The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-17
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The story goes that Gen. Thomas Rosser,
when forced from his position as engineer
of the Northern Pacific, compelled the COM
pany to pay $4,000 for a profile he retained
as his own.
when 1 sit down to dinner now" says
Mary Anderson de Navarro. II often think
that just at this hour I used to have to
rub my face all over with grease, and am
thankful for the change"
Alderman Peter Nelson, of Minneapolis,
has been sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary for perjury. To help out AL
derman Durham, accused of accepting a
bride, he swore to story on the stand that
was different from the one he told the
grand jury.
The statue of General Wolfe has mystic
riously disappeared from its accustomed
place in Quebec. and no one seems to know
what has become of it. Years ago some
British middlies with odd ideas as to '1arks''
carried off the queer old wooden memorial
for a voyage to the West Indies, but it was
subsequently returned.
Mr.. Rudyard Kiplings relationship to
Burne-Jones was that Of nephew by mar
riage Lady Burne-Jones was a Miss Geor-
gina Macdonald. and one of her sisters be-
came Lady Poynter, and another married
Mr.. Lockwood Kipling. The artist was very
proud OF his nephew, and the two men have
been close companions of late at Rotting-
dean.
rectory, just published, the honored name Of
Smith still holds first place in point of num-
bers in the borough of Manhattan, but the
name of Brown, though still holding second
place, is hard pushed by the name of Cohen,
while the Cohens, the Coins and the Kohns,
taken collectively, exceed in number the
Browns, the Brownies and the Brauns.
1t is said that Mrs. Gladstone had cult
waited the art of listening to her husband
to a perfection that was remarkable. When
he spoke her absolute attention was always
at his command and a close friend said:
Il do not believe anybody was ever so alb
sorbed as Mrs. Gladstone looked. 1t must
have been a decided help to him, however,
for 1T secured, at table and elsewhere, a
general silence when he wished to deliver
his opinions, without any appearance that
he was personally demanding it,"
When the German Emperor paid his visit
to Leo XIII, Count Herbert Bismarck was
in attendance upon his imperial master, and
when they reached the door of the Pope's
audience chamber the Emperor passed in
and the count tried to follow. A gentleman
of the papal court motioned to him to stand
the interview between the Pope and the
Emperor. II am Count Herbert Bismarck
shouted the German i,, as he struggled to fol-
man, with calm dignity, may account for,
but it does not excuse, your conduct"
General Merritt" said one of the soldier
boys in San Francisco, docs not put on as
much style as some of the militia captains
When he came to leave on his ship, the
Newport, the other day, he did not even
take carriage from his hotel to the dock,
but climbed on a street car and paid nick
ell for the ride. After he got on board he
waved off those who were trying to make
a great ceremony out Of his departure, and
said to the steamer captain Come on; let's
get out of this. Then he waved his hand
kerchief to some good-looking women on
the dock and went into his cabin to unpack
his grip"
Fond lovers used to stroll abroad
And gaze up at the stars;
But II they did that now they'd get
Run over by the cars.
Chicago News.
There is a wise injunction in the Bible on
the shelf
That we should love our neighbor even as
we love ourself;
But, when he has an old cornet and blows
wild spasms through it,
It's mighty hard to do it, Lord-it's mighty
hard to do it.
Denver Post.
He started out to whip the Dons
His gun was on his shoulder;
There never was a soldier who
Was manlier or holder.
His friends and townsmen nearly split
The welkin with their yellin-
But when he fell it was beside
A Georgia watermelon.
Cleveland Leader