The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-10
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
WATERMELoNs are in the market in south
Florida. and peaches are ripenine rapidly
Mrs. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT. Of New York,
is said to have twenty seven carriages for her
own use.
The Earl Of Dudley who comes Of age this
month. has an income of 81. 000, 900 year. He
has been lame from his birth.
RIDER HA eeARD sent IS the other day to
woman who wrote to him and pointed out two
very patent grammatical blunders in ''She"
NUMBER of New York swells have lately
made up what is known as Raining in London"
trousers They have the bottoms neatly turned
up and stitched in place.
THE human heart has to do as much work 10
twenty -four hours a machine would to lift
l25 tons weight There is q heap Of work in
man il it could only be got out of him.
THE late Mrs. Proctor had the habit Of giving
excellent negative advice, such rs Don't tell
anybody how you are; they don't want TO
know" and 'If you have to say that you were
at q certain place, never tell why you went
there"
COMMITTEE consisting of Comrades Thomas
J. Stewart, Norristown. Pa; Thomas B. Squares.
Brooklyn. N. Y, and George s. Evans, of Cam
bridgeport, Mass. has been appointed to revise
and simplify the ritual OF she Grand Army of the
Republic.
THE Crown Prince of Germany has artistic as
pirstions choosing his subjects from she pomp
and circumstance Of war. Two of his drawings
in black and white. originally sent az contribu-
tons to q benevolent object, were lately sold at
auction In Berlin.
CONSTANT use having worn away the front
leaves in the Bible employed in Brunswick, Ga,
for swearing witnesses. another copy Of the
Scriptures has been purchased, as the local law
yers were in doubt whether an oath made on q
Bible minus its first four chapters is binding
WITHIN tho past few weeks four men who
claimed to be related to Prince Bismarck have
been arrested for various misdemeanors at four
different places on the Pacific coast. Whatever
may be said of Bismarcks relations with this
country, it is certain that his relations IN the
United States are not satisfactory.
AYoUNG man went to call on young lady at
valdosta, Ga, several nights ago. She called
his attention to the fact that he was late, re-
marking that she was in ''she arms of Morphe-
US" when he came. The young man added to
the embarrassment of the situation by innocent
~ rsmarkne that he thought he heard that fell
low 60 out when he came In.
THE committee appointed by the National
Encampment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public to cooperate with the Army Of the
Tennessee in erecting q monument to Gen. John
| A. Logan, consists of Gen. r. A Aleer, of De-
troit; Hon. Hannibal Hamliu of Bangor, Me-;
| Gen. James A. Beaver. Of Harrisburg. Pa; Gen.
/ John NJ. Palmer. of Springfield, Ill, and II. II.
| Thomas, Of Chicago.
The newest thing in cash-boys in New York il
the one that works by the trip One Of the
largest stores has introduced system by which
the boys who carry cash and bundles back and
| forth get so much for every sales check they
turn in at the cashiers desk. II is said to work
| admirably. Every boy, instead OF trying to
A~1U Sc. 90 e. - xh.sA G>.x
of them will rush after job every time . sales
woman Fuckers up her mouth and emits her
| weird shrek of ''C-ya-ash. he-e-ah!'
A LETTER written by John Wesley shortly
| after the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill
has been discovered. which is exciting consider
! able interest in certain circles in England. In
| this letter. addressed to Lord Dartmouth, Mr.,
| Wesley makes impassioned appeal to the
| British government not to prosecute war against
| the American colonies The sentiment Of this
| noted man regarding the great revolutionary
war, at that stage OF events, has been called in
question, but the recent discovery clearly defines
| his position to have been as the great majority
of his friends and followers have claimed.
| As trifing instance Of Mr.. Gladstonss curl
Gus habits Of precision, IL may be mentioned
that he rarely opens parcel without untying-
not cutting-the string. tying 1t carefully up,
and putting it away for future use in . drawer
| which is reserved for the purpose His papers
| and documents also kept Ia scrupulous or
| der by himself, so that he can lay his hand on
| any one of them at moments notice It is to
| this habit OF doing so much OF his work for him
| self that the mastery of detail, which Mr. Glad
| stone shows on every subject with which he
| grspples, is In great measure due.
THE royal crown Of Prussia, which dates
| from the time of King Frederick /, con-
trary to all heraldic rules, is lined with velvet
This fact has led to several discrepancies, more
especially in matters of art. The painter. Pro-
fessor Hildebrandt, well-known authority on
| points of hsraldry, some years ago sketched
| ing to the heraldic rule in drawing the royal
crown without lining. On the sketch being
sent to the Ministry of the Interior. the official
objected to il. insisting upon the Prussiau
crown being lined; but finally yielded to the
| Professor. 1t may be mentioned here that the
| crown of l70l can no longer be worn nowadays
| II was fitted at the time to be worn over long
| wig and therefore is far large The EN-
| peror William on the occasion of his coronation
had a new crown made for himself. When the
court jeweler delivered il he requested the
! King to try it'on, but the King declined, saying
that he could not possibly consent to TRY on"
| crown, which he was first to place upon his
| head on so solemn an occasion az eoronstiou.
THE prophet said: twill rain
A deluge in the morning."
| Next morn the pleasant plain
4 The sunshine was adjoining.
Nebraska state Journal.
| THE world is plunged in deep despair
] In NORWOOD and in gall;
Well have to pay our fifty cents.
| Or see no games of ball.