The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-25
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Modjeska has put her American property
on the market and will go to Poland to
live 1t is doubtful if she will return to
America.
Mr.. Percival Chubb, who has been lectur-
ing in Boston on Art in the Public
Schools" makes an effective disposition of
the subject by declaring that at present
there is no such thing as art in the public
schools.
The New Zealand Methodist says: 1.-The
paragraphs referring to the cautious per-
mission given to women to preach were
expunged from the book of laws by the
Queensland conference. She is to preach in
future if called.
The first student to apply for admission
at the new George r. Smith College, in Sc
dalia, Mo-, was William Davis. He is thirty
three years old, and was born slave on
the Mississippi plantation of Jefferson Da-
Wis, President of the late Confederacy.
With the exception of Max O'Rells last
book. every work written by that clever
Frenchman was translated into English by
his wife. Nine. Blouet born in Eng
land, and learned French when girl. She
married the distinguished Max before he
had attained any name in literature.
The legacies of the late Anthony j. Drex-
ell to the German Hospital and the Drexel
Institute in Philadelphia, to the clerks of
the two banking firms Of DreXel & Co. and
Drexel, Morgan & Co, and TO the family
servants, a5sregated Sl1l6,2q The inner
itance tax upon this amounted to sS1, 519.65,
and it has already been paid to the State
of Pennsylvania.
Congressman Dunn, of New Jersey, suf-
fered a good deal of hardship during his
early years, and at eleven years Of age
actually did not know the alphabet. He
served on a farm, as a sailor boy. and
learned iron molding, brass turning and sill
yer furnishing While thus employed he
devoted his evenings. Sundays and holi-
days to study, in the endeavor to COM
plete his limited education.
Miss Ida Wells, NJ A., the young COL
ored girl. the editor of Free Speech, who
is travelling through Great Britain creating
a sentiment against the lynchng tenden-
cies OF the Southern States, is being re-
ceived in very fattering manner wher-
ever she goes She IS trying to enlist the
may use their influence with the religious
white people of the South.
According to the British and Foreign BIZ
BILE Society there is little chance for circu-
lation of the Bible in Japan. The society
says OF Japan: 1.-The progress of Christianity
seems to pause before the absorption of
the people in their new political passions"
Some visitors to Japan say that the trou-
BILE is that the Japanese, eager to receive
everything of Western civilization, have
welcomed the missionaries Of all sects of
CHriSlldiily' anu no" dIe SIeally puzzled
over the rival claims of different denom-
nations
A visitor who saw Tolstoi in his study
says that the Russian author looks in real
life just his portrait portrays HMM
peasants smock, girded with a belt and
with white beard, melancholy. deep-set eyes
and coarse gray hair. His brow is wrink-
led, and his strong hands, accustomed TO
manual labor. twitch neryousiy at his belt
while he talks Tolstoi'S study is convent
like in its simplicity. The walls are white
washed and unembellished, and a few
black leather chairs, a cheap table and a
number of books form all the furnishings
Dear woman wants the earth for sleeve,
She wants the sky for hat;
She also wants a knothole when
She sees a mouse or rat
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