The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-25
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

A COPY of Audubon's Birds of America"
was sold In London recently for nearly
81, 700-as much as. if not more. than the
combined annual income of Audubon's two
daughters.
The death of Mrs. Eliza Mckee. widow
of the lateW William Mckee, of st. Louis.
still leaves the principal ownership of the
Globe Democrat in the hands of a woman.
an only daughter. The Mckee estate owns
twO-thirds of the stock of the paper, the
earnings of which have for many years ex-
ceeded S2OO.OC0 u year.
The paper called Woman records an
amusing case of a bashful young man who
used notes in proposing. "Afterward." said
the young lady. II found his memorandum
on the floor. where he had dropped itIn his
agitation. Ii was: Mention rise In salary.
Mention loneliness. Mention pleasure in
her society. Mention prospects from Uncle
jim. Never loved before. Propose"
A FRIEND of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
mentioned by the Boston Budget. once
wrote O book for children. and the good
Doctor agreed to read the manuscript for
her. When it was returned she found no
erasure or marginal note until, nearly at
the end of the story. she came to a single
line in the autocrats fine hand writlng. liz
was placed against a passage upon which
she had rather prided herself. q descrip-
tiou of tho picnic feast of children in a
drcn eat pickles."
IT is only ten years since Mr.. y. Marion
Crawford. whose latest novel. 1.-THE Three
Fates." is newly published. made his bow
TO the public as an author. Mr.. Crawford
is as rapid in his literary composition as he
Ia prolific of new stories. His first and most
famous novel. MIR. haacs." was written in
thirty-fve days. 1t was suRgeated. accOru-
ing TO the current story, by his uncle. the
historic Sam" Ward. TO whom he had told
ut the dinner table some of the adventures
and incidents IN East Indian life Subse-
quently related in the book. e
PRINCE BISMARCK utters sentiments that
would be shocking to read now. He insists
that the races OF northern Europe need
wine or spirits-he prefers old cognac him.
own power. Referring to the sweet drlnk s
served at the dinners of the late EMPRESS
Augusta, and to his own dislike for them.
lie said to some friends not long ago:
fortunately. the s~ergeants who served at
table were knowing lads. especially q tall
artillery fellow. When he looked at Inc
win ed with the right eye: be winked back
with the left. and l knew that q stiff cognac
would he poured into my glass"
AN American lady, who has just returned
from a trip to the Danish island. tells of q
curious custom in vogue there. In a GER
tam church it was the 'cnstom of the mer
on walking up TO the altar and coming
back again to bow at a certain spot to the
women sitting on one side of the aisle. Nc
one could ever tell why. Last year it SO
happened that a layer of plaster was re-
moved from the wall on the women's side.
and a picture of the Virgin Mary was
brought to light. which had evidently
been the original cause of that reverential
custOm-ac custom which was continued for
n period of four hundred years. long after
it's signIicance had been forgotten.
JOKE THAT NEvER DIES.
A jester sat in his lonely cave.
Il. c. 9O4,
And he cracked him there a joke. which set
All the neighboripg tribes aroar;
His gentle spirit has long since fed,
trust to the realms OF day,
But The excellent quipthat he sprung I read
In a paper the other day.
New York Herald.