The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-04
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The mother or ex-senator ingalls,, OF
Kansas is in her one-hundredth year. She
is bright and lively, and in the best of
health Her home is in Boston.
Turpin. the inventor of melinite, is said
to be with the Beers. The petroleum bombs
fired at Kimberley are attributed to him.
Great Britain was the only power that Of
fered him compensation for his discovery
The birthplace of John Brown, in Tor
rington, Conn.,. is to be purchased by a
society organized for the purpose, and is
to be repaired and held as an historical
relic. The house is in a dilapidated condi-
ton, and has for some years been occupied
by poor negro family.
When John 1. Blair, of New Jersey. died
it was widely published that his estate
would prove up in the neighborhood of
s30, 900 900. This shows once more how the
wealth of rich men is liable to be over
estimated, for Mr.. Blair's estate is found
to be worth just about one-sixth the figure
named.
DIR. Haig Brown, the former headmaster
of Charterhouse. writing of the school
days of Colonel Baden-Powell. says: IT no.
tice that the name is invariably mispro-
nounced. The "a in Baden is generally
given the sound of 'ah,' but 1T should have
the usual sound of "a as in Bathing Tow
ell which was his nickname among the
boys at school,"
Antonio de Navarro. husband of Mary
Anderson, is busy writing short stories for
the magazines. In one of the recent Eng
story called Loves Byways." The scenes
Of his stories are generally laid in Italy
and on the Riviera. He and Nine. De Ma
v&rro are now at Bordighera, where they
will be until late spring.
On one occasion Henry Ward Beecher
Of ;x,
which he was to lecture that evening The
barber asked him If he were going to hear
Beecher, and warned him that all the tick
cts were sold, and that IL he went he
would have to stand. Just my luck" said
Mr.. Beecher. Il have always had to stand
every time ever heard that man lecture"
Sir Walter Besant. the leading spirit OF
the Atlantic Union. now being organized In
England, says the chief purpose of the as
ISOLATION is to introduce visiting Ameri-
cans. who would otherwise spend their
time at their hotels, to the social and home
life of England. Branches of the union will
be established in the larger cities of Eng
land. and 1t is hoped that this country will
recfprocate.
Dr. Leyds, who has been visiting Berlin,
is thus described by DR.. Paul Forster:
His figure is tall, slender and flexible.
Two dark. intelligent and friendly eyes
look out from a sharp, weil-cut, expressive
and energetic face. In his black or dark
brown hair there is no trace OF old age.
He appears not much more than forty
years old. He has the manners of a CON-
plete man of the world"
Henry Ward Beecher was very fond of
opals. He believed in their tranquilizing eff
feet upon the mind. On one occasion, after
tremendous mental excitement and bodily
exertion, when he could not sleep he sat
for a half hour with a big and brilliant
opal In his hands, admiring it's fire and
changing colors. When he arose he was
calm and at peace, his nerves were quiet.
his brain soothed: he went to bed and
slept like child.
A housekeeper in Pressure Isle, Me-, has a
family of ten, and last year she kept a
record of the flour vittles" that she
cooked. The list included 421 loaves OF
bread, 5.140 biscuit. As loaves of sugar
cake, 81 loaves Of marble cake, 81
buildings, 1,l04 sugar rolls, 502 mo-
lasses rolls, l.491 sugar cookies. 1906 mo-
lasses cookies. DO doughnuts and 3S3 pies
The figures show that she ran miniature
bakery. and also suggest a well-deyeloped
sweet tooth in that family.
There's no use in talking" the orator
said
And his audience cheeredwith delight;
But too previous they
For he went on to say
For large part of the night.
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