The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-06

town, in Boston and New York, and has
lived lat home and abroad BY this time
his feelings ought to be- somewhat cosmo-
politan.
THE Hon. d. X. Bruce says thatwhile be-
ing a recorder of deeds at Washington will
force him to quit his profitable lecturing
tours. it will enable him to live with his
years. He is no longer a citizen of Missis-
sippi. but of the District of Columbia-as
much as any one is a citizen of it. He owns
Q fine residence in Washington.
Mr.. GLADSTONE is to allow another pict-
ure of himself to be painted by Mr.. Bignell
for the city of Birmingham. but he will not
give regular ~sittings. and requires the art
ist to come to his library and sit there,
catching flying Impressions of his features
as he continues at his work. When the
artist gets q sketch that he considers salts
factory he will take it away and finish it
without any further sitting.
WHEN Phillips Brooks was at ST. Paul.
MIMI, not long ago., he went to a Protest
ant Episcopal church and was ushered into
a pew occupied by o most courteous gentle
man. who insisted upon finding all the
places in the prayer-book for him and gen.
orally coaching him in the details of the
service. Dr.. Brooks accepted these atten-
tiOns meekly, but afterward confessed that
il was u~nc0mmOnly hard work to keep
from laughing right out in meeting.
GOVERNOR HILL recently received a card
bearing the name Thomas j Jefferson Hight
botham." The Governor studied the card
for a second and his face wore a puzzled
look. Thomas Jefferson Hightbotham."
he read slowly. A sudden smile. as if he
had solved a hard problem. fitted over his
features. That's not a Democrat" he
exclaimed, that's a mugwump; no Demo-
crat has three names, and they don't use
engraved cards. Williams, | won't see
him.
EMILE lola, the French novelist. who
wants to be elected to the vacant chair of
the French Academy, has had a hard time
electiOneering. The first visit he paid in
Paris in the interests of his ambition was
to a w~eli-known poet. While waiting in
the ante-room lola heard the poets wife
fellow does not stick indecent bills mp in
the ante-room." After leaving the salon
he heard the same voice remark: He is
not as bad as l thought him-he did not
spit on the carpet" lola has become
sadder and wiser since he began to hustle
for a chair among the ImmOrtals.
THE late Empress Augusta had long been
so great an invalid that she was not much
seen in public places. Victoria of Baden,
the only daughter of her only daughter,
Wdo tuc UcSb- uciONcU STduQCuilu VI tue
Empress. At the time Of the marriage of
this princess to the Crown Prince ofSweden,
the Empress was carried in her chair into
the chapel at Carlruhe, and during the
ceremony was shielded from observation
by a canopy and screen. 1t was she who
said, Oscars will be a peaceful reign
when the Swedish prince found himself
obliged to unbuckle his sword before be
could kneel with his bride at the altar.
THE marriage of George Augustus SaIa,
the London journalist. will make it impos-
sible for him longer to keep MP mode of
living which has been the cause of a good
deal of amusement and endless exaspera-
ton to London editors for a good many
years. 1t has been Mr.. Sala's custom for
years to keep his residence an absolute
secret. He has never permitted even his
most intimate friends to know where he
lived, and the result of this amiable habit
has been at times somewhat exaspefating.
His mail went to the newspaper office or to
the club. and whenever he had a big piece
of work on hand which required steady at
%tention he would disappear absolutely
from view