The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-26
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The Rev. T. w. Curtis. arrested for
preaching on Boston Common without
license, has been fined l cent.
Lord Dunraven, of yachting fame, de-
rives a goodly portion of his income from
the proceeds of his farming operations in
America.
Nine. Patti begins her farewell tour in
this country early in November She has
not yet settled on her American manager
for next season.
Bernhardt announces an intention to re-
form some Partisan theater customs, among
them the extra fee for reserved seats.
Travel has expanded her mind, she says.
Senator Gallinger, of New Hampshire, has
the baldest and smoothest head in the Sem
ate. 1t is perfect in its outlines, full.
even and symmetrical a phrenologist
would be delighted with it as an example
OF well-developed Uranium.
Prince Krapotkine, the very lord high
panjandrum of all the Anarchists in the
world, and man OF the most profound
start by offering to meet him in joint pub
lie debate to discuss the rights Of capital
and labor.
Nine. Adelina Patti recently told a re-
porter for an English paper that people
have a perfect mania for asking her to
adopt their children. She is constantly re-
ceiying offers of babieS-hundreds. she
should say, in the course of the year. Her
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Mrs Sallie Walsh johnson. the daughter
OF the late Governor Shannon, of Kansas,
who died in Washington few days ago.
was famous beauty as girl. The Grand
Duke Alexis, who met her at ball in st.
Louis declared that she was the hand
soonest woman he had seen in the United
States
All blood isn't thicker than water. a
cousin Of Herbert Spencer lives in San
Francisco and pursues the peaceful occu-
patton of selling newspapers and stationery
as a clerk in a little store. His name is
NORA Spencer, and he is seventy years old,
but he has not yet read any OF his famous
cousins books.
Gov. Peter Turney, of Tennessee although
seventy years old. is still fond of hunting
fox and deer, and has pack of hounds at
his home called VOLTS Craig, in the south
eastern part of the State. He follows the
hounds on horseback, and can stand as
much riding, except when attacked with
the rheumatism, as any one.
The wife OF Governor Flower is quite de-
voted to philanthropic work. Her chart
ties cost her on an average $3.50 n week.
She is as shy as a schoolgirl. The only pic
ture ever made of her was crayon which
the Governor insisted should be hung up.
Mrs. Flower compromised. by, turning the
face to the wall A portrait is being painted
of her now by an Albany artist.
Ex-senator ingalls, had a remarkable way
of preparing his speeches, according to
Frederick Haig. formerly his private
rotary. He first dictated speech very
rapidly. Then he dictated another and al
together new speech on the same subject,
and taking the typewriter copies of both
speeches, he would cut. paste, erase and
interlne until he had made one symmetrical
and harmonious address out of the two.
Sarah Grand, author of THE Heavenly
Twins book that has had an astonishing
amount of popularity both in England and
in the United States, is the daughter Of a
British naval officer, and is described as a
''young and lovely woman" In private life
she is Mrs. McFall. She is about thirty
years old, talks as well as she writes wears
tailor-made gowns and is good deal of q
society woman. 1t took her two years to
write this book, on which her fame now
substantially rests, and she has begun an
other on which she expects to spend an
equal amount of time, unmoved by the i'm
portunities of her publisher. who is anxious
TO have ii out earlier to catch the rising
market of her popularity.