The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-25
ODDS AND ENDS.

IT don't like to say it," said lady, shut I be-
lieve most dress makers are dishonest When I
have dress made no matter how much stuff
send, silk, satin or velvet, I never have any
pieces returned, no matter how valuable the ma
terial may be-"
II do better than that, said another lady. II
have learned when having an expensive dress
made never to send all the material at once
keep back a couple of yards or more, and if they
demand more material give them half of what
have retained. / have saved several dollars
worth of high-priced goods in this way"
A fve-year-od boy was taken to see the Chi
nese gant-for ten cents-yesterday. He has
just begun spelling words of the cat and dog va
riety, and asked his mother to find him the word
for giant He spelled it out after her-g-i-a Mt
and was disposed to question the accuracy of his
instructor Couldn't make him believe little
word like that could spell big man like giant
he had heard of the giant Blunderbore, who
figured in the veracious chronicle of Jack, the
Giant-killer, and when he saw the Chinese
Goliah he was thoroughly disappointed. The
Chinaman was only eight feet high. The bean
stalk giants are at least fifty feet high.
1t is no easy matter to rlease young America
nowadays, and Chinese giants are unsatisfac-
tory, even at the low price of ten cents apiece.
Said Col A. w. Johnson Of the street car
company: II was chief of policeof Louisville some
time previous to coming to this city. When
took the position I determined to suppress the
gaming houses I was told it couldn't be done;
that it never had been done listened to these
things. but went right along and placed officers
at the doors of the places with instructions to
take the name of every visitor. They did so.
Captain Bligh assisted me, and time and again
we went in. gathered up the implements of the
business and DESTROYED them and gambling was
broken up thoroughly in Louisville. These
things can be done if the officers are determined
to do their duty, and they receive therefor the
respect even of those who are counted among
the law breaking element"
With this idea of the sovereignty Of law and
this kind of frmness, why wouldn't the Colonel
he good man for police commissioners
Sim Coy would hardly be an acceptable
person to succeed Mr.. Frenzel That is, there
are some squeamish people who might not be
altogether pleased with Simeon. Mr.. Coy has
peculiar notions about gambling as we'll as about
drinking. do you know" says Simeon, that
this thing of pulling the gambling houses and
running the business of our home sports does an
injury to the city, These gentlemen, who spend
great deal of money, are compelled to go to
other cities to pursue their calling. Our mer-
chants feel it. Why a firm of tailors told me
that by closing the gaming here they lost
at least So, 800 a year, and dealer in gentle
mems furnishings assured me his sales were
So, 600 year lighter for the same reason"
A patron of the City Library reading-room
presented slip, the other day, bearing the
words: ''raban Nits." The attendants were non
plussed for moment; then the Arabian
Nights" was brought forth, which proved to be
what the boy meant