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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04
PUTTING ON STYLE.

The Late Senator sharon's Chinese Servant
Becomes = Nabob In His Own Country.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Except the principals, the leading counsel and
Nanny Pleasance, no one figure stood out more
prominently in the late Sharon Sharon di.
vorce suit than did All Ri. the body servant of
the ex-senator. So close the Mongolian TO
the millionaire defendant that he accompanied
him to Washington and else where, and was be-
queathed $l0 900 by him in his will. Upon the
death of his master All Ki declared that he was
heartbroken, packed his baggage aud departed
for the Fiowery Kingdom. where he appears to
have overcome his grief The legacy, with what
other money he had managed to get together,
rendered An HI one of the wealthiest Chinese
who ever returned home after years of labor in
q foreign land.
On his arrival at his home which is in the
Canton province, he became a sort of divinity
among his people. His knowledge and wisdom
were sought upon all of the great problems Of
life and death. This consideration the cunning
Monaghan courted rather than repealed, priding
himself upon the attentions which he received
But HI in the meantime had eye to business.
After all the laudatons had been bestowed aud
received, ne set to work. after the example of
his late master to invest in the real estate bust
and to build houses thereon I'M
proved plan, somewhat different from the mud
novels of the place Ki's buildings had Chin
neys, stairs glass windows, and other Caucasian
inventions. which gave them a superior appear
ance, and created a wonderful excitement IN the
village Having built couple of hundred o.
such elegant houses. and rented them at q good
stiff price OF probably s. year, he started TO
build himself palace. This edlfice he has fin
ished and furnished in the mcst luxurious and
costly style.
The carpets. furniture. lace curtains. bedding
and all the other Accomplishments which go to
furnish Americans residence were ordered
from Hong Kong especially. The house has
large plate-glass windows. while American
stove and cooking utensils bought in San Fran
cisco adorn his kitchen. He dimes by himself,
and knife and fork much to the astonsh-
ment Of thos-i of his servants who have the dis
tinguished honor to be allowed into his pr essence
on such occasions. His househ old servants
number over twenty, six of these hsinR strong,
athletic. boned coolies who trot under the
poles of the sedan chair which contains the body
of Sharons late lackey as he goes from vii
lage to another, or among his tenants. But
should he wish to visit Canton. which is about
twenty-five miles distant, additional squad of
state coolies is engaged for the occasion. A San
Francisco Chinese merchant who is q cousin of
the magnate, and who knew him well, visited
him about six months ago at his palace. and
gives most ludicrous account of his grandeur
and the style which he puts among the be-
nighted people of his since his return
from America
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04
what Evolution Is Not.

