The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-02
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN has not put his hand
in any adult human beings hand for six years
and the adults are in excellent spirits and
health.
Mrs Folsom, the Presidents mother-in-law,
long as Mr. Cleveland is President She has no
other home
A MISSOURI burglar, while attempting to en-
ter house, had his lower jaw shot off, local
paper In describing the affair said the victim
''resolutely refused to talk"
EARLY RISING and Early going bed clubs are
being formed in some parts o.. England The
members pledge themselves to be up at A. NJ
during the larger part of the year.
THE latest census of Rhode Island shows an
excess of IL, 900 women in that State over the
male population, the result of immigration of
women who go there to work in the factories.
THE Baltimore American says that while the
late Joseph Neal, of that city, desired no noto-
riety as President Cleveland's uncle. he was
very much displeased that his nephew, the
President, paid no attention to him at all and
treated him as though he did not know that he
was living.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL is described as home
less in his old haunrs Mrs. Ole Bull rents his
old home at Cambridge, where he was born and
lived so long Cambridge is said to be not so
attached to him since the death of his old friend
Longfell0w Mr.. Lowell has bought a summer
place at Ashland, but is at present in Boston
WASHINGTON correspondents are beginning to
write Of Colonel" Benedict, meaning Public
Printer Benedict. If any military title is APP
piled to Mr.. Benedict it should be Sergeant" "
Several years ago he was much interested in the
organization of the Ellenville Separate Com
pany, IN. G., s. n. Y, and as quartermaster-
sergeant did good work
COUNT ToLsToI, the Russian novelist, was
found by a recent visitor clad in peasants garb
and sweeping his hearth His white shirt was
soiled with mud and soot there was strap
about his waist, and his heavy boots were coated
with clay. After breakfast the Count and his
son went to help repair a neighbours barn, and
worked all day like common artisan.
A FEW days ago the country was startled by
the announcement that Professor Baird Of the
Smithsonian Institution, employed copyist who
could not write her name. The evidence was
unimpeachable, because she witnessed her name
on the payroll with a cross. 1t turns out that
the lady is most efficient clerk, but had the
rheumatic fever when she made her mark on
the payroll
Mr.. W. H. NORTON, the Boston marine paint
err, has worked his way up from the bottom of
the ladder. Not many years ago he was deco
rator of chamber furniture, of the so-called 'cot
tage" styles, and the little medallion views of
sea and shore which he put upon the crude sur
faces of blue or green attracted attention. AS
soon as he had the time and the means to spare
for something better, his talent was recognized.
KNIGHTS TEMPLARs have to pay pretty we'll
for their membership. Seventy-five dollars is
about the average fee for joining the Masonic
fraternity itself, then the chapter fee is about
$50 more, and the commandery 800. The outfit
u ~ n1xr1 s,a1
altogether to about $12 That makes a total of
about 1887 for the first year, with 800 added if
man wants to be member OF the consistory.
There Is said to be lodge in New York that it
costs $500 TO join at all and In which the dues
large in proportion.
On the door of Prince Bismarck's study at
Friedrichsruhe notches indicating the
height Of all the members of the family. They
are as follows: Prince Bismarck, feet 2
inches; Count Herbert. feet Il inches; Count
William, 6 feet and inch; Count Rantzan IBIS
marck's son in-lawl, 5 feet 103 inches; Princess
Bismarck, 5 feet 81 inches, and Countess Mary
Won Rantzan, the Princes daughter, feet 8
inches. This gives an average. height of feet
IL inches for the whole family. But opposite
the name of Princess Bismarck is note scrawled
with pencil saying that when she was meas
ured she stood on her tiptoes.
COUNT WILLIAM REDEEM, who was married on
Lichnowsky of Germany is young man who
has made almost every capital in Europe resound
with the noise Of his folles His father is one
of the favorite cronies Of Emperor William,
holds the post of grand master of the robes at
the Berlin court and is known as the worst
tongue in the whole empire. His life Is passed
In putting into circulation malevolent gossip,
either true false, regardless of any pain which
it may cause He is only tolerated on account
Of his popular and respected wife, who has one
of the most charming salons in Berlin, much fire.
quented by the old Emperor.
GENERAL PLEAsoNToN tells the following
about the last earthquake at AFRICA ''The peo-
pie of that afflicted country have been shaken up
so often that they have no difficulty in recog-
nizing an earthquake by sight. But the last one
was recognized long before 1t was seen. It ~--1e
more slowly than any one of its predecessor
slowly that all the people had time to run c,
their little one story adobe houses into the p.
where they fell prone on their faces When the
earthquake got there it carried the ground up
just like a wave. The people lying in the plaza
felt just as you do when big wave rolls under
you on the beach. Those who lay in the trough
of the wave, 80 to speak, were all right But
those VINO went UP on the crest of the wave fell
into it where it broke and were buried alive I'M
der it. It was all over In minute"