The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-07
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


cense fee of $5.
AT Laselle seminary two gold miniature loayes
awarded to the girls who had taken highest rank
in bread making.
REV. DIR. E. N. POTTER accepts his election to the
bishopric of Nebraska and Hobart College will re-
sumo her hunt for new president.
A LITTLE girl of Burlington, Iowa. saved $40O
from the sale of flowers. Her father deserted his
family and carried off the money That assisted the
mother to divorce.
MRS. FRANCES HopasoN BURNETT very sensibly
permits her two pretty children to tumble about quite
untrammeled in respect OF superAuous clothing, in
the open air. and the neighbors call them young
Arabs.
THE Chilian newspapers mention the recent death
of certain Don jose Miguel Herrera at the age of
hundred and twenty-five years, and aver thathis
age is well attested by official records He was born
at Talca and died atSantiago.
IN Milford, Mass, about $780, George Washington
tied his horse while he into the house to
get his dinner. The tree has stood until few weeks
ago when it was cut down, it was in the way of
travel and sawed into memorial blocks
In Kansas trick to evade the liquor law is to have
an obscure stocked with drink and give keys to
all customers They enter at pleasure and get their
drink, depositng the cash in box. No one is seen
to receive the money, and hence the great difficulty
of convictions
PROFESSOR DAVID s. JORDAN, of the University of
Indiana has had correspondence with the keeper
of the British Museum regarding certain work in that
institution, but has not yet decided whether not
undertake the duties proposed and still retains his
college chair in this country.
BEREA COLLEGE is on the border line between the
blue grass and the mountains of Kentucky The pu-
pills divided in about equal numbers between males
and females and between whites and blacks. BOYS
and girls whites and blacks sit side by side together at
a common table and recite in the same classes. On
commencement day the coors and the sexes alternate
on the platform.
PROFESSOR BLAcKIE has written a clever poem ON
Female Beauty" After describing certain physical
characteristics, he says:
t.All these fair maid may show
faultless mold from tip to toe
Yet lack the one thing that makes woman,
More than the daisy the common;
The one fair thing to mortals given
To bridge the gap from earth to heaven
The inspiring soul that TO godlike grace
Attunes each move and spreads glory Ger the face
ONE of Dumas sallies is thus quoted: 1t was occa-
stoned by maudlin observation once made in his
presence by demagogue of very advanced views, on
the fate of Marat. "Ah, cried the sentimental red
republican, while his voice quivered with emotion
what civil tyrants after ALL those sprigs Of arstoc-
must have been to have murdered the peoples friend
poor Marat, in his bath" considering it was the
only bath he took in his life" replied Dumas,
grimy, poor Marat indeed unlucky dog
''oNE Of the leading society women Of Washing
ton y writes correspondent sis Mrs General Rick
etts. Administrations may come and CO. and new fa-
vorites rise and retre, but Mrs Ricketts, maintains
perennial popularity Her receptions are more brill
liant than any Others being attended by the foreign
dpomatists, army and navy officers and all the ce.
lebrtes the city affords She has enough diplomacy
herself to be embassadress and would doubtless be
a social success even if she were not always sur
rounded by host of young ladies', making a martyr
of herself introducing and chaperonng other peoples
daughters as well as her ownn
Boston Journal A correspondent. who has fool
ishly made wager, asks the Journal to give the age
of Mr.. Benjamin p Shillaber, fayorably known for
many years as Mrs. Partington. We decline to di-
vulge Dame Partington's age. 1t is bit Of imperti
nence to seek to count the decades Of lady's ex-
istence Mr.. Shillaber's age is another matter If
one judge him by his humor, he is about fortyi
weigh him by the avoirdupois of his many virtues VIC
should say he is fifty but the real genuine Shillaber
with his gout and his wrinkles with his good heart
and genial smile, will, Saturday, July H. confess
that he is seventy years of age.
in his palace in which he keeps his reserve treasure
to be touched only in Of absolute necessity The
money not intended for Is placed in the followed
out trunks Of trees which thrown into the water
To keep away thieves and prevent the King himself
from being tempted to draw upon this reserve fund
without sufficient cause, number of crocodiles are
kept in the water their presence and the certainty of
being eaten alive acting as wholesome restrainer
and insuring the security Of the royal treasure in
most steffectual manner When 1t becomes indispensa-
BILE to draw upon this novel style of bank the croco
dies have be killed; but this be done only with
the Emperor's permission, and after the matter has
been duly approved by the Minister Of Finance.
THE Afghans are dirty race In this they present
contrast to the Hindoos who are, perhaps, the
cleanest people in the world The climate Of Afghan
stan is cold in the winter and perhaps their Wild life
may have something to do with it. They have such
an adherence Of water that they never bring it in