The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-01

the White House. President Pierce cordially
shook hands with Mrs. Hale but took no notice
OF the Senator'S outstretched hand, and turning
sauarey on his heel. gave the cut direct"
THE editor of the Jewish Messenger. in an ar
ticle entitled '.The Modest Life" expresses
wish that the American Jew should lead in
crusade against loud, noisy tendencies, against
mere pomp and glitter and take his stand for
quiet, modest, unassuming existence at whatever
cost.
IN China, as in all Eastern countries, the
blind are numerous; and hitherto so far as per-
sonal reading has been concerned, the Bible has
not been for them. Moved by adesire to supply
this want, the Rev. David Smith, of Grimsby, is
engaged In bringing out an embossed Bible for
the Chinese blind.
THE latest thing in instantaneous photography
is the suggestion of the French Academy of
Sciences that an international conference be held
In Paris next spring to make arrangements for
the elaboration of Photographic map of the
heavens to be simultaneously executed at ten or
twelve observatiorles scattered over the surface
of the earth.
Two years ago so, 600 cards were sent around
in New York city advising the burning in the
kitchen range, of all vegetable refuse AS re-
suit of this it is estimated that 10000 families
now dispose of their garbage in that way. An
is 10 % mAQo TO 6AGenu prAcCic6, anu IL
is claimed that. IL 1t can become general, New
York will yet be the cleanest and healthiest city
in the world
THE Princess of Wales lately got from Paris
winter costume trimmed with fine, dark
gray fur which she greatly admired. "You are
a sportsman" she shortly afterwards remarked
| to her husband 'tell me what kind of fur this
is." II don't hunt rats and MICE" he replied.
laughing; II leave that sport to the sewer-men."
md NO fhn ilro fho onzf1 a
as we'll as she did.
REFERRING to jockey Archer's hard lfe Lon
don Truth says: at was an incessant struggle
against nature-constant medicine, daily Turk
| ish baths long periods of absolute starvation
and riding on cold autumn days clad in silk shirt
and thin breeches. All these items are calculat-
ed to dispel the illusion entertained by many
simpletons that successful Jockeys life is all
glory, and gain. and luxury"
HON ROBERT G. SoHENcK, of Ohio ex-minis-
ter to the court of st. James, has returned to
| Washington city. Although he has passed the
allotted three-score and ten of man, he is as Wig
| orous as many score of years younger. There
| is a wonderful resem blance between General
Schenck and Ex-Governor Oden Bowie, of Mary
| land, and numerous mistakes confounding the
| two are made bY promenaders on the avenue.
| THE Duke of Argyll. the father of Lord Colin
| Campbell, is a small man with rather ignoble
face and lot of bushy white hair. He wears
| usually rusty frock coat and his trousers are
always about five inches too short for grace and
| for his Grace. His estates in Scotland are not
very productive. In fact he is very proud but
| exceedingly poor member of the British aristoc-
| racy, and has the distinction of being very gen.
| orally dlsliked.
WHEN Hamilton Harris of Albany, was en-
gagged in eectine his brother Ira United States
hool- ~ I;o bo~ dailx
annoyed by some act or word of his candidate
which in his judgment only tended to harm the
| latter's canvass. Thurlow Weed sent for Ira
and had almost persuaded him to withdraw in the
| interest of his party, when Ham," es everybody
called BIN then, just as they do now. sternly In
| terfered and told his brother to make no terms
with anybody without first consulting him.
| Finally his patience was worn out, and meeting
| Ira on the street moment after the latters
| latest indiscretion had reached his ears. he ex
claimed in his deliberate manner, but with more
emphasis than had ever been noted before:
"'Now, here, Ira, if you'll go home and go to
bed and stay there, we'll elect you Senator"
~ AM frequently called upon by young men,"
said Mr.. Stanley, ''to advise them concerning
missionary journeys into. Africa. I always paint
Africa on such occasions in the blacklist colors,
that they may know the worst. They have no
! idea of the cost of travel in Africa. Here
understand, the elevated roads take passengers
| dozen miles for FIVE cents But in Africa q
stranger could not travel inland for less than 500
mile. l spent over million pounds sterling
| in my several trips to Africa. My first trip
| after Livingstone cost me, after was ready TO
start, $12 or $l5 mile for three thousand miles.
| One cannot travel in Africa without carrying
| with him his own police force, lawyers, army
soldiers and means of furnishing supplies of all
| kinds. l tell all this to the missionaries, but
| many Of them forget about it until they find
| themselves in the continent and then they
member my words"
| WHILE Thomas c. Acton was Sub-treasurer
at New York he had for visitor young Con-
necticut miss, and ne instructed Cashier Floyd
| to show her and her mamma through the vaults
| and let them sea how compactly Uncle Sam
| stored $40 600 900. Mr.. Floyd is one of those
| Jolly old gentlemen who believe in pleasing the
| young folks He took from one of the vaults
| package containing $4,000, 900 in ten-thousand-
| dollar bank notes, and, handing it to the young
| miss, said: II guess we spare that for you"
| She looked pleased, folded the package of new
| bills in the middle, opened her hand satcnel and
| was about to drop the big fortune into it, when
| Mr.. Floyd, noticing that she was in earnest,
| told her that he had just recollected that the
| government was little short that day and he
| would have to postpone the gift to some other
| time The young miss lives in Forestvile, Conn,
| and only on Thanksgiving day she thought her
| papa might let her come to New York and get
| the present awaiting her at the Subtreasury.
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COMMENT AND OPINION.