The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

An authority On cats says tndt Dlue-eyto
cats are always deaf and that pure white
ones are afflicted in the same manner.
Miss Balfour says, in her book. that she
saw in DIR. Jameson the Understanding
man in South Africa, firm ruler and hu-
name retainer of the native race.
A 634-karat diamond, the finest ever found
in Africa. was discovered at Jaggersfon-
tein. in the Transvaal. on the day after
Christmas. When cut it is expected that 1t
will be worth 81 500. 900.
The influx of immigrants into South At
RIGA is continuing at such rapid rate that
the Cape Times fears that before many
months have passed they shall once more
be face to face with the unemployed diff
ficulty.
President Kruger, of the South African
republic. lost the thumb Of his left hand
while he was a boy. He was out hunting.
when his gun burst and shattered the
thumb. He calmly took out his jack-knife
and cut what was left OF the member on
at the joint. after which he tied his hand
up best he could and went home.
Captain Kidd's quadrant, or one of his
quadrants, at least ancient quadrant
bearing his name, Is in the possession of a
family at Rockland, Me. 1t is more than
two hundred years old and bears the name
and address of the London maker. Part
age. The name Captain Kidd is engraved
on the metal part of the instrument.
Senior Casanes. the principal Secretary of
the Spanish government in Cuba, Is acting
as censor. He does not speak English,
and all cable dispatches in that language
must be accompanied by a literal copy in
Spanish. Senior Casanas Is extremely court
eous and kind in his manner, and only
pduses in his protestatons of regard to
draw his pen through a few sentences in
dispatch which do not meet his approval.
An English curate was preaching to a
large congregation on New Years eve In
the course of his remarks, which were ex-
temporaneous, he appealed to different
with your hoary heads" Then, addressing
tho young men, he said: And you, young
men. with your blooming cheek-ahem!
mean, with the boom still upon your
cheek"
Pope Leo lives on what the American
people would call the third floor of the
Vatican. Marion Crawford, writing Of
Pope Leo XIII and His Household" in the
February Century, SAYS: ITO the Pope's
bedroom only his private valet and his sec.
retarieS have access. 1t is of small dimen.
sions, and contains only bed in an alcovs
adorned with graceful marble columns
writing-table, an armchair and kneel
ing-stool, and one wardrobe"
The London Telegraph tells the following
story: when Emerson visited Carlyle in
London ne expressed doubts to the latte,
of the personality of the devil. Carlyle
took him to see many of the shows of the
metropolis, asking him, as they issued from
each reeking lane filled with the shouts o.
intoxicated men and women, whether h.
had not changed his opinion. At last the,
arrived in the House Of Commons and a.
they sat in the strangers gallery listenins
| to some orators rigmarOle Carlyle slyly
punched his friend in the ribs and asked
DO you believe in deevil nOo? -
Boston is boasting of a ''new-woman'
| pastor. the Rev. Ellen Van Anderson VIII
was recently made pastor of the Church O
| the Higher Life, and who was ordained with
| out ever having pursued course in theolo
| gy. Her training for her work was gained
| through her connection with various trans
| cendental cults of which the new church il
the outcome. The new woman pastor wa
born in Iowa and Is about thirty-fiye YEAR
| old. She is fair and fashionable and al
interesting episode of her pastorate was
| threat on the part of her followers tina
| unless she modified the gayety of her attir
| serious offense would be taken Miss An
derson now breaches in sober garb.
| The first sewing machine that was eve
made was probably that patented by Thorn
| as Saint, in 1870. He patented machin
| for stitching, quilting and sewing. 1t wa
intended chiefly for leather work. and jus
missed being real sewing machine. Afte
| him came Barthelemy Thimoier. OF st. Eft
| inne, France, who invented and patented I,
machine in 1880 which contained the germ
| OF the modern machine. He was nearl-
murdered by the Partisan work people. VIII,
| objected to the use of machines for sewing
This happened in 1871. Walter Hunt invent
| ed the eye-pointed needle and lock-stitc]
| in New York in 1924 He did not paten
| his invention. In 1S41 Elias Howe reinvent
ed them by original work and patented hi
| original sewing machine.