The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-02
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Inc cdnuy makers say that the most
profitable part of their trade is in fancy
box frequently cutting more figure in the
purchase than the goods.
The little kingdom OF Saxony. in Ger
many, rs increasing faster in population
than any other part OF the empire. 1t now
has 3.s5S,262 people on a territory not much
larger than Rhode Island.
The Printers Bible is so called because
it contains a curious typographical error
in the l6lst verse of Psalm CXLx. which is
made to read. Printers have prosecuted
me without a cause" instead of Princes"
Car Alexander III was insured for over
a million. The life of King Humbert, of
Italy. too. is enormously insured. Below
the scale of royalties Ii is the young Earl
of Dudley whose life is most heavily in
sured, over n million being the sum named.
Schultz is a very common name in Ber-
lin. a wise wag. in the crowded parquet of
a theater in that city, shouted. "Schultz's
house is on fire. All the people of that
and soon there were plenty of vacant
seats.
Miss Sarah Kennedy, of New York, is a
cosmopolitan of many allegiances. She
was born in Ireland. became a citizen of
France under the empire and later under
the republic. and now she wants TO be
naturalized in the United States to round
out her collection.
1t is said that DR.. Max Wolf. of Heidel-
berg, who has discovered a number of as-
teroids, has never directly seen an asteroid.
His discoveries nave been made from the
pnotographlc plates, on which the planets
appear as short lines. owing to their mo-
ton, while stars are shown as points.
Rev. S. Lee has been compelled to give
up the Freeport. L. l., Baptist Church for
an odd reason The congregation paid him
but Sl2 a month and he tried to exc out a
scanty .sustenance by digging clans. This.
however. did not suit the ideas of some of
the brethren. so Mr.. Lee had to get out.
Monsieur De Brouard, who made a wager
that he would travel round the world.
starting from Paris. in ten months, with
out sixpence in his pocket. has safely
reached Saratow. in south Russia. He will
pass through Persia to Merry, Samarcand
and Siberia. whence he hopes to work a
passage TO Japan and the United States.
Miss Dorothea Klumpke, the astrono-
mer, has been invited to the
British expedition which proceeds shortly
10 Norway in order to observe the eclipse
of the sun. Miss who is n little
over thirty years of age. is a native OF
California. She carried off the prize of
1000 francs offered by the Paris observa-
tory for q treatise on comets when she was
hardly out OF her teens.
Nj. Casimir-Perier presided the other day
at a dinner given by the municipality of
Marnay. This was his first public appear
ance since his resignation. In reply to the
compliments of the Mayor. he thanked him
for offering faithful and disinterested
public life" How he said. should re-
greet honors or power when / am freed from
fawners. and still have friends?'
Thomas A. Edison has just started on a
vacation. the first that he has taken for
many years. and he is doing 1t by advice
1 OF his physician. Mr.. Edison has been so
deeply interested in his Y ray experiments.
in the production of electricity from coal.
In his new light. and in q dozen less i'm
portant experiments. that he was i'm lam
ger of bringing on a condition of nervous
exhaustion. His physician looked him over
and told him TO run away and play for a
few weeks, and that is what MIR. Edison
expects to do. although il will be a novel
experience. He was as eager about il.
when he had once made up his mind to
go. as a schoolboy starting home for the
holidays.
The preacher spoke of little things.
Their Influence and power.
And how the little pttted Speck
Made all the apple sour.
He told how great, big. sturdy oaks
From little acornS grew.
And how the tiny little stone
The bUrly giant slew.
But the cyclist sat there unimpressed
By all the spease. : fire.
Until he went outsi1c and found
"A pin had pierced bis tire.
-Wilkesbarre News Dealer.