The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-11
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE Suns attack on the green postage stamps
said to be the cause of its losing scores of
Irish subscribers.
BINGHAMToN Republican: woman confess
to the marrying of eight husbands. Few
women possess her power to fasten-eight men,
1T is announced that gold has been found in
Wales, con Guynfynydd farm, near Iransfyndd.
between the beautiful waterfalls of Pistylly Cain
and Rhajadr Mawddach."
THE original of Rider Haegard's "She" is said
to be the Queen of Tougaland. with whom En-
gland has just completed treaty. She is hand
some and not very dark in complexion.
ARcHDEAcoN FARRAR objects to having his
sermons reported verbatim in the newspapers.
With most other preachers the case is different
1t being the readers who raise the objection.
THERE are white and black Jews in Cochin,
india whose traditions state that they have set
tied there since the destruction of the temple at
Jerusalem. The women of the white Jews
exceedingly fair.
"LE BEL ALFRED" cook at the Paris Elysee,
has been there since Theirs President. His
salary is s., 400 year. with perquisises worth
much more. He told President Carnot that
the way to most peoples hearts is down their
throats.
ROCHESTER, Penn. has an enterprisng under
taker who distributes cards at his rivals fu-
nerals, announcing that he is prepared to fur
nlsh collins. hearses. carriages and bearers at
the very lowest rates. This is case of running
q business to the ground.
FROM the report of the art sales in London
during the year 1887 the following official prices
taken: Boucher's "Pompadour' realized
f1o, as5; Gainesborough's Sister ee.975; Tur-
ners ivan Goyer," E6, S25; Sir John Millais's
''Over the Hills and Far Away" f5, ESQ.,
GENIUS recognizes that it speaks no longer for
a tribe or a nation, but for all the world. What
sharper contrast can there be than that between
Homer singing hexameters to a village crowd in
Thessalv and Homer annotated by Gladstone
and published in languages spoken by 400 600 900
of peoples
THE parsimonious habits of the Duke of Edin-
burgh are inherited from his mother. Queen
Victoria presented her servants at Baimoral
Windsor and Osborne gorgeous new liveries in
honor OF her Jubilee year: And now the
servants learn that the cost of these liveries will
be ded ucted from their wages for this year.
THERE are ten times more tenants turned
out of their houses and rooms in the city of New
York in a year for the non-paymens of rent
than there are evictions in all Ireland. In the
former there were. according to court records,
% S04 families evicted in twelve months; in the
latter, according to a parliamentary report there
were 2 088
M. GREvY is busy upon his memoirs, the title
chosen being 1.-THE Memoirs of President
He has collected data from day to day for th,s
work throughout his whole term of office.
Another interesting memoir is the autobiogra-
ply of Signor Minghetti, the famous italian
statesman, which has been discovered a1eong
the deceased's papers, and will shortly the
light
THE new hotel which John Wanamaker of
Philadelphia. has erected for the benefit of the
women employed in his stores. has ample ac-
commodations for hundred boarders. 1t
contains bowling alley, several reception
rooms, dining room and numerous apartments
for bathing. The rate for weeks board and
lodging, including the laundrying of one dozen
pieces, is So 20.
Ex-SPEAKER Robert c. Winthrop has written
an interesting letter to one of the Massachu-
sets men who has introduced bill to revise
the postal laws relating to marking on merchan-
disc 81 remember says the venerable man.
placing Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greedy
the postal committee. and I feel sure thew
would not approve Of the way in which the pres
ent postal law is construed"
NEITHER of the New York Senators is yet af-
flicted with badness, but Isham G. Harris has
one of the funniest bald heads in the Senate.
He looks like Chinese mandarin, save that
there is bare skin where there should be queue.
He has no more fuZz on the top OF his head than
is wel-picked old hen and his hair con-
sists of white fringe over his If the
add to the glory of Harris. Harris has fierce
mustache of white. which he WAKES so stif1y
that it stands straight out from his nose.
HAYNEswoRTH, who fred the first shot upon
Fort Sumter, killed in his office the other
day, in Charleston, S. c., by bullet not in
| tended for him. Two parties who went to his
Office under arrest began to shoot at one an
other, and Justice Haynesworth fell at the first
| shot A dispatch. occupying an inch of space,
| gives the details. When this fred upon a
| national fort, the "shot was heard round the
world" He dies by bullet fred in a brawl
| His shot started the greatest civil war ever
| fought on this round earth.
SENATOR LAMAR is reported as telling the
| following story of his experience at political
| meeting in his State after the war.
He was one of the speakers, and abiding to the
| civil war; suggested parallel the para
BILE OF the Prodigal Son and the joyful reception
| at his home when the naughty boy returned.
He was succeed by negro, Republican, who.
| Lamars parallel .Foreibsn!" said he "Dey
forgiben-dem brigadiers Why, dey'se come
walkn' into de house an bang de do an go up to
| de OF man an say: .Whar dat vealF"
1.-THE German Crown Princess" says DIR. Nor
ell Mackenzie lis model nurse, having all Der
feelings under strict control and suffering with
| out making any sign. do not think 1 be
accused of fiunkeyism, bat it is the simple truth
| that she is the most remarka BILE woman have
| ever met. Her knowledge of science is some
thing quite extraordinary, and she is now thor
| ouehly posted il the pathology and surgery of
| the larynx. l consider that very few medical
/ men-not specialists-would be able to acauit
| themselves satisfactorily il examined on these
| subjects by the Crown Princess. She discussed
/ the opinions OF all the physicians and the
suggestions for treatment, criticisipg each with
the most perfect knowledge and judgment. Yet
there is speck of blue about her. Her man
/ ner when she cares to please, has an indescrib-
able fascination about It. which makes one un-
derstand the devoted feeling of personal loyalty
| that has sometimes been felt for princes / can
/ only say that If all royal personages were like
this exalted lady and her gallant husband, re-
publicanism would soon be extinct tradi ton. y
WHEN you make my little gravelet dig it very, very
Deep
And tuck in with caution for my last and snoreess
/ sleep,
| For would be free from troubling by the who
| wants to know
If think twill be warmer if colder it viii
grow.
Warren (O.) Tribune.
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COMMENT AND OPINION.