The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-14
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The Charleston News and Courier says
that IF. Hopkinson Smith worked the same
gag in Charleston that he has been accused
of in different Western cities-of appearing
on the stage I'm business clothes and explain
ing that his trunk had gone astray.'
A Missouri paper says that 1.-The pictures
in the Kansas City papers show that decol-
lete gowns in Kansas City only go down
three knobs on the backbone. while
woman cannot get into New York society
unless her dress reaches the sixth knob.
Kansas City Is very, very mossy.
The late Senator Morrill, of Vermont, was
as careful Of the public property as If he
bought and paid for it out Of his private
purse. He always carefully united and saved
the piece of red tape that came around his
mail, in consequence OF which his was the
only committee room that never made
requisitiOn for tape.
TIE dowager Empress of China is report
ed to have bestowed the famous "Shang
Fand" sword on Tsai Chi. Prince of Tuan.
The popularity of this sword is that ii con-
fers the right to behead any person without
appealing TO the throne. The beStowal of Ii
is understood to imply the privilege of re-
moving obnoxious persons from her Majes-
tvs path.
A friend says that Chief Justice Fuller of
the Supreme Court. is just as economical in
his personal expenditures to-day as he was
when a struggling lawyer long ago. Books
are his only passion, and he devours every
thing. from abstruse philosophical works to
sensational detective stories. His two spe-
cial pets are a green Mexican parrot and a
Scotch collie.
There were some notable forgery cases in
London recently, and it became necessary
for one of the banks to call upon Scotland
Yard hurriedly for detective. An attempt
made to telephone, but IL developed that
Scotland Yard is not connected with the
circuit-it could see no use in telephones
so telegram sent instead Five hours
passed before detective ap IdlIr d. with
him and the city.
The present archbishop of Canterbury
seems not to excel in tact, If one may judge
by story told of his reception Of some
what iliterate deputation that came to him
when he was bishop of London. One COM
plant after another was heard in a some
what irritated and Irritating fashion, and
finally the spokesman brought a final
charge. And, my lord, we regret to OBJ
taf you I@ 10 tFea bure d dH the
bishop. And yet the Church of England
wonders why its hold on the masses" is
not stronger.
Canadians can never forget that Kipling
fastened on their country the name of THE
Lady of the Shows The Ottawa Citizen
expresses this lingering resentment by re-
marking: I'VE wouldn't like to say that it
was a case of poetic justice, but here Rud-
yard kipling. the gentleman who wrote
The Lady of the Shows comes over to
New York, lands in the midst OF steen-
beowZero blizzard, and is laid up with
what Mr.. Dooley would call pee-neumonia.
II ne had carried out his original intention,
and wintered up here in the banana belt
OF this fair dominion all might have been
we'll"
The Army and Navy Journal tells story
OF a warrior from a Mississippi town. The
women organized Red Gross Auxiliary So
ciety. and among their contributions TO the
comfort of their absent heroes was case
of homemade pajamas. The box containing
these was sent to camp. but no acknowl-
edgment of its receipt was returned. So
the good women telegraphed, Anxious to
know If you got the pajamaS last week"
Now the captain had been sitting up with
the boys the night before, and when the
dispatch was handed him he was trying 10
reduce his swollen head with wet towel,
and his mind was somewhat confused. So
the women Of the relief society were aston
ished by the receipt OF this dispatch: STORY
Is lie out of whole cloth: probably made
| Admit am not a total abstainer. but never
had the pajamas last week or at any other
| time"
IL the light from an arc-lamp be brought
| TO a focus within vessel containing moist
| dust rec air. Mr.. c. T. r. Wilson. an Eng
lish physicist finds that a blush fog be-
| comes visible in the course OF few min
| utes along the path OF light The cloud
particles remain In suspension for hours