The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-12
MINOR MENTION.


cants has in no degree abated according to the
declaration of Neal Dow. while all the time the
traffic has escaped taxation by reason of the fact
that it had no legal existence, and in fact was
supposed to be entirely annihilated. The ques-
ton that suggests itself is whether it would not
be wiser and more polite to deal with this evil
in more practical manner, and compel it to pay
the expense it puts upon every community in
which it exists. The people of Maine are very
they be not tired of paying the expense of the
liquor traffic and allowing it to keep right on
without being taxed
THERE have been suggested numerous RENE
dies for the pestiferous mosquito, more or less
eficacious. One is to wet towel and suspend
it in such "a manner that its end touches bowl
of water The mosquito is represented as par
taking of the water in such quantities that he
finally can hold no more, but drops off and is
drowned in the bowl below. Another is to leave
a slice of apple where the sweet singer can get
at it, as he prefers it to blood, and, as conse'
quence, the sleeper is unvexed. A better rene
dy than either of these is TO be found in wedding
ice cream. The mosquito is very fond Of it, and
sinking his bill into it, has it frozen off close up
to his head, or. failing in this. the tyrotoxicon
in the cream finishes him without fail
THE convention of the American society of
professors of dancing, held last week in New
York, decided. after mature and solemn deliber-
alton, to give official sanction to three new
dances. One is called the American Gavotte. -
another the Columbia" both partaking of the
nature of the waltz. while the third, which was
chr!stened the "Octagon," is dance for eight
couples, and is analogous to the quadrille
Young society" persons will bear this impor-
tant matter in mind, and fit themselves for the
ornamental leg work of the coming season as
soon as possible 1t is something to know that
one is dancing an official dance.
THE suit for divorce brought by prominent
and wealthy New York society lady on the
ground that her husband fails to support her
has brought out some rather caustic comments
in the papers of that city concerning the incon-
sistency of woman who marries man know
ing he has not cent and thinking none the less
of him for that fact until she grows tired of him.
The woman in the case referred to has yearly
income of $4,000, and would not suffer from
want were the husband never to contribute a
dollar to her support However, anything to get
the divorce.
FIRST Citizen-That rumor that the island of
Cuban had been swallowed up by an earthquake
is all mistake
Second Citizen-Did you say Cubay was not
sunk?
Third Citizen-I knowed all the time that
Cuby was all right.
And when another ventured an opinion about
Koobah, they fell upon him and beat him to
death. And the schoolmaster wept.
a GEORGIA negro being asked What he would
choose IF he could have three things he wished for
responded that he would like $50 in money, fine
suit Of clothes and finally, barrel of rice
Den, boss" he continued. 'if you let me make
another wish, I'd take four gallons of good
whisky" This is where the colored man differs
from his white brother. The latter would have
wished for the whisky first, and would not have
limited himself to such small quantity. That
is, If he were citizen of Kentucky
YESTERDAY was Pc yueh shi wo You may
not have noticed it, but it was. Pc yueh shi wo
is Chinese for moon-cak day, the same being a
great anniversary on which occasion the faithful
partake literally of moon shaped cake, in order
to propitiate the moon. This done, and the lunar
orb is placated for year to come but il any of
the celestas fail or refuse to do So there will be
trouble in that house for year to come. This
thing should not De forgotten.
AS soon as the scientists get through with
their speculations as to the causes of the earth
quake, they should be invited to turn their at
tention to the fact that the stock of the Detroit
Base ball Club is owned in the city of Chicago by
the Chicago club. The problem is, how would
it be possible for the Detroit aggregation to win
a championship when Chicago wants the pen
nant herself2
NEVER was the thought Behind frowning
providence He hides a smiling face" more clearly
illustrated than in the case of the EARTHQUAKE
disaster at Charleston. It demonstrated that
there is literally no prejudice in the North
bellion.
PEOPLE who have been thinking and saying
bad things about the residents OF New York will
have to modify them little, since it appears
that over 100000 has been collected there al
ready for the relief of the city of Charleston.
There ore some things that New York does we'll.
THE lyceums at Cincinnati will open the win
ter's session by debating the question, SIS the
beer-mug or the bat the moro potent factor in
the game of base ball2" 1t is not necessary to
say that the affirmative is the popular side OF
the question
The oyster is good in those months having an
R in them. The administration has an r in 1T
but the administration is no oyster.
Miss ROSE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND sees In the
association of Western writers ground for faith
that the achievements of Literary Life will re-
suit in "such literary ingathering as the more