The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-10
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


her recently she said: 1.-The idea that the
way to financial success is a hard one is
all wrong. The road is not rough. Ii is
easy TO find and to travel. People look for
it in out-of-the-way places, and so miss IL. ="
Bishop Potter says that, coming of an
ecclesiastical family, he owes his love of
preaching 10 "those grandfathers and
great -grandfathers." He adds: II began
preaching before kits gave place TO trous-
ers. My pulpit was an empty stall I'm the
barn. my audience the chickens and the
hired man..
The Rev Charles NJ Sheldon, of Topeka,
Kan, who has become known through his
book called In His Steps," is TO read an
other original and similar story 10 his
parishioners this winter i'm place of the
usual evening sermons. This, II Will be re-
membered, was the way in which I'm His
Steps was introduced to the public.
Owing to the efforts of Miss Grace King
the historian, of New Orleans. the Louis
lana Historical Society is TO establish in
the Crescent City an historical museum.
The society hopes to secure for this pur-
pose the Cabildo building, an old and his
toric place, now used by the state Supreme
Court.
EX-Postmaster General William l.. Will
son has been advised by his physician to
pass the winter in southern Arizona, and
consequently he will not resume the dis
charge of his duties president of Wash
ington and Lee University at Lexington
Va, until next spring. His strength has
been gradually weakened from pulmonary
troubles.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage recently
gave a crowd of employees an object lesson
in "how to get to your desk on time" He
walked in on the first floor and found
about twenty men and women waiting for
the elevator. They fell back to give him
a Ia hrIf no ftIrn aH nd
mounted the stairway as nimbly as a
youngster.
Paul Potter's statement that women
make the modern theater what 1T is and
that women are now demanding realism
may explain a good deal of Mr.. Potter's
own work as a dramatist At the same
time he says that since he no longer needs
to write for money he is writing TO please
himself and that his new play win as
tonish the public
Joseph Jefferson at a public reception in
st. Louis last week, speaking of the pop
ular immoral play" said: IF you go to a
play of this sort and expect to find 1t i'm
moral you will not be disappointed. If you
go solely to see its beauties, it's perfection
of acting. its scenic completeness, again
You will not be disappointed and you will
have viewed it in the right light. Don't
ask yourself whether the play Is immoral;
ask whether 1T is we'll done. That, and
that alone, is the test
Some time ago a passenger train in Ari-
iona left the rails, rolled down the bank
and landed in three feet of muddy water
at the bottom of the river bed. Within the
cars there was some natural confusion
Men, women and lunch boxes were thrown
into heap and not an umbrella or parcel
was left in the racks. One by one the oc-
Cupants of the rear car extricated them
selves from the mass and sought for means
of escape while stanching various wounds
caused by broken glass. Every exit was
damned tight. Just then in the midst of
the doubt and confusion rose a woman's
voice in emphatic demand: Let me out!
Let me out. If you don't let me out I'll
break window
Her fan adorns your studio wall:
Does this gift wear loves aureole?'
/ asked. He smiled. "Oh, not at all;
1t covers up a stovepipe hole"
Chicago Record.
There's no place like home" she warbled;
AS singer she wasn't bird;
The audience agreed with her, ii seems,
And went home without word.
Chicago News
''Henpecked. Nay, never!''
He stoutly said.
SHOULD that happen ever,
Id rather be dead.
MY wife never taunts me;
My minds not in thrall;
l do as she wants me,
To keep peace that's ALL"
Life