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


son ought to marry since she is abundantly able
to support husband.
II is understood that the new Senator from
California, Mr.. Hearst, calls the capital Misery
Gulch He is sorry he went into the statesman
business
In the recent Pullman, Ill, labor difficulties,
the working girls were led to strike by the young
men threatening to boycott them at the coming
picnics this summer.
LOTTERY ticket has been found in Alexan-
dra signed by Gen. George Washington. The
ostensible object was a turnpike to the Blue
Ridge, but, of course.
REV. DR. JOHN E. carp has accepted the
presidency Of the Methodist Episcopal College
of the Southwest Kansas Conference, to which
he was elected last month
IT is estimated that fully thirtysix millions of
dollars of Northern and English capital was in
vested in new undertakings in the South in the
first three months Of the current year.
GERMANY, it is remarked, is ruled by ''ger-
ontocracy." the Emperor being ninety years old,
Moltke eighty-ive, Bismarck seventy-five, and
the seventeen army corps commanders averag-
ing sxty-five each.
THE socalled peanut factories of Norfolk, Va,
handle and put on the market million and
UAlI uOlidFS WOrtu Oh peanuts 0dCU yodr. uc
factory is simply cleaning, polishing and sort
ing establishments, and the work is all done by
machinery.
In review of Mr.. Fred Kiltons "Dickensi-
ana" lie Temps recalls attention to the famous
blunder of a grave German critic, who said:
"In order to prove the absurd irregularities Of
English pronunciation, it will suffice to state
that the word Boz Is prom ounced Dickens"
A BROTHER of successful young woman ply
stefan was asked after her health "She Ia only
fairly we'll" he replied 'Her sympathy for her
patients and her sense of responsibility wear
her. Male physicians believe are not troubled
by either When they have treated case they
dismiss it from their attention"
WAlTER-Say, think that man in No. rs has.
blown out the gas and gone to bed Hotel Pro
prietor-Has, heb! Well, I'll charge him for the
waste of gas in the morning. Waiter-Yes but
he may die from breathing it. Hotel Proprietor
Not much he belongs to the Board of Health;
they never smell nothin' .-Rambler.
GENERAL SHERMAN owes his middle name.
Tecumseh, to the admiration which his father
had for the old Shawnee chief He wanted to
name his first son after him. but had to wait
until each of his wife's brothers had been hon
ored with a namesake. Then she ran out of
names. and Judge Sherman had his way.
The statue of Harriet Martneau, which was
Boston, about three wears ago, is to be given to
Wellesley College by Miss Whitney. the sculp-
tor. in whose custody it was placed by Miss
Mary Chapman previous to her death. in 1885
1t will be placed in it's permanent location early
in June.
AMERICAN sopranos can get engagements in
Europe almost as easily as they do in this coun-
try-if they sing for nothing and provide their
own dresses Miss Lenora Tiff, one of the
Italy, writes home that Manager Manzoni, of
Milan offered her an engagement without sal
arv, and said that plenty Of American girls
would pay him handsomely if he would bring
them out in opera.
THERE is a good story told by Mr.. Boehm
about the appearance of Mr.. Gladstone's eyes
when he is excited or angered The sculptor
was taking observations of the great statesman
for statue one day. Mr. Gladstone was laying
down the law to Professor Blackie in some
Homeric question. and the sturdy old Professor
declared his great friend was talking nonsense
Then" said Mr. Boehm, Il learned for the first
time that Mr.. Gladstone's eyes could open in two
directions, like vulture's."
CALIFORNIA carries on large business in sea
shells, which are gathered on its coast and
shipped to Europe. One firm has a CONTRACT to
ship forty tons of shells every sixty days. They
are worth from 500 to 81. 900 ton. They are
used in all kinds of decorative industries, return
ing to the United States from France vastly in
creased in price, when transformed into pearl
buttons, brooches, shawl clasps. knife handles or
inlaid work. Tahita Shells large fat mother-o of
pearl shells. are worth from ST. so to 81 each and
the finest selected pairs are sonnet times sold for
as much as $50.
To friend at Berlin Dr. Schliemann writes
from Athens that. after completing his excava-
ton in Lvadia and Boeotia, which were to en-
gage him in April, he intended to commence
work in Orchomenos. and that he had given up
his design of returning TO Berlin In May or June.
1T is highly probable" says the Doctor. .'that,
IN autumn, shall begin to unearth the strong
hold of the Atrid@ at Mycen@. This work will
probably last three years. and be the last shall
undertake in my lifetime But even now vent
TO promise that shall there unearth a pal
ace the plan of which has most resemblance to
that of Troy or that of Tiryns."
A BORDEAUX journal describes the dinner usu-
ally provided for workmen in that city. A large
plate of vegetable soup. cost cents; large
piece of bread. cents large plate of red hari-
cot beans. cost cents; half plate of roast veal
1.-THE quantity being ample for an ordinary mani,
cost cents: plate of rice, cent. and half
bottle of vim ordiuaire cost cents; so it will be
seen fair dinner provided. with half
bottle of wine included, for Is cents. What can
be made a successful business in France, where
almost every article of diet is taxed can surely
be made to pay here, where food and meat are
cheaper
THE farms of America equal the entire terri
tory of the United Kingdom, France, Belgium,
Germany. Austria Hungary and Portugal The
corn fields equal the extent of England, Scotland
and Belgium. while the grain fields generally
would overlap Spain. The cotton fields cover an
area larger than Holland aud twice as large as
Belgium. The rice fields, sugar and tobacco
plantations would also form Kingdoms OF no insig-
nifcantsize and such is the stage Of advancement
reached by American agricultu-ists that it is