Popular Science Monthly.
Everybody nowadays talks about evolution.
Like electricity. the cholera-germ, woman's
rights, the great mining boom, aud the Eastern
question, it ia sin the air." 1t pervades society
everywhere with its subtle essence; it infects
small talk with its familiar catchwords and it's
slang phrases 1t even permeates that last
stronghold of rampant Philistinism, the third
leader in the penny papers. Everybody believes
he knows all about it. and discusses 1t as gibly
in bis everyday conversation he discusses
the points of race horses he has never seen, the
charms of peeresses he has never spoken to- and
the dement's of authors he has never read.
Every BODY is aware, III dim and nebuous
semi-conscious fashion, that il was all invented
by the late Mr. Darwin, and reduced to system
By Mr.. Herbert Spencer. don't you know, and
lot more of those scientific fellows. 1t is gener-
ally understood in the best-informed circles that
evolutioniSm consists for the most part in be-
lief about nature at large essentially similar to
that applied by Topsy to her own origin and
early history. 1t is conceived. In short. that
most things "growed." Especially is it known
that. in the opinion of the evolutionists
body. we all or ultimately descended
from men with tails. who were the final of
gorilla That, very briefly put, is the popular
conception sof the various points in the great
modern evolutionary programme.
1t Is scarcely necessary to inform the intelli-
gent reader. who, of course, differs fnndameut-
ally from that inferior class of human beings
known to all of us in our own minds as 'other
people," that almost every point in the cata-
loeue thus briefly enumerated is popular fall
lacy of the widest description. Mr.. Darwin did
not invent evolution any more than George
Stephenson invented the steam engine, or Mr.
Edison the electric telegraph. We are not de-
scended from men with tails any moro than
are descended from Indian elephants There is
evidence that we have anything in particular
more than the remotest ffteth cousinship with
poor relation, the West African gorilla.
Science is not in search of missing link; few
links are anywhere missing. and those are for
the most part wholly unimportant ones. If We
found the imaginary link in question. he would
not be monkey, yet in any way tailed
Ind all ouO1th he hoIo
list of popular beliefs and current fallaces to
the real meaning of evolutionary teaching.
Whatever people think evolutionary Is for the
most part pure parody OF the evolutionists
opinion.
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is OF much higher order. and the stage setting
he gives it lie a model OF pictu-esoueness and
beauty.
Clara Louise Kellogg will be on the road
again with an opera company of some sixty
five people. under the management of her hus-
band.
Minnie Palmer refused to play in Louisville
Ash Wednesday, as she Is strict church
member, and Manager Macauley is about to sue
her for damages
Mrs. Mckee Rankin will play return engage
maut here. appearing at Enelishs next week in
THE Golden Giant" in which she was seen
earlier IN the season.
Mr.. James v. Cook. of this city. who recently
resigned from the Tin Soldier company, is
now business manager for Jennie Yeamaus He
was in town last week.
For her spring season under Fl c. Miner Mrs
Potter will receive a third OF the net profits. in
addition to her salary OF $500 and her carriage
and servants expenses.
Anumber of theater patrons are ARRANGING
to attend the Campanini concert at Englsh's.
and Manager Talbot has. also received numer-
Gus applications for seats from cut-of-town peo-
pie who will be here.
Tellula Evans has made hit in the title role
OF dorothy" and also as Zerlina in FRA
Diavolo' with the Carlston Opera Company.
She mas been engaged permanently, and not
temporarily, as some papers stated
Henry Dixey is now q partner with e. E. Rice
in his various enterprises, and is besides one OF
the proprietors Of the BIiou Opera house, New
York. He has made more money out OF
'A0onis Jnan was ever made with comedy
attraction before.
London rumor has it that an adaptation of
"Mr. Barnes, of New York" has been purchased
by Willie Edoun Florence Wade also makes
claims to the right OF the dram atization of mir.
Barnes, OF New York" she having secured the
rights to the same during her recent visit to
America
Clara Morris has entirely recovered her health
and strength, and her present tour 10 "Renee
de Moray has been the most successful she has
ever had. The piece is dramatization of
DEnerys lie Martyrev and Miss Morris will
be seen IN it here before many weeks She no
longer makes her audience wait between acts.
1t has come at last. In Chicago. on the ed
inst, Kate Cassleton filed bill for divorce from
her husband, Isadore Il. Phillips whom she
charges with druukenness and cruelty. In her
complaint Mrs. Phillips says that she faithfully
discharged her duties q wife. and at all times
treated her husband with kindness aud forbear-
ance. But Phillips would get drunk despite
her protestations, and she left him four days
ago and assisted lawyer in drawing up bill
for divorce
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04

