The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-25
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

General Andree, French minister or war,
will have all automobiles registered so they
can be used by the government in time Of
hostilities.
than j. Pierpont Morgan. who is very fond
Of religious exercises. When at home. ac-
cording to report, he invariably passes his
Sunday evenings in singing hymns.
M. p. v. Bournef, said to be Bulgarian
journalist has arrived in Paris on a jour-
ney round the world on foot with his. wife.
They expect to do 1t in fifteen years and to
pay expenses by the sale Of postcards bear
ing their portraits
A prominent physician of Frankfort, Ger
many. DR.. Weissberger, who was so severe
ly injured in a railway accident some time
ago as to incapacitate him from the prac-
tice OF his profession, has recovered as
damages from the company the grant of an
annuity OF $4,000.
Mrs. Emmett Humphreys, of Sherman,
Tenn. is in Knoxville, endeavoring to es-
tablish title to 100000 acres of land in Ten
nessee. She is the great-granddaughter of
John Sewer, the first Governor OF the
State, and the land for which she is suing
includes part of Nashville.
King Leopold of Belgium is extremely
sensitive regarding the criticisms of his
policy on the Kongo which have appeared
has sent ex-Mayor Charles Buis of Brus-
sells, to this country to explain and defend
his course by means of a series of public
lectures
Almost unaided Rev. w. A. Lewis, of the
Cherry Valley Pa.) Methodist Church, re-
built the house of worship in which his
congregation assembled. He did the paint
ing, mason and carpenter work, and even
carried the bricks and mortar up a twenty.
fnnt 1od hn oh vHcO fad
recently.
Miss Lolita Armour, the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ogden Armour, of Chicago, who
was operated upon by DR.. Lorenz. will give
further proof of her recovery by taking
dancing lessons In the near future. The
high shoe. the last appliance for her weak
limb, has been set aside, and hereafter
she will wear an ordinary shoe.
The royal family Of Sweden is a thrifty
one. 1t has a civil list of very nearly a
half million dollars from Norway and Swe-
den and in addition the King has a little
more than $4,000 a year from the fund
voted to King Carl XIV and his successors.
At the same time his Majesty has palaces
both in the city and country, in Sweden and
Norway, and he owns stock In many un-
dertakings.
That Schumann-Heink, the famous con-
tralto comes of thoroughly practical stock,
Is evidenced by little story which the
good-natured German prima donna delights
to tell once In a while. She had an aunt
who was noted for her economical house
keeping. One day this aunt took dose
of poison, installing it for medicine, and
when she discovered her error quickly called
her maid to bring the whites of two eggs.
Although suffering considerable pain. and in
immediate danger, she stopped the fright
ened domestic to add: Don't forget to
save the yolks, they will do for custard."
There is town in western New York, I"
says Chauncey NJ. Depew, that bears my
name, and in this town some persons by
boring tapped natural gas well. and there
upon formed 1.-The Depew Natural Gas
Company, Limited" Mr.. Choate and met
shortly alter this on a public occasion,
when both were set down for speeches. He
had the last word. After dealing with
other matters he drew from his pocket the
prospectus of the gas company and read
1t. Then he looked the company over.
looked at me, and, reading the title at the
head Of the prospectus. queried with quiet
emphasis: "why imited?''
Manufactured furs worth upward of &c.
600 900 were taken from cold storage In New
York last week. All of them belonged to
merchants here. AS much more will be
taken out In the next two weeks. Then,
after being placed on the market for the
early trade, raw furs valued at fully So
600 900 will be taken from New York stor-
age warehouses to be made up for the
midwinter season. These figures are given
by the manager Of prominent cold storage
warehouse near Washington square. From
this establishment alone 81, 500 900 worth Of
manufactured furs were taken-more than
100000 worth belonging to one firm. 1t is
estimated that s., 600 900, 900 worth of furs are
put in cold storage every year in this city.
This Is the great fur distributing center of
the United States. Raw furs are brought
here all the way from Australia and Alaska
to be put in cold storage to kill the fur in
sectS taken out, dyed and manufactured
and then sent to the Pacific coast again for
sale