The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-30
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mrs. Frederick Douglass widow of the
colored orator is to go on the lecture plat
form to deal with the history of his race
in this country.
In Venezuela if a cooking stove has
brass knob on it's door, the whole thing is
weighed as so much brass, and duty
charged accordingly.
Bishop John Doane, of Albany, whose at
titude upon the divorce question has
brought him into prominence. never regis
tiers his last name at a hotel, where his
signature is simply John of Albany"
''Old Man Hearst" the veteran prospector
who was Mark Twain's partner in the days
when the material for "Roughing IT, was
gathered, is still a miner and is working a
claim near the Black Range in New Mexico
Mrs. Jefferson Davis. though in the sew
entities, is a well-preservei woman and a fine
type of the old-school Southern lady The
routine of her life has for years remained
unchanged. but her once famous wit is as
brilliant as ever.
Rudyard Kipling is evidently an ardent
admirer of Cecil Rhodes, for, when asked
the other day whether the African politician
was married, he replied: Eyes. he is-to ten
thousand of square miles of English terri
tory. England can't afford to let such
man marry in any other way"
The staff Of independence Hail. in Phila-
delphia, consists of a superintendent at 81
600 year, an assistant at $780, and ushers,
engineers. watchmen and fremen bringing
the salary account up to $3,S42. Fifty years
ago JanitOr and q Waterman took good
care of it, and it has not grown any since
President Eliot, of Harvard, says in an in
terview that the modern university some
times develops very peculiar human be-
ing, the scientific specialist. He wants his
name known, not to millions but to five or
six students of the Latin dative case. He
does not MAKE money, because, like Louis
AgaSSiZ, he hasn't time"
The cost of a heating plant for the
Vatican capable Of warming it's thousands
of rooms has been figured on by competi-
tive bidders. the lowest figure being $780, Co.,
The Pope declines to incur the expense
though great difficulty is experienced in
keeping his apartments warm enough for
comfort in his old age.
Mn. and Mrs. Jean Roy of st. joseph.
Beanie, Canada, celebrated last week tthe
fiftieth anniversary Of their marriage. and
the event presented some extraordinary fea-
lures. The bridesmaid, the best man and
the fiddler of fifty years ago were present.
But a still more extraordinary incident was
the presence also of Mrs. Roy's mother, now
aged ninety-eight years, who was twice
married, and now numbers 297 descendants.
The Queen of Holland is a Presbyterian,
and worships in the New Church of Amster-
dam. Members of the Marylebone Oondon)
congregation propose to get up an address
to her signed by the moderators of all the
branches of the Presbyterian Church in the
world. Lord Reay, who worships in the
Marylebone Church, is Baron Mackay in
the Dutch peerage, and has intimate rela-
tions with that court.
Victorien Sardou's play Uncle Sam"
which occasioned great alarm to the govern
ment censor in Paris at the time M. THEIRS
was President, has just been played again
in Brussels. The Paris papers say that,
though Americans are mercileSSly lam
pooned in the piece, it is now harmless. and
not likely to wound the sef-esteem of the
Americans, because the latter has been so
confirmed by the recent victories over
Spain.
At clubs now woman makes a spread,
Arrayed in silks and smiles;
Her ear upon the papers read
Her eye upon the styles
Chicago Record
You can't catch a rat in the same trap
twice,
A fact which is tolerably plain
But people will murder their husbands and
In order to marry again.
Detroit Journal.
He sits around the gin mill stove
And pleads his party's cause.
He keeps his jaws upon the move
With scare a moments pause.
He talks about the gold bugs clutch
How il our rights will queer,
Yet cares not for free silver much
AS cares he for free beer.
Denver Post.