The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-29
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE annual consumption of wheat over the
whole world has been estimated at 81 IS. 000 900
bushels.
PRINCESS MARIE DoLeoRouKr, sister of the
widow of Gar Alexander ri. has been made
lady of honor to the Czarina- Like .all the
Daigoroukis. she is noted for her beauty ana
charming manner.
KYRLE BELLEw is not Kyrle Bsllew, but
Michael Higgins. That the plebean name
he bore in youth; and, worse than this. there is
Mrs. Higgins and four little Higginses who
have heretofore been shrouded in obscurity.
guest at hotel in Cleveland. o., the other
day, reported that his valise missing The
house was hunted high and low to no purpose.
put finally it found in his
top of the wash-stand, where he had placed it
Just before he went to the Office and reported it
lost
Ex-MAYoR CARTER HARRrsoN,s of Chicago,
has made an enormous collection Of fans during
his visit in Japan. He has also made special
study Of cremation. with the idea of introducing
the system in Chicago his return thither.
His own evil official record will furnish good
subject to mako experiments on.
ISAAC ENNIS who died in Philadelphia last
Friday night. claimed to be the first man to
enter lions cage in this country to put the
animal Through its PAGES He was known
in the circus fraternity as .Old Ike" Hewas q
lion tanner for years, and never met with
accident from the dangerous beasts under his
charge.
JUDGE TILLMAN, chairman of the compression
al committee investigating the Reading strike,
is sixty years of age strong and active, and has
Fever worn an overcoat. Like Hannibal Ham
ment. IAN overcoat" he says, {" is pneumonia
breeder. When I am cold on the street button
my coat, and the blasts have terrors for me.
When WAS at Harvard Colleee-that was forty
years ago-where the ice was piled sixty feet on
the Cam bridge tried to wear hannels, but I've
never worn 'em since"
THE members of the American Club OF Lon
don feel that Minister Phelps owes them an ex-
PLANTATION. He dined at the club on Washing
toms birthday, and few words in honor of our
first President were looked for from his lips.
To everybodys astonishment however, Mr.
Phelps arose from the table as soon as dinner
was ended. and without saying word to any
ono left the room At first it was thought that
the Minister was i'll. but it was learned after
wards that he had hurried off to reception at
Pemier Salisbury's house.
SENATOR FRYE relates how neatly a newspa-
per correspondent once got a piece of informa-
ton from him regarding his vote in a secret
session of the Senate. .'As I emerged from
the door of the Senate Chamber 1 met Major
Clark. who came up to me in careless sort
Of way and said: Well Frye, see you voted
what was saying, shouted back the reply
in passion, Il didn't do any such thing oh.
that's all right replied Clark, and he went
away. having procured all tho Information he
wanted"
THE Chautauaua idea is the evolution of the
old camp-meeting. It is the refinement of the
barbaric impulse that carries US back to the
woods 1t is the camp meeting ideaized, broad
ened and quickened with wholesome, cordial and
healthy amusements 1t offers through tents,
cottages and hotels cheap or luxurious living to
those who wish to get to the woods for month
so in the summer. man can get a cottage,
keep his family at no moro cost than at home,
and enjoy daily such lectures. exhibitions, con-
certs and readings as would cost him at home
more than his living expenses. There forty
six Chautauquas in America, and. with but two
but profitable The New York Chautauqua took
in nearly 500, 900 at the gates this season. clear
ing over $50 900 in net profit There were fro
quently 10000 people on the grounds.
THE London home of the late Mary Hewitt
was. says London Times writer, ..for many
years meeting place of all that was best and
brightest in the world of liberal literature of
that day. She careful and energetic mis-
tress of her household. the mother of many chill
dren. Her household duties little inter
rupted by her literary work She had no special
room of her own, but wrote in the drawing
room, open to all comers and would rise from
her desk at every call with smile. RENE mber
her look bright morning, laying down
her pen and stepping ont through the open win
dow, che took the hammer from the awkward
hand of the gardener, and with few swift.
adroit strokes. showed him how the creeper
should be trained Look said Mr.. Hewitt. who
stood near, is there anything she cannot doP
She often wrote late into the night to make up
time. withou seeming to suffer in health, or.
what is moro IMPORTANT to the happiness of
those about literary persons, exhaustion of
nerves and spirits Her rare physical siren gin
and most plant temper preserved hef in almost
undated enjoyment of life TO the verge of nine
ty."
A FELLOW once tried to toboggan
On a hill near the Androscoggn,
Now he stands when he dimes.
And his liquors and wines