The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-17
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Much made in the vineyards of Algeria
Of sulphate of copper More than 10 tons
imported last year from the United States.
The poisonous nicotine in tobacco is removed
by sleeping the leaves in a solution of fannie
acid. This is the method adopted by a German
chemist To improve the flavor of the tobacco
it is then treated with decoction of marjoram.
The Queen of Greece, who is Russian grand
princess by BIRTH has brought many good things
to her adopted country. including the establish
ing of elaborate system OF sick nursing. She
helped to found the first national nursing school
in Greece.
A Brooklyn man has a novel scheme in mind
II is to put all the school children of the borough
into scarlet stockings. firstly. that they may have
warm legs and. secondly. that bit OF bright
color be added to the street scenes He is will
ing to furnish the stockings
Mrs Charles King of Corpus Christi. Tex,
owns more land than any other woman in the
world Her husband was famous cattle
breeder and he left her l. 300. 900 in Nueces
Hidalgo. Starr and Cameron counties and there
are now about 5000 cattle on her ranges The
vast estate must be kept intact until her eioest
grandchild comes of age.
The other day the Vatican architect, Constan-
tine Schneider. had occasion to the Holy
-
was retiring Plus X smilingly said: Mr..
Schneider, do you know that we are related?'
The architect was astonished, but Plus
added: well Schneider in German signifies
Just what Sarto means in Italian-a tailor
Therefore we must come from the same fam
lily"
MARQUIS Ito the Japanese statesman, is de-
scrbed as an indefatigable reader Of European
and American literature. He reads not only the
standard works. but the new publications and
the current periodicals of both hemspheres are
devoured. He reads German, French. English
and Chinese as easily as he reads his own IAN
guage. He has been accustomed to give hve to
six hours a day to reading. Now, perhaps. he
has been obliged TO cut short those precious
hours.
The Chicago University is to have memorial
of Mrs Alice Freeman Palmer. the noted woman
educator who died last year. 1t will consist OF
a chime of bells for the Mitchell tower and a
portrait of Mrs. Palmer to be placed in the
gallery in Hutchinson Hall. For tablet, to be
placed at the foot of the tower. Professor Palm
err, husband of Mrs. Palmer has suggested
this "Joyfully to recall Alice Freeman Palmer.
dean of women of this university. is93-lss5.
these bells make music"
There are two widows of revolutionary soldiers
ninety years old, who resides at New Berne.
Va. Stephen Mayo her husband. had four terms
of service in the revolution and fought at the
battles of Brandywine and Germantown. She
married him in 1884, when he was seventy -seven
| years of age. The other surviving widow is
Esther S. Duncan, of Plymouth Union. VT.
| The committee pensions of the House of Rep
! resentatives has reported In favor Of granting
| an increase of pension to Mrs. Mayo from sl2 10
| s25 month.
| One of the oldest institutions in the city OF
! Melbourne Australia, known as the IS O'Clock
rush. is in danger of extinction. For half a
! century a philanthropic restaurant proprietor
has given free meal at o'clock every evening
| to newly arrived immigrants respectable per-
sons who were temporarily down on their
luck" No professional loafers or chronically
unemployed have been encouraged. The attend
! ance has averaged about hundred. and every
Melbourne journalist has considered IT his duty
| to write a description of the at least once
| in his career. The proprietor Of the restaurant
| is now retiring from business. He is said "a
! have received legacies from people whom he
| TINS hsfriended and who afterward prospered.