The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-24
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Baron Albert Rothschid recently received
"a prize for amateur Photographic work.
and he at once sent a check for s. 900 for
the use Of the next Amateur Photogra-
piers Exhibition.
Henry Labouchere says that large pro-
portion of the cheap goods sold in England
and marked made in Germany are manu-
featured in prisons there. The same is
true of the goods sent to this country.
1t is said that Mrs. Williams Belts, the
new woman deputy United States marshal
at Cincinnati. is the second woman TO re-
ceve such an appointment. The first one
is now in service in oklahoma Territory.
The Hungarian government has just COM
missioned the painter Mun,xacsy TO paint a
picture representing the appeal of Maria
Theresa to her subjects In 11i1, when her
country was menaced by Frederick the
Great
The late Robert Rose-rnurdered at the
Troy polls was not a member of the A.
P A. He belonged to the Brotherhood Of
Andrew and Philip, and wore a badge
displaying the letters "a. Pr That's how
the mistaken story got abroad.
A New Hampshire farmer advertises for
a strong reliable, healthy girl, who can
milk, scrub, bake, husk corn, wash and
iron, mend clothes make bonnets and who
is not aYerse to a little outdoor work.
For this he offers q good home with
board
Rapid and clear as Mr.. Gladstone is in
speech, he writes slowly and with many
pauses. He builds up his matter sentence
by sentence. He works out one, writes il
down with his Quill pen on a sheet of fools
cap, then throws his head back and half
closes his eyes before he frames another
TO his satisfaction.
Two of the late Richard Proctors chill
dren are initiating him by disseminating
facts and opinions relative to the heavenly
giving lectures in this country for several
months on astronomical topics, and a son,
Mr.. Harry Proctor, writes a letter from
Brighton England, to the current number
ton, on irregularities in the Tails of
Comets"
The house at Morr;stown occupied by
Frank Stockton once had the repute of
being haunted. The owner was about COM
pleting the sale of the house to a lawyer,
when a word was dropped to the I'M
canny legend touching the place, and the
woulG-be purchaser Immediately declined
to proceed further with the negotiate
Mr. Stockton, however, cheeTfully took the
house, ghost and all and perhaps he was
little disappointed when the trimming of
some trees about the caves put TO flight the
legend of the place. 1t was discovered that
squirrels were accustomed TO leap from the
trees TO the roof and use the water trough
as a runway. The sound Of their scamper-
ing had been mistaken for that Of ghostly
feet.
Lord Bacon" is frequently spoken Of,
and yet. as a matter of fact, there never
was a person with that title in the reign
of Queen Elizabeth or James !. Francis
Bacon, born, in 1851, was knighted by James
on July %. 1903. and served as Solicitor
general Attorney-genera and a member
or the Privy Council. on Jan. l. 1915 he
became Lord Chancellor, and on July IL OF
the same year he was raised to the peer
age with the title of Lord erulam. on
Jan. e. 1921, he became Viscount St. Al
bans. In the first edition OF his Essays
1886 he is styled simply MIR. FIR. Bacon"
! In the second edition Q6l2) he Is called
! 'Sir Fracis Bacon. knight. the King s