The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-27
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The King of Greece delights in taking
recreation in the fields. He can plow, cut
and bind corn, milk cows, and, in short,
could at pinch keep farm going single
handed.
When the Shah returned to Persia, after
his visit to Paris, he once more buried
himself within the walls of his palace like
his ancestors. His subjects, however. have
had a chance to see him occasionally on his
automobile, which he brought along from
Paris.
Mrs. E. D. Gillespie, Franklin's great
granddaughter who has just died in Phila-
delphia, and who in personal appearance
and in many of her intellectual character
istics greatly resembled him. used to say:
mo gentlewoman can be real gentle
woman who cannot sew We'll.
The German Emperor is said TO be
good shot, in spite OF his lame arm. He
uses a kind of prop on which he rests
his arm when taking aim. He is wonder
fully apt, and TO see him riding, shooting
or driving it would never be supposed
that he cannot even cut Up his own meat
at dinner.
Here is an extract from a letter recently
written by Herbert Spencer TO an Italian:
'You have comprehended some points Of
my works much more clearly than many Of
my compatriots and have treated them in
a manner quite unknown here Tin Eng
land) Broad congratulations cannot be
grasped by the English mind. / am pleased
to see that it is otherwise in Italy"
DR.. o. L. Howard, the expert entomolo-
gist of the Department of Agriculture, who
is studying insect life in Mexico. says: II
am of opinion that the cotton weevil, which
has been so destructive in the cotton States
of America, is a native of southern Mexico.
Although they are not especially troubled
with the insect in the southern part of this
he infa
thelesS be correct"
Mrs. Eliza y. How, widow of James L.
How, late president of the Wabash Rail-
road Company. has given 100000 to Wash
ington University, st. Louis, to be used
for the erection OF a memorial to her ia
Their, Capt James B. Eads, who built the
Eads bridge across the Mississippi river
at st. Louis, and the jetties below New
Orleans. The gift has been accepted by
the board of trustees of the university
who will confer with Mrs How as to the
character of memorial which shall be con-
structed.
An entirely new china has just been
introduced into London under the name
of Eosen Aurora. 1t comes from Bohemia
and has been awarded medals at several
exhibitions It's chief Characteristic is the
exquisite luster which is produced on the
surface, giving it q metallic appearance
The prevailing colors of the ware are
a dull bronze sheen. The designs are
mostly in Fart nouveau style, simple mo-
tIves obtained by lines and curves on vases
of novel and artistic shape, scarcely any
two pieces being exactly alike.
General Booth. founder and head of the
Salvation Army, Will visit Chicago in No
Vember Accompanying him will be twenty
five of the most prominent men and women
in Salvation Army work IN England While
in America the party will make an ex-
tensiVe inspection tour OF the United
States, covering a period OF six months
visit TO each of the principal army posts
especially IN the West Will be made. Cen
eral Booth and his associates viii travel
in a private car, which Is being built ex-
pressly for this purpose BY the Hicks
car works. at Chicago Heights. 1t will
be a well-built seventy-foOt car. plain
but comfortably furnished. On the sides
Of the car viii appear the words saliva
ton Army IN large SOld-leaf letters. At
the conclusion OF General Booths tour Il
IS planned TO the for the purpose
OF missionary work throughout the West
and South.
If there were any doubts in the minds
of the authorities Of Wellesley College as
TO the admission OF Miss Portia Washing
ton, daughter OF Booker r Washington
the colored educator whose dinner with
President Roosevelt has caused so much
excitement in the South, there h no EVIL
dence OF 1t TO be seen. On the contrary
every body. students well as faculty, are
unfeignedly proud OF the acquisition and
are showing the young woman every posi-
Bile courtesy and attention. At the home
OF Mrs Srehart, where Miss Washington
Is living, she occupies a position OF alb
solute equality with all the bosrders. and
her quick tact and numerous attachments
have found for her a ready place an
accountable acquaintance. The young wOm-
an is studiously devoting herself TO music.
with the expectation OF becoming a teacher
in her fathers institution at Tuskeges.