The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-24

The most costly bicycle in the world has
been presented to the Queen of Italy. The
wheels are of pure gold.
Mrs. Josiah NJ. Fiske's graduate scholar
ship in Barnard College will go to the most
satisfactory student 70 political science
The trustees of the late Earl of Moray
have decided to give 10000 TO the Uni
verSity OF Edinburgh to form a fund Tor
the promotion of original research.
The dowager Duchess Of Abercorn recent
ly had her posterity increased by four
great-grandchildren, born upon the same
DAY One granddaughter had a son, an
other a daughter and a third twins. 80
The Empress Frederick viii probably
spend a considerable part of the next two
years In England. 1t is possible that she
may become the tenank of Ditton Park.
the Duke of Buccleuch's place near Wind
sor. vs.
Mr.. Depew uttered a witty epigram when
Governor Morton signed the bill requiring
railway companies to check bicycles as bag
gage without extra charge. Yes. he re-
Piled to an inquiry. 1.-THE Legislature of
of New York has approved the decision
that a bicycle is not a Vehicle. but a trunk"
Now that Mr.. Dana. of the New York
Sun, has started on his annual European
trip coniectures are in order as sto what
new study he will take up his time. Sew
eral years ago he visited Russia and be-
came much interested in the Russian lam
guage and customs. Since then he has de-
voted about two hours daily to the study of
Russian AT present he reads about twelve
languages. being abe to speak many of
them fiuently.
According to the Pontifcal Annual. which
has just been issued. there stiIll remain six
cardinals in the Sacred College created by
Done Dine ~ Troxvf re Cardinals Marital
Pdrrochi, Oreg.ia, ~Ledochowski, De Canos-
sa and Hohen,ohe. Cardinal Mertel. the
senior. is now ninety years old. and Cardi-
nal DE Canossa, the next Oldest, Is eighty
seven. The youngest cardinal. according
to the book. IS the Cardinal Svampa, who
Is only forty-five.
Lord Arthur Hill. who may succeed Sir
Henry Blake as Governor of Jamaica, had
a romantic wooing. His present wife was
companion to his mother. the Warehouses
Of Devonshire. Thinking that a marriage
with her would be against his interests, she
suddenly disappeared. and 1t was only with
difficulty that he could discover her where
abouts and induce her to reconsider her
balmed in poetry in the w~eil-known song,
i the Cleaning"
A new wrinkle about palms which a Lon
don florist indorses is that the leaves should
be washed. not with pure water, but with
milk and water. which has a wonderful
way of preserving them and preventing the
appearance OF the brown spots, which are
so disfiguring. Another suggestion about
plants is that a little cold coffee poured
over the earth at the roots occasionally
will be found beneficial. Coffee Is a good
fertilizer. This treatment is specially rec
ommended for hyacinths.
AT q dinner of the Schoolmasters' Associa-
ton the other day President Low. of Co.
lumbia College. made q speech which might
be incorporated in all bicycle advertise
ments. 1.-The first thing a school-teache
should know" he said. lis what he doesn't
Know. The second thing he ho1ld know IS
dents need exercise. 1 am not Joking" he
demonstrated. when his audience foared
with laughter. Il was never more serious
In my life. It's q good thing for every
school-teacher to ride a wheel"
The bluebird sings it's little song
Through all the gladstone. day;
How long, how long, how long, how long
The nasty creatures stay"
Chicago Tribune.
Oh, once again the old, old tale is told
throughout the land
The dear, familiar legend that a child could
understand; ~
Where'er the human ear may hear the
sound of human speech
That fond traditions uttered to such folk
as are in reach.
0 sweet old tale, o sad old taie-this spring
you're just the same
As In the dim years of the past
The umpire stole the game"
Chicago Record.