The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-13

favor with the church Is not made happy by
receiving the rose At least two have been
given to American women-ono of them being
the wife of General Sherman, and the other
young lady, of Baltimore. who has given largely
of her wealth for the promotion of Catholic in
terests The golden rose is doubtless very
beautiful and very desirable, but it blooms. not
rarely but once year, after the fashion Of the
genuine flower.
AN ambitious young man, himself undoubt-
eddy of versifying proclivities, announces in
Eastern papers that he has established syndi-
cate which is prepared to furnish original poems
by American poets at very reasonable rates. AS
the Journal is fortunately able to secure fair
article of original poetry at a rate which is
cheaper than reasonable it will purchase none
of the syndicate agent A good field, however.
offers itself in the Eastern magazines and if the
enterprising poetry-deaer can supply the pub
fishers with better class of than that with
which they are accustomed to af1ct their read
ers he will confer favor upon the public
A WEALTHY citizen Of Lancaster Pa. who
died some time since, disposed of $50, 900 under
the following curious clause in his will 1.-THE
| remainder of my estate bequeath to be used In
| means to ascertain what children were created
| to do That the child may be directed to and
instructed in what he or she is best adapted to
do" The will was contested and has just been
set aside. The jury doubtless agreed without
hesitation that man who did not know that
children were created to make matters lively for
the old folks must necessarily be of unsound
mind.
SCHOOLS of oratory" all over the country are
graduating great number of pupils this season.
One noticeable feature of these rather peculiar
institutions is that by far the greater number of
pupils are girls. Champions of the cause of
women can congratulate themselves that when
the day of equal political and religious rights
dawns there will be supply of silver tongued
and magnetic female orators already at hand to
step onto the platform and into the pulpit
THE New York Star, after mentioning that the
President will spend part of his vacation in the
White Mountains, demands that the hotel pro-
pretors Of that region refrain from employing
college students walters The Star is under
stood to be the administration organ, and this
utterance may, therefore, be regarded as, at
least, semioficial Can it be possible that
Grover is jealous Of the college boysG
IT is gratifying to know that the vice-consul
at Dublin. who has introduced the not altogether
pleasing American habit of wife-shooting into
that foreign city, rounded up the act with the
completeness now customary with his country
men and shot himself with fatal effect The
wife-murderer who removes himself at the same
time confers a favor on the community by the
supplementary proceeding
AN English paper, after contemplating the
virtues of the British people, and considering
the worldly pleasures they might enjoy were
they not restrained by conscientious principles,
inquiries placidly care we too good to liveY"
Without going into an elaborate argument on
this question. it is perhaps enough TO say that
"We" still do live, and that justice reigns.
A NEBRASKA man has advertised for wife.
and wants woman six feet tall, to weigh $50
pounds, have red hair. and be an atheist The
impression is that he does not want wife as
badly as he does defender. Such woman as
he describes would prove q terror. even on the
frontier.
Mr.. BERGH has had dream that he went to
horse heaven where he was admitted by mule.
We should think the mule better qualified to
kick people out than to let them in. However,
things may be little different in the heaven
that Mr.. Bergh hopes to reach.
THE public is represented as so hungry to get
at Miss Cleyeland's 'novel" that it is easy to be-
lieve that not less than $4,000 printers are busy
night and day getting it into type Meanwhile
the sleepess multitude will have to content
themselves as best they may.
THE Growing Hen" is the name of q new
opera which IS achieving great success in New
York. There is no question but that we are
musical people, and fond of tender and elevating
sentiment expressed by sweet sounds