The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-27
ABOUT pEopLE AND THINGS.

OF the late Pastor Kneipp's work, entitled
my Hydropathic Cure" over 100000 copies
were sold in eight years.
There are three Tennysons of the late
poet laureate's family and generation still
living--two sisters, the younger in her
eighty-tirst year, and Arthur Tennyson,
nearly eighty-four.
The Conferedate Soldiers Home in At
lanta. Ga. which was built largely through
the efforts of the late Henry W. Grady, is
advertised for sale, as there is no money
forthcoming to support it and the State has
refused to receive 1t.
George W. Vanderbilt intends to continue
the development of his model village of
Biltmore, N c., by the erection of a school
house for white pupils, the building of sew
eral handsome dwellings and the establish
ment of an electric light plant.
There is no show for the boy preacher and
the boy lawyer nowadays. A Kansas paper
bewails the fact that ANY little old boy
who sends any little old sum of money 10
the Maine relief fund in New York gets his
picture in the papers as boy patriot.
The Emperor William of Germany has dis
carded mechanical rowing exercise in his
bathroom for tennis. Even in this respect
his policy of thorough" is adhered to.
During the whole of his winter residence in
Berlin he has been playing tennis for two
hours daily at his private court in the
HohenZOllern gardens.
British responsibility has been defined in
London police court by prisoner charged
with begging, and the definition seems to
have been accepted by the magistrate, for
he discharged her. She said: I'm re-
spectacle woman, tailoress. Why, make
trousers for Mr.. Newton, Mr. Newton, the
magistrate, I mean. If I'm respectable
enough to make magistrates trousers I'm
good enough for anything"
Speaker Reed recently wished to see po-
litical friend on some very important bust
ness and telegraphed him to go at once to
Washington The friend took the first train,
but WaShout on the road soon stopped
him. Going to the telegraph office he sent
this message: "WaShout on the line. Can't
come" to which in due time he received the
following reply from the Maine statesman:
Buy new shirt and come any way"
Senator Bruce, who recently died after
long career Of public usefulness had for
many years supported the widow and
daughter of his former master. He was I'M
der no legal obligation to them whatever,
but by his bounty expressed his gratitude
for the kind treatment accorded him when
he resolved from the tutor of his masters
son.
The wife of M. Labor, the barrister who
defended M. Zoa is the British pianist once
so popular as Miss Maggie Oakley. This
lady, who was student at the London
Academy of Music, first appeared at the
promenade concerts In 1897, ana after q tour
in Germany she, in 1884, married M Vladi-
mir de Pachmann, the Chopin player,
though some years later the union was dis
solved In 1891 she had successful tour in
America, but since her marriage to M.
Labor she has retired from public life.
No less than forty-seven war ships of all
grades are at present under construction
for Japan. Some of these are being built
at home, but the greater number are un-
der way IN other countries, including sew
eral in the United States. Not even Eng
land is adding as extensively to her navy
as Japan Our own affairs are SO pressing
that we do not stop to dwell much on the
war news of other countries; but it is very
significant that Japan is we'll on the way to
becoming rival of England on the sea on
even terms.
He was freeman, SO he said,
He swore that Spain should drip with red,
He cursed at every tyrant's head
He wished each despot cold and dead;
Then came a voice from overhead,
John Thomas, you come straight to bed!"
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