The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-20
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Mrs. Hetty Green has offered to erect for
Chesterton. Ind, a village OF 300 popula-
ton. a Masonic hall on the site Of one re-
Gently burned. Andrew Carnegie has Offered
the same village a library on his usual
terms.
One person has been found who escaped
Nurse Toppan. She is Mis- Christine Ms
sen, of Jamaica Plain. Mass. Miss Toppan
nursed her in 1859. and gave her a mar
cote which almost killed her. but from
which she escaped and, becoming suspi-
cious. dismissed her attendant.
A Buffalo man has completed work on
what he calls a piano typewriter" an in
vention whereby a composer of music may,
after attaching the new machine. work
out his theme on the piano-playing the
instrument in the ordinary fashion with
the ordinary sounds-and at the same time
be writing a record OF the notes he strikes.
The first relaxation Of the Queen of Eng
land after the recovery of her husband
was professionally pronounced TO be but
a question of time is said TO have been
whist. London gossip says that the game
was played with one of the Queens ladies'
in-waiting and adds that. as the lady was
courteous and the Queen still at a hign
nervous pitch, the royal player was an easy
victor.
Edward Everett Hale bases his plea for
pensions for old people on the following
conditions; First, to persons who have
never permanently abandoned their ma
tive State; second. 10 those who have paid
taxes since reaching manhood: third, TO
persons eighty or eighty-hve years old. d..
Hale thinks 500 a year would keep old
folks from the Doorhouse.
A new feature of Sunday-school work
has been introduced into a Chicago church
Every baby born in Oak Park is imme-
diately entered upon the cradle roll" Of the
Presbyterian Church, and is thenceforth a
member OF the school. Every child on the
roll Is remembered each birthday with flow
ers or some other gift, and, by other at
t~entions shown him. made 10 realize his
importance in the community.
Congressman Steele. of Indiana. says that
the meanest thing he ever heard said OF
anybody in Congress was Speaker Reeds
remark about Dolliver, of Iowa. The Maine
man and some others were talking about
candidates for Vice President. and Reed
said: And there's Dolliver. too. Now. Dol
liver is a vice presidential impossibiity.'
About a par with this was ex-senator Pet
tigrew's remark about Cabot Lodge:
Lodges mind reminds me of the soil OF
New ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS but highly
cultivated"
A remarkable game OF chess which NAV
be fully five years long has been opened
between Mr.. s. Kaiser. Of Canton. O., and
Mr.. H. Bloch. of Warsaw, Russia. The
game will be carried on through the mails.
Four moves have already been made. The
game was prompted by Charles Rosenblum,
OF Charkoff. a wealthy Russian. who is
closely related 10 both contestants, He has
put up a purse Of 10000 roubles 6about 1000
for the game. three-fOurths 10 20 10 the
winner and one-fourth TO the loser.
After seven and thirty years Of service in
the manuscript department Of the British
Museum, DR. Walter de Gray Birch has re-
tired. His principal work has been the
preparation Of the catalogues OF all the
MSS. and the arrangement and description
OF charters, rolls and seals. Archaeology
heraldry and ecclesiastical history are
among his special subjects. and he Is a
leading authority on the Anglo-Saxon
medieval Latin. Portuguese and Spanish
| languages. Finally. he il an expert detec-
tive OF forged writing. and has often made
his appearance IN the witness box at the
law courts.
/ The IRE OF heaven Is on the dusty ways.
'rhe wavside blossoms open 20 the blaze.
The whole woodwork is one fun peal Of praise
-Tennyson.
Ny fellow-men deceive me oft.
I'm sometimes glad they do;
This world would be a fearful place
II al they said were true.
Warrington star.