The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-13
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE woman suffrage law which the Vermont
House has passed requires that female voters
shall own $3.50 worth of property.
| GEORGIA paper says Liberty is always
pictured as woman. because Liberty. to sur
vive, must be vigiaut, and there is no blind side
| to woman.
THE latest fancy in pug dog covers has q
| Turkish saddle embroidered in gold thread on
the back. the dogs name and lady's monogram
on the left and right shoulders
| WILL CARLEToNs poem, ''Gone with Hand
somer Man" recited by Mr. Wilson Barrett at a
reception in New York two years ago, first
/ brought this actor into public notice.
| PROFESSOR FOSTER, the Iowa weather prophet,
predicts great winter storm from the 4th to
| the 18th of December. He gives the railroad
| companies fair warning to prepare for a great
| snow blockade.
| LEADING society journal has just announced
| the fact that the Empress of Japan has sent an
order for dresses TO Paris house, to the amount
| of 600 She has further authorized the
ladies in her court society to adopt the European
style of dress, and has herself recently appeared
on public accession in French toilet.
| PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has not yet been Off
cially notified that he is one of the heirs of the
late Joseph Neal of Baltimore The Presidents
absence from his uncle's funeral was owing to
the fact that the deceased's family had written
| to him that they did not expect him. 1t was
! thought that his presence would have drawn an
unwelcome crowd of curious people
WHEN the daughter of David Swing, the in
| dependent preacher of Chicago was married,
the other day, to Mr.. Starr, of Colmar Ia, they
vowed to ''serve, honor and love" each other,
there was prayer and a nuptial blessing. Tho
! ring was put on the brides finger at the wedding
! tea in her fathers house, having first been
| charged with wish by every one at the table.
| Professor Swing, whose wife. singularly beau
| tifu and lovely woman. died several years ago,
wept to excess, it is said, because he is now left
| quite alone
Mr.. HENRY Sf. STANLEY will como to New
| York in few days, declining, for lack of time,
an invitation to lecture in Dublin before sailing.
| A writer in the Dublin Freeman's Journal, dis
cussing Stanley, says he has developed repug-
| nance TO lecturng in Wales, and gives as rea-
| son that whenever he goes to Wales he is sure
| to encounter twenty or thirty old women who
| persist in claiming him as son nephew or
| some other intimate relation. 1t being highly
| embarrassing and inconvenient to have as many
| as thirty mothers, the explorer has determined
to keep out of the way of these old ladies in fut-
ure. He tells the story himself with great
| RELISH
THE following is related Of Abbott Lawrence,
| the Boston merchant. by the Dry Goods Chron-
icle: country trader bought few yards of
cloth at $40 per yard at his store. Or measuring
the goods at home they ran short quarter of q
yard. The trader was almost afraid to speak of
| so small matter to so great merchant. On
! his next visit to Mr. Lawrences establishment
| however, he plucked up courage enough to say,
| ''Mr. Lawrence. when / was here, few months
| ago, bought a few yards of broadcloth" Yes,
at SO per yard" According to my measure
ment it fell short quarter" ''Fell short a
quarter? That will never do; il should have
overrun quarter" Turning to his book
keeper, he said: "Credit this man with half a
yard OF our best broadcloth." That customer
| was nailed for life.