The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-19
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

MATTHEW ARNOLD, in his speech on giving away
the prizes at Dulwich College, England said that the
reign of the English middle classes is just over
and that of the democracy has begun.
DIARY kept by Goethe from 1776 to 1882, with
gap between 1892 and 1896 has been discovered
at Weimar, among the possessions of the poets late
grandson, Walter Won Goethe. Many other manu-
scripts and letters found with it.
PRINCE LOUIS, of BatteNberg is an excellent prac.
teal printer and when his ship reached small
port where no one was competent to print the pro.
grammes required for dance given by the officers,
the Prince came forward and undertook the work.
LORD DCFFERIN is credited by the Calcutta Herald
with having said that the diplomacy of the world will
soon be in the hands of Americans. Nearly every
member of the diplomatic corps who gets to Washing
ton he says. tries to bring home American wife.
For ffty-three years" says General Toombs, my
dear wife my constant friend, companion and
adviser. We travelled four continents of the world
together and visited many islands of the seas Now
she is waiting for me. with the sweet faith she
SO we'll illustrated here"
PROFESSOR JAEGER, of Vienna, recently created a
great sensation by the discovery that the human soul
is an odor emanang from the person and intimately
associated with the hair. The government promptly
suppressed hm-ou account of his invidious nsinua.
tons against the bathing and baldheaded classes.
CARL SoHURz is very busy writing his life of
Henry Clay" at Elberon, N. j., a continuation of
the American Statesmen series. He is said to be
continually solicited to re.enter journalism, both
by German and American newspaper proprietors; but
he declines all such invitations at least for the pres
THE farmers came home from school
With ardor IN his eye:
Said he, I've read how Washington
Did make the Hessian fly"
"He did,! the farmer cried-his wheat
Was cut by insect grim
"Well, if he made that bug, I've got
No more respect for him"
-Yonkers Gazette
FASHIONABLE society in and around New York has
been surprised at the abrupt breaking Off on the
of the age, o; the engagement between Miss
Catherine Wadsworth Philipse a defendant of the
family that owned nearly all of Westchester and
Putnam counties and declined an alliance with George
Washington, and Mr.. l.. Prioleau Huger of family
as rich and distinguished.
In the biography of General Howard, which has
just been published, he tells how he Quit the use of
tobacco and what led him cease altogether the use
Of intoxcants His betrohed refused to see him one
day because another young man, drunk had been
mistaken for him. Many weary months passed be-,
fore the blunder corrected He that the only
safe way to have the reputation of not drinking
at all
Il WOULD like to own that face" was the remark
made by Robert Dewess, travelling photographer
from Springfield, ILL.,, to Miss Stella Stokes daughter
of well-todo merchant of Americas Ga as he
looked at her for the first time through camera
The lady bushed, whereupon the photographer grew
holder and pressing his suit the lady consented to
AIRY him. The affair has greatly scandalized the
lady's parents.
AN entirely kind of bank note printed in coll
ors Instead Of the black and white of tie Bank Of
England notes, is being prepa ed for issue by the
Bank of Scotland. The chief novelty of the new note
Is in it coors which WILL of course make reproduc
ton By photography impossible, and, it is believed
will prevent forgery. The paper On which the bank
note is printed is made by the same firm that pro.
duces the Bank of England note.
MAURICE MAURIs who recently died on the Congo
river, ertable genius among adventures and
swinders. He well known among New York
journalists was endowed with graceful manners, and
had most plausible aad seductive address. He per.