The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-28
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
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the Generals book.
Mr.. CHAs STEWART PARNELL is said to re-
ceve more letters and TO answer less than any
other man in Europe.
MUNKAcsY, the Hungarian artists says the
White House is lone of the most beautiful and
artistic buildings in the world"
A BOOT and shoe shop hangs out the sign:
Cast iron lasts" We all know it does, but we
don't want sny boots made of it.
AN Oakland (Cal paper has been sued for
libel by widow for speaking of her deceased
husband as having gone to a happier home"
BEN BUTLER has discarded his black SLOUGH
hat, and now appears crowned with an enor-
nous beaver cap. such as is worn by the from
tiersman.
THE North Star Toboegan Club. of Grand
Forks. D. t., claim to have the longest artificial
slide in the world. The trestle is 900 feet long
with fall of twenty feet in 100 for the first 300
feet.
THE Blood family. to which Lady Colin Camp
bell belongs, is not an important one It's landed
estate is small, and there is no manor house.
But it's women have for generations been famed
for their beauty.
A FRENCH count. who has just published a
book Of travels, devotes whole chapter to Mrs.
James Brown Potter, whom he met while in
America Nothing apparently can stop the
progress of this boom.
BISHOP HERRIcK, of the Mormon Church, has
renowned polygamy and moved to California
with his legal wife. having previously provided
for the families of the three other women upon
whom he has turned his converted back.
THE five Arab horses given to Queen Victoria
by the Sultan Of Muscat are valued at SIT, 500,
but the presents sent to him in return only cost
$500 This circumstance gives Mr. Labouchere
renewed opportunity to sniff at his sovereign's
thrift.
THE PHILADELPHIA Press printed poem last
Sunday which Edmund Clarence Stedman and
other poets declared to be by Edgar Allan Poe
The author of the poem was Charles D. Gar
dette, and it was published in colecti6Href his
works twenty years ago.
THE Judge: 'Well, how did you like the ser
mon Sunday" asked one lady of another. ''The
sermonw Yes; you were at church, weren't
your Eyes. certainly" ''Well, then, how did
you like the sermon?" 81 didn't hear any SER
mon; belong to the choir" was the self-satisfed
rejoinder.
Mrs. CLEVELAND always speaks off her hus-
band as 1.-THE President" Mrs Cleveland's
voice has an accent of tenderness in it whenever
she refers to her husband. says the Boston
Courier, which makes one feel sure that he has
not only secured wife who adorns the position,
but one who loves the man who gave it to her
more than its dazzling honors.
THE $4,000 Lick object glass; that is to be put
into the tube of the greatest of telescopes, is
moving westward by the Southern route to the
Sierra Nevada. 1t is precious bit of freight,
and stenciled on its case is the wellworn warn
ing: "Gass, this side up, with caren Captain
Frazer. its custodian, travels with the great eye
piece. in q special car.
CYRUS w. FIELD may be seen boarding
down.t town elevated train at early business
hours. His step is light and brisk; he apparent
ly walks on springs He moves rapidly, but he
does not make such time of it as Mr.. Sage finds
necessary At his Office he dispatches bust
ness with wonderful celebrity and clean-c
method He is not fond of Broadway walks
as his brother, David Dudley Field.
WHEN Jay Gould scrubbed off check for
million and half dollars to pay Tom Allen for
the Iron Mountain road it was thought to be the
largest individual check ever written. Gould
wrote it on sheet of note paper John r Anev
once dashed off a check for $400, 900 and gave it
to Senator Dorsey for q half interest in the Sen.
ator's cattle ranch. There are several United
States government checks for one cent, to square
up accounts. IN existence.
JOHN w BooKwALTER spends his summers
in New York and his winters in Egypt, India,
or on the shores Of the Mediterranean. He has
recently sent homo exquisite collection of
rugs and tapestries, which he will add to his un-
equaled collection. Mr.. Bookwalter is an en-
thusiastic admrer of these works of art, and
when he sees one that takes his eve he never
dickers about the price He has invested very
pretty fortune in these treasures and other brio
abrac.
LAST summer a pretty and romantic city girl
spent the summer on Maine farm and got ND a
mild Irritation with the young man of the house.
He was not particularly bold, and SO one even
ing, as she swung in the hammock in the moon
light, she coyly said to the young fellow, "What
is Gods best gift to man?' He pond cred a
moment, as he watched the color come and go in
her cheeks, and then said decisively, IA boss"
The young woman said that it was getting
damp and she must go right into the house.
SECRETARY LAMAR was asked by Senator
Voorhees, to give certain Office to an Indiana
man. He INQUIRED: Senator, has your man
had any practical experience in work of this
kindp Mr.. Voorhees, replied that his friend
was good politician, a most deserving man,
but that he could not answer the Secretary's
query In the affirmative. Mr. Lamar then said
I'm sorry can't appoint him, Senator; but, to
tell you the truth, l must have man with a
business experience for this place. It's bad
enough to have Secretary of the Interior who
doesn't know anything aboutpractical affairs.
have made up my mind that the men under me
must be practical to even the thing up"
AMONG the distinguished arrivals in London
is Louise de la Rance. known to the American
public as Ouida, the novelist. She occupies
apartments in the Langham. in lonely grandeur,
refusing to see representatives Of the press and
even personal acquaintance. It Ia understood
she leaves her sunny home in Florence to brave
the cold and fog of London in order TO quarrel
with her publisher. Admirers of Ouda's un-
wholesome writings on our side of the water will
be interested in knowing that she is now q
soured and disconnected old woman, practically