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

Of the package outside The stamp window. But
not she. The package is always weighed wrong
side up, and the trembling one without bresthes
an inward blessing on her."
IF one were to enter the parlors of Colonel and
Nine Jerome Bonaparte any Sunday evening
(says the Washington News) he would imagine
he was in Paris The language and the sur
roundings are all French; even the servants be-
long to that nationality. Nine Bonaparte al
though an American, has lived so long abroad
that she has become thoroughly French Her
Sunday evening receptions are the favorite re-
sort of the diplomatic corps, who find there much
to remind them of their native lands.
THE Chinese minister at Washington was
formerly the governor Of province. After he
had made his fortune, the Emperor saw that he
was getting rich too fast, and, much to his dis
gust, exiled him here on salary of $25, 900 a
year and ali expenses paid. The minister and
calls made upon them. They make no excep-
TONS If the hum blest grocer should send his
card distinguished mandarin would appear In
person within few days and smile and beam
upon the Washington caller
The railway cars of Russia, says writer in
Mechanic. are among the most commodious in
the world. They resemble ours rather than the
compartment cars in use elsewhere on the CONT
nent of Europe, but in Russia the aisle is shifted
to one side, that the seats the left will ac-
commodate three passengers side by side, and
those OH the right but one. This is especially
convenient, when the car is not crowded. in
night travel The end doors of the car. instead
OF opening upon the platform, lead into small
inclosed vestibule, whence doors open out az
right and left
A SCIENTIFIC journal gives an account of a
piano-forte made in Paris in which paper was
made to take the place of wood, the whole case
being made from paper so compressed that it
was enabled to receive hard surface, which
took perfect polish. The color was cream
white. The tone of the instrument is reported
to be not loud, but very sweet. The short.
broken character of the sound emitted by ordi-
nary piano-fortes is repacedby soft, full, quasi
continuous sound resembling somewhat that of
the organ. 1t has been suggested that the even
ness of texture of the compressed paper may
have some influence in effecting this modifca-
ton of sound.
IT appears from a paper read before the Bos
ton Pharmaceutical Society that one of the rea-
sons for the low price of quinine lies in the fact
that the ciDchona trees are no longer destroyed
In the harvesting. The old plan was to cut them
down and Strip off the bark when they were ten
years old. Then the idea was adopted OF tearing
off long strips and filling the bare places with
outer layer of the bark, the portion richest in
quinine, and this does not interfere with the
growth of the tree The bark is scraped half
round at one operation, the other half being
scraped six months afterward. The process may
be repeated year after year.
THIS may be true; it is a shame to tell of it. A
New York paper says When one goes to the
opera aud sweeps the tiers Of boxes with an
opera-glass for moment, the question comes,
is it proper to look2 Upon careful examination
and scientific computation it is pretty certain
that of the ladies at the opera in any FIVE boxes
adjoining one another not less than one out of
waist-that is, of the square inches of surface,
from the waist UP, three-quarters are exposed to
the view of the air. While this is true Of opera
goers, Of those who 60 to balls it Is far worse.
The percentage of semi-nude figures increases
until fully IS per cent. is reached.