The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-04

pecan trees that he planted are over twelve
feet in circumference.
THE next Lord Mayor of London will be q
Hebrew, Sir Henry Isaacs. and as Lord
Mayors day Nov. 81 falls on Saturday,
the Jewish Sabbath the festivities will be
postponed to the following Monday. They
centuries OF mayOralty" will be displayed
in as many groups.
LORD LYTToN, whose literary reputation
was made by the poem of Lucille resem-
bles his father in personal appearance, hav-
ing the same long face, sad-looking eyes,
full, straight beard and prominent nose
HIS present. position as minister to France
is an enviable one, the government allowing
him palace and 100000 salary.
THE credit of first suggesting the idea of
Memorial day is given to Mrs. Henry s.
Kimball of West Philadelphia, Pa. She
made the suggestion to General Logan, then
commander of the Grand Army of the Re-
pubic. She got the idea from Southern
women whom she saw decorating the
graves OF the confederate dead.
ONE OF the first messages which Mr.. Edi-
son received on landing in Europe was
"phonogram" from the Queen of Italy. Her
Majesty's voice had been registered in the
following complimentary. utterance: "WOm-
en- everywhere owe to Mr.. Edison a deep
debt of gratitude for giving them the
means of bringing near to them the very
voices of love ones who are far away
Mrs. STEPHEN DANFoRTH, of Manchester
by-the-Sea, is another victim of the tobacco
habit. She learned to smoke in Virginia,
where she was born, and though she does
her own work and looks after her husband
who is old and infirm, she is rarely without
. lighted pipe IN her mouth. She smokes
twelve pipefuls daily. Mrs. DanfOrth will
be ninety-seven years old on her next birth
day.
A STORY is told of Philadelphia lady
who went to the House of Commons with a
little velvet bag slung over her arm. 1t
was just about large enough to hold a
keys. Seven policemen stopped her, and
wanted to examine it. "Of course, SIR"
said one policeman to the M. p. who ac-
companied her, you will guarantee that
the bag is all right"
Two pupils in Boston schools perpetrated
the following in making recitations. One
was giving an account of the first .inaug-
uration, and said: 1.-THE oath of office was
administered to President Washington on
Livingston, Chanticleer of the State of New
York. The other asked about the battle
of Lexington, said that minute men were
men who wanted every thing at minutes
notice."
HERETOFORE the Russian railways have
been in the habit of transporting small
children by express to orphans and found
lings' asylums. This custom has just been
abolished. however; on o account OF the
babies would be forwarded G. o. d. in one
basket. AS the asylums refused to pay the
express charges, the railway companies and
the government seldom. if ever, got paid
for their pains IN carrying and caring for
the babies.
Miss HELEN. daughter of the Eighty mill
ionaire Jay Gould. had a strong inclina-
ton two years ago to teach. She felt it to
be her mission in life, and was being trained
by a proficient college graduate, when her
mothers death caused her to take charge
of the household. She is not house-keep-
er merely in name, but spends the energy
which her wealth will not allow her to use
for the public in overseeing every detail of
her home and keeping an accurate account
OF every penny OF expense.
THE following story is told of General
Sherman, the time being just after his fail
ure to break Joe JohHston's front at Kene-
saw mountain: 1T was plain that more
fanking must be done. SO the Great
Flanker ordered General Cox's division of
the Twenty-third corps to make detour
and threaten the enemy's left. This in
vOlved a long march, and General Sherman
made his way to the top of high hill,
where we were lying to enable him to over
look the country and see operations better.
He sat on stump with a map spread out
on his knees, and was giving General Cox
directions as to his line of march. After
doing this he mounted his horse and started
away, but. after having gone little dis
lance, he shouted back: See. here Cox.
burn a few barns occasionally as you 90
along. I can't understand those signal
flags, but know what smoke means.'"