The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-16

in Rev. Dr. Jefery. 1t is an old and true saying
that one dead fly spoils the whole box of oint
ment; and all that there is of good in Sam Jones
is spoiled by what he does for effect, and what
he does purposely for effect, with as much study
rs the clown puts into his jokes to catch the
crowd. This is what the Indianapolis Journal
is against" in Sam Jones. and what we think
everyone who cares for the honor of the Chris
tian church and for the cause of religion in the
world should be opposed to. 1t will be a day
some distance in the future when the Journal
will admire in Sam Jones what it would de-
spise and condemn in any other Christian minis
ter.
THE popular song of ''Willow, tit-willow," in
sThe Mikado, was evidently suggested by, if not
taken from, a song in 'Othello." 1t is sung by
Desdemona in the fourth act Itruns as follows
"A poor soul sat signing by sycamore tree
Sing all green willow:
Her hand on her bosom, her head on her knee
Sing willow, willow, willows
The fresh streams ran by her, and murmur'd her
Sing willow willow willow;
Her salt tears fell from her and soften the stones
Sing willow, willow, willow.
CALI my love false love, but what said he thenl
Sing willow, willow, willow"
In speaking OF the song Desdemona says:
MY mother had maid called Barbara:
She was in love- and he she loved proved mad,
And did forsake her. She had song of-wlow,
An old thing twas. but it expressed her fortune,
And she died singing it. that song to night
Will not go from my mind have much to do
Not to hang my head all at sde
And sing it like poor Barbara"
The air, the text. and the circumstances sur
rounding the song in 1.-The Mikado' are very like
CLo1y1 ~ hnl,c xl,o l.
never before been noticed.
Mr.. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN addressed the fol-
lowing letter to William Henry Hurlbert, which
gives his views on the subject of Mr.. Giadstone's
home-rule bill:
ssDear Mr.. Hurlbert-I have received your let
ter of the 9th instant, in which you rightly in
terpret the passage In my letter to Mr.. Bolton to
which you refer | hold that every argument
which iustfes the grant cf local autonomy to
Ireland, as against the centralzing pretensions
of the British Parliament. would equally justify
the resistance of Protestant Ulster to similar
claims on the part of Parnellite Parliament at
Dublin The instructng instances you give from
American experience are precisely In point, and
the Protestant population of Ulster would be
fully entitled either to claim separate autono-
my such successfully asserted by West
Virginia, or to maintain their connection with
Great Britain In pursuance of the example of
| am convinced, after careful inquiry, that the
Loyalists of the North of Ireland will notquietly
submit themselves to the control of a Dublin
Parliament which they believe, with much rea-
son, would be hostile to their religious and ma
terial interests. l am yours, faithfully,
40 Princess Gate j. CHAMBERLAIN
On this peaceful Sunday morning it will be
we'll for workingmen study over the fact
that the much Wanted eighthour movement is
a confessed and conspicuous failure. 1t will be
well for them to think seriously upon how fool
ish it is for them to listen to the vaporings of
demagogues and vote-seekers, who feed them with
whipped syllabub-the mouthngs of friends
who never did days work in their lives except
with their vocal cords The most dangerous
man in the community is the demagogue who
unsettles everything and everybody by his van
ity and foolish speech. There will be less of him
in the future than there has been in the past
IT is agreed by the Southern Methodist Con-
ference, in session at Richmond, that attendance
at the circus or opera is contrary to the general
rules of the church. and that offenders should be
dealt with accordingly. In reference to the mat
ter of disciphning members for signing saloon
petitions a committee recommended that no
action should be taken. 1t is entirely safe to
attack those giant evils, the circus and the opera,
but even religious brethren observe due caution
in handling ticklisn subject like whisky In
politics. now, it would be said that they were
afraid Of antagonizing the whisky vote
HARPERs WEEKLY for yesterday has a strik-
ing cartoon. representing Uncle Sam standing
by the halliards which fly an American flag at
the masthead, while near by is a low browed
Anarchist spreading the red flag Of the COM
mune. Uncle Sam is represented as saying:
ours is large country, but there is room in it
for only one flag We quite agree with the
Weekly and so will most of the people. There
is room for only one flag Both the red rag and
the confederate rag will have to go, and to stay
gone
IT seems to be the prevailing opinion in Chi
cago that when man goes to the trouble of
hanging himself up by the neck, it would be an
intrusion upon private rights for outsiders to In
terfere and cat him down. Perhaps the cautious
crowd which stared at the struggles of the sus-
pended Mr. Bies were afraid he would throw a
bomb at them if they went nearer.
A WASHINGTON special says that it is prob
able the Democratic committee will allow the
Harrison Dakota bill to come TO a vote in the
House of Representatives. and if they do the
friends of Dakota claim to have enough votes to
pass it. This would be a great triumph for
justice and fair dealing
| u SAM JOKES and Sam Small will be at the Love
land camp-meeting from the LIST to the 18th of
August. The circus season will be in full blast
| HERR MOST expresses the opinion that the
prison system of Europe is far ahead of that in
the United States, If Most prefers foreign
residence. it will probably not be difficult to ar