The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08

Lord Roberts has accepted the presidency
OF the new English Temperance Associa-
ton. whose pledge not to drink liquor or
wines between meals is receiving many
thousands Of signatures.
Emperor William has notified the Princess
Salm Hostmar and other noble ladies that
they do not know enough about the social
evil TO fight against 1t, seeing IL is thing
even the police are often puzzled with in
certain cases.
Goiche Abe, a coal dealer OF Toxic, has
deposited 500 in a local bank. with in
structions that IL Is TO remain there at
compound interest for 20 years. Which
ever of his posterity Is then alive will be-
come possessed of a big fortune.
Alfred A. Hewlett. son OF the original or
David Harum." has arranged TO celebrate
the eighty-second birthday anniversary OF
his father on Feb. II. The guests. who will
number nearly 200 will all be widows. The
dinner will be given at Syracuse, or course.
In recently published memoir of Lord
Salisbury there is an amusing story of his
childhood. "Oh, Betty" he sighed one day
to his nurse, ct wish was a cat.' Why"
asked the astonished Betty. when /
think said the child. ''of the many times
l must dress and undress before Gle
/ wish my clothes grew on my back!
London shopkeepers in the West End
kleptomaniacs Of gentle birth. They give
them their choice between arrest or birch
ing. and 4 is said than in one shop alone
twenty women have chosen the latter. The
birch used Is substantial and IL Is applied
by the manageress, person In excellent
physical training.
Ellen Terry once said to a group OF
friends: Acting is not like drawing. You
make line. If it is wrong you rub 1T out
at once and make another. With acting
that is impossible; there is no altering
IT must stand. / often feel as IL L must
cry to the audiences: oh, that Is wrong,
not as / meant IL TO be; let me act that
part or sentence over again.
Champ Clark, of Missouri, is opposed to
claims of every description. He thinks
Congress wastes much time wrangling
about bills that are mostly for imaginary
damages, anyhow. Here are 357 men IN
the national House of Representatives he
said the other day in great disgust each
of whom is getting a salary of 5000 a
year, to say nothing Of whatever private IN
come he may have, and we can all be called
at any time to sit in judgment over a
mule"
In her declining years Mrs. Grant was
very well provided for financially. Patriotic
admirers Of the hero of the civil war gave
the family many presents of great value.
was occupied for number of years; $500
a year was received by Mrs. Grant from
the government as a pension, and the pro-
ceeds of General Grants memoirs. which
was written by him especially TO provide
for his loved wife after his death, are said
to have Melted her nearly 100000.
The late DIR. Joseph Parker. following a
custom of the generation in which he began
to preach. used to begin his sermon by re-
peating the text three times. He did not.
however, do even this in the way that
others did. One of his early sermons
opened thus: THE children Of Israel cried
all night (solemnly.) The children or Israel
cried all night dramatically The children
of Israel cried all night-the babies! AT
that point the doctor ana his audience be-
gan the full enjoyment of the sermon
Rev. D. J. OSullivan, a member OF the
Vermont State Legislature. is the first
Catholic priest ever elected to that body.
Mr.. o'sullivan was invited 70 attend din.
ner given by the Anti-Prohibitionists. but
was unable to attend. He wrote q letter,
In which he said: Personally am not ir-
revocably welded to any system OF regulat-
ing the liquor traff1c. have never said one
word against the prohib!tory law, but am
heart-sick of the sanctimonious hypocrisy.
the lying. the private and public corrup-
ton and the whole train or evils con-
nected with it's enforcement"
The preparations for such a visit that
which the King and Queen are making to
Lord and Lady Howe are not small. The
suites of apartments for their Majesties
must be painted, decorated and furnished
absolutely de novo. Not even window
curtain or a chair must have been used be-
fore. The list of guests to be invited Is
submitted for the Kings approval. and the
invitations, which have the force Of a royal
command, are sent I'm the. Kings name.
Even the menus OF the meals to be served
must receive the royal approval, as also
the programme OF each days events. Ar
rangements have also to be made with the
postoffice for telegraphic facilities, the
King being accompanied everywhere by his
private telegrapher.
Mr. Frank A. Burrelle has just delivered
to the Postal Telegraph Company the
twenty albums containing the published
obituaries OF the late John W. Mackay.
The labor of gathering and placing. In
album form was begun last July. There
are $3.50 clippings to each set covering Lob
pages OF Irish linen leaves lOxlz incnes:
This is the largest collection OF material
ever gathered concerning the death OF a
private individual and the kindly express
sion of the press OF the country was
unanimous. Four sets OF DOCKS were
| ordered by the Postal Company, one set
| being designed for Mrs Mackay. the Sec
| ond to Mr. Clarence Mackay. one TO the
| Postal Telegraph Company, and one 10 the
| Commercial Cable Company.