The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Nearly ten thousand letters TOT SANTA
Claus lie unclaimed In the New York post
Office There is beginning of good mail
order business for someone.
Mrs. Squiers, wife of the American min
lister to Cuba, is interesting herself in
forming a society for the prevention of
cruelty 10 animals in Havana.
When Theodore Mommsen received his
Nobel prize, he gave 5000 marks of 1t to the
mayor OF Charlottenburg. to be divided
among the poor, and the public and high
school libraries.
Dr. Barnett A. Elias, OF Charleston, has
begun an examination of the State records
of South Carolina. He is making study
of the part which Jews took in the early
history of South Carolina.
1t is not likely that English ocean steam
ers will soon be built longer than the latest
specimens. No ship of more than $50 feet
can work in the Liverpool docks, and In
the London cocks 700 feet is the limit.
DIR. Gould. actuary of the United States
Sanitary Commission. says it is evident
from our statistics that the Indiana men
are the talest of the natives Of the United
States. and these latter the taliest of all
civilized countries.
"Cy'' Sulloway, of New Hampshire, is the
tallest man in the national House at pres
ent, measuring nearly six and one-half
feet. but in the next House he will give
way to Representative-elect Ollie James. OF
the First Kentucky district. who is not only
taller than that but larger In proportion,
weighing $50 pounds.
Susan b. Anthony will place all her books
pamphlets and other documents relating to
the women question" in special alcove
which has been set apart for the purpose
in the Congressional Library. The COL
lection will be catalogued separately. and
an appropriate book plate VIII be provid-
ed Many of the books are rare copies
some out of print, and others with the
authors names on the title page.
Miss Taxa Nawa, daughter of well.
known Japanese editor and entomoloeist. il
herself an entomologist of no small attain.
| ments. She paints with skill. and has
made many colored plates of native insects
| especially butterflies and moths. She
| shares her fathers interest in photography
of photographing the life histories of mos,
| of the Japanese insects injurious to agri
| culture.
The raw weather of temperate regions
| is said to be much more trying to Arctic
| explorers than the rigors of extreme higf
| ATTITUDES. AS an instance of this Chi
cagoan says that OH a recent chilly after
noon he saw Lieutenant Peary In stree
| car in Washington. closely wrapped In &
heavy overcoat and muffed up to the ears
| He sat just over heater, and the Chica
go man, who felt quite comfortable on thu
| platform. was much surprised.
| The Shah has conferred the rank of com
mander of the Order of the Lion and tn,
Sun upon Mr.. Jules de Meray, the chair
man of the Sir Hiram Maxim Electrical anC
| Engineering Company. During his Males
| tvs visit. to England last August he visited
the Maxim electrical lamp works. and ex
| pressed his pleasure at the minute scientif
| operations connected with electric LAM
| making. in which he took a great interest
| On this occasion the Shah also fired one o
| the Maxim guns sent for his Majesty's in
spection by Messrs. Vickers, Sons g. Maxim
There is a happy valley-at least som
women would call II a happy valley-i,
| Abyssinia. 1t is called the Valley of Bar
ca, and there is a community where tn
women, without holding meetings or agita
! lions of any kind, have emancipated them
selves. Al the women, It is said, worl
| of compensation, the house and all its con
| tents belong to the wife. At the least I'm
tkind word she turns the husband out a
| night, in storm or rain. and he canno
| come back until he makes amends by tn
| gift of cow.
Minnesota on one occasion when he notice,
a stranger cycling him with great curiosity
Excuse me. mister he was eventually
asked. ''but think I've seen your pictur
bishop "Kin / ask" continued the fello1
traveller. edging nearer, what You wa
| cured OFF, Henry Irving had a similar ex
perience in England. A little girl was look
ing at him earnestly. and he said: ..Yo
sir" said the child, you was cured b
| Soandso's pills."