The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-04
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


lished, is warranted mot to have breath of
scandal in it."
MRS. LILLE DEvEREUx BLAKE considers
delightfully."- inconsistent a statue of Liberty
embodied as woman in land where no woman
has political liberty"
KING THEEBAws state chariot has lately been
exhibited in London. 1t is of the pattern used
in Europe hundred years ago. and it is liberal
~ coated with sheet gold, inlaid with bits of
glass Within there is room for only one person.
GEN. HENRY B. DARLINGTON, of Boston, has
presented to the library of Yale University the
original MS. of an address delivered by the Rev.
James Beebe, Yale class of 1T45 to the SOL
diers he led to Canada in the French and Indian
war
AS General Burnsides memory is to be hon
ored with fine equestrian statue, Rhode Island
people are remarkinR that Senator Anthony also
should be the subject of public monument.
His grave is marked only by huge bowlder
bearing plain bronze tablet.
Mr.. EDMUND YATES still personally conducts
the World nondon) but is said to contribute
little to it's pages. He lives at Brighton, and
seldom visits the metropolis Mr. A. M. Broad
ley, the defender of Arab Pasha Is the leading
spirit OF the World He writes about the Celeb
rites at home"
MRS. EMERSON is described by one who knew
her as being lovely woman, "very superior,
very religious" and one who was never annoyed
by she duties and cares of domestic life. and
never known to express dissatisfaction with any
thing at any time. Above all. she was very in
dustrious, and kept her knitting in O table
drawer in the parlor, so that she might knit
while receiving friendly visitors.
MARSHAL NEY's grandson, who took part in
the Bartholdi statue dedication, denies the story
that the Marshal escaped to this country, aud
after spending many years in South Carolina as
aschool-reacher died in Charleston in 1916 He
says that when his grandfather's remains were
finally transferred TO Pere-la- Chaise Cemetery
he coffin was opened, and the remains were
round there with the bullet-hole in the fore
head distinctly visible.
N. LEON MEUNIER. of the Courier des Etats
Unis, devoted all his energies for years towards
popularizing NJ Bartholdi's idea in presenting
the Statue of Liberty to the United States. In
conjunction with the late NJ Laboulaye, he
wrote INCREASINGLY in the Paris press that the
Americans and the French only understood the
idea of popular liberty, and by his letters he i'm
pressed on the people of France that Americans
were not forgetful of Lafayette, Rochambeau
and the other representatives of France during
our revolutionary war. To-day M. Meunier is
delegated by the Republic of France to convey
to the people of the United States their warm
for American republican institutions, and his
knowledge of American affairs in the French
press has paved the way to mutual understand
ing
THE Boston Globe gives this explanation of
the origin of Mrs. Darlington, that never-dying
old lady, whose blunders make so many laugh.
One evening the news came to the Post newspa-
per Office that flour was selling at very high
prices at the Magdalen islands in the Gulf of
st. Lawrence. Said George Bailey, one of Shil-
laber's fellow competitors 81 don't care -
what the price Is in the Magdalen islands, al
ways have to give just so much for half dollars
worth" The idea struck Shllaber as odd, and
he Immediately set up the lines "Mrs. Parting
ton says she always noticed that, whether -four
was dear or cheap, she had invariably to pay the
same money for half dollars worth" The para
graph was generally copied by other newspapers
the next day, and a second paragraph published
the following day was equally well received
commentator, Mr. Shillaber continued to write
such quaint paragraphs and other matter as have
since made him famous.
KAISER WILHELM is economical. He uses q
second time nearly all the envelopes Of the docu-
ments addressed to him. One of these bearing
his autographs superscription was recently
seen by correspondent of the CoGcordia, who
writes about 1t as follows: ''Privy documents
sent to the Emperor from the Ministers and i'm
perial officers are put unfolded into the envelope
which bears the inscription. TO his Majesty the
Emperor and King The name Of the sender
appears in small letters in the left-hand lower
corner of the cover. as, for instance, Foreign
Office etc. The flap of the one in question was
closed with red sealing wax In opening it, the
Emperor had carefully torn it open close to the
wax, and after perusing the contents, he had
folded the flap so as to make it long enough TO
cove the original seal, resealed it with his own
hands, changed the word to into FROM crossed
off tine address of the sender. and directed it to
'Privy Cabinet Councillor v. W. This econ
omy is one of the characteristics of the Hohen-
zollern family.