The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-09
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A LITTLE OF ALL SORTS.


color on a canvas scene with whtewash brush.
He was scene-painter's apprentice.
LITTLE OF ALL SORTS.
One of the brides of next week, by the way,
will literally ride into matrimony on horse
back Her name is Stevens, and she belongs to
a wealthy family, who have a country home on
the south side of Long Island, in a neighborhood
of imitation English fox -hunting and other i'm
ported customs. Ladenburg, the bridegroom, is
a member of a club of huntsmen, who will at
tend the wedding in their scarlet coats and white
knee-breeches Immediately after the conven-
tional ceremony of wedlock there will be a
steeple-chase, in which the bride will mount her
somewhat noted horse and undertake to clear as
many obstacles as happen to lie in the course.
Spooks are among the thing which have come
into high favor with New Workers who have the
time to cultivate strange hobbies. The subject
is made to bear the same burlesque relation TO
science that crazy quilt patchwork does to art.
Telepathy is the word used to designate it, and
Its devotees discuss in manner which they TANK
is profound, the question whether impressions
can pass between persons widely separated un-
der some heretofore unsupported law OF nature
A Society for Psychical Research has been
formed, and in its meetings the members tell
one another of their presentiments which have
been verified. Most of these mild and yet wild
mediation of disembodied spirits, and thus get
fairly within the limits of modern spritualism;
but they do not acknowledge that they are at all
in sympathy With that generally desplsed re
ligion. and would not think OF attllating
with it, people. Probably they would also
resent the suggestion of any likeness between
an afternoon tea, given to Il party OF their
women, and a swapping of ghost stories by old
crones over 'baccy pipes in the olden times.
Countenance is accorded TO this movement how
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name several college professors who are APP
parently returning in belief to the superstltlons
of former centuries Here is an illustration of
the craze: S. L. NJ. Barlow. a lawyer of local re-
nown and a taste for antiquities. owns lot OF
Mexican curiosities, which he has loaned to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. girl apostle of
telepathy picked up one of the objects, an en-
broidered cap, and put it on her head.
80, she instantly exclaimed, I'D be shot in
an hour If l wore this
She declared that she knew of no reason for
the impression, but that it was vivid and start
ling That cap was which Macmillan wore
within an hour of his execution. You may take
her word for it, II you have mnd to, that she
did not know or guess at the caps history before
the thought flashed into her head with its con
tact The talk of society at present is largely
about such occurrences as proof of the new
phase of philosophy.
Now that the political campaign is over, it may
be set down among the results that an immense
quantity of egotSm has been generated. The
fling is often made at actors that the applause of
audiences makes coxcombs of them, and that on
a small amount of real public regard they build
great air-castles of fame and fortune. The eff
feet is bound to be similar in the
cases of stump orators. Not only were
the presidential candidates surrounded with
enthusiasm enough to reasonably convince each
that he was sweepingly popular, but every
speaker with a good gift of CAB caused applause
so readily that he is excusable if he has come to
the conclusion that he is a truly big man. The
point which they overlook is that ready made,
enthusiastic audiences were before them, eager
to indorse all sentiments uttered in accordance
with their partisanism. Pond, the lecture bu-
reau man, tells me that he has already had many
offers of services by stumpers who believe they
could find lyceum assemblages as easy as poit-
ica crowds to entertain. He has one answer for
all Hire a hall and make an experiment for
yourself"