The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-27
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Miss Amalia Kussner, the famous young
American miniature painter, has finished
painting the portrait of the Prince of
Wales and has selected Russia as the field
for her work during the coming winter
A Tennessee paper is authority for the
statement that Governor Taylor finds his
salary Of 81 900 inadequate for his yearly ex-
penses, and 1t is to aid in supporting hlm-
self and family that he goes upon the plat
form to lecture for money.
A little boy had fastened the door and
compelled his little sister to stay out in the
open the door and let Dolly in out of the
rain" Il can't mamma; we are playing
Noah's ark. and Dolly is the sinner"
Dom Paul Kruger has just received at Pre-
toria from England a state coach with sill
yer spread eagles dotted all over the PAN
coats of arms emblazoned on the doors and
back and other features of splendor COM
monty unknown among the Beers.
Tradition hands down an awful break
made by well-meaning American gentle
man, who. in his embarrassment, genially
assured Pope Plus TX that he had had the
pleasure of presentation to his father, the
late Pope, many years before. Somehow
this remark did not noticeably lubricate the
conversation.
In an interview with the representative of
a South Wales paper Sir Henry Irving
wanted the late Lord Tennyson to make a
play of King Arthur, but the laureate
seemed to think that, as he had dealt with
it in the "Idylls of the King" he had fin
ished with it, and did not therefore like to
make play OF 1T.
Dr. Hamlick, of Vienna, tells of having
asked Schumann how he got on with Wag-
ner. Not at ALL" he replied. He talks at
such a rate ] can't get word in edge
ways" Shortly after this DR.. Hamick met
Wagner and put a similar question to him
about Schumann. Il can't get on with him
at ALL replied Wagner. HE just looks at
me with a vacant stare and never says a
word"
About forty thousand pilgrims a year
visit the (supposed) tomb of Eve in GEM
etery Just outside the walls of Jeddah. Mark
Twan's emotion at finding the grave of his
relative Adam in a strange land would
come upon that of Eve. Her tomb, by the
way. is about seventy-five feet long, so that
the Arab tradition that Eve was very tall
woman seems to have ground or pellet.
The death of George M. Pullman recalls
story told about his adventure with Abra-
ham Lincoln. In the early days Of sleeping
cars two men slept in one berth. One day a
tall lanky man engaged a berth from Pull
man Pullman handed him the check, and
said: II shall sell the other check to that
berth 10 another man., Of course; The
lanky man wound himself UP to his full
height. then unwound himself again.
young man." he said, the person who can
get into one of your berths when / am
wound up in 1t is welcome to the accommo-
dation" That man was Abraham Lincoln.
Miss Alice Hughes. of London, daughter
of Edward Hughes; the famous portrait
painter of court beauties, has become the
favorite photographer of the aristocracy.
Miss Hughes began at an early age by pho
tographing the beautiful portraits made by
her father, and, as she grew In reputation,
was able to secure original sittings from the
nobility and gentry, and has now attained
the top of the tree" as our English friends
are given to saying, having become the
fashion among the royalties themselves:
Miss Hughes is only twenty-five years Of
age but has a charming studio OF her own
and employs hundred or more helpers.
IT'S not the dead alone that lie
In the graveyards still and drear;
Too often do the tombstones tell
What isn't true, / fear
Cleveland Leader.
The square piano has four legs,
The grand has three to It's frame;
The upright has no legs at all.
But it gets there just the same
Chicago News.