The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Cardinal Gibbons says that the American
people, despite their apparent absorption
in materialistic pursuits are fundamentally
religious.
John Howells, son Of the novelist, William
Dean HowelIs, recently received a diploma
in architecture from a Paris lnSututlon
where he had been a student five years
King Leopold of Belgium offers prize OF
5000 for the best military history of Bel
GUM from the Roman invasion to the pres
ent day. 1t may be written in English,
French German, Italian, Spanish or rem
ish, and manuscripts must reach Belgium
before JAN Z, 1901
Brigands in the Roman Campagna have
no luck they held up Prince Francesca
Borghese, Duke of Bomarzo, and his agent
recently, but the two had only 81 between
them. Two years ago, when the DUKE or
xe-Meiningen was robbed, he had just
$40 on his person.
The appointment of Elsa Eschelssohn to
the professorship Of civil law at the Uni
versity of Upsala recalls the fact that she
is the second woman professor of uniyer-
sity rank in Sweden. The late Sonya Ko-
vaievsky was appointed professor of
mathematics in the University OF Stock
holm in 1884.
British government experts have just
completed their valuation of the pictures
and art treasures bequeathed to the Eng
lish nation by Lady Wallace. Their esti-
sum Of 500 900, 900. The authorities nave de-
cided to keep the collection where 1t IS
that is to say, in Herttord House, when zen
the government is now about TO acquire Tor
the purpose.
Labouchere. of London Truth, admits
that he is by no means particular on the
subject of good English. THE only rule
which guides me in the choice of lam
guage," he says, lis that which guides me
in the choice of a house, or a cigar or
suit of clothes. l am guided, not Dy prece-
dent, authority or abstract canons or taste,
but by what best suits the purpose nave
in view"
A Florentine named Terapi has devised
new system of curing ills. 1t consists in
transferring any disease a man may have
to some animal, and is the converse of the
medical theory that animals convey disease
to man. Among the cures ne adVerlises Is
that of rheumatic who made his cog lie
across his bed, the man being cured and
the dog dying. Terapi calls his new system
of healing Zootherapy. N
A bedroom in a house in Morrisville. VT,
has been made uncomfortable for some
time past by honey, which ran down the
walls to the bed and the carpet. An inves-
tigation into the cause of this manifesto
ton revealed the fact that a swarm OF bees
had located between the boards and laths.
Thirty or forty pounds OF very IaT money money
to enter a hive where they are living nap
PLY at present
Philip Hale in an article on Musical
Crriosities" quotes the following apollo
getic prayer of old Thomas Fuller: Lord,
my voice by nature is harsh and untunable,
and it is vain to lavish my art to better 1t.
Can my singing of psalms be pleasing 70
Thy ears which is unpleasant 10 my own /!
Yet, though | cannot chant with the night,
ingale or chirp with the blackblrd, had
rather chatter with the sWalloW-yea,
rather croak with the raven, than be alto-
gether silent. Hadst Thou given me- ne a pet
ter voice l would have praised Ihee with
a better voice.
Miss Ann T. Hargis, Louisville, KY, is
the name and address of a young lady who
has Joined the grand army of notable young
women who have Struck out into the field
of active business for themselves. Miss
Hargis is a college graduate and now en-
gagged in personally directing the business
of her fathers farm of over TWO hundreu
acres, upon which she mas EXPENDED nlu u;Ii
time and money in developing a speciaI
breed of pigs to supply the increasing de-
mand for Kentucky-cured mans. Ihese
precious porkerS receive the klndeSt care
are fed upon sterilized milk meal and ap-
nIes till they acquire the special standard in
weight to kill in order that the mans shall
be of uniform size and quanty Ihey are
snecially cured and carefully cooked on the
premises in the old Kentucky homemade
manner. .~c
oh. Kipling Rudyard Kipling,
Will you look across the sea-?
THEY'RE fighting in the mountains,
There is urgent need OF thee
You know the places on the map,
You know the aWfui names,
For you're familiar with the land
And up to all its games
So Kipling, Rudyard Kiplng ~,
Can't you find it worth your while
To work this waiting pasture
In your dear, familiar style!
Cleveland Plain Dealer.