The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-20
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

HENRY CLAY bestowed the title Queen City of the
West on Cincinnati in 1923.
The Daily Minute has oeen established at Austin,
Tex. by Democrat and Christian.
Miss KATE GREENAwAY's now book for the autumn
publishing season will be budget of pictures and
words. 1t will bear the title 1.-The Marigold Garden.
THE fate of Kate Fields cooperative venture does
not kill cooperation in New York. company has
just been incorporated to copy the features of the
Army and Navy Cooperative Society of London.
THE most valuable wedding present which the
Princess Beatrice received was magnificent tea and
coffee service of solid gold, each piece being richly
chased which sent by the Empress Eugene
THE illustrated papers which represent the Princess
Beatrice and her bridesmaids wearing low-corsaged
and short-sleeved dresses all wrong. They wore
highcut dresses with long sleeves by her Majesty
special command
MRS HELEN JACKSON resided in New Haven dur
ing the early years of the war, and was of the
most active engaged in preparing supplies to
be the soldiers in the field being associated in
the work with Susan Coolidge Woolsey, the daugh-
ters of the late General Russell and other ladies there.
kMME. BOUCICAULT, proprietor of the famous Bon
Marche Paris recently announced to her 2 600 en-
ployes that from her private fortune she had appro
prated 5000 600 to the foundation of pension fund
$3.50 900 already exists, given by the former pro-
prietor in 1876
OAKv11LE, Canada brings forward the champion
mean man in resident for whose dying wife the doc
tor prescribed wine Wine could not easily be had,
and the doctor furnished from his private stores
When he sent in his bill the sorrowng widower laid
an information against him for selling liquor in pro-
hibition county, contrary to the Scott law.
lat g.;
was going to to Atlanta. What business will
YOU embark in2' asked the General. II have not
decided as yet but will try to make an honest living
at something" was the reply. My young friend "
spoke up General Toombs, you are going to the
right place to succeed for there will be no opposition
in the line.
IN the golden age of the Roman Republic tB G. 1907
the necessaries of life very cheap. A bushel of
wheat sold for fourpence and a bushel of corn for
five The traveller charged for food an lodging
at an inn only two farthings day. Extravagant
prices paid however. for luxures A barrel of
anchovies from the Black sea cost $40 ana famingo
tongues brought their weight in gold
CANON FARRAR. whose eulogy of General Grant de-
lvered in Westminster has attracted wide attention,
will visit America next month. lie expects to be in
Quebec Sept. IL, at Chicago on the 18th, Baltimore
29th, Philadelphia Oct. 5, Washington the 10th and
will ther. spend two weeks in New York and New Eng
land He will lecture in several places and preach
once in Boston and once in New York.
A GOOD wig of white hair, says a tonsorial artist
costs about $40 but land this is secret of the trade
and can only be told in whispers) the material of
which the wigs made is clipped from the festive
goat, and never from the human head. A peculiar
soft silky kind of snow-whte hair originates on the
Angora rabbit. perfect white and abundant wig of
white human hair would cost ST 900 at least
Miss KATE SANBoRN, the well-known lecturer and
author, who recently received from Mr.. Gordon w.
Burnham legacy of $50, 900, and who was engaged
to be married to that gentleman at the time of his
death, has write decidedly interesting book en-.
titled wit of Women" and to be published by
Messrs. Funk & Wagnalls. The volume is dedicated:
TO G. w. B.,
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY.
THE late Lord Ernest Vane Tempest belonged to
one of the few families in the British peerage that
have disregsrded the stupid caste prejudice against
trade" The Marquis of Londonderry Q4ord Ernests
nephew, finding himself the owner of valuable coal
mines works them sends the coal to market and sells