The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

When Catharne the Great of Russia be-
came tired of her lovers, as she generally
did in "a few weeks, she gave them a for
eign appointment and advised them to
travel, and they always Travelled.
Fifteen years ago a newsboy on the
streets of Chicago and now a college presi-
dent at the age of twenty is the
record Of Jerome II. Raymond. the newly
chosen head of the University of West Vir-
ginia. This is something we may boast OF
as peculiarly American.
The famous Roquefort cheese is threat
ened by the rapid success of two rival
brands, Gorgonzola and Sassenar, the lat
ter of which, an Auvergnat cheese, greatly
resembles Roquefort, and is said to possess
exceptional qualities due to its slow ripen-
ing. And in consequence the Roquefort
cheese is rapidly declining.
William Dean Howells, the novelist, has
an uncle living near San Francisco, a ply
stefan, who, in his eldest years Che is past
seventy has been doing very creditable
work as a portrait sculptor. An ideal bust
OF Emanuel SWedenborg, now at the How
ellis homestead, Jefferson, o., is considered
to be excellent in design and technique
Long Wolf, an old Indian on the upper
Columbia river in Oregon, owns a lariat
made of the hair of white women who
have been scalped. The Iariat is strong
enough to hold an Infatuated Buffalo, and
to make a speciality of scalping women, but
now calls himself "a heap good Indian.
He is a BlaCkfoot
Some of the private camps in the Ad-
irondacks are as costly as a cottage at
Newport. H. NICK. Twombley owns camp
in the st. Regis region which is said to
have cost not less than $50 OOO Coils p
Huntington fitted up a camp in the same
region a few years ago which cost about
$4,000, and Whitelaw Reid has camp con-
structed on the same expensive scale.
John Draper made the first photograph in
1912. His sister served as a subject and
permitted her face to be covered with flour,
according to an idea of his which now
seems absurd All his first pictures were
indiStinct, he decided to experiment
without the flour, and was so successful
that the results were sent to Sir William
Herschel, who at once made it known to
the scientific men of Europe.
1t is pretty we'll known fact that most
of the deaths that occur on the field of bat
tie result from bleeding to death before
surgical aid arrives. The French govern
ment has under consideration a scheme for
tattooing the soldiers of the French army
with a certain mark over each artery, so
that a wounded man would be able to
stanch the flow, of blood himself and thus
increase his chance of living.
For twenty-five years chicken has been
regularly served for dinner at the Baily
HOUSE, weston, w. va, ana trdVellng men
call it Chicken House, and ministers vote it
a model inn. Few persons. however, are
aware of the fact that a condition in the
will which passed the title to the property
a quarter of a century ago required the
heirs to daily serve chicken for dinner so
long as the property was used for hotel
purposes.
The Duchess of York, since her marriage.
has come into some very valuable posses
sions. Her dressing table at York cottage
is composed entirely of the most delicate
china, fashioned in design of Cupids sup
porting wreaths Of white roses (the badge
of York;; in the hearts of the flowers are
tiny electric lights, which throw a soft
radiance on the large oval mirror The
brushes, trinket boxes, etc, which lie on
this fairylike table are all of dull gold and
in every instance, May is written across
them in turquoises and diamonds
A wild hurrah Invertebrates
Through all the glorious land,
And there's excitement in the air,
For CoXey leads the band.
The horses snort the cattle bawl,
The hens are cackling, and
There's bound to be a lot of fun
For Coxey leads the band.
Whoop! Whoop Hurrah! Touch off the
guns.
Fling out the banners, and
Let all the old whang doodles whang
For Coxey leads the band.
Cleveland Leader.