The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-16
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


JOHN KELLY and Dwight L. Moody look very much
alike.
THE house that Goethe occupied at Wemar is to be
opened to the public next spring.
EDWIN ARNOLD is to start long visit to
the scenes he has so well described in his Light of
Asia"
RocHEFoRT who is now an nfidel, has still in cir
culation a sonnet written by him and indted to the
Virgin Mary.
In the German universities there 157 pro-
fessors between eighty and ninety, of whom 122 con-
tinue to give lectures
A BOSTON woman refused to engage colored serv-
ant saying she had advertised for plain cook and did
not want colored one
THE enormous museum at Turin. consecrated to the
memory of Victor Emmanuel, is to contain colossal
equestrian statue of the king.
CARL SONTAG one of the stars of the German stage,
has written a strong letter against the degrading
custom of calling actors before the curtain
PEARLIE GLEASON, little girl only nine years old,
took the first prize for oil painting at the Los Angeles
fair. Her subject was Christmas Roses"
THE Princess of Wales, as in Paris recently,
looked handsome. though lips and cheeks over
painted She black velvet jacket trimmed with
sable, black six gown black bonnet and dotted
veil.
Mr. GEORGE MULLER, the head of the Orphan
Homes at Bristol, England, that during the
last year he has received than $2O7, 900 'in
to prayer" not single donation having been
solicited.
COUNT Won MoLTKE, whose nearness to death is
occasionally cabed is really wonderfully healthy and
vigorous for his years and he has just celebrated his
eightysxth birthday surrounded by his family his
Sesian estate.
Mr.. SANKEY, the revivalist finds that his most pop
ular hymns are Jesus of Nazareth Passeth By"
almost Persuaded" 'Hold the Fort" and the
Ninety and Nine" Mr. Sankey composed the music
for the last song
MR.. NICHOLAS is the representative of the Penob-
scot Indians in the Maine Legislature. He has right
to debate but vote The tribe numbers about 500,
and no desire for full citizenship exists among them.
They all Roman Catholics.
GEN WILLIAM III. SEWARD has established work
ing-men's readingroom in Auburn N. Y. All the
leading newspapers and periodicals will be provided
and supplies of writing materials. No fees
charged and the at the disposal of all who
feel inclined to them.
WHEN royal personages travel ''incognito they do
not, as many people suppose disguise themselves
with false boards and peasants costumes. When the
Prince of Wales describes himself during tour as
dispense with the receptions, escorts and formates
which he would undergo if he travelled as H. R. H.
The Princess Waidemar-or Mile. Marie de Or
leans, she registered at her civil MARRIAGES.
of medium height good-looking with fine, upright
carriage. The Prince is nice looking, too, with a
somewhat intellectual expression They commence
life with lot of nice wedding presents and 100 900
francs year. Their summers to be spent in Dem
mark and the winters in France.
FRANZ LIszT the pianist who is modest as he is
great is quite content with his title of doctor of phil
osophy from the University of Konigsberg but never
has borne the title of nobility conferred upon him
thirty years ago by the Grand Duke of SAKE Weinar
and, strange as it may seem, viii not sport the
''Hofrath" given him by the Prince of Hohenzolern-
Hechingen, which to will look like ingratitude
THE examination at Vienna of the papyri of the
Archduke Rainier has led to the finding of valuable
fragment of Homer's Odyssey" This copy dates
from the second century. Another still more inter.
estng discovery is that of strip of Arabian paper
dating from the tenth century, and containing wood
cut with ornaments and initials. This relic shows
that the art of woodcuttng probably of Arabian
origin, or that it was, at all events, known to the
Arabs at an early day.
M. BARTHoLDI the great French sculptor, is in
Washington and is described as short, stout brown
hair and full, black beard. At distance he looked
slow gloomy and rather clumsy figure; but when he
engaged in conversation he all action every fea-
ture in his strong, brown face came into animation
and his large eyes sparled. With the powerful help
of great deal of French gestculaon he was able to
express his ideas in broken English words.
PATHS drawing room at Craig-y-Nos is described
vision of blue and silver brocade oriental hang
ngs pictures and costly objects dart presented to the
diva during her Foremost is splendid goblet
from her admirers in San Francisco, and then there
is silver casket from her copfreres at the Vienna
Operahouse birds of solid gold set with precious
stones, tiny piano studded with emerads and rubies
exquistely devised frames delicate china painted
fans and pretty souvenirs strewng every table and the
shelves of every cabinet in the grand piano
of Stenway's is also here and looming over it with
warrior aspect portrait of Colonel Mapleson in the
uniform of his Tower Hamlet corps.