The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-27
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Forty Ohioans of the religion known as
Omish are going to Triton, Ga, soon to
raise fruit on 5OO-acre tract there.
Poverty has driven Louis Kossuth to sac
rifce his library-the work of a lifetime in
col!ecting-for the paltry sum of $780,
Professor Smith, of the Philadelphia High
School, makes an annual pilgrimage to
Shakspeare's home at Stratfor3- on-Avon.
A little Swedish girl walking with her
father under starry sky, said, Father, I
have been thinking that If the wrong side
OF heaven Is so beautiful, what will the
Bsmarck's memoirs will fill two volumes
and will be concerned less with the events
of 1S66-70 than with the later period. One
of the principal aims of this work will be
defense or the policy that led TO his dis
misSa1.
One of the curiosties OF the California
midwinter fair will be lake of quick
silver. Cannon balls, hammers and heavy
stones will be placed near at hand, and
visitors will be allowed to throw them in
and see them float.
Mrs. Amelia E. Barr has taken the place
formerly occupied by Mrs. Burnett as the
best paid female author in America She
often receives 5000 for the serial rights to
a novel, and her shorter work is proper
tionately well paid for.
Sir Andrew Clarlx's fortune. every penny
of which was made in his profession, is
high-water mark, for the late Sir William
Gull, who also started without a penny,
amassed a half a million more.
Nat Shock. who. on account of his wild
extravaganza during the Burning Springs
oil excitement years ago. became widely
known as Coal oil jimmy is now in
charge of the Pullman dining car CONT
mental, now running between Parkersburg
and Cincinnati
1t is related of the late Andrew ]. Davis.
the Montana millionaire, that, while not
known an especially liberal man, he
lent another in time of need half a mil
lion of dollars, and once wrote q check for
a friend in financial trouble for $100 900,
saying, Pay me If you can-if you cannot,
never mention IL.
Within the large house in Washington
occupied by Archbishop Satolli there is not
woman to be seen. All the servants are
men. speaking Italian, and only his inter
prefer talks English. Satolli has but one
fad, and that is fondness for birds. In
almost every room in the house there is a
cage of birds. and the whole residence
seems like mammoth aviary.
According TO a paper filed with the Maine
Historical Society, Daniel Mitchell, of Var
mouth. Me-. who was captured in 1751 by
Indians. adopted into Indian family.
and lived as a member of it for ten years,
so that when his parents found him he re-
fused to return to them. and had to be
taken by force, was great uncle OF Thorn
as Is. Reed.
A melancholy author went to Dumas and
moaned that if he did not raise 800 francs
he was afraid he would have to charcoal
smoke himself and his two children. Du-
mas rummaged his Golfers at once, but
could only find 200 francs. But / must
have three or L and the little loves are
lost" Suppose you only suffocate your
self and one of them, then" said Dumas
Ex-senator Edmunds practices before the
United States courts, chiefly the Supreme
Court, utilizing in this way perhaps six
months in the year. For the benefit Of his
daughters health he spends n large part
of each winter in Florida When summer
comes he alternates between his home in
Vermont and the salmon fishing grounds
up in Canada He has magnificent home
i'm the Understandable part of Washing
ton. where he lives few months every
year.
If | had pen, and ink, and pad,
And time and ideas. and a nook
In which to do it undisturbed.
/ think I'd try to write a book.
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