The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

IT looks as though the vanishing lady" trick
would become popular in fashionable divorce
circles this winter.
THE Greenback- Democratic fusion in Mich-
gan is called the Succotash party. 1t is COM
binaton of Greenback and Wayback.
A TEN-year-old boy. of Belle Plain, Ia, fell
into the great artesian we'll at that place, but
was forced out by the flow of the water
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BENJAMIN HARRIS
BREWSTER has made arrangements to resume
his law practice in Philadelphia and let politics
alone for season
THE Salt Lake City Tribune notices the fact
that no meetings, conventions or celebrations are
ever held in Salt Lake City. 'The reason is" it
says, because it is not an American town"
PRESIDENT GARRETT. of the B. & O., looks
more like young Enelishman than ever since
his return from Europe His face looks ruddier
and his "sideboard" whiskers yellower, and his
garments are decidedly English.
A QUIcK-wITTED and waggish Georgia widow
named Gum, as soon as she felt the earthquake
house to make her neighbors think the day of
judgment had come They thought it.
PRESIDENT DWIGHT, the head of Yale College,
has already added to his popularity among the
students by his always prompt and gracious
acknowledgment of the customary Glow bow of
the classes as he passes them on his way from
chapel each morning.
PHTNEAs T. BARNUM told this story about
himself In his address of welcome to the dele
gates to the Connecticut Universalist conven-
ton in Bridgeport: San old clergyman once
said to me: MIR. Barnum, | hope to meet you
in heaven / answered: You will if you are
there"
DIR. MARY F. THOMAS of Richmond. Ind. is
visiting her sister, Dr. Hannah NJ Longshore of
Philadelphia The two sisters were among the
pioneer women physicians in this country, and
Mrs. Julia Irvine, a daughter of Mrs. Thomas,
will be remembered as the Indiana girl who won
a national prize for proficiency in Greek.
IT is said that the dislike to Germans in CO.
penhagen is so great that the tenor Anton Schott,
who has recently given series of performances
in that city. was obliged to sing all his roles
most of them in Wsgneran operas--in the En-
glish language. The intendant of the Court
Theater insisted on this, although the press of
Copenhagen sensibly pleaded for the German.
REV. JOHN B. CLEMSON. D. D., of West Ches-
ter, Pa. becomes the senior Episcopal clergy
man in the United States by the death of Rev.
Dr. Rodney DR.. Clemson is the only surviving
minister ordained by Bishop White. He is
eighty-three years old, and, although retired
from active ministerial duty, conducted alone
the services held in the Church of the Holy
Trinity, West Chester, July 8, last.
JOHN WASAMAKER, the Philadelphia mer-
chant, who has just returned from Europe says
that study Of the new system of railroad op-
eratons in Germany, where the roads are under
government administration convinces him that
the service of private corporations is far prefer
able There ii traveller complains he at once
sets himself against the government The trains
neither start on time nor come in on time. and,
with few exceptions, the express trains are as
slow as the way trains on American roads
JOHN D. RocKEFELLER who created the Stand
ard Oil Company, is one of the most retiring and
inconspicuous of the men Wall street He is
below medium height, dresses soberly and would
be taken for bank cashier. He can buy out
dozen banks His hobby is Sunday schools and
before he came to New York to live he was
superintendent of the largest Sunday school in
Cleveland Some business men regard him as
genius of trade second only to Jay Gould. Heis
fond of pictures, but cares but little for other
luxuries possible to a man of his colossal fort
une.
LORD LoNsDALE, who toted Violet Cameron
all over the United Kingdom, and now proposes
to do his prettiest to win dollars on her in this
country is Crifle over six feet in height and is
broad and square shouldered. His hands are al
most If not quite as large John L. Sullivan's.
AS boxer Lonsdale wouldn't by any means be
chicken in Sullivans hands. Sir George Chef
WIND offended Lonsdale few months ago, and
Lonsdale meeting Sir George in Rotten Row
promptly and thoroughly drubbed Sir George.
This row was over a photograph of Lily Lang
try. Lonsdale's chief characteristic is his utter
indifference in the opinion of folks, no matter
who they are. He put it tersely when he said
to Sun man: II don't care a damn for any
body" He drinks cordals after luncheon, and
altogether is quite rapid fellow. He dresses in
exquisite taste during tn day but is rather
flashy at night. when his evening dress shows
shirt front sprinkled with diamonds, and white
waistcoat with six diamonds for buttons. His
sandy mutton-chop whiskers bob merrily as he
talks, and summed up he is jolly, intensely sat
isfed with himself. and everybody else go to
the devil for aught he cares.