The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-26
ODDS AND ENDS.


The members of the Mexican Typical Or
chestra, who have been playing at the Grand
Operahouse are certainly typical as TO Christian
names, as the following will show: Plantation
Davila, Buenaventure Herrera Anastacio Meme
ses, Apolonio Domingues. Vidal Ordaz, Andres
Diaz de la Vega, and lastly Encarnacion linear
nation) Garcia.
There is considerable demand among til legal
fraternity here for the current number Of the
Central Law Journal, published at St Louis.
This is occasioned by the battle of Shiloh, which
is fought in this number by Gen. John NJ. Judah
and Generals Rocker and Hatch on one side and
the editor on the other. The editor appears to
be working with the advantage Of having taken
part in the original battle.
Rev. Myron W. Reed has issued an order to
his followers at Denver which might take root
in theologic soil here. He has given notice that
if pewholders are not in their seats when the in
vocation is pronounced the seats will not be held
for them, but be given to the first comers He
| is preaching to packed houses.
The postofice stamp clerk is Catching on"
Yesterday waggsh young man elbowed his
way up to the window, and, laying down dol
lar, remarked: "Ill take 2-cent stamp if you'll
change that" The stamp man slowly and care
fully gathered together SO cents in copper and
3-cent pieces, and with the stamp laid the col
lection before the joker, who refused take it.
The placid old gentleman, losing his temper.
exclaimed: "You blamed rascal, if you don't
take that change I'll come out there and lick
you, and the young man lifted up his change
and fed.
On Thursday afternoon Postmaster Jones was
writing in his Office. Not that there was any de-
mand for such exerton, but because of com
mendable desire on Mr.. Jones's part to make ac
quaintance with the furniture and acquire with
as little delay possible that official so be-
coming to a postmaster. Mr.. Jones writes not
in the Spencerian but the Jacksonian style.
There is no haste in it. and the pencil used on
this occasion paid frequent visits to the post
official mouth in order to meet the demand for
black lines. The postmaster was in his shirt
| sleeves, following the example set by the ad
ministration, and from time to time looked up,
| it must be admitted somewhat admirlngly,
upon the broad and benevolent countenance
which smiled approvingy from the mirror.
Here he was writing at two-hundred- dollar
| desk, seated in revolving chair, with his feet
resting on a dollar and-seventy -fvecent-a yard
carpet Here a leather-covered COUCH upon
| which the postmaster can take his post prandial
nap, and there triple-plated water pitcher and
| goblet This uncomfortable state of affairs mo-
| mentarily cast a shade over the postmaster's
| beaming countenance So far as he himself was
concerned sitting in his shirt sleeves he had no
| doubt but that he was exact impersonatlon of
Jeffersonian simplicity, but it seemed if there
was an anachronism or two in the surroundings.
| Yet surely these could be changed. He remem
bered that when he kept the postofice at
Columbus, in one corner of his grocery,
they had no such new-fangled vanities as plated
water-pitchers. Everybody drank out of jug,
not only when they drank water but when they
| required more necessary beverage and the jug
was closed with cob. This he remembered
with great satisfaction. AS for these blamed
things they call cuspidors in ''them days." the
true Democrat, the Bartholomew county Demo
crat, wouldn't spit anywhere but on the stove.
He kept on writing and thinking, and both
processes were very audible. Finally he stopped,
pushed his spectacles above his glowing fore
head, beaded with Precipitation, and tiptoeing
his way to the door and thence along to the
place occupied by the assistant postmaster,
Copt. Dodd, beckoned that able coadjutor to fol
low him.
The postmaster seating himself, motioned his
assistant to chair. How do you like ths9,
pointing to his white raiment and beaming upon
''What2" inquired that unconscious patriot.
"Shirt!"
"Oh, ah; yes see. Very good.'
''Tve been thinking" said the good Mr.. Jones,
'of spreading out this-this democratic simple
ity-among the boys-encouraging it. But
hardly know how to go about it. You, Captain,
l know, will follow my illustrious example, as
will our devout old friend Albeit; but the others
may not be quite ready to return to the simple
ity of the fathers. l at first thought
to write a little order, and I have
done so, but will wait few days before posting
it. Now if / can get the boys to go in their
short sleeves, to go further and take off their
vests, SO that they will show their gallusses, we
can make great point with the administration.
Why, when run the Office down at Columbus
nobody ever wore vest then, and most of the
boys never wore but one gallus at time with
their hickory shirts. All me; perhaps it's too
much to hope to return to those halcyon days of
Democracy at once" Here the good man sighed
deeply. Still l will do my duty, and man can
do no more"