The Indianapolis journal., 1893-10-22
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

President Woodruff. OF the Mormon
Church, finds himself. at the age OF eighty
Two. possessed OF physical vigor and mental
AT the fair" writes a recent visitor TO
the big show, 'I saw a man pull up short
at the sight OF a small merry-go-round out
side the grounds and say TO his wife: Why,
Amanda, there's the Ferris wheel"
Paul de Cassagnac is nearly fifty years
old. but does not look his age. "Some twen-
ty odd duels have left no trace on the TALL
squarcly built figure and the dark. impcri-
Gus face" But then these were French
duels
Mrs. Tel Seno, a Japanese lawyer, Is said
TO be the ouly feminine member OF the bar
in the land Of the Mikado. She was edu-
Gated in England. In addition TO actively
following the duties of her, profession. she
takes a great and practical interest i'm the
welfare OF her sex, and has founded train
ing school for women.
Professor Williams, of Johns Hopkins
University. says that the practice OF haz-
ing at colleges is an ancient one He came
across an old rule at Heidelberg University.
where he studied printed in 1870. forbidding
the practice by the older students of shaw
ing the heads of the new students and fill
ing their ears with wax.
The Car, while at Copenhagen. is said to
have made no secret of his profound dis
like to the German language, which he
knows. but persistentiy declines to speak or
listen to. The other day. while attending a
meeting OF Danish firemen, he refused to
answer one OF the officers who addressed
him in German until the query was re-
peated In English.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris sailed for Eng
land yesterday on the Paris. Since the
death of her husband. about six months
ago, she has received a large increase OF
income She was already rich. her
father-in-law, on his death three years ago,
left her an income of 1000 year and the
London house. She has three children.
son. sixteen years old, and two daughters.
Lucy Stone regarded the loss of a wife 8
name at marriage as a symbol of the loss
of her individuality. Eminent lawyers. in
Guiding Ellis Gray, Loring and Samuel e.
Sewail. told her there was no law requiring
a wife to take her husbands name; it
only custom. Accordingly she decided.
with her husbands full approval, TO keep
her own name and she has continued 10
be called by it during nearly forty years OF
happy married life.
The London Daily News states that NJ.
Victorien Sardou has on hand the plot and
bare outline of about go pieces that are
still waiting to be written. Fifty have al
ready received titles. The plots are all
methodcaly arranged I'm leather cases. and
carefully docketed and indexed. Most or
them he admits. he Will never live TO write,
for life would not be long enough When
ever he gets an idea he jots II down, ana
amplfieS il at his leisure.
The Prince of Bulgaria was greatly
amused recently while travelling between
Sofia and a small country town. He oc-
cupied his magnificent private car. AT one
of the small stations the doors were sudden
ly opened and three peasants entered and
took their places on the upholstered seats
They were congratuating themselves on
getting ride in so magnificent a car, when
"a rd
leave sthe presence of their Prince" They
were so frightened when they heard the
name of the occupant of the compartment
that they were unable TO speak
you've given up your beau" they said;
.I have indeed" said she;
"He always took my arm instead
OF offering his to me-"
New York Press.