The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-26
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Edmund Gosse after a silence of nine
years. will publish this autumn volume
Of poems.
Mrs. Caroline Haskill has given $4,000 to
found a chair of comparative religions In
the Chicago University.
Rev. William c. Winslow, Phi. D., Ii. D.,
of Boston. the historical writer, was made
an honorary member of the British Arch
geological Association at its recent meeting
in London.
The Sultan of Turkey Is monomaniac
on the subject of carriages. He has been
engaged in making collection of such We
hicles for the past twenty years, and now
has nearly five hundred of all makes and
kinds.
caps or turbans when entering the house
or visiting friend. but they always leave
their shoes at the door. There are no mats
or scrapers outside, and the floors inside
are covered with expensive rugs, Kept very
clean in Moslem houses, and used to kneel
upon while saying prayers
An English exhibitor at the worlds fair
has returned the medal and diploma award
ed on the ground that they are without
value. All exhibitors, they say, received
them. and amateurs whose exhibits were
of a trifiing character received awards
equal In value and merit to those made to
the largest and most important exhibitors
physician, the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the entrance into his service of a girl
named Auguste Prill was celebrated re-
Gently. All the members of the family
many of whom live at great distance
from Berlin. assembled to do the. faithful
servant honor; and she was loaded with
beautiful gifts. I4f
A state dinner Is seldom given on a Fri
day by the Austrian court, and therefore
the German Emperor recently interfered
considerably with many pious consciences
by entering Vienna on that day. Ii be-
came necessary to prepare two menus, the
one fat and the other lean, so to speak, and
list of the dishes of the two separa tie
meals was placed beside the plate of every
guest.
A wealthy Hungarian, Mr.. Jordan, re-
Gently undertook to visit the Balkan PENN
sula and even Asia Minor on his bicycle
His trip has been suddenly interrupted In
a Bulgarian village near Philippopoli. The
rumor was spread that a magician. mounted
upon a strange machine, had made his ap-
pearance. The inn was invaded by peas
ants, the bicycle was exercised by the
priest, and finally broken into pieces Poor
Mr.. Jordan had to make haste TO the near
est railroad station.
Anton Rubinstein has decided to retire
from public life. He is Disguised with the
manner in which his works have been re-
ceived. He recently said: az have given
the best years of my life to studying the
piano. L have ruined my health and strength
in accomplishing il. compose works that
surpasS in value the best of my accomplish
ments as an executant. No one will listen
to them 1t is always play play. If
they will not listen to my compositions they
will also not hear me play"
Charles Harris. the Milwaukee composer
who wrote After the Ball. has just pre-
scented his uncle. Joel Chandler Harris
with charming little lakeside property
near Oconomowoc. the most beautiful Of
the many lovely Wisconsin spas. Long be-
fore he took TO composition Charles was
the favorite nephew of his famous Uncle
Remus ard il was through the sympa-
thetc beneficence of the uncle that the boy,
liberal education. This property was at one
time owned by Sidney Lanier. and the la
mented Southern poet planned and built