The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-12

carefully, and then said: "My name isn't Harris.
I'm Charles Francis Adams" and it was sur
prsing to see how quickly the stranger disap-
peared. All of which shows that Boston still
has her bunkO steerers and, also, that "Uncle
Remus" knows just how 10 fix em.
THE champion drunkard of the world is
woman named Jane Johnson, of England, now
eighty-four years of age. She has been con-
victed of drunkenness in Leeds and other towns
IN Yorkshire over 200 times. Twelve months
ago she Joined the ranks of the Salvation Army,
and caused no small stir by the thrilling stories
she told of her remarkable career.
HUGH J. HASTINGS left Sc, 900 to his brother
Richard, $4,000 to Robert, another brother, and
$4,000 to third brother, William. The tesla
tors interest in the New York Commercial
Advertiser goes to his nephews, Hugh,
schoolcraft, william and John, son of Richard.
The remainder of the estate goes to Mrs.
Hastings, the widow. President Arthur is one
Of the executors of the will.
WEIR, the painter of the great picture in the
rotunda of the Capitol "The Embarkation
of the Pilgrims" still lives in New York, enjoy
ing green old age at eighty-fve. He is on a
list which seems to be preventative of life-the
retired list of the army. After more than forty
years service instructor at the military
academy, he was, in 1876, placed on the retired
list with the rank and pay of colonel of cav
airy.
r. Fl. SToDDARD, himself poet of no mean
order, makes a frank confession in the New York
Mail concerning SwinDurne's Lies Casquettes,"
printed in the first number of Macmillian's new
Illustrated Magazine. "We can only say" he
writes, "that we have read it twice over and do
not understand it; and as it occupies just 200
lines, we never expect to understand it, for no
life is long enough now to read Swinburne tor
the third time"
1T is an old story, but good one, of the re-
tort made to Buchanan by the girl who is now
the wife of General Crook The bachelor Presi-
dent was on his way to Wheeling in private
car, when the train halted Oakland station.
The young girl was presented in her turn, and
! the President put to her a question he had
asked dozen Others: "And what State are you
from, misS2" "From the same state your Ex-
cellency," she quickly replied; "the state of
single blessedness!"
IT is an honor in Morocco to receive from the
Sultan loaf of black bread In this country in
that respect "honors are easy" Recently Sadi
Iben Saki, the most prominent poet in Morocco,
sent the Sultan long poem and got back as an
acknowledgment four loaves of bread The
poet, who had more of the scriptural idea of
loaves and fishes, gave the bread in rage to
some beggars. When it was too late he found
that there were 100 ducats buried IN each loaf.
Sadi Iben Saki knows what it is to feel like a
beggar.
THE swells of Washing ton an initiative lot.
President Arthur, while standing alone on the
back porch of the White House listening to one
of the regular afternoon concerts of the Marine
band on the lawn, took out his handkerchief,
and, after using it, carefully folded it again and
replaced it i'll his pocket His actions were care
fully scanned by the whole crowd. and now ev-
cry swell in Washington carefully holds his
handkerchief out before him and deliberately
folds it, the President seen to do, before
replacing the rag in his pocket
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES is very proud of
his study. 1t is a large room on the second floor
and commands an extensive view of the Charles
river and the Back bay. The walls are lined
with choice editions of English and foreign clas-
sizes. Dictionaries and works of reference lie
open close at hand. His writing table is kept
exquisitely neat, but we'll supplied with all the
small conveniences known in The authors econ
Omy. Pens, inkstands, paper-cutters are sent
| to him from all parts of the world, in exchange
for which he is expected to return auto
| graphic ackno W ledgment, worth in open market
sometimes more than the value of the article re-
ceiVed