feature OF the new rule. The games last season
were unouestionably too long The three-strike
rule will. however. increase the number of
availabse pitchers. The number of m4n VINO
can throw three good balls out OF seven the
plate right along. and attempt to fool the batter
a. the same time. is very small The young
man viii now have a show.
Nike Kelly told Boston Globe reporter, the
other day, how near he came being laid of the
Cincinnati team. in 1873, for poor playing-or
hard luck. as he called it. Said he:
1--WE started our Eastern trip the latter
part OF May. We went FIRST 10 Troy. thence 10
Syracuse to Providence and ending in Boston.
Jim White. Jim grew discouraged at the bad
business, resigned while at Troy, and Cal Nc
Vey went into authority. We lostone game out
OF three at Troy, two out of three IN Syracuse,
three in Providence and the first two IN Boston
Dlckerson, ore of the club, was drinking pretty
hard, and was playing 10 pretty rough luck;
After the second Boston game. the record
showed that out of the last twenty-one times at
the bat had reached the first base but once. and
that was by virtue Of an error McVey an
nounced privately that Eight that he had tele-
graphed Jack Leary. who was then in Man
chester, to come the next day, and play on
the nine IN the last game IN Boston. He
said he hadnt made MP his mind
whether to lay off Kelly or Dickerson; the latter
was drinking, to be sure, but he did hit the ball
occasionally. but he thought seemed TO be so
completely demoralized that was the one to be
relieved. With that impression McVey went TO
bed. Much to Calls disappointment Leary did
arrive in time Cor the game, and was put
in again to play right field. / knew what
going on, and became so desperate that the ice
was broken and succeeded in scattering my
ill-luck to the winds. I went 20 the bat five
times, making two doubles, triple and home
run. Cal was delighted with my stick work
that day. The team returned home and met
the Chicagos. In the first game WAS very lucky.
/ batted in every run made and won the game
for my club. At the end Of the season stood
MP among the leading batters What might
have been the result had Jack Leary appeared
on the grounds in Boston9 would have been
laid off and returned to Patterson in disgrace.
Perhaps / never would have had nerve enough
to play in a League club again"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04
AIunkacsy's Luxurious Home.

Pan Mall Gazette.
H. Muukacsy has splendid mansion AT Paris,
in the Avenue de Viilier S, which is much fire.
quented by the eociety of the French Capital.
A contemporary, describing the hotel. says that
it is q masterpiece of artistic taste and refined
luxury. Everything that the hand OF an ARTIST
assisted by the elegant instinct of young wife,
could devise has been eollected-precious stuffs,
works of art. wood carvings fine as lace pict-
ures by master artists, valuable bronzes, arms
trophies, pieces of ancient furniture, and rare
plants-it is strange and ghteering combina-
lion, the whimsical harmony OF which has an
irressr be attraction The family apartments
consisticg OF Mme. Munkacsys room and
boudoir. the dining, drawing and billiard rooms
are on the first floor. On one side of the second
floor is kind of drawing room picture gallery,
which is a veritable museum, continuing the
one of which tho staircase is the magnificent
easket; on the other side is the enormous studio
each corner of which ia q sort of greenhouse
where green plants allow the daylight only to
enter filtered and softened.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04
her FACE WAS HER FORTUNE.
The Girl Who Ia the Talk of the Town In
New York.
New York Letter.

New York Letter
''Isn't she a swell?"
A half dozen men were standing talking in
front of the Hoffman House. dashing young
woman IN gorgeous raiment went sailing by
like cutter in a thirty mile an-hour breeze.
from her magnificent diamond earrings, and
the mass of beads that covered her head and
shoulders, n Thousand hues
Great, Choly, she's hummer" said the drst
speakers friend
From one end of Broadway to the other the
criticised 1t was bright and glorious after
noon. The mellow sunshine and the dry air had
sent thousands of persons ous to see and be
None in all the throng attracted SO much
attention as the young woman whom Cnolly de-
scribed as swell. She correctly dressed.
She was in black from head to foot. Not bit
of color was to be seen anywhere. except white
CATERS, fitting tightly over patent leather shoes
Every man in the vast thronc turned and stared
at her She was not over-dressed. and, in fact
was as modest the delicate little violets that
nestled in her bosom.
What was il. thenl
She Was an actress. and as lovely a mage as
YOU ever saw She is paid well for her work.
Her face and figure are her fortune.
There is little TO be said She is Hitter
ate. She can barely write her own name She
had no education. Her mother was a notorious
shopiifter and her father WAS detective. She
knows how TO dress aud how 20 dance and she
has kicked her way into q fortune for her
charms have smitten a young and wealthy
Cuban. It cost him $500 900 TO get her. and she
maud in this cosmopolitan city.
That is all there Ia 10 be told. And vet she is
the most talked about woman in the whole city
Just now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04
Notes of tlle Staga.

