The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-18


concern of his. The Philadelphia man has a
| great head and heart which. if not SO large,
should make him distinguished member Of an
organized charity association
THE pupils in Columbus, o., school followed
the example of the Troy children and struck for
shorter hours, claiming that under the present
arrangement they had insufficient time for recrea-
ton and ball playing. At noon on Wednesday,
shey refused to leave their seats and informed
their teachers that they would remain until
o'clock and then go home for the day This
scheme did not work as smoothly as was ex-
pected, the unsympathetic teachers, representa-
tives of an oppressive parental and official
power, driving the obstreporous youngsters from
the building with whips When the hour for the
afternoon session came parents who had been
informed of the affair, used similar arguments to
| induce prompt attendance, and the strike was
at an end. What the children Of the country
seem to lack is an Irons and Powderly to cham
pion their cause, and to rescue them from under
power of the public schools.
WITH characteristic delicacy the Washington
correspondent of some sensational paper men
tons the fact that the first wife Of the assassin
Guiteau is in that city, seeking 20 get pension
for her present husband. He is kind enough to
say that she prefers not to talk the subject of
her first husband, which fact was probably ar
rived at by the correspondent asking her con-
| corning it. The shame of dragging innocent
persons into unpleasant notoriety does not seem
| to deter some men. 1t is disgracefu that such
things are tolerated. The public has no right to
| modest this lady, and the fellow who is mean
enough to seek to get her to talk on the subject
that is SO painful to her should be discharged for
his stupidity and impudence.
WASHINGTON correspondents who drop into
French almost without knowing it describe Miss
Folsom. the Presidents latest alleged fance, as
schataine." For the benefit of ignorant persons
who may suspect that the term conceals vile
slur. they kindly explain the signifcation to be
that the coming lady of the White house is
Ieither pronounced blonde nor brunette. Young
women less gifted thar the correspondents and
not engaged to the President will drop into the
vernacular on the strength of this explanation
and classify chataine Miss Folsom as of "those
horrid no-co@rs, without bit of character"
ACCORDING to the reports made by the passen
gers of the Oregon, something like a cart-load of
diamonds must be scattered through the state
rooms of that Inflated vessel. AS things at
present however, the owners have little chance
of seeing their treasures again. The water is SO
cold that the diver is compelled to wear thick
wooden mittens under the rubber ones, and, Of
course, he finds it difficult to pick up even the
iaroas t-ciz Will fhaca C1f1
What the driver really needs on such a trip is
some SCOT. that detector of treasures in tho
Forty Thieves" and a microscope.
SOME carpenters repairing the roof of resi-
dence in Brooklyn discovered a skeleton resting
on the rafters. The inmates of the house pro
tested that they knew nothing about it, and did
not know how it get there. 1t is possible that
the family closet was so full that no more could
be stored there so this one taken to the gar
ret Brooklyn is q famous city for family skele
tons
VICTOR HUGO, not to be outdone by Hugh
Conway in the way of posthumous works has
announced. or has had it announced for him,
that there will be some ten volumes of his un-
published stuff soon thrust upon the literary
d
literary man best after he is dead; hence the re-
luctance to let up after the daisies blossom over
ones head.
A METAPHYSICAL CLUB has been organized in
Boston, the object of which is to cultivate habits
of philosophical thought among women. If it
teaches its members to look with calm metaphys
ical admiration upon their opposite neighbors
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the philosophers, are forced to wear their old
duds. the club will fulfill its mission.
The crocus is up and the lilacs have burst;
The bee is abroad and the birds atune;
The grass is all green and the air is like balm;
The skies have hint of the deep blue of june
The Juvenile world is mad with joy, and
The voice Of the circus is heard in the land.
SENATOR JONES tells an interviewer that his
was merely a passing acquaintance with Miss
Palm. It was. AS soon as the lady found what
he was in Detroit for she passed out and con
cealea herself in the boys and Businesses of
Florida.
WHEN the government has so little to do that
| it wages old hens, it is time for it to go
| out of business. 1t has just suppressed ma
lures Incubator Company" over in Illinois, and
| if hen isn't natures incubator then what is?
| THE Statesman's Year Book credits President
Cleveland to his native State. New Jersey. This
is right. 1t is erroneous to think that he was q
native of New Iceland.
| A GERMAN physician has discovered that small
coins are important factors in the spreading of
diseases We have ALWAYS nreferrad those of
| larger denominations.
| IT is estimated that 9l9, 900 pianos have been
manufactured in the United States since 1880
OF this number it is thought that fully one-half
are in this city