The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-04

toe ministry and would be an Episcopal
clergyman to-day. Professor Briggs is do
ing noble work in clearing away the OBJ
staeles from the path OF the young men In
the ehurches"
AN autograph letter of the laureate. sent
couldn't understand tho meaning of one of
his poems. is said to have lately come into
the possession of a collector. lt reads:
Dear Madem-I merely supply poetry To
the English people, not brains. Yours
obediently. Alfred Tennyson.'
JEAN DE REszKE, the celebrated tenor.
takes no excessive care of his voice. and
does nothing to protect it from harm. He
drinks and smokes when he pleases. goes
out In the night air without muller
around his throat. and in many ways is
careless of the precious organ. He Is also
an athlete of no mean distinction. and
rides. shoots and fences with great skill.
THE editor of the Billsvllle Banner is ont
with the following announcements: I'VE
took out an accident policy last Monday.
and had the good fortune to break two of
our legs ten minutes afterward. for which
we will get $780," AS it cost him only SO
to have both his legs set. and as lie can go
on editing the paper just as we'll as before,
he calculates that he Is in $3.50 by the trans
action.
THIS holiday season was an unhappy one
for Mr.. George Roberts. of Brunswick. Me.
A law orders the return to the ocean Of all
Holsters shorter than q certain length
caught by fishermen. George caught three
Thousand of these short HOLSTERS and the
police caught him IN possession of them.
The line Is 81 per lobster, which viii make
Mr. Roberts as short as his abbreviated
crustaceans
CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER's wife is de-
scribed rs q charming little woman. as
lively as cricket. devoted to her home
and the interests of her husband. She has
written more or less for publication, though
she Is not blue-stocking. All the young
people like her. A Western newspaper
says 1t regards Mrs. Springer as Mr.. Spring
er's best achievement, brightest accom-
plishment and most admirable quality.
AMUslcAL novelty is kind of Japanese
piano. in which tho key board 10 arranged in
four rows of keys. The keys are disposed
in such . manner that two octaves, with
lnterminable chords. can be struck at once.
by means of this piano many compositions
of Chopin, Bach and List, that have hith-
erto been play able only IN duet form, can
now be played by single performer. Mile.
Thekia Nathan has been lately giving an
exhibition of this piano.
JOAQUIN MILLER. the "poet of the Sier-
ras." has three chlldren-George Golden,
Harold and Maud. Of these. George is q
rnncher, Harold is accused of being q stage
robber and Maud. now the wife OF London
Mccormick, Is an actress Mand's story is
sad one. During the entire extent OF
her theatrical career she has been poor.
frequently painfully SO. While starring
with her husband with their company, she
gave birth to girl baby at Hiawaths,
Kan. She was compelled to go on the sta &c
the following night, and was attacked by q
fit of illness that nearly resulted i'm her
death. The poets real name is Cincinnatus
Hyner, but when. in 1854, he went to live
among the Modocs he adopted the name by
which he is now known.