The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-26
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

A Protestant Episcopal church in Phila-
delphia has elected three women as mem
bers of its vestry, one OF the number being
accounting warden as well.
Sarah Bernhardt says that the wearing
of diamonds destroys the best expression
Of the face. dims the fire OF the eyes and
makes the teeth look like chalk.
Second Assistant Secretary Of State Al
vey A Adee was born a deaf mute. learn
ing the use of the organ OF speech by arti-
ncial methods, and mastered the art OF lip
reading. Later in life he came 20 hear par
tally.
Before starting on his vacation recently
Judge Oliver III. Horton, Of Chicago, sent
to the bureau of charities IL, 900 street car
tickets and. loo steamboat tickets 10 be
used IN giving poor children OF the city a
Gays pleasure.
Congressman Julius Kahn, Of California,
is the only member Of the national legisla-
ture who was ever a professional actor.
He played at different times with Edwin
Booth, Joseph Jefferson. Tomaso Salvini,
W.. j. Florence and Clara Morris.
The widowed Queen Margherita OF Italy,
who intended to settle at Turin, has yielded
TO the entreaties OF her son and her daugh-
ter-ln-law and will take up her residence
in Rome The news was received With
great JOY, as she is adored by the Roman
A telegraph line from Syria to Hedjas is
contemplated. This will give access TO that
portion of Arabia, thus bringing Mecca and
I, Medina into communication with the world.
Inc me VIII follow the old pilgrimage
route TO M~ohammed's shrine at Mecca. The
total length Of the line is said 10 be SCI
miles.
Lord Roberts never learned the art OF
debating his dispatches and TO this day
mas to write them out with his own hand.
HIS writing is. moreover. so very bad that
II can DC read only by his aid. 10 whose
lot IL consequently falls to translate" the
oIders into characters more readily de-
Prince Oscar Bernadotte, King Oscars
second son, recently returned home from
MS tour OF inquiry into the welfare Of The
L~aplanders. Twice a year ne make this
trip, accompanied by a clergyman OF the
Lutheran Church, and carries on an active
circle.
count Leo Tolstoi denied the other day
the recently published statement that he
had been asked to visit the University o.
Chicago by DR.. Harper. It's president. 4
an am ne SAID, getting too old 10 travel Far.
put must add that IL is one Of my greatest
regrets that / never had an opportunity 40
study properly the splendid Republic OF
the United States"
a Jewish officer with the German forces
In China claims 10 have rediscovered the
tribe or Jews native TO China who were
hrst found several centuries ago. They
constitute a small and dwindling ccmmu-
nifty at kaifensnu, the capital OF the Prov
nce OF Honau, where the high priests say
tneir people have been settled for 2.n9
years. They have the Jewish features and
re1air the form OF worship they brought
Win them from Israel through Persia and
h "a in every other way are Chinese.
Forenoon and afternoon and ighi-Forenoon
mo aIternoon and night-Forenoon and Uhati
= eInptt song repeats itself. Nc more.
rsa. TAT II lie: make this forenoon sublime.
AZ t.srhoon a psalm. this night. = prayer.
anu ZINE Is conquered, and thy crown Is won.
-E r. Sill.
The greatest height OF loneliness and Toss Is not
10 ssana alone and look ahead threogh empty
But side BY side to 1--we with one who does n<
The burden OF your silence. your grief Of IN.
shed tears.
-S<snees Bscon Paine. in Harper.