The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-21
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
Few people are aware that Lord Kitch-
ener shares one notable popularity with
the greatest of British naval heroes. Like
Nelson, the present cOmmander-in-chief in
South Africa has only one eye.
The Grand Duchess Olga. youngest sister
of the Car. and who is now betrothed to
Grand Duke Peter of Oldenburg. enjoys the
distinction. singular among royalties of
possessing but one Christian name.
Miss Laura d. Gill will be installed as
dean of Barnard College on May I. Bishop
Potter and President Low will take part.
a gift of $1,000 to the college from jefferson
Seligman was announced yesterday.
1t appears that the magnificent Sevres
dessert set at Windsor Castle, supposed
to belong to Queen Victoria and valued
at 86OOO. is really the property of the
crown. The set was bought by George "
when he was Prince of Wales.
One of the most perplexing positions in
which criminal jury ever finds itself is
when the jurymen really believe that the
prisoner is guilty. but are not sure of it,
In a recent case in Georgia the Jury solved
the difficulty by bringing in this verdict:
We. the jury. find the prisoner almost
guilty
In order to economic time and physical
effort Secretary Root has reduced his Off
cial signature from 'Elihu Root" to "E.
Root" Up to this time he has signed his
full name to all official documents requir-
ing his signature, but they became so
numerous that he has found it necessary
TO reduce his signature to the smallest
possible limit. His experience is the same
as that OF every other public official i'm the
history Of this government.
The Car of Russia does not read news
papers regularly and seldom looks at a
book. While attending to his official work
in the morning he sips one cup of tea after
another and occasionally eats a caviare
sandwich The hours from l to p. IN. he
gives to his family and family affairs
From 4 he works again till dinner time at
:. His typhoid fever has left him stronger
than he was before. His face is full and
round and he has had none of the head
aches and epileptic fits that used TO attack
him before his recent Illness
Prof. David p Todd, the Amherst as
tronomer. who sailed from New York early
in March to see the coming total eclipse
OF the sun. had planned to go TO Singapore
first and thence TO the Island of Sinkap. to
the southwark of that port. But at Port
the bubOnic plague al Singapore. He writes
that his steamship will therefore probably
steer straight for Sinkap or perhaps across
10 the coast of Borneo near Pontlanak.
At last accounts all the members of Pro-
fessOr Todd's party were well.
Nine. Friedland. the Russian lecturer,
who has been appearing before women s
clubs lately, says that American women
are not so much more advanced than those
of Russia In fact, she regards the latter
I'm some ways more progressive. Every
time 7 open an American newspaper, she
said recently Il pray for patience before L
read the articles on Russia They nave
killed the Car in every possible and i'm
possible way. They have poisoned hliIl'
made him die of bad air in the Cr'mest,
where people are sent for a salubrious ell
mate. have reopened dozen times the
wound he received in Japan ten years ago
and have called him an epilepuc and won
dered if he were not an idiot
The Ruskinites. a colony OF SOCIALISTS
who settled at waycross. Ga, year ago.
claim they have demonstrated by actual
experience the lowest possible daily cost
for food The community comprises three
hundred persons. and since organizing In
Georgia have lived at an actual outlay TO
tdch one of less than 10 cents DAY All
the food OF the colony is bought at Wnole-
sale and is cooked in community kltcheh.
Al eat In a common dining room Inose
who prefer TO do so are allowed 10 Duy
their stores separately and eat them at
their own tables. When vegetables are
plentiful cents is allowed 10 each person
daily for food; when they are scarce Z
cents Is allowed The community raises its
own vegetables and by this means brings
the cost of that part of the bill of fare
down TO cents a day for each
IT Cannot Sing the Old Songs.
H roared with all his chest,
And all his hearers likewise thought
He should give the new rest
Philadelphia Times.
The devil sends the wicked wind
That blows our skirts knee-high;
But God is good. and he sends the dust
That blows in the bad mans eye
Boston Globe.
-. rax-ar mind
Keep singing you 60
For II YOU stop TO kick you'll IND
You've simply stubbed your toe
Washington Star.