The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
MINOR MENTION.
the same.

IHE Connectlcus Congregational CLUB, body
composed principally of minister's has adopted
resolution condemning Sunday newspapers on
the ground, among others, that they are pub
lished wholly for financial gain. Such insight
into the motives of the publishers on the part
of the reverend gentlemen speaks well for their
keenness of intellect. Sunday papers are issued
chiefly for the money that is in them. 1t is the
Monday paper which is printed for purely
benevolent purposes. Reporters are sent to the
churches on Sundays to take down the sermons
of the pastors compositors put them in type on
Sunday, and on Sunday night editors look after
the other news of the day in order that the scrupu
lous members of the community may have that
portion of religious and literary pabulum which,
by long CUSTOM has become necessary to their
we'll being. No ministers association has been
so ungrateful as to declare that any mercenary
purpose was involved in the publication of a
Monday paper which regularly prints the pious
Sunday utterances of its members.
THAT was long headed and practical man who
rose among the assembled Harlem claimants, at
Pittsburg, and remarked with solemnity:
while we are naggin after the Harlem Com
mons, which may belong to us, and which may
Aobt anu "AiSh WO IAoy gov duU Aoy uOC l5t ul0
say we are overlooking greater piece of prop
erty, more valuable claim-the Holy Spirit of
the Lord Jesus Christ Let US stop right here
and get religion and then we are safe from
want, even if we don't get the property we are
after"
Strange to say, however, the ''heirs" treated
the pious deacon's proposition with scorn, and.
casting aside their opportunity to gain title
clear in the heavenly kingdom. proceeded to de-
wise new schemes to get possession of the worldly
treasures In this connection it may be mon
toned that, after the LIST of January, no man can
become properly equipped Harlem heir without
the payment of 500 to the syndicate.
A NEW YORK couple but two weeks married
have been in the police court, the husband COM
planning that his wife did nothing but dress up
and idly sit around in the parlor playing on
the piano instead of scrubbingo on the dashboard,
as she ought to-" The wifes defense was that he
had made no such prosaic suggestions while WOO
ing her, but told her that she would live like the
best in the land after she married him. In reply
to this the husband made the remarkable plea
that sit is allowable for man to say anything
while he's counting" Unfortunately, the Judge
did not rule on these important points, upon
which hang all the law and profits of matri
monial lfe Instead, he lectured them and sent
them about their business
THE usually genial Oliver Wendell Holmes in.
dulges in fling at the mighty army of verse
writer's Who think they have perpetrated poetry
when their lines end in ''eyes' and Skies
'love" and 'dove," 'rose" and "woes,"
flowers and bowers" and the like. The
Doctor should have been more explicit in his
criticism Some of his scribbling admirers, mis-
understanding his lesson. will presently be
spending midnight hours in trying to rhyme
"eyes" with heaven" "skies" with 'Iove, !"
''rosen with tears," and ''dove" with forever, {"
and even the Autocrat must admit that this
species of blank verse would be worse than the
smoothly rhyming variety.
A LOUISVILLE judge has annuled the mar
rage of pair clandestinely welded last month,
on the ground that the bride was not of age. The
pair are very fond of each other and it is pre-
dicted that they will again be married 'for sure"
some of these days. The young husband seems
willing to wait until after the holidays. He has
a great head.
Mr.. WEITzEL, of New York, ''gif barty" on
Thanksgiving day to thirty Of his friends. but it
would trouble him to tell "Wo ist dot barty
nowl" Mr. Wetzel fed his guests on dainty
salad composed largely of raw pork and at last
accounts six Of them laid at the point of death