The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-26

disadvantage rise and are seated with the crowd,
compromising with their consciences as best they
may, for the deceit, and raging inwardly all the
while The evangelist who INDUCES in this sort
of business is nothing more nor less than relig-
ious highwayman, who, fguratively, knocks down
his unprotected hearers and takes away from
them their personal possessions There are peo-
ple good people, yea. even church going and pious
people, who will rejoice with exceeding Joy when
some brave man will rise to the occasion and
publicly rebuke the revvalist who thus interferes
with the rights Of others.
THE Journal is one of the few newspapers
which has not offended the taste and good sense
of its readers by presenting in its pages a So
called portrait of General Grant OF the blurred
and blotched earicatures which are doing duty
as likenesses of the General in the press at
large, no TWO resemble each other, and only by
the name in any case is one familiar
with his face enabled to know whom
the picture is intended to represent.
The facilities of daily newspapers for producing
pictorial work are limited, and newspaper por-
trait is so often burlesque which harrows the
soul of the victim if he is living or of his friends
if he is fortunately beyond the reach of such
atrocities, that the publisher with conscience
or the smallest artistic feeling will not libel
humanity in this way. The Journal may occa-
sionally make mistake, but is proud to say that
portrait publishing is not one Of its sins of COM
mission.
THE readers of the "Uncle Remus" stories
who fancied that the writer was giving his own
experience and was himself the little boy who
listened to the old darkey's tales We're it seems,
mistaken Rev. NJ D. Turner, the Georgia
preacher who lately came to tragcal death by
his own hand after period of despair ard mel
| ancholy, was Mr.. Joel Chandler Harris says,
the boy he had in mind when writing the stories.
AS the series progressed a frolicsome and hui
morous brother was sometimes substituted in
the thought of the writer, but 1t will be remem-
bered that the child whom Uncle Remus alter
nately petted and scolded was usually sedate
and meditative. The traits which Mr.. Harris
chronicled as embodying his idea Of a youngster
who would listen unweariedly to the fantastic
tales were the same which developed the morbid
sentiments which led to the death of the original
of the character.
SUNDAY is poor day to grumble about the
heat or anything else. Other Sundays have
been fully as hot as dusty and as uncomforta-
BILE as this may be- Sweltering humanity has
endured such days in the past, and perspring
mankind may as we'll make up its mind to pa
tently endure it now. Don't worry, don't grum-
BILE, but bear it like man. 1t pays to take
things coolly" even in hot weather.
A PITTsBURG jockey brings his horses up to
the wires promptly by simply urging them on
with whips mounted with sharp tacks This
jockey is doubtless one of those sporting gentle
men who are ready to argue by the hour that
ing is beneficial rather than injurious to horses,
and that the animals thoroughly enjoy it.
THE wedding outfit of Princess Beatrice in
cludes sixty pairs of shoes. The people Who
regard royalty as another name for perpetual
picnic should consider for moment what is
involved in the above statement. Just think of
'breaking in" sixty pairs of shoes.
THE man whose memory the world honors to-
day was believer in the sanctity of the Sab
bath. Soldier though he was, he was not
ashamed to be known as Christian, and never
countenanced the proclamation of the day set
apart for rest and meditation.
WHERE was Freddy Gebhardt when Lord
Lonsdale and Sir George Chetwynd had their
fsticuf encounter over My Lily" Langtry?
Has this once interesting young person possibly
been snubbed for the sake of English mobile
meng
A TEXAS cattle firm has offered to furnish
Russia with one hundred cowboys, in the event
of war with England. We know Of no citizens
that could be more easily spared.
THE criticisms of reformer Swift on mail bag
mending indicate highly commendabe and
lady-like knowledge on his part of that variety
of fine need]ewor
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
WILKIE COLLINS, who is in precarious state of