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

Mr.. CHARLES A. DANA, editor of the New
York Sun, receives $4,000 year FOR editing
that paper.
Miss MAUD BANKS is said to be very we'll
satisfied with her entrance upon sthe dramatic
stage, and confident Of future success.
MAURICE BERNHARDT, who calls the wonder
ful Sarah "Mademoiselle, ma mere" teegraphs
to the Paris Figaro from Buenos Ayres an abso-
Lutte contraction of the stories from Rio Janero
about his mothers fight with of her com
pany and consequent night in the lookup.
HERE is an authentic instance. play wright,
with manuscript in his pocket went through
the Belfast riot, and was shot at but not hurt,
the ball being unable to go through the manu-
script. His tragedy saved him. The missile
had not strength enough left to go beyond the
fourth act.
A Nova SCOTIA farmer, hunting for his
cows at dusk came upon big black bear that
at once showed fight The farmer was about to
seek safety in fight, when his three cows, bel
lowing loudly, with tails erect and FIRE in their
| usually placid eyes. charged the bear so fercely
that he turned tail and fed.
WHEN Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone who had been
visiting Mr.. Charles Morley at Chislehurst,
| were leaving that place for London woman
cried out, ''There goes Parnelite" Mr.. Glad
stone turned round, and was about to say some
| thing when the woman began to hiss. Mr. Glad
stone smiled and passed on.
THEY tell in Brattleboro. VT, of clergyman
who refused to take meat of his butcher because
it had been killed on Sunday A few days later
the preacher told the butcher that he wanted
ksome meat. 81 haven't any to sell you said
that conscientious man. 81 have stopped re-
ceivng money that is earned on Sunday"
JUDGE CHARLES L. WOODBURY., of Boston, is
noted for his oddly of speech, and recently
when asked who was to be the Democratic can
didate for the Massachusetts governorship this
fall he replied: eve take sticks to small boys.
we throw Drickbats at cats. and shoot skunks"
Then he walked rapidly away, leaving his CUES
tioner ponder over the somewhat generalized in
formation he had gathered.
THE palatial residence of Mrs. Mark Hopkins,
in process of erection at Great Darlington, Mass,
has state dining room, forty by sixty feet, two
stories in height, with roof of glass The walls
Of this room are finished in all varieties of Ital-
ian marble. There are two breakfast-rooms one
capable of accommodating a large number OF
guests. The residence has several beautiful
towers and lawn of over one hundred acres.
The place will cost nearly So, 900.
HIS MAJESTY King Humbert, of Italy, has
had published, under his own supervision a new
edition of Dante's Divine Comedy for his son.
The dedication is in Latin, and reads: Hum
bert. King of Italy in publishing this ancient
loved son. Victor Emmanuel, as reward for
his love of study and in order that this divine
poem may strengthen his mind and dispose his
heart toward the cultivation Of the literature of
his country"
'IN Honduras" says Col Pat DOMAIN, ''you
nev.r hear of man sitting down go hard az to
rip his pantaloons because he has stepped on
banana skin. Then the oranges Why, they're
so large and juicy that they burst open on the
branches like baked apples In the forest it is
a common thing to find the ground under an or
ange tree as damp as though it had been moist
ened by lawn sprinkler, just from the juice
that drops from the bursted fruit. tell you
that's great country. Honduras grows more
oranges wild than are cultivated in the groves OF
California and Florida combined. and other fruits
in proportion"
To visitor at her hotel in the English lake
| country, Miss Mary Anderson recently remarked:
''The season just completed was most laborious
one have been interviewed for the past year
on an average of four times weekly. You will,
therefore, readily understand how distastefu it
has become to me. l am greatly pleased with
this part of the country l think the sc >uery
some of the finest have ever SEEN" Concern
ing her future programme Miss Anderson said:
81 do not propose acting for year, as my health
is at present not good. The hard work of the
past few seasons has been too much for me.
shall go on the continent at the termination of
my visit to the lakes"