The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The voice of a woman is audible in a bal
loon at the height of about two miles. while
mile.
Professor Brooks, of the Smith Observa-
to- tory y; has discovered on the sun a spot So
VUo,VVO miles long and one part of it resemb-
ling an immense kite.
Dustless roads are made possible by a new
material. composed of a fine earthly or min
eraI matter charged with heavy OIL placed
ON the leveled bed of ordinary roads.
Nine. Patti is going to sing again in Lon
don this month for the first time since her
bereavement Her health is much improved
from her long rest, and her voice has been
benefited and is still good
Mark Twain is still the literary lion of
Vienna. No kind of an entertainment is
complete without his presence He is the
fad not only of the English and American
colony, but of Viennese society as we'll.
When annoyed or excited the Prince of
Wales winks the left eye rapidly the EN-
peror of Austria puffs out his cheeks. the
Gar lays his hand fiat on the top of his
head and the Sultan of Turkey grasps his
throat tightly with his hand.
Miss SaTianna Browning, sister of Robert
Browning, and his lifelong companion, has
recovered from a severe attack of influenza
at cannes, and returned to Asolo where
she lives with Pen" Browning the only
son of the two poets Miss Browning is over
eighty years old.
Sir Henry Havelock, in speaking of mill
tary courage once said: I'm my experience
in any British regiment there are always
a hundred men who would storm the gates
%oud o ggRt in hG nna bn Who If they did
skulk in the bitches, and about thirty who
Go skulk there or elsewhere"
The Right Rev. DR.. Kinnion, bishop of
Bath and Wells, is making no end of talk
in churchly England, making his episcopal
visits in his diocese on a bicycle, and he
has announced that he intends to continue
to co so. He wears his CATERS and apron
and black coat, but instead of his sugar
loaf hat he uses q soft black cap.
Preparatory to sending his company to
| Butte, Mont, not long ago, a theatrical
manager wrote to the proprietor of the
opera house of that place to inquire how
many pieces he had in his orchestra. The
reply he received was as follows: would
say that we have three pieces in our orches-
ira, viz, piano, piano stool and piano
cover"
The Colonial Danes of Massachusetts
offer prize of $3.50 for the best picture en-
bodying the spirit of the colonial or pro-
vinciaI periods of American history. Wide
latitude is allowed as to subject, but the
ment must be artistic. The pictures sub
mitted, are to be exhibited in Boston in
December Further information will be
given by ]. Eastman Chase No. 423 Boyle
ston street. Boston, Mass.
A good many honors are being showered
on Rudyard Kipling in South Africa At
Kimberley he was met by delegation Of
the South African League and was asked
to suggest a form of coat of arms for the
league. Mr. Kipling advised a shield with
four coors, representing the four great riv-
ers, the Zambesi, the Limpopo the Vaai
and the Orange. Beneath was to be a scroll
with the motto, mot less than the great
est"
There is no stock, however watched and
tended,
But proves for lambs a snare;
And no investment though by bull de-
Tended,
Escapes at last the bear.
Life.
Discharge Alright
The simple duties with which day is rife,
Yea, with thy might,
Ere perfect scheme of action thou devise
Will life be fled,
While he who ever acts as conscience cries
Shall live, tho dead.
Schiller.
We parted and I left her at her door;
She stood and watched me as 1 went
| A saddened exile. Had 1 not been poor,
know full we'll she would have babe me
stay.
1t was painful thought to my sad heart;
Alas! that woman could such avarice
At her unfeelng words must depart;
she told me L must pay my board or go.
Frutb