The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-26
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Abiding to the various subjects which
ministers are called upon to consider, the
Waterman says: "A minister ought to
have few Sundays in the year on which
he shall be free to preach the gospel itself"
Ong @. Tow of Santa Ana, Cal, not only
has the distinction Of being the only China
man who voted for Mckinley but he is the
first Chinaman to enlist in the army. He
is a recruit in the Seventh California Vol
unteers and is going to Manila.
Queen Margarita of Italy has taken to
golf playing in the hope of reducing her
flesh. She was formerly one of the famous
beauties of Europe, but increasing corpu-
lence is stealing away her good looks. All
Roman society has now taken up golf with
enthusiasm.
The president of Oberlin College, when
asked by student if he could not take a
shorter course replied "Oh, yes; but that
depends on what you want to make of
yourself. When God wants to make an oak
he takes a hundred years, but when he
wants squash he takes six months
Henry Norman, of the editorial staff of
the London Chronicle, said in serious in
terview before sailing for England tina :,
while England has protected Uncle Sam
necessary. Mr.. Norman is also. writer of
books which circulate in this country.
There is story going the rounds in Eng
land that when Gladstone once attended a
service in church in Scotland he was dis
gusted, during prayer, to hear the minister
say: I'VE pray Thee, Lord, to bless the
prime minister of this great nation, who is
now worshiping under this roof in the third
pew from the pulpit
Quite number of the prominent men of
Wall street have some fad or engrossing
occupation entirely outside the realm of
finance. Deacon" S. V. White is an
amateur astronomer; James r. Keene de-
votes whatever time he can spare from the
market to his thoroughbred horses, and j.
p. Morgan prides himself on possessing the
finest breed of collie dogs on either side of
the Atlantic.
Three grandsons of the late Admiral Sem
mes, commander of the famous Confederate
cruiser Alabama, are now in the United
States service. One is a cadet in Sampson S
fleet, another is a major in the Fourth
Tennessee Volunteers. and the third is a
sergeant in the First Tennessee Volunteers.
They are the sons of l.. E. Wright, who
married the admirals daughter and was
himself an artillery officer in the Confeder-
ate army.
For simplicity and GOODNESS the mode of
dress in the Philippines is all that could be
desired. The ordinary costume consists of a
coat and trousers of white sheeting made
to order at cost of about 81; thick felt
hat with broad brim, pair of white cam
vas shoes, a light underVeSt and socks.
The average well-to-do citizen wears and
soils two of these white suits a day ard
an outfit of eighteen or twenty is none too
many.
Physical traces of Mr.. Gladstone's pres
ence in the House of Commons remain On
the table of the House Of Commons are two
boxes, one on the government and the other
on the opposition side. Mr.. Gladstone, in all
his great parliamentary speeches, spoke
with one or the other of these boxes before
him, on which he was accustomed to strike
his hand with considerable force. The in
dentatons made on these boxes by the rings
on his fingers when bringing down his
hand in the excitement of speaking are
plainly visible, and are often looked at with
interest.
Says Uncle Sam to Mr. Robson:
You cid very clever job. SON.
Rochester Herald.
r didn't want TO fight,
BUT, by jingo, when we're through
Well have their fleets ali bottled and
Well own the bottles too.
Cleveland Leader.
IT'S now that the summer hotel man
To his wiles doth begin to subject us;
And doth gayly devise
All his usual lies
In his summer hotel proSpectuSt
Vim.
/ know a boy-a horrid boy
Who does his family annoy.
He has q boX-a horrid box
And crceps up sly rs any fox
And with click. and horrid laugh
He shouts, I've got your photograph
-E. S. Tucker, in Little Folks