The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-09
MINOR MENTION.

MINOR MENTION.
THAT Miss frankie Folsom is dear, sweet
girl no one has thought of questioning; but it APP
pears that she is even sweeter and more gushing
than has been believed. Here is an extract from
one of her letters, written since she has gone to
Europe Itreads like the production Of young
lady on a class excursion, the use of adjectives
being peculiarly girlish:
1--WE have had lovely time at Genoa but
mother has been feeling rather ill. wish L
could talk Italian well; but most of the people
understand French very well. You girls have
no idea about travelling in such heather coun-
tries. It is perfectly terrible l would like to
cut the heads off Of those newspaper gossips who
wrote about the wedding they had planned for
me to participate in. Those cruel brutes just
drove me over to Europe, and have not had
nice time at all. If you ever come to Europe
just stay in countries where they talk In English
1t is bad enough there, but horrible here. will
leave for Paris in few days, and intend to
get some splendid new dresses there You will
be surprised when you see them. This will, per-
haps, be the only time when l will put on real
style, and you. must see me with the new
dresses. Give my love to Ida and all the girls"
Just how successfully such q creature will dis
charge the onerous duties of the White House
remains to be seen. It is certain however, that
she will find some things lovely some ''per-
fectly horrible" while the 'cruel brutes" of the
press will make her existence simply terrible
Wonder what Rose Elizabeth thinks of such a
girly girl becoming the wife of her mature and
sedate brothers She will hardly be of much serv-
ice to the authoress in compiling her new book.
Mr.. FRoUpE's book of travels, recently pub
ished, does not seem to be a really valuable
work. The hasty and superficial manner In
which he disposed of America was characteristic
of the English tourist but it might have been
expected that he would give more careful atten-
ton to his utterances concerning the Queen's do
| minions According to Mr. Labouchere, how
ever, his account of Australian life is very mis-
leading AS an instance of his untrustworthi-
ness is mentioned the fact that at the very time
he was describing how all the Australian colo
MES were flowing with milk and honey bread
riots were occurring in several of the leading
cities When returns are In from all countries
treated of, Mr.. Froude will, perhaps, come to the
conclusion that this book, as a WHOLE is one
Of the things he would rather not have written.
TIE Northwestern Christian Advocate ex-
plains the circumstances connected with the re-
| ported remark at the Chicago preachers meeting
| Jay Gould kicked through the streets of New
| York. but not quite killed. The Advocate says:
1.-THE facts are very simple The debate had
drifted along with full sympathy for the toiler.
| Bishop Bowman. being called out, properly
warned the preachers meeting not to put all the
blame on capitalists alone. By way of deprecat-
| ing suspicion that he exclusively sympathizes
| with rich men, he made the remark about kick
ing which has been twisted into an expression
| never made by Bishop Bowman. File said in eff
fect IF Jay Gould In fact deserves to be clicked
/ nearly to death" let him be kicked, il be kicked
he must; but do not imagine that he is the only
party in the dispute subject to criticism These
| are not the Bishops words, but tho sen tence we
construct correctly expresses his argument"
| How do the equal suffragists enjoy the annual
dose of tafy that is dealt out to them in the mi
nority report of the congressional committee
which has their petition in charged The dose is
very sweet sweeter this year than usual; but it
must grow triAe nauseating from repetition,
particularly il the good sisters put any credence
| in the story that the members of the committee
toss coppers to see which of their number shall
| pose as the noble minority. and which appear as
the opponents Of the cause Whether this
wicked tale is true in every particular or not,
there is reason to suspect that awful consterEa-
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| ling be made to change votes, were it discov-
cred at any time that mistake had been made
| in counting noses, and that the minority was on
| the other side.
THE Philadelphia Times wants the Constitu-
tion amended so as to have congressional and
| presidential terms begin in December or Janua-
ry instead of May. ss has been proposed The
Times seems to have altogether missed the great
| reform idea which is at che bottom Of the move
| ment TO change the date from March to May
The plan is entirely in the interest of the presi-
Dental complexion and the presidential nose.
| The bleak winds of winter take unpleasant liber
| ties just at a tine when the owner wants to
| look his loveliest. Does the Times think that
the billiards OF December will be less trying
| than those Of March7
| MISS ALICE Cook, of Pittsfeld Mass has
dons the social bomb-shell act by clipping with
and marrying the coachman Of her brother-in-
| law. Alice is thirty-six, and probably thought
| IL was 'now or never with her chances for mat
rimony, SO she picked up the coachuan afore-
| said, who Is likely Irishman Of some five and
| twenty John Acres by name. Mrs Acres ex-