The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-23
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The paper stockings now being manu-
featured in Germany are said TO be a great
preventive Of colds.
DIR. Farrer. of Biddeford. Me-. who is
ninety-eight years cid, visits his patients
regularly on a Iicycle.
Alexander Dumas has been fined twice
(the last time 100 francs) for keeping a
vicious dog at his house in Paris.
An undertaken in Kansas City, with a
rare idea for business, advertises: You
kick the bucket: we do the rest"
Frederick Douglass has a grsnson who
has shown remarkable talent as q v%iolinist,
and he will be sent to Europe to perfect
his musical education.
Lady Margaret Grosvenor, who has be-
come engaged to the young Prince of Teck.
brother of the Duchess Of York, is a daugh-
ter Of the Duke OF Westminster, whose
income is said to exceed 5000 a day.
An authority on cats says that yellow
hairs, no odds how few in number, al
ways indicate that the wearer is a female.
He further adds: No male cat was ever
known TO have the slightest tint OF yellow.
One Of the best stories about Whistler is
the Old one Of the man who said to the
impressionist on one occasion, Among
painters / most admire you and MuTillo."
Whereupon Whistler answered With a
weary sigh, MY dear fellow, why drag in
Murillo?'
The Corean flag is white and bears in the
center a sort of ball, one half blue and the
other red, IMPLYING the two elements of
creation, the male and the female. In the
corners are strange and complicated blue
characters invented by a Chinese emperor
a few thousand years ago.
In a recent discussion on Irish education,
Mr.. Knox observed half humorously that
what Ireland wanted was an innocent
history of Ireland, that is, a history that
could be read by both Catholics and Prot
e5tants, without giving offense. Mr.. Nor
ley thought the suggestion hopeless.
A recent visitor to Detaille's studio says
that the celebrated painter Of army life
looks himself a great deal like a soldier.
He is tall and slender and erect, and with
fitting jacket. which is not unlike an I'M
dress uniform, the military effect is height
ened.
Brooklyn. which allows 81 to any person
taking a stray goat to the city pound,
recently paid out a good many twos on
account of a venerable billy that was SUBJ
sequently bought at prices ranging from
10 to so cents. He was being -overworked,
no doubt, for the Mayor has directed the
pound-keeper to suspend payment Of goat
rewards.
An Englishman, at present at a continent
tai watering place. finds that at the termi-
nation of his sojourn there he is expected
to tip: First, the chambermaid Gemale):
second, the assistant chambermaid male)
third, the head waiter; fourth, the waiter
who brings coffee to the bedroom in the
morning.; fifth, the waiter on duty at de-
jeuner and dinner; sixth, the head porter,
and seventh, the pageboy WHO goes on er-
ranGs.
Piaying-card manufacturers are accused
OF scheming to avoid the tax which the new
tariff law imposes on those apparently In
nocent bits of pasteboard. by putting three
'jokers" in every pack. The law provides
that the tax shall be paid on every pack
containing not more than ffty-four cards.
There are ifty-two cards and a Joker in
every normal pack; thus by adding two
extra "Jokers'' the manufacturers apparent
ly may evade the law.
HARD LINES.
She wrote sweet verses-'Weeds Around
the Schoolhouse Cate"
And sent them forth to earn a wide re-
nown;
But. as they came to print-ah, ha,efulness
of Fate
The school board took the schoolhouse
fences down.
Emma Carleton.