The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

1t is reported that Leo XIII has decided
to personally celebrate at midnight on Dec.
81 and with the utmost solemnity. the last
mass of the century.
Ex-senator Henry l.. Dawes is now in
the first week of his eighty-fifth year.
His health is good, he is out of doors
every day, and his mind Is as clear, his
interest in events keen and his talk
as bright as when he left the Senate.
1t is said that when. the other day.
James McNeill Whistler, the artist, was
asked by Henry James what the Americans
thought of him. he replied: 'They say
am conceited and that my clothes don't
fit Really, now.' said James, II think
they were quite mistaken about the
clothes"
The London papers record the death
OF julius Lipman, nicknamed Leather
Apron" a cobbler, who in 1889 fell under
suspicion of being Jack the Ripper" He
satisfied the police of his innocence. but the
stigma never left him. His business grad
ually disappeared and he went to another
neighborhood, where he took 10 drink. He
died of neglect and semi-starvation.
Francis Parkman, the historian, had a
Mosaic idea Of justice A friend met him
one day walking along the street, leading a
street boy with either hand. what in
G.
his friend 81 found that Johnny here
had eaten all of the apple. instead of divid-
ing with his little brother. / am going to
buy another for the younger boy and make
Johnny watch him while he eats it,
Richard Croker will, according to report
sail from New York for Europe in a day or
two. 1t is said that he has arranged for
the shipment of twelve race horses by a
steamship which sails this week. Ten of
the horses which he will ship are thorough
breds, and they will be raced in England
next season. When they arrive on the
other side they Will be turned over to the
English trainer who has charge of Mr.
Cookers horses abroad.
A satirical young man asked Mr.. Black,
member of Parliament for Banffshire,
whether, in view of Darwins theories on
the descent of man. he would not extend
the parliamentary suffrage to monkeys.
Thereupon the candidate told a story of
another young man In neighboring coun-
ty who was jeering at a company of polit-
ical opponents. Have you seen a cara
van of monkeys?" he said to a farmer.
The latter replied: "Have We tumbled
oot?"
The Persians still believe that human
tears are remedy for certain chronic
diseases. At every funeral the bottling of
the mourners' tears is of the chief
ceremonial rites. Each of the mourners is
presented with sponge with which to
mop off his face and eyes, and after the
burial these spongeS are presented TO the
priest, who squeeZeS the tears into bottles.
This custom is of the oldest known III
the East. and has probably been practiced
by the Persians for thousands of years.
The New York Christian Advocate prints
the following remarkable facts regarding
the Jewish people in New York city In the
first place, ii says, that of the $40 girls who
passed examinations for admissions to the
Normal College of New York this month,
the great majority are of the Jewish race.
OF these GAO, five-saxths came from the
public schools, in which for many years
past the best scholars have been chiefly
from Hebrew families. Out of about so
graduates admitted TO the free city col
lege for boys from the public schools the
vast majority also are of the Jewish race
the proportionate number of other races
being even smaller than among the girls
admitted to the Normal College.
To his system of philosophy,
He gave no little study.
Since we couldn't make it very Deep
He needs must make ii muddy.
Detroit Journal.
Ere long the campaign epigrams
Evolved with wrinkled brow
Will be packed away in mothballs,
Washington Star.