The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-14
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Padereweski, just before sitting down at
the piano. holds his fingers for several min
utes in warm water, presumably to render
them more flexible.
81 consider the American young man a
splendid institution. He Is easier In his
chivalric." says Miss Annesley Kenealy. the
English judge Of awards in hygiene at the
fair.
Enoch Lewis, for the past twenty-seven
years purchasing agent Of the Pennsylvania
railroad. has rendered his resignation. He
began service with the company forty-three
years ago as superintendent of the Lewis
town shops, and has been with it ever since.
The church at Wilmington, DEL, has lost
a pastor worth keeping. His name is W.
f. cambridge. He has just raised debt
of 10000 for the church, and he resigned
because he thinks the church cannot pay
minister at present and ought not to get In
debt again. If 1t cannot pay him IL cannot
pay anyone.
Mrs. Z. B. Grannis, of New York, voted
by proxy in New York. on Tuesday. She
has been persistent advocate of woman's
right to vote, and at last her brother, who
is of different political belief. vas so far
moved by sympathy that he Offered to vete
ticket prepared by her, without regard
to his own feelings
The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague and the
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce, all four being
ordained ministers Of the Unitarian de-
nomination, followed each other in San
pulpit atsy Mfe M ar
Sprague on Charity" and Mr.. Sprague on
''The Greatest of These
Prof. Charles Eliot Norton, of Harvard,
says of report that he to accept a
professorship in the University of ChicaSo
ut has grown out Of my saying to DR..
James that If L were younger man
should like to cast in my lot with city
like Chicago. / like Chicago l like the
spirit, the civic power Of the place"
Mrs. L. S. Grant who has gone to Cal
ifornia to pass the winter that she may es-
cape the rigorous climate of the East, will
rest awhile in Santa Barbara, having given
up her plan of staying in San Diego When
she has recovered from the fatigue of the
overland journey she will go to San Fran
cisco. She has not been in that city since
she visited ii with General Grant in 1879
on their return from the trip around the
wrold.
Prof S. j. Bailey will have charge of
the meteorological station established by
Harvard University on the top of nearly
extinguished volcano of the Cordilleras, in
Peru. The station will be 900 feet above
the sea level.the highest in the world:
The volcano will hereafter be climbed once
a month and the station visited hut hav-
ing been built short distance down the
mountain for the observers, should they
be overtaken by storm or night
The memorable career of the late Ex-Sen-
| ator H. H Riddleberger, of Virginia, is re-
called by an announcement that has re-
Gently appeared in the newspapers Of that
State 1t comes from the wife of the late
Senator, who since his death, has been
managing his newspaper at Woodstock.
Mrs. Riddleberger has become disgusted
with political parties and factions, and has
declared her intention to make her news
paper independent in every respect.
Il d. odd 1nr-fn- an<ac-
In his varied life but the following per-
haps was the queerest. He had been invit-
ed to q court dinner by the Car at the I'M
perial Summer Palace. He missed the train
from st. Petersburg and finding that he
could not reach the palace in time, and
that the delay in heating up a locomotive
would be very great, he jumped on hand
car. The StationmaSter and a couple of
workmen assisted the Prince TO work the
engine he taking turns with the rest of
them He arrived safely in time for the
dinner, and Bismarck expressed his thanks
to the men with 80 roubles, while to the
orc iopp Sfp he fine cigars