The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-19

panion. The Britannica or the American
would constitute a library in ITSELF
But cyclopedias ruled out. OF
the fourteen answers the question, eleven
named the Bible as one IF the books. Eleven
out of fourteen is II per cent, and taking this
as a fair average we are led to conclude that a
large majority of persons would desire the Bible
of two books to be read for life. Yet it is
altogether probable that large proportion of
those who would make this choice do not make a
habit of reading the Bible. Perhaps they are
waiting until they shall be imprisoned for life.
Six of the fourteen named Shakespeare for one of
their books The Bible and Shakespeare led all
the rest. The other books named were scatter
ing, including the Common Prayer-book, Pill
grims Progress, Platos Dialogues, Emerson's
Essays. Wordsworth's Poems. Goethes Faust,
and Dante. Some people would rather pay the
death penalty at once +han be imprisoned for
life with Dantes Inferno for companion.
SAYS the Minneapolis Tribune with weary
air: "The following is one of the things that make
the society editors life burden: Miss Minnie
McMash was seen out this week making her last
calls looking very modest in a brown broadcloth
suit With the exception of the name the above
is literal copy of note received at this Office
last evening" That's nothing; if "last calls"
and broadcloth suits do not come under the head
driving society editors to crime in this latitude
is the labor of the eliminating from the contribu-
tons of correspondents such items as
this. "John Brown has moved his sa-
loon to Terre Haute;' and this: 'Will-
lam johnson. travelling agent for Macduf's
celebrated brand of soap, was in our city this
week and made large sale;' or this: Tommy
Peters and Ted Van Wrinkle Sundayed with
their parents" Take it all around, the society
editors lot is not happy one.
PHILADELPHIA as we'll as Indianapolis. is af
hicted with street-car corporations which do not
admit that the citizens have any rights that they
are bound to respect One of the city papers
conveys the following warning to reckless per-
sons who seek to interfere with the methods
adopted by these independent organizations:
''The Board of Health is now investigating the
subject of sailing tracks to get rid of snow. 1t
ia against the law but all the companies do it.
1t is also violation of ordinance to use straw
in the street cars but they all do it, you know.
The Board of Health and in fact all city
thorities. had best be careful how they move In
these matters. It is dangerous nowadays for
the city to violate the regulations of the railway
companies.
1t will be seen by this that they are all alike.
What mattereth little thing like ordinance
to streetcar company here or elsewhere?
IN the event that the Kearsarge is condemned
unfit to be repaired. it is proposed TO perpetu
ate her name by special act of Congress direct
ivarp fhn OF kho =
one of the double bottomed armored cruisers
yet to be designed. 1t is agreed all hands
that the name should be preserved in the navy.
The New York Times says: "No existing vessel
of the American navy, not even the Hartford,
possesses more historic interest than the gallant
craft with which Winslow sent the Alabama to
the bottom. In all the annals of our navy, rich
as they are in stirring incident there is nothing
more exciting than that famous duel of vessels
off Cherboure. 1t would be hard too, to name
any single combat of war ships SURPRISING that
in national and international Importance"
MARSHALL T. WILDER. who died at Roxbury,
Mass, on Thursday, did more than any other
man to build up the agricultural and horticult-
ural interests oe the country. His eighty fifth
birthday was commemorated by anotable ban
ouet in Boston, which was attended by many
representative men of New England On that
occasion ex- Governor Rice. who vas one of the
guests, in speaking of Mr.. Wilder's career, said:
'.The evidences of his usefulness are as numer
GUS the trees he has planted; his services as
rich and tountifu as the fruits on those trees.
and every mention of his name as fragrant and
sweet as the perfumes of the flowers he has so
much loved and so diligently cultivated"
Mr. HENRY GEORGE says OF his proposed
journalistic venture that his purpose is to make
newspaper that while keeping abreast of the
times in the main departments of thought and
interest and affording field for the free discus
sion of social and political topics shall give, also,
earnest support to the labor movement" There
is flavor Of moldy chestnuts about this that
was hardly to be expected from a man who is
blessed with the originality claimed for Mr..
George. The aspiring editor must have been
studying up the prospectuses Of college journals
and ambitious country weekles
THE long lost uncle and brother from India
was long since given up for dead by this genera
ton but it appears that his demise occurred
only last month. This time he varies the pro-
gramme little and does not return to his ma
tive land in time to rescue a beloved relative
from starvation and bestow untold wealth on a
favorte niece but thoughtfully dies abroad,
after willing his shekels to his relatives This
method is something of an Improvement upoa
the old style The sisters who profit by the will
live in Erie, Pa, this time.
''REv." W. W. Downs the notorious Boston
pastor, has brought suit against the Bowdoin-
square Baptist Church to recover So 500 back
salary from the Bowdoin SOL are Baptist Church,
due JAN l. 1885. and damages amounting to ST.,
900 for illegal election from his church by an al
legged majority of the pewowners. At the
quest of counsel the was continued till the
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