The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-22
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

A NEW thing in England is . walking-stick
made hollow, with place in it for holding eight
or nine cigars.
MRS LANGTRys fortune is said to exceed
$500, 900. Her father was only worth about $50
when he died the other day.
IT is said that Italians teach a bear how to
dance by standing him on piece of sheet-iron
so hot that he must either dance or burn.
THE president of the Imperial Academy at
Pekiu has undertaken, by command of the EN-.
peror. to translate Hamlet into Chinese.
SOME message boys around tho New York
Stock Exchange, who are known to be quick and
trustworthy, make on the average $50 week
from the brokers'
SENTIMENTAL London ladies. TO help the starv-
inc Hindoos, are sending out stuff for their next
seasons frocks, to be enriched with marvellous
Oriental embroidery.
THE richest peer in England is the Duke Of
Westminster, who owns vast estates in Cheshire
and in Wales. His income is said to equal
thirty shillings minute.
A FRENCH writer judges women by their
thumbs. Those with lsrge.thumbs are said to
be more likely to possess native intelligence,
while the small thumbs indicate feeling
Mrs. BOOTH, of Washington county, Ten
uessee. died recently in the log house she was
born in. ninety eight years ago. She had in ell
that time never been further than five miles
from home
OLD Emperor William disliked to read news
papers, aid had his secretaries read them for
him and clip out the very important items for
him. Emperor Frederick the other hand,
reads them all through himself
Mrs ALICE SHAW, the American "lady whis-
tier" who has become the thing in London draw
ing rooms gets, il is said, over $50 for one
piece and over $lo0 for two. Hers is an
industry which needs no protection.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL has been rather
dropped bv the British public lately. No on
has talked much about him, and Lord Randolph
appears 70 be dissusted. At least he announces
that he is not well, ard is going abroad for rest
EDWARD GEORGE WAsHlNGoN BUTLER Of
Ihersilie La, IS the oldest living graduate of
the Yves: Point Military Academy. He was a
member OF the class or 1918, and remained in
the army until after the dexican war, in which
he Participated
A YOUNG Englishman is said TO have written
TO his foad uncle the following encouraging let
ter: Dear Uncle-You have often said that you
could die happy il could pass the final exapiua-
,ion for tie bar successfully. Youe can die happy
Your dutifu. nephew
COUNT CHARLES BoRESrA, Modjeskas hus-
band. is writing book about persons whom his
DISTINGUISHED wife has met-s sort Of autobiog-
raphy by proxy, as IL were. He says it will be
published when Madame quits the stage Pos
terlty has treat In store
EIGHT young society girls OF Springfield +,
Mass, have just returned from a weeks camp
lie at Cayenne. They took turns in doing the
cooking and ether housework. being entirely
without servants. Mrs. Fannie Loomis Ka,lins
went with the party as chaperone.
Two OF Mr. Blaine's sons-Walker and James
g. Twill take the stump early in the fall.
The younger Is now at Long Branch studiously
engaged in 9 mastery of tariff aud tennis. He
says that he has left Wall street for good, be-
cause affairs there are disgustingly dull
AN Allentown, Pa, firm Of tsilors employs q
pretty young lady as collector II q debtor
Inurmurs something about being short of money
and hints AZ calling again she smiles sweetly
at him and takes q seat from which she seldom
rises without the money due in her hand.
When 200 members OF DIR. Talmaee's Brook
lyn flock set sail by the Servia for Europe on
Saturday. . bystAnder. noticing how many
young people there were in the party. said