The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-07
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

QUEEN VICTORIA won all the champion honors for
cattle at Smithfeld, London, last year.
Mr. PLYMPToN has made large fortune by his in
vention of the roller skate
MRS. EMMA HOPKINS of Spring Lake Mich,
thinks she has Ethan Aliens sword and wants the
Vermont Legislature to pay her 81 600 for it.
IT does not seem to be generally known that the
name 'Votaire" was but the de plume of the ia
nous French writer, Francis Marie-Arouet. He was
born in the year 1854 A. D. gay
DIR. WOOD, professor of chemistry in Bishops Col
lege Montreal reports fortyseven cases of acute
tieular rheumatism cured by fastingtime required,
from four TO eight days. He regards rheumatism as
phase of indigestion. NJ A''
IN teegraphng critique of one of Mr.. Irving's
first nights in America to London, the critic made
to say: THE toast for Irving like the toast for olives
must be cut elevated" The writer had intended to
say that the taste for Irving like that for olives must
be cultivated.
THE bicycle sled has been perfected in Canada. The
rider sits on wheel which cogged to catch the ice
and there is frame shod with four blades of steel
like ordinary skate runners, upon which the machine
gdes along Still it is said not to be popular as
skates There is nobody's hand to hold.
A SOUTHERN lady tearfuny laments the decay of
the old Virginia chivalry. She says 1.-THE young
of the present day polite and gentlemanly in
their bearing but the Sir Charles Grandson manner
has passed away with old Virginia. The solitary
trace of it is when occasionally meet old
family servant who reproduces the of his
ter"
MRS. JANE Brown has organized in Paris, meet
ings composed wholly of French ladies for the study
of the works of Shakespeare. Mrs. Brown carefully
prepares her lectures. An act read and commented
upon, and then follows controversy between the
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sumo of these meetings published and thus the pub
lie have a peep into their doings.
TRoLLoPE received $24O for his first production
and $35 900 for one of his last Captain Marryatt
received 800 600 for one of his works, and Lord
Lyttoh $15 900 for the copyright of the cheap edi
ton of his works by Messrs Routedge Sons, in ad
dition TO the large amount paid at the time of their
publication while it is well known that Messrs. Long
man paid Lord Beaeonsfeld $50 900 for "Endy-
mion."
1.-THE people be d" utterance of w. H. Wander
bit is not is generally supposed, specimen of his
poHteness. 1t is related of him that while showing
his art gallery one of his lady guests he pointed
certain picture and said Il told the artist to put the
most beautiful of women into the picture, but-bow-
ing very low-"he did not succeed" The chroncler
of the above leaves in the dark to the reply of
the lady.
THE most conspicuous proof that Charles Sumner
thought out and prepared his speeches in advance is
found in this anecdote related of him: friend
who happened to call at Summers rooms in Washing
ton told by the young negro servant; ''Massa
Sumner he gone to de Senate to make him speech.
what speechl' asked the friend in surprise. why
dat ar speech was the reply, (which he's been ho
lerin' out in bed cherry mornin desc free weeks"
THE late Professor Sophocles, of Harvard, a
benevolent man, but very shy about it, Walking
with intimate friend, who relates the story they
passed streetorganst grinding his grind. The good
Professor, taking advantage of the supposed preoccu
patton of his friend slipped coin into the hands
of the musician. He discovered in the act II
did not know said the friend "tha you gave aims to
those fellows" 81 do it for my sake, replied
the Greek in confusion, ito keep my heart
open"
NJ AxEI. LAMM, of Stockholm has sent to the
Academy of Sciences note relating to copper and
cholera in which he says that in 1858 small disks of
copper were worn over the pit of the stomach, but
with doubtful advantage. Cholera has ragged several
times at Stockholm, but has travelled so far
Faun, where the copper ores are smelted. He, how
eyet evidently thinks that it is the sulphurous
pors which sometimes discharged in intoerable
quantities that give to Falun its immunity from
cholera.
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man who owes to Lord Salisbury his rich living worth
812 500, in responding to tost said unblushingly
that he hoped his lordship would out of his
cent action to artisans dwellings with clean hands
but he very much doubted his doing Not only is
this reverned gentleman indebted to his orship for
his living, but he is recognized pensioner the
house of Cecil His remarks not allowed to pass
unnotieed by Lord Salisbury, who in caustic speech
attributed them to fervelt afterdinner excitement.
MARSHAL. BAzAINE was not very grand soldier, in
the physical sense but in forty years of steady pur
poseful duty, he raised himself from out the very
rsnks to the position of Marshal of France He was
short somewhat fat long in the body short and bugy
about the legs, anu fith putty rather pasiy fae7'
But there physical fcS2t'tres that were to be
marked faYorably. He had good, straight, manly
EYES his mouth had habit of setting itself firmly; his
voice, rather hoarse in its lower notes, had clear