The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-08
ODDS AND ENDS.

At testimony meeting at one of the churches,
The other evening, an earnest young man, but
bashful, and not in the habit of speaking before
many people, rose and said: my friends, 1
thank God l am not ashamed to stand up here
tonight and acknowledge my Savior"-here he
hesitated, and. evidently losing the connection,
continued although l am a stranger to you,
and hope l shall always be- A broad smile,
breaking into slight litter, broke over the con-
yregation.
Papa, said bright seven-year-old daughter
her face radiant with the discovery, papa. I'll
tell you how you can save money. You know
how much school books costa Well, instead of
spending money for books, just send me to
dancing school All you'd have to buy then
would be a pair Of dancing slippers" Ans
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IF the extra session of the Legislature is called
the first business of the body should be the in.
Sestigation of members who, during the present
9ession, have been back-mailers and leeches on
III who had claims against the State for pay
ment of which claims special legislation was I'M
necessary. The names of two OF three of these
blood-sucking hucksters are now well known
along the street as to scarcely need print to COM
plete their exposure.
George Buskirk was dismissed from his clerk
shipin the General Assembly not because of any
lack of integrity or capacity, but for telling of
the eccentric business methods Of one of the
members of the Senate. Let us have special
session and call on John w. Kern, Reporter of
the Supreme Court, and George Buskirk to tell
just what financial proposition was made on be-
half of a member of the General Assembly
whereby legislation to cut down the Reporters
fees might be defeated.
One Of these promoters" of legislation was
paid good-sized fee the other day. the payment
being made in a lawyers Office in Thorpe's Block.
In some way $50 was dropped upon the floor and
the legislator did not miss it from his doodle"
for some time. When he came back to claim it
the attorney refused to give it up, saying he
would keep that much for office rent.
AT the Emmett celebration the Odds and Ends
man saw what few years ago could not have
BEEN seen even in the enlightened West, a negro
rs lsader of German orchestra, which was play
ing for an Irish entertainment. 1t seems just a
trife homogeneous yet.
~.
''Tha. story about ex- Representative Schweit-
ger, Of Owen county, said gentleman to
the 0. and E. man. II think it's been in
print The story is this: Schweitzer.
before he was elected to the Legislature, kept a
store at Spencer and was authority in matters
political. One day two men came to him and ex-
planned that that they had bet up as to who
was Vice-president in 1856 on the ticket with
James Buchanan, and that they had decided to
leave it to Schweitzer 'Gott i'm himmel, sput.
tered that gentleman. chow do you think could
knowl / didn't leeve III this State them leeved
in Ohiog"
Mrs. Mitchell, wife Of Major James L. Mitch
ell who has been an invalid for eleven years, is
greatly encouraged over her tobacco project
the savings of the clipped ends Of cigars which
as in Germany, are to be eollected, put in pack
ages and sold as smoking tobacco, the proceeds
TO go for the benefit of orphaned children Tn
only her agent in the matter, said the Major yes
teTday, .'but think the project will succeed. A
Dill can be passed in the next Congress whereby
the ends will not have to pay tax. You see it has
already paid tax once in the cigar. Charles
Mayer has sent to Germany for large number
OF spitzenzuneler'-I think that's the name-end
collectors a little device to cut off the cigar
ends and save them. A gentleman eau
carry 1t IN his pocket. Cigar dealers tell me ii