The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-20
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

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BURLINGTON Free Press: Bees. it is said, al
ways fy in straight line. This is undoubtsd-
/ " the reason why drunken man never gets
stung.
/ THE Superintendent of Public Instruction in
North Carolina reports that $685. coo ex-
pended on public instruction in that State last
year. yThirtv-six per cent. was used In the in
/ struction of the coored race.
MISS SARA ELLIOTT, the story writer, has
turned to New Orleans. after spending couple
/ of years abroad. She is the daughter of the late
| Bishop Elliott. of Texas and is described
| small. brown haired and demure
RICHARD HENRY SToDDARD, the New York
| poet is described as eray-bea-ded. grim looking,
but walking with the elastic movement of a
| youthful athlete. He has for many years held
! a government position.
| IT may interest fastidious letter-writers to
| know that the very SWEETEST mourning paper
used By the elite of France measures eight by
| five inches and has black border half an inch
| wide. The envelopes measure four and quar-
| ter by i've and three-quarter inches.
| MILE. ZUcCHI formerly leading ballet dancer
at the Eden Theater. Paris. was recently mar
| ried to Prince Basetchitkof. and the
| wedding presents were 120 silver drinking cups
| each from former Admirer. and each fashioned
| ike dancing slipper.
| SENATOR CHAcE, of Rhode Island. is the only
member of the United States Senate who al
| Senator recently appeared at Washington din
| ner IN conventional evening dress dignifed
! punster remarked: 'Ah, there is y. IL
| tremely Chaced attire!"
| THE Rev. Bartholomew Edwards, rector of
! Ashill, Norfolk. is the oldest clergyman in
| England. He has just completed his one
| hundredth year He has been rector of Ashill
| just seyenty-hve years. He is also the oldest
living Cantab. having taken his B. A. in 1871.
| He is in good health. and still occas onaly con-
| ducts the services at his church.
NJ. DE NAvILLE and Count d'Hulst. who are
excavatng at Tel Basta have recently made an
important discovery ia a statue of Rsmeses II,
having the striped head-dress painted in various
| colors, viz, blue, green, and gold There
also traces of red paint on the lips. Every
will be taken to preserve the colors from injury
until the statue is placed in security in the Brit
ish Museum.
MAIDEN woman named Ann Vincer recently
died at Mersham. in East Kent, Eng. at the age
of seventy seven. She eccentric person
with great love for boarding money, and was
never known to change gold coin when
she obtained it. Seventy pounds was found
concealed in match boxes among a heap of old
rubbish. ana, besides, bank book and securities
were found. showing that she possessed fl4S
for which she was receiving interest. She had
been known to exist for week on a two-pound
loaf, quarter of pound of treacle, and quar-
ter pound of butter
DR. MARY WALKER has been attempting to
obtain an increase of pension from Congress
She now draws So. so month from the govern
ment-hardly enough to keep her in trousers
and suspenders She thinks the government
should give her $50 month. The Senate com
mittee on pensions has decided that DR. Mary
cannot have more than $25 month. This seems
to be satisfactory. however. as the pantaloony
| patriot has come out in new spring suit-lght
trousers. black cutaway coat, silk hat and pat
ent-leather boots.
On one OF the recent muddy days IN Boston as
horse-car was passing lady at a street
ner beckoned to the driver and the car was
stopped at a crossing. The lady stepped on
board and the conductor opened the door for
her to enter. Imagine his surprise when the
lady informed him that she did not want to
ride that the crossing very muddy, and
that she wanted to step across. using the
platform as bridge. to the other side of the
street The veteran driver saws that in his
many years experience he has never had any
thing SO com letely unset his equilibrium.
AT elegant red luncheon" given by Mrs.
Whitney at Washington, lately, to twenty of
the young daughters of prominent politicians in
the capital, there broad band of Jacque-
minot roses running diagona1iy across the
der and lower end of the table. while in the
trail space between them placed huge
Faenza bowl hsaped with the roses tied in
clusters of Ave. with broad ribbons exactly
matching the roses IN shade. The souvenir be-
side each guest plate of old willo w-pattern
blue, across which was tied a wide dark red rib
bon, on which was written the guests name in
gilt letters.
IT is related of the late ''Tom" Potter the rail-
road magnate, that during the war, as sergeant
of cavalry company, he was detailed to take
prisoner from the camp to Fort Leavenworth,
and in company with a private started with his
charge There only two horses to the
three men, and on reaching swollen river il
was something of problem Just how get
across with the prisoner. Finally the private
plunged in on one of the horses, the prisoner
holding on it's tail. aud Potter the horse in
the you see" he said. II commanded the
situation. If the fellow let go I could have shot
him as he went down stream"
IT may be taken for sure that Bismarck's ILL
is genuine. not merely diplomatic. All
readers of DR.. Busch's book are aware that the
German Chancellor has long been afflicted with
many ailments, and that his big physical frame
is rarely ever in sound condition. A German
American medical practitioner New York
city, who knows the facts of Bismarck's case.
says he is fully aware of his liability to sudden
death by apoplexy, and that his physicians have
recently become more than ordinarily watchful
of his symptoms He has also become more
careful himself. and more prudent IN his table
habits than he used to be- He is of high
ly emotional nature as we'll as of stormy temper,
and is doubtless profoundly depressed by the
old Kaiser's death. He is seventy three years
of age.
PRINCESS MIDAS is the sobriquet of Miss Corn
we'll. of Australia. who owns the Midas mine
and turned il into London joint stock COM
pany, with a capital of $500, 900. Miss Cornwell
has gone into journalism and has pure based the
Sunday Times. literary weekly, long estab-
lished in London To put new life into it she
has engaged as editor Mr.. Joseph Hatton. who
is well known in this country experienced
journalist and clever novelist Under his man
agement the journal has doubled It's advertise
ments and more thar doubled its circulation.
Miss Corn well is a gentle. unassuming lady Of
thirty-five. with social ambitions, although
she Is charming in society but eager take her
place among the money powers of the city.
OUR EXCHANGES.
The girl that hath dinple she
Doth know il;
And always bites her pretty lips
To show it.
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