The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-02-18
POINTERS.

Four hundred and sixty-three factories
were built in Philadelphia last year, which
speaks we'll for the thrift of the Quaker
City.
In slander suit in Oregon the Court held
that IAN honest man is a man who won't
steal fre-wood OH cold night. detroit
Free Press.
There are 10, 900 more men than women in
Utah. This condition of affairs should de-
velOp polyandry rather than polygamy, if
figures and logic run parallel but they
don't.
Disfranchise every man who attends dog
fights, chicken fights, bull fights and man
fights, and it might be always possible to
elect respectable men to office.-New Or
leans Picayhne.
AS soon as the ruins of the Ring Theater
have been removed the building planned by
the Emperor will be begun. 1t is to be in
the Gothic style, and its revenues are to be
devoted to the poor of Vienna.
A man in Council Bluffs ordered suit of
clothes of local tailor. They were to be
done on Friday. When he called for them
they were finished and done up in neat
package. The mans hair turned suddenly
white.-Quincy Argus.
A Philadelphia street car conductor held
his car for three minutes waiting for lady
to finish saying goodby to a female COM
panion, and then, as he started again, was
heard to mutter: Much adieu about moth
ng."--Philadelphia News.
Previous good character counts in
Texas A man who was on trial for arson
had neglected two good chances to steal horses
and the Jury decided that no such man
could be guilty of burning barn.
A witness in a trial at Marshall, Tex,
asked the Judge to excuse him from the
stand for a minute. Going into an ante
room, he committed suicide with pistol.
He had no personal interest in the law
suit, and why he chose that time to die is a
mystery.
There is ar icy spot on the pavement on
Blank street, next to No. 5S, and when a
music teacher started out yesterday after
noon his accomplished daughter, who was
playing a Beethoven symphony on the
piano, told him if he didn't look sharp he
would "B Flat Op. 60."-Norristown Her
aid.
The champion mean man will wa six
squares and sit an hour on the lead of a
barrel in grocery store to read the morn
ing paper, all because he can not afford to
take paper of his own. He will also spend
thirty cents day on liquor for the purpose
of influencing his health.-New Orleans
Picayune.
When Kathleen went to the doctor the
other day, and was told to take little iron
to brace up her debilitated system, she re-
piled: "Sure and indade, Sir, it's the ironing
that has done it, and / won't take another
flat-iron in me hand again tnls summer
Couldn't you send me to the say shore with
a case of lager beer?
The Toronto Mail says that the two young
,1,<,A ntrff hair hoA
at hotel in that city, and nearly suffered
death in consequence, when questioned about
theie foolish act stoutly asserted that they
would do it again, for they weren't going
to turn the light down into the gas pipe and
cause an explosion
Honest confessions are commended on
high spiritual grounds, and it may be in
this vein that Gail Hamilton writes of her
own books: Indeed except the approba-
ton of individuals, have no reason to
suppose any word l ever spoke has been of
any use to the world" But she does not
entirely despair as she adds: Il think
my very best book is the one / am going to
WRITE"
a telephone put into his house, so AS to ena-
BILE him to hold converse with his business
partner, but his aged mother protested
earnestly against it. Robert" she said,
"if you bring one of those dreadful things
in here, I'll never close my eyes for fear it
may break out and sweep us all into entern-
ity, and US not a bit the WISER" He tried
to persuade her that it was an innocuous
instrument, but she said. NO. no; look at
the thousands and millions of poor Hindoos
it killed last fall" why" replied he,
that wasn't telephone = that was a
typhoon." But the old lady lowered her
glasses. and looking at him over the rims
thereof, said that he could not fool her
that she might not know much, perhaps
but she did know that the typhoon was the
President of Japan. The gentleman has
! given it up as hopeless case.