The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-05
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

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THE Prince of Naples, King Humberts heir, Lad
of fifteen. is weak in mind and body. His parents
are first cousins.
The editor of the London Times, Mr.. G. E. Buckle
is announced to be engaged to Miss Alice Payn, the
third daughter of the distinguished novelist.
| WATER is brought into Panama in barrels and in
bags upon the backs of pack mules It cost per
gallon than crude petroleum in the United States.
HUBERT HERKoMER's new lecture, "How to Look
at Pictures" has been sent to Mark Twain, with an
appendix showing how pic lures looked at in
this country.
BY combining his diet for twenty weeks strictly
to stale bread and SKINNED milk, Major Ben: Perey
Poore has reduced his weight by sxtyone pounds and
now enjoys better health than for fifteen years before
| III. HUGO has consented to allow the following sem
tent from him to be engraved upon the pedestal Of
the statue of Lbety La mer cette grande agtoe
constate unon deux grandes terres apaisers." This
great tossing afirms the union of two peaceful
states."]
| NEVADA ranehmau has herd of hybrid cattle,
crossed between the male buffalo and the domestic
COW. They not housed during the winter but End
their food and thrive where other cattle would starve
Their beef said to be excellent and yarn has been
spun from their hair.
HERR SPrTovER, German publisher, living in
Rome bought Sallust's house and grounds some ff-
teen years ago for sixty thousand francs Now the
property is valued million francs There has
been remarkable advance lately in the value of real
estate in the famous town by the Tiber
Mr.. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN. Mr.. Gladstone's Rad
cal colleague is exceedingly angry at the report Of
his intended marriage He denounces it as entirely
groundess and as an invention of the Tories calcu-
lated to injury his standing statesman He fails
to explain, however, how such report if true, could
work him ill.,
SARDoU hired house in the country to pass the
last summer and went in search of farmer who had
a mich COW. Having found he said MY good
man, my servant will come every morning to buy E
pint of milk" AN right; it is eight sous But
want pure milk-very pure" "In that case it is ten
sous" You will milk in the presence of my servant"
Then it is fifteen sous"
| ABOUT 1880 Simon de Montfort Earl Of Leicester,
granted charter to that borough for the total excu-
sion of Jews therefrom. 1t runs: NO jew jew
in my time in tho time of my heirs to the end
of the world shall within the liberty of the town Of
Leicester. inhabt remain, obtain any residence"
Nevertheless Mr. Israel Hart Hebrew is Leicester's
mayor, and is tho first of his creed fill that office
IN the creation of two, at least of the recent peer
ages, MI Gladstone must have found personal pleas
ure Sir Walter James is old and intimate friend,
at whose country home Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone havs
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nephew of Mr.. Gadstone's early and abiding friend,
Sidney Herbert whose death at fortyseven, the
age as Pitt when he died has been to him ceaseless
regret.
THE Rev. DR.. Paxton is quoted as saying: Il never
could understand why Scotch drink was always con-
sldered to be dry If ever any people the earth
keep it wet outwardly and good deal wet inwardly,
may say the Scotch people do it. But after all the
Scotch people, whether they get their wetness from
the weather or from toddy, the only people who
ever successfully solved the problem this little
planet of how to combine punch and piety."
THE accepted design, by NM Aube and Bolieau
for the Paris statue of Gambetta shows quadrsngu-
lar pyramid surmounted by winged lion bearing
upon its back figure Of the republic. AT the base
Gambetta stands calling France to arms and decree
ing 'War the knife At the other sides are figures
of Union Strength and Truth; electoral urns are at
the corners and quotations from Gambettas most
noted speeches are craven on the faces of the pile.
JUST wide enough for two to walk
just close enough for two to TALK
And never for three.
Two narrow boards foot apart
The of many futtering heart
AS anyone might see.
All, wicked walk All, tricksy walk!
Just close enough for two to talk.
Life.
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as 1.-The Oatmeal King" He is German, and came
to tbs country thirty years ago. He settled in Akron
o. where he is to-day of the leading and wealth.
lest Of the place. Twenty years ago no
poor as church mouse In little wooden shanty
on the outskirts of the town, he prepared the first
American oatmeal in iron KETTLE He made it salts
factory to himself al, obtaining small hand-cart
peddled it about town gratis, asking the people TO
| give it trial
LORD TENNYsoN has two beautiful grandchildren
Alfred and Charles of the Hon. Lionel Teunyson,
the elder Of the poet. 1t to his grandchild.
Alfred that Lord Tennyson dedicated his latest col
lection of Ballads and Poems in beginning,
Goldenhared Ally, whose name is one with mine"
portrait of the two children has lately been painted
| by Mrs Anna Lea Merritt the well-known American
artist now resident at London, and fullpage en-
craving of the painting the consent of
the Tennyson family--n the Christmas number of st.
Nicholas.
THE London correspondent of the American (Paris)
Register relates this: An epcurean bishop was neatly
| taken in by a smart boz at Banbury. Being DESTROYS
Of tasting the famous cakes he beckoned to the lad
come to him to the window of the railway carriage,
and asked the price of the cakes "Three EACH
sir replied the boy Giving him six pence, the bish-
CD desired him to bring one and added, as he
ming off Buy one for yourself with the other three
pence" Presently the boy returned munching his
''Banbury" and, handing three pence in coppers to
the Bishop announced IN the most ingenious manner,
| There was only one left, Sir"
B. P. SHILLABER says II think Major Ben: Perley
Poore inaugurated the novelty of eccentric betting,
more than forty years ago by wheeling as penalty
for an opinion that not sustained by an election,
barrel of apples from his farm In Newbury to the IRE
| mont House In Boston. which tickled the masssS
hugely Tho distance was some forty miles, aud the