The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-15
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

STURDY old Senator Sawyer OF Wisconsin.
laughs at the talk of his resignation. He is only
seventytwo years old, and expects to fill out his
term actively.
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG, despite her South
Carolina nativity. is an enthusiastic Republican,
and expresses herself as delighted at the election
Of General Harrison.
JANE HADING has the usual French idea, or
rather, Partisan idea, of geography. "Why, do
the people speak English herel" she exclaimed.
whom she reached Canada.
THE beautiful Countess of Dudley has insured
her life for 100000 for the benefit of her
younger children. This is the lady who set tho
fashion in England OF sleeping between black
silk sheets.
MISS ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS. now Mrs.
Herbert Ward, proved her earnest devotion to
tie principles of dress reform by having her en-
tire wedding wardrobe made at a dressreform
establishment
THE Sultan of Turkey has become intensely
interested in mind-reading. With his usual
luxurious method OF indulging new fad. he has
advertised in European newspapers for mind
readers who are willing to reside in CONSTANT
nople for some time, and receive large salaries
tor deyotlng their talents to his amusement. As
the Sultan does not pay his cooks, the edver-
tlsement has not been especially effective.
THE chief judge of the Parnell commission
and the chief defendant in the case are veee-
tarians. Both Sir James Hanren and Mr.. Par
James used to suffer greatly from that curse Of
people whose employment is sedentary-dvs-
pepsia. He eats little flesh now, aud certainly
looks the better for L. Mr. Parnell also largely
avoids the diet of the joint His refreshment
at luncheon time 10 q glass Of hot water into
which lemon has been squeezed
Fl. RIDER HAGGARD, who has never looked
Ikea literary man. has begun to cultivate an
air Of genius. He now wears his hair in flow
ing locks which reach almost to his shoulders
He has shaved of his blonde mustache and his
pale face wears an expression Of rapt contem-
plation, as though his mind was engaged in
searching for Henry NJ. Stanley, or solving the
Whitechapel-murder mystery. He wears a vel
vet coat, cut short behind, which gives his tall,
lark figure peculiar appearance. He smokes
cigarettes continually. and there are those who
say he sometimes rolls his eyes sin o fine
frenzy"
THE catalogue of the British Museum has 395
entries under the rame of Gladstone" Many
OF these works are pamphlets abusing the grand
old man. Some OF the titles are suggestive:
"Belshazzar Gladstone" Granny Gladstone, "
Tho Mahdi OF the Midlothian, +" 1.-The Wondrous
Adventures Of St. William. the Woodcutter, y
nc Numoer VI AnticDTist AZ the Nauie Oh
Gladstone" mir. Gladstone Friend Not of
. Truth but of Sophistry," etc. Gladstonian writ
ers are not exclusively English. OF the 395 en-
tries eight are in Italian. seven in French, five
in German, two in Greek, two in Russian. two
in Dutch, two in Welsh, one in Danish and one
in Spanish.
WHEN Bishop Hsber's famous missionary
hymn, From Greenlsnd's Icy Mountains. "
which he wrote 10 1924, when in Ceylon, first
reached this country, lady in Charleston was
much impressed with the beauty of it, and was
particularly anxious to find tune suited to it.
She rausacked her music in vain, and then,
CHANGING to remember that in a bank down the
street was a young clerk who had considerable
reputation az musical genius, she sent her son
with the hymn to the clerk with the request
that he write tune to fit it. In just half an
hour the boy came back with the hymn, and the
melody thus dashed off IN hot haste is to-day sung
all over the world, and is inssparably connected
with the hymn. The young bank clerk was
Lowell Mason.
THE late E. c. Carrigan, of Boston, was one
OF the youngest recruits in the Union army,
having gone from Vermont as drummer boy
when but twelve years of ace. He was the
While in the army he was twice wounded.
With the money obtained from bis army service
he began his education, and at the age OF six
teen began teaching IN country schools. He
studied at Dean Academy and in the evening
ecnools Of Boston, and Immediately after gradu
alton became principal OK the Midway high
school, and was afierward instructor at Dean
Academy. The case which first brought him
into notice was that OF Phair in Vermont Mr.
Carrigap. believing in the innocence of the nc
cused, worked two years in tire prisoners behsl
aiding in securing him three reprieves