The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-25

thigh mountain?" Next thing the New York
paper will be saying that the Frenchman's name
is more fitting because it is rainier up in that re-
gion than in some other spots.
THE Concord philosophers having disposed of
Dante are now doing up Plato in the most ap-
proved Concordian style. One of them comes at
him in the following style
IF ideas exist, they must be either subjective
or objective; they cannot be subjective because
that supposition necessitates an objective idea
which can unite the idea in the mind and the
idea IN things thus setting up an infinite prog
ress, which must be solved az least by an object
I've idea; neither can ideas be objective. because
That superstition involves the Same infinite re-
gressus to reach an idea which mites the sub
Jective and objective AS regards the relation
OF IDEAS to things, things must participate in
either the whole or part of the idea; they can
not participate in the whole, for that would in
voive the self-separation of the idea: and they
cannot participate in part, for then they would
not be like the idea"
There is more of this but, the weather being
warm, the remainder is omitted out of humane
motives and will not appear in these columns
except by special request
| EX-TREAsURER SPINNER writes letter to a
| Washington paper in which he tells how the
| first employment of female clerks in the gov
eminent service came about. General Spinner
himself was the first to suggest the innovation,
| and urged upon the Secretary of the Treasury
and other officials that young women could not
only do much of the clerical work better and
| faster than men, but that they could be secured
for half the wages Mr. Spinner dwells partic
| ularly upon this point in his letter, and seems to
! plume himself quite as much upon his econ
omcal notions upon his part in opening the
| departments to women The ex-Treasurer is
entitled to limited thanks from the women
employees of the government Had he omitted
to discriminate against them in the matter OF
wages, they would rise up and call him blessed.
| MISS CLEVELAND announces that contributors
| to her magazine will be recognized solely upon
! the ground of the literary merit of their manu-
scripts, and without regard to their regulations
as writers. The Boston Transcript remarks that
| it will be interesting to see how this policy sue
ceeds from commercial point of view. Inas-
much as the leading magazines of the country
have repeatedly declared that they exercise no
offensive discrimination, but are constantly
on the lookout for new writer's and eagerly well
come them to their columns the Transcript
ought to be able to see how this plan works
1
| 1t ought to, that is, if the leading magazines
| tell the truth
| THE great commander of the armies of the
| Union has now been dead year, and there is
| little prospect of monument being raised above
his remains for generation to come Yet he
will not suffer in reputation thereby The shame
rests upon the people of the country he delivered
| from civil war. shaft a thousand feet high
would not add an inch to his stature. Those he
overcame in battle have had columns reared in
their honor. yet the silent man, the modest man,
the patriot and soldier lives in the hearts of the
people and in the memory of the whole world as
one OF the greatest men that ever honored and
| blessed humanity.
REV. Dr. BUCKLEY keeps column of AN
swers to Inquiries" in the New York Christian
Advocate From last weeks issue We extract
the following question and reply, which shows
the Doctors skill in casuistry:
so. Is it wrong for butchers during the hot
weather to deliver from acknowledgements fresh
meat to their customers on Sunday who have
not theconveniences for keeping it over Satur-
day nightg
"A. All authorities agree that in very hot
weather diet is more injurious than meat
diet"
THE prayer in England to-day Isl From
moral rottenness ard marital infidelity, good
Lord deliver u.s." There was enough in last
weeks court proceedings in the case of Crawford
against Crawford, with Sir Charles Dixie as CO.
respondent, to surfeit the scandal mongers for
generation to come. May there never be the
likes of it again.
nEE nd frue will Diva
good deal of time to-day to the reflection that
in event the new treaty with England shuts
out the hope of refuge in Canada, there is safe
| ty in buying a seat in the Senate, after which
there will not be even an investigation to see
how much money was wrongfully used This is
great age
THE thought of the new Y. M. G. budin
assured is excellent appetizer for the Sabbath
day. The erection of a new structure in the
place of the one that has so long been discredit
to this city will prove excellent investmentin
every particular.
HENRY WATTERsoN writes from Switzerland
that the. American consul at Berne met him as
zone Kentuckian should meet another" He
must have said, ''What'll you have9"
HE country Is at peace to-day because the
| law has been upheld against tie assaults of the
Anarchists The duty of every patriot is plain.
THE authorities of Chicago are getting hold of
the lingo of the Anarchists, which gives renewed
assurance that the people will yet see Lingg 90.
| RUMoR comes from Chicago that Eugene
Field refuses to wear his Tyran purple toga
| while he teaches his Sunday class.
| THE shadow of death at Mount McGregor
| again sweeps over the people. The man of Ap-