The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-21
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

President McI<inley's favorite poem is
Longfellow's psalm of Life" 1t was the
first bit of verse he ever learned by heart
when mere schoolboy.
Many of the friends of Archbishop Cor
rigan expect him to return from his visit to
Rome the possessor of the red hat of a
cardinal. His claim TO the distinction, il
is said, will be urged by prominent New
York Catholics, who have gone TO Rome
in advance of his visit.
President Eliot, of Harvard, caused a
sensation by appearing in the university
YARD the other day in soft hat. Here
tofore he has never been seen abroad in
any but a stiff one, and now the college
rimers are rejoicing accordingly, much to
President Eliots amusement.
Henry Demas, the noted negro politician
of Louisiana, who died at New Orleans re-
Gently, was fifty-two years of age. He was
the last of the negro politicians to remain
in power I'm the South and held absolute
control of his district for a quarter of a
century. He was a sugar and rice planter
in ST. John, where he was known as the
Black Prince.
1t is not believed that any part of Cap
tain Oberlin M. Carter's punishment will be
harder to bear than the wearing of prison
garb at Leavenworth. A more fastidious
dresser never lived. During his stay at
savannah ne na0 all MS clV1ildn clOtneS
made in London, and leading New York
haberdasher used to send him at times a
trunk full of cravats, gloves, collars, ETC.,
from which to make selections.
Bishop William Taylor, who is now on the
superannuated list of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, has had a most eventful
career. Before his retirement from active
life, four years ago, ne had preached regu-
larly for ifty-three years. He began
nc STR ahnr In Colt pfa hon
entered the foreign mission field. He has
worked In Africa, Australia, Asia and South
America, and on most of the islands of the
South Pacific.
Mrs. Anthony, widow of "Bill' Anthony
of the Maine. has been compelled to an
nounce that no entertainment or benefit In
her name hereafter will be authorized. AL
though many such have been given, she
says that she has never received one penny
siderable money from different sources, per-
haps $500, and the government has now
given her position which enables her to
support herself and baby.
Mrs. George Law is advertising In every
Paris paper and by posters on dead walls.
offering large reward for the return of
her stolen pet poodle. whose neck and legs
were encircled with costly rubies which the
best jewelers. of Paris had fashioned in a
necklace and anklets The gems are worth
fortune. On the collar were four rows of
large rubies closely set The gems on the
ankle bracelets are smaller. The dog was
stolen from Mrs. Law while she was at the
dentists in the operating chair.
K. Benjamin Andrews says: 81 should not
be sorry to see Latin go by the board in
many of the uses to which 1t is put by COL
leges and universities. Its use in degrees
and diplomas, which has been forbidden by
Emperor William of Germany, is not SO
Objectionable. These are not written es-
pecially to be read, but to be put away.
1t is not a dead language altogether. 1t
has a place in law and ii is used in the
church. The Latin address of college presi-
dents could be done away with best"
1.-The late DR.. Hammond was the only
man 1 ever knew who charged fee for
newspaper interviews" writes a Washing
ton correspondent. whenever a reporter
called upon him for information, as was
frequently the before this popularity
was known, he would be compelled to wait
among the patients In the anteroom, and
when his time came, he would be shown
into DR.. Hammond's office. Then when he
explained his business the Doctor would
reply gravely but courteously that he was
perfectly willing to answer the questions,
but if he did so he would have to charge
the same fee that he would expect from a
patient who made a professional inquiry.