The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-01

houses in London. She employed Scotch maid
servant to take aud delivs orders and the name
of this woman Sally Lunp. Ever since .
particular kind of tea-cake has gone by the
name of Sally Lunn.
LONDON has eight homes for poor working
girls, at which breakfast, dinner and tea costs
only 81 week and room not over 81 more.
They said to be well managed and literally
supported by charitable people
AGAIN comes the report that John Ruskin IL
insane. 1t is asserted that while staying at
Sandgate recently he purchased a number of
bells and spent all day ringing them. He finally
became so violent that he had to be placed IN
private asylum.
PRESIDENT AUSTIN CoRBIE while passenger,
recently. on a train on his own railroad. discov-
cred that he had no pass with him, and no
money to pay his fare lady acquaintance
lent him s., which he has just returned to-
gether with pass.
RARE Bits: Teacher-So you cant do SIM
pie sum in arithmetic2 Now, let me explain it to
you. Suppose eight Of you have together forty
eight apples, thirty-two peaches and sixteen
melons, what would each of you gets Cholera
morbus,n replied johnnie.
GEN. LEW WALLACE is said to be distressing
" absent-minded. He has been known when at
breakfast to put two heaping teaspoonfuls of
sugar on a soft-Doiled egg, and then, almost be-
fore the laughter had died away. to salt his cot
fee with great elaboration.
DETROIT Journal William II. Ellis has
small child with very long head. ''Tm rot GO
ing to put any more pennies into the contribu-
ton box" said the youngster lit decent pay"
and why notP Because I'm everlastingy
putting something in and never getting anything
out; I'm going to quit"
JAY GOULD 10 reported as being in the habit
of saying his prayers at 10 o'clock every night.
just before retiring He does not drink smoke
or chew. He is most abstemious in his eating
FOR breakfast an egg, cup of tea and slice or
stale bread For lunch chop, potato and a
glass OF water For supper apple sauce, tea and
cake.
Miss HELEN BLANCHARD, of Philadelphia, is
the possessor of very large fortune, which she
derives from her invention Of the cover and
over attachment for sewing machines. She
borrowed at exorbitant interest the money nee
essary to pay for her Patent Office fees, and
now enjoys an income that is exceeded by that
OF but few women in that city of rich spinsters
LAWRENCE BARRETT. stage director 20
devoted to details. One day he gave an order
that displessed him when t1S was followed the
day after. and he tssaered change. The actor
addressed p7otessed that he was following Mr..
9arreets own instructions of the day before.
Yes, know that" the tragedians COM
ment; ''but I've lived twenty-four hours since
then. and this is an age of Improvement"
Miss ETHEL INGALLS,, daughter of Senator In
gals, who is writing delightful letters from
Washington. is handsome young woman. with
OtOuOS nblrs UarkJ uasDlug eyes ana an inGHl5cE-
nal counfenance. She has a graceful figure and
is altogeSaer most striking girl in appearance.
Says the Baltimore American: miss Ethel
writes in easy. graceful manner and evident
~ has much of her fathers command of Ian
guage."
WASHINGTON correspondent touches on
weiehty subject as follows: Last summer Mrs.
Cleveland tipped the scales at 10 good, hard,
solid pounds and since that time she has been
growing heavier every month. Her precise
weight is deep secret as the future of the
fisheries question. Her recent walking tours
have not accomplished much in the reduction of
her surplus flesh. In fact it is quietly WHISPERED
that her exercise has had just the opposite eff
feet. and that she is fast approaching the ZOO
pound record.
Mrs. ZADEL BARNES GUsTATsoN, the delegate
from the Prohibition party in London to the
Womans international Council at Washington.
with her husband, founded that party. She has
won honors as poet both here and abroad, al,
has been on the staff of London paper. She
has given up almost ali literary and journalistic
work, save that pertaining to temperance, to
which she now devotes her entire time. She is
q handsome and brilliant woman, American
born. English By reason of having taken up her
residence IN London, and is married to q native
OF Sweden hence her Swedish name.
ARE women angelsf Yes we say
They are undoubtedly; but shats
No reason why they at the play
Should wear their wings upon their hats
Boston Courier.