The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-18
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

The emperor Of japan iz a keen sports
man. tie dotss on riding, shooting, ten
mis-. fishing, billiards and football
Miss Kate c. wilkins. or Idaho. Is tan.
blond, striking, and -. and knows more
about horses than any man in Idaho.
John Harvey, OF Glasgow. married on
Saturday, and on Tuesday whipped ais
wife 10 death for spelling the supper.
Ex-Pres.dent Harrison is reported 10
have cleared SIG0,00o on a South African
mining deal in which he invested $40.
The Earl Of Derby has accepted the
-nayoralty OF Liverpool. 1t is a curious
peTFefsion when one remembers that the
mayors Of free cities were originally elect
ed TO oppose the powers Of the peers.
The viii OF II. Pasteur, according to
Paris papers, reads as follows: This IS
my testament. / leave 10 my wife all that
iae laN Allows me 20 leave 10 her. May
my children never depart from the path Of
duty. and always have for their mother.
that love which she deserves"
The Lotus Club of New York city,
gave its third reception TO Henry
Irving last Saturday night. The first
reception was gwen twelve years ago,
when Mr.. Irving made his first visit 70
crate, and the dinner was the largest ev-
er given by the club. After. the supper
came to an end; Gen. s-ckles, the
Of the members, presented Sir. Henry
with loving cup OF solid silver The
cup was OF beautiful design. and bore an
receptions given the actor by the club.
The Washington Times says that when
Mgr. Capel was In Washington City
few wears ago the lady who was enter
tanning him at dinner asked her distin-
guished guest what had impressed him
most in this country. 1.-The extraordinary
precocity OF your children, madam" was
the reply, and upon being asked the rea-
son. he told the following experience:
when in Baltimore a few days since I
went with the archbishop TO call upon
Mrs. w. During our visit her beautiful
htile boy OF years ran into the drawing
room and after presenting him TO me,
Mira W said; Carroll, so and say good
morning 10 the archbishop Fancy my
amazernent when the child turned and,
with an indsscribabls air OF honhomie,
said, with friendly nod: How are you.
remarkable"
During a speech at the late Indian con-
ference at Mohonk. the lazy Indian" was
naturally the subject OF discussion. The
Rev. j. y. Halock. editor of the Christian
at Work. contended that laziness, although
1t might be inherited, was not an inherent
TRAIT. IN support Of this assertion he re-
lated the following incident: Il passed
my boyhood and entered college life with
the idea that iaziness was an inherent
quality, but have since changed my
Inlnd. used to think without exception
the two LATEST members of our class were
in my own division. / was accustomed TO
see more or less of them every day-gen-
orally more. Many q time one or the other
would come sauntering along 10 my room
in old South Middle and while l was
rachng my brains over some mysterious
Greek root. or trying TO solve an impossi-
HE problem I'm political economy. he would
gently stretch out at full length on the
lounge and commence telling some cOnl-
cal story. Those two lazy boys seemed To
get along just about as we'll as the rest Of
us at Tecitations and a good deal better
at the prize debates Finally they became
lawyers, and settled in New York city.
one is Gen. Wager Swayne, who stands
today at the head OF his profession, and
the name OF the other is Chauncey NJ De-
pew. I now see the mistake Of my early
training. and often wonder what / might
have been IT, instead Of fooishly spending
all Of my energy on that never 20 be I'M
derst0od political economy. | had simply
bought another lounge and stretched out
alongside OF those two wise lazy boys. and
50 with them brsathed in strength for
future greatness"