The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17

Although the Pope has no less than 100000
per annusn at his disposal, it is said that
$50 a month.
II. A. B;, declare my engagement to c. D.,
spinster tf this town. to be at end by
reason of her pawning the engagement
ring, is from the personal columns OF
Almost ievery adult Manchu carries
Connecticut dollar watch. The United
States has no trade worth mentioning with
Manchuris until we began to furnish Russia
ties, rails and engines for her railways.
Now the strade In flour and cotton is i'm
portant I
The king of Denmark, who is eighty-nine
years DID,! is one of ten children, of whom
three survive. The average age Of the ten
one Of the five who averaged sixty-fve
years. Their descendants occupy the
throne of 'Great Britain, Russia, Denmark,
Greece ana Baden.
Senator fW. B. Bate. of Tennessee. has
often beer. urged to write a book of remin-
iscences. sut now declares that he is too
old to undertake such task. The old gen.
tleman setved as youth In the Mexican
war, and in the Confederate army he was
reckoned t.ne Of the most intrepid men who
ever wore sthe gray.
The Marquis Of Anglesey was visiting an
orphan home In Sweden few months ago,
when suddenly little girl laid hold upon
him and addressed him as daddy" With
out hesitax Sion he accepted the situation in
vented by, the infant. prevailed upon the
authorities to let him adopt her-and there
she is at Anglesey Castle.
Count Tslstoy always wears boots of his
own making, but the work put into them is
so bad thsS the shoemaker who was his In
structor is.certain that he would starve did
he try to yarn his living in this way. The
count ones tried to persuade two Of his
disciples, Soung men of education and cul-
ture, to Yurn shoemakers, but they de-
lined
takers alr the business might have been
transacted within six weeks" writes Mrs.
Lille Dev,reux Blake to The woman's
Journal apcopos of the closing of the last
session of tthe New York Legislature. 'It
is amusing to read the frequent surs on
the much t,llking Of women, when men are
forever Grating at public meetings. die:
deliberativ4 bodies"
According to French papers the Shah of
Persia hass reformed his harem since re-
turning home from his trip to Europe
Previous tE that experience His Majesty
had q mater of /, 100 spouses, OF whom all
but begtirly score have been weeded
out. Withs Characteristic generosity the
Shah marrsd a lot Of them TO his court Of
f1cials, none of whom was allowed to have
say in thS matter. Each of the discarded
ladies was given 81. 200.
All true Noslems when eating must begin
with salt and finish with vinegar. If they
begin with isalt they will escape the con-
tagion of sAventy diseases. If they finish
with vinegar their worldly prosperity will
continue to. increase. The host is in eti-
quette bourf1 to be the first to start eating
and the last to leave off. The priests recite
&C NJ he haf
after lunch. and dinner, and also before
drinking wsster at any hour Of the day.
George vsnderbilts estate, Biltmore. is
already the largest body OF contiguous land
under one ownership in North Carolina
Nevertheless he is still adding TO It. He
has just secured large tract on the upper
Davidson river. which will become a part
OF Biltmor9 On his new purchase are
several water powers. In order to carry
out his scheme of improvements Mr.. Van
derbilt hnds:it necessary to excavate a part
vent over1o1ys.
Fashion has revived the sun dial, and
artists are designing many beautiful pedes-
tails for then. The vertical dials set in a
wall Of the iouse or the garden wall are in
high favor. sThe vertical type was common
in England for many years, and the oldest
known specimen is of this type 1t is be-
Confessor. End bears the inscription in
Saxon: This is the days sunmaker at
every hour. and Hayward made me- and
Brand the pfiest."
The Courtland (Kan.) Register tells an in
teresting sto~y OF how a railroad company
saved the NE of little child. The child
lay at the point OF death at CORTLAND, and
the services Of surgeon at Conoordia.
Kan. were needed The only train by which
the surgeon could make the trip was
freight, already over an hour late which
had not yet reached Concordia When the
railroad authorities heard Of the ehfid's
plight they ordered the freight crew to quit
work. cut the cars loose and with a locomo-
tive and caboose carry the doctor to Court
land I'm the shortest possible time. "And
this" adds the Western paper was done
by 'soulless corporation not for money
for they got none; not for possible politicai
influence. but just 20 help in trying to save
the life Of tie child OF a humble Republic
county farme<."