The Indianapolis journal., 1886-01-04

sizes. DR.. Musser thought that cirrhosis was
caused not 80 much by heavy drinking rs by
persistent drinking of spirits on an empty
stomach.
JOHN B. GoUaH reappeared on the lecture
platform at Melrose Mass, q few evenings ago
and introduced himself by explaining the cause
of his long silence 81 appear tonight he said
for the first time in three months, and for the
first time in my life with q set Of crockery IN my
mouth. have dreaded greatly appearing be-
fore the public, not under false pretenses, but
under false teeth Reports say that Mr.. Cough
spoke with all of his old eloquence and vigor.
The British seizure Of Burmah has revived
the history of the hairy family, whose home is
near Mandalay. and which is the genuine origi
nal Of the many circus frauds annually paraded
The mother, now sixty-two years old, is the
daughter OF slave from Laos. She married a
Burmese, and among their children were two,
the heads and faces of which were covered (just
as hers is and that of her father was) with long,
silky hair, after the manner of Scotch terrier.
This family still lives in a village on the upper
Irrawaddy.
The memorial stone Of Oregon for the Wash
ington monument is on exhibition in Washing
ton. A niche has been left vacant for it in the
monument The Oregon stone is the most
beautiful that has yet been sent by any State.
It was designed and cut by Frank Wood, of
Albany Ore. The stone is brown granite sand
stone, or hydrous silicate, and bears on its face
landscape, with Oregons coat-of-a arms. sur
rounded by fruits and flowers, the whole in
Surrounding the State seal are thirty-two stars
OF greenish syenite, and the snow-capped
mountains are represented by white marble
from southern Oregon.
II READ Webster and Worcester through once
each year." said an elderly man in Chicago
library the other day. I do it as a sort of rest
from my work. When my brain and hands be-
come tired l put my work aside and open the
dictionary. can't tell you how fascinating it
becomes. return to it with avidity, as most
people would to novel that has been laid aside
half read read it leisurely. and it becomes as
interesting as history or book of travels.
have read both dictionaries eleven times and am
by no means tired of them yet. Websters has 6.
melancholy interest for me. was personally
acquainted with James G. Percival. who did the
greater part of the work upon it. Yes. poor
Percival!'
DAVID R. ATcHIsoN, formerly United States
senator from Missouri, and after the death of
Vice president King chosen president pro tenn.
of the Senate, and therefore in the line of presi-
dental succession is still living near Platte City
Mo-, an old man. During the civil war he
served as private soldier in the confederate
army. He was picturesque figure in his day
Mr. Atchison was no mans enemy but his own
and it was his habits more than his pro-savery
opinions, even, that led him to the command Of
the Missouri force that on the 2lst of May 1856
sacked the town Of Lawrence. destroying the
Free State Hotel and the printing Offices Sena-
tor Atchison personally fired q six-p FOUNDER
against the hotels stone walls though he was
too inebriated to sight the gun properly, and
overshot greatly. A cannon ball fred on that
occasion, and found in field near West Law
renee, is preserved among other relics by the
State Historical Society.