The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-23

will give prominence to Emerson, Thoreau and
Hawthorne, and in the other to Longfellow,
Holmes and Lowell.
BISHOP WHIPPLEs escape from the Rio rail
road disaster recalls the fact that change of
plan at the last moment alone prevented his
being on the train that went down at Ashtabula
and likewise on the sleeper that was hurled over
the Mendoza Bluffs few years ago.
BUFFALO BILLS buffaloes were not wilder
than the walking delegates in New York when
they learned he had refused to put on union men
to fit up the Madson-square Garden, and it is
said his cowboys are mild hammered dudes COM
pared with the New York unionists
EXCHANGE: "To dream of eggs" it is said, lis
sign that the dreamer is going to get money"
Here is a new avenue to wealth open to the
working classes Many man will stand around
on the corners, complaining of hard times, in
stead of going home ard dreaming of eggs
A RESIDENT of Geneseo found mink in his
hen-house after it had killed thirty of his fowls.
The mink ran under woodpile. Determined to
kill it, the man handled the four cords of wood
four times. Then the mink, growing tired of
running from one pile of wood to another, ran
away.
WHEN Rev. Sam Jones. in Omaha, Neb.,
asked any man present who had never spoken a
a cross word to his wife to stand up, round
faced, good-na looking individual. with a
beard stood up. Thank God there's one man
who never said cross word to his wife," said
Rev. Sam. "Tm a bachelor" shouted the round
faced man.
81 GOSH"
Said DR.. McCosh
at is time to get up and retire
When the poet pulls out his warm Tyre.
The thing is all loaded know
80 L Ii make them bow and go;
Said Dr. McCosh,
'Ill not put up with such bosh
Atlanta Constitution.
TABLET in memory of General Mcclellan has
been erected in ST. Cloud Presbyterian Church,
West Orange, N. j. 1t is inscribed: George
Brinton Mcclellan. maior-general. U. S. A..
Governor of New jersey elder of this church
Il have fought the good fight: / have finished my
courses l have kept the faith" It is of heavy
rolled brass set against background Of black
marble
THE correct pronunciation of the name of the
distinguished Hungarian painter Mihaly, or
Michael, Munkacsy is as if it were spelt Moon
katchee, the accent being on the first syllable
His family name is Lieb, but he chose to take
another name to make famous from Munkacs,
the little village in Hungary in which he was
born. The Emperor of Austria has conferred
on him the privilege of using the YOU before his
name, which, as Tar as 1t goes, is title OF no.
bility.
KALAMAZOO (Mich.) Gazette Col, Frank B
Stockbridge built an elegant residence, which
largely exceeded his expectations in the matter
of cost, as all such enterprises have vicious
way of doing. When it was completed a friend
asked the Colonel if he was through with the
work, to which he replied: eyes, it's all done
but one thing 1 am going to buy parrot, and
place it at the front door, and teach it so that
every time I enter the bird will say: Hello,
you old FOOL"
ALABAMA's most prominent female contribu-
tor to the press is Miss Mary Gordon Duffie of
Blount Springs. She is known as the "Poetess
of the Mountains. and writes to several jour
nails, both North and South, under the name OF
Mary Duff Gordon. She lives on lonely
mountain in Blount county, dresses in ancient
and eccentric style, carries green umbrella
and keeps loaded musket behind her door
for protection from intruders She is one of the
oldest developments of literary life in the United
States