The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-05
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

ELLSWORTH INGALLS,, son of Senator In
gals, has become the city editor of the
Atchison Champion.
A FUND is being raised at New Orleans
for the family of James Owens, the hero of
the recent steamboat fire.
The Sultan never uses plate, but takes
his food usually with spoon or his fingers
directly from the little kettles in which it
is cooked.
Mrs. ANDREW CARNEGIE gave a number
of paintings by artists of position as Christ
mas presents, thus patronizing art as well
as pleasing her friends.
Mrs. MAPEs DODGE is very vivaciOus
talker as well as writer. She edits st.
Nicholas, but only goes to the Office once a
week, doing most of her work at home.
KUANG-HsU, the young Emperor of the
Flowery Kingdom, has thirty cooks and as
many doctors in his household. 1t is the
only way he can keep his digestion in
equilibrium.
Miss Rosa BURNAND, daughter of one of
the editors of Punch, is her fathers literary
secretary, and has recently compiled a
birthday book from his famous work,
Happy Thoughts"
MILLIONS of Americans will be glad to
know that Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has
largely regained her health. She is able to
walk out every fine day, and writes letters
to her friends in firm, strong hand.
THE girl blacksmith. Miss Anna Bole,
who recently exhibited dozen horseshoes
at the Mechanics Institute. in San Fran
cisco, is described as being about five feet
three inches high and rather fragile than
strong" She is fifteen years old.
The Rev. DR.. William NJ. Taylor, of New
York. has in his study chair which he
uses instead of riding on horseback. 1t is
moved by working two handles. and gives
the rider, or the sitter, about the same mo-
tion as that of a gallOping horse, only lit
more violent.
VIVIAN BURNETT is the original of his
mothers Little Lord Fauntleroy." His
hair which is beautiful, like his mothers,
was once long and falling over his shout
ders. like the pictures of Lord FountlerOy,
but now is cropped off short. He is a manly
yOungster and very popular with children
as well as grown people.
THE Safety Valve tells about novel and
beautiful watch that is being manufactured
for presentation to Mrs. Harrison. The case
plates are of transparent Brazilian pebble
or rock crystal. Holes are drilled in the
crystal plates for the screws and fittings.
The pivOts are set in rubies and sapphires,
and the plates are held apart by sapphire
pillars.
Miss MARY MACCRIBBIN, who died at
Washington the other day. nearly one hun
dred years old, used to say she had seen
every President from George Washington
TO Grover Cleveland. She was living in
Baltimore in 1912. and saw the lombard
ment of Fort McHenry. She knew well
John Howard Payne, the author of Home
Sweet Home and witnessed his first ap-
pearance on the stage at Baltimore.
THE Bonanza King of Nevada, Senator
Jones, retains his cheerful face and humor-
Gus ways through all the vicissitudes of his
career, even if he is less effiorescent than he
used to be in other times. When he finds
| fitting company. he spins yarns of frontier
life that are both broad and long, and, if
he can be induced to make book of them,
he will get an audience larger than ever
listened To any of his political speeches, OF
even his financial demonstrations.
WHIrELAw REID is decidedly arstocratic,
says a New York letter in the Philadelphia
Bulletin A lady caller at his residence
tells me that the door was opened by
a young man who might have answered