The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-14

ing a dish of Irish stew with the elevator
man. Stoddard took the attendant to his
home one day and introduced him as Tho
man with whom | sometimes dine"
GOOD example of fast life in England
has been lately given by the case of Lieu
tenant Powell. of the Hussars, whose af-
fairs have been before the Insolvency
is many thousands in debt. On several oc-
casions he has lost as high as So coo in an
evening playing baccarat. at the Field Club,
which was recently raided.
A YOUNG and pretty woman, DR.. Guisep-
pima Cattani, has been appointed lecturer
on pathology at the uni versity of Bologna,
Italy, the Oldest university in the world.
Her lectures are pronounced most learned.
and large audiences OF students and others
listen to her whenever she speaks. Tier
beauty and profundity have. in fact, COM
bIned to create a sensation.
Ii appears that the heroic self-sacriice of
Father Damien is not absolutely unique.
In 1915 a Moravian missionary and his En-
glIsh wife undertook the charge of a leper
hospital for the South African HottentOtS.
In 1867 a similar work was commenced at
Jerusalem, and four Moravian missionaries
are now devoted to this service. Both these
leper hospitals are still in operation.
AS for the question of priority in opening
theological study to women lately taken
effect in Hartford), Lucy Stone reminds us
that Oberlin College. in Ohio. as early as
$780, graduated two women-Miss Antoin-
cite Brown and Miss Lettice Smith, from
Its theological school. Miss Brown soon
settled over a parish in South Butler, N. Y.
Oberlin was founded in 1882. and began
with admitting women to all departments.
KING HUMBERT is something of a wit. His
hair grew white almost of a sudden three
years ago. He is a great smoker and fruit
eater; hardly touches meat, and drinks
nothing but a little weak claret and water.
Coffee and tea are forbidden beverages to
him, as they excite his nerves. When ont
shooting or m~aneuvering with troops he
oranges. His favOrite amusement is bill
iards, but he likes chess and whist, and
plays n very good rubber.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT recently aston
ished the scientists in the Cosmos Club, of
Washington, by putting together correctly
the skeletons of animals long since extinct,
aud describing their appearance, habits and
natures. The host of the evening. a man of
mature years, who has spent q large por-
ton of his lifetime in a study of these ami
mails, was completely surprised at Mr..
Roosevelt's knowledge of them, and said to
his guests that the possession OF such ex-
pert knowledge in such a young man was
remarkable.
DOOR-KEEPER LOEFLER. of the White
House, has a wonderful memory. He was
with Stanton at the time of Lincoln's assas-
sination. and during the trials of 1869 was
he is still performing. His recollection of
faces is remarkable. you called on Mr..
Garfield or II remember you during the
Hayes regime" he will sometimes say to q
man when he has never seen but once, and
that years ago. He can tell a crank" on
sight. and he saves the President a great
deal of annoyance by his acuteness.
Mrs SAM FooM, a Chinese lady who has
lately gone back to China with her hus-
band. has a singular story. She was a little
slave girl, and was rescued years ago by
DIR. Gibson. She gave a lecture some time
since, in one of the Methodist churches Of
San Francisco, Oh the history of her life.
Her husband, a Christian Chinaman, start
ed In business ten years ago, u made q
vow that when he was worth $1,000 he
would go back to China to preach the gos-
pei to his cOuntrymen. The couple have
gone back. accordingly, as -self-suppOrting
missionaries.
THE Comte de Paris has written a little
letter to the New York Independent which
is not likely to contribute to his popularity
in France, especially among those people
who believe that he is conspiring with all
his might. The letter deals mainly with the
character of Washington. for whom the
Comte has, as is we'll known, the most ex-
allied admiration, both as a patriot and q
general; but 1t also attacks liberalism and
~republicanism in France in the most open
manner. 1t is safe to say that if the noble
COmte and his party were in power they
would expel the leading Republicans from
France for much less than the overt and
covert acts which procured for him his ex-
pulsiOn. The most liberal of mOnarchies
has always proven illiberal when there has
been even the slightest question about
changing the form of government.