The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-22
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS

EXPLORER SrANLEYs last words on lesvins
Cairo on his present mission were: ut must not
be supposed that / am lost because 1 am unable
to communicate with the outer world"
LORD TENNYsoN has had a new volume OF
poems ready for some time, which he has kept
back, expecting America to pass an international
copyright law. IL is not known when they will
be published.
Mrs TowEoM, who had been housekesper at
Warwick Castle, England, for q great many
years. has Just died, leaving q fortune Of $780,
GOO. AL OF this money she bequeathed to her
master. who is not wealthy. hrs. Towbom
made her money from tips obtained from sight
seers.
THE news comes from Europe that Nine.
Nicolini Patti, not being able to find q purchaser
for Craig yNos, has desided to turn the castle
into an Institution for the cultivation of voices
OF Door but gifted girls. If she shall carry out
this design, her 'farewell-concertv tours and
even her high prices will be forgiven.
GILES CLAIBORNE, q Vermont farmer. offers
to sell his wife. In a circular advertising her
merits he says: "Height 5 feet 5; age, 81; form,
finely developed; hair, brown and iuxuriant;
eyes. large and hazsl-coiored; hands aud feet
about the usual size; temper, bad" The last
quality 10 supposed to be the cause of this UNIQUE
procedure.
A Boston small boy comes forward with q
new theory respecting the death of Moses. His
mother had been reading to him the poem be-
ginning, by Nebos lonely mountain and had
just finished the lines.
''But no man heard the t~ranpline,
Or heard the train 60 forth"
when he burst in with the question: "Did Moses
die on q railroad track"
GEORGE w. CHILDs has, at his country-ssas
near Byrn Mawr, q grove OF trees, each OF which
was planted by some famous person. General
Sherman planted a pine tree there on wednes-
day. Pennsylvania Arbor day. Mr.. Childs
greatly regrets that hs has not q tree planted
by Sheridan. The late lamentsd General in
tended to planta tree at "Wooton," lsst, year.
when Mrs. Cleveland went through that cere-
mony.
SITTING BULL, the rascally Sioux chieftain.
has made quite a sensation 10 Washington. He
has strolled about the streets in naughty solem-
nifty. with a big blanket wrapped around him
and his face clothed in q contem ptuous smile.
He has also added the white mans smile to
his belongings, and carries q huge flask con-
cealed in his blanket he seems to
exercise but little influence over his compen-
ions, who look upon him with suspicion. They
have doubtless learned that he Is essentially q
red skin.
RAs ALULA. the sAbyssinian general, is .
striking-lookine man. about FIVE feet nine inches
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tremely muscular, a magnificent horseman and
a fine shot. His complexion is copper-colored,
his face oval, his nose well cut, his mouth small
and his teeth are perfect. He has q very pleas
ing manner at times. and when he smiles his
face is very attractive. But he is very stern in
bis duties as o military leader, aud when en-
gagged in a diplomatic mission can be as immova-
Bile as a statue.
Mr. FREDERICK VANDERBILT has been buy.
ing some large fagstones to form his sidewalk
in front OF his new Fifth-avenus house. These
stones are about twenty in number and are
twenty feet long. from ten to fifteen fee. in
width. about twelve inches thick and weigh
from twelve to twenty tons apiece. The Fat
cars designed for carrying them were specially
ciaI machinery is required FOR loading and nm.
loading the great slabs It is estimated that
these flags, when. laid in place in the sidewalk ID
New York. will have cost 81, 900 apiece.
WORD has come Of the death of that gentle
Jewish philsnthropist, Miss Miriam Harris, Of
London. OF her a few years ago Mrs. Dinah
Mulock Craik wrote as follows: without ig-
porine the very valuable services and ext-sordi-
nary energy and liberaiity OF the wealthy Jews
for the of their poorer and more
debased co-relieionists In the eastern portion Of
the metropolis, we intend no discourtesy TO
them when we say there is not one among them
who has been more uncessing In her efforts in
the cause, or who has lsborsd with more integ-
rity OF purpose, or whose name is entitled to
higher respect than Miriam Harris
SPEAKING OF Leopold ii, King Of the Bel
CLANS. a recent writer says: 'Never having had
any companions. he did not acquire a love for
outdoor sports. He cares nothing about hunt
ing. although he likes horseback riding on we'll
trained animals. He never learned how to
swim. He detests tobacco, has no ear for
music, but is a great admirer Of good pictures
and possesses q fine collection. He has almost
as great q craze for building ss NINE dc
Pompadour. Very accessible to callers. King
Leopold can converse with them in French,
German, English and Flemish. Remarkably
affable as a general rule, he can be decidedly
emphatic whsn he is vexed." During his long
reign Leopold has never signed a death war