The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02

the army, as he did not nave the adyan-
80 81 an education at West Point. He
80 taken a full course of law and milf
.ary actics IN order 20 educate himself for
his duties
The new King OF Italy is taller than
,lther his father or his mother, but has
sbnornsalIy short legs. which seem TO be
a Characteristic OF his branch OF the fam
ilv R"is King Humbert and King Victor
Trur.ai.lie. seemed hardly taller standing
than sitting down.
A woman ownz one OF the largest or
eharss in this country. She is Mrs. Laura
A AlderInaE, and owns 80 acres and 5000
trees near Harley Turner county, South
Dakota. The ground also has 1000 currant
bushes 1000 gOOSebc-ry bushes, 800 grape
vines and three acres Of strawberries.
Gould r Dietz. OF Omaha. and the late
c. p. Huntington began regular business
,ogether n 1916. when the latter had saved
n 80 from his earnings as a peddler. Hunt
i,rfo,, was thCr q nan OF wonderful
strength and would otter lsft into wagon
a barrel OF salt weighing 300 pounds
Each Of the European countries Is known
BY a special name I'm China England is
Ying-Kwo, which means "the fourishing
country" Germany is Te-kwo, 1.-The vir-
tuotls country" France IS Fa-Kwo, 1.-The
law-abidlng country" Italy is I-Kwo. "the
country OF Justice" japan is Ji-Kwo, 1.-The
land of the SUM-" and the United States is
Nei-kwo. "the beautiful country"
-Four hundred elk teeth We're sold in Spo-
kane Wash. the other day for $1,000 The
demands OF the members of the order of
Elks and the growing scarcity have in
creased the value of the teeth. Fourteen
years ago a Montana man paid only $50 for
an Indian headdress that contained 500 elk
teeth. Last year a similar headdress con
tanning only $50 teeth sold for $500.
Though Jenny Lind only died in 1857. not
every ore is aware OF the fact THAI her
husband. otto GOldschmidt, the composer,
Is still living and recently celebrated his
seventy-first year. In the American tour of
fs4952 which resulted in a profit of SITS, 600
(ali spent IN charity, by the way, the
great singers pianist was Mr.. Goldschmidt,
whom. at the end OF the tour, she married.
The veteran professor Is a native OF Ham,
burg but has lived in England since 1858.
DR.. Charles Z. English, Queen Liliuoka-
lanfs private physician for over two years,
has sued her for 5000 in the courts of Hon.
oluIu He declares that ne gave up all
practice TO attend her. for which he was 10
receive $500 a month. with bonus Of $1,000
should she part with his services. In case
she received compensation for crown land
he was 10 get $4,000. In July, he claims.
she suddenly dropped him and refused TO
pay the bonus.
The Rev. DR.. Washington GLADDEN., of CO.
lumbus. o.. who was recently elected a
member of the City Council. has each
month receipted for his salary and has
then turned il into the general expense
fund as well $50 TO which he is entitled
as per diem. Ii also transpires that he ex-
pressed a desire TO be informed whenever
the Council meets in the course Of his vaea-
ton. which he spends in the East, as he
wishes 10 be present. Each trip would
cost him about $40.
Mile Elanore de Puybaraud. the only
heirsss of the Count and Countess de Puy-
baraud, leading aristocrats of Paris, has
taken the veil at the Ursuline Convent, in
Versailles. pfonouncing perpetual vows, be-
cause she loved two men equally and had
been unable to decide which one to select
for a husband. Both of the men had been
ardent suitOrs and now desperate in
their disappointment The girls family is
IN despair. and society is talking of little
else as Mile. de Puybaraud has been popu-
lar in society for the last three seasons.
The Princess Alice of Monaco, who is now
IN the news because she is seeking legal
separation from her husband, is the only
woman of American birth who has been
recognized at the court of ST. James of the
Quirinal and of Madrid as a lady of sover-
eign rank She was born in New Orleans
the daughter of Michael Heine, a banker
The reception of the prince and his wife
by Queen Victoria was on pledge that the
prince would not renew his gambling es-
adjustment at Monte Carlo, but he broke
this pledge a couple OF years ago.
When 1 get on the farm" said young Hough.
III arise on the morning and plough;
I'll hoe the potatoes
And gather tomatoes,
To say nothing Of milking the cough"
But his labors he found rather rough.
And OF them he soon had enough.
This talk about farming,
As teing quite charming"
said he, lis all nonsense and slough"
Brooklyn Life.
We board the trolley car OF life,
We take seat,
And calmly wait to be put of
At Easy street.
We ask about il when the day
Is nearly done.
And the conductor merely says:
Not on rCn.''
Chicago Tribune.