The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10

end of IT, The other was still serviceable, and you
should have returned the match with your thanks II
you hand cigar cigarette to light with, you
must take Whit after it has been returned to you
though it may be short to burn your fingers An
this received with good grace for my young lady
was but ten years old"
YELFoRD' parish in Oxfordshire, England, has
population of only eight persons The value of the
living is 1910 1t is the gift of Mr. I,enthar the
direct descendant of the famous Speaker Lentha of
Cromweps time who bought it, with the adjoining
estate, from Warren Hastings's ancestors.
HERR BJoRN BJoRNsoN son of the celebrated
Norwegian poet dramatist and patriot, has recently
made most unparalleled sensation in Christiania by
his performance of Shakespeares Richard III. He
studied his art in the Meiningen company, with whom
he appeared during their season at Drury Lane.
IT is said that when Sarah Bernhardt plays Lady
Macbeth she keeps to literal historical accuracy
that she appears the stage with her feet as
heaven fashioned them. This is akin to the actor
who when he appeared in Othello, entered into
the spirit of the part that he backed himself all over
CARL CAUER, the sculptor of the Garfield memorial
bust in ST. Louis, is ftysix years old and has made
statues of nearly all the soveregns of Europe web
of other famous persons those of Kaiser Wilhelms
Francis Joseph Metternich and Bismarck being per-
haps the best known. He has a SON. aged twenty-five,
who has executed go cd statue of Count Moltke.
A FOREIGN correspondent writes that Thierss ha ~
shake brusque and dry, but not unpleasant that
Gambetta contrasted with his apparent openness and
heartness and did express character that Cemen
ceaus is nervous and rapid, and, with FRIEND very
friendly; that Grevy your face in good humored
way while holding your hand, and that Victor Hugo
shakes hands after the of grandiose statue
into which, into Gaatea the breath of life has been
breathed.
BEING asked what country reporter, who had no
special knowledge of art ought to do if sent to art
exhibitioe Mr.. Ruskin replied "Supposing-which
I hope your question does suppose-the country re-
porter to be a of natural and intelligence,
the best thing he do is to describe carefully the
subjects of the pictures he thinks likely to please SIM
pie people, if they shown what is in Them and, as
far the editor will allow him. to take notice OK
pictures attracting merely by their tricks of painting.
do not think the public value the Alterations of art
| knowledge in a newspaper reporter but they would
always be grateful him for the indication of ele
ments of interest in picture which they would have
missed without his help"
| GREAT orators are almost invariably nervous with
apprehension when about to make important
speech. Luther to his last years, trembled when he
entered the pulpit; the is true of Robert Hail.
Mr.. Cough confesses that he is always in tremor
when coming before audience Senator Frye, OF
! Maine, says he never gets up to speak before an
audience without trenor of fear. Many of the
leaders of the House of Commons have given similar
testimony Canning said he could always tell in adj
vance when he was about to make of the best
speeches by a chill running through him, caused by
fear of failure. Lord Derby, father of the present
earl, when young one of the best speakers
in Parliament He was known the Prince Rupert
of debate and seemed selfpossessed to be in
capable of embarrassment But he said: when
am going to speak my throat and lips dry as
those of who is going to be hanged"
THE Japanese missions in Europe have just re-
! ceived information from their government of the
creation by the Mikado of national peerage. The
list includes eleven princes, twentyfour marquesses'
seventy-six counts, three hundred and twenty -four
viscounts and seventy-four barons. This newly
matched nobility will form the upper house in the
future japanese Parliament All the members of the
present government and large number of the most
trusted partisans of the Akado have been admitted
to lower ranl of nobility. The imperial decree
founding the Japanese peerage is accompanied by q
circular signed by the minister of the Mkados house
hold stating upon what basis the aristocraey is
established 1t is to be hereditary in the line of male
descendants; the rights of peeresses defined,
well those of the relative peers and it is stipulated
that the latter shall obtain special permission from the
Minister of the Imperial household in order to con-
tract marriage adopt children.