The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-05

crafts like sailors boatmen, coachmen and fish
ermen. These latter made magnificent display
in the simplicity Of their costume. Every fish
erman here wears the Phrygian cap--an old
liberty cap'-just as you see it on the mural
paintings of Pompeii; the color of their gar
ments is brown Holland" and the trousers
only come to the knee. Each one of these de-
scendants of Masaniello and his men bore tri-
colored flag of Itaiy-the red, white and green
banner which is the white cross of Savoy.
How these picturesque-looking fishermen waved
their flags when the Kind and Queen passed
them The great square or hemi-cycle in front
of the royal palace was gorged with people, and
the surrounding housetops swarmed with hu-
man beings 1t was with the utmost difficulty
that the carriage entered the great archway.
But five minutes after, what shouts rent the air!
loudly and heartily, Viva Humbert, King of
Italy! Viva Queen Margherita! Viva the
Prince of Naples (the heir to the
throneG Viva Prince Amedeo" Then the great
marble balcony, and as the King, Queen, the
Prince of Naples, the ex-king of Spain appear
the viyas are redoubled. and more than dozen
bands in different parts of the square join Tin
time, mind you) in the spirit-stirring notes Of
the royal hymn. The King and Princes, hats in
hand, bow deeply again and again to the multi
tude, while the Queen waves her handkerchief
with enthusiasm to the people below, who seem
almost frantic as they see her sweet face and
smiling countenance.
But of the Examinations, the inaugurations of
reservoirs and fountains several of the latter
with jet more than 100 feet high. and one of
them throwing itself in graceful. sparkling
column $50 feet high, the laying of the
corner stone of a new Naples, the excur
sions on the bay, the reviews of thousands of
troops, the magnificent display of the largest
iron clads in the world the State reception, balls,
concerts and operas-all this must be left I'M
said
You know that I am not what our French
friends call ''dansant;" l am not and never
was in the business and therefore, | was
neither at nor did seek to be present at any Of
the state balls They are more grand receptions
than anything else, where stately cotillions and
ancient minuets are gone through with great
decorum, and dancing is the least part of such
ball. There were to be seen not only the mon
arch and other members of the royal family, but
the most brilliant mobiles of both sexes the great
ministers Of State, the ambassadors of England,
France Germany and Austria, and the minis
tiers plenlpotentiary of all considerable countries
but our own as the United State consul at Rome,
since the death of Pierrepont Edwards, our
charge daffaires, is our only representative But
there was a representative American at that
grand reception and ball, Of whom we Indianians
may we'll be proud. I know how difficult it is
for US to speak of a man who differs from us to
in politics and religion, and who has
been the candidate for the highest Office
that one of our States can give. We that are
Republicans often find it difficult to discover a
Democratic candidate from his politics. and vice
versa; so is it difficult for Democrat to look
with justice upon man who has been a candi-
date for some high Office in tho Republican
party. Personal abuse enters our political
contests that we cannot easily lay aside
our prejudices, and speak of man as he is.
Now, no one can recall the gubernatorial contest
in Ohio in 1881, without remembering that the
Democratic candidate iwho was defeated) re-
ceived the usual share of partisan abuse. He
was an Indiana man. But such were the de-
scrptions of the man that, after the election was
over, a leading Republican Cincinnati editor,
when introduced to him, and gazing at the
rather thin, medium sized, nervous, brain power
looking man before him. exclaimed "Y GU can't
he j. w. Book walter Why, thought you were
great, bury, red-faced Democratic politcian!'
Now. the fact is, the intellectual appearance Of
Senator Evarts, of New York, is that of MIR.
walter-only the latter is an inventor. and
not lawyer-and L doubt not he has burned
more midnight oil over some great mechanical
problem on the correlation of forces than Evarts
ever spent on law problems, His career would,
in novel, be termed almost romantic. Indeed,
he reminds me very much of Charles Reade's
hero in his powerful work, ''Put Yourself in His
Place" and Of Hope, the hero of Reade's postum
mously published novel, "a Perilous Secret"
Mr.: Bookwalter was born in a little township
called Rob Roy, just south of Attica. Ind. One
might call it, in 1889, one of the obscurest
places in the State. There he
grew up on farm, directed 10y a
father who took interest in
ANYTHING of the intellectual boy outside Of hard
drudeery-but the boy, thirsting for knowledge,
had sympathizing mother. He read or studied
in secret, and was particularly interested in
higher mathematics and astronomy Indeed he
made, with his own hands, at the age of fifteen,
the largest rejecting telescope west of the Allie
ghenies He ground his lenses at night, and
kept everything hidden from his father. When
he became of age, and was emancipated from
farm drudgery, he was not long reaching his
proper place as an inventor. / need not date
on this He was and is successful as manu-
facJurer But people do not know that he is
man of cultivated mind and tastes | do not
think any one in Ohio has choice paintings,
and as for his collections of Indian Chinese Jap
aneSe and of Arabian and Persian curosities
and objects of art, they not surpassed in the
Western world. His religious views are not
mine neither do accept all his political doc
trines, but have never seen his equal in the
clear, scientific calculation of subject. have
seen scientific like DR.. Johnston Louis
English, and the first living authority on volca
noes and earthquakes), and practical engineers
and mechanics like the British Pattisson Cup
Ply. and Others hang upon his scientific utter
ances. He counts among his friends some of
the leading scientists i'll Great Britain; and,
when in India, such were his influential letters
of introduction, and so did he make his way
among those high in authority, that 1 doubt if
any other American, except General Grant and
VIM H. Seward, ever had such triumphant
tour through Hindostan
You in the journal, along with other papers,
gave lengthy accounts at the time of the
Mackay- Colonna wedding, which was pumped
up in Paris, and teegraphed regardless of ex-
pense all over the United States. That event
did not create a social ripple over there tParis)
or in Naples, where the newly married parties
reside: and much that was said in the
American papers was untrue and absurd.
But when l thought of the Indiana boy
at the ball, swarming with mobiles, given in
honor of the most manly king oe Europe, |
thought, too, of the old Greek principle that "a
man who does noble deeds ennobles his ances-
tors" and this is the best pedigree of the Hoosier
J. W. Bookwalter. j. G.. FLETCHER
Decorating Fans.