The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-11
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mrs. MEIssoNrEg gets $4,000 from the
sale of her husbands remaining pictures.
A BOMBAY dealer in curios shows. beside
q Chinese joss marked " Heather Idol" .
fve-dollar gold piece labeled Christian
ldol.n
Mas. GRANT and Mra jefferson Davis
will spend the simmer at the same hotel
at West Point, where their husbands
learned the trade of war.
QUEEN VICTORIA has not attained her
green old age by pracncing the Poor
Richard" rule of early TO bed. In spite of
her sevenfy-four years she seldom retires
before midnight.
LoRD NELSON'S dinner service of 26O pieces
was sold at auction In London few weeks
ago. every piece in the service bearing .
portrait of Lazy Hamilton as Hope" The
entire set brought almost $1,000.
AIR holsters that can be inflated to any
size or allowed to be as limp and fiat as
foot ball are the coolest cushions for warm
weather. They cost about Sc. and can be
as deliberately covered as one pIeasea
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS corrects some
misstatements about Zachary Taylor and
his wife. The General WAS never farmer,
and WAS o gentle, silent man, and not
chronic swearer. Mrs. Taylor was woman
of birth and education, she AYERS, who did
not smoke clay pipe.
KAIULANI. the "exiledD Hawaiian Prin.
cess. Is living at present In the village Of
Burton Latimer. in Northam o to shire.
England where she occupies pretty COS.
tage. in company with an elderly woman
three miles from the school where the Prin.
cess was educated.
PROFESSOR HENRY DRUMMoND. . noted
scientist in an srticls in McClure's Maya.
zine entitled where Man Got His Ears"
presents curious idea IN evolution. TO tho
effect that man was originally amphibious.
and that his ears are a survival of the rec
mote period when he had .gills aud could
breathe under water.
PHILADELPHIA has q woman architect
who has given great satisfaction to a larsi
number of persons for whom she has de.
signed houses Her work has included
clubbouses. factories. stores. seaside cot
tages and handsome city dwellings,. She
also superintends every detail ia the ereo.
rion OF the buildings she plans.
GEN. BASIL w. DUKE. who 10 to be the
editor of Fetter's Southern Magazine. ia
the author of an entertaining history of
MORGAN aud HIS Men," and is regarded by
many kentncKians Hs better literary
man than lawyer. As for his soldierly
qualities. it is enough TO say that the tight
ing editor IS ALWAYS in when General Duke
IL at his desk.
WHILE +. Hopkinson Smith was in Louis.
Vile recently ne passed a Wholesale gro
Gerry store with some friends. and became
very much interested in y young shipping
clcrk who stood on the sidewalk. marking
brush In hand. THAT was the way l bcs
gan life" said the artist-author. land with
marking brush on keg OF fish did ing
hrst work In cOiOrs."
EX-SECRETARY AND Mrs. J. W. FosTEH,
when the Bebrin sea arbitration proceed
ings are finished. will turn their faces TO
the east ward for o year OF travel. during
which time they will make tour OF the
world. IL Is not yet decided whether or
not they will be accompanied by theix
youngest daughter and her husband. whe
accompanied them abroad and are at preis
eDt with them at Paris.
THE public will read with regret the con.
tinued statements about the iii health q
Mr.. Herbert Spencer. The latest of theas
rumors has inst been denied. but Mr.. Speu-
Ger himself has so often stated IN his magf-
zine articles that he has been tempted 10
write them ont of their natural order IN
the work on which he is engaged, lest his
health shOnld prevent bin from ever wrir
ing them at all, that people read the coft.
tradictions with some misgivings.
THE DELsAgTE POSE.
There was a young girl in COhoes,
Who affected a Delslrte pose;
One day her stiff back
Gave a snap and went "crack,"
Aud the poor girl turned up her toes.
Brooklyn Eagle
THE NEW STRAW HAT.
Hail the straw hat
On fevered brow of man IL rests lightly.
In the dull streets or towns 1t shines 40 prightks
What though the jokers jest about il tritely,
Hail the straw hat,
Hall the straw hnti
No headg -r ever yet devised exceis Ii.
When a man head grows big IL only swells IL
What If it does roll when the wind propels It'll
Hail the straw hat
Hail the straw hat
1t is so light and restful. aud so airy,
Wearing IL "A man feels gny and literary.
Once having had il would do without ~
Nary.
Hail the straw hat,
New York Commercial AdyertiseT.