The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-11
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The late Judge Thurnlan's estate has
been settled and hardly anything remains
for his heirs.
Professor Alglave. the advocate of a state
monopoly of alcohol, is now in Russia
studying the operation of the system there.
The highest life insurance in Sweden Is
held by King Oscar; he is insured for
next with 100000 crowns.
Senator Brice has sent to Miami College.
Ohio, a gift Of $1,000 and a letter express
ing the hope that the Popocrats would be
beaten. Both were welcomed.
Mrs. Braddon, the novelist, is so opposed
to being photographed that she recently
refused $1G0 in cash and a royalty on ali
photographs Of her that might be sold.
Prof. James FL. White of Archibald, Pa,
has secured verdict for 1920 against
Anthony Kimback, a druggist of the same
EPSON salts.
George Vanderbilt is master of eight
anguages-French. English German, Ital-
ian arsa Spanish. Latin. ancient and modern
with Hebrew and Sanskrit.
Emil lola spends money with a lavish
hand. His house at Midan cost a million
francs. and the objects of art which it
contains are worth three million more One
sand dollars.
Queen Victoria has been Queen of Great
Britain during the administrations of Van
Buren,. Harrison, Tyler Polk, Taylor, Fill
more, Pierce. Buchanan, Lincoln. Johnson.
and Cleveland.
DR.. Conan Doyle won the cricket match
between the Authors Club and the Press
Club. in London, almost by himself, max
ing 1ol runs to 50 by the whole opposite
SIDE Among the authors on his side who
were not called upon to bat were j. M Bar
RE and Frankfort Moore.
The far-reaching fame of Lawrence AL
ma-Tadema has possibly been responsible
for the fact that few people know that his
wife Laura. is also an artist of no mean
merit She was the sister of DR.. Epps the
physician whose cocoa has great celeb
rity throughout Great Britain and the Brit
ish colonies.
Ernst Kusch has published a brochure de-
scribing the school years of the late Prof.
Helmholtz. 1t seems that he was repeated
ly censured for being unsatisfactory in
mathematics and that he used to amuse
himself during the Latin lessons by max
the other hand, he taught himself during
his school years, English and even Hebrew
a s, that language, was of no direct
use TO him, as he intended to take a med
we'll. ANY
1t Is curious satire upon life, that the
Car, that dreaded, awful parsonage, rep
resentative of powers that are welI-nigh
the darkest and the most august in his
tory, and absolute master of the resources
or two great nations (for France is at this
moment the handmaiden Of RUSSIA. should
De delicate. amiable young man afflicted
with nervous shyness in the presence of
strangers. and clinging with almost
passionate tenderness to the womenfolk OF
his own family.
In connection with the Cars inaugura-
ton of another monument to the Emperor
Nicholas I at Kieff, it is noted that the
commemoration of that autocrat and his
work has now become the fashion Vol
luminous records of his reign are published
ana silver wreaths are laid at the foot of
his statue. The late Emperor Alexander III
was believed to entertain a great admir-
alton Tor Nicholas j, and the present EN-
peror is already giving public proofs OF
much generation for the memory of his
great-grandfather and namesake.
The Gar is fond Of exercising, on the BIZ
cycle, and is said to be good wheelman.
While staying recently at the royal chateau
OF Bernstorff. in Denmark. he, one day, in
company with Princes Valdemar and Chris
tan, took spin along a highway that led
through the forest He had distanced his
way when he met a man whom he sup
posed to be peasant He asked him in
and was stupefied to hear the man answer
him in excellent Russian. He was a Rus
his Majesty in all his wanderings.
King Humbert is the only monarch In
Europe who can show the scar of a wound
received in war. At the battle of Custozza,
which resulted so disastrously for the Ital-
ians, he endeavored in vain to stem the
tide of defeat. throwing himself repeatedly
into the thick of it, and giving evidence OF
a courage that can only be described
heroic. Bleeding from a severe sabre cut,
he was at length literally swept off the
held OF battle by his fathers officers and
by his own friends. who fully realized the
irreparable injury that would be sustained
by Italy in the event OF the popular heir
to the throne las he was them being either
killed or captured.
Captain Thomas Thorpe. of Richmond.
KY. is a great Bible student, and quotes
numerous passages TO show that the world
will come to an end within ten years. He
locates the Garden of Eden in the central
part of Africa, and says the flaming sword
that drove Adam and Eve from the garden
was the intense blaze of the sun. He says
that after the flood America was left des-