The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-20
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

JOHN L. SULLIVAN: wonder if couldn't
make great hit as a Congressman
IT is reported that Governor Wetmore, OF the
Prohibition State of Rhode Island, has Just sent
to his Newport cottage one of the finest stocks
of wines ever imported at the New York custom
house.
MARIE VAN ZANDT, the American prima don
ma, is undoubtedly suffering from paralysis,
though her friends have been reluctant to face
that conclusion. 1t is no longer expected that
she will recover.
T. B. ALDR1CH, the editor of the Atlantic, has
written twoact drama entitled Mercedes, "
which Mr. Lawrence Barrett will essay next sea-
son. The scene is laid in France during the
Napoleonc wars.
AS AN experiment company Of Japanese
soldiers were fed on bread and SOUP with an ad-
dition of beef for supper, for one month. At
the end of that time each m an had lost in weight
from three to seven pounds.
l HEAR the wild bee wind his horn
The bird swings on the ripened wheat,
The long. green lances of the corn
Are fitting in the winds of morn
The locust shrills his song of heat.
Whittier.
TEXAS Siftings: Father-What ought do to
boy who is lazy and disobedient, who has no
respect for his parentsl What should be done to
that kind of boy9 Son-Dou't for heavens
sake talk him to death Give me the lickin'
that's comm to me an be done with it.
THE marriage contract between Patti and
Nicolini provides for the retention by each of
their private fortunes If there are children by
life interest in the estate of the other If there
are no children the survivor inherits the whole
estate.
FEAR Of Mr. Ruskin's condition is very serious
His friends admit that his present illness is SIM
liar to the last, which was simply insanity, with
symptoms which his physicians thought peculiar
ly dangerous. He was ordered to take absolute
rest, but persisted in working The present is
the fifth attack.
MARTIN FARQUHAR TUPPER delights to relate
how he won a university prize for theological
essay in his younger days in a contest with Mr..
Gladstone. But. to use line once attributed to
the great proverbialist: '"Fhe canal boat differ.
eth from the horse-fy, and mortality is not the
same as Immortality
MISS ZEFFIE TILBURY, the daughter of lydia
Thompson, who was a member of Miss Mary
Andersons company last season, is probably dy-
ing Of consumption. She was taken by her moth
er to the south of France 10 the spring but the
change of air has apparently done no more than
to give the young girl some relief.
Dr. MARY WALKER, while travelling on q Con-
necticut railway, alighted from the cars for
little exercise, and. becoming indign ant at a man
whose cigar burned too close to her face. struck
the cigar from his mouth Not being recognized
by him, fight was imminent for time The
gamins found out who she was, and she was
hooted to the car from the widow of which she
lectured the entire crowd
Book publishers generally agree in saying that
the Sunday newspaper of the period INJURIES the
sale of works of fiction. Before the sixteen or
twenty-four page Sunday paper was in fashion
there was large sale on Saturday of light liter
ature. Now people wait for their weekly.supply
of fiction until the newsboy comes around with
the Sunday papers, when they generally get more
than they can comfortably digest.
THE London Times has the following note
from Mr.. w. Leatham Bright 81 see in YOUR
resume of Mr.. Archs speech at Eye in your
issue of Friday that / am reported to have
stated to Mr. Arch that 1T panied me to the core
when / saw my gray headed father walking to
the House of Commons to fling a stone at the
head of Dir. Gladstone May / be allowed to
say that | never made any such statement
What | did say was. that was grieved to see
my father walk up the floor of the House cheered
by the Tories
THE 'chesnut protector" small gong worn
under the coat, where it can be readily sounded
when too old joke is perpetrated, is becoming
very popular Az Couusi5 to"nS ana some cities
A lot of young Baltimoreans wore them at re-
cent performance of "The Mikado," and the
puns and gags that were interpolated were met
with steady ringing of the little bells. The
effect was excellent, and the next night the
players stuck to the text of the opera more
closely The chestnut gong seems to be bless
ing in disguise.
A CURIOUS ceremony, recalling to ones mind
the customs of the middle ages. took place ten
days ago at Munich. King Ludwig's heart,
which had been removed from his body previous
to the embalmment of the latter was placed at
the time in magnificent silver gilt urn specially
made for the purpose and filed with spirits of
wine. On the I'd inst all the bells in the city
began to toll, flags were half-masted, minute
guns fired and shops closed. while the urn CON
tanning the Inflated monarch's heart, accompan-
led by an immense military escort, was borne