The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-10
ARouT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The widowed Princess of Naval is the only
upper class woman in Egypt who is allowed
to see men, and has this privilege through
the special order of the Sultan.
Society item from an Oklahoma paper:
Quanah Parker is in washington with his
squaw Too-nicey. Too-nicey wears a pair
of silver-tipped moccasins. costing $40.
Sir Thomas Smith, the physician, who
was recently called in TO see Mr.. Glad
stone, was one of the most popular men
at ST. Bartholomew's Hospital and is in
variably spoken of as Sir Tom"
Shawneetown, ILL.,, is said to be the orig
inal Eden which Dickens satirized in "Mar-
tin Chuzzlewit" On Dickens's first visit to
the United States he was induced to invest
in some town lots there which proved a dead
less.
The following description of suicide was
recently printed in an advertisement in
Dutch paper offering reward for the re-
coVery of the body: Age. about forty.
Height five feet, eight inches. Speaks the
dialect Of Gelderland.'
In view of the fact that Jews have no
civil rights in Spain. are net permitted to
erect and maintain houses Of worship there.
and exist in the kingdom only as aliens, it
must be calling to the Spanards to know
that the judge advocate of the Maine court
of inquiry, Lieutenant Commander Mark,
is Jew.
A woman notary public was recently mar
ried at Denver and the question arose as to
what name she should sign in her official
capacity. The matter was referred to the
attorney general of Colorado, who decided
that she should continue to sign her maiden
name, inaSmuch as he could find no author
ity of law for her dropping it,
Before the House of Representatives con-
vene each day box-shaped tray, contain
ing three bottles, one of red ink. one of
black, and the other of sand, is placed on
the speakers desk These were used for the
fret ina nv Cla1y utIi oP
the House and have remained as a part of
the furniture Of the speakers room ever
since.
The announcement is made in Paris of
the marriage of Count Jean Gle Castellane,
son of the Marquis de Castelane to the
Princess de Furstenberg, widow of Prince
Charles de FNurstenberg. The princess is q
daughter of Louis, Duke de Sagen, and is
a cousin of Count Jean de CaStellane, who
is the brother-in-law of the Countess de
Castellane, born Anna Gould.
Speaking of yellow journalism, a New
York newsdealer says: This war scare has
been the worst thing that could have hap
pened to these newspapers. for they have so
often been shown up as liars that the very
people they are supposed to cater to are
getting diSgusted at being so continually
fooled and are refusing to buy them. They
come in here, read these big headings, and
then buy some decent newspaper to learn
the truth. l believe that before long the
thing will cure itself"
The Duke of Devonshire won great fame
few years ago by yawning in the middle
of one of his own speeches, saying after
ward that che could not help it, it was
so excessively dull Lately he was down
for an important speech, introducing into
the House of Lords bill providing for
the establishment OF new university in
London. great crowd of educational
notabilities gathered to hear him, but he
didn't appear. He went to his club after
lunch and slept quietly through the whole
afternoon.
The New York Times calls attention to
the popular error which is repeated in Sen
ator Lodges history of the Revolution, now
running in Scribner's Magazine A picture
or one of the block houses in Harlem is
SHOWN as though 1t were an actual relic OF
the revolutionary defenses of New York
along with others, in 1914, when the Brit
Ism We're expected to make their way
through the sound and take the city in the
rear.
Who is the belle to-night?" asked she.
AS they stood on the ballroom floor,
He looked around the room to see
And she speaks to him no more
Harlem Life
She who from April dates her years
diamonds should wear, lest bitter tears
FOR vain repentance flow: this stone,
Emblem of innocence is known
Notes and Queries
You talk such nonsense" so she said.
with just shade of condeseension
Your pardon. sir, twas merely meant
10 come within your comprehension
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