The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-20
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

An artist must be dead ten years before
specimens of his work are permitted to
hang on the walls of the Louvre in Paris.
Dickens's Great White Horse Inn, at
Ipswich, the winding corridors of which
led to Mr.. Pickwick's embarrassing ad-
venture with the middle-aged lady in vel
low curl papers, has just been sold at auc-
ton for 1900.
Alvah Dunning, the old Adirondack trap
per. hunter. fisherman and guide. who was
asphyxiated by gas at a Utica hotel recent
lY, always said he trapped the last beaver
in the lower Adirondack region, where the
old woodsman had spent most of the
elghty-six years of his life.
A national school Inspector in Ireland
was once examining a class in geography,
and, having reason to correct an answer to
a question regarding longitude, proceeded
to ask for a definition of latitude. There
was a slight pause, and a young lad an
swered: please, sir, we have no latitude
in Ireland. The government won't allow
us any"
Nine. Sarah Bernhard says that 1.-THE
secret of her endurance is that she never
rests. Fatigue" she adds. lis my stimu-
liant. Instead of pulling me down it spurs
me on" She goes to bed at 3 in the morn
ing invariably, and always rises at 9. AS
for the usual prescriptions for the preserva-
ton or health they receive scant attention
from her.
A washington letter carrier opened a
letter box the other night, stuck his hand
in and then dashed madly down the street.
shouting, "A snakei A snakei" A policeman
stopped him and together they went back
to investigate. They looked into the box
and saw that the supposed snake coiled
on top of a bunch of letters was a fat
string of sausages.
All You, a Chinese pioneer, for forty-six
years a resident of Alameda, Cal, died on
April 3, aged sixty-six years. For fifty years
he lived the life of an American, but mis-
last wish was that his body be sent 10 his
native town, In the province OF Canton
China, and there buried in sacred ground
beside the bones of his ancestors. The wish
of the deceased will be faithfully carried
out.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, who ended his
eulogy Of the late Wade Hampton in the
Senat last week by quoting from Tenny-
son, is said to outrank even Senator Hoar,
of Massachusetts. in his familiarity with
the poetry OF England and America. 1t is
said that his command of quotations is
astounding, that he has one at his tongues
tip for any case that may arise. He is a
good classical scholar, also. and is always
happy to debate a matter of accents.
Aguinaldo is living in comfort on the
banks of the Pasig river. in the suburb OF
Malacanan. The house compares favor
ably with that of Governor William II.
Taft, half a mile farther up the river. Be-
sides a guard of American soldiers to pro-
tect AguinaldO, there are several servants
to attend to the wants of himself and fam
lily, for the Filipino leader has with him his
wife and children and his mother-in-law
The late Cecil Rhodes was not only a
bachelor. but fought very shy of the fair
sex. Here is a story which is told of him
in this connection: While on a visit To
London several years ago he dined at the
house OF a very wealthy lady of title.
Later, when he was discussing the affair
with his secretary, the latter asked: "And
whom did you take to dinner?" "Oh,
don't know. Some Lady Somebody" was
the reply. But what did you call herr"
Didn't call her a~nything-never spoke to
her" replied Rhodes.
The oldest judge in the United Kingdom
is Sir William Drinkwater, who has Just
reached his ninetieth birthday. When he
retired from his deemstership of the Isle
Of Man. in 1897, he had the right 10 cele.
brate his jubilee of office, and had created
a record for judicial tenure, He has seer
five sovereigns on the English throne. and
retains sufficient activity 10 serve on the
Isle Of Man hospital committee, TO manage
his estate Of Kirby, near Douglass. and Il
resume the horse exercise which an acct.
dent some years ago compelled him e
abandon for a time.
Every well-dresed man knows that Z
r~eady-tied necktie is very bad form. and
every well-dressed man ties his own neck.
ties. but not every one knows Just how Il
tic it," says a haberdasher The majority
of men, in tying a four-in-hand scarf OF
bow tie, tie IL too carefully. A tie yer,
symmetrically tied looks like the ready.
made-up article-a resemblance that NJ
dIessy man aims at. The proper way 4
do the trick Is TO knot the tie a little bf
awry. This does away with the ready
made appearance thai comes of too carefu
tying. and gives an artistic effect. Their.
Is quite a knack in doing the thing cor
rectly-that Is, getting just enough OF IN,
neglige into the appearance OF the tied-ul
scarf"