The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-01
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

A RUSSIAN law forbids the use of exclamation
points in newspaper articles in that country.
MISS BOOTH, of Harpers Bazar is credited
with earning So. 900 year by translating be-
sides her $4,000 as editor.
WRAPPING up and sitting in a rocking-chair
on the piazza is considered by some more healthy
than driving at this season.
LEAvENwoRTH Times: Howard Kan.
preacher has attracted some attention by saying
from his pulpit that nobody but idiots play pro.
gressive euchre
PEOPLE who think that a woman can't learn
how to drive a nail will be surprised to learn
that among the best carpenters in London are
half dozen women.
THERE is a woman at Port Jervis. N. Y. who
goes into commissions every time she hears any
one singing the air of "Old Lang Syne," and
neighbor woman has just been mulcted in the
tune of $500 for singing it with malice afore-
thought
Ill bred TO take the last biscuit off the platel"
queried Richelieu of Wageley. ''Well no, but
it is decidedly unwise" ''Unwise2" Eyes AL
ways wait minute and they'll bring on some
hot ones"
APRoPos of Editor Pulitzer's threatened blind
ness, the Baltimore News recalls that the elder
Bennett was cross-eyed that Greeley was lu-
dicrously short sighted, and that Charles A.
Dana was nearly deprived of his sight early in
his newspaper career.
THE Only New England survivor of the Black
Hawk is Gideon L. Pease. of Maine, who
entered the army in 1920, and was discharged in
1929 He is supposed, at least to be the last
man, but the passage of big pension bill might
bring few more to the surface.
MARION HARTRANFT, New York girl the
hue of whose locks would put to shame the tint
of the First National Bank building of Chicago,
has applied for injunction to restrain a pub
fishing house from printing selling a song
ofc cd oh lad 81 nd
Horse Songster."
NJ JULES SIMON is overworked Every time
an alleged statue of Victor Hugo is set I'D any
where in France. he is called upon to make the
dedicatory address, and he friend of
Hugo he cannot refuse Now other countries
monument, and ii. Simon must make an grafton
over IT Next Sallust is to be immortalized, and
NJ. Simon must speak for him also.
PRESIDENT ANGEL, of the Michigan Univer-
sity, is short man, with large round, pleas
ant face, gray hair and little fringe of gray
beard He has q sweet low voice and most
expressive vocabulary Angel has most of
the world and read all OF the best books in it;
he knows the men and things of many climes
and lands is man of culture, of science and
affairs, and has all the simplicity of truc great
ness.
PRINCE PHILIPPE of Bourbon, who has been
condemned by default to thirteen months i'm
prisionment for swindling country priest in
France. is of the noblest possible lineage on both
sides of the house, and. according to the legiti-
mist rule Of primogenture comes in before the
Comte de Paris heir to the traditional
French throne. Some years ago he was the
suitor of the Princess Colonna Galatro, then
Eva Bryant Mackay.
Mr. RUsKIS has given to the British Natural
History Museum his great diamond. with this in
scription: THE Colenso Diamond. presented by
John Ruskin, in honor of his friend, the lovslly
anG patiently adamantine First Bishop of Ma
tai Also, mis- foe ruby. with this legend: THE
Edwardes Ruby. presented by John Ruskin, in
honor of the invineible soldiership and loving
equity of Sir Herbert Edwardess rule by the
shores of Indus" The gifts are made on condi-
ton that these labels retained.
Col. HOBART. of the British army. was pres
emit at the Indian Rights Association meeting in
Philadelphia last week. This gentleman is .
distinguished artillery officer. who has taken
part in ali the recent British campaigns in AT
rica in Asia and in America. having gained
honors IN China aud in the South Africa wars.
and having served with distinction the stan
of the Duke of Buckingham when the Duke
Governor Of Madras. He s now in the last
year Of his service with his regiment at Exeter,