The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-02
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND once did local writ
ing for the Buffalo Courier.
The drought in Arizona is so severe that the
water in a mint julep rustles like bunch of
dried leaves.
A LITTLE York girl, while lisping her childish
prayer at her mothers knee before retiring,
stopped in the midst of her devotions and said
20 Lord. please wait minute until | scratch
my toe."
GREAT men sometimes exhibit an over-modest
confusion regarding their relations to the great
public. For instance. DR.. Holmes said the other
day. IT thought had only four friends in Eng
land, but find have 4,000."
GEORGE BALI, of Baltimore, has made wa
ter bicycle. The rider sits GA high seat sup
ported by two long. narrow floats rugged cata-
maran fashion He propels with his feet a large
wheel, which by gearing operates a little screw
at the stern Of the craft. A few trials show the
bicycle to be fast and easily managed.
WILLIAM H. GARRIGUEs. who has just eradu-
ated from the Central Hlgh-school in Philadel-
phia began going to school in 1877 in the Thad-
deus Stevens Primary School, Thence he went
to the Lincoln Grammar School, and thence to
the High-school. and during these nine years he
was never late at school or absent from his
classes.
DR.. ScHwINTGER. Prince Bismarck's phys-
clan, has not allowed the Chancellor for some
time past to drink anything during meals. Now
he goes step further, and wishes the Prince to
shut off on beer drinking altogether. Bismarck
will obey, as he found out on two or three occa-
sions when he demonstrated with Dr. Schwini-
ger, that the latter will stand no trifing.
MRS. RoRBET SKEooH of Coral, Mich, after
bending over the wash-tub until tired, sat down
to rest, taking her baby boy on her lap at the
time She felt faint, rose to go to another room,
tainted dead away. dropping the baby into a tub
of water as she fell. Her husband coming in
soon after. found the mother unconscious on the
floor and the little one drowned in the tub.
MIR. B. P. SHILLABER Mrs Partingtonl who
is at Newton Centre. Mass for a few weeks,
says in private letter: II am going where
the woodbine twineth to see If I can restore
strength to my pedal arrangements, that are
still shaky, though / can get round the corner
on my crutches" Mr.. Shilaber's trouble is en-
tiIely local. or rather pedal, his general health
being excellent.
THE Stephens Monument Association, of Geor-
gia, has purchased Liberty Hall" Alexander n.
Stephenss old home, and built school-houss
opposite it. in which a school is in prosperous
operation; but it has not been able to pay for
the property, nor has it raised any money for
the proposed monument. Dollar subscriptions
are to be solicited throughout the State, and it is
hoped that $40, coo will be secured.
SPEAKING of DR.. Thorold, who is well known
in this country, 'If you want, says the World
(London). 'to find bishop who can be fatherly
without being donnish; duly dignifed, yet abso-
lutev without assumption; very wise, yet not in
the least prggish; hearty preacher, yet the
most accurate of administrators; full OF resour-
ces and never fiustered: likewise man who has
gone through much snd felt it deeply, yet who
remains wonderfully bright and buoyant; the