The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-26
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

In Russia you must marry before thirty
or not at all, and you may marry only five
times.
Admiral Dewey is fully convinced of the
wisdom of acquiring islands He has just
purchased one himself-Gerrish island, off
the coast Of Maine.
The term 'tabby cat is derived from
Atab famous street in Bagdad, inhab-
tied by the manufacturers of silI1en stuff
called atibi of taffeta. This stuff is woven
with waved markings of watered silk re-
sembling "tabby' cats back.
The women of the national capital are
about to erect a statue in honor of Gen
f. E. Spinner. The movement is in recog-
milton of the fact that General Spinner,
when treasurer of the United States was
the first TO give women employment in the
federal service.
All the letters exchanged by Robert
Browning and Elizabeth Barrett from their
first acquaintance until their marriage are
to be published-with one exception. This
particular letter was destroyed by mutual
consent. There they are" said Browning
DC, with them as you please when l am
dead and gone"
The Titan" Remenyis famous Stradi-
varius, upon which he was playing when
he fell dead at a public performance, has
been purchased by a rising young American
Vionnist for $4,000, though its former owner
refused to part with it at any price The
late Fritz Giese used to claim that he had
refused an offer Of 5000 for his favorit a
cello from Mr.. j. Montgomery Sears, though
we never heard Mr. Sears's side of the
story
Sir Henry Hawkins was once presiding
over long, tedious and uninteresting trial
the Argonaut says, and was listening. ap-
pafehtly with great attention to a very long
Wlnded speech from a learned counsel After
q While he made pencil memorandum, fold
ed IL ana sent 1t by the usher to the lawyer
IN IN question; who, unfolding the paper. found
these words: Patience competition. Gold
ton, job
An English paper tells how the archbishop
of Canterbury some time ago entered an
East End, London, church during week
night service, and, taking a back seat
joined IN SINGING one of Moody and Sankey' 3
hymns. Next to him was a workingman
who was singing Justify in tune The pri-
mate was wretchedly out of tune, and his
who patiently endured the discord as long
as ne could, and then. nudging the arch
plshop whispered in his ear T" Ere, dry up,
mister you're spiling the show!p
A woman shoplifter was caught stealing
an umbrella the other day in Philadel-
phia dry goods~store But it was decided
not to prosecute her if she would nav for
the umbrella, valued at $3.50. which she did
The next day she returned and requested to
see the manager. When that surprised per-
son could recover himself sufficiently to
ask her business the woman calmly told
him that she had been pricing umbrellas
in other stores and found she could pur-
chase one like her own for g. and she
wanted to know If he wouldn't refund her
80 cents AS tribute to her monumental
nerve the 90 cents was handed her in silence.
Colonel Roosevelt, who is very near
sighted, gave up wearing nose glasses when
he went to Cuba, and had made a dozen
of big, round spectacles with heavy steel
hooks. He carried all these everywhere. SO
as always to have a pair at hand. Some
were sewed in his blouse another in his belt
another in his hat, two in his saddle bags
At the fight in Guasimas his horse was
barked by a bullet while held by an orderly
and plunged frantically against tree Col.
Roosevelt came rushing up and began pry-
ing under the saddle flap. They haven't
hurt the nag, sir" said the orderly 'T
know replied the colonel, with tears in his
voice, but they've smashed my specs!
When Poet Riley scans his past
Things well done or amiss
He most regrets one error vast
His lines
that
run
like
this.
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