The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-11
ODDS AND ENDS.

II think the proposition to tax vehicles is
good one," said DR.. John Chambers. II am one
of the populace who rattle over the streets wear
ing them out and a law that would make me pay
for so doing would be giving me my just de-
serts."
Il have had ten years experience in Florida"
said Capt. A L. Hunt, 'and l believe there is
money there for the orange-grower who will Ia
Dor and wait but / wouldn't advise anybody 70
buy yard of land there unless he first went and
looked at it coolly and critically. There be land
sharks and water sharks"
'sYou may put this as a rumor." said a Demo
cratic politician to the reporter, s'and don't give
ma eSay-that several of the decent Democratic
members of the City Council have met in secret
caucus and discussed the question of how to
choke off Sim Coy. We appreciate the fact that
his assumed leadership is disgusting everybody
but the rabble, and that, if he could be got away
from here, say by giving him place of some
kind at Washington, it would greatly purify the
party. But suspect nothing of that kind can
be done They have heard of Simeon at Wash
ington."
"It would not surprise me-" said DR.. A. W.
Brayton IF Prof. John M. Coulter aucceeded
the venerable Professor Gray at Harvard. I
talked with him just before he left here how
ever. and he had nothing of this kind in mind
He said that Professor Gray had invited him to
come to Harvard, and assist him in working M
some genera and families of North American
plants, and that he would be there five weeks
He was in great glee, anticipating much pleasure
in working with the great botanist. The scien-
tifc and social relationships existing be-
tween them have always been of the
closest and warmest character. President
Jordan, of the State University, remarked some
time ago. that Professor Gray's mantle would
probably fall upon Professor Coulter Professor
Coulter has come into greater prominence re-
Gently through his book, Flora of the Rocky
Mountain Region which he has been engaged
upon for years More than fifty colleges and
hundreds of students have been waiting for this
work, Professor Grays idea in having him
come to Harvard is doubtless for the purpose
that Professor Coulter may readily follow him
in certain lines OF work. / think it extremely
probable that Indiana will lose him, and that he
will go to Harvard"
I'm out ofpolitics now" said once prominent
Democratic ward-worker, land I'll risk telling
you ballot-box anecdote of South Side ward
in the fall election of 1890 The Democrats got
badly scared, and three or four came together
and devised little plan which would increase
the number of Democratic ballots in that par
ticuar box. We had watchers at that election.
and it was arranged that the Democratic watch
sit on the inside near the window and as close to
the balot-box as he might be allowed. WE'LL
about midnight, as the count was going on a
leather lunged Democrat, by preconcerted ar
rangement came to the outside of the window
and yelled 'hurrah for Garfield at the same
time smashing the window sash, glass and all
with club. The watcher, with a cry of I'm
killed. pitched off his stool and fell across the
ballot box, which the frightened judges left for
a moment When the ballots were counted ont
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tickets. By agreement fifty tickets were thrown
out twenty-five Republican and TWENTY-FIVE
Democratic. which you left a net gain of
fifty Democratic ballots. Neat wasn't itl"
81 know of scheme that, if it had been
worked, would have double-discounted that
said another Democrat. 1T was by pre-arrance-
ment with the inspector of one of the North
Side wards in which large Republican and
Democratic vote is east. to burn the ballots in
the box. This was to be done by smuggling
phosphorus into the box in solution in small
vial inelosed in ballot The contents of the
box would burn up and nobody could ever dis
cover how it happened. The scheme failed by
reason of the friend at the ballot box lacking
nerve to carry out his part of the programme"
A little story is told on Albert Gall, the carpet
man. One day he was talking with Dr. Pink,
the topic being the Hebrew trade in the carpet
line. II do not see, said Mr.. Gall, 'how it is
do not get more of their trade. / have always
made special effort to please them and am
personally on the best terms with all the leading
people. Besides this, my father-you remember
my father, Dr. Gall-be had in his day almost
the entire Hebrew practice. don't understand
it,
'.Dr Pink's eye twinkled as re replied: sTt's
plain enough to me- You know the Jews accept
the Father but reject the Son.