The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-23
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

DR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES has presented
his large and valuable collection of medical and
surgical books to the Medical Library. of Bos-
ton.
man named Wapniarek, who was born in 1764,
and, though now 124 years old is in vigosous
health. He talks of coming to the United States
to begin life anew.
THE aged sister or Berthold Auerbach, Jean
nette. whose name is so often mentioned in his
letters and upon whose literary Judgment he
laid much weight. has just started upon a voyage
to America to visit her children. She is in her
seventy-ninth year.
THIS is cut from very old copy of the New
York Tribune: "A professor of French in an Al
bany school recently asked pupil what was the
gender of academy. Theunusually bright pupil
responded that it depended on whether 1t was
male or female academy"
FRENCH bachelor advertised for wife. A
typographical error changed his age from thirty
seven to eighty-seven, but il made difference,
for he received 200 applications from ladies rang
ing from the age Of sixteen to sixty. and all
promising love and devotion 10 the rest of his ex-
stence.
PROF. ROBERT KOCH. the bacte riologst is
fortunate in his pupils. One DR.. Bernhard
Fischer. is in the faculty of the University of
Kiel: second. DIR. Hueppe, is in the Fresenius
laboratory. Wiesbaden; third, DIR. Loeffler,
fills chair in the University of Berlin, and
fourth. DR.. George Frank, has been called to
high position at Naples.
IT is not without interest TO recall that the
late German Emperor and Warren Hastings sat
near each other at the great Guildhall banquet
in London in 1914. The conjunction of these
historic personages was an i'm pressive event,
when it is considered how much embraced
within the span Of their lives, and how much
history was made by the m.
THE Moweaqua QlL) Mail publishes the fol-
lowing touching lines "On the Death of Mr..
Ste phen Armstrong;"
ssHe was attended by doctors of education,
And attended to with skill
Tat might lead to keep him still.
He has gone to meet his God,
And we bend meath the clustering rod"
THE wife of the poet Proctor barry Corr
walll died on the 5th inst. nearly ninety years
of age She had been prominent in London So
ciety for fifty years or more until within few
months. It is understood that she was lady
who on account of her age and social enterprise.
excited the wonder of Dr. Holmes during his
visit to London in 1886. He did not mention
her name in his Hundred Days." but COM
pared her TO a tough old macaw," phrase that
gave offense when it reached London, and called
out an explanation from the genial old "auto-
crat." which was the best he could do under the
circumstances, but could hardly have been sat
isfactory to Mrs. Proctor or her friends.
DUKE NICHOLAS, of Leuehtenberg, has been
mentioned as Russias candidate for satrap of
Bulgaria-when she shall have succeeded in de
posing Prince Ferdinand and crushing the popu
lar will. Perhaps After putting forward
that Mingreian savage as candidate, Russia
probably be reckoned aDahle of any indie
cency. But Duke Nicholas would be rank
choice-not much his own account as his
wfes He is married to a woman who was
divorced by ner first husband. NJ. Annenkoff
and was at one time the mistress of old Prince
Gortschakoff. and her reputation is quite sin
possible" IN respectable society.
PROF. A. E. SoLoDER. of Calcutta. recently
registered at hotel in Elmira. N. Y. He had
previously applied for room at the Rathbun
clerk who did not like his appearance Prof.
Soloder claims to be native of the Fiji
islands, and says that he was once cannibal
He is seventy two years of age, swarthy in COM
plexion. and fantastic in dress Those who saw
him quarrel with the clerk of the Rathbun
House say that So!oder was angry enough to re.
turn to his cannl balistic habits. Perhaps he
knew, however that an American hotel clerk is
not too tender, general thing.