The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-15

Mr. Lincoln for sketch of his life The following is
Abraham Lncons reply: Born Feb II, 1909 in
Harding county, Kentucky. Education, defective.
Profession, lawyer Have been captain of volun-
teers in the Black Hawk war. Postmaster at a very
small Office. -Four times member of the Illinois Leg
stature. And was a member of the lower House of
Congress. Yours ETC. A LINCOLN"
THE Rev Ernest Wilberforce, Bishop of Newcastle
is an eloquent and persistent advocate of total abst
nence. Now and then, from sense of duty, he ar
rays himself in welworn clothes and goes about in
cognto among the poor and criminal classes on tours
Of observation. On one such occasion he was riding
in third-class railway carriage of which the only
other occupant was pitman. The latter, viewing
the Bishops clerical but seedy" garments remarked:
Use warnt yere poor curate moo, travellin' i the
likes o huzF Il was my friend" replied the
Bishop, but =" ooh aye I see!" cried the other,
in all good faith that wretched drink! Aye ayel
Too bad'' The incdent-without naming the Bishop
has since formed the topic of a cartoon in Punch
WITHIN the last month departure from the old
and clerical system of instruction has been adopted at
Yale Instead of formal reeitations and the dubious
system OF marking, instruction is to be given to the
senior class wholly by lectures are assigned
IN the textbooks as usual with such outside auxiliary
reading as the instructor deems fit Especially in the
mode of conducting examinations is there a radical
change, There will be in the future as Professor
Wheeler has announced attempt to spy the men at
examinations If the student wishes to use any unfair
means no effort will be made to detect him, will
any punishment follow open wrong doing except the
loss of the students sefrespect and his instruct
or's confidence.
THE following law and law case are taken from the
records of the New Haven colony in 1869. The stat
ute says: ''Whosoever shall inveigle or draw the af
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self or Others without first gaining the consent of her
parents shall pay to the plantation for the first of
Tense 40 shillings the second 94; for the third he
shall be imprisoned or corporeously punished" Under
this law, at the court held in May 1863 Jacobeth
Murtine and Sarah futile prosecuted 'for set
ting down chestle together, his around her
waste and her upon his shoulder obout his
neck, and continuing in that sinful posture about
half an hour, in which time he kyssed her and she
KISSED him, they KISSED oneanoher We witnesses
testified"
A REPRESENTATIVE in Congress was showing
party of friends, including Pttsburg Dispatch CORE
spondent who tells the story through the Capitol
day when he suddenly stopped, pointed to who
was crossing the rotunda, and inquiries DO you
know who that ISL They didn't. We'll what does
he look likel' Seeing that the in question evil
IDENTIFY his big brothers trousers and had his
hair cut by his mother, of the party ventured
remark that he looked like thunder" Then the
representative told them that it Great Director
Holman, and added: 'You ought to see his son. He
the dude of all dudes in this cityfu of them When
shoes long his project several inches further
than any other dudes. When low-crowned hats are
the style his looks like piepan turned upside
down on his head. When it is good form to
pantaoons tight, you can see his arteries beat His
life seems to be one long struggle to smoke cigarette
and suck at the same time"