The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-04
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mile. Julia Fremont a French teacher,
declares that the muscles used in speaking
the French language are entirely different
from those used by the English-speaking
public.
Chief of Police Crowley, of San Fran
cisco, who was sent to Hawaii to arrange
for the transfer of San Franchises lepers
to the islands, has met with little success.
The people of the island naturally object
TO receiving any more lepers than tney
now have.
One of the Fifth-avenue banks not only
has an awning over its pavement to the
carriage block on rainy days and a special
reception room and ladies' maid inside for
the comfort of it's feminine customers. but
it has double set of receiving and paying
tellers, so that the women may not be
brought into contact with the men GUS
toners III any way If they do not wish it.
Berlin papers say that the talest man in
the world is in that city He is Hassan
Ali, an Arabian, who was born in Egypt.
They say that he has reached nine feet
two inches, and as he is only sixteen years
old, 1T is thought that he may grow taller.
They also say that the Chinese giant,
Shang- using, was only eight feet eight
inches when he was twenty-fo years old.
The confederate silver half dollar is
reckoned one of the rarest of American
coins. Only four such coins were struck.
The confederate silver half dollar bears the
date of 1861, and was struck at the mint
at New Orleans just before that institution
was closed by the federal troops. 1t has the
Goddess of Liberty on one side and stalk
bars of the confederacy in coat of arms
on the other side.
Mrs Ormiston Chant cannot retire into
private life. Since the Empire affair she
has been the most written about woman
in London, and now-such is fame-her toy
image is being sold about the streets. The
toy consists of a bladder, with a Woman's
race, which, when blown out, fiourishes a
little little red umbrella, shrieks and shakes its
cry out, Ere is Mrs. Hormiston Chant
a-making fuss at the Hempire.
Did you ever see your own eye?' asked
an unscientific person. 1T is a very simple
matter The most satisfactory view is OH
tanned by shutting, say, the left eye. and
pressing gently upon the right side of the
right eye You will then see, apparently at
the right side of the nose a round dark
object about the size of the apple of the
eye That is what 1 take it to be and I
suppose the retina is made in some way to
reflect the outer portion of the eye. though
Illusion"
Noah Brooks tells in his Century article
Lincoln in Wartime the incident of Mr..
Lincoln and the driver at the time the
President reviewed General Reynolds's
corps at Potomac Creek. Six wild mules
the ambulance which conveyed the presi-
4 fr party over rough corduroy road.
f tosbsd mr. mr. an Lincoln m M leaning forward
Excuse me-, my friend, are you an
Episcopalian?" The man, greatly startled
looked around and replied: mo Mr. Pres
ident." Well said Lincoln, Il thought
you must be an Episcopalian, because You
swear just like Governor Seward. who is
a churchwarden." The driver swore no
more.
There isn't half as many
That want to take the cake
As there is that want the biscuits,
Their mothers used to make
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The north wind doth blow
And we shall have snow
And what will the tradesman do then moor
thing? pA
He'll at once advertise
Or contrariWise
be completely showed under ere spring.
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