The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-03
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The Rev. /. NJ. Gibson, of Plattsburg, Mo-,
says that the Lords Supper ought to be
a real meal and not a sham supper of
crumbs OF bread and drops Of wine.
One Of the richest heiresses in the world
is Lady Mary Hamilton Douglas, the
eleyen-year-old daughter of the late Duke
100000 year, and VIII be we'll above Zoo. :
OO0 by the time she Is of age.
The Rev. DIR. George w. Carter. who
has been on trial before the Virginia Meth
odist Conference for breaking church laws.
is seventy years old. He has been di-
vorced twice, has fought two duels. has
professor and has always preached gospel
sermons.
A curious case of soldier refusing to do
duty has just been before military tribu-
nal in Germany. Trott is the name Of a
private in an infantry company stationed at
Insterburg. He Is the son of landed
military duty six days in the week, but
would not "desecrate the Sabbath" He is
still in prison and Will remain there until
he changes his mind in this matter.
Captain Alfred Sanford seventy-three
years DID, who has just been sent to the
st. Louis poorhouse. was the friend and
playmate of General Grant and when the
latter became President he made his old
time friend surveyor of the port of New
Orleans Captain Sanford earned his title
by brave service with-the river fleet that
cut it's way past Vicksburg in 1858. His
father was major in the war of 1872. ana
left his son a.,small. fortune, which has
not suficed for mis- old age.
Mrs. Isabel c. Barrows, one of the first
women to enter the sivil-service at Wash
ington, for long time figured on the
pay roll as II. c. Barrows." to avoid the
reduction of pay which would probably
ensue on the discovery or nsr sex All Went
person, together with other government
employees. TO take the 'iron-clad OATH
her country. The fact which most con-
clusively proved that she had not, also
resulted in the pairing down of her pay.
In that part of her memoirs which the
Ladies' Home Journal is publishing Mary
Anderson gives striking example of the
rebuffs she encountered when she f1rst
s eos from e New york
get the opinion of Mr. Vandenhoff of her
talent, and at his direction she read some
begun when he Numbered out: stop, You
would split the ears of the groundlings
with voice like that" 1t seemed to the
she forgave it in later years when she
knew more.
The nine-year-old King of Spain is suf-
fering from spraiped ankle. incurred in
pursuit of his favorite exercise, bicycling.
So devoted is he to the wheel that he neg
lects as far as possible. the more kingly
accomplishment of riding and cares abso-
lutely nothing for horses. His devotion to
the humble bike is not shared by his
little playmate. the son of Count de Casa
Valencia, the newly appointed Spanish en-
bassador to London, the young count be-
ing DEVOTED to horses The other day both
were arguing in favor OF their respective
hobbies when the young hidalgo wound
up by saying: We'll. I'm glad I'm going
to England. which is the country Of fine
fory' asked the King my papa has been
made ambassador there" Indeed? ] was
not consulted about it,
He manufactured silverware
And owned near half the earth;
He died; his friends declared he was
"A man of sterling worth"
Washington Post.