The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-11

companion. He has been over Europe, Asia and
Africa. Ned was in his twentieth year. He has
crossed the Atlantic sixteen times and Travelled
over $4,000 miles. He was buried with gold
collar and snugly wrapped in a rug.
SMART women are just now coming to the fore
in lively way. The latest candidate for public
appreciation in this line is Mrs Adeline Robin
son, of Knox, Me-, who is seventy-seven years
DID, and who among her other remarkable per
formarceS recently went into a we'll twenty feet
deep and cleaned it out She was assisted by
her daughter The lauder being too short they
attached a rope and lowered it, Mrs. Robinson
mbering down by rocks till she reached the
ladder.
TWELVE years ago John Wendell went West,
leaving his three-year-old boy with relatives in
Wilton, N. Fl. Nothing being heard of Wendell,
the boy was finally sent to the alms-house until
he was twelve years old. when ne was bound out
to farmer A few weeks ago letter was sent
from lincoln. Ill, to Milton, saying that Wen
dell had died there, leaving $25 900 to be divided
between daughter by a second marriage and
his son in Now HAMPSHIRE On Monday the boy
started West to look after his legacy.
THE table of Leo XIII does not cost more
than 81 so day. His Holiness takes three
meals-the first at o'clock in the morning the
second at $50 P. NJ. and the last at 1890 P. NJ.
In accordance with immemorial custom he
always dimes alone. Occasionally he admits his
brother Cardinal Pecc to dine with him, but
the latter does not eat at the same table. The
only modern instance of adeparture from this
custom was made by the late Plus TX. who on
the occasion of the Vatican council sat at table
with the assembled bishops.
THE women of Teheran went few weeks
ago, in body to the Kings palace aud com
planned that the coffee shops tof which an ex-
S;uo 1okn
took away their husbands from their work and
their home duties, causing them spend sill their
money In drink and smoke. After all the drink was
merely tea and coffee. The Shah sympathized
with the wives of Teheran. He acted promptly,
and, as the Commander of the Faithful is said
to have done under similar circumstances, he or
dered that all of the coffee houses in the capital
were TO be closed Closed they were; closed thoy
remain. The next day the royal edict went forth
that all the provincial coffee-houses were to be
closed. They, too are all shut up.
GENERAL DE FAILI.Y the hero of the Alma
and the Green Mound in the Crimea, and of
Traktir in Algeria and who acted decisive part
in winning the battles of Magenta and Solferino,
is now living in utter obscurity in the chateau of
Chenaye, situated in the midst of great forest
The majority of his countrymen believed him
dead till Paris journalist visited and inter
viewed him recently. The cause of De Faillvs
downfall was ''the surprise of Beaumont" dur
ing the Franco Prussian war. De FaiilT and
his staff were dining with the Mayor when a
Sister of Charity brought the news that the
Prussians were coming. The sentinels would
not allow her to enter, but she at last succeeded
in attracting the attention of the General by
fingine stone through the window of the din
ingroom The enemy arrived few minutes
later and put an end to the banquet. De Failly
is sixty six years of age and has never appeared
in society since his disgrace, which he frankly
acknowled ges to be deserved