The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-14
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


DARTMOUTH COLLEGE is said to be much dis
appointed at not being literally remembered in
"LonR John" Wentworths will
AT Vienna the German Emperor noticed at
court a lady with extraordinarily long and beau
You itl' st is the gift of God, your Majesty
she replied.
ALL OF Lord Sackville's goods and chattels
are to be sold at auction next week, and Wash
ington society is in q predictions futter at
thought of the chance Of bidding for things that
belong 10 . real live lord
PROBABLY the oldest man who voted last
Tuesday was Judge Zsphaniah w. Bunce, of
Port Huron township. ST. Clair county, Michigan.
He was born in Hartford Conn, Nov. IA. 1877,
and was, therefore, more than one hundred
years of age on election day.
LAST Friday was the birthday of the Prince
Of Wales, who has now reached period of life
when he does not care to reveal his years to the
public. His wife presented him with . lifesized
portrait Of herself in pastel the work Of Henry
Vandsrweyde, OF Boston, q veteran OF the late
war.
LORD SAcKvILLE will next Monday sell such
household effects as he does not care to take to
silver plate for fifty persons, bearing the Sack
Vile arms and initials. The opportunity 10 q
great one for some anglo maniac family OF
wealth whose name begins with S.
THE report that the Gear Of Russia had be-
Tome addicted to the cigarette habit was
thought by many people to be tho outcome OF
Nihilistic misrepresentation. But silver cigar
cite case which the Gar carried in his pocket
at the time OF the recent railroad accident, in
which he nearly lost his life was crushed fiat.
1t 10 evident therefore, that tho Autocrat OF oil
the Russias is a cigarette fend.
A MEMORIAL tablet has been placed In Christ
Church, Hartford, Conn.,, above the pew long
occupied by LYDIA H. Sicourney. It bears some
lines by John Greenleaf Whittier. who says:
81 knew Mrs. Sigourney well when as . boy,
came to hartford. Her kindness to the young
rustic stranger shall never forget" The lines
are as follows:
She sang alone ere woAanhood had known
The gift Of song which fills the air to-day;
Tender and sweet, music all her own
May fifty inger whore she knelt to pray.
THE Shah of Persia. who, by tue way, con-
templates visit to this country. has peculiar
ideas regarding certain public questions. Not
long ago a riot occurred at the Teheran railroad
station. The Shah is nervous and objects to
riots, and he has ordered that all traffic the
road be suspended. At the same time he COM
pels his Minister of War to ride up and down
the line OF the road solemnly informing the peo-
pie that the Shah does not want them TO mako
dOy IurCu6r OlSturOduc0. lule 10 al improve
msnt on the ancient Persian method Of behead-
ing all disturbers of the peace.
Mr.. BLAINE said last summer: II have
learned what real relaxation means. 1t is to be-
come SO interested in trifes that they become
the most important events In life Andrew
Carnegie says he thinks good laugh is always
in order. and his success in life is partly due to
the fact that troubles have as little effect on
him as "water on ducks back Chauncey III.
naoa 0yholA life fs IN illuatatiOQ of how TO
laugh and prosper, and the lesson OF all thoss
brilliant examples is ftley capped by the
advice Of Shakspeare-"Wear your troubles
as youy garments OF the outside carlessly."