The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-25

perform this act, as she is given to keen discrmi
ination Gu this point, and may be expected t.
choose date just previous to spring house
cleaning the advent of visitors. or other domes
tic emergency. Having gone out" she does
not organize mob and surround her late resi-
dence for the purpose Of driving possible
successors away; she simply communi
Gates her grievance to others Of
masonry established among them, no girl who is
loyal to the unorganized society will apply fol
the position. Il is, in fact, no uncommon thing
for candidate for kitchen service to demand OF
her possible employer the reason for the resgna
ton of the former "help." The house servant
does not belong to the Knights of Labor associa-
ton. She has the science of intimidating the
employer class down to much finer degree than
has this clumsy order, and can give lessons to the
Knights on strikes and boycotts far in advance
Of the limit they have yet reached
WITH the welfare of the city at heart, il
would be the Journals pleasure, as we'll as duty,
to boom Indianapolis as a summer resort, did
the facts justify it. With regard for truth,
however, and feeling of compassion for the un-
fortunate strangers who might be snticed thither
by favorable representations. the Journal must
decline to do anything Of the sort while the dust
nuisance remains as allpervading as it is. Dust
for seven months in the year is a great drawback
to an enjoyment to life to residents of this city.
From the time the snow is fairly off the
ground in spring, until 1t falls again
in autumn dust embitters existence.
Rainy days come occasionally, like GASES in the
DESERT and give an opportunity for drawing a
clean breath and thus supporting life; but in the
main the unfortunate citizen eats, sleeps and
breathes, and takes his walks abroad In a cloud
of dust Dust ruins his furniture, his clothing,
his health and his temper If he be enterpris-
ing he sprinkles the street in front of his prem
ises, but what does that avail when his neigh
bors north, south. east and west do not follow
his example9 There is reason to believe, from
the signal service reports and the comments of
the press elsewhere, that the weather for the
past ten days has been delightful. There have
been indications here that 1t is the season when
nature, under favorable circumstance. is at
her sweetest; but how is the unhappy
dweller in this dust-ridden city to profit by his
knowledge when he is forced either to sit within
house Theoretically sealed, or to wander out
and gaze at the unfolding beauties of spring
through dun colored cloud Of very palpable
powder? What should be done about the nui-
sance is to abate it. How this should be done
the Journal does not venture to say; but until it
is done. indianapolis cannot be recommended as
summer resort
THERE are men who do not tell the truth be.
cause they cannot help lying. With them there
is no art in prevarication They can do it neat
". and often do not care to do it except in the
baldest manner. This kind of lying is very Of
fensive, for no man likes to listen to the fellow
who stupidity lies by rote. It is different with
Others to listen to whose lying is positive lux
ury. In remote parts of the country there are
editors who pride themselves being able to turn
out a good job in this direction, and it must be
admitted that they have achieved fiattering sue
cess in their profession. But for an ornate,
fowers-that bloomin the.spring liar. the circus
advertiser is preeminent. Last year certain
elephant was killed by the cars, and recently q
female companion Of the dead beast was brought
to this country The statement is seriously made
that this female easily recognized the stuffed re-
mains of her former companion, and that she
fairly sobbed when she was brought into the
presence of the figure. She is represented as
having looked him "squarely in the eyes" after
which she touched him cautiously with her
trunk and then gave vent to groan that fair
~ made the roof tremble." If this were all it
might be credited with agreat deal of sympathy
for the narrator. But he blandly proceeds to de-
clare that he knew that she recognized him,
for she told him so.n Thoroughly disccnsolate,
the great bereaved went back to her quarters
still mourning her loss. The fish story will now
have to give way to its more robust successor.
GERMAN opera in New York has been found to
be an expensive luxury and in anticipation of
deficit of at least $780, 900 next year the directors
of the Metropolitan Opera house have decided
to raise the assessment on the boxes which are
owned by individuls to $500 per year. One
box recently sold for $4,000, which, at per
cent, as estimated by director means to the
investor 81, 900 year. Add to this the So, 500
assessment brings the cost of German opera to
this individual up to $780, It seems little
high to economical people who grumble on pay
ing 81 for tickets once a year; but the music is
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have it it is probably as harmless way of
spending their money as any they could find.
INQUIRING Reader: No, the Knights Of Labor
are not strict observers of Lent Indeed, the
hostile and threatening attitude taken by many
members of the order during the forty days
just passed, and the emphasizing of their views
by acts of violence through Holy Week indicates
that they have not made the season one of prayer
and selfdeniaL Possibly, however, they have
devoted as much time to pious meditation and
fasting as have the capitalists whose property
they have attempted to injure and destroy. On
the whole, it must be said that piety and lent en-
restraint have not been prominent elements
among the parties to the pending controversies