The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-14

more life and action than the famous seal
browns which have become SO vel known to
the country.
THE latest ingenious bid for the Grant monu-
ment fund il Grant monument pen, sold for
SI.50 the gross, one dollar of which goes to the
Grant Monument Association Of New York.
A 81. Louis hotel clerk claims to have made
the discovery that tall men sleep later in the
morning than short man, and that persons of a
dark complexion invariably require more rest
than blondes.
Mas JULIA WARD Howe has gone to Cali
fornia She was 10 have stopped at Chicago long
enough to be entertained at public reception
by the Womans Club. but Cancelled the engage
ment at the last moment
PRESIDENT McCosH is exceedingly regular
and methodical in his affairs. He says: Il al
ways work ten hours day that Is the work Of
an average man. In vacations I am never
wholly idle. but generally do from two TO five
hours of solid work in thinking or writing"
G. T. BEDELL, Protestant Episcopal bishop of
Ohio. viii leave New York on April q for Havrs.
He will spend the summer in Switzerland. He
has been IN poor health for some time. and his
physician tells him that he must leave Ohio at
once Meanwhile Ohio is still without an as
sistant bishop.
A CORRESPONDENT OF Southern newspaper
points out the fact that the nickel scent piece
may be used as q unit of measure IN calculating
meters in diameter and weighs five grains Five
OF the coins. placed edge against edge. give the
exact length of a decimeter
THE late William Webster, the Thames EN-
bankment contractor. left fortune of more
than $685. 000 He began business as days la
borer, and for some time after he became q con-
tractor was unable TO write his name. Hard
WORK and perseverance gave him fair edu-
cation and handsome fortune.
s. MONTHLY periodical devoted to the re-
s.,fa 1R
has been started in New York as an adjunct to
the Chinese Sabbath-school work 1t is edited
by Guy Maine. educated Chinaman. and half
of the paper is printed in English and half In
Chinese.
A WOMAN in England has made new de-
parture and created sensation by evolving a
new quality of raised or rose point lace. She is
now engaged on an exquisite lounce-an order
which will cost 20 guneas yard and take
three years to execute-and yet how few people
regard lace being raised to the dignity of
other fine arts.
THE city of Boston is about to grant an ex.
elusive privilege. covering a term of twenty
years. to company that is to construct conduits
in all the streets for the laying of wires of all
sorts. When the company has done so, the
electric telegraph and telephone companies are
required to put their wires into the conduits at
a prescribed rental
THE Grand Army will not get the Drexel
cottage on Mt. McGregor which General Grant
died. Some time ago the late Joseph ". Drexel
offered it to the comrades. but the New York
Leeisature failed to authorize its acceptance.
No mention of the cottage was made in Mr..
Drexes will. and his is left in such con-s
dition that his wish cannot be carried ont.
A WORKMAN in French India-rubber factory
who not long ago drew hundred Thousand dol
lar prize in the Nice lottery. has since suf-
fered rom dyspepsia, according to a newspaper
correspondent 1t seems that the man had rarely
hofo Knn hat was h rror1d in
ner and has ever since been trying 20 make up
for lost time by constant succession of ban
quets.
THE Hon. Pat Collins of Boston, is shrewd
Yankee-Irishman, aud the deadlock in the House
doesn't worry him at all. A gentleman met him
on the street "Hello!n he said ssWhy amt
you up at the Housed" ..I don't have to-" was
the reply. well. you had better, OF you'll be
arrested and carried up." Not much, won't.
was excused last Wednesday for the day. and
as it is still Wednesday in the House. am per-
fsctly safe. Sect"
"A YOUNG couple in Springfield, Me-. who have
been married less than five years. have sepa-
rated Ave times. The husband has left his
family three times, and each time the wife has
sold their goods and returned to her parents,
and helping refurnish. Furthermore, che has
left him twice, when helm turn sold their COM
mon possessions. They now living together
again, if nothing had occurred out of the
usual way.
WHILE Emperor Frederick then the Crown
Prince at San Reno, he was much amused
at the efforts of journalists to obtain news
garding his condition. On the first day on
which his larynx was examined, after tracheo-
tony had been performed, he turned to Sir
Morel1 Mackenzie and said good-naturedlv: Sir
Morell, will you please close the blinds of the
window which faces the Hotel de Ia Mediter-
rance. or am sure that the young lady iourn-
alsts will down my throat and send off an
account of it before the examination il over"
ABOUT year ago Jay Gould sailed up the
Potomac on his yatch and spent some time at
Mount Vernon. Then he discovered that por-
ton of the Washington estate was not owned by
the Mount Vernon Association. Going quietly
to an attorney at Alexandria he requested him
to purchase the additional thirty-two acres from
could be obtained, without permitting it to be
known who the purchaser was. The other day
the property was transferred to Could aud by
him decided to the regents of the Mount Vernon
Association. upon the condition that it never be-
divided from the rest of the estate. The man
from whom the land was bought is exceedingly
indignant now that be knows who his customer
was, for he thinks be might have got q much
larger price than the So. 500 paid.
BOSTON is supremely happy,
And hlariously she hollers,
For she's got another pitcher
Costing just ten thousand dollars.