The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-18
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Professor Andree is, or was, nearly forty
three years of age, and unmarried. He
spent year in America in 1885, as sweeper
and mechanic in the Swedish department at
the Philadelphia centennial.
Shakspeare's daughter Judith, who was
thrty-two when he died, survived him
forty-six years and became a Puritan. So
rigid was she that she would never go near
a playhouse, and was intolerant of every
thing theatrical.
Mrs. Ballington Booth says that there is
nothing in the story that the breach be-
tween the Volunteers and the Salvation
Army is to be healed. The differnce. she
says, is not a personal quarrel, but a mat
ter or principle, so that there is no chance
for reconciliation.
Mr.. Owen Seamans has been offered and
has accepted, the post on the staff of the
London Punch rendered vacant by the
death of Mr.. r. ]. Milliken. Mr.. Seaman is
the author of With Double Pipe" Horace
death Of Mr.. f. j. Milliken. Mr.. Seamans is
THE Battle of the Bays.
Mrs. Francis A. Williamson, of Reno is
the editor of the Nevada Citizen, a weekly
paper. The object is Ito promote the adj
vancement of women in the ethics of civil
government, ordained in the Declaration of
Independence and established by the Con-
stitution of the United States of America"
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, lecturing on
the higher education of women in Worces-
ter, Mass, recently, said: why has so
much money been given for this work? Be
cause people know now that the search for
knowledge does not make the woman's
heart have less love and the soul less
faith"
Rev. Dr. Rylance rector of st. Mark s
Church, New York, who has just returned
from abroad, declares that he is an enemy
of blue laws" He says England and
France would not stand such a measure as
the Raines law, and that the Sunday of
European countries is more conducive to
happiness of the people than our so-called
dry Sunday.
Mrs. Caroline Morse runs the custom
house elevator in San Francisco, Cal She
is the widow of sailor. and she cares for
and educates her family by means of her
work. She was appointed under eX-Presi-
dent Harrisons administration, and was de-
posed during Cleveland's last term, but San
Francisco demanded her reinstatement at
once
The poet Swinburne is one of the most
erratic persons in the world. Although he
is perfect master of French, German and
Greek. it is his delight to pretend that he
is illiterate. He left Oxford with a great
reputation for learning, but he would not
take a degree He lives near LONDON IN a
charming old house and is scarcely ever
seen in society.
Last week 100 officers of the array were
away from their commands on special serv-
ice OF the number 100 were detailed as in
structors at schools and colleges, forty-two
as instructors of state troops, and twenty
three had pleasant billetS IN washington.
That number of absentees is about the av-
erage for the year-enough TO officer sew
eral new regiments.
Sir Everett Millais. son of the late pres-
ident of the Royal Academy, held the bar
onetcy but year He has just died at the
age of forty-one of pneumonia brought on
by neglectng TO change his wet clothes.
He was well-kuown sportsman and au-
thorty on dogs and his fame must rest on
his introduction of the Basset hound into
England His heir John Everett Millais,
is but nine years old.
The Emperor of Japan has done great
deal for the advancement of women in
Japan. Stained teeth and shaved eyebrows
are to be abolished The Empress Fusaka,