The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-07
ODDS AND ENDS.

The teaching of the young idea how to shoot is
going on without any discouraging opposition.
The other day the Odds and Ends man was pass
ing a shop window, into which half dozen boys
were gazing with longing eyes. It was a shop
devoted to the sale OF periodicals and boy
burglar literature. On glass shelf swinging in
the window were displayed about two dozen re-
v~olvers, with a ticket attached to each, giving
the price. It was at these that the youngsters
were gazing, and a large placard attached, which
bore these seductive words: "Revolvers sold on
the installment plan; 80 cents down and so cents
Ia weekly payments will buy any of these pis-
tolls. Pick out your revolver, pay so cents down,
and have it laid aside in your name" These
murderers' pocket companions were labeled to
sell at prices ranging from So. 20 to 81. 80 each.
Said a gentleman to the writer: d. you know
what Going to Canossa' meansq I asked half a
dozen well-informed gentlemen, ministers. law
yers, ETC.. and none of them knew. The phrase
appears in the newspapers in connection with
Bismarck's recent submission to the Pope. l
hunted it up and found that Canossa is a town in
Northern Italy. in the province of Reggie, cele-
brated as the place where, in 1917. the Emperor
Henry ~, of Germany, obtained absolution from
Pope Gregory VII, after three days abject hu.
initiation. Bismarck's new relations with the
Pope in the abrogation of the ~so-called May laws
mdhes tu6 dittlSlOH peculiarly appropriate.
II have handled three hundred and ffty-nine
prisoners" said John Carlton, the grim old bail
if of the Criminal Court, ''since I've held this
position, and none of them ever got away from
are full Of tricks, but / never take any chances
or give any opportunities. Red He'll. when he
was in my hands, objected to my going through
his pockets. He said / needn't be afraid of him,
and acted as mild as a lamb. / searched him
just the same. In the Jail they are given pepper
to put in their food. Sometimes they will save
the pepper from day to day until they have
enough to throw into a mans eyes. Frank
Wh't'-~ did that trick once. wouldn't trust q
prisoner even a little lii treat them kindly
but take no chances"
From the report of the City Dispensary for the
year 1885, it is found that the total number of
charity patients attended by the dispensary
physicians are distributed throughout the city as
follows: Northeast part, one-tenth; southeast
part, two-tenths; northwest part, three-tenths,
and southwest part, four-tenths. These figures
not only show the proportion of poverty as dis
tributed over the city, but may be considered as
approximately showing the sanitary condition of
the various parts of the city.
The amount of money expended each year in
this city for the support Of charitable and penal
institutions is great, much larger than most of
us imagine. Few persons. if called upon, could
name half the institutions of this character,
requiring the money of the charitable and tax
paying citizens for their support, that Indlanapo-
lis maintains. Here is a list which may be
nearly complete: Three orphan asylums-the
indianapolis, the German and the colored;
the Home for Friendless Women; the House of
the Good Shepherd; the Friendly Inn; Flower
Mission; the Free Kindergartens; the Little Sis
tiers of the Poor; the County Asylum; City Dis
pensary; City Hospital; work -house; jail; Fee
male Reformatory; Hospital for the Insane.
st. Vincentis Hospital does much charity work.
and the heavy disbursements of the township
trustee are not to be overlooked in the donations
Indianapolis has also a large a x-paying interest
in the penitentiaries Of the State.