The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-08
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE Rev. Dr. j. II. Vincent, founder of the
Chautauqua circles, is going to Europe for the
good of his health.
RANDOLPH KALLocH, a son of ex-Mayor l. s.
Kalloch. of San Francisco, and brother of the
man who killed Charles De Young has been
rested for stabbing citizen Of Fresno in row
over woman.
i. THE Vatican library contains 1000 manu-
scripts, of which, 2.l64 are Oriental, 3,052
Greek and IT, 059 Latin. A complete catalogue
is now, for the first TINA. being prepared, and is
to be published
PRINCESS LOUISE, one of the daughters of the
Queen. says that she lie always out II money"
She is paid $50 900 year out of the pockets of
the British people, but there many ways in
which princess can get rid OF gold.
AT marble-yard in Pittsfeld, Mass, may be
seen huge oblong block on which are carved
the names Henry Wilson Shaw and GOSH
Billings 1t will presently be PLACED over the
quaint philosophers grave at Lanesborough
HARRIET and Virginia Washington, of Berry
vile, Clarke county Virginia, said to be the
nearest surviving relatives of George Washing
ton bearing his name, are in delicate health and
pressing need They are middle aged, high
minded ladies, who enjoy the respect OF the com
munity in which they live.
THE smallest oscillatng engine in the world
has been made by John r. Hare, OF Baltimore.
Its bore is one-sixteenth of an inch and the stroke
oneeighth. The wheel, shaft and crank weigh
eight grains, the cylinder five, and the stand and
pillar twelve grains, making the whole weight
ono heavyweight one grain. 1t is about the size
of a alf-groyn collar button, and Is completely
covered by No. D or child'S thimbie. 1t will he
run by compressed air. It makes 5000 revolu-
lons a minute. Mr.. Hare has also made a COM
paratve giant, which is covered with an English
walnut shell.
The San Francisco Post tells OF certain dis
Greet waiter of the city, employed at the once
famous Poodle Dog restaurant, who was once in
discreet. He entered the room where lady and
gentleman were dining-they were just finish
ing their soup-without any preliminary knock.
What he saw led him to stammer: "A thousand
pardons, Monsieur; | too precptate"
''Why, you idiot" said the gentleman, "what
are you standing there for, with your head under
the tray? Did you never see gentleman kiss
lady before in this restaurant" "Oui, Monsieur;
but nevaire before re feesh-nevaire!"
HERE is one veteran who deserves an honora-
bio place in the records of his country. He
doesn't ask for any sentimental bosh in the
statement of his case. His name is James
Oi1aly residence, Dallas county. Iowa; age,
one hundred and twelve years; couldn't see the
side Of barn with a telescope, and uses tea cof
fee, tobacco and whisky to great excess To still
further mark his departure from the regulation
cen tenarians ne refuses to give advice moral or
otherwise, to anybody except to say that during
all his life he has caught to all the fun that
came along and has nothing now to think of with
regret
Is recent interview Mr.. Sankey, the evan
gelist, said: 1.-THE power of music in converting
souls to Christianity cannot be overestimated.
The supreme question, then, as far as church
music IS concerned, is what style of music will
produce the greatest effect upon the greatest
number of people. The experiment thus far,
proven inductively by Mr.. Moody and myself
during long number of years shows that SIM
pie, pure music finds greater response in the
average human breast than any other kind.
Reasoning from this basis, | conclude that the
music OF the future must appeal TO the feeling,
must be pure. simple. and unpretentious.
NJ. De GIERs is described as a highly-intelh
gentlooking man of about sixty five who shows
the cares of Office He stoops and his beard is
snow white His stay in Franzensbad was said
to be primarily due to the approaching marriage
Of his daughter. Olga, to ii. Rosetti. Solesco,
which had been fixed for the 1st of September
NJ Solesco is Roumanian boyar and diplo-
mate OF promise. He IS nephew of Prince
Cuza, the former ruler OF Moldavia and Wal
lachia and was y fallow-stud.nt in Paris of
King Milan, of Servia The French papers say
that Mile Olga de Giers has inherited her
fathers diplomatic talents, and is the author of
more than one of his state papers
A cENTENARIAN named Lenoir died recently
in Paris at the ripe age Of 103 years. Lenor
was parrot. During the reign of Louis XIV
he was Matched out in the roy al palace. and there
he continued to live through all the vicissituies
that animated French governmental affairs
Since the reign of Charles \ it has been very
difficult to teach any new phrases to Lenoir, but