The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-20
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

snate horse by taking him out of the shafts and lead
ing him around in circle until he is giddy."
IT has hitherto been supposed that the word Iowa
signifed Here Rest but writer in the Iowa His
torical Record asserts that it means 1.-THE Sleepy
People"
THE splendid mansion formerly the residence of Ole
Bull, of the finest in Madison has been purchased
by the State official home for the Governor of
Wisconsin.
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's eatgrandfather, tho
Rev. Aaron Cleveland, Epscopalian clergy
man. and died in Philadelphia while visit to
Benjamin Franklin.
On the authority of an English paper it is stated
that Mr. Parnell will shortly marry a young and
wealthy American lady, intimate friend of the
Irish leaders mother.
Mr.. GEORGE KEENAN,, Of Washington will accom-
pany Lieutenant Schuetze to the Lena Delta when he
goes to distribute the government presents to the
tives who aided the Jeanette party
Mrs. JULIAN JAMES whom it is rumored ex
President Arthur will marry before long, has dark
features She quite popular at Washington last
season, where she attended many places of entertain
ment.
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN does most of his writing
that is, his musical compostions-betwee mid
night and sunrise. He selects that time because it
is quiet and because he is almost sure then of being
undisturbcd.
MAURICE THOMPSON" says the Boston Post "has
written novel entitled AT Loves Extremes One
of them must be top story in a boarding.
house.. And the other probably is the private pantry
of the landlady. Two opposite extremes would
be hard to imagine.
DR.. HOLMES gives receipt for popular novel:
'Hero-heroine- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
so on. ove-obstacles-misery- tears-despair-
glimmer of hope-unexpected solution of difficulties
happy finale. Landscape for background according
to season. Plants of each month got up from botani
cal calendars"
A MINISTER forgot to take his sermon with him to
church. and his wife, discovering the mistake sent it
him by small boy, who to receive 10 cents for
the job. Presently he returned for the money. "You
delivered the sermon, did your she asked. mo,
mum, he replied, Il just guy it to him; he's dev-
erin of it himself"
THEY are moving Lord Carrington's house in
Whitehall, London masse, to adjacent site,
after what they call the American fashion, and the
operation, so simple with u.s. is causing considerable
excitement in London. Had they taken to this Ameri
fashion earlier many houses of great historic in
terest, among Them the several residences of Milton
might have been saved
STORY worth telling of the late lamented Prof
Charles o. Thompson, illustrates both his quickness
of thou ght and his marvellous memory One morning
waggish Worcester students replaced the large
chapel Bible with Websters dictionary and the Pro.
fessor rising to ociate at prayers read without an
instants hesitation long psalm from the dictionary
page, to the utter confounding of the conspiracy.
The Duke of Argyll relates that once talking with
Charles Darwin he referred to some of the wonderful
contrvances seen in nature and remarked that one
could not them without being convinced that they
were the effect and expression of mind The great
naturalist looked at Argyll very hard and said: WELL
that often comes with overwhelming force;
but at other mes'-shaking his head vaguey-"it
seems to go away"
WHEN Queen Victorias guests are hidden to sleep
at Windsor Castle they do not much of her Maj
esty, who seldom makes her appearance before din
ner. After tn at meal few words of conversation
may be had with the sovereign but she presently
tires to her private apartments, and is
She great stickler for etiquette and insists upon
ladies wearing much lower dresses than would other
wise be customary among the fair sex who not
posessors of plump shoulders.
COUNT MoLTKE not long ago, leaving the Reichstag
early did not find his carriage waiting and so took
cab to his Office. On alghting he drew out lis purse
to pay his fare. when the cabman whipped up his
horse and dashed away, crying NO gold Herr Field
marshal! Inc nOnOr Is SuHlclcnJ! DuL MOltke
luckily had noticed the drivers number by which
means he found out his and address, and
next day he sent him his photograph with the auto
graph inscription "Moltke, to his cabman, March g.
1884"
ONE scandal of the day in Paris is the diamond rob-
beiy united by femme de monde, who stole a
large diamond from of her friends the Count
lie II, at ball to which both had been invited
The matter has been hushed up as much as possible
and the culprt has gone TO England, where she will
stay until the affair has been forgotten. The dia
rnonds have been recovered and the gossps say that
the Countess had recourse to the strategem as
| that practiced by another lady. Madame de P,
who while dressing for ball at the Deauville Casino
broke handsome pearl earring. She left the ear.
ring the dressing table, and found it missing on
her return from tho ball She knew her intimate
friend. Henriette de F.. had been the only person
who had entered the room, but, Of course she did