The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-24

heir. with the remark: "A most remarkable
yonpe man. yonr Hiehnpss-he speaks several
fellow would make said iBssnarak. coldly 20
the minister al bis aide. go
BARNES GREELEY. brother Of Horace Gree
ley. lie living his farm near Cory. Pa. aged
sssenty-fvs years. He i alsrssnbaek- Prohibi-
tionistiu politics. He dresses negligsut1y and
takes far more interest in forming than ia polis-
zeal affairs. Il Is
EVEN nature seems to fight against the cold
water people in Atlanta, Ga. It 10 now discov-
cred that the city water causes a thick reddish
coating TO form on the inside of sfsam boilers.
which soon holes in them ssJust think OF
Teller takin' that kind of stuff in his STUN
micK." say the old soaks as they present their
jugs TO be filed again.
QUEEN VICTORIA is the first English rsiening
sovereign who has visited Florence since the
time of the crusades, when Richard passed
through the city. For some years the widow Of
Charles the Pretendsr lived in Florence and
and two years ago thu Princess Mary of Cam
bridge passed the winter there. But IL is not
often that Florence sees much OF English row.
atty.
THE only Senator who now habituaily wears
one of the little black skull caps that were so
common among the Senators a few years ago. is
Senator Edmnnds, whose head ID so bald as TO
be very sensitive TO the drauchts about the cor
ridors of the Senate chamber The custom of
wearing the caps was started by General Burn
side, and was quite fashionable for time
The interest which children naturally take in
charitable objects was lately illustrated at
Waltham, Mass. where an appeal was sent to
the schools for money to establish q childrens
free bed at the hospital. In a short time the
children brought over three hundred dollars for
the object. some contributing only nickel and
about 600 giving part of their store. The en-
thusiasm with which they entered into the
scheme was the most interesting feature Of the
collection.
BRIGHT New York woman who reads the
newspapers and magazines carefully has classes
of contemporary history 10 several private
schools for girls. By giving digest OF the news
she instructs the girls upon questions of the day,
telling OF all events of Importance with which
it is proper for Them TO be familiar. and leading
them to an appreciation of contempory history.
1t the teachers OF schools have not time to pre-
pare themselves for this kind OF instruction, a
special teacher would be valuable and well APP
preciated.
Mr. JOEL CHANDLER HARRrs. "Uncle Re-
mus" was discussed by literary club in
Atlanta. Ga, the other evening, and was de-
scribed by one of his friends as the plainest of
all plain He is never untidy, but This
trousers always bag at the knees, and If he
didn't have least one button off his coat he
would not be happy In justice to his head
gear. let me say that he always wears the mob
best derby hat and red hair. aud carries rustic
hickory cane. it was cut from the virgin forest
: near his West-end home. and he was never
known to be without It. He is not lame. but the
hickory is necessary TO his makeup as
qee red cravat that adorns his shirt front to
keep up kind OF harmonious blending with his
sfubby mustache and hair. In his general APP
pearance, therefore, it may be accepted that If
hs be not unique. he is, at least oldfas hionsd."
MAYOR HEWITT unexpectedly popped in at the
fourteenth anniversary of the Young Mems He
brew Association, at Chicksring Hall, New YORK
city. Wednesday evening. and the
principal speaker. Among his testimonials TO
fheJewish race the Mayor said: ..All that is
noble, all that is admirable, all that is human,
finds its we'll spring the Jewish faith, and
fits one for the work of life well as eternity
The Jews are good citizens, preaching what they
practice, who don't come down to the City Hall
and ask for Offices. They build their own char
tiles, and do not fill the prisons and almshouses,
but send itheir children TO the public schools,
whore they are taught 60 be American citizens
and donos quarrel over questions of religion. l
am told theJews are getting rich. am glad of
It. Riches will never do any harm in the hands
of honest labor, nor in the hands of those who
believe in the Ten Commandments The jew
1ish people present spectacle such has
never been seen since the days of David. and
/ you ought to be satisfied with New York and
love it, because it the first place in the
world where distinction made between
sJewssana Christians