The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-07

speedy wild duck can fly at the rate Of
ninety miles hour.
Mrs Jane Dubois. who taught Patti. the
famous singer in the only public school she
attended in the United States, is living at pres
ent in Denver, Col.
The oldest woman college graduate in Mas
sachusetts, If not in New England, is DR..
Sophronia Fletcher. of Cambridge, who recently
celebrated her ninety-fth birthday.
single bee. with all it's industry, energy
and the innumerable journeys it has to per-
FORM will not collect much more than tea
spoonful OF honey in a season Of three months.
curious effect of light is in the fact
that fish which live in deep waters. where the
light cannot penetrate are usually dull in
color, while those living in shallow water. to
which the sunlight has free access, are bright
of hue.
The crown princess of Denmark is rated as
the wealthiest as well as the talest woman
of her rank in Europe. She inherited nearly
SIS, 900 900 from her maternal grandmother as
well as the bulk Of her fathers fortune. Her
height is six feet
That Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a
philatelist OF many years standing has just
come to light by the discovery OF stamp room
in her old home at woodcin. N j. In the re-
cess of one of the rooms more than 5000 stamps
were found hung on the walls.
Human hair grows better in light than in
darkness. because of the stimulating effect Of
light and sunshine. 1t has often been noticed
in the case of men who sit in offices, with one
side always turned towards the light, that the
mustache or beard of that side grows longer
than that the other.
Senior Manuel Garcia was one of the notable
persons present at Madame Antonette Ster-
ling's funeral. He is by far the oldest prac-
ticing professor OF music in the world. All
being we'll. March next will see this wonderful
old attain the age of ninety-nne and he
still enjoys excellent health.
recent letter from Abyssinia describes
King Meneek as a of about sixty years
OF age, dark in complexion. his face marked
with smallpox and his chin covered with a
slight gray beard. He has KEEN thought
full face, brilliant dark eyes and through an in
terpreter converses intelligently with his guests
Booker T. Washington has been asked to allow
his Atlanta exposition speech to be used in a
volume of selections which is being prepared
by Prof. George p. Baker, of Harvard, for
the students in forensics. Professor Baker
wrote: 81 want to it with Lincoln's Get
tysburg speech in one division of the Forms
of Addresses -
The cheapest postal service in the world is
that of Japan. where letters conveyed all
over the Empire for two sen-about seven-tenths
of penny This is the more wonderful consd-
ering the difficulties of transport noun
famous and irregular country which has less
than one hundred miles OF railway, while
wagons can only pass over few OF the chief
roads and the steamers connect but a small
number of coast stations.
Lord Kitchener of Khartum is credited with
the best description of Comeback riding that
is known. The soldier gave this description
dinner party in London which Amer
leans attended: when asked Lord Kitch-
ener," one Of the Americans said. ito tell us
what ii felt like to ride camel. he twisted
his mustache and said: You know the game
OF cup and ball? You have ball and a cup
and you throw the ball in the air and try
to catch IT in the cup, then bounce IL up and
try to catch IL again? Well. when you ride a
camel, the brute plays cup and ball with you.
missing you nearly every time -