The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-01

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pears that printing with movable types
was practiced in Egyptin the ninth century
OF our era: and that paper-factory existed
In Bagdad as early as 1914.
EDITOR STEAD, of Pail Mall Gazette
fame. will soon set sail for the United
States, In order to get few ideas on the
American style of Journalism. On his re-
turn be is to take charge of a new Radical
half-penny morning paper for London.
Inc money for the enterprise was all raised
last week.
FATHER HAYsEED's custom of blowing
out the gas was reversed by girl brought
! up In London when she first went out to
service. After she had gone to bed her
mistress noticed that her candle had been
didn't put it out she replied: please,
ma am. L do not know how to turn it off"
| The Rev. Mr.. Talmage lectured in st.
! Paul the other night, and when he had fin
| ished was served with an attachment
under claim of $500 damages by the
Waseca Chautuaqua Assembly for failing
TO keep his engagement to lecture there.
| There had been correspondence on the SUBJ
| ject until patience had ceased to be
| virtue.
| Hon. GEORGE II. PENDLETON. formerly
minister to Germany, is a hopeless invalid.
He will never again appear in public life.
His friends reluctantly confess that he is
threatened with softening of the brain.
His decline is due to the shock given him
| by the death of his wife, who was killed in
arunaway accident in this country while
| he was abroad.
MARTIN FARQUHAR UPPER, the once
famous author of "Proverbial Philosophy"
| is still alive. He lives in handsome
country house in England. He bears a
| striking resemblance to Longfellow in his
old age Upper does not agree with his
Old school-fellow, Gladstone, on the ques
| ton of home rule-not q very important
fact, by the way.
JULIAN HAWTHORNE is nearly six feet
tall and looks like an athlete. His sister,
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, is very small
woman. with tiny. childish face, sur
| rounded by fluffy auburn hair. The two
| are the only living children of their father,
| though there was another daughter. very
handsome girl, who died in England num-
| Der of years ago of very distressing
| malady.
| SAMUEL j. TILDEN had marvellous
memory. A friend who was with him at
the time says that, while sitting at the side
| of the casket in which the body of Horace
| Greeley reposed Mr.. Tilden recOunted the
deathbed scene, with date, and place. and
| minute circumstance, of every President
and vice-,president of the United States;
| All the facts he related were afterward
| verified without exception.
MRS. FREDERICK B. WETTER, the plant
iff in recent divorce case tried in Detroit,
Mich, was a woman of about fifty, who
wore in her ears silver bells nearly as large
as English walnuts, which tinkled with
her every movement. Her shawl was a
| bright blue, her white dress had large
mauve spots, and she wore bright red hat,
trimmed with green. He face was copper
| colOred, and she wore white kid slippers.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON chartered the
| schooner Equator in Honolulu, a few weeks
ago, and has sailed for Gilbert islands;
| thence he intends going to the Marshall
islands and the Ellis group. His object in
undertaking this risky journey is to- be-
| come more fully acquainted with the hab-
| its of the less civilized South sea islanders.
He is accompanied by his wife. }: b.
In very bad health.
ANTON RUBINsTEIN, the composer, will be
rendered great celebration in st. Peters
burg ON the 3Oth of November in honor of
the completion of fifty years devoted to ar.
| A subscription has been started to raise for
| him testimonial fund. The Car is inter-
ested i'm the. project. The president of the
| committee having the affair in charge is
| Duke George, of Mecklenburg- Strelitz.
| Americans who wish to contribute should
address the president at Michael Palace, st.
| Petersburg.
4 A PRETTY story, pretty enough to be true
is told of Princess Louise, who has welded
| the Earl of Fife. 1t seems this shy royal
| maiden had been stuck on" the Earl for
| years; in fact, even before she came out. but
she had never told her love, nor did the
| Earl tell his until kind court busybOdy.
guessing the secret. went to papa with it.
And during these five years the Princess
| always bought a birthday present for the
man she loved, but as she never dared give
it to him. the little gift was laid away in q
drawer and carefully locked up.
A WONDERFUL young Russian giantess has
just reached Paris Her name is Elizabeth
Liska. She is only eleven years of age, and
is already six feet six inches in height. Her
parents are of ordinary stature, and her
| brothers and sisters of whom she has five,
are not above the average height. Her alb
normal growth only began when she was
four years of age, but the doctors say she
will continue to grow for some time. Her
development is in keeping with her stature.
She measures three feet one and three
fourths inches around the waist and three
feet eleven inches around the chest.
READERS of Bertha NJ. Clay's novels will
be surprised to learn that there is no Bertha
NJ. Clay. A Chicago newspaper says: An
English writer, named Mrs. Charlotte NJ.
Braeme wrote stories for an English family
newspaper. AS fast as they appeared they
were stolen by story paper III New York,
who attributed them to Bertha M. Clay, y
q fictitious name which they invented, and
without the knowledge of the author. Mrs.
Braeme died In 1888. but so popular had the
stories of Bertha NJ. Clay" become that the
proprietors of the paper hired number of
| writers TO furnish similar stories all at
tributed to Bertha Nj. Clay" and thus
have kept the name before their readers
ever since.
ALAs how easily things go wrong
A sigh too deep, or a kiss too long;