The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-14
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Royalty has burdens that ordinary people
wot not of. The Emperor of Germany sits
for his photograph at least once a week.
Miss Lucy NJ. Booth, daughter of Gen.
eral Booth, of Salvation Army fame, has
command of the India forces of the army,
with her headquarters at Bombay.
Professor Scripture, of Yale, has made
it his nightly practice for four years past
to plug up his ears ON going to bed. thus
surfing sound sleep.
Prince Louis, of Bavaria, heir TO the
crown, takes a deep personal interest in the
agricultural affairs of his country. His
ideas. however, have been called Child
like" much to his disgust. Recently he
made a speech protesting against the crit,
icism, and asserting his earnestness in all
things affecting the public welfare.
A French statistician says that the num-
Der OF men and women in France is more
nearly equal than in any other country in
the world, there being only 1.oO7 women to
1000 men. In Switzerland there are 1864
men TO LOCO women, and in Greece only
933. The conditions in Hong Kong. accord
ing TO this authority. are appalling" there
being only SEQ women TO 1000 men.
Nine. Minnie Hauk, who is making a
tour of the world with her husband, the
Chevalier Won Hesse Wartegg, arrived some
time ago at Singapore, and sang at Johore
by invitation for the Sultan. the Princess
and datOs, who were greatly pleased. The
Sultan conferred on the prima donna and
her husband the order of the Crown of
Johore, this being the eleventh order Nine.
Hauk has received from the hands of rul-
ing monarchs.
There died in Glasgow the other day
James Gilchrist. who was known as the
Scottish Stradivarius. Gilchrist, who was
sixty-two years old. was a mechanical gen.
Jus. He made the most difficult and deli
cate instruments, and was the chief aid of
Professor PettigreW in making his models
fight of birds. Hs died a poor man, his
wife often saying, HE can make every
thing but money
The Boston Transcript says that the
yearly salary of Ida Lewis. the famous
keeper OF the Lime Rock lighthouse, at
the south end Of Newport harbor, is $3.50
and two tons of coal. She is past fifty
now. her hair slightly streaked with gray
and her face somewhat rugged and wealth
erbeaten, but she is still alert and strong.
She began her wonderful record OF life
saving with the rescue of four small boys,
whose boat capsized in the harbor before
her.
Notwithstanding the hard times, steam
ers TO Europe are carrying unusually large
numbers of passengers. " explanations
are suggested: One. that many people who
would have gone last year postponed the
Zip III - ~ 80 - $3.50 - t0'f 1865
the other that for THOSE; who have money
this is a good time 70 travel cheaply i'm
the silver-using countries Another reason
may probably be found in the fact that
a large part of those who go abroad for
pleasure will spend no more in that way
than they would spend at home.
The adjuration of the Chicago Typograph-
ical Union TO President Cleveland Ito re-
fuse to drink longer OF the poisoned cup
reminds one Of a story of the Dublin actor,
who unconsciously talked backward, and
used 10 say take away the coisoned pup
TO the huge delight of the audience. Hav-
ing been informed Of his eccentricity. he
broke himself of il, but the first night on
which he repeated with great distinctness
take away the poisoned cup" he was in
terrupted by cries OF say 1t as you used
TO-" and he complied.
Balmy and cool the breezeS blow
As the breath from the fresh pine wood.
Where it sweeps the line of the mountain
snow .- f..t
But not in this neighborhood.
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