The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-09

calculated to weaken his powers. He is nothing Of
an invalid however A who thinks nothing Of
lunching on doughnuts at midnight and taking hot
New England rum for nightcap need fear APP
preaching collapse.
IT is against good under the Frs h repub.
lie to utter the Divine Name in Parliament. The
President of the Senate inadvertently following old,
fashioned ways spoke the other day of NJ Henri MARI
tin having rendered his beautiful soul God"
He had the official report corrected and it stands
record simply that NJ. Henri Martins beautiful
soul has entered into rest
WHEN young Polynesian negro wants a wife he
goes to the damses father and fixes on fair price.
He then starts on years hunting and fishing
sion, during which he begs from all his friends whom
he may visit, and at the end of the trip takes his
catch to the desired father-naw. The old gentleman
then either gives the youth credit for the or
lets him have the girl and takes lien on her for the
balance.
THE Hon. David Sankey, father of the evangelist,
Ira D. Sankey died Saturday night at New Castle.
o. He was born on Jan. 10 1909 and was the
youngest of Major Ezekiel Sankey one of the
earliest pioneers of Western Pennsylvania. In 1947.
he elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate He
was editor of the Lawrence journal from 1867 to
1874. He joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in
1929, and was jealous Christian. In politics ha
a Republican.
IAN old Senator is reported by the Philadelphia
Record to have told the story of the famous 'Old
Bullion Benton. He was making a speech in tha
Senate about the future of the then newly acquired
territory in the Southwest and said he remembered
reading some almost prophetic passages in book by
an old Spanish writer He had not seen the book
since his boyhood but it doubtless in the library;
he would send for it and read the passages. This he
did and began reading the Spanish Auenty. Present.
ly, Pardon me- he said, some of you may not be
conversant with Spanish. 1 will translate" And ha
went on translatng page after page without hesita
ton. "Gets it off we'll doesn't he2" whispered an
other gentleman to the ''Old Senator" 81 called his
attention to the book last night and translated it for
him. He had never heard of it before"
In personal appearance the late Dr. Lasker was
noticeable chiefly for the finely modelled head and
dgnited carriage. He was modest almost difident,
in his bearing but when he began talk his full force
became apparent and even in conversation his eo.
quence Te-nigh irresistible On the platform or
in the Reichstag he became transformed and seemed
to throw his full powers into his argument, with an
utter forgetfulness and abandonment of self. He
will be loss beyond measure to the National Liberal
party, though his influence has recently been some-
what weakened by his support of the Socialist law.
Dr. Iasker much and in respects favorably
impressed with what he saw of American manners
and politics during his recent visit here. Speaking
recent occasion he said that the country seemed
in its political childhood, but the system of govern.
seemed to him to be excellent as were also the
public schools and institutions