The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-21

CALIFORNIA has q wonderful climate that has
been the boast Of the State for years. It's i'm
mense crops of grapes, peaches, apricots aud
other fruits have often been paraded before the
eyes OF the traveller as an evidence of prolific
nature under proper atmospheric conditions,
but 1t was not known until recently that its
peculiar influence also affected mankind. A
good mauy years ago a family named Young
removed from blaine to a ranch near Los
Angeles. and shortly afterwards a girl child
made its appearance in the household. The
father and mother were Of dark complexion, as
were their other children, but the California
born child, as she grew into ~giclhood. developed
into a radiant albino. Her hair and eyebrows
are snow white, while her skin is q perfect pink.
She is now being exhibited in q dime museum.
and the enterprising Snowman will, no doubt,
point to her as one Of the wonders Of the Pa
cific slopes climate unless he is headed off by an
immigration committee.
CASE that is puzzling the medical fraternity
OK Pittsburg is the malady of Q two-year-old
boy. He is afflicted with what is called a con-
genital structure of the asophagus, and is slowly
starving to death, no food having passed into
his stomach in the regular way for five months.
The structure consists of a malformation of the
food pipe near the base Of the chest. 1t is quite
SoOO W. W AOASSA kSok
but it Immediately closes when the duet is with
drawn. The child is always ravenous for some
thing to eat, and as it is impossible to satisfy his
appetite through the tube, he is simply q feeble
bit OF skin and bone. weighing about twenty
pounds. The physicians say the structure had
originated when the child was born, making it
one OF the most peculiar freaks of nature ever
encountered in the practice of the medical pro.
fession.
4 a III nSotfC o,rl -ac opvao{nA - l1c--
| n. Y, last Saturday, on q minor charge, and
after a lecture. the justice discharged her on
condition that she would return to her home in
Utica She was asked il she had sufficient
money to pay car fare, and replied that she had,
but tho justice expressed . desire to see it, so as
to know whether she was telling the truth or
not. She insisted that she had it, but blushed
as she modestly admitted it was not in her
pocket. II want to see the money" said the
judge. She looked helplessly around at the
court officers and reporters until some one finally
suggested that she could step into the side
room. She did so. and reappeared in q moment
with a small roll of bills in her hand. She
carried the money in her stocking.
The San Francisco Chronicle recently pub
lished a short article from the Boston Herald,
which reflected on the army by intinating that
unless commissioned officers caroused aud gam
bled they were little thought OF. This fell un-
der the eye of Gen. o. o. Howard, and in a let
ter to the Chronicle, he takes occasion to say
that the statement is without foundation. and
that in the five geographical divisions of the
army IN which he has served, no officer could
possibly lose caste because he is not q gambler
He also says that during his thirty eight years
service he has never known the army to be less
addicted to drink than it is at the present time.
Tn eo.uo {6.t D,,-.v1v~,;. Oh;1 - T-a:--.
ere not the only States blessed with a plentiful
supply of petroleum and natural gas at their
doors. Kansas City is busy at work developing
a gas field, with a probability of success, and
now California has discovered that both oil and
fuel gas undsrlis its mineral land. In Fresno
county, whore they are said to exist in great
quantities., ninety six claims were filed q few
hours after the fact became known, and the
county-seat is already talking about becoming
the Pittsburg of the slope.
A LITTLE mouse caused quite Q scene In st.
Paul's Cathedral, at Pittsbure. on Sunday, just
before the close of the services. 1t was first OBJ.
served in the aisles up near the front pews. aud
as it made a dash to one side there was a hurried
r~ustling of ladies' dresses. and q quick shutting
of the pew doors all along the aisle. This
frightened the mouse to the other side, whore
the women also resented its approach, but by
this time the services were over. and the neces-
city of clambsring on the seats had passed.
AFoG-HoRN whistle is in use at Poushkeepsie,
N. Y, that probably outranks any other noise
producing machine. 1t is only blown in case of
fire, and as an alarm it is q perfect success, as
il awakens every man, woman and child at the
first toot, and starts every dog in the city to
barking. An outraged community has voted i,
a nuisance and demands that it be either throt
tied or pitched in a minor key.
ANOTHER trust is in trouble. This time it is
the pop trust" a Chicago organization, which
is in tho midst of an internal convulsion that
may lead to its disruption; but as this fiery
stimulant is only n summer beverage the arms
of another octupus NAV enfold it before tbs
days of Sunday-school picnics, county fairs and
circuses come again.