The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-27
MINOR MENTION.

MINOR MENTION.
A REMARKABLE case of fidelity to q dead
friend has come to light in Alabama. George
Davis, of Scale, that State. murdered Archibald
Reams, and when asked why he did so. there be-
ing no apparent motive, he replied: "That is
my business and Reams's." 1t is apparent that
he was willing to give the dead man e fair show,
and offered him chance to have the first word.
A still more singular fact in connection with
Davis, who was hanged on Friday, was the
speech he made on the scaffold, in which he
warned all young men against marrying and
not to tell young lady they loved her unless
they really meant it. That is the only safe way
to avoid breach of promise suit but what that
had to do with his killing Archibald Reams is
not apparent.
AN enthusiast at the vegetarian picnic, near
Philadelphia, declared that meateating made
people savage and illustrated his point by say
ng that he knew lady who had two little boys
that were about as bad as boys can be, and one
day she took the roast beef off the table and fed
them on cabbage, green's and potatoes. A change
noticed in them instantly. They soon be-
neighborhood This is method of discipline
which the parents of bad boys will do we'll to
consider. In this latitude, however, there is
reason to fear that the warlike demonstrations
of the boy whose supply of fried chicken and
roast beef is cut of will become more yioen.
than before.
Miss NELLY BLY,, a name famous in song,
correspondent from Mexico, has dspelled the
sweet dream of St Louis relative to the Mexi-
can editors that recently made a tour of this
country, by saying that not more than two Of
the score or more were even remotely connected
with the press of that country. In fact, she in
Inmates that the gang was not wholly respecta-
bic in all its makeup. This will make the peo-
pie Of st. Louis very unhappy, when they
fleet how they gave up their best beds and slept
on the attic floor to afford them accommodations
in style they deserved. In truth, the unlaved
Mexican is not poetic creature to contemplate
THE degree of IL. d. has been conferred by
Smith College upon Miss Amelia B. Edwards, of
England, for her distinguished learning in
Egyptology and her services in literature. i This
is the first time this degree has been conferred
there is no probability that it will be the last
Having once discovered that in this direction
they have as much power as any institution of
learning, female colleges" may henceforth be
expected to confer degrees upon defenseless
women with the same recklessness which has
characterized the bestowal of such honors by
their brethren.
THE natives Of New Britain. an island in the
Pacific, have custom of caging their daughters
until they reach the marrying age. This plan
saves a deal of trouble and expense. as may be
seen at glance. There are no Opponents in
New Britain, and there are no bankruptcies by
reason of heavy demands for spring bonnets
In fact, the natives make very parsimonious use
of clothing, wearing but a narrow cloth about
their loins. They would make splendid cigar
cite photographs.
The Philadelphia grave-diggers have organized
into branch of the knights of Labor This is
running it into the ground. They probably have
heard that it has spade others to DO something
of this kind, and after having gravely considered
the matter have gone into it.
A PROFESSOR of toxicology, at Ann Arbor, has
discovered that it was tyrotoxicon in the ice-
at Newton, Mich. and that it is tyrotoxicon that
is to be found in cheese that is unwholssome
We thought it was pizen.
COLE YOUNGER, one of the notorious band of
Youngers, robbers and assassins. is preacher
in the Minnesota penitentiary. We are glad to
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the penitentiary That is the place for preach
ers of his stamp.
1T pays to organize. Less than 1000 900
workingmen organized speak of the 49, 000 900
unorganized as 'scabs, !" and will not allow any
body to give them employment Some day the
nineteen will wake Up, and there will be a thud.
BILLY LEE MILES and Bette Wood were
married, on the commons, at st. Adams W. Va,
few days ago. Billy had asked her to change
her name, and she said she Wood willingly go
Miles to do so. You Bette was happy man.
The Rev. William D. Nieste of Pittsburg, has
been fined for abusing his mother. He probably
did not recognize her, account of the murky
atmosphere that continually overshadows that
place Few preachers pummel their mothers
SPEAKING of the fact that the law against
dumping offal in the bay is now enforced, the
New York World caps an articles sSound Oy---
tiers Are Safe" OF course, sound oysters are
safe. 1t is the unsound ones that are shaky.
LIEUTENANT ZALINsKI has invented a gun
that will throw dynamite shell two miles. The
further it is thrown the better for those who are
behind the gun. Dynamite any nearer than the
next township is not safe to fool With
WHAT cautious people will henceforth desire