The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-11

not get the divorce first. since it was so easily
obtained and was what che wanted, and omit
the pistol practice. However, in the latter case
there would have been less notoriety and the
Chicago taste would not have been satisfied.
If June is the month Of roses November is the
month Of tho cbrysarthemum. and this flower
has come TO be such marvel OF color and bloom
that the one season is hardly more distin-
guished than the other. From the yellow and
white blossoms of "grapdmother's garden" has
been developed variety Of color and shape,
and profusion of bloom that are hardly RI
vailed in gcreeousuess by the queen of flowers
herself Only one thing the chrysanthemum
lacks and that is fragrance; but go welcome is
its beauty to the eye in this season. when flowers
are rare that the deficiency can easily
be forgotten. Pink, or white, or yellow,
with feathery petals quilted like the daisy, it
is a sight TO make the heart glad. There 10 .
cheeriness in the look of the flower that hts in
o peculiar way to this month of clouds and
bleakness. 1t is ike q sunny face in a window,
and has an air as of one not to be disturbed by
storms aud frosts that wreak such havoc with
hot-houss plants, human as we'll az vegetable.
The chrysanthemum as it is now is q product Of
culture" bu. it has kept it's hardness, and its
primitive virtues have not been cultivated out.
To the florists who have brought 1t to its pres
emit perfection q vote OF thanks would be due
had they not already reaped great and more
satisfactory reward in the shape of cash
Mrs. HELEN N. COUGAR has attempted q
number Of times, in speeches and in interviews
which she knows how to obtain, to explain
away the exposure which was published in
the Journal She claims that the letter was
earbIed and distorted, and that If the Journal
had printed the whole letter she would have
only been too happy There were two rows Of
stars in the letter as printed. The first row was
used in place OF the sentence, Now is woman's
opportunity" which was omitted because it
seemed unfair to let Mrs. Cougar speak for any
woman except herself The second was
used in place Of bitter and malicious attack
upon one OF the most prominent and respect
able Republican gentlemen in Indiana. With
these exceptions not one word was charged from
the original letter.
NATURES favors are not always distributed
with even hand The rain falls alike upon
the just and the unjust, but it sometimes comes
in very irregular installments. Last summer
and fall we were suffering from drought, and
now We are having al excess of rain. This was
to be expected in tho usual course OF nature,
which generally observes the law of averages
aud compensations, but il does not make con-
tinuous rainy weather any less dreary. or the
omnipresent mud any less disagreeable, to know
that nature is distributing the surplus moisture
boarded lsst year. A large amount of rain was
needed this fall to replenish wells, springs aud
streams. but with the steady down-pour Of the
last week We have probably had enough.
Col. NJ. E. THORNTON. of Kentucky, q we'll
known capitalist, coal operator and Democrat.
was interviewed in Louisville on Saturday. and
asked How about Harrisonl" he replied:
1T is the best thing that ever happened for
this country. It will make prosperity flow as
refreshingly as a mountain stream in August
/ have been told by gentlemen 10 tia East, and
who are men of large means..thst if Harrison
won the race. on his platform land that is what
elected him, because the Eastern capitalists and
business men are not hssty to disturb great
business reatiorsl II would surely bring to our
section. southeastern Kentucky, at least &c.
600, 900 inside Of one year"
AT the last meeting Of the Louisville City
Council brewery company asked and obtained
permission to lay underground beer pipes along
several streets. The intention Is to distribute
beer through pipes, "a gas and water are now,
thus saying time ana expense of transportation.
1t is claimed the delivery and amount of con-
sumption can be accurately regulated by
mechanical means. II the experimsnt succeeds
the dis,illers will probably follow the browerers,
and in due time all our cities will be piped with
pauperiem, and drunkenness will be delivered
at any mans door.
THAT importation of 10000 small roo.ters to
celebrate the Democratic victory proved god
send to the Republicans By simply draping
the ROSTERS in Grape. they served excellsntly
we'll as badges OF Republican victory. 1t was
also happy thought for the merchant who i'm
ported them. The craps served as q min US
sign before the rooster, and thus let everybody
out.
ALREADY the Louisville Commercial sadly re-
marks: There were some twelve or thirteen
Thousand Republican votss cast in this district
There not at an honest estimate more than
five or six hundred places connected with all the
federal Offices hers, and what are they among SO
manyP
"IN Two Halves is the title Of story in o
Chicago newspaper. 1t probably refers to q
Chicago divorced couple If the writer had
waited q few minutes until one Of the two got
married again there might have been three
halves.
WHAT has become of the persmptory order
for the repair Of the streetsl None Of the gas
companies have been doing anything lately. and
many of the streets and alleys are as bad al
ever.
THE Democrats have behaved good deal bet.
ter since the election than they did before, and
really take their defeat rather gracefully. II
takes good licking to make some people decent.
THE Journal is not authorized to speak for
the next administration, but 1t hopes it is not
guilty of breach of propriety il predicting that
Marshal Hawk ns will be removed.
TIE Louisville CourierJournsl brings out its
rooster and cannon over the fact that Kentucky
went Democratic. And the Dutch havs taken
Holland.
THE following squib is current among Ken
lucky Republicans:
Son-"what is the matter with Presiden.
Cleveland"
Father-"He took too much water. son."
Smell the water with a canital W And tina noin 4