The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-18

for the orchestra after each act. to play
The Star-spangled Banner. whereupon
the entire audiences rise and sing and cheer
until their patriotism finds relief.
These patriotic outbursts are not confined
to theaters. A business man entered
Broadway restaurant the other day and
ordered a Spanish omelette. The waiter
took his order but soon came back and told
him he would have to take his eggs some
other way, as the cooks absolutely refused
To make any moro Spanish omelettes until
Spain apologies to the United States:
The guest heartily Endorsed the cook s DO
sition and changed his order. The proprie-
tor of the restaurant, not TO be outdone IN
patriotism. Immediately struck Spanish
omelette" from all his bills of fare.
spanish has, in fact, become the most
unpopular word in the English language
from an American point of view. During
advertses special brand of Spanish liquor
ice has lost half its trade We have to
nsnt Ntiza sht 9i no daruad If Veil
swallow Spanish liquorice.'
HARD LINES FOR SPANIARDS.
The Spanish residents, who are mainly
hotel and restaurant keepers, importers,
small tradesmen, BARRIERS and musicians,
are having a very unhappy time. especially
those who have advertised themselves and
done business as Spaniards.
One or two Spanish restaurants. for in
stance were quite the rage until this war
scare burst upon us, but now they are de-
serted, and doubtless the proprietors will
fancy themselves we'll off if nothing worse
happens to them. The Spanish hotels are
all in quiet side streets, off the crowded av-
enues, and there the unhappy Spaniards
meet in peace to condole with one another.
Fortunately, pure Spaniards make up one
CT the smallest fractions of our conglome-
rate population. In New York there are less
than goo Spanards. and in the whole coun-
H1 'Thpir
schools are experiencing some of the
hardshipS and excitements of war already
Ter the American school children. who are
raising money to build a war ship. have
worked their patriotism up to white heat
lied, white and blue buttons and little silk
national flags are worn on every boyiSh and
contributed towards the monument in men,
cry of the sailors who died on the Maine
IN Havana harbor, are wearing medals
made of the armor of the Maine, with the
legend For Free Cuba" stamped on them
But mundane things are not all we have
to rely upon to sell yellow papers and keep
up the foment:, The heavens are now be-
lieved to be with us, for the other night the
people of New York saw flaming sword
hanging in the skies Next day the sober
newspapers explained that the phenomenon
was due to government practice with new
electric signalling apparatus, but as the eX-
PLANTATION spoiled q sensation the ignorant
mass refused to credit the sober news, pre-
ferring to believe that the light was &C.
lestial omen
OF course the sober people who, after all,
carry the greatest weight in the councils
of the country, view these things with un-
mitigated disgust. Even the less educated
hardly accept the yellow journals as ora
cles, and read more for the sake of the mo-
mentary excitement than for reliable in
formation. At the same time this endless
flood of the most irresponsible sensational
isr- is breeding an unnatural volatility In
the popular mind, and should sharp crisis
come there might be a flare-up that would
be infinitely dangerous.