The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-26
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

There are two well-known familieS In
Devonshire, ~England-the Carews and the
Careys-and it is said that the members of
the Carew family pronouncH the 1 name
'Carew."
General French, who relieved Kimberley,
so far as looks go, is very far from being
an ideal cavalryman. He is short, squat
and broad, and is anything but graceful
in the saddle. Nonetheless he is a most
skillful horseman and a hard rider. and
his endurance is said to be remarkable.
1t is said that society women in Vienna
have become so addicted to the American
game of poker tina the police sent warn
ings to the clubs that the game must not
be played. Later the women discovered
that their own husbands had betrayed
them, in despair at not being able to stop
the gambling by other means.
"a western Kansas paper tells of a man
home paper says the Hoisington Dis
patch, but all the same he read a notice
In a down East paper telling how to pre-
vent a horse from SOLDERING and sent
$3.50 for the recipe. When the $3.50 worth of
Information came it said: Teach your
horse to spit"
Mr.. T. p. O'Connor tells that the late G.
w. Stevens had always twelve waits and
strays under his care-six boys and six
girls. They were collected from all the
dark corners of the world, from slum and
alley, from wOrkhouSe and thieves den,
from parents that were drunken. and from
parents that had fled. And under the care
of Mr.. Stevens and his wife they were
trained to capacity and honesty.
Nine. Rejane's failure to appear at the
Theater d'Ecoles, Paris, in her famous
character of Madame Sans Gene was due,
IT appears, to her discovery on opening her
trunks on her return to the capital that all
n a ~ TIfn0n Cnuyn0 hn6 hnnn rsn~A1
to shreds. The wardrobe thus ruined was
worth more than 10000 francs. The actress
believes that a member of her own COM
pany-a jealous woman-is responsible for
the act.
Sir Thomas Naghten Fitzgerald, whose
offer of three months service in South At
RIGA has been accepted. is the acknowI-
edged head of the surgical profession in
Australia. His private hospital. on the
summit of MelbOurne'S western hill, is one
of the of the city. He has been
surgeon in ordinary to a succession of Vic
torian viceroys, and that fact, in combina-
ton with his professional eminence led to
his knighthood three years ago.
A Mecca for homesick women is the
American Woman's Club, in Berlin, which
was organized five years ago by Mrs. M.
b. Willard. Although designed originally to
aid women students In that city, its scope
has widened. and it is now open to all
American women who are In Berlin for
any length of time. The ciubrooms are at
Kleiststrasse II, Berlin W., and the read
ing room, which is furnished with the
leading American periodicals, is open to
every one. There is a library of eleven
hundred volumes, which are loaned to
members of the club without charge. There
are lectures OF German literature, history
and art and classes in German. Every Sat
urday afternoon resident American girls
serve tea at an informal reception in the
rooms.
When Ethel sings, the faithful dog
Runs bowling to the cellar door,
| And piteously whines and begs
That he shall not be tortured more.
The family cat seclusion seeks
Far underneath the guestroom bed.
The poor canary meath his wing
Forlornly hides his little head.
When Ethel sings, the passers-by
Upon the sidewalk stop and look.
Thinking perhaps the hired man
Is roughly numbering the cook.
The ~neighbors shut their windows ti9ht.
And join In saying bitter things:
The whole community, In fact.
is deeply stirred when Ethel sings.
-Somerville Journal.