The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-26
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Phrenologists find in Lord Salisbury
head the bumps OF self-esteem, cautious
ness, imagination, perception and reason
strongly developed. Hope and personal am
bition are small, but firmneSs is very large.
In Switzerland they are making clocks
which do not need hands and faces. The
clock merely stands in the hall and you
press a button when, by means of pho
nographic internal arrangements 1t calls out
the time
The wife of General Miles is a niece of
the late General Sherman and a sister Of
Mrs. Don Cameron. An expert horsewoman
1t is said that in some Of her husbands In
dian fights she has been near enough to hear
the shots on both sides.
Rosa Bonheur earned her first money in
copying the paintings of old masters, work.
ing early and late, helping to support her
family. Her first animal picture was a
goat, which pleased her so much that she
gave up copying and took up animal paint
ing.
1t is evident that Rudyard Kipling intends
to return to this country some time in the
future. Since he went abroad he has re-
ceived at least ten offers for his place at
Brattleboro, VT, but has refused all of
them, saying that he has no intention to
sell.
1t is said that a private soldier found in
a street at Omdurman the letter which Cor
mand for retreat or surrender. The letter
has been examined by all the ablest ex-
perts, and is pronounced TO be in Gordon S
handwriting AS might be expected all idea
of surrender is secuted, the Mahdi is re-
minded of his evil doings and his destruc-
ton at the hands of English soldiers is
prophesied.
Aspan Hall, whose name Lord Kitchener
has Incorporated in his title, is one Of the
finest old oranges remaining in the eastern
building moated in the old STYLE and has
a long family record attaching to it on the
srdar's mothers side. Her family came
into possession of it just 200 years ago. Be
fore that it was the residence OF the Cob
ham family from the time of that Lady
Gotham whose husband. Sir John Old
castle. was burnt as Lollard in Henry
VS. days.
Pere Hyacinthe has been invited by DR..
Betances a member of the Junto, to go TO
Cuba to form a free and reformed Catholic
church. LAS soon as we get rid of the
Spanish yoke" says the doctor, I'VE must
get rid of the still more CALLING one-the
yoke of Rome" Pere Hyacinthe has also
been urged to go to Brazil for the same
work; but he feels that his country needs
him most at this very trying moment. and
is at present speaking in the different towns
i'm the south of France upon the urgent
questions of the day, such as anti-semitism,
the need of a pure religion for the French
Republic, etc. In spite of enemies and the
weight OF MS seventy years, MS success Is
great. 1t is not generally known that he is
one of the prime movers in the Dreyfus re-
vision agitation.
1t is announced that Mime. Adelina Patti
and Baron Rolf Caderstroms wedding will
take place on Feb. l at Craig-yNos Castle,
where she has a private Roman Catholic
chapel The double religious ceremony will
be preceded by declaration befora a reg
istrar. In English law, OF course, the civil
formality is sufficient to tie the knot. AS
to the Swedish law, the chaplain 20 the
Swedish and Norwegian legation has writ