The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-18

Yes, do all the chores on my farm, too" said
Senator Evarts emphatically, ''and my heaviest
chores are to walk down to the pastures and
watch the CATTLE" Senator Stanford who owns
ranches galore, agreed that there was no greater
pleasure than to lean on the rails and watch the
stock feeding in the pastures.
SAYS the New York Morning Journal: sThe
residence of James G.. Blaine is only one hun
dred yards from the river bank, and the Maine
statesman is one Of the most persistent OF ice
yachters Clad in big fur overcoat and fur
cap, he always insists upon steering the yacht
himself, and his ice-boat the Kennebecker, is
one of the feetest crafts on the river"
WHEN Victorien Sardou was yet struggling in
obscurity, his only friend was a cobbler, who
made his boots for him, on credit for, six years.
| because he had faith in his genius. Crispin
has ever since been frequent ard welcome
guest at the dramatist's mansion and is happy
in saying: Il knew you were somebody, sir.
and, at any rate you achieved your success IN
my boots"
WILLIAM GoRMAN WILLIS, the author of the
new version of Faust" which Henry Irving is
now playing at the London Lyceum, is fifty
seven years of age and a native OF Kilkenny,
Ireland His first stage essay was THE Man o.
Airie," one of the best things in Lawrence Bar
retts repertoire. Mr.. Willis is also novelist of
some note, and is in receipt of a snug income
from his pen.
I. V. PowDEELY General Master Workman of
the Knights of Labor is man of tact. In his
recent statement about running for political
Office IN Scranton, where he now resides, he was
careful not to express any hostility to oice-hod-
ing in general 1t now appears that he is likely to
remove to Philadelphia, where ne will be more
accessible; and if he does he is likely to be
placed in nomination for Congress in one OF the
city districts.
THE editor of the New Amsterdam IN. "
Gazette has received the following special in
formation from the Netherlands: ''The Pope
suffers from ar affection Of the kidneys DR..
Merger from Amsterdam, specialist, who has
been called to Rome to be consulted on the
health of his Holiness. has visited the Pope,
and, after a thorough examination, has stated
that no serious symptoms perceivable. but
that tranquility is necessary to prolong the life
of the sovereign of the Roman Catholic Church
The Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, represented in the cable dispatches
near seventy-five and completely Frustrated, is
ffty-four years of age, 1.-the and active, as is
known to many New Workers who saw him two
years ago. and is in full mental vlgor, having de-
livered two or three long speeches daily during
his recent tour through Ireland. It is doubtless
equally untrue that he wears a mailed shirt, as
he made boast in his speeches of travelling all
unarmed and all alone. He experienced an at
tack of rheumatism from exposure when travel
ing through Manitoba, which has cluEg to him
ever since.
The King of Bavaria has been much dis
tressed because his manager, Herr Won Perfall,
had failed to provide him with real nightingale.
In Wagner's "Parsifal" the song of nightingale
plays part in the story. This is usually pro-
duced by skillful flute player behind the
scenes. This will not do" said the exacting
royal critic; I'VE ought to have a real nightin-
gale" Herr Won Perfall promised to do what he
could toward engaging nightingale as one OF
the company. There is a man who sings in the
public places in Munich who has a rare capacity
for initiating the songs of different birds. He
was diligently schooled, and conveyed to the
Kings isolated theater. His Majesty believed
that he was listening to real nightingale at the
next performance of "Parsfal,' and sent a most
flattering letter of thanks to the director. 1t
fortunate that the King is not so expert and
critical naturalist as he is artist, otherwise
he would have inquired how Herr Won Perfall
contrved to persuade that nightingale to sing SO
vigorously in the end of October, when all other
nightingaleS are dumb
JOHN HUMPHREY MOVES, founder Of the
famous Oneida Community. in New York, who is
dying at his recent residence near Clifton, on
the Canadian side of Niagara Falls was born in
Vermont, and is now about seventy-fve years of
age. Noyes has tried, though on a small SCALE
the greatest of social revolutions, by destroying
the institution of the family. replacing it by
system OF sexual relatlonS IN common ana on
theory of stirpiculture. After great success
in building up thriving business COM
munity, the moral sense of the peo-
pie of central New York reyolted, and
the experiment came to an end. The Oneida
Community was turned into joint stock corpo-
ration and Mr.. Noyes went to Canada. He has
lately completed near his home school building
and printing Office, where he intended to edu-
cate children born in the Community, both his
own and those of others. He has published very
little for several years, but it has been his pur
pose to resume his propaganda He has aban-
doned none of his perfectionst and sociastc
ideas. The Oneida corporation as a co opera
tive business institution, is as successful as
ever.
ON THE SIDEWALK.
A timid man,
sudden slip,
futile skip,
rocking reel,
Acry
Of "Oh!"
A sigh
o. VICE.
Far deadlier than >
Banana peel
That lump of snow
Beneath his heel!
And that is why some men, you know,
Dislike to fall of snow
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