The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-19
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Gen. Dabney H. Maury, the oldest sur
viving Confederate officer in Virginia, has
applied to the State Legislature for pen
sion.
| Postmaster Thomas, of Boston, declares
that the women clerks who do the same
work that men do should receive the same
wages.
In recognition of Israel Putnam's worth.
a bronze tablet has been placed on the
western corner of the house in DanVers,
Mass, in which he was born.
DR.. Daniel Freeman, who was the first
man to locate under the homestead act, is
still living on the plot of ground he claimed
in Gage county, Nebraska. at that time.
A Boston man is still taking daguerreo-
types and has been doing so over half a
century. He insists that in spite of all mod
ern processes in photography, they remain
the most correct likenesses ever produced.
A local preacher, being anxious to inter-
view the Rev. C. H. Sturgeon, called at
his house. but was informed that the great
preacher was engaged. Tell him." said
the. caller that the servant of the Lord
wishes to see him." 'Ah," replied Mr..
Sturgeon. tell the servant of the Lord
that am engaged with his Master.
A young English woman, a graduate of
Cambridge, is about to establish convent
in Calcutta, having become yogi or Hin
doc nun, as a preliminary. Other English
additions to the sisterhood are promised,
the object of the order being avowed the
spiritual regeneration of Hlndooism, which
is, perhaps, a larger contract than the zeal
Gus and enthusiastic foreign-born yogis are
aware of.
The religious press, generally, notice in
their columns the "close communion" ques-
ton, which Is just now agitating portion.
at least, of the Baptist denomination. Rev.
Russell H. Conwen, of Philadelphia, said
at the recent Baptist congress in Chicago
uyh aF .fGf a
his old mother at the Lords table and well
coined him, but spurned his godly mother
in spite Of her faith and holy living, it was
simply soul persecution"
The members of the Methodist Episcopal
Society in Agawam, Mass, were somewhat
surprised on Sunday morning to see con-
Quoting services in place of the regular
pastor, Rev. Charles j. Hatch, the latter's
siXteen-year-old daughter, Mabel The same
day she also filled the pulpit at the Central
Church, near Wareham Center Miss
Hatchs explanation was that her father
was taken suddenly i'll, which prevented his
occupying the pulpit or arranging for sub
stitute, and his daughters offer to take his
place was readily accepted by Mr.. Hatch.
The Duchess of Cumberland possesses the
finest pearls in Europe. They were part of
the crown jewels of Hanover, and in 1851
they were valued at 916O,OOO These pearls
were claimed in 1887 both by Queen Victoria
and by her uncle, King Ernest of Hanover
ana II was not until 1901 tnat LOrQ w enSley-
dale, Lord HatherIey and Sir Lawrence Peel
unanimously decided that they belonged to
Hanover They were then given up, aloog
with splendid casket of jewels, part OF
which had been brought to England from
Hanover by George u, and the rest be-
longed to Queen Charlotte, who left them
by will to her son Ernest.
Among the many things associated with
the memory of Harriet Beecher Stowe"
says the Milwaukee Sentinel, lis the chair
occupied by her while writing the initial
chapter of Uncle Toms Cabin Mrs
Stowe, accompanied by the Rev. Lyman
Beecher, her father, was a visitor at
; Batavia, o.. many years ago, at the home
of Judge Owen +. Fishback. During all the
hours of her visit, and while writing, she
always occupied this plain poplar chair.
After Mrs. stowe rose to fame with her
book the chair was preserved and handed
down a part of history from Mrs. Fish
back to Lou Buerkle, in whose possession II
become broken off, and all the Stats are
broken out of the back. The color of the
chair was black. The chair is much priced
by it's present pOSSesSOrS. They relate all
the historic points now connected with this
plain and unassuming old-time piece of
furniture
Whenever Madge remembers
Her SWeetheartS when a girl,
She laughs with mlrtn unbOund2d-
And yet is not q churl.
IT'S not that she their fondness
In GOODNESS has forgot
Their photos in her album
Are such a frightful lot.
-PhiladeIDhia TnoI1irar