The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-23

England has a woman coroner-only over
there they call her a LADY coroner" The
champions of the sex. see promises of
future full Of LADY judges" and mistresses
in chancery in the fact.
The directors of the Bank of England
have decided to grant liberal annuity to
the family Of Mr.. May, formerly chief
cashier of the bank, who was compelled to
resign on account Of some irregularities
in the administration of his office.
The Boston Transcript says that if Anne
Radcife's gift OF $780, in 1913, to Harvard
College had been on interest for 80 years
t 3 per cent. it would have matured this
year and amounted to $40, 1000, an amount
which exceeds the value Of all the colleges
in the United States east of Washington
Gen. Jubal a. Early, it is said has at
length severed his official connection with
the Louisiana Lottery Company, after
serving it, by the use of his name and his
supervision of the drawings" for sixteen
years. He is now nearly eighty years old,
and lives at his old home, in Lynchburg,
Va The lottery has been driven out of the
country.
The only Lutheran church in that part
of France was recently dedicated in Lyons.
In the year 1913, 400 Lutherans asked for
their own minister. The request was
granted in 1851, but he was not officially
recognized by the state until 1868. The
congregation suffered considerably during
the war of 1870. but was again increased to
such an extent that at present it is served
by German and a French pastor. The
new church has a seating capacity of $50,
a parsonage and rooms for Sunday school.
A well-known resident of Tioga, who is
called to New York on business three
times a week, and is compelled 10 catch
the first train, has devised a novel scheme
OF being called early without depending on
an alarm clock He has a telephone in his
before
up Central and politely requests Miss
Hello to call him at $50 a. m. Promptly
on the minute that obliging young lady
turns on the buzzer, and doesn't turn it
off until the early riser gets up and an
swers the call.
Here is brief autobiography of Rev. Dr.
c. III. Parkhurst: II was born in New Eng
land, some miles out from birmingham.
My parents were poor my father being n
farmer. So, you see. 1 know the hard side
of life and what struggles mean. When 1
was twelve years old my father moved to
birmingham. He believed that every boy
should learn a trade, and SO he put me in
a dry-goods store. L detested 1t, but 1t
was sent to the old town of Lancaster,
Mass, to be fitted for college"
In a Philadelphia shop window a unique
old relic of "a piano is displayed. bearing the
following inscription: John jacob Aston
sold this piano to one of the first families
Of New York more than century ago. Mr..
Astor is believed to have been the first
piano dealer i'm the United States" Then
follows a cODV of an advertisement in q
New York paper, dated Jan. 10, 1879. 1t
reads: u. Jacob Aston at No. 81 Queen
street next door but one to the Friends
meeting house, has for sale assortment
of pianofortes of the newest construction,
made by the best makers of London, which
he will sell a reasonable terms. He gives
cash for all kinds of furs, and has for sale
q quantity of Canadian beaver and Cana
dian coatings, raccoon skins, nuskrat skins,
etc.
HIS heart was fired by love of her
The old man had retired,
But soon he ambled in and then
The rest of him was fired
Detroit Free Press.