The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-15
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THERE is much rivalry between Toledo
and Cleveland as to which shall be the
home of DR.. w. A. Leonard, the new Prot
estant Episcopal ~bishOp-nOt assistant
bishOp-of Ohio.
DIR. w. A. HAMMOND says that some
MANAGES retain possession of their reason
ing powers. and that it is a common thing
to find a reasoning maniac setting himself
up as a refOrmer.
THEODORE TILToN, now a white-haired
old man, is to be seen every night at a
famous chess cafe in Paris. There is talk
that he will soon publish a history OF the
great Bee~cher-TiltOn trial.
M. EIFFEL was born at Dion in 1885. His
father, Francois Alexandra Bonickhausen,
who altered his name to Eiffel, for what
reason does not appear, was born at Paris
In 1875, was in business at Dion, and died
there in 1879.
DIR. EVANS, the famous American dem
fist. has just returned to Paris after a brief
professional tour in Germany, during
which he attended Empress Augusta at
Baden-Baden, Empress Frederick at HON.
burg and Queen Olga of Wurtemburg at
Stuttgart.
EX-SENATOR HORATIo GATES JONES,
who wrote a history of the FIRST paper
mill erected in this country, which was
in September, 1890, is ~endeavoring to
have a bi-centennial celebration of that
event in September next. He has addressed
the leading paper manufacturers OF the
country on the subject.
JOHN F1sKE, the historian. whonow turns
the scale at 24s, was very slender as a
youth, and at the time of his marriage had
He studied law at Harvard, but did not
like the practice of it, and commenced
author" The historical boom incidental to
c~entennials of various kinds has created an
excellent demand for Mr.. Fiske's volumes.
WHEN, next month. Mr.. and Mrs. Glad
stone celebrate their golden wedding, they
will have around them the whole of their
family. Mr.. Henry Gladstone. who is a
merchant IN Calcutta, returning for the Oc-
casion. The National Liberal Club has re-
solved to give a reception in honor of the
event, at which both Mr.. and Mrs. Glad
stone are expected to be present, but the
date for which isnOt yet fixed.
In a large window of a st. Louis clothing
store is a 'pigs-in-the-clover" puzzle that
is attracting a crowd of interested people
every day. The window is transformed
into a semblance of the puzzle, the parti-
tiOns being low fences, and running about
in the passages are four small pigs orna-
mehted with bows of delicate ribbons. A
little boy in the guise of a farmer endeav-
Ors to drive them into a pen, while the
crowd of people watch outside. Just as he
succeeds in getting them into the inner ring
one or two of them will jump the ratings
and trOt leisnrely in the opposite direction,
after the customary perverse manner of
pigs. No one has ever seen all the pigs in
the pen at once.
In the Parnell commission court, the
other day, a youth was engaged in making
some sketches for an illustrated paper, and
behind him stood a burly gentleman. who
might have been taken for a county magis-
trate. The latter watched the young ar
fist for a while, and then, touching him on
the shoulder, venturedt to observe that this,
and that, and the other points of the sketch
were not exactly what they should be. The
artist simply replied by inquiring: What
do you know about it7" The gentleman
persisted in kindly and persuasive criti-
cism. At length the youth, convinced
that after all the criticism was Justin
deed, the gentleman had himself taken the
drawing block and made the necessary al
terations with his own hand-remarked:
well, you do seem TO know something
about it, certainly" adding. "Are you ON
any paperP" No." answered the gentle
man, II am not on any paper, but / do a bit
of painting now and then. My name is
John Millals.n