The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-22

way to become if they are not already, villains
OF the deepest dye. And yet in fairness it must
be said that the members of the grand bodies
which convened in Indianapolis did not have the
appearance of incendiaries, but seemed amiable
and harmless gentlemen. Such of them as were
Democrats may have been fit for spoils, but of
treason and stratagem they were apparently not
guilty.
COCAINE, the newly discovered anasthetic,
after being heralded by the medical profession
as safe and harmless drug, is new being discus
sed as poison by the physicians of New York
So far from being harmless, it is found that when
carelessly used in local applications, as for in
stance. on the teeth, it produces symptoms which
resemble arsenical poisoning and in several cases
reported death has resulted. The objection to
classifying it as a poison, on the ground that
many people are so addicted to its use as to have
acquired the cocaine habit" without apparent
harm, is not held to be sufficient inasmuch as
people also use morphine, drug which, it can
hardly be denied, is poison.
CARTERsvILLE, Ga. claims to have ive-year
old preacher who will 60 through the form
ua of holding services, singing, praying, preach
ing and not forgetting the collection. just like
an old minister. This is easy enough to believe
for some children are very precocious in imita-
ting their elders But when it is stated that this
little fellow lisps so that he can. with difficulty
be understood, and supplements this by seri-
ously declaring that he sometimes moves his
audience to tears" it is excusable for scoffing
world to throw out the entire precinct and or
der a new election.
A ST. PAUL pastor who is under social cloud
has announced that he will lecture to-day on the
subject of the scandal and will, in the course of
his remarks. unmask the hypocrisy Of his enc
mics and "refute all the vilainous ISLANDERS of
those who are trying so hard to disgrace a reput-
able doctor and an innocent lady" AS proof
that the stories are untrue he promises that the
pure young lady whom they seek to contaminate
will appear in person upon the stage. In the
way of "vindication" the st. Paul mans method
is unique. The coming man" will go to that
church to day.
SOME business men are slow to learn that
shortage of accounts is incompatible with the
enjoyment of mild climate. A cashier who
left Buffalo last spring, with his family and
$4,000 of other mems money, has just been
found in Florida, where he had begun to cult
vate an orange grove, and where he was having
good time generally. 1t would have saved both
expense and trouble had he crossed over into
Canada and the climate, though cold, would
probably have been more congenial than Sing
Sing, where he will hereafter soiourn
SOME alarm seems to be felt in Logansport
social circles over the tendendency of married
people of that city to elope with other than their
lawful partners. Two opponents a week since
cool weather set in indicate something like an
epidemic of the disease; but those citizens
fortunate enough to escape contagion may con-
gratulate themselves on being shining ilustra-
tions of survival Of the fittest
VICTORIA Woodruff takes the trouble and
expense to cable a card from England to the
Sun, announcing the death of her father, "caused
by the malicious libel published in the World of
Oct 25." 1t must have been pretty severe one
to kill man in less than thirty days, at a range
of 5000 miles A man old enough to be the
father of Mrs. Woodruff is about ready to die of
old age.
CONGREGATION which can find no better way
of getting rid of its pastor than by mailing up
the church doors and keeping gang of consta-
bles on guard seems to be lacking in intellectual
might be gained by studying the methods some
times used in such cases by people in what is
known in Yankeedom as the wild, weird West
THE Rochester IN " Union evidently has
large patronage among the marines. 1t tells of a
little girl dying of diphtheria who called for
drink of beer. The physician said the child
might as we'll be humored as she would die any
how. She drank two bottles of the beverage.
''and the next morning was entirely WE'LL" so
says the Union.
IT is said that the Duchess of Rutland, "a
hundred years ago." compressed her waist 'to
the size of an orange and half" The smile
for tight squeezing in these degenerate DAYS is
the fruit known the lemon. 1t is subjected to
pressure to which the orange is an utter
stranger.
GENTLE reader: No. the Journal does not
vouch for the truth of all its Geographic reports
Bold. bad men, sometimes, gain control of dis
tant ends of the wires and tits, therefore, barely
possible that the Arkansas grasshopper story,
narrated yesterday, contained some elements of
fiction.
BRITISH courts have recently restrained their
reputation for wisely discriminating justice by
fining man $3.50 for forcibly kissing pretty
girl, and another offender but ST. for kissing
Salvation Army amazon.
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.
ROTHSCHILD is pronounced in Paris Rotshield
NOVEL has just been announced with the title "In