The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-04

had been at work again. The next day Mr..
Ovorstreet got his coffee at the bank. and
Mrs. Oversfreet said she Just needed the
saWoIst Tor a pin cushion, anyway.
Henry Berghoff. of Fort Wayne, who will
probably be the Democratic nominee for
State Treasurer. told a hard luck story
while killing time in the Grand Hotel. the
other night. that takes rank with the best
or them. II seems that a number Of years
ago a bank with which he was Connected
loaned a merchant up in Stark county $500.
taking a mortgage on a farm worth con-
s~iderably more than that. When the note
matured the merchant couldn't pay it and
the bank foreclosed its mortgage. The
sheriff sold the farm for $500 but failed to
turn the money over, blowing 1t In" in a
high old time. His bondsmen were sued
and Judgment secured. The county clerk
collected the Judgment all right, but he, in
turn, disappeared with the money and was
seen no more in those parts The bank
IeSs a md tIars zen !. L. eref Sepp = cent re-
covered, while the bank has spent over
500 in the litigation and is therefore out
more than LOO after twice having the
money almost within its grasp. The most
remarkable part Of this story, perhaps, is
that it is absolutely true in every par
tASOAdA anu liz u NoA NO0ANJ
will bear it out. =
People seem to think" said a Washing
ton-street shoe dealer yesterday. that SUI
perstition is something very rare In an en-
lightened city like Indianapolis. and l sup
pose the city is comparatively free from
1t. but | notice that a lumber OF people
who como here to buy shoes are a bit SUI
perstitious. In trying on a pair of shoes
they make haste to keep me from offering
the left shoe first, and L have had custom
ers refuse point blank TO put on a left shoe
first. | do not know the origin OF this su-
perStitiOn, but an old negress VINO tried on
p pair of shoes recently said if a person put
on the left shoe first such action would
surely bring rheumatism. She also told me
that the placing of a pebble in the toe OF
fers from rheumatism or neuralgia. she OF
fered indisputable proof OF this. because
she always had the pebble in her shoe and
she had never suffered with rheumatism
or neuralgia" =
1T has long been the unfulflled dream
OF many thousands to be able to clip cou-
pons from papers evidencing indebtedness
of the government. and who shall estimate
the volume of the relief afforded those
paranoiacs (of whom 1 suppose L am one)
in appeasing this coupon-clipping mania
now SO freely offered by the newspaper of
the period?" said DR.. w. b. Clarke. WHO
shall say that the sudden interest IN and
popularity of this new fad, the coupon
4 1Gke, as the JOuTl1l WIS pledSCi F" Ndit
it the other day, is not largely, because it
is a safety-valve for the would-be interest
| coupon clippers? Among these people that
Chicago paper that is now running eight d1f-
ferent coupons. and gets 16, 0O0 letters in re-
lation thereto daily, ought to be canonlzed
as a saint" =
Fred Bags, manager of the clearing
house, has a good story which he is fond
OF telling at the expense of the irrepressi-
BILE telephone girl. Some days since Mr..
Baggs. having occasion to use the tele-
phone. stepped to the instrument and rams
the bell for the exchange.
They're talking now" came back over
the wires in that provokingly sweet voice
In which this Information Is always I'M
WHO'S talking?' inquired Mr.. Baggs.
"Why who did you ask forE
81 have not asked for anyone yet"
There was a giggle at the other end and
Mr.. Baggs was connected with the proper
phone. =
A Pennsylvania-street car was going
north the other night. full of passengers,
when, during a lull in the general CONVEX
sation, a little private talk between two
wee misses Of eight years was heard.
Said one: Your sister paints her face
awfully, don't she?"
NO. she don't. replied the other; "she
lust powders her face"
"Why, it's just the same"
NO. it amt, for Ooh, ! he heard Tyisb sisters eps v 6ead
Il IhlIIt EllI lItL w $1,000 E1
der rubs off on his clothes and face and
| paint won't" =
In was at the food exhibit, and luncheon
was being served. The party was given to
understand that everything on the bill of
fare was made up of some of the patent
material which had been donated to the
ladies'. They sat and ate bread made from
| patent -four, patent dressing on the salad,
| and patent mince pie and other articles till
the luncheon was finished. Then said one
of the number, why do I feel like a coun-
il up, and he answered, Because 1 have
patent insides." =
There are two little girls in the north
eastern part of town who are great friends.
and they spend every Saturday together,
even if they do see each other every day in
the week. One of their plans for enjoyment
is TO choose in advance something TO do
these afternoons. Last Saturday they ar
ranged a conversation and wrote out
their list of subjects. The last topic, which
was probably enc to engross the greatest
attention. was What l Heard Mamma Tell
a Lady" The children surely begin gossip
early. =
At the annual Propylaeum party Monday
evening a gentleman, who is noted for his
dry ana dron remarks, was in the west par
lor. which was furnished with a great
quantity of Oriental draperies. Said he:
with so many Turkish things around l
feel like gobblin'.' There are three ways
of interpreting the remark.