Subscriptions to tho Raymond monument
fund have reached $l,075. Henry Irving gave
500.
Bronson Howard is in Ann Arbor Mich,
where he is engaged IN writing new play based
on incidents Of the war of the rebellion
Pauline Hall who was a ballet girl at the
Grand several years ago, receives the snug sala-
ry of s400 a week at the Casino. New York.
Maurice Strakosch has discovered sixteen
year-old prima donna who has been singing with
distinction at Vienna Her name is Miss Nlkita.
Among the famous stars that graduated from
nEvangeiina" are Nat C. Goodwin, w II Crane.
George 5. knight, Henry E. Dixey and Richard
Golden
Herr Daniel Bandmann win soon be seen in
his own version of s.Dr. Jekyil and Dir. HYDE"
which he proposes to take on the road Ii Is
hoped that Daniel won't be cruel enough TO come
TO Indianapolis.
DsnmAn Thompson's "Old Homestead is the
grandest success known for years The story is
really continuation of that of s.Joshua WHIT
comb" bnt the play, while just a. entartalni ms,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04

Read by Miss Madge Smith on the occasion of th
celebration of Washington's birthday by the xeni
xenia, Ind. Feb. %, 1881
What matters it
The slightest bit
Whether the story,
Old and hoary
With age and glory,
OF the thoughtless, guileless. frolcsome lad.
Who 8 keen-edged. brand new hat het had
AS q present that lured him on to the bad,
Is true not,
Now that we've got
It's moral outa
Why, not a whit.
Suppose that he
Neer cut the tree.
Nee had Ratchet
Wherewith TO scratch it.
Much less dispatch it,
And the story whole is al idle creation,
And the father ne'er asked for an explanation,
And the son ne er made the bold revelation.
That he alone,
His only son.
The harm had donef
So let il be.
What matters it
The slightest whit,
Whethe 1the story,
Old and hoary
With and glory,
Is not the truth, but was born of the mind.
Inspired of dream the praiseworthy find
OF some Jealous writer who a lessen designed,
That you and l,
No matter why,
Should never lie
The slightest bit?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04

very happy. my dear sir, to be the father of so
large family. all the members of which appear
to be SO devoted to ore another Large family!
Dsvotedl" casDed the old gentleman, in amaze
ment. s'What on earth do you mean ma'amP
why, yes. indeed" said the principal. beaming
through her glasses ''No less than eleven of
Gussie's brothers have been here this winter to
take her out sleigh-riding, and she tells me she
expects the tall one with blue eyes again to-mor-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04
The Way to Eat LETTUCE.

New York Mail and Express.
Most authors of books on gastronomy display
their epicurean ignorance by directing that let
tnce should be cut or chopped for salad; whereas
the better and true way is to pull it apart with
fork and bit of bread, and eat it by skillfully
rolling it about the prongs of the fork.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04
who Knows which Is Right?

UCCIuCuts
Rev DIR. NJ Jast-ow has again proven that.
according TO the teachings of Judaism. God is
personal, while Wise has proven again that, ac-
cording to the teachings of Judaism. God is i'm
personal God only knows which is right
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04

BosLg and sorss indicate bad state Of the blood
Ayers SarsapArilla eradicAtes foul humors
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And what Doea Number Two say?


widow be married again has distributed
among her first husbands relatives every dollar
she received from his estate. And all the peo-
pie say. '.Ah there
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04

Yes said the principal of tho Young Ladies'
Seminary TO the proud parent, you ought 20 be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04

Read by Miss Madge Smith the occasion of the
celebration of Washington's birthday by the xenia
Highschool Xenia, Ind Feb. %, 1881
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4yEUI6S6 OOIupany,
Wednesday night. is unique in every respect
No other organize alton like it existsts in this
country, and as the performers appear on the
stage in the Alpine stume they make a pict-
uresque appearance. The organization was
ID ade by Herr Andre at the request of Canon
Farrar. of Westminster, after Mr. Brand the
lyceu;n's agent, had travelled as far as Warsaw,
in Russia, without finding what he wanted The
artists were selected because OF their talent and
reputation Herr Phister has among his pupils
the Crown Princess of Germany and as a violin
ist ranks next to Ole Bull in the estim alton of
critics The ''yoieing" of Herr Pnister and
ing among the Tyrolese, is the great charm of
the concert Reserved seats may be secured at
the hall after Monday; for these there viii be
no axtra charge
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-17

The case of E. R. Lampson & Co against A. w. Bronson is still on trial before jury in the District Court.
 Fifteen members of Waterbury Lodge, A. o. U w, paid the Bristol lodge visit last night and witnessed the installation of officers
 Madame St Mary Antoinette, who has acted as Madame Superior at the Convent Notre Dame since the death of Madame St Gabriel, has been called to the convent at Montreal, and her place as Madame Supe- rior has been filled by Sister St Gary
 w. D. Upson, the jeweler who occupies one of the windows of Curtis Bank street store, had several pair of gold case specta- cles broken by the Hall & Upson Ice Com panys horse flashing through the window last evening. One very high-priced pair IS missing, and it is thought they were stolen
 Another snow storm has gladdened the hearts of the livery men and owners of fast horse flesh, and fine sleighing is promised if it dose not turn itself into d warm rain. It began to fall about 12:30 and at o'clock it looks as if it means to give the rain no show at all. The Jumps are worn down and there is a good bottom for several inches of snow.
 The Waterbury district, of Independent Order of Good Templars held quarterly convention in Johnson's Hall to-day at which 175 delegates were present from the twenty-three lodges in the district. The meeting was presided over by Deputy Chief Templar w. H. Doolittle of Grey stone. Among those present were State Deputy Garfield of South Britain. The evening session will commence promptly at [ 80 this evening.
 Bella Rose came down from the Town House yesterday and indulged so freely that he was arrested. This morning in the Police Court he was returned to the Towr House for 30 days. James J. McGrath who was arrested last week for allowing young Johny Murphy to loiter around his pool room, was fined S5 and costs, from which he took an appeal. Robert Brown charged with defrauding William Richard son, who keeps restaurant on Scovil street, was fined S1O and costs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-17
NAUGATUCK NJGGETS.

Prof Spencer's dancing school at the Main street theater tonight
 The Masons will give sociable in their hall, February 3, to which a large number of invitations will be sent out.
 w. F. York, the furniture dealer of Wa terbury, gave his help sleighride with a supper at the Naugatuck Hotel last night
 A large number of sportsmen went fish ing this morning at Long Meadow If every man that went gets one fish it will be useless for any one to go fishing in those waters for the next three years to come
 A man boarding at Hubert Hurds was lying in gutter on Kelly Hill last night by Lewis Chevalier, who picked the man up and carried him to neighboring house where he washed the blood off from him. When he came to he said that he lived at Hard's, to which place he had him sent
 In the court yesterday morning Arthur Hubbell was fined S7 and costs and sen tenced to 30 days in jail for striking little boy ny the name of Johnnie O'Brien. Through his lawyer, J. M Sweeney, he took a1 appeal to the Superior Court c. Il. Smith furnished the bond of $500.
 The case of Daniel OLeary, charged with adultery by James Butler, came up for trial yesterday afternoon. Kennedy appeared for Butler and Sweeney for Leary. Justice Peck occupied the bench and found sufficient cause to bind I.eary over to the Superior Court under $500 bonds, which he was unable to obtain.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-17
COMMUNICATIONS.

Editor of the EVENING DEMOCRAT:
 Last week an article appeared ill the local colums of paper published in this city, in which it was stated that was the direct cause of the removal of an assistant teacher from the East Gaylord school. Such false and malicious assertion as this should be beneath my notice were it not for the source from which it originated. On Investigating the origin of this slan- derous assertion I was astonished to find that it originated from lawyer who is looked upon as a very respectable member of the community
 His object in giving publicity to such a lying and slanderous report is beyond com prehension. To give publicity to a false and malicious report which is detrimental to the personal interests and character of an individual, especially when such false hood is aimed at the character and reputa- ton of woman, is rather un manly. In the same article to which l refer are other contemptible insinuations which point out the author of this calumny to be a person void of all the principal and honor which characterizes man. A. c. %
 January 10th 1888.