The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-26
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

HENRY IRvING's receipts since 1873 are said to
have been nearly $1,000, 900, including the pro-
| ceeds of his American tour.
EDWARD EVERETT HALE deprecates the use of
the word "Knight" in modern American organi-
cations, as the term is a relic Of feudalism.
A CARD in Fourth-street car tells a great
truth. It says: Advertising Is great deal like
making love to a widow-it can't be overdone"
THE venerable Louis Kossuth is now in Rome
his way to his chosen homo in Turin, where it is
believed, or at all events hoped that his sons
will maintain him in comfort.
"MR CoNKLING," said Henry Ward Beecher
in Chicago the other day, lis now making $50, 900
| or $50. 600 at his law but it is not for himself.
He is paying off Endorsements for friends to the
| extent of several hundred thousand dollars"
EDWIN FORREST is a revivaiist who has just
| visited Wilkesbarre. He is candid about his
past career, and admits that he has been
| gambler, robber and a penitentiary convict.
He Is a native of the northeastern part of Penn
| sylvania.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL said. recently, to
friend: 1.-THE chances of the land bill passing
| the House are better than people are willing to
admit. 1t will be very close fight. II were
betting should say fair odds would be five to
| four against"
Mr.. T. B. ALDRIcH does not believe the cur
| with the cool treatment he recently received at
the capital while W. D. Howells was liohized,
and bases his disbelief on the fact that he has not
been in Washington since 1862.
GEORGE j. DEAGLE one of the old time theater
managers of ST. Louis. informs the Globe Demo
crat that during the war and subsequently-a
period of twelve years-he cleared over 5000, 900
out Of the BLACK Crook" and other spectacular
shows To day he isn't worth dollar.
| 1adx ho;r Cd nd 20 taEo
voyage for her health, hired state rooms for her
| self and maid on one of the steamers which ply
between Portland and Boston, took along all the
| necessary conveniences and many luxuries. and
| made forty trips without quitting the vessel.
She was much benefited by the voyage
BOSTON CoRBETT, who killed John Wilkes
Booth, took up an eighty-acre claim near Con-
cordia, Kan, six years ago, and he thinks the
Republic is ungrateful for not giving him a pat
ent of the land He is not particularly happy,
aud says that but for religious tracts sent to him
by Eastern friends life would hardly be worth
lving-that is. unless he gets mis- land tract also.
IT seems that French students can be more
substantially demonstrative toward an unpopu-
lar instructor than their American fellows M.
Chatin, of the Paris School of Chemistry, was
about to lecture his botany class recently, when
he assaulted with shower of potatoes, eggs,
| butter, cheese and onions from all parts of the
hall, and shouts Of "Resign! Resign!" were
raised
ANOTHER language myth is destroyed In the
statement of a translator that the Russian is
very easy language to acquire. He strengthens
his opinion with the explanation that the verbs
are comparatively regular and have but three
| tenses, while the conditional mood is indicated
| by particle "bui" The language is not so
difficult as its collection of consonants so curl
Gus to a foreigner, might seem.
OF the wife of President Knott of Union
College, it is said that while her health permit
ted she made it duty to know personally avery
student in each class, and she never forgot
| face or name. always recognizing an alumnus,
and with the greatest animation recalling little
| incidents of his COLLEGE days 1t was her custom
to invite the boys one or two at time, to take
tea and spend an evening with her.
A CINCINNATI pickpocket, seeing young
| with young woman on each each arm, deity
relieved him of his watch. The young man saw
the deed and tried to grab the thief, but the
girls chung to his arms and cried, Don't 60; he'll
kill you" and more to that effect, until the thief
got well away. They were not confederates of
the pickpocket, either, but nice average Ohio
girls. who were bound the young man shouldn't
get hurt.
ONE of the latest books to circulate in the
Canton bazaars is Chinese version of ''The
Pilgrims Progress" The little volume is illus
trated with pictures drawn and engraved by
Chinese artists. In these Christian appears in
| Chinese costume, the House Beautiful as a
Chinese pagoda, and throughout the book all the
scenes ana Incidents are depicted in garb
familiar TO the people for whom the book is
intended
''CIroYEN LrsBoNNE," the ex,convict, who re-
Gently opened cabaret in Paris as trayesty on
| prison, where the walters are dressed as con-
| victs and fettered and where the chef represents
| the executioner, who grimly tells his customers
| that he will be ''ready for them in ten minutes
| tn find Hai 10
just now about to open second cafe, where the
tables will be collins deeked with skulls as salt
sellars, and where customers will be waited upon
by young girls got up as corpses and habited
| in shrounds.
GEORGE MOORE, clerk in an Augusta, Me-,
hotel, had been in the habit Of writing every
night an order for the porter to call Andrew
Jack. railway postal clerk, who goes out on an
early train, at 4:3O In the morning. The other
night Moore dreamed that he had not put down
the order. He thought he saw Jack stagger up to
the depot with an immense load of mail bags
just as the train was drawing out, and the sight
of the mail clerks efforts to catch the train so
/ impressed him that he awoke He hurried down
stairs to make sure that the order had been writ
ten. It had not BEEN He looked at the clock
1t was just 4:30. Then he went and called Jack
himself, to be sure that the dream shouldn't
come true.
BISHOP STEVENS, of Philadelphia, now finds
his work telling seriously upon his health
Many of the clergymen of his diocese are talk
ing OF inviting the Rev. DR.. Phillips Brooks, of
Boston, to become a candidate for the post OF
assistant bishop. He was formerly located in
Philadelphia, and was very popular there, and
several of the leading candidates would doubt
less retire in his favor if he would enter the
race Friends of the Rev. DR.. McVicar explain
that the conspicuous attendance" OF that gem
tleman at Unitarian dedication-to which ex-
ception has been taken by the orthodox-was al
together accidental He went merely to listen
| to the famous preacher who was to deliver the
| sermon, but arriving late, and the house being
! crowded. he was unexpectedly and against his
desire given seat on the platform.
SOME one cot long since invented papier-
| mache coffin. Among the advantages claimea