The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-14

Harriet Prescott Spofford is slowly re-
covering from an illness of four months at
her home on Deer isle, near Newburgport
Mass.
1t is reported that the Empress of Russia
will arrive in England on a private visit to
the Queen in the spring of next year. The
Car will not accompany her.
A medical authority asserts that death
caused by fall from a great height is
absolutely painless. The mind acts very
rapidly for a time, then unconsciousness
enSues.
A prize of $500 is offered to the member of
the freshman class of Amherst College,
classical division who gives evidence of the
best preparation for the college And a
prize. of $500 is offered to the best-prepared
member of the scientific division of the
freshman class this fall.
The new Chinese minister at Washington
is Christian and member of the Episco-
pal Church. WI Ling Fang was educated
in London, and called to the English bar
in 1877. He has been made director OF Chi
nese railroads, connected with the negotia-
tons for peace with Japan, legal adviser TO
the Viceroy Lii Hung Chang and other
things to his credit.
Dumas the elder was not in the habit of
counting his money, but did once, leaving it
on the mantel while he left the room for a
few minutes. When he returned and was
giving some instructions to a servant he
MECHANICALLY counted the pieces over again
and found a louis missing. We'll" he said
with a sigh, considering that l never
counted my money before, l can't say 1t
pays.
This season, for the first time in thirty
years, Rosa Bonheur exhibited some of her
pictures in Paris. She lives in great seclu-
sion all the year round near Fontainebleau,
and the reason given by her for not exhibit
ing in Paris is that she has no need OF pur-
suing such course, as all her pictures are
sold before they are finished. Her eXhlDltS
this year comprise four pastelles, and the
fact that all are dated 1897 shows remark
able energy and industry on the part of a
woman who is seventy-tiye years or age.
"a bicycle built for two thousand is to
be feature of the Paris exhibition 1t will
be taller than any of the tall buildings
about 1t, and will stand out like pair of
Ferris wheels. Both tires will be pune
itors climb to the top of winding staircaSeS.
The handle bar will be hollow, with win.
dows commanding flne view, ana a roof
garden will Surmount the saddfe.
Few officers of the British army possess
a more brilliant record of active service
than Sir Evelyn Wood, the new adjutant
general Previous to becoming a soldier he
was for a short time in the navy, during
which he took part in the Crimean war;
and in one of his intervals of comparative
leisure he read for the bar and was duly
"ealled" Thus he is a lawyer and sailor as
we'll as soldier In 1893 ne OBTAINED a Goih-
mission in the army, and served throughout
the Indian mutiny where he won the Vic
loria Cross for his gallantry on two occa-
sions. He also took part in the Ashantee
war of 1874: the Kafir, Zulu and Boer
campaigns in South Africa; the Egyptian
war of 1882, and the Nile expedition OF
1SS4-S5.
If your neighbor towers above you,
Let his pride bespeak your pardon;
He may have homegrown tomatoes
In his little city garden.
Chicago Record.
Her lips would for carnations stand;
Her brow is like the lily;
Her cheeks are blooming roses, ana
Her ears would knock pinks silly.
Yet tbs but natures symmetry
That all these gifts I've chorused
Belong to her, because, you see,
Her father is a florist.
New Orleans Time-DemOcrat.