The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mrs. E. D. E. n. Southworth, the author
ess, celebrated the seventy-fourth anniver-
saTy of her birthday on Christmas day. Her
health is better than it has been for several
years.
After a stay of three or four weeks in
the villa hired for her at Florence, Queen
Victoria intends to go to Coburg and see
how her second son is getting along as a
German duke.
Ours is the only worlds fair to compen-
safe foreign jurorsi Two hundred thousand
dollars were paid out for judges. foreign
and native. The former received $3.50.
whether their work was much or little.
Native judges were paid Sc a day.
The following is a characteristic extract
from the manuscript diary of King James
II. of England, preserved in the Imperial
Library, of Paris: 81 did not retire from
the battle on the Boyne from a sense of
fear, but that / might preserve to the world
q life that L felt was destined to future
greatness"
John Walters, who lives near Gainesville,
Md, is ninety-six years old, and is an eX-
pert shot. Notwithstanding his advanced
age he takes great pleasure in cunning. Re-
Gently he walked about twelve miles in pur-
suit of game, and in the afternoon walked
to Gainesville and return, a distance of six
teen miles, in one day.
On the occasion of Col. Thomas Went
worth Higginson's SEVENTEEN birthday, the
fNOunu IdDle SluD vi DoSlOh, VI hiSu III
onel Higginson has always been the presi-
dent, presented to him a silver loving cup,
inscribed with the quotations from Tenny-
son: Hold US for your friends; here we
pledge our troth; yea, by the honor OF the
Table Round"
Processes Victoria and Maud, of Wales,
improve rather than lose in appearance as
years go by. Although, says the gentle
woman, rumors are seldom afioat as to
their probable engagement with reigning or
petty princes, il is a fact that both Prin-
cesSeS have been sought in marriage on more
than one occasion. Princess Maud not so
very long ago again refused to leave her
father and mothers side for a home Of her
own.
The little villa near Waterloo where Napo-
leon planned his historic battle has been Of
fered for sale by the Belgian architect who
has long been the owner of it. 1t was here,
too, that the Emperor held his last council
of war. The charm of the villa is its beau
tiful garden, in which Napoleon went be-
fore the battle to survey the panorama OF
the surrounding country and perfect his
plans for the fight. Prince Victor lives but
ten miles away, and IL is suggested that he
should buy the property for a shooting-boX.
Capt. John z. Tribble, of Mystic, Conn,
who recently died there. was a veteran ship
captain, and well known as a powerful Bap-
fist exhorter and revivalist in every At
lantic port from Maine to Maryland. He
was extremely successful in this work and
very jealous. He had been known TO send
his vessel on a voyage in charge of a minor
officer while he stayed ashore to work and
pray at a camp meeting. A remarkable
feature of Captain Tribble's career was pre-
sentiments which came TO him in his
dreams.
Professor Tyndalps Hours of Exercise in
the Alps 1871, and his Glaciers Of the
Alps 1850, are now exceedingly rare
books-so. rare that the author was himself
| for several years anxious and unable TO pro-
cure a copy of the former. II am told by a
friend" he wrote to a certain bookseller
who makes books on Alpine subjects a spe-
cialty, that you have two copies Of my
book. The price Is high, and this is in a
way very gratifying to the author. And as.
unfortunately, l have no copy myself. I
shall be glad if you will send the books to
me at the price named"