The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-26
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

L. G. Vaughan. of Richmond, Ind. has the
finest private collection of continental cur
rency in the country, and IL Will be ex-
hibited at the ST. Louis fair.
Virginia negroes are trying 10 raise $4,000.
with which TO pay for the services of John
s. Wise and John G. Carlisle in their con-
test over the validity Of the suffrage SECTIONS
OF the new Virginia Constitution
A naturalized citizen living in Seattle,
who states that he is a son of Frederick
VII of Denmark, and that his proper name
is Karl Christian Frederick Vascen Tur-
densjult, has petitioned the Superior Court
to change his name 20 John Andersen.
II. Gaber, OF Minneapolis, has an Eskimo
dog which likes TO smoke a pipe, and las a
young corncob, which IL smokes several
times a day. Its owner says that some of
the Eskimos teach their dogs to smoke and
that there is nothing uncommon In nnding
one that does.
Frau Charlotte Wechssler, OF Stuttgart.
attained her hundredth birthday on June 5.
She has been a widow for sixty-four years.
The mayors of Stuttgart and Ulm person.
ally congratulated her on her centenary,
and the King of Wurtemburg sent her
magnifcently bound Bible through her
grandson, Major Fabre du Four.
Mrs. Elizabeth Custer, widow of the gen.
eral, who fell In the massacre at Little Big
some members of her husbands old regi-
ment to obtain pensions and government
employment. She Is still young In appear
ance. although she must have passed the
sixtieth milestone in life's journey.
The recent marriage Of Anthony Hope
Hawkins and Miss Elizabeth Somerville
Sheldon, of New York. has called attention
to the fact that English writers haze. in re-
cent times, seemed as partial 20 American
women as English politicians. Stevenson and
Kipling are conspicuous examples. A Lon
don paper makes the suggestion that the
English author who takes To himself an
American wife is secure of interested read
ers in the old world and the new.
There has been discovered in the forests Of
| India a plant which possesses astonishing
magnetic" power The hand which breaks
| q leaf from it Immediately receives a shock
| equal to that which Is produced by the con-
| ductor of an induction coil. AT a distance OF
| twenty feet magnetic needle is affected by
| ii, and IL will be quite deranged IL brought
near. The energy of this singular influence
varies with the hours Of the day. All pow
| erful about 2 oclock IL the afternoon, it il
absolutely annulled during the night.
| Admiral Dewey and General Miles. though
the best of friends, like to Josh one an
other. Recently they visited Mount Vernon
| together and the general was much inn
| pressed by the sight of Washington grave.
| As they were leaving the place Miles said:
| WOnutT WHAT WOulu say IA
| he were suddenly 70 appear here In the
| flesh" Dewey glanced quizzically at his old
| friend and answered: 81 really don't know.
| Nelson, unless he asked how the devil you
| ever succeeded in getting the job he once
held"
/ The King of the Belgians is brilliant
| talker on any subject. His habits Of life are
very simple. His Majesty rises at o'clock
| and works for couple OF hours before
| breakfast, meal which is served in the
Queens apartments. 1t consists of coarse,
dry bread, tea and an apple. The morning Is
| spent in the transaction Of state business.
| Luncheon is Of homely fare The King u5u-
| ally drinks filtered water, rarely wine. he
| Is very particular to take outdoor exercise
| in the afternoon. Dinner Is a plain meal, for
the King is fond OF simple joints
Like most other true and great soldiers
| Gen. Joseph Hooker. to whose memory q
| splendid statue was unveiled in Boston re-
Gently. had no liking for the character of a
fighter who fights just for the sake of fight
ing. The words Fighting Joe" are not used
| anywhere in the inscription on the Hooker
| monument, ii being the general testimony Of
his comrades that he particularly objected
| to the appellation- He is said to have him.
| self stated the reasons as follows: =" Fight
ing Joe Hooker always sounds TO me as IL II
| meant Fighting Fool 1t has really done
| me much injury in making the public be-
lieve / am a furious. headstrong fool, bent on
| making furious dashes at the enemy. / new
| er fought without good purpose and with
fair chances of success. When / have de-
| cided to fight / have done so with all the
| vigcr and strength could comrhand.'