The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-29
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mrs. CLARA DoTY BATES, editor of Wide Awake,
lives in Chicago. Her first poem published when
she but nine years old.
T. EGGINToN HoGG is the of the president
of the Oregon Pacific railway. He invariably dis
charges man who alludes to him as Ham and eggs"
CHARLES READE's rooms at Magdalen College Ok
ford, were it is said an extraordinary sight, books
were piled the floor and everywhere in endless pro-
fusion manuscripts scattered about and scarcely
a chair to be found.
In his recent lecture at Baltimore on ',ohn
Brown Frederick Douglass said; II believe that all
men are created equal and that they positively
equal but they not practically equal. If white
make watch and we can't tell what time it
is, we are not equal; we have to up to it."
BISHOP CLARK says: "A student in the Andover
Seminary whom well knew and who afterward be-
came very useful minister, suspended for
while because of the offense that he gave when it
came his turn to return thanks at the close Of the
common dinner venturing to suggest that, if it
were consistent with the divine purpose it would be
gratifying to have improvement in the fsre.''
GOING to the Reichstag, Bismarck is guarded as
closely the Gar when he appears in public Police
agents in plain clothes posted all along the way
from his house and in the chamber ITSELF and
one-not a regular government employees ad-
mtted to any part of the building without special
attendants place before him half dozen wen sharp
ened pencils and large glass of Moselle wine.
AN old and skilled New York physician, when inter-
viewed on the hot water craze, said sit had long
been used. 1t is an internal wash, nothing
less. AS such it is excellent. An old trainer of
prize fighters used to tell about before had
heard of it elsewhere. He said he had cured every
thing from toothache to rheumatism with it. My
lady patients often beg to prescribe it for Them
and very often do so-sometimes because think it
likely to do good and sometimes because don't think
it will do any harm"
SAN FRANcIsco Chronicles ''When certain San
Francisco lady who has made wide Eastern reputa-
ton as a writer, visited Japan some years ago she
was entertained by of the leading Americans of
Toxic Everything in the house artistic, and the
rarest curios the most elaborate porcelain ware the
finest Japanese art productions, covered the tables
and filed the rooms The San Francisco visitor
much Interested in all this, and particularly adj
hiring the dinner service which was of very unique
pattern After dinner the host took her aside Don't
tell my wife but I'd give 81 to eat off white plate.
CoNTRADIcTING the statement that Piccolo1nini
was in financial distress, and putting stop to the
subscription in England for her benefit, Signor Pes
telln writes follows to the Gazette Italia: "Don-
ma Maria Piccolomin was married in 1860 to the
Marquis Francisco Gaetani della Fargua, of Citta
della Pieve and resides at present in her palace
near Poggo Imperale. Last year one of her daugh-
tiers made very good marriage Madame Piccolo-
mini has nothing to desire. Besides possessing
siderable fortune she is married to gentleman pos
sessing large estate in and Citta della Pieve"
LAWRENCE BARRETT s boyhood is mentioned in the
Lyndon (Vt) Union thus: People familiar with
Lyndon Corner in the years between 1910 and 1850
will remember Lawrence of the 'gamins' of our
street His father was tailor here having his shop
in little room below the Cahoon Office, while his
family lived in the rickety basement below him. His
two boys were George and Lawrence. Lawrence
belligerent chap. When other boys running
away from rhetoricals Lawrence on hand and
seemed to enjoy it, A little before 1850 the family
disappeared from the village, and that the last
heard from them till Lawrence began to appear in the
theatrical world"
GOOD story is told of the late Anthony Trollope
Norman Macleod and John Burns, one of the Cunard
company. They intimate friends, and made
tour in the Highlands together. Arriving at an inn
late at night they had supper and after their repast
told stories and laughed as Trolope used to do
here, regardless of other visitors, half the night
through. In the morning old gentleman who occu-
pied bedroom just above them complained to the
landlord that he had been disturbed by the noise