The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-13
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

King Malietoa. the Samoan monarch, Is
unique figure in royalty. He gets $3.50
month. and that rnuniflcent budget is usu-
ally in arrears. Though his sartorial needs
are few, he is continually behind with his
tailors. ~
The Emperor of Japan has conferred the
second Order of the Rising Sun upon D. w.
Stevens; counselor of the japanese legation
at Washington. This honor has fallen to
the lot of but one other foreigner, and is
given only to those upon whom the Emperor
wishes TO confer a special mark of his favor
A singular provision was found in the will
of Mrs. Amelia Pixley widow of a we'll
known journalist who founded the Argo-
naut and made it power in California Jou.-
nalism. 1t provides that the fine house in
which she had lived for over forty years
should be destroyed, as she desired no one
to live in her old home.
Sir John Sinclair once asked Cochrane
tombstone whether he meant to have son
Of his, then little boy, taught Latin.
NO said Mr.. tombstone, but 1 mean to
do something great deal better for him..
What is that?'' asked Sir John: Why"
said the other. teach him to shave with
cold water and without glass"
Scott put no great value on his manu-
script, which was probably the most perfect
and least erased and altered that any au-
thor of high rank can show. The copy of
odd Mortality was sold the, first time for
933; last year it fetched $500. The Lady
of the Lake" has brought 91,29O. Lock-
hardt gave the manuscript of Rob Roy
to Cadet, and it sold for $500.
Admiral Sampson is religious man. He
is a member of the Presbyterian Church of
the Covenant, in Washington, and the Mems
Society, which is literary club connected
with the church. He was always regular in
his attendance during the several years that
he was stationed in WASHINGTON, and took
great deal of interest in philapthropic
work
Spanish country girls put flowers in their
hair afternoons as regularly as the days
come round. In the. smaller places they do
not put even mantillas on their heads, and
bonnet is never seen except upon the head
of traveller. The custom of a bride
wearing orange blossoms in her hair by
the by, is said to have originated in Spain.
A country school teacher in New South
Wales recently gave boy problem for
home work which happened to include the
circumstance of men working ten hours
day. in order to complete a certain work.
On the next day the pupil presented the fol-
lowing note from his falher: Sur: refuse
to let Jim do his sum you give him last mite
has it looks to me to be a Slur at S-hour
sistum emmy sum- notVnore than hours he
is Welcum to do but not more. Yours truely,
Abram Blank, Senr.'
Here is an illustration Of the difference in
time of and in time of peace of the
punishments for soldiers who violate mill
tary regulations. Private Mapes, of Com
pany A, Eleventh United States Infantry.
shot off a finger to keep from going TO the
front. He said it was accidental but
cOurt-martial found otherwise, and SEN
fenced him to two years imprisonment. He
subsequently confessed he did the iced on
purpose, having 1ost his first enthusiasm for
exposing his lite1to Spanish bullets.
Now that summer is upon us,
Let us keep a promise true:
Not to ask of one another,
Us it hot enough for you?"
Detroit Free Press.
Eager, yet patient, the shoppers wait,
Three feet deep when the clock strikes
eight.
Close to the counter they take their stand,
Each purse clutched in nervous hand.
Ranged along in weary line,
Six feet deep when the clock strikes nine,
Too determined to faint or finch,
They gain their vantage ground inch by
inch.
Shoulder to shoulder 1 see them again.
Twelve feet deep when the clock strikes ten,
Dropping, exhausted, but hopeful still,
Braced by the feminine shoppers WILL
Why they waiting, this martyr line?
Over their heads swings the glarlng sign.
This much / offer in Jheir defense:
Bargain Day Special-Whisk Brooms, 2
cents
Brooklyn Life