The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-05
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

uaassumlngiy dressed puDllc man In Washing
ton.
JUDGE: Uncle Bilidab twho has unwisely
sampled the side dish of Roquefort cheese)-By
gum that butter amt in no trance.
MAINE claims to have sixteen men and women
who have lived moro than 100 years. and no end
of inhabitants Who are over ninety.
ALEXANDER III of Russia is going to spend
$3.50, 900 on monument to his father in the
grand court of the Kremlin at Moscow.
THIS advertisement appeared in French
paper: young lady. large fortune, avec tache,
wants a husband" The ssspot" was a wooden
leg.
SOMEBODY suggests that it is useless to go to
the expense of buying works on volapuk. The
dialect stories in the magazines will answer all
practical purposes
Ex-PREsIDENT BAscoM of the University of
Wisconsin, has returned to his old home at
Williamsburg. and has become lecturer on
sociology at Williams College.
ALTHOUGH glass-biowing is an art nearly
1900 years old, and perhaps older, NO means
has yet been discovered of dispensing with hu-
man lungs rs the working force.
GERMAN Proverb The badger peeps out of
his hole on Candlemas day. and when he finds
snow, walks abroad; but if be sees the sun
shining he draws back into his hole.
THE oldest member of the Passama quoddy
tribe is Tamah- Witch, and he is 107 years old.
He worked last season. raised a good crop, and
in the fall trapped and hunted. He is quite
fee BILE this winter
Texas Siftines: He latter having slipped the
engagement ring on her fngsr)-"And are you
pleased with it. darlineq" She-'Delightedi
George 1t is so different from anything of the
sort I've ever had before"
THE late Rev. David Hum, Of Buffalo, who
was the oldest living graduate of YALE was con-
sidered the strongest man in college from 1909
to his graduation in 1913. He was q famous
football player in those DAYS.
DETROIT Free Press When it is $50 below
tSt. Paul it is Just cold enough to harden up
the rosebuds and get 'em in good shape for
spring. If you doubt this write to any real
estate dealer in the city, or consult the ST Paul
papers.
LIFE: Mr.. McCorkle ian attenuatsd dude stand
ing before portrait Of a broa6-chested warrior
like ancestorl-I tell yon, Miss Nivsns I'm no
snob bus I'm proud of my descent. Miss Niv-
ens-You should be, Mr.. McCorkle it has been
a great one.
BISHOPS POTTER, Cox and Lyman have asked
American Episcopalians. Especially the thou
sands who have spent money freely in France in
personal enjoyment and luxury" to rememb Der
in practical way Father Hyacinthe's little Gal
Gcan Church at Paris.
SoMERvILLE Journal: The new legislation
proposed in the Massachusetts, general court
provides that women shall not be required to
work moro than fiftysix and one-half honrs a
week. OF course this does not apply to women
who do their own housework.
HERE'S good one credited to the Little Rock
Methodist: "A young preacher picked up Bishop
Pierces hat and put it on his own head. and it
exactly fit. ':Why, Bishop" said he,
"Yes," replied the Bishop, ION the outside"
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS, "Uncle Remus," is
employed as editorial writer on the Atlanta
Constitution. He is a quiet-looking. hard work.
ing man, and is noted for his extreme modesty.
Mr.. Harris has income of about Sc, 600 from
his roy alties and his newspaper and magazine
work.
ELEAzAR DEFINING. who has been q member
of the London police force for nearly forty tw
years. is to resign his position. He has Just
completed twenty-one years. service in guarding
the Houses of Parliament. Inspector Denning
was the nominal prosecutor in the famous Itch
borne case.
ONE of the oldest trees in the world, and proba-
bly, the largest, is situated in Mascoli italy near
the foot of Mount Etna. 1t is called the .sChest-
nut Tree of Hundred Horses" The Chicago
newspapers have their representatives watching
ripe and falls it is Immediately seized and for
warded.
CHICAGO Tribune: 'Lodemia," called out tho
clear, cold voice Of Mr.. Jarvis from the head of
the stairway. "has that young man gone yet2'
Deep silence in tho parlor. eff he has not
clear voice,
the kindness to remind him that it is our Gus
tom to have family prayers half an hour before
breakfast"
In the lobby OF the Capitol at Washington
hung for years crayon portrait which could
not be identified. A few months ago two women
recognized it as picture of John w. Taylor of
New York State who was in Congress for TWEEN
ty consecutive terms. Taylor was Speaker of
the Sixteenth Congress. after Henry Clay left
the chair to construct the Missouri compromise
bill
THE Pope has received Al, 600 chasubles among
his Jubilee gifts, many of them being of gold and
richly iewelled, and there is q huge Bible. sent
by the King and Queen of Saxouy. with gold
binding and clasps. which is valued at Ed, 600.
The monks at Chartrsuse have presented his
Holiness with ECO. 900 in cash. and a rose of
diamonds, which came from South America, is
valued at t2o, 600.
PAX CHUNG YANG. the Corean Minister, and
his secretaries still attracting a great deal
of attention in Washington. They are a con-
slant source of annoyance to the Chinese repre-
sentatives at the capital. Said Ho Sheu Chez,
of the Chinese legation, few days ago: There
is q mistaken notion prevalent here that the
Coreans arc independents of China. when in fact
Corsa is but province of orr nation"
Col FRANK A. BURR has made distinct hit
in Boston with his lecture on the Life of Gen.
eral Grant," The lecture is delivered in the Old
South Church accompaniment of Philip
incidents of Grants life The Boston Herald
says Colonel Burr's sketch has all OF the
strength and simplicity of the diction of Grant
himself, and historically is full of new interest.
HARRI EFT BEEcHER STOWE is intensely inter-
ssted in the ministerial work of her son. the
Rev. Charles Stowe, who has church in Hart
ford. Conn. Mr.. Stowe is Congregationaiist,
with radical tendencies. He is strong
preacher, and his mother. who is now an old,
feeble woman, finds her GREATEST pleasure in
life in listening TO his sermons. His church is
some distance from Mrs. Stoves house, but, no
matter whst may be the weather, the famous
writer of Uncle Toms Cabin" never fails to
occupy her pew on Sunday morning
AT a recent dinner given in London 60 George
Routledgs. on the occasion of his retiring from
the publishing firm now George Routledge's
Sons he said that when he started in business
for himself he made 1T a principle TO accommo-
date customers under all circumstances go
when in the first few weeks of his existence
boss q gentleman came TO him wanting
Gin cle copy of the Penny MAGAZINE and wanting