The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-11

Thursday Miss Augusta Miller. q cousin Of the
former, was married to Sun Wah. It Is repre-.
wealthy, and each of the girls was married in q
sealskin sacque, in addition to q fine outfit of
clothing in general. The men are members Of
the Sunday-school, as all "goodn Cinnamon are
while they are residents Of this country, and the
girls were walters in a restaurant, where they
were met by the men TO whom they are now
married. It Is reasonably certain that at least
two Cinnamon will not help impoverish the
country by sending their earnings to China.
Sealskin sacques and fine feminine clothing do
not admit of such unpatriotic conduct.
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Mr. M LAMB, of Rochester. N. Y, well
known to hygienists for his great interest in pub
lie health, has offered the sum of 81, 750 to be
awarded as prizes for essays on sanitary sub
jects. One prize of $500 for the best essay on
the sanitary conditions and necessities of school.
houses; a second of $500 on the preventable
causes Of disease, injury and death in
American manufactures and workshops,
and the best means and appliances for prevent
ing and avoiding them; prizes of 5000, 500. $50
and $25 for the four best plans for dwellings for
five persons, not to exceed in cost $500, and a
similar series for a 81, 600 dwelling. Me-. Lamb
employees $50 persons in his optical works, and
last year gave a similar series of prizes for
essays which are now bound in book form, and
may be had for 81 of Irving A. Watson, secretary
American Public Health Association, Concord,
| N. Fl.
CAPT. DEWITT WALLACE's novel, Cloves
Ladder" has been subjected to all manner Of ex-
pressed opinions. pro and con, but the real weak
ness of the book is the painfully apparent mex
perience Of the author. A elaring instance of
this may be found on page so, at the beginning
of a chapter appropriately headed "A Bold
Stroke We quote the first two sentences Of
the chapter literally:
cat the first sound of the rising bell, Charlotte
awoke. and s~pringing from her bed, hastily made her
toilet. Putting on a cheerful loos she descended to
the sitting-room to await the appearance of her
father"
We submit that Charlotte was justified in
making her toilet as hastily as she pleased. but
it strikes us that a cheerful look is a somewhat
chilly costume for a backward spring.
SoME unidentified horse editor, while browsing
in the dictionary lately, fell afoul of the word
'hyemal," and now the sporting columns of in
Vulnerable exchanges are labeled with the head
line "Hyemal Sports" .Hyemal Races" s'Hye-
NAL Amusements," and the like. 1t is a good
enough word for those who admire q decorative
crazy-quilt style of language, but for those with
plain tastes in such matters, ''winter" sports or
winter" races seems preferable.
THE widow of q Naw Vnrk fnhacno william
aire. who died a few weeks ago in France, ar
rived home the other day, and was met at the
steamship pier by a reporter She was too much
broken up TO talk about anything, but in some
manner she managed 20 make it known that she
intended to keep I'D her late husbands racing
stable. This fact was joyfully telegraphed all
over the country, and the disconsolate widow
was left alone in her sorrow.
MISS CALHOUN, the young woman who Is to
marry Mr.. Winston. the minister to Persia, is
said to be :passionately fond of watermelon" of
which fruit she was in the act of partaking
when she first made the acquaintance of her
future husband on a California car. This is an
interesting fact to know of u bride, but the real
question is, is she passionately fond Of Minister
Winston, and does she butter her watermelon?
INFrance the authorities require the certificate
Of birth before the marriage ceremony will be
performed. Thew are not so particular in this
country, the presence of the contracting par
ties being generally accepted as evidence that
they have really been born.
Thu New York Journal argues that there are
over a hundred thousand young men and women
in that city who have literally mo time to
marry" If they were a little less busy counting
they might find the necessary fifteen minutes
for marriage.
EIGHT thousand women Of county Cork, Ire
land, have sent a petition to Queen Victoria
against home rule. And this. after all that has
been said about the universal desire of women
for hom rule above all else. The times seem
awry.
PHILADELPHIA knight of Labor has written
a play in the interest of the order, and invites
everybody to attend its initial performance. He
has the advantage of most playwrignts in that
he can order a boycott on all who refuse to at
tend
OSTRICH farming is becoming a profitable in
uuSlIS ~ Ills country. Ao safe y IedbuerS
nets a neat sum, and when the feather-bearing
age is past, ''spring' ostriches will find their
way to the boarding house table.
THE English critics rail at Sarah Bernhardts
acting aud declare that she is supported b y a lot
Of sticks. Why, the blasted Britishers don't call
two a lot, do they2
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