The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The Kew Monument Association of Fred
erick. Nd has received over $500 OF the
$4,000 required to place a monument over
the grave of Francis scott key, the author
of THE Star-spangled Banner.
The King of Spain, who reached his
tenth birthday on May II last has gone
among the wheelmen. The other day he
fell FROM his bicycle at St. Sebastian and
slightly injured his face-an accident whlch
was telegraphed all over Europe.
BY a curious coincidence the proprietors
of the largest lead-pencil factories in Aus
tria and Germany died last month only one
day apart. John Freiherr Won Baber, who
founded his Nuremberg factory in 1889, died
aged seventy-nine. while his Austrian rival,
Hardtmuth, lived Sixty-f1ve years.
Enoch Pratt, of Baltimore, the founder
of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, cele-
brated his eghty-eighth birthday on
Thursday. He has been i'll for some time
and for that reason there was no formal
celebration of the event; but a large num-
Der of friends called at his home to ofIer
their congratulations. He was born IN
North Middleborough, Mass, on Sept. TO-
1908, and sixty-five years ago went TO Bal
timore, where he amassed large fortune.
Most of the great noblemen of the pres
ent day are descended, by no means re-
motley from trades people. Thus the
Prime Minister the Marquis of Salisbury,
is descended in direct line from draper;
the late Duke of Buckingham from gro
Ger, the Marquis of Bath from a tailor.
the late Lord Palmerston from a grocer,
and the Earl of Warwick from liquor
dealer, who retailed spirits and beer down
Whitechapel way in the middle OF the last
century.
Princess Louise, Warehouses of Lorne. is
the only one of the English princesses who
wears her hair either artistically of becom-
ingly. All pictures of the others show too
much height and elaboration of heavy,
dense waves of hair about the forehead,
elongating their ever-long countenanSes
and producing a top-heavy effect; the
handsome Marchioness abjures all court
hairdresSerS and wears her timex brown
hair in a graceful COLL adapted to the
shape of her head, with little graceful
wave back of the ears, and SOFT, nght
fringe on the forehead.
The Collector says that the autographs
of prominent men vary according to cir
cumstances. A presidential years brings
out many new values. Sometimes it brings
entirely new men into the market, but gem
orally it lifts twenty-fve-cent and fifty
cent specimens to higher plane A Re
publican nomination will carry a fifty-cen1
man to $1.50 while his election will make
it 49, If an entirely dark horse should be
chosen his letters might easily be quoted
at from IS to $40, as there would be great
rush for him and probably an insufficient
supply. For a long time Arthur was at
$40 and $l2, but is now s. to Sc. Collectors
who have complete sets of Presidents de-
sire the new men al once. and their compe
tition drives up the price AS eX-PreSident
Harrison generally dictates his letters, the
nrice of his AUTOGRAPH letters continues
very high. McKinley's letters have never
been very plentiful, and have generally
sold at 81. He is already worth 81. Bryan's
autographs not quoted.
Talk talk, talk
Through thy well-worn hat, Bill b!
But a chance to cavort in the old White
House
Will never be given to thee!
New York Tribune.
When lovely woman stoops to folly,
,rv;., 20 hot x-n1
That some ones given her jolly
Bv Informing her that she positively
doesn't look more than seventeen, and
is moreover, the most beautiful and
accomplished creature that ever trod
the earth.
cleveland Leader.