The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-11
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The growth OF nails on the left hand re-
quires eight or ten days longer than those
on the right
An English potato merchant offers free
medical attendance and medicine TO all
customers who buy his potatoes.
During the last twenty-five years about
three hundred monuments 10 distinguished
persons have been erected in France, and
127 committees are now collecting money
for more.
A placard over a Georgia bridge reads as
follows: Any person driving over this
bridge faster than walk shall. IL white
man.. be fined 50, and If a negro. receive
twenty-five lasheS-half the penalty 10 be
bestowed on the informer.
Louise Michel, the deified Anarchist is
well advanced in age and not particularly
prepossessing She was carefully educated
girl, and might have become famous
as a pianist Her life of recent years has
Seen one of unrelenting poverty.
The will Of John Biddulph Martin the
banker who married Mrs. Victoria Wood
hull and lived in splendid style at Hyde
Park Gate. has not been presented for pro-
bate. but he undoubtedly left the bulk of
his great fortune TO his widow. Shc still
edits a magazine of very broad tend er,ies.
Nansen comes naturally by his rsedilec-
ton for exploration. Among his ancestors
was Hans Nansen. born in 1885, who ex-
plOred the w hlte sea. spent many years in
the Iceland trade. and wrote a geography
which described Arctic routes so well that
a copy Of the book was in use as late as
1871.
The news that Kipling is going to Crete
as a correspondent of the London Times
appears TO be confirmed. 1t promises much
to his readers. Anywhere where fighting is
going on kipling will be at home, and he
is likely to carry to the storm-tossed island
just the combination of British conserve
hfrfn
of most effect in the study and discussion
OF Cretan life and troubles.
a remarkable lamp wick has been in
vented which is made entirely of clay. IL
is perforated by very minute holes. through
which the oil passes upward through the
action of capillarity. This wick, needless
to state. does not need to be trimmed. nor
does the oil, which has a perfect passage
upward, emit any Odor The inventor says
that it's consumption of oil is but one-third
that of the cotton wick while producing
the same amount of light.
The following figures published for
the benefit of stage struck young women
the majority 90 leading people in road
companies get but $50 a week or less.
Three-ffths of the profession, as a whole
ries, averaee but about SIS a week for the
season, which means an average of less
than 50 week spread over the twelve
calendar months. The other two-ffths do
not average more than So week. including
stars. taking it for the year.
Professor George Ebers more widely
known a novelist than as an Egyptos-
ogist in the faculty OF the University OF
Munich, celebrated his stxtieth birthday re-
Gently. He was overwhelmed with congrat-
ulations from all sides, sent by many people
eminent in literature, art and society.
Among other gifts he received a festival
compilation entitled 'Aegyptica," contain
ing seventeen essays on historical and philo-
logical subjects written and dedicated TO
EberS by his former pupils. among whom
are numbered six German university pro-
fessors.
He was going away to the cruel wars;
he was strong and she fair;
He took her gently in his arms
And long he held her there
But she didn't weep and she didn't wall,
Or succumb TO useless fright:
He had led his college i'm sprinting. and
She knew he'd be all right.
Cleveland Leader.
A young lady sings in our choir.
Whose hair is the color of phoir,
But her charm is unique.
She has such a fair Clique,
1T is really JOY to be nhoir.
Whenever she looks down the aisle
She gives me a beautiful smaisle
And of all of her beaux
| am certain she SheauX
She likes me the best all the whaisle.
Last Sunday she wore a new sacque,
Low cut at the front and the bacque,
And a lovely bouquet
Worn in such a cute wuet
As only few girls have the knacque.
Some day. ere she grows too antique
In marriage her hand i shall sique;
II she's not cOquette,
Which I'd greatly regruette
She shall share my six dollars a wique.
Norwich On. W Telegraph.