The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-12
MINOR MENTION.

not threaten us;
Not to rejoice in the misfortunes Of other peo-
piles, even though they may increase the price
of the products we have to sell A dollar for
wheat is an excellent thing, but not at the price
Of organized murder;
To be thankful that the life and services of our
dying commander were such that even his old
enemies sympathize with him in his Affections
and honor his great, good names; to be glad that
Grant was a soldier and not a warrior; that he
did only his duty, and went back to the ways of
peace when duty no longer kept him in the field;
To think of things above the smoke and dust
the work and worry Of the world. Were one to
gain the whole earth, he could not carry away
with him so much as a dead leaf;
To look every ~neighbor squarely in the eyes,
and to feel that you have never done him wrong
for which ample PREPARATION has not been made;
To resolve that you will be honest; and if you
are already honest. that you will be manly and
companionable:
To resolve to be as good in your W life as
you would have your child be;
To attend church in a worshipful spirit, and
read the Sunday Journal, thankful that there is
so good a paper published to add to the blessed
ness and edifcation Of the Sabbath that was
made for man.
This done, and Sunday is the best day of the
seven.
A TRUSTEE of the Providence Public Library
has invented what he regards an antidote for the
dime novel fever among mail boys. He has
prepared a scrap book containing accounts of
the adventures and misfortunes actually expe-
rienced by boys who start out to become pirates
and Indian-hunters after a course of bloodecurd-
ling literature. When he encounters a boy ad-
dicted to the reading of fash books and papers,
he persuades him to substitute the scrap-book
for a while. The trustees experience is, that
after an hour or two spent In reading plain
police-court facts the glamour vanishes from the
lurid romances, and the lad cares for them no
more. If the Providence man reads the Pitts
burg papers he will find an anecdote suitable for
his collection in the story of an eight-year-old
boy discovered with a sharp knife a foot long
carefully concealed in his trousers leg. He had
not intended to commit manslaughter unless
driven to it. but he did contemplate a wholesale
robbery and possible arrest and incarceration in
Jail, and the knife was to be used in cutting his
way to freedom. Unfortunately for his plans,
the young would-be desperate has been placed
in temporary retirement, and without his dread
full weapon.
A WASHINGTON writer discredits the story
that Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, whose
health has been poor, has been healed at a Bos-
ton faith cure, for the reason that the lady,
Though far from skeptical, is not a religious
woman It is taking a long time for the
country at large to learn that a faith cure at
Boston means something decidedly different
from the faith cure as ~practiced elsewher The
Boston variety has no connection whatever with
religion. The patient may be as de-
void Of Christianity as a Hotten-
tot, and yet be successfully treated.
All that is necessary is confidence in himself,
that is, his own mind, and the mind of the doc
tor who administers the treatment-said treat
ment consisting mostly in persuasive talk. Once
let him have faith in his own mentality" and
the physical disease vanishes. The faith cure
which involves prayer, and a trust in a power
higher than the Boston mind, is laughed to scorn
at the Hub.
AN American opera, IN contradistinction to
even English opera. seems now to have found
at least a precarious foothold on popular ap-
prevail. 'C1lprit Fay" founded on Rodman
brakes beautiful poem Of that name, the libret-
to of which was written by Judge F. G. Gedney,
of New York, and the music by John G. Alden,
has been presented at w atertown, and the YER
dict is that it is a pronounced success. 1t is
barely possible that the art critics of that place
are not the equals of willie" Winter and Nym
Crinkle, though we trust the former will par
don the seeming slur, and that when the latter
see the new play they will ~genteelly tear it to
tatters. American pride, however-if there be
any of that left in New York city-should preju-
dice all to look with favor on this venture, if so
be it may become the advance guard Of excellent
things purely American.
AN American woman is lecturing in England
on marriage, domestic happiness and kindred
subjects. Her idea of fireside bliss is illustrated
by an ideal picture of a cozy room. with pretty
mother seated, in it equally pretty children and
a cat and dog playing about. Enter to these the
husband, tired but happy. He throws himself
into an easy chair, in attitude of careless repose.
which he completes by placing his feet in his
wife's lap! With their usual guilelessness. and
faith in what they are told concerning American
affairs, the English who unfortunately hear this
lecture, will henceforth stubbornly believe that
all American husbands are in the habit of rest
ing themselves with their feet ir 1heir wives
laps.
ENGLISH women are wrangling over the
suffrage question. There is a bill before Par
lament which would give a vote to all single
women and widows who can fulfill the conditions
imposed by law on male suffragists. The mar
ried women have raised their voices against this
distinction and Mrs. jacob Bright, calling the
bill a slur upon marriage, proceeds venopously
to slur the spinsters and widows. Like the
women in Massachusetts, who will not avail