The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-13
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

JOHN MCCULLOUGH has earned over 81 900 900.
and has $50, 900 left
PROFESSOR BRINToN advises patients with stiffeued
shoulders to bore twenty holes Dig inches deep in
soft plank daily.
Mr. PHILIP ARMOUR, the. Chicago pork king is
credited with fortune of $25 900 600 or enough to
buy up the entire kingdom of Greece.
KossUTH lives in a little attic apartment at Turin
having retired from his business teacher of the
English language and is feeble in his old age.
NINE. KRAPoTKINE, the wife of the imprisoned
prince and exile has not yet reached her thrtieth
year. She is rather short in stature, though firmly
built and well shapen.
The demand for opium as a nerve stimulant during
the choora scare in Europe is said to have advanced
the price of the drug than twenty-five per cent
even in British markets
LORD Rose, son of the famous astronomer and
of the largest telescope in the world is in Phil
adephia, He looks about forty years old, is rudy,
and has the appearance of jolly farmer.
MRS. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, the widow of tho
Commodore has returned from Dresden to London,
and at last accounts at the st. James Hotel for
few days, preparatory to sailing for home.
PROFESSOR LUDWIG MAUTHNER, the famous vi
ocust has just succeeded restoring sight to
colleague aged ninety-six In another case he re-
stored sight patient of 1O2 years. The cases are
said to be unique in eye surgery.
JOHN l. BLAIR, who was brought prominently into
public notice manager of the Chicago corner in corn
last month, is Jerseyman by birth and was an
successful candidate for Governor of New Jersey
His fortune is estimated at 500, 900 900.
THE latest indignity offered to the memory of Car
lyle is to credit him with having invented the word
dude" In his journal on July Is, 1875, he wrote
81 seldom read any dude of book novel the
tba
without certain pain, certain envy"
II is the little things in life that count couple in
New York State lived happily together for years
few mornings ago fly made msstep on the brm
of the cup and fell into the wifes coffee The offender
picked by the husband and accidentally tossed
upon the ladys plate. She became angry, packed up
her belongings and went home to her father. The
separation is said to be final.
KAISER WILHELM having had five falls within tho
past two years, of which due to causes out
side of himself it is believed that species of ep-
epsy is their Despite this threatening symp
tom and the weight of his eightyseven years, how
ever he rides before his soldiers at review with AL
most the vigor of youth, for Tssot said he SIS
Hohenzollern; that is a warrior Matched from the
cannon ball as the eagle is Matched from the egg"
r. J. BURDErrE has written an epic the baby.
consisting of one stanza. Here it is;
And reach out for everything he gets;
He'll weep when they first douse him into the tub.
And he'll get shaken up when he frets.
They'll think he's smart when he first learns to crawl,
And they II go into fits when he talks;
And he'll have the most fun when he's very, very
For he have to go it alone when he walks.
Mr.. GLADSTONE generally dresses plainly, but, like
the aloe blooms once in hundred years or so. When
that event the spendor of his blossomng calls
for detailed record On his first drive into Edinburg
from Dslmeny-the morning was bright and sunny
he flashed upon the town like ray of light, and sat
among his sombre companions like bird of paradise
in an aviary of jackdaws, clothed, like Tennyson's
party in the pool Sin white samite or what might
have been a coat of that material; his wascoat was
also white his trousers lovely lavender his tie the
hue of the pale primrose, while in his buttonhole he
sported a rose larger than eauliAower but less In
size than drum-head cabbage And to this a hat of
veritabe white, not the dubious drab which is the
common wear, but white whtewash, and you
have the figure which showed in the Scotch capital
the sun in Turner's pieces shows from surround
ing clouds.
THERE are a great number of anecdotes about Gen.
eral Skobeeff, which have become legendary in the
Russian army and there much greater number
about the Russian Jews which circulate through all
classes of Russian society. The following story which
is of interest for the admirers of the white General
and the haters of the Russian Jew, revived when
Prince Bismarck a sign of special distinction,
ceived the cross Pour lie Merte. Skobelef, goes
the story was working one evening in his tent near
the Danube, near pond, when a Turkish bomb
dropped at the threshold of the tent. The General
had lust time to the sentinel outside stoop down
and phegmatically throw the shell into the water.
Skobeleff approached the soldier and said "Do- you
know that you have saved my lfel" u have done
my best, General" Very WE'LL which would you
rather have, the st. Georges Cross or hundred
roublesl" The sentinel was Jew with fine Semitic
profile. He hesitated moment and then said: What
is the value of the ST. Georges cross my Generalf'
''What do you meant The itself is of value ii
may be worth five roubles perhaps but honor to
possess It, well my General" calmly said the
soldier "if it is like that give ninetyfye roubieS