The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-25
ODDS AND ENDS.

An amusing story is going the rounds con-
corning Prof. Rasmus B. Anderson, the new
American minister to Denmark. After his
formal reception by the King, Mr.. Anderson was
shown into the audience-room of the Queen.
Here the American diplomatic shook hands with
her Majesty, and, taking chair, sat down and
chat.ed familiarly with the Queen inquiring into
the health of the royal children, etc. Conclud-
ing the conversation he got up again. shook the
Queens hand with great cordiaity, and babe her
adieu. The attendants were astonished to the
verge of horror at this breach of decorum, and
the Queen was very much amused.
About two years ago Prof. Anderson paid a
visit to this city. and was here two or three
weeks. He is man of great learning, but in
manner as simple as a child. Those who met
him here recognize the anecdote as authentic
and characteristic Of the ingenious and honest
hearted scholar
The other day w. A. Moore was a street.
car when it ran off the track. and being sturdy,
vigorous man, with some pride in his strength
and not averse to helping fellow man in trouble,
he put his shoulder to the work and aided the
driver to put the Car on the track again. When
he got home he seated himself at the table and
took table spoonful of soup. Up it came again
as if fired out by spouting geyser. This was
followed by rush of blood to the head, and Mr..
Moore was laid aside and doctor set for. It
seems he had strained his diaphragm, an infre-
ouent and troublesome injury, and it was several
days before he was again in good repair. Only
persons who have DO diaphragns undertake
with safety to lift street.cars.
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The other day DR.. John Hurtys small boy
wanted pair of rubber boots. The Doctor tried
to reason him out of it. but the youngster per-
sisted in his demand. Finally, the Doctor told
him a little story-one he had read in the news
paper. The boy was ell attention. and the story
IL
given pair of rubber boots by his father. He
waded in the water with them-water ran over
the tops of the boots-boy took cold-mother
put his feet in hot water-grew worse-doctor
came-litte boy -undertaker-funeral."
The small boy listened attentively to the end
of tn story and the father was coneratulating
himself on the impression he had made, whom,
with a long breath, the youngster asked: What
did they do with the boots"
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Father Alerding, of St Joseph's Church, in
conversation with the reporter, told little story
concerning his trip to Germany in 1884. II
think" he said, shat Munster in Westpbalia
gave me about the best illustration of the pater-
nal character OF the government in its great care
of its citizens. l was walking there one day in
August in park where there was a lake, or
more properly pond. 1t seems that in winter
this pond was suitable for skating A tree near
by bore large board upon which was lettered
twenty-four or twenty-five different rules and
regulations regarding this pond The miuutest
detail was gone into 1t charged the populace
to be sure and not go upon the ice until it was
thoroughly frozcn not to go far in particular
direction because the ice there not generally
well frozen when skating to notice particularly
the position of the different coored flags that
would be placed upon the ice; not to cross line
drawn from white to red flag; to be extreme
~ careful about passing in an opposite direction
from the blue to the green flag
Il read these rules and was enjoying them
greatly, especially the last one. which charged
that everybody must obey all the foregoing
rules to the letter and having done so, take
every precaution not to injure himself in the
least
lat this clapped my hands to my sides and
laughed outright The incongruousness of the
sign. it being August. and the excessive caution.
were too much for me, and laughed again and
again. AS / turned to leave I saw a policeman
big with wrath, looking down upon me- He
said: You seem to find lots Of amusement over
there l said, Yes Then he was angrer than
ever. You think that a laughing matter; I've a
good mind to rue you in
He was so much in the humor for making an
awful example of me II suppose / am the first
person who ever laughed at that sign or took it
in any way but in the greatest seriousnessl that
walked off and he followed me some distance
trying to make up his mind whether or not to
arrest me as an enemy of the government /
shall always consider / had an exceedingly mar
row escape
lat Ems met Herr Windthorst, the leader
OF the opposition TO Bismarck / was disappoint-
ed in his appearance. am small man. and
he IS smaller than am. His head would hardly
rise above my shoulder. He remarked that a
town in the United States had been named after
him and seemed much pleased thereat tried
to say something pleasant and remarked that he
was fighting the visible devil meaning Bis
marck) over there, while !, on the other side of
the water, was fighting the invisible devil He
looked about him hurriedly shook his finger,
and said: Tut, tutl You mustn't talk that way
here. 1t might be made unpleasant for you'
Zone day, at Ems was walking out, when
noticed all the people in the street were bare
headed. What is itr / inquired of q little old
man. He replied in an awe-laden breath, The
Prince George is going TO ride out oh, said /,
is that allf and stakcd off, with hat on head, to
be followed with a look of holy horror"