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

show cleverness in construction. The Sultan
personally has need for only about four of
the vehicles referred to.
SENATOR INGALLS, is gradually collecting
another valuable library. but he says he
can never replace the books which were
lost when his Kansas house was destroyed
by fire.
ANDREW YOUNG, who, half century
ago. composed the hymn. There is Happy
Land, Far, Far Away" is still living, at
the age of eighty years. mentally and phys
lcally vigorous
Mr.. GLADSTONE is the worst phono-
graphed man in the world. His speech on
1t. and will be listened to before long by an
American audience.
PRESIDENT CARNOT, of France, is liter
airy man by Inheritance and habit. He has
written a good deal of poetry which has
never appeared IN print. Partisan publish
ers have tempted him in vain.
AT the late constitutional convention In
Sioux Falls. ID. T.. six of the members were
clergymen-three of them Congregational
lists and three Methodists-and nearly all of
them were chairmen of committees.
SALvINI's tour in this country will begin
in New York on Oct. z, and last twenty
weeks: He will present only three plays.
'.'.Othello," The Gladiator" and Samson"
The scenery for these will be by Marsden.
A QUICK-wITTED Iowa woman, noting the
invention of ballot-box that cannot be
stuffed, said: Nov, if some one will in
vent voter that cannot be stuffed with
beer, brag or bribery, we shall have long
stride toward q better government"
TENNYSON has horror of the biographer.
He keeps no diary, and has destroyed his
correspondence and all records of it. He
is reported to have said to o friend re-
Gently: when am dead will take good
care they shall not rip me up like pig"
MIR. MAKE, of the British Museum has
lately discovered some printing in Polish
which, SO far as is at present known. is the
earliest specimen of printing in that lam
guage: 1t is hymn addressed to the Vir-
gin Mary, and it was usually sung by
Polish troops before engaging in battle.
PRINCESS LoUIsE's gloves showed that
she had no serious idea of resigning her
character of royalty when she became
twelve buttons, kid being always worn by
the royal women, and suede by the other
ladies of the court. Her morning gloves
were eight-buttOn suede.
MRS. j. NJ. KELLOGG. wife of the Attorney
general of Missouri, has been installed as
First Assistant Attorney general. She was
admitted to practice in the Supreme Court
eight years ago. and is a member of the
State Bar Association: For several years
her husband. the old firm name being l.. b.
Il j. NJ. Kellogg. -
A CASUAL visitor at Gloucester writes
that Mrs. Herbert Ward elizabeth Stuart
Phelps) is much beloved by the townsmen
and women of Gloucester proper on &C
count of her efforts in the cause of temper
ance. She has established "fishermen's
reading rOOm." She has also founded sew
eral cOffee-rOOms at the point, where many
| poor old man Is entertained on q cold
winters night.
Miss MARY LINCOLN, daughter of the
American minister, says the London Star,
is very pretty. with strong individuality
| of her own. She has the pale smooth
| American complexion and she has charm
| ing smile. Then she dresses like French
woman, SO the chances are that next sea-
| son Miss Lincoln will be an acknowledged
belle, and the American embassy gayer
than 1T has been for years.
| WRITING to the summer school at Deer
| field, Mass, last week. Mr.. Robert Louis
| Stevenson gave his reasons fer not attend
ing its sessions: "The first. one of health;
the second, or rather the consolatory con-
| olucIdtlOu lOI tlo uISt, 10 tudt SuOulu COiuc
among you as a lion, a part for which
| have no aptitude. You would feel bound
TO try to like me; false relation. dear sir,
| from which an intelligent people runs as
| from plague"
| AMONG the many curious letters received
by Mr.. Chauncey Nj. Depew, in his official
capacity, was one from a man who claimed
to have had hole burned in his trousers
by spark from a locomotive on the New
| York Central road. He demanded not only
| the price of the trousers. which he said
were brand new, but threatened suit for
| the shock caused to his nerves by the acct
dent. Mr.. Depew referred his claim to the
| bureau of repairs"
| DINAH, the Senegalese potentate who is
now amusing Paris. is a dusky, dirty, de-
| generate specimen of his kind. He wears q
silk hat and gaudy costume purchased at
secondhand shop in Paris. Heis followed
| about by small boy carrying his furnished
| crown. The Shah of Persia has taken a
fancy to Dinah, and they are doing the
| exposition together. They are also doing
| various other things not often talked about
They like Paris. but the Parisians are dis
| gusted with them.
SINCE the Gar of all the Russias said to
the Prince of Montenegro. You are the only
faithful, sincere friend of Russia. the latter
has become the most interesting of European
sovereigns. The Prince is now in Paris, and
is one of the lions He is. indeed, charac-
ter. Out of respect for the half-savage lib
crty of his people, Nicholas disdains luxury
and cultivates the simplicity of a peasant.
When he walks he grants requests some
times seats himself on the roadside, and
| listens to the opinions of his people, and al
ways wears the national costume of his cOun-
try. In the evening, Nicholas goes to the
large "siedrick" in his house, and before a
| fireplace. where burn entire trees he finds
affairs of state discussed. national songs
| sung to the accompaniment of the guz-
la, and often the Prince himself repeats
| a verse.
WE oil must learn to do things when
We're neither chrk nor CHEEKY,
And learn to bear things now and then
That make us hot and weary.
| oil City Blizzard.