The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-02
ODDS AND ENDS.

petite may have for oysters is destroyed by the
heaps of dirty oyster shells that restaurants
place before their doors to advertise the juicy
bivalve. Certainly display of that kind is far
from appetizing, and after such sight should
think only stomach wholly without remorse
could be induced to partake. 1t would be IN
equally good taste for the restaurateur TO ad-
vertise his beefsteak by displaying at the en-
trance of his refectory fresh and bloody bull
hide with the horns attached.
L. W. Moses: Yes there is an increased demand
for nearsighted spectacles, particularly by the
young do not think that it is because nearsight
edness is SO greatly increasing, but because the
facilities for ascertaining the difficulty in the
matter of eyesight are better now, and persons
now know how to meet this difficulty properly.
A few years ago young persons CROPPED along
without glasses; now they repair that deficiency.
1t may be, and doubtless is that there is slight
increase in nearsightedness among children but
not by any means to the extent that the use Of
glasses by them now would indicate.
Mr.. Chislett superintendent of Crown Hill
Cemetery: There certainly should be street.
car line from the city to the GEM
etery. Hundreds Of persons have spoken
to me on the subject, and l have no
with the Illinois-street line that it would pay a
10 per cent. dividend, at least, the first year. 1t
could run out Illinois street to the east of the
cemetery, and thence west to the new gate. If
l had the money would not want better In
vestment than to build such a line. A great
many persons. many OF them ladies, walk out
now. 1t would be a popular line. Many people
OF moderate means would 60 out to the cemetery
two or three times week. at twenty five cents
q trip on the street-cars, who now do not 60 at
all, or veyy rarely, as to hire horse and buggy
such trip now costs two or three dollars
George W. Sloan: The manicure mania is a
new thing here, having begun between two and
three years ago, and is constantly growing /
think it very laudable fashion. There is much
demand for manicure sets. Here is one. Here
is polsher and powder that goes with it for
Furnishing the nails and giving them q pretty
pink tint; this is a cleaner; here curved and
straight scissors for trimming the nails Some
use an ointment to stain the nails delicate
rose tint
H. Bamberger Yes there is desire on the
part of some of the school commissioners to do
away with the High school graduating exercises.
The committee on High-school at the meeting Of
the board, brought in a report dispensing with
the usual exercises on account of the expense
attending them. We would have to pay $50 for
the use Of Englishs Opera house, besides other
expenses. / attempted to have the part of the
report referring to the exercises stricken out, but
my motion was lost, and the matter has gone
over until our meeting on next Monday night.
Smith King: I think there is reasonable
objection to these annual High-school exercises.
1t comes from the parents Of pupils who are not
in good circumstances, and to whom the expense
in the way of fine clothes, that their children
may make creditable appearance before the
large audiences that attend these exercises and
before their classmates, is beyond their means
A number of High school children dread these
exercises purely on the Flora McFlimsey
ground of nothing to wear" Some quit on
this account before the fatal evening comes on.
Reminiscent It may not be exactly right
to tell this story on my way home from Mrs. L.
o. Robinson's revivs.i meeting at Roberts Park
Church, Dut will. You remember when the
Boy Preacher Harrison was conducting his great
revival here at Roberts Park, some years ago3
Well, the Boy Preacher got his eyes on that
rare wag, Luke Walpole, the blind justice, vino
was in the audience. well to the 'front.' and look
ing as he always does, as solemn as Minerva's
bird Mr. Harrison got his eye on Luke, and,
mourners bench. With his inimitable drawl,
and wagging his head from side to side, Luke
answered: II would like to, but / amt
I'm paired with Judge Buskirk."
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Druggist: This ism; much of place for chi
ropodists. They may find few customers
among fat people who can't get down to their
own corns, but that is about all. There are few
er corns and bunons now. that there is more
common sense displayed in footwear by both
women and men. Women now wear shoes that
are within size or two at least of fitting them
| and there are fewer women who wear the opera
| heels. / don't think ladies wear them at ALL
Boots, which were prolific source of corns, par
| ticularly among young men, who insisted on
wearing them tight, THE boots tight not the
young men, are not much worn. Dealers
| sell very few boots to city men now, and boots
| are the champion commanders Pharmacy has
done much for corn sufferers. There are vari-
| Gus plasters that by mechanical action alone
cure corns and bunions. and there is no pain at
tending there use, while the corn victim, partic-
ularly, if it be woman, breads the knife.
R. r. Parker: Wait minute and I'll show
you some English mistletoe You see the Amer
lean mistletoe soon withers and turns black;
then its berries are small See the English;
how fresh and green it looks; and the berries are
| large as currants. l think its superiority is
| largely due to the fact that it is picked at the
proper time, and therefore keeps green. 1t is
| easier to get this from way across the Atlantic
| than to get mistletoe picked down South. Now
| that's singular isn't itl But it's fact While
the great Cunarder is plowing its way across the
Atlantic bringing mistletoe boughs. the colored
| boy down South is asleep, with his head to the
| fire. Now there's picture for Christmas card,
if you want to compete for prize. No charge.
| Old Citizen: Every now and then in the news
| papers see some allusion to 1.-The way the old
woman kept tavern Now, these anonymous
references, incorrect, too, as to sex, wrong the
memory of the late Henry Achey, famous
hotel keeper of this city in his day. 1t was he
| who kept tavern '.ike sheol' revised edition),
| and no old woman at all This leads up to
chestnut MIR. Achey had not been Christian,
but on his death bedsexpressed contrition for his
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