The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-16

in light hammocks, so as to avoid the damp from
the ground. Waterman keeps of any intrud-
ers who might disturb the nights rest, and
the experiment has proved wonderfully success
full
ADMIRAL PORTER writes to Boston paper to
say that if he has made $50 900 out of his literary
works he will be grateful to the man who will
show him where the money s Personally, he
remembers having netted the enormous sum of
exactly $68.
MICHAEL DAvITT is man of massive frame,
and grand head towers above broad shoulders.
The forehead, broad and full, overtops pair of
searching, coal-b black eyes. while the lower por
ton or the face Is covered with closely trimmed
black beard.
You've JIMMY BLAINE says that he has had
several offers to go into journalism. If he
does. ne says that he will begin at the bottom of
the ladder. This is very kind and condescend-
ing. in view of the fact that all good journalists
start in as managing editors and graduate as ad-
vertsing solicitors.
WRITER upon southern California says
frankly that it is little short of crime to induce
poor men to try their fortunes in the colonies in
the southern part of that State. An orange
grove of five acres will give good living when
1t is mature, but to buy it In full bearing will
cost from So, 600 to 81, 500, without house or
other Improvement
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES is Justly ann Dyed
at the fact that he has been quoted in Boston
paoer as saying that Emerson came from the
"dirtiest' instead of the "dantiest sectaran
circle of the time" Robert G. Winthrop is also
displeased at the substitution in print OF Alder
man Sidney" for what posed in manuscript as
"Algernon Sidney"
FATHER HARMON, assistant rector of the Ger
man Catholic Church of Lafayette. and dis
tiuguished German scholar, has just completed
- cl. I'LL ooto
work, ben -Hur,' into the German language.
This learned gentleman has secured from Gen
| eral Wallace the exclusive rights OF the German
edition, and has forwarded the manuscript TO
the largest publishing house at Stuttgart Ger
many.
LOUIS G. WEaEFARTH, the composer, is about
to apply for an injunction against man named
Heinrichs, who puts new tunes into hand-orga
| at So apiece Heiurichs has recently got hold of
the pretty air of ''Papas Footsteps" which is
sung by Jose at Dockstader's, and it has gone
| into two hand organs AS Mr.. Wegefarth
believes that the rendering of his composition in
| the streets. with monkey ACCOMPANIMENT, will
| decease its popularity, he has decided to make
| an effort to stop it. The music is copyrighted.
Dr.. HOLINESS poem at the Harvard celebra-
ton is published i'll fullin the December Atlantic.
| The lines to which DR.. McCosh took exception
are as follows:
| As of old from Ida 3 lofty height
The flaming signal flashed across the night
So Harvard beacon sheds it's unspent rays
Till every watch tower shows its kindling blaze
Caught from spark and famed by every gale,
brighter radiance gilds the roofs of Yale;
| Amherst and Williams bid their aanbeaus shine,
And Bowdoin answers throug Oh her groves of pine
! Ger Prnceton's sands the far reflections STEAL
| Where mighty Edwards stamped his iron heel:
| Nay. the hill where old beliefs were bound
| Fast as if Styx had grit them nine times round
Bursts such light that trembling souls inquire
| If the whole church of Calvin is on fire!
Well may they ask. for what so brightly burns
AS dry creed that nothing ever earnsl
| Thus link by link is knit the flaming chain
| Lit by the torch of Harvard hallowed plain.