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

20 engage them permanently. When he returns
from Europe he will visit the North west and the
Pacific coast to collect funds for the university.
LADY HERBERT. Of England, isreceivins much
social attention in Washington. Her son has
charge Of the British legation now.
JAMES DIysMoRE. who has an income 9. $60,-
600 year from his typewriter patent, was
newspaper eauvasser in st. Paul few years
ago at 50 week.
Nh PAX, the Corean minister. who has been
III for some time, is said TO be considerably
worse. He has asked for leave of absence to
return to his own country on . visit.
EMERsoN's grave At Concord, Mas, 10 marked
BY large boulder Of pink quartz which serves
for a headstone No chisel ever touched ii, and
it stands rs it came from its native quarry.
A NEW chrysantheum from Japan 10 on exhi-
bition at the flower show Of the New Jersey
horticultural show. 1t is said to be the only one
in the country, and was bought at q price run
ming into the thousands The flower measures
eight inches across and is four inches high.
AVA. which gives territorial title to the Mar
quis of Dufferin and Earl of Ava, has now dwin-
died down to poor village, but it was formerly
the splendid capital of powerful kingdom IL
was the residence Of the ancient kings of Bur-
nah. and was for some years the capital OF the
dynasty overthrow by Lord Dufferin.
WHEN Miss Fawcett, daughter of the late
Postmaster-seneral OF England. applied TO .
famous mathematical coach at Cambridge to be
taken as his pupil she was rudely repulsed. aud
the ungallaut tutor remarked that he would
take no tabbies." This Same Miss Fawcett has
been systematically beating the best men Of
her year in the Trinity College examinations,
and will doubtless be senior wraugler for tie
ensuing year.
THE Sunshine Mission OF Philsdelphia pro-
poses to form . stock company, with capital of
$50, 900, in as many shares, and with it buy or
build house IN which competent teachers shall
carefully train servants into efficiency and out
of the foolish and un-American idea that house
work is degrading Ii has no end Of celebrities
on the roll of promoters and well-wishers, and
every woman who cares for peace, comfort and
cleanliness should feel called to give il counte-
nance il not material help.
Miss DARCUss A. SMITH has written to the
editor of the Bristol, Tenn. Courier the follow
ing unique note, postmarked Vance's Tank,
Tenn: "Dear Sir In Perousan your daily
Courier find a proposition from some Batch
elor in Lynchburg Offering A Diamond Ring as
A present for any Lady that was fifteen years
that has never wore a Bustle or Bangs l am in
my eighteenth year and haven't wore either
claim the ring Please inform the Enquirer az to
my wheresbout"
JOHN BANvARD the historian. poet and artist
who achieved fame and fortune many years ago
by his panorama of the Mississippi river, is now
living in humble circumstances in Watsrtown.
d. L. MIR. Barnard claims the honor OF having
originated the idea of q canal around Island No.
10, py which the eapitulation Of that rebel
stronghold was compelled and the upper Missis-
sippi wrested from the eonfederates. General
Fremont bears witness to the truth Of Dir. Ban
Yards claim.
Two hundred wedding guests, who had as
sembled in church at Glen Gardner, n. j., on
Thursday, waited in vain for the ceremonies.
Jacob Slater. the wealthy owner Of a grist mill.
and Miss Annie Bloom were to have been mar
ried. The invitations were iesued two weeks
ago. Many presents were sent to the brides
house. The church was beautifully decorated.
The minister grew impatient, and after half an
hour q messenger arrived with a note for the
minister. The wedding ha1 been postponed.
The bride was too nervous to pass through the
ordsal.-Philadelphia Record.
THERE. is probably" says the Chicago Mail.
mo more hopelessly homsly man in Chicago
than Prof. David Swing. He is so homely that
he is positively attractive. He Is teacher
greatly beloved by his congregation and man
whose ability commands respect even from those
who differ vastly from his ideals of theology.
He has dropped out Of the rut of the theological
creeds and evolved from religion pure and sim
pie calm and beautiful philosophy, the stu
dents of whiehsseem to recardft 40 highly bene-
fetal and much superior to the teachings Of the
orthodox pulpit"