The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-25
ABouT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The Car has presented new yacht to
Prince George of Greece, who saved his life
In Japan some years ago.
Schliemann owned two palaces in Athens.
One of these. in the Phdias street, has
been purchased by the German govern
ment for 100000 drachmas.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Harding Davis. it
is announced. have sailed from Southamp-
ton for South Africa, taking with them
with Davis and Winston Churchill In South
America.
A fund is being gathered in Geneva, o.,
to build public library as memorial to
Platt Rogers Spencer, the teacher of PEN
manship, who was native or that town.
IL is desired to have the building ready for
dedication in 1901, the centenary or Spen-
GERS birth.
Richard Harding Davis stopped long
enough in London to tell the English how
the war should be fought. This war;" he
assured an interviewer Twill teach your
soldiers that 1t is foolish to think one can
overcome the engines of modern warfare
by mere personal daring"
A crowd of Missouri politicians broke the
rule recently and went to church. When
the contribution box reached them the one
on the end threw a silver dollar in IT, and,
turning to the others, who were digging in
Never mind, boys; this is all paid for"
Senator Vest is a Missourian almost by
mistake. He was on his way to California
in 1853 to practice law there. was snow
bound at Georgetown, Mo-, and, not be-
ing too we'll supplied with money, decided
to practice there for the rest or the winter
He did so we'll that he gave up the Pacific
slope plan.
Shortly before he left for South Africa
c. W. Stevens, the war correspondent.
was asked by an editor of a magazine
what he wanted to do when ne was boy.
He answered that his first ambition was to
be a green grocer. then to be pork
butcher, and finally he decided to become
the lord chancellor of England.
On the tomb of John Ruskin's father.
at Shirley, near Corydon. England. is the
following characteristic epitaph, placed
there by his devoted son: He was an en-
tirely honest merchant and ms memory Is
to all who keep it dear and helpful. His
son, whom he loved to the uttermost ana
taught to speak the truth, says this OF
him.
Prof William James. the eminent psy-
chologist of Harvard. says: II began to be
interested in psychology when first. as a
very small boy. began to read Tor myself;
OF course, the science was called Mentai
Philosophy then, but arid as II was In
those days. Ii was my favorite study just
as literature was that OF my brother, Hen
ry James"
In describing Rudyard Kipling's recent
effort at speechmaking the London Acad-
envy says: when he showed face in the
school room-it was crowded--his Rotting-
dean neighbors cheered him nightly. and
he blushed like great kid When he got
up on the platform 10 speak he was as
white as a ghost He had evidently learned
his little speech by heart, and spun II out
at a terrific rate. or course, that was
nervousness 1t struck me that he felt If he
were to hesitate he would be lost. The Big
Englanders will never get Kipling as a
platform spouter- He'd collapse at the end
OF his third meeting"
Mr.. F. Marion Crawford sailed yesterday
for Italy. He will carry back to his home II
Corrento a certain marine document which
is possessed by no &mafeur yachtsman
This IL q certificate Issued by the United
States Marine Board which permits Ar