The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-05
MINOR MENTION.

THERE is never any telling what these wild
Northwestern people will CO. The Concord
philosophers, with the most amiable intention in
the world, assembled at Milwaukee to tell the
benighted natives about Goethe. They talked
for week, and tolG all they knew,
and perhaps few things more; but instead of
meeky accepting the information rendered them
what do the Milwaukee people do but up and
tell the visiting philosophers that they don't
know what they are talking about, and that
Goethe wasn't at all the sort Of man they repre-
sent him to be? If their missionary efforts in
the wilderness are to meet with this unklnd
cepton. the philosophers will do we'll to remain
in Concord, where the residents have become so
accustomed to their ways that they do not take
the trouble to pick quarrels.
Mr. STEELE MAcKAYE, the playwright, holds
rather remarkable opinions concerning the train
ing of children. Like many other parents, he
disagrees with Solomon as to the wisdom of
using the rod on the child, but he keeps a rod in
the house for another purpose, when any of
my boys are disobedent," says Mr.. Mackaye, 81
make them whip me. They feel that much more
than if Ipunish them. This method of discipline
may be very effective with the little Mackayes,
but it is much to be feared that the average bad
boy is not so tender-hearted, and that his fire.
quent opportunities of 'laying it on" to the 'old
man" would interfere with business by the re-
trement of many estimable citizens for re-
pairs.
THE advertisements in the New York papers
offering 10 cents each for kittens, and million
wanted was not hoax, as many thought, but
genuine business enterprise. The buyer thinks
there are millions in scheme he has devised, to
prepare the skins of these little animals and
mount them on the corner of picture Frame as
though in the act of creeping over. the same,
peeping around from the back. Explaining the
thing, the dealer said the creatures would be
chloroformed when they were put to death, so
there would be cruelty in it. There are about
1856 039 tenye old kittens in the city of Indi
annapolis that could be spared as we'll as not, and
no questions asked of the way they are put to
death.
FRIEND of the family returned from abroad
Il don't see George anywhere
Member of the family-No; we sent him to
Kansas two months ago.
Friend-Sent him to Kansas?
"a
and we thought it best to send him to prohibi-
ton State
Friend-I am sorry to hear it, but it was the
best you could do
Member-Yes; we did all we could, but the
poor fellow died day before yesterday.
Frend-You don't say sof What was the
matter?
Member-Delrium tremens
A CLERGYMAN at Bay Ridge. Nd, is the
possessor of snake that is peculiar because of
the fact that it is pure white. The scientific
men at Washington thought to secure it for the
National Museum, and, after deiberaticn, con-
cluded it was worth about $500. An envoy was
sent to the gentleman who had the snake to
offer him that sum. The offer was scornad by
him. as much as a clergyman is allowed to in
dulge in that feeling, and ne told the committee
that he wanted just $4,000 for his reptile. A
trade was not effected. Mr. Sedgwick should be
delegated by the Secretary of State to conduct
the negotiations. He knows about as much con-
corning snakes, white and black, as any man.
CERTAIN old lady in the rural districts of
New York has test that she applies to the
young men who solicit the honor of paying ad-
dresses to her granddaughrers. She watches
them as they eat cake. If they partake heartily,
she fayors their suit. but if they do not she at
once sets about discouraging their advances.
She argues that the young man who loves GIN
gerbread cannot have fondness for whisky.
Limburger cheese is another test The young
fellow who resorts to that appetizer to take the
wire edge off his breath may be safely set down
as too far gone to be saved.
You've Mr.. Finn, the wealthy New Yorker,
who killed himself the other day because the
course of his life did not run smooth is said by
local paper to have been isolated by the peculiar
circumstances of his case. and left to the sup
port of his own mental resources Young men