The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-06
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

1t is said that Good Friday is the only day
in the year in which the Spanish royal FAM
lily appears on foot in the streets of Madrid.
Miss Betham Edwards, who is soon to
bring out a volume of recoilections, is ex-
pected to give some particularly interesting
memories of George Eliot.
Mr.. Lockwood Kipling, the father of the
poet, has denied the widely circulated story
about his son on the bowsprit. I'm very
sorry to spoil the little story" he said, 'but
1t never happened" ef
The Earl of Cawdor, who has lately died,
used to tell with much amusement that
when he was in Cairo years ago some little
Egyptian students of Shakespeare asked him
if he was descended from Macbeth.
1t is probably not generally known to
readers of English that the word dad"
used by many children in place of father, ;"
is the purest Welsh. The opening words of
the Lords prayer inIWelsh are Elm Dad
Charles Boone who has been appointed to
Annapolis as cadet, has supported himself
and his mother and gained good education
by selling papers in Dayton. o.. and was
the only one of fifty applicants for the ap-
pointment who did not have recommends
tions from wealthy men.
President Gilman Of Johns Hopkins Uni
versty has posted this bulletin: Amy stu
dent Of this university entering the military
or naval service of the government at this
crisis will do so without any detriment to his
standing in the university, and Will nave the
best wishes of his teachers and associates
Speaking of Spanish girls correspondent
from abroad has said of them Spanish
girls are convent bred. Their education con-
sists largely of acquiring the art of en-
broidery, which they learn TO pertectlon.
Early marriages "a raong them are seldom
happy. but divorce is unheard Of People
unhappily married simply separate ana i've
out their lives as best they can
Mary Powers. a young woman of Milton,
Pa, was put undef the influence of ether
about ten days agoato have a tooth pulled
out. Physicians were able only to arouse
her for a time, and the next day she tell
into a trance that lasted Tor torty-eaIig Hi
ed that a Well-known man of that town
would die at s o'clock that night, and he
did. fx 81
The New York Tribune tells the following
story: A friend of Richard Mansfield says
that the other day a would-be playwright
brought to the actor.a, play for him TO read.
1t was execrably bad, Tie writer, by diplo-
macy more artful than anything in his
play, reached the actors presence and de-
manded a verdict, Mr.. Mansfield felt it.
kindness TO point out TO the fellow the mis-,
takes he had made. But the tyro waxed
wroth. do you know that play cost me a
years hard labor" he exclaimed. Mr.. Mans
field, with impertura BILE grace, replied: MY
dear man. you are fortunate. A more just
judge would have made it ten years. He
really would.
Id rather be home guard,
And work here Ikea beaver,
Than go away to Cuba
And die of yellow fever,
Philadelphia North American.
We have the mem we have the ships.
We've got the money. too,
And the man who makes the maps will
have rE 7t
A job when we get through.
Cleveland Leader.
Dewey was the morning
Upon the first of May:
AND Dewey was the admiral
Down in Manila bay;
And Dewey were the Regents eyes
Them orbs of royal blue:
And Dewey feel discouraged?
i Dew not think we Dew.
-Ironquill. iii Kansas CITY Journal