The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-03

tco."-socicty note from ST. Louis Globe
democrat
Mrs. Marie Mulholland Jordon Streeter.
of Michigan. who claims TO be the mother
of the Princess Chimay, says: Six months
after the death Of my husband. John Jor-
can, Maude princess Chimay) was born TO
me. Though twenty-eight years ago r.
member the incident we'll Such a feat
Ct memory should invite the attention or
psychologists.
According to the eminent statistician. Mr..
Carroll ID. Wright, the decrease in mar
riages during recent years has been gem
eral and striking. OF l7,427 representative
workingmen in twenty-five cities, three
fourthS of whom were under TWENTY-FIVE
10 the last census. 1887 Were unmarried.
These figures are declared by Mr.. Wright
to be appalling"
On becoming head OF the department OF
law OF the Columbian Correspondence Col
lege. Of Washington, Judge Charles 4. Ray.
fcrmerly of Indiana. retired from the active
practice of the law and from authorship.
exert as 20 books written for the college.
He has the personal supervision of tne
law courses OF all the students. go Whicn
he devotes his entire time and attention,
aad Is tbs court OF last resort for the de-
c.sion OF all questions OF law which arise
ir tho course OF their studies.
Some one in France has discovered that
President Loubet has among his ancestors
a saint. "A holy virgin named Loubette.'
so the legend is told in a Partisan Journal.
after being long in the Empress Helena's
service (the mother Of Co%nstantinel, and
having been present at the discovery Of the
true cross In Jerusalem, wished 70 return
to Brittany, her birthplace. The Empress
gave her a piece or the true cross and or
the crown of thorns. Thereafter Saint Lou
bette worked miracles and foundee a con-
vent in PoitoU."
A firm in Toronto. Canada. has made a
large sum OF money by a sharp advertising
dodge. They advertised: ION receipt % 81
we will send. securely sealed. "a beautifully
bound book OF 400 pages, tul Of good
things. Every sport should have che. The
most wonderful book ever written. French
and English translation Prohibited; ~ some
countries. Write al once. the detective
department. seeming the circulatiol ~ m
proper literature. sent 81 and received n
l5-cent Bible They have not .nterfered
with the sale.
Senator Vest is older than. his years. IN
fact, rs well as in appearance. lie is IN
and respondent. and refuses 10 take a
cheerful view OF lfe. Nevertheless his
mind Is one Of the brightest in The Senate.
One day he sank into his chair. sfyinAt TO
his neighbor. Il I'M an Did nan. and I'm
never get over this" Come. come. Vest.
brace up" replied his aeighbor: brace no
and you'll be al right. Look ~ morrill,
over there: he's nearly ninety and q AS
spry as q man Of forty" .Morrini Nor
riil.' said Vest. hes set for eternity.
They'll have to shoot him on the day ~
Judgment"
Miss Jane Adams. Of HUI House. Chi
cago. and Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen viii build
a large model tenement in the Nineteenth
ward of Chicago IN the spring. The build
iEg will contain one hundred roorns. a.
will be Of stone and brick and four stories
ntSn SIX aoc4tioras stories Will be aalel.
IL the experiment meets with success.
Rooms viii be rented for fron 81 10 81 q
month. and each room "a 10 have steam
heat. a gas range. electric light. and hot
and cold water. A bathroom Is 10 os
provided for every three rooms. The tol
floor Is to he gwen over 10 sins.e men a
central court VIII contain a fountain. flow
re, and a playground Tor childrca