The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-25

OF Mrs. Brown was, and Mrs. Brown will hear it
soon enough And then you know it won't lose
anything in Mrs Smiths mouth. 1t Is one of
my principles, love, never to do anything disa
greeable when can get somebody else to do it
for me,"-Boston Transcript.
MIR. A. NJ. BRoADLEY receives frequent letters
from his former clients, Arab Pasha aud his
comrades in exile. Mahmoud Pasha Sami the
former Prime Minister, writes that he is in good
health, and devotes all his time to the study of
the English language, in which he hopes to be
able to correspond in six months. Toulba Pasha
writes in a less cheerful tone. The climate Of
Ceylon, he says, aggravates his chronic asthma,
and he despairs of living long unless he can
change his place of abode. Arab writes more
frequently than any of the rest His letters are
ments he expresses are moderate and dgnfed
MANY persons are very careless in handling
machinery they do not understand. A few even
ings ago several persons were standing by one
OF the machines in the electric light station at
Cottage City, Marthas Vineyard, and a lady had
her hand on part Of the machine from which
sparks were issuing. bystander said to the
man in charge, sis it safe to touch the maehineQ"
Looking up, he saw what was going on, and
went over to the machine Immediately, and
said, "YOu must not touch it, II you were to
touch each other while doing so, it would kill
you both," He afterward explained that one
person might touch the machine without injury
but must beware OF touching any eae else.
OF the recent feminine base ball game, the
New York Times says: "The batter alone
showed no signs of fear, for there was, of course
no probability that the balls aimed at her would
come near her. The other players, whenever a
ball came in their direction, would exclaim
IN. fran lodi In
No casualties either among the girls or the spec
tators occurred, for the reason that no girl was
able to throw the ball swiftly enough to inflict
severe blow. Still, had it hit girl in the eye or
on the back hair it might have caused some in
convenience. OF course the girls did not venture
to catch the bali They could not have caught
it had they tried for the simple reason that they
were standing on their feet and were without
aprons. To expect girl in such Giro umstances
to catch ball would be absurd"
A STRANGE advertisement in the London
Times: "Alone, yet not alone. To him or her
who is desolate, lonely or forsaken. clergy
man of the Church of England, who for nearly
fifty years has observed and experienced the
hardness of mankind, and I'm many cases) of
people protesting to be religious, yearns to give
counsel and brothers sympathy to those who
sorely need it. He has no money to bestow,
rightly or wrongly feel themselves to be the
authors of their own sorrow, and those who (per-
haps quite Incorrectly regard themselves as
the most degraded, are lovingly invited to
spond to the Rev. 9. b. c., No. IL South Molten
street, Oxford street W., who will meet them
at any place in London, and at any hour
that is consistent with his engagements. He
Will not seek to know the name of anyone
who applies to him and who may wish to with
hold it,"
THE London Graphic speaks of enthusiasts
who collect formidable statistics about the small
congregations which attend churches in the city
on Sunday, and their inference that many of the
buildings should be pulled down, and that the
endOwments should be used in the erection of
churches where religious services are supposed
to be more urgently needed" and says cal
though city churches are scantlly attended on
Sunday, those of them which are opened at con-
venient hours on week days. such as St. Marga-
ret Patterns, st. Edmund's, Lombard street, and
st. Margaret's, Lothbury, ARE crowded by bust
ness men, Surely this latter fact indicates the
true of these institutions. If business
desire to have the advantage of religious service
week days, it would be far better to crafty
their wish than to destroy beautiful buildings
for the purpose of raising others in neghbOr-
hoods where they do not appear to be really
wanted.1