The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-24
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


A man who received a bill for book he
had no recollection of having ordered, sent
the following answer: ST never ordered the
book If / did, you did not send it. If
got it, I paid for it. If didn't, won't"
Palmer Cox is said to have found the
originals of his famous Brownies in some
old Scotch traditions which tell of little
brown folk all of the male sex, whose
great mission was that of helping the hui
man race.
Mr.. E. Fl. r. Green, son of the million
aire, Hetty Green, has made an enviable
record for himself in Texas and is univer-
sally respected. He is said to be the young
est railroad president and claims to have a
model road.
Three of the eight surviving soldiers of
the war of 1912, now on the pension rolls
of the government are over 100 years of
age. They are Hosea Brown, of Grants
Pass, Ore. 1O5 years old; Elijah Glenn, of
Newark, N. j., and EleaZor Smith, of Dan
bury, N. H., each 101 years old.
David D. Dana, brother of the late
American journalist, Charles A. Dana, of
the New York Sun, is living quietly a
farm in West Lubec, Me-. at the age of
seventy Strange to say, David was not on
good terms with his brother Charles and
would not read the Sun.
The family of Bismarck shows no signs
of dying out. On the day recently when a
new German ironclad was named the Prince
Bismarck the ex-chancellor's daughter-in-
law, wife of Count Herbert, gave birth to
a son. This makes two grandsons in his
family He has five granddaughter.
Victorien Sardou, the French dramatist
was intended to be physician, but he was
so poor that he had to give Greek and
Latin lessons at 20 cents apiece. He was
also booksellers hack and made transla-
ic CT fad hot hG
less than $3.50 foI translation that took
him three weeks to do IL.
The flag was recently hoisted on the ma
tional Capitol in recognition of the death
of certain congressman. AS a general
thing this mark of honor is all right, but on
the occasion in question the congressman
wasn't dead. When they told this fact to
the custodian of the flag, he only said
How Unfortunate"
The slight Improvement recently noted
in the condition of Munkacsy, the Hun
garian artist, who is confined in a German
insane asylum, has disappeared. There has
been an alarming turn for the worse and
his physicians have given up hope. His
fine house and studio in Paris in the Ave-
nue. de Villers, have for some weeks been to
let
Congressman ]. Fl. Walker said in a lee
ture in Boston the other day: II think if
the Book of Proverbs should be destroyed
by accident Tom Reed would be called on
as the best man in the world to rewrite
them. The man doesn't live who can state
a proposition-or anything, in fact-so
clearly and so effectively in the smallest
number of words as Mr.. Reed can"
A well-known doctor is convinced of the
health value of a hobby. He says IF you
cannot find pleasure in the study of the
very many wonders that surround you. if
you care not for geology. natural history,
or astronomy. collect walking sticks, buy
and cherish old and cracked china. fill up
albums and scapbooks. or even gather to-
gether autographs and postage stamps,
anything sooner than be idle.
Walter Wellman says that one short
story will illustrate the spirit of English
journalism better than any amount of gem
eralization, and quotes Moberly Bell. edi-
tor OF the London Times, as saying: I'VE
would at any time stop our presses 10 make
new stereotype plates to correct Typo
graphical error. bit we would not stop our
machines to est il a few Ihas Of news, no