The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-25
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

FLORIDA has reproduced at the worlds
fair what is said to be the oldest structure
in the United States. Fort Marion, at st.
Augustine. which wss begun IN the year
the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth rock.
THE autobiography of Gen. James Long
street will appear in October. and will
doubtless contain the solitary. but posi-
tive, opinion that had Lee accepted his
Judgment the battle of gettysburg would
have been won.
Mrs. HANNAH STEVENSON. of Brookield.
Mass, celebrated her one hundredth birth
day last week. She IL still mentally bright
and active, although she has smoked tobac-
CO. used snuff and occasionally taken
opium for eighty-one yeara
LELAND STANFORD began his business
life by selling horseradisb. and when he
died he was a United States Senator aud
had SOC, COG, 900. more or less. This Is the
season for hOrseradish and ambitious
young Americans con at once enter the
business.
HELEN KELLAR, of Alabama. parallels
Laura Bridgman. Though deaf, dumb anu
blind. she has learned to artiouate. and
can speak as freely and fully as an un-
afflicted person. In long conversations
with any one dear her she places one
finger across the lips of the speaker aud an
other on the throat. at the larynx. In this
PROF. MAX MULLER has arrived at Con-
stsntinople from Athens. where he was re-
ceived by the King and visited by NJ. Tri-
coupL Prof. Max Muller and has wife aud
sen, who Is secretary at the British em-
bassy. have been received by the Sultan,
who conferred On the Professor tho first
olass OF the Medjidie. and allowed him TO
inspect his new private library and mu-
scum
FEW people are aware that the Queen pos
sesses a fine herd of German wild boar at
Windsor, W hich are keptin asohweingarten
formed out of q corner of the home park.
Wild boar was introduced at court during
the Regency. and It has ever been favor
ite winter dish at the sovereIgn's table.
George Nv was exceedingly partial to roast
wild boar. and Prince Albert also liked 1t
very much.
An interesting souvenir of Robert Louis
Stevenson was picked mp on a bookstail n
Edinburgh the other day. 1t was copy Of
the novelisps testimonials which accom-
panied his application in 1881 for the chair
history and constitutional law at Edin-
burgb University. The signatures OF those
who testified TO the Scotch authors sohol-
arly attachments were those of men famous
in tic literary world. including Leslie
stephen. Edmund G0sse. John Arlington
Symonds and Andrew Lang. ME-. Stephen
records himself as Knowing no writer of
Mr.. StevensOn's standing of whose future
career he entertains greater expectations"
TIE jewels OF the youthful Countess
Craven. says o London society gossip. will
probably excite como envy among our so
ciety ladies. 1t is not often that bride of
eighteen can boast the possession Of three
suob superb pieces of jewelry AS the mag
nlhcent tiara of diamonds, duplicate of
the Empress Josephines. given 60 hex
daughter by Mrs. Bradley Martin: .he ex-
qusIto and very valuable necki ace of three
rows of perfectly matched pearls. which
was the present of her grandmother. Mrs.
sherman. the widow of the founder of the
family fortune. and the beautiful old dta-
mond collarette. taken from her own we'd
ding presents of half a century ago by the
Dowager Countess Craven as a wedding
gift TO her CONS BRIDE Loru Craven himself
rejoices III the possession of an amber cigar
cite tune SGT about with diamonds.