The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-18
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

1t Is stated that John Sherman mas solu
his property at Mansfield. o., and will make
his home hereafter at Washington with his
Mrs. j. l. McCallum. Inc Mans
field acres are being cut up into city iots.
The executors of Madame Charcot, widow
of the famous physician and hypnotic ex-
pert, have sold the most valuable item OF
her OVERWHELMINGLY, the secret process
for a preparation Of toilet water-for the
sum of $4,000. Few people knew the great
Charcot dabbled in colognes.
A copy of the first edition of 1.-The Pick
wick Papers" I'm the original parts with
wrappers and with the illustrations by Sey-
mour and Phiz, has just brought $40 at auc-
ton In England. AT the same sale a gray
felt hat and a collar, once worn by Charles
Dickens, brought a little more than Sl5.
A paper OF India recently contained the
following item: ION Sunday last Mr.. Balk-
rishna Narayana Urphabandopant Bhaje-
kar, B. A, l.. L. B., rescued Srimati Kasi-
bal Lele from the perpetual widowhood to
which Hindoo society had consigned her at
Poona. We wish the couple a long and
happy life."
One Paris grand dame is bound that
France shall not be d~epopulated. The
Vicomtesse De Rochemaille is twenty-five
years of age, has been married five years.
and is the mother of eleven boys, of whom
the eldest is not quite four years of age.
She presented her husband with four pairs
of twins in succession, and has just topped
off with triplets. The children are all sound
and healthy.
An aid-de-camp of King Humbert says he
never saw the King angry but once. The
aid was then at a dinner in the role of the
officer whom the Queen always kept at
band to make a fourteenth at the table if
1nl a. .ox.o, cha offttr0
CT thirteen when a lady was Obliged 10
leave the room. The King angrily insisted
that the aid keep his seat, as the supersti-
ton was all nonsense.
II is said that the principal object Of
Maitre Labori's projected lecturing tour in
the United States, which is TO be made next
winter, is to ~recuperate his fortunes. de-
stroyed beyond repair in France by his con-
Eection with the Dreyfus case. Not only
did his defense OF the prosecuted captain
fail to bring him any return for his serv-
ices, but he lost many of his clients who
were necessarily neglected during the
Dreyfus trial. and blighted his prospect OF
professional success by reason of the un-
popularity OF his side of the case.
A unique clock has been made in London
for the Shah of Persia. Not only is the
Teheran time shown, but the time in twelve
other cities OF the world. The center dial,
which is the largest, shows Teheran time,
while the smaller dials show the times at
Feking. Washington. Yokohama, Bombay
Samarkand, Constantinople, Vienna, Rome,
Berlin. Paris, st. Petersburg and London
Ali the figures on the dials are in Persian
characters, including the names of the va
rious cities, and each dial is mounted in a
handsome ormolu frame, richly engraved.
Hamlet" recently made its first appear
ance on the Russian stage in most exalted
circumstances. it's translator. who also inn
personated the title role, being no less a
parsonage than the Grand Duke Constan-
tine. a distant cousin of the Car. The
performance was a semi-public one. st.
Petersburg society being invited to witness
il, as well as the imperial family. OF
course, the critics, who, it appears, were al
lowed to be present, were unanimous in
declaring that the august actors interpre-
tation of the part equaled that of the best
Anglo-Saxon, French and German tragedi-
ans. -
He could talk in purost Spanish
When the war in Cuba ragged;
In Dutch he loved TO chatter
When Dom Paul in fight engaged.
He can name the Chinese cities
Which are bothering our pates,
But he somehow says Il seen it,
When he talks United States.
3 Omaha News.