The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-12

President Butler. of Columbia, in New
York city, calls for $4,000, 900 to make the
institution what 1t ought to be.
AS thank offering for his good health
Pope Leo XIII proposes to erect home
for the aged poor in his native town of
Carpineto, Perugia, at cost of 100000.
News comes from Sorrento that Marion
Crawford. whose health has been causing
his friends some anxiety owing to hem
orrhage with which he was seized some
days ago. is recovering satisfactorily.
The Berliner Tageblatt, in acknowledging
the receipt Of sum of money for the par
alyzed actress, Nine. Janauschek, calls at
tention to the fact that her portrait is gen.
orally known in Germany, II being on one
side of the thaler pieces coined at Frank
fort
The skin of the diamond black RATHER is
utilized in Florida as barometer. When
preserved like rawhide and hung up the
skin will begin TO sweat at the first indica-
lions Of a storm, even though several hours
before the arrival of the atmospheric dis
turbance.
Mr.. Ira David Sankey, the survivor of
the celebrated evangelical partnership
Moody and Sankey, is seventy-two years
old. when the Mists Have Rolled Away
"A Shelter in the Time of Storm and
many other of the tunes in the hymn book
were composed by Mr.. Sankey. He lee
lures on Sacred Song and Story" Sing
ing through Egypt and Palestine" MEM
cries of Moody" and other themes.
The latest institution for baby's benefit is,
according to a paper read by Professor
Rotch before the British Medical Associa-
ton. "cow laboratory"-if the word may
be coined-where the animals are so fed
and cared for by scientific experts that they
produce milk with known but varying per-
nh mr. nj
teids. The physician is thus enabled to pre-
scribe any brand he thinks best for a deli
cate child, knowing that he will get it.
When President Roosevelt was in confer
ence the other day with Attorney General
Knox. Postmaster General Payne. Secre-
tary Moody and Governor Crane Mr.. Knox
asked if the operation of last Sunday when
the bone of his left leg was scraped, was
painful WELL" said the President in that
emphatic manner which is so character
istic of him, 'it was not one period of un-
alloyed pleasure. When they got down
deep 1 felt as if I'd like to have another
talk with the Pittsfeld motorman.''
When train leaves a platform OF a
steamboat pier in Sweden, all the lockers
on lift their hats to the departing passen.
gers and bow to them, a compliment re.
turned by the travellers. If you address
the poorest person in the streets you must
lift your hat. A gentleman passing lady
on the stairs OF a Motel must do the same
To enter the shop or a bank with ones
hat on is a terrible breach of good man.
ners. If you enter leave a coffee room
you must bow to all the occupants.
The Audiffret prize Of $4,000 has beer
awarded to Mrs. Meyrier, wife of the
French consul at Diarbekir, Turkey, fol
her heroic protection OF more than 700 Ar.
menians. whom she housed and cared fol
in the consulate building during the mas
sacres of 1895. while Meyrier and his staff
repulsed the assaults of the Kurds and the
Turkish soldiers for twelve days. Later
Mrs. Meyrier led a caravan of 600 Chris
tians to the coast, a fortnight's journey
riding horse, with her four little children
following in a litter.
Some new anecdotes of King Ludwig Il
are related in the Jugend of Munich On,
day he said to his court pianist, Hans vor
Bulow: "A short time before I ascendeC
the throne 1 was still sent to bed at /,
o'clock every evening, after kissing my
fathers hand. Then my mother cam,
into my room to see that I was warmly
| covered. Shortly thereafter I was King
1t was disadvantage hard to overcome.
| What he meant by this was made ceal
| jurist, Bernard Windscheid: 81 am afraiC
you thought me- at first, rather uncom
municative. But the fact is. when / NEE
| a savant 1 am apt to be reticent for feal
| of exposing my lack of knowledge. 1, too
was to have been sent to university
| but that plan was spoiled by my suddel
call to the throne