The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-30

price. It is a wretchedly losing speculation at
the peoples expense Why not add proviso to
the Morrison resolution stopping the coinaeef
That would be an act OF common sense.-NeW
York Herald.
PUTTING Finerty aside, it is well to let it DC
distinctly known that Americans have no ten
derness for dynamiters. but would rejoice to see
everyone of them sent out OF the country-even
if such proceeding involved final farewell TO
Finerty. -Brookiyn Eagle.
IT is becoming more evident every day that
some of these desperate criminals will have. to
be hanged. to make it plain to all whom it may
concern that it is the fixed intention OF the cit
liens of this Republic to maintain law ana
order and to put down anarchy with strong
hand.-New York Tribune.
To close Methodist Church during minis
ter's vacation is contradiction to the whole his
tory of Methodism. We hoped to have the honor
and pleasure of announcing that nearly every
Methodist church in New York and Brooklyn IS
open. Only two, so far as we have heard, are
closed-just two too many New York Adyo-
cate
GROVER CLEVELAND has given his party one
half the postofices in one-fourth of his term.
When half his term is over the clean sweep will
be complete, and the voice of the mugwump will
be heard in the land urging that Cleveland is the
man who will prevent clean sweep aSter the
next presidential election. We believe he would
after having filled the offices with his friends.
Philadelphia Press.
ARSENIC looks like sugar. but sane hotel
keeper would place the two articles side by side
on his table and trust to chance that his guests
would select the harmless substance. And yet
this seems to be the theory on which some drug
gists conduct their business, else we would GER
tanly not hear of so many fatal mistakes on
their part in the compromising OF prescriptions.
-Phlladelphia Record.
WE should not forget the kind of reputation
which Great Britain has earned in the world by
bullying any little cation that came in her way.
Bullying Mexico would be even worse than the
British bullying Zulus aud the Beers, because
there would be nothing TO be gained by it,
whereas the little wars of Great Britain, how
ever ubiquitous they may have been, have been
carried on with an eye to business. New
York Times.
THIS whole business of risking life for luck.
when necessity of sacrifice appears. is NOR
bid passion that should be deprecated and not
encouraged If there was penalty of two years
IN prison for any person who leaped from the
Brooklyn bridge or navigated the rapids OF
Niagara, or did any foolish similar thing and es-
capped death, it would be a proper and whole
some restraint upon criminal recklessness
Boston Advertiser.
THE two-and-th reepence policy Of the Randall
Holman statesmen in the House is not only dis
gusting sensible people, but it will disgrace US
ing agreed to indemnify the Chinese for their
losses at the hands of a mob in Washington
Territory, the administration can get no salts
faction from the House leaders whether or not
the money will be voted. Meanwhile the Chinese
government is becoming impatient with the de-
lay..-Boston Journal.
A FAsHIoNABLY dressed lady, who had seen
younger years, entered public library the other
day, and, approaching the chief librarian. said
81 want something to read, and don't know ex
actly how to describe the kind of book that
would suit me-" IT guess we will be able to suit
you." was the reply Something lively, ehF
''Yes-something. you know, that-er-well,
that wouldn't be exactly suitable for young
girl" "Mary," cried the chief to an assistant,
French novel for woman of thirty-fve."
Evansville Argus