The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-03

Tanner, the American negro painter. who
has one picture in the Paris Salon and an
other in the Luxembourg, is the son of
Bishop Tanner.
j. w. Johnson, president of the University
of Oregon, who died a short time ago, did
not know the alphabet when he was ten
years old, yet he worked his way through
Yale and graduated fifth in class of one
hundred.
Lieutenant Carr, Troop K, of the Rough
Riders, who was seriously wounded at La
Quasina and received a medal for gallantry
WILL soon he is mustered out of our
service, join the British army for the Sudan
campaign.
Madame Rachels son, Alexander Walew-
ski, French consul general at Naples, died
a few days ago. He was the little Alex
andre" alluded to in the great trag etfienne's
letters. Rachel had a second son, Gabriel
Victor Felix who died in 1889 Rachel loved
her boys dearly.
The house in which Corneille was born
wrote his best plays and entertained Mo-
Here and Pascal, which has been recently
used as q small restaurant, is for SALE and
VIII probably be bought by the Paris au-
thorit1eS and used as that of Shakespeare at
StrdtfOrd and Goethe at Weimar.
Olga Nethersole declares that she feels
intensely in colors." Red always means to
her passionate love, hatred, vengeance or
any emotion in which the blood is active
She wears pink when she has to play scenes
L
character of neutral temperament
Have you renowned Populism?' was a
question put to Senator PETER the other
day, and this his reply: "Any man
who will spend six years In the United
states Senate must grow larger and know
more; either that or grow into nothingness.
| don't know that have changed my views,
but L know more.
Lorenzo Snow, the newly chosen president
of the Latter-day Saints, is an Ohioan by
birth and a graduate of Oberlin College.
He became a Mormon through a visit to
his sisters at Kirkland, o., then a Mormon
center. AS a missionary in the Mormon
faith he has Travelled at home and abroad
ana there is scarcely a place in the United
States which he has not visited on his er-
rand of proselytizing. He is now eighty-
four years old, but is in perfect health and
possessed of all the keen mental faculties
requisite Tor his newly assumed leadership.
Miss Perceval, of the Manor House Eal-
ing, England, has just entered upon her
ninety-fourth year. This remarkable old
lady is one of the twelve children of MIR.
Spencer Perceval, the prime minister and
chancellor OF the excheQuer, who was as
sassinated in the lobby of the House of
commons by q disappointed Russian mer-
chant named Belllngham She retains a
vivid recollection of the tragic circum-
stances of her fathers death as well as of
a visit which she paid with her mother and
nine of her brothers and sisters to George
III and his Queen at Windsor Castle
dere is another story about Spurgeon. He
once passed stonemason who, after each
stroke of his hammer. cursed and swore.
Mr. Spurgeon laid his hand on his shoulder,
and. looking kindly at him, said: You are
an adept at swearing Can you also pray?'
With another oath he replied: Not very
likely Holding up shillings, Mr.. Spur
geon said II he would promiseNneyer TO pray
he would give him that. THAT is easily
earned. said the man, with a fresh oath,
and put 1t in his pocket. When Sturgeon
left the man began to feel a little queer.
When he went home his wife asked him
what allied him, and he told her. 1T is
JudaSs money" said the man, and, on a
sudden impulse, he threw 1t into the fire.
The wife found 1t and took 1t out and dis
covered who had given it TO him. The man
took 1t back to Spurgeon, who conversed
long with him, warning him, and at length
was the means of saving him. He became
| an attached member of his flock.
! know man that's busy
And he hasn't any flies
Just because he helps the printer
And is glad TO advertise.
Denver Times.
Dem audumn days dey now hat came,
Der saddest in der year,
Ven efery hour Id helbs to bring
Der Christmas present near.
-DinkeIsDiel.