The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-21


passes through the scenes of his youthful strng-
gaes ana triamphs it would make. interesting
reading. George Eliot must have had some
such thought IN her mind when she said: .Old
fnans eyes ars like old mems memories-they
| are strongest for things long way off,"
A LONDON correspondent describes Mrs. Oscar
Wide as one OF the most charming of POSSESSES.
She entertains her guests in a cream tin ted
dinlng-room. of which walls. furniture and all
things unison. the only color being in
choice bits of glass and china. flowers and fruit
Mr.. s.. BRONSON ALcoTT was a vegetarian.
and often criticised meat-eaters harshly. Toone
of them he declared one day that the eater Of
mutton becomes g Sheep the eater of DorIS ha-
comes a hog. etc, And is it also true inter-
posed the other, that eaters of vegetables be-
come small potatoesfg
DRIVING through Brussels street recently
the Queen of the Begans noticed man cruelty
beating dog which he had harnessed to too
heavy load She at once stopped her carriage
sent her footman for officer, had the man ar
rested, gave him herself severe lecture, and
sent him away TO the police court.
Mr.. STEPHEN BURKE, of Minneapolis, has had
ruling ambition since his MARI iage. twenty
five years ago. to have thirteen children in his
family, and by a singular coincidence. the
thirteenth was born on the 18th day of last
month. Happy he" says Thoreau. .swhose
aspirations never stray beyond the home cir
cle."
He was little less than half as rich as Wander
bilt. and almost as rich as Jay Gould. Victoria
has thirty or forty millions which she is saving
for that spendthrifs, the Prince of Wales What
a syndicate the monarchs of Europe could .orm
If ever they got out of business they could COR
Der the pork of the world.
THE Duke of Sparta. who is shortly going to
marry daughter of the Prince of Wales, has
been provided with an estate in Morea worth
f3. 900 a year Hee is tall fresh complexioned,
blue-eyed and well-mannered. His nose is rath-
short and his cheeks have not altogether lost
the chubby outline of infancy. The Young man
has never been free from the supervision of
governor. who let's him deYour French novels,
realistic and otherwise.
Mr. CYRUS Foss, son OF the eloquent and
learned bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
Church was introduced to an eminent minister
of that church at recent reception at Minneap-
oils. ''Ah," said the minister, 'vou the
of Bishop Foss, you2 know him very well
and am glad to know you. l suppose you
going to be minister tool" mo. air." replied
the young man. promptly. II am going to
my livlngm Then they both meandered toward
the lemonade.
BECAUSE Louisa NJ. Alcott received about
$780, 900 from the sales of her books many d
hopeful and Inexperienced writer will imagine
that literature is the highway to fortune az well
fame. Let them remember of Emerson's
nuggets of wisdom. That is that can take
whatsoever will if but pay the price
Miss Alcott paid the price-it price few
/, could paw. She began teaching school and
writing stories when about sixteen. and al
though she loathed the teaching, she was forced
TO keep at it for fifteen years before her
writings produced income sufficient TO enable
her to depend entirely upon her pen for support
TIE women of Paraguay have but one pas
time. that of dancing. They wear white robes
that leave their ehapely shoulders and tapering
arms all bare. A gold comb of enormous size is
the only head ornament Parties are gotten up
the slightest pretext. The dances IN
quaint, original figures, but nearly always very
graceful Sometimes the festivities will be
kept during the entire night, after which the
participants will gayly return to their occupa
tons of whatsoever nature. always contented,
ALWAYS happy. Sometimes there will be grand
contribution picnic at some distant point where
the dancing will be kent I'D through the round of
whole twenty four hours. For these people
live but to be happy through the ivelong day.
WHEN Eve upon the first of men
The apple pressed with specous cant,
o what thousand pities then
That Adam not Adamant
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