story, and written in
weirdly original style.
Mr.. JOHN TAYLOR. the venerable president Of
the Utah Mormon Church, was In the Joe Smith
fight at Carthage forty-two years ago. At that
time he was aimed at and the shot struck the
bulls-eye, but it was Johns bulls-eye watch,
and he still carries the watch, but not the
bullet.
FREDERICK j. FARGUs Hugh Conway has
been honored after death by his native city. A
marble tablet, with portrait in bas-relief, sculp
tured by Harvard Thomas has been erected In
Bristol Cathedral, by public subscription, in his
memory. The tablet bears suitable inscrip-
ton, and verse by Mr.. Comyns Carr.
The Augusta Chronicle says that there exists
an album in which the owner, young lady. once
asked John c. Calhoun to write an original
poem. The great nullifer consented, and started
his poem with the word Whereas" This was
as far as he could get In vain he cudgeled his
brains for more poetry. 1t wouldn't come. and
so the book was returned with just that much of
the poem and no more.
Miss IsoLA VAN DIEsT, NJ. d. the first woman
to take medical degree in Belgium, after years
of struggle has at last obtained the necessary
legal authorization to practice her profession,
and she especially rejoces that she has
mounted all obstacles because there so many
young women now studying in Belgium with
view to entering the same profession to which
DR.. Van Diest has now opened the door.
If it were possible to rise above the atmos-
phere which surrounds the earth, we should see
nothing but an intense and sharply defined ball
of fire, while everything else would be wrapped
in total darkness. There could be no diffusion
OF light without an atmosphere or some similar
medium for it to act upon: but if the air about
US extended to height of seven hundred miles
the rays of the sun could not penetrate it, and
we should be left in darkness. At the depth of
seven hundred feet in the ocean the light ceases
altogether, one half Of the light being absorbed
in passing through only seven feet of the purest
water
THE Rothschild family is rich beyond knowl-
edge The family wealth, united amounts into
the thousands of millions of dollars, and it holds
the financial credit of nations in its hands. In
the last twelve years its members have loaned
S40O, DOC, 600 to certain European governments,
and when, in 1886, the Prussian government &C.
manded an indemnity Of $25, 000, 900 from the
city OF Frankfort on the Main--where the Roths
childs do great deal of business-the house
notified Bismarck that if the levy was forced
every bank in Frankfort would be broken. Bis
marck did not collect.
THERE is young woman at Widdin, who
went through the Servian war disguised as
man. Only the commander of her company
knew her secret she was obliged to disclose it to
him when the company set out upon its march,
and he appears to have Loyalty kept it to him
self. In all exercises, parades and reviews she
took part Jointly with her male comrades. The
heroine took part in the forced march into Ser
via, fought at the battle of Slivnitza and joined
in the attack on Prot. Her comrades voted to
her the company's medal for bravery. When,
in consequence of the war coming to an end the
militia dispersed. she went to Sophia, and
was there presented to Prince Alexander, who
awarded TO her a second decoration for bravery.
She then returned to Widdin. her place of domi-
cie before the war, where she now acts as serv-
ant to an old lady.