The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-02
MINOR MENTION.
SUNDAY is a good day

| IacJ UnaG tne pest skater at the INK was reu-
headed and frecked.
To try to understand why it is that pretty
girls never hog the crossing in muddy wealth
er, and only the snub-nosed and homely fail
to keep to the right"
To realize that only Republican saloon-keep-
ers are arrested by the 'nonpartisan" police,
and to exercise charity enough to believe that it
| is but coincidence
To make up your mind that the political party
that delivered the Nation from dissolution is
better fitted to control its affairs than is that
organization that fathered the rebellion and de-
Tended slavery.
To be so patient and loving that while you re-
alize that Sunday is four-and a half times longer
than any other day, it won't seem a minute too
long, and will close with wel-tempered regret
that its restfuness and peace could not continue.
To give a serious, patriotic thought TO the
needs of the Republic, and to resolve to vote
for men and measures thatswill best promote its
vast interests. The candidate that safely
pass the Sunday review will do to trust.
To rejoice that all men are not seducers, be-
cause a seducer so declares in defense of liber
tine. There is a vast array of honorable men
and virtuous women in this Nation, the salt that
saves it from debauchery of savagery and lust
To feel thankful that you are allowed voice
in shaping the political destinies of great peo
pie, and to determine that your voice and infu-
ence shall be for good. And, above all, to re-
solve to vote, realizing that the worse elements
of society are ever alert to serve their evil pur-
poses,
To realize thaty are one week further along
on the journey toward the unseen world and to
endeavor to fully appreciate the need of so living
and so dying that you may enter upon its mys-
teries with clean hands and heart free from the
bitterness of evil deeds.
THE action last week of the Masonic Grand
| Lodge of Ohio, in declaring that the selling of
Intoxicating drinks should disqualify any one
from initiation into any lodge of the society is
creating considerable surprised comment
throughout the country, though why this should
be is not exactly clear The universal testimo-
ny of Masons, when Intercepted by outsiders,
is to the effect that the teachings of Masonry are
not only highly moral but are likewise religious
to degree not surpassed by the churches. In
deed, it is not uncommon to meet with members
of the order who regard themselves as absolved
from church duties because of their regular at
tendance at lodge meetings where the
cellent principles are as they claim, inculcated.
The wonder expressed, then, at the decision of
the Grand Lodge, seems to indicate either the
existence of widespread doubt to the truth
of these claims or that large body of people
not within the sacred limits of the society
vile scoffers at what is great and good The hon
est doubters will naturally inquire why with
their boasted lofty morals, they have never
thoupht to har ont from th air
before; while the scoffers will desire to be in
formed why the men who drink whisky are not
dropped also Whatever the explanation may
be, however, the one step of the Grand Lodge in
the direction of temperance will commend the
order to many persons who have hitherto been
able to see no purpose in it other than
present wish for hilarious social enjoyment and
future intention of the members to Rave brass
bands at their funerals The first step taken,
others in the same direction may follow.
A HELPLESS world sometimes gets It's revenge
upon the funny man, but it is seldom that retri-
button overtakes that peculiar style of humorist
whose stock in trade lies in grotesque and hide
Gus contortions of his countenance. Fate is apt
to be frightened away from such individuals,
but one case is at last reported where the guilty
man ulu HOJ eSCdUo. I1e llNeS III enuSylNdnld,
and his name is Cole. Cole is, or. was, jolly
SOUL who has a wide local reputation as humor-
list derived from his skill in facial contortion.
Cole went on hunting expedition with two
companions the other day, and to entertain them
while they rowed boat a lake he
began to screw his face into unnatural shapes.
He screwed it so far that he threw his jaw out of
joint and remained with his mouth wide open.
The good natured companions thought this
peculiarly ludicious grimace and laughed hearth
| ly. They laughed even more vociferously when,
after long time, Cole succeeded in explaining
that he could not get his mouth shut. They
laughed as they guided him lesurely over a some
what circuitous road to a distant doctor. The
doctor set the dislocated jaw, explaining at the
same time that it would not be well for several
weeks and would probably remain in such CON
condition that it could not be 'monkeyedH with
in future. And then Coles friends laughed
again and have not yet recovered from their
hilarty. AS for tho contortionist, having no
proper sense of humor he fails to enjoy the
joke.
The daughter of thelate general Meade, of the
United States army, is at present an inmate of
the Home for the Friendless in st. Paul, MINI,
being in extremely reduced circumstances
through no fault of her own. year or two
since she was widow with considerable prop
erty While spending season in Paris she met
an attractive young man calling himself Moon
who was represented to her as an entirely correct
and worthy American gentleman. After a
rather brief acquaintance she married him and,
returning to this country, the couple went to