The Indianapolis journal., 1892-05-22
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


THE Punch of Melbourne is edited by .
woman. Miss Murphy, who is said to be
both brilliant and beautiful.
EARL GREY, who is now in his ninetieth
year. has just sent to press pamphlet on
the commercial policy of the British colo
MES and the Mckinley tariff.
No Nihilist will ever get q chance at the
Czsr of Russia with razor at least in the
guise of barber. Tie autocrat has his
whiskerS carefully trimmed, but with scis-
sors
Mrs. CUSTER has 1T as a proud boast that
she was the first woman in this country to
shoot buffalo. Shed need to travel q
long way now TO get shot at one In its
wild state.
PoRFIRIo DIAZ has already been thrice
elected President of Mexico. in 1876. in 1884.
and in 1855. He is about to be elected
again. and does not hold ont any encour-
eRement to any one to run In 1896.
THURSDAY. May 5. was the anniversary
of the birth of the ex- Empress Eugene and
of the death of the First Napoleon. Eu-
genie Is now siXty-six years old and Ma
poleon has been dead sevepty-one years.
Mr.. HARRY EVERETT BABBITT. q young
LAWYER whom Governor Russell recently
appointed justice of the peace. is q deaf
mute. and desired the appointment for the
convenience of people who are similarly
afflicted.
PRINCE KRAPoTKIN is the only bona fide
nobleman the Socialists can boast of bav-
ing in their camp. He is n short. thick-sst
man, with long leonine hair. pushed back
Oft massive forehead. and has horror Of
the interviewer.
THE French papers have q story to the
effect that the young Crown Prince of Ger
many used as a target for his pistol prac-
tice an lmage of q French infantryman. and
that he recently asked his father If he
would not be permitted. otter his promotion
to q lleutenancy, to fire at q Russian officer.
A ACoRREsPoNDENTo of the Americ an israeli
ite has found. while examIng the catalogue
of large Eastern college" tthe name of
which is not given. that 10 per cent of the
students there are Jews, and that last year
the Jewish students secured. by compet-
tive tests. 90 per cent of the honors that
were awarded.
Miss BETSY TRUMBLE, who died recently
st Madison. Me-, at the age of ninety-two.
had been q pauper. maintained by the
town. from the day of her birth to the hour
of her death. Out OF O feeling Of respect
for the long-suffering taxpayer she had
refraiDed from marrying. and thus reduced
the danger OF increasing the burden by
husband an" possible family.
Ex-REPREsENTATIvE ANDERSON, of Kan
| sas. whose death is announced in London.
| was one of the ablest men that represented
| Kansas in the House. and one of the most
| effective. He was educated at Miami Col
lege, belnga roommate OF President Harri-
| son two years. He once resided in New Al
bany, Ind, aud became a Prssby terian
| preacher. Going to Kansas, he bscame the
| head of the Agricultural College. and
| thence dropped into politics. de was
member of the House during four con-
| gresses
EDWARD PARTRIDGE. the big Chicago
| wheat operator. who has more than once
made turn of $500, 900 by a break of the
what had been 1.-The proudest moments OF
bis life" Mr.. Partridge climbed out OF
| the noisy pit to answer, and he said In his
| abrupt way: well, there isn't any doubt
| that was never prouder or happier than
in the old days on the farm. when L used to
| ran in bare-headed from the river with
big string of suckers and lay them down
| before my father"
| ELIZABETH, n. j., was startled Saturday
night by two newsboys who shouted "Ex-
ira, Extra. The President assassin ated.
Full particulars of the horrible affair.".
| Those who bought the papers found them
| eelves in possession of fac-similes of New
| York paper of April 10. 1866. containing an
| account of the murder of Lincoln. A
| prompt police magistrate had the boys ar
| rested, and ordered them out OF the CITY,
| with q warning never 10 repeat such EN-
terprise" IN New Jersey. he having prev
iously contiscated all their papers
QUEEN VIoToRIA isn't allowed to handle
a newspaper of any kind. or a magazine. or
q letter from any person except from her
| own family. and no member of the roy al
family or household Is allowed to speak TO
| her OF any piece of news IN any publica-
tion. All the information the Queen 10
permitted TO have must first be strained
| through the intellect of man whose busi-
ness il is To cut out from the papers each
day what he thinks Sue would like 10
| know. These scraps he fastens on q silk
sheet, with a gold fringe all about il. and
presents It to her unfortunate Majesty.
| The sllken sheet with gold fringe is
imperative for all communications to the
Queen.
| AN OLD FRIEND.
One day n microbe touched my arm.
pray pardon me-" said he.
As we shook hands. "It mag be that
You don't remember me-"
! "Of course do" quick replied.
''Come In and have q nip
| don't forget old friends like that