The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS

NJ. Van Dusen. Of Manchester, Ia. cla,r..
the distinction OF being the first creams-.
butter maker In the world. he Il eight,
one years old
William Ramsauer Is probably the mo,,
cool-headed OF allAmerican ''steeple-jaeks-
Last week he climbed to the top OF a nay.
staff I'm Cincinnati, 81 feet above the stree
and stood on his head on the ball above ths
nag; He remained on the top OF the star
an hour.
Almost unaided. the Rev. W. A Lewis
of the Cherry Valley Pa) Methods,
Church, rebuilt the house of worship IN
which his congregation assembled. He did
the painting, mason and carpenter WORK
and even carried the bricks and mortar upa
thirty-foot ladder. The church was redeoi-
Gated last Sunday.
Queen victoria's jubilee presents, which
will be shown at the worlds fair, are stored
in the vaults Of a safe deposit company az
st. Louis. En- route they were constantly
guarded BY troops. When they arrived IN
St Louis they were guarded by & squad OF
police who never lost sight OF them unit
they were securely locked In the vaults.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Patterson, the
latter a great-granddaughter OF President
Andrew Johnson. have just had born TO
them a daughter at qreenville. Tenn. By
the terms of the will of her grandmothsT,
Mrs. Patterson, who was the youngest
daughter OF President Johnson, the infant
is heir to the entire estate OF the Presi-
dent, which was large.
AT a recent Columbia University reunion
Harry Thurston Peck. litterateur and Latin
professor, was the theme Of conversation
81 wonder why a man Of his dignity signs
his name Harry instead OF Henry !"
r replied 0a another. that Il he remained
Henry he'd so through life cursed with
the nickname 'Hen-Peck.
An Italian authority finds that when hens
are fed on food containing a large percent
age of iron the eggs reveal the presence
of iron in the very digestible form OF the
albuminate. Such eggs exert tonic effect
trates the fact that all eggs are not alike
by any means, and that, according TO the
food fed, they may vary greatly In dietic
value and effect
A remarkable instance OF longevity is
witnessed in the life OF Mrs. Mary Ramsay
Wood, Of Hillsboro Ore. AS attested by
the most veritable OF all witnesses. the old
family Bible OF a past century, this vener-
able woman was us years old on the Dth
OF May of the present year. Feeble In body,
she is by no means helpless, and her mind
is clear, especially in regard TO events II
the PARKWAY days when she was young.
When the project Of erecting a monument
to the poet Shelley IN Italy was discussed
! Gabriels D'Annunzio. Edmund de Amicis
and other prominent italian men OF letter
gave their approval None OF them, how
ment at viareggio on Sept. Is. The speeche
were of a political rather than q literar.
character. Eighty-one years have elapsed
since Shelley was drowned at Viareggfo.
The Hartford Courant demolishes one o
the numerous Washington traditions
| George Washington, father OF his country
stopped overnight once at the home o
| Oliver Ellsworth. Tradidon has IL tnat o.
| that suspicious occasion he took the twii
| Ellsworth boys In his lap. and was feun'
in the nursery dandling them on his knee
and singing to them the wen.ksown hymi
| called ''The Darby Ram" But the yisi
of General Washington was In las. and tn
| twins were born In 1Isl.
Charles A. Conant, former washington
newspaper correspondent, was sent to IN
Philippines by the secretary Of the treasury
! two years ago to study the currency need
Of the islands, and on his recommendation
distinct coinage system was created for tn
Philippines by Congress. The first shipmen
of the coins sent to the islands was imme
| diately called Conants. They are even re
ferred to by the Manila newspapers as co
nants without the use of the quotation
marks. In Hong-Kong and other near o.
trading ports the coin Is called Conant.
The new Pope is not a. friend OF cere
monies In view OF the comparative cas-
Of getting an interview, a courtier remarke
the other day that IL was TO be regrette'
If the papal benediction should be bestowe
| on an unworthy Intruder. But the Pop
answered In the words of Socrates. tina
1.-The sun remains the sun even If IL shine
| on the impure" adding that lit is pre-
cisey the Unworthy who most need tn tn
| convinced that the Pope will refuse to re
| main a prisoner In the Vatican, but wi
| some day pay them a visit.