The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-22
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Professor Koch, who is on MS way 10
Cape Town, intends to study not only the
rinderpest. but also the different local
forms of leproSy in which he has been tax
ing great interest for some years.
A writer in the Windsor Magazine says
that even Mr. Gladstone, that greatest OF
all sticklers for official reticence, held that
a Cabinet minister might impart secrets TO
his wife and his private secretary.
Mrs. Phoebe j. Clymer, of San Francisco,
who has been totally blind for thirty-six
years last week recovered her sight Her
family believes that this divine dis
penSation granted to them in response to
constant prayers.
Much amusement has been occasioned in
Scotland by the refusal of Cluny Macpher-
son to appear in kits at the gathering of
his clan in Glasgow The excuse of the de-
generate descendant of hardy Scots was
that he was afraid of catching cold
An English writer says that Mr.. Cham
berlain holds fast to the soothing belief
that when a man has walked upstairs to
bed he has made as much demand his
physical energies as is good for h. nd
that exercise was invented by the RS
in order to bring grist to their mill
Probably the highest priced stock in the
world is that of the London Water Com
pany-tke New River Company-one share
of which was recently sold at auction for
sS oSO At this this price 1t yields is
were once to be purchased al less than ST.
500. Now they are usually disposed of in
twentieths or even hundredths.
1t pays to go near the north pole. Apart
from what the Chronicle paid him, Nansen
received $4,000 from the London publisher.
Constable, for his Forthcoming book from
Brockhaus. of Leipsic. he receives 5000
for the German rights, and from a Chris
tiana publisher the same sum for Scandi-
navia The book will have about $50 illus
tratiOnS. preparations
for its translation into a dozen languages.
The Austrian Archduke John, who be-
came a sea captain, adopting the name of
John Ortiz, and is supposed to have been
lost at sea several years ago, left 1000 900
francs on deposit in a bank in Freiburg
and an0ther million in St CAL, Switze ;
appeared at the same time have now put
in a claim for the money. Frau Ortiz was
a VienneSe woman named Stubel.
Major Edward Schofield, the Governor
elect of Wisconsin, is the son of Penn
sylvania farmer. At the age of fourteen he
became a printers devil in a country
newspaper office. later becoming type
setter. He served through the war with
great gallantry, coming out as major. At
the close of the war he went into the lum-
Der business, and is now one of the most
successful lumbermen in northern Wiscon-
sin.
A benefactor who insists that his name
SEdU not ne reVedieQ mas O1ereQ 10 DullQ
and equip for the Elliot Hospital, at Man
chester, n. H., an operating building of the
most approved sort. The money required
has been placed in bank, subject to the
order of DIR. George ID. Towne, and the
only condition made by the donor is that
all details of construction and equipment
shall be controlled by DR.. Towne. The
trustees of the hospital have accepted the
generous gift, and work on the new struc-
ture will begin at once
1t is said that while Lord Burton was
recently travelling in Scotland fellow pas
senger engaged him in conversation on the
subject of brewing. Finding him well
posted on the subject. the stranger OBJ
served: Look here my friend, you seem
to know good deal about brewing. / am
a brewer down Brighton way. L want an
active and promising man to act as man
ager under me and to push the business.
have no family. and If he does well there is
a partnership ahead in the future. Now is
that a good offer? IAN excellent one" re-
piled Lord Burton. land / am only sorry
that L cannot avail myself of it. The fact
brewery of my own down Burton way
which demands all my attention"
IT'S not the man whose feet are large
Who makes the swiftest sprinter
IT'S not the girl with temper hot
Who best endureS the winter.
IT'S not the hen that cackles loud
Which makes the steadiest layer;
IT'S not the biggest head of hair
That makes the football player.
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