The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-08
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

An American chiropodist now in Berlin
advertises that he has removed corns
from all the crowned heads of Europe
Emma Calves father. a hale and hearty
peasant. nearly eighty years old. resides in
the south of France. He is proud Of his
famous daughter.
DR.. Myles Standish has just been re-
elected Governor of the Massachusetts So
ciety of Mayfower Descendants. There's
somthing in the name.
The Sultan OF Morocco has seven lions as
pets. These he permits to range the court
yards of the palace at night TO act as
guards to the royal harem.
George Gould has converted an ugly spot
on the grounds of his Lakewood, ". j..
home into a beautiful sunken garden. II
is Oriental in idea, and is said TO be the
only sunken garden in America.
Mrs. Octavia Dancy, of ST. Louis. served
her turkey Thanksgiving day on a platter
400 years old. IT was brought TO America
in 100 by o de In Pryme, in whose fam
lily it had already been for more than 200
years.
Miss Dorothea Klumpke, the Chicago as
tronomer, who has been assistant in the
Paris, France, observatory for fifteen
years, is rapidly completing arrangements
10 return TO the United States, where she
will have special charge of astral-pho-
hD6ANIhg oN GAalAAOAd 0AAAhtASiAgH III (UAl-
fornia.
Senator n. y. S~tranahan, who has been
selected as collector OF the port of New
York, has as his given names the States of
Nevada and Nebraska. At the time he was
born the great West was just beginning
TO develop, and his father was impressed
by reading about these Territories.
California lemons are driving Sicily lem
Ons out of the market. it is claimed, be-
cause they possess greater weight. juiciness
and citric acid, which s~ustains their keep
ing qualities. The Florida orange crop
is expected To reach 1,259.c0 boxes OF SUI
pertOr fruit. The railroad companies have
ali preparations made for the rapid ship
ments of the fruit, which begins next week.
y story that amuses the friends of Sec
rotary Long and Captain Lemly, Judge
Advocate General OF the Navy, concerns
little Miss Lemly, who regards her father
as about the biggest man IN the country.
Her teacher, in a talk to the scholars on
current events. asked if anyone could tell
who was secretary OF the navy. Little
Miss Lemly's hand was raised at once.
The secretary of the navy she said, is
a man who works in my fathers office"
Professor Syle, of the state University of
California, cannot tolerate snobbishness on
the part Of his scholars. and any such Of
Tense is sure 20 call forth some keen, sar-
castle The other day, while call
ing the roll of one Of his classes. he came
upon the card OF "A Miss Greene. He paused
and expressed his disapprOval OF the final
e in her name by saying; 'G-r-e-e-n-e
does that spell Green OF Greenie?" Miss
Greene promptly replied: Style, does
that spell Syle or Sillie2'
Nine. K~aissavow, who died lately in st
Petersburg. has left behind an immense IL
brary OF "A curiously unique character. il
consists OF nearly eighLeen thousand vol.
umes. and every work in the collection
/ was the product OF a female author. Sht
would never permit any book from a mas.
culine pen 10 'unseX'' her shelves. As an,
Frankfurter Zeitung says that this exclu
siVely mini library Is % be- sold q hope
has been expressed that the whole OF q
may come into the possession of some Wo
mans college. and not be dispersed amOnl
sa~crilegious male hands.
The taleat TO climb a ladder is not usu
ally associated with the ability TO grace Z
throne. But the Czarina CT Russia ha.