The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-17
MINOR MENTION.

MINOR MENTION.
MARY ALICE ALMoNT LIVINGSTON, Of New
York, is one girl who kept diary to some pur-
pose, and is now using it to prove her case in
breach of promise suit now brought against law
yer Willis II contains such entries as:
"Mr. Willis called at P. M Spent a very
pleasant evening. Delightful moonlight walk
and refreshments"
Asked to explain what occurred that ey ming
that made it particularly fecitous, she said:
'He invited me to take walk with him, and
we stroled to Mount Morris Park. There he
proposed marriage, and | accepted him. When
we reached home again / sat by the piano and
sang, after which he remarked it was a nice
moonlight night. Then he placed his arms
around my waist, and kissed and Rugged me-"
Lawyer Willis is evidently pushing man, and
not slow to improve his opportunities. The next
evening he called again, and after he had taken
his leave unconscious of the deadly diary, she
wrote
''Mr Willis called again this evening much to
my surprise, as l didn't sreally expect him. He
says he never slept better in his life than last
night. He thinks good deal of me; fondles
and pets me-"
The diary is evidently great institution, but
there are those who prefer not to keep one, and
read in open court for the delectation of an un-
sympathetic public 1t is possible that Miss Liv
ingston will win her case against Mr.. Willis, and
then, again, the jury may sentence her to the
State Asylum for the Predetermined for keeping
diary
THE reduction of the fare from ten to five
cents the New York elevated railroads has re-
suited in such an increase of travel and has so
lessened the comparative exclusiveness of this
mode of transit that call is already made for
palace cars to which admittance can be had
only on payment of an addition to the regular
fare The use of such cars would be something
of novelty in city travel. people having hitherto
been upon decidedly democratic footing in pub
lie conveyances. There is large class of per-
sons, however, whose tastes very lu xurious
aud if they desire to pay for accommodations SUI
perior to those enjoyed by the common herd 40
more objection should be had to granting them
this privilege in travelling one mile than if the
Journey were q thousand miles in length.
THE appetite of the average citizen for pork
is not SO keen that the disturbance of the market
occasoned by the fight of dealer in that del
icacy to Canada causes much mental agitation.
A defalcation, however which threatens to
create havoc in the peanut trade is very differ
ent matter, and one that comes right home to
the pockets and stomachs of vast number of
people MIR. Doll, late of Cincinnati, and now
of Montreal, should, before entering upon his
nefarious career, have reflected that to tamper
with the esculent ground nut is to ieopardze
the comfort and happiness of that large class of
persons which INDUCES in no other mode of dis
sipation.
THE New,York Sun is quite right when it
says
"When young man has had the honor of a
thrashing from a beautiful young he
gains certain distinction as h masher which he
pays for by being laughed at, But the lady is
laughed at, too. It is a big Joke all round, with
a square show for gossips The successful use
of the whip is something that is beyond the
reach of the girls To attempt it is dangerous;
first, because it is an unwomanly and rowdy like
act and, secondly, because the girls who try it,
as rule, are not good girls The cowhide
makes plenty Of fun sometimes occasionally it
brings on heap of trouble; but there are two
things it can never do. 1t cannot better good
reputation ard it cannot restore a lost one"
THE New England women suffragsts are pre-
pairing to publish cookbook, filled with recipes
contributed by themselves, and receiving much
advance praise therefor the theory being that
such publication refutes the SANDER that the
woman who wants to vote cannot cook. This
may be the effect of the book; but as the proof
of the pudding is in the eating, it is possibly as
we'll to wait and see how the viands agree with
the partakers before reaching the hasty conclu-
sion that the publishers are not inspired by the
fell design of removing" some of their perse-
cutors.
A sHooTING-MATcH with rifles, with news
paper men as the contestants, would be thought
nothing of were it to occur in Texas or Arizona
where gun is supposed to be an indispensable
editorial adjunct; but taking place, as it has, in
Boston, such an event is likely to cause com
ment Are the esteemed Boston editors about
to volunteer to protect the sacred Goldfish from
the raids Of the grasping Canuck, or do they
contemplate each otherl And ii the
latter is it politics the Andover religious con-
troversy that has brought them to such a pass?
IT is announced that King Milan, of Seryia
will open the Skuptschina on Oct. 16 1t is not
known what Skuptschina is, but it is supposed
that he intends to open" it in honor of the fact
that he is still on the ground, while the fellow
who wallored him is out of a job, having been
discharged without warning by the Gar of Rus
STA.
THE Indiana Christian Advocate is publishing
series of chapters (editorial on indianapolis
Methodism,' which, judging from the two chap
ters that have appeared. promise to be very read