The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-04

countries, while even the undertaker's busiuess
Is carried on by women's enterprise, there being
at least two women in the United Ststes-one in
Flint, Mich. and the other in Brooklyn-who
are engaged in il.
FIFTY years ago to-day John Williams. Bishop
OF Connecticut, was ordained TO the Episcopal
ministry. He is now the Oldest bishop Of his
church in America He is one Of the great men
Oh inc country. Physically, intellectually,
morally, be has been q central figure wherever
ne mas been known. In England he has made q
reputation as q powerful preacher and q worthy
representative OF Bishop Seabury. He is
bachelor, but there are many men in this coun-
try VINO love him as a father. AS q raconteur
be has not his superior in any English-speskipg
country.
SAID a travelling man in the Palmer House, in
the hearing of a Chicago reporter: 81 never
order . FIRE in my room in a country hotel I
carry . warming apparatus along which is both
convenient and not costly to myself. See.r aud
he pulled out q pair of nippers and a cas- burner
which would throw a fame at least seven inches
wide. It's this way" be continued. II register
and 60 to my room. The burner is, Of course,
plugged with cotton so that You can't get enough
light to see to go 20 bed BIZ. yank il off with
my nippers, screw on my own patent appliance,
and then sit by the window and watch the city
gas tank sink down toward the ground while my
room gets warm"
A BALTIMoREAN, writing from Dresden to q
friend in that city. says: 1T was here thatI
saw the best managed streetcar lines The
hill boys are men, and the faded bill horses ara
fiery steeds;' all the company's employees are
uniformed. and such uniforms are not on our
police; they look more like our military dress.
Ihe cars are spotless, double decked, first and
second class, roof cheaper; frst-class fare ID
pfennigs, or less than 4 cents from end to end OF
the route, and 10 pfennigs for shorter distances.
ly not overworked. There are waiting-rooms ct
numerous crossings along the route, and the
morning papers are kept on the rscks-tyo pa
pers to each car
a WRITER on German customs remarks In the
Woman's World for September: Officers may
not marry without the consent of their supe-
riors. and their free choice is res tricted by the
regulations. which require that their wives
must possess a certain amount of property.
Money, in Germany being much more plentiful
In the lower or burgher class than in the upper,
middle or professional class, it comes about
with increasing frequency that officers marry
daughters or brewers farmers, inn-keepers,
butchers and nillers. thus adding one more to
the many existing natural causes which,
athwart any remaining aristocratic preiudices,
are rapidly ~effacing caste ia Germany. So far
as the lives of the people go she is already per
haps the most socially leveled and democratic
ally-behaved nation on earth, and in this re-
spect offers the strongest possible contrast TO
two adjacent countries. Austria and Russia
This story is told of Professor Butler. Of ths
Wisconsin State University, who represented
the Badger State st the Ohio centennial celebra-
ton. He il an earnest advocate of healthy out
ot-door exercise for persons OF sedentsry habits,
and on one occasion, a few years ago, took oc-
casion to impress upon the students Under him
the necessity OF securing plenty of pure air. In
the course Of his talk he declared that a walk
arouuy Lake Mendoza would not be too great o
strain on the muscles. To prove the truth Of
his statement and set an example for his stu
dents, the Professor set out one day TO encircle
the lake on foot The distance was greater
than he had supposed, and when he was near
the insane hospital his legs had become SO swol-
len that he could not proceed further. He
therefore seated himself on the ground and ele-
waited his feet on the fence to reduce the swell
ing. While he was in this position two men
drove mp in q wagon, and after a brief whispered
conversation, one of them said: That's him.;
he must be . crazy man." And Professor Butler
was bundled into the wagon and taken to the in
sane hospital as an escaped patient.
A POWERFUL YELL.
There is a yell which scares them al,
The pagan and believer;
You hear il now in Florida
1t is the yell o. fever.
Washington Critic.
THE WINTER SPECTRE.
The seasons as they roll,
Put up the price of coal.
Then, rolling as before,
They put it up some more.
Coal Trade Review.