The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-26
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

DR.. MCCoSHS resignation as president or
Princeton College will take effect on Feb L
THE pronunciation of the word is voh-lah-
peek, giving the sound of ''or as in old.
PUCK: Pulling weeds is not SO unpleasant
work. particularly when they grow a pretty
little widows bonnet
THE Methodists have crossed the 81. 600. 900
line and have pledged 81, 200, 900 for mission
work during the coming year
SoMERvILLE Journal: Some people see fun
in coasting. Other people go down hill fast
enough without getting on a sled.
ONO State Journal A sea-green vase has
been found at Bologna. 1t beats the world what
some butchers will put into their bologna.
Hot BLAST The new President of the French
Republic would like to resign, but it's said he
cannot (Sadi- Carnot). This is copyrighted
IT is reported from Paris that an enterprislng
proprietor of a restaurant there hangs this sign
on his outer walls: 'Kakes de Buckwheat
Americana"
MISS TILLIE FRELINGHUYsEN, daughter OF
the late Secretary of State Frelinghuysen, lost
500 ring while dining at Delmonico's last Thurs
day with some friends.
BOSTON Courier: Twas ever thus-Adam
(just after getting acquainted with Eve)-Will
you go with me tonight to see the animals7 Eve
i have nothing to wear
A MAINE man who owns big and shaggy and
carefully. had it carded and spun, and got two
and quarter pounds of jet-black yarn as soft as
lambs wool.
CHARLES ARBUCKLE, the rich Brooklyn coffee
merchant, who was the defendant in the "Baby
Bunting-Bunny" breach of promise suit, has
bought a big farm about two miles north of
Brentwood, l.. l.
Greeley in 1888, has been published by the New
Vor Tr;h e;o
ception of the year 1912. The almanac issued
this year is the fiftieth of the series.
AMONG the passengers by the Britannia were
several young girls who said they had come to
America to marry men whom they had never
seen. The intended brideerooms failed to meet
them, and the girls were detained at Castle Gar
den.
Mr.. WHITTIER's birthday presents are still
coming along, one of the latest being balsam
pillow embroidered with pine cones. The bal
sam grew by the grave of Helen Hunt Jackson,
in Colorado, and the pillow was made by an In
dian girl
THERE is in Japan a temperance ass ociation
whose members firmly pledged not to use
even a drop of alcoholic liquor until all the
waters of the earth change to the same drink.
This society publishes paper called The Tenn
perance."
the world is the Bangund Church in Norway,
the age OF which is eight hundred years. The
padoga-like structure is covered with shingles
and an inch or two of tar Runic inscriptions,
interesting to scholars. are on the building.
THE bridge which is to be built over the
Straits of Messina, which separate Sicily from
Italy, will, when consummated form one of the
most striking works in the line of modern en-
gneering. The place selected for this great I'M
dertaking is where the channel is some two and
piers will support the viaduct of steel rails at
the height of 1913 feet above the water.
THE city fathers of Boston have decided that
the city shall bestow upon each of them gold
badge of the value of 81. Kayor Hewitt per.
mits such tomfoolery to the New York alder
men, Not many months ago he vetoed an ord-
man six pairs of black kid gloves to wear at tn
funeral of deceased brother.
GEN. BEN BUTLER walks the streets of Wash
ington in big fur-lined overcoat and leaning
the arm of his colored valet He shows signs of
having nearly reached the border of the shad-
owy land, where the lawyers occupation will be
gone, but he still keeps his place in the ranks.
"CoQUELIN." says London Truth, .gave a
private performance during his stay at Constan-
tinopie on board Mr. Vanderbilt's yacht. which
was lying in the Bosphorous, and at which only
the owner of the vessel and his wife were
present The charge for this representation was
5000"
MRS AUGUSTUS EVANS WILSON. of Mobile is
an enthusiastic lover of geraniums, and her col
lection is pronounced by botanists to be the
most complete in the world. Readers of fiction
will remember Mrs. Evans as the authoress of
the novel recently published, entitled, 'At the
Mercy of Tiberius."
IN Vermont town the other day citizen was
selecting pail bearers to act at the funeral of a
friend. He mentioned the names of those that
he had chosen to a near relative of the dead
man, and when one mans name was mentioned
the relative at objected, saying: "Oh no,
be will never do. Why, he doesn't believe in a
place of future punishment"
THE Queen Of Sweden is, by order of her ply
sician coura geously leading life of physical ex-
ercise and labor for the cure of that nervous
malady by which she is attacked Her Majesty
rises early uses cold water for her abutions,
makes up her bedroom and goes out for q morn
ing walk at time when many of her subjects
are still asleep The day is spent in a round of
healthy and fatieuing employments.