The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-12
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Russell Sage has had over two hundred
children named for him, and TO each child
has given between $25 and $100.
The late James r. Scott was Iowas Oldest
newspaper man, and never missed day at
his desk in the Dubuque Herald office for
torty-one years.
The ex-Empress Eugene has some Hi
bernian blood in her veins, being the de-
scendant of an Irish soldier of fortune, who
made name for himself in Spain.
The urn containing the ashes of Blanche
Willis Howard Won Teuffel, who was Gre
mated in Heidelberg has been brought to
this country, according to her wish, and
placed at Mount Hope Cemetery, in Ban
gOr, Me.
The Hon. Walter Rothschild, who has sue
ceeded his uncle, the late Baron Ferdinand.
in Parliament, is a great naturalist, and has
splendid geological garden at firing Park,
one OF the features of which is his team of
zebraS, which he drives four-in-hand fash
ion
Two States only are represented in the
United States Senate by men whose place
of residence is the capital city. These two
States are New Hampshire and Indiana.
Both senators from New Hampshire reside
in Concord both senator's from Indiana re-
side in Indianapolis.
In contrast to the cheap magazines which
are springing up on all sides is a periodical
magazine in edition de luxe. which Lady
Randolph Churchill (nee Jennie Jerome) is
preparing, price guinea Il copy. Emperor
William and other members of royal families
will be contributors.
Ex-Governor Leedy, of Kansas, in speak
ing the other day of his executive service,
said: ITS only $1,000 a year and the way
they pull a Governors leg he has little
left. In fact. that porter sweeping out the
office has more money now than Govern
or OF Kansas can save out of his salary for
one term
Believers in the gospel of heredity are
making much of the fact that the two sons
of Hallam Tennyson. grandsons of the late
laureate. named Aubrey and Lionel Tenny-
son, have just won prizes in an original
competition contest in a child magazine.
Aubrey is aged seven years. The theme of
composition was My Happiest Day.
The fact that it is useless to try to dis
courage the office seeker in Kansas is at
tested by the following note recently re-
ceived by Governor Stanley: Dear Sir-I
understand you said you was going to take
a week off to tear up the big pile of letters
asking you for jobs. If everything else is
gone, l would like the job OF tearing up
the letters"
John Morley, the English Liberal, was
asked the other day to define lingo. Il
have simply to quote from Mr.. Chamber
lain he said The lingo gentleman, in his
wild natural state of independence and of
opposition, is a very furious character, in
deed, and he Stimulates on occasion the holi-
est horror, but when he has got into the tolls
of office and is domesticated on the treasury
bench he is a perfectly inoffensive animal,
whose real character may be easily dis
cerned under his curious skin. "
IT'S the worlds winter;
Autumn and summer
Are gone long ago;
Earth is dry to the center,
But spring, a newcomer,
spring rich and strange,
Shall make the winds blow
Round and round,
Through and through
Here and there,
Till the air
And the ground
Shall he filed with life anew.
-TennysOn.