The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-25
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

A deacon of one of the oldest churches
in Oklahoma has recently been bounced
for selling his pastor horse with we'll
developed SPAWN.
The Boston Club, which claims to have
founded the Republican party and to be
the oldest dining club in the country, held
its 2,000th meeting on Saturday last
A bill has been introduced in the Virginia
Legislature to provide a marble statue of
General Robert K. Lee for Virginia's va
cant niche in Statuary Hall, Washington.
A Milwaukee man who bought a revolver
for the express purpose of killing his sweet
weapons, and fined s25 and the woman he
intended to kill paid the fine.
William H. Lynch. a school teacher of
Mountain Grove, Mo-, uses newspape as
text books. Every Friday morning each
scholar is given a newspaper, and ordered
TO read an article and then close the paper
and tell the school the substance of the
article.
William Morris's "Red House at Bexley
has just been sold for S14,25O. 1t seems a
small price when one remembers that the
house contains wall paintings by Burne-
Jones, and beautiful stained glass windows
and furniture designed and made under
Morris's own supervision.
General Fred Grant is now almost the
exact physical counterpart of his famous
father. His beard, now tinged with gray,
is worn the same as his fathers. Army
life has given him a rugged look, too, and
altogether he bears a marvellous resem-
blance 10 the silent soldier.
Bret Harte's grave in Frimley church
yard is encircled with frs. and there lies
over it a slab of white granite. and upon it
a sloping block of Aberdeen granite in the
form of a cross. The inscription reads:
Bret Harte, August Is, 1887; May 5. 1909.
Death shall reap no Drawer harvest.
The latest Socialistic project In Zurich,
Switzerland, is to tax every inhabitant over
sixteen years old so cents year, the state
adding 20. This would yield about $11s.-
600, which would be used to secure the serv-
ices of forty physicians who would take
care of the whole population Of the city.
The lady who took a prize the other day
for a head of hair six feet in length has.
according to the London Hairdressers'
Weekly Journal. been hopelessly outclassed
by q Mr. Alexander Craigie, of Perth, who
has beard seven feet two and one-half
inches long. and has to stand on a table
to comb It.
King Edwards new German steward has
stirred up trouble in the kings kitchen by
instituting a regime of strict economy.
Tradesmen have protested, mainly because
the steward refuses to pay royal warrant
holders % cents a pound for lard, when
he can get 1t in other markets for 10 cents.
The tradesmen are willing to compromise
on basis Of 20 cents.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston is believed to own
the most costly ring in America 1t was
made in Paris and has three large emeralds
surrounded by diamonds. The entire circle
is incrusted with tiny diamonds and the
emeralds are declared to be as nearly per-
feet as any ever seen in Amsterdam.
flawless emerald Is the rarest of gems The
ring is valued at $4,000 by experts.
An eccentric old man named Tasino, liv-
ing in a small villake near Naples. offered
his hand and his purse some weeks ago TO
the lady who knew how to cook marcaroni
to suit his palate. As Tasino was reputed
very wealthy, no fewer than 40 ladies
entered the contest, with the result that
two days ago the successful marearoni
specialist was led to the altar by Tasino.
who presented his blushng bride with $500
as wedding present
A. A Hewlett. of Syracuse. will have only
widows as his guests when he celebrates his
eighty-second birthday on Feb IL. No man
will be present save the host, and IL is 60
ing to be a big birthday party. according
to one who tells of the proposed celebra-
ton. Mr.. Hewlett mas asked every widow
whose husband he has known. He explains
Widows are too often left out of society
I've been in business ever since 1870. and
I know a great many widows. Therell be
widows from New York. Chicago. Duluth
Oswego and other places. And they'll al
be prominent people. Wewon't have mar
in the house. 1 am going to have a ladies
orchestra, woman caterer. women wait
resses, and / am looking after a woman tc
take care of the furnace"