The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-28
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The domestic tastes of the Princess of
Wales have a most natural origin. Her
father, in early manhood, was a poor
younger son, and lived almost in seclusion
with his wife and children Her mother, a
German matron, trained her to house
wifery.
Ii Hung Chang is object lesson for
early risers. In China the expense of arti-
fetal life is SO great it is thought the bet
ter way to make all possible use of day
light The great man of China. therefore.
rises with the sun and goes to bed when
the shades of night have fallen.
A Maine man who has studied church
fairs pretty carefully thus defines them:
"a church fair is place where we spend
more money than can afford for things
we do not want in order to please people
whom we do not like and to help the heath
ems, who are happier than we are"
Chinese women in Sydney are cheap. One
can be had for 500 and two for $160, deliv-
cred in good condition. AS it is cheaper to
deliver two than one they are imported in
is sold for $500 and the other is put up at
private auction and brings what she may.
De Reszke now owns four immense es-
tates in Poland. They are called Borowna,
Chorzenice Skrzdlow and Zdrowa- They
practically adjoin one another and in all
comprise an area of more than 100 900 acres
OF late years nearly all of his earnings
have been spent on improving these estates
and now they earn fine income.
A Young New Yorker, who. within the
past few years, has almost entirely dis
sipated a large fortune left him by his
father, has settled down and gone into bus
mess for himself. He has taken desk room
in an office down town, and his business
card reads: Real estate and merchandise
broker. Any old thing bought and Sold
Money to loan sometimes.
The younger Dumas was very fond of ].
E. Dodson, and once told the admirable
comedian how he had once gone for advice
to his father as to how he should write
Camille" The author of the Three Mus
as you possibly cam" Yes" said his son,
and then?" And then" replied the ED
Dumas. make all the others better
The Emperor OF Russia has just signed
an imperial order decreeing that the colors
of the national flag of Russia shall hence
forth be white, blue and red. placed hori-
zontally above one another in the order
named This adoption of the tricolor is in
time for the French and Russian national
flags to appear as identical during the
Cars visit to Paris and Chalons: The
pale-blue flag, with the cross of st. An
drew, will be retained for the navy, and
the yellow flag with the black. eagle will
continue to be the special ensign of the
imperial house of Russia
Twenty years ago, when the British for
mally annexed the Transvaal. they found
in the republics treasury exactly Sc cents.
Boer LEGISLATURE to appropriate from the
surplus of the country ESQ, 900 for the pur-
chase of arms with which to suppress any
inclination the tax-paying English resi-
dents may show toward interfering with
local politics.
Up in Michigan a Sabbath school super
intendent, at the close of an address on
the creation, which he was. sure he had
kept within the comprehension of the
smaller scholars, smilingly invited ques-
tions. A tiny boy with white. eager. face
and large brow, at once held up his hand
please, sir, why WIS Adam never q
baby?'' The superintendent coughed in
some doubt as to what answer to give. but
a little girl of nine. the eldest of several
brothers and sisters. came promptly to his
aid. please, SIR she said smartly, there
was nobody to nusS him.
Said Senator Teller TO Senator Jones:
Its coming-I feel IL In my bones.
Said Senator Jones to Senator Teller.
do you know OF handy cyclone celiar?'
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