The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-02
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

land her Colonies"
In the basement of Philadelphia auction
store is an antique writing-desk said to have
been the property of William Penn, or at least of
his immediate descendants.
'BoozE," money and butter were among the
answers of the congregation of New York news
boys to a clergymen who asked them: 'What
is the most powerful thing on earth2"
THE London Standard thinks Tennysons new
poems not only equal to anything he has writ
ten. but distinct advance on his older work,
although the poet is aged seventy four.
SPooNER, of Wisconsin. is the smallest sena-
tor, being shorter than Evarts but plumper, and
looking, with his smooth, rudy face at least
ten years less than the forty three which the di.
rectory gives him.
MRS. HENRY ADAMS. who died SO tragically in
Washington lately, and to whom the authorship
of Democracy" was generally ascribed, IS also
believed by many persons to have written the
'Bread-Winners."
HALF dozen Washington girls have under
taken to make the society bellies of the national
capital carry black canes with crooked heads of
hammered silver, but it is not yet quite certain
whether there is to be craze or not
From the Harleian MSS in the British Mu-
scum. copied from Weather Proverbs"
IF Christmas day on Friday be-
The first of winter hard shall be;
With frost and snow and with great flood,
But the end thereof it shall be good
1T is stated on excellent authority that Dr.
Schliemann. the archaologist, never heard of his
iilustrious countryman, Richard Wagner until
the summer of 1882 when the latter's name was
mentioned to him by fellow-traveer who was
going to Bayreuth to see "Parisfal."
THE hymn in some of the books in the Pres.
byterian Church beginning
when through the torn sail the wild tempest is
streaming,
is ascrbed in those books to Heber It was
written by Francis Key, author OF THE Star
spangled Banner"
THE native who carried from the field the body
of the Prince Imperial, when he lost his life
fighting in South Africa, was presented with o
diamond ring and pensloned by the Empress Eu-.
genie. He came to Massachusetts and was lost
sight of. but the ring was found last week in a
Boston pawnshop.
IT seems that the offense for which LII Fong
Pao, lately Chinese ambassador in Berlin. was
degraded from his rank and declared unfit for
the public service consisted in his having vio-
lated the etiquette of Pekin by endeavoring to
secure a position in the provinces before report
ing himself at court
ONE OF Thebaw's last acts as King of Burmah
was to receive party of Parsee actors. After
witnessing their playing he arranged on table
each nut containing handful of precious
stones, and invited each player to take one as a
token OF royal appreciation.
DURING the recent visit in Boston of the Rev
Mr.. Haweis, reception was given to him at
private house. One of the lions of literary Bos-
ton was among the persons introduced to him.
In the conversation that ensued tho English Wis
itor natively remarked: II am 80 sorry that
did not get to Boston before your great men
were all dead"
A ST. LOUIS papor says that Jennie Flood
daughter Of the California millionaire, is ex-
tremely homely and has g. 0O0 900 in her own
right It is pretty hard to reconcile these two
statements. There is not one young man in a
thousand who could see anything homely in a
young woman who is worth $1,000 000 She
may not be professional beauty, but she can't
be ugly.
HIGH life in Philadelphia, as portrayed by an
item: "As she passes out the door in long opera
cloak and feecelned slipper covers, James, the
footman, brings her, on tiny silver salver. her
bouquet and two Jumps Of sugar dipped in white
rose cologne. These latter she munches in her
carriage to make her eyes large and bright for
beladonna is dangerous" Oh! de cologne Do
stopper!
DIR. WINsLow s. PIERCE, the brother-in-law
of the late Vice-president Hendricks, has re-
turned to New York city from the summer re-
sort where he was staying with his wife on &C
count of her feeble health. She was not able to
attend her brothers funeral. 1t is stated that q
position in the foreign service of the government
of some Importance was recently offered to Dr.
Pierce, but he was obliged to decline because Of
his wife's illness
MISS FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, it would an
pear is as tender toward her feet as to humanity
She will have none of the modern instruments
of torture made by fashionable boot makers
and is accustomed to plant her stocking foot
firmly on piece of leather, draw the outline of
its figure, and have her shoe made to CORE
spond exactly with IL. Her feet do not, like
little mice. peep in and out, but they compen-
safe for this by increased comfort.
SETH GREEN says that malformations fire.
quently occur in hybridizing fish. The most
common pecularities are the possession of two
heads and one tail. Young fry with all sorts of
curvatures Of the backbone are found SO that
in attempting to swim they circle round and
round. All of the deformed fish die as soon as
the yolk sack, which is attached to their bodies
is absorbed or nearly 30, as they are unable to
find food and die from starvation.
THE Duke of Connaught was originally chosen
to represent the Queen at King Alfonsos funer-
al But when it was learned that other courts
would not be royalty represented. the Duke of
Wellington was sent instead This latter selec-
ton was happy one. for the Duke Is first
class grandee Of Spain, Duke Of Cludad Rod
RICO, Duke Of Vittoria and Marquis OF Torres
Vedras. And be inherits the massive collar Of