The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

In Allegheny the other day physicians re-
moved a patients WORKOUT jaw bone and
substituted an artificial one of aluminium.
1t is said to be quite among the POSSIBLE
ties that Miss Estelle Reed, the present
Superintendent of instruction in the State
of Wyoming, may be the Republican nomi-
nee for Governor next year.
One of the best known Japanese journal
lists is X. Tamaki, editor Of the Asahi Shin
bun of Osaka, which has a daily circulation
of 100, 1000. He has been secured as japanese
correspondent of the new Chinese news
paper at Peking, the Kuan-Shu-Tchu
1t pays to write a successful opera. Hum
perdinck, the composer CT 'Hansel and
Gretel," who a few years ago was teaching
and writing newspaper criticisms, has
bought a beautifully situated castle former
ly belonging to the Prince Won Waldeck.
L Hung Chang was amazed at the knowl-
edge which every one in England whom he
met had of his doings. Why" he said.
how can they have found 1t out? There
are millions of people in China to-day who
do not yet know OF the wal with Japan"
The three first prizes of 1900, 1900 and
5000 francs for the best designs for the
palace Of fine arts to be erected for the
Paris exhibition of 1900 have been awarded
to Louvet. Deglane and Binet and Thomas:
but none of the plans is to be used just as
it is.
Queen Victoria, has sustained a great loss
~ Nv ca u <hi- 1hOhC" IithN, WIN
had been for many years the steward of her
Isle of Wight estate and manager of her
home farm there. He carried out great i'm
provements at Osborne and every season
secured many prizes for the Queens entries
at the leading shows.
DIR. Hayes G. French, a San Francisco
physician, who has recently become an
evangelist. has adopted a unique costume
fer the pulpit. A my preaching" he says
is done in knickerbockers and sweater.
This is the uniform of the Young Mems
Christian Association Cycling Club. The
triangle on the breast and cap means spirit,
body and mind. the emblem of ininitude."
Princess Marie of Greece, second daugh-
ter of King George, is engaged to be mar
ried to the Grand Duke George Michaelo-
witch of Russia. An Athens journal an
nounced the other day that the match had
been broken off, and the unfortunate editor
has been arrested on the charge of insult
ing the King and his family. an offense for
which the penalty may be Imprisonment for
seven years.
Here is another characteristic story that
they are telling about the President of the
Transvaal. In the days when Johannes
burg was merely Farrieira's mining camp,
Kruger was one day riding over the Wit
watersrand in ordinary burgher attire. He
off-saddled near a wagon owned by a Ger
man. The Teuton did not recognize the
President and held forth on the many
things he would do were he ruler of the
state. Suddenly Dom Paul, TO the great as
constituent OF the German. who was n very
small man, took OF his coat, and. holding
it out toward the stranger. said: Put his
on" But" replied the latter. its too
big" Just So replied his Honor with a
grim smile. I'm Paul Kruger and IL is not
too big for me-
When the engines come a clatterin'
Long the crowded street.
A-causin' awful scatterin'
'Mong the things they meet;
i git just like a boy agin,
An have n wild desire
To yell out with the mob like SIM
''tier. Fieri Fier,'
/ don't know what the reason Is,
But when them lire bells ring.
Ny blood b. gins to tingle, gee whiz,
Can't do a single thing.
'Ceptin' boot. an yell. an holler out,
Es eff I'd slipped my wire,
An keep up with the crowd an shout:
"Fier, Fer, Fer"
-Philadelnhia North American