The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-27
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Colonel Roosevelt's favorite reading of
serious character is the ''Federalist," which
he declares ''the greatest book of it's kind
ever written"
They continue to tell the most marvellous
stories of Admiral Dewey. 1t is now
claimed that he kept wide awake and lis
tened to Mr.. Halstead recite his experiences
in Cuba
Admiral Dewey, in letter to a San Fran
cisco friend, is said to have written. 81 am
a collector of butterflies, but whoever said
| was collector of stamps was wrong
That was the most unlHindest cut of ALL I"
A friend of General Merritt says the SOL
der remarked when on his way to the
Philippines: IT'S odd, in way, that 1
thing of them beyond their cigars, and a
Manila cigar is the only form of tobacco
that can make me sick"
Siberia has boundless forests, but none of
them are available to supply the timber for
the construction of the Russian railroad
through Manchuria 1t comes from Oregon.
and is shipped across the Pacific to Vladi-
vostock, thence transported by rail to a
tributary of the Amur, and by water routes
to the line of the road
Melba has been writing her autobiography
for London weekly and her native city
objects. 1t is cynically said in Melbourne
that the town residence" of which the
prima donna speaks in so large q way. was
"a wooden cottage at the bottom of Simp-
sons road, Richmond, a very plebeian
that figures in the memoirs was only a
bush hut"
William Knight, a friend of Tennyson.
says that he once stopped with the poet at
an inn near Stirling On leaving he asked
the host if he knew who his guest was.
pleasant shent tg wby ne sai a Rni xg
that's Tennyson, the poet" land who
may he be?' Why. he writes verses such
that cried the BoniTace. "Jeese a poobIic
writed. an I gied i'm ma best bedroom
Senator Mills, of Texas when asked by a
friend the other day if he had yet become
millionaire from the possession of his
valuable oil property, answered with a
laugh: 81 have been on the hunt some time
for the fellow who got up that oil-well story.
1t is true that / found some oil on land
that own; but, as / haven't any money
myself; had to give almost all the possible
profit to somebody else who would furnish
the capital 10 develop my resources. Wheth-
er there will be anything left for me when
the profits are divided is yet uncertain. If
so much wealth, Pa be able 10 get him
to tell me where some of it is.
Joseph jefferson, in his younger days.
was never man to be thwarted 1t is said
that ne once even interrupted Jay Could at
a board meeting rather than be detained
over time in New York jefferson had lost
the transfer check for his baggage and
wanted TO get that baggage rechecked
without it. The minor officials We're in
great hurry and refused TO listen TO him.
If you haven't your check. we can't tend
to you for an hour said one. What
cried the actor. bouncing about the plat
FORM well see about that Is there any
body in authority here2 Any directors or
anything2" Well sneered g burly bag
gage-tosser, there's Mr. Jay Gould in the
board room. Fetch him.. cried Mr. JEFF
ferson. Fetch him this Instant"
'.What7" asked the astonished porter.
We'll, then. I shall get him myself and
he dashed upstairs into the once and pro-