The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-15
MINOR MENTION.

THE proprietor of the Chicago publication of
which it is expected that Miss Cleveland will be-
come editor. now that it is developed that there
interview, in which he makes some very strong
statements, declaring that the concern is not
only paying, but paying big-not less than $1,000
month above all expenses. In fact it is boom
ing right along, and the masses are ravenously
hungry each month awaiting its issuance. He
is seriously thinking Of securing detail of police
to keep back the crowds that will rush forward
to plank down their subscription money Be-
ing asked "Does it payf" He replied: "Does it
paya Well. I should say sol" and then he reit-
Grated the statement that it cleared 81, 900 a
month. ''That's good" was suggested. "Good!
You bet it's good. I've had a big tussle with the
magazine though, part of the time, but she's
booming now" was his hearty reply. 1t is not
known whether he referred to the magazine or
to the new editor when he remarked that "she
was booming" In any event the new editor will
have to tone down the proprietor before she can
hope to earn her salary. Literary people do not
talk as this gentleman is represented as talking
If the venture is not very far above the average
magazine of the period. it would be prudence on
the part of Miss Cleveland to insist on the pay
ment of her salary monthly. in advance il posi-
BILE. There will not be many more than a million
who will rush forward to patronize this enter
prise. The people saving up their money
just now to buy portrait of her sisterin-law,
who has entered the list as professional beauty,
with evident intention OF making all she can out
of it. 1t would be drawing card for Elizabeth
to publish portrait of her brothers bride a
frontispiece in the first number after she takes
control. and she might offer q photo as a
premium for the first thousand subscribers sent
in.
THE last few days have witnessed the murder
of two women of il-repute by their paramours.
who had in some manner become estranged. It
is rule with few exceptions that these liaisons
result In tragcal manner. The one in this city
resulted from the woman getting tired of the
man who had deserted wife and children
to bask in he- smiles. In time she
found that she liked another man bet
ter than she did him. and was trying to
get rid of him when he shot her. In the Louis
vile tragedy the facts were nearly the same, and
in both the man finds himself murderer for his
pains. The wages of sin may not always be a
literal death, but they are always more than one
would care to pay if the account could be &C.
curately scanned before the indebtedness was
contracted.
A MINNESOTA man has seen "sea serpent" in
one of the little lakes near Minneapolis, and has
won lasting fame by not getting as scared as a
at a. H. al a.
that he shot at it's head, which was of the regu-
lation size-that of beer keg-and that the bull
let hit fairly in the forehead, and, further, that
as the bullet glanced off, he saw that the side of
it had been flattened, as was indicated by the
bright place on it that reflected the sunlight
This is altogether the most refreshing serpent
story that the season has afforded and demon
strates that the West is as able to furnish these
monsters as any other portion of the country.
A BOSTON paper remarks that "the horse car
driver who can refrain from turning half round
and glaring at the conductor when the conductor
has made mistake in ringing the bell, may ex-
ist but most of us have never seen him"
lie does exist and we have him in Indianapo-
lis. The driver doesn't glare at the conductor
for the simple reason that there are no conduct
ors to glare at. The unhappy passenger who
fails to make Maud s. time in passing up his fare
Is the object Of his stony gaze.
THAT was a very remarkable surgical opera
ton performed at Boston. last week, by which
a set of false teeth was removed from the stom-
ach of the gentleman who had the bad taste to
swallow them. But the surgical part was not
more remarkable than the depth of the stomach
which permitted the insertion of the surgeons
arm ito the elbow" The teeth must have been
in the vicinity of the mans knees
DISPATCHES from Illinois say that Champaign
is threatened with water famine. But why
should the people want water when they have
Champaign
N. B--English spelling is acknowledged to be
purely arbitrary matter and if one has an ear
sufficiently long it is permissible to spell by it
See Chicago Tribune.
THE time will come-some time next winter.
perhaps-when just this kind Of weather would
come mighty handy. Taking the year round. he
is very hard to please who does not find what he
wants in the way Of temperature. With a eli
mate that furnishes a range Of las degrees all
may be satisfied. at least once year. if so dis
posed.
SAM JONES argues that preacher should
riehteously refuse all reduction in the price Of
things because 'he is preacher His reason
for this extraordinary idea is that the man Of
God should not place himself under obligations
not to denounce sin wherever it may reveal
ITSELF He thinks that IL halter. for instance.