The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-12
NOTE AND COM MENT.


Fire-crackers are made by Chinese convicts.
This accounts for their tendency to so off when
an opportunity presents itself.
Advice is being largely circulated on the art
of Travelling in Summer" There are people
prejudiced to believe that the greatest of the
fine arts is the art of staying gracefully athome
1t is reported that Adelna PATHS memoirs are
to be published. If there is anything left to tell
concerning this sweet and erratic singer, the
reading public had better adjourn to the woods.
The Japa nese never swear. According to evil
dence collected from the portraits ON their fans
and parasols, they relieve their feelings by
making faces.
How to eat insects" is popular theme since
the invasion of the seventeen year locusts. In
gnat, fly and mosquito Time few points on
chow to keep insects from eating usa would be
gratefully received.
When boys take Rough on Rats" because
their mothers scold them, and girls take arsenic
because they are not allowed to 60 to a picnic,
the present style of parent should conclude that
the modern child is too delicately organized for
his methods Of rearing, and speedily hand in his
resignation
Pug-dogs are out of style, the little lamb being
considered more effective summer pet when
gracefully reclining on a back ground of the
average bellies feecy lawn dress. Practical
folk think the pet lamb looks best on liberal
back ground Of green peas.
In Scotland the Bible is variously useful as
well as ornamental A Glasgow preacher has
been sentenced to three days in jail for pounding
a boy on the head with his Bible because the
youth insisted on talking while he was conduct
ing a meeting.
An exchange laments because the woman
who never asks her husband for money has not
yet been discovered. She is probably promenad
ing In Utopia with the man who keeps his wife's
pocket book full without solicitation.
THE Rise and Fall of Sllas Lapham" is much
discussed in magazine circles. Somebody says
acutely that penelope doesn't seem to be as
smart as Howels takes her to be-" Similarly it
may be said that the Careys are not so refined
as Howells takes them to be- Between the
two kinds Of ill-breeding presented, that of the
Laphams is certainly to be preferred. 1t is
ignorant, while the other is enlighted.
Arabs use the expression my shoe at you" as
a token of contempt. Americans who are pes
tered by the neighbours chickens use the same ex.
preston, but it is condensed into ''shoo!" Some
times, to be moro emphatically realistic, the
article itself is pulled off and hurled after the
offender as she goes triumphanty cackling
through q hole under the fence.
Snake stories having palled upon public taste,
erratic birds nests are now much in demand
According to report, nests have beer found under
railway ties in letter-boxes, under the axles of
wagons, on telegraph poles and in various other
unheard OF places Until the bicycle wheel, the
hammock and the icecream freezer have been
heard from, this field may be declared still open
for the riotous midsummer news cleaner.
Why are not women humorous? 1t is conceded
that women have great appreciation of humor,
but it is affirmed that they have as yet, displayed
creative ability whatever in that line of writ
ing. Kate Sanborn iscompiling book on the
''Wit and Humor of American Women Pend
ing its presentation to an eager public, let us
be grateful that our sex has no "Pecks Bad
Boy to answer for
Frank Stockton's combination of '"rhe Lady
or the Tiger" as set forth in July Century, under
the title "The Dscourager of Hesitancy," is
base outrage upon an indignant public. We are
now no nearer the solution of the first enigma
than before, and it is too, too /;exatious Let
committee be appointed to wait upon Mr.. Stock
ton and beg his decision as to whether the first
hero walked into the tigers claws or his brides
embrace. AS to the second dilemma presented,
between ''the lady who smiled and the lady who
frowned, there was surely but one choice Any
man would rather walk into smile than