The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-15

endures, and that these men stand as
pre-eminent to-day as they did when
they helped to build the Nation.
Every youth is interested to hear how the his
tory of indianapolis is identified with that of the
civil war, and how, when the clouds of that
war hung low and heavy, and the pulse of the
nation throbbed in expectancy and dread over
the final issue. that there were those among US
who brought in full hope. Let each one feel
anxious to help in the continuance of this course
from year to year, SO that it may be historical
in fact as well as in name
Mr.. WINTER Mr. Crinkle and other so-called
dramatic critics of New York, who have ex-
hausted their vocabularies in praise of Madame
Judic. and what they were pleased to term her
chaste performances, will be shocked to learn
that their opinions are notaccepted without ques-
ton in Philadelphia, whittier the Madame has
now betaken herself. On the contrary one plain
spoken sheet published in that staid old city de-
clines to mince words on the subject, and
pronounces the performances of the Judic
company deliberate, barefaced insult to the
American public. "Shamelessness," says the dis
gusted Philadelphia critic, scan 60 no further
than in the willingness of actors to give such
exhibitions of depravity. and in managers. at
first or second hands, inviting the public to pre-
sumably decent entertainments only to regale
them with pictures if life in the designation
house-and worse The whole spectacle is an
extraordinary one; the monstrous perversion of
human indeals, the sight of beautiful talent like
that of Judic's delighting in filth like hog in
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them, to be sure-in simpering and open eyed
wonder over these liquorish antics, whose every
thought, and word and gesture is an offense-
the whole demonstration is one of incredible
baseness." Of one play which, in New York,
was received with much approval by the press,
if not by the public, the stern moralist of the
neighboring city says:
1--WE call it the vilest thing we have seen in a
considerable acquaintance with stage affairs
That there is not a respectable person concerned
IN the story is not so much to the point as the
fact that all concerned make study of exploit
ing their Gepravlty. The whole action is a
melange not merely of criminal intrigue, but of
exhibition OF the manners and methods of the
bawdy-house, accompanied, naturally, at every
step with vulgarity SO sickening that the de-
graded creatures daring to make such exh-
btion should, by rights, have been Kissed from
the boards"
Whatever New York may do for the rest
set the fashions in dramatic art for Phila-
delphia.
The budding journalist who feels that his
talent is not of sufficient breadth to cover the
tire field may, like members of other professions,
devote himself to specialties good many who
have made this discovery are now engaged in
editing free-trade papers, prohibition sheets or
other one-ideaded organs intended to teach their
grandfathers alleged facts which those elderly
but tolerably progressive gentlemen cast aside as
chaff long years ago. One young man down in
Pennsylvania has taken a new departure. and
combining some business sense with his favorite
Intellectual pastime has conceived the
idea of publishing paper which
he will call death: A Journal Devoted to Sui
eide and Murder" Having noticed that a GER
tain class of sensational papers which pander to
the morbid tastes of a part of the community by
devoting much space to crimes, enjoy financial
prosperity. he sees no reason why paper which
devotes itself entirely to that sort of should
not be in great demand. In DEATH" therefore,
this ingenious editor will endeavor to give a
complete chronicle of violent deaths occurring
in the United States from day to day. 1t will
not follow the example of the sporting journals
in illustrating and writing exaggerated accounts
of atrocities, but will give the cold and bloody
facts as they occur death" cannot be regarded
strictly as family journal; but. if it sue
ceeds, the occupation of some papers which label
themselves by that name will be gone Their
readers will prefer publication which gives a
more liberal measure of their sort of goods for
the same money.
A SCION of the noble house of Telemache-
Earls of Dysart-has demonstrated that titled
people have not all been successfully inoculated
against regular old four-ply, corduroy foolish
ness. One of this pedigree has named his two
daughters respectively: Mabel Hemingham
Ethel Huntngtower Beatrice Blazenberrie
Evangeline Wise de Louisa do Orelana Plan
tagenet Tordmeg Saxonia, and Lyonesse Matilda
Dora Ida Agnes Ernestne Curzon- Paulet Will.
braham Joyce Eugene Bently Saxonia Dysart
Plantagenet.
THE story having gained currency that How
Qua, the Chinese Rothschild, was worth not less
than 81, 400, OOO, 900, the great and only George
Francis Train comes forward and modestly says
that he once had the honor of being the guest of
How Qua, and that he is quite sure that he is
not worth anything like that stupendous sum.
He may be worth fifty millions, certainly not
fourteen hundred millions says Train A man
who would run down host this way ought never
to expect to be invited to call again.
Now that Nicolini has at last secured his d.
vorce, no legal barrier separates him from his
true love. and he and Madame Patti may 60 and
get married as soon as they like. The barrier,
to be sure. does not seem to have seriously in
terfered with the bliss of loving hearts; but
still it is doubtless gratifying to have even such
trifing obstacles as superAuous husbands and
wives removed from the path of matrimonial
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