The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-08
CHIPS.


Boston wishes it understood that Buddhism
is by no means the same thing as Boodle-ism.
gents handkerchiefs" are advertised for
cents each. It is generally the ''gent" who
would carry 4-cent handkerchief.
prominent London newspaper man is mys-
teriously missing. Perhaps he was out inter-
viewing the big raft what time it went to pieces
in mid-ocean.
Anybody would know the New York Star was
Democratic paper. Tt has such blear-eyed
typographical countenance.
The cry for penny postage still resounds. If
twocent letters could be rescued from the mails
before the stamps are black in the face for
want Of air, some folks would be thankful
1t is reported that two dandelions were re-
Gently plucked on the shore at Newport These
awful whoppers are always told of localities too
remote to permit investigation.
Even animals in Boston have endowments and
abilities beyond their kindred in less favored en-
vironments. A family cat of that city recently
screeched and otherwise carried until it
aroused the household and frightened away
burglar.
Stove-wood, it is stated, burns better when
we'll seasoned. Just what condiments are ap-
propriate to stove-wood is generally unknown.
but there are families where the small boy never
brings it in without lots of sauce
The infant Princess of Battenberg. whose
christening has just occurred at Balmoral Castle,
was baptized from gold font and with water
brought from the river Jordan. Even these
things, however will not wipe out the fact that
she is close kin to the Prince of Wales.
Canon Farrar's article on the American
Share in Westminster" in a late Harper's maya
zine. would have ended with more dignity had
he not in conclusion. held out the hat for contri
buttons from the United States to a memorial
window for Milton.
Florence, Mass, recently held a corn festival
all the edibles served being prepared exclusive
ly of Indian corn in it's various phases. Among
other things it mentioned the "Hoosier corn
dodger." Indiana is not the home of the corn
dodger-Kentucky is entitled TO that distinction.
A cyclorama of Niagara attended by troupe
of negroes and Indians has been sent to London
to be exhibited in connection with "a purely
American restaurant" IF this country could
ever be represented in civilized manner in
England, it would solace respectable citizens
who stay at home.
Two New Jersey children have been made
fatally i'll by eating candy from Sunday school
Christmas tree. 1t is to be hoped that this will
candy bag is to be eliminated from the usual
means of grace, the salvation of the infant-class
will become serious problem
There is too much newspaper elaboration on
the diseases which attack prominent men. If
all had to be spoken that has been written
about the Crown Princes throat every
newspaper man In The two continents would
wear a red flannel baudage around his vocal
organs
How Mr. O'Brien obtained pair of trousers
while in gaol is still problem to the English
government. To a reflective mind, however,
the matter is no mystery He has probably
ceration; and with a jail full of his own pants,
what was to hinder from putting on paira
New Bedford man advertises himself as
teacher and tuner of pianos and organs" 1t
is an uncertain matter how much pianos need
to learn, but if he can teach organs not to squall
so when their wind gives out suddenly, many
church cougree atoms would be disposed to give
him steady employment.
A black bear in New Mexican town has
killed one hundred goats, and the citizens have
organized to pursue him unto his destruction.
If he could only be caught alive and sent to
Australia. the speedy solution OF that country,s
surplus rabbit fund might thus be happily eff
fected.
The Angora cat, as promenade decordGlon,
has supplanted the pug-dog in the affections of
the New York young woman 1t remains to be
seen however. how long lived will be the popu-
larity of an animal which has tendency to arch
its back and scoot over a fence when things don't
go to suit 1t.
Pope Leo XIII will be well fixed for shaving
paper. The Christian Brotherhood all over the
world has sent him albums containing the auto
graphs of the entire membership of that organi-
cation
The closing Of the University of St Peters
burg because the students had an ungovernable
appetite for political economy presents strange
spectacle to American eyes. In this neck of the
woods the average student thirsts most ardenty
for glory at the oar and laurels won by energetic
kicking at football.
Boston is about to organize society for the
instruction of the people in the duties of citizen
ship The good citizen must be built from the
ground up, and the establishment Of free
kindergartens in every city in the United States
would be grand investment for some OF that
much discussed surplus.
Teresina Lua has packed her violin and HE'D
her back to Europe again. She complained thai
things were too dull here for her. Sullivan and
Buffalo Bill are both away. that's fact, but
with 400 pound bear just killed in th catskill
mountains, a boiler thirty five feet long just
completed at Scranton. Pa, 100, 900 people GO
ing daily over Brooklyn bridge. and defaulting
cashier clipping to Canada. leaving himself en-
gagged to marry fifteen different maidens, the
United States Is lively enough for the natives
IL is difficult to imagine what Teresina has been
used TO in the way of excitement
Worked by the Day.
Boston Trssncrtpt.