The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-17
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

LORD TENNYsoN has already become "Launtenni
SON. on the tongues of his rreverent countrymen.
A CLERGYMAN asked Boston girl to marry him,
but she sweety replied that she would rather he would
marry her. as she was already engaged to another
young
THE smallest inventions sometimes prove the most
lucrative A San Francisco lady, inventor of baby
carriage received $14 900 for her patent The paper
pail the invention oe Chicago lady, yields large
income The gimletp onted screw, the idea of little
girl has realized millions of dollars to its patentee
IT is related of President Grevy, who is well
known to be skilfu billiard player that he recently
invited the famous professional player Vignaux to
the Elysee, and that the two men played together
Rumors ahoat that the President actually
beat the professional player, and that Vgnaux is
somewhat of a courtier.
IT may interest people whom the cleverness of
''Cape Cod Folks" amused to know that Miss Sallie
Maelean, the author, is unusually pretty
Two young artists at New York reception last winter
agreed without COLLISION upon certain young lady
the handsomest present, and it turned out to
be the witty Miss Maclean.
STEPHEN HART, aged eighty-four, was found dead
in East London three weeks ago in a room for which
he paid 81 cents week rent. In spite of his adj
vanced age he was still dock laborer In his room
found considerable sum of money he had saved
through his miserly thrift-e62 in sovereigns. ST.
in half soveregns and SOS in silver, or about 81 900
in all
NOVELTY in temperance experiments is that of
the rector of church in Warwickshire England, who
years ago. bought the only tavern in the village
and hired good to manage it. Nothing stronger
than beer is sold and the profits pay the salary of the
church organist and leave considerable to be d
vided among local charities He would be brave
similar enterprise.
AT Mines, in France has been found block of mo-
sale masonry twelve metres in extent representing
Roman emperor enthroned, with woman at his side,
and surrounded by a group of slaves and warrior
wearing helmet Two men before him leading
lion and wild boar. The colors are as fresh if APP
piled yesterday and the pavement is in state of per-
feet preservation Few specimens 50 good it exist
in The market value is estimated to be at
least $500 900.
THE throne of England, so splendid when covered
with silk velvet, and gold, is in fact only ''od
oak chair over six hundred years in use for the
purpose. It's existence has been traced back to
the days of Edward I. The wood is very hard and
solid the back and sides formerly painted in
rious colors and the seat is made of slab of rough
looking sandstone twenty-five inches in length seven
teen inches in breadth, and nineteen and onebaf in
thickness and in this lies the grand peculiarly
of the chair.
AT the annual dinner of the Sumner Union League
Club in Hartford, Conn, last week, MI 7. Z. For
tune the editor of the Globe, of New York among
the invited guests and made the chief speech of the
occasion, in response to the toast Charles Summer.
Less than four years ago Mr.. Fortune was a common
type-setter in the office of the New York Witness and
the innocent cause of serious strike there the
other counositOrs poinp out in bodv becausa they
didn't want to work long-side of q niger"
In a lecture at the Lowell Institute Boston, Prof.
Wood gave some very interesting details regarding
the phenomena of spider life. The female is much
larger and fercer than the male who, whilst paying
his addresses, is constantly in state of danger.
Three different kinds of thread spun by spiders
for their webs scientific experimenter once drew
$3.50 yards of thread spider silk from the body of
a single spider. Silk may be woven of spiders
thread which is glossy and brilliant than that of
the silkworm.
LORD WoLsELEY recently delivered lecture
Success in Life" He recommended total alb
stinence, the ground of expediency. If, he said
two lads started together in life all things being
equal, with the exception of drinking and the
other being teetotaler it long odds the lat
ter" He added that ON his Red river campaign, one
of the hardest he on, there no strong IL
quor, and there was likewise sickness and need
for prison discipline If drunkenness could be elimna
ted crime in the English army, he contended, would
be practically at an end.
ARTHUR SULLIvANs illness is not surprise to Mr.,
r. L. Hutchinson, Mime. Vallerias husband aud
friend of the composer. Mr. Hutchinson says: He
has suffered for years from extremely painful dis
ease, and when he writing Pnafore used to roll
about the floor in his agony. Yet it is the prettest
music he wrote He treated by Sir
Henry Thompson, the welknown specialist, and
fancy will have to go to him again. He lives the
sybaritsh life that might be supposed of the bosom
friend of the Duke of Edinburgh The Prince has been
good friend 10 him far influence goes. l don't
suppose Sullivan will live very long"