The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-06

we've got In this neighborhood is three widders,
two school maams, patch of wheat. the hog
cholera, too much rain, about fifty acres taters
and a darn fool who married a cross eyed gal be-
cause she owns eighty sheep and mule. which
the same Is me, and no more at present
The Inflated yacht Sarah Craig was named In
honor of Mrs Sarah Craig Auchircloss, of New
York, and by q sad and strange coincidence It
happens that within a few hours OF the disaster
to the Philadelphia pleasure party mrs. Aucnln-
Gloss died, too never hearing of the accident
LOWELL Citizen. DR. Gimlet returns empty
handed from days hunting, and in response to
his wife's inquiries. canddy confesses that he
killed nothing. Why retorts Mrs. q. slowly,
you could have done better than that had you
staid at homo and attended to your regular busl-
ness
"PERE ANToNIE's. DATE PALM" which Aid
rich. Dmtry, Lafcadio, Hearn, Cable and
Gayarre have written about. is dead and gone,
and New Orleans mourns the loss of its Oldest in
habitane 1t outlived by some thirty years the
Stuyvesant pear-tree in New York city, but that
was probably much the older tree.
MoNcuRE D. CONWAY has prepared alecture
entitled. adams Third Wife" 1t begins with
sex mythology" and with discussion of the
American women of today-and of tomorrow.
II Mr. Conway has undertaken to describe WON.
off the platform. Ask any married man what he
thinks of such foolnardiness
On the railroads of northern Italy the tickets
are being used for advertising purposes . the
back is attached little pocket-bo co hing
a sheet of very thin paper This is covers. with
advertisements of hotels, theaters and places of
business, in all forty in number. Tho charge is
forty francs for each of these divisions, circu-
lation of 1O, 600 copies being guaranteed, and as
~. -. - ~ II - =
rive an income of GOO francs from every 10000
tickets sold.
Miss ADELE GRANT is now wearing the trous-
seau which had been prepared for her marriage
with Earl Cairns, for every day. She must use
the clothes before they become old fashioned.
She is said to look very stylish and striking in
her new costumes. The family will remain
abroad indefinitely. Though Miss Grant is
greatly mortified by her late affair, she is being
partially appeased by the attentions of Mr..
Van Loon, who is enormously rich, and has o
splendid continental position. He is young and
very handsome by al accounts.
MARK TWAIN was asked by Hartford base
ball enthusiast to give subscription to the local
club He sent check for $25 and letter in
which he said that there was only one thing
stead of $25 he is not very well up in base
ball, and when he goes out to the grounds he
takes seat near Blank mentioning the name
of a prominent base ball man. II always po-
litely ask him to give me points on the game, !"
the letter continues, "but instead of that he
looks very hard at me- and am afraid he will
drop me over the grand stand some time or an
other"
A PERFECT jewel Of an orchestral leader has
been discovered in Maestro Paolo Manica. of
whom an italian paper says that ''he is not only
a most admirable leader, and writes excellent
vocal ana instrumental compositions but has
also beautiful voice. which enables him to sing
tenor as we'll as bass parts" Ordinarily" says
that discriminating journal Orchestral leaders
are entirely without voice, or possess one that
sounds like croak-vulgar and horrible. The
white raven (mosca bianca) which unites all the
above mentioned qualities, Prof Paolo Mannica,
is negro by birth and man Of athletic proper
TONS"
AT the time of Senator Bowen's election as
Senator from Colorado he was member of the
Colorado Legislature, and after several ballots
had been taken his name was brought forward
Several ballots followed, until the vote was
finally a tie between Bowen and his principal
competitor. Up to this point Mr. Bowen had
refrained from voting. He saw the United
States senatorship within his reach. one vote
being all that was necessary to secure it. He
had listened to all the clever ami complimentary
remarks made about himself when he was
placed in nomination. so he concluded that if
all that had been said about him in his favor
was true he was just the man for the place. so
he arose and cast the deciding vote for Bowen. y
AN English paper tells an anecdote Of an
American lady, who was invited by the Prince
| and Princess of Wales to garden party, excus-
ing herself from attending on the grounds of a
previous engagement and it sneers at the Amer
lean lady for not knowing that royal invitations
10 this country are commands, This" says
Vanity Fair, rs all rubbish. The only royal in
vitations that commands are those of the
sovereign herself Neither the invitations of
the Prince of Wales, nor those of the Duke of
Teck. or Prince Henry of Battenberg are com
mands' in any sense of the word The sovereign
alone can command her subjects on their allegi-
ance, and she can only command her own sub
jects. Her power of command does not extend
to an American or to any other foreigner"