The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-15
BEEAKFAST-fABLE CHAT.

| OIHhAI hOI-l ADLE
NEW YORK Tribune 1t was the old fable O.
the tortoise and the hare over again. "Bun
ME" got there
New YORK Ledger: Did you ever meet a red
headed person who knew exactly where auburn
| left off and scarlet began2
Miss ROSE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND is going tt
write a life of st. Augustine. She has beer
| studying his works for many months.
THERE is in England a society conducted by
ladies for the promotion of long service among
servants Valuable prizes are given.
| IHE first profile taken was that of Ambiguous
in $50 B. C.. who having but one eye. his like
| ness was so taken to conceal the deformity.
PHILADELPHIA Record: They tell in Wash
ington of a lady who gave "pale green and red
| notwithstanding in Holsters and lettuce
| possibly.
| LIFE: He-Handsome woman that Major
Bolds wife; but why will she wear such loud
| gowns9 She--Out of consideration to the Major
| fancy; he is so shockiney deaf, don't you know.
If Joseph Chamberlain had ever calmly and
attentvely watched the telegraph messenger
boys going on important errands he would not
have said. IA he did, that we have no leisure
class in this country.
STRANGELY enough, Mrs Sarah ]. Hale, who
was for many years the editor of Godey's Lady s
Book and did vast amount Of literary work, is
to-day best remembered by her verses, Mary
Had Little Lamb"
NEW ORLEANS Picayune: A learned Theban
contributes the following to the Picayune: "It
is not surprising that Julius Caesar exhibited
audacity whom he invaded Britain. He was al
ready possessed of all the Gaul in Europe"
AMONG peculiar dishes which form the food
of Spaniards odd combinations in which
black beans, dried Goldfish and dried red peppers
are the chief ingredients. To almost every dish
a Spaniard adds red, black and white pepper
and onion, garlic and olive oil.
E. e. JACKSON, the new Governor of Mary
land, intends to make himself and family COM
Portable at Annapolis. He has taken with him
to that place his family carriage. two white
horses, an Alderney cow, three Maltese cats a
large dog. and number of live turkeys, chick
ems and ducks
IT is not generally known that the popular
novelist, Rider Haggard, is brother of the Sec
rotary of the British legation in this country,
whose marriage at Washington in 1876 to Mrs
Carrie Carroll lady considerably older than
himself, caused much talk at the time. The
marriage WAS not happy one. and divorce
the second one in the wife's case-was the
suit.
The veteran politician Samuel ]. Randall of
Pennsylvania, is beginning to look his age His
hair is sprinkled with gray, and his sharp eyes
hidden behind pair of spectacles. He
dresses in unbroken black, and holds himself as
straight as an Indian. He never speaks unless
he has something to say, so that no time ia lost,
SO far as he is concerned. by unnecessary talk
ing.
ONE Of the finest specim ems of work exhibited
at the Mechanics Fair in Boston was the horse
hair bride, made by the Indian chief Natchez
and exhibited by Miss Elizabeth P Peabody.
to whom q silver medal has been awarded in
recognition of her long and eminent service in
works of charity, and especially in reference to
her laborS in behalf of the Indians, as exempli-
fed by her exhibit.
JT7Dtsp RrIT knowu fI,a sI[;Do ~ tho
Apostle islands," died in poverty at La Pointe.
Wis, recently. at the age of eighty-three. He
was conspicuous character in the early history
of the Lake Superior region, and was the liking"
of La Pointe county, which was large as
many States. For the last forty years he lived
Island on the lake, and up to the time
that his health broke down and old age came on
he ruled his domain with an iron rod.
INTELLECTUAL progress is sometimes at
tended with strange manifestations. young
lady in the City of Mexico, Senorita Matilda
Montaga, having been the first of her sex to de-
vote herself to medical studies, the young men
of the city were struck with such admiration Of
her courage that they got up bull fight in her
honor lately. 1t was real fight, the fact
that two of the toreros were seriously hurt
proved. The receipts were devoted to the pur-
chase Of books and instruments for the outfit of
the lady.
A MODEL of fashion in Paris recently ap-
peared at the theater in this the latest agony
in evening dress: He wore two studs; his coat
collar and lapels were of mat silk; the tails of
his coat were very short: his waistcoat buttoned
high his cravat was unadorned; his gloves were
putty colored and without black stitching; the |
brim of his hat was fat and his cane gold |
headed and richly embossed. He carried a cane |
in order to keep his hands out of his pockets, |
which is pronounced to be reprehensble fash |
ion.
PROF G. f. WRIGHT, in his recent visit to |
Alaska discovered a queer passage in the |
twenty third Psalm, translated into the lam
yuage of the natives. The missionary who made
me translation found some difficulty with the
irst five words THE Lord is my shepherd" be-
cause in Alaska there are no domestic sheep and
10 shepherds. But he thought that he had got
,ver the difficulty until he heard an Indian read
he passage: and then he found that he had
made it read: ''The Lord is first class mount
in sheep hunter"
IT was in Boston church, says the Boston
Traveller, at afternoon meeting during the
week of prayer. One OF the regular attendants
ras a colored woman who could sing solo
fectively but not always edifyng in
peech One afternoon. after singing HYMN, |
he rose to her feet to relate experience"
which she did in substance follows: II thank
he Lord for what he done for He is al
rays good to me. He has always blessed me.
am thirty seven years old and have buried
hree husbands They were all bad men, and,
less the Lord, he took all of them away" Brief
emarks were the order of the day, and without |
nrther revelations of the blessings she had en-
1yed she took her seat
WAS General Grant ever known to repeat a
oem, or in any way to refer to onea John
ussell Young. who knew him intimately, says
Ia. be was remarkable for two things-hls lack
appreciation for AIT and for Shakespeare. His
light interest in paintings was illustrated to Mr.
Dung in this way: When in Italy together
uring General Grants triD around the world, |
lev were standing before Domenichino's Com
union of st. Jerome" As usual an artist was
i position before the canvas making q copy |
eneral Grant looked first at the original and
len at tue copy, and then said, with pleasing
ankness, If nothing else. that he thought .'the
,py good the original. and he wouldn't
We house room TO either"
THE study of the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage is
the second floor of his Brooklyn home. 1t
As plenty Of sunlight, but other than that is !