The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-26

doeskin gloves were ample. The Empress had long
conversation with him, and her return to Berlin
spoke of him in such glowing terms to the Emperor
that the latter straghtway sent him the ordre pour
lie merite the highest literary distinction Germany
confers
M. De hEssEPs allows his ten children to play free.
ly outdoors without wrapping of hands, arms and
necks. His neighbors think that he is careless of
their health but only of the ten is delicate and
he is twin The rest suffer with colds French
fathers and mothers rule, careful not to ex.
pose to the weather their childrens and necks
and they do not understand the De Lesseps family.
SIR JOHN LUBBOCK says that up to a certain age
in the education of the young-say sixteen seven
teen-he would plead for wide basis of education.
At later stage the subjects should be gradually re-
strcted, and though it surely desirable through
out life to follow the main results of human labor,
study and thought still the time had then, doubt.
arrived when concentration became pre- eninenty
important.
MRS. HEMMENwAY gave a reception in Boston the
other evening to Miss Amy Bradley who has been
carrying out the plans of her patron in the education
of the freedmen. Mrs. Hemmenway has devoted
$1O0O00 to this cause and to Miss Bradley was
committed the executive responsibility. At the reeep
ton purse of $1,000 presented to Miss Bradley
on behalf of the assembled guests. Mrs. Hemmen-
educational and phlanthropic enterprises of Boston,
DIR. MACLEOD, the Queens chaplain at Balmora
writes that there an old invalid mau on Tweed
side who tended by a faithful maid servant
Like many persons in his condition. he always
anticipating his own speedy demise I'm thinking
Nancy" he said one day that it Gamma be lang noo
feel as if this NIGHT the end wud cam" In
deed laird, said the attendant eff it the Lords
will it wad be real convenient for the coos gaen to
calve, and danna weel hoo to tend ye
bath"
Mr.. BANNERMAN, the new Secretary for Ireland,
is like Mr. Trevelyan, his predecessor, aScotch mem
Der, son of Sir James Campbell of Forfarshire. He
assumed the surname of Bannerman. He is
| forty-eight years old and belongs to the Rad
ical section of the House of Commons.
1t strange that Ireland, which con-
tributes Irishman to every point of difficulty
Wolseley to Egypt Dufferin to India and Robin
sonto South Africa-should not be permitted Of
her own sons manage her own affairs.
| THE Japanese minister to this country Mr..
Kuk, speaks English fuently and appeared recently
in New York city in English dress. Two of his suite
are at home in language, and much of their
versation is carried in it. Ten years ago Mr.. Kuki
visited the United States on his way home from tho
Paris Exposition and made himself familiar with
mode of life. One member of his party is about to
enter Amherst College. The English language is now
thoroughly taught at the University at Toxic. Mr..
Kuki is thirty-four years old and of average height
and weight.
THE resemblance of Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary,
of Wales second daughter of Prince and Princess
of Wales, to her grandmother, the Queen, is very
striking She is just turned of sixteen and it must
have been just such face hers that appeared at
the head of the table when the ministers met in
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toria. 1t was this occasion that the young Queen
showed such GOODNESS and presence of mind that ths
Duke of Wellington made the naively egotstical
mark; Cad, if she'd been my own daughter she
couldn't have done it better"
GEORGE E. COLBY the well-known artist of Chca-
go, is the hero of charming little romance that
comes from the White mountains. Mr. Colby was
of the party to visit Glen Ellis Falls In wander
ing the falls of the young ladies of the group
made misstep that sent her headlong into the
ing torrent Without moments hesitation, at the
imminent risk of his own life Mr. Colby leaped after
her. The tide was swift and strong but Mr.. Colby
succeeded in holding until both he and his fair
burden seized by helping hands, and dragged to
shore exhausted and nearly feless The young ladys
paternal promptly presented Mr.. Colby with 81 900
| check
LORD MALMEsBURY in his recently published
"Reminiscences" says Nine Guiccioli told him that
Byron wrote all the last cantos of his Don Juan
play bills, some of which she showed him, or any
odd piece of paper that might be at hand He had
peated glasses of gin punch at his side when writing
He used TO rush out of his to read to her what
he had written, making many alterations and laugh
ing immoderately." Guccoli very prodd and
fond of him, but described him as having a very
PRECIOUS temper, and with nothing of the passion
which pervades his poetry, and which he in the
habit of ridiculng-in fact with cold tempera
ment"