The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-06
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

In the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, the
government has ordered that the pupils in
all the official schools shall be taught to
write and perform all manual tasks as Well
with the left hand as with the right.
A Methodist convention in northern I'LL
nois recently listened to the report of a
ministerial brother who had been investi-
eating the condition of the churches in the
country districts. 1t was to the effect that
religion was on the wane. He attributed
this loss of religious zeal to the growth or
the creamery business.
Ex-senator Carlisle, when a friend just
before the recent elections asked him if he
were going to speak in Kentucky, answered
that he would if he could leave his practice,
but he added: Il must have living, and,
you see, have got through with that $40, :
100000 / made out of the bond sales, and
must hustle"
The late Mr.. George Palmer, of Reading,
England the head of the well-known bis
cult firm, left personal estate worth a mil
lion sterling The whole of this was ac-
cumulated by his own industry in legiti-
mate trade, for he started in business as a
biscuit baker practically without any CAPT.
tai and he is not known to have INDUCED
in financial speculation of any kind.
The gold watch of Edgar Allan Poe is
now in the possession of r. W. Albright,
of Fort Madison, Ia, and its history is
characteristic of the checkered career of
the poet. He had been in debt to Mr.. AL
brights brother, a merchant tailor, and
gave several notes in settlement, together
with the watch in trust. Edgar A. Poe"
is engraved on the gold cap inside.
Mixing white Indian corn meal with flour
and selling it as pure -four has become so
general in the South that the Georgia
Legislature has passed a bill requiring the
words mixed -four to be branded on each
package containing a blending of wheat and
the cheaper corn -four, and show what pro-
portion of the contents is wheat and what
is flour. Steps are also being taken to-
wards similar protective legislative action
in South Carolina.
Princess Mary of Teck was fat, and there
by hangs a tale. A candid young woman
once wrote a friend that she could not play
tennis because Fat Mary had not invited
her to the party. The letter fell into the
princess's hands some way, and she wrote
the young woman this letter: MY dear girl,
/ know / am stout, but cannot help it..
You should be more careful in posting your
letters. and do not forget that you never
know who will read them. Don't appolo-
gize for L have forgotten you.
In Glasgow the other afternoon Miss
Ellen Terry was to be seen leisurely carry
ing through the streets a picture which she
had under her arm, without any wrapping.
The sight naturally attracted attention on
the part of passers-by, the streets being
busy with promenaders at the time. The
picture was one ny ,WliCIl sue
had lifted from the picture dealers gallery,
telling him she would return it at the end
of the week, but that she must have some
thing in her rooms as an antldote TO your
horrid Glasgow gloom.
Legrand Larow, OF Lamar, Mo-, has a
beard long enough to make PETER turn
green with envy, and which any self-re-
speeding middle-of-the-road Populist would
pawn his socks to possess. 1t is now seven
feet in length and trails two feet on the
ground. Mr.. Larow has not shaved for
twenty years. The wind is so fond of toy
owner braids it and winds ii around his
body, giving him the appearance of being
in the tolls of boa constructor. Some
times he changes the style by wrapping it
in curl papers and storing it in his pockets.
During the progress of a society dance in
Ceredo. w. Va, Rev. James II. Rigg, a
Baptist minister, entered the ballroom, and
walking to the center of the hail. knelt
down and began praying fervently for those
present. The orchestra ceased playing and
dancers on Bonded knees listened patiently
to the minister. This ended the ball. and
as the guests were departing for their
homes the divine commanded the orchestra
to play Nearer, My God, TO Thee" which
it did in a low but forcible manner. Mr..
Riggs action is causing much comment in
all circles.
Folks marry on bicycles, steamboats, and
trains,
on the top Of dangerous peak;
But most foolish OF all are the couples WHO
wed
On only $40 week.
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