The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10


is the Constitution between friends?" Mr.
Campbell was an Irishman and his blum
ders of speech made him an object of ridi-
cuie on the stump. Once when he was IN
Congress he was summoned in haste from
New York to Washington to vote against
an important bill and on his arrival at the
House he said to his party leaders:
What's the matter wild you ducks? I've
been sick. Ask me doctor, and he'll tell
you me system is full of insomnia"
A former resident of Indianapolis and
valued contributor to the Journal, in a
recent communication thus calls TO mind a
sweet-souled man known to the older news
paper workers of the city:
One who knew Leigh Hunt well said of
him: He is the only person. l believe,
who. if he saw something yellow in the
distance, and was told it was -buttercup,
would be disappointed If he found 1t was
only guinea" Ben d. House once wrote
of Dan Paine: He found in buttercupS the
gold missed from out his pocket
Quiet. shy and retiring Dan Paine lives
on in the memory of his friends, though his
faithful heart has been still these many
years.
That $4,000 set of Dickens. whose pub
LEGATION is so widely heralded, is not yet
sold, but there is no doubt that some
millionaire will buy it. 1t is a ridiculous
thing, at best: Dickens, the most demo-
cratic of all authors, masduerading in this
extravagant garb. The edition is illustrated
by French and Italian artists-another in
congruity. The millionaires can have it.
and welcome.
The New York Legislature is about to
pass a bill giving Niagara Falls to pri-
vate corporation. There appears TO be no
doubt that the measure will go through,
and, If it does, other corporations will not
hesitate TO ask for the Hudson river, Lake
Ontario and New York harbor.
The Cincinnati Times-Star says: IF
Ananias were alive to-day. he would be
in politics. Not very long; we have ex-
perts nowadays who would make that
famous liars efforts look crude and paltry.
Chicago evangelist prophesies the end
Of the world in ninety years. One hates
to see man who hasn't the nerve to set
a date close enough for the present gen.
Grafton to live and see it. He is not game.
Two girls were accidentally locked in the
Statue of Liberty at New York and COM
PEELED to remain all night. All papers
which have made no jokes on this paradox
will please stand up and be counted.
The maidens of Panama are said to be
of surprising beauty. dark and languorous,
with eyes that are fatal at sixty PAGES. So
who will hesitate on account of mosquitoes
and malaria and fevers?
II sleep without undressing" cables Ad-
miral Makaroff to his friends, $50 that
may be ready for any emergency" Which
shows that the Japs really have the Rus
slams badly scared.
Tampa (Fla.) has suffered from a 500 900
cigar factory fire. This will come as a sur
prise to the large number of persons who
had supposed the Tampa cigar to be nom
combustibe
A New York jantor refused to make a
fire in the furnace and a policeman was
called who compelled him to do it. Then
there are those who are more powerful than
janitors.
"a ANcW iolh paper Is curious 10 KNOW
why Hetty Green left Hoboken. Well, she
wouldn't have done it had there been any
way on earth of taking it with her.
The Democrats have a revised version
of the old conundrum, why is hen?" 1t
has been moved to amend by striking out
"a hem and substituting Hearst
Commissioner Skinner presented Emperor
Menelik of Abyssria with a typewriter.
There is now nothing to prevent Menelik' s
going TO war with civilized nations
A New Jersey preacher the other day
had $50 and sermon stolen from his house.
Any one returning the money will be al
lowed TO keep the sermon.
Having purchased two or three new pack
ages of torpedoes. the Japs will proceed
to make things interesting for the Rus
sian fleet once more
The city of Chicago is now empowered
by legislative act to own and operate its
street railway system. New jobs for the
grafters.
A Wall-street broker has had his life in
sured for $l,5OO0O0. However the market
goes now he will not be dead broke
Joseph Chamberlain has discarded his
monocle for pair of spectacles. That man
will win England yet
President Joe Smith is making elaborate
preparations to celebrate Arbor day by set