The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-31
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Maurice Bernhardt, son of the famous
actress. is at present in newspaper work,
and during a part of the present season has
been ramatic critic OF a Partisan daily.
Clarence Mackay's motor car, which he is
having built at a cost of $1,000 in Paris.
will have engines of 32-horse-power. 1t will
be able 10 go from fifty to sixty miles an
hour and will be ready in May.
Nine. Daniel Lessen (Jeanne Loiscan), the
first woman to receive the French decora-
tion Of the Legion of Honor. is a novelist
and poet. a Socialist a believer in free love
and the author of the best French transla-
tiOn of ByrOn'S poems.
The veteran singing master. Manuel Gar
cha, has attained the age of nlnety-six. He
is still I'm excellent health. When he was
ninety Garcia, who then had a class at the
London Royal Academy of Music. received
a testimonial subscribed for by practically
every professor of the institution.
There are now living the widows of three
former Presidents of the United States.
Mrs. Harrison lives in Indianapolis, Mrs.
Grant makes her home in Washington, and
Mrs. Garfield lives In Mentor, o. Buchan-
ans niece and Arthur's sister, both prom:-
rent IN Washington during the admlnlstra-
tions of those presidents, still survive.
Mrs. E. d. Gillespie, in "A Book of Re-
membrane" says that President and Mrs.
Lincoln one day visited the sanitary fair.
in Philadelphia. and were so pressed upon
by the crowd eager to see them that the
police were called in. a little boy, seeing
Mrs. Lincoln with a stalwart policeman on
each side of her, called out: Mother, look;
there goes a female ~pickpocket.'
Victor Hugo's eldest daughter. Mile.
Adele Hugo. is now nearly seventy years
old. She was engaged to an English Of
fcer who died in India. On learning Of
Ter loss her mind became affected and she
Is still ignorant OF her father death. The
two other heirs of the poet are his grand
son and granddaughter, NJ. Georges Hugo
and Nine. Jean Charc0t, who married tho
son of a weli-knOwn neurologist.
Lord Kelvin is credited with the state
ment that he has not read a book for thirty
years. To an interviewer he said: Il read
nothing but the daily papers. Well, per-
hans that * an overstatement; it may not
be thirty years. but IL is a long time. u
course. / am continually referring TO books,
but / have not the time for steady reading,
except the daily papers. and L feel espe-
cially bound in crises of our history to
study the course of events
Professor Hugo Munsterburg, of Harvard.
denies the reports that Professor William
James, the eminent psychologist, is in a
dangerous condition. mentally and physi-
calv. The truth is" said Professor Num-
sterhurg. that Professor James, who is at
present travelling In Italy. is ill-but not
aIarmingly-with heart trouble. and that he
has taken leave OF absence for last year
ami mis-. O1fAN 10 lllUlONt AAo hCOAeA 49,
" To write the Chord lectures"
The New York Evening Post tells IF n
retired CONGRESSMAN who became SO ad
dicted 10 the use of the franking privilege
In connection with his official mail during
his term of office that he is now unwilling
To abandon ii. a few days ago there was
received at Washington a private ietter
from the eX-congressman, incIoseu II an
envelope bearing the frank or a Former
colleague who is still q member ~ lne
Horse As the retired statesman Is said 10
b. a multi-millionaire. the saving CT a
hostage stamp could have been no object to
him and il Is assumed that force or haolt
f. responsible for his violation or the law.
Verdi's will contains one very curious
item. His residuary legatee IS his niece
Marie Verdi. who is married 10 Sisnor car
rara. To the infant asylums and the nos
pitals for the blind in Genoa he bequedths
$4,000. Large sums are also left to the
charitable institutions ana 10 the potr nt
his native village. Roncole, and also 10
those Of BuSSetC. where he lived Tor many
wears. Then comes the following bequest:
In tho dining room Of my villa. ST Agata.
win no found two large wooden boxes OF
great antiquity. l desire that neither shaii
be opened. but that both be burnt immedi,
ately after my obsequles. II Is presumeS
that the two mysterious boxes contained
r-snuScrfpts OF Unpublished operas which
the master did not wish TO see the light.
Under the sur there's nausht
That's strange, It's true
But-mafk me-eycgy month
The moon is new.
Ohio state Journal.
Love wakes men. once a lifetime each
They AIt their heavy lids and look.
And. 10. what one sweet nage can teaeu
They read with Joy. then shut the oooh
And some give thanks and some blaspheme.
and most forEet-but. either way.
That and the Child's unheesed dream
Is all the light % al their day.
Coventry Patmore.
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