The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-29
BREAKFAsT-TABLE CHAT.

Mi, HAMILTON DIssToN, the saw manu-
facturer of Philadelphia. gave about ST. Z
0N in Christmas presents to his employees.
MRS. FANNIE Is. WARD has started on a
trip as news correspondent through South
America. The journey will occupy year, (
and will extend through every division OF
that country.
The value of beauty to woman is to be-,
ssstled by a decision of the court. Miss
Agnes Borket. of Buffalo. has sued rail-
road for $1,000 for the loss OF her beauty,
s..f stoned by blow in the face by train.
1nere are incradicable blue spots in her
otherwise fair face.
JOSEPH LOLA. Governor of the Passama-
quoddy tribe of Indians. consisting of $40
members, at Pleasant Point. near Eastport,
Me-, has sent to President Harrison a seal
skin cured by his people. while Mrs. Lola
sends TO Mrs. Harrison a number OF baskets
made by the same hands.
THE Prince of Wales, who used TO be
constant shopper, has had to give it mp. All
his purchases now are sent to Marlborough
House OF TO Sandringham. He was very
popular with the shop-keepers, never leav-
ing a shop without raising his hat and
thanked them very much"
MRS. j. A. HAYES, oldest daughter of the
late Mr.. Jefferson Davis. says that during
the last year of his life her father did q
good deal Of work on his autobiography.
and that her mother will spend a month or
so at Beauvoir arranging his manuscripts
before going to Colorado Springs.
THE Rev. T. De Witt Talmage is rich.
He makes more than any other lecturer
and lectures oftener. He is up for the
highest bidder, and inexperienced man.
ayers of lyceums take great risks on him,
but the Doctor has an invariable rule.
"Settle before the lecture and avoid mis-
understanding"
ONE of the oldest and greatest scientific
men of England is Sir Richard Owen, nat
uralist and geologist, who is eighty-six
years old. and lives in cottage "a Rich
mond Park, given HIM by the Queen: He
is still hard at work. and interested in all
questions of science. He believes man be-
gan to exist on the earth in the tertiary
period, and not less than $1,000 years age.
IT is said that the new Chinese minister
is disposed to be exceedingly cautious, and
will not, like his predecessor. enter unre-
servedly into the social gayeties; neither
will he permit the young men of the lega-
tion to do more than get a glimpse of thej
"whirl." And as to putting Oft Chlnesa'
brocades for American cloth. as some of tbe
former young secretaries did, that Is MOTTO
be thought OF.
BoBERT BROWNING. it now appears
pretty we'll established. was of Hebrew
origin. His mothers maiden name was
Wiedemann. His father was q trustedI
clerk of the Rothschilds at q time when
the famous firm was supposed TO employ
none but persons of their own faith. But
the family .. ssed for Dissenters- The poet
always took the keenest interest In Jewish
history and legend.
A REMARKABLE poised rock, famous
throughout South America as "the moving
stone,r may be seen on Tandil mountain in
Buenos Ayres 1t is tweDty-four feet high.
thirty feet long and eighteen feet wide,
containing over 5000 cubic feet and weigh,
ing some twenty-five tons. tits irregularly'
conical in shape and rests upon conical
support with a bearing surface some ten
inches in diameter. The power of n single
man is sufficient to oscillate the enormous
mass. which, indeed, is often swayed by the
wind.
QUEEN vIcToRIA's usual dinner beverage
is pale sherry, and she drinks it from a
beautiful gold cup. which has come down
to her from her predecessor. Queen Anne.
The table Is always lighted with candles
placed in golden candelabra. King Hum
bert's table is entirely spread with ham
mered gold-plate service. which is used ev-
ery day The viands are simple enough.
The Comte and Comtesse de Paris eat of
silver plate; they possess two complete
services-one of French. and the other OF
English manufacture. Inc latter IS used
for the midday meal. while the former is
used for dinner. The plate belonging TO
the Spanish court is very fine but is never
used save for ceremonial dinners The
gold dinner service at Buckingham palace
| is also only brought out of the strong room
on state occasions.
Mr.. STEAD. who has been regulating the
virtues and vices of the universe through
the columns of the Pail Mall Gazette. but
! is now about 20 quit and let the poor crea-
ton shift for itself. is pictured as a man OF
medium height and of no very striking ap-
pearance but his face is that OF thinker.
| and his bearing denotes a restless. ener-
| getic, ardent character. His words fall
| from his lips so rapidly that thero seems
| some chance for discord; but his conversa-
| tion is interesting and bright. Mr.. Stead
| is generally up about 5 o'clock in the morn
| ing and soon gets the gist of the morning
| papers marked in blue pencil. and the vari-
| Gus extracts TO which he has paid the COM
| pllment of selection cut out ready for him
| to read on the train on his way 10 the Pail
| Mall Office. He dictates most of his work
| to his secretary. but religiously writes his
| leaders himself. He looks upon luncheon
| as a most important institution; ii gives
| him time TO talk to important callers OF
/, whom he has many of all sorts.
1T was j0vial banquet board.
Great guns were feasted free,
1 Great generals, great Senators.