The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-05
MINOR MENTION.
charge.

airy W orld to unearth few facts relative to that
celebrated classic. 1t says "The Vicar of
Wakefield written in lodgings whose rent the
author could not pay, over q bottle OF Madeira
which he ought not to have uncorked, was pub
lished in 1766. Dr. johnson negotiating the sale
of the manuscript for EGO. The first edition was
in two volumes, 12mo, at 6s. Within two
months second edition was called for, within
FIVE a third, and sixth was reached before the
authors death The list of editions since that
time Is long and interesting" The price OBJ
tanned for tho manuscrpt-$30O-was a snug
sum in those days, and proves that old Sam
johnson was pretty good at 8 bargain. Posterity
is left in doubt "a to whether the genial Oliver
ever paid his back rent, and RENTED the amount
due for that bottle of Madeira AS to the lat
ter, it is more likely that he and Dr. Johnson
Immediately proceeded to order and drink an
other one. and left the payment for both to a
moro convenient season.
GIVE St Louis preacher an inch AID he will
try to take the entire paper. The American
Opera published short card protesting against
the action of the Evangelical Alliance in de-
nouncing the ballet as immoral, and the vice
president of that body comes back at them with
crusher of nearly two columns. What partic-
ularly excites him is the remark by the compa
ny's manager that ''the grace and beauty of
the ballet have always been recognized as an
appropriate and harmless accompaniment of
lyric art. while beautiful stage pictures are per
haps the nearest approach to heavenly scenes"
The reverend gentleman excitedly asks how op-
cratic people can know any thing about heaven,
aud then goes on to prove by st. John and
Swedenborg that there is no such thing a bal
let in heaven Without wishing to take part in
so important a controversy, the journal will
merely express the hope that if the heavenly
kingdom docs contain any attractions of that
character they will be of better artistic quality
than the American Opera ballet.
THE Saturday People, in an editorial upon the
Anarchists and Rev. Mr.. McCulloch's attitude
toward Thorn, says:
Socialism is very near akin to anarchism.
Show us Socialist, and we will show you an
embryo Anarchist. They are birds of a feather
only Anarchists display little more of the
red than do Socialists. We have no use for
either in this country, and the teachings Of both
should be frowned down We have no sympa-
thy with those-whatever name they cali them
selves-wh0 would turn and overturn in order to
get things to their own liking. If our govern
ment is not good enough for these disturbers of
the public veal, let them get hence. 1t
will be a sad day when the labor element up
holds and supports the red-mouthed and bloody
Anarchists The reign OF terror will indeed have
come. Anarchists and workingmen have moth
ing in common, nor should they have. The Rev.
Mr.. McCulloch, and those who svmpathize with
the Reds cannot be good citizens. Men who
work for lvng-honest and true men-caunot
be disorganizers, and it is time that all such had
given expression to their views, and condemned
the murderous Anarchists"
PROHIBITION has not put a stop to the manu-
facture of whisky in Georgia. The books of the
revenue collector at Atlanta show that there are
more distileries IN the State than ever before,
and the number is increasing. The present
number of registered stills is fifty against thirty
two years ago. Nearly all the old stills have in
creased their capacity, and the receipts from
distilers' stamps have increased 81 900 a month
An Internal Revenue official explains these
facts by saying that before there was prohibi-
ton i'll 1l5 counties of the State there were
wholesale and retail dealers in every Geighbor-
hood from whom liquor could be bought in any
desired quantity. Now it is impossible to do
this. The distilleries sell in ten gallon pack
cd for Very little Of this is sold to other States.
but it is consumed right here at home" Per-
haps it is all used for medicinal and manfactur-
ing purposes, and perhaps not.
THE Social Turnverein of Chicago is not so
progressive" as the same body is here, or as
some of the progressive pulpits and papers of
tho country, which seem to feel it imperative
upon them to sympathize with the condemned
Anarchists in order to be remarked and to keen
in the eye of the public. The Chicago Turn
verein passed resolutions to the effect that the
Anarchist murderers were in the hands of the
law, and it would be indecent and improper for
them to interfere with the due and orderly pro-
cesses of the courts of justice The Indianap-
oils Social Turnverein could take lesson in
propriety and good sense from their Chicago
brethren.
AT q meeting of the t..nerican COPYRIGHT
League, held il New York city, the statement
was made that President Cleveland after hay.
ing acknowledged that he knew nothing what
ever about the copyright agitation, had been
presented by the secretary with digest of the
subject, and had promised TO read it and do what
he could conscientioasly to aid the League. Mr..
Cieveand's ingenious confession of ignorance
touching the agitation for an international copy