The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-21
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Martha Morton, who was married on
Wednesday to a merchant of New York,
is one of the most successful of the Amer
lean women dramatists. Probably her in
come from her works to-day is as great as
that of any other American writer for the
stage, and she finds a continuous demand
for her work.
In the warmer countries in Europe milk
is now sold in bricks in summer, like SO
much ice cream. 1t is frozen solid, and is
broken off in pieces required. In Copen-
hagen company has been completed for
the export of frozen milk. Contracts are
already made for the delivery of ITO 600
pounds per week.
The lowest annual salary paid anyone
in the consular service of this government
Is 81. This is received by the consular
agents at Kalamata, Greece, and Darda-
nelles, Turkey, but as it is stated that they
are not expected to entertain they may be
financially better off at the, end of the year
than some of our ambassadors.
In Japan, when person wishes to leave
the theater before the close of the perform
ance with the intention of returning, he
marches to the doorkeeper and extends his
right hand. The doorkeeper is armed with
a rubber stamp bearing the private mark of
the theater and on each hand thus held
out to him he deity imprints the house
mark.
AS people, we Americans use better En-
glish than is used in any other English
speaking community in the world In Eng
land it is well known that the inhabitants
of one country often cannot understand the
speech OF their neighbors across the line
A uniVerSity-bred Londoner is as much at
sea amid the patois of the Yorkshireman or
MS brother from Essex as would be an Ital-
ian.
The directors of the North Carolina State
Hospital have voted to admit Gen. Thomas
II CliOQman M oix hon ;,,
institution for the rest of his life. He was
born in 1906, was elected to Congress in 1870
was appointed a United States senator by
the Governor of North Carolina in 1858 and
was elected to the same Office in 1861, but
resigned to espouSe the cause of the Confed-
eracy. few years ago he became widely
known through his advocacy of the So
called tobacco cure.
Whose photograph sells the best in Paris?
An actress. of course, has that distinction,
but not Bernhard, Rejane nor Jane Had
ing, but Cleo De Merode, of the Boticell
hair, ten thousand of whose pictures are
sold every year. OF mere authors Pierre
Lott, the romantic young naval lieutenant
is said to be the most popular in this regard
while lola follows close with a sale of eight
most celebrated people a commission is
charged on each picture sold, and the no
torious Princess De Chinay enjoyed a large
| income from this source until her aban-
doned husband reSorted to legal proceedings
to stop the sale.
At the Brussels exposition a few days ago
King Leopold of Belgium, wishing to ex-
anime more closely a certain American ma
chine. left his suite and stepped into the
booth where the machine was installed He
requested the man in charge to explain it's
mechanism to him.. Not noticing the royal
escort a few yards away. the attendant
took his Majesty for some high official. He
explained in detail the working of his ma
chine and dwelt upon its points of excel
lence. And, SIR he added, 1.-The King him
self is coming to see it before long. With
out betraying his identity, King Leopold
smilingly thanked the American and with
drew He seemed mug amused, when re-
MED him, at the idea of an exhibitor who
was expecting the King at the very moment
when the King was leaving him.
When telephones are stripped of wires
And we can talk through vapor
Will 1t be hard to voice desires
And cut the vocal caper?
And will we sound the loud "Helloi"
And grow half blind and dizzy,
Until shrill voice let's us know
The blasted Line is busy.''
Cleveland Plain Dealer