The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-27
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

General Joe Wheeler has written from
cuba to his constituents in the Eight Ala
pama district that he will be a candidate
TINS fall for Congress.
Mlddle-aged and old people in Galesburg
remember when Shafter. the Santiago hero,
road at that place. He is remembered as a
manly, ambitious young fellow, the leader
IN spelling and wrestling.
While in London the Prince of Wales Wis
tied Sarah Bernhardt behind the scenes,
wearing his hat For this remissness she
promptly rebuked him, observing that while
ne ulu not wear the crown, he wore his hat
IN the presence of ladies. The prince ac-
cording to this tale, took the rebuke good
naturedly and repaired his error.
For fifty years the city of Grenoble, in
France, has maintained a municipal res
taurant and kitchen, where meals are
cooked and supplied at cost The food is
OF the best quality the cooks are skillful,
and the service is excellent. One may dine
there on bread and soup for cents, and
nave ms munger thoroughly appeased, or
may pay II cents and enjoy a course dinner.
At the time of the Milerite excitement
in 1S4S. Rev. DR.. Hedge being in Philadel-
phia, set out to buy new hat. The halter
asked moderate price as the world was
coming to an end the next day. why not
give 1t to me outright" said DR.. Hedge.
This was agreed TO, and the day after the
world did not come to end the doctor
dropped in and paid for his hat, the chop
fallen halter making no demur
The contributions for the past year for
foreign missions of the Presbyterian Church
have been 1881, 600 One million dollars is
said to be necessary for the next year, if
a debt would be ASoideds TO meet this sum
there must be an average increase in con-
tributions of 20 per cent. More than SO per
cent. of the receipts of the Board for For
eign Missions the past year have come
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peoples societies.
George P. Morris, the author of wood
man, Spare That Tree" was general in
the New York militia. Once Fitz Greene
Halleck, the author of Marco Bozzaris,'
called upon Mrs. NJ. e. w. Sherwood in
New York in his old age, and she asked
him to define for her what was poetry and
what was prose. g Herr replied: when Gen.
Morris commands his brigade and says,
Soldiers, draw your swords he talks prose.
When he says. Soldiers, draw your willing
swords, he talks poetry.
Miss Corelli's favorite amusement is mu-
sic, which she considers the most impersonal
of recreations: "But for me it must be
music in the open air, on the water, or in a
quiet room. I do not like concerts, or large
musical assemblies Of any kind The I'M
expected in music is music's greatest charm.
/ cannot bear to sit with row of people
in stalls, as II we were all sheep in pens,
some gentleman in white tie and tailcoat,
who assures us that he is a Friar of Orders
Gray or a lady in a low evening dress,
who works her whole body and her whole
song steadily toward the top note, and rests
upon it with a thrilling scream. / do not
call this sort of thing music at all. In fact,
l dislike the trouble of concert going as
much as / dislike the bother and invari-
able disappointment Of theater going"
The sidewalk is Just like river.
The pavement beyond is washed clean;
The front parlor carpet is soaking,
Where the water has poured through the
screen.
The lawn has Just one slightly damp spot,
And over it all you may pass
Without even wetting your shoe-soles-
That's how Johnny waters the grass.
washington Post.