The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-22
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Felix Faure, President of France. recent
ly remarked that one OF the most unpleas-
ant, features of his recent advancement was
the fact that as President he found no time
f0r bicycle riding.
In being shown through the Bishop of
Londen's palace at Lambeth. recently. a
London Methodist was panied to notice that
at once bought an engraving of him. had 1t
framed, and sent IL to the Bishop, who ac-
cepted IL with thanks.
A Sioux Indian named Banks, chief of the
indian police at Crow Creek agency. made
application for pension in Chamberlain, S.
D.. last week. He is said to be the first
Sioux to ask the government for a pension
for military services. He served as a scout
during one of the Indian wars. and makes
application for a pension under the act OF
June, 1890.
Mr.. H. NJ. Stanley. the explorer. says that
certain portions of Africa will always be
worthless on account of the ravages of the
grasshoppers. In one instance he saw a
column of young g~rasshoppers. ten miles
valley. and when the grass was fired against
them they were thick enough to smother
the flames.
Jules Guesde organized a banquet in Paris
to celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversary Of
the establishment of the Commune in
March, 1871. One Socialist shoemaker ex-
planned that the cause of the failure of the
out his idea Of footing the 5000. 100000
francs in the Bank of France. and of buying
up with it Theirs and his generals.
Count Herbert Bismarck is the father of
two children. both girls. Count Herbert
was disappointed at the sex of his last
child and telegraphed the news to his fa-
Their in three words: "Only a grill" Prince
---lt>l 49, -,s... ~ 80
member Marie was only a girl Bismarck's
only g~rands0ns are the children Of his
daughter Marie. who bears the name OF
Rantzau.
The Hindoos are great gamblers. One of
their favorite methods is that of betting on
a rainfall. The Indian Mirror, of Calcutta,
of recent date, says: 1.-THE rain-gambling
Enclosure in Burra Bazaar presented a scene
OF unusual activity on Monday, when heavy
clouds betokened the approach of unsettled
weather. There was some heavy plunging,
but, as the rainfall was extremely light, 1t
haul"
About poor NJ. Berthelot. who had to re-
sign as Minister of Foreign Affairs as soon
as England planned its Soudan campaign,
Edmund Lepelletier writes: 81 travelled with
him and Renan in Brittany. i assure you
hat the ~naivete. the incompetency and the
absolute practical incapacity of this good
chemist appeared at every step. He lost
his room In the hotel. he went out at sta
tions on the wrong side Of the railway
track, missed the trains. made everybody
laugh at his Observation-Disclosures. Just as the
German schoolmasters fancy they. were the
men who defeated France. French savants
imagine hat they are the men who have
restored the republic"
Henry Laboucherc has no sympathy with
England In the troubles that she has
brought upon herself. Patrick Mccarthy.
an Irlshman In America" he writes, lone
day found a blanket belonging to the gov
eminent stores marked in large letters u.
s., for United States. Paddy Immediately
annexed the blanket, saying: .Yis, that's
my sowl, but this larnin' Is a foine thing:
If / had not been well edicated l would
niver av known the blankets to be moline,
at all. at ALL Our government has been
initiating Patrick Mccarthy, annexing UNI
civilized territories, and explaining that 1t
did so in the interests Of civilization. BE
my sowl but this civilization Is a foine
thing But this conduct has brought trou-
ble." E