The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-20
AEOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

LADY HENRY SOMERSET. who has been
lectnrinR in the Western States, declares
that English women take mors interest in
politics than American women.
BARON HIRsCH Is said by London news
paper to be the richest man the world has
ever known. tho statement being that he is
worth t6.C0J.O0O sterling year. his i'm
plies o capital of about $500, 100000.
GENERAL DoDps. the victorious French
commander in DshomeY, has African blood
But q circumstance of this sort does not
detract from the esteem in which q great
man Is held by Frenchmen.
THE Sultan has 800 wives. the King of
Dahomey $50. the Shah of Persia 400. the
King of Siam Co., the King of Ashantee
5000. and the Emperor of Morocco about
6,0O0 Some mon have queer notions as To
what constitutes quiet life.
LADY BRooKE's latest fad Is q Shak-
spearean garden. in which there is to be
planted every flower ard shrub nam ed by
the great dramatist IN his works. The
first specimen was set ont by the own oval
hands OF the Prince of Wales.
WALLER SATTERLEE, the arti ct, says one
of the greatest difficulties he meets is the
lack of models in this country, whose hair
in it. lie adds that what he wants is CON-
mon in Europe but almost unattainable
here.
THE late Amos Shinklc, Of Covington,
KY, gave 100000 to various Methodist
churches in the course of his life. and was
for years a Sunday-school teacher. The
estate hs left is valued at S2.5O,000. He
had only one child. q son. who survives
him. but was not present at his death.
MRS. RALPH WALDO EMEksoN's death
draws attention to two facts: Her unmar-
ried daughters beautiful devotion to her
blind parent these many years, and the un-
disturbed condition of Mr.. Emerson's study
since his death. In fact, the whole house
and its furnishings have undergone little
change in q decade.
WHEN General Booth, of the Salvation
Armys was in New York he addressed o
gronp of newspaper men who were at the
dock to interview him, lin the following
characteristic style: Gentlemen of the
press-The thought oocurs to me as stand
before You here on this sabbath afternoon
that you are the key 10 the situation. IL
could only convert every reporter IN New
York would CAPTURE the city easily"
AS rule seats in frst-cIass theaters in
Europe cost more than in this country.
seat in the parquette Of London theater
costs s.. 63la. and one in the fret balcony
Sl.75. Then the programme costs from two
10 SIX cents. and the fees of the attendants
count up anywhere from q dime To fifty
cents. The theaters IN this country are
not only the best IN the world as well as
the cheapest. but they cover every imsg-
Unable taste and are suited To every purse.
AMONG the papers belonging to the Van
derbilt family. and carefully put away in
q safe deposit vault. il a valuable curiosity
IN the shape of check drawn to the order
of u. S. Grant, and signed by the late Will
lam H. Vanderbilt. with the Endorsement
~. S. Grant" on the back. Ii is the check
given to General Grant when he appealed
TO Mr.. Vanderbilt 10 save the firm of Grant
a. Ward from failure Years ago, and the
only evidence of loan long since can
celed.
Mr.. AND MRS. GLADSTONE are soon to
erect u cold alabaster tablet IN Haws arden
church-yard TO the memory of their eldest
son. William Henry Gladstone, who died
July 4. 1891. at the age of fifty-one years.
1t is noted In connection with this that Mr.
Gladstone never promoted his eldest son.
whO was rector of Hawarden OF his son i n
law. the Rev. Henry Drew. who is still a
curate there. Every one of the Premiers
household has bad To hoe his own row in
life, daughters as well rs SONS.
NJ: FRANCIS COPE has set An example
thot ooshc ouHistS obt ooiuo utpIccoIc. IL
was in making an address before q scien-
tific school. and the matter of il was an ex-
preston of surprise at the qualifications of
the contestants for prizes. He told them
that he could not pass O high standard
primary school examination He knew no
language hut his own. no higher mathe-
MATES. chemistry or philosophy. and. in
comparison with the youths before him
felt Inundated at his own ignorance.
WnITTIERs birthplace. in * averhill. since
IL passed out of the possession of his FAM
lily. has been owned by Mr.. George Eli
ott- 1t has now been purchased by James
| II. Carleton. who will present it TO the clry
of Haverhill, and u board of trustees is to
be appointed To care for both house and
grounds IL is behaved that many people
of literary tastes VIII make pilgrims ges
thither In coming years. now that the place
il 10 be preserved as memorial of the
poet.
WHEN Edward Everett Hale wrote his
story of MY Double and How be Undid
Me-" he was probably unaware Of the
strong resemblance existing between him
self and another man, who, fortunately.
never had Q chance TO com promise the good
doctor bv any personation of him. 10 n
Boston man. travelling IN Europs. WAS
once shown the picture of person. and he
Is asked TO shy who IL was. The reply