The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-22
ODDS AND ENDS.

VDUO AND ENUOs
Said Dr. A. A. Willitts, Of Louisville, who re-
Gently exchanged pulpits for a Sunday with DR..
James Mcleod, of the Second Church:
Churches are not properly cared for; otherwise
there would be no trouble about bad air. The
sexton must be looked after. Sections ignore
ventilation. In cold weather they close every
thing up tight as wax, and then turn on the heat
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher told me that at his
church the doors, and If necessary the windows,
were kept open up to the last minute of the time
for the assembling of the audience. No matter
if it was cold, they started in with pure air. and
to get comfortable"
yes" said Sim Coy, the Eighteenth ward
statesman, my ward is reliably Democratic.
Do you know why2 There isn't church of any
kind in the ward-not onen Yes, and Sim
might have added that it is by close shave that
the ward has school-house, the only school be-
ing on the extreme southern line of the ward.
Some foolishly -timid persons for the most
part women, are annoyed and alarmed at the
sparrow-shooting by the men at fire department
headquarters. OF course if any one was struck
by wild bullet. it might be disagreeable to
everybody concerned, except the funeral director;
but it would be wrong to interfere with the sport
until some one is hurt, as the sparrows are
really very naughty little birds.
Professor Jaillet: did you hear Rev. O. G.
McCulloch's remarks before the High-school
committee, the other evening, when he spoke of
the education the scholars were getting in our
public schools as too much pork for a shillingp
could not help remembering that travelling
teacher who got up class at Plymouth Church,
In which he proposed to teach the people the
German language in ten weeks. How much
pork was that for shilling3 / wonder what has
became experts in the German language in ten
weeksa And what has become of the teacher?"
Said a police officer: 'No, we're not troubled
with tramps as we were before the work-house
was built That reminds me Of an adventure
we had one night over the river when Major
Robbins was superintendent. We went to
search the cars on switch. The tramps were
in the habit of sleeping in them. The Major
said he would take one end of the long line of
cars, and we should take the other. We sep
arated, and after time we met again. The
Majors face was covered with blood Good
heayensv asked; what has happenedp thinking
him nearly killed. He stood therein one hand
his bulls-eye flashing over the surrounding coun-
try, his revolver in the other.
LAS was going along said the Major
just went back in my mind to the time was in
the army. l was walking at lively gait,
buried in past recollections, and the next thing
cattle-guards.' We took the Major to the Sur
gical Institute. and had him repaired.
The other evening. at the newsboys' entertain
ment. Mayor Denny had spoken few words to
the boys. when Rev. j. A. Rondthaler spoke
Boys" he said. "do you know who that is
who has just talked to vou?"
Chorus-''Yes. sir; he's the Mayor
'What does he dog"
The boys--"Holds court
eyes. he holds court Boys. hope you will
never see that Mayor anywhere except on the
street Now, boys there's no other place where
you want to sec him, is there2"
The boys, very promptly-"Yes, sir; at
church,"
There was laugh from the visitors; the
Mayor looked at Mr.. Rondthaler and Mr.. Rond-
thaler looked at the Mayor. Then he tried to 60
on, but somehow the speech appeared to have
been broken off in the middle.
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EYES," said a musician. 1.-THE cornet is growing
in favor in the orchestra all the time. The man
who is an expert upon the cornet can count upon
plenty of work and, as musicians salaries go,
fair pay. Theatrical audiences now prefer the
cornet soloist to anything in the orchestra, and
the first violin is already violently jealous of
him. That man Rogers, who came here green
gawky country boy few months ago, has sud-
denly achieved great reputation He deserves
1t, for he is really q genius. We all winked at
each other when he came shambling in, and ex-.
pected him to make fat failure. He is about
as fat as lath, and when he leaned up against
a post and played the Carnival of Venice"-a
very difficult thing, you know-it knocked Beis-
senherz clear off his feet"
DR.. John A. Haugh was, the otherevening. the
center of group which he was entertaining
with graphic description of remarkable surgi-
cal operation. A stranger present, attracted by
his familiarity with the subject, later in the
evening asked for his professional card. DR..
Haugh is quite near-sighted and a little fus-
tered by the compliment, he drew out and hand
ed to his prospective patient an admission ticket
to Crown Hill Cemetery, which he happened to
be carrying.
The Retail Grocery Clerks Organize.
The indianapolis retail grocery clerks met in
the Counci1 chamhnr vactardav aftarnonp OF