The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-07
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

COLLECTING dog photographs is the latest
fashionable craze
1T is stated positively that "Ouidar will shortly
be married to rich Boston widower
Mr. WILLIAM BLAKE, the exponent of ath-
letcism says that among girls running is a lost
art.
PROFESSOR ATwATER. of Wesleyan, is engaged
upon the analysis of ostrich egg. which is said
| to be thing not before attempted.
MACON Telegraph: A proposition to establish
! a zoo in Washington is up for discussion. What
does Washington want with another zoo?
| THE oldest and largest tree in the world is
| chestnut near the foot of Mount Etna The cir
conference of the main trunk is PIP feet.
IT is significant Of the extent to which boy
| cotting has been carried in Ireland that mid
wife declined to attend the wife of a prescribed
man.
THE opening by Queen Victoria of the eleventh
Parliament of her reign is circumstance par
allel to which cannot be found since the time of
| Henry VI
LOUISE MICHEL, gentle SOUL has openly ex-
| pressed her sympathy with the striking iron
workers of Decazeville, who trampled the super
| intendent to death.
THE monument which is to be placed above the
| ineton, Ca, is draped shaft of Italian marble
| twenty five feet in height
ONE evidence of the popularity of Prince Alex
ander, of Bulgaria, is the fact that an art dealer
at Sofia recently ordered from Germany 20, 600
cabinet-size photographs of him.
AT one of Mrs. Senator Cockrelrs recent re-
ceptions in Washington, Roman punch was
served in baskets formed from scooped- out or
| anges, the handles being tied with yellow rib
bons
1T is said that there are 100000 children in
England who do not attend school by reason Of
the poverty of their parents. 1t may be added
that in halfThese cases drink is the cause of the
poverty.
THE New York Post observes that Mr. Glad
stone is rapidly becoming as wonderful figure
as old Dandolo. who at the age of eighty was
the first man on the ladder in the storming of
Constantnople.
1T is stated that Robert Browning. the English
poet. is to marry Mrs. Bloomfield Moore, rich
widow of Philadelphia known as 'the Princess
OF Rags" from the fact that her late husband
made his fortune in paper.
Mr. CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER found three
scarabs in tomb in Egypt had them set in
Italy. and on his return home gave one to Mr.
Howells and one to Mr.. Stedman, ard kept the
other for himself, very pleasant souvenir of a
winter on the Nile.
Mr. BEEKHAM Cole the Oldest railroad con
ductor in the United States. died at Sheboygan
Wis, the other day. He left request that
those who attended his funeral should not re-
move their hats during the outdoor services At
this season of the year such fashion is sensible
CHICAGO has taken to calculating the cost of
conversions. At recent meeting of Methodist
ministers 1t was shown that every conversion ef-
fected in the Rock River Conference last year.
cost $43l, while six Southside churches expend-
ed $780, 900 last year. and had just 100 converts
to show.
WOMAN in Bohemia was lately sentenced to
imprisonment for ten days for forgery because
she changed her physicians prescription calling
for L. 20 gramme of morphine so that il read
$40 grammes. 1t is said that no similar case has
ever appeared on the court records of the United
States or England
PATTI has had some odd experiences at
Bucharest. The ladies of the audience saluted
her by throwing a hundred white pigeons upon
the stage And then "supe" who had climbed
up in the stage loft to have a look at her. fell
down and nearly killed himself and cry of
"Fire! was raised, which almost caused panic
FUNNY instance of the growing belief that
it is Uncle Sans business to pay for everything
was afforded in the Connecticut Legislature the
other day, when one member voted against the
proposition to erect monument over the grave
of General Putnam, because his constituents
would not approve an expenditure by the State
which the Nation should pay"
WHEN times are hard and trade is dull
The merchant then who wise is
Doth not sit down to scratch his skull
While he a scheme devises
His trusting creditors to gull,
But straightway cvertises;
Then comes sudden boom to trade.
And, presto change. his fortunes made.
Boston Courier
A WASHINGTON correspondent tells of death
there recently which is sensational In its details
A young doctor. handsome, strong. and of great
promise was called to attend lady in a carriage
| at his door Receiving answer to his greeting
to the patient he thought she had tainted He
stepped into her coupe and found her already a
corpse. He drove by the side of the dead woman
to her house and thence to tho hospital, where
he was expected to participate in a meeting Of
the managers. Apologizing to his colleagues