The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-14
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE name of Elk Mound, Wis, has been
changed to Amy, in honor of Miss Amy Kellogg,
president of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.
THE hat size of Mr.. Gladstone is 7s; Lord ].
Russell, II; John Bright, IL Lord Selborne, 70;
the Prince OF Wales, Z The Scotch head is
larger than the English.
GENERAL CROOK. who is philosopher as wei
as soldier, advances the proposition that imam
is more or less savage. according to the certainty
with which his food may be obtained"
NINE. LA MARKETABLE BOOTH, says Paris
Journal iu order to make up for diminutlon of
receipts has enioined all the members of the
Salvation Army to abstain from smoking during
the month of September.
Mr. Z. G. STEDMAN doesn't quite agree with
Mr. Howells that there ID no genius" although
he admits that genius canpot do its best without
hard work. Anthony Troope put much tho
same sentiment in homelier phrase when he said
that literary genius was nothing but shoemakers
wax placed the seat Of an authors chair.
IT is said Of the Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, that
If he meets O man of mis- own age he can call
him by name, tell who his father WAS. whom he
married. and where his children are, while if
the acquaintance be generation younger
than himself, he not only knows his ancestors.
and whom be married, but also whom he wanted
to marry and didn't.
'MIss MARGARET G. MEADE, sister of the late
Gen. George G. Meade" says the Washington
Post, lis lying i'll at her residence, 1914 L street
northwest. AS sho is in her eightieth year fears
entertained that she Will not recover. She
was great friend to the soldiers and no widow
or orphan of soldier ever came to her for help
and left empty handed.
Mrs. BECKFoRD, of Hampton, Va, was re-
Gently in stage coach in California when it was
stopped by highwaymen. She wore large soil
taire diamond earrings. A passenger by her
side jerked one out of her ear and put it in his
mouth. and she did the same with the other, and
thus both were saved from the robbers. Her
ears were both cut somewhat.
THERE is at least one ''forehanded" citizen
in Massachusetts. An OLD man of West Salem
township Mercer county, is engaged in making
his own coffin and hearse and he is building the
posthunous articles regardless of expense. II
is said that he conceived the idea out Of
pique at the remark OF neighbor ''that when
he died he wouldn't have money enough TO bury
him"
A SAN FRANCISCO correspondent writes: '"The
other day we drove down to San Mateo to see
Mrs. Terry at her pretty country home. You
must know that this lady is regarded as the
coming, or already come, sculptor of California
She is fascinated with her art. and works dill
".
on exhibition at the Mechanics fair in this City
The original was here visited ry numbers, and
was almost worshiped by her pretty children
who were wont to kiss it good night"
THE Harpers will undertake novel enter
prise next month. They will have special car
fitted up, and send three artists and two good
writer's through the South. The car will be
equipped for work and for living in The main
points visited will be Asheville, Atlanta, Bir-
mingham and Nashville. This enterprise by the
HRrpers is the result of suggestion from Mr.
j. FL. Inman The work will be done mainly for
the magazine. and Will be the most elaborate
studies of Southern affairs undertaken for some
years.
DR.. HENRY VILE, Of Atlanta, has been trying
for long time to cure the scalp wound of
nineyear-old GIRL who, when q baby, fell in the
fire and received burns that never healed. He
decided to give the girl new scalp. and said
that he would have to take the skin from some
ones arm. The girls cousin, brave boy OF
twelve, at once barred his arm, and the doctor
removed twenty-five small pieces of cuticle and
placed them on the head of the girl Both chill
dren went home we'll pleased, but the boy s
father was very angry, and has sued the doctor
for assault and battery on his
ALMOST the last words uttered By List. a few
hours before his death, while awakening from a
state of lethargy that had lasted for hours were:
"Qui Went au theatrel Au revoir. Tristan"
And suddenly jumping from bis bed, he ex-
claimed excitedly, in German: 'They are pur-
suing mel" then, calming down, he said to his
faithful servant, Mischko likewise in German:
"Oh, this is Mischko-yes, yes-you are Msch-
ko! Don't be angry with me for talking thus in.
coherently-you see. am SICK And he let the
servant put him to bed again very quietly. after
which he only murmured a word now and then
The last Ineligible word heard was Tristan
MANY years ago, while Mr.. Quincy, the junior,
was on visit to Washington, Mr. Justice Story
entertained him with an account of the social
life of himself and his associates on the Supreme
Bench. 1--WE usually dine together" he said
lat o'clock, very quietly and simply. We have
wine only when it rains" And, after pausing
little on this statement. he added with judicial
gravity But sometimes the Chief-justice will
say before ne rise from the table, Mr.. Story.