The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-31
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THERE are more than seven hundred photo
graphs of babies that have been named after
Grover Cleveland at present stored in the White
House.
PECULIAR Parsan fashion which has grown
rapidly within the past few years is the custom
for women to go bareheaded out of doors. The
cap once worn by the laboring woman is now
rarely seen.
FATHER HYAcINTHE LoYsoN is quoted as say
ing that Mr. Gladstone's eoquence lis the grand
est of any that this age has produced" which is
more than can be said of the reverend gentle
mans grammar.
THE federal courts will pronounce on the boy
colt. master painter in Washington has sued
some trades unionists for consririne to ruin his
| business with The boycott, and other prosecu-
| tons of the same sort are to follow.
THE Jersey City police board, which is COM
posed of three men of each party, "dead-locked"
month over the choice Of president, upon
| which some other matters depended, and has at
| last settled the matter by drawing lots.
| A DAKOTA banker has recently failed because
his father refused to die and leave him mis- mon
| ey. 1t has been discovered that the banker was
banking the probability of the old gentleman S
demise, and the latter's unpaternal conduct
should be reprehended.
| ELLA WHEELER Wilcox, who lives at Meri-
den, Conn, is very fond of horseback riding
| While out taking her exercise on her fiery barb
the other day. the animal took fright and ran
away, but the plucky poetess kept her seat and
came in winner, so to speak.
THE Boston Traveller says that at recent
wedding near Boston the bride entered on her
uncle's arm, and was met at the church by the
groom. The uncle then retired in good order,
took his seat in the body of the church, and
when the clergyman asked, who giveth this
woman" etc., arose in his place and loudly and
| emphatically said, "Me."
Mr.. DE LACY of Nottingham, En- gland, has in
vented remarkable automatic life-size figure in
the semblance of a Turk. The motive power is
electricity. Under the manipulation of the in
veDtor it takes up copy of the Koran and ap-
parently reads every page, which ID turns over,
at the same time naturally moving it's eyes and
turning it's head at intervals. The numerous
acts it can accomplish are astonishing. The
surprise to spectators was great when "Ali"
| comfortably lifted hundred weight, picked up
a feather. wrote a sentence on a slate. played a
musical instrument, tore up a paper or went
| through the sword exercise
Mr.. WINsTo.' has been heard from by letter
| from Teheran to Chicago. A French inn-keeper
| at the Persian capital started the story that
| Winston was worth $40, 000 000 When he got
| there the crack Persian troops were drawn up to
| receive him, and he was given Arab steed
from the Shah's stable to ride. the bride, stir
rups and trappings being splendid with gold. At
| the pow-wow with the Shah. Mr.. Winston grace
| fully fell into true Oriental exuberance Of
| expression. telling the Persian that seven
| ty million Americans had sent him to rep
| resent them The Shah, tall man of fifty-fve
years, and triie shaky in his royal legs, replied
| in kind, and hoped Mr.. Winston would take his
| pick of blooded horses. This Mr.. Winston
begged to decline, and the interview ended with
salaams.
AN American lady met with strange advent
IRE in Paris as she was driving down the Boule-
| ward Haussman in open carriage the other
afternoon A young man, who had beer walk
ing quietly along the footpath, suddenly made a
dash at her and tore from her back hair vau-
able pin, studded with brillants The fellow then
bolted at a smart pace, leaving his victim
screaming with fright. Some gentlemen who
were passing by at once set off in pursuit, and
after an exciting chase succeeded in collaring
him at the end Of the Rue Tronchet They took
their prisoner, whose name is Martin, to the
nearest police station, and o.: being confronted
being without work, he considered 1t the most
natural thing in the world that those who has
more than they required should supply him with
meat and drink.
A CONNECTICUT farmer cured balky horse in
the following manner: He drove him, attached to
rack-wagon, to the wood-lot for small load of
wood. The animal would not pull pound He
| did not beat him. but tied him to tree and let
him stand. He went to the lot at sunset, and
asked him to draw, but he would not etraighten
| a tug II made up my Mind said the farmer
"when that horse went to the barn, be would
| take that load OF wood. | went to the barn, got
| blankets, and covered the horse warm, and he
stood until morning Then he refused to draw.