The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

When the Prince of Wales alludes to
his mother, his Royal Highness always
uses the words, MY mother. the Queen
The Duke of York he invariably. refers to
as My son. the Duke OF YORK; On the
continent such simplicity is taoooed.
Count Leo Tolstoi is vigorous hater of
England. He says the English and the
Zulus should be herded together as the
two most brutal nations of the earth. His
chief regret. he declares is that he cannot
spare the time to write book about the
English people,
1t Is said that the Sultan of Turkey is not
a good Mahometan. He conforms to many
of the ceremonies prescribed for the faith
full, but when he feels inclined to break
the Prophets laws he has no hesitation in
so doing. Indulgence in wine and larger
number of wives than his religion allows
are among his rebellious acts.
Henry w. Sage, the sbenefactor whose
birthday Cornell recently celebrated, has
given that university at different times
sums amounting to 81. 155.0OO AS the Cor
nell Sun puts 1T, without Mr.. SageS gift
Cornell would not be a university at all, but
merely q polytechnic institute. One of the
most notable of his gifts is Sage Hall, for
women. 10s
The Premier OF Austria, Casimir Felix
Badeni, is the son of cook. His father
was chef to the King CT Poland and was
made a count. Badenis aunt, the famous
German actress Anna Wierer, left him half
of her fortune. The Premier is said to be.
worth about &. 800. 900. In 1858 he was made
Governor of Galicia, and held the Office
until his recent promotion to the premier
ship.
The King of the Belgiums is very hard
up, in consequence of long career of
gayety. Lately he was in Paris impor-
tuning the government to purchase the
Congo Free State from him. He made the
acquaintance of new ballet girl, but
failed in his other purpose. Then he went
to London and worried the British gov
eminent to help him out He offered the
Congo very cheap, but the British have
enough to occupy them in Africa
Nine Modjeskas farewell tours have ali
been given up, her engagements Cancelled,
and whether she will ever appear on the
stage again is doubtful question. Her
company has disbanded in New York, and
both actors and managers are now in that
city Count Bozenta, Nine. Modjeska's
husband. says she has not a single per-
Torrance on any stage in view. All she is
She hopes by April i to be able to start
for California, where she Will remain until
fully restored to health
In spite of the fact that NJ. lola did not
score one vote for the French Academy
at the late election. his success, according
to NJ. Claretie. is not unlikely at the next
election to fill the fauteuil of Dumas. If
have been without a vote on this OCCASION
for as is known, the former took an active
and friendly interest in his candidature
The knowledge that such was the case
will have it's influence when Dumas's own
successor is chosen. Moreover, says NJ
Claretie. old literary ouarrels are being for
gotten and the opposition of certain of the
conservative forty is waxing weaker.
One popularity of Max Nordaus manu-
script is its exceeding fineness; sometimes
IL is almost microscopical says the New
York Times. He sends all his manuscript
as it is written off to the printers, and has
ii sent back soon as the work is COM
posed. He then has the complete manu-
script bound into a volume, joining the
takes" into which the original pages have
been cut with pieces of stamp edging
He can tell by the look of his writing
what degree OF concentration of spirit
he had reached while writing such and
such a passage. The Paradoxes." which
he wrote in 1884. is a printed volume OF
Ala pages. The manuscript is contained In
sixty-five pages!