The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-08

ings to spread the doctrine. and the rela-
tives. who received only 5000. successfully
contested the beauests.
Samuel Cupples. the st. Louis millionaire.
who has just sailed for Europe. states that
upon his return he intends TO enlarge the
Washington University and make II the
largest school Of engineering and technol-
ogy in the world.
A student noted for his carelessness IN
dress once approached Prof. Simon New
comb. OF Johns Hopkins University. for
advice. He was thinking OF leaving college
and going into business. having had fat
terms offer. Now. you know my case.
professor" he said 'and If you were in my
shoes what would you do?" The professor
looked very serious and replied: BLACK
them, OF course!'
Mrs. Roosevelt is descendant of Jona-
than Edwards in the line of his eldest son,
Timothy kuwards, Of Stockbridge, Mass,
of which town he was for many years
resident. His daughter Sarah married
CAPT. Daniel Tyler. OF Brooklyn. n Y.
of Norwich. Conn. whose daughter, Ger
trude, married Charles Carew. Mrs. Roose-
velt is the daughter of Gertrude Tyler and
Charles Carew.
M. Abel Combarien, secretary general 10
President Loubet OF France, is quoted
saying In recent interview: "At the expi-
ration Of the period of seven years for
which he was elected the President will
step back into the ranks. He is a plain
citizen. whom the people have raised to
Office for a given time, but he would con-
slider 1t contrary to the spirit OF the Consti-
tuition for him to take advantage of his
present position in order to secure re-elec-
tiOn.
Miss Gabrielle Townsend Stewart was
admitted to practice in the Supreme Court,
New York. recently. She is said to be the
first woman lawyer admitted on motion
after practice in another State. Miss Stew
art was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1890,
and ~practiced in Cleveland, where she
achieved prominence by freeing a client
indicted for burglary by invoking an old
common law doctrine. In consequence of
this case the Legislature passed special
act to correct the law.
1t is reassuring to know that any one
who wishes to buy radium can now procure
it at a cost of 5000 per gram. All radium
of higher activity than 1000 has until re-
Gently been retained for the experiments of
Professor and Madame Curie and their as
sociates, says writer In the current Har-
pers Weekly, but information has now
been received from Director Boulay, of the
Societe Centrale, that they expect shortly
to put upon the market a preparation of
radlum, chemically pure, or nearly so, at
the cost per gram above mentioned.
The following story of the Pope is told in
the Italian papers: A deputation of the
monks of some order had obtained an inter-
view with him. According to the etiquette
of the Vatican, only cardinals are allowed
to sit In the Pope's presence, and an invita-
tion from him to do so is deemed equivalent
to the promise of a cardinalate. Pope Plus
X is a plain man. utterly Indifferent to the
etiquette of the Papal court. He therefore
begged the monks to take seats. They hard
ly knew whether they could venture to do
so, and while they stood hesitating he said
to them, You do not / suppose, expect me
to draw your chairs forward for your"
Adolf Kussmaul, in his memoirs, relates
a curious story of a Heidelberg banker.
This banker was known for his naughty,
forbidding manners, consequently DR..
Nuhn, the professor Of anatomy, was much
surprised one day when the banker came in
and sat with him in railway car, and,
after q pleasant chat, asked him all sorts OF
questions, especially about the anatomy of
the heart The next day he even called, by
permission, in the medical department and
watched the professor dissecting one of
those organs. Then he drove home, and q
few hours later it became known that he
had committed suicide by skillfully plung-
ing dagger into his heart.