The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

MRS. Felicia Hemans, who discovered the
stern and rock-bound coast of Plymouth
and who is the only writer of imaginative
literature produced by Liverpool is 10 have
monument there IL the money can be
raised
The experiment of electing women to fill
all the city offices of Gaylord, Kan, has
been SO successful, the business being con-
Quoted in systematic, &c )nomical and eff
clent manner, that the likelihood is that 1T
will be repeated
An ancient quadrant bearing the name of
Robert Kidd, the celebrated pirate, is in
possession of a family at Rockland, Me- 1t
is more than 200 years old, and is mounted
with ivory, which has now turned dark
brown with age.
Washington clergyman tells a story of
a class of Sunday school boys who were
reciting clauses of the Apostles Greed in
turn. When the last clause was reached
one of the boys explained: 1.-The boy that
believes in the Holy Ghost is not here to-
day."
In order that young men may not excuse
themselves for church attendance upon the
ground that it is too hot the Young Mems
Christian Association of Wilmington, Del
is thinking of furnishing fans and dspens-
ing ice-cold lemonade to all attendants upon
its meetings.
The Rev. Edward Everett Hale in an adj
dress spoke of his trip half way across the
COIIlHGII ana SdlO. Travelled DX QaX in
order TO see the country and after seeing
an the beauty you can't persuade me that
the God who made this beautiful world
doesn't like it,
Mrs. Gladstone is six months older than
the Queen, the Baroness Burdett-Coutts is
five years older, and Lady Louisa Tighe
who was present at the ball at Brussels
the night before the battle of Waterloo
and is still hale and lively, was a girl when
Victoria was born.
One Baltimore street railway has adopted
an improved sign system for designating
the routes of the various cars Over the
projecting roof at the forward end of the
car is an oblong box Illuminated at night
by lncandeScent lights and having a glass
front. Within is a revolving screen of
black with the names of the several routes
IN white letters on it. More easily read in
the daytime than the usual car signs it is
said that at night these can be read at
the distance of a square.
The late Due d'Aumale's lack of de-
cision is illustrated by the following Incl
dent: When about to enter room at a re-
ception in 1873 he was asked by the usher
what name should be announced. Gen LIE
Due d'Aumale," he answered and then,
suddenly changing his mind, he said: mo.
announce his royal highness. the Due
d. Aumale." But, not feeling satisfied with
d'Aumale." Finally he said Say moth
ing" and walked in unannounced
Bishop John z. Newman (Methodist) Wis
tied South Onondaga, N. Y, on Sunday. in
which town he was pastor of his first
church fifty years ago. He made an adj
dress in which he told how he was Obliged
to walk nine-mile circuit and speak at
four services every Sunday until a member
of the congregation took pity on him and
raised enough money to buy him a horse
THE horse had short legs" said the bishon
and had long legs; consequently could
by turns either walk or ride without dis
mounting. The salary for a years service
was $100; and" said the bishop won owe
me 50 OF that money yet" The bishop con-
tinued: If 1 have had any success in life
as a preacher, as a writer as citizen
Grafton, purity of life, regularity constant
reliance upon God through PRAYER and
hard work-the sweat of the BRAIN
The boy stood On the burning deck
Till all but him had fed
And then he put the fire out
And went and cruised ahead
And when he'd had enough of that
He sailed into the slip,
And got thousand dollars down
AS salvage on the ship.
-Harper's Bazaar.
'Tis the hat of last summer,
Surviving alone;
All its lovely companions
Are faded and gone
The buff shoes, the checked shirt
The necktie of blue,
The white suit the rain didn't
Do thing to.
must wear thee, thou lone one.
/ know not till when.
Thou vert new once, o hat!
l have married since then