The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-12

myself brilliant career. He also would not
allow me to read novels, and that is why 1 re-
solved to get rid of such q rough, uncultured
father" How was the crime commttedi"
asked the president ''One night when my
mother was out of town 1 crspt out OF bed and
went to the kitchen for a Ratchet On my way
there said to myself: MY God. what am 1
about to dor But then thought: Ts there
Godf Who can prove itI' So took the hatchet
and went into my fathers room. He did not
move, but opened the window to make sure
that he was asleep, and then struck him blow
on the head with the Ratchet. He sprang up and
cried 'help!' but fell back Immediately the
ground. Then took the hatohet back to the
Kitchen, dressed myself and went out. In She
morning when came back they told .ne my
father was dead. know 1 have done wrong,
but it can't be helped"
THE Hartford Couraut makes these sugges-
tions to "a subscriber who writes to know what
to do with chronic newspaper borrowing neigh
Dor:
several remedies may be tried. 1. Get the
paper nrst, ano read 1T and then carefully clip
out every paragraph in which the borrower is
likely TO be interested. 2. Lend it to him, and
within thirty seconds, send for 1t again. This
course, II pursued for several days. will be likely
to Introduce an idea into the borrowers brains,
praylded he has any. 3. When he sends for the
FORE. 4. Write him note of kindly sympathy
with MS poverty, and offer to send HIM the paper
uhtli ms circumstances improve, D. Or return
worn that you are reading the paper yourself
and send him five cents to buy one. 6. Or send
kindly but firm refusal to lend any more. and
enclose q postage stamp with the suggestion
that the publishers of the paper would be glad to
receive his subscription and remittance"
A GRAND carnival of outdoor sports will be
held at Montreal during the last week of the cur
month. hq will
be an ice palace built after an elaborate design,
and provided with tower $50 feet in height,
with other dimensions in keeping. This will be
Illuminated at night with the electric light, and
the effect is expected to be very fine, especially
as coored glass is to be used in its construction.
JUSTICE WHITE, of New York city, is a good
man to try case for damages inflicted by dog.
He once had dog himself, and the animal bit
boy Suit was brought by the lads father, and
verdict was rendered against White for 81 900.
1t being the dogs first offense, he appealed the
case, but was finally obliged to pay, costs In
cluded, the sum of $1,000. The dog is truly a
noble animal.
LAST year Philadelphia policemen made 49,
1870 arrests, being per cent. of the entire
population. This is bad showing for the city
of brotherly love, and there Is, besides, awful
suspicion that the number Of rascals who were
not arrested would have made the ratio much
larger. Some of them, like Phipps, got away to
Canada, and some of them stayed ut home
THE Boston Gazette having lately celebrated
its SEVENTEEN birthday with much ado, the
Hartford Courant, which has reached the dis
Greet age of 120 years, is of the opinion that the
gay and giddy conduct of the Gazette on that
occasion is excusable on account of it's youth.