The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-13
ALL AROUND THE STATE.

Rev. E. B. Widget caught a eleven and
three-quarter pound bass Wednesday in the
Kankakee. He also caught six other fish,
one of them a wall-eyed pike weighing
eight poundS.-LaPorte Herald.
Charles Belville brought us in three sam
pies of his potato crop, for which we re-
turn thanks. They are of the Ohio Bell
variety, and the three weighed six and one
quarter pounds.-Rockport Journal.
To our liking a plump little country girl,
dressed In a Bingham gown, a snowy white
apron, with little pockets, and her sweet
face and neck shaded by a pretty sun
bonnet, was much more attractive in her
day than the bedecked beauty of modern
meS.-kocheste Republican.
Hiram l.. King ought to be and doubtless
is a happy and contented farmer, as he has
at his comfortable home in Allen township
an abundance of fine apples TO assist in
Willing away the long winter, now fast APP
preaching. We know what we are talking
about; we tested the apples.-kendallville
Standard.
The report Of Warden Patten, Of the Pris-
on South, for the last quarter shows that
the county Of Brown, which has no rail-
roads and no large towns, has never had a
convict i'm that prison. This leads to the in
Quiry: Do railroads and large towns tend
TO the development of civilization and NOR
lality?Linton Call.
Marsh fires continue to rage in several of
tIO NO0hNi III I'LL W HDSIllD
considerable damage has been done to
marsh and wooded land, especially by burn
ing holes in the former, which make now
ing neXt TO impossible. The big marshes
along the Kankakee river, near the LaPorte
and Porter county line, sare also on fire,
| three miles Of ground having been burned
over.-South Bend Tribune.
We were at the NJ. E.. Church last Sun
day night and witnessed the Impressive
ceremony of the communion services. The
presiding elder, Rev. Buckles. assisted by
Rev. Colvin. two of the most prominent
minister's in the State, had charge of the
meeting. We are not a Methodist, but We
want to say that we are always deeply inn
| pressed with the genuine whole-souled sort
! of manner in which they go about wor-
I Shipping Republican-Era.
Mrs. Ella, wife of editor Mccormick, of
the Evening News, Princeton. has become
part owner Of the News, and will look after
the business interests of the paper while
James does the editing. Men will learn by
and by how to run a newspaper. From the
first tissue of the Enterprise we took our
wife in as partner in the publication of the
paper, and its success for the past thirteen
years is as much due TO her hard work and
wise counsel as the best labor we have been
able to put forward.-Oakland City Enter
prise.
To our good friend at wakarusa who
sends a long tribute in rhyme, We would
repeat what we have said quite frequently
within a few years. that we do not publish
obituary poetry. There are so many obitu-
airy poets in the country that there would
be no end TO their contributions if we were
to open our columns for them. When a good
man or woman dies who is deserving of a
special notice. write it in plain, straight
English, short and 10 the point, and we
shall be glad to publish it for
Times.
The little poem we published last week
for Uncle David Gilchrist was reproduced
In the Indianapolis Journal last Tuesday,
and was properly accredited. Many may
have read that verse with no thought OF It's
meaning. yet when you study its sense there
is a great deal OF thought In IL. Uncle
Dawes description OF how he became i'm
bued with the thoughts in the poem Is quite
interesting. 1t Is quite a wonderful little
c imposition when you consider the fact that
the author can neither read nor write.-Or-
leans
The annual love feast and foot washing OF
the Dunkard Church at the White Church.