The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-05
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The detective stories in which Sherlock
Holmes figures prominently have been
strung into a drama by DIR. Conan Doyle.
Richard Harding Davis who is becoming
a very nimble writer, is at work on new
serial, to be published in Scribner's some
time in the spring.
Theodore S. Parvin, of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
has spent his life collecting books on Ma
sonry and now has library of about thirty
Thousand volumes-said to be the best in the
Worlc.
The death has just occurred at Bradford
England, of Joshua Northup, said to be the
Oldest Methodist preacher in the kingdom
He was born on March 10, 1893, and preached
from 1920 to last July.
According to Rev Mr.. Myron Reed some
Of the best last words ever uttered were
by Sitting Bull, who said: God Almighty
made me an Indian. God Almighty never
made me an agency Indian"
The late Admiral De Sterneck. of Austria,
left a will in which he requested that his
corpse should be wrapped in the imperial
war standard. He also directed that his
heart should lie in the Church of kraZ-
loWitz. and his body in the maritime town
of Pola on the Adrlatic.
1t is predicted that marriage in the court
circles of Great Britain will experience a
great revival upon the death of the Queen.
Out of respect to her Majesty widowhood
has been popular for many years. or has
been endured because of her example, but
the fashion is becoming a trifie irksome as
the years roll on, and some of the women
of the court are already casting aside their
weeds in anticipation OIL an early return 10
the matrimonial yoke.
A rumor that the Eiffel tower was out
of the perpendicular has led to an examina-
ton bv an expert, who reports that it does
bend first one way and then another be-
cause of the alternate expansion and con-
traction of the iron in changes OF tempera-
ture so that il is really always IN mo
ton vet quite safe, at the same tiTne.
Apropos of Mr. Clement Scott's attack on
the morality of the stage, Sir Henry Irving $
opinion on the influence of the theater is of
interest. He says Il feel more than ever
convinced that no large-hearted, large
minded individual. of whatever denomina-
to belittle it's influence for doing good. an
influence for which ! am prepared to fight
with all | know
It IS said that the famous Mountainside
farm at Mahawah n. j.. which was owned
bv the late Theodore A. Havemeyer, is to
be sold at auction by direction of the execu-
tors. who are arranging for the partition
of the estate among the heirs. The sale
is 10 include the live stock, buildings and
appurtenances. When Mr.. HavemeyeT
bought the property, nineteen years ago, il
embraced only three hundred acres; but he
kept adding more land from time to time
until now the total area is more than 2 zoe
acres. The live stock now on the farm in
cludes five hundred registered cattle and
sixty head Of horses; and there is Il dairy
plant which is surpassed nowhere In the
United States
Not long ago President DIaz, Of Maxico
received a letter from little girl OF Pueble
in which she said: Mamma locked up nay
doll and | wasn't naughty. Please make
her let me have It anain. 4 dav or two