The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-04
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Adult PEUPLE ANU THlNGS.
Mr.. DooIey dedicates his Philosophy
Just appearing. to 1.-The Hennessys of the
world who suffer and are silent"
In choosing a turkey try the skin under
the leg or wing If il is easily broken, the
turkey is young; if in turning the wing
backward the joint yields readily 1t is ten
der.
Miss Airline Peck, the daughter of Ferdi-
nand w Peck. the United States commits
sioner to the Paris Exposition, will be mar
ried TO William a. Simms, OF Dayton. o.,
shortly after her return from Europe in
December.
The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Con-
naught and Prince Christian of Schleswig
Holstein will represent the English royal
family at Konigsberg, when, on Friday.
Jan. IS next, the German Emperor
will be crowned King of Prussia
The late William L. Wilson had death
almost exactly parallel to that Of Robert
T. Lee. The two men not only died in the
same office, but in the same house, in the
same room and in the same bed, and they
were buried from the same chapel.
a journalist who has often been called
upon TO make a stenographic report of d
speech by Emperor William declares that
the Kaiser speaks slowly at first, but grad
ually gets faster and faster, until it is i'm
possible TO follow him verbatim. The re-
pOrters, ne says, generally write down what
they can, and, by comparing notes after
wards, concoct tolerably accurate report
OF what he said.
Born in Poland in 1874 Madame Modjeska
mostly lives in America and makes hobby
of farming. So long ago as 1876 she made
farming experiment in California and lost
her money, but since then she has had more
luck. Her present California ranch lies
at the foot of the Santiago Peak, and is
fifteen miles from anywhere. There.
among her shorthorns, bees and her fruit
trees, the great actress likes to live.
Joel Chandler Harris is quoted as say
ing in a recent interview: Many of NY
best friends have somehow got the idea
that I am too modest to be healthy, but
that is a great mistake. With the excep-
ton of a big apple dumping, with bowl
of butter sauce close by, l know OF moth
ing nicer than to sit in a large arm chair
and hear your friends say kind things
about you when they think you're not
listening"
The mysterious suicide of Nine. Senkrah,
the American violinist-better known in
America by her real name. Harknes-which
occurred in Germany a few weeks ago,
proves to have been caused by mental UNI
rest. the result of systematic blacKmail-
ing plot against her. The German police
are investigating the authorship of num-
Der of anonymous letters, which were
found after the unfortunate woman
death.
Frederick Macmonnies, whose great work
0he fountain) at the worlds fair was
among the great attractions at the jack
son Park exposition. has determined that
next spring he Will take UP his residence
in New York. and will t. temporarily give
up mallet and chiSel Cor palette ana
brush. He is now in Paris at work on
the equestrian statue of General SlocLm,
which is to be set up in Brooklyn. Wnen
that is completed he will for a time aban-
don sculpture for painting.
A Philadelphia hotel recently engaged
valet who agreed to serve the guests of the
house without wages, depending upon the
tips But a number Of New York drum
mers upset this arrangement. Seeing that
they had struck a good thing, they sent
for all their old clothes, which they gave
to the valet TO clean and press. At the
end OF three days the tips OF the latter had
amounted TO 80 cents. Since then the signs
have been altered. The word 'gratuitous"
has been eliminated. and the valet has an
understanding with his patrons before he
does their work
A Boston special to the St. Louis Globe
Democrat says: Edward Parker Deacon,
the millionaire who shot and killed M.
Abel, who was occupying Mrs. Deacon's
rooms while that lady present in a
Paris hoeel. is a raving maniac. he was
brough. here from Europe about a year
and was placed in Sanitarium. Later he
was taken 10 the Mclean Asylum for the
Insane at Waverly where he is now under
close surveillance. lie served year IN
prison il France after killing Abel, and at
intervals raves about the prison scenes
and the Paris tragedy. In his rawlings he
las killed more than half the population
81 Paris and when ne is not violent he
brooGs and mutters q prayer for the dead.
His two children nave been brought to see
him occasionally. but he shows no interest
IL them. and is beyond the stage where
sentiment is recognized He is hopelessly
mae.
WHAT hath not this day deserved.
That il III golden letters shall be set
Among the high tides IN the calendar?
Shakespeare.
lie found his dinner very cold;
lie kicked with caustic vim,
Ana when he started in 10 Scold
she made 10 hot tor him.
Philadelphia Press.