The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-20
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

1t is reported as probable that the Rev.
Dr.. Talmage will preach in Madison-square
Garden. New York. after his return from
abroad.
Take care of your camphor bottles The
price of camphor has gone up 100 per cent.
not because of tariff but because of the
Corean war. Should the war continue,
camphor will be cornered in every market.
Miss Eleanor Hewitt. the oldest unmar-
ried daughter of ex-Mayor Hewitt, has
been roadmaster at Ringwood. where their
country home is situated. for several years
and very good one she has been, too. An
article on road making has been con-
tributed to a New York weekly recently
by Miss Hewitt.
Senator German is a man of frugal
habits. but his expenditure of cash is large,
fo- he has his Laurel residence to main
tain in fitting style and family Of grow
ing DAUGHTERS to educate and launch into
society How large his fortune is nobody
knows. but few years ago he received.
$4,000 for some property near Cumber-
Andrew Franklin, of Burlington, Kan,
is of the oldest pensioners on the
rolls of the War Department, having been
born on Christmas day in 1871. He fought
in the war of 1872. In two Indian wars
and served as a teamSter in the civil war.
In spite of his 103 years, Franklin IL Is
said. can do more chores than most men
at sixty"
Emperor William has composed song
styled the Chant d. Aegir," which is now
IN the hands of the engravers and will be
published early i'm October Both words
and music are from the pen of the imperial
autho-. and the profits on the sale will go
10 the fund which is being raised for the
building of church in memory of Kaiser
Wilhelm l.
A noticeable figure at Cape May this sea-
son is Virginia Knox. of Pittsburg who
married Italian count whom she had to
leave. and who followed her to this coun-
ted twill mo
circulars i'm Philadelphia attacking her.
Although wearing her natal name the
matrimonial venture.
A Chicago wholesale dealer in chewing
gum has made arrangements to send out
women as agents to sell his wares He
thinks they can do ii better than men,
and cites the experience of an Indiana
on the road secured an enormous number
of orders when trade was oullest. Are
the chewing gum man was asked. He adj
mitted that the point had received con-
siderable attention, and that all necessary
safeguards would be employed.
Senator Isham G.. Harris was going up
in the Senate elevator the other day when
one of the correspondents who was stand
ing at the Senator's elbow exclaimed i'm a
loud voice: 'Tll dare any man here to ask
Senator Harris whether the conference has
awed stiffness. The crusty old Tennes-
seean turned abruptly upon the venture
some young man and said in his most i'm
Dressive manner: You may ask me any
question you please to-day, sir / don't
happen to have any pistols with me-.
The only male relatives of Robespierre
living in France, according to a Paris pa
per. are Macmillan de Robespierre. who
owns a tile mandatory and his son, now
eighteen years old. He appeared in a
Paris court the other day sponsor of one
of his employees. who had run over a boy
and announced that he a grand
nephew of the notorious bearer of his
name He is intelligent man about
forty-fve years old and a graduate of a
school of mines. When asked regarding
his family papers he said that his uncle
Henri de Robespierre. had fled with them
to America at the time of the restoration
and that nothing had ever been heard of
him or them since then.
However stern has been his brow
When meeting those of humber station.
The man is very genial now
He's looking for nomination.
Boston Traveller.
Oar amt no use a-talkin'.
Use about made up my min
/ hain't gwinter jine de meetin'
Exceptin' / kin fin
Somewhat inside de kiver
Oh de good book dat dey's got
Some wartermilyuns CROWN
On my New Jerusalem lot.
Detroit Free Press.