The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-02
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

AROCT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
In 1872 Sarah Bernhardt was getting $40
a month at the Odeon; in the last twenty
five years since then she mas received
$2.EOOOOO.
Mrs. Annie Kline Rickert. once famous
is now opny Ra 81 tns
sixty-mile track in California.
James j. HILL whose name figures so
prominently in recent railroad news. is said
to be the hardest man TO interview
among all the financiers OF the country
Mrs. Richard King. a widow, the daugh-
ter Of a Presbyterian missionary to Texas,
has landed estates in that State amounting
to $50 900 acres which probably make her
richer than even Mrs. Hetty Green.
There is one Indian woman ir this coun-
try who is practicing lawyer. She IS Miss
Laura Lykens, a half-blood Shawnee. who
graduated from the law department Of the
Carlisle School last year and went TO Okla
homa, where she was admitted TO me par.
Miss Otelia Cromwell. daughter of
professor in the Howard University, at
Washington, who is member of the fresh
man class of Smiths College Massachu-
sets. IS the first colored girl TO enter that
Institution. She stands high in scholarship
and expects to cover four-years course in
two years.
Pupils in the public schools of Copen-
hagen are required to take three baths
week in the public school building, and
while they are bathing their clothes are
sterilized in a steam oven. The Danes OBJ
ject to the regulation on the ground that
it makes the children disconnected with
their home surroundings.
Clarence Greathouse, chancellor of
Korea and personal adviser to the King of
that country, is a Kentuckian, but lived for
years on the Pacific coast and has only
been in Korea since 1898. He won favor
with the Oriental monarch through beng
a splendid story teller ana d because OF aus
about ffty-five years old.
Governor Brady, of Alaska, who has just
returned from an official tour of the Priby-
loft Islands, says of them and of the Aleu-
tian Islands: -'They are destined to become
the home of countless herds of cattle and
sheep. Some of the islands have not
stick Of timber on them, but are covered all
over with a luxuriant growth of grass, at
fording the finest kind of pasture land for
cattle and stock"
Living quietly in Philadelphia, still hale
and hearty at seventy-seven, is Jay Cooke.
Just twenty-five years ago the banking
house of Jay Cooke g. Co. closed its doors,
and the great panic of 1878 resulted. The
man who had saved his Nation from finan-
had 5000 creditors. Every penny of the in
debtedness has been paid, and in the tWi-
light of his life this old man, the master of
finance, is again rich man.
As train was ABOUT to leave Camp WIKI
off the other day with number of soldiers
aboard couple of young women entered
the foremost car with basket of fruit. One
OF the girls rushed up to & nearest uni
formed passenger and said: Won't you
roes we want to do something for YOU"
You are mistaken, mss; l belong neither
to the Seventy-first nor to the Rough Rid
ers," said the soldier. II am only a regu-
lar consequently not hero" But he took
some fruit.
Colonel Henry, the self-confessed Dreyfus
forger, was the son of humble parents, his
father having been a small farmer at Pony.
Enlsting in foot regiment in 1868. his pro-
motion from the ranks was rapid. He went
through the F1anco-German war, and was
twice captured, but escaped on each occa-
vorite with his superiors, and when it came
to selecting officers for the Algerian eXpe-
He was twice wounded in an engagement
with the rebels.
Emperor Francis Joseph. in taking steps
to secure the destruction at Geneva, in the
presence of the Austro-Hungarian Envoy
and his Consular officials, of the weapon
with which the Empress was aSsassnated,
as well as the surgical instruments used by
the physicians in making the post mortem
examination, has acted in accordance with
fifty years-a custom based partly super
stition, partly on a desire to prevent articles
of this kind from falling into the hands of
dealers in curios.
This year the football man is sad
With grief beyond endurance,
For blOated bondhOlders tell them that
They can't get life insurance.
Denver Times.
The cat and bootjack almost met
She lodged and yelled with glee,
Young man, L bet
You'll need that yet;
Then you'll remember me-
Detroit Free Press.
Twas hard to fight, but harder still
Twill be to doff the laurel wreath,
And put common Derby hat
On the heroic head beneath.
Twas hard to fight but harder for
The hero will the day be when
His pedestal he quits, to be
An ordinary man again.
Washington Post.