The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-30
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

NINE. MoDJEsKA is the wonder of timid WON
en- at Monterey, Cal, as she dives and swims
in dazzling costume in tho waves of Monterey
bay.
Mrs MARK HOPKINS the millionaire widow
has for her factotum a young colored man. who
manages much of her business and conducts a
part of her correspondence.
BURDETTE The Concord summer school of
philosophy is going to discuss the question:
(Which gets the lower the thermometer in De-
cember or the Ohio river in August"
Mr.. NOAH BROOKS. formerly a New York
journalist. but now editor of the Newark IN. J.)
Daily Advertiser and the author of three popular
books for boys, is preparing Life OF Lincoln
for Young People,"
JUDGE SToyALL of McDufie, Ca was dele
gate to the Wing national convention of 1870
and still wears his Harrison and Tyler cam
paign badge notwithstanding his party was
stove all to pieces many years ago.
Much Jealousy and indignation has been
aroused among American dog vorshipers by the
statement that while Mrs. Cleveland has only
one dog the Princess of Wales has eighty! 1t
does seem TO be shameful state of things.
INVITATIONS to tho first dinner to be given by
Mr.. Henry Irving have been issued in New York
city. The date is Aug. IL, and Delmonico's the
ahead at this season Of the year is a novelty.
III said that the best strawberry country in
the world is few miles north of Newark, n j.
During good seasons some of the Strawberries
raised in that neigh borhood are so large that it
takes only twelve of them to make quart.
THE late Ludwig, when obliged TO write to
his Ministers, used green pencil, and a pink
one in writing to his personal attendants
blue one was reserved for Wagner. The color
blue was to signify that the genius of the mas
ter was vast as the heavens and all-embracing
THERE was a wedding breakfast. The groom
to the little girl-"You have new brother
now, you know" Yes responded the little
one, "Ma seth it was IIottie's last chance so she
had better take it, The rest of the little ones
talk was drowned in clatter of knives and
forks.
EDWIN BooTH, it is said is weary i'll and
respondent" and probably will retire at the
close of next season He has paid his debts
settled his daughter with handsome DOVER
aud has enough to live on, in his quiet way and
it is familiar fact that the mere triumphs of
the stage have long lost their charm for him.
PETER s. McNALI.Y, of Boston. is but twenty
one years old, yet he has saved nearly forty
persons from drowning, and has received the
medal of tho Massachusetts Humane Society
He learned to swim when I've years old and be-
gan his career as life saver two years later
Once ne was called upon to rescue the same
man two days in succession.
SLOWLY but surely the Chinese in this coun.
try are learning the ways of our glorious civil
izaton. The other day q Chinese witness in
Albuquerque, n. NJ, asked by the consider
ate clerk of the court if he desired a chicken
killed on which to take oath With some ndg-
nation he replied: "Hella, no! Cuss alice samee
Mclean man" lie was at once allowed to ''cuss'
as the law directs.
IL Windsor, n. Y, is shiftless fellow who
has frequently been town charge, and one or
two of whose wives the town has buried for
him. Elias Lee, the watchful overseer OF the
poor, became disguised when he recently heard
that the man about to assume new respons
Utilities, and published this notice: Learning
that -- is about to marry again, hereby
notify all persons concerned that the town Of
Windsor does not propose to care for or bury
any more Of his wives"
Mr. FRANK GRIFFIN, O half brother Of Miss
Anderson, has been interviewed in Omaha to
this effect: mamie is twenty seven years old,
and looks her age, every day of it, She has been
on the stage eleven years, and has worked hard.
Speaking of actors and actresses, do you know
they all hare their off nights! Even the best Of
them have. I've seen Bernhardt, Irving Terry,
and all the rest of them do exceedingly bad act
ing and I've seen Mamie act perfectly horrible
overwhelmingly badly. They all get it, you
know; they work so constantly that they're not
always ia the mood"
JOHN B. SMITH of New Britain, Conn., had
more apples thar he knew what to do with last
fall so he stored 400 barrels in a neighbours
large ce-house. In the winter the house was
filed with ice all around the apples, which wore
solidly frozen. To Mr. Smiths great surprise
the fruit. few days ago, was found 70 be in
perfect condition. He shipped twenty-five bar
res to Boston, and they sold readily at SO n
barrel. More were called for, and now the
whole 400 barrels of hard, fresh. sound Baldwins
have been sold at that price, right in the middle
of June.
THE Lily was LanStrys second WIFE His
first was Miss Rice-a sister of the wife of Dir.
lie Breton, one of the second Mrs. Langtry's
brothers Langtry gave reception on board his
yacht the evening of his first wedding His
bride contracted cold at the festivities which
eliminated In consumption and her death year
later. The Jersey Lily" was modest assio 1t