The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-06
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

AN old acquaintance says that Mime.
Blavatsky had more magnetism than any
human being l ever knew. save the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher or Gambetta."
LORD TENNYsON was seen in London the
other day. hale and hearty. sightseeing in
the picture galleries and other popular re-
sorts He showed great bodily and mental
vigor.
ECHINOCoCCUs. bred in man by the kiss
of a dog is the newest nlalady, both hnman
and canine. Love me. love my dog" is all
we'll enough. but If the discOverer of echin-
OcOccus is right this affection. to be safe.
must be kept outside of labial limits
FRANK MCLAUGHLIN. the Philadelphia
publisher, says he thinks Franklin b.
Gowen committed suicide because of his
disappOin tment at not being able to rid
the Reading Railroad Company of debts
and restore to his friends the money they
had invested on his advice.
EX-SPEAKER REED has apparently been
getting gay during his trip abroad. A New
York paper records that on his return ''h,s
suit of clothes was distinctively American
in cut wherever 1t was made, but his silk
hat. with a narrow brlm. was plainly built
on British block. He wore 1t on the back
of his head"
BISMARCK. since he retired from his off,
cial duties in Berlin. has devoted himself
largely to developing his business enter
prises. In FREDERICKSBURG, especially dur
ing the last year. bis factories have been
enlarged and run to their full capacity.
His pOtteries have had more orders than
they could fill.
Miss MARY EDITH RUsK is the only llv-
ing daughter of the Secretary of Agricult-
ure. While he was Governor of Wisconsin.
and when the family were living at Madi-
har dan cd d
the light of her mothers household. She is
about twenty, of pretty figure. with clearly
nodded features and quiet demeanOr. yet
when walked up she 10 very vjvaciOus and
alert for repartee.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE, whose Uncle
Toms Cabin" has had the biggest sale of
any novel in the English language. is SO
feeble that she is unable to appreciate any
honors that may now be poured in upon her.
Like Emerson. she has failed at the top.
Upon her eightieth birthday celebration
she could not even respond to the cOnHratu-
latiOns. A feeble smile and the remark that
she had forgotten that IL was her birthday
was all that could be gained from her.
A STRAY horse entered Brooklyn candy
store the other day to the great horror of
the proprietor. picked up some candy and
held 1T out to the young woman clerk
While she was wondering whether the ami
sent home or not, the horses owner came
In and explained that the petted beast
wanted some one to hold the candy while
he ate 1T. lie was used TO being fed from
the hand. and thought he could eat in no
other way.
UNLESS their attention is especially di-
rected to it few people notice the tiny let
ters stamped on the larger silver coins of
our currency at point Just below the
inn M ha pltv hrar
held In the eagles claws. The letters are
IS. 20" and &c. c. and stand respect
lively for San Francisco, New Orleans. or
Carson City, where the pieces were cast In
made in the mint at Philadelphia bear no
special mark. and are indicated by its alb
sence.
CARDINAL LAvIGERIE was once q beau
sabreur. Cardinal Howard formerly held
a commission in the Life Guards and the
Cardinal Archbishop of Perth was in
youth the smartest of Austrian hussars;
but most people seem to have forgotten
that the newly-appointed Archbishop of
York began his career AS an officer in the
Madras army. The newspapers of the
the Primate not only won the high honors
as q linguist in the old ard very difficult
interpreters examination but acted for
some years as interpreter of his regiment.
The magnificent diamond tiara and neck
lace which the Duchess of Aosta wore when
she appeared in full dress on her recent Wis.,
it to England, are the famous jewels which
the Emperor Napoleon gave to Princess
Clot!lde In 1859 on her marriage, and are
worth good fortune. When Clotllde fled
to Italy In September. 1880. she took these
jewels with her and placed them in charge
of Victor Emmanuel who peremptorily re-
fused TO give them up to Napoleon. who
was anxious to convert them into money.
but never succeeded in recapturing them.
although he frequently attempted to do so.
GERoME, the French artist has many
pupils in New York. and they tell good
stories of their master. Here is one of the
best: A TITLED man about town. after vast
| ing much time in the Latin quarter. finally
managed by hook crook to become en-
rolled as pupil of the great master. Day
after day the nobleman came. took his
place before the model. and sketched as
best he could. Finally Gerome paused be-
fore the new pupil one day and said: "Iou
| come here In the morning. what do you do
| In the afternoonf oh" said the noble
man, Il ride in the Bots. see q few of my
| friends and then dress for dinner" You
| do" unused the master. Don't you think
+ you'd better do the same things in the
morning also?" The next week new pu-
pill had the nobleman's place in front OF the
| model.