The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-15
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Nine. Carnot, widow of the late President
of France. has detached all the ribbons
from the wreaths sent at her husbands
funeral and has decorated a small draw
ing-room with them.
An admirer of Edgar Allen Poe suggests
as means of increasing the contributions
to the fund for the poets monument in
Baltimore, that roses be grown on his grave
and sold at fancy prices.
In his last novel Grant Allen made his
heroine poison herself with a vial of prussic
acid which she had kept on hand several
years for the purpose. A chemist saws
that Mr.. Allen has Numbered, since prussic
acid SO preserved would lose its strength
and become harmless.
At the battle of flowers at Nice no one at
first ventured to throw any flowers into
Queen Victoria's carriage. An intimation
was given to the crowd by Colonel Bigge
that the Queen would not object. and her
several of which the Queen threw back
with evident enjoyment
A very curious custom in Seoul Corea,
is the law which makes it obligatory for
every man to retire to his home when the
huge bronze bell of the city has proclaimed
1T TO be the hour of sunset and the hour
for closing the gates. No man is allowed in
the streets after that time unaer pain of
hogging; but the women allowed to go
about and visit their friends.
Roman Catholics in this country are maxi
ing great preparations for the expected
visit of the Rev. Matthias Raus superior
general and rector major of the Redemp-
torist Order, introduced in this country in
1882 The superior-general. who is very in
fiuentiaI with the Pope, was born in LuxeIn-
burg. Germany, in 1929, and has held Rany
responsible offices.
When her Majesty. the Empress of Japan,
drives, one is permitted to look at her
from the windows, or ch'~ks in the doors,
or any other part of the house. but must
sit down by the side of the street through
which she passes. Every man and woman
by, with the exception of ladies IN Euro
pean dress, who are permitted to remain
covered.
On one occasion the late Ismai Pasha
was advised by Jules Ferry, the Prime
Minister, to visit London in order to enlist
the support of the British government in
his scheme to GUST his son Tewik at Cairo.
He showed a new high hat to a friend with
to tne LONDON in a fez; It's too s Oriental he
has charged me 40 francs for this thing.
I suspect Ferry has commission on 1t.
Archduke Albrecht. of Austria, left $685.
100000 of property. His landed estates go
to his nephew. Archduke Frederick. They
comprise $4,000 acres In Hungary, Silesia,
Bohemia, Bavaria and Galicia, an extent of
territory larger than that of more than half
of the German. states. His personal estate
amounts to $50, 600 900 and goes to his daugh-
ter, the Archduchess Maria Theresa wSe
of Duke Philip Of Wurtemburg, who Is
heir-apparent Of the King of Wurtemberg.
but has renounced his rights in favor of his
eldest son.
The statesman now becomes obscure,
His glory has gone hence;
The pubiic's looking for the man
Who bats it Ger the fence
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moment, and our joy isAgone,
1t lives and, living, dies:
day or two of sunshine
And then there come the flies
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