The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-19

KATHERINE L. CONWAY, recently ap-
pointed one of the police commit, soners OF
Massachusetts,. 10 one of the editors of the
Boston Pilot
THERE are now only three genuin queens
on earth. one being in England, ono in Hol-
land and the other in Madagascar. The
number is large enough for all uteful pur-
poses.
In their Great Commanders series the
Appletons will soon issue volume ON Gem
eral jackson by James Parton. Mr. Par
ton finished writing the book q short time
before his death.
EDISON likes TO have women machinists
do all the finer work of his electrical in
ventions. There are two hundred women
In his employ, and he claims that they are
far moro reliable than men would be.
II has been definitely ascertained, Boston
papers state. that the estate of the late
Bishop Phillips Brooks dad not amount to
much more than the sums named in his
will, which, in ell, amounted TO s10500
THE sum of $40. 900 from the estate off
T. Bsrnum has been received by the trus-
tees of Tufts College, College Hill. Mass.
structing an addition to the Barnom Mu-
scum.
j. NJ. BARRIE, the Scotch novelist, ia q
modest aad dIffident little man whose large
and luminous eyes always seem to be ask
ing to be forgiven for rushing into print
He has q large head with lots of gray mat
ter in il.
THE engagement is announced of Miss
May Mcclellan. daughter of the late Gen.
George Mcclellan. to Paul Dnprez. of the
French legation at Washington. The mar
risge will take place early In March, at tho
Church of St. Joseph.
HENRY WARD BEECHER was subject to
occasional lspses of memory. and il is told
of him that he once made an announce
ment from the pulpit In this way: Next
Sunday the pulpit will be occupied by-by
by my son-in-lsw. can't remember his
name just now. but We call him Ssmt'
RIAZ PACHA, who now exercises great
powers in Egypt. Is Hebrew by descent
and religion: He lie man of enormous en-
ergy and will power and has little fear OF
she young Khedive. He has many enemies,
however. at court and in society. who
would gladly soc him shorn of his power
and authority.
EXTENSIVE private collections of news.
paper clippings are quite common. Tall
colt Williams. editorial writer on the
Philadelphia Press has q collection OF four
thousand and keeps girl busy in cutting
and sor ting new ones j. Paul Bocock. tho
New York correspondent, has q set valued
at S1.500. 1t has ON alphabetical index,
library fashion.
BRIGHT woman, q favorite with the
Autocrat. quoted to Oliver Wendell
Holmes lately verses On blished in his first
book of poems He had as completely for
gotten them as though he had never heard
them before. He gave TO hts listener this
interesting explanation of tho recognized
fact that an author can never remember
his own work as he can that of other
writers. 1t is because he is always re-
touching and remodelinR his lines. and to
him they are not completed. Consequently
no perfect form arises In his mind at the
thought Of them.
EX-SENATOR BRADBURY n contem porsry
Of Webster in the Senate. and Neal Dow
met on the steps of the statehouse at Au-
gusta. Me-, the other day. Gene rsl." said
Bradbury. we're getting 70 De pretty old
boys now, but 1 guess as spry as
those youngsters In there" pointing TO the
Representatives hall. amt wep Dow
drew himself MP to his full height. aud
proudly retorted: Senator. in q month
shall be eighty nine years old us that
allfn replied Senator Bradbury. why, pm
ninety-One."
BE drops a penny in the plate
Each Sunday at eleven,
And thinks he's bought at scalpers rates
A cheap trip into heaven.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
LOVELY little Lilly wokky Lanny.
Give Uncle sam your little yaller nanny,
And please proceed 10 mention
How large you want your pension
Our Uncle sam Will treat you well as any.
Boston Transcript
THERE was Missouribred Col.
Who swOre that by tina et0
lie would drink n cautecn
Full OF rawest benzine.
And he's now In the regions infol